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IHE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE IltA L. UAItE, Proprietor. " TEHMaTU5lN ADVANCE. NOHTH PLATTE, - NEBRASKA. vvvvvvvvvvwvvvvvvvvvvvy f BRIEF TELEGRAMS. jjj Advices woro received at Berlin an nouncing the opening of the railroad from Klao Chau to Tsln Tan, China. The Northwestern Iown Odd Fel lows havo nnnounccd their convention for Dubuque, la., April 29. It will bo tho eighty-second nnnlvcmary of the founding of the order. Tho election of democrats as alder men In tho Third, Fourth and Fifth wards of Denver Is contested by the republican candidates on the ground of corruption and fraud. Androw Carnegie hiifl offered to give $100,000 to Portland, Ore., for a free public library, provided Uic city will guarantee n site and sufllclcnt unntiul Inconio for Its maintenance. Tho Amalgamated Association of Sheet Mom! Workers will take the in itlatlvo In having designers and archi tects sign contracts with bulldeiB to employ only union men on their con tracts. A great mauy carloads of young Btock nro bolng received nt Webster, S. D for tho setters who have lo cated on tho land formerly embraced within tho Slsacton and Wahpeton In dian reservation. Mathilda Henderson, colored, died nt Qulncy, 111., nged 105 years. She was recognized as tho oldest person of her rnco In that vicinity, and her aelatlvcB havo records showing that her nge, 105, was authentic. Tho navy department has awarded tho contract for the building of the twenty-three knot protected cruiser Milwaukee to the Union Iron Works of San FfMHsco. Tho contract prlco Is 12,825,000. Secretary of the Treasury Gag re ceived an offer for a million dollars short term bonds from New York. Tho prlco was higher than he was willing to pay and he, therefore, re jected tho offer. About 400 union carpenters did not report for work at I ml nnapolls, Ind., owing to tho failure of tho contrac tors to sign tho scnlo. Seme of tho members of tho union nro at work for contractors who havo signed. Tho old ocale of 30 .cents expired Mon day. Tho Minnesota house passed Sonn tor Chilton's bill prohibiting tho mar riage of Imbeciles, feeble-minded epi leptics or insano persons, with an amendment, striking out tho require ment for ft physician's cartiflcute be foro any license to marry shall be Is (ued. Victor R. Schultz, the mull car rier who shot and killed his wlfo and sent two bullets through the breast of W. H. Klkenberry, at Marlon, Ind., and then cut his own throat. Is liv ing. His windpipe, which was sev- ored, was sowed togothor by tho phy sicians at tho hospital, Tho board of trustees of the West ern Illinois Normal school nt Macomb awarded tho contract for building the school to the Trl-Clty contracting compnny of Davenport, In., Mollnc nnd nock Island. Tho building Is to be of Derca stone and will cost In tho neighborhood of $176,000. A crowd of about fifty Poncn, Nob., men seized Alva Smith while lio was on his way from the theater, and tar red and feathered him. lie was giv en twenty-four horns to lpnvo town. Smith la accused of ruining Minnie Ellum, n girl of 18, who died In an Omaha hospital two wceko ago. The Teheran correspondent of the Cologne Gazette, under dnto of Mon day, April 8, tolegrapliB that the Per sian government has ordered tho lm )K)fl!t!on of a duty of C per cent on nil Russian goods Imported Instead of 3 to 4 per cent, as hitherto enforced. Tho Minnesota houso reconsidered tho voto which killed tho bill to per mit tho parolo of tho notorious Youn ger brothers, now serving llfo son tences In tho stnto prison, and sent tho bill to the governor for approval or rejection. Tho fatuous Okotcnokco r.wamps In South Georgia havo been sold to Charles Hebard & Sons of Michigan. Tho consideration, It Is understood, Is $175,000. Tho swamp contains 351, 000 acres and its clrcumforcnco Is 137 miles. Samuel N. Foirls thU and k'llcd himself at linker City, Ore, Ho was about 33 years of ago, was secretary of a prominent mining company, and Is said to havo been worth moro than $100,000 In mining property. Tho cnuso of tho suicide Is unknown. Tho latest statemont of pxporta j.ub llshed by tho bureau of statistics shows that during tho eight months ending with February tho totil amounted to $95,000,000 moro than the exports for tho corresponding pe riod ending in February, 1000. 1). I). Hoblnson, formerly first vlo president of tho Santa Ft, Is reported to bo dying In a Chicago hospital. Tho Btrlko of tho Journeymen paint ers of East Liverpool, 0 sec'lon, which has lasted for tho past ten days, has been nettled. ADVElisFCDBAN VOTE Constitutional Convention Goes on Record Against Piatt Amendment. EIGHTEEN OPPOSED, TEN IN f AV0R Conservative Consider Kesult Injurious ly lllndlug on Coninilmlon Neeley May Dispose of Iliiviinn Holdings, hut the Money Will lie Withheld. HAVANA, April 13 Tho Cuban constitutional convention placed Itself on record today against the Piatt amendment by a vote of 18 to 10, on n resolution that tho convention should declare Itself opposed to the amendment "on account of the terms of some of tho clauses and the way In which they arc drawn, nnd also on account of the contents of others, especially clauses 3, fi and 7." Tho con!crvntlvcB assort that this action Is cmbnrrasslng, Inasmuch as It practically tics tho hands of any commission that might be sent to Washington. Tho legal authorltlcB havo granted permission to Charles F. Noely to sell tho brickyard and land In Havana Ptandlng in his name. Tho money re alized will bu turned over to the court and kept In trust until ii decision Is reached regarding his alleged embez zlement of postal funds. SANTIAGO DE CUBA, April 13. Iteccnt ndvIccB from tho Unlt'd Stntcs Indicate that there Is an organized ef fort, based In part on Bpcclal press dispatches of April 0 from Santiago to New York, to spread the Impression that conditions of friction and discon tent exist In eastern Cuba. So far as tho jirovlnco of Santiago Is concerned, nothing could bo moro lcmoto from tho fncts. There have been and nro differences of opinion re garding tho Piatt nmcndmenK particu larly Its conditions as to coaling and naval stations, and these havo led to some discussion, but tliero are ab solutely no Indications of serious trou ble. Last Sunday's demonstration rela tive to municipal politics consisted of n procession of from 100 to COO men, with the usual following of small boys. Mayor Pedro gavo tho promoters n permit, despite tho faet that they were his political opponents. Some ono cried, "Down with tho Piatt nmend mon1." nnd ho crowd laughed good- naturedly, but tliero was no symptom of disorder. People here are working contented ly nnd becoming prosperous. Tliero havo been no strikes of Into. Few tramps nro In evidence. Wnr talk is never heard. Tho successful harvest ing of tho largo BUgar crop has great ly Improved business conditions. YcBtorday General Whltsldo and Se nor Castillo, the civil engineer of tho provlnco, visited El Cobre for nn in spection of tho new public works there. El Cobre was formerly considered u dangerous dUtrlct, hut they found ev erything rjulet nnd tho people at work. DICTATE TO ENGLAND. United Htntts Investors Almost Heady to Drain llrltUh (lolil. LONDON, April 13. In nn elaborate discussion of tho rolntlon of British exports and Imports the Statist will Bay tomorrow: "Expansion of Importa means that the Unltod States nro acquiring from England Immense quantities of secur ities and that as llrltlsh capital In the United States as woll as In the aggre gate abroad Is decreasing tho Uni ted States nro now repaying the capi tal which wo placed In that country in carllor days, when It needed our capital far railway, Industries nnd lands nt the rnto of 40,000,000 per an num. The Importance of the nmtto" Is Increased In vlow of tho high prices to which American railroad s?curltlea havo now risen. There Is a dlm'nlsh Ing desire on tho part of tho Amer icana to purchase securities of us, and In tho autumn wo may bo asked to pay gold for a part of our Immense purchases of produce, Instead of secur ities." A IUk Mormon Immigration. CHEYENNE, Wyo., April 13.-0(11-clals who havo charge of tho Wnslng of stato lands to settlers nnd others state that during tho coming spring there will be another big movement of Mormons from Utah to tho Dig Horn bualn. Two thousand persons nro said to bo getting ready to trek over tho mountains to tho promised land, whore they will settle under the big Irrigating canal now being built from the Shoshouo river. New Utile Increase. Trading. MILWAUKEE, April 13. Nearly a million bushols of May nnd July wheat woro traded on the Mllwnuko? Hoard of Trade today under tho new niles recently adopted. Tho orders camo to Milwaukee brokers from all over tho west. During tho early hours tho trading wiib almost entirely In May, but as tho day wore on bidding In July begun and was quickly taken up, nnd goon July cquiillid May In tho volumo of Its trade. JONES ON REORGANIZATION. Democratic Lender Snys No Ilndleal Change la I'rolcihle, FORT SMITH, Ark., April 12. Chnlrmun James K. Jones of the na tional democratic committee, In nn In terview today, speaking upon demo cratic politics in general, Bald he thought absurd tho talk of somo form erly recognized leaders of tho party nbout the neces'slty for reorganization. What the policies of tho party nt the next nntlonal convention, may be, he Bald, no one can say and It would be manifestly Impossible for nny man or set of men to formulate a new policy for the party In tho Interim. He thought It qulto within reason to be lieve thnt thero will be modifications of tho platforms of Clingo and Kan sas City, but what these modification.1) may bo no ono can say, although it Is not probable r.uch modifications will bo radical In t-haractcr. In spcuk ng of the Philippines nnd Cuban rein Hons, Senator Jones said ho waB grat ified at tho moro peaceful turn In the Philippines nnd hoped It would result In a settled government with largo in dependent powers. Ho hopes ths gov ernment will soon "redeem its pledges to tho Cubans nnd leuve them tn gov cm their Island domain an It pleases them." STILL INDEMNITY QUESTION. No Appreciated Chuugo In Negotiation of foreign Minister. WASHINGTON, April 12. There were no developments over nfgfct In the situation nt Pcktn si far no the state department is Informed. The troublesome anbjort of Indemnities i" still engaging tho attention of the min isters hero nnd not much progress is being made toward n final settlement. Incidentally, exchanges aro going on between tho various foreign officers In a rnther Irregular manner nnd It is posslblo that they will eventuate In tho arrangement of a basis of settle ment. Somo such course as this was found necessary to secure tho original agreement upon which the ministers aro now In negotiation with the Chi nese envoys, tho ministers themselves having failed to arrange a Ikisc for tho negotiations. first Spanish War Claims. WASHINGTON, April 12. Tho first claim presented to tho Spnnlsh war claims commission wns filed today. Tho claimant Ib Maria Solcr E. Marti nez and the nmount is $216,6CG, tho stated value of personal and other property connected with a sugar plan tation In Cuba which wna destroyed during tho lato Insurrection in tho is land. Mrs. Mnrtlnez makes tho claim by virtue of tho naturalization of her husband as a citizen of the United States. (Iforgn Q. Cannon Still Live. MONTEREY, Cal., April 12. George Q. Cannon slept sovornl hourB today and is resting easy tonight Dr. Cliff stated tonight that Mr. Cannon's con dition wns truly perplexing, although most crltlcnl. In vlow of tho extreme ago of tho patient, his demise could be hourly expected, but ho did not care to say that his condition was ab solutely hopeless. Harrison Mniininrnt Fund drnv?. INDIANAPOLIS, April 12. The movement toward erecting a monu ment to tho memory of General Harri son In this city has bent revived by Senator Fairbanks, who will lend tho subscription list "with a contribution of $1,000. (Ionium Will Vhlt wmcrln. COPENHAGEN, April 12. Tho well known nctor, Emll Gonlscn, Is arrang ing to tour tho United States during tho coming Bummer. Ho proposes to read his most notablo plnya In Now York, San Francisco nnd other largo cities. Kurceei! Thunder. IILACK IHVEIt FALLS, Wis., April 12. Tho Wlnnobngo Indians will to morrow elect Striking Tree (John Lit tle Soldier) as succsss.-.r to President John Thunder, deceased. Tho demand for tin and terno plates Ic unusually heavy nnd next week will tlnd every plant of the American Tin Plato company In full operation. foods for l'rry Monument. DES MOINES, April 13. Governor Shaw received a letter from llaron Kcntaro Kanoko of Toklo, Japan, prest dent of tho American society of Japan, soliciting subscriptions to a monument to Comniodoro Perry, to bo unveiled nt Kurlhama, Japan, July 11, tho forty eighth nnnivorsnry of tho lundlng of Perry at that point. Ahriiliitin Lincoln's Ashrs, SPRINGFIELD, April 12. Tho re mains of Abrahnm Lincoln, which havo been resting in a temporary vault during tho reconstruction of tho Lin coln monument, will bo removed U tho now monument within a few days. Tho removal will bo private, only the trustees of tho monument, stnto offi cers nnd representatives of tho picas being present. It Is probablo that the coHkot (containing tho body of tho murtyred president will bo opened. HARD ON THE PACKERS English Government Excludes American Beef From Army Contracts. PACKER SWIFT RECEIVES THE TIP London Agent Cnhle News nnd Arinutiri Also Iluvo Intimation Appeal to Ag ricultural Department Uncle Ham liw Vortuuod fur Aid. WASHINGTON, April 1?. The Da partmcnt of Agriculture has received a dispatch from a prominent packing company of Chicago nnnnunclng thnt it has Juat been advised that the Eng lish government hns excluded all beef except home-bred from the British army contracts. This, It Ib stated, Is to bo cffcctlvo Juno 1 next. The Chicago concern has asked the Agricultural department for any as sistance It can render. It has polntcJ out that tho nctlon of tho government is a sovcro blow to American beef ami cattle exporters nnd producers and mcami not alono tho loss In gov rinmcnt trade, but It Is feared It will serve toward causing a prejudice of the pcopl'i of Great B.-italn against tho beef nnd ent'le of this country. No report of "this contemplated move has reached tho department, according to Btntcmonts of officials this ufter nouii. StcpB have been taken, how over, looking to acquiring whaievcr Information It Is possible to get. To demonstrate the Importinca of tho movo that Is said to be contemplat ed It Is pointed out that the value of our oxports of live animals to Great Britain amounts to $40,000,000, while tho total of animal products export ed from the United States to Great Urltaln la otntcd to he, in round num bers, $200,000,000. It la pointed out hero that this proposed embargo may really bo a sequel, in a grentor or less degree, to the proceedings instituted at New Orleans against shipments of horses and mules from that port for use In the South African campaign. While this In, of course, merely conjec tural, It is very ntrongly hinted that tho Now Oilcens Incident probably Is tho directing step of Inspiration for the move. It is pointed out thnt It the English really decided to tako the action reported In the ndvlces Just received tho British might turn to Australia for their meats. .It Is c'nlm ed, however, that meats cannot bo gotten there in as good quality nor as cheaply as in the United States. CHICAGO, April 12. Sw ft & Co. was tho packing firm referred to as having wired the Agricultural depart ment regarding probable nctlon of tho EngllBh government excluding all but home-bred beef from nrmy con tracts. Mr. A. H. Vcedcr, general counsel for Swift & Co., said their London representative had cabled to tho nbovo effect and thnt they had Immediately telegraphed It to Wash ington. They had also cabled Lon don for further information. Mr. Veo der was inclined to doubt that definite action had been taken by tho British government. Ho expected further In formation tonight. Mr. J. G. Brlno of Armour & Co. Bald his company had received n cable gram from its London ngent atnt ng that "It was rumored" that such ac tion hnd been taken. Armour & Co. Immediately telegraphed Secretary of tho Treasury" Gage asking for confir mation, but had no reply up to late this afternoon. fusted forty Days. RAPID CITY, S. D., April 12. Christ BIrnbnum of this city missed four head of stock from his herd on Rapid creek over a month ago. He hunted for them evorywhero nnd fl nnlly made up his mind that they had been stolen. One day, while out hunt ing Jack rabbits, ho entered nn old nbnndoned houso, nnd there found hU four missing animals. Three of them stood up ami tho fouith was dead. They had becen missing for fcrty days and it la supposed that thoy entered tho houso for shelter nnd tho door becoming closed in somo way, they had been chut up there without food or water. lVnnnylvmiln nt St. I.ouU, IIARUISUURG, Pa., April 12. A Joint resolution wns adoptod In tho Benate today appropriating $35,000 to represent Pennsylvania at tho St. Louis exposition. Tho commission will consist of live senators, o'ght rep resentatives and tho president nnd speaker of tho two branches. Tho commission will erect during 3002 n building on tho exposlt on grounds at a cost not to exceed $30,000. Admit Spanish Wur Veterans. WASHINGTON, April 12. Tho mil ltary order of tho Lloyd legion ad journed to meet In San Francisco, suc ceeding tho 9th day of April, 1905. Most of the session was devoted tc tho consideration of tho amendments to tho constitution, all tho amend ments recommended by tho committee bolng ndopted. Tho most Important of theso broadens tho scope of mem. bershlp and Is particularly designed to admit voternns of Spanish war. TO BE HANGED AUGUST 2. Judge (Irlinlson 1'nssr Sentence Upon Ilernmn Kuliu's Murderer. FREMONT, April 13. William Rhea, who was convicted of the mur der of Herman Zahn, was sentenced by Judge Grlmison to bo hanged with in the walls of the penitentiary nt Lin coln August 2. Tho defendant was brought Into the court room hand cuffed, in charge of Sheriff Krcader. Ho wore the same dark stilt ns during the trial, starched white shirt, white high collar nnd small, black band neck tie. His face was white with tho pal lor of close confinement, but looked a little fuller than during tho trial. Tho bold reckless look in his eyes hns soft ened little. During the half hour which he spent in tho room he showed no emotion whatever, but appeared a little restless. Ho fingered the band of his black slouch tint, changed his position frequently and looked around tho room In a careless unconcerned way. Mr. Gray filed a motion for a now trial and stated to the court that the grounds wore Btntutory and the same points were raised as were passed up on during the progress of the trial. "I haven't seen nny reason to chnrige tho opinions formed during the trial of tho case," said tho Judge, "and the motion will bo overruled." In a slow, solemn voice tho Judgo then rend the scntenco which, In the words of the stntute, substantially was that the defendant be taken to the penitentiary at Lincoln, delivered Into the' custody of tho warden, kept in solitary confinement nnd on the 2d day of Auugst, 1901, between tho hours of 9 nnd 11 n. m., bo taken to some plnco designated within the walls of tho penitentiary and there hnnged by the neck until dead. As the Judge read the latter part of the sentence tho tones of his voice grew lower nnd more Impressive, and tho word "dead" was spoken scarcely above a whisper. Tho defendant was wholly unmoved. Ho took his scat and looked around ns unconcerned ns before. Not a muscle of his faco changed, and ho scarcely moved an eye while the sentence was being read. NEBRASKA'S PLAGUE VICTIM. futhcr of C. II. Hare Intend to Visit the Patient nt Ann Arbor. PAWNEE CITY, Neb., April 13. It has been definitely ascertained that the Ann Arbor bubonic plague patient is Charles Benjamin Hare, whose home Is In this city. His parents and a number of other relatives reside here. The parents wero informed of the son's sickness by a reporter for The Bee and a telegram was Immediately sent to Ann Arbor for Information in regard to tho young man's condition. Dr. Novy nnswored that Mr. Hare was resting easily and would probably re cover. Hare is 2G years old and a student in the medical department of the Ann Arbor unvcrslty. He Is taking a spe cial course in bacteriology nnd is as sistant to Dr. Novy, tho celebrated specialist, who has for several years been interested in an effort to develop an effective serum for bubonic Inocu lation. THE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS Is It Less than the Estimate of the Senate Committee. LINCOLN, April 13. A report com piled in the auditor's office shows that the total of legislative appropriations was $292,000 less than the estimate of the senate commltteo on finance, ways and means. Exclusive of tho endow ment nnd tniBt money for tho univer sity nnd the appropriation for the dis trict court, the amount is $2,045,433, which, including nil the extraordinary appropriations, is only $54,059.92 more than tho total of two years ago. Theso figures aro taken from an official com pilation, but nro substantially tho same as those printed nt the close of tho legislative session. Unit Life In u fearful Way. YORK, Nob., April 13. Guy Ander son, a young man 2C years old, com mitted sulcldo In a horrible mnnncr nt his homo south of Waco. Tho body was found lying beside a pile of burn ing rubbish In a field near tho barn, blackened and burned nlmost beyond recognition. In order to mnke IiIb des perato work moro certain ho first tied his legs toegther with wlro nnd then fastened the wlro to a fenco post near a pile of rubbish. Ho then must have set fire to this rubbish nnd thereafter cut his throat with his pocket knife, severing both tho windpipe nnd the Jugular vein. Ho was perhaps dene before tho flro had any effect upon hit body. Misting Mnu Writes Home, PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., April 13. Waltor Grim, a young mnn who do sorted his wlfo at Nehawka, In this county, recently, without giving nny causo therefor, has turned up at Avo ca, la. Ho sent money to his wife to pay her expenses to go to him, but offered no explanation. SInco his de parture his wlfo has been prostrated with grief, but it Is not thought thnt Eho will leave Nebraska to Join him, They were married three months ago. CUBANS GAIN NOTUING Adminhtratioa Will Not Eeoule from Its Present Attitude to End Delay, THE AMENDMENT OR NO CHANGE If thn Proposed Conditions Are Itejecteil Mllltnry Authority Will Continue Tho President Will lie Pleated to Mute Clear the l'olut Not Understood. WASHINGTON, April 11. Informa tion was received nt the Wnr depart ment to tho effect that the Cuban con stitutional convention is contemplat ing sending a commission hero to con sult tho president nnd secrctnry of war regarding the Piatt nmendment and the relations of tho United States with Cuba. Whllo It is known that tho adminis tration would much prefer to have the constitutional convention accept the Piatt nmendment instead of sending such a commission, It would rather the commission should visit this country and discuss tho subject than that tho Piatt legislation should bo rejected. Flat rejection would leave matters in a strained condition. The commission will visit this country upon Its own responsibility, ns an Invitation to come might Imply-a dspositlon upon the part of this government to make conces sions. It has been suggested that some, of the most radical opponents of United States control bo members of the com mission, In order that they might as certain definitely wuat the situation is in tho United States. Thero has been some discussion as to what such a commission can accom plish by coming to Washington. It Is said for ono thing that It can obtain definitely from the president nnd sec retary of war a construction of tho Piatt amendment. The third section, relating to Intervention, is the one which meets with tho greatest objec tion from the Cubans, nnd It is be lieved that the admlnlBtratlon can con vince the delegation thnt there Is noth ing but tho best of Intention on tho part of this government towcrd Cuba. The requirement that the Cubans shall ndopt "substantially" the terms of tho Piatt amendment nlso can be construed. The delegation, It is said, will learn that tho Cubans can hope for no mod ification of the law by congress, and that nothing can be accomplished by waiting until another session. It will also be mado plain that the present administration docs not wish nny mod ification, nnd that tho spirit of the Piatt nmendment must bo accepted. The delegates will bo Informed that they can tell tho members of the con vention upon their return that until tho conditions of tho Piatt amendment are complied with tho United States will continue to exercise authority in the islands under its military power. There is a desire upon tho part of the Cubans to have some Information ns to whnt may bo meant by coaling sta tions. It is understood that the dele gates havo been given an intimation that tho Bolcctlons aro not likely to oo made within nny of the cities of Cuba, but nt points which the United States regards as convenient for warships. Probably tho delegation may desire ad ditional assurances from the president upon this point when it comes to the United States. As to tho time for the visit of the commission, thero Ib no definite infor mation. Tho president leaves here for tho west the last of the month, and It Is expected that he will not see any delegation of this character vnu. ufter his return. GEN. BOTHA WANTS PEACE. Boer Coinniunder-ln-Chlef Ilenett Negn tlitltui With Kitchener. CAPETOWN, April 11. General Botha baa reopened negotiations with tho British for peace. It la understood here that, although Genornl Dewct at his recent interview with Gcnernl Botha refused to surren der, General Botha, regarding him a3 Irresponsible, undertakes to negotiate in behalf of the entire Boer forces. The British nuthorltles here consid er that If Gcnernl Botha surrenders Dowet's following can bo easily tak en. As explained here, this nctlon was determined In part by General Botha's discovery at n recent meeting that Gcnernl Dowet's intellect hnd weakened and that his influence wns diminishing and that a continuance of tho campaign, In view of General Do wet's Irresponsibility, rested with Gcnernl Botha alone. Flro destroyed twenty-five housei in Andovcr, Hampshire, England, ren dering 170 persona homeless. Dublin Constitutional Convention. HAVANA, April 11. Tho Cub in constitutional convention reached no result regnrdlng tho proposal to ap point a commission to go to Washing ton In reforenco to tho future rela tions between Cuba nnd the United Stntes. The whole time was taken up by Senor Junn Gualberto Gomz nnd General Sangullly, who 'rand a long nnd Impassioned speeches, tho fornv-r ngnlnst tho Piatt amendment and tho latter In Its favor.