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THE OMAHA DAILY BJSEt WE ONES DAT , FJB1JKTJATCY 2B , 18JJS , 1ESSOSS F110J1 WASHINGTON President McKinlnj Address tlio Student at Philadelphia , EULCGY ON FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY Illrlhiln } ' of ( lie 1'lrat I'trrnMvr Al > liroprlntcl } ' OlnciMrit nt I'rmiajl- vniila llnl ornltj ItniiMnir Welcome lo McKlnlr > . PHILADELPHIA. Fob. 22. President Me 3CI n ley ate am early breakfast with the famll ) of Charles U. Harrison thlA morning. He die not lenvo the house until a few minutes be fore 11 o'clock , when , In company wit ! Mr. Harrison , ho wan driven to the Academy of Music , where the Washington blrthda commemorative oxrrclsea of the University of Pennsylvania vvcro liolO. Over 2,000 etu dents assembled on the university campu nt fl.10 : thin morning mid marched foil abreast to the Academy of Music The rout mas arranged so that tbo procession nhouh pass Mr. Ilarr'son's home , and the student KIUO a cheering uclcomo to tlio president The chief magistrate , when , the licad of th long column reached the house , appeared a tlie door. Tncrc , vvltb bared head , bo smll ingly boned to thn hundreds of undcrgradu ales lit response to their hearty college greet Ings. The column marched In classes , am na each claPH reached the house Its mem bora shouted the collcpn trv of " 1'enn-Syl .Va-NIa , " "I'cnn-Syl-Va-NIa , " ending with "The president. " "The president , " "The president. " Ilio president' ! ) face lighted up and be tokened extreme pleasure lleachlng the academy , the students marched inside am took tlio seata reserved for them Adra'fl ' Blon to the academy woo by card , rud the audience was made up almost wholly froii the students , and there was little room fo otheia. The Academy of Music , where the ceieniCKile ? were held , w.is beautifully deco rated. President McKlnley addressed an I-ntelll Kent and appreciative audl nco nt th .Acadcnij. Iy his bide on the stage were as ncmblcd the faculty of the University o Pennsylvania and many professors ucid et e-cutlve oindals of other prominent cdura tlonal Inhtltutlons. The seatltiR caixiclty o the ocidemy Is 2,800. All seats and prosce ilium boxes were occupied , and from 100 to flop pertona s'ood In the rear ot tbo severa rallerlus. The moln portion ot the uudl toiliim was reserved for the students of the college. Tlio appealanco of Iho president on the Etasc vas the signal for thunderous cipplamo anil aa It died away the btndcnts broke ou with their thrlco repeated college ery o 'I'onn jlvanla , " and the munlclpil band fol lowed with "Hall to tbo Chief , " a d "Tin Sta- Spangled Hanncr. " The oxercUes Avcrc openeJ with prujcr b > nishoi ) Wliltaker of the 1'iotestant 12piscor-.i church. Charles C. Harrison , provost ot the University of Pennsylvania , Iticn dellvere an address , on closing which ho Introducei President .M'Klnlcy. Mr Harrison said : HARRISON'S Annunss. The traditions which belong to the firm teats of If.nrnlni7 .ire ptlceltst lieiltnRe. The mummy ot them becomes not only tlio fore runner of hope. . , but the motive and main earing of .ictlon. Uach unlvuslty In our lielovetl country lias Its peculiar nsocl tlons. It Is the peculiar prldo ot the "University ot I'ennsjlvanla that so tnucl of ltd history Is a isoclatcd vvltb the years thnt WuablnKton was tbo seivant of his country. We justly feel that wo have pre eminence In Ibis relation , and now In these later jear , In the vigor of icnevvcd youth wo hive conHpcintctl the. 22d of February ns our "University day" with a pioprlct } that cannot be challenged. The tli"ine of today's ceremonies Is the "Memoiy of Washington. " Xo place. 13 more tilted for It 01 more hallowed by Its associ ations than Philadelphia and the Unl\eislt > of I'ennsvlvanln. Upon no less exulted thcnio could tbo Unlveislty of Pennsylvania Invi' asked the president of the Unltec Statoi to deliver the address , nnd I doubt whether there bo any other occasion upon which bis acceptance iwoultl have been Riven. I''or mnny yours the university has lt-en ptnndfust In the celebration of tills high day. 13ut never since tbn day when tlio president of the United States , Geneial Washington , opened the law school of the university , have we been honored by the presence and voice of a ( president to spealc In tbo name of tbo university of that Illus trious line. The. piesldent will address to day those who gratefully feel his gracious net. in that amid the cares nnd duties of Ills exalted odlco hn has counted it worthy of big tlmo and effort to be our orator upon this occasion I li ivo the distinguished honor of present ing the trustees , the faculties and the stu- oents or tne university ami men guusts , mis urcat audience , to the president. PRESIDENT CHEERED. President McKlnley , as ho stepped forward , nas cheered with spontaueoiw , lundc'applns from nil over the house and the students again gave their college ci > . It was some minutes before iiulct was restored , fho president's address , which woe de livered In his customary easy , graceful man- net1 , and with clear , distinct volco , could bo clearly beard by every person In the audi ence. Ilia remarks were Interrupted at fre quent Intervals vlth applause. The phrase ttiat Wellington and his com patriots had founded the financial operations of the government USDU principles that the iiatluml credit was national honor met with especially enthnalnstlr approbation. Knillcs and Gentlemen : We celcbinte hero ns In every part of our country the blrtb- iluy of a great patilot , who assuied the bo- Klnnhig of iv great nation. This day be longs to patilotlsm and the people. Hut In n ceituln BCII.SO the University of I'ennsyl- vanl.i tins n itpeclal reason for honoring the 2M of February. For over half n century , with ever Increasing populailty and public recognition , you have ohseivetl the occa sion , either us a holiday or with patriotic exercises , participated In by faculty and HtudcntH. No other American Institution of hMrnliiB lias a prouder title to the venern- tlon of Washington's memory than this whoso foundation was laid In colonial days nearly fifty years befoio Pennsylvania became - came a ulute ; whoso progress was largely due to the activity of Franklin and other zealous and fiir-beelng patriots and whoso truxtces wore on terms of sufficient Inti macy with Washington to congratulate him upon his election to the presidency and to receive from him a notable reply which has passed Into tlio history of the times. It would not bo possible , In the compara tively short tlmo to which those exorcises must today bo limited , to follow Washing ton In liln long and distinguished service nt the head of the iiiiny and as chief exccu- tlvn of the government My putpose Is sim ply to call to your attention a few points In Washington's caicer which Imvo singularly Impii'ssud me. nnd icfer to some passages In his writings that st'cm peculiarly appro priate for tbu guidance of the people who , under our form of government , have In their keeping the well-being of the country. CONSTIIUCTIVE STATESMAN , But with all our prldn In Washington wo not Infrequent ! ) glvo him credit for his marvelous genius ns n constuctlvo ! states man. Wo me constantly In danger of los ing sight of the bvvccp and clearness of hid comprehension , which ntcuiatoly graaped with pioblums of the lomotn future and Unuw how ta formulate the best means for their solution It was committed to Wasi- Ington to launch our ship of xtntu. lie had neither piecedetit or predecessor to help Jilm He welded thn scattered and at times ( intugonlHtlo colonies Into an Indestructlblu union and Inculcated the lessons of mutual forbuarauco and fraternity which have ce mented the states Into still cljser bonds of Interest and sympathy. Not a college graduate , he was always iMithuslastlcally the filend of liberal educa tion. Ho used on every suitable occasion to Impress upon congress and tlio country tiniii > i' " < i > i ku m 11 nibii mmm.uu ui tjen- oral education and chnnicterl/cd the diffusion of knowledge ns the most essential oli'iuont of strength In the system of free Bovernment. Hut If H timely lesson Is to be drawn from the opinions of Washington on his assum ing the olllco of president , BO Is much practi cal benefit to bo derived from the. present application of portions of lib ) farewell nil- < lichs , a document In which Washington laid down principles which appeared to him "all Important to the permunenco of your felicity us a people. " GUIUI2 FOR ALL TIME , In that nddrotj Washington contends In part : ( I ) For the promotion of Institutions of learning ; (2) ( ) for cherlnliliiK the public credit : (3) ( ) for the observance of seed faith end justice toward ull imtlonn. One hundred years ago free schools were llttla known In the United States. There were excellent schools for the well-to-do und charitable Institutions for the Instruction of boya and fc'lrla without meaim , but the frea public. nohool , open aUk * to the cfall- dren of the > rich nnil poor an ! siuppartel by Iho Mn'e , nwnlttd WAMon and tlev. lopm nt. The er > t planted by the fathers * eon bore fruit. Fre schools iwcre the ne cMry sup plement of free men. The vvlso nnd Ilbtral provisions for public Instruction by the fathers , second only In effect to their strug gle for the Independence and creation of the union , were df-stlned nt no distant date to produro the mo it wonderful results. As the country has groAn , the education fos tered by the state ha * kept npaco with It. Itlch na are the collegiate endowments of the old world none of Hum excel In munlll- ccnfa the gifts m nil a to educational Institu tions by the people of the United States and by their government In conformity with "tho Influcmo which xound learning has on religion and manners , on government , lib erty nnd las. . " Adams nnd Xlad' on , Jefferson and Hamil ton , Shrrmnn and Trumbull. Hancock , Jay , Marshall , the Cllnton.i and mmy otherof our early statesmen vvcro "carcely less earliest and eloquent than Washington him- ft'lf In pleidlng the cau e of sound nm liberal education for the people. AIM OP EDUCATION. Xrlthfr does this seem surprising -when we icllrct that the truest aim and worth lest ambition of education la not llnlsbei scholarship for the favored few , but th elevation of a high standard of cltl en hl | among the mnny. I have hail peculiar sat Isfactlon In the fact that Washington In those parly days , when engrossed with ov eriimcntnl problems , did tut forget his con trlbutlona for the education of the poor nnd left In bis will a bequest to be dedlcatci to free public Instruction Nothing bctte tolls the value he planed on knowledge a nn essential to the highest nnd best clttrcn ship. How priceless In n liberal education In Itself what n rlchmcnt. Not Impaired by age but Its cause Increases with age No ono employs It but Its rightful owner Ho alone can Illustrate Its worth and en joy Its rewards. It cannot be Inherited o purchased It must bo acquired by Indl vldual effort It can bo secured only by perseverance and self-denial. Hut It Is fre as the air wo breathe. Neither race , no nationality , nor se\ can delnr the earnes seeker from Its possession It Is not exclu slve but Inclusive In the broulcst nnd bcs sense , It Is within the reach of ull who really want It , and uio bravp enough to struggle for It. The cnrtifit He1 ! and thi. worthy poor are equal and friendly rivals In Its pursuit , nnd neither \ exempted fron any of the sacrifices necessary for Its nc qulsltlon. The key to Its title Is not the bright allurements of rank and station , bu the Hlmplo watchword ofvorU und study cHcmsir PUIJMC cnranrr. 'Vlieilsh the publla credit. " How mucl both of rolUctlon and Instruction Is com blnrd In this simple admonition of the ftithci of his country. The United States emerged from tbo bitter and prolonpei Urugg-le of the revolutionary war cvhauslni financially and with a hundred existing ppr- plexltles and dlfllcultlcs which letn.Unecl to bo solved before the flnanclil credit of toe new nation could IIP established at home and demonstiati'd abroad liut Washington knew how to gather around him and place In positions of the gioati-st trust the able llnnnclers and economists whose names tnc. couiitiy still venento and whoso great work It still onlojM Hamilton and Morris anl Gullatln and otheis were successful In establishing the treasuiy and In Inaugurat ing the financial operations of this govern ment upon principles vvhlc-h recotnlred that the most enduring bails ot national credit was natljn.il honor , and that wintever other nssi-ts we might bavo 01 acquire , that w.is Indlsiiciisiihlo. Hist list ami nil thr time It we would cherish the public ciedlt. WP have been fully rewarded nil along our history by adhering to the principles of Washington In keeping the public faith IjL-fore half a ccnturj hail pissed wo hud paid off our intlonnl dpbt and had a bal ance In the trmsurj. Another debt , the greatest In our history , was Incuircd In tne civil war for thp pipservatlon of the union. But this did not exceed the ic- aourccs 01 discourage the intentions of the American people. There vverei those who supgtHted repudiation , but the people re pudiated them and went on unchecked , dis charging1 the obligations of the government In the coin of honor. NO OBLIGATION IinPUDIATHD. From the day our Hag was unfurled untl the pretcnt hour no stain of a Just obliga tion violated has yet tarnished the Ameri can name. This must and will be as true In the future as it lias been In the past. Some pirt of tbo column may waver and wander nnv.iy from the standard , but there will ever rall > around It a mighty majority to preset vo it stainless ind in honor. At no point In his administration does vv ashlngton appear In grander proportions than when ho enunciates his Ideas In reirar. to the foreign policy of the government "Observe good faith and justice toward nil nations ; cultivate peace and harmonj vvltb all ; religion and morality enjoin this conduct Can It bo that good policy doea not equally enjoin ? It will be worthy of a free , enlightened , and at no distant tlmo a great nation to give to mankind the mag nanimous and too novel example of a people alwajs guided by an exalted Justice and benevolonc" . " Today , nearly a century from Washing ton's death , wo turn reverentially to study the leading principles' ' of that comprehensive chart for the guidance of the people. It was his unflinching. Immovable vleotlon to these perceptions of duty which more than anything else made him what ho was and contilbutPd so directly to make us what we are. Following the precepts of AVaMilngton vvo cannot prr. The. wise lessons In govern ment which ho left us It will be profitable to heed. DANGER SIGNALS. He seems to have grasped all possible con ditions nnd pointed the way STfely to meet them. IIo his established danger signals all along the pathway of the nation's march. IIo has warned U3 against false lights. He has taught us the true philosophy of a per fect union and shown us the graphic dangers from sectionalism nnd mild , unreasonable party spirit. He has emphasized the neces sity at all times for the exercise of sober and dl'ipasslonnto Judgment. Such a Judg ment , my fellow citizens. Is the bpst safe guard In calm and tranquil events and rises superior und triumphant above the storms of woo and peril. Wo have every Incentive to cherish the memory nnd teachings of Washington. Ills wisdom nnd foresight have been confirmed and vindicated after moro than a century of experience. His best eulogy Is the work he wrought , Ills highest tribute Is tbo great republic which ho and his compatriots founded. From1,000.000 we have grown to moro than 70,000 000 people , whllo our progress In Industry , learning and the irts has been the wonder of the world. What the future will be depends on our- splvcs. and that that future will bring still Greater blessings to n fieo people I can- lot doubt With education and morality n their homes , loyalty to tbo underlying irlnclples of free government In their learts , and law nnd justice fostered and exemplified by these Intrusted with public idmlnlstrntton , wo will continue to enjoy ho respect of mankind nnd the gracious favor of almighty God. Upon the conclusion of the prcsldcnt'.s ad- Iresn , the university hymn , "Hall Pennsyl vania , " was sutig by all present , with the land accompaniment and the exercises vvoro hen closed with the benediction by Bishop \\hltaltcr. The audience then filed out of the building and gave vent to cheers for the president as ho entered a carriage and was driven to h library building of the University of > cniis > lvamli , escorted by the mounted city roops. At the library a reception was held In the iresldent's horor ccid a luncheon was served. The president loft for Washington over ho I'ennsjlvanta road on the 3:13 : o'clock ra'ci. : Y-i'iusini.NT n UUUM > \ > raloii ( llcforc I'liliui I.eiiKCio Cluli CHICAGO , Feb. 22 Ex-Prwident llenja- nlu Harlrscti spoke today at the Auditorium at the central meeting of the annual cele bration of the Union League club In honor of Washington. All the historical and civic ocletles of the city were fully represented. \mong the distinguished guests of the Union -eagiio club present at the meeting were ) r John II. Flnley , president of Knox col- ego ; General John M. Palmer , .Major Gen- ral John It. Brooke , ox-Governor Itlclmrd Oglesby , and Charles Emory Smith ot 'hlladelphla. The Apollo club of 400 voices urnlslied the music. , The subject of Hx-Prcflldeut Harrison was 'Tho Obligations of Wealth. " Ho bald In Monuments nnd birthday anniversaries Mould bo commemorative of virtues ommemoratjve of deeds that ovoku wide latitude and of virtues thnt are still Imlta- ile Scientists have reproduced some of the Igantlc uulmal.s and teptlles of the world's nrly history Wo look at fiem with fear , nil wonder , and congratulate ourselves hut they nro extinct types. Wo have no ceds that they could supply. They could ot live In our environments nor vvo In lie Irs. So there have been among1 men lonstrrs of power and violence. Wo cannot erect them , but we are glad they lived In nether epoch. The ulmanaa maker notes heir birthdays , but there are no nsscm- ilnges of the people , If monuments have ieen bullded to them , they are liable to bo verturncd when the dynasty changes or he commune supplants the state , liut there nre men who have BO won our earts that wo would recall them If vo ould. Wo feel the need of them. No hangti of dynasties , no outbreak of the mob , threatens their monuments. One can ardly conceive of any civil revolution or any rlototin outbreak In our ountry Urn w jiild not rtuptct the monuments i/f Wish I I Ington and of Lincoln , \\blle they llvn ! they were at times hated by nun nn 1 by | communities , but , when the full stories o their lives were unfolded , when motives nm 1 purposes were i-xpli red , when the unlversa I bcneflccnco of their public services wo. Been , In the stnbllshment by one nnd f > rescue by the other , of free constltullonn government , nil their countrymen renderci them homage. Wo assemble on this cnnlversnry of th birth of Wnshlncton. not no much , If nt a ! to btlng tribute to him. as to learn at hi feet the lessons of a conscientious citizen ship In choosing for my theme "The Obllgi tlons of Wealth , " I am not wresting till annlversaiy from Ita legitimate use. Tne word "wealth" In Its modern use ha suffered a limitation. If not a perversion Orlglmlly nnd strictly It means vvrnl o welfare , external happiness. When I'au admonished the Cirlnthlan Chtlstlins "Le no man sick his own , but every man nn other's vvi"ilth. " he was not anticipating th modern law of the wheat pit and the Sloe' exLhange. Wealth Is n comparative ternv and in ) address Is not for that very limited bed ; of multl-mllllonulrps , called by the popu list orators , "plutocrats. " A smiller nudl once chamber would have sufllccd for them and perhaps the oratoi should have been o the guild. I want to speak of the obllga tlons of the well-to-do people , the fore handed , prosperous men nnd women ot ou communities , whether their estates art reckoned by thousands or by millions. We live In a time of great agitation , of a war of clashing thongats nnd Interests Men , no longer satisfied with what appear above ground , aio uncovering roots. There Is a feeling that some men nre handicapped that the race Is sold ) that tbo old and much vaunted equality of opportunity and o tight has been submerged. Mire bitter and threatening things nro belne said and writ ten against accumulated property nnd cor pornto power than ever befoie. It seems to many that , moro nnd more , small men small stores nnd small factories ar6 being thrown upon the shore ns ntmnclil drift or wreckage ; that the pursuit of cheapness 1ms reached n stage where only enormous com hlnatlony of capital , doing an enormous business , are sure of leturns. The seams which mar the face of the so clal landscape seem to be widening chasms nnd If these gulfs nre to bo filled we mus establish dumps on both sides of them. 1 will aid the work , If those on eltner side use the bridges to get a view of It fion the other side. Wealth should neither bo the object of our enmity nor fie bnsls of oui consideration. The Indiscriminate denun ciation of the rich Is mlchlevous. It per verts the mind poisons the heart and fur nishes nn excuse for crime. No poor man was ever made richer or happier by It It Is quite as Illogical to despise a man be cause he Is rich , as because he Is poor. Not what a man has , but what he Is , settles his c Hss The special purpose of my address toda > Is to press homu this thought upon the piospeious , well-to-do people of our com munity , and especially of our gieat cities that one of the conditions of the security ol wealth. Is n proportionate and full contilbu- tlon to the expense of the itnto and loca governments. It Is not only wrong , but It Is unsafe , to make a show In our homes and on the street that Is not in ide In the tax returns. The duty of the state to pio- tect life , liberty and property Is conditional UDou a fair contribution to the cost of gov- einimnt. For very many jears an opinion has been prevalent that the great bulk of the per sonal properly of thp states , especially of fie clasi denominated "securities , " Includ ing stocks , bonds , notes , mortgages anil such like , has esc'iped taxation. With a very few exceptions the great fortunes In this countrj are Invested In such securities The delinquency appeals to be located largely In our preat cities. Hccent Investi gations of students of political science , am ] lecent tables prcpaied by state olllclals , have disclosed an appalling condition ol things T.ie evil seems to havp been pro- pressing until , In some of our great centers of population and wealth , these forms ol personal pioperty seem to have been ulmosi eliminated from the tax list. Taxes are a debt of the highest obli gation , and no casuist can draiv a sound moral distinction between the man who hides his property or makes a false return In order to escape the payment of ftls debt to the state , and the man who conceals his property fiom his private ciedltors. Nor should It be more dltllcult to follow the defaulter In the one case than In the other. If our taxes were farmed out to an Indi vidual or to a corporation , they would bo collected as fully as private debts are now collected. There would be a vigilant and unrelenting pursuit. The civil nnd crimi nal processes of the law would bo Invoked with effect , just as they vvoro against fraud ulent debtors undei the bankrupt law. When to tils enormous and crjlng evil Is added the conuption , which it Is alleged has cbaiacterlzed the appraisements of leal es tate , we have a condition of things with which we dare not p liter. Wo must Inaug urate , and at once , a system that shall equalize tax burdens. The men of wealth In our great communities should lead the movement. This great club , organized as a rallying center for loyalty nnd patriotic cltl. zenshlp , should hear a call as loud and Im perative as that which came to It during the years of the civil war. Mr. Lincoln's startling declaration that this country could not continue to exist half slave and half free , may bo paraphised today by saying tint this country cannot contlnuo to exist half taxed and half free. This sense of inequallly breathes a fierce and unmensurlngnngei creates classes , In tensifies Boclal differences , and makes men willing to pay their debts In half dollars. The Just sacredness of these money obliga tions , the light of the holders to be paid Jn money of full value , will be clearer to these angry men If they see that these securities are paying fully their lawful taxes. If there Is not enough public virtue left In our communities to make tax frauds dis creditable ; If there Is not virility enough eft In our laws and In the administration of Justice In our courts to bilng to punlsh- uent those who defraud the state nnd tholr iclghbors ; If crime of fraud may stalk un- rebuked and unpunished In our streets ; how eng will It be until crimes of violence mabo nsecuro the fortunes that have refused to contribute ratably to the cost of malntaln- ng social order ? I do not believe that it Is Impossible see o stir the consciences of our people , so to stimulate the Independence and courage of our assessors und of our courts nnd prose- utois ns to secure n fairly general enforcc- nent of the personal property tax. Wo should discard old no'Ions , and , wiping the slate off , proclaim a tax renaissance , livery igency that deals with public and social questions should lend Its help The grand ury should be charged to Investigate and to ndlct the delinquents. Returns nnd assess- ncnts must bo honest. If there nre In equalities In the law they must be remedied iy legislation , und not by the usurpation of the individual. It Is not within the purpose of this ad- Iress to propose In detail the needed re- ortns In our tax laws , but rather to em- ihaslzo the need and to suggest that our neti of wealth and the managers of our great corporations should themselves come 'orwaid and take the lead In these reforms ; hat they should not only show a wllllng- itss , but u zeal , to bear their full ptopor- lonate share of all public burdens. If they do not , the sense of Injury Is BO strong lint ways will bo found to exact moro tnnn s equal To do justice is the best safe guard against Injustice , OTHER CCLDBRATIONS. NEW YORK , Feb. 22. The ICCth anni versary of the birth of George Washington vas celebrated today with more than the sual display of patilotlam , Flags were tepla ) ed from many residences. Those on ho city hall and the postollico were at hslf i.ast. Nearly all the ships In the hat bar lad the American flag floating from the wast- icads , The foreign vessels also celebrated > y the display of the national flag , Many f the vessels were dresssd as for a gala day vlth gay bunting. The Spanish war vessel 'Izcaja flew the American Hag In honor of ho day. In same public buildings ( lags vero draped about the portraits of Waahlng- on. Many of the conventional observances vhlch were set down for today which hade o patilotlo significance were postponed on ccoutit of the great disaster at Havana , but 10 religious and military ceremonies planned o mark the holiday were attended with moro than usual Interest. WASHINGTON. Feb. 22. The celebration f Washlngtcn's birthday at the capital vvcs nusually quiet The Departments were all Iwed except the Navy department , where few officials remained to handle urgent oncsi In connection with the Maine dl.j- ater. The principal street parade was that of the Ugh school cadet regiment , which was re- lowed by Auslatri't Secretary Melklejohn , cneral Nelson A. Miles , the district commls- lonera. a large party of senators and lep- edeatatlvca , and officers from all the regu- ar anii > pests In and about the city. Va- lous local mllltla companies also paraded or their ovui edlflcatlcei. Of the Indcor mect'iigu the moat lntercatlng vad that of the Sorvj of the American Rcvolu. Ion , where , after a spirited content , resolu- lens containing references to Cuba tud the lalno d'aoeter were voted down "The Oldest Inhabitants" association hold t annual meeting and read thcr Declaration if Independence which has been Its customer or years , Reliable under all circumstances Is Dr. Hull's Cough Syrup , the people's friend. HOUSE HAS tijlG SURPRISE i ' JobnsDii of IndianaSprings , the Hawaiian Qacstitra. < nn AWAKENS THE SLUMBERING ENTHUSIASM Coiupnrri Ilio Coti < llliin of inultuul'i : I'lfM-nt r < > lonlc * > u Ith tlini or IllOKC Wllllf 1-VtMMl lllflll- nclv * li'r 177(1. ( WASHINGTON' , f-flf 22. Washington's blrtlidty was celebrated In tbo house , after IK motion ot Mr. Bailey to adjourn had been voted down , with nast deal of political spoechnnklns , and It was also signalized by the firing of the first gun In opposition to Hawaiian annexation. Mr. Johnson , an Indiana republican , de livered a speech that electrified the house and the galleiles In denunciation of what ho termed an attempt tn cut loose from the traditional policy ot the United States and enter upon a scheme of colonization that has proved the ruin ot ompiiei and nations. Ho used some very strong language , but his re marks were enthusiastically applauded nnd the minority nnd republicans joined In the demonstration. Ho declared that while ho had denounced at the time the statement that the Hawaiian monarchy had been overthrown by the aid of American citizens , that ho now firmly believed It was true. The speech , coming entirely unheralded , produced a deep Im pression. TJio general debate on tbo mm dry civil bill was concluded today and tomorrow the bill will be taken up for amendment. Mr. JnhtEon , In opening , referred to the very cnrtnst now on In the senate over Ha waiian annexation and said the frlerds and supporters of the treaty , both Inside and outsldo of the senate , were turning heaven and earth to secure Us adoption and that President McKiuley was laboring to chaimo the convictions ot senatorial opponents of the meisure. Ho discussed the recent visit ot President Dole and suggested that the Hawaiian na tion , unllko the United States , had every thing to pain and nothing to lose , lie urged concentration of popular attention on the Issue and the disabuse of the minds of the people of cnoneotis Impressions and as sorted that once put to the test , either in the senate or the house , the American pco- plo would bo quick to discover the danger InvoHel , and so condemn It. "It will bo burled , " he said , "bejond the possibility pvn of an ultimate lesurrcetlou. " ( Ap plause. ) HAWAIIAN3 OPPOSE IT. 'I am opposed to the annexation of Hawaii , " he continued , "because I believe the people of Hawaii are opposed to It I am not to ho confused b > the specious plea that the lesentmeiit of the people of the Sandwich Islands Is onlj to be obtained fiom the \Iewa of those who assume to govern them. That , sir , Is the merest technicality. There la no room here for the application of the natron doctrine of estoppel " Whether the pieseot government of Hawaii was a de facto or a dejuro government , ho declared that It misrepresented the people of Hawaii whoso rights It was iead > to proffer away. "When charged In 1893 , at a time when the republic succeeded the monarchy , that the revolution was ; aided by the interpo sition of American .cltl/ens , I did not be- llove it was true , " said Mr. Johnson "and I denied it vigorously at the time , but the persistency with which this treaty ot an nexation Is be'ng pressed gives color to the accusation then made and which I then so earnestly denounced " Mr. Johnson , continuing , gave some oC the reasons which Impelled him to opposition to annexation. One was the Ignorance ot the population of Hawaii. How long had it boon , he asked , since we had passed a bill to keep out the Ignorance of the old world , that we now proposoihto annex territory In which lgnoranco wa the rule , not the excep tion ? Wo had passed .the Chinese exclusion act , now It was proposed to annex territory which contained a large Chinese population He did not favor the holding of terrltorj under the shadow of the American flag. A colonial policy might be adapted to the na tions of antiquity , but It would not do for a Tree country which derived ita powers from the consent of the governed. ILL-ADVISHD MOVEMENT. ' It would be ill-advised If we should cut ooso from the traditions of the past and em- jark on the unknown sea ot territorial ag grandizement. We had confined our expan sion to contiguous tcirltory In the acqulsl- : Ion of Florida , Louisiana and Texas. In 1833 , under Fillmorc's presidency , wo had ) een wise enough and sensible enough to re- ect these very islands. Wo had also re- ected the proffer of the mob of St. Thomas ind under the administration of General Jrant congress had voted down a proposition a purchase San Domingo. Only once hid vo departed from our mlc in the purchase of Alaska from Russia and only the future could determine whether that had been a visa move. Possession of extraneous territory meant a onstant source of Irritation. The history of ho world proved this. It was uiged that ho Sandwich Islands were the key to the 'aclflc. Ita strategic Importance was em- hasUed as If guns mounted there could com mand the Nicaragua canal and the Pacific east thousands of miles away. The en- loxatlon of Hawaii would establish a bad ireoldent which would bo urged for us to ollovv at nn early day. The appetlto grew by what It fed upon. Today the cry was , "Glvo us Hawaii ; " to morrow it would bo , "Give us Cuba , " and ho next day , "Glvo us Samoa. " These ap- icols would all bo Justified by Iho pleasant ophlstrits which appealed to our vanity and upl.Mty until at last wo would find ourselves rrotrlovably committed to a policy unnecea- ary to the material happiness of our peo- le , burr ) Ing along a path which was strewn vlth the wrecks of empires and of nations. Applause. ) Ho did not deny , ho said , that the nc- ulsltlon of foreign territory had added to he prosperity of nations , but history showed t to ultimately bo a source of weakness. Jupldlty bred oppression , It piled up taxes , t stirred up strife , It shed human blood , it vas the first step toward dlsmembnrinent. 'Let the nations of the old world pursue ! ils policy of aggrandizement to their heart's ontcnt ; let them saddle their people with obt ; equip armies and navies nnd shod ccans of blood. LHT ENGLAND BOAST. "Let England boast If It pleflses that the uu tievcr sets on Its territory hut let us omembcr that It never goes down on the ilsery its policy has cieated. Its people tarvo In India. Let -wars and rumors of urs bring anxiety to the faces of Its colon- Jts , but let fie flower of Its colonies , which jroko away from Ira domination 100 years go and which , by' rim-suing the opposite ollcy , has outstripped It. continue to stand s an example to the clv'lll/od world . While theis seek war and Its horrors , let ila uoot'ie ' ur people with enduring peace. 'Peace hath r victories no Ices'renowned than war.1 "We are In the Infancy of our resources , is morning of our' material development. Of cour.sp you rqjhii iber tlio first pair f boots your p.i byu > jlit you how pinnd on wi'ii' vvoultly't- ' you lIKe to have lint sumo fpclliiK iiKain ? You can bo list as proud anil iblU now a.s tlion If ou'H only put your feet la n pair of our vlnti'r tan hlioos Uu-hO winter tans iniko n mini IVel rljlit they're n neat , he.ssy hliou Unit you can \vour on all oe- ntiloiih Ki'iitilnu Kiibslu tun with the lew heavy double solos which nial.o hem the ono Ideal Mioo keep your feet ry the. new bulldog too but the bust en t tire of all Is the pilce tlmtV ifll.fW ou would never expect to et such u hoe. anywhere else for less than > . " > .00 or could you IJver since wo'vo been In he biiblnehs wo'vo trlud to M-O hovy inch value wu could put In our shoes. Orexel Shoe Co. , PAKNAM STKEliT. WVVVVVVVVVyVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVWUVWVVVQ ] Dr. Miles' Restorative Nervine. > , Drives Headache Out of The System. Hard as it is lo suffer that continued draw ing , grossing , squeezing pain that is so charac teristic of irrvous headache in its advanced stages , itcinnot begin to compare \yith the horror of partial paralysis. To be dying day by day. week after week , month after month no alflictinn can be more trying. Headaches lead to a bicakine down of the nervous sys tem , which arc followed by such diseases as epilepsy , paralysis , insanity. Dr. Miles' Re storative Nervine cures headache of the woist kind. It builds and strengthens the nervous system , sooths and quiets the deranged nerve- centers in the brain , affords restful'refreshing sleep and stops the worry. Dr , Miles' Nervine restores health , This statement I from Mr * . X. M. lliieUnoll020 Oakland Avo. . Minneapolis , Minn. : "I suffered Tor many years with a tenllik' headache pain .it the b.iso of tlu > brain , ami ten years apt 1 was oveicomo with nervous prostration , I hat ! frotiuent dlz/.y spoils ami was so ' weak ami exhausted that I ooulil take but little food. . My physicians' told 'mo 'that I was fiol" ? : Into par.ilys'n. ' and would snioly die of It. as my' father and KIMIH-father ! had lintli died of that tumble affr stifferliin many joais.Kor three years 1 was a helpless Invalid , when I bejiau taUhiK Dr. MUou * Ueslorathe Xeivtne. For live win- lets I have felt better than 1 had befoio In many years. " Dr. Miles' Remedies are for sale by all druggists under a guarantee first bottle benefits or money refunded. Hook on heart and nerves free. Address Dr. MILKS MHDICAL CO. , lilkhait , Ind. Wo will bo wise to develop our matchless country. The letorms which our country dennnds present a field broad enough to en list our best efforts the purification o.t the ballot , the crushing of the rings and trusts which plunder our people without stint , th restriction of Immigration , the establishment of a fixed and stable standard of value and the reform of our banking laws afford vork for us to do. Let us not be known and execrated as the 'bolstering bullies of the western hemisphere ' Our country Is all powerful. The world concedes our strength. While 1 am proud of our navy , I sometimes think that the powerful battleships wo have built have bred a fooling of Intoleianco and Insolence. It Is not moio true that a plethoric treasury breeds public plunder than that a well equipped aimy and navy rashly leads to fric tion and war. Let our equipment Insure pcaca rather than provoke * war. ( Applause. ) "While it may seem that these icmarks aio premature , and that I have taken too firm a grip on the forelock of time , It Is my pur pose to sound the alarm tint the house and the country may understand the character of the proposition pending in the senate. My Information Is that the treaty will fall In the senate , but will bo supplanted with a Joint resolution for the annexation of the Islands. I do not doubt Its passage by the senate , and that ft will conic here. If the senate falls to do Its duty , let us , fresb fiom tbo people , exercise our high prerogative and send It to Its doom. ( Applause. ) NOT A 1'AttTV MEASURE. "I trust God It will not bo made a party nieasuie. With exalted patriotism and de liberate councils let us reach a conclusion worthy of this house and the country , and oiect a safeguard for the future. If wo turn fiom this temptation now and adhere to the right , tvveiity-flvo years ot peace and ptospcilty will vindicate our patriotism , and posterity will bless our memories. Let us have the moral courogo to eay 'No' to a policy which will lead , God alone knows where. " The demonstration which greeted the con clusion of Mr. Johason's speech was ono of the greatest tnd meet spontaneous witnessed In this congrc&s. Many of the republicans Joined In It and the galleries , which wore crowded , gave evidence- approval. Mem bers thronged about the Indiana member when he took bis usat and warmly congratu lated him. The lomatadcr of the day was cor.fcumcd with political speeches. Mr. Mleis ( dem. , Ind. ) made a vigorous arraignment of gold monometallism and the republican partj. Twenty per cent of the money of the country , ho said , was now held in the ono-thrce-hundri'dths ot otic per cent of the jwpulatlon. Mr. Jcnes ( fus. , Wash. ) delivered a general speech In opposition to existing condltlona , which aroused the minority to enthusiasm , and Mr. Simpson ( pop. , Kan. ) created some amusement by some of his rather unique observations. He was speaking of the man ners of the times to produce millionaires on the ono hand and paupers on the other , and was directing his remarks principally to Mr. Walker ( rep. , Mass ) when Mr. 1'erklrw ( rep. , Ja. ) asked him If he would object to being a millionaire ? "I should not , " replied Mr. Simpson. "I do not believe In playing the hjpocrlto. But that I am not a millionaire la evidence of my disinclination to toke advantage of my fellow man. " If you vvoro a millionaire I presume > ou would admit that there was some respecta bility among them ? " "Yes , I have no doubt I should add at least an air of respectability to them. " ( Laughter , ) MAKES A WAHM REPLY. Mr. Walker replied to IMr. Simpson , de nouncing the other side for Us reiterated as persions of men of wealth. Turning to the southern members he declared Impulsively that ho had given to the cause of education In the south more than all of them together had contributed. "Flguro It out , " said ho with feeling , "and you will nnd I have given two dollars to every ono you bavo contrib uted. I am tired of this abuse. I stand hero In the Integrity of an honest life. I have given away moro than I now poseess. You have driven mo to this statement , now hang your heads In shame , " ( Great applause era republican side , ) Before the debate began Mr Cannon took tlio floor nnd made a genecal explanation of the features ot the bill. Whllo the bill was not extravagant , Mr , Cannon said , It war ) liberal In Its provisions for the public eer- vlco. Ho pointed out In detail tha vailous Increases and reductions In tbo bill and tlf > new provisions of law , Mr Smith ( rep. , Mich ) criticised ho pro vision lo the bill creating an advisory loard of nlno cccnmlsslonorH to the Path exposition to serve .without compsniutlon. lie raid it was discriminating agahut thcso who wore not wealthy enough to servo wlldout salary. Mr. Simpson ( pop. , Kan. ) ujeEtod ( that If the provision stood as recommend. ) 1 nine millionaires with special I'Hoieitu would go to Paris , amuse themselves and at'ain toclal glory. At G o'clock tbo house ndjournol. Cl HV TAKIJS TIII2 PliUMJ OF IIAVII. . UI.Hlri's cil Isltiuil Monopoll/i'M tin * Si'iinlc's i\ooiil ; ( > < session. WASHINGTON' , l"eb 22 Cuba usurped the place of Hawaii In the executive proceed- Ingd of the senate todnj end was under con sideration for en hour 01 more. The pro ceeding was based upon n document pre sented by Senator Morgan , as the result of an interview betwcon himself and a Mr. Keep of Uchton , Mass In presenting the document Sci ator Moigan eild that Mr. Keep was n capitalist who had but loccntlj ictiiriied from Cuba after a mast exhaustive exploration of the Islawl. Senator Morgan laid considerable stress upon the Importance of the document , which idsulteJ fiom a stcnogiaphlc report of the Intel view between Senator Mctgan n.d Mr Koop. The document eo.islsteil of quratlona b > Se-nitor Moigan nnd replies by Mr Keep The lattei said that he had been In foitj- tliree prov Inccs ri.d bad spent more or less time in each of them In the pro cctitlcn of his Inquiries. In no place outside ot Ha vana , ho said , was anv effort made to take care ot the reconccntrados , and ho declared that the people were djlug In gicat mimbeia In all placets In which they had been collected together by the Spauloh authorities , both as a result of the cruel ! ) ot the Spanish troops and for the lack of food. Ho declared that there was no evidence In the provinces ot a moro liberal treatment of these unfortuiato people under the ad- mlalatratlon of General lllanco than there had been under the Wejler regime , and sild that the people In general were In Just ns do. plorablo condition now as they had been be fore the change In no case were the rocon- cditrados allowed lo go ouUldo the military pcfcts to collect food and while there was some effort ki ceitaln Instances to grow crops In the Immediate vicinity of the gir- risons , theie crop areas dlii not extend moio than 500 > ards fiom the forts. Ho added that If the people were allowed lo get out they could cot enough lo eat to keep aoul and bed > together , but that when oven small children attempted to go outside of the guard llnea they were shot down as ruthlcisaly us If they were enemies In arms. Ho said that he bad scon women and chil dren abused by the Spanish soldiery anl that a favorite pastlmo seemed to bo to kick the women about as If they weio doga. Mr. Keep also devoted considerable space , at Senator Morgan's suggestion , to the scheme of autonomy under the liberal inlnlt > - tr > , iid pronounced It a failure from ono ead of the Island to another. He said bus iness was at a standstill throughout the country , that few crops wcio growing and desolation and ruin stared the traveler In the faca wherever he vvcmt As a consequence property was much depreciated In value tnd the people were greatly discouraged. He said the general estimate was that the war had already resulted In the losa of 000,000 lives , oaid Mr. Keep himself did not con sider thcco IlKiiras exaggerated. There was come comment upon the docu ment by Senators Morgan , Galllngcr and Mason , but no olllclal actlco was taken. Senator Mason said the statement was no moro than ho had expected to hear , rnd Sen ator Galllnger declared that the picture drawn was a deplorable one. Ho said that two jearsago ho had advised that the United States should Intervene to put a stop to tha war. and that every development slnco had confirmed the wisdom ot the auggcstlon then made. INCHIVSIS Tim AHTII/IIHY FOUCI : . .Si-mill' I'IINNCM 11 Hill ( o .SlruiiKlIien CoilHl DffVllHl'M. WASHINGTON , Feb. 22. AH soon ns Iho reading ot Iho historic farewell address of Washington was concluded by Mr. Lodge In tbo senate today Mr. Havvloy , chairman of the military affairs committee , called up the bill providing for the enlistment of two ad ditional regiments of artillery for eorvlco In manning tbo coast defense batteries which congress has provided during the last two years , Mr. nato ( Tenn. ) objected to the bill be cause It tended , to an Increase ot tbo army to which ho said ho was unalterably opposed. Ho thought there were enough troops al ready under enlistment to man all the guns now being provided for by tbo government. Ho argued that it would Lo better to assign Infantry regiments to the manning of these guns than to put them In charge of raw re cruits. In reply Mr. Hawley pointed out that the strength of the army vab really decreasing In proportion to the Inhabitants of the coun try. In addition , ho said , congress had made largo appropriations In recent > ears for great guns for coast defense stations , Of these guno 139 were guns of large caliber and delicate mechanism. To these must bo added 232 rilled steel mortars already placed , or boon to bo placed , In the coaot defense stations In order that thcbo guns may bo properly handled a body of trained arllllerlsts Is necessary. Each of these ; reat war engines requires to bo handled with as much skill aa it requires to run a PIANO CHAT We love to tnllc nliout plnnoH for wo know we've tlio icpii'Msntntlvo pianos of tlio world on hale pianos that jou know ire "ho.sl"vltlmiit us telling II Midi phinos MK tlii'ttt ! 1111 our now annex full of buyers ( lie pilco liassoinelliln to do with It that's popular nnd the leniw easy wo Miovv a variety of IiihtniincnU that nro n revolution to the artist new designs In rare natural wood c.ises In all * > 1/.M of cither tfrnmls or npilKhts- In such makes as "Klmlmll , " "Knalie , " "Kmnlcli & Hiu'h , " "Mallet .V Iavl " and others at lower inlet's than usually charged for unknown Hti'iu'll ' pianos. A. HOSPE , Music and Art. 1513 Douglas lopomotlvc , or an ordlnaiy river steamer. Tlu department estimates that Iho l.GOO men which this bill calls for will bo neccs- siry to properlj man these puns. Mr Cock roll said he was opposed to an In crease la HIP Infantry or cav ilrj service , but In this oaT the coucitry v\as confronted by a Horlints condition. Ho icgarded It as neccn- tar > that the guns piovlded t > > the govern ment ehould bo properly cared for and manned Tor that i canon ho bad Lonsrntcd as n member of the committee to have the bill i enoi tud. Tlio bill was then pawed C2 to1 'Ihe negiitlvo voles were < ast by Mccars. Hate ( Te-nn ) , Clay ( Ca. ! ) , C'lilltcn tl'e > x ) , und Vest ( Mo ) . Jlr. J\lorgan \ ot Alabanu scoured tbo adaption of the follow Ing resolution That the rommltteo on nav il affairs U Insliucted to liuiulie mid tepoit vvluiher a. ninn uf w .r equal , at leist to nnj w uship In the vvoild , to bo iiamod tnp Oooigo Wawh- Ington , cm ! built ariuid ntnl commis sioned within u period of twelve mouths , bv tlio fulled St-ites , with the facilities of the ship } arils , m u blue shops , iap iblllllos ot the forests of the United Slitii. vvheru Iho same aio found and the committee hnvn Kivo to rcpoit at any tlmo by bill or other- w Ise. The icsolutlon was adopted without de bate. bate.At At 1 , ! 0 the senate went Into executive ses sion nnd at 4 p. in. adjourned , KIN \\cns iv < ; OOD CONDITION' . s of ( lie \nii-rlcnu Itoln - ( Ion 11-ur HcixirlH < if OlIlcci'M. WASHINGTON , IVb. 22. The opening ox- crrNes Incident to the second day's meeting ot the Diughtcrs of the American Revolu tion consisted In the singing ot tlio national lijmn by the largo assemblage , Inv oration by Uio chaplain ger.cial and another hymn composed for the society by Mrs. John Uoll IJou'on 1 dedicated Iliamuh ' an tn tbo vV'ln- throp chapto" of Pambi Iilgc , iMass. Gouslclcrablo dlbcussion vvaa preclpltatod by a motion to abolish the title of first vice president geneial , because It apparently In dicated a discrimination la horn r toc'vvcuu the occupant of that olllco and the nineteen other vice presidents general , The motion was finally passed. The icport of Mrs iHracltott , the vice president general , showed the growth ot chapters In the west. The chapter In Hone lulu , nho said , was Increasing In numbers steadily and onu In the. City ot Mexico was projoctp1 Mrs. Charlotte Emerson Maine , the recordIng - Ing secretary general , reported MUy-flvo charters Issued dining the jear. Connecti cut waj thn banner ttato In membeiahlp , whllo New Voik hcadod the list In tbo formation of new chapters. Jane Seymour , the rcgl&tor general , re ported thnt Blio had verified the papers ot 3,050 applicants for mi'inbcrsblp during the year. The whole number of real daughters of revolutionary soldiers Is now 2CS and their average ago ! ) ! The report of the treasurer general , Mrs. Mary U. Hatch , showed the finances of th congress to bo in n healthy condition. Tlio Minnesota delegation elected Mrs. Ella Torrance of Minneapolis state regent , In place of Mis. II , LM. Newport , who de clined a re-election. Mrs. Newport way than , clectwl honorary state regent on tbo motion of. Mis. Torrance , At the meeting of the Illinois otato dele gation 'Mia. ' P. W. neclter of Chicago vvaa elected chairman of tlio delegation , Mrs. II. II. Korfoot honorary state regent , and Mrs. H. M. Shcpaid state regent. for u Soldier * ' Moiiiiin < > nt. - WASHINGTON , Feb. 22. Steps have beoii- taken for the cupctloii of a sultablo inonu- I mcnt In this city to the memory of the rank and Ilio of the at my and navy who served' p during the late war. The matter la In charge of the National Reunion Monument " association , of which Colonel William III MUibacl Is president. The purjHiso Is to ralso $1,000,000 by popular nubscrlptlon and the promoters are confident of success at tending tholr cfforlH. The sonata has al ready passed a resolution authorizing the 1 erection of the Htatuo ou pul/llo ground and / a similar resolution Introduced In tlio houmt r has been favorably acted on by the publla buildings and grounds committee. S < > llllf < > Coillll'IIIH .NolllllUltlDllf * . WASHINGTON , Fob , 22. 'I ho senate tO' " day condrincd these nominations' rostmtintors Kanais S. T. Itlllln i , MarIon - Ion ; Z. H. Uotwlldo. Wamego ; 13 1' Karr , Valley Falls ; N. U Needham , Clifton ; W. 0. Perdue , Ilelolt. Mlbsourl K. N. Slmnlw , Clarence. Ship ( o llf .NllllMMl WASHINRTON , Feb. 22. The sonata today - day passed a resolution directing the com- mlttco oa naval affairs to ascertain If u ship to bo equal to any In the world and to bo named the George Washington can bo built within ono year In United Stale ship yards.
