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CHAMP CLARK
MAKES FEW
REMARKS
Gentleman From Missouri Does
Not Believe There Is Such a
Thin as Harmony In
Republican Party.
Good Feeling Prevails Only on
Surface, Dissension Prevad.
In$ All Through.
NO DOUBT ABOUT ROOSEVELT
Democratic Mrmbw llelieve
That Ilia Nomination Will
He itecleved Sullenly by
Alleged Supporters.
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Washington, March 28.-Th aundry
civil appropriation bill was before the
house today, but the debate took a
wide rang. Mr. GlIK of Maasachua
etta, used considerable time In answer
In some atatemcnt recently made on
the floor by Mr. Hplgutt, of Mississ
ippi, regarding the rare question. He
declared he had supposed there waa
no social grades In the United States
but every man had a right to choose
hla own frlenda and associates among
thoae most In sympathy with himself,
He defended the president for Inviting
Hooker T. Washington to dine with
him, and said the president waa a man
ot big heart, aa well aa birth, breeding
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.Cluunit lUik, of temul, w iled
' a comprehensive chapter to the cam-
In the delivery of a carefully pre
pared speech on the tariff question In
the house. Mr. Clark said In open
Ing:
"We go forth to buttle with 'tar
Iff reduction and genuine reciprocity'
Inscribed upon our bnnner."
He then drew a line of demarkatlon
between the tariff Ideas of the two
parties and dwelt at length on the
"stand pat" declaration of the republi
can. He called attention to the dis
senting element of that party who,
he said, marched under the banner of
the "Iowa Idea," and Inferentlally he
classed this element as democrats.
"Republican harmony, which they
spell with a big 'H"' said Mr. Clark,
"la only on the surface, while reub
llcan dlasenelon pervades the grand
old purty through and through. They
may be able, by hook and by crook, to
get together for this election but that
there will be a sloughing off of the
party which will amount to a split In
the near future la Indicated by all
slgna of the times. That Colonel
Roosevelt will be nominated appears
to be a certainty, but hundreds of
thousunds of republicans will support
him under protest.
"The 'stand patters' will make the
paltform but a large majority will re
ceive It sullenly. In fct, the weeding
out process of the tariff reform re
publicans has already begun.
Mr. Clark referred to Representa
tives Hepburn and drosvenor . as
"luminaries of the first magnitude in
the congressional galaxy and high prln
ces In the temple of protection." He
took Hepburn to task for saying In a
speech that the production of pig Iron
In this country had only Increased 11.-
000,000 tons ten years ago to 4t.OQO.000
tons In 0t Clark declared that, In
1902 the production In the United
States was 17.121.100 tons. He then
quoted Hepburn's statement, In this
same speech, "I live In a county of tk,-
000 people, a farming community.
There Is not a protected Industry in
that county," and commented on It aa
follows:
"Uy that one declaration, unwittingly
uttered, no doubt the gentleman from
Iowa answers completely all the re pub
llcan speeches, ' editorials and essays
as to how the high tariff should be
adjusted."
The "stand pat" policy Clark attrlb-
tued to General Grosvenor, who, he
said, waa Interviewed shortly after
the election In Ohio In November, 1901
and In exuberance of spirit said re
garding the election, "It means that
there la no more prospect of the Ding
ley tariff ratea being tinkered with
than there is of amending the 10 com
mandmenta." ,
- ORDERS UNDER THE BAN.
Religious Institution In Franoe Denied
All Power te Instruct.
Paris, March 28. Uy a declalve ma
Jorlty the chamber of deputies tonight
passed the government bill for the sup
presslon of all kinds of teachings
by religious orders. This supplements
and completes the work begun by
Former Premier M. Waldeck-Rouaseau
in 1901.
The parliamentary battle over the
bill waa one of the severest which the
chamber of deputies has seen in recent
years.
An amendment waa carried despite
the wishes of Premier Combes, which
renders the measure Inapplicable to
the colonies, but the premier waa care
ful to point out that this does not af
feet the power conferred on the govern
ment by the law of 101 of closing such
schools In colonies by decree.
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CHICAGO LAWYER WOULD PUT
STOP TO BUILDING PANAMA
CANAL BY INJUNCTION
In a skirmish that occurred between
Anjua and Tlngju
Files BlU of fequity to Enjoin Secretary
Shaw, New Panama Canal Company
and Others Interested in the
Fnterprise of Progress.
Attorney Wilson Insists That He Represents None but Himself,
though Admitting That Such Statement Will Not Be Be-lieved-Statcd
by One Who Professes to Know That
Bogota People Are Backing Up the Action.
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Washington, March 28. Warren II.
Wllaon, a lawyer of Chicago, today
filed In the district supreme ' court a
bill In equity for an Injunction against
Secretary Shaw, the Republic of Pan
ama, the New Panama Canal Com
pany of France and others to stop the
construction of the Panama canal.
Wilson, who came here solely to. In
stitute proceedings, left for Chicago
tonight He said that In bringing the
proceedings he represented no one ex
cept himself, although he does not ex
pect the people to believe that He
said the question appealed to him per
sonally, and he proposed to fight the
case along to the supreme court of the
United Statea
son. Wilson started working on the
Panama case about a month ago, after
he had been visited every day for a
week by a prominent merchant of Bo
gota. He has at least five client in
Bogota, but I have never learned their
names. In view of hla connection with
these people, the logical conclusion is
that they are the ones that are res
ponslble for the legal proceedings
brought in Washington today."
Maintained by Carmack that Authority
., Has Been Stretched
Washington, March 2 J. The senate
today for three hours discussed the
order of the pension bureau in making
old age an evidence of disability and
then passed the District of Columbia
appropriation bllL DUcusalon of tbe
pension order waa based on the reso
lution offered some days ago by Mr.
Carmack declaring the committee on
Judiciary to Inquire Into the authority
of an executive branch of the govern
ment to make such an order. ' Carmack
contended that no such authority ex
ists, but several republican senators
argued that the order waa in line with
the regulation iasued by Judge Loc li
re n, commissioner of pension under
rieveland. flxinc 65 years of aire aa an
evidence of intimity. They also de
clared that the new order would have
Jhly the effect of affording prime facte
giving, a pension solely because the age
of C2 years had been reached by a
pension applicant ,
BACKED BY BOGOTA PEOPLE
Chicago Attorney Bellevea that Wilson
Has Colombian Clients.
Chicago, March 28. Attorney Hawea
who occupies the same office In thla city
"I am of the opinion that some Bo
gota people, who are opposed to the
Panama canal project are behind Wll
DEFENSE 13 TECHNICAL.
San' Francisco, March 28. The pre
liminary, hearing of F. A. Hyde and
Henry Dlrnond, accused of obtaining
government land by fraudlent means,
waa returned today before United
Statea Commissioner Heacock. The at
torneys for the defendants asked that
they be discharged on the ground that
the United States had not been de
frauded. They claimed that if fraud
had been committed it waa against the
statea of Oregon and California and
In that ease the acevsed men were an
swerabie to those states. The Indict
ment waa also attacked on other tech
nlcal grounds.
H. H. Rand Quits as Head of Salary
Division in Department. ,
Washington, March M. The post
master-general today accepted the res
ignation of H. B. Rand as superin
tendent of the division of salaries and
allowances In postofflce department
During the postal Inquiry It was
charged he was interested In the pro
motion of numerous speculative en
terprises, mostly mining companies.
The Brlstow report failed to sustain
the charges, but Rand never appeared
again officially at the department and
it was generally understood he, never
would resume his official duties.
REPORT SAYS THAT PORT
IS BOTTLED BY JAPANESE
Toklo, Monday, March 28. A tele
gram received from Nlu Chwang this
afternoon says that at 3 o'clock yester
day morning the Japanese succeeded In
sinking four steamers at the mouth of
Port Arthur. A flotilla of destroyers
convoyed the merchantmen, which
were subsequently sunk, and rescued
the "volunteers crew. Later the Jap
ese battleships bombarded the town
and Its defenses.
8teamship Detained
Nagaskt, March 28. The eteamBhip
Brlsgavla j was arrested at Mojl on
Friday last by the authorities, her
manifest showing that among her
cargo were seven field guns and 200
tons of shipbuilding material. When
It wus explained satisfactorily that
this was consigned to Klen Chow,
China, the vessel was released. She
left yesterday, the 2"th Inst, for
Shanghai, her destination.
"A Chinese junk which has arrived
here reports having seen on the morn
Ing of March 28, 11 seaworthy Russian
vessels maneuvering in the vicinity of
the Japanese fleet, which was also
maneuvering. No sound of firing was
heard here"
Little News Reaches London.
London, March 28. No further news
has been received here regarding the
Port Arthur engagement with the ex
ceptlon that the Telegraph's Tlnkow
correspondent says the Japanese bom
bardment badly damaged the forward
part of the Barbette and the Russian
battleship Csarevltch. ,
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Civilians Mutt Remain. ;
St. Petersburg, March 28. Lieuten
ant-General Stoessel, In command at
Port Arthur, has Issued an order for
bidding civilian functionaries to de
sert from their posts and seek safety
during bombardments. General Stoes
sel sarcastically observes that he has
not seen them at the batteries when
the enemy was attacking.
Wary of Torpedoes.
Parla, . March 28. The St Petera
burg correspondent ot the Matin says
it la not known since the death of
Captain Stepanoff, commander of the
torpedo transport Tlenesei, which waa
blown up, where the torpedoes have
been placed and hence it is impossible
for the Russian ships to approach
Dalny where there are known to be
many.
Looking for Land BatVle-
Paris, March 28. The Echo de Paris'
St Petersburg corespondent says that
the war office general staff expects that
the first land engagement in the far
east will take place in about one week.
' Sizing up Each Other.
London, March 28. The Wei Hal
Wei correspondent of the Times says:
" Order Grey Uniforms.
St. Petersburg, March 28. In order
that the Russian troops shall not pres
ent a bright target for the enemy, an
order has been Issued by the minis.
tery Of war directing that grey Instead
of white shall be the color of the
uniform during the summer season.
Fleet to go East.
Paris, March 28. The Petit Jour
nal's St. Petersburg j correspondent
says: ' "I learn that the fleet to
sail to the far east about June 15, will
consist of eight battleships, 11 cruls
era and torpedo boat destroyers, the
number of which has not been fixed.
Returns With Prizes.
Paris, March 28. The St Petersburg
correspondent of the Petit Parlsienne
aaya It Is rumored that the Vladivos
tock squadron has returned to port
with several prises Including a Jap
anese warship.
Smallpox Epidemic
Irkutsk, Sloeria, March 28. Small
pox has become epidemic in the inter
ior of this province. The authorities
have taken measures to stamp out the
disease which has yet not affected the
troops. ' '
; Land Skirmish Reported.
Seoul,, March 28. 5:15 a. m. Report
has reached here that 50 Japanese and
10 Cossacks were killed and wounded
PENSION ORDER DISCUSSED.
JURY RETURNS
VERDICT OF
GUILTY
Senator Burton of Kansas Con
victed in United States Dis
trict Court of Accepting
Bribery From Co.
Protects Interests Before Post
office DepartmentWhen Gov
rnment Is Interested.
DISAGREEMENT IS SETTLED
POSTAL OFFICIAL RESIGNS.
Referee Displease Audience.
ChJeago. March tg-Abe Attell. was
given a decision over Aurello Herrera
tonight at the end of a six round con
test The verdict of the referee did
not meet with the approval of the
spectators, three quarters of whom
were of the opinion that the fight
should have gone to Herrera.
River Lowers Rapidly.
Grand Rapids, Mick, March 28.
The flood conditions In Grand River
valley have greatly improved la the
past 24 hours and unless there should
be a fall of rain, which '.s threatened
tonight further damage from high wa
ter has, passed. Since morning' the
river has lowered nine Inches.
Baseball 8cores.
Fresno Portland 1. Tacoma $..
Lecture by Judge Brings Lone
' Juror Into Line so That er-
dict It Rendered Motion
; for New Trial Filed.
t St Louis, Mo, March 28. Joseph
Ralph Burton, United Statea senator
from Kansas, was convicted by a Jury
in the United States district court to
day on the charge of having; accepted
compensation to protect the Interests
of Rial to Grain and Securities Com
pany, of St Louis before the postofflce
department In matters in. which the
government is directly or indirectly In
terested. The Jury deliberated 41 hours
A motion for a new trial was Im
mediately filed by counsel for the sen
ator. Judge Adams thereupon order
ed that Senator Burton appear In court
either In person or by proxy, at 19
o'clock from day to day until the court
has heard the argument for a new trial
and if decided against him to fix his
punishment. . .: -. -
. For a time there threatened to be a
disagreement of the Jury. The Jury
was brought before Judge Adams, who
asked the cause of the delay. He was
told that 11 Jurors had agreed, but the
twelfth stood alone. The court ad
monished the lone Juror that the ex
pense of a new trial should not be In
curred because ot him waiting to agree
with the majority of the Jury. A pre
cedent was quoted, showing that the
majority ol the jurors should decide
the case before them and a verdict be
rendered accordingly.. The Jury was
then told to poll its vote, once more.
Soon after the Jury reported, bringing
a verdict but Judge Adams found that
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