INSURGENTS
SURRENDER.
K:!m Unr.itn His Fircit ( Liguni
Hi Bitiigis to SeRiril Bell.
Rebel Commander Orders Submission
of Evr Man Under His Charge
aud Manila Is Delighted.
Manila. (Special.) General Malvar
has unconditionally surrendered to
Brigadier Gvnerai fell al -Lipa Ba
tangas province, With the entire Insur
egnt force of the province of Lacuna
and Batangas. General Hell says his
iBell'g) Influence is sufficient to quell
the insurrectionary movements In Ta
yabus and Cavite provinces and cap
ture all those In the field who have not
yet surrendered, but Malvar hax or
dered tilt; complete surrender of every
insurgent to the nearest American
force.
Ueneral Wheaton, reporting to the di
vision headquarters- says that all re
sistance in his department has ended
and that the surrenders Just announced
mean that the ports will be opened and
that the Filipinos in the detention
camps can be allowed to return to
their homes in time to plant the crops.
General Wheaton Is especially pleased
with Ueneral Hell's care of the natives
confined In the camps.
The officers in charge are held per
sonally responsible for the quality and
quantity of the food served out and for
the genual welfare of the occupants
of the camps. After scouring the moun
tain passes General Bill employed vol
unteer tiolomen for protection against
ladronlsm.
GRATEFUL, TO AMERICANS.
Numbei of Filipinos volunteered and
.expressed the liveliest satisfaction at
thi treatment accorded themselves and
their families who were in the concen
tration camps.
Ueneral V heaton gives General Bell
great credit for his indefatigahllity in
conducting the campaign. He was
afield on horseback day and night, per
sonally superintending the most aAlu
ous operations.
The people of Manila are delighted at
the prospect of a resumption of trHde
with the pacified provinces and are
anxious to show Generals Chaffee,
Wheaton and Bell their appreciation
of the fact that the insurrection is
really over.
About 3.3li0 rifles have been received
by the American officers In Batangas
and La guna provinces dining the last
four months. General Malvar person
ally requested an Interview with (Jen
eral BUI in order to make his complete
submission.
The lack of news from the Island of
Kamar is due to a defective cable. It is
believed, however, that the American
commander has received the surrender
of all the insurgents In Ha mar, unless
the planned proceedings were altered.
TAFT FAYS REAL WAH IS OVKK
St. Louis, Mo. (Special.) Governor
General VV. II. Taft of the Philippines,
who Is here for a conference with the
World's Fair officials, speaking of the
Situation in the Islands, said;
"The teal war in the Islands Is over
when thirty provinces are pacified and
nly thru? remain to be brought under
civil control. And I do not expect to
see these three provinces in rebellion
very long. Civil government is a suc
cess ami the -whole archipelago will
.soon offer a field for American enter
prise. "There are some delicate questions
that must be adjusted. The church
and the crown of Spain were closely
associated In their possessions, and
when f-l-aln transferred sovereignty
and crown possessions to the L'nlteJ
States and the church property and
religious functions were retained by
the church a number of Interesting
questions were presented which prob
ably can better be settled by a con
fereme than by any other way. For
we muni bring about that Indispensable
condition In the Islands, the complete
severance of church and state. Here
we have a country where, by our
-wishes and our custom, the church and
Ihe government are In no way allied.
This condition will be brought about In
the Philippines, I have no doubt, In a
manner most amicable."
SOLCIER TELLS OF "WATER CURE."
Washington, D. C Special.) Ed
ward J. t'avis, formtriy a sergeant In
the Twenty-sixth United States volun
teers, tt stifled before the senate com
mittee on Philippines, as to the appli
calio nof the "water cure" to the prest
dente of the town of Igbarl", Hollo
province, island of Panay.
His testimony differed but slightly
from that of Sergeant Kellly. Ilu-sald
Captain Glenn, Lieutenant Conger and
Lr. Lyon, a contract surgeon, were
present.
The victim was kept- under a lank
from five to ten minutes. When he
welled up from water, the men who
were giving It to him took their fists
and rolled him stomach, making the
water squirt from his' mouth. He
struggled terribly and his eyes were
bloods-hut.
When cross-examined by Lodge, wit
ness sad that after the administration
of the "cute," the presidents confessed
that he was a captain of the Insur
gents, while professing to be friendly
to the Americans. He was not hurt,
apparently, by the "water cure."
GRAVE FIN0IN6S IN BRITISH CAMPS.
New Orleans, La. (Special.) The al
legations made to the administration
by Governor Heard are said to have
been fur surpassed by the discoveries
of fuels regarding the English camp
at Port Chaimette, by Colonel Crowder.
General Pearson, the Boer refugee,
arrived here, having come at the re
quest of Colonel Crowder. lie placed
advertisements In all the papers at
once, requesting all Boer sympathizers,
who had Information regarding the
camp, to come to his ofllce. Colonel
Crowder absolutely refuses to talk re
garding his Investigation.
Pep Receives.
Rome. HMflal. The pope descend
ed to St. Peter's and there received
1.U00 Italian and Swiss pilgrims. The
report that his holiness has become
weaker, prove to bo unfounded. He Is
In perfect health. The scene at HI.
Peter's was Inspiring, the vast con
course greeting Leo with cites of "Viva
Papa He."
President Lou bet has appointed M.
Michel Leg rave commissioner of the
French exhibit at the Ht. Louis exposi
tion. The president also signed the d
ojree providing that France Bhouid be
represented at Um position.
IOWA 60VERXSH SIGH THE PAR881
Des Moines, la. (Sptelal.) Governor
Cummins has signed the parole papers
which will give Wesley Elkins, the boy
murderer of Clayton county, his free
dom. The legislature had recommended
the i a role and partially fixed the con
ditions on which it shall be granted.
He is to remain on parole ten years be
fore he can be granted a full pardon.
The governor has provided alHo that
he shall not any at time return to
visit either Clayton county, where his
crime whs committed, or any of the
adjoining counties. Klkins, when he
was 11 years eld, murdered his father
and stepmother, after planning It for
some time, and for some time conceal
ed the fact, but finally confessed. He
has served twelve years In prison and
has become a well educated young man
of brilliant intellectual attainments.
Irof. Harlan of Cornell college, Mt.
Vernon,. -has.agreed that be .shall go
into college and complete his studies,"
and a group of men Interested In him
has entered into an agreement to look
after him for the period of his parole.
The governor will also issue the pa
roles for Otto Otten of Pocahontas
county and John Bailey of Webster
county next Saturday. OUen has
learned a good trade and will remain a
wi rkman in one of the factories at
Tort Madison, while Baliew will go to
Sioux CUy, where he Is promised em
ployment. The other paroles recom
mended by the legislature have not yet
teen Ihsued, but will be as soon as the
puppis can be prepared.
Judge Wolfe.ln district court at Dav
enport, has Just sentenced to imprison
ment for seventeen years one who is
known to have been concerned in some
thing line a dozen forgeries In the past
tAer.ty years on which he had secured
mary thousand dollars. He operated
chiefly in Indiana, where he was known
as Dr. Jackson B. Thomas, but his real
name appears to be S. R. Beasley. In
all his forgeries he had never been
convicted but twice. He Is now 45 years
old.
ORDERS THE TRIAL OF 6EN. SMITH.
Washington, D. C (Special.) Secre
tary Boot has sent to Senator Lodge
copies of a letter from the war depart
ment to General Chaffee. In it he
orders the court-mnrtlal of General
Jacob H. Smith, Major Edwin F. Glenn
and Captain James A. Ryan.
The court-martial of General Smith
is in consequence of the trial of Major
Waller, In which the latter testified
that he had been given orders by the
general to kill natives and burn their
property. According to Major Waller,
General Smith had placed the age limit
of natives to be killed at 10 years.
water' cure" charges.
The charges against Major Glenn and
Captain Ryan are the result of the
testimony of Sergeant Charles Riley
and Private Lewis Smith of the Twen
ty-sixth volunteer infantry before the
senate Investigating committee. They
said that the "water cure" had been
given to the presldet.te of Igbaras, In
Hollo province, under the diiectlon of
those two officials.
Both Major Glenn and Captain Ryan
have been order to San Francisco and
all haste Is urged by Secretary Root
for fear the time limit of two years,
after which they could not be tried, will
expire.
In concluding, Secretary Root orders
General Chaffee to bring any men cr
officers believed to be guilty of viola
lions of the rules pf war, to trial at
once.
BI6 WHEAT CROP IS IN SI6HT,
New York. (Special.) According to
dispatches to R. G. Dun & Co., the
outlook Is encouraging for a large yield
of winter wheat. At most points the
acreage Is equal to or larger than last
year's, and even in the few reports of
a decreased area, the loss Is only put
at 10 per cent, while the most hopefuj
statements make the increase 60 per
cent. On the whole there appears to
have been little lops during the winter
from weather conditions, illthough at a
few points the snow protection was
light. Damage by insects is also less
serious than a year ago. The least
satisfactory feature thus far is the lack
of moisture, which Is causing anxiety
In a number of states. With average
weather during the rest of the season,
however, there Is every reason to an
ticipate a yield above the average, and
probably fully equal to last year's large
production. The liberal demand and
good prices of the previous se.ison
would naturally tend to stimulate op
erations, so that . reports of a large
acreage were to be expected, but esti
mates of condition are more sanguine
than the government report on April
I, which may be due to i favorable,
weather during the last few weeks.
I6LESIAS IS NOW A FREE MAN.
Ban Juan, Porto Rico. (Special.)
The supreme court of Porto Rico has
rendered a decision In the appeal of
Santiago Igleslas, president of the Fed
eration of Workmen of Porto Rico,
who was sentenced last December to
three years, four months and eight
days' Imprisonment on the charge of
conspiring to raise the price of labor
In I orto Rico.
The court acquitted Igleslas of all the
charges against him, thus reversing the
decision of the lower court. A fine of
however, for contempt of court In
not answering a summons was allowed
to stand.
Fifteen hundred members of the Fed
eration of Workmen paraded through
San Juan In the afternoon. They
slopped at the palace and saw Gov
ernor Hunt, who spoke a few words to
them. The paraders were orderly.
Igleslas Is now at Ponce, where he
has organized several unions of the
American Federation of Labor. There
was a similar parade at Ponce when
the news of Igleslas' acquittal reached
there.
Gift to Columbia.
New York. (Special.) It Is under
stood that Andrew Carnegie has made
a magnificent money gift to Columbia
college. The exact amount Is at pres
ent unknow n, save to the. college offi
cials, but Is believed to be about 11,000.
000. The gift Is Intended to be used in
building a chapel, a college hall or dor
mitories, and will be amply sufficient
Minister Congor Not to Be Removed.
Washington, D. C (Special.) After
a conference between President Roose
velt, Senators Allison and Oolllver and
Representatives Hull and Hedge of
Iowa, concerning Minister Conger, who,
It was rumored, was to be displaced as
minister to China by W. W, Rockhlll,
Senator Allison said the president
stated that he had no knowledge of the
rumored change.
Following a quarrel at the railroad
station with her husband, Mrs. Alice
Adams, wife of a Burlington conduo
tnr. committed suicide by taklna DoU
on, at Bt, Jeeeph, Mo.
ARGUES FOR
NICARAGUA.
Senator Morgan Argues Advantages of This
Over Panaia Canal Route.
Assorts Difference of Fifty Millions in
first Cost Should not Interfere.
Ultimata Result Desired.
Washington, D. C (Special.) For
more than four hours Mr. Morgan of
Vi!iibamaT chairman cf th3 itt.M!n
canal cemmittee, addressed ihe senate
on the subject cf the .Nicaragua canal.
He drvoltd the greater part of his
speech to a consideration of the desir
ability end practicability of the tvc
principal routes, Nicaragua and Pan
ama. He strenuously favored the for
mer, maintaining that in every possible
respect it had many advantages over
the Panama route.
A parliamentary change in the rl'u
atlon of the Chinese exclusion bill wa
made Just before adjournri;ei:, li s
measure passed by the senaia beuirf
substituted for the house bill. This
was done to xpedile the bill in the
house.
The tesolutions offered by Mr. Cul
berson of Texas directing the secretary
of war to send to the senate a state
ment of money paid by the UniUi
States on account of the Philippine
commission and a statement of the
amount of money expended for send
ing troops to the Philippines and for
their maintenance were agreed to.
MORGAN BEGINS HIS SPEECH.
Mr. Morgan began his remarks
on the isthmian canal question. He
assumed. In beginning, that the senate
was convinced of the indispensable
character of a canal that it was a
national necessity and that it was
only choice of methods and a compar
Ison of national advantages which was
left to decide, "all questions of finan
cial ability, of private interests, of po
litical bias, having been relegated to
the rear by command of a free, honest
and powerful principle. It is to reach
the logical results that should follow
the actual merits of the' claim of either
canal route in deciding the preference,
that I will try to present an outline ot
the questions that now require discus
sion.
"The subject presents Itself to my
mind," said Mr. Morgan, "with conclu
sive force in the form stated in the six
proposition I will now state:
"1. We have reached the point where
Investigation is complete by observa
tion, experience, scientific research and
forecast, and these means of knowl
edge are as conclusive of the facts as
we could hope to make them in anotner
half-century of delay. .
"2. The question now to be decided is
the choice of either of two routes for a
canal, whether it shall be located at
Panama or through the valley of the
San Juan river In Nicaragua and Cofeta
Rica.
CONTROLLING FACTOR IN CHOICE
"3. The controlling factor in making
this selection Is the assurance of suc
cess in constructing a canal that will
be permanently useful for commerce
and for the needs of the government
and its policies and for the benefit of
the people of the United States.
"4. A sum of money necessary for
expenditure in the work of construct
ing such a canal to accomplish sucn
ends cannot be reasonably compared
to the real value of the results to the
people and the government of the Unit
ed States and the choice of either
route, with safe, intelligent and sin
cere regard to Us permanent usefulness
and advantage should not be controlled
or affected by a difference in the pres
ent cost of construction, I will say,
within a limit of even $00,000,000.
"5. The assured certainly of success
In the construction of a permanent ca
nal Is, of necessity, the basic or foun
dation fact upon which congress must
act In the selection of the canal route.
Considered as a simple proposition of
civil engineering there la no doubt-
not even a shadow of doubt as to any
fact touching the practicability of a
ship canal from Greytown to Brlto, in
and along the river and across Lake
Nicaragua. It la certain Deyona a rea
sonable doubt that its cost is as nearly
within the limits of exact estimates as
any great public work that was ever
undertaken. It is upon this ascertained
and settled basis of certainty that I
rest my Judgment.
"6. If the dam at Bohlo, on the Pan
ama route, should fall for any cause,
the only hope of a canul across th.it
Isthmus would perish, never to be re
stored. All engineers admit this fact.
The failure of a dam at Conchuda or
Boca San Carlos, or at Ochoa, or at
Tamhorgrunde or at any other site on
the San Juan river, would only mean
the loss of that structure, to be replac
ed on a better location of a lake level.
These chances are at least ten to one,
and if the risk Is estimated at only
tenfold the cost of the dam at Bohlo,
It would deter the boldest gambler In
futures from risking the possible Kms
of more than SO,000, when If he w;is
successful his profits could not exceed
J,iiii0,(XjO. But the loss of a dam at
Bohlo could not be less than tM4,2a,'iS
clear loss to the United States in cash,
to say nothing of the lives wasted in
the work, the incalculable loss to our
commerce and the national shame and
despair that our people would suiter."
OFFICERS CONDEMN EACH OTHER.
London. (Special.) The dispatches
Which passed between General Buller
and his officers and Lord Roberts re
garding the sensational reverse at
Bp Ion Kop have been published. Buller,
In his report to Roberts, condemns
General Warren. He says:
"We lost our chance by Warren's
slowness. I ought to have assumed
command myself."
The dispatches -ot the other officers
Indicate that matters at the battle were
In a hopeless muddle. The publication
of these reports Is likely to cause re
newed disputes and Incriminations.
Priest Ruins Girl.
Tyndall, 8. D. (Special.) Rev. T. A
ftilu ftr Severn.! venrs naslor nf the
local' Catholic church, has left for parts
unknown nfter hnrrowlnir It ftOO from
a banker and paying this amount to
Peter Heharrtiausen, wnnse io-year-oi,i
daughter he Is charged with ruining.
fi,i I,. ft aium nfter the irlli reveulert th.
name of the father of her 2-months-old
child,
William H. Wallace, known to grain
men all over the United Slates, and a
prominent member of the produce ex
change, Is dead at his borne In New
tor. '
PRESIDENT PALMA STARTS FOR CUBA
New York. (Special.) Tomas Es
trada Palma, president-elect of Cuba,
took leave of his friends of Central
Valley, N. T among whom he has
lived during .eighteen years of exile
from his country. A large crowd gath
ered at his old home and escorted him
to the station, where another large
crowd had assembled. The local vol
unteer firemen and school children,
headed by the village band, paraded
and nearly everyone carried either an
American or a Cuban flag.
Farewell addresses in behalf of the
citizens were made by Rev. F. C. Hard
ing and Irving Wasnburn and Mr.
Palma made a brief response, lie said
that he left Central Valley with regret,
for it had been a haven to him when he
was driven from his own country. The
people had always treated him with
great kindness, he added, and he would
always remember it with deep grate
fulness. President Underwood of the Erie rail
road gave President-elect Palma the
use of his private car for the trip to
New York. It was decorated with
Cuban flags, bunting and ferns. Mr.
Palma appeared on the rear platform
as the train left the depot and there
was a final cheer louder than all tne
rest. At Arden the children of the vil
lage school gathered to greet the Cuban
leader and although the train did not
stop there was a friendly demonstra
tion. At 10:20 the train reached JNw
York.
Mr. Palma will remain in New York
for a few days, when he will start
south for Cuba. He will land at Gibara
and will go from there to Bayamo. It
was at Bayamo twenty-five years ago
that his mother, driven into the Jungle
by Spanish soldiers, died of exposure,
and his first duty In Cuba will be to
seek out her neglected grave. From
Bayamo he will go to Manvanillo, then
to Santiago and last to Havana, which
he plans to reach on May , the day
before the Cuban congress convenes.
ARE SETTLING FOR FRIAR LANDS.
Washington, D. C (Special.) Arch
bishop Ireland of St. Paul had a con
ference with Secretary Root, following
a talk he had has with the president
respecting the Philippine friars' land
question. It was the idea of Archbishop
Ireland and Bishop O'Gorman to have
this complex question settled directly
at Rome instead of through the arch
bishop of Manila, whom they pointed
out would have been obliged to delay
proceedings by frequent reference of
every important phase of the negotia
tions to ills superiors in the Vatican.
The government here has come to
accept the Ireland and O'Gorman view
as the most business-like proposition,
and that is why Governor Taft will
stop at Rome on his way back to
Manila and endeavor to arrange a basis
for a transfer of the lands to the Phil
ippine government In trust for the
Philippine people.
Mgr. Sbarrelti favored a settlement
of the question in Manila, In which
case he would have been, appointed
archbishop and would have undertaken
the work himself in behalf of the re
ligious orders. The decision In favor of
Rome will involve a change of his
plans.
The dispute which has arisen at Ha
vana .between the civil and the church
authorities because of the prohibition
by the former of the church tax on
funerals has not been brought to the
attention of the war department and
nothing Is known of the merits of the
case by Archbishop Ireland.
TELLS OF CRUELTY TO FILIPINOS.
New York. (Special) Richard O'Bri
en, recently corporal of company H.
Twenty-sixth United States volunteers.
In a statement published here, says
that the barbarous "water cure" was a
common practice with the officers of
the United States army In the Philip
pines. He tells also of other alleged
horrors, Including the abufe of Filipino
women, and the massacre of unresist
ing townfolk.
O'Brien claims that the undignified
action of officers In many instances
was responsible for the brutality dis
ployed by the soldiers. Telling of the
frightful butchery of natives, encour
aged and countenanced by oIlcers,
O'Brien recites the story of a visit of
the troops to and the pillage of ihe
town of Barrio, Lanog, December 27.
"Ae we approached the town word
was parsed along the line that there
would be no prisoners taken. The first
shot was fired by the then first ser
geant of our company. His target was
a mere boy.
"The shooting attracted the villagers,
who came out of their homes In alarm.
They offered no offense and did not
display a weapon, but they were ruth
lessly shot down men, women and
children."
O'Brien enlisted from Massachusetts
and declares his willingness to testify
as above.
PLATT EXCLUSION BILL IS ADOPTED.
Kxtends present exclusion law to De
cember 7, 104.
Provides that the law shall apply to
all territory under the jurisdiction of
the United States.
Chinese laborers may not be Imported
from American Island territory to the
American mainland nor to any other
American Island territory.
Chinese laborers may be moved from
Island to Island of the same group, if
under the jurisdiction of the same slate
or district.
The bill is held to be within the
bounds of the 1KU4 treaty with China.
The law is to remain in effect If a
new Chinese treaty Is effected until a
now law can be passed.
The provisions of the act are to bo
enforced by the secretary of the treas
uhy. Washington, D. C (Special.) By a
vote of 4S to 33 the senate rejected the
Mitchell-kahn Chinese exclusion bill.
and in Its place passed the Piatt meas
ure, which extends the provisions of
the present law and applies it to all
Insular territory of the United Slates.
The vote on the substitute, which was
passed, was unanimous, save for the
vole of Senator Hoar. The enacting
clause nf the bill was not adopted, so
the bill will go to the house as an
original measure.
Some few alterations were made In
the bill as passed, but the substitute
was adopted, pnictliilly, as presented
by Senator Piatt.
Looks Over Reservation.
Pender, Neb. (Special.) Inspector
McLaughlin Is looking over the Omaha
reseivatlon to determine how the 1100.-
0(H) congressional appropriation shall be
spent. The agency people were badly
shaken by the visit of the last In
spector, and have an eye open for
another tremor.
Eveleth, a small town near Detroit.
suffered two calamities In one night.
The city Jail was burned and a prisoner
cremated and safe-crackers In the rail
way depot overestimated the amount
of nltro-glycerlne required and com
pletely wrecked the building,
CUBAN BILL
PASSES HOUSE.
Measure Gmng Reciprocity to the Isanders
Goes Through the House.
Chair is Overruled by House and the
Morris Amendmend is Adopted
Amid Exitemont on Floor.
Washington, D. C, April 22. The
democrats and the republican insur
gents rode rough-shod over the house
leaders when t he- voUng-began-Oru Jhe.
Cuban reciprocity bill. They .jv-r-fhrew
the ruling of the chair in com
mittee of the whole or. the question of
(he germaneness of an amendment to
letnove the differential from refined su
gar during the existence of the reci
procity agreement piovided for In the
bill. The vote to ovei rule the decision
of the chair made by Mr. Sherman
was 171 to 130, republicans to the num
ber of thirty-seven joining with a solid
democratic vote to accomplish, this re
sult. Having won this preliminary victory
the amendment was adopted In com
mittee 164 to 111 and later in the
houe by a still larger majority 190 to
:. On this occasion sixty-four repub
licans voted with the democrats for
the amendment.
The bill was passed by an over
whelming majority 247 to 52. An anal
vsis of the vote shows that 124 repub
licans and 123 democrats voted for the
amended bill and forty-two republic
ans and ten democratc against it.
The voting on the bill was the cul
mination of a long struggle which be
gan almost with the opening of this
session of congress; and after two
weeks of continuous debate during
which much bitterness was aroused.
'Vht rl,Viatf was of an exceedingly
lively character, the feature being
echoes of the democratic caucus. To
I that caucus the defeat of the repub
I Mean leaders who sought to pass the
bill without amendment is aiiriuuiaunr.
FLAN TO OVERRULE CHAIR.
Previous to the holding of the cau
cus the democrats were very much (ii
vlded and the opposition of the repub
v.ot cue-sir men showed siens of
disintegrating. When it became ap
parent that tne aemocrais wouiu
together the beet sugar men decided
at a meeting attended by thirty-two of
them, to take the bit In their teeth
and overrule the chair. As soon as this
combination was effected the repub
lican leaders realized that they would
be defeated so far as the removal of
the differential was concerned, and Mr.
Payne, the republican leader, contented
himself with warning his beet sugar
colleagues that In reviewing the differ
ential they were taking off a bit of
protection placed in the Dingley bill
especially for the benefit of the beet
sugar producers.
One of the surprises ot the session
was the attempt of Mr. Roberts, a
Maaachusetts republican, to take the
duty off hides. He offered two amend
ments and appealed once from the de
cision of the chair, but was voted
Sown. . '
The bill as passed authorizes the
president as soon as may be after the
establishment of an independent gov
ernment in Cuba and the enactment
by said government of immigration ex
clusion and contract labor laws aa re
strictive as those of the United States,
to negotiate a reciprocal trade agree
ment with Cuba, by which in return
for equivalent concessions, the United
States will grant a reduction of 20 per
cent from the Dingley rates on goods
coming into the United States from
Cuba, such agreement to continue un
til December 1, lttO.'l. During the exist
ence of such agreement the duty on
refined sugars and all sugars above
No. 16 Dutch standard is to be 1.S25
per pound.
Mr. Dalxell, discussing the question
df striking the differential from refined
sugar, sairi it was placed In the Dingley
law for the benefit of the beet sugar
inrlncri? 'Tf T nm to have sncar from
a trust," said he, "I want it from an
an Ameruan trust, not an i.ngiis-ii
trust."
In conclusion Mr. Dalzell said:
"We have nointed out to Cuba the
way she must walk. We cannot aban.
don her now. We must and can give
her not generous, but just treatment,
and fulfill the mission we assumed
when wie entered upon the war for hu
manity." (Applause.)
HE ALLE6ES BREECH OF TREATY.
Chicago, 111., April 22. Peter Van
Vilssinger, who has been one of the
most active friends of the Boers in
Chicago, has sent to President Roose
velt an open letter advancing an argu
ment against the British mule transfer.
He declares that the transfer is in
violation of the treaty 'of Washing
ton. '
"At tide 6 of that treaty," the letteK
says, "lays down three rjiles, by which
the arbitrators are to be- governed.
The second rule declares a neutral gov
ernment Is bound to permit or suffer
neither belligerent to make use of iti
ports or waters as a basis of naval
operations agaii-sl the other or for iht
purpose of renewal or augmentation ol
military supplies or arms or the re
cruiting of men."
Further along the letter says:
"Great Britain made no scruple of
asserting the terms of the treaty of
Washington against this country on
the first and only occasion when our
government was at war with a foreign
state. April 2S, IMS, the day after wai
whs d'-clnred between the United
States and Spain, Queen Victoria is
sued a proclamation of neutrality, in
sisting upon the observance of the
treaty.
"In this proclamation Great Britain
insists that her ports and waters shall
not lie used to abet Ihe mllltnry activ
ity of belligerent powers, and we now
request the enforcement of this rule."
By the classification prepared by the
mate department, published by Secre
tary long June 20, 1X, In his "In
structions to blockading vessels and
cruisers" ((leneral order 4!)2, paragraph
horses are designated as "absolute
ly contraband" of war.
Two Nation Now at Peace'
Caracas, Venezuela, April 2. Th
longress having adopted the French
protocol providing for a renewal of
diplomatic relations between Franc
and Venezuela, the ratification of the
protocol wns signed by M. Quevreeun,
.he French charge d'affaires for France
and lienor Pachano, the Venezuelan
minister of foreign affairs, for Vene
tuela. This terminates the suspension
of relations between France and Vene
zuela, which were broken off in 189,"),
The total receipts of the American
Baptist Missionary union to March 1,
1102. are KM.m.bi. . ,
REVISED CANAL PROTOCOL PHESENTE1.
Washington, D. C, April 22. The Co
lombian canal protocol, which was de
livered at the stale department April
1, and afterward recalled by Minister
Concha for modification, has again
been presented to Secretary Hay.
The proposal as to the price Is set
out as follows:
"One year after the exchange of rati
fications of a treaty the United States
shall pay Colombia the lump sum cf
7,000,0(j. This figure will represent
fourteen years rental at $;00,00O a
year. At the end of (he fourteen years
period the price which the United
States shall pay each year is to be
fixed by mutual consent of the two
countrits. In case the parties cannot
agree on a sum, it will be left to an
arbitiator selected between the gov
ernments. The protocol provides for
a Joint commission representing Co
lombia and the United States, which
will arrange and provide for all mat
ters bertaitiin- to the -adminlsic&tion
of affairs within the proposed canal
belt, including the membership of tne
tribunals for the admist-ion of justice
and other steps necessary to the joint
occupation of the belt.
VIRTUES OF THE CANAL.
'It is realized that the building of
a Panama canal would bring great
numbers of persons of all kinds to the
isthmus, and it is provided that the
policing of the strip shall be. performed
by American and Colombian constat
bles, neither of these nationalities, it
is held, being efficient without the aid
of the other."
lit is stated positively in an authorita
tive quarter that the modifications for
which the protocol was recalled were
in no sense a retraction of any of the
proposals embodied in it at its former
oresentation. but were in the nature of
explanations which make certain points
clearer, but do not change their eneci.
The retention of Colombian sovereign
ty over the canal land is a point which
has been consistently adhered to alt
through the protocol, and none of its
provisions relinquish this sovereignty
in any degree, It is stated. The pro
tocol consists of twenty-seven articles
and represents an exhaustive study of
more than a year. Viewed as a study
and as a comprehensive expression, it
is regarded very favorably at the slate
department.
CREAMERY MAN ATTACK PURE FOOD LAW
Lincoln, Neb., April 23. The Ne
braska pure food law is being vigor
ously attacked in the supreme court
on the ground that it is unconstitu-
Tlia ..tilof nrntuntiAn Itt that
the act is In violation of that section,
of the constitution which, prohibits thd
creation of state offices by the legisla
ture. The case is one in which John, C.
Merrill of Sutton was convicted tor
operating a creamery without having
fiist procured a license from the food
commissioner. No question arises as to
the facts, the only defense interposed
being that the law under which con
viction was had is void. The suit lS
being watched with unusual interest bjr
manufacturers of both pure and Imi
tation butter, dairy and vinegar prod
ucts. The question involved is one of
far-reaching importance, however, for
it will affect not only the dairy lntejr-"
ests, but those persons who come
within the meaning of various Other.
lu.-a wVili'h havff created or estnh
lished new state offices. Among these
offices are those of the deputy labor
commissioner and deputy oil inspector,
The law adds to the governor the du
ties of oil inspector, labor commission
er, food Ins-pector, labor commissioner,
food commissioner and several other
officers, but authorizes him to apoint
deputies, who are required to do the
work of their departments. Official pa- '
pers of these departments are signed
by the governor, but all other business
is transacted or conducted by the dep
uties. Each office is provided for by
a separate act of the legislature, but
the general plan of operation Is the
same in all of them, so that the deci
sion of the court in the pure food,
case may be held to' apply to all other
offices of like origin.
FREEZE OUT THE MILITIA COMPANY. "
Des Moines, la., April 22. Adjutant .
General Byers has, on recommendation
of the chief inspector of the Iowa Na
tional guard and on recommendation
of the members of the company, mus
tered out company L, Forty-ninth
Iowa, the company which has been lo
cated at Oelwein the past two years.
The company had fallen below the
requirements in numbers and there was
lack of Interest on the part of those
,-emaining. The reason given by thi'
memoers oi me company is unique.
The big shops of the Great Westerni
railroad are located there and the city
is dominated by the union laborers
connected therewith. The members,
of the militia company say that among
Ihe laborers there is strong opposition
to guardsmen or any organized forces.
ol. the state, and this sentiment Is bo .
'strong that merchants and others do
not care to give support to the lotfal
military company. As a result the
members do not remain long and It 1
found. Impossible to keep up the com
pany.' Therefore they ask to be mus
tered out. Decorah and West Union
ire candidates for the place that is .
Lhus left vacant in the Forty-ninth reg. '
iment.
SAYS BRITISH ARE NOT CRUEL.
New York, April 23. Rev. Dr. Joseph
Hertz, who was a member of the Lord
Vlllner high or adviscry committee In
South Africa and chaplain of the Rani
.ifles, has arrived In this city, his.
'ormer home. When the war broke out.
Dr. Hertz was expelled from Johannes
oui's: by Mr. Kruger being a Uitlander.
He has Since visited many of ttin
British concentration camps in South,
Africa. Of these camps and on kin
ired subjects Dr. Hertz says: i
"The stories of British cruelty to
ward the wives and families in the
concentration camps are absurd. It Is
not the lighting Boer who makes Own
-harfiVs, but the stay-at-home. Why,
:he Boer In the field sends his family
to ,the British to take care of so that
they will not be hampered by them
while fighting. While there were but
9,0(10 children attending school in ths
Orange Free State before the war
stark d, there are now 14.000 at school
under the British governmental rule. ,
Cook Must Stand Trial.
Manila, April 23. Lieutenant John A.
Day of the marine corps testified &t
his trial by court-martial, charged with
executing natives of Samar without
trial, that the presldente of Bajsey.
Samar, and his fellow plotters were
shot, as he believed, by the orders tf
Major Glenn. Lieutenant Cook of tlie
scouts Is to be tried by court-martial
on charges similar to those brought
'itoilnst Major Waller and Lieutenant
Duy.
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