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ESTABLISHED JUKE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY MOHNTXGJANUAHY 7 , 18 0 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
CIVIL SERVICE FIGHT
Antl-Reformers in House Score a Victory by
Oloso Vote ,
GENERAL ATTACK ON ABUSES OF SYSTEM
Motion to Strike Out Appropriation for
Oommifision is Lost.
HOT SHOT FIRED AT THE JOB PEDDLERS
Merit of Law is Upheld by Several , but
Commission is Denounced ,
CLERK HIRE OF HOUSE MEMBERS COMES UP
Sir. Iliirtninn of Montana Offer *
Amendment tlint MemhiTH Should
Forfeit SentH If Thrr Mlnnp-
liroiirlitte Allowance * ,
WASHINGTON , Jan. 6. The anti-civil
hcrvlco reformers scored a victory In the
house today.
The legislative , executive and Judicial ap
propriation bill was taken up for considera
tion and when the appropriation for the
Civil Service commission was reached , Mr.
Evans , repub1l.au of Kentucky , made u
motion to strike It out. This motion has
been made annually for n. do cn years or
more hut has tnvailably failed. But today
the opponents of the law laid great stress
on the fact that they could not get
a direct vote ou the proposition and were
compelled to seek Us nullification In this
manner. Even these appeals failed to bring
out the full strength of the opposition ,
though the motion to strike out carried by
n narrow majority 67 to (51. (
This was In committee of the whole , where
110 record Is made of the vote. Mr , Moody ,
republican of Massachusetts , gave notice
that ho would demand a record vote In the
house , whole the friends of the civil service
law expect to reverse the decision.
Those who ndvocntod the motion to strike
out were : Messrs. Evans , republican of
Kentucky ; Grosvenor , republican of Ohio ,
Ilcpbuin , republican of Iowa , Llnney , re
publican of North Carolina ; Brown , repub-
ilccn ot Ohio , and Marsh , republican of Il
linois.
Its opponents were : Messrs , Moody , re
publican of Massachusetts , Hopkins , repub
lican of Illinois ; Fleming , democrat of Oeor-
gla ; Hroslus , republican of Pennsylvania ;
( Henderson , republican of Iowa , and Dolll-
ver , republican of Iowa.
During the general debate on the bill Mr.
Swanson , democrat of Virginia , delivered a
epocch on nntl-lmperlallsm.
At the opening of the Rcsslon of
the house today Mr. Marsh , repub
lican of Illinois , asked unanimous con
sent for the consideration of a bill to grant
to officers and men of the volunteer army
upon their muster-out two months' extra
pay If they have served beyond the limits
of the United States and ono month's extra
jray U they .have only , sorveeTw Uhtn _ tuo
llralWr > th/a"Stra / pay to * bo In llWor'tuP
loughs or leaves ot absence. It has been
the practice to grant these furloughs or
leaves of absence , so that In reality the bill
only sought to do directly what has hereto
fore been done Indirectly.
After this explanation of It Mr. Bailey an
nounced that he had no objection to the
incuHurc. The bill was passed.
The house then went Into a committee of
the whole , Mr. Payne of New York In the
chair , and took up tbo consideration of tha
executive , legislative and judicial appropria
tion bill.
It was agreed to confine the general debate
to an hour ou each side.
Mr. Swanson. democrat of Virginia , taking
advantage of the latitude allowed In debate
while In committee of the whole , delivered
an hour's speech In criticism of the policy
of expansion. The administration which
could hardly bo driven lute a war for liberty
liad within a few months become greedy
for conquest. The liberators of the Cubans
were to become the despollcrs of the Fili
pinos. Ho contended that It was uncon
stitutional for the United Stated to under
take a colonial policy and cited the Drcd
Scott decision.
Clerk Hire of Member * .
The majority did not consume the hour
allotted and at the conclusion of Mr. Swan-
Pon's remarks the bill was read for amendment -
mont under the five minute rule. Mr. Hartman -
man , sliver of Montana , offered an amend
ment to the paragraph allowing each mem
ber und delegate In congress $100 per month
for clerk hire , which provided that If any
member or delegate should retain any portion
tion of this allowance he should forfeit his
Beat In the house.
Mr. Mahon , republican of Pennsylvania.
made a point of order against the amend
ment and It was sustained. Mr. Hartnun
then modified his amendment so as to pro
vide that any member who sought to retain
n portion of the allowance for clerk hire
should forfeit It. Ho said ho had no desire
to make any changes In connection with
members of the present house , but ho had
reliable knowledge that In the past some
members had retained a portion of this al
lowance , In some cases the major portion ,
und had put the money In their own
"No man who would bo guilty of such an
net. " he said , "Is fit to hold a. scat In this
liouso. "
Mr. Hlngham made a point of order
against the modified amendment and It was
sustained.
Cltll Servlee Appropriation ! ! .
Mr. Evans , republican of Kentucky ,
moved to strike out the appropriation for
ho civil service commission. Ho reviewed
briefly the struggle against the extension
tof the civil service law. It had outgrown
Ha original bounds and ho was willing to
bring the matter to a test by cutting off the
npproprlatlon for the committee. He was
not a spoilsman. Ho believed In merit and
improvement lu the public service , but he
/was / opposed to life tenure.
Mr. Moody , republican of Massachusetts.
paid ho could not believe the gentleman
from Kentucky was serious In his desire to :
withdraw the appropriation for the Civil
Service commission. Mr. Moody expressed
the hope that the debate would not touch
the merits of 'tho ' law , but would bo con
fined to the merits of the proposition to
wlps out the appropriation for the commts
Elon. If the law Itself was vicious It should
lie attacked directly and manfully. To cut
off the appropriation would be a reproach to
congress it were mere boys' play. Mr.
Dockory saU any attempt to nullify the law
l > y declining to appropriate for the commls-
elon would fall. U might embarrass the
commission , but the commission could go
Into the courts and sue for their salaries
under the law. He agreed with the gentle
man from Massachusetts. If the other side
of the bouse desired to repeal the civil
fcrvlco law It should be done openly and j
( without Indirection. The whole purpose of
this amendment today , he charged , was to
create an agitation which would compel the
president to Issue the rumored order amend
ing the law ,
Mr. Lluncy , republican of North Carolina
lina , replying to Mr. Dockery's Intimation ,
said that an Intelligent expression of the
[ > eoplc of Ihc United States on this ques
tion , through the popular branch of con
gress , would not be regarded as an attempt
ut coercion by the president. It might be
true that the proposed amendment was a
"cunning" attempt to strike down the law ,
but cunning was the Instrument of the
weak and the opponents of the law were
obliged to retort to Indirection because some
si-crtt , mysterious Influence prevented them
from getting the main proposition squarely
Leforo the house. The law had grown
steadily more odious with the people and
If members of the house on both sides who
spoke against It at home would stand to-
nether the law could be destroyed root and
branch.
I.inv Overreiu'hen Hneir.
Mr. Grosvenor , republican of Ohio , who
was at the head of the anti-civil service
movement during the last session , said that
for twelve years he had seen this annually
recurring motion made and each year It
had been met with the argument advanced
by Mr. Moody , that this was not the time ,
place nor manner In which the law should
be assailed. He admitted there was some
virtue In the argument. Hut no one could
deny that the civil service law had over
reached Itself. It had throttled the ap
pointing power of the government. Men
who supported It when It became a law
never dreamed U would be carried to the
extent to whlcti It has been carried.
Mr. Hepburn , republican of Iowa , In sup
port of the amendment said that what the
opponents of the present system desired
could bo accomplished by the president If
some of the existing orders were rescinded.
When the law was originally passed 10,000
officers covered the largest estimates any
of Its supporters dreamed could bo brought
under Its operation. Today 72,000 clerks
were within the classified service. He was
not opposed , ho said , to honest civil service
refoVm , but to the liumbuggery which
masqueraded under that name. For sixteen
years , he said , the friends of the law had
prevented action In the house on a bill to
modify or repeal It.
Opponc the Amendment.
Mr. Hopklnfi , republican of Illinois , op
posed the amendment. It would accomplish
nothing. If a majority of the house fav
ored a bill for the repeal of the law It had
the power to secure consideration for such
a bill.
Mr. Henderson , republican of Iowa , op.
posed the amendment. If the republican
party faced about and took up the cry of
spoilsmen. Instead of building up and
strengthening civil service reform , It would
seal Its own death warrant.
After some further debate by Messrs.
Brown , republican of Ohio ; Marsh , repub-
llcan of Illinois , and Mahany , republican of
New York , In favor of the amendment , and
Messrs. Sims , democrat of Tennessee ;
Broslus , republican of Pennsylvania ; Flenu
Ing , democrat of Virginia ; Henderson , re
publican of lows , and DolIUer , republican
of Iowa , In opposition , the vote was taken.
On a rising vote the division stood D4
ayes and 55 noes.
Mr. Evans demanded tellers and the rising
vote was reversed , the motion to strike out
being carried , 67 to 61. The antl-clvll serv-
Jce reformers apolajided vlgorously-nnd-
Moo dlTavenotrce 'that he would demand
a yea and nay vote In the houee. The com-
mlttee then rose and at 5 o'clock the house
adjourned.
THUATY LAII1 IIUTOfti : TUB SEJVATK.
Carter ? Mnken nn Uxtcndctl Arxnment
on the Vent IteiolutIon.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 6. Immediately after
the senate convened today the resolution
offered yesterday by Mr. Hoar , eaUing ou
the president for Information as to the In
structions ot the commissioners who nego
tiated the treaty of Paris , together with all
correspondence and reports relating to their
work , was laid before the senate.
Chairman Davis , ono of the commission
ers , desired that It bo referred to the for
eign relations committee , out Mr. Hoar In
sisted that the senate hod as much right to
such Information as members of the foreign
relations committee and that the president
should determine whether the senate should
have It. The resolution was adopted In
secret session.
In support of the resolution offered some
time ago by Mr. Vest In opposition to ex
pansion , Mr. Caffery delivered an extended
speech. At the conclusion of Mr. Caffery's
argument , Mr. Morgan of Afabama an
nounced on behalf of the Nicaragua canal
committee the acceptance In a modified form
of the amendments offered by Mr. Berry before -
fore the holidays to the pending canal bin.
The amendments were not passed upon by
the penate.
The senate committee on foreign rela
tions did not have a quorum and the peace
treaty was but Informally discussed nt the
meeting toilay.
Mr. Davis , one of the commissioners , and
chairman of the committee on foreign re
lations , moved that the resolution bo re
ferred to that committee.
Mr. Hoar I object to such a reference of
the resolution. It seems to mo that the
senate ought to have the Information called
for by the resolution , and If In the Judg
ment of the president It would be proper to
communicate It. I hope the motion will be
defeated.
Mr. Davis I hope the motion will prevail.
After a debate In which Mr. Hoar , Mr.
White of California and Mr. Allen of Ne
braska brought out the fact that the call
on the president for Information was not
mandatory , and Mr. Davis enlil that not to
refer the resolution to the committee In
charge of tha matter would bo unprece
dented , the latter Invoked the rules of the
senate and had the doors closed for an execu
tive scFolon.
In the secret legislative session of the
senate the proceedings continued on the
same lines as In the open wsslon , the senate
finally agreeing without a division to the
resolution calling for the Instructions.
At 12 3.1 p , m. , the senate reconvened In
open eesston , and Mr. I'lutt ot Connecticut
secured the adoption of a resolution calling
upon the secretary of the Interior for In
formation concerning the cutting of dead and
fallen timber on the Chlppowa Indian reser
vation In Minnesota.
Mr. Caffery of Louisiana then addressed
the senate on the Joint resolution offered by
Mr. Vest declaring that under the constl-
tutlon of the United States no power Is
given to acquire territory to be held and
governed permanently as colonies. Mr. Caf
fery's speech was a constitutional argument
In support of the declarations of the reso
lutions. He declared that tbo resolution
went to the root of the question of the
power of the president of the United States
to establish permanently governments In
territories far distant from our own lands.
He proposed , he said , to Institute an In
quiry Into the b.aslc principles of this gov
ernment.
Mr. CnfTery then entered upon an clab
orate argument to show that lieretofore It
had been the unwavering policy of this
government to obtain from the governed
their consent before the reins of govern
ment were drawn over them. Mr Caffery
said even If wo had the right to Incorporate
these distant Islands , Inhabited by a strange
( Continued on Second Page. )
MANILA BEFORE THE WAR
Official Correspondence Throws Light on Our
Relations with Insurgents.
PLEDGED THEIR LOYALTY TO ANNEXATION
Letter * from Iliilteil Mute * Oonnnln
Hie Trouble Hepre-
aentntlteH Hail In 12nil-
li\lt Splcn.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 6. The correspond
ence published otllclally In connection with
the peace treaty contains much of Interest
from Consul Williams , who was stationed
at Manila prior to the war. He was In con
stant communication with Agulnaldo for
some time after the battle of Manila bay
and his letters throw much light upon the
relations with the Philippine chieftain.
As early as February 22 last Mr. Williams
wrote : "The governor general , who Is both
amiable and popular , having resigned ,
wishes credit for pacification. Certain rebel
leaders were given a cash bribe of $1,650,000
to consent to deportation to China. This
bribe and deportation , he adds , "only multi
plied claimants and fanned the Urea of dis
content. "
On March 19 he complained that letters
and telegrams were tampered with. He
speaks of the Influence of the church OB the
greatest bar to progress In the Islands.
Mr. Williams also stated that every leisure
hour was devoted to the Inspection of the
'
forts , arsenals and battleships'In and about
Manila , even at an early day , and ho was
sending Information thus derived by Com
modore Dewey , who , with his fleet , was at
Hong Kong. Spies were so thick that ho
did not dare copy his dispatches In ofllce
books. Mr. Williams left Manila on April
23. He was a witness of Dewoy's victory ,
and on May 12 resumed his reports from
Cavlte.
IIoiicx of a Colony.
Hie first dispatch of that date begins with
assurance of "the friendliness of the Philip
pine natives to our country and to me , as
Its representative. Scores of times I have
heard hopes expressed that either the United
States or Great Britain would acquire these
Islands. "
"Agulnaldo told me today , " he writes on
June 16 , "that his friends all hoped the
Philippines would be held as a colony of
the United States. " Ho said this four days
after tbo first information of a provisional
government by the natives. Mr. Williams
sajH ho was invited to be present when this
government was organized by the Filipinos ,
but that he declined. For this ho afterwards
received a note of approval from the State
department.
On August 4 he wrote : "It has been my
study to keep on pleasant terms with
Agulnaldo for ultimate objects. Admiral
Dewey says I planted the seeds ot congenial
co-operation. My agreement with Agulnaldo
has been that the conditions of government
by the United States In the Philippines
would be vastly better for him and his people
ple In honor , advancement , etc. , than could
exist under any plan fixed by himself and
the Filipinos. I have traversed the entire
ground of government with him In rounoll
anil , ho baaucajljd .hla-Sfllcas | ! tronu > { l tP a.
provinces to meet for tholr discussion , all
stated as friendly , but unofficial on my part. "
I'leilRcil Loyally to Annexation.
On September 25 Mr. Williams cabled :
"Today delegates from 400 Vlscayan soldiers
and also representatives of southern busi
ness men came to mo pledging loyalty to
annexation. Several Insurgent leaders like
wise. Spain cannot control. It wo evacuate
anarchy rules. "
On July 18 Consul Wlldman wrote to the
secretary of state , expressing his views on
the then reported policy of the United
States government to allow the Philippine
Islands to return to Spain. Among other
things he eald , after giving the particulars
of his long residence and Intimate acquaint
ance among the people of the straits settle
ment :
I consider the forty or fifty Philippine
leaders with whoso fortunes I have been very
closely connected both the superiors of the
Malays and the Cubans. Agulnaldo , Agon-
clllo and Sandlco are all men who would
bo leaders In their r iiarato departments In
any country , while among the wealthy Ma
nila men who live In Hong Kong and who
nro spending their money liberally for the
overthrow of the Spaniards and the annexa
tion to the United States , men like the
Cortes family and the Paza family , would
hold their own among bankers and lawyers
anywhere , lu spite of statements to the
contrary , I know they are fighting for an
nexation to the United States first and for
Independence secondly. In fact. I have had
the more prominent leaders call on me and
eny they would not raise one finger unless I
could assure them that the United States In
tended to give them United States citizen
ship If they wanted It. There has been a
svstematlc attempt to blacken the name of
Agulnaldo and his cabinet , on account of
the questionable terms of their surrender to
Spanish forces a vear ago this month It Is
said they sold their country for Rold , but
this has been conclusively disproved , not
only by their own statements , but by the
speech of the late Governor General Rivera ,
In the Spanish senate. I was In Hong Kong
In September , 1897 , when Agulualdo and
his leaders arrived under contract with the
Spanish government. They waited until the
first of November for the payment of the
money promised for the widows and or
phans of the insurgents and the fulfillment
of promised reforms. Only $100,000 , Mexi
can , was over placed to their credit.
IiixiirKentH' 1'roinlftcN.
Mr. Wlldman says that on the breaking
out of the war ho received a delegation
from the Insurgent Junta and they bound
themselves to obey all laws of civilized warfare -
faro and to place themselves absolutely
under the orders of Admiral Dewey If they
were permitted to return to Manila.
He says that on April 27 , after another
conference , he agreed on behalf of Dewey to
allow two of the Insurgent delegations to
accompany the licet to Manila , he going
with them. It was only later that he pre
vailed on Admiral Dewey to allow Aguln
aldo to go. Referring to Agulnaldo's or
ganization of a government , he says It was
absolutely necessary to take such a step to j ,
maintain control over the natives.
In conclusion , Mr. Wlldman says : "I
wish to put myself on record as stating that
the Insurgent government of the Philippine
Islands cannot be dealt with as though they
were North American Indians , willing to be
removed from one reservation to another at
the whim of their masters. If the United
States decides not to retain the Philippines
Ha 7,000,000 people will demand Independ
ence and the attempt of any foreign nation
to obtain territory or coaling etatlons will
be resisted with the same spirit with -which
they fought the Spaniards. "
The correspondence shows that Mr. Wlld
man was warned not to make pledges or
discuss policy with Agulnaldo and that he
replied that he made him no pledges and
exacted from him but two , namely , to obey
unquestionably the commander of the
United States force In the Philippine Islands
and to conduct his warfare on civilized
lines.
"Agulnaldo , " writes Mr. WIMman. "has
written me at every opportunity and I be
lieve he has been frank with me , both re
garding hla actions and his motives. I do
not doubt that ho would like to bo president J !
of the Philippine republic , ami thcro may b
a small coterie of his native advisers who
ntertaln a like ambition , but t'nm ' perfectly
certain that the great majority of his fol-
loucrs and nil the wealthy Jan J educated
Filipinos have but one desire to become
citizens of the United States , "
I'rntt'n Interview MlthXAKUlnnliln ,
Consul General Pratt , stationed at Singa
pore , details his last Intervlcjr with Agul
naldo , saying that he enjoined upon the
Philippine leader the necessity , under Com
modore Dewey's directions , j pf assuming
absolute control over hln 'forces ' In the
Philippines , since no excesses bn their part
would bo tolerated by the United States , the
president having declared that the hostilities
with Spain were to be can led on In strict
conformity with the principles of civilized
warfare. , .
Mr. Pratt states that to this Injunction
Agulnaldo expressed the hope that "tha
United States would assume protection over
the Philippines for at least long enough to
allow the Inhabitants to establish a govern
ment of their own , In the organization ot
which ho would dcslro American advice and
assistance. "
Assistant Secretary Moore. In a memo
randum to the secretary , says. "Mr. Pratt
was Instructed that It was proper for him
to obtain the unconditional assistance ot
General Agulnaldo , but not to in alt e any
political pledges. "
Writing on Juno 10 , to Mr. Pratt , Secre
tary Day said :
"This government has known the Philip
pine Insurgents only as discontented and
rebellious subjects of Spain and Is not ac
quainted with their purpose. The United
States , upon entering upon the occupation
of the Islands , as a result of Its military
operations In that quarter , will do so In tbo
exercise of the rights -which" the state of
war confers and will expect from the In-
liabkants , without regard to their former at
titude toward the Spanish government , that
obedience which will bo lawfully duo from
them. "
In a letter of June 20 , . . Secretary Day at
length refers to Mr. Pratt's conference with
'the ' Philippines' leaders , saying he fears
some of his utterances on that occasion
cause apprehension , "lest the consul's ac
tion may have laid the ground of future
misunderstandings and complications. " In
reply , Mr. Pratt repeats his eissuronco that
ho has used duo precaution In dealing with
the Philippine leader.
! YntI\ei ! of Lnzem Dnollc.
Included In General Merrill's testimony
was a statement from Admiral Dewey , In
which ho speaks of the natives of Luzon
as gentle and docile , and says of them that
"under just laws and with the benefits of
popular education , they would make good
citizens. "
Ho adds that they are more Intelligent
and batter capable of self-government than
the Cubans.
On July 24 Agulnaldo wrote to General
Anderson saying ho bad come from Hong
Kong to make common en use with the
Americans against the Spaniards , but ask
ing that the American troops should com
municate In writing to him before disem
barking at the places Intended to be oc
cupied In order to prevent trouble. Reply
ing to a letter from Consul Wlldman , holdIng -
Ing out to him the advantages ot annexation
to the United States , Agulnaldo writes on
August 1 that It Is an alluring picture , bulj
Jthat he ' Doubts If. hc w3rj&2.i ? hisipeonlo Ja.
"sce'lts'beauty. Ho askVjor the recognition
of the Philippine government In order to
Join with It In annexation and suggests
that the American forces should co-operate
with those of the Philippine government.
On August 27 ho wrote to General Merrltt
urging that the Philippines should have a
share In governing Manila and reminding
the American general of the share of his
people In Its subjugation.
The volume also contains a letter from
General Sir Andrew Clark , who Is referred
to In a note of transmission by Hon. John
Hay , then ambassador to Great Britain ,
"as one ot the greatest living authorities
In England on all subjects connected with
the government of the Islands In the Malay
archipelago. "
Referring to his own successful action In
1874 for the pacification ot the Malay penin
sula , ho sajs. "I believe the task of pacify
ing the Philippines would be no more dim-
cult and perhaps easier than that which I
accomplished In the Malay peninsula. No
doubt the presence of another great mili
tary force will bo at first desirable ot ono
or two Important centers , but I attach more
Importance to ample naval provision , more
especially of gunboats able to move freely
among the Islands and ascend the rivers. "
PRESENTS HIS CREDENTIALS
SeiiilN Ilp < | nrnt to Stale De
partment to He KeuoKiil'tMl nil
HepreMelltlllK I'lilllppliieM.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 6. Senor Agonclllo ,
who Is In Washington as the representative
of the Philippine government , has been
asked to be recognized as t > uch and to bo
accorded the iarae rights as the other dip
lomats. Ills request is in the hands of
Secretary Hay.
Today the private secretary of Senor
Agonclllo visited the State department and
presented to the ofllclals a. letter to Secre
tary Hay requesting upon behalf of Senor
Agoncillo an Interview for the purpose of
arranging to present his credentials to
President McKlnley and Inquiring -when it
would meet the convenience of the president
to meet the Philippines' representative.
The letter further states that ho Is In
structed by Senor Agonclllo , In view of re
cent developments , to urge the advtablllty
of ar understanding between the American
government and the representative of the
Philippines as to the relations of the re
spective nations , each understanding to bo
reached at Washington or In the Philip
pines. The letter concludes with an ex
pression of the earnest hope that the
friendly relations heretofore existing be
tween the two peoples may ever bo main
tained.
Accompanj Ing the letter Is a memo
randum setting forth the establishment of
the Philippine republic and the provision
for a detailed system of government. "From
the facts submitted , " says Senor Agonclllo ,
"It will appear that the Philippine govern
ment Is now , as It has been practically ever
since Juno IS , 1S9S , substantially In full
possession of the territory of the people It
represents. "
Trmle IN Hoomlni ; nt Manila.
SAN FRANCISCO , Jan. C. Advices re
ceived today at the custom house from offi
cials In the custom house at Manila report
that trade In the city has received an Im
petus since American occupation. The re
ceipts at the Manila custom house during
November averaged $20,000 a day In gold
and the report states that shipping Is on
the Increase and that the itossibllltles of
commerce are unlimited.
. \Knlnalilo'N l iii
SAN' FRANCISCO , Jan. C. Lieutenant B.
E , Calkins , who arrived from Manila on the
Doric , reports that two emissaries of Agul
naldo are enroute to this country In tha In.
terests of the Filipino government. It la
said they will try to have the Filipinos
granted several of the Philippine group as
an indemnity.
PII i unn vr'r't rv > Tnr\
ARlRS \ GRAVES NEGLECTED
Resting Places of the Maine Victims in
Havana Cemetery Unhonorod ,
LITTLE TO MARK PLACE OF NATION'S ' DEAD
Slekly .Sliriilm , AVenlher-Ilenten I'ot
it It It n llouit riant niul n I.lttlc
I'niU-il I'lnic All There in
lo Ho Seen.
( Copyright , ISM. by Press Publishing Co )
HAVANA , Jan. C. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The graves
of the Malno mnrtvrs in Havana cemetery I
are neglected. Two small , sickly shrubs , one
weather beaten pot with a dene ! plant and I
two blasted stalks of tree slips are nH there '
Is to Blww that anything has been done In
this burial place for thu nation's dead ,
A month ago upon Interment of some
sailors of the Resolute , the comrades put an
Ibx24 Inch calico American flag on the
mound. This little faded flag Is the only
thing given by cither the army or navy.
Whoii thu palaces In Havana glittered with
gold lace January 1 und the American stand
ard floated this little speck ot dimmed na
tional color fluttered pitifully over the
graves of 153 mart > rs who were the cause ot
It all.
Their sepulchre la not even sanitary. The
ground has sunk some over the three sec
tions of tholr coffins piled several deep.
In ono place the depression IB eighteen
Inches deep.
Permission to raise the flag on the wreck
of the Malno Itself came at the very last
moment and the battleship's heroic crew
were unhonorcd save by a few Cuban women
who laid live small bouquets on the mound.
The flowers were seen only by half a dozen
tourists and are now gene completely. The
slightly raised plot , some forty feet square ,
with sunken spots , dismal , sickly shrubs , and
mangy , uncropped , straggling grass Is a
sight abhorrent to any one with the slight
est patriotic sentiment.
Near by are the tplcndld monuments
erected by the Cubans In memory of their
forty dead volunteer firemen and of the
student victims of Spanish barbarity , while
those who died that Cuba might bo frco
were only remcmbercil by n. few grateful
women. SYLVESTER SCOVEL.
relocation Xi-uleotcil.
HAVANA , Jan. 6. Governor General
Brooke Is penetrating the fringe of the
educational question. Today ho learned that
diplomas to the graduates of the University
of Havana wore signed under the late regime
by the captain general and subjected to a
tax of | 450 each. He has Issued Instruc
tions to the rector of the university and the
directors to grant diplomas hereafter with
out a diploma tax. Three hundred young
men are now In attendance at the univer
sity.
sity.At the request of General Brooke the
Bank of Spain has reported as to the
amount of the primary school funds It holds
on deposit. The bank has $33,200 In paper
currency , worth about 6 cents on the dollar ;
$101 In silver and $77 In bronze. The teach
ers have been unpaid for a long time , the
arrears varying In Individual cases , accordIng -
Ing to political. Influence.
tlon , sanitation or road building. Every
thing must wait until Generals Brooke and
Ludlow and tholr staffs can get a definite
grasp of the perplexing situation. There
is an Innumerable company of volunteer
advisers always available , always suggest
ing tearing up everything and substituting
something new. Probably ono or two Cuban
lawyers will be retained to old Judge Ad
vocate Dudley In preparing a plan for a
supreme court to act as a tribunal ot last
resort.
Three Dityn AVIthoiit Food.
The United States guard at San Severanlo
fortress at Matanzas found n prisoner In an
obscure cell who had been three days with
out food. The Spaniards had neglected to
release him.
Colonel Manuel GIrnuta , secretary of the
Spanish evacuation commission , called , with
General Clous , upon Governor General
Brooke today. Ho remains hero to eettlo
some trilling points In connection with the
evacuation.
| General Gomez has arrived at Remedlos.
Brigadier General Jose Miguel Gomez sailed
lor New York today.
The Second Illinois , under Major Dusen-
berry , now nt Clenfuegos , where Major
Dusenberry raised the United States flag on
Tuesday , will soon return to Havana prov
ince for service under Major General Lcc.
Some Rxclteinent lit
SANTIAGO , Jan. 0. Today being a holi
day , there were many small gatherings In
the streets and several mass meetings.
Everywhere the popular cry growing out of
the friction over the money centralization
order now suspended is "God created Santi
ago equal to Havana. " There has been con
siderable excitement and though there was
little likelihood of trouble Colonel Bcacom ,
In the absence of General Wood , had the
United States troops ready to act at a mo
ment's notice In case of an emergency.
W. J. BRYANAT CINCINNATI
_
SpenUi Ilefore DueUtvortli dull on
Army Ilrforiiiiitlon mill Terri
torial ( Inentloii.
CINCINNATI , Jan. 6. The Duckworth
club of Cincinnati held Its annual Jackson
banquet tonight. The date was early so as
to have W. J. Bryau present , as he responds
to a. toast ut the Jackson banquet In Chicago
tomorrow night. Democratic leaders from
all over the state held conference with him
during the day , joining In the largo reception
given Colonel Bryan at the Chamber of
Commerce at noon. Over 400 plates were
turned at the Gibson house tonight and the
decorations were elaborate. After the ad
dresses of retiring President Louis Re&m-
lin. W. J. Bryan was Introduced amid a
storm of applause.
After discussing the Chicago platform and
emphasizing the 1C to 1 plank , Cot'onel
Bryan took up the new eiuestions that have
grown out of the war. Ho celled attention
to the president's recommendation of a
larger army and Insisted that the army
should bo divided Into two branches , the
army for domestic use In the United States ,
which ho said did not need to be Increased ,
and the army of occupation which Is temporarily
arily necessary for use outside of the United
States. Ho said that the army of occupa
tion should bo recruited at once In order to
relieve the volunteers , but that the term of
service should bo short because the nation's
policy Is not jet settled. As to annexation ,
bo Insisted that the nation has not yet de
cided what to do with the Philippine Islands.
Ho closed as follows :
If we enter upon n. colonial policy we must
expect to hear the command "silence" Us.u-
Ing with Increasing emphaslti from tlm Im-
porlallsts. When the dlscusslm of funda
mental principles Is attempted In the United
States , If a member of congress attempts
to crltlcbo anv Injustice perpetmtcvl by a
government official agalnt > t any helpless people
ple he will Ira warned to keep silent unlos
his criticism encourages resistance to Amer
ican nuihorltv In the Orient. If an orator
on thn Fourth of July dares to speak of In-
allenablo rights or refers with commendation
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
l-nlr ; Continued Cold : Northerly Winds.
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to the manner In which our forefathers re-
Fiated taxitlo-.i without representation , lie
will bo warned to Keeu sllont lest his utter
ances oxcllo rebellion nmong distant sub
jects. 1 ( we adopt a colonial policy ntnl pur-
sue tlm course which excited the rc\olutlon
or 1T7C wo must mullle the tones of the
olil llbcrtv bell and commune In whispers
when we urnlso the patriotism of our fore
fathers.
PLOT BEGINS TO THICKEN
Development * In the Coriiln'li-AilnniM
1'iilHonliiK CIINC .Show tlint Mnr-
ilerer In .Mont Determined.
NEW YORK. Jan. 6. The World tomor
row will publish the following :
These now points were developed yester
day ( Friday ) In the poisoning mystery :
Prof. Wltthaus found that Kuttnow's powder
was mixed with ( lie cyanide of mercury In
the false hromi bottle Bent to Harry Cor
nish the mixture which killed Mrs. Adams.
This la considered most Important , as mak
ing absolutely certain that the sender of
the poison to Coinlsh was one and the same
with the sender of cyanide ot mercury to
Henry Cragsman Darnel In u Kuttnow's
powder bov. The startling statement was
made on the authority of the trained nurse
t who attended Unmet ( tint still another at
tempt had been mode on his life , showing
that the poisoner was determined In hla
muiderous purpose and persisted until on
the second attempt he was successful. The
wife of Roland H. Mollneaux Is now very
111. Her condition was described as pltlablo
by her sisters.
Mrs. Mollneux received knowledge during
j the day that the police had found a letter
signed , "With love , Ulanihe , " written by
Mrs. Mollucux to Barnctt , and that this
letter had been submitted to n handwriting
expert for comparison with the writing on
the package containing the holder and false
hromo seltzer bottle sent to Cornish. She
became aware also that Investigations were
being made Into her past , her acquaintance
with Barnett and her marriage to Mollneux.
Captain McCluskey announced that the let
ter in Mrs. Mollncux's handwriting was an
ordinary missive. He asserted that It was
merely laid before the handwriting expert
ns have been specimens of writing by nil
those mentioned In the case.
More discouraging for the police than any
development thus far was thu failure of the
Newark falte beard cluo. Young Mollnoux
was taken to Fisher , the wlgmaker who sold
a red wig to a stranger shortly before
Christmas. Fisher declared flatly that
Mollneux was not his customer.
SUFFOCATED 'HER WITH GAS
Cx-Co > iTlct .Vttemptu .niif.ler . .t Ilia
SIlntrcBH In a Horrible
Jin iiner.
NEW YORK , Jan. 6. Richard Price , a
former convict , today attempted to murder
his mistress and commit suicide In a some
what novel and horrible way.
The woman was Mrs. Hannon , with whom
until lately Price lived for six years. They
separated a month ago on account of Price's
alleged cruelty. Last night they met and
Trlco compelled the woman to go with him
to a Blockcr street hotel. When aho was In
bed he gave her whisky believed to have
been drugged. Then Price turned on the
unllghted gas jet. There waa a gas stove
In the room and ho also let the gas from
this escape. Ho shoved his trousers against
the door on the floor , eo that asphyxiation
would bo sure. The woman rose from her
bed In terror. Price knocked her down and
held her mouth over the gas stave.
Just before she was overcome by the gas
that poured Into her mouth she screamed
loudly. A man In a nearby room heard her.
Ho broke open the door and prevented the
murder of the woman and suicide of Price.
The woman was unconscious , but will prob
ably recover. Price , whom the gas had not
seriously affected , was arrested.
CROKER FAVORS EXTENSION
Tninmnny Lender SiiKKentn that We
Spent ! Our Million * for Charity
In Oiir ( Inn PoxxenHlonw.
NEW YORK , Jan. 6. The Journal and
Advertiser will tomorrow print the follow
ing btijternent given out tonight by Richard
Croker :
I believe In expansion , I believe In holdIng -
Ing whatever possessions wo have gained
by annexation , purchase or war.
This policy Is not only patriotic hut it is
the only safe ono to pursue. Any other pol
icy would eliow weaknces on the part of the
United States and Invlto foreign complica
tions. This must bo avoided , hence our
policy must be vigorous.
Jefferson was an expansionist , otherwlbe
he would not have favored the acquisition
of Louisiana with Its foreign population
which In Jefferson's tlmo was quite as re
mote as the Philippines. In this ugo of
steam and electricity distance Is no argu
ment ngaln.st expansion.
Wo spend millions annually for missionary
work In foreign countries. Now wo have a
chance to spend this
money In our own
possessions and make the people of our own
lands good , law-abiding citizens , who , In
time , will bo loyal to our constitution and
our flag.
DINGLEY'S CONDITION WORSE
llln IMiyNlelniiM Have l.lltle Hope fr
HU lleeo\erj- nleMH There IN
u Iliulleal C'liiiiiue.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 6. The condition of
Representative DIngley of Maine , who has
been 111 for almost a week with pneumonia ,
has undergone ) a marked change for the
worse and tonight his physicians heM out
llttlo If any hope for recovery Although
the lung has Improved considerably and the
cough lessened the effect of the pneumonia
has so weakened the a > stcm as to decrease
the vitality alarmlnglj. The poison from
the sickness has permeated the whole sys
tem which leaves It less ablu to stand the
strain. Today the patient appeared to bo
uttering extracts from speeches ho had
made on the tariff question. Ho was con
scious only when aroused The physicians
say there must be a radical change one
way of another very soon.
Dentil liy CUM KvploHlonx ,
TOLEDO , 0 . Jan. 6 An acetylene gas explosion -
plosion occurred today at Pembervlllo , re
sulting In the death of Gustavo Kiel , a prom
inent merchant , and serious Injury to Joshua
Smith. The bulldlnc wa wrecked. At Me
dina , O. , this morning an explosion ga
resulted In the wrecking of the store of F.
E. Edwards and serious Injuries were u -
tained by the proprietor , Uert Eddy , and Ed
HeinmlnKton.
r AViAn t ni t pp'pii'pi rv
BONDS ARE ACCEP1 ED
Sureties Qiren by New State Officers Aw
Placed on Record ,
TREASURER MESERVE'S ' HEADS THE LIST
Extent of the Obligation is for Ono Million
and a Half. *
PREMIUM PAID TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS
Bond Furnished by Fidelity and Deposit
Company of Maryland ,
SENATORS WRESTLING WITH COMMITTEES
I.lNt Willet He Iteiuly to Heport til
the Semite llcforp Tuesday Many
Members tie Home to
Sunday.
LINCOLN. Jan. B. ( Special. ) The omclal
bond of State Treasurer Mi-servo was ap-
pro\ed by the governor last evening and
waa Hied for record In the ofllco of the sec-
letaiy of state. The bond Is furnished by
the Fidelity and Deposit company of Mary
land and the extent of the obligation la
$1,500,000. The revenue stamps attached to
the Instrument Indicate that the premium
paid by Meserve to secure this bond was
? 1,500 , but Mr. Mosorvo states that the full
amount of the premium is $2,000.
As Intimated by The Bee a week ngo , the
amount of ( lie bond wai reduced so as to
be double the amount of funds that are
usually In the hands of the state treasurer ,
and yet bo much loss than that of the ol 1
bond. The amount received by Meson o
from Hartley was n trifle over $860,000 and
since January , 1S)7 ! ) , the average amount In
the hands of the treasurer nt the close of
each month lias been about $700,000. The
bond required of Hartley was $2,000,000 and
j the first bond of Mescrvo was In the same
amount.
Ilomlft of the Other Ofllecrn.
Governor William A. Poynter's bond Is
for $30,000 and his sureties , together with
the amounts they qualified for , are as fol
lows : W. C. Poyntcr , $10,000 ; D. .1. I'oj liter ,
$10,000 ; M. II. Thompson , $5,000 ; C. G.
Barnes , $10,000 , and D. J. Gates , $15,000.
All reside In Boone county.
Lieutenant Governor E. A. Gilbert's bond
for $50,000 has the following sureties : D S.
Zimmerman , $3,000 ; George W. Post , $5,000 ;
Herman Behllng , $20,000 ; Thomas W. Smith ,
$20.000 ; Nathaniel A. Dean , $10,000 ; Ed
ward B. Woods , $6,000. They roaldo at
York.
York.Wlllam
Wlllam It. Jackson , superintendent of
public Instruction , $50,000 : A. II. Arm
strong. $5,000 ; W. E. Hardy. $5,000 ; A. 0.
Wolfonbarger , $2,000 ; II. F. Hockey , $10,000 ;
J. H. Hurley , $5,000 ; L. D. Woodruff , $5,000 $ ;
0. C. Rogers , $6,000 ; E. A. Rogers , $5,000 ;
R. D. Kelly , $2.000 ; J. S. Canady. $2.000 ;
A. H. Dorrls , $1,000 ; Benjamin S. Blnlcy ,
$1,000 ; J. H. Boydston , $1,000.
John I" . Cornell , auditor of public nc-
'L-ounts , $50,000 : ( t. W. Cornell , $20.000 ; J.
W. Patterson , $10,000 ; J. II. Hall , $4.000 ;
G. E. Hall , $1.000 ; II. N. Cox , $2,000 ; A. B.
Foatch , $1,000 ; J. T. Sevlsegood , $12,000 ;
George Watklns , $6,000.
Constantine J. Smyth , attorney general ,
$50.000 : John A. Crelghton , $50,000 ; W. C.
Bullard , $10,000 ; John F. Coad , $25,000.
Jacob V. Wolfe , commissioner of publlo
lands and buildings , $50,000 : Daniel Kelly ,
$5,000 ; B. O. Kostka , $5,000 ; E. A. Rogers ,
$5,000 ; L. Beeaon , $2.600 ; J. W. Smith.
$2,500 ; Ports Wilson , $3,000 ; J. S. Freeman ,
$2,500 ; A. J. Scott , $1,000 ; J. H. Edmlstcn ,
$5,000 ; P. B. Olson , $5,000 ; Charles II.
Walker , $2,500 ; S. D. Woodruff , $2,500 ; N.
S. Hyatt , $2,500 ; William D. Fitzgerald ,
' $10,000.
William F. Porter , secretary of state , $50-
000 : V. O. Strlckler. $5.000 ; John WV Sharpt ,
$10,000 ; Isaac B. Travcr , $10,000 ; Thomna
O. Morgan , $5,000 ; Thcodoro Malm , $1,000 ;
Mary and David C. Rowdon , $5.000 ; J. N.
Oaflln , $10,000 ; Jacob North , $5.000 ; W. E.
Hardy , $5,000.
The following appointments and bonds of
deputies were also filed : C. C. Pool , dep
uty auditor. $50,000 ; Charles V. Heck , dep
uty superintendent of public Instruction ,
$50,000 ; Samuel Llchty , Insurance deputy ,
$50,000 ; Elon W. Nelson , deputy commis
sioner of public lands and buildings.
. $10-
000 ; 0. C. Wclsner , deputy secretary of
state , $50,000.
the Coin in It teen.
The senate committee on committees held
another meeting yesterday afternoon , but
will not be ready to report the results be
fore Tuesday. The committees as made up
by them will first go before the republican
caucus for ratification. The committee on
rules appointed yesterday will formulate the
new rules before the report of the committee -
too on committees. Douglas county secured
two of the five members on this commltter.
Senators Noycs and Crow both being given
places owing to their experience In former
sessions.
There was a general exodus of members
today , as the most of the legislators are
taking advantage of the adjournment till
Monday to spend Sunday at home.
Lieutenant Governor E. A. Gilbert , who
Is clatsed as a free silver republican
started off well In his few remarks , after ho
was duly Installed In his new office. The
fact that bo belongs to a different party
than the majority In the senate has caused
considerable Bpeculatlon as to possible fric
tion between the senate and their presid
ing officer. Lieutenant Governor Gilbert
said It had come to him that by reason of
this difference In politics some embarrass
ment might be caused , but ho proposed to
do hit ! part towards keeping down all cause
for antagonism. Ho expressed such confi
dence In President Talbot that It Is HUely ,
after all. the presidency pro tcm will not ba
quite such an empty honor as was antici
pated. His statement that ho would be jii
dlclal ana fair in hU rulings hounded well
and , If carried out during the Efoaloti , will
remove all possibility of friction. The
courteous treatment of the republican ma
jority In allowing him to name his own prl
vato secretary and page , thus getting n cou
ple of fiislonists on the pay roll of the
senate , was not overlooked by Him and ho
thanked the senate for the favor.
Among the slgnem upon Iho lieutenant
governor's bond Is George W. Post , cx-chalr-
nian of the republican state central com
mittee , who quallfledtfor $50,000.
The gavel In use by the llouteu nt gov
ernor was made by the boys of thu Deaf and
Dumb Institute at Omaha. The secretary of
the senate ) has been Instructed to thank
the boys for the same.
Oloe I'll ) I n K ItH llehtN ,
NEBRASKA CITY. Neb. , Jan. G. ( Spe
cial. ) The real estate mortgage record for
Otoo county for the year 1838 shows a largn
decrease. Mortgages to the amount of
$123,252.21 on tlty and farm property were
filed during the > ear , whlfo the releases
footed up $17CSCO.I3 , or a not reduction of
I1D3.608 19. Thin Is an excellent showing
and Is an Index to the general prosperity
that exists In this tcctlou of the country
at prcecnU /