rati In tho contest between tho Chinese gov
crnmcnt ami tho "Boxers," though It In
nrsumcd that Hear Admiral Homey, tho com
mander-ln-ehlcf of the Aslntlc station, will
take .Immediate steps to supply near Admlal
Xcmprr, the senior squadron commander,
with such naval 'force as be may need for
rafcguardlng American Intercuts at tho
treaty ports.
BIRD ON COMMERCE LAW
Deliver Aililrri Ileforo ntlounl Af-
oclntlim (if Itnllronil roinnilxftliin
cm In Mllitnttkee.
MILWAUKEE. May 29. Tho fcaturo of
the forenoon sotnton today of the National
Association of Railroad Commissioners wa
address by A. C. Dlrd, ylco prosldont of tho
Chicago, Mllwaukco &. St. Paul railway, on
"Enforcement of the Interstato Commerca
Law." Mr. Hlrd contended that the Inter
state commerco law was so drawn as to
mako It Inoperative, especially so when con
sidered In connection with tho Sherman
ntl-tnmt act. In the first place there U no
dctlnlto standard of reasonableness or of
relative reasonableness; thero Is no guldo
but Individual opinion and there are usually
os many opinions as Intorcits and many
circumstances nnd conditions which appeal
strongly to one Interest nro repudiated by
rival Intercuts. One principle must, how
ever, bo kept In View, that Is, that no rates
which are subject to frequent or violent
fluctuations can bo reasonable. Another Is
that the only approximate tost of a rato Is
comparison. A rate of long standing nnd
satisfactory to nil concerned may nuddenly
become unsatisfactory and unreasonable by
comparison with a newly established rato on
some other article or to or from eomo other
market.
He cited three propositions as essential'
to good public policy:
First Itatea must bo reasonable In all re
spects. Second To bo eo thoy rai'nt not bo sub
ject to frequent or violent fluctuations.
Third Competition must havo full swayj
to prevent It Is criminal, although It In
evitably causrH frequent and violent fluc
tuations of ratcH.
In conclusion ho felt Justified In saying
that tho intnrstnto commerco layr Is not
more fully compiled with becauso everything
or act necessary to its o'oservanco U es
pecially prohibited by law.
Tho report of tho commltteo on' lcgjslar
tlon was then read nnd discussed at length
nnd tho following resolutlpn, Introduce
Jiy Judge Atkinson, railroad commissioner
of Georgia, was adopted:
Hcsolved, That wo recommend Hint fed
eral congress do, by 'hpprnprlnto legisla
tion, confer upon tho Iriterntnto Commerco
commlHFlon tho power, (y prescribe roiiHonn
Mo maximum niton- for. the. tranxpnrtittlon
of freight nnd pnsi'C'ngrrfi by persons and
corporations engaged In Interstate com
merce, as well n authority to mnko such
rates and regulations att may bo necessary
to carry them Into execution.
Judge Atklnson'8 resolution was substi
tuted In the report In placo of a resolution
naklng congrens to amend tho Cullnm bill.
Tho convention adjdiirncd Ih's evening
with tho election of. fhese officers:
President, Cicero J, Llndly of ' Illinois;
first vlco president., Wi, D. Evans ,of South
Carolina; second vlco president, J.' J. Hen
nessey of Missouri; secretary, E. ,A. Mose
loy; assistant sccrctnry, Mnrtln S. Decker.
Tho MOl convention will bo held In San
Francisco and in Charleston, S. C, the fol
lowing year.
flcfore. adjourning tho following resolu
tion Introduced by Secretary E. A. Moso
loy was adopted:
"Rcsolyed, That tho convention respect
fully recommends tho adoption by congrcas
of annct giving precedence in tho federal
courts tq the consideration of cases Involv
ing the orders of railway commissions in
respect to freight or paSscngcr rates."
JAPANESE REFUSED .LANDING
I'M ft y Out of Hcvciitg'-Oiic Kent
1 Illicit to Their Own
',l Country.
TACOMA; Witsh'.i May 29. A special
fcoard of lmfu'lry'xornposcd of Collector W.
A. FalrWeathdr, ''chairman; Deputy Collec
tor W. 'W. Detncey', nnd Robert Watchorn,
special 'supervising immigration inspoctor,
who Ms In' Tacoma from 'Washington for tho
express purpOBO of' inquiring into tho sud
den Immigration iol Japanese to this coast,
worktfdWrtm'7!('clqcklast night until
mldnfgjjjpiuisiag,' n 'sevonty-Ono Japanese
who ljid-been rojected. by-Immigration In
, spectoJVplkcroiv the steamship Qlenoglo.
Out of tili tnumbcr tjio board rojoctod fifty
of thcn pUfright., This Is, by far the larg
est numjjer ayer rejected out of n Blnglo
shipment to ,tUo sound.
Nineteen of tho remainder camo danger
ously, nea being rejected nlso. t They woro
allowed to land only upon the Japaneso
consul Riving his guaranty that they
would .obtain employment within tho noxt
sixty days. 4 Borne of tho fifty Japaneso
wcro rejected l)c:auso thoy had Infectious
diseases. One hnd consumption. Others
woro rojoctod becauso it appears that
they wero contract laborers. Oulv two out
of tho entire seventy-ono passed tho ex
amination successfully. Tho Qlenoglo
brought 358 Japaneso to Tacomn on this
trip and tho porcentngo of rejections was
upusually large.
,Tho Jnpnucso missionary nt Tacoma, who
makes It his business to find employment
for tho Jnpanoso emigrants, admitted to
the examining board that thero are now 300
Japanese In Tacoma out of employment.
Inspector Snyder of Seattle says thero aro
400 JapanoHO out of work In that city.
Another thing brought out In the In
vestigation Is that moro than threo times
as many Japanese aro landed In Victoria
as aro brought to tho sound ports.
When tho nows reaches Japan that fifty
Japaneso out of a singlo shipment have
been 'rejected in Tacoma tho next ship
that comes will likely unload tho entlro
lot In Victoria and let them tako chances
of crossing the lino In small bodies. If
they are caught they cannot be sent back
nny farther than Victoria, whereas, If thoy
are rejocted In Tacoma, thoy must go back
to Japan. Tho Olenogle Is duo to sail on
"Wednesday, bo the Japanese will have but
little tlmo In which to appeal their caics
to Washington should they so desire.
After Dinnr
To assist digestion, relievo distress
after eating or drinking too heartily
to prevent constipation, take
Hood's Pills
Sold everywhere. '25 cents.
Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure
Digests what you eat.
It artificially digests tho food and alda
Naturo iu strcnKtlionlntr and recon
structing tlio exhausted digestive or
gana. ltlsthelatcstdlscovcrcddlncst
ant and tonic. No other preparation
can approach it In cMclcney. It In
Btantly rollovaa and permanently cures
Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Heartburn,
Flatulonce, Sotir Stomach, Nausea,
Sick Ileadaoho,GastralRl!,Cramps and
ullothorrosultBOf Imperfccttllgest.on.
Prleo KVt.nnd II. lArgnslio contains 8K times
KiDullbUc. lhxiKulluUHitriyfcpupslumullcdfrcfl
Wared by E- C. Ds'VPT A CP., Chlcoflo
MAY RETURN REBEL 'FLAGS
Oongreii Contemplates Rtitorin Snmndind
or,Cptared Confederate B&nneri.
END OF SECTIONAL STRIFE AT HAND
Movement I Intended to Solldlf)- the
L'nlon .otr Cemented hy the
lllooil of ThOHc Who
l'cl I In isim.
WASHINdTON, May 23,-(3peclal Tele
gram.) As n subject for scrloua considers-
Ih it .
wu ... orduons tomorrow it may not bo WASHINGTON, May 29. Tho division of
Ihm ?iaC0 to cl.t0 lhat ll' 18 ntemplated customs and Insular1 affairs of tho War de
wun n tho next day or two to introduce a partment states that tho total imports of
mil in both houses providing that the con- merchandise, gold and silver Into the port
redcrato flags under control of the national of Manila from August 13, 1898, on the dale
government bo returned. Tho bill has tho, of American occupation, up to and Includ-
eancuon or tno orand Army of tho Re-
public, whoso commandcr-ln-chlcf has been
In Washington for some time looking after
tho Interests of that organization and of
civil war veterans genorally.
Tho program la to have tho confoderato
flags in tho custody of tho national govern
ment taken to Chicago at" tho national en
campment of tho Orand Army of tho Re
public next September. There thoy will' bo
turned over to tho accredited representa
tives of tho various camps of Confederate
Veterans by Prcsldont McKlnloy. The bill I
in uetuon win not, of course, relato to
the confederate flags In custody of stato
authorities, congress having no Jurisdiction
over them, but It Is believed that when
congress takes tho action hero indicated, If
It docs and, it is. thought thero will bo no
oppcsltlon In cither house tho eflcct will
bo to cause tho states to tako llko action.
It will be recalled that when President
Cleveland, during his first term, proposed
that tho confederate flags should bo re
turned tho proposition aroused a storm
of oppcsltlon from tho northern states, the !
central nguro of which was Joseph Denson
Fotaker, then governor of Ohio and non
United States senator from that state. So
changed Is tho sentiment of the great sec
tions of tho country toward each other now,
due principally to tho Spanish war, In which
thceo who wore tho blue and gray and tiiolr
sons fought sldo by uldo against the com
mon foe, that it would surprise- no ono to
find Senator Foraker ndvocatlng tho prop
osition which (Jovernor Foraker so vio
lently rcsonted. When this net has been
performed then, Indeed, can thoro bo added
to General Grant's words, "Lot us have
peuco," tho words, "And there Is peace."
ChutiKe in SulmUtcnce Department.
The passago of tho bill by tho house In
creasing tho cmciency of tho subsistence
department of tho army and which now
goes Into conferenco by reason of amend
ments added to the senato bill is of con
slderabla Jmportnnco to Omaha, Kansas
City. St. Paul and San Antonio.
When tho Spanish-American war was de
clared It was necessary to removo commis
sary oftlcers from confers of commerce to
points nearer the army base of supplies,
and consequently tho cities named wero left
without officers to look after thU branch
of service, tho government being compelled
thereby to pay for freight purchnsed at
points far romoto from stations to bo sup
plied. When tho commissary officers wero
called In from Omaha, Kansas City nnd St.
Paul tho army was compelled to purchaso
supplies at Chicago, which hos cost the
government enormously by reason of in
creased freights and by reason of having
ono commissary trying to serve all tho
places and going from one' to another. Tho
bill will permit of tho location 'of commis
sary officers at tho points named and thereby
greatly reduco tho cost of transportation.
Chalrmna Hull of tho military affairs com
mittee of .the houso in explaining tho merits
of the bill stated that tho department of
subsistence in tho Island of Luzon Is calling
for officers of subsistence from the depart
ment but that It is impossible to furnish
them. Tho house amendmcpt strikes out
tho rank of colonel. The senato gavo colo
nel, lieutenant colonel and four captains.
Tho houso committed amended tho bill so
as to provido ono lieutenant colonel and flvo
captains, believing that thatl'wns sufficient
rank to enable tho department to efficiently
perform Its 'duty. This addition to the sub
sistence branch of tho ?eryloo 'will bo taken
from tho regular nrmy nnd will' make a va
cancy of second llentenant In the lino for
each ono.
Deficiency III H Appropriation.
In tho general deficiency bill reported to
day $3,000 is set apart from tbo unexpended
balanco for tho public building at Sioux
City for tho Installation of a tower clock.
The Flandreau (S. D.) water company Is
taken caro of to the tuneof $1,250 for
wator rent for tho Indian school at that
placo. Tho bill Also 'carries' an appropria
tion of $5,000 for Mrs. Jonnle' Pelton Hay
ward, widow of tho lato M. L. Hayward.
and $1,114.80 for William Haywnrd, whlcn
ho Is entitled to as clerk to his father from
the dato of his appointment to his fathor's
death.
Senator Allen's amendment to tho sun
dry civil bill, appropriating $50,000 for a
public building at Norfolk, was reported
favorably today from the public buildings
and grounds commltteo.
The houso agroed yesterday to the senato
amendment pensioning Mrs. Mary Stotsen
burg on motion "of Congressman Duikott
and tho bill now goes to the president for
bis signature.
Tho senato passed Congressman Stark's
bill yesterday granting a pension to Lydla
Stiong Foster, mother of Wllllnm P. Lewis,
lato prlvato of Company E, First Nebraska,
nt $12 per month.
W. P. Norcross of Dcatrlco and John
Mitchell of Stromsburg, Neb., are In tho
city.
Postmasters appointed; Nebraska El
mer Hathaway, at Collins, Scotts Bluff
county, vice S. L. Roberts, reslgnol.
Iowa Nicholas K. Vcss, at Flfleld, Marlon
county; Clark Madison, at Qaleivllle,
Ilucbanan county, and Edward T. Saunders,
at Weaver, Leo county.
Tho contract for the construction of a
govornmont building at tho Pan-Amorlcan
exposition nt Buffalo' was today awarded
to Rnsmussen & Strehlow of Omaha and
Buffalo nt $166,000.
An order was issued today discontinuing
the postofflce at Collet, Jefforson county,
In. Mall will bo sent to Llbertyvllle.
DEWEY TO TAKE ANOTHER TRIP
To Slnrt Xext Week on n Tour Inclnd
liiK Ohio nnd .Mlrlilunu Town
Purely Social.
WASHINGTON, May2S). Admiral Dewey
has arranged to leave Wnjhlngton June 5
on a trip that, will carry him as far as
Grand Ilaplds, Mich. It will bo a purely
so:lal trip, In responso to Invitations Is
sued some tlmo ago by cltlzons of threo
western cities, which Admiral Dewey had nc
ccpted before the announcement of his can
didacy for tho .presidency. The trip has no
political significance,. There will bo no roar
platform speechcj, nor anything olso apper
taining to a stumping our. ,jbo party will
reach Columbus? 0 qct' thp'-jkth and re
main there through? the 7th. On tho 8th
they will gojito Detroit, spenjlng the 9th
and 10th In&that city, and then will pro
ceed to Grand Itaptds, whoro tho members
will bo received by the citizens on tho
11th and 12th.
Tho return' 'to 'Washington will probably
be -ado qn June1" 13. Tho personnel of tho
puwy will probably be the fumo as on Ad
miral Dewey's recent trip through the west
and south. It la said on good authority that
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY,
this wilt bo the last extended .tour mado
by Admiral Dewey for soma tlmo to come.
Ho Is almost dally In receipt of Invitations
from varloun municipalities, but ho has
courteously declined them all, as he Is fully
occupied In Washington now with the work
of tho permanent naval board, of which he
Is president, nnd upon whoso deliberations
tho futuro naval program of tho country
largely depends. Admiral Dewey considers
thin exceedingly Important work nnd has
announced his intention of devoting as much
time as possible to Its perfection
IMPORTS INTO PHILIPPINES
United Stnten nt Prenent
lilen Third I'lnce in
the Mat.
Oeen-
Ing December 31, 1S99, was $5,901,453. In-
eluded In tho total amount of imports during
.he period mentioned wero $H5,850 In sllvor
coin from England nnd $375,000 of silver
coin from Hong Kong. Tho total amouttt
of Import duty collected was $777,904.
Tho imports by countries were: United
States, ' $567,266 worth; Spain, $1,140,831;
England, $1,201,530; Germany, $599,309; Hong
Kong, $2,078,291; France, $115,652; Australia,
$59,853;' Austria-Hungary, $24,324; Uclglum,
$4,538; French China, $5,281; Denmark,
$1,360; Ilritlsh East Indies, $28,374; Japan,
$47,224) the Netherlands, $6,956;', Swltzcr
land, $18,615.
Among tho leading articles Imported dur
ing this period wero 25,004 barrels of wheat
flour, valued at $160,021; preparations for
food, $30,831; opium, $92,200; gums nnd
ro3ln9, $5,707; other chemical drugs nud
dyes, $749,199; cocoa, $15,337; confectionery,
$14,848; cotton yarn nnd thread, $63,058;
nil othtr manufactures of cotton, $976,161;
earthen, stono nnd chinawarc, $54,936; eggs,
$7,285; cordage and -ope. $10,226; fish,
lncIlling shell fish, $44,106; fruits, fresh
and dried, $64,693; preserves, $87,109; glass
and glassware, $104,337; Iron in Ingots,
sheets, bars, etc., $6,471; cutlery nnd uldo
arms, $312,613; Jowolry, etc., $20,402; boots,
$12,878; shoes and sandals, $36,018; all other
manufactures of leather, $28,727; machinery
and parts of, $40,381; malt liquors and cider,
$99,402; mnrblo and stono and manufacture)
of, Including brick, $21,595; matches, $81,000;
tin, $11,254; other metals and manufactures
of, $20,731; mineral oils, refined, $64,75.5;
paints and colors, $92,723; paper and man
ufactures of, $161,975; fresh meat, $2,080;
meats, salt and pickled, $129,465, or which
$65,802 worth camo from tho United States;
cheejo, $1,055, $90 worth of which camo
from tho United States; all other provi
sions, Including meat and dairy products,
$317,924, of which $115,S10 worth enmo from
tho United States; rice, $173,321; manufac
tures of silk, $62,675; brandy and other com
pounded spirits, $86,207; cigars and cigar
ettes, $6,510, of which $1,340 worth camo
from tho United States; all other manufac
tures of tobacco, $23,166; vegetables, $142,
380, of which $11,460 worth camo from the
United States; wines and cordials, $253,026,
cf which $11,132 worth came from tho United
States; butter and oleo, $4,522; manufac
tures of wood, cnblnctwaro or houso furni
ture, $12,981, of which $800 worth camo from
tho United States; all other manufactures
of wood, $44,924, of which $1,740 worth camo
from tho United States; woolen yarns, $1,620,
and all other manufactures of -wool vnlued
at $50,182, of which $1,500 worth camo from
tho United States.
BOER RESOLUTION REFERRED
Teller' Kxpremtlonn of Sympathy Arc
Given to Committee on Forelun
Itcln tlona.
y
WASHINGTON, May 29. Tho Teller Boer
resolution was referred to tho committee on
foreign relations by a vote of 40 to 26. Tho
vote follows:
Yeas
Alilrlch.
Allliion,
Hard,
HeverldKC,
llurrowt.
Carter,
Clark (Wyo.),
Cnllom,
Deboe,
Itopew,
Klklna,
FAlrbanke,
Korakf r,
Foster,
Na:a
Allen,
Iiacon,
llHtP.
nutter,
Cattery,
Chandler,
Clay.
C'ockrcll.
Culberaon,
Galllnger,
llansbroiish.
llawley,
Kyle,
l.lncioay,
Lodge,
Mollrlde.
McComas,
McCumber,
McMillan,
Penrose,
Terklns,
I'ettus,
Piatt (Conn.),
Piatt (N. Y.),
J'rcctor,
Quarles,
Hoes,
Scott.
Benell,
Slioup,
Hlmon,
Stewart,
Thurnton,
Wetmorc,
Wolcott-40
Danfel, Money,
llnle, Pettlgrew,
Hurrla, Huwllns,
Ileltfeld, Teller.
Hoar, Tillman,
Jones (Ark.), Turley,
Kenney, Turner it.
Martin,
Mason,
Georgia nddrcfsed the sen
Bacon
of
ate. No senator could fall, ho thought, to
sympathize with tho Boers, such senators
at least as are devoted to liberty and frco
government. This la a case of two weak
republics engaged In a struggle for life with
the greatest empire of the world, of a
pastoral, homo-loving people engaged In a
death strugglo for tbo protection of their
homes and their govornmont, of 25,000 or
30,000 plain farmers In a death strugglo with
jm nrmy of 250,000 men. Ho could under
stand, however, why senators, though they
desire to commit tbo senato to a proposition
that was vlolatlvo of International law. The
pending resolution was, In his opinion, con
sorvatlvo and proper and not In nny way
violative of International law, .
Bacon then rend an extract from a
memorial presented to the houso of repre
sentatives on January 19, 1S20, relative to
tho war then pending between Grecco nnd
Turkey.
Af tho conclusion of Bacon's speech Davis
moved that tho resolution bo referred to
tho commltteo on foreign relations.
FOR BURNING TWO INDIANS
Total of Five Men lleeelve I'enlten
tliiry SentcnueH for Murder of
Couple of Scmliin W-,
MUSCOGEE, I. T., May 29. Tho prosecu
tions growing out of the burning of two
Seminole Indians at the stake neur tho
Oklahoma border about two yearB ago camo
. to an end today when Bird Ivanhoo. Sam-
uel Pryor and H. llopcr pleaded guilty to
the chargo of kidnaping the Indians and
were sentenced to three years In tho fodoral
penitentiary nt Fort Leavenworth, Knn.
About a year ngo two others Implicated In
the outrage wero convicted nnd sentenced
to twenty-five years In the penitentiary.
All tho other Indictments, of which thero
wero over 100, wero nollo prossod,
DEATH RECORD.
Dnvld ImikI".
MISSOUP.I VALLEY, Iu Muy 20. (Spe
clal.) Tho remains of David Douglas were
this morning brought to Mltsourt Valley
from Arkansas. Ho was born In 1847 and
In 1863 ho commenced firing a locomotive
on tho Sioux City & Pacific rallrosd. Lutcr
ho becamo a locomotive engineer on tbo
same road. He has held that position from
that tlmo until a few months ago, when his
health fallod him. Tbo funeral hjtvIcm
were .held at tho Presbyterian church under
the auspices of the Masonic order and the
rnmalm wore laid at rest pt Pose Hill
cemetery.
Oldest Ilnllwny KiiKlnccr.
I1ELOIT, Wis., May 20. Robert P. Hurt,
aged 90 years, died today. Ho was tho
oldest locomotive engineer In America. He
first ran an' engino from Plattsvlllc to Sus-
quohsnna, Pa,, and ran the first eng'ns
across the high bridge at Pougbkcepslc,
N, Y,
DIVIDED ON ARMOR PLATE
Homa Dliigreci with Benata and Irs Con
ferees Will Stand Firm.
FACTORY TO BE BUILT IF LONG ORDERS
Secretary of the Snvy Authorised to
Procure a Site for tSovcrtiiuvnt
l'lunt If Prices Arc
L'lircnmiiiulilc,
WASHINGTON, May 20. The houso today
by a vote of 107 to 121 refused to accept the
senato amendment .to tho naval appropria
tion bill relating to armor plate and adopted
a modified proposition reading as follows:
That the secretary of tho navy Is hereby
authorized to procuro by contract nrrnor of
tho best quality for nny nnd nil vessels
nbove referred to, provided such contracts
can bo mndo at n price which In his Judg
ment Is reasonable and equitable, but In
enso ho Is unnblo to malto contracts for
armor under the ubovo conditions lie Is
hereby authorized In his discretion to pro
euro a Blto for nnd to ereot thereon a fac
tory for thn manufacture of armor and tho
sum of $4,000,000 is horoby appropriated to
wnrd tho erection of said factory.
With regard to ocean and lake surveys
tho houso refused any appropriation for sur
veys, ad provided for by tho senate, and tied
up tho conferees with Instructions. It alsa
rcfusctl to concur in tho senato amendment
to nbollsh tho two years' oca cruise for
nnval cadets. With this action tho naval bill
was scut back to conferenco, tho conferenco
report on tho other Items having been
agreed to.
The conference report on tho pcstoftlce
appropriation bill agreeing on all Items
except the senate amendment appropriating
$225,000 for pneumatic tubo service to carry
out present contracts, was adopted and the
houso then concurred In tht excepted
amendment. Tho opponents of tho extended
service In tho houso reconciled their con
currence In this action upon tho ground
that tho $225,000 simply carried out tho ex
isting contract. Tho bill now goes to tho
president.
Profit of Armor PlnnU.
Ulxoy of Virginia, a member of the naval
committee, declared that, tho ndoptlon cf
Fobs' motion giving tho secretary of tho
navy authority to contract for armor at a
rcasonablo prlco would ho tantamount to
ngrcelng to tho prlco charged by tho armor
plate factories. "Wo know tho secretary Is
willing to ogrco to nny terms tho factories
nsk," said he.
"What ovldcnco have you for that state
ment?" asked Fops.
"I cannot clto the gentleman to tho evi
dence," replied Itlxoy, "but that la my Im
pression. We novor secured Harveylzcd
nrrnor for loss than $447 a ton until wo lim
ited the price. Admiral O'Nell - says that
tho government can mako armor for $344 a
ton and that tho Krupp process Is not pat
ented. If wo can produco It for $314 why
should wo pay $5157 I consider that to pay
over $400 would give tho manufacturers ex
orbitant profits."
To show the enormous profits of those
concerns Hlxey had rend from tho advance
sheets of a report by Consul General Guen
ther at Frankfort showing that tho Krupp
company secured over $1,100 for a certain
class of guns from tho Gorman government
until competition developed. Tho company
then reduced Its price to $152.
Kitchen of North Carolina and Under
wood of Alabama favored building an nrmor
plate factory.
Underwood produced tho flguros of the
nrmor manufacturers to show that tho total
cost of material In a ton of armor was
$30.13; coal, etc., $56.75, nnd labor $43, or a
total cost of about $208, including Interest,
taxes nnd ifVfanW.
Wheelor tulj 'Jiojwas opposed to tho 'es
tablishment or ah nrmor plate factory, but
tho govornmenL must bo protected against
extortion nnd wholesale robbery. Cannon,
chairman of tho appropriations committee,
declared his unalterable opposition to n
government armor plato factory. Ho
agreed that If congress fixed on upset price
for armor tho government would pay the
upset price. If the eedrojary of the navy
wcro given discretionary power ho might
get It for less. He, therefore, favored
Foss' motion. Cannon said he did not bc
llevo that with tho present prlco of ma
terials thd government could buy armor for
$445 n ton. t ' .
Iloime to fitonil Firm.
Foes concluded tbo debate It was ab
surd, ho said, for 356 members of tho
houso and eighty-eight members of tho
senato to make a contract with tho armor
manufacturers. Why not glvo tho secretary
of tho navy full authority, as his motion
proposed, to contract for armor with the
power to build a factory If ho could not
secure It at a reasonable prlco?
Wheeler's motion to concur In tho senato
nmendment was lost, 107 to 124.
Fots' motion was then carried without
division. Tho bill was then sent to fur
ther confidence. In order to back up tho
confereoB on the ocean nnd lnko surveys
paragraph Cannon moved to Instruct tho
conferees not to ngree to nny modification
of tho amondemnt nsroed to by tho house.
Tho Instructions wero ndoptcd, 114 to 72.
Loud then called up tho conferenco re
port on the poetoffico appropriation bill. It
was a comploto agreement except for tho
singlo Item appropriating $225,000 for pno
matlo tube service added by tho senate.
After a little debate this amendment was
agreed to and the bill now goes to tho pres
ident. MONEY FOR ST. LOUIS FAIR
Senate Insert mi Approprlntlon for
Five .Millions In the Sundry
Civil lllll.
WASHINGTON, May 29. A few minutes
beforo adjournment this ovenlng tho senato
added to the eundry civil appropriation bill
nn amendment appropriating $5,000,000 for
tho Louisiana Purchase exposition to be
held In St. Louis In 1903, on condition that
$10,000,000 In addition be raised by tho ex
position authorities. Tho amendment was
offered by.Cockroll of Missouri and was
adopted without debato and without divi
sion. Becauso an amendment offered by
J him subsequently was stricken out on a
point of order, Onlllnger of Now Hampshire
moved to reconsldor tho St. Louis fair
; amendment and that motion now Is pending.
As It Is known that n considerable majority
of tho panate favora tbo fair amendment
it s&eniB reasonably likely that the motion
to reconsider will not be adopted.
Fairbanks of Indiana endeavored to accuro
consideration of tho bill providing for the ex
tradition ct criminals from the United
Stntos to Cuba, but Allison declined to lay
asldo tho appropriation bill for that pur
pose Consideration of tho sundry civil appro-
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charged only with its own natural gas.
Annual Sales: 25.720,000 Bottles.
MAY 30, 1000.
prlatlon bill was resumed, Tho romtnlttco
amendment to tho paragraph relating to the
enforcement of the contract labor law nnd
tho Chinese exclusion net was so modified,
as to read that tho enforcement of thesd
Inws should bo "under tho supervision nnd
control of the sccrctnry of tho treasury."
As thus modified the amendment was agreed
to.
Against the committee nmendment pro
viding or tho adjustment nnd settlement
of claims of certain states arising out of
tho war of 1812, of tho civil wnr nnd of cer
tain Indian wnrs, Pettlgrew mndo a point
of order that It was now legislation and was
sustnlncd by tho chnlr. An amendment
which ho had offered to Includo Nebraska
and South Dakota In tho amendment had
been dofcated.
Chandler, chairman of tho commltto on
privileges nnd elections, moved that Mnr
tln iMnglntils, appointed n senator from
Montana, bo admitted to tho privileges of
the senato flocr.
"How nbout tho other nppolntco?" In
quired Tlllmnn.
"Ho Is entitled to the floor of tho senate
ns a former senator," replied Chandler.
Tho motion was agreed to
Pettlgrew'e resolution calling on tho soc
retary of tho Interior for Information as to
tho leasing of grazing lands In Oklahoma,
offered yesterday, was agreed to.
Another resolution offered by Pettlgrew
cnlllng on tho secretary of tho Interior for
all communications, reports and charges ho
has received relative to the management
of tho Crow Creek Indian reservation In
South Dakotn nlso was passed.
IN FAVOR OF GROUT BILL
Mcnmirc PlnrlnK AlmoM Prohibitive
Thy on OlcomnrKiirlnc Keported
hy limine Committee.
WASHINGTON, May 20. After an ex
citing contest lasting many months tho ad-
. vocates of tho Grout bill, plnclng an almost
U 1 1. I . I . - .. 1 . l - .. .1 ill,.
in umuiu w IB. Ull uieuimtihlliiu uuu unu
Imitation butters, succeeded today In hav
ing that measure favorably reported from
tho house commltteo on ngrlculturc. Tho
voto was 10 to 7 In fa'vor of tho bill. Tho
opposition to tho measure had taken form
In a substitute, providing additional safe
guards against tho frnudulont sale of oleo
margalne, but not going to tho extent of the
Grout bill, Tho vote on tho substitute was
first taken nnd It was defeated, 8 to 9. An
effort was then mado to nmend tho Grout
bill by Including wlthlng Its restrictions old
rancid butter, known as renovated butter.
Tho friends of tho Grout bill resisted
all chango and defeated tho nmendment, 8
to 0. Tho bill was then favorably acted
upon.
Tho bill as reported Is as follows:
That ull articles known ns oleomargarine,
butterlne, Imitation butter, or imitation
cheese, or nny substunco in the semblmico
of butter or cheese not the usual product
of the dnlry and not mudo exclusively of
puro nnd unadulterated milk or cream,
transported Into uny stute or territory and
remaining therein for use. consumption,
I arrivnl with!:: tho limits' of such stato or
territory be subject to tlie operations anu
pffect of the laws of nuch state or territory
enacted Into the exercise of its police pow
ers to tho same extent und In the same
munncr us though such articles or suh.
stances had been produced In such state
or territory nnd shall not be exempj there
from by renson of being Introduced therein
in original packages or otherwise; pro
vided, that nothing in this net shall be
construed to permit nny state to forbid
tho manufacture or salu of oleomargarine
In a separate nnd distinct form nnd In such
manner as will mdvlso the consumer of Its
real character free from coloration or in
gredient that causes it to look like butter.
Section 2. That nfter the passago of this,
net tho tnx upon oleomargnrlno as pre
scribed In section 8 of thn net approved
August 2. 18?ti, nnd entitled "An act de
fining butter, also Imposing a tnx upon
and regulating tho mnnufacturo, sale, im
portation nnd exportation of oleomnr-gnrlne,"-
shall, be one-fourth of 1 per cent
vet. pound when the snmo Is not colored In
imitation of butter; but when coloreil In
Imltutlon of butter, tho tnx to bo paid by
tho manufacturer shall bo 10 cents per
pound, to bo levied nnd collected In accord
ance with tho provisions of nald uct.
Thero will bo majority nnd minority re
ports submitted Thursday. After their suc
cess today tho friends of tho bill expect to
urge tho matter to speedy consideration be
fore the houso in hope of securing action In
one or both branches of congress at this
session.
HAYES BEATS J. W. PARSONS
Knights of I.nhor Secretnry, Not In
Contempt of Court Squnlilile
In the Order.
WASHINGTON, May 29. Judgo Barnard
In the supremo court of tho District of Co
lumbia today handed down a decree dis
missing tho proceedings for contempt of
court instituted ngalnst J. W. Hayes, secretary-treasurer
of tho Knights of Labor,
ntd also ordering that Hnyen be pormltted
to retain chargo of tho books of the organi
zation. Tho decree of tho court today waB
the result of an action brought by John W.
Parsons, general master workman, and
other members of the executive board of
tbo order to restrain Hayes from Interfering
with them in thn use of seals, books and
prlvato papers of tho Knights of Labor. A
temporary restraining order was granted
and on tho following dny the board re
moved Hayes from odlco for nlleged neglect
of duty. Immediately afterward action was
token to prevent tho executive board from
Interfering with Hayes' administration of
the office. Following this Parsons caused a
ruling to be Issued against Hayes requiring
him to show cause why he should not bo
adjudged In contempt of court.
J. D. Chamberlain, worthy foreman of
tho Knights of Ilabor, has filed a paper al
leging that Parsons, by Instituting tho pro
ceedings in court against Secretary-Treasurer
Hayes, under tho constitution of tho
order has disqualified himself for tbo posi
tion to which ho was elected. He then
Btutcs that as next In nuthority ho has as
sumed tho duties of master workman nnd
has called a meeting of tho general assem
bly to bo held In this city Juno 18, next.
President IteturiiN from Outlntr.
WASHINGTON, Miy 29. President Mc
Klnley nnd party reuched Washington on
the Dolphin nt 10:35 o'clock this forenoon,
from Chesapeake bay, whero they vlowcd
tho ocllpse yesterday. They were all In
good health and reported having had a
splendid tlmo. Thero was no cbango In
the personnel of tho party on tbo home
ward trip.
HYMENEAL
lliithiuiicher-llriiiit.
MADISON, Neb.. May 29. (Special.) A
wedding of considerable Interest In this
section took place today at tho St. Ber
nard Catholic church, when Miss Theresa
Huthmachcr and Mr. MIchaol Brant wero
married, Rov. Slntter officiating, Tho cere
mony was witnessed by many friends and
after it was over a recoptlon was hold at
the home of the brides parents,
arts
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morrow nnd hnd not therefore carried off
nil their rolling stock. Wc havo possession
of tho Junction connecting Johannesburg
with Natal, Pretoria and Klorksdorp by rail
read. "Johannesburg Is reported quiet nnd no
mines, I understand, have been Injured.
"I shall summon tho commandant In the
morning and If ns I expect thero In no op
position I proposo to enter the town with
all tho troops at noon,"
i Germlaton Is a suburb to tho southenst
or tbo Johannesburg railway Junction.
Additional cvldenco that tho mines aro
Intact comes 1n a message received by n
mining company horo today from Its Johan
nesburg representative, dated May 26, via
Delagoa Bay, saying. "AH right."
Lord Roberts' cavalry has pushed on .be
yond Johannesburg. A portion Is under
stood to bo nt Zurfonteln, north of Jo
hannesburg, and within twenty miles of
Protorla.
Lord Roberts', although with a broken
bridge nt Vcreenlglng nnd a wrcckel rail
way behind him, has somehow managed
to get forward sufficient supplies for his
largo force.
Mny He nt Pretoria' (into Frtduy.
As ho has been able to do this much It
Is considered possible he will be outsldo of
Pretoria Friday. k
Tho rapidity of his advance Is thought nn
extraordinary nchlovcment, ovon by grudg
ing continental critics. The IJocrs, who
were expected to light along tho lino of hills
known ns KllprlvorBborg, abandoned tho
eastern end of tho range nlong Lord Roberts'
advnnco line, but they stood their ground
on tho extiemo right near Van Wyck's rust,
whoro (hey met General French's turning
movement. Tho fight continued all day nnd
tho result Is as yet mcro conjectures Prob
ably tho Boer rear guards are keeping Gen
eral French off In tho hills northwest of
Johannesburg.
Tho Stnndard has tho following advices
from Pretoria under Monday's date:
"Tho Transvaal government has opened,
or Is nbout to open, pence negotiations. It
hns cabled a final inquiry to its ngents
abroad, asking whether any hopo exists of
al.d."
Without doubt tho presenco of Lord Rob
erts with 40.000 men at Johannesburg will
hasten tho Transvaal's decision. Dispatches
from Lourenzo Marqucz yesterday described
President Krugcr as "wavering, but de
manding a guaranty that ho shall not to
exiled to St. Helena."
Tho fighting burghers still continue to
desert and the total collapse of the Bo r
military organization Is not far off. llcn-nctt-Burlelgh,
wiring from Lord Roberts'
headquarters on Sunday, said:
"I doubt If President Kruger can muster
15,000 men, as many of the burgheis have
gono to their homes."
Tho stauncher Boers arc sending their
families with wngons and stores to tho
Zoutspansburg district." Whether Protorla
will bo defended Is uncertain, although a
Pretoria message, dated Sunday, pictures
tho work of defending tho capital as going
on "with feverish activity."
Pretoria is situated In a wilderness of
kopjes and ranges and Is provided with de
fenses that requlro at least 20,000 men to
man them properly. Thero mny still bo one
hard nut for tho British to crack.
Tho last message 'out of Pretorln Is tho
following, dated May 25, and censored by tho
Boer government:
"Krause, acting as special commandant nt
Johannesburg, has Issued a circular to the
officials concerned, wnrnlng them of the
nocesslty of controlling the foreign elements
In tho town and directing them to resist nil
attempts to destroy property or life, meeting
forco hy force.
'The 'Netherlands Railway company noti
fied tho authorities at Lourenzo Murqucz
that they must dccllno to accept goods for
delivery at Johannesburg. Johannesburg
telegrams aro still accepted, subject to
stoppage at Pretoria.
Tbo nows that Lord Roberts was prac
tically master of- Johannesburg was re
ceived In London with noisy enthusiasm. A
procession of students marched through
tho West End cheering and singing. Tho
announcement nt the various places of
amusement wib followed by slnglne of the
national nntljem and cheersifor "Bobs."
Sir Redvors Buller nnd the Boers had an
artillery duel all day yesterday without
marked result. The equilibrium In Natal
seems still maintained. On Sunday tho
British killed two Boers and captured ten
near Mullcr's pass.
F.Xil.lSH AM) CKHMAVS CLASH.
CheerliiK for HohertH In lleneuteil h
ii (ieriuuii Crew.
LONDON, May 30. While the townspeople
at Fleetwood were cheering the announce
ment that Lord Roberts hnd occupied Jo
hnnnes'burg tho Germnn crew of tho Hen
rietta, an Rngllsh versel that was acid to
a German firm, cheered President Kruger.
Several conflicts occurred between tho Ger
mans nnd tho English nnd tho chief officer
of tho Henrietta was mobbed. Ultimately,
tho police force was doubled.
MlnliiK Co mini u I i'N Dividend.
TIOSTON. Mny 29. The Calumet nnd
Ilccln Mining company has declared a div
idend. The directors of the Tnmarnck
Mining company hnvo declared a oinl
annunl dividend of J7. Thu previous divi
dend was 0.
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