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300 M0ROS KILLED
A Five Days Battle With Moros
in Jola
6IX AMERICANS WOUNDED
fcattle Took Flaae In a Country Covered
Willi Swamp ami Hock Amer
lean Amltuicatfed
Cablegrams from Manila says: Thrco
hundred Moron nre known to have
beon killed nnd many oth6rH wore car
rtcd pft dead or wounded ns n result
ot five' days! severe fighting In Jolo
between the Amcrlran troops under
.Gen. Loonard Wood nnd the ItiBiirRcnls.
MaJ. II. I Scott of tho Fourteenth
cavalry and flvo Atnorlcan prlvntca
wore wounded.
General Wood landed near 81ft lako
In Jolo. The Moroa woro Boon loeuted
and fighting began Immediately and
continued flvo dnya.
Major 8cott was taking Pangllma
HatBcn, tho Moro leader, who had
been taken prisoner, to Jolo. Whllo
en route HoBson asked to bo allowed
to seo bis family. Ills appeal was
granted, and ho thereupon led Major
Bcott Into An nmbiucadc, where tho
American dotnehment woh (lrcd upon.
Major Bcott wan shot In both hands.
Hassen succeeded In escaping during
this unexpected nttack, but Is BuppoBcd
to have been killed tho following clay.
The fighting tc Place ln a c0,m
try covorcd with swampB and rocks.
The Moros wero driven across tho
country from Slct lake to tho town
which Ilasscn made hla headqunrters
nnd where It was reported tho Mortis
were 2,00 strong.
JUSTICE TO WAR VETERANS
Teit sf the Pe.nlnn Hill Introduced by
ConBT'imnan Illnnlnttr
Congressman iilnshnw's bill to pen
Ion all ooldlcra and sailors of the civil
war nt tho rato of $12 a month, pro
vided they served nt least ninety days,
la as follows:
"Be it enncted by tho senate nnd
house of representatives of tho United
States ot America in congress assem
bled, that the secretary of tho Interior
he, and he is hereby authorized nnd
directed to place on tho pension roll
nil honorably discharged soldiers and
Mlltfrs who served nt least ninety
flays in tho military or naval service
of the Ulnlted States during tho war
of the rebellion at tho rato of twelve
dollars per month. Provided, that tho
provisions of this net shall not be held
to affect or chango tho pensionable
status of any soldier or sailor' now
drawing a pension at a rate exceeding
twelvedollars per month.
"8ccllon 2. That tho widow of any
floceased soldier or sailor shall bo en
titled to a pension of twelve 'dollars
per month, and that any minor child
or children of such deceased soldier or
sailor shall be allowed the sum ot flvo
dollars per month each until such child
or children shnll have reached the age
of eighteen years."
,t, Colorado Coal Strike Ylrtoaltjr Over
t The local unlon'of the coal miners
or Louisville, Colorado, the principal
camp of tho northern Colorado coal
fields' voted on tho rovlsc'd proposition
ot tho operators and accoptcdiit by a
vote ot 119 to 8. Tho only change ln
tho rovlsed proposition is that a now
distinction Is mndo between thick nnd
thin coal in tho Louisville district. Six
feet Is made tho dividing line between
,thtn ami thick coal, instead of flvo
nd ono-hnlf feet. TJio Northern Coal
And Coke company was officially noti
fied. The other locals will voto. on tho
rejfhjcdnroposltlon. It Is believed tho
proposition will bo generally accepted.
The action of the miners Is largely due
to the efforts of John F. Ream, tho
representative ot tho national organl
ratlon, who advised tho settlement In
the northern field.
Military Fot at Datrimi Ilurneil
A uprclal to the Post-IutPlllgenccr,
at Scnttlc, Wash., from Dawson Bays:
A spoclal telegram from Fort Gib
bon to the Dawson News states that
fire made a-clean sweep of tho military
quarters there. Tho loss Is not men
tioned, but will probably run up to n
hundred thousand dollars or more.
Tho flro Is very unfortunate at this
time ot tho year ns tho Arctic winter
V now on In full rigor and will Inst
five months. The soldiers had noth
ing with them to fight tho flames nut
enow, which proved usoless. Tho Arc
made a clean sweep of the barracks,
warehouses nnd paint Bhops. The sol
diers lost their personal belongings.
The commandant is moving with great
rapidity to again houso tho men and
end for moro supplies.
Trjr forftoTernroent Itiilldlni; at Kenrney
Learning of tho possibility of effect
lag, some public building legislation at
the regular eesslon, Congressman Kln
kald Introduced n bill appropriating
$76,000 for u public building and site
at Kearney, Neb. In this connection
tbe fact may bo stated that Senator
Fairbanks, chairman ot the senate
committee on public buildings, has In
troduced a public building bill which
Is indicative ot tho pressure being
brought to bear upon tho senate for
public buildings throughout the coun
try, Senator Millard has assured the
people ot Kearney that he will do his
utmost to push the passage ot the Kin
cald bill after it shall have passed
the houce.
Iotal Caaa Trial roitponad
Tho trial of the postal cases at Au
gust W. Machon, formor general super
intendent ot the freo delivery system;
Batnuel A. and Dlllcr Groff, ot Wash
ington, and Mr. nnd Mrs. Lorenz, of
Toledo, Ohio, nrragned to begin In the
district criminal court, has been post
poned until January 11. Attorney
Charles A. Douglas, counsel for Ma
tched, objected to the delay, but the
court granted tho request of District
Attorney Bench on the ground that the
latter was not ready to proceed with
the casc
PORTO RICO RICHES
Nation Look to United State Inflnen
' for Improvement
Commissioner Elliott of Porto Rico
says it Is a pity and a shamo that dur
ing the four centuries preceding Amer
lcun occupation of the island little ef
fort was made to open up communica
tion; that so small n portion ot the
millions of dollars wrung from tho
people In taxes and Imposts should
havo been spont in the bettermont ot
roads, for education or any other use
fill purpose. "Pompous ofllclals came,
ruled with vigor, tarried n little while
and departed with a competence of ill
gotten gains, leaving tho unhappy na
tives to labor and suffer."
Tlmro arc yet a number of interior
towns whoso only outlet Is over ancient
trails, but they aro now being- ap
proached ob rapidly as possible. The
economic value of road extension work
now In progress Is demonstrated, he
Hays, by a saving of from CO to 70 por
cent in tho cost of transportation to
nnd from tho Interior. The report
Bays that tho power of the mayors to
remove the officers of their towns seri
ously interferes with good sanitary
servlco and that consequently tho peo
ple, nnd particularly the poor ot many
municipalities suffer and die for want
of proper attention. The next session
of tho legislative assembly is expected
to remedy this evil. The report says
that tho advent ot civil government
found a majority ot the municipalities
In n bankrupt condition, "from which
nono has fully recovered and most ot
them romnln mlsorable."
"The hospital accommodations,"
adds the report, "even in the towns
whero pretense Is made ot providing
them, tiro sadly doflclont, so that the
sick poor who havo not the means to
employ medical nttontlon nre left to
die or recover ns n at tiro wills or native
remedies fall or avail. A great field
for philanthropy lies open to Porto
HIco."
Tho report says that "coffee, on ot
tho leading exports nnd sources of
wealth, hns passed through many vicis
situdes In tiio past decade; there has
been very little new planting; there
Is no profit to planters with coffee at
the present price, and should prices go
lower tho situation will be distressing.
The only hope Is from n possible de
mand from the United States."
A Beatrice Woman Duncoed
Mrs. I.awronco Stephenson, ot Bea
trice, Neb., was to havo been married
In Pittsburg, Pa. Instead sho was bun
coed out ot all hor available cash,
about $300, and left stranded by James
Rodgcrs. Mrs. Stephenson la about 60
years old. Sho was left an estate by
her husband, who died four years ago.
She was Introduced to Mr. Rodgcrs by
a Mrs. Jones. He was 48, handsome
and an alleged mine owner of Califor
nia. She accompanied him to New Or
leans, whero ho charmed her and aha
promised to marry him. Us made a
trip to Now York 'and- wrote ito hernt
O'Neill, Neb., to meet him at Pittsburg,
whero ho had to purchaso mining ma
chinery. He arrived a day late. He
told her ho had to have somo ready
cash to pay on some machinery and
sho gave him her money. He disap
peared. Mrs. Stephenson was per
mitted to lodgo with the matron at,
Central police stntton. j
J. Plerpont' Standing In London
J. Plerpont Morgan's name is now
an anathema ln financing and stock
brokerage circles In London, as the
Now York World correspondent found
when ho was making Inquiries con
cerning the -Pennsylvania railroad af
fair. The correspondent found that
bitterly, unfavorable comparisons are
being drawn between tho firm of the
older Morgan, which always considered
Its friends and supporters, and the
present firm, whloh, It Is declared, is
utterly regardless of all Interests ex
cept Its own. Those who havo suffered
through tho shrinkage. In valuo of the
steel corporation's shares would not
consent to tho uso ot their names foi
publication.
I.atcit Football Score
Following are tho latest football
scores:
Nebraska G2, Bcllevuo 0.
Dcs Moines H. S. 11, Lincoln H.
S. 0.
Yale 1G, Harvard 0.
Wisconsin G, Northwestern 6.
Iowa 12, Illinois 0.
Michigan 42, Oberlln 0.
Virginia Poly 11, Navy 0.
Notre Domo 35, Ohio Medics 0.
Lehigh 12, Lafayotto C.
Rutgers 0, Franklin & M. 0.
Ohio Stato 29, Ohio Wesleyan G.
Eastern Illinois 0, Rose Poly 10.
Marquetto 0, Belolt 11.
Wabash 10, Depauw 0.
llonect Crlltelim I Legitimate
Judgo Halscy of the superior court ot
Now York decided that a newspaper
has the right to criticise the work ot
an artist bo long as It does not per
sonally attack tho artist hlmsolf. The
decision was ln a case where a sculp
tor sued a newspaper for heavy dam
ages because, of a critical article pub
lished ln rcferonce to a model pro-
pared In tho competition for tho mak
ing of a monument.
Wyomlni; Want B00,00 Frea Acre
A bill granting to the state of Wyo
ming 50,000 acres of land to aid ln the
continuation, enlargement and main
tenance of the Wyoming Btate soldiers'
and sailors' homo has been Introduced
In congress, and also a bill appropriat
ing $100,000 for tho purchase of a Bite
and the erection ot a public building at
Rawlins, Wyo.
Maionlo Tempi nurnad.
Fire destroyed the old Masonic tem
ple, occupying half a block in the heart
of the retail business district of Louis
ville, Ky. Tho loss Is about a quarter
ot a million dollars. The fire Is sup
posed to havo Btarted In the sconery on
(ho stage of tho theatre.
One Tear for Chicken Htrallnc
ChnrleB Bellctler was found guilty by
tho Jury In Judgo Day's court of tho
crlmo ot stealing chickens from George
Jones of South Omaha and sentenced
to one year la ths penitentiary,
RUSSIA AT IT AGAIN
The
Bear Shows Its Tootn to
Intimidate Japan
JAPAN NOT AT ALL AFRAID
tlut 8encU a Nitiailrin of Twro Ship
to .fanelto on t'nknnwn MImIoii
Am Interesting Situation
Tho alarming report from Toklo thnt
Jnpnncso war vessels have .been dis
patched to prevent two Russian war
ships reaching Port Arthur to Join the
squadron' thrro cannot be eonflrnfud.
It Is possible this report Is connected
with the statement, of the Japanese
Journal, the Nagasaki Hhltnpo, which
wns to tho effect that n Jnpnncsv squad
ron of twelve whscIh hail loft Jasobo
for an unknown destination.
Tho fact thnt such a Mntemcnt should
bo Issued by n Russian teml-oUlelal
agency Is regarded na Klgnlllcant. In
Cardiff activity was reported on the
part of Russian and Japanese agents
with a view to securing further ship
ments of coal.
The Dally Mall's Toklo correspond
ent says thut th Russian minister at
Seoul has addressed another noto to the
Korean government1-declaring that if
Korea should Ignore all wnrnlngs nnd
pernlst ln opening Yognmpho to for
eign trade, Russia will take active
steps .to deal with tho situation. Tho
Korean government has replied,
Btrongly objecting to Russia's Inter
ference as a violation of Korea's sov
ereign rights. A communication to the
same effect, according to tho corre
spondent, was sent to the Japanese
minister at Seoul.
Meilcan War Vrtrnum t'.et SIS Penilnna
Commissioner of Pensions Waro has
decided that the Mexican wnr veterans
who aro on the rolls at $8 a month
aro entitled to nn lncrense to $12 n
month despite a eonfllct of declarations
as to what constitutes the sixty dnys'
service required of these veterans. Tho
pension bureau during the eighties Is
sued pensions at $8 each month on tho
construction that the time of tho home
ward travel after dlschargo was to be
Included In tho sixty days requirement.
Another secretary of the Interior sub
sequently held that the travel time Is
not part of tho service, but congress,
at tho last session, pensioned nt $12
thoso then "on tho rolls at $8," on ac
count of the Mexican war. Commis
sioner Ware has now decided that de
Bpito tho departmental construction
the act of congress makes it obligatory
to increase tho pension of thoso Al
ready on the rolls Irrespective of any
faultlncsH in thc'orlglnal action of his
bureau ln granting pensions.
No Show for Peace In Colombia
PrcBldent Wos y Oil, in his efforts
to bring about a peaceful arrangement
with tho insurgent forces which aro
besieging San Domingo, has commis
sioned United States Minister Powell,
tho Belgian minister, tho minister of
Hayti and tho Spanish consul to visit
tho Insurgent camp. Consequently nn
armistice was agreed upon, to oxplro
nt noon and the peace commission con
sulted with tho Insurgent leaders. Tho
lntter, however, refused to ontcrtnln
the pence proposals nnd demanded tho
surrondor of tho city, but they pro
longed tho armistice until G o'clock
this evening, after which hour tho
bombardment of San Domingo wns re
sumed nnd will be continued until tho
capital falls. '
Arlxona Date Par Exccllcnro'
Secretary Wilson has presented to
tho president and members of tho cab
inet specimens of fine dntes grown ln
Arizona. Four years ago ono Of tho
sclentlsts'of tho department of agri
culture was sent several hundred miles
into tho interior ot Africa. Ho dis
covered dato palms growing luxurious
ly. A year ngo thn department had
sevcrol hundred of tho trees brought
out to the coast, through tho desert
of Snharn, nnd shipped to this country.
They were transplanted in especially
cultivated land In Arizona. Secretnry
wllson pronounced tne fruit from tho
best ever grown.
Prefttdent Light tlio ChrlMma Tree
President Roosevelt touched a key
in tho telegraph room attached to tho
executive offices at 7 o'clock tonight
and started tho electric llghtB on tho
Christmas tree in Convention hall,
thus opening tho celebration of tho
220th anniversary of tho landing of tho
first Gorman colonists ln North Amer
ica, arranged by tho United German
societies of tho District of Columbia.
Addresses woro mudo tonight by Dr.
Kurt Voelckner, presitlent of tho socie
ties; Congressman Richard Bartholdt
of St, Louis; Dr. C. J. Hexamcr, presi
dent of tho Gorman-American national
alliance, and others.
Oernmn l'leaned Over 1'nnnmn Affair
Tho foreign olllco at Berlin has ex
pressed entlro satisfaction with tho
rapid progress of Panama affairs, and
will congratulnto tho United States tho
day when the first ship crosses tho
Isthmus, which, tho ofllclals say, can
not come too soon.
Kana City Want OimitiadUte
Members of the board ot trado of
Kansas City, Mo havo called a special
session to adopt a plan of retaliation
on tho Great Western railway for tho
recent 5-cent reduction It has made ln
the proportional grain rate from Oma
ha to Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Hereford Cattle llreeder Fall
T. S. B. Sothnm, the Hereford breed
er of ChillU'othe, Mo., filed a petition
ln voluntary bankruptcy In tho United
Stntes district court at Kansas City.
He placed his liabilities nt $128,318;
assets, $l'J6,2li9. Tho assets Include a
claim of $100,000 agalnBt E. B. Martin
dale of Indianapolis, who on October
28, brought nn attachment suit ngnlnst
Mr, Sothum's Chllllcntho property to
protect a noto for $10,000 hold by him.
"I am still on deck," remarked tho
collection plate. "In splto of tho fact
that 1 am n thing of the passed,"
W. J. BRYAN IN ENGLAND
Amluiiu.idnr Ctinatn nnd Oltier Amerl
enn llntertitlii Hint
W J. nrynn. who Is visiting England
for tho first time, devoted tho opening
tiny of hiB stay In London to sight
seeing. Ho called on tho American
ambassador, to whom ho had a letter
from Secretary Hay; went to West
minister Abbey.snw tho king and queen
of Italy on their way to the Guild hull,
and heard A. II. Asqulth deliver a
speech. He Is going to hear Mr. Cham
berlain. Mr. Bryan rnld the Asqulth meeting
had a strangely familiar atmosphere,
nnd that Ui arguments had a ring not
at nil foreign. Ho was greatly sur
prised on entering tho hnll to receive
recognition-by n roundof applause.
Ambassndor Choate will entertain
Mr. Bryan at dinner at Charleton
Houso Terrace, where ho will bo given
an opportunity of meeting a large
number ot men prominent In British
public life. Secretary White also ex
pects to entertain the visitor at a din
ner to bo given In the near future, at.
which it Is expected Premier Balfour
will be present.
Who Own Colombia Honda
The bulk of tho foreign Indebtedness
of Colombia Is represented to havo
been contracted before the adhesion
of the Isthmus to the United States of
Colombia. Tho money was 'borrowed
In tho period between 1810 and 1821,
and before the formation ot New Gra
nada, nnd while what Is known na
"Greater Colombia" included only the
Colombia of today, Venezuela and Ecu
ador. Tho isthmua was separated and
wub governed from Spain directly. It
is probable that this fart will bo ad
vanced as a reason for tho denial of
tho request expected to be forthcom
ing from tho foreign bondholders.
IT. I. Denies Hot Air Story
Concerning the reports lately current
in various newspapers that tho Union
Pacific Railroad) company Is about to
chango its policy ln tho disposition ol
Its granted lands by offering to set
tlers only, on somo homestead scheme.
B. A. McAUastcr, land commissioner
of tho company, states that Biich re
ports aro wholly und entirely vision
ary and unwarranted; that the Union
Pacific Railroad company has been
spending, through the land depart
ment, $75,000 to $12C,O00 per year in
tho effort to settlo up and dovclop
tho country tributary to Its lino of
road.
Twelve Home Cooked at Falrbury
Fire in the livery barn on Fifth
street,- Falrbury, Neb., destroyed tho
barn nnd twelve horses and a tene
ment houso adjoining. Tho barn be
longed to D. B. Cropscy, prcsldont ot
the First Nntlonal bank, and was val
ued at $1,000 with $600 insurance. Tho
dwelling belonged to M. H. Weeks and
was partially Insured. Tho barn was
occupied by Ellsworth, who owned six
of tho horses burned and a number
of buggies, carriages and harness. Tho
balance of the horses wero owned by
different parties who boarded them at
tho barn. Ellsworth had $1,000 lnsur.
ance on his property.
ICiiRlnnil Will ICducate Indian
Tho annual report ot Commissioner
of Indian Affairs Jones, advocates the
education of tho Indian in the rudi
ments of tho English language, nnd
that ho bo taught that ho must work
or starve. Tho commission thinks this
pollcy In a generation or moro will re-1
generate tho race and that the Indian
should bo protected only to the extent
that ho may gain confidence ln him
self, leaving nature and civilized con
ditions to do the rest.
An Oltlownn (let StO.OOO DnmnceV
The Jury In tho enso of John W.
Kent ngnlnst. tho Cincinnati,' Dayton
arid Toledo (Traction comra.uy, rend
ered a verdict ln favor of Kent for $10,
000. Kent was 6tnndlng on tho plat
form of tho cur between MIddlot'on
nnd Hamilton Junuary 5 last, when
ono ot tho trolleys fell, hitting him on
tho top of tho head, cutting to the
brnln. which is still exposed. He sued
for $20,000.
841,000,000 Farmer In American
The totnl nrea used for farming pur
posed In tho United States is 841,000.
000 acres an area larger than Eng
land. Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Franco.
Gormnny, Austria, 8paln, Japan and
nil tho Transvaal. Thero are 10.438,000
persons engaged ln agricultural pur
suits, whllo all other Industries employ
but 18.845.000. One-third of tho peo-
plo are, theroforo, dovoted to farming.
Preparing for World Fair Kxhlblt
Superintendent W. M. Uavldson of
tho.Topeka schools, and John MacDon
nld havo gono to St. Louis to look af
ter somo details of tho Kansas educa
tional exhibit at tho world's fair.
Mr. Davidson and Mr. MacDonald
will complete tho arrangements with
tho world's fulr ofllclals for tho Kansas
display nnd will Anally determine tho
amount of spaco that will be used and
the location of tho exhibit.
Effort Made to Protect Onr Foreat.
Secretary Hitchcock transmitted to
Spenker Cannon tho draft of a bill to
control grazing In forest reserves. Tho
-bill provides for n maximum fino ot
$1,000, or Imprisonment not to exceed
one yenr, for pasturing .livestock upon
public lands included wlthlu forest re
serves without a pormlt from the sec
retary of tho Interior.
The man who always eays exactly
what ho thinks Is often silent.
Acquitted of Coniplrncy
D. V. Miller ot Torro Hauto and Jo
seph M. Johns ot Rockvlllo, Indiana,
wero acquitted of tho charge of con
spiracy to extort a bribe from John J.
Ryan, mado by tho postoftlco depart
ment. Tho verdict of "not guilty" was
recolved by tho Vrowd with demonstra
tions thnt could not bo suppressed by
tho court officers.
"Do you caro at all for Meyerbeer?"
asked tho musician. "Yes, indeed, I
llko your beer," replied the impecuni
ous man with the Impressionistic nose.
NEWS OF CONGRESS
Meeting of the Upper and Lower
House.
A WEEK AT WASHINGTON
Litre Attendance of Member Mnnr
Iltll In Klftlit Wilt Try to Mil It e
Hculon a Short One.
i.
SENATE
SENATE THURSDAY.
The inquiry of tho senate commltteo
on military affairs Into the opposition
to tho confirmation of the nomination
of Gen. Leonard Wood to be major
general in tho army was begun today,
and the hearing, so far ns It has gone,
1 was behind closed doors. Before clos
ing tho doors there wore exchanges ot
opinion concerning the propriety of
making tho proceedings public. Tho
point was raised by Senator QuarleB
und several other members of tho com
mittee, sustained by all of them taking
tho position tnat as all of tho business
was cxocutlvc In chnracter tho commlt
teo had no right to muko it public
without first securing an order from
the senate!
Senator Scott made n plea for open
cessions during tho hearing.
"It will all be In tho evening por
haps, anyway," he said, "and I think
it better to have an authorized report
than try to hide the proceedings."
Other senators replied that they had
no objection to publicity, hut contend
ed that the committee could not itself
nsBtime authority for the open doors
to the press.
Senators Teller and llanna and MnJ.
Esles O. Rathbono were present, tho
last three named being prepared to
present objections to General Wood's
confirmation. It was stated thai no
charges had been filed against the gen
eral, but Senator Proctor, who pre
sided, said he understood Major Rath
bono would present such chnrges.
It has been determined that, thn ses
sions of the committee will not be
public.
A tthe session of tho committee to
day Senator Teller said he objected to
General Wood because of tho injus
tice that was being done to the army
by his promotion.
Senator Hauna said thut tho action
of General Wood In the Rathbono case
was of a character to show his unfit
ness for high command.
SENATE FRIDAY.
The senate held Its longest silting of
the session today, beginning nt noon
and concluding at 3:15 p. m. The en
tire time was consumed in debating a
motion to refer tho Cuban reciprocity
bill to the commltteo on foreign rela
tions. Tho political lino wns sharply
drawn in the discussion, the republic
ans advocating such reference and tho
democrats contending thnt tho meas
ure should go to tho commltteo on
finance. The motion prevailed, with
out division.
The debate served to bring out somo
Incidental references to tho merits of
the bill. Mr. Teller took occasion to
correct published reports that he hus
hope ot defeating tho bill or that he
intends unduly to obstruct its consid
eration. Messrs. Allison nnd Atdrich an
nounced their willingness to have the
bill nn to th fnrnliin rplntlnns rom.
miH t,,.f ihnv llnif,i n Vnrr.
s,on of oplnlon thnt BUch refor0nce
h m f nrecedent for tho rofcr-
enco of revenue bills ln the future. Mr.
Allison also denied that them wns any
purpose of revising tho tariff by reci
procity treaties. ,
After tho disposition of the routine
business, the Cuban bill wns taken up
and a debate ensued on Its reference
to tho committee.
Mr. Cullom stated that It had been
the custom to refer such bills to the
committee on foreign relations.
Mr. Bailey said ho had no doubt, the
statement was correct, but declared
that the practice was wrong. He said
It should bo referred to the committee
on finance or rolatlons with Cuba.
Mr. Teller thought that tho bill
Fhould go to the committee on finances.
He announced his Intention to oppobc
the bill, but said he would not curry
his opposition to tho extent of seeking
delay.
Continuing, Mr. Teller charged that
tho legislation is in tho Interest of
great financial interests and taking
this fact into consideration in connec
tion with tho fact that tho measure
has the support of tho chief executive
he knew there was little hopo of se
curing the defeat of tho bill. Ho based
Ills opposition to the bill on the ground
that Its enactment into luw would be
a great Injury to the beet sugar in
terests. Senator Dillingham todayi introduced
a concurrent resolution thut tho secre
tary of state request tho government
of Great Britain to unite with the
United States in a revision and amend
ment of the rules now ln force for tho
protection and preservation of fur seals
ot Alaska, known ns tho "guard of the
tribunal at Paris." It Is declared by
tho resolution that tho present regula
tions havo proven wholly Insufficient
to servo the purpose for which they
wero created.
Senator Newlands, author of the res
olution annexing Hawaii, today intro
duced a Joint resolution inviting Cuba
to become- a state of the United Stntes
upon terms of equality with the states
of the union.
SENATE MONDAY.
Tho senate commltteo on milltnry
nffalrs will designate a sub-committee
to go to Cuba to take testimony re-
lot of Flllpplno Coma for Kduciitlons
On tho steamer Corea, which arrived
at San Francisco Monday from tho
orient, wero nlncty-slx young Filipinos
who have been sent to tho United
States to perfect their education. They
have already been assigned to various
colleges, n large proportion being sent
to the University of California.
The burglar muy bo ns honest ns
the day la long, for ho transacts all
his business nt night.
As a rule tho orator who uses the
biggest words has tho least to tsny.
gardlng the conduct of tSencral Wood.
Tho personnel of tho commltteo has
not yet been ngrccd upon, nor tho
number of members. It is asserted
that so much has already beou said
about the conduct of Gonernl Wood in
Cuba that 11 will bo necessary to ex
amino witnesses In that Island who A
cannot como to tho United Stntes.
Tho senato commltteo on military
affairs today continued tho investiga
tion of tho charges against loonard
Wood. Capt. W. J. Bardcn, of tho
nrtlllcry corps, U. S. A., who wns en
gineer officer In charge of street Im
provements at Havana during General
Wood's administration, was the only
witness heard. Tho commltteo then
adjourned until Friday. Captain Bar
den's testimony had no Important bear
ing on the charges.
Favorable, action, want taken, on tho
request of Mnjor Rathbono for tho Is
suo of subpoenas for army officers and
permission was given htm to prepare
list with statements as to what he ex
pected to prove by each.
The secretury of tho Interior baa
suspended from office D. F. Campbell,
clerk of tho townslto commission ot
tho Creek nation In the Indian terri
tory, pending tho outcome of nn indict
ment ngnlnst him In connection with
alleged land frauds ln tho Indian terri
tory. Senator Fairbanks today introduced
a bill to permit national banking asso
ciations to deposit bonds Jssued for
the construction ot an lnter-oceanlu
canal to secure circulation. It provide
for the amendment of the canal act
so "that every natlonnl banking asso
ciation having on deposit, as provided
by law, bonds of the United States, Is
sued under tho provisions of said act,
to secure Its circulation notes, shall
pay to the treasurer of the United
States, in the months of January and
July, a tax of one-fourth of 1 per cent
each half year upon tho average
amount of such of Its notes ln circula
tion ns aro based upon tho deposits of
said bonds; and sucn taxes shall bo
In lieu of existing taxes on Its notes
n circulation imposed by suction 5214
of the levlsed statutes."
HOUSE
HOUSE WEDNESDAY.
Tne opposition to tho Oubon bill wa
beard In tho house todny and ln vig
orous speech. The features of tho day
were tho hpeeches of Mr. Grosvonor
(Ohio), who opened the discussion In
advocacy of the bill, and ot Mr. Ford
ney (icp Mich), who spoke ln opposi
tion. Mr. Oroscnor spoke for more
thn nnn hour during which ho was
frequently Interrupted by questions,
emunatlng from the democratic Bide.
The colloquies resulting, especially
thoso with Mr. Clark (Mo.), brought
forth loud applause first on ono side
of the chamber and then on tho other.
Mr. Grosvonor mndo a prophetic state
ment ns to how tho statee would be
aligned in the coming presidential
election, In reBponso to a declaration
of Mr. Clark as to the probability ot
democratic success nr.xt year.
HOUSE THURSDAY.
The houso today, by a rising voto ol
335 to 21. passed the hill to make ef
fective the Cuban reciprocity treaty.
The dissenting votes woro about equal
ly divided between republicans and
democrats, but there was no record
vote, the minority having too few voten
to order tho yeas and nays.
Tho democrats, under tho leadership,
of Mr. Williams, sought to tho last
to secure amendments to tho bill in
accordance with tho action ot thn
democratic caucus, but were defeated:
steadily. Mr. Williams mado tho Anal
effort when he tried to havo tho bill
recommitted to the waya nnd means
commltUe, with instructions to amend!
but a point ot order undor the spoclal
rule providing for a vote on tho bill
without Intervening motion waa sus
tained. Mr. Cannon received the applause ot
tho democratic side when he enter
tained tho nppeal from his ruling made
by Mr. Williams, the speaker saying
he preferred to err, if ho erred at olL
in giving the houso tho right to ox
press Its will. The appeal was tabled!
by a strict party vote.
Tho debnte begun Monday waa con
tinued up to within a few minutes oC
fho hour ot 4 o'clock, tho tlmo ap
pointed to take a vote on tho final
passage of the bill, Mr. Williamu
closed tho debate for his side and made
an arraignment of tho republican pol
icy of protection. McCall (rep., Mass.)
mado tho closing speech on the repub
lican side, others speaking on that
side being Mr. Hepburn (Iowa) nnd
Watson (Intl.). Mr. Broussad (dera..
Ln.) opposed thn bill, and Mr. Do Ar
mond (dem Mo.) supported It. Tho
announcement of the passage of tho
bill caused only a slight demonstra
tion. Mr. McCIellan, mayor-elect of New
York city, occupied the speaker's chair
for a whllo today as chairman of tho
committee of the wholo house.
Mr. Broussard (dem., Ln.) opened
the debate when the house resumed
consideration of tho bill. Ho opposed!
tho measure and said It was not ln
line with democratic tariff reform.
Mr. Hepburn, (rep., la.) followed,
statlug at tho outset of his remarks
that ho would voto for the bill, but;
with reluctance. Ho Bald ho was not
one of thoso who bellovo wo owo Cuba
anything. This country had spont
mw.uuu.uuu or ?4uu,ouo,ooo and sacri
ficed many lives that Cuba might be
relieved from oppression. Mr. Hop
burn said he bcllovcd in republican
reclptoclty. tho reciprocity of McKln
loy. In this connection ho quoted fromi
tho speech mado by tho lato president
at Buffalo.
Th. harder It is to get a man to
make a promlso tho easier It Is to get
him to make good.
w No Troop Ordered to Chicago
Governor Yates of Illinois statod that
no steps hnd been tnken to order troops
to prepare thomselv,es, but admitted
that 8,000 mllltla in tin could be placed
ln Chicago In twenty-four hours. The
state board of arbitration has Issued a
statement announcing its loss ot hope
of a settlement of tho strlko.
It mny bo that mntcJica are mndo
only In heaven, because tho ilro nOvor
goe3 out ln tho other place.
The microbe of lovo generally suc-
cumus to tho Ecrm of suspicion. t
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