THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : THURSDAY , DECEMBER 15 , 1898.
VOTE MAY BE CALLED TODAY
Nicaragua Oanal Bill Still Playing A Bur
Fart in the Senate.
TO-MODIFY THE CLAYTON-BULWER TREATY
Illll Providing KenUtrntlon Taken
Up , at ItiNtnnce of Illklim nnd
OiioMeI | Iiy Cnffcry , Who
Hit } * It U Not N
WASHINGTON , Dec. 14. The Nlcaraguan
canal Mil held Its place as the principal
subject before the senate ngaln today.
Speeches wcro made by Messrs. Harris ,
Money , Stewart and Morgan. Mr. Money
urged postponement of tbo question In order
to permit an opportunity for negotiations
with Great Britain for a modification of the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty and Mr. Morgan an-
tcgonlzcd the proposal.
A proposition was made to take a vote to *
morrow.
Other tiuestlons'beforo'tlie senate were : The
government's pension policy and the bill re-
K&rdltjR the registry of foreign-built vessels
wrecked on the American coast.
The pension discussion was precipitated
by Mr.Vst. . The registry' bill went over
tTTl tomorrow.
The senate opened with a protest
HI on the part of Mr. Gallln-
Kcr , chairman of tbo committee
on pensions , against the practice of sen
ators , of Introducing pension bills In cases
pending In the pension ofllce. Ho said the
committee would not consider such bills
and U was uselessto present them.
PlMIMloll AbllNCN AKAlU.
Senator Vcet of Missouri again called
attention to private pension bills and en
tered a protest against' their passage with
out due consideration , as he said the senate
was falling Into the hatH of doing. He
called attention .to the fact that notwith
standing Illinois had furnished 65,000 more
soldiers than'Indiana the pension roll for
Indiana exceeded'that of Illinois by $1.600.-
000. Ho accounted for thla fact on the
ground that Indiana la a pivotal state- po
litically , saying that U was notorious that
the commissioner of pensions , who was an
cx-uulon soldier , bad granted pensions to
almost every applicant In political districts
whichare close. He did not contend that
the republican party was alone to blame ,
but know that men'of all parties wore In
clined to use the machinery of the pension
ofnce to further their political Interests.
Ho was' cognizant of an Instance In which
In his own state a democratic candidate
for congress had received several repub
lican votes because he had secured pensions
for the voters. Ho had endorsed Mr. Cleve
land's veto of" pension bills , and while he
dd | not want to revive the old questions he ,
would express the opinion that the govern
ment In this matter had fallen in a most
unjust expenditure by Its Ill-advised legis
lation on pensions. Ho characterized the
government as an accident Insurance com
pany.
Mr. Gafllnger suggested that Mr. Vest ,
Instead of scolding the senate on private
bills , should propose amendments to the
pension lana which would correct the
abuses bo. complained of. i
Continuing , Mr. Galllnger said the com
mittee was considering the advisability ot
publishing the list of pensioners , , yet there ,
were'objections to the 'plan 'and he feared
(
thai If undertaken Its only effect would be
< to take two or three millions of dollars out
the treasury to no Btjod purpose. . ' '
> uWrnoked'i Foreign , V * * el Dill. " '
i- w i i i i i * rt ' ! .
The bill providing „ ircgulntionAloathe
registration ot forelgn-bulft Veisefi , wVd'cked ; :
on the United States coast and'repaired In
the'tlnlted States was taken up at'the In
stance of Mr. Elklns. Mr. Caffery * addrescd
the senate In opposition to It , saying that
under Its provisions vessels would be
wrecked la order to eecure American regU-
iry. Ho attacked the navigation and tariff
laws ofthe United States , saying they had
practically driven our merchant marine
from the seas. He contended that the bill
was prohibitive In Its nature. There was
no necessity for this-under the present con
ditions.
"Wo may hold the Philippines and Porto
Rico , but It wo adopt the contractive policy
of this measure our balloon will soon col
lapse and our expansion policy come to an
end , " he said.
At the close of Mr. Cattery's remarks the
registry b'lll went over until tomorrow and
the Nicaragua canal bill was taken up , the
pending question being Mr. Turple'a motion
to postpona until January 20.
Mr. Harris then spoke upon the general
features of the hill. Ho said that as a boy
bo was attached to a surveying party In
the Isthmus In 1859 and ever since that
time be had been the zealous advocate ot
the proposition that a canal should be built
across the Isthmus. Yet he did not consider
U practicable for a private corporation to
construct the" canal , but he urged govern
mental ownership. The committee In charge
ot the bill had determined to enter the
consideration ot the matter , with the un
derstanding .that the company was to be
got rid ot.
Mr. Harris said he considered the Panama
canal as entirely Impracticable. He sup
ported Mr. Berry's amendment , relieving
the bill of Its bond provisions , saying U
would greatly Improve the measure.
BIoney'H K ou e 'for Postponement.
The Bulwcr-Clayton measure formed the
boals of a brief speech by Mr. Money. He
Advocated delay in order to afford oppor
tunity for negotiations looking to the abro
gation of the treaty. Mr. Money said we
should at least notify Great Britain that we
desire a modification of the treaty aa a
first step.
In this connection Mr. Money referred to
the entente cordlale existing between the
two countries , saying he wanted to see the
two countries brought closer together than
now , hence the propriety of dealing fairly
and courteously with Great Britain in this
Important matter.
Mr. Bacon gave notice of an amendment
to a bill providing that work should not be
begun on the canal under the bill until the
government of Nicaragua should consent tea
a modification of the treaty granting title to
the United States In perpetuity to the canal
right-of-way and also eliminating articles
1111 and llv of the concession from that
document.
Mr. Stewart advocated the bill as a most
Important step In the progress ot the com
merce ot the world and urged senators to
accept It as It stands.
Replying to Mr. Money Mr. Morgan said
tie had never claimed tbo Clayton-Bulwer
treaty was not In full force , denying the as
sertion Imputed to him that the treaty had
evaporated Into thin air. Ho had said the
treaty bad been abrogated by the acts of
Great Britain , and would still bold that
opinion but for President Cleveland' * rec
ognition of the treaty , a recognition which
i t\u i
Th H m * f Hood's
A Wonderful Cur * .
"A swelling as big as large marble
came under my tongue , Physicians said it
was a semi-transparent tumor and must t
operated upon. I ( elt I oould not itand i
and as taring came began to take m
favorite aprlag tonic , Hood's Barsaparllb.
Tbo bunch gradually decreased and flnall
disappeared. I have had no sign of ita re
turn. I am glad to praise Hood'a Sarwpi
rllla. " MM. B. U , Ooi\7 K , 8 Union Bt
Lowell , Mi * . Get HOOD'S
Hod'flTMlt cure felt ftekaacbe. Ho.
had glroi It a vitality that it did notu > re-
vlously possess.
Ho opposed Mr. Money's propotltlon for
opening up the subject with Oreat Britain.
At the conclusion ot Mr.Morgtn's re-
mirks an agieetnent was reached to vote
upon Mr. Turplo'a postponement motion to
morrow , after which the tcnatowent Into
executive session :
At 6:25 : p. m. the senate adjourned.
LODOE DILI , CANNOT 'GET IIKAimO.
Home Mr Second Time IK-fmcH to
Mitrn to the Mcnnare.
WASHINGTON , Deo. 14. The house today
day- for the second time 'during this con
gress , refused to consider the Lodge Imml-
eratton ] bill. At the lost session on attempt
was made to take It from the speaker's
table , but It was defeated by a large ma
jority. . .Mr. Donforth of Ohio , chairman of
the Immigration committee , thought the bill
would bu stronger after the elections were
orcr , but today , when ho tried again to
ecure consideration , the house declined by
100 to 103 to toke U up.
An interesting but brief debate on the
rulw was precipitated by Grow of Pennsyl
vania , during which Mr. Da Armond made
a speech on the decadence of the privilege
of debate In the housennd he held Speaket-
Reed responsible * for the fact that the house
had no opportunity to adopt a new system
of rules at this session. . The speaker re
plied In a sarcastic spetclV in which he
referred to the complaints' of John Ran
dolph'In the-eariy days of the century , to
show the same remonstrances made then
were being heard today.
The pension appropriation bill was reported
to the house and Mr. Uarney , republican ot
Wisconsin , gave notice that he would call
It up tomorrow. The'senate bill-to regu
late the sitting of United States courts
within tho. district of South Carolina ras
passed.
Mr. Danford , republican of Ohio , then
called up the Lodge Immigration bill , which
was passed by tthe senate , at the last ses
sion and which ! has since been upon the
speaker's table. Mr. Darthold , republican
of Missouri'raised the * question ot consid
eration against It , and Mr. Danford de
manded the ayes' and nays , which were
ordered. The 'house' refused to consider the
Immigration bill , 101' to 104.
The opponents of the bill applauded lustily.
The consideration ot the bill to' Incorpo
rate the Inter-American bank , which was a
special order for'todoy , nas postponed Until
tomorrow.
Some miscellaneous pension matters were
disposed of whenMr. , Grow , 'republican ot
Pennsylvania , the patriarch the house ,
made a short historical address by unani
mous consent , upon the origin of the com
mittee ot the whole on the state of the
union , In which there was no limitation
upon the latitude of debate. Mr. Crow's
remarks caused Mr , Robinson , democrat ot
Indiana , to rtproach the major because no
code of rules had been prepared .for thla
congrese. He charged that Mr. Henderson ,
republican of Iowa , had promised , when the
other rules were temporarily Adopted at the
first session , that a code of rules would be
presented within thirty days.
Mr. Henderson Indignantly denied the
charge. He pointed out that he had only
expressed his opinion that a new cede ot
rules would be presented within thirty days.
Mr. De Armond , democrat ot Missouri , got
the floor and proceeded to' .contrast the con
dition ot affairs In the house today with
the aayaMh which" Mr. Grow bed spoken ,
when there was full opportunity for discus
sion.Hfe declared -that the speaker held
the balance of power on the committee on
rules , and it was he who la Jact had deer- |
mliied that it was better thatno ne w cede
of irules'shoKld be presented andadopted- ;
jthiev buse.t ' n" ; . ' _ " j' " > \ " ' <
He .was exceedlngly ironlcariq his reference - >
enco to the 'decadence of the old time privi
lege ot full debate. , It had , become tbo fash
ion , he- said , to bring In repressive rules to
cut off debate upon every Important question
and asserted that the rules under which the
house waa now operating , which could not
have been adopted permanently , had be
come permanent by , the attitudeot , the
epeaker. , . (
The speaker from the chair replied to this
criticism as follows :
"The gentleman from Missouri has per
mitted ulmsalf to make statements regardIng -
Ing the relations between the speaker and
other members of the house that I am happy
to say are not Justified by the facts. The
house must not feel Itself to have been
treated to an unusual discourse upon the
lack ot liberty given to the citizen. It so
happens In this world that there are many
citizens. It so happens that in the house cf
representatives there are many members ,
and that while In theory every man can oc
cupy all the time in discourse , in actual
practice he baa to occupy it In subordina
tion to the rights of every other member
to the rights of the- body itself , and to the
prosecution ot public1 business. In actual
practice also the house may have noticed
that however much despotism la exercised
by tbo rule there is no subject In the heav
ens above or In the earth beneath that baa
not been discussed , even In this congress.
( Laughter. )
"Now it the gentleman from Missouri will
turn to the annals ot congres * . away back
in 1816 , during the period of liberty , such
as he thinks ho desires , he will find that
John Randolph , who certainly was beard
enough to become famous for a century ,
waa complaining about the deepottsm of the
rules at that period and was also complain
ing that even the arch Inquisitor himself
would have been satisfied with the wicked
ness ot them. So you Bee that human na
ture Is the same in oil time. " ( Laughter
and applause on the republican tide. )
The bouse then , at t:05 : p. m. , adjourned.
pnorosEH A CUBAN COMMISSION ,
Proctor Deilren Five Scnntom Ap
pointed for Cuba and Porto Rloo.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 14. Senator Proctor
today Introduced a resolution providing for
the appointment ot a committee of five sen
ators to visit the Islands ot Cuba and Porto
Rico for the purpose ot "Inquiring into the
military requirements necessary to estab
lish and maintain order in these Island *
until civil government Is Inaugurated. "
The resolution alio directs the committee
to Investigate the existing conditions , mil
itary , political , economic and sanitary , and
report such facts and recommendations as
they may deem Important for the Informa
tion ot the senate.
Civil Service Examination.
WASHINGTON , Deo. 14. Chief Ex
aminer Serven of the Civil Service commis
sion. In Ms annual report , says applications
for examinations of all kinds during the
year aggregate 40,313. He says temporary
appointments should not be made for regular
position * where It Is possible to avoid them
and that the commission has under con
sideration a plan to best meet the demands
for eligible with exceptional and ex
traordinary qualifications. This contem
plates the establishment ot a series of ex
aminations , enabling all competitors to
qualify on as many different lines of work
as possible and that eligibility shall be ad
vanced step by step from lower to higher
registers as f t u the applicant can qualify.
Ordered toTactile Station.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 14. Orders were
sent from the Navy department today to
the commander of the Badger at League
Island , to proceed with that vessel to San
Francisco , In place of its sister ship , the
Yankee , originally selected for this service.
The Badger Is to make the passage by the
straits ot MsgelU'h , and will bo attached
to the Paclflo station when It reaches Its
destination. The station Is particularly
short , ot TaiMli Just now and one of the
two there , the Torktawn , Is likely to be
dispatched seen to Honolulu.
ETTER'S ' POLE THE LONGEST
Knocks Down Persimmon in Shape of a
Fostmastership ,
NAMED FOR THE POSITION IN SOUTH OMAHA
CotiKrenRinnn Mercer In ISIntcil Over
the Ontcnine of Wlint Prnnilned
to lie iv Hot TlKlit for
the Place.
WASHINGTON , Dec. II. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The nomination of Frederick Ettcr
to be postmaster at South Omaha , sent to
the senate today , selves a most perplexing
problem of party politics , according to Con
gressman Mercer. Therepromised to bo n
hot time over this plum , a number of candi
dates being In "the race for the place , but
finally Etter was prevailed upon to tnnko
the race , with the result that ho gets the
persimmon and Mercer Is correspondingly
elated.
The 'subject of heating the Washington
end Omaha public buildings above tfie first
story -was up for earnest discussion , today
In the supervising architect's office , con
tractors for both these buildings having In
dicated to the officials bcre'that thpy would
'dispense with the heating of thd buildings
'
a < 'not-necessary to crfrry'out their contracts.
It finV&irs 'thattho Posto'tllce 'department ,
having assumed Jurisdiction over both these
buildings and having to furnish beat for
employes , the contractors benefit' from this
condition of affairs through rises of the
buildings to such an extent that heat above
the first'stories can easily be dispensed with.
The contractor for the Interior finish in the
Omaha building Is represented by Superin
tendent Latenser to hove refused to furnish
nrty heat above the first story on account
of the rooms having a temperature from
46 to 60' degrees when It was zero outside.
So novel was this situation that the officers
of the supervising architect's office were
somewhat nonplused , but after consultation
It was finally decided to glvo'the , contractor
for the interior finish Just eight days In
which to resume heating the upper stories
so that the work of completion , might be
pushed , otherwise to cancel the contract nnd
readvertlse. It Is understood that the con
tractor at Omaha has decided ito resume
heating. As for Washington , the building
contractor seems to have a cinch on the
government , as It Is Impossible to close the
rises or ducts without seriously interfering
with the comfort of the employes.
Superintendent Hills of the Trea'sury do-
pnrtmont stated today that it was the Inten
tion of the department to try lighting Iho
Omaha building with electric light from a
central station and If It was demonstrated
that dynamos and an electric light plant
could be put In the building and maintained
cheaper than electricity would cost obtained
from the Omaha light company a plant
would be put In next year , money for that
purpose being available.
Oppose Another exposition.
Protests are being received by members
of the Nebraska delegations from business
men throughout the state , protesting against
holding another exposition In Omaha. Even
business men of Nebraska's metropolis are
filing remonstrances with Senatprs Ucn and
Thurston nnd Representatives Strod'e. and
Mercor. along similar linos. , .
General Solicitor Manderson of the Bur
lington is a guest at the Arlington , having
arrived from tho. west .this-evening. > To
The Bee cprrespondent be said his presence
here was due to a case pending before Com-
mlseloner Hermann ot the land office , in
volving the. title to a.large number of acres
of land Jn . - > Na raska and > Colorado.Ha
stated that' while in the city he would look
after the interests "of" Wyoming and the
northWest , by urging" ' 'favorable legislation
for the creatlon'of. , an army post at Sheri
dan and the location of a cavalry command
there. . .This , matter was brought 'promi
nently to the attention of congress "during
the last session when a number ot promi
nent citizens of Wyoming visited the capltol
In the interest of the same matter. Upon
the subject of Nebraska politics , General
Mauderson would not commit hlmoelf , and as
for a successor to Senator Allen , he would
not predict , expressing himself as being per.
fectly willing to leave the question to the
Incoming legislature.
lena postmasters appointed : Lucia K.
Hunt , at Delaware , Delaware county ; D. M.
Vernllya , at Douglas , Fayefttei county ; John
M. Madson , at Norman , Wlnnebago county ;
Ambrose Varbrough , at Shepard , Union
county ; Daniel Hoover , at Warren , Lee
county. '
APPOINTMENTS SENT TO SENATE.
Frederick J. Etter 'Will Become Post
master nt South Omultn.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 14. The president
today sent the following nominations to
the senate : '
War To be brigade surgeon , with rank
of major : Acting Assistant Surgeon D. T.
Lalne. U. 8. A. To bo assistant quarter
master , with rank of captain : Flr t Lieu
tenant W. L. Phelps , Company C , Second
Arkansas volunteer Infantry ; Harold Young
of Iowa , First regiment engineers First
lieutenant to be captain , J , I ) . Livingston ;
second lieutenant to be first lieutenant. H.
H. Woodman : corporal to be second lieu
tenant. Henry B. Hayward , Company H.
Navy Medical Inspector Joseph Ay rs , to
be a medical director : Surgeon Franklin
Rogers , to be a medical Inspector.
Postmasters Ohio : William H. Tucker ,
Toledo. Texas : W. J. Miller. Hallettavllle ;
D. L. Osgood. Alvln. Nebraska ; Frederick
J. Etter. South Omaha. Iowa ; George E.
Comstock , Fayette ; C. B. Roberts , Aflel :
Nlles Brown. Pomeroy ; B. H. Tamplln. Hull.
Kansas : C. C. Clevenaer. Osawatomle ; A.
Clay Whlteman. La Crosse. California :
George C. Folgor , Jackson. Colorado : Wil
liam O. Stephens. Delta. Idaho : R. H.
Barton. Moscow.
Also sorao nominations of postmasters
nude during the recess.
LONG LIST CONFIRMED UY SENATE ,
Emory F. Sperry to lie Pennlon Agent
nt Des Molncs , In.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 14. The senate today
confirmed these nominations :
Nathan O. Murphy of Arizona , to be gov
ernor of Arizona.
Fred Page-Tustln of Roseburg. Ore. , com
missioner la anil for the District of Alaska. ,
to reside at Wrangel.
Emory F. Sperry of KnoxTllIo , to bo pen
sion agent at Des Molnesfa. . ' . ' v
To be receivers of public moneys : Nicholas
J. Trodo of Canton , O. . nt Circle City
Alaska ; Charles Neue.ll , at Burns , Ore.
Chris F. Case , at Marshall , Minn.
H. L. Balrd , at Devil's Lake. N. D.
Jhn Sotterlund , at Bismarck , N. D. ; E. B.
Garrett. at Boise. Idahof Mrs. Minnie Wil
liams of Cody , Wyo. , fit Lander.'Wyo.
To bo registers of land offices : E. M. Urnt-
taln. at Lakcvlcw , Ore. ; Ole Serumgard , at
Devil's Lake , N. D. ; M. E , Taylor , at St.
Cloud , Minn. ; John F. Squlrp , at 01 en wood
Sprlngn , Colo. ; A. B. Huat of Alamcda , Cal. ,
at San Francisco ; William T. Adams , at
Lander , Wyo. ,
To ba cjnsuls : Alex Helnrarther of Ohio ,
for Catania. Italy ; John W. Lutz of Ohio ,
for Arlca. Chill.
To be members of the Industrial commis
sion : T. W. PblllpM of Pennejlvanla ; An
drew L. Harris of Ohio ; John L. Kennedy
of the District of Columbia : E. A. SmyttTof
South Carolina ; John M. Farquhar of New
York ; M. IX Ratchford ot Indiana.
Pcetmastcrs : Iowa WllMam U. Mean * .
Boone ; H. W. Clark , Tabor ; Charles E. Car-
inody , Map ! ft on.
War : Colonels to bo brigadier Renenlt
Hamilton 8. Hawkins. Jacob F. Kent , Guy
V. Henry , William 3 , Worth.
Lieutenant colonels to be colonels ( cav
alry ) : Thomas McGregor , Samuel Whltsldo.
Lieutenant colonels to be colonels ( Infan
try ) ! Edward K lloge , Richard ( imbi , HaiTy
0. E. Egbert. W. Coates. George H. Ran
dall , William 8. WortU. William S. Wherry ,
J. 3. Patterson , Henry B , Freeman , Clarence
M. Bailey ,
I Lieutenant Colonel Henry W. Lawton. to
bo Inspector general , with the rank tt
colonel.
Lieutenant Colonel Amos S. Klmball , dep
uty quartermaster general , to bo assistant
quartermaster general , with the rank ot
colonel ,
Corps of Engineers To be colonel : Lieu
tenant ColoDl Samuel Mansfield ; to bo ma
jor general , Brigadier General Jacob F.
Kent.
Colonels to bo brigadier generals : Edward
P. Pearson. William S. Worth , John H.
Page , ' William M. Wherry , Harry 0. Egbert ,
Evan Mites , Henry Carroll , E. H. Llscum ,
Joseph T. Haskell , Chnrlcs D. Vlele , A. S.
Daggett , John , H. Patterson , Theodore A.
Baldwin. Charles A. Whlttler.
Brigadier generals to be major generals :
Samuel U. M. Young , Thomas M , Andeisin ,
Arthur MacArthur , F. V. Greene , William
Ludlo\v \ , Samuel S. Sumner.
Colonels to bo brigadier generals : Samuel
OyenRhlne , McC. Reeve , I. Hnle , Richard
Comb , John F. Wesion , Edgar R. Kellogg.
Lieutenant colonels to be brigadier gener
als : Kirn , P. Ewers , C. F. Humphrey , Gil
bert Sr Oirpontcr , John. W. Clous.
Navy Assistant Naval Constructors
Thomas F. Ruhm , Lawrence Spear and
Frank B. Zahtn to bo naval constructors.
Also a number of other army and navy
promotions.
CHAPLAm KELLY'S ' VIEWS
that Relrlment of Chlcauoani
Wn lletfcr Fitted l'h > lc llr for
Service Than from EUcnuere.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 14. Rev. Father
-Kelly , chaplain of the Sixth Illinois Volun
teer lnfntry , > in 'testifying before the War
Investigating commission today as to con
ditions t Camp Alg r , Virginia , said In the
icglmeiit' * first camp there was a little
dtlrlculty atom the v.ater supply , but Liter
his regiment moved Into the center of the
camp nnd the best of water was easily ac
cessible.H seemed to him the sanitary
condition of the camps generally depended
on" the care given by the officers to the men ,
for1 the men "were nothing but grown
children. " Ills' objection to Camp Alger
wfts that It svas tcxf near large towns where
th"oinen ' 'could 'sneik "
_ oft and get full.
llo created considerable amusement for
'th 'coiriuilsslon ' by the asseitlbn that his
regiment , made up entirely In Chicago , wns
bi'tter ' physically .flttcd for camp life than
the others. He was asked If ho credited
thtlr alleged uperlor physiques , to the fact
that they came from Chicago and In the
raids' of the _ leylty exGovornor Woodbury
Insisted ou the witness stating why It was
that a man nho can stand the climate of
Chlca'go cannot Hye anywhere else.
Dr. Benjamin F. Pope , 'who was chief
surgeon in the Shatter' expedition to Cuba
nd in charge of the camp at Tampa early in
Its occupancy , said surgical dressing and
modlclnee enough to care for 8,000 men were
takn aboard the transports. The supply ot
drugs did not keep up with the demand at
the camp and he telegraphed to the sur
geon general for a full supply. A part ot
these then sent succeeded In reaching him.
He described , the > oea of th& medical de
partment and referred to the wholesale
abandonments of medicines and stores by
the regiment. He did not know who was
responsible for this , but conceded it was
hardly likely that so sweeping an abandon
ment would be made save on orders of
Major General Shatter , who commanded.
He admitted some seriously wounded were
loaded in heavy , Jolting army wagons and
that aggravated tie- Buffering , but ha only
knew of- one iBetaac .ln which death > might
be ascribed ttovsueh transportatlbn.
Dr. Connor remarked that the shortage of
drugs seemed t * "bechronic everywhere ex
cept at Montouk.- ' " ' >
> -General 'Dodge' ' said : "Please etate how
you weri ; upportealn'ybur * administration
by' tUt * caratnandlnV gcneralf" '
' ! ftlh Bata-T > r4v ? > Je ! , "that'thd'cbm-
mandlng general always Hitfea < dJ to my
view's a trdrlave"dieevery support military
conditions 'would .permit. He promulgated
the orders 'aad'-sanitary regulations r sug
gested and , I" do * not know of any Instance
where ho f tiled , -support roe. "
General Brooke -will appear before the
commission tomorrow. .
SOLDIERS REQUIRED IN CUBA.
M
Evacuation Communion Believe * that
60.OOO Troopn Are Needed. -
'WASHINGTON. . Dec. 14. Adjutant Gen
eral Corbln stated at the hearing before the
house . .militaryaffair ? committee today that
the Cuban evacuation commission , Generals
Wade and Butler , and Admiral Sampson ,
had recommended that an army of 50,000
was requisite to maintain order in Cuba.
The large Increase of staff officers , General
Corbln said , was essential to the peculiar
duties devolving on army officers. In the
Philippines , for Inetanco , they were collec
tors of customs and would remain so until
congress provided otherwise ,
When Mr. Hay 'suggested that General
Miles estimated 4,000 for Porto Rico , while
General Corbln proposed 6,000 , the latter re
plied :
"I would defer entlrely to the view ot ma
jor general In command ot the army on that
point. If he says 4,000 , then that is undoubt
edly , adequate , as be baa been on the ground
and knows the situation there. "
"What Is your personal opinion , without
reference to the recommendation of the Cu
ban commission , as to the number of men
needed in Cuba ? " asked Mr.Hay. .
"I would not have an opinion against such
a commission , " responded the general. "The
riotous events of the last few' days may bo
the casting of the shadow ot future events. "
No one could see ahead as to Cuba and It
was a most serious question a to how long
it would take to , establish the government
n a permanent basts in the Island. A vol
unteer reserve would not answer. The Na
tional Guard afforded an admirable body of
men for ordinary emergencies , such as the
breaking out of rlota , but would not be
suited for a regular soldier's life.
When the members of the commission re
ferred * to the superior intelligence of the
volunteers , coming from civil' life , above
that of th'e regular soldier , General Corbln
said he considered the regular army equal
In IntQlllgence to the volunteer , owing to
the rigid requirements now made. The char-
acter-ond Intelligence of the men who went
Into the Santiago campaign were second to
none that ever aw service , he declared.
The general was asked If ho bad received
any complaints from the volunteers as to
their treatment during the recent war. He
laid he was yet to hear a complaint from
a volunteer eoldier. Such complaints as
carae nere from outside sources , knowing
nothing about the facts and conditions.
"Would It bo proper , under military
usage , for a subordinate to submit a com
plaint ! " asked Mr. Hay.
"Not only proper , but It is the very thing
be should do , " answered General Corbln.
At another point , General Corbln said no
exact forecast could bo made as to the
Philippines , the possibility of trouble , etc.
Agulnaldo was reputed to have an army ot
46,000 men , but what that army would done
no one could tell. It was too large a field
of conjecture to enter upon In this off-hand
way.
Owing to importunities of congressmen for
the release ot volunteers , the Associated
Press \\as requested to send General Corbln'a
statement on that point. He said :
The department is disposed to deal very
leniently as to letting off men * ho are
needed at home. In aome cases co'oneU
have been Instructed to reduce companies
to eighty , so as to let oft men who were
urgently needed at home. And even below
eighty we are giving discharges on satis
factory statements that the presence of the
men Is needed at home.
Forestry Amoclatlon Meet * .
WASHINGTON , Dec , 14. The American
Forestry association began Its seventeenth
annuar convention here today. Clifford
IMnchot , chief of the forest division in the
Department of Agriculture , reviewed the
progress of forestry during the year , noting
epcclally the Increase in the number ot for
est reserve * . Resolutions were adopted in
fa\or of the collection of forest statistics
In the various states by the Agricultural
department and commondlnK the forestr >
Behoofs ot Cornell and at Baltimore , X , C
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson of Iow <
wan re-elected president.
HAWAII IN THE HOUSE AM ) SENATE ,
Commlttern TnUe Up Amendment * to
the mil.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 14. The house com
mittee on territories today began considera
tion of the bill to provide a territorial form
of go\ernment for the Hawaiian Islands ,
Representative Hltt , chairman of the foreign
affairs committee , and Mr. Frear of Hawaii ,
v\ho were members of the Hawaiian commis
sion , explained the conditions In the Islands
and the bill which the commission pre
pared. In their explanation they followed
the line of the commission's report. The
committee decided to refer the bill to a sub-
commlttco consisting of Chairman Knot , re
publican of Massachusetts , anil Messrs ,
Broderlck , republican of Kansas ; Low , re.
publican of New York ; Henry , democrat ot
Texas , and Ferguson , democrat of New
Mexico. The subcommittee will take up the
bill section by section nnd Mr. Frcar will
remain here until Us consideration Is com
pleted to give the committee such advice
or Information as ho possesses.
Mr. Henry of Texas made the motion to
refer the bill to a subcommittee. The com
mittee , eo far as can be learned , Is unani
mously In favor of a bill to grant a. terri
torial form of government to Haw-all , and ,
generally speaking , the bill prepared by ths
commission Is looked upon with favor by the
members of the committee. There arc some
minor changes which may be made , but ths
principal source of opposition to the bill
le the provision which empowers the gov
ernor of Hawaii to appoint the Judges ot
the supreme court for Ilfo and the circuit
court judges for six years. In the opinion
of Sfme members , the governor by the terms
of the bill la given too much power. They
: hlnk the Judges should not bo appointed for
a longer period than four years , which U
the length of the term of the Judges In the
other territories. There will bo opposition
to the provisions relating to the qualification
of voters. The subcommittee will begin
work on the bill Immediately.
The senate committee on foreign relations
today took up the Hawaiian bill section by
section and worked upon It with the view of
putting it In shape to be reported to the
icnate. There will be some amendments to
the bill , as the committee finds as It pro
ceeds that the measure as drawn does not
meet all the requirements. Another meet-
ng will be held Friday to further consider
he measure.
HEARING ON THE DEFICIENCY IIILL.
Senate Committee Conitlder * Pro-
penal to Mimtor Out Volunteer * .
WASHINGTON. Dec. 14. The senate com
mittee on appropriations continued its hear-
nga on the army detlclenoy blir today , Gen
eral Miles being before the committee for
more than an hour. The , pending proposi
tion Is an amendment , supported by eoveral
members , providing for the Immediate mus
ter out of 60,000 volunteers. It 1 under
stood that Secretary Alger and Assistant
Secretary Melklojohn opposed such a provi
sion aud Adjutant General , Corbln paid , in
view of the recommendation of the Cuban
military commission , it would not be ad
visable.
General Mires eald today that he thought
25,000 men would bo enough for Cuba. He
said that tbo island * must in tlmo and at
an early date be policed by natives , which
should be recruited into the army under
American officers.
Americans could not stand the climate , ,
unUel they were Immunee , Ho thought the
itgndtni army should be " jncreaspd tpi75(000
den''and 'staid at Ieast"eome' ' ot the volun-
.eera shouM be continued In service until
he increase was made.
PENSIONS FOR WESTERN VETERANS.
Survivor * of the Civil War Remera-
herrd by the General Government.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 14. ( Special. ) The
following western pensions have been
granted :
Issue of December 2 :
Nebraska : Original Peter Schlotterback ,
Huraboldt. | 6 ; William Wright. Omaha. $10.
Additional George A. Zeluf , Hastings , 16 to
$8. Increase William Fleming , Beaver
City , $17 to $24 ; Warren Woodard. Exeter ,
$6 to $10. Reissue Henry A. Halo , Kear
ney , $12.
loiwa : Original Robert L. Donnell , Wash-
ngton , $6 ; Henry W. Moomey , Wellmon , $6 ;
John M. Jennings , Davenport , $8 ; William
M. Boneflel , Newton , $10. Restoration and
Additional ( Special , December 3) ) John M.
Myers ( decoaBod ) , Atallssa , $4 to $ S. In
crease Oliver G. McCutchen , Stratum , $24
to $30. Original widows , etc. ( Special , De
cember 3) ) Harriet Myers , Atallssa , $8 ; Dor
cas'B. Edaburn , Creston , $12.
Coeorado : Original William W. Kirk ,
Denver , $6 ; William Strlnghara , Fondls , $8.
Original widows , etc. Minors ot James A.
Summers , Denver , $16.
MEXICAN EXTRADITION TREATY.
Preneiit Axreement with United
Jltnte * Will Cen c Next Month.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 14. tlnlees the un
expected happens the United States and
Mexico will bo without an extradition treaty
on the 13th of next month. The situation
ironlses to he one of gravity and the Mexi
can border it likely to be a paradise for fugi
tives from Justice and criminals of every de
scription until a new treaty can bo agreed
upon.
Mexico denounced the existing treaty be
cause our government refused to deliver up
on extradition proceedings certain Mexicans
who bad escaped across the line and were
accused by their government of various of-
Icnsea of a serious character , but who were
really wanted for political reasons. The
case ot Guerre , who was Involved intone-of
; ho periodical raids across the border of
Mew Mexico organized by the leader Garza ,
caused the break.
Mr. Clayton , United States minister to
Mexico , is endeavoring to make a new
treaty , but with the serious difference In
principal between the governments as to
Whether the present case Is that of a brig
and or political be will have a bard task.
TO CURE A COLD T.T ONE DAY
Take Lcxatlvo Brome Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund tbo money If it falls to
cure. 25c. The genuine has L. B. Q , on
each tablet ,
Humane A * oulutluu Contention.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 14. The annual con
vention of the American Humane associa
tion began In this city today. The conven
tion was called to order by President John
G. Shortall and the delegates formally wel
comed by President Wight of the Board of
Commissioner * of the District of Columbia
Three sessions will be held dally until
Friday morning , when the election of
officers takes place and the convention will
adjourn.
CLOSER UNIONISM IS NEEDED
Labor in English-Speaking Nations Should
Form Organization ,
DELEGATES TO BRITISH CONGRESS REPOR1
Sncccm of VnlniiN There Attributed
to More Ai-tlto Participation la
I'olitloH nnd Sj tem of
Arbitration.
KANSAS CITY , Dec. 14. Speechmaklng
consumed the inomlng session of the third
day of the annual convention ot the Ameri
can Federation ot Labor. The delegates
were In their seats early and listened with
R great device of Intelest to the talks by
William Thorno and William Insklp , the
delegates to the British labor congress nnd
to n i espouse thereto by Samuel Gompcrs.
Mr , Theme sr > "ko with enthusiasm of tbo
conditions across the \\atcr , offering eorao
suggestions for the betterment ot his fellow
Americans.
The particular burden of Mr. Thome's talk
was that American organized labor should
strive constantly for better organization and
to wield an over-growing power in politics.
In England , erild he , one great element of
organized labor's power WHS the fact that
political positions were held by so great a
percehtagu of unionists , Delegate losklp
urged net only a stronger organization , but
a stronger friendship between America and
British unionists. What was needed he said
vas not only a federation of trades organiza
tions , but a federation ot English-speaking
countries. The sentiment was heartily
clicered. Mr. Insklp went on to express his
belief in the principle of arbitration of all
difficulties , and enumerated Instances of
the settlement of the British strikes by
arbitration , which had been alone possible
from -the fact that nrbltratlon In England
was constructed on so thorough a basts.
neiponnc of Guiniicrn.
President Compere said In the course of
his remarks that there woe sometimes a mis
apprehension as to the conditions of the
workers of our country. A greater percent
age of mechanical labor , outside the agricul
tural , was organized , In America , than In
any part of the globe. Smalf conventions
were not necessarily an Indication of lack
of etrcngth. While he declared that union
ists were actlvo In defending their princi
ples In politics , citing the fact that seven
teen union men were members of the Colorado
rado state legislature , Mr. Gompern , never
theless , urged Increased activity along this
Tine.
Tine.A
A resolution providing for a fund to push
the organization of trades unions in the
inter-mountain states was adopted.
Upon the employment of women Mr.
Gompers said : "The American Federation
of Labor has always stood for the organiza
tion and recognition of those women who
are compelled of necessity lo work. But
we demand now , and we must always de
mand , equal pay for equal work. "
These sentiments were greeted with a
tumult of applause. Mr. Gompers paid a
warm welcome to the British delegates and
declared that the closer the two English-
speaking nations came together in fraternal
alliance , the speedier would approach the
era of universal peace.
Avrulnct Antl-ScalpliiK Lnw.
At the afternoon session a resolution pre
sented by Adrian M. Jones of Chicago , pro
tecting againsf the passage of the anil-
scalping bill recently passed by the national
houae of representatives , waa adopted with
out discussion.
The resoluUoaprpt 3fs'against the'pas
sage of the .bill , or s'imllar measures , as
"bolDK , a blow at the liberty of Individuals , " '
and classes It aa legislation conceived in
the Interest of a giant combine and trust.
"It is the sense of this convpntlon , " con
tinued this resolution , "that a ticket pur.
chased from any transportation company
should , in all equity and Justice , belong to
the purchaser , and ho should have the same
right to dispose of It as ot any other law
fully acquired propeprty. "
A copy of the reeolutlon will be sent to
each United States senator.
The Income tax resolution , offered by 3.
J. Kent ot Nebraska , was not adopted , but
this substitute was unanimously indorsed :
Resolved. That the American Federation
of Labor is of the opinion that the de
cisions of the supreme court on the Income
tax arc not In accord with the conetltution
or the spirit of the American people and
'that ' the federation demand of congress a
law making a tax on incomes a feature of
federal taxation.
Convict labor carae in for a share of the
convention's attention. The resolutions con-
demnlng convict labor , by C. W. Coe , were
referred to the executive council with In-
tructlons that It take such steps as may
chpck its encroachments upon the interest *
of the honest working people of the land.
The convention emphatically reaffirmed the
boycott on the American Tobacco company ,
declaring it to be a monopoly , and a trust ,
and to be under the bane of organized labor.
Adrian M. Jones of Chicago offered a reso
lution urging the fraternal labor organiza
tions to hold a labor congress In Paris la
1900. It was sent to the committee on fra
ternal delegates.
A resolution inviting the Commercial club
and the Kansas City Bar association ( o at
tend the convention on Saturday afternoon ,
wbn Clarence Darrow of Chicago will de
liver an address on "Tho Court and the
Worklngmen , " was adopted.
At 3:30 : o'clock the convention adjourned
for the day.
Building Trade * Council.
KANSAS CITY , Dec. 14. The Building
Trades council , at its national convention
today , did llttlo of Importance. The morn
ing session lasted but a few minutes , the
convention adjourning tin afternoon to hear
reports of the several committees. At the
afternoon session the committees were not
ready to report and after the adoption ot a
resolution commending Mayor Carter If.
Harrison of Chicago for bis effort to pro
tect the Interests of the people of his city
against corporations , street cars In partic
ular , a recess till evening was taken.
The evening session was devoted to con
sideration of proposed amendments to the
constitution. Several changes were made ,
the most Important of which was a reduc
tion of the Initiation fee of local councils
joining tbo central organization from $10
tots.
Strnniri * UlCtereuce In Temperature.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. U. Last nlxht and this
morning the coldest weather of the season
was experienced here , the thermometer
ranging from 4 above down to 10 below In
the outskirts of the city. This great dif
ference was explained by the local weather
observer , whs said that the pall of trnoko and
the warm buildings dawn town lessoned the
cold there while the full effect waa felt In
the loss thickly settled portions of the city.
Cardinal Manning said :
The .judgment of the whole world is
judicat or bis terrarum" ) .
The long continued and world-wide use of
APOLLINARIS attests its merit.
N Y Medical Journal.
APOLLINARIS is the Table Water of
Royalty , Princes and our own Sovereign People.
M. y. Tribune.
itii Eczema
Hinds and Limbs Covered with
Blisters and Great
Red Blotches.
Scratched Until Almost Wild.
Burned Like Fire. Sloop
Impossible.
Cutioura Brings Spocdy Roller ,
and a Permanent Cure
at a Cost of $2.
1 wai a sufferer for cllil | ; > c.ir from that
nest dUtreiimic of all Ulie.mEctcma , I
tried some of the best physicians in the
country , tint they did me llttlo good. The
pnlms of my hands nere coxtred , and would
become Inflamed littlewhltr lillitors at first
won lit amieir , tlicn they umitil peel off , leav-
\igareil , smooth urf ce which would burn
, Ike Are and itch ; \voll , thcro line natnofor
U Ontholnaldcof the upper part of bothmy
nmbi , crrat rrd blotches , not unlike biros ,
would appear , and a < * eon a * 1 became warm ,
the burning and HehltiK votiM bodn. Night
tftcr night I would lie awake Benight and
( cratch and utmost go wlUI. I heard of Curt-
uunx ItKMEOlLS.Kot.-xliox of CunctiRAolnt- (
mentl. a bottle of Cl'Tlcimx HEIOLVKNT and
gave them a thorough trial , and hftor a few
applications 1 noticed the redneiss anil tiiflam-
tuition disappear , bt/int I had until one bo *
thtrt vat not a 1/1711 / of Ketftna Itfli I can
truthfully assert tliatf 2 00 worth of Cuijouak
ItitMEiUKs cured me.
J I ) I'OKTE , 1115 Carson St. , rittsbiirg.l'a.
Itching humeri , torturtnf , itliflturlnff teitmti , ind
tor ipxiM of Itthlaf. burninr , icily iruiUd , ind
l > imljr ikln tnd icilp dittim. with tlry.IMn , tnd ( ill *
injtulr uiitinllr nllmil bj ilojU ipflloitlon.ind
pMililr > ° < 1 reonomlnlljr turtd b ? Cuiici'l * Ht -
t > n , < * hen ill tilt tiUj. "
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Kfmr HUM" ! Warm haiii * with ( iTiriMA HHAP.
Btntttarftlntlnf * with CI.TUM * ( ointment ) , purnt of
mollliat ihln otuti , and mill dAn * t ( uticuiu Ri-
JLTkMf grttttitot blonj rurlftf and humorcurtt.
S M throurhoutthiworld. rutiitDiro innCatu.
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WINTER EXCURSION
If sick you can nnd help. If crippled
with rheumatism you ran l > o cured.
If tired you need rest and the place
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SOUTH DAKOTA I
The expense Is leas than you IniaRlnc. "Thl
Norti\Vstorn Line" lias announced
special excursions certain days
this month at
CHEAP RATES.
The Evans Hotel will remain open and
this and all other hotels- and boarding
house * urc giving good service with low
rates during the winter.
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Kates | Sioux City . 14.80
and corresponding reductions from othet
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Climate. Water. Scenery and Hotels ara
unexcelled. Thirty days' lima allowed and
any agent F. . E. & M , V. R. R. , or J. H.
Gable , Traveling Pinaenger Agent , UenX'
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The next dute will be
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