FHE OMAHA
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OMAHA MONDAY , . .
Uil IS ! ( ! > COl'V VIVE CENTS.
EXPANSION
Ber' .6 Will Air Their Views on the Subject -
/ ject During the Week.
' / -
HUE WILL SPEAK AGAINST THE POLICY
Senator Lodga Will Follow , Championing
the Opposite Idea.
TREATY WILL BE UP FOR CONSIDEflATION
Hous * Expects to Have a Lively Time with
tha Army Bill ,
OPPOSITION TO INCREASING ITS SIZE
Donlit About the Kiittiro of Hie Phlllp-
I > liien In Iliiicetril to IJtrrt an
Inlliieni'c on Iho Deulnloii
ol tltp ( IncNtlon.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 22. The fact that
Iho nntl-scalplnR bill was made the un
finished business of the senate by Saturday's
votu does not necessarily Insure Its Im
mediate consideration. The general under
standing Is that this hill will wait upon
the peace treaty and the appropriation bills
and that the Indian appropriation bill will
bo the first measure to receive the atten
tion of the senate during the week. The
diplomatic and pension appropriation bills ,
neo ! , may bo considered during the week.
Several speeches on the general subject of
expansion arc expected to bo made. One
of thcso by Senator White In opposition to
the government1 ! ) policy will be made tumor-
low and Senator Lodge will follow Tuesday
with a brli-f talk In suppo.'t of the policy
and In advocacy of the tarly ratification of
the peace treaty.
How much time will be given to the treaty
In executive cslon will depend upon
whether the committed on foreign relations
< onslders It In the Interest of the treaty
to proas consideration There Is nn effort
to arrange u compromise which would per
) iilt speedy action upon the treaty , but If
this Is not aucccssful the Indications arc
for considerable delay. Two compromises
uro suggested. One of these Is for a modifi
cation of the treaty or adoption of a resolu
tion declaratory against the permanent hold
ing of the Philippine archipelago and the
other Is a modification of the army reorgan
ization bill on lines desired by the treaty
opponents. It la not yet possible to state
whether either com so will be pursued. On
Friday the eenato will listen to eulogies of
the late Representative Cool of Illinois.
HOIINC KorcciiHt.
The time of the house this week , except
ing tomorrow , which has been set aside for
the consideration of District of Columbia
business , will bo devoted to the army reorganization
organization bill. The consideration of this
bill , which Is regarded as pre-eminently the
moet important general measure to come
before congress nt this ses'Ion , has been
delayed by the Illness ot Chaliman Hull of
the military affairs committee. He has re
covered sufficiently to pilot the measure ,
however , and the house has formally agreed
to tnko up Its consideration on Tuesday.
The general debate , not Including three
night sessions. Is to continue fifteen hours.
This Is as far as the agreement goes. It
Includes no provision for a final vote. The
debate promises to be both Interesting and
Important , as It will raise all the questions
Involved In Increasing our standing army
to 100.000 men as proposed by the bill ,
together with our whole future policy rel-
ntlvo to the territory acquired In the re
cent war with Spain.
There exists a wldo variety of opinions
ii | > on the proposition to Increase the standIng -
Ing army. It has a strong majority of the
republicans behind It and tt comes Into thn
house with the cndoreement of the presi
dent's message practically as an admlnls-
tiatlon measure. The democrats and popu
lists aio Intensely hostile to the whole
proposition and Intend to fight It tp the
Inst ditch.
Home Ileimlillcnii Support.
They will have some support from the
republican , side. The opposition , however ,
do not desire to embarrass the government
nnd arc willing to provide for a temporary
increase in the army of 50,000 men , In ac
cordance with the provisions of the sub-
etlttito offered by the minority committee.
Or they are willing to authorize the con
tinuance , temporarily , of the present war
Strength of the regular army (62,000) ( ) any
thing. In fact , to prevent the creation of &
permanent Increase. In this they have the
eympatby of many of the republicans.
The fate of the bill Is In grave doubt.
The statements made on the floor of the
fccnato to the effect that It was not the
Intention of the government to hold the
Philippines permanently , although their
authoritative character was denied , have
placed a weapon In the hands of the op
position of the measure , which will use the
statement that there Is doubt as to the
future of the Philippines ns a strong argu
ment qgalnst a permanent Increase of the
regular army. The bill may not bo com-
ipleted this week , as the order permits Its
consideration to be Interrupted by appropri
ation bills and conference reports.
One of these , the military academy , Is
on the calendar. The river and h.irhoi
bill will bo reported tomorrow and the
naval bill probably before the end of the
week.
II.VY IXSTIU1CTS COMMISSIONUUS.
'ArtvlHory Council tn Military OIlli-erM
In l'lillliiliioH | | Heiiily to Start.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 22. Secretary Hay .
has held what probably will bo the final
conference with members of the Philippines |
commission and gave them full Instructions
on every point that Is likely to arise. Profs. '
Schurmann and Worcester will leave Wash
ington next Tuesday and Mr. Denhy will
follow to Manila aa soon as he can terminate
Ills duties with the War Investigating com
mission. It Is learned bo > end question that
the commission will have no executive pow
ers : It will bo an advisory council In the
full sense of the term , although two of the
members. Admiral Hewoy and General Otis ,
may carry out policies laid down by the
commission In their own single executive
capacity as military and naval commanders.
There appears to bo a confidence enter
talncd at the War department that the status i
quo can be maintained In the Philippines 1
until the arrival of this committee , a belief
probably based on the Instructions given
General Otlu. The- War department has not
been advised of any change In the dlsposl
tlon of General Miller's troops , which were ,
at last leporta. lying before Hello , although
It U assumed that ho carried out the project
formerly mentioned by him of landing them
on Gulmaras Island Just off the harbor of
Hollo.
Secretary Hay's ion , Adelbert Hay. IB go.
Ing to the Philippines In company with the !
ou 61 Iti'preBcntatlvo Wtilaviorth of New ' I
York. They will bo rated as clerks to
Colonel John II. Page of the Third Infantry.
In order to warrant their passage on the
transport. Thla vessel will leave New York
with the Third Infantry February 9.
General Corbln's son Is also arranging for
a visit to Manila , though ho will make a
passage by one of the ordinary steamship
lines.
SAYS THE MEAT IS ALL-RIGHT
Itrport iif tilt ; ClifinUt of tlir Aurlriil-
Iuml Dupiirliii'Mil mi llntlnnn
KurilIslicil holtlliTN.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 22. Chemist Wiley
I of the Department of Agriculture has re-
fported to Secretary Wilson that an examina
tion of samples of canned meats secured
both In the open market and from the War
department to determine the presence of any
chemical preservatives failed to ( Unclose.- any
traces of borax , boraclc acid , sulphites , sul
phurous acid , salicylic or benzole acids.
The presence of saltpetre was confirmed In
all the samples of corned beef and to-called
luncheon beef , but no trace ot It was dis
covered In the roast beef , though common
nalt was present to a considerable extent.
The test was made under an order of Secre
tary Wilson and thirteen samples were In-
Fpected , eleven purchased In the open market -
ket and tv.o obtained from the War depart
ment. Of the former eight , from live differ
ent packing houses , were coined beef ; two ,
packed by the Armour Canning company ot
Chicago and thi > Armour Packing company
of Kansas City , wcio luncheon beef and the
other sample roast beef
The report save : "Tho contents ot the
cans were In excellent preservation nnd the
surfaccR of all the cans -Aere markedly con
cave , shoeing that no decomposition had be
gun. This was also Indicated by the fact t
that when the cans were opened there was i
an appreciable Influx of nlr , while In tlie
presence of even Incipient decomposition the
surfaces of the cans are usually slightly con
vex , and , on opening , an outflow of air may
always bo noticed.
In some kinds of preserved meat tenden
cies have been shown lo the development of
a class of bodies known as ptomaines , pots-
onous alkaloldal bodies resulting from the
decay nnd change of nitrogenous materials
In the flesh. These ptomaines , of course , are
not developed in perfectly sterilized pack-
ogcfl , but may develop In those which are
Imperfectly sterilized or may develop '
, In sterilized packages which are
| opened but not eaten for some tlmo after
exposure : to the air. It Is. therefore , highly
| Important ' that the packages have been tnort
| oughly sterilized , that tney are In good cent
ditlon when opened , and that they are con-
numed after being opened without any great
delay.
delay.The Quantitative examination of the
corned and luncheon beef showed that the
amount of wiltpetre present was very
I small , varying from one-fifth of 1
I per cent to 115 thousandths or i
1 per cent. Only in two cases
did tbo amount exceed 9-10 of 1 per cent. ,
The approximate amount of common salt
used can be determined very readily by the
taste and Is naturally not greater than Is
dcsh-od by the consumers nor than would
bo added In Its preparation In private faml-
lies. The percentage of salt present was
not determined by analysis.
"It Is a matter of common Information
that In tha preparation of corned beef salt
and saltpetre are always used , whether It bo
tn a largo packing house or in a private
family.
"Only ti preliminary examination has been
made for lead and tin In the contents of the
cans. The method omplovcd was not sur1
ficlently delicate to reveal mere traces , but
If these metals were present In a sufficient ,
i quantity for fhelr exact estimation It would
Indicate that fact. So far as can bo determined -
mined by chemical analysis , the samples ot
i meat examined were entirely appropriate for
use as food. "
In many Instances the tins Inside the cann
were discolored but a careful microscopic ex-
amlnation showed that the surface of the tin
Inno , Instance was eroded. The chemist
division Is now conducting an examination
of the tin surfaces in order to determine the
. amount of lead they may contain. The ro-
I suits will bo presented In a supplemental re-
I port. The report concludes as follows :
"Preserved foods , especially meats , arc not
to be preferred to the fresh articles except
In those cases where It I * not possible for
the articles in a fresh state to be supplied.
In the second place It Is highly Important
that some competent supervising agent bo
| olwajs present to Inspect the packages when
they are opened In order to detect any fail
ure of complete eterlllzatlon In 'their prep
aration , or any evidences of Incipient or ad
vanced decay In their contents. When these
precautions are observed there Is no reason
to believe that the Ingcstlon of preserved
meats as an article of food In proper quanti
ties and In properly balanced rations will In
any way Interfere with the health or comfort
| of the person consuming them. "
I.rKiil Adrlncr for AVooil.
I WASHINGTON. Jon. 22. Henry M. Hoyt.
assistant United States attorney general , hai
been ordered by the Department of Justice
to go to Santiago and advise with General
Leonard Wood on legal questions which may
arise In the administration of that depart
ment and to represent the legal department
of the United States there. Mr. Hoyt Is a
eon of ex-Governor Hoyt of Pennsylvania.
llll OH
WASHINGTON. Jan. 22. The commis
sioner of Internal revenue has decided that
legacies paid out of the proceeds of real
estate , directed to be sold for the purpose
are not subject to the tax upon legacies aris
ing from personal property. In case She
debts and claims against the estate exceed
the appraised or clear value of the per
sonal property he says there can bo rDO
legacy tax.
Colonel hrxtoli'M Con.ll t loll.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 22Tbo condition of
Colonel James A. Sexton , the commaudcr-ln-
chlef of the Grand Army of the Republic ,
who is critically 111 here , shows no material
chance from jestcrday. Colonel Sexton is
suffering with an aggravated attack or
Origin's disease.
Miirrlaco.
KANSAS CITY. Jan. 22. The Star says
Miss Maud L. Fritz of Kansas City Is to
become the brldo of James L. Flood , only }
son of the late James C. Flood , the famous
California bonanza king , who fell heir to
one-third ot his father's vast estates. Miss
Fritz U the daughter of Mr and Mrs , John
Fritz , a local contractor The on-
gagemcnt , cays the Star , will lnbe
announced by the family this week
nnil the wedding will take place In Kansas
City about February 8. It will be celebrated
quietly. The couple will , It Is saU , live in
Mr. Flood's majrnlflcctit mansion on Neb
Hill. In Sou. Francisco.
Tool. . Money tilth Him.
POUT WORTH. Jan. 22. It now develops
that Kd Lewis , the First National bank clerk
at lionlo , Tex. , who recently nbscondeJ ,
took with him $7,000. A reward of $500 has
been offered by the bank for his arrest ; also
10 per cent of what money may bo recovered.
There Is no clew to Lewis' whereabouts.
AHUM to lie Arrculccl.
STOCKTON. Cnl. . Jan. 22. A man giving
his name as Laurence Pulllam walked Into
the sheriff' * office , requested that hebe
taken Into custody and asked that a telegram
be sent to the sheriff at Asbevllle. N. C. , an-
nounclni ; that Pulllam was hero and ready
to 'ataruf trial"
PROTEST AGAINST EXPANSION
Mass Meeting in New York Oity Decries
the Imperialistic Idea.
DANGERS OF THE POLICY POINTED OUT
n liy I'ormor Aiii < > aa < lor
iintlx , Samuel < ioui | > < * r.M mill
llourkr Coi'UrniiT-SerlfM of
IlvHolutloiiN Adopted.
NDW YORK , Jan. 22 A mass meeting of
citizens was held in the Academy of Music
tonight , under the auspices of the Contl-
nental league , for the purpose of protestIng -
Ing against the policy of "Imperialism nnd
entangling alliances with European powers. "
The meeting was attended by a great crowd.
A list of vice presidents was read , In
cluding these names : Wheeler H. Peckham ,
Abram S. Hewitt , Henry Loomls Nelson ,
William H. Hornblower , Roger A. Prjor ,
Francis Wayland Glen , John C. Sheehan nnd
Frederic H. Coudcrt. A number of vlco
.
' presidents were announced as representing
the Central Labor union , including Samuel
Gompers , president of the American Feder
ation of Labor ; John M. Parsons , general
master workman of the Knights of Labor ;
Daniel Harris , president ot the State Federation -
oration of Labor.
Communications were read from cx-Prcs-
Idcnt Cleveland , W. J. Dryan and Bishop
Henry C. Potter , regretting their Inability to
bo present. Mr. Cleveland In his letter Bald :
"I am opposed to the expansionist craze
I now aflllctlng our body politic and any
I organization formed In opposition to It has
my hearty approval. "
Of ItctOllltlOIIN.
Resolutions were adopted declaring :
That the full discharge of our obligations
to the Inhabitants of the Philippines rc-
qulrlcs ' that wo should without dtlay help
them to secure In their domestic nffalaru ,
r
I ' first j order nnd then liberty and that we me
absolutely i and unqualifiedly opposed to the
r annexation of the Philippine Islands nr. a
permanent portion ot the national domain.
} I That wo ore opposed to the abamlomnuH .
I of thla republic , of the American Ideal of
national j gjowth lu favor of the European
. Ideal of colonial conqut&t. We Hiresivedly
'subscribe | ' to the theory that goveinment tie-
i i rives all its Just powers from the consent
of the governed and to the theory that
' there should be no taxation without rcpre- .
bunatlon and we believe , moreover , that
such theories nro wholly iippllsable to the
' Inhabitants of all the plate- ' abandoned
by 1 Spain as a result of the late war.
That neither the government nor the people
ple of the United St.iteas have incurred any
' icsponsiblllty or obligation as to the re-
J ' suit of the recent war with Spain which
j requires any departure from or abandtxi-
' raent of the policies or principles laid down
I i for the guidance of the republic by Wnsh-
I ington in bis farewell address to the Araer-
icnn people.
j i ' That wo are opposed , therefore , to the
Idea that the peace-loving people of the re-
public who are engaged in the grand task ,
as yet uncompleted , of developing their
natural | resources and of re-establishing upon
o , firm ba is their own theory of government ,
I of , by and for the people , Should now or
I under any conceivable circumstances enter
upcn any alllancu with any Europcnn power.
the result , of which might bo to embroil us
I" European controvcrates , In which our
i real ' Interests are not conccinod.
j' I I That wo place on record our high appre-
! rlatlcn , and sincere thanke for the consplcu-
I ' ous , services rendered to the American peo-
plo ] by Senators Hoar , Hale. Maion nnd Wei-
llngton 1 in preventing the now and dangerous
policy ] of imperialism from being forced
thtough < the senate of the United States wlth-
out proper and adequate discussion nnd we
J
commend to all citizens of this republic the
high henso of public duty nnd enlightened
patriotism j which have characterized the
action i of these senators In resisting innova
tions i cti our sistem of government that uro
j I pregnant i with demoralization and disaster.
j ' , Resolved , That cooles ot thexo resolutions
bo sent to the president of the United States ,
to the members of the cabinet and to both
houses of congress.
I i IilriiM of UiiNtlN.
I
The first speaker was James B. Eustls ,
,
former ambassador to France. Mr. Eustis
said In part
"I see before me an audience In which I
recognize the tjpo of true Americans banded
together to protest against expansion and
imperialism. What a strange sight ! A
meeting of Intelligent American citizens on
American soil protesting against imperialism
, and the Imperialistic policy of the American
i government. The representatives of the
I people of this gicat country nro combating |
i the Idea and I hardly feel as though I were
living In the republic of the United States ;
ftcl as though I were living Instead In some
continental country where Imperialism Is
recognized as a cardinal principle of the
I government
I "The sentiment of the American people Is
i against the rash Idea of expansion ; for to
light the Filipinos would mean loss of life
to the- American soldiers In the future In a
sickly clime. If this world theory Is carried
out. There are only two persons whose Ideas
on the question of annexing the Philippines
have given me cause for serious thought.
Ono of them thought that by annexation cer
tain United States merchandise could be
sold to the Filipinos. The other was a
preacher who thought that by expansion nnd
annexation ho could sell some Protestant Bi
bles to the natives.
"The president of the United States , " con
tinued the speaker , "will on March 4 next
adjourn congress , which will not meet again
until December , during which tlmo he will
become military dictator of more than 12-
COO.OOO of people in these conquered Islands.
Yes , our constitutional president Is going to
govern them by his personal will and will
111m
you toll me that the act will not afford him
a swelled head ? "
Mr Eustls referred to the late war with
Spain and contended that the signing ot ho
peace protocol after the suing for peace by i >
Spain was In Itself sufficient to decide the
j questions Involved.
' ' - - " I'rotentH.
Samuel Gomjers , president of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor , was the next
speaker. Mr. Gompers severely criticised
the inconsistency of the United States gov
ernment In going to war to free the Cubans
and of denying the same measure of freedom
j ; nnd liberty to the Philippines. He declared
' that the flag of the nation should never be
used to bide tyranny. Ho said that It Is not
at all Improbable that the Flllplnoe will yet
become part of the standing army of the
United States and might yet be called upon
to shoot down American wage earners. He
said It was Impossible to subdue a. people by
force of arms and at the same time maintain
our free Institutions.
W. Uourke Cockran , the next speaker ,
said. "This heresy of Imperialism sweepIng -
Ing over the country 1s threatening the
stability of our Institutions. H Is a policy
ot Infamy. This country ot ours , the homo
of alien races , Is now raising aloft Its
hands In protest against a policy which. If
successful , will obscure the horizon ot the
whole hutnun race. Shall this country step
down from the high emlnen < : o which It has
attained In the family of nations In the
matter ot Imperialism ? W'jen we are asked
to take this itep It Is but natural that we
I a"k lts l"'omulKa'ors to unravel their pro-
tenses and when we do GO we find them ad
vocating contradictory arguments. The
question of Imperialism and expansion
boiled down to Ha trun Import Is n danger
ous policy to either adopt or pursue.
KlnK FolloUH Trnilu.
"The Imperialists tell you that trade fol
lows the ttte , when In fact every American
knows that the opposite Is the case. It Is
the Hag that follows trade. I * It part of tha
principles of our free and lndcprnd"iit gov
ernment to proceed tn civilize a weaker poo-
pie by nrst ahoollnc and then robbing them ?
Wo shrink from the responsibility Imposed
on u oy d tlny and when we fall to bn
convinced of this appeal to destiny we nrt >
chalged with being unamerinn. This child
of destiny Is a new growth In this country ,
but in tao Old World Is as old ns human
depravity.
"No nation , particularly the American na
tion , can havu citizen soldiery and a mer
cenary army. It la acalnst the faith of
Washington and the signers of the Declaration
:
tion ot Independence. The- Imperialists of
today would have you and me believe that
Washington and the framett , of the constitu
tion descended on the capltol at Washing
ton and played havoc with the nation.
"With regard to the Philippines , If we are
to ' become barbarous , let UH excel In our
barbarltv as we have excelled In our civili
zation nil the nation ! ) of the world. Let us
not substitute the weight of cannon balls
for moral integrity and support. I confess
I am In favor of expansion If It is meant In
the right direction. In this case everything
depends on wnat la meant by the right di
rection. If we want expansion , why , here to
the north of us lies a country which Is a
natural part of UH. Why not annex Canada ?
I'd b delighted to aeo that line of custom
houses beyond our border blown Into the
Great Lakes and our line of territory to the
I north of us extent ! to 13atlin's bay. Deeply
' no I dcsirn annexation with Canada I would
not have It by force of arms The histories
of Alsace mid Lorraine and England's treat
ment of Ireland buttoo * well Illustrate the
foolishness of annexation by force and coer
cion. "
EARTHQUAKE SHUCK IN GREECE
Strong SclNinlc DIstiirliniiecH Felt oil
I Sunday Throughout the
_
ATHENS , Jan. 22. A strong seismic dls-
turbance was felt tbls morning about 9:30 :
o'clock throughout the Peloponnesus ( the
southern part of the kingdom of Greece ) ,
especially In the sodthwcstern departments
of the peninsula. All the houses In the
town of Phlllatrla , In thu department of
Mlsslne , on the Lonlau coast , have been
damaged and the Inhabitants are now camp
ing out In the suburbs. Two villages in
the vicinity of Phlllatrla were completely
destroyed , many people being slightly In
Jured.
The villages of Kjparlssa and Staso were
also practically destroyed , though It Is not
known as yet yhcther there were any vic
tims there. Much damage to property was
done at Navadlno , a seaport six miles north
of Modon , whoso harbor witnessed the vic
tory of the English , French and Russian
fleets over those of the Turks and Egyptians
In 1827 ; and considerable loss Is reported
from Calamata , capital of the department
of Messina , near the head ot the Gulf ot
Koron. ' ,
The shock was severely felt In the dls
trlct ot Zaute , capl.fejUcf the Ionian Island
ot that nameT hut there was lit loss of life
or property there. Many slighter shocks
have occurred during the day and tonight
the people at numerous towns and village1
are afraid to return to their houses. The
authorities are doing all tn their power to
furnish tents and supplies.
HEIIEM.IOX ItECOMCS SERIOUS
*
COUKO Free Stnt Inflict * Sttre
LonncH oil tlie Itcliilaim.
BRUSSELS. Jan. 22. There has been fresh
fighting in the Congo State between the Bel
gian troops and the rebels , the former hav
ing sustained heavy losses. Including some
white officers killed.
La Patrlote sajs : "Tho real truth as to
the situation In the Congo State Is being hid
den. The losses of the Congo State troops
of late have been much understated here.
The whole country is in a ferment and the
rebellion Is not being put down. The government -
| ernment troops appear to fear the rebels and
the prestlgo of the whites has been much
Impaired. "
' O.-rmany Will > ot MnlJ * Tronhl- .
LONDON , Jan. 22. The Berlin corre-
spondcnt of the Times says : There Is good
reason for believing that the German gov-
eminent regards the maintenance of cordial
relations with Great Britain and the United
States as far more Important than even
German commercial Interests In Samoa. The
tone of the leading Journals , therefore , Is
on the whole , free from bitterness or exag
geration.
In a word , there are many Indications that
Germany will not frustrate a revision of the
treaty of Berlin by extravagant demands : ,
such as for the cession of the Island.
The Kolnlscho Zcltung ridicules the report
that Dr. von Ilelleben , German ambassador
nt Washington , has complained of Mr.
Berry's remarks In the house of representa
tives and says that the United States ambas
sador in Berlin , Mr. White , might as well
have complained of Hcrr Ahlwardt's anti-
American ravings In the Helcbstag.
ficrniniiy . * ' < < Us Oar timid Will.
( Copyright. 1SD9 , by Press > Publishing Co. )
LONDON. Jan. 22. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The Dally
News' Berlin dispatch sa > s :
At Cologne a Joint stock company has
been founded , with a capital of JjOO.Offi ) , to
lay a direct cable from Germany to the
United States. At the same time Wolf's
telegraph agency has determined to estab
lish a branch office In New York. The
press campaign which has been during the"
last > ear carried on against Germany In the
yellow press has Induced the German gov
ernment to favor this project by which It
Is hoped to exercise some direct Influence
upon public opinion In the United States.
Striker * Arc
( Copyright. 1899 , by Prts Publishing Co.1 *
COLON. Colombia. Jan. 22. ( New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. )
Panama laborers arrived last night and have
taken the places of the striking whnrfmcn
hero under the protection of the military.
Pistols wore fired at the train bringing beT
laborers and stones vvero thrown , Soldier *
guard the warehouses The strike Is for
higher wages because the cost of living has
suddenly advanced one-third. The Rev. !
Mr. Jacobs , \Vcsloyan minister , addressed
the strikers today. Ho advised them to re
turn to work Immediately and petition the
Panama Railway company of New York ,
through Us local agent , for better pay.
Mil } ' Tfll All.
3 > )
LONDON. Jan. 22. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The Dally
Chronicle's Paris dispatch says :
There U a belief that Estcrhazy , BufferIng -
Ing from remorse , will make a clean breast
of the whole Drofus case. This theory Is '
supported by the fact that Estcrhazy has
asked to see hU Ife and two daughter *
and he positively refused to see visitors.
From other sources I have gathered that
Eaterhazy U seriously reflecting the avowal
suggested by the vatlcaa that he waj form
ally ft papal zouave.
STONE STANDS UP FOR QUAY
Pennsylvania's ' Governor Oomos to tha De
fense of the Wily Senator ,
GIVES OUT A STATEMENT IN HIS BEHALF
mini. * a , , , , , . Wn | , u. uc.PCM | ( , lfi
Ills ( inniiortfrN Iteiiinlii I'lrin
a IMcii for .llnlfH
HAURISBURG. Pa. , Jan. 22.-Oovernor
Stone gave out the following signed state
ment this evening ou the senatorial sltua-
' .ion.
.ion."My
"My opinion has not changed since I ex
pressed the belief , after the action of the
caucus making .Mr. Quay the nominee of
the republican party for United States ben-
ator , that ho would bo re-elected. His supporters -
porters have not had a break lu their lines
since that tlmo aud they may have mads
gains. Punnsjlvanla is a republican state
and unless there arc t > onie serious reasons
why n regularly nominated candidate of the
republican party in the state should not bo
elected it la usually safe to predict th'at
ho will win. Moro than two-thirds of the
republican mombcr * of the general assembly
aio already publicly committed to him. No
ono can honestly or fairly quuitlon the reg
ularity of the nomination of Senator Quay.
"The caucus was regularly called aud
properly conducted. Stalwart republicans
generally throughout the commonwealth
have accepted him as the candidate of their
party and want to sec him elected. The
conspiracy case brought against him In the
heat of the campaign has been fully ven
tilated and the political character ot the
proceedings Is thoroughly understood by the
people. The argument of Attorney Watt > on
before the stiDrcniu court clearly demon
strated that there was nothing in the bills
or Indictment against Senator Quay nor In
the testimony , showing him to have violated
any law. This has been made plain to all ,
at has the fact that this prosecution wan
inspired and Instituted for the purpose ot
Iniluenclng votes against Senator Quay In
his senatorial canvass.
HUH .No tlnarrrl.
"It Is not my purpose or Intention to quar
rel A\lth anv ono who Is oppobcd to Senator
Quay. That Is his right aud privilege. But
1 do say that I believe that way down In
-ho hearts ot nearly one-half ot a million
republicans of Pennsylvania who voted for
mo for governor at the last election there
Is a feeling of sjmpathy for Senator Quay
In the present content. He has been a bravo
soldier In the hour of his country's trials ,
ho has been a gallant , able and victorious
field marshal of the republican party , not
only in local and state campaigns , but In
oiie of the gfitest and most bitterly fought
national contests ever waged In American
politics. To him , more than to any ono
else , as chairman of the republican com
mittee , did wo owe the election of General
Benjamin Harrison to the presidency. As a
member of the United States senate ho ha
watchfully and zealously guarded the great
Industrial , manufacturing and commercial
Interests of our commonwealth.
J'Hls Influence was potential not only In
materially aiding In the passage of the Mo-
Klnley bill , but tklth the democrats In con
trol of congress , through his close relation *
with bin colleagues on both .sides ot the
house and tola statesmanlike course ou the
floor ot the senate , he saved Pennsylvania's
Industries from ruin by the amendments he
had inserted In the Wilson bill for their
especial protection.
"Thero should be no occasion for con
cern among the friends ot Senator Quay on
deadlock on the sen-
account of the present
atorshlp. Public opinion In his favor U
making Itself fell among the members of
the legislature. If Senator Quay's supporters -
I am conilnced ttey will ,
ers stand firm , as
hb ic-election will certainly follow In due
time"
Stntrmriit liy tinO | ponltlini
VanValkenbcrg , who Is managing
E. A.
the anti-Quay campaign. Issued a statement
ho the senatorial situation
tonight In which says
uncertain.
nor
complicated
tion is no longer '
Mr. Van Valkenbcrg claims Senator Quay's
stiength was at high tide when he received
111 votes , which Is Just fourteen short of a
majority. Against him nro 139 votes.
Elghty-Boven are democrats and fifty-two
anti-Quay republicans.
"The Quay managers have abandoned al
hope of securing a single vote from the nntl
Quay ranks , " ho adds , "but whllo admitting
that no democrat will vote directly for Quay
I I at any stage of the contest they assert with
' an air of mvstcry rather than of confidence
that at the proper time enough democrats
will bo found to supply the necessary fourI
' teen votes that Senator Quay must have to '
elect him. The Quay machine Is bankrupt [
i In the matter of political patronage. All
the attempts of the Quay pcopln to create
I | friction between the democrats and the ant- :
Qua ) lies have failed. Senator Quay amassed
all his strength to break the lines last
Wednesday and failed. He has given orders
that every effort must bo made to break
them next Tuesday. Ho may break them ,
but elect himself United States senator
again , never. "
HOT FIGHT IN WEST VIRGINIA
I.ate r.ilitlon of the Hn > -TIUlrii Con-
tent IN on lit tlie Senatorial
, he
West Virginia legislature has -a majority of
only one on joint ballot for senator and
that ono Is in dispute the present struggle
Is called by come a late edition of the
Hoyes-Tlldcn contest. The factional fighting
was ended when John T. McGraw last
Wednesday night received ahe democratic
caucus nomination nnd on the following '
night N. B. Scott was roado the republican
nominee. Since then both parties have been
working for partisan advantages In the set
tlement ot contested seats
The republicans are fighting hard to hold
their own and have a majority of ne , since
two of the republicans have been unseated
in tl'o house. As the democratic majority In
Ilin house threatens to unseat others the republican
eng
publican majority In the senate has pending
three resolutions for contests In the upper
branch. The balloting for senator begins to
morrow noon , but before that order ola
reached It Is expected that there will be
lively scenes tn both branches of the legislature
iso
lature In thu cross-firing In the line of re
taliation. The balloting may be continued
from day to day till both sides get enough
of the retaliation program.
. California hoiinlorlnl Conti-xt.
I SACRAMENTO , Cal. . Jan. 22. The sen
atorial situation U practically the samn nos
It was one week ago. There his iicen no
break from either of ttio principal candl-
dates , Grant and llurnfi , neither has the IIP -
position to these candidates vveakeneil. The
ono man who has made any decided gain Is
Bulla of Los Angeles , Ilulla has a larso sec-
end choice following which will go to him
when the present combination breaks up.
That there will be a breaking up soon Is .
evident. There can bo no election until thli
in resized and the ttraln has continued
as Ions aa it can. The members of
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast ' for Nebraska-
, Snow ; Collier ; Northeily Winds
Yi'Mcr < ln > ' * < fiiiicraturc | nt Oiimlini
Hour. Di'lf. Hour. Urn.
. " n. lit , : itl 1 | i. lit II
( I n , in 10 -J. p. in ir
? n. in u : t p. 111. in
S n. 111 It .1 | i. 111 IT.
i I ) n. tn U 5 p. ni 1.1
10 n. in it O | i. in II
11 n. tn. . It 7 | i. in II
I'J in It S | . . in It
II p. in II
I
loth houses are receiving letters by the
: hundreds ' protesting against the xlstlug
leadlock.
It Is not probable that there will be much
ihange In the voU before Tuesday , however.
POPE IS DANGEROUSLY ILL
I.nte . " % ( from tin * Vntloaii Slutot
that l.fo'N Condition In
LONDON , Jan. 23. The Paris corrc-
pendent ot the Daily Chronicle sn > s that a
'rench bishop has received a telegram from
touio saying that the I opo Is dangerously 111.
A dispatch to the Associated Press from
Rome on Saturday said the pope h.id iom-
iletcly recovered his health after a slight al
ack of Influenza and had received In nudl-
cnco a deputation of canons ot St. Joan do
Lalron that day
Strike ol Dock Laborers.
COLON. Colombia. Jan. 22. The strike of
dock laborers Is fast assuming a serious
aspect. A batch of thirty-six Panama dock
men arrived last night and stones and rc
volvcrs were fired nt the train as It ncannl
Colon. A hundred moro are expected In tha
course of the next twelve hours and the
shipowners are anxiously awaiting their ar
rival , ns business lo seriously del i ) oil. Sol
diers are guarding the wnrehoues wheio the
dorkmen now on Hand are at work and are
preventing communication with the outside.
Interim ? } Will Tnlk.
PARIS. Jan. 22. Major rerdlnnnd Walsln
Estcrhnzy. the reputed author of the Drey
fus boidercau. who arilvcd hero Wednesday
tivening to testify before the court of cassa
tion , wrote yesterday to Count Do Trryclnet
the minister of war. asking to be released
from his oath of professional secrecy. M. DC
Freyclnet today acceded to his request and It
is believed Esterhazy will appear before the
, court tomorrow. He continues to decline to
receive visitors.
Italian CrnUcrH for China.
ROME , Jan. 22. The Trlbuna announce ?
that the Italian cruisers Elba and Aetna are
shortly going to China , but that the rumor
of the Italian '
goxernment's Intention lo
seize u Chinese post Is premature.
Itcport of llnnk of Hpuln.
MADRID , Jan. 22. The Bank of Spain's
report for the week ended yesterday shows
the following : Gold In hand , no change ; sil
ver In hand , Increased 7,101,000 pesetas ;
notes In circulation , Increased 1.801.000
pesetas.
IK.
LONHON , Jag. 22.5-00711 J. rrwer. as-
Eoclate justice t > / tli(9iJ ( lifted Stutts supreme
court and member of the Venezuelan
Boundary commission , loft London this even
ing for Paris.
To Scourr Ilc'l 'n < > of Prisoner * .
MADRID , Jan. 22. The Washington gov-
ernment has notified Spain of Its intention
to endeavor to secure the release of tbo
Spanish prisoners in the Philippines.
IlrltlNh Crulnor for Samoa.
WELLINGTON , N. 55. , Jan. 22. The Brit
ish third class cruiser Royalist has been
dispatched to Samoa , following the Tauran-
ga , which left on Friday.
ASTOR BATTERY HUME AGAIN
Arrlvm nl Xcvr York Cl < y After Hav-
Ini ; Seen Service In the
I'lllllllplllOM.
NEW YORK. Jan. 22. After an absence
of more than seven months the Astor hat-
; cry arrived In New York today. During
their absence the men have traveled to and
from the Philippine Islands and have seen
active service against the Spaniards under
General McArthur at Manila. They marched
from the city June III with three officers and
ninety-nine men. They returned with ono
officer and elghty-twO men. Their loss from
death was flve three dead In action nnd two
from sickness. Six men were sent homo In
valided and six were discharged for one
I | causa or another. Two officers remained bo-
i hind with the regiments from which they
I had been detailed for service with the bat-
. tery , one In Manila and ono at Rock Island
arsenal.
I STEAM LAUNCH IS RUN DOWN
rr IN Urownnl ami Another
Iiiii IK .So lladly Hurt
that He Ilc- .
SAN FRANCISCO , Jan. 22. The steam
ferryboat Oakland , plying between this city
and Oakland , ran down the launch William
D today , near Goat Island. The launch
sank Immediately. Engineer Waddles of
the William D was drowned. F. D. Orr ,
u passenger , was struck by the Oakland and
died of his Injuries after reaching the hos
pital. Captain Ohrlstoffcson , Joe Matthews
and ono other passenger on the launch
wore picked up by the Oakland whllo strug-
gllng In the water.
MEMORIAL TO ENSIGN BAGLEY
TaJilct In tlieanl ArailPtii ) ' ( 'Impel
IN I'nv ' clli-il i\ltli Appropriate
Ccr Mnoalr .
I ANNAPOLIS. Mel. . Jnn 22. The memorial
tablet , placed In the naval academy chapel
In memory of Ensign Worth Baglcy , who
i was killed on the Wlnslow off Cardenan ,
was unveiled thh morning In the presence
of a largo number ot naval officers and
others. Lieutenant John B. Bernadou. who
commanded the Wlnslow. raised the veiling
Mrs fijgley , mother of Ensign Ilaglcy , and
his sister were present.
WIFE CUTS OFF ALLOWANCE
-Muriler nnd Snlrliln Pollen Her llr-
fiiNul lo I'urnlNli More
PlIllllH ,
CHICAGO. Jan. 22. John Dclthloff Bhot
his wife today after a quarrel and then shot
himself twice. Both died later at the
hospital , Delthloff and his wife had not been
living together for some time. Delthloff fre
quently demanded money from his wlfo end
her refusal to supply him with funds Is sup
posed to have caused the crime.
( ilanN MhMXTN Will Strike.
MILLVILLIJ. N. J. , Jan. 22. An official
of the Green Olasd Blowers' association
stated that 3,000 nonunl 11 South Jertey blow-
crs would etrlke thin week If the firms refused - .
fused to pay the union wages. Mcetlnss | | '
were held In the different towns today nnd ,
tbo workers have decided to Jolu the uulou. , { |
CLEANING UP HAVANA
Pbysicil nnd Moral Ecgencntlon of the
Oity Progresses Satisfactorily ,
GENERAL LUDLOW IS HIGHLY PLEASED
Compliments the Cubans on Their Hearty
Co-Operation in tbo Work ,
HIS MEASURES ARE CORDIALLY SUPPORTED
Revenues of the City InacUqunto to Meet
All the Necessary Demands ,
LOAN BY UNITED STATES RECOMMENDED
ire of Ileffiifie liy tlii > AVi
toil HIM ( riiiiirnt to Adviini'o the
.Money Nrcilril to KITvot Sani
tation In HIM ana.
( Copyright. 1899. by Press Publishing Co )
. HAVANA. Jan. 22. ( Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Major Gen
1 eral Ludlow , military governor of the city ot
Havana : , gives the following authorized In
terview :
titl "I di-slro to make , a communication to
the Cubans nnd the Inhabitants Havana
tlh
in general. Without their faithful ami noblu
aid , the maintenance of complete peace and
the rapid inauguration of public Impiovc-
menta and reforms would have been impossi
ble. And the Cubans acted well In spite of
much provocation. I had at the very outset
to cause- them a sevcro disappointment.
"In order to destroy as far as possible any
1'kellhood 1t 1 ' of trouble during evacuation by
thu Spanish forces I was forced to order the
Cubans to suspend Indefinitely a week of
public rejoicings , which they had been long
and expensively preparing They uncom
plainingly bore the prohibition and supported
all measures to ensure tbo maintenance of
law i and order. In fact , the Cuban people
of this city nnd the whole Island have In
the past trying times shown themselves to
bo such respecters of the law that 1 think
they will In a comparatively short tlmo
.1I acquire a practical Knowledge of self-gov
ernment.
"The same cordial support has been glvcn
to ( the sanitary regulations recently Issued
nnd today there Is not a Btioet In the city
mint for pedestrians. Even the smaller
back j alles arc cleaner than many streets
in the lower portions of Washington , Balti
more , nnd other ( southern cities of the United
States. And this fitter 400 years of dense
sanitary Ignorance. With a good sanitary
sstcm and well paved streets there Is no
reabon why Havana may not become the
most healthful semi-tropical city on the
earth. It has In the n aln a good dralnago
slope. The harbor has a fair dolly cm rent
to and from the sea. No epidemic sickness
has ever occurred upon ships anchonvl In the
open barlxr , , The c rr. of. fontRRlon has ;
been In the city ItscTf In the soil eoakctl
deep with four centuries of contamination.
Pnvcmcnt anil .Sounue.
"Public health can best ho secured by
catering this ground by asphalt. Such a
pavement will not soften. 'It Is never
o warm here aa It Is for short periods lu
many northern cities where asphalt Is used.
Cuba's average yearly range of temperature
Is but thirty degrees. The disposal of the
city's aencrago would not bo so difficult
aa expensive. The email rise and fall ol
the tide , between eight and twenty-tout
Inches , gives rather a weak Impulse out Into
the gulf current. The sewerage must thoro-
fern either be subjected to thorough disin
fection If emptied In the horl > or or must
be pumped far out to sen. It can bo read
ily collected by an Intercepting flower run
ning along the edge of the harbor from the
lower end of tlilc
tunnel and powerful ma
chines could force
through another sewei
well out Into the current. Either collection
and disinfection or pumping to sea Is a
comparatively expensive method , hut Iho
only practical one for the city.
"Before such expensive works are possi
ble all present receptacles of matter men
acing the public health must bo cleaned
and their contents , together with the dally
garbage of the city , collected In portable
vessels towed on lighters well out Into the
gulf current. In Itself , the first aid to the
health ot Havana Is already producing a
markedly beneficial result.
"From all indications the revenues of the
city will not meet the cost of the required
Improvement for many years. Yet the lack
of these Improvements bleeds yellow fcvor
and have for l&O jears nnd were the reforms
effected , trade with the Island would In
crease many fold and rapidly. It would ,
therefore , bo a measure ) of self-dcfcnso for
the United States to lend to the city ot
Havana Ihc money necessary for Its san
Itatlon. Ten millions could bo loaned at per
fect safety. The bonded Indebtedness of Ha
vana la very low. The Bank of Spain holds
one mortgage for about J7.000.000 nnd the
Bank of Commerce has ono for about $3,000-
000. The report of the last months of the
Spanish administration shows that on a
yearly revenue of about $2,000,000 the city
paid more than half to the banks on Its
Indebtedness. The loan of another $10,000-
000 to Havana now would not cover the cost
of a complete sanitary system , but U
would remove the danger of epidemic.
> iillri * Pol Ire l'or M' .
"Tho organization of a native police form
Is progressing satisfactorily. It has be n
carried on according to the rccoinmenditlons
of General Greene , which provide nmoiii ;
other things , that the force ghoul 1 be super
intended by a United States officer until we
could get the proper Cuban for chief of jo-
lice. When I found such a man in Grneral
Mcnocal I appointed him. In rcllovln : ; Colonel
nel Moulton I adhered strictly to the oilgi-
IIH ! plan. Mcnocal was an offici-r of high
rank In the Cuban army and is respected by
all cladi oo In Havana. Us Is constructing
the police force from all sources. The ir
quinment that all successful applicants must
be able to read ami write has barr j many
Cuban soldiers who olherwlic were well
fitted for the work.
"The Spanish government eo stifled com
mon education that out of 300 picked Cuban
only twentv wire found win fouid
fulfill these simple requirements. Residents
of Havana who know the city and lt people
are being accepted The best of the old
Spanish policemen will bo ro-cinploycd , Tim
remalndor of the force will bo carefully se
Icctcd from Iho Cuban army The people of
Havana are naturally peaceable nnd I hava
no doubt that under the pollclm ; of Its own
men , organized In the modern ntjle , the city
will become as orderly as any on earth.
Ex-Chief McCullagh has been of Invaluable
service.
"The recent Inclusion of Havana nuburbi
within the peace limits under my authority
Is a logical necessity for thu maintenance ot
law. Tbcse back districts are the natural
haunt * cf the criminal clabses and only by
constant watch up ; > n them through my ow