itttoa PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, MAT 13, 1900. NO. 19. VOL. XIX. THIRTY- PAGES WLW ,11 wf II JlglfiSlllls. if if I I II I 111 IiTJI I L PACES 1 TO 12 . 0v SfiS.aS T KROONSTAD ' TAKEN Lord Roberts' Army Enters the Town. - THE FEDERAL FORCES HAD GONE Transvaalers Have Gone North.vra.rd and the Free Staters Are Scat tering: to Their Homes. LONDON, May 12. The "War Office re ceived the following dispatch from Lord Roberta: "Kroonstad, May 12, 2 P. M. I entered Kroonstad at 1:30 P. M. today, without oppjsltlon, when the Union Jack was hoisted amid cheers from the few British residents. President Steyn fled last even ing, cfter vainly endeavoring to persuade the bjrghera to continue opposition. Tne Transvaalers said they could no longer fight on Orange Free State soil, and made J off far tne vaai liiyer. xne j?ree aiaiers accused the Transvaalers of having made use of them and "then deserting. Many of the Free Staters have gone to their homes. "The procession entering the town was headed by my bodyguard, all of whom were colonials, and after my staff and foreign officers came the North Somerset Imperial Yeomanry, followed by Pole Carew's division, consisting of the Guards and the Eighteenth Naval Brigade, the Eighty-third, Eighty-fourth and Eighty fifth Batteries, two 5-inch guns manned by the Royal Artillery Company, and the Twelfth Engineers. The first of the force encamped around the town. "Before leaving Kroonstad, President Steyn Issued a proclamation making Lind ley the seat of gofernment of the Free State. Generals Botha and Dewet accom panied the Transvaalers." DISINTEGRATION BEGINS. Free Staters Go Iluck to Their Farms and Trusvaalcm Go Nortlivrard. LONDON, May IS, 4 A. M. The situa tion at the seat of war in South Africa is as satisfactory from the British view point as the most sanguine friend could have hoped a week ago. The occupation of Kroonstad practically places the whole Orange Free State In British possession. It Is evident from Lord Roberts' last dispatch that the disintegration has com menced. The Free Staters are scattering to their homes, while the Transvaalers have gone northward, declining to fight longer In the Orange Free State. What little resistance the former still Is llkelj to make seems to be centering at Lind ley, where President Steyn has trans ferred ills seat of government. It is evident that the strategy of Lord Roberts and the rapidity of his advance have bewildered and disheartened the Boers, as their resistance since the Brit ish reffhfrli'.aTiil Blvfry-has been slight The only point where they seriously at tempted to check the advance seems to have been oa the British flank, where" they defended with some vigor two kopjes which were eventually carried by the East Lancashires and Sussexes, the Boers finally refeattng, leaving a group of gun ners dead on top of one of the hills. The nly point In the Free State where the Boers seem In any force, except at Lord Roberts" front. Is on the southeast, where Generals Rundle, Campbell and Brabant are holding them in check, west of Flcks burg and Ladybrand, and are gradually rushing them back as well as effectually ocf eating all their efforts to break through and threaten Lord Roberts com. municatlons. There is no further news regarding the advance of the relief column to Mafeklng, but it is possible that Lord Roberts suc cess will result in forcing the Boers to raise the siege. Pretoria advices via Lourenco Marquei state that the Boers supply of smokelesi powder Is exhausted, and that all at tempts to manufacture a fresh supply have b.n unsuccessful. A despatch from Cape Town, dated Maj 12. says that Lord Strathcona's Horse rave gore to the front, and that Lord Castletown has been appointed com mander of the "Wepener district. EXODUS OF JAPANESE. Government Turning the Tide To ward Formosa. CHICAGO, May 12. A special to the Record from Victoria, B. G, says: The steamer Sikh, uponlher arrival here from Oiiental ports, brought news that, Owing to the alarm being taken In Amer ica over the influx of Japanese and the probab.dty of anti-Japanese legislation, Ue Japanese Gorernment is making ef forts to turn the tide of its surplus popu. at"on to Formosa or the Northern Islands, m Japanese organ suggests sendlny the urp'us population to Corea, which Is said be an Ideal country for the Japanese vc-flow. "When the Sikh left Japan the naval janeuvers were in full swing. On tbe Sth, the day the steamer sailed, the Em eror left Toklo. He proceeded by sea o Tosuka, not going by land, to avoid ailing at Osaka, owing to the preva mce of the plague there. He was taken outh In a warship to review the naval nuadron. The total number of ships en figed In the maneuvers was 50. ATARADI TRANSFERRED. lipal Delegate to Mexico "Will Be Sent to China. MEXICO CITY, May 12. The report fim Rime that Archbishop Avaradl. the rpal delegate to Mexico, is to be made f first diplomatic representative of the Bman Pontificate to Peking, excites rtch Interest here in ecclesiastical cir cs. His mission here was not wholly sicessful. owing to a lack of cordial re laons with the higher ecclesiastics and hi evident purpose to make the church me cosmopolitan by bringing in for ei priests, and he was also opposed to th tendency of the clerical press to maln tai a bitter warfare against everything Arrican. lir.ee has for many years claimed the sol right to act as protector of Catho lic fcsions in China, and has resisted the defe cf successive Popes to establish CiPmatic relations with Peking. It is behed at Rome that the presence of a dirt representative of the Holy Father ut klng may lead to the conversion of mebers of the Chinese Imperial family. tntrols Chicago Cheese Trade. GCAGO. May 12. An association that wilhave control of all the cheese trade in ilea go and probably will affect the prii of the product, has been incorpo rate at Springfield by Chicago wholesale dears, to be "called the "Cheese Dealers Ascatlon Company.' The new organi zati will have for its members all the whtsale merchants of the" city. TVrang- ling over-sales in which much slashing of prices Is said to have been done Is said to have brougnt about the associa tion. E. J. Plggott, treasurer of the new asso ciation, said: "The association -was formed to ad vance the industry in cheese. This is only a consolidation of the various cheese com panies. It may 'Influence cheese com panies throughout the country to Join or make similar associations." KANSAS CITY STRIKE. Federal Jadge Issues an Injsnctloa Agalast the Strikers. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. May 12. The Fed eral authorities found alleged cause for interfering this evening in the street-car strike. Inaugurated this, morning by the union employes of the Metropolitan Street Railway " Company, Judge "William C. Hook, of Leavenworth, sitting in Kansas City, issued from tbe United States Dis trict Court tonight an injunction that Is more absolute and sweeping in its terms than any Injunction ever before secured in this district in a contention between labor and capital. The injunction is made abso lute for a week, the matter being set for a hearing on Saturday next, and If its re strictions shall be observed by the strikers, the Metropolitan Company has its fight won. for the strikers' hands ate tied for seven days, -and In the meantime tho Met ropolitan Company can go about tne reor ganization of its disrupted forces. Harry Bryan, the National "organizer of the Amalgamated Association, described as a resident of Michigan, is one of the persons enjoined, and the others named are 22 local leaders of the union, several of whom are mentioned as residents of Ohio and Kansas. The injunction restrains the persons named and all others frbhV In any manner, directly or indirectly, stop ping or' Interfering with the running of cars on the lines of the Metropolitan Com pany; enjoins them from harassing,, as saultlng.or in any manner Interfering with any person who may be in the employ of tho company as he goes to or from his work, or as he is engaged In the operation of a street-car; enjoins union men end all others from picketing or patrolling tho car-houses, Btopplng places, stations, tracks or approaches thereto or loitering in large numbers in or about any of the places named or making loud or boister ous noises in the vicinity thereof for the purpose of interfering with or intimidat ing any of the company's employes. Tho restrictions not only apply to Organizer Harry Bryan and the 22 men named, but to all others who may be acting in con cert with them after the entering of this injunction. ARBITRATION FAILED. TJnsHceessfnl Effort to Settle the St. Lou.! Strike. ST. LOUIS, May 12. An earnest effort was made today to settle the strike by means of arbitration along the lines sug gested by "W. H. "Woodward and other em ployes of union labor. These efforts came to nothing, however, as the strikers and Street-car companies could not be brought together on any proposition involving the recognition of the union -in the manner desired. With the assistance of tho police, the Transit Company succeeded in getting three more of its lines open today, al though one was temporarily out of com;, mission by cut wires and barricades. The Suburban system, as usual, managed to run pretty nearly on schedule time on each of its three divisions. A few cases of violence wero reported from various parts' of- the city and some shooting was done, but without serious results. All clerks n the offices of the Llndell di vision of the Transit Company were sworn In as policemen' this afternoon. Twenty seven nonunion motormen and conductors from towns In Northern Missouri reached here today. It is expected additional non union men from Cleveland. Milwaukee and other cities will arrive shortly. Strike leaders under National President Mahon were in conference with prominent business men, headed by "W. H. "Wood ward, for three hours today. "Woodward and his conferees submitted a proposed basis of settlement between the strikers and the company. All conditions suggest ed by "Woodward were agreed to save one, which is the alteration of the union's orig inal demand for recognition. At the end of this conference "a committee waited on President Whlttaker, of the Transit Com pany. Mr. "Woodward, read the concessions that the union men had agreed to make from their original demand. In effect these con cessions were to allow the present non union employes of the street railways to remain in the service without Joining the union. They still insist, however, that all new men who entered the service recently should become members of the .union. Aft er a long discussion, pro and con. Presi dent Whittaker agreed to and signed a proposition mstle by one of the business men, who said he thought tbe union men would approve of It, too. This agreement reads: "First The company shall have the right to hire any man. "Second Such men may Join the union or not. as they wish. Belonging to the union shall not affect their standing with the company. "Third The company does not propose to fight unionism. It simply wants to fulfill Its duties to the public" The conference then adjourned to enable the business men to meet with the strik ers again. . 'A crowd of 600 perons made & demon stration against a Laclede-avenue car this afternoon. "W. F. Brinton and Isaac Taylor were arrested and taken to tho station. Officer Graham was struck on the head with a stone thrown by a woman, who was afterward arrested. Harry Turner, a car starter, fired sev eral shots through a car window on La clede avenue, but did not strike any of the passengers. Cars were blocked at several points by barricades of timbers. ARMS FOR FILIPINOS. Germany Supplying the Tagal Be els Bold Claims. NEW YORK. May 12. A dispatch to the Evening "World from "Hong Kong says: The Filipino Junta has been receiving large amounts of money -at Manila. "With in the past three months three shiploads of arms have arrived here from Germany for the Insurgent cause. The Junta gave a big banquet here last night In honor of the reorganization of the government. The Filipinos claim they will open aggressive hostilities just as soon as the rainy sea son begins. Leyte Terras Occapled. MANHaA, May 13, 7:14 A. M. The towns of Hilongos and Maasln. in Leyte, have been occupied by troops of the Forty-third Regiment. The enemy opposed the land ing of the "troops, and their losses were heavy. There were three American casu alties. Chicago's Fopalatiea. CHICAGO. May 12. The Times-Herald tomorrow will say: "The work of the Chicago city directory enumerators for 1SC0, almost completed, shows that the population ofCbicago Is not less than WLOeo. GIFT OF A NATION American Pavilion " Turned Over to French Exposition. CEREMONY WAS QUITE -SIMPLE Commissioner Peclc Made the Ad dress ana 3C. Plclcard tke Response Soasa Gave -a Concert. nn r.i m. ln.A-lit.in Tul1lnn fiUUU. Jiftj J .LAJI. &A ..-... , at tne exposition was lormany lumeu over to the authorities and public today. .. .... m ,t . ...X i The inauguration took place in the pres-. supporters are lootung torwara to eun ence of Embassy and Consular officials, day's result with grave concern. a number of high French functionaries, diplomats and commissioners and such a concourse of American citizens that many who were provided with tickets were un able to gain admittance into the building. Frenoh municipal' guards and policemen formed a cordon around the, building, keep ing the space in front of the 'main en trance, on the embankment of the Seine, free for the passage of the official party. The balconies were occupied exclusively by Invited guests, while on the floor of th& building a double line of American guards, with white Summer helmets, formed an aisle through which the offi cial party passed ,from the main en trance to the spot where the presenta tion took place. The ceremony of transferring the jm- vllion was quite simple, consisting of an address by Ferdinand "W. Peck, Corneals- sloner of the United States, handing over J retary Root's private office for a secret the pavilion to M. Alfred Plckard, as the conference with Deputy Auditor Lawshe, Commissioner-General of the exposition, an(j the postofflce Inspectors who have and the latter's response. No time was' Deen detailed by Postmaster-General lost in proceedlng.with the ceremony, Mr. Smith to investigate these Cuban postal Peck delivering his address arid M. Pick-1 frauds. ard replying In a brief but eloquent ad- Acting Secretary Melklejohn received an dress, which evoked .enthusiastic hurrahs express package today from General from the audience. Addressing M. Pick-j "Wood, at Havana, containing an appll ard. Mr. Peck said: cation for the extradition of Neely. Mr. "The great Nation which I have the ; Melklejohn sent the document to the De- honor to represent has by your suffrage planted this building upon the soil of our sister republic, France. "We rejoice that .we have been permitted to erect this itrUcture upon the Rue des Nations, an International avenue, designed to become tho most famed and historical feature of your great universal exposition; for these Melklejohn had appointed Abram L. homes of the peoples of the world, stand- Lawshe, Deputy Auditor for the Post ing by the side of one another, will pro- office Department, to be Assistant Auditor mote in a large degree tnat great ira- ternlty which should exist between the nations of the earth. "We have bullded our sruture as a part of your Interna tional undertaking, and therefore It Is my duty and great pleasure to transfer to you. as the executive head of the expo sition, this edifice, which Is the gift of a Nation gladly uniting with other nations In bringing to France Its resources and products as a contribution to the great bring to justice every person who may peace festival so happily Inaugurated." be found to have been connected in any Mr. Peck here presented M. Plckard. -way with the frauds upon the postal reve wlth a gold key and pendant represent-, nues. Ing the pavilion, as a souvenir, and con- eluded with the words: "I know my coun trymen will Join me In the sentiment: '"Vyve & Commlssalre-Generale Plckard 1 'Vive le Exposition Unlversello de 1S001' "Vive la France!' " M. Plckard replied: "It is for me a veritable good fortune. and at the same time a profound pleas tire, to" be able, on this- solemn .occasion, to offer the eminent representative of the United States my most cordial congratu lations. The palace of majestic elegance which you constructed on the banks of the Seine, and which we Inaugurate today, appears to me not only a temple to make the progress of peace, but also a superb monument reared to the time-honored friendship of two nations. I feel certain that I will be a faithful Interpreter of the sentiments of my fellow-citizens In tahnklng the powerful republic of the United States for the friendly welcome given to the Invitation of the French Re public, and admirable participation In th work of concord, whereby all countries decided to close the 19th century." At the conclusion of M. Plckard's re- marks a general reception was held. Sousa's band gave a concert during the remainder of the afternoon. TEMPERANCE QUESTION UP. Trouble Over the Matter of Selllnp Liqnor In American Pavilion. PARIS. May 12. The question of the Sunday opening of the American pavilion and section at the Exposition had barely been settled, when the temperance advo cates lifted their voices against the sale of liquor In the cafe of the American pa vilion. The open letter column of the Paris Herald offered an arena for a wordy warfare between the opponents and of the sympathizers with the sale of liquor, which has been highly Interesting to Parisians, who utterly fall to comprehend how such a subject could form a topic of discussion. At the headquarters of tho American commission it is explained, that those who have been vehemently assault ing the Idea of an American bar are act ing under false Impressions, as no bar is to be located there. American music and American musicians-received an extraordinary welcome AHIIMMII l'1 l' I III I i S3 fl l l ll . nr .r.B II I.Wlll'l.- ?Vr k v a q t t$s iWfS o"Tr'or"1"'ii t tV Oyif " """Vw. jvLyS I i 2 U rf cIO0At,"0 Jilt Lord Roberts sad th main JBrlUsh army are now at Kroonstad. which is nearly half way from Bloeiafonteln to Pretoria. The forces tinder Br&btnt. Bundle and Campbell are holding the Boer in cheek la the country west of felcksburc tad Ladybrand. thereby protecting the British eesesumlcaUons. General Hunter's column, which Is pushing- on from KImberley to relleTe Mafekinc, was last reported at lira, lM'mUM secth C tk Wied tow, with tfc awacte yrt et the force, B4ecGeaeral Barten, at Vryburg, some 40 miles berond. at the exhibition this week. Sousa's band made Its debut arid gave daily open-air concerts en the beautiful Esplanade des Invalldes. This week has seen the in auguration of a number of foreign -pavilions. Including those of Spain. Belgium, Sweden. Japan, and Denmark. Second ballots to decide those municipal elections which were left without definite results last Sunday, owing to insufficient majorities, will make tomorrow a crucial day in the political history of Paris, and will have a considerable influence on the political situation in France" generally. The ballots will either paint the Paris municipal Council with Nationalism cr merely leave the Nationalists In sufficient number to form an aggressive minority. which will be a thorn In tbe side of xtho Government. Semiofficial declarations that the Government regards the eventu ality of a Nationalist Council with equa nimity in view of tho extremely satlsfac- irtrv rMatfnns In fh nmvlnees must not I... .a1.j.h 1I.am.IW T. I. .... AIAee 4.f Amnr ' vw.rf --...... ... . . - ue iuabu mBiauji nuaMiii"v'F to disguise the fac that the Government's CUBAN POSTAL FRAUDS. Assistant Secretary "MeiUJcJoaa Msklttg a Tboroagh Inquiry. "WASHINGTON, May 12. Assistant Sec retary Moiklejohn has apparently been charged with the direction of the prose cution of the inquiry Into the alleged Cuban postal frauds. Probably this Is by virtue of the fact that he has been Ix. charge of all matters In the "War De partment pertaining to the insular pos sessions of the United States, and con sequently has, through a specially erect ed bureau in his office, kept account of all receipts and expenditures of the islands, including Cuba. At noon today the Assistant Secretary retired Into Sec- partment of Justice for the action of the Attorney-General, who undoubtedly will cause Its presentation to the Governor of New York without delay. At the. conclusion of the conference at tlo "War Department this afternoon it was announced that Assistant' Secretary for auditing the accounts of the depart- mental postofllces In Cuba, in place of W. H. Reeves, who has been suspended pending the result of the Investigation of the alleged frauds. Mr. Lawshe, accom panied by Mr. Nettleton. an expert ac- V tt)wlH leave Monday for Havana re. Lte a thorough Investigation of the Cuban postal service. It is . declared to be the purpose of the Administration to ' THF FIRST LETTER Mailed at tke United States gPostet ace at the Paris Expo(t"n. j "WASHINGTON. May 12. The first let ter mailed at the United States postoffice at the Paris exposition, was addressed to President McKlnley by Commissioner- General Peck. He wrote: "It seems fitting that you should receive the first letter ever deposited in a post office of the United States located in a foreign land. I have the honor of inform ing you that this communication is the first ever transmitted through such a channel. It is registered. A complete postofflce under the direction of the Post master-General of the United .States Is now In full operation In the National Pa vlllon, established by our Government at the Paris exposition. You will be inter ested In knowing that in this building is located. In addition to the postofflce, an official bureau of information for the bene fit of all American people; also the Amcri- ' c chamber of Commerce organised in Paris; the reception-rooms of the Commissioner-General, assistant Commissioner-General, Secretary, and the National Commissioners appointed under the act of Congress. One of the rooms will be known as 'States Headquarters.' One of the rooms is set apart for the Loyal Le glon of the United States and for wom en's'organlzatlons. The entire building is the homo of our American citizens." Alleged Abduction of "Gyp." PARIS, May 12. The Parisian sensation of the hour Is the alleged abduction of the celebrated writer "Gyp," whose real name Is Comtesse Martell de Mirabeau, a de scendant of the Revolutionary Mirabeau. The police believe she is the victim of an hallucination. Regatta at Annapolis. ANNAPOLIS, Md.. May 12. The Naval Cadets boat crews and those or the Uni versity of Pennsylvania divided honors today, each side winning an event, tho Varsity crew carrying off the prize .for Pennsylvania, while the Middles took" the freshmen visitors into camp. MAP OF THE SEAT OF WAR. . ARMOR-PLATE PLANT Senate, by a Close Vote, Re- jected the Proposition. CHANDLER MADE FRAUD CHARGES Spbener and Hale Deprecated the War Talk by Lodge Friday Hoar Also Protested. "WASHINGTON, May 12. By a close vote, the Senate today rejected the prop osition to erect, without reference to the price at which the Government could se curo armor-plate' for Its warships, an armor-plate factory. The vote upon the GENERAL dSf&iMT .C "- . WHO IS LEADING GENERAL HUNTER'S ADVANCE GUARD TO RELIEVE - MAFEKING. direct proposition was -22 to 24, and sub sidiary amendments werei rejected by about the same vote. "When the commit tee's proposition was about to be voted upon a filibuster was organized, the quorum of the Senate was broken, and the question Is still In the air. During the debate today. Chandler (Rep. Is. a.) deiivered a sensational speech, in which ho charged that the Government had been defrauded In the adoption of the Harvel lzed armor. He declared a similar fraud was proposed in the attempt to force the Government to adopt the Krupp armor. Spooner (Rep. "Wis.) and Hale (Rep. Me.) made notable speeches deprecating the war talk yesterday by Lodge (Rep. Mass.). Neither the Senator from "Wis consln nor the Senator from Maine was fearful that we might become involved In difficulties with Germany on account of the Monroe Doctrine. Hoar (Rep. Mass.) protested against the "wretched imperial istic business" and the talk that this Na tion had only recently become a "world power," asserting that it had been a world power since the "War of 1S12. "When the Senate convened today, Davis (Rep. Minn.) reported a joint resolution respecting the unveiling of the statue of La Fayette at Paris on July 4. The pre amble recited that the school children of the United States had contributed 550,000 for a statue, and that the United States had added $30,000 for a pedestal for the statue. The resolution follows: "That tho people of the United States anticipate and appreciate this ceremony with feelings of the greatest satisfaction, and they regard the statue as expressing the honor and gratitude with which they cherish the memory of La Fayette and those of his countrymen who, by their arms and counsel, assisted in securing the Independence of the United States. "That the President Is hereby requested to transmit a copy of these resolutions to the government or j; ranee. The resolution was agreed to. Consideration was then resumed of the J armor-plate section of the Naval appro priation bill. Chandler, speaking of tne Navy Department's advocacy of contract ing with armor-plate manufacturers, said that Commander Folger, after the adop tion of the Harveyized armor by this Government, resigned and joined the Har vey Company at a salary of $3000, with an addition of $20,000 of stock in the com pany. He then went to Europe in the in terests of the company. At the conclu sion of Secretary Tracy's term he became Immediately counsel for the Harvey Com pany, In defense of the Harvey patents. Continuing, Chandler said: . "I believe I am prepared to show that the Harvey patent was a fraud, and that it was imposed upon the Patent Office and upon the Government by subterfuge, if not by dishonesty. "When the Govern ment refused to pay more than $300 a ton for Harvey armor, the combined armor manufacturers of the, world endeavored to obtain by subterfuge or by Injustice another armor. I do not believe that the Krupp armor, which they offer us, has any merit whatever except that it Is hard ened deeper than the Harveyized armor by the well-known means of hardening steel by means of carbonization. There BARTON. XUJCats Is no patent .ahout it, and there is no secret about it that is worth a dollar in any court" . Chandler concluded with the statement that the proposed Government armor plant could be erected for ri.00,000, and a steel plant alongside it for $300,000. and ba bcileveu the plants ougnt to be construct- i ed. He thought that Admiral O'Nell, Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance, could build such plants, and build them well. Stewart (Sll. Nev.) urged tho construc tion of a Government armor plant, not only to prevent the armor manufacturers from "milking" the Government, but to ! enable us to do our own work if it should t become necessary In taking and maintain- Ing our place as a world power. Hoar made a sharp reply to the state ment by Stewart. "I wish," he said, "to enter my protest as emphatically as I can that the United States has got to be a first-class power a 'world power.' I am sick of hearing Senators say that since this wretched Im perialistic business we have become a first-class power. The United States came out of the "War of 1S12 a first-class power, and she has been a first-class power ever since a power that has kept off the whole of Europe from North America and the West Indian Islands, except as it was there before. The United States Is not as strong as It was a year ago, because It has bound itself since that time to keep the peace in distant possessions. I Tho little country that did-that thing (the j remarkable achievements of the "War of j 1S12) came out of the war a first-class power. There has not been a country since that time, great or small, that has J ventured to tackle us, and there is not a country on earth, great or small, that I would not have gotten out of any trouble i with us by diplomacy rather than by war." Rawlins (Dem. Utah), speaking In sup- i port oi a "government armor factory. made an attack upon the Administration's foreign policy. He spoke of the United States as trying to play the "bully of the Dardanelles, thus bidding defiance to the rest of mankind." Spooner Deprecates "War Talk. Spooner did not approve of limiting the price of armor to J300 per ton, and said he regarded it as very humiliating to the United States that our ships should stand In the stocke awaiting their armor. Tam in favor," he said, "of on in crease in our Navy. I am not ambitious that the United States should enter Into competition with any European power. I'll not vote to speed these ships to com pletion, as was suggested by the Sena tor from Massachusetts (Lodge) yester day. In order to defend the Monroe Doc trine. The Senator almost said we were In danger from Germany on account of that doctrine. The doctrine Is dearly cherished by the American people. It la regarded as a vital principle, and It will never bo surrendered at the challenge of any government, even though we have to empty the almost unlimltable resources of the country in its defense. I believe there has not been a time in E0 years when there was less danger than there Is today of the challenge of the Monroe Doctrine by any government under the sky. I was surprised at the suggestion contained In .the speech of the Senator from Massachusetts yesterday as an ar gument In favor of the speedy comple tion of the ships or of increasing our Navy that it might be necessary to meet the challenge of that doctrine by Ger many. I do not believe It. "I have, on authority, warrant for as serting that there has not been a time when there existed a more cordial rela tion between the United States and Ger many than existe today. I look for no war, no trouble with the Empire of Ger many. I think there is no foundation for any such suggestion, but we must have a large Navy. I do not eay that we have become a first-class nation In .the sense that we" have not been one, but we are (Concludtd en Second Page.) "a CARE OF VETERANS McBride's Bill for Indian Warl and Philippine Soldiers. WOULD ADMIT TO STATE HOMES Provision for a Board to Determine the Desirability of Locating' a ' Drydoclc oa the Columbia. , "WASHINGTON, May 12. Senator Mc Bride has introduced a bill amending the law which allows state Soldiers' Homes $100 a year for the care of each veteran, of tho Civil War, so as to admit the In dian "War veterans and veterans of the Philippine and Spanish "Wars at the soma rate. The Senator has also introduced as an amendment to the sundry civil bill an ap propriation of $3CO,CO0 for a launch for the customs service at Victoria. He had pending today, waiting to offer,, and will offer It Monday, an amendment providing for a board, of officers to deter." mine the desirability of locating a dry dock on the Columbia River. Land for Indian "War Veterans. It Is a pretty well recognized tact "in Washington that there Is not the ghost of a show of passing the Indian "War vet eran pension bill, and many of the vet erans, after long years of waiting, ac cordingly turned their efforts in another direction, and are now urging the pas sage of another bill in their interest, which provides for giving a land warrant for 1C0 acres to each of the survivors of the Indian wars of Oregon, and other "Western states. This bill would undoubt edly have a better chance of passing than the pension bill, for, in the first place, it does not require an appropriation, and. secondly, does not establish a precedent for service pensions. One of the argu ments advanced In favor of the Indian -3Var pension bill was that the survivors are all old men, and that to derive any benefit from the legislation, it would have to be enacted at an early date. It Is now thought that a tract of 160 acres of Gov ernment land would be of more material benefit to the veterans than the pension that they would secure, and in view o the short time they would draw this pen sion, this latter contention is probably correct. Representative Tongue, who in troduced such a land warrant bill early In the session, has been called upon to secure Its passage, and is now seeking, through the aid of Representative Moody, to secure a favorable report on this bill, in the hope that it may be passed before adjournment. Army Veterinary Corps. The committee on military affairs, when It was considering the Army reorganiza tion bill, turned down all efforts to create a veterinary corps in the Army. This was taken up in the Senate, however, and pushed with a great deal of vigor, and It was finally put through by a very narrow majority. The increase in the number of officers Is considerable. "We begin with a Colonel, and have 33 other officers who are to become permanent Army officers. It adds another civilian staff, as a matter. of fact, which many people do not believe is necessary. The fact. Is that nearly every cavalry officer knows about all that is necessary to know about horsesThese, together with the regular veterinary sur geons, who are already In the Army, ara sufficient, but this did not satisfy certain interests, and the amendment was made to the Army bill. It (transpires that the principal fight was made for one Dr. Huldekooper, who, according to his card, Is a veterinary sur geon. It was this same Huldekooper who was made a Lieutenant-Colonel and Chief Surgeon at Chlckamaugar and who was blamed for a great deal of the disastrous inefficiency of the medical corp3 of that camp. It Is said that Huldekooper is now to be made a Colonel of the new corps when it Is created. It Is possible that tha House will sit down on this provision, as the Army is generally against It, and Huldekooper Is trying to force himself upon the Army in defiance of the protests of the Secretary of "War and many other officials. Talking Too Much. It is evident that the Navy Department desires to Impress upon the Naval offi cers that they are educated and paid for some other purpose than to talk too much about their fellow-officers, and to the dis credit of the Navy generally. The recent reprimand of Secretary Long to Captain Chadwlck Is a case In point. Now, the Navy Department Is rather fond of Cap tain Chadwlck. He was given a very good command during the Spanish "War, being Captain of the New York, the flag ship of the North Atlantic fleet. He was and still Is a very ardent champion ot Rear-Admiral Sampson, and is conse quently a very intense and implacable en emy of Rear-Admiral Schley. About the time that the Navy Department hoped tha Sampson-Schley controversy was at an end, Chadwlck appears In an Interview speaking In very vicious terms of Rear Admiral Schley, and his condemnation was also a condemnation of the Navy De. partment. It matters not what Schley did or what he did not do, during tha Spanish "War. The fact remains thai since that time the Navy Department rec ommended and the President nominated him tp be advanced six numbers for gal lant and meritorious services during the Spanish "War. More than that; the Pres ident made him a member of the first commlssiop to visit Porto Rico for the settlement of affairs between theUnlted States ana Spain, regarding the transfer of tha island and property to the United States. Since that time, Rear-Admiral Schley has been made commander of the South Atlantic station, an unimportant post. It Is true, for a man who has dona so much, yet It Is a, good command. Bryan's Extravagant Claims. The various claims put out by Bryan from time to time as to what states he Is going to carry and how the Democratic party's going to succeed attract attention. Bryan Is the most optimistic man tnat ever was a continuous candidate for Pres ident, and he will, of course, make thess extravagant claims for the sake of con vincing the Democratic party that'll should nominate him. New Kind of Freight Cars. PITTSBURG, May 12. The Pressed Steel Car Company has decided to meet the demands for Its steel under frame wooden boxcars, and to this end the pres ent works of the company at McKeo's Rocks will be enlarged to provide for an output of 80 cars of the type in question per day. "When the addition Is completed, the total car capacity of the company will be ISO cars per day, an Increase of SO per cent over the present capacity and a net increase of 2G0 per cent over the capacity of the company ono year ago. Orders already received aggregate J1.5O0.W0. The change will In no way affect the steel car field of the company, being 6lmply a departure Into the. field whlca has not been-covered. " V --. I ,,aiMMIII v I HI i -