XHJS aiUltiliMi UKliiliUlAK, fKlUAI, UJUCKJIBJEK 7, ,1906.
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PILOT LAW STANDS
BY NEGRO TROOPS
House Rejects Bill to Relieve
Coasting Trade.
-oraker Is Champion of Sol
diers Who "Shot Up"
LABOR FEDERATION SCORES
Brownsville.
road as if lie was its sole owner," he
declared-
Morgan advocated putting- the rail
road under the coptrol of the Canal
Commission, although with the control
the President exercised over this com
mission, he said, "any wild, arrogant
man who happens to be President could
inflict Incalculable injury on the coun
try." Morgan finished with a statement
that the Panama Railroad was the
mo.it reckless agency that ever as
sailed the treasury of tiie commercial
interests of the United Slates.
"Let the Government of" the United
States no longer continue ivi the ship
ping business under the sea-flag of
a dummy corporation." He did not
believe, he said, that the- canal would
be constructed in - years.
DESBOROCGII AS AMBASSADOR
DENES
MURDER
"CALLS EVIDENCE ' FLIMSY
Senate Calls on ISoosoicIt and Taft
Tor Pull Information Carter's
Defense of President Makes
Ohio l'ire-AIarm King.
SENATK KKBATF.S KOUO
TROOPS.
WASHINGTON. L'cc. . The Sen
ate today called upon the Fiesident
and the Secretary of War to furnish
II Information compatible with the
public interest regarding the dis
charge of negro troops of the Twenty
flfth Infantry. Two resolutions were
adopted, one to the Prewident and the
other to the Secretary of War. The
action followed a debate of two hours.
Morgan, of Alabama, devoted two
hours to the discussion of his resolu
tion to secure the control of the Pana
ma Railroad by the Isthmian Canal
Commission. No action wa taken.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 The Senate to
day adopted the Penrose resolution asking
the President for Information regarding
the discharge of the negro troops of the
Twenty-fifth Infantry, and also the For
aker resolution directing the Secretary of
War to transmit information on tho same
. subject. Both resolutions carried an iden-,
tlcal amendment by Culberson asking spe
cifically for the order to Major Penrose,
commanding the troops, which directed
him not to turn over to the Texas author
ities certain of the troops demanded. This
action followed two hours" debate on the
propriety of asking the President for the
information or of directing the Secretary
of War to furnish it.
Spooncr urged that In matters where
Congress had an absolute right to infor
mation in the possession of the executive
it had always been customary to direct a
Cabinet officer to furnish it. In matters
"where it had not this right and in which
there was eomo doubt about the advisabil
ity of publicity. Congress usually made a
ve'qucst on the President if It desired the
information. t with the understanding that
it should be furnished "if not incompati
ble with the public interest." This view
was supported also by Foraker, while
Lodge quoted precedents to the contrary.
T'orakcr Ienies Murder Charge.
Carter observed that "it had been al
leged and not denied" that the troops in
duestion had committed murder in Texas.
This brought Foraker to his feet with an
emphatic disclaimer. '
"Well," continued Carter, "U has been
alleged and not denied that there was a
Uisturbanco participated in by troops."
"That, too, has been denied," asserted
Foraker.
Tillman Interrupted to say that he had
road in the morning papers "an alleged
report" from the Secretary of War in
which that ofllclal "had alleged" that
there was a disturbance and that ten or
twenty of the troops had "shot up the
town of Brownsville."
Foraker here produced a printed copy
of testimony in the case, which he had
obtained at the War Department, and ex
tracts from which he read to show, as he
said, "that it was unsatisfactory, incom
plete, and of a flimsy character."
Culberson took the opposite view of the
teKtimony, but both agreed that with the
"unsatisfactory" information it was use
less to discuss the case.
Penrose said he had introduced his reso
lution in the interest of a large negro con
p'ituency irf Pennsylvania, and had ad
dressed it to the President because the
action had been by the President and. he
regarded it as a matter of courtesy to ask
him for the information.
Might Dismiss Whole Army.
Foraker read at length the testimony
furnished by the War Department. He
said it appeared that murder, misprision
f felony and perjury had been committed
by some one three crimes for the punish
ment of any one of which the Constitu
tion secured to every man the right of
trial. He did rot regard It from the
standpoint of the race question. It the
President could dismiss a man he could
dismiss a company a regiment, a brigade,
and, in fact, on the same theory, the
whole Army. Foraker admitted at the
suggestion of Warren that the President,
under tho law, had the right to inerea.se
or decrease the Army within certain max
imum and minimum limits.
During the debate the report was cur
rent among Senators that the President
felt It would be a matter of courtesy that
the resolution should be addressed to him
self, and so strong, it was said, was this
feeling on his part that he had intimated
that unless this course was taken there
would be no response.
SILVER PURCHASE RESUMED
Treasury Department AYill Meet De
mand for Small Coin.
WASHINGTON. Dec. . The Govern
ment today resumed the purchase of
silver, accepting bids for 2000 ounces
at 6S.6G11 cents per fine ounce. This
is more than 3 cents an ounce lower
than the offering's which were made at
the time purchases were suspended
nearly four weeks ago.
Large and increasing- public demand
for subsidiary coins, which could not
be met without additional purchuses is
the controlling- reason given by the
Treasury officials 'for the resumption.
It is said by the Treasury officials that
purchases will continue for an in
definite time, the amount to depend
largely upon the prices asked.
LET COMMISSION' RUN" ROAD
Morgan Discusses Panama Line and
Roasts Roosevelt and Cromwell.
WASHINGTON. Dee. 6. Morgan to
day addressed the Senate on his reso
lution looking to giving- the Panama
Canal Commission control of the Pana
ma Railroad. He spoke of the Panama
road as a "legal fiction or an artificial
entity to enable this country to avoid
its responsibility as a common car
rier." If Congress should enact a law
requiring the tearing up of the Panama
Railroad. Morgan said no creditor could
enjoin such destruction.
Morgan maintained that W. N. Crom
well, whose several connections with
the Panama government and the Canal
Commission he enumerated, was the
only one who benefited by this manner
of mjnaglng the road. "It gives
Cromwell as absolute control of the
Noted Rocky Mountain Hunter May
Represent Britain.
LONDON. Dec. 6. The name of Lord
Desborough (William Henry Grenfcll)
is among the latest mentioned as pos
sible appointees to the British Embassy
at Washington. Lord Desborough, who
was born in 18.i, Is a noted Rocky
Mountain hunter, oarsman and author
and popular among Americans.
Amend Meat-Inspection Bill.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 6. Senator
Beveridge introduced a bill . today to
anfend the meat inspection act by re
quiring that the cost of inspection
shall be paid by the packers. Another
amendment requires that the date of
inspection , and packing or cunning
shall be placed on each package.
Consider Two-Cent Mileage Bill.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 6. The House
committee on interstate and foreign
commerce will tomorrow consider the
Sherman bill providing for the sale of
mileage books by railways at 2 cents
a mile. Hearings will probably be
granted on this measure.
Senate Confirms Squiers.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 6. The Senate,
in executive session, today confirmed a
large number of appointments to con
sular, postoffice and other positions,
among them being Herbert G. Squiers,
to be Minister at Panama.
N'o Duty on Christmas Gifts to Cuba.
WASHINGTON- Dec. 6. It has been
announced ty the provisional govern
ment of Cuba that Christmas gifts
sent from the United States to offi
cers, soldiers .and employes serving in
Cuba will be admitted free of duty.
FRENCH POLIGY APPROVED
riCHON" EXPLAINS NEED OP AC
TION IN" MOROCCO.
Anarchy Makes Franco-SpiinlsJi In
tervention Imperative- Boni
Speaks and Is Snubbed.
PARIS, Dee. 6. A remarkable scene
followed the interpellation of the govern
ment on the Moroccan question in the
Chamber of Deputies today by M. Jaures,
the Socialist leader. Count Boni de Cas
tellans unexpectedly ascended the tri
bune, whereupon half the deputies
abruptly left the House. .
Count Boni, however, was not greatly
disconcerted. Wearing a red necktie and
a lavender-colored waistcoat, and with
his hands In his pockets, he addressed
the Chamber after M. Jaures' airily argu
ing that France was continuing the pol
icy of ex-Foreign Minister Delcasse, who
aimed at the conquest of Morocco.
M. Jaures argued that no action in
Morocco should be taken before the rati
fication of the Algecirap; convention.
Such a proceeding was irregular, he de
clared, and governmental affairs; In Spain
were in such a condition that France at
any time might be left in the lurch.
It was the worst possible policy, accord
ing to M. Jaures. to exclude Germany
from a share in the action and responsi
bility in connection with the Mussulman
question. M. Jaures fully sympathized
with the Franco-British understanding,
but the Chauvinists in Great Britain were
pushing France on, and would not guar
antee the support of Great Britain if
France is caught in the Moroccan trap.
-After Count Boni de Castellane and M.
Herbert, reporter of the Algeciras con
vention, had spoken, Foreign Minister
Pichon reviewed the whole situation, ex
plaining that the necessity for action in
advance of the ratltication of the Alge
cras convention was due to the exceed
ingly menacing condition of affairs in
Morocco.
M. Pichon referred to the growing power
In Northern Morocco of Raisuli, who in
turn was acting the role of brigand and
gendarme, and said the increasing fre
quency of outrages in Morocco compelled
France and Spain to act before the Alge.
ciras conference was ratified. Delay, he
said, might. Involve disaster at which the
world would stand aghast.
The speaker" made clear that the ob
ject of the Franco-Spanish agreement was
to support the authority of the foreign
board pf Morocco, and that nothing would
be done without the assent of the signa
tories to the Algeciras convention.
M. Pichon gave a most formal assurance
that France's policy concealed no ulterior
purpose, and said France did not intend
to compromise the social work to which
she is consecrated by a useless sacrifice
of human life.
When the Foreign Minister had conclud
ed, M. Jaures arose and declared frankly
that M. Pichon's explanations had in a
large measure dissipated his misunder
standings. t
A vote of confidence in the government's
Morocco policy then was passed, 437 in the
affirmative and 5G opposing.
JOHN" BULL KEEPS HANDS OFF
Gives France and Spain Free Play
to Pacify Morocco.
LONDON. Dec. G.-Great Britain has
made known to France and Spain her
warm approval of their joint naval and
military demonstration at Tangier and
that Great Britain continues her attitude
of "hands off." while France and Spain
are carrying out the spirit of the Algeci
ras convention.
Foreign Secretary Grey has made it
known that since Great .Britain has re
cognized France's paramount position in
Morocco in return for France's recogni
tion of Great Britain's paramount posi
tion in Egypt. Great Britain will leave
the protection of British subjects and
property in Morocco to France and
Spain.
Germany Has NTo Objection. '
BERLIN. Dec. 6.-The Franco-Spanish
note on Morocco was communicated to
Foreign Secretary Tschirsky today by the
Ambassadors of France and Spain It
is understood that the secretary assured
the Ambassadors that Germany agreed to
the adoption of the proposed measures to
restore order in Morocco as long as they
were kept within the terms of the Alge
ciras convention, r
Gets Revenge on Littlcfield. by Kill
ing Pet Measure Humphrey
Supports Bill and Digs
at Corn States.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 6. The House by
a vote of 110 to 1j4 today defeated the bill
of Littlefield of Maine removing discrim
inations against American Bailing vess-els
in the coasting trade. The debate raged
for four hours and a half and the result
of the vote was a surprise to the friends
of the measure, who openly charged -its
defeat to the American Federation of
Labor. '
The delegation from California, as well
as representatives from other Western
states, csaw in the bill an opportunity to
file a protest against restricting the right
of states to .deal with the pilotage ques
tion nt first hand, and they availed them
selves of the opportunity to go on record.
Humphrey's Dig at Corn States.
Humphrey of Washington supported the
bill, saying it ought to correct the in
equalities Of an earlier day, when the
facilities were not' what they are now.
Mann (Illinois) asked if the bill was not
selfish to a degree. Humphrey replied
that it was always selfish in favor of
American vessels and remarked some
what sarcas-ticaiiy that the Middle West
seemed to want no legislation except that
which affects tne cornfields, and hardly
knew of the Atlantic and fhe Pacific
Suites.
Replying to Prince (Illinois). Fordney
(Michigan) said he did not know whether
labor organizations had .indorsed the bill
or not, but he stood for its. justice and
merit, nevertheless.
Pilotage Law Worst Graft.
Minor of AVisconrnn characterized the
present pilotage law as one of the worst
species of "graft" in the country.
Littlcfield stated that the measure
sought to create a free piiotage system
from Old Point Comfort to the Rio
Grande, such as exists from Old Point to
Kaslport, Me. He remarked that a pernicious-
system had grown up in Missis
sippi ports "wherein discrimination was
made against Maine coastwise vessels and
in favor at vessels from other porta This
Williams of Mississippi indignantly de
nied. M:my Republicans vpted against the bill
on the ground that it was another siep
toward the centralization of power in the
Nation.
BATTLE: WITH PMMS
CRUSHING DEFEAT BY CON'STAB
ULARY AND TROOPS.
Thirty Killed, Many "Wounded and
'Captured on Leyte Four Amer
icans Meet Death.
MANILA. Dec. 7. A column of con
stabulary and troops encountered a band
of Pulajanes between LaPaz and Terra
gona, on the Island of Lcyte, December 5.
In the -battle that followed four soldiers
were killed and eight were wounded.
Among the wounded was Lieutenant
Ralph P. Tates, Jr. . His wounds are not
serious.
Thirty Pulajanes were killed and many
wounded and captured. No details of the
fight have been received.
CHANGED NAMES AT WILL
Nebraska Landgrabbers Had N'o Re
spect for Affidavits.
OMAHA. Dej:. 6. Samuel P. Mann, a
notary public and real estate dealer of
Qulncy, 111., gave the most interesting
testimony of the day in the hearing of
Richards and Comstock. wealthy cattle
owners, and seven alleged accomplices
charged with conspiracy to defraud the
Government of thousands of acres of pub
lic land.
Mann, who Is an old soldier, filed on a
claim and also procured declaratory
statements from a half dozen other sol
diers at the request of B. Todd, one of
the defendants. Mr. Mann asserts that
in the statements sworn before him the
name of W. Wolcott, of Cherry County,
Nebraska, was originally entered as
agent for the soldiers making the filings.
After they left his hands the name of
Wolcott was erased and that of R. C.
Noleman. of Box Butte, Neb., substi
tuted In some and tha,t of Thomas M.
Huntington in others. Witness said ho
knew no such man as R. C. Noleman.
The other witnesses, of the day were
old soldiers who filed at the solicitation
of Todd or other agents of the cattle
men and their testimony was similar to
that of others.
ENTITLED TO SINK WELL
California Landowner May Deprive
His Neighbor of His Water.
LOS ANGELES, Cal.. Dec. 6. An im
portant suit having to do with the matter
of irrigation was decided by Judge Mun
roe in the Superior Court today. The
gist of the court's decision was that an
owner of land is entitled to sink wells
and pump water from beneath his own
land for necessary purposes, regardless
of how the pumping out of the supply of
water may affect others.
ffhe suit was brought by Mrs. Victoria
Hudson against two score of ranchers,
residing between La Puerte and Spadra,
in this county, and the plaintiff prayed
for an injunction against the defendants
to restrain them from pumping the
water from beneath their land and thus
depriving her of a water supply on her
own lands, located on a lower level than
that of the defendants. Her petition was
based upon riparian rights. The court
denied the injunction.
Opera Singer Gets Damages.
NEW YORK, Dec. 6. May Garlick, an
old time opera singer, who married an
Italian nobleman, the Marquis de Feo,
got a verdict of $4000 in the Supreme Court
yesterday against the Metropolitan Street
Railway Company. She testified that 11
years- ago as she was getting' off a car
the was thrown backward breaking her
It is not always
THE PRICE YOU PAY.
It's the quality of the
work that gives
CHARACTER to any
garment.
More particularly is this
true of an OVERCOAT
or RAINCOAT.
BEN SELLING'S
garments are produced
by ARTIST vTAILORS
from best imported and
domestic fabrics.
They are built to stay
and hold their shape.
Besides, you pay no more
than at other stores.
RAINCOATS FOR
RAINCOATS FOR
OVERCOATS FOR
OVERCOATS FOR
LEADING CLOTHIER
ankle and suffering Injuries which made
it impossible for her to pursue her stage
and operatic career.
Pacific Squadron Sails South.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dee. 6. The flag
ship Charleston, with Rear-Admiral
Swinburne, of the Pacific Squadron,
FOR GIFTS
Several suggestions from Tort
land's Leading Furrier.
Sensible, Practical ' Gifts, sure to
be appreciated.
SPECIALS for
Friday and Saturday
Natural Squirrel Ascot Tie.. $4.50
River Mink Throw Scarf, four ani
mal ends .'. . . .$6.50
Black Lynx Set with large pillow
Muff : $22.50
H. LIEBES & CO
FURRIERS -
CORNER FIFTH AND ALDER STREETS
J. P. Plagemann, Manager.
MEN $ 1 5 to $3 5
BOYS $5to$10
MEN $ 1 5 to $40
BOYS $5to$15
on board, accompanied by the cruisers
Chicago and Boston, the gunboat York
ton and the torpedo-boat destroyers
Preble and Paul Jones, sailed today for
the Southern California Coast. Stops
will be made at Santa Barbara and San
Diego, after which the vessels will pro
ceed to Magdalena Bay for target prac
tice. Cut shows our River
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