TBI OFFICIAL AND LEADING PAPE1
OF GILLIAM COUNTY.
UBLIBHBD IVBBT M1DAT IT
LOAN P. SHU T T,
Cllfr aa Proprietor.
SA3 TB1II TIKES THE CIBCULATIO
OF ANT PAPER IN THE COUNTY.
ADTKBTIIIMa BATHS.
CONDON
Professional card,.,- 00 par month
One sonar ... 1 M Mr month
One-anaiter coinma.,Hn..HIM . I 90 per month
On half coiara a w. ....... ( 00 per mouth
Onejolnmn...................,.....10 00 per month
Bulneu local will b charged at 10 cent p
line (or 0 rat Insertion and I cent par Una there
after. Legal advertisement will In all eaae b
charted to the party ordering then, at legal
rate, and paid (oi before affidavit la fumlahed
Bab.crlptloa Mat.
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On year (In advance).
It mil paid In advance
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CONDON, GILLIAM CO., OREGON, Fill DAY, FJEHUUAltY 11, 1898.
NO. 48.
GLOBE
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Wd fan Pmlnffim at Omm. Orcoem, u
W I mall n't,r
OrritlAL IIIKKOTOttt.
United State.
Protldetit -..Wllllnm. MrKlnley
Vlne-lTH.Wnt (inrrotl A. llohart
Heuretary of Kinti. .. John Sherman
fceoretary nl Treasury l.rimitt J. (ihka
Serreiery u( Ihli rlor Cnriiellha N. Ill
Heuretarynf Viar..,.. ltiiwll A. Alr
Secretary of Navy John p. nn
roeiieatMicniral.., Jiiiiii'n A. llnry
AIUirii..Jirm,ri, Jewel. h Mckeniia
Secretary uf Agriculture nines tt II Km
State of Oregon.
flnvernnr Wm. P. Lord
JWrutnry of fctimi, II. H. Klm-ald
Treasurer , Phil, Mvtwliail
Aliiirtiey-fli'iiwrnl c. M. ldlmnaii
fu(t. ol PuLIUi Instruction..... H. M. Irwin
Senator j ' w- Mclirlde
Coi.Rr.iH.moh j:;EEEtfS'.
Trlnlet W. H. Urdu
. ( C. K. Wnlvertnn
Supreme Judge . P. A. Moora
J U.S. licua
Seventh Judicial District.
Jnilgii W. L. tlradshaw
Pron-ciitlng Attorney ,... A. A. Jnvne
Member ol Mato Hoard..... W. C. Will
illlllam County.
Joint Ci-nntnr fur Ullllum, Wierman and
wKcM'iuuUt , K. II. Imfnr
Heprrseiitaiivit J. K. Iiavld;
J'l'luo W. J. Mariner.
Clerk ; h. N. l-rssurl
Sheriff w. I,. W llrox
Treasurer , H. II. Marker
commiwioiiere j zZZ"ZZZ ZM.til"?
AMor .! ZZZZlZ.Z'."'it.'6. Clarke
rVhool HiiKrlntfinleiit.... V.. W. ImxKiit
I. Surveyor , Jiuirty lirown
Slock iimiwK'tor Hi.lMtrt M. JiiIiiimiu
O. II. N. ... Thne Varrt.
Two panMiigitr trnliu Until wuy" each day,
iT Itm; sn.
FpokaiH' Kinrp leavwi t'lirlluiid dully at J;4J
p. m , and mriv.' et Arllimlun at 7:i . In.
Kt niKll louvin i'lirllniid l p. m., and ar
rlvi m ArlltiKKui at W a. in.
. wrjrr annsD.
Tl mall, via tvndli'inn, Walla Walla and
Wtillnln, arrlvi'i at ArllnxliMi at M a. in.,
ml at Portland 8 . in.
Portland li.n x arrlvn at ArllliKlun at 6:!1I
a. in , and al PiiMlnnd at II: m.
Part hy Uml to han ("rani'luio have iM't n re
dnri'illlrt I'nt.in, : aiwraxt', I- 'o, Includliiit
Bivnl. and lii rllm. Tl.rouli tn ki-in are aold lu
ArllliKton. P. C. HINtil.K, AKi'lil.
JJH. J. J. JKrfiAS "
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Condon, Or.
Office- Oroirnn avn., lt(H-n CatliolloCharcb
and realilelit-e ol K, P. hhull.
1W. IMWMSll
J.
Attorney at Law,
Notary Public and Conveyancer,
Condon, Or.
('nllerllonaand Inaitratire. Tcrma reaannalile,
Olnrv In rt ar of puiHollaeliUllUlni;, Muliiauvut,
ttl!IH.P.Y A IMHIVSM.
I K. A. U, (Itirlry. W. II. Dobynt.
Attorn jj and Oouaselors at Law
Arlhirton, or.
I'. B. ''ominlmloncr nnd Votary Pnl.lln In
ofTiO". Prartn-n III all Hi elate and frdcral
entirunf t.iri-Kon anil WaahlnittiMl. All kind
oil!, r-. Ian I and li-ual la Iik m Iruiiawti'd.
"arli ncton-fossil
...STAGH LINE...
H . K P. K D A A . . H i 1 1 . V I K, P KOP It I P. I U.S.
L...... I...... 4 ..It. ... ,..
Fwll (fJ) milt').. . (LMill Coiind Irlp !!)
Vn HUM mill"") on Itoiilid trip 7 Ml
iHMloll (.W lllllisn). II mi KoiiimI trip Kno
t'li'Ul ( ' inlh-a) !(.) Kolllid trip ,1 :tl
tHn (I'J inlli'n) ..... I U Hound Irlp 2,(4)
fclnlli- IcBVl'H Arllnuton
n- iiiihii IfiL'f Miimtav
ejo'i'pti'd) i til t o'l'iiwk
Hjiftu-tii hi .m ,m iin i mi" ntijiniiHJii . 0
p. ill. and arrlvr at Koll at 7 p. in,
roniforiiittio o.iactiuhHnd riiruiiil.t.xiierlent,ed
drlvt-ra.
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TO THE
OIVE8 THB CHOIOI OF
TWO TRANSCONTINENTAL
ROUTES
GREAT
KSRTHEEH BY.
VIA
SPOKANE,
MINNEAPOLIS,
ST. PAUL
AND
CHICAGO.
SHOUT LINE.
VIA
SALT LAKE.
DENVER.
OMAHA
AND
KANSAS CITY.
LOWEST RATH" TO ALL
KAtUtCllN CI11KS.
Ocean Strainers Leave Portland Every ( Day
SAN FRANCISCO.
BtcRtncra Monthly from Portland to
Yokohama and Hong Kong, via th
Northern Pacific 8teamhlp Co., In con
nection with the O. R. A N. .
For lull Information call on O. R. A K. agent,
K. 0. HINDLE, Arlington, Or., r
a'ldrR8
p nVVK.1,1., OA HUM, & CO., Ocnprnl AgenU
floitlmin PiiclllcHiunmiililp Co., Portland, Or.
W. H. HURLBUftT,
Sen. rauenger Agent, Portland, Oregon
0 B
lliraiS OF THE DAY
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
rERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
In Interacting Cnllrrtlon of IUma From
the Vew (and the Old World In
Condenaod and Comprehmialvo Form
Tliomun Thompnon, ox-mlnlBtor tt
Brazil, ex-reprenttritativp, f x-soorotary
of stitto, and onn ct themont proinlripril
DmiiooratH in Culifornin, out hi throat
wlille temporarily I unarm at Han Jam,
The liritlnh Atlug Company, of Pana
ma, Jnifi ofTorod to purchiuie railroailt
from oconii to ocean and fi teamen
owned by the guvernmnnt foi $1,500,
000 ailvur. Tho govt-rntueut dcmandi
13,500,000.
Word hai boon recoivod in Spokane
from Waxhiiiton that the committee
on ngricnltur h:u reported favorably
Senator Wurron'a nmondinonta for the
OHtiililifliment of a diviaion of Irriga
tion in the agricultural department.
Tho monthly statement of the public
dvbt jtirit Hound ahowa that at the clone
of btminoHn January 31, tho doht, Ions
caHh in the trt-aaury, amoiinted to tl,
011,701,838, an increane for tho month
of $13,680,771. This incrcsiHO la ao
counted for by the docrcaKO in the
amount of cah on hand.
The iiiont violent storm known nine
1851 iwppt tho ahoroi of Cape Ann
Tuoxilny ni(ht and early 'Woiliiemlay
moriiinif, ciuiHiiiR heavy loxa of lilo and
about I'.'OO.OOO ikmagu. More than a
dozon vcnnla aro anhuro war Glonoca
ter, at leant four more are lost and
many other aro damagi'd. Tho water
front of Gloucester harbor and alono
tho cape la dotted with wreck nnd
wreckage, golioonern, aloopft and othor
vi'HHeU having been driven anhoro by
tho fierce galo.
A AVaHhinRton aporinl aays: Repre
gentative Kllia, of Oregon, ia very anil-
oua to have tlio land aouth of Hood
River and Mount Hood excluded from
tho Canendo foreat reMervo, and oponotl
up to acttliimont. Ho holda that thin
land, being very fertile and well locat
ed, should bo given up to farm and
aehonl purposed, and opened to thorn
wihinf( to avail theniHelvea of iti
many advantages. JiiHt now the In
terior department hat) tho matter un
der consideration, but from what Mr.
Kllia haa heard from oftlciala there,
and from his ool long ties in coiin-Nft, he
fue.lH tolerably certain of aiieceeding in
having this land thrown open to nettle
mttiit. Chief of Police Janaen,of Milwankoo,
liaa decided to put a Plop to all boxing
oontcsta in that city in tho future.
Mrs. Julia Dorr, the well-known
authori'Na and poet, ia ieorted to be
critically ill at her home in Rutland,
Vt.
Mrs. Hearst, widow of Senator
Hearst, (b visiting the City of Mexico,
ami haa been received with publie
honors.
li'mliop, tho man who nsnawinateJ
tho Kraailian mlniHter of war last No
vember, hua commiltea tnicnio in
prison.
There ia much excitement in liolivia
and the presa is uiyiiiK tho govern
ment to prepare for an impending war
with Peru.
Over half a million pounds of
napthn were burned and Beveral per
sons hint their lives during a conflagra
tion at Baku, Russia.
Roar Admiral McNair, who has been
succeeded in command of tho Asiatic
squadron by Commodore Dewey, has
arrived in Kan Francisco.
Three men were killed and four in
jured in a head-end collision between
two freight trains on tho Louisvillo &
Kashvillo, near Upton, Ky.
A lodge of free milling quartz ten
feet wide and assaying as high as $500
a ton was struck in the Roanoke mine
near, Mokelumne hill, Cat., at a depth
of 400 feet.
The Control Labor Union, of Now
York, has passed a resolution opposing
the bill ponding in the New York leg
islature for the opening of tho theatota
in that olty on Sunday.
Goorge 8. Yantlo and A. M. Hyde,
of Sheboygan, have started on a jour
noy to the Holy Land, where the" go
to carry assistance to a colony of Dun
kards, who wont to Palestine in No
vember, 1805.
George O. Howard, Bup.'rlntendont
of schools of West Bridgewator, Mass.
moderator at the last town meeting
and ex-Btato representative, is a self-
confessed forger to tho exont of $000,
and ia under arrest.
Ross W. Latshaw, of Kansas City,
cx-justlce of tho peace, was acquitted
bv a iurv in tho criminal court of the
oharge of attempting to bribe a iuror in
the recent trial of Dr. Goddard for the
murder of Fred J. Jackson.
Mrs. Lucille Blackburn Lane, daugh
ter of ex-Senator Blackburn, of Ken
tuoky, who accidentally shot hereolf
with a revolver two weeks ago, Is again
in a serious condition, after a period ol
improvement, and her relatives and
physicians are apprehonsivo lest the
wound, with new coin plications whiun
have net in, may result fatally.
JAPANESE MAY VOTE.
Thin Tlinlr Opposition to Annexation of
Hawaii Ia Unmoved.
Washington, Feb. 7. Japan has
been removed as an (dement In the
opposition to tho consummation of the
annexation of the Hawaiian Islands by
the United States by conclusion of an
agreement with Japan. This docu
ment, which has not been generally
taken into account in the consideration
of means for adjuring three question,
that have arisen over the status of Jap
anese In Hawaii, goes into effect in
July, next year, and -among other
things, it confers upon Japanese within
the territory of the United Mate all
the rights accorded to the citizens of
the most favored nation, which, of
course, carries with it rights of natur
alization and the rights of franchises.
Promiming that annexation it effected,
tho Japanese in Hawaii will, in 1800,
have the same rights as thoss in tho
present limits of the United States.
All that remains to be fixed is the
status of tho Japanese during the tirao
that must elapso between the adoption
of tho annexation treaty and the begin
ning of the operation of tho Japanese
treaty in 1800. As the pending an
nexation treaty provides for tho ap
pointment of a commission to visit the
islands and prepare such legislation as
may ho necessary to consummate tho
amalgamation of the territories, this
last question can easily bo adjusted,
along with other details in the bill to
bo rejtortod to congress.
A MURDEROUS FIT.
Terrible Peed of a Farmer Who Sud
denly Herein Iniins,
Little Rock, Ark., Fob. 7. Saul E.
Autrey, a farmer, accompanied by lug
family, went early yesterday morning
to visit hia aged father and mother,
living near Mulberry. Shortly after
his arrival Autrey became engaged in
religious argument with the old
folks. Suddenly ho grasped an iron
bar, killed his aged father, mother and
his 10-year-old Bon, and seriously
wonniUxl bis wile an;l three remaining
children, two of whom are not exect'
ed to live. His wife and el.lcrt daugh
ter, although badly hurt, managed to
notify tho neighbors. hen they
reached the house they found Autiey a
raving raaniao, with hia clothing on
fire. He was overpowered after a hard
Struggle The three victims of tho
crazy man lay on tho floor, beaten and
mangled almost beyond recognition
lie ha been chained all day, talking
incoherently and swearing that
witches were the cause of the trouble.
Stole Charity l'aa.r.
Cincinnati, Feb. 7. Tho railways
here have discovered that thev have
been awindlod out of tlioii.-t.iti'ln of dol
lars by bogus orders of the mayor for
pauper passes. These orders were
printed and bound in pads with the
name of tho mayor and hid secretary
printed on them. Instead of signing
them, tho city sealer stamp hail been
used, but throtiL'h carelessness, the or
ders were finally given out without
stumping. Recently, many pads got
into tho h-inds of scalpers and have
been sold for months by ticket brokers.
Tho discoveries date back as far as last
October. One railway tracked over
$1,000 worth of them today on its lino
nnd other lines are proceeding with
investigations. Joseph and Lvm in
Hess were arrested on the charge of
purloining charity passes from tho
mayor's oftlce. Their brother, Harry,
has been employed in that ofllce. Sam
uel Phillips was arrested charged with
selling them, on which tickets were
issued at tho ticket omen. Other ar
reBts will follow.
Cirent Cracker Combine.
Chicago, Feb. 5. All the biicuit
and cracker companies between Salt
Lake on tho west, Portland, Mo., on
tho east, St. Paul on the north, and
Now Orleans on tho souh, will tomor
row morning bo under one manage
ment. Tho name of tho new oorjsira
tion, which was incorisirated in New
Jersey, with a capital of $35,000,000 of
preferred and $30,000,000 common
stock, is tho National Biscuit Com
pany. Tho actual transfer of tho
deeds of tho various plants controlled
by three companies merged into the
present company took place today,
Tho company has purchased all the
assets, bills receivable and operating
plants of all tho bakeries which were
controlled by the American Biscuit
Company, United State flaking Com
pany, and tho New York Biscuit Com
pany. It also assumes all the indebt
edness of these companies.
Trlbeamen Honied.
Calcutta, Fob. 7. A telegram from
Parsul eays that General Mayno sight
ed tho enemy, numbering 1,500, at 8
o'clock Monday morning, holding the
entrance of the western pass loading to
Turbat. He attacked them, and tried
to turn their loft, sending a body of
infantry and dismounted cavalry to
turn the flank. Tho action lasted two
hours, and the enemy wero completely
routed, losing about 100 killed. The
British losses wero three Balucha kill
ed and eight wounded. '
rerlahed on an lee Vine.
St. John's, N. F., Feb. 5. Eight of
the 10 men who went adrift yesterday
on an ico floe in Tiinity bay reached
land tonight, badly frostbitten. It is
believed that tho othors perished.
11
Cubans to Buy Their Inde
pendence of Spain.
MORE TROUBLE IN HAVANA
The United Htat. Onlarr Montgomery
Leave for Cuban ForU-Heveral Otlw
Mir Fiiiiue.
Chffflfo, Feb. 7. A-special to tho
Tribune from Washington says: Se
cret neogtiations are now actually in
progress between the state department
and the insurgents in Cuba looking to
a stoppage of the war on some financial
basis to lie agreed upon hereafter.
President McKinley has not recognized
the insurgents as belligerents, and ho
cannot therefore treat with them open
ly, as ho would do with a diplomatic
representative of an independent na
tion. Direct communication has, how
ever, been had within the last few
weeks between the insurgent govern
ment And the administration here.
Tho insurgents have expressed per
fect willingness to assume a reasonable
share of the Spanish bonds issued
against the Cuban revenues. The
proposition baa been considered with
some favor, and the president and his
cabinet have discussed several plans for
guarateeing tho Cuban debt on the solo
basis of independence.
These negotiations hare gone side
by side with the gradual massing of
the bhips of the North Atlantic squad
ron within striking distance of Cuba.
Orders to tho oruisor Montgomery to
sail at once for the harbor of Matanzas
have beon issued, and the ship is ex
pected to be received there quite as cor
dially as the Maine was in Havana.
The orders to her commander contem
plate a call on Consul Br ice at Matan
zas. Should everything be found peace
able the ship will proceed to Santiago
de Cuba, but should affairs look
threatening in Matanzas, another ship
will quietly be slipped to the latter
port, and before Captain-General Blan
zo knows what is hapining to him
American ghlps will bo in the harbor
af every important port in Cuba.
The gradual occupation of the island
by a naval force ia understood to be
part and parcel of the negotiations
with the insurgents. When they aro
soncluded, if everything goes well, the
United States will bo in a position to
offer Spain a heavy fiancial bonus for
giving up tho island, while at the
same time the insurgents will find
themselves in a position to mnko a
junction with the United States naval
forces at any one of the half dozen
ports.
A cablegram has beon sent by tho
state department to Consul Brico at
Matanzas notifying him that the Mont
gomery is en route to that port, and
directing him to make the necessary
arrangements for its reception. Al
though it is not admitted by state de
partment officials, the impression pre
vails that Consul Brice.in advising the
department of tho recent Tiots occurr
ing in Matanzas, suggested that a war
ship should be immediately sent there
for tho protection of American inter
ests. The fact that the state depart
ment requested that the Montgnmety
be sent there strengthens this be'ief.
The sending of the Montgomery to
Matanzas is regarded here as of equal
lmiHirtance to tho dispatching of tho
Maine to Havana.
Stripped of Ilia liank.
Now York, Feb. 7. Official state
ments which will soon be published are
to the effect that tho reason that Gen
eral Blanco was not successful in se
curing Genoral Raid's surrender was
that General Rabi bad been arrested
by General Garcia and stripped of hia
rank because it was feared ho would
surrender, says tho Havana corres
pondent of tho Herald. General llubi's
brother, it is reported, had been ar
rested by order of General Garcia for
tho aamo reason.
Failing in securing the presentation,
Spaniard here expected General Blanco
to take the field and conduct a vigorous
and aggressive campaign. He publicly
announced that such was his intention,
but for some reason his plans miscarried
and now ho is coming home without
having struck a decisive blow.
Kejiorta say tho rebel forces under
General Garcia inflicted a severe blow
on the Spanish under General Linares
and General Luquo, killing several
offleors. Reports say that 85 were
killed or wounded.
Volunteers are making threats again,
and the authorities, in order to be fully
prepared, have deemed it necessary to
take precautions against a demonstra
tion. Guards have been placed about
public buildings and the American con
sulate. One of the most important engage
ments of the present campaign in the
Orient was fought on January 21. near
Caiman, between tho forces under Gen
eral Luquo and the rebels under Gen
eral Garoia. The Spanish, it is report
ed, had 150 killod and a largo number
wonndod. From accounts received the
Bght was a veritable slaughter, the
Spaniards being boxed np in a ravine.
General Luque sent to Canto, where
the main body of troops was stationed,
for assistance, and commenced to re
treat toward Holguiu.
DESIRE FOR HAWAII.
Senator White Say la Baaed on Senti
mentality nnd Sogar.
Washington, Feb. 4. Senator White
continued his speech in opposition to
the Hawaiian annexation treaty in tho
executive session of the senate, amid
many interruptions, and much crossfire.
In the main his speech was a continua
tion of the argument on constitutional
lines, which was begun yesterday, but
he also took up questions of practical
purposes in today's speech, and under
took to show that, for reasons of com
merce antl .defense, the acquisition of
the islands would be unwise. ,
Previous to White's- speech tbeawi
ate spent about three-quarters of an
hour in executive session, trying to de
cide whether Pettigrew's resolution,
concerning the acquisition of territory
where it would require a navy to de
fend it, should be debated in open ses
sion. , When the vote was taken the
majority was found to be against the
proposition for open sessions.
Senator White continued his citation
of authorities to show that the policy
of this country in the past had been
against annexation of the Hawaiian
islands.
The whole scheme for the annexa
tion of Hawaii, he said, is based upon
sentimentality and sugar, and, contin
uing this line of presentation, he said
that the sugar people, who were netting
$8,000,000 to $0,000,000 a year under
the reciprocity treaty, were back of the
annexation project, with hope of mak
ing the benefits now derived from reci
procity perpetual. If it wero not, he
said, for the condition of affairs, the
treaty would never have been heard of,
and hence he charged that "the pa
triotism of senators was being imposed
upon to consummate a most disgraceful
proposition."
In the House.
Washington, Feb. 4. At the open
ing of tho house today Crow asked
unanimous consent for consideration of
a resolution directing the secretary of
war to issue medals to 630 Pennsylva
nia soldiers who belonged to the com
mand which passed through the mob at
Baltimore, April 13, 1861, and who
received the thanks of congress July
22, 1801. Hull, chairman of the com
mittee on military affairs, objected.
Several other requests lor unanimous
consent met a similar fate. The army
appropriation bill was sent to confer
ence, Hull, Marsh and Cox being ap
pointed conferees. The house then
went into committee of the whole and
resumed consideration of the District
of Columbia approptiation bill. The
bill was passed shortly after 3 o'clock.
MET FATE OF RUIZ.
Another .Spanish Einliaary Executed by
Insurgents.
Havana, Feb. 4. Spanish military
operations continue almost paralyzed,
the season most favorable for move'
nient against the insurgents thus being
lost. Friday the insurgents entered
the town of Artemisa, province of
Pinar del Rio, and plundered several
stores. The governor of Pinar del Rio
sent Jose Mendonez Diaz as an emis
sary to the insurgent leader Perico
Diaz, with proposals of jieace and sur
render. The insurgents hanged him
near a railway opening, with tho ttov
ernor's letter on his body. Monday
night they renewed the attack on Ar-
temisa, but were repulsed, leaving two
killed.
Private advices from Gibara confirm
the report that General Ltiquo's losses
at Megia were more serious than waa
officially given out. Ho lost, not 20,
but 140 killed and wounded.
La Discussion prints the following:
"Tho scenes witnessod at the rest
dence of Dr. Castro Jesus dtd Monte,
previous to the distribution of food to
the reconcentrados, are too pathetic to
be desoribed. As soon as the doors
were opened a mass of beggars, living
skeletons of all races, ail ages and both
sexes, invaded the places where iood
was to be distributed with outstretched
hands, almost flesh loss, and Imploring
and almost frightful spectral faces, at
the sight of food. Many were not
strong enough to endure the food, and
fell in the streets as they passed away
a few others, more fortunate, seemed
to gain some vitality.
THE DRYDOCK QUESTION.
House Committee I Getting
Information.
Expert
Washington, Feb. 4. Asaprelimin
ary to determining upon tho recon
st ruction of the large dock at the
Brooklyn navy-yard, which is practical
ly out of servico, as a Vesult of defects
discovered, members of the house com
mittee on naval affairs have asked
Secretary Long to secure testimony
from civil experts as to the character of
the ground underlying the structure
with a view of learning whether the
existence of quicksand or an ustable
foundation makes it advisable to carry
out the plan of rebuilding.
There appears to be little disposition
on the part of members of the commit
tee to carry out the proposed enlarge
ment of the dock at League island
navy yard. Philadelphia, although the
indications are that the provision will
be made for carrying on the work of
improving the baek bay so as to afford
a suitable fresh-water anchorage for
battlo-shipg when out of service
So Says CarTery of Oregon's
Governor in Corbett Case.
FINAL VOTE TO BE HAD SOON
Fortification Kill In the Home Large
Number of Old War Claim Reported
to (he Senate.
Washington, Feb. 0. One of the
features of today's season of the senate----'
was the speech by Caffery in support
of the resolution reported by the com
mittee on privileges and elections, de
claring that Henry W. Corbett is not
entitled to a seat in the senate from
Oregon. Mr. Corbett was appointed
by the governor of Oregon, after the
failure of the legislature to ekct, to
succeed Senator Mitchell. Cafferv
maintained that no governor of a state
had the authority to appoint a man to
nil a vacancy a vacancy beginning
with a new term after the legislature
had had an opportunity to elect and
bad failed to do so.
The agricultural bill was nnder con
sideration during the greater part of '
tho afternoon, and finally passed.
After a brief executive session the sen
ate adjourned.
The house spent the day ostensibly
considering the fortifications appropri
ation bill. In reality, the major por
tion of the time was consumed in the
discussion of political topics. The ex
istence of prosperity in the South was
again the main question of dispute.
Tho featue of the day was the discov
ery by Simpson, the Kansas Populist,
and the exploitation of the alleged fact
that Dingley, chairman of the ways
and means committee, wore a London
made pot hat. Dingley explained that
the hat was made in New York; that
the London trademark was simply
placed there to please the Anglo-man-icace
who always preferred things be
cause they were English. All attempts
to increase the appropriations in the
bill or to amend it in any respect were
voted down today.
Bundle ef Old Claim.
Washington, Feb. 5. Senator Teller
chairman of the committee on olaims,
today introduced two bills in the sen
ate, embodying the results of the com
mittee's investigation under the pro
vision of the general deficiency act of
the last session, urging that commit
tee to investigate and report on meri
torious claims against the government
which are before the committee. One
of the bills involves numerous claims
before the court of claims, and there is
an omnibus measure providing appro
priations under general heads, as fol
lows:
Court of claims cases (mostly under
Bowman act), $1,841,903: French spo
liation claims, $1,043,117; under na
tional contracts, $705,500; account
churches and schools, $305,974; claims
of states, $4,093,128; miscellaneous
claims, $897,104; claims for adjust
ment and settlement (in part), $130,-
859; total, $0,765,253.
' All but about $2,000 of the claims
of states allowed are for the refunding
of moneys advanced for raising troops
during the war of the rebellion by Cal
ifornia, Oregon and Nevada. Provision
is made for the' investigation by com
petent tribunals of the claims of Flori
da and Tennessee against the United
States, and the claims of the general
government against these states. Both
of these contentions are of long stand
ing. Provision ia also made for adjust
ment of the claims of 15 other states,
amounting in the aggregate to $129,
260, which are the results of expendi
tures made . by the various states in
equipping troops during the war of the
rebellion. In these oases, an official
investigation is ordered, and no appro
priation is made.
Many of the claims on navy con
tracts date back to the civil war, and
are on account of insufficient allow
ance for vessels built nnder the pres
sure of the times.
Settlement is made under the head
ing "miscellaneous," of quite a num
ber of claims which admit of on
specific grouping. These claims are
varied in character, and cover an ex
tended portion of the nation's history.
A large number of them grew out of
the civil war. Teller presented a com
prehensive review covering all the feat
ures of the bill in detail.
Beaolution for Non-intervention.
Washington, Feb. 5. During the
discussion of the appropriation bill in
the senate, Cullom yielded to White,
for the introduction of this joint reso
lution: "Resolved, That of right it belongs
wholly to the people of the Hawaiian
islands to establish and maintain their ;
own form of government and domestic
policy; that the United States ought in
nowise interfere with them, and that
any intervention in the political affairs
of those islands by any other govern
ment will be regarded as an act un
friendly to the United States."
The resolution was passed by the
senate May 81, 1804, having been re
ported by Turpie of the committee on
foreign relations. White asked that
the resolution lie on the table.