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THE MOUSING ORE G ONI AN, FRIDA.Y, FEBRUARY 13, 1903.
OPPOSED TO TREATY
Morgan Speaks Against Pan
ama Canal Deal.
HE OFFERS MANY AMENDMENTS
Alnbnma Senator Dwflli on Inabil
ity of Colombian Government
Alaskan Bonndnrr Treatr
Sustains Another Attack.
The. Senate yesterday refuted to re
consider Its action In ratifying the
Alatka. boundary treaty.
The Fanama Canal treaty was consid
ered, and Morgan made a speech
aralnst It and proposed a number of
amendments.
WASHINGTON. Feb. li The Senate
cpent Ave hours In executive session to
day, the time being devoted to the Alas
kan boundary treaty and the Panama
Canal treaty. The greater part of the
time was occupied by Senator Morgan In
a speech against the canal treaty, to
which he offered a number or amend
ments. Immediately after the Senate Trent Into
executive session Senator Pettus moved
to reconsider the vote by which the Sen
ate yesterday ratified the Alaskan boun
dary treaty. Senator Lodge moved to lay
the motion on the table, and the latter
motion prevailed, 36" to 25, after very little
debate. The vote was as follows:
Ayes-nAldrich, Alger. Allison. Beverldge.
Burnhim. Burrows. Clark (Wyo).. Cul
lom. Depew. Dietrich, Dolllver. Elklns.
Fairbanks. Foraker, Foster (Wash).. Frj'e.
Galllnger. Hanna. Hansbrough. Hoar.
Jones (Nev.). Kean, Kearns. Kittredge,
Xodge. ilcComas. McCumber. Millard. Nel
eon, Penrose. Perkins. Piatt (Conn.). Proc
tor, Quay, Simon, Stewart, Turner, War
ren SS.
Noes Bacon, Bard. Bate, Berry. Black
burn, Carmack, Clark (Mont.), Clay,
Cockrcll, Daniel, Foster (La,), Gibson,
Hirrls, Jones (Ark.), McEnery, McLaurin
(Miss.), Mallory. Martin, Morgan, Pettus,
Rawlins. Spooner, Teller, Vest, Welling
ton 25.
Jlorgan Oppose Canal Treaty.
The Senate then began consideration of
the Panama Canal treaty between the
United States and the Ropubllc of Colom
bia. Senator Morgan immediately took
the floor to urge that the treaty be
amended in many respects and to oppose
It unless amended. He contended thit the
convention Is loosely drat ti and said that
In order properly to safeguard the Inter
ests of the United States it should prac
tically be made over.
Senator Morgan directed special atten
tion to the fact that there had been a
failure to embody the act of Congress
providing for the construction of the
canal In the treaty, as was set forth in
the preamble, and dwelt at length on the
unreliability and revolutionary character
of the government. He asserted that the
price of IKWOOO.CttJ In cash which the United
States had agreed to pay to Colombia was
exorbitant, and. more than was necessary.
In 'view of the former agreement to take
$7,000,000. He also criticised the provision
lor a perpetual payment of t25O,00O a year
and declared that in all probability much
of these payments would go Into the
pockets of private individuals. In this
connection, he declared that a recent
chief executive of the Colombian govern
ment had sold out and abdicated for
1.000,000.
He repeated his declaration that the ex
isting government has no power to enter
Into treaties and asserted that a treaty
with that government would not be bind
ing. He declared that It would be folly
to make the payment of 117,000,000, as was
proposed by the treaty, depending upon
so unstable and unsubstantial an Insti
tution as the Colombian Congress, and es
pecially In view of the chronic Insurrec
tionary condition of the people.
Senator Cullom, chairman of the com
xnlttee on foreign relations; made a brief
speech in the middle of Senator Morgan's
address. It was devoted to an explana
tion of the terms of the treaty. Mr. Cu!
lom gave special attention to criticisms
Senator Morgan had made on article 23,
placing the control of the cinal in charge
of the Government of Colombia in case
of trouble, and said that, as the canal
penetrated Colombian territory, the ar
rangement was equitable.
Series ol Amendments.
Senator Morgan gave notice of further
proposed amendments to the treaty. The
first of these provides for the ownership
of the canal by the United States Instead
of a 100-year lease, to be renewed each
century afterward, as provided -for by the
treaty sent to the Senate.
Article 4 Is so altered as to remove the
pledge on the part of the United States
not to Increase Its territory at the ex
pense of any of the Central American re
publics. The pledge, with reference to
Colombia stands.
In article 7 there Is Inserted a pro vis
ion that no trial for damages for prop
erty on account of the canal work shall
be allowed to Impede its progress.
It is proposed to amend article 11 so as
to give to the United. States control of
permanent immigration to the canal zone.
The joint tribunals proposed by article
II are eliminated and the United States Is
given complete control over all contro
versies except those between cities of
Colombia, which are left In Colombian
Jurisdiction. Article 23. which In the offl
clal text provides for the calling In of the
United States forces at Colombia's In
stance for the protection of the canal, la
left "with a plain provision requiring the
government of Colombia to assume this
duty. To that provision the following is
added:
"The United States shall have the right
at all times in its discretion to use Its
police and its land and naval forces for
these purposes."
Article 21 is so altered as to remove all
limitations of time as to when the canal
shall be completed, and the United States
Is given full authority to change the plans
for the canal. The annual payments of
3250.000 provided fcr to Colombia are lim
ited to 62 years.
Quay Claims Precedence.
Before the Senate went Into executive
session a bill was passed Axing the rank
of certain officers in the Army. It provides
that any Second Lieutenant In the United
States Marine Corps who may have been
appointed a Second Lieutenant of Artil
lery since February 2. lSOL shall receive
credit for prior service as a Lieutenant of
Volunteers.
McComas gave notice that he would call
up the eight-hour hill at the earliest op
portunity, which brought from Quay the
statement that "until the Senator from
Maryland and those obstructionists be
hind him consent to the fixing of a day
when a vote can be taken on the state.
hood bill, he would oppose any action on
the eight-hour bill. At 12123 o'clock, on
motion of Mr. Cullom, the Senate went
into executive session.
PROMOTIONS IX ARMY.
Senate Committee Acts Favorably
Many Nominations Conirmed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. The Senate
committee on military affairs. today agreed
to report favorably the nine nominations
for Brigadier-Generals which were made
on the 9th Inst, and also about ISO
other nominations to minor rank In the
Army. The list includes a large number
of names of officers whose nominations
have been held up because of confusion
resulting over the date of transfer from
the volunteer service to the Regular
Army.
Those of this class whose nominations
were acted upon today were designated
by the War Department because they are
clearly free from the objections urged
against others. There Is Mill, however,
a long list of names suspended on account
of the entanglement.
The Senate today confirmed these nom
inations:
Alban G. Snyder. Secretary of Legation,
and Consul-General at Bogota. Colombia.
Arthur M. Beauore. now Secretary and
Consul-General to Colombia, to be Minis
ter to Colombia.
Clinton F. Irwin. Associate Justice oi
the Supreme Court of Oklahoma.
David R. Birch, to be Consul at Malaga.
Hugh Pitcalm. now Consul, to be Con
sular-General at Hamburg.
Richard M. n.irlleman. now Consul at.
Valencia, to be Consul-General at Cadiz.
The President today sent the following
nominations to the Senate:
Commissioner to negotiate with the nve.
civilized tribes of Indians, William L.
Stanley, of Kansas.
Promotions in the Jiavy:
Chief Enrlneer David Smith, retired, to
be Chief Engineer on the retired list, with
rank of Rear-Admiral.
Cantaln John R. Bartlett, retired, to De
Rear-Admiral on the retired list.
Also omo minor promotions In tne
Navy.
JOSnPH SCES WHITE CHIEF.
DlstlnRnlahcd Indians Art Honored
Guest at "White Ilonsr.
TTARmvfvrnV- FVh. 12. A delegation
ft distinguished Indian chiefs, headed by
vi.e Tfl...h rf t Ho 'pt Trra And In
cluding Chiefs Ahlokat. Pcyoptalykt and
Andrew Whitman, of the Colville reserva
tion. In Washington: Jessie KlrK. oi ure
..nn .ml Andrew John. n. Seneca. of New
York, called upon the President today.
The Indians, robed in gorgeous DianKets,
were introduced to the President by Gen
eral Leonard Wood and Colonel H. L.
Cfrtt ltnth rtf xcYinm rAmnaiimed airainst
Chief Joseph In the West. The President
gave his callers a cordial reception, ana
delighted them immensely by Inviting
them to attend the Army and Navy rc
.inn o ihs W'hltn House tonleht as
his guests They accepted the invitation.
The Indians are in Washington looking
after certain legislation pending oeiore
Congress In which they are interested.
FINISH KHJHT FOR STATEHOOD.
Friends of nill Tacit It to Appropria
tion nin.
-n-1 ctnvnTnK ph. 1 The friends of
- -v. j ..arSiwI n deflnltft de-
Biaiuuuim wuu ' --
clsion to have the omnibus statehood bill
reported as a nacr to tne posiomce
1.111 T let .TnprTwi that this
action will be taken tomorrow. It is the
purpose to make a flgnt in mo senaie io
have the statehood bill tacked on to one
of the, appropriation bills passage of
which 'is absolutely necessary to the run
ning of the government.
COMJIITTEE AGAINST CRCM.
Colored Collector of Customs Strikes
Siihk in Senate.
n-ioiiivnTnv Feb. 12. The Senate
i . . MAmmAr.A. tndnv nereed to
commutes uu ' -
report adversely the nomination of Dr.
W d. Crura, to oe uoiieciur at mo
m.H.iA,Ati s c The vote on con
firmation was' 6 to 8. All the Democrats
voted agalns't confirmation and they were
reinforced by J ones oi ievaua auu j- -'-kins
of California.
Xctt Election law for Havre!!.
tyt i cmwnTfW T7n 1"- Renresenta-
noiuiiww.'( - l
tlve Graham, of Pennsylvania, from the
orrltorles. todav favorably
reported the bill to modify certain sec
tions or tne election laws oi uio iciwimj
of Hawaii with amendments. The bill
-. other thlnsrs. that elCC-
uiuvwc o ' ' '
tlon officials shall be apportioned equally
between the two political parues. -vlslon
is also made for an official ballot.
. ' .i . r ..nndtdntes. the office
to which nominated .and the political
party.
Colonel Amos Stlekner Transferred.
.ictitvr.Tnw TVh 12. colonel Amos
nf TTndneers. stationed
OUI.IVUCJ , w. K" ' ' .
. . . t ivtrfnn oncineer of the
m ou uuuu ii o ...H.w.. -- -
Wcftem Division and president of the
Mississippi River commission, una
i a ,n vn- Vnrir Pltv to assume the
duties of division engineer of the Eastern
Division, memoer oi me aiu m c"'"
...a t Vin.a nf river and harbor
, .. in thA TTudKnn nnd East
Rivers. No one has yet been detailed to
fill Ms place at St. iouis.
SIcsbee Prefer- Leatne Island.
wiqnrenrnv. Feb. 12. Captain
Charles D. Slgsbee, who has been consid
ered in connection wltn tne commana oi
u .-.-t-o rl nt Ttremerton. has ex-
uic ... J J ... " ' -
-..i o n-.ri-0nifi fnr Aitsltmment to the
command of the League Island navy-yard
at Philadelphia, ana it is prooaoio iai
his wishes will he respected.
To License Naphtha Launches.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 12. The House
committee on merchant marine and fish
eries today authorized a favorable report
on the bill making applicable to vessels
propelled by gas. naphtha or electric mo
tor which carry passengers or freight for
hire the eame regulatlone proviacd ty
la for steam vessels.
Bids for Armor Plate.
nrABTTtvnTrtN. Feb 12. Bids were
opened at the Navy Department today
for supplying BCw tons or armor. ine
And Ttrthlehem coxnnanles pre
sented precisely similar bids, the prices
asked ranging Irom wu to a ton.
making the total of cacn ma z.?sj.mo.
n.nilniriiui a Join Pacific Fleet
WASHINGTON. Feb. 12. The gunboat
-r l nn will k. nnf Intn mmmlcclA-
in a short time at the Mare Island navy
yard, and probably added to the Pacific
squadron commanded by Rear-Admiral
Glass.
Revise Marine Inspection Lam.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 12. The commit
tee on commerce today authorized a.
favorable report on the bill providing for
the appointment of a commission to re
vise the laws relating to the Inspection of
marine boilers.
Cruiser Chattanooga Finished.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 12. The Navy De
partment was informed today that the
protected cruiser Chattanooga, built by
Lewis Nixon, at Elizabeth port, ri. J.,
will be launched March 7.
W. IC Vanderbllt, Jr a Firelighter,
New York Evening World,
William K. Vanderbllt, Jr., has joined
the volunteer fire company at Little Neck,
L. L, which is about a mile from his
estate, "Deepdale." at Lakevllle, and will
fight fires with the best of them or pay
the penalty of a nne. when Mr. vanaer.
bill's name was proposed in Active Hook
and Ladder Company No. 1 of Little Neck
It was received with unanimous approval.
No distinction is shown in the Little
Neck Fire Company. All will have to wear
the customary outfit, blue shirt and fire
man's hat. The rest of the fire-fighting
costume rests with the fireman himself.
It he wants broadcloth trousers he can
have them, or any other kind.
There are about SO members In the fire
company, and they are enthusiastic just
now, partly because Mr. Vanderbllt has
joined and partly because their new ap
paratus wnicn the city paid for has ax
rived. It la a hook and ladder truck, to
which is attached & hose reel, chemical en.
sine ana force pump.
COST OF WHITE HOUSE
DraiOCRATS OBJECT TO INCREASE
OF -EXPENSES.
They Attempt to Cnt in Two the Vote
for Relief of Philippines,
bnt Are Defeated.
The House made alow prostras with
the sundry civil hill yesterday. The de
lays were occasioned by a rather pro
tracted dlsctuilon of the Item for the
maintenance of the White House, and
considerable debate upon the Item ap
propriating i.T.000.000 for tlje relief of
distress In the Philippines.
An amendment to cut In halt the lat
ter appropriation was dfeated. but the
language of the paragraph was modified
to reculre annual reports of the ex
penditure of the money.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 12. In the Houso
today the conference report on the bill
to create a general staff In the Army was
adopted.
The House went Into committee of the
whole and resumed consideration of the
sundry civil appropriation bill. When
the Item appropriating $60,000 for
the care. repair and refurnishing
of the executive mansion, to be
expended as the President might de
termine, was reached. Gaines (Tenn.)
asked why this appropriation bad bem In
creased from 5.000 to SbO.ooo. cannon re
plied by calling attention to the en
largement of the White House and the
construction of the new executive offices.
Gaines read from the report of Colonel
Bingham extracts ascribing the increase
of the expenses at the Whlto House to
the "large amount of entertaining done
by the President. Gaines said ho did not
believe the people should be taxed for the
endless chain entertainments." He said
he was sorry JGOO.WO had been spent to re
model the old White House.
Cannon. In reply, said he was glad
the old White House had been overhauled,
but he confessed that the new executive
offices had disappointed him. "I think,"
he said, "we were entitled to a better
building for the money."
After considerable further discussion.
Gaines offered an amendment to reduce
the appropriation from J60.000 to 346,000,
which was voted down without division.
Jones (Va.) made a point of order
against the Item to appropriate 33,000,090
for the relief of the distress in the
Philippines by the "purchase and distri
bution or sale of farm Implements, farm
animals, supplies and necessaries of life
and through the employment of labor In
the construction of Government wagon
roads, railroads and other public works."
He withdrew the point of order, however.
upon tne understanding with Cannon that
the word "railroads" should be stricken
out and that the provision should be made
for a detailed report of expenditures un
der tho appropriation. Tha point was
subsequently renewed by Greene (Pa.),
but was overruled by the chair.
The amount suggested by Cannon was
offered by htm and he explained the rea
sons which moved the committee almost
unanimously to report the item. He had
read the recommendations of the Presi
dent and the Philippine commission urg
ing the necessity for some such measure
of relief as that given Cuba and Porto
Rico.
Benton (Mo.), of the appropriations com
mittee, supported the provision.
Jones (Va.) moved to reduce the aonro-
prlatlon from 33.000,000 to 31,000,000.
Robinson (Ind.) thought it there was
necessity for relieving distress in the
Philippines, the money should be loaned
and not donated.
After some debato by Williams fllLl.
Crumpacker (Ind.) and others, Jones'
amendment was voted down, 21 to SC.
Cannon's amendment was adopted with
out division. After completing only 27
pages the committee rose.
Saturday was substituted for tomorrow
for the consideration of private bills. In
order that the House might proceed with
the sundry civil bill tomorrow. At 5:15 P.
M. tho House adjourned.
INDIAN BILL IX SENATE.
Nearly Million nhd Half Added, and
Several Accncles Abolished.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. The Senate
committee on Indian affairs today con
cluded consideration of the Indian appro
priation bill. The committee recommends
a number of changes, and Its amendments
add I1.1SS.1S3 to tho aggregate of the bill
as passed by the House, making a grand
total of 310,434,213. The most important
item of Increase is 31.200,000 to pay awards
to loyal Creek Indians whose property
was destroyed during the War of the Re
bellion. The House appropriations for the nay of
Indian agents at the following agencies
were stricken out: Cheyenne and Arapa-
noe agency, Oklahoma: Kiowa agency.
Oklahoma: Klamath agency, Oregon;
fonce ana I'awnee and Oakland agency,
Oklahoma, and Umatilla. Oregon.
The unsold lands of the Indian reserva
tion at Fort Hall. Ida,, which are within
five miles of the town of Pocatello, are
made subject to settlement and sale un
der the terms provided for tho eale of tho
lands outside of the five-mile limit.
Chief Joseph in Society.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. President and
Mrs. Roosevelt's reception In honor of
the Army and Navy, the final formal
evening levee of the season at the White
House, was the most largely attended of
the scries. A picturesque feature of the
reception was the presence of Chief Jo
seph, of the Nez Perces Indians, with
half a dozen of his followers. They were
attired In typical Indian costume, with
their blankets wrapped around them. As
they were Introduced, the President
greeted them cordially and invited them
to join the evening party.
DAY'S DEATH ROJ.L.
First White Man -Born in Chicago.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12.-Clcment F.
Miller, the first white man born In tho
City of Chicago, a veteran of the Civil
War and a emu engineer of distinction,
passed away at noon today at the res).
dence of his daughter, Mrs. John Lablanc,
in Alameda, after an illness of many
years standing.
Intimate Friend of Jefferson Davis,
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 12.-Serlously in-
jured while assisting In the removal of the
body of his intimate friend. President Jcf.
ferson Davis, to the funeral ear which
bore It to Richmond, and an Invalid ever
since. Colonel M. R. Powers, long the
local representative of the Southern Rail
way, la dead, at the ago of (3.
Judge Slmonton, of Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG. Pa.. Feb. 12. Presiding
Judge John W. Slmonton, of the Dauphin
County Court, died today of pneumonia.
after an Illness of one montlu He was
serving .his third term as presiding Judge
of the local courts, and was regarded as
one of the ablest jurists In the state.
Head of Chicago Jewelry Firm.
CHICAGO. Feb. 12.-C D. Peacock, head
of the jewelry, firm of that name, died
today of pneumonia. Mr. Peacock had re
sided In Chicago continuously for 63 yean.
and comes of a long line of jewelers.
Gravc-Robbtnsr Case Artmed.
INDIAN APO LIB, Feb. 12. Arguments In
the Dr. Alexander grave-robbing trial
were completed this afternoon. The court
admonished the jury against separating
or allowing anyone to discuss the trial
with them and court adjourned until to
morrow morning.
LINCOLN DAY IN NEW YORK
Ex-Governor Black and Representa
tive Cushinan Speak at Bang.nct.
NEW YORK, Feb. 12. Lincoln's birth
day was celebrated by the Republican
Club with a dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria.
The dinner was served In the big
ballroom, and In the adjacent hall a hun
dred or more of tho women friends of the
club members enjoyed the hospitality of
the club. Louis Stern presided. Among
those at the guest table with him were
Jacob II. Schlff, J. S. Clarkson. ex-Governor
Black, Congressman Cushman and
J. S. Fassttt.
A seat referred for Mayor Low beside
the presiding officer remained vacant all
the evening. No announcement was made
of tho reason for tho Mayors absence.
About 100 numbers and guests of the club
were present.
A letter was read from President Roose
velt regretting his Inability to be presont,
and another to like effect from Robert T.
Lincoln. The President' letter was as
follows:
"Will you please present to the members
of the club my sincere regrets that I
cannot be with you nt the Lincoln birth
day dinner? I feel that not merely the
Republican party, but all believers In the
country, should do everything in their
power to keep alive the memory of Abra
ham Lincoln. The problems we have to
solve as a nation now are not the same
as those he had to face, but they can be
solved arijht only If we bring to their
solution exactly his principles and his
methods, and his iron resolution, his keen
good sense, his broad kindliness, his tac
tical ability and his lofty idealism. Faith
fully yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT."
Letters of regret wero received from
Senators Depew and Hanna, Lord Charles
Beresford and J. P. Morgan.
Everybody stood while the health of
President Roosevelt was drunk, and the
orchestra played the National anthem.
Ex-Governor Black spoko on "Abraham
Lincoln." He said In part:
"When we understand the tremendous
advantages of a humble birth, when we
realize that privations of youth arc the
pillars of strength to maturer years, then
we choll cease to wonder that out of such
obscure surroundings as watched the com
ing of Abraham Lincoln should spring the
colossal and supreme figure of modern his
tory. Groves are better than temples,
fields are better than gorgeous carpet
lngs, rail fences are better than lines of
kneeling slaves, and the winds are bet
ter than music. If you are raising horses
rnd founding governments. Character Is
best formed amid those surroundings
where every waking hour is filled with
struggle, where no flag of truce Is ever
sent and only darkness stays the con
flict. Give me tho hut that Is small
enough, the poverty that Is deep enough,
the love that Is great enough, and I will
raise from them the best there Is in hu
man character.
"This lad, Abraham Lincoln, uncouth
and poor, without aid of accidental cir
cumstances, rising as steadily as the sun,
marked a path across the sky so luminous
ind clear that there is not one to mate It
to be discovered In the heavens and
throughout its whole majestic length there
is no spot or blemish on It. How long
the names of men will last no human
foresight can discover, but I believe that
even against the havoc and confusion in
which so many names go down, the fame
of Lincoln will stand as Immovable and
as long as the pyramids against the rustle
of the Egyptian winds."
Congressman Francu W. Cushman, of
the State of Washington, spoke to the
toast, 'The Republican Party." He said
In part:
The Republican party stands beside the
Nation's industries, above our soldiers'
graves and underneath our country's flag.
Our soldier boys have bceii brave enough
to stand before the guns of the. Nation's
enemies. Let us be brave enough to
stand' behind them. If they have been
brave enoush to stand before the guns
of the Nation's enemies on the burning
sands of Luzon, surely we are brave
enough to stand before the mouths of the
Nation's enemies here at home.
They claim that th6 Republican party
stands for expansion. I do not deny It.
The Republican party expanded the do
main of free Institutions until human
servitude was crowded off the Western
Continent; expanded the Industries of the
Nation and the wages of all Its tollers
by the American protective tarff; ex
panded the volume and the value of tne
Nation's currency by writing the honest
meaning of our financial faith where all
the world might read. It has expanded
the opportunities of every loyal citizen of
the Republic It has expanded the horizon
of human hope, the possibilities of the
American destiny and the ever-widening
sway of the American flag.
Mr. v.ushman, in tho course of his
speech, said he had no doubt that the
present tariff rates will have to change
as conditions have changed.
REPUBLIC MUST GROW.
Archbishop Ireland Says There Is
No Limit to Nation's Expansion.
CHICAGO. Feb. 12. Archbishop Ireland
was the guest of honor at a banquet given
at the Auditorium Hotel tonight by the
Lincoln Club. In an address on Lincoln
Archbishop Ireland said In part:
"Tho Republic Is what she Is because
she has vitally remained what Washing.
ton intended her to be;.what Lincoln bade
her to be a government of the people,
by the people, for the people. Ever'
man under tho flag must be equal before
the law In civil and political rights. It
matters not what his place of birth, what
his religious creed, what the color of his
face., if he Is on American, citizen, the
laws of tne land must shield him. the
favors of the land must flow upon him.
"The day must be expected when our
territories will be states, when our Island
possessions will be states. Abiding de
pendencies cannot be the appanage of a
republic Tho flag has been carried far
beyond the America of Lincoln s day
This Is aa It should be. A great nation
cannot but grow; occurrences will come
to It, beyond Its control, that will compel
It to grow; It Is for humanity that free
dom-loving republics do grow. I rejoice
In the territorial aggrandizement that
has come to America, and no fixed limits
would I dare put to yet further such ag
grandizements.
"The United States Is by force of events
an international power. She cannot iso
late herself; her interests are amid all
people, and their interests are amid her
people.;:
General Observance in Chicago
CHICAGO, Feb. 12. Chicago commemor
ated In appropriate manner today the 94th
anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lin
coln. The day was quite generally ob
served as a holiday, and patriotic obscrv.
ance was general among all- classes.
Memorial Hall In the Public Library
building was thronged with veterans as
sembled to pay homage to the memory of
Lincoln. In many churches memorial
services had a large attendance.
I
Ranqnet of Chicago Society.
NEW YORK. Feb. 12. Members of the
Chicago Society, of New York, tonight
gathered at Deltnonlco's, where they cele
brated the memory of Abraham Lincoln.
Addresses were delivered by ex-Secretary
of the Treasury BoutwelL of Massachu
setts, Alvah J. Conant. who painted the
Lincoln portrait which hangs in the Capi
tol at Washington, and Lafayette Young,
of Des Moines.
Austria-Hungary has the longest fron
tier of any European nation, its frontier
line being 2696 miles. Great Britain has
2757 miles of 'coast line.
NO MORE INDIAN AGENTS
SENATE CUTS OUT THOSE AT
KLAMATH AND UMATILLA.
No Hope for Purchase of Klamath
Lands Chief Joseph Visits Presi
dentIs Invited to Reception.
ORnnONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Feb. 12. The Senate Indian com
mittor in wnnrtlnir the Indian appropria
tion bill today, cut oft the. appropriations
for agents at Klamath and Umatilla. Or.,
and. It their amendments prevail. Dotn
th -vnrvntlnns aa well as the schools.
will be placed In charge of bonded super
intendents. Umatilla Is now so conauciea,
but the House restored the appropriation
for the agent after a ngnt. un me me
ntion of these two offices, .the last Indian
agent will disappear from Oregon and
... ...m in tVnshlnirtGn. at
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Colville, and he will have to go In the
near future.
The full committee followed the recom
mendation of the subcommittee in refusing
to accept Senator Mitchell's amenamenis
for additional buildings at Salem and for
ratifying the treaty with the Klamath
Indians. Under these circumstances, the
amendment Is probably lost, so far as this
Congress is concerned.
Honatnr liuhotar amendment authorizing
the sale of the unsold lands of the Fort
Hnil reservation lvlnc within five miles
of Pocatello at not less than IL25 an acre
was adopted. All other Oregon, Washing
ton and Idaho items remain as passea oy
tho House.
An nttcmnt was made to cut off the ap
propriation for Puyallup Commissioner
Snowden. at Tacoma. but "tho committee
would not consent to this.
Ttenrnaentntlve Moody waited several
hours today to have a hearing by the
Indian committee in behalf of the amend
ment he recently submitted to Senator
Mitchell, providing for a virtual ratifica
tion of the agreement with tho Klamath
Indians, although making no appropria
tion, hut providing for tnetr reimburse
ment from the sale of relinquished lands.
No House members wero heard, however,
and as Senator blmon was inainerent uuu
declined to urgo the amendment and Sena
tor Mitchell's amendment for baiem, tne
state suffered In consequence.
rhinf Jnsmh with two other rez rerce
inriinn Ahiokat and Payoptalikt, of
Colville. all gaily blanketed and moc-
caslned, called on President nooseveii mis
morning with Rev. Jesse Kirk, a Klamath
Indian, and Andrew Whitman, their Inter
preter, and wero introduced by General
Leonard Wood. The President received
them cordially, and. as they left, invited
them to attend the reception tonight to
the Army and Navy.
la horn tn rene.w his nlea of two
years ago for the restoration to his tribe
of their former lands In tho auowa
Valley. His mission la hopeless, however,
as Indian Commissioner Jones attempted
to explain, since the Wallowa vauey is
now thickly settled by whites, who can
not be displaced.
NORTHWEST IN CONGRESS.
Bnlldlnir for Oregon City Light
house for Pacific Coast.
nnmnWAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Feb. 12. Senator Simon today re
ported to the Senato his bill authorizing
the purchase of a site ana tne erection
of a public building at Oregon City, site
and building to cost not over 3100,000.
Thn Senate commerce committee today
ronnrtori ns amendments to the sundry
civil bill several bills that have previously
passed the Senate, among them being bins
appropriating 34000 for a new Duuamg ai
thA Vnmitna. llitht station. 3M0 for Cape
Blanco light station. 33M.00O foranewllght-
house In Alaska, and the bills establishing
live-saving stations at Cape jnauery.
Wash., and Nome, Alaska-
Senator Foster Intends to orrer as an
amendment to this same measure his bill,
rorrntlv renorted. aDDronrlatlng 375,000 for
additional buildings, workshops, walls.
etc nt the McNeil's Island Penitentiary,
Washington, to increase Its capacity to
600. He may not succeed, as the Depart
ment of Justice does not approve the ex
penditures.
A contract was today awarded to Ray
mond A. Perry, of Ban Francisco, for
dredging Tacoma harbor, the amount or
the award being 3135,240.
WHIRLIGIG OF POLITICS.
Una Made Roosevelt a Power Where
He Was Formerly Ignored.
OHW30NIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash-
imrtnn vh. 12. Ud to a few years ago
Roosevelt was absolutely Ignored In New
York politics, and not until ne Decame
rcnvomnr was he considered a factor In
the Republican party. It Is well known
that Piatt wanted Roosevelt ror vice
Preident because he thought It would
Bhclve him and take him out of New York
nniitiex hut his advancement to the Fresl-
dency has made him more of a factor than
vr hnfore. and now. when Odell. wno
was for years an understudy of Piatt, dis
agrees with the Senator over New YorK
affairs, ho comes to Washington to have
Roosevelt settle the dispute.
Every situation in new a one wneiner
it relates to state or Federal patronage,
mint Tm settled on a basis satisfactory to
the President, and the men who were
Roosevelt's friends before he became pow
erful are taken care of by the present
mnehine" and It Is recognized that Roose
velt Is an Important factor In the politics
of the Empire State.
Odell's present visit to Washington Is
one of those occasions on which various
Interests had to be harmonized and Roose
velt had to do the harmonizing.
MITCHELL IS IMPROVING.
Slay Go Oat In Few Days if Weather
Is Good.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Feb. 12. Senator Mitchell continues
to improve He sat up a great portion of
today and Is "beginning to go over his
mall. If the weather permits his doctor
now says he will be able to go out in a
very few days.
TRYING TO FORM ALLIANCE
Thr,ee Central American Republics
Slay Combine Against Guatemala.
PANAMA, Feb. 12. Advices which
reached here from San Joso, Costa Rica,
say that a diplomatic mission from the
Republic of Salvador arrived at San Jose
February 6,'bringtng several proposals for
the formation of a triple alliance between
Salvador, Honduras and Costa Rica
against Guatemala and to further the
plans for the proclamation of the union
of the Central American Republics.
According to these advices the whole of
Central America will be involved In war.
as the political conditions are most crit
ical. The civil war in Honduras continues,
and Guatemala Is aiding' the adherents
of Bonllla, the elected President of Hon
duras, who Is unable to as sumo office on
Not what is said of it, but
what it does, nas made
the fame of the
Elgin Watch
and made 10,000,000 lgins neces
sary to the world s work. Sold by
every jeweler in the land; guar
anteed by the greatest watch works.
ELGIN NATIONAL WATCH CO.
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account of the opposition of General Si
erra, the President, whose term has ex
pired. Nicaragua and Salvador are under
stood to be co-operating against Guate
mala and to be furnishing the enemies of
the Guatemalan government with arms
and ammunition.
About 3000 Salvadorean troops are re
ported, to be near the frontier of Guate
mala, Xo Declaration of War Yet.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 12. The State De
partment has been advised by United
States Minister Merry that the President
of Salvador has informed him that com
plete tranquillity prevails In Salvador and
that the rumored declaration of war is
false.
IMPRISONED IN THE ICE.
American and Canadian Fishermen
In Deadly Peril In North.
CHANNEL. N. F.TFeb. 12. The revenue
cutter,Semlnole. from Boston, has arrived
safely at Port Basque, after a terrific
battle lasting IS hours with heavy Arctic
ice. The Seminole Is now 100 miles from
the Imprisoned fishermen In the Bay of
Islands. Between this point and where
a dozen or more schooners, some Ameri
can, are held fast In the frozen sea. still
heavier Ice must be encountered before
the Seminole can succeed In reaching her
destination.
The Canadians, who for more than a
month have endeavored in vain to pene
trate the icefield, have given up hope of
reaching their countrymen In the Bay of
Islands. They think It impossible for the
Seminole to force her way through the
pack of Ice. but the Americans will make
the effort after coal and more provisions
are added to the revenue cutter's stores.
No word has been received from the
fishermen since one of the fleet which
escr.cd the Ice stopped at this port and
reported the plight of the others. It Is
believed the men on the Ill-fated ships
are In danger of starvation, and grave
fears are entertained that many have
succumbed to the cold. The Seminole
carries an extra supply of clothing, blan
kets and medicines. She will attempt to
break up the ice about the fleet, but if
unable to do this will try to get near
enough to the vessels to remove the crews.
VERDICT OX ESMOND WRECK.
Operator Clongh Is Blamed and
Railroad Company. Censured.
TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 12. The RIchey
Jury, known as "the rump" Coroner's
Jury, brought In Its verdict today as to
the cause of and responsibility for the
Esmond wreck between the east and west
bound passenger trains on the Southern
J?aclflc January 28. The Jury places the
responsibility on Operator Clough.
It condemns the Southern Pacific for
falling to place guards around tho wreck
to prevent the wholesale pilfering of ar
ticles from bodies and wreckage. The
jury says It would have been possible to
Identify more bodies had it not been tor
the looting of the wreck by souvenir
fiends. The crews of both trains are ex
onerated from all blame. Clough's where
abouts Is still a mystery.
LADRONES DRIVEN BACK."
Skirmish In Mlndora Village Fruit
less Expedition In Rlsnl.
atanita Feb. li A hundred ladrones
attacked the town of Nanjan, Island of
Mlndora, yesterday. The constabulary
repulsed them after a scattering fight,
which lasted several hours, during which
one ladrone was killed and ono wounded.
Twenty women and children living in the
town were injured. Inspector crocKett.
with a large force of mounted constab
ulary, has swept through Northern Rlzal
and Southern Balacan. where ladrones
have been operating, but ho failed to find
a trace of them.
Busy Times In Shipbuilding.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Although the American Shipbuilding
Company has S3 freight steamers under
contract for this year's delivery, only two
of the boats have been launched. They
are the George B. Leonard, the first of
six steamers building for the United States
Transportation Company, launched at
South Chicago two weeks ago, and the
steamer H. B. Hawgood, which 13 now
belntr completed at Lorain. The ship
building company will hab to drop a
boat Into the water every three weeks.
and If that Is done all records for ship
building on the Great Lakes will be re
tired. Officials are confident of doing the
feat If they can get the material. Inde
pendent yards are getting no better treat
ment In tho way of getting material tnan
the big company, and all the builders will
have to push matters in order to get the
new ships out, It will bo late In the
season before the last boats are com
pleted. Good Sense of Moles.
" New York Press.
A mule haB twice as much sense as a
horse. I have shaved many a mule tall
and never -had a hoof raised against me.
It matter not how vicious the animal may
be at other times, and there Is no business
like the business end of a mule. It will
humbly, sedately and patiently permit you
to remove every hair from its caudal ap
pendage. Educate a plow mulo to walk In
tho furrow and It never will step out. Edu
cate a horse to do the same and It will de
part from It at every opportunity and re
quire to be flogged back. A mule is a fine
guard at night while a horse sleeps. A
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