STANDS PAT
THE PRESIDENT UPHOLDS LY
MAN G ACE,
ALLEN'S RESOLUTION
The Nebraska Senator Desires In
formation Which the Presi
dent Refuses.
Washington. D. C. Jan. 3. -At tlti
cabinet meeting at which the cumin;
reply of Secretary Gage t Senator A!
len's resolution calling for further in
formation regarding deals with the Na
tional City bank was discussed, Presi
dent McKinley surprised everybody by
the fating he displayed.
He read to the cabinet the preamble
of the Allen resolution, w hich sets forth
that "the report of the secretary of the
treasury, in ftiswer to the senate reso
lution of inquiry, January 4, 1900, is not
complete in all respects and fails to
transmit to the senate copies of cer
tain correspondence between the secre
tary of the treasury and the officials
of the National City bank of . Nesv
York," and then calls for the complete
correspondence. The president seemed
deeply affected. He said:
"Any resolution with such a preamble
affecting the secretary of the treasury
is aimed at me. I am responsible for
the secretary of the treasury, as the
persons who offer these resolutions are
aware. The attacks are not primarily
Intended for Mr. Gage, but for me. I
do not blame my political opponents for
seeking partisan advantage, but I can
not understand senators of my own
party permitting the president to be so
humiliated.
The president declared that he did net
see the necessity for the Allen resolu
tion. A report had been sent to con
gress by Secretary Gage, which in
eluded a number of tetters that it was
not obligatory on the secretary to send.
He hiwl made a full report, a report
tilling several hundred printed pages.
To the president's mind nothing else
was necessary, and an intimation that
anything was concealed was an insult.
Ns of the president's views reach,
ed the republican senate leaders long
before the cabinet heard them. As a
result. Senator Spooner of Wisconsin,
one of the president's closest admirers
and the republican senate whip, held a
se ret conference of more than and
hour with Secretary Gage, Both de
clined to discuss the object of the meet
ing. A friend of Senator Spooner said:
"There will be no more resolutions
pass the senate reflex-ting on Gage, or
you'll hear something drop."
It- i knna-n that Senator Snoonpr not
only rad the secretary's reply to sen
ator Allen's resolution, but discussed
with him the most available means of
burying the scandal.
Secretary Gage Is known to be deep
ly hurt over the failure of the com
mittee on appropriations to add the
custom house rent to the urgent defi
ciency hill. He feels that even if the
matter were not i "urgent," the com
mittee at this time, when he Is being
so hard pressed, might strain a point
to comply with his request.
Old senate politicians are losing pa
tience with the secretary's lack of po
litical tact. Men like Aldrich and Piatt
cannot understand why a firebrand like
the. New York custom house rent ques
tion should be tossed Into the senate
when public attention is directed to It,
when there is no necessity for its con
sideration ,and when alt kinds of po
litical capital can be made out of It.
In the meantime no effort will be
pared to keep the secretary from what
Senator Piatt describes as his "unfor
tunate candor."
The president's strong words to the
cabinet are taken as meaning that from
this time the full force of the adminis
tration will be behind Gage. If an In
vestigation! cornea it will he in spite of
the president.
In the house the committee On rules
still holds the resolution of investiga
tion offered January 12. There has been
no meeting of the committee, and the
majority offers no hope of any actio:)
on the resolution.
Representative Suiter, author of the
resolution, saw SpeakerHenderson.
"The speaker said he would give me
and others a hearing In a few days
when the committee on rules meets."
said Mr. Sulzer. "and 1 feel confident
favorable action' will be taken and the
Investigation ordered."
Mr. Sulzer is more hopeful than are
others who better know the committee.
Speaker Henderson has received the
White House orders, and if he does not
obey them he will display more inde
pendence than is usual in these days of
expansion and empire.
CARNACIE TALKS OF CHARITY
He Also Discusses Jingoism and
Our Present Foreign Policy
New York, Jan. 30. Andrew Carne
gie was the guest of honor at a dinner
given by the Lotos club. There were
numerous speakers, chief among them
being Mr. Carnegie. President Lawer
ence of the Lotos club. President Sieth
Low and W. Kourke Cockran. In th
course of his speech Mr. Carnegie said:
"I think a great mistake of the
lArnerican business rrran is that .he
thinks that by constant attendance,
keeping his nose to the grindstone, tak
ing few holidays, that he Insures UK
cess. He would be- fa more success
ful if he plaved more and drudged less.
And, besides, he would have a better
time. , , ...
"Private Charity mut be discriminat
ing to be useful. More- pauperism will
be bred bv indiscriminate charity.
"It is difficult to help those wt..
don't help themselves, and my prefer
ence for tree libraries as a means of
helping the poor, is that libraries give
nothing for nothing: In order to get
benefit there the man must himself
re4 and study. As for money given to
beaears ef whose needs and habits we
Ignorant. 1 can conceive of no use
mogey so -well calculated to Increase
aaerlam and demoralize the people.
To be popular Is easy. To be right
wken right Is unpopular Is difficult.
Wken the asslons are roused and the
kr fever rages any man can be pop
ular m bowls for war, but the most
Zw. cltlsen of the state at that
7 X uronitilr be the cltlsen who
f VtdrawlW of the sword. The
:tm itar than their
Cn the lm-
1? & ' rwwf mr
,t '- ahhat fftssssssst
t tartars
or Justice. I have never written a word
which my conscience did not Impel m
to write, nor stood fur a cause which
1 did nut consider wholly holy. When
my country is wrong may she receive
the lesson that righteousness exalteth
u nation. The flag we love and revere,
we line and revere fur what it standd
for. It should be the symbol of what
is light, noble and just. He is no
patriot who encourages his country to
lake the wrong path. Not he who fol
lows, but he who leads public opinion
in the right path, is the best citizen,
who above all others, should be most
highly honored."
YOUNG PHIL ARMOUR DEAD.
Passes Away Suddenis at Monte
cito Where He Was SpendWg
the Winter,
Pasadena. Cat, Jan. 30. News has
been received of the sudden death of
Phil D. Armour, jr., at Montecitu, near
Santa Barbara. Young Armour was ill
but twenty-four hours and his death
was due to congestion of the lungs. He
was 81 years of age. He left Chicago
three weeks ago in excellent health.
Young Armour left Pasadena the first
of last week and had been at Monte
cito about ten days.
A special train was engaged to take
relatives and friends from Pasadena to
Santa Barbara. On the advice of his
physician, P. D. Armour, sr., father of
the young man, did not go, his healih
being delicate. Mr. Armour is stand
ing the shock well.
Chicago, 111. The news of the death
of PhilipD. Armour, jr., youngest son
of the millionaire Chicago packer, at
Monteclto, near .Santa Barbara, Cal.,
came as a complete surprise, as it was
known that when he left for the Pa
cific coast he was in the best of health.
A telegram from a member of the party
mat accompanied young Mr. Armour
from Chicago a few weeks ago when
he went to California to join his father.
conveyed the information to J. Ogden
Armour, a brother. The latter prepared
to leave for California at once to take
charge of the funeral arrangements. He
is undecided as to whether the remains
will be shipped to Chicago or interred
In California, where the senior Armour
has decided to live permanently.
Philip IX Armour, jr., with his wife
and two children, aged 7 and 5, went
to California two weeks ago, the rea
sons for .their visit being apprehension
for the health of Mr. Armour's oldest
chold. Philip D. Armour, sr., had pre
ceded them with his wife a fortnight
ago.
Philip D. Armour, the elder, whose
health is not of the best, had taken a
residence in Pasadena, and his son
went to Santa Barbara, seventy-five
miles distant, believing the climate
there would be of greater benefit to his
child's health. Mr. Armour, the young
est, leased a winter residence, and so
far as reports were received he at no
time was 111 after his arrival.
Philip D. Armour, jr., was 21 year
old. Mr. Armour was a member of the
Chicago, the Calumet, the Athletic and
the Wheaton golf clubs. He was onf
of the three members of the firm ,l
Armour & Co., the other two being his
father and his brother, J. Ogden Ar
mour. The remains of Philip D. Armour, jr.
left Pasadena for Chicago on the reg
ular Santa Fe cast bound overland
Saturday. The funeral services will in
held at Chicago tomorrow.
The families of Philip I. Armour,
sr., J. Ogden Armour, and of the dead
man, will accompany the. remains east
Whether P. T. Armour, sr., will ac
company the remains of his son east
had not been ascertained up to today,
as he is not in the best of health.
ENGLAND'S WAR EXPENSES.
London. Jan. 30. It is understood
that the house of commons will be
asked to apropriate 175,000.000 to cover
the war expanses up to March 31. This
is in addition to the 50,000,000 already
appropriated. Politicians talk of mul
tiplying these figures by two or four to
cover the total expense of the war.
AMNESTY FOR ALL CAPE DUTCH.
Dr. Leycls Says Sweeping Demand
Will Be Made of England
IfWhlyped, ,
Berlin. Jan. 29. Dr. Leyds was re
ceived by Count von Buelow, secretary
of state for foreign affairs.
The Lrfikal Anzciger publishes on In
terview with Dr. I.eyds, who declares
that his presence in Berlin Is not dic
tated by political reasons, and that he
has only come in consequence of an
Invitation from Prince Hohenlohe to be
piesent at a political dinner.
The only other new fact to be found
in the interview comprises Dr. Leyds"
Uicrsonal views on the conditions of
peace. The representative ot trie J rans
vaat declared that as a matter o
course the South African republic
would have to get back the territory
formerly taken from it and would in
sist on amnesty for all the Cape
Dutch.
The Deutsche Tages Zellung has rea
son to believe that Dr. Leyds intends
to enter a protest against a breach of
neutrality on the part of Portugal, that
power refusing to allow any person to
enter the Transvaal from Delagoa bay.
A SMART AUCTIONEER
Buys Hores of a Rival and Sells
Them at a Profit
Transport, Ind., Jan. 29. This city
has at least one enterprising citizen, as
was shown in a recent auction sale. A
buggy and team of ponies, owned by
two men confined In Jail on a chicken
stealing charge, were offered for sale
on the streets by Auctioneer George F.
Flanagan. J. A. Dunkle, a rival auc
tioneer, made a bid of 6, and Flanagan
knocked the outfit down to him.
Dunkle sprang into the buggy, whip
ped up the ponies and dashed once
around the square, and returning to the
m,oi where the crowd was still con
gregated, stopped his team and reopen
ed the sale. The first bid offered was
$i which he accepted without further
solicitation, and stepped down from the
buggy, having made 13 in 3 minutes.
FKA.RFUD FATE OF A SMALL ROY.
Beatrice. Neb., Jan. 29, Danny Clau
.,n, the 10-year-old son of Aaron A.
Clausen, four miles south, of town,
while plsying about a corn crusher,
was caught on the shaft and whirled
around with great rapidity, his head
striking the ground with each revolu
tion. The machine was stopped as
quickly as possible and the boy releas
ed. His skull was found to be badly
fractured. The boy was stl uncon
scious at last accounts and very little
hope Is entertained for his rtcovery,
TO PROSECUTE OHINAHEN.
Chicago, Jn. .-Afnts of the ITnlt
e States government left here for a Fr
io, M. D where thty will assist In
ifogamUaC M Onlaamea, charged with
StaStthMT t Chinese egeliwlon act- A
URGEATCIOfJ
REPUBLICANS MAY SHOW THEIR
HAND REGARDING PHILIPPINES
TIME FOR FRANKNESS.
Leading Senators are Now Ready
to Declare Them
selves. Washington. !. C. Jan. 29 -"The im
pression Is growing among adminisira
:ion leaders that there should be some
ieflntte action by congress. without
nueh further delay upon the problem
jf the Philippine policy, it is generally
felt that the further delay In the de
claration of some sort of government
Mil Icy for the islands may not only
work harm in the Philippines, but may
!h utilized by advantage by the demo
rats in the presidential campaign.
While senators are very guarded in
their utterances, several republicans
relieve the administration policy will
oe strengthened by a frank and prompt
leclaration, or by congressional action,
which wilt mean the same thing. They
:hink such a step would work to their
idvantage through the favorable im
pression It would make upon business
men, and at the same time strengthen
:he administration by bringing an early
nd to all except the merest guerrilla
warfare in the island.
The senate is expected to take the
first practical step on this line, but as
yet nothing ha been done. Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts, chairman of
the committee on Philippines, has, up
to this time, been of opinion that there
should ! nothing in the nature of a
leclaration of policy in advance of the
nding of the insurrection by the-cap-ure
of Aguina'do. and the surrender by
.he Filipinos in arms. It is understood
hat several prominent senators on the
ornmlttee are now urging action for
;he two reasons indicated.
The only resolutions affecting the
Philippines now before the senate, leff
slative in its character, is that of Scn
itor Spooner of Wisconsin. This I
nodeled on the similar resolution of
ongrcss under which the president oh
ained full authority, (executive. Iigis
atlve and judicial, in the territory cov
red by the Louisiana purchas until
ueh time as congress should itself take
: harge. ,,
"I think it would h. better, said
Mr. BiKMiner, "to take that action than
to have th conduct of affairs .remain
in the hand of the president simply
through his power as commander-ln-rhicf
of the army a year after peace
has been secured. The most practical
declaration we can give those pe"P'' :
nit there would be to show them that
-ongress recognizes that we have ac
quired possession of the country and
we ore legislating for it.
Of course we shall put down the in
surrection. That is what we have in
creased the army for. and by showing
hem that congress treats them as In
surrectionists and regards their eou.it-j
try as part of the country controlled ;
by us we will.l think, do much more
inward bringing about settlement of;
ihe conditions that we would by any,
'ormal dec laration of policy.' ,
Senator Morgan of Alabama agrees;
A-ith Senator Spooner's view of wnat
mould be done by congress. - !
AN IMMENSE MASS MEETING.
Chicago Shows Substantial Sym
pathy for the Bores.
Chicago, 111.. Jan. 29. A mass meet
ing of nearly 3.000 people in Central
music hall inveighed against wars and
f-xpressed sympathy for the" Boers in
their struggle against Great Britain,
failed through the efforts of women
nd conducted by them in tM mam,
the anti-war. pro-Boer gathering re
reived with enthusiasm the speakers
and the sentiments they expressed.
The meeting was under the auspices
of the Women of Holland society, who
are raising funds for the K-d Cross
work in the Boer army. D. J. Kchuyler,
who is president of the Holland so
ciety, was the first speaker. While
he was speaking the Boer colors were
carried down the hall and were cheered
on their way to ihe platform.
Then John Browcr sang the national
hymn of the Afrikanders. "Het Volks
lied" with organ accompaniment.
Ur Emll Hirceh made an address on
the horrors of war. He said that Eng
land's position as the outgrowth of a
rude and naked spirit of greed.
a double quartette of women sang
the "Battle Hymn of the Republic.'
th audience rising to join in the cho
rus. Mrs. Henry Avery of the J d
Cross sacK-ty made a few remarks and
other addresses were made by Miss
Jane Adams and Miss Vandella Var
num Thomas. The closing speech was
made by Jenkin Lloyd Jones, who pre
sented resolution! which were adopted
unanimously, declaring that th- South
African republics are fighting for the
same eternal principles that moved our
forefathers in their struggle against
England a century ago. and that the
hearts of the American people are
with them in their brave and righteous
effort to preserve their country and
their homes from an invading foreign
Several thousand dollars were raised
through the sale of seats, and collec
tion and will be devoted to fitting out
a hospital corps for the Boers.
ANTMVlPEItlAUST LEAdl'Iv
Chicago, Hi.. Jan. 29,-The Times
Herald says: The lAmerican Anti-Imperialist
league, which was organized
at the enti-lmperiallst conference held
here In September, claims to have an
effective organization In thirty-eight
states. Oklahoma and the District of
' ThTofflcers of the league, while un
communicative as to methods, admit
.u. ... aim in to make itself felt in
close congressional districts everywhere
for the election of congressman this
year who will be against the reten
tion of the Philippines.
Connection with Uie Bryan cause Is
denied, Bourke Cockran's recent ex
presslon of friendliness for Bryan is
taken-to 'be significant In this connection-
also the declaration of Andrew
Carnegie that he will not contribute to
ihe republican campaign fund this year
Vut may contribute to the Bryan fund.
Both are In this organization.
WAS UNCOLN'8 PARTNER.
San Francisco, Cal., Jan. -Charles
Maltby, for three years associated
in business with Abraham Lincoln at
Waynes-vlHe, 111., If dead, aged M years.
He was born in Vermont and during on
active Ute occupied man position of
pate tie
HERE'S A CHALLENGE FOR HIM.
Sheldon Asked to Vacate Pulpit to
Editor while Editing Paber.
Atchison, Kan., Jan. 30. K. W. Howe,
lh- ,K.... ..-..4 ...41,,.. ,.r K tti,l,U,n
Ololie, makes a proposition in the edi
torial columns or m paper inai ne
take the place of the Rev. Charles M.
Sheldon as pastor of the Congregational
church in Topeka during the week he
is running the Topeka Capital as a
Christian newspaper. Among" jther
things, Mr. Howe says:
"The Rev. Sheldon's desire to publish
a newspaper for a week is evl'ence
that he does not believe a sufficient
amount of religion is injected into the
columns of the newspatx-rs. Neither is
there enough common sense or ability
in the average sermon. If we fail to
make out as much of a case against
the preachers as the Rev. Sheldon
makes out against newspapers, we will
buy a bible and join the church."
Mr, Howe has had extieriem-e on the
lecture platform and his abillsy as a
writer is well known.
SHELDON RETAINS THE FORCE.
Topeka. Kan. Rev. Charles M. Shel
don is in receipt of letters and tele
grams daily, asking for employment on
the Capital during his week of editor
ship and of offers from Hll parts of the
country of assistance. He is unable to
reply to these offers of service Indi
vidually and requests the Associated
Press to state that he will employ no
body for any purpose, outside of the
regular force of the paper.
MULES WERE HELD UP
Eight Hundred Stopped at Memphis
for Fear of Glanders
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 29. Eight hun
dred mules en route to New Orleans for
the Transvaal were held up here for
several hours until word was received
from New Orleans that the report ol
glanders there was untrue. This is the
regular feeding point, established by
Major Seobell during the early opera
tion.; of the British agent in this coun
try. Captain Marsham had evidently
gotten nind of the report Hbout glan-
lers tind wired his asents here not to
allow- one of the mules on the trains
to ! unloaded in the yards until the
matter could be thoroughly itivestigut-
1. The wires were kept busy all day.
An investigation was Instituted, and
while it went on the animals, which
had not liecii fed since leaving Kansas
City, waited the result In their cars.
Later they were fed and forwarded.
BEE KEEPERS ORGANIZE
South Dakota Now Has a Big State
Association
Vankton. S. Ik. Jan. S.-The South
Dakota State Beekeepers' association
h;is been organized in this city. The
meeting was attended by representa
tives from all p;n is of the slate, prin
cipally from the eastern and north-
astern section. These officers wore
elected: Thomas Chantry of Meckling.
resident: S. J. Harmeling of Marlon
Junction, vice president; John Duffack,
easurer and general manager, and 1-..
F. Atwater of Yankton, secretary. It
was decided to divide ibe state Into dis
rupts' and appoint vice presidents for
aeh district whose duly it should be to
fork local organizations. The orgatiiza-
ion will affiliate with the National Bee.
keepers' association.
THE QUEEN AFTER CHAMBER LIN
The Secretary Is Trying to Shift the
Blame on Othbr Shoulders.
CHAMBERLAIN
Iindon. Jan. 29. Colonial Secretary
Chamberlain's visit to the queen a Os
borne on Tuesday forms the subject of
a queer story. It Is slated that the
queen, who is feverishly anxious about
the war. questioned Chamberlain very
searehingly. but whenever she touched
on the military-aspect he pleaded that
he was unable to answer authoritative
ly, as that was outside of his depart
ment. In fact. Chamberlain's altitude
was that his responsibility ended when
President Krugi-r issued his ultimatum.
The queen telegraphed the next morn
ing, summoning War Secretary Ijins
dotvne to Osborne, but Premier Salis
bury intervened and got him excused,
owing to a pressure of business at the
war office. He sent Cndcr Secretary
Wyiidham Instead. This the queen re
sented, Wyndham not being a cabinet
minister and his information also be
ing incomplete.
She will return to iWndsor castle to
morrow, so as to he In closer touch
-4 -C f C OueikldCk"Tu2iOA.fiwoib R
with the ministers, and also to be In
readiness In the event of a minister)!!'
crisis.
Such a crisis, it is said, she woulc
rather welcome, believing smi reor
ganization of the government ess- tit la
to save the situation.
The address in reply to the queen't
speech in the house of lords will b
moved by the duke of Somerset, whom
only contribution to the war comio
versy has been a strong appeal to re
arm the British forces with "dum-dum"
bullets.
In thp house of commons a cimilat
motion will be made by Captain Pre!
tymart. a millionaire artillery officer
and seconded by Mr. Pike Pease, a de
scendant of two of the most not"
Quaker families In these islands. Thb
selection is meant by the government
to indicate that even Quakers sympa
thise w ith the present war. a very falst
assumption. Mr. Pease is a tory whr
abandoned Quakerism for the Angllcar
church.
ONE EFFECT OF TRCSTS.
Washington, D. C, Jan. 20. Chair
man Meyer of the house committee on
pubUc buildings end grounds has re
ceived from Assistant Secretary of th
Treasury Taylor a detailed statemcnl
of the additional amounts required foi
public buildings now under construction
throughout the country, chiefly because
of the large rise In building material
The list shows the present limit ot
cost and the proposed limit, as fol
lows:
Present. Propose!
... 87,000 J HO.oiX
Aberdeen. B. D.
Abilene, Tex
Beaumont. Tex. ,
Boise, Idaho ....
liutte, Mont
Cheyenne, Wyo.
Freeport. 111. .....
Helena, MonC ...
Jollet. III.
Joplln, Mo
75.000 1 Oft. 00.
75.000 100.0'Ki
150,000 M.OtK
200.000 300,00
2M.OO0 Kfi.OOf
"s.ooo loo.oot
S0O.OO0 37;,W(
ioo.ooo i.vi.w
60.000 115.00
1.316.000 1,351,00
150,000 J7S.00-
60,000 117.00
47,000 SO.WU
250,000 2S2.00J
IOO.OOO 110,00
S00.000 600.00
300,000 775,00
50,000 85,CKK
Ksnsss City. Kan...
leadvllle. Colo. ......
Monmouth, III,
Oakland. Cul
Balem, Ore
Halt Lake City
Seattle, Wash
Hireator, III,
TVio Oerrnan emperor conferred mor
(kan the usual number of decoration! i A conference was held In Phlladcl
,i, his birthday. Amonr them werjpnUi w,, Vp,w t bringing more
Itosgdowssy-wtmner, ir. nonornsieai. caplU nto the New York hhlp Hulld
tfrelherr von Hemmersteln-Lexten, Dr ' na- company. Among those present
gudt ajttt Count Hochbtrg. I WM H. c. nick, formerly head of the
600D TRUST
STANDARD OIL MAGNATE DE
NOUNCES ANTI-TRUST.
SAYS BRYAN BAD MAN
Outcry, He Says, Comes Onlp From
Impractical Sentimentalist
and Such.
--etv torn, Jan. .'M Trusts" was
the subject of an interestinE talk at the
ninth annual dinner and reunion of the
New York Association of Alumni of
Syracuse university, at the Hotel St.
Denis, by John D. Archboid, president
of the board of trustees and vice presi
dent of the Standard Oil company. Mr.
Archboid said:
"The discussion of trusts, as the term
is popularly used. Is really becoming
s.miewhat hackneyed. All kinds of peo
ple, and especially that very consider
able class who have little else to do
than discuss the popular subjects of the
hour, are presenting their views ad In
finitum and almost sd nauseam. Most
of them know very little regarding this
subject, but the loss they know the
more loudly they talk.
"As a matter of fact, trusts, or, to
speak correctly, large corporations, are
a necessary evolution of the times. We
are adopting them as a matter of ne
cessity to our growing commerce. They
represent a tremendous step of pro
gress. The year 1M0 will be marked
in the history of our country for It?
great events in many ways affecting
our national life, but in no one respect
with no more pronounced importance
than in this commercial or corporate
evolution.
Investor, consumer and laborer will
alike be benefited by them. The in
vestor by the better security which
arises through amplitude of capital and
the combination talent In the various
departments of administration. The
ci-nsumer through improved procw
resulting in better products at lower
prices and more efficient distribution:
the laborer by steadier employment at
belter wages, and a better opportunity
for improvement In condition, if src-
cihI talent is shown.
"The outcry against these develop
ments does not come front the meat
busy, industrial clauses, but from im
practical sentimentalists and political
demagogues, the latter perhaps more
than any other. H is impossible to im
agine In our national life any more pit
iful object than that presented in the
conceded representative head of one of
(he great political parties finding the
principal topic for his demagogic har
angues In attacks on our national
thrift and financial stability.
ITie remedy for the unrest on this
question undoubtedly lies in the direc
tion of national or federal corporations.
If such corporations should be made
possible under such fair restriction and
provisions as should rightfully attach
to them, any branch of business could
be freely entered upon by all comers
and the talk of monopoly would be
done away with.
"Our present system of state corpor
ations, almost as varied In their pro
visions as the number of states, is vex
atious alike to the business community
and to the authorities of the several
states. Such federal action need not
take away from the state its right to
taxation or police regulation, but would
make it possible for business organiza
tions ot know the general terms on
which they can conduct their business
in the country at large,"
CHEWS MONEY IN THE STREET
Desserate Battle Betwesn Detec
tives and a Robber,
Des Moines, la., Jan. SO Two detec
tives had a desperate fight with Chan.
H. Newhouse of Albla on a prominent
street corner here. Passing citizens
taw two men struggling with a third,
who had a roll of bills In his teeth, and
taking It for a holdup In broad daylight
interfered, but Newhouse was finally
landed safely In Jail. The Albia man
is charged with having robbed his
mother-in-law of JW0. He was arrested
on the morning Wabash train. The
prisoner and the officers walked from
the union depot to Walnut on Fifth
street. As they turned the corner New-
house made a desperate effort to escape
and the fight ensued. He took the
money from his pocket and tried to
tear It up. Falling in this he put the
money, which is in large bills, in hii
mouth, and began ( hewing it. It is b..
lieved thnt on the way uptown h
threw some of the m m-y uuay or else
uccceded in swallowing it, as only tlW.
as found on his person.
ANOTHER CUT IN CLASS
The Methods of the Trusts to Drive
Out Small Concerns
Anderson. Ind., Jan. 29. The action
if the glass trust in culling the prlee
if window glass S3 1-3 per cent Is
Moving ruinous to all manufacturers,
Sfieclally Ihe small plants. There Is
lo likelihood of a restoration of prices,
jut It Is more than likely that there
jill be a further cul of l' per cent.
the trust ran manufacture a little
."hen per than the average Independent
factory, having more tanks, and the
well-formed plan Is to drive out of the
business the small-iMit factories. The
polity being rigidly adhered to, though
neither side is making any profit.
Plate glass has moved freely for mor.
than a year past, and sales have been
satisfactory to all manufacturers. And
prices have been firmly adhered to, and
have have a settled annearanre for
ome time to come owing to the regu
lated product to nat home and high ad
vance abroad. Wire glass has been
fairly remunerative and the demand
and the prices obtained led io a con
sldeiable increase In production at sev
eral of the works fM0'xvt in this spe
cialty. Ilotttes are In good demand and
the prices obtained are quite satlsfae
(ory. The latter have an upward ten
dency In anticipation of a large earl;
spring demand.
Tableware manufacturers have re
cently gotten together and increased
the coming season's puck, the crop
outlook being excellent us a result of
a. mild winter, disss manufacturers
In all lines are knee deep In btislncf
and are especially Jubilant because of
the prospect of good business.
In Germany during the first nine
months of the year, 7X.300 persons were
' ..n,
KEDIAITON WOULD IE WELCC-E,
Radical Member of the British Par
liament Says McKlnley'a Ex
cuse for Not Offering It
Is Weak.
Washington, D, C Jan. 23. Dr. Oar
vin It. Clark, a member of the British
Parliament, is just concluding a 60
liour visit to the United States. Dr.
Clark arrived in New York from Na
pies, was Immediately met with a nu
tilicathm to return to Jondon f-ir the
opening" of parliament und hailed again
today.
He said: "When the news of the
Post-Dispatch's and W orld's mammoth
IM-utioti in favor of mediation was re
ceived in Kngland it was heartily ap
proved by the majority of the people,
tiifortuniitely the president ot the
L' n ted Stutcs has not seen fit to take
action on those lines. But if he should
du bo even now. 1 believe that his rep
resentations offering mediation would
be received by us and the proffered
services accepted.
I a mtold on good authority that
President McKlnley'a only excuse for
not offering his services as a mediator
Is that the senate has not yet ratified
The Hague conference treaty. I am
also told that the I'nited States senate
stands ready at any moment to ratify
that treaty, and that the only reason
such action is not taken i because
President McKinley docs not want it
ratified, that he may continue to have
his excuse."
Dr. Clark was asked to prognosticate
ihe action of the present parliament in
regard to Indorsing or rebuking the
English administration of the war. He
said that he was completely at a loss
to know why parliament had been call
ed so soon.
'It looks as if the government is anx
ious to lop off its own head." he con
tinued, "for there undoubtedly will be
Immediate action by the radicals to re
buke Mr. Chamberlain's policy and to
find some way whereby peace may be
restored.
I think the English people have been
getting entirely too cocky, and I hop
what they are now getting in South
Africa will do them good."
AFTER FAT FEES.
Omaha, Neb., Jan, 29. Deputy mar
shals who hive made a good thing by
arresting: Indians on the northern res
ervation are to be let out. That is
what the order from Washington, di
recting the dieharge of all deputies- as
signed to field duties, mean.
The action is the result of an inves
tigation made by u secret agent of the
department, who is said to have re
ported that the deputies were padding
their expense accounts and were ar
resting too many persons on slight pre
texts. In other words,, the marshal's
office was fust degenerating into a fee
mi!!. The records of the marshal office
show that the recent order will save
Uncle Sam about I'.'o.OOO a year, which
has heretofore been spent, not so much
with a view to compelling obedience to
law. as to run up a large fee bill for
deputy marshals and others.
It has been the custom for years to
go up to the Sioux, Winnebago and
Omaha Indian reservations for the pur
pose of arresting a lot of habitual
drunkards and confirmed bootleggers,
who were brought down to Omaha at
every regular term of the federal
court. To testify against each offen
der a long train of Indians were also
brought down, and among them were
young squaws, young bucks and a few
old warriors who had become profes
sional witnesses in the hands of inter
preters. Year after year the same In
dians appeared In court to testify
against some half-breed who made a
business of selling firewater to Uncle
Sam's words on their reservations, an
offense against the peace and dignity
of the nation. The fee-making process
was never known to abate the evil,
whiqh Is no less all-pervading now
than It was a year or five years ago.
In the western Iowa district similar
abuses have grown up, the deputy mar
shals working among the bootleggers
who sell whisky to white rltlxena, in
stead of Indians. However, this abuse
has been cheeked by a recent order of
Internal Itevenuc Commissioner Wil
son, which will not only reduce the
fees of deputy marshal:!, but will rut
down the emoluments of the Untied
States commissioner and clerk of the
distri't court. It will cut the lalter'e
fees to the extent of about $1,500 an
nually. The carrying out of the com
missioner's order meiins that no dep
uty maishal shall make an arrest for
bootlegging until he has referred the
case to the collector of internal revenue
who shall lirsf investltrsle and satisfy
himself that there is an Intentional vlo.
la ( ion ( f the law before lie shall file an
information.
It is said lhat the department of
justice has required the secret agents
to examine into the subject of fees
and emoluments of officers tn all mid
west districts and lhat whenever It is
found that the deputies and others are
trying lo part their accounts and are
making needless arrests under a strict
application of the law they are to be
decapitated, as was done In Nebraska
recently.
The order of the department of jus
lice has very naturally met with some
opposition and certain parties have set
to wor kto convince the attorney gener
al lhat he mnde a sciiou.H mistake. C,
P. Matthevvson, agent of the Omaha
and Winnebago Indians In Thurston
county, Nebraska, is now in Washing
ton, whither he went to tell the au
thorities all about the Increasing do.
generucy of the redskins at his agency
WILL DECIDE A TRUST CASES.
Tim Illinois Anti-Trust Law Grind
ing Through the Cousts,
Chicago, Hi., Jon. 30. Judge Kohl-
aiit. In the- United Slates court, ha
been asked to pas on the constitution
allly of the Illinois statute- which de
'l.ircs thnt a trust has no right to sue
;r recover on any contract made In
this state, and his ruling Is expected
to be announced today. The court will
decide whether hp is to take from the
Jury the -case of the Union Sewer Pipe
company against Thomas Connally and
William K. lee, which Is on trial. The
constitutionality of the anil-trust stat
ute of Illinois Is being attacked by the
plaintiff In this care, which seeks to
recover about H.QOO said to be dun
from the defendants on a contract. The
statute In question has already been
sustained by the Illinois supreme court,
but the federal court has never before
been asked to decide the validity of the
law.
The United States consul at I-limlc,
Oermany, says that a number of tex
tile manufacturers are willing to rotnit
lo this country if supported and en
couraged. llerr Eugen Itlchter says Iht German
naval expenses from 1901 to 1920 will b
fj,77S,0O0,0QO marks
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