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VOTE ON THE TREATY
Bflnata Agrees to Finally Pan on Document
on February 6 ,
PRESIDENT DESIRES NO TIME TO BE LOST
Bnnator Davis Presents Report of Paris Con
vention in Exeontiva Session.
URGES ADOPTION OF THE REPORT
Belieies International Trouble Will Be
Atoided in Keeping Philippines ,
FILIPINOS NOT ON FOOTING WITH CUBANS
A < 1mltH that There In Apparent Ma
jority AKtiliint It. Hut llellcveii Cer
tain Opponent * Will Change.
Front UurliiK the Dliciiimlou.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 25. The senate held
t o executive sessions today and at each
the peace treaty wan the subject under dis
cussion. At the first an agreement was
reached to vote on the treaty next Monday
week und at the second Senator Davis pre
sented the American commission's reasons
for accepting the treaty In the form In
which It was finally concluded. The agree
ment for a vote WHS reached nt an execu
tive session held soon after convening at
noon , this agreement being In the following
language :
That the nenato agrees to vote on the
treaty with Spain and all amendment ! ) ' on
Monday , February 6 , < at 3 p. m. , nd that
tintll that tlmo the senate nhtill go into
"executive BCsolon each day at " p. m.
This was un unanimous agreement , the
terms of which were formulated by Senator
Davis In reply to yesterday's proposition by
the opposition and ns a result of today's
meeting of the ciato committee on foreign
relations. The agreement In the committee
to accept the proposition was unanimous
und it is understood that Senator Davis In
formed his fcllow-commltteemcn that it
was the wish of the president that the pro
vision for ft vote bo accepted and the result
lo made known as soon ns possible. These
who nro familiar with the views of the
president any he has urged nn early vote on
the ground that nothing la to be lost and
everything Is to bo gained by taking the
( vote. The final action ho la confident will
too favorable when reached.
Ten Days to Consider Treaty.
The senate remained about forty-five
minutes In executive session today
arriving tit a decision on a peace
treaty. As soon as the doors were
closed and the public excluded. Senator
Davis , chairman of the committee on foreign
relations , took the floor and announced that
ho was authorized by the committee to nc
ccpt the proposition made In executive ecs-
slon by Senator Gorman to vote on thu
treaty within ten days. He therefore nskeil
for unanimous couscnt that the vote shoulil
bo taken at 3 o'clock on Monday , February
C , saying that exactly ten legislative i.i *
Would Intervene between this time and that.
He. Intimated that If there were any objec
tions to this date he would like to hear
thm , but none were heard and the hour nnd
the day were unanimously agreed to. The
remainder of the forty-five minutes were
epcnt In exchange of questions and answers
which are usually heard In efforts to fix a
tlmo for a vote and In making sure that all
understood the fact. There woe also an
ngrecmcnt that the senate should go Into
executive session each day between this time
and February ( i for the discussion of the
treaty. Authority was also given for mak
ing the announcement ot the agreement
public.
The opposing senators made no objection
lo the date , neither suggesting an earlier
cor a later dale.
IlnvlK Heportu Aets of Commission.
In accordance with the terms of the agree
ment the senate resumed Us work In execu
tive session at 2 o'clock und the entire time
of this session was consumed by Senator
Davis In making a presentation of the his-
L tory of the Par la conference. This pronenta-
/ tlon consisted largely In the quotation of
the various propositions made on each side at
the controversy at Paris , and while the
ppcech waa thus rendered somewhat formal
It received the closest attention.
A map of the Philippines on a large scale
ndorncd the rear wall of the senate cham
ber and while It was often consulted by
senators Mr. Davis mdde but ono reference
( o It as such.
Bpeaklne outside of the published record
Senator Duvln took occasion to nuloglzo the
Rpanlsh commissioners in high terms as men
ot exceptional shrewdness and ability , say
ing the Americans had found them armed at
nil poltiU , zealous of Spain' * honor and In
terest , and prepared at all times to defend
lln cause as lone aa there was anything 'o
defend ,
Ho said the Americans ot the commission
] iad been In constant communication
with the president while negotiat
ing the 'convention , that he was
made acquainted with all the com
mission's movement * , and while be ad
mitted that there had been apparently iome
division of opinion among publicists In the
United States as to the policy of Including
the Philippine * In the agreement , there had
been practically no other honorable way
out of the difficulty.
As for himself , Mr. Davis was willing from
the start to extend our borders so as to In
clude these Islands , because he believed their
acquisition a most Important stride In the
advancement of the American nation com
mercially nnd otherwise. Ho with others
was looking forward to the prospective par
tition of the vast Chinese empire among
the European nations , and he foresaw that
If the United States did not secure a footing
* in the Orient , such as they have an oppor
tunity to secure through the terms of the
treaty , they would be most effectually and
forever shut out of this vast market.
Aeitiilftltlon of Iilaiul * Kxpeilleiit.
On thle account there was every reason
Jn the world why the treaty ehould bo
ratified nnd he contended that few men who
would study the world-wide questions pro
senteit us the commissioners had been com
Celled to study them could doubt the expedl
uncy ot the move. He also touched upon the
legal questions Involved , contending that
there wore many precedents for the acquisi
tion , that we , at a nation , had a right to
acquire territory , and that there were no
constitutional barriers.
"If we iihould fall to make good our own
opportunity thus providentially presented , "
Mr. Davis said , "wo need expect no favors
from Kurope in regaining d foothold lu the
eastern markets. We need count upon no
display ot friendship from Europe In this
or any other matter , "
The Kuropocn powers wern profoundly
jealous of the United Statei and the senator
1 ( Continued oa Fourth Page. )
AFTER MAJOR CLAPP'S ' SCALP
Klnlne ( inoiliile'n .Stout lliiNhamt One *
to Wnnlilnvloii to Secure the.
Aicetit'N llenmval.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 25. ( Special Tele
gram. ) An olllclil of the Interior depart
ment stated today that Agent Clapp of the
I'lno Uldgo (3. ( D. ) agency would in all
probability not remain at that post much
longer. It U the Impression that the ncent
has Informed fc'ecretnry Ullsa that he Is de
sirous of rejoining his regiment. It wag
rumored recently that tlio agent was about
to resign. This was denied at the time , but
It has since been learned that the depart
ment has received some correspondence In
this connection anil from statements made
at the department today It Is believed Clapp
has handed In b resignation , or will do BO
soon. This conclusion Is strengthened by
the fact that several attempts have been
made to oust the agent , but they have
proved fruitless. Secretary Ullss having re
fused to make any change at Pine Hldge.
Dr. C. A. Kastman. a full-blooded Plan-
dreau Sioux , and huoband of Elaine Goodale ,
the well known poetess. Is In the city In the
Interests of the Indians at Pine Ridge ,
Crow Creek and Cheyenne river agencies In
South Dakota , who will , shtfiild the Interior
department approve the selection of Dr.
Kastman as agent for these Indians , be the
first representative In Washington to look
after the buslncos of the several agencies ,
the Indiana heretofore having rent repre
sentatives from their several councils to in
terview the great father when matters of
special legislation were needed for their
welfare. Dr. Eastman made a visit to Pine
Hldgo last summer and he says ho learned
sufficient about the manner In which Major
Clapp conducts the affairs of the agency
that would warrant his believing that some
thing would have to be done , clso there
would bo an uprising among the younger
men of the reservation. He says Major
Clapp Is dictatorial , sclf-assertlvc and is
constantly getting Into dlfllculty with the
Indians to such an extent that a clash would
seem to be Inevitable.
Privates Charles J. Couror and Dewltt C.
Wood , Company E , Third Nebraska , have
been ordered discharged ; also Corporal
Frederick IJIck and Privates John W. Hick
and Charles F. Field , Company C , First
Nebraska. Ins < ructlons directing the dis
charge of Sergeant Frank S. Hutchlnson ,
Company A , Third Nebraska , have been con
firmed.
Gurdon W. Wattles Is at the Uolclgh. It
Is thought he Is here In the Interest of Ma
bank. He goce to New York at the end of
the week.
AGONCILLO GAINS NO GROUND
III * Coiitiiittiileiitlon tn State Depart
ment Ilemiltn In No
of Attitude.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 2r . The presentation
to the Stale department yesterday ot the
communication from Agonclllo , Agulnaldo'a
representative , a he styles himself , has not
changed the attitude of the department to
ward him and there l not the slightest
probability that he will be officially recog
nized by the president or the department.
It Is conceded that the document h cleverly
phrased with the Intention to put the United
States Eovernment in the wrong estimation
of the world , and Ite \ euspectcd from tha
half-concealed arrogance ot the demand to
bo informed of the niTnoae ' " ' . our govern
ment in sending reinforcements to the Phil
ippines that thla communication may mark
the adoption of a now line of policy by tbo
Insurgents In the Philippines. The first
manifestation of this. In caae It Is decided
to resort to open hostilities , probably will
be the sudden departure of Agonclllo und hta
staff from Washington and from the limits
of the United States.
There was an absence of advices from
General Otis today which led the officials at
the War department to the conclusion that
there had been no appreciable change In the
conditions at Manila or Hello , and eomo sat
isfaction Is felt In even that style of nega
tive assurance that the impending trouble
at Manila may be nt least postponed.
MONEY FOR OTHER BIG FAIRS
OfllolitlN of 1'nuamerleuii ami LoulH-
lana l'uri'liu e Worlil'w I'll I r He-
cetve SubNtiintiiil Help.
BUFFALO , N. Y. , Jan. 23. The subscrlp
tlons to the stock of the Panamcrlcan ex
position , which la to be held here In the
summer of 1901. amount to J6S6.440. The
buoka were opened on Saturday evening las :
at a banquet given in honor of Mayor Dlohl ,
and when It was only Intended to raise
jr.00,000 by next Saturday night. U Is uov ,
the purpose of tboso lu charge to raise
Jl.000,000 by that time.
ST. LOUIS. Jan. 25. The World's fair
committee on organization was named today
by Chairman Pierre Choteau as follows :
D. II. Francis , chairman ; Breck Jones ,
secretary ; W. H. Thorr.paon , Jonathan Rice ,
n. C. Nugent. Fe tus J. Wade. Rolla Wells.
C. W. Knapp , II. C. Pierce , Adolphue Busch
James L. Blair.
The World's fair will bo Incorporated at
once to be known aa the Louisiana Purchase
World's Fair association. The headquar
ters will be In St. Louis. The capital stock
U { 5,000,000 , with power to Increase It il
necessary
DETROIT , Jan. 25. Much enthusiasm
was manifested tonight at the second meet
ing of the committees having In cnarge tU
raising of subscriptions for Detroit's bi
centenary celebration to be held in 1901.
The fact that Buffalo has had an earlier start
and has secured heavier subscriptions for hr
exposition planned for the pumo year Htlmuj j !
latcd the civic pride of those present and J
the subscriptions for stock which had
reached but $75,000 at the first moetlng were
Increased this evening to $207,800.
SHERMAN WOULD WITHDRAW f
What He Won 111 On an to the Peace
Treaty If lie Were In the
Senate.
NKW YOIIK. Jan. 23. The Evening
World today prints an Interview with John
Sherman. In which the latter forcibly ex
presses himself against expansion. The ex-
secretary ot state Is quoted on saying In
part ;
"I am decidedly opposed to the Invasion ot
the Philippines. The Idea of our country
forcing Its way In these Islands and forcing
Its government upon the 7,000,000 or 9,000-
000 population Is monstrous. It Is subversive
of the basic principle of our government ,
tliat the just powers of government are de
rived from the consent of the governed und
It Is In violation ot the traditions of our
country. "
"Then , If you were In the senate you
would not vote to ratify the treaty of Paris
an It stands ? "
"If I were In the senate I would not vote
to ratify as It stands. I would vote to with
draw from the Islands as soon as possible.
"The papers say that 4.000 soldiers have
lust been sent to Manila. Why were thev
sent ? Are wo going to war against u strug
gling republic ? They have been lighting for
many years against Spain and have prac
tically driven Spain out. Are we to take
the place of Spain lu tyrannizing over tbete
trucgllng people ? "
Nathan B. Scott is Chosen United States
Senator on First Ballot.
DECISIVE VOTE BREAKS THE DEADLOCK
Nominee In Internal Iteremie Col
lector iif Tlmt District nod Took
1'roinliipiit Part In the- Presi
dential CiinipnlKii of 1H1KI.
CHAnLESTON , W. Va. , Jan. 2. * . . After a
contest ot two weeks Commissioner of In-
.ernal Hevciiue Nattmu I ! . Scott was elected
( jtiliul States senator from West Virginia
for the term ending In March , 1)05. ! ) A do-
Islvo result was reached on the first , joint
ballot , when there were continued demon
strations of applause. Senator Etkins , Sen
ator-elect Scott and others were freely con
gratulated on the management that pro *
vented what Eome considered a serious crisis ,
At 1:30 : today the presiding officer of the
Joint convention of the two branches of the
West Virginia legislature , after one ballot
had been taken , declared N. n , Scott , at
present commissioner of Internal revenue ,
the duly elected successor of Charles J.
Faulkner lu Ibo United States senate.
The vote stood : Scott , republican , -IS ;
McGraw. democrat , 46 ; Ooff. republican , 1 ;
total vole cast , 95 ; necessary to elect , 48.
As the ballot stood when the last name
was called Scott had only forty-seven votes
and the deadlock , which had been expected ,
seemed assured. But Just before the pres
ident of the senate started to announce the
result Delegate Hunt arose and was recog
nized by the president.
"I desire to change my vote , " he said.
During a brief speech , In which he ex
plained Ills position , 'there ' was a breathless
suspense. The galleries and chamber were
crowded. At first It appeared ai If he would
Join Delegate Hapstonstall , who voted for
Goff , but ho cast the vote which elected
Bcott. HapstonsWll clung to Ooff to the end.
Slek Memlier Shown lip ,
Delegate Asbury. who had been absent
during the entire session on account of sick
ness , was present and voted for Scott. The
democrats had hoped to keep him out of the
convention. Morris , republican , against whom
a contest was pending In the senate , was not
permitted to vote and < tlio Taylor county scat
n the house , which is contested by Dent ,
was loft vacant , in accordance with the com-
promlso agreement reached Tuesday night
between the leaders of the two parties. To
night It was given out that Scott's election
would be contested before the United States
senate. During the balloting the democrats
filed protests against the votes of Getzen-
danner and Plerson , whom they claim to ba
Ineligible because they accepted n commis
sion in the volunteer army while holding
their scats as senators. This they will make
one of the grounds for the contest. Another
ground will be because Scott received only
forty-eight votes , a majority of the joint as
sembly , or of all present , but ono less than
a majority of all the members elected to the
legislature.
Not Blnco the famous Kenna-Goff deadlock
has there been so much Interest centered In
a senatorial contest In West Virginia.
There U some talk since the election of
Scott about Ohio furnishing thejsenntors for
Us nelgutors on Its sc'utherr.iU \vSsterTi
boundaries. Since Senator Elklns In a native
tiveof Ohio , Senator-elect Iloverldge and
Senator Fairbanks of Indiana are both na
tives of Ohio , while Senators Allison , Baker ,
Carter , Allen and Kyle arc also Buckeyes.
Senator-elect Scott , on receiving the cau
cus nomination one. week ago , telegraphed
President McKinley as follows : "Another
vote for expansion , " He Is a pronounced
expansionist and a strong administration
man.
Took Part In Campaign of ' 1 O.
Nathan Day Scott was- born In Guernsey
county , Ohio , in 1843. He enlisted in the
Union army and was mustered out In 1865
Settling In Wheeling shortly afterwards he
went to work as an employe of the Central
Glass company. In a short time ho was em
ployed as manager nnd soon afterwards was
selected president of the company , which
position ho filled for years. He served two
years as president ot the second branch of
the city council of Wheeling. Ho was
elected In 1882 as a member of the state
senate and again In 1886 , serving eight years.
In the last race ho defeated Hon. J. O.
Pendleton in a strongly democratic district ,
Mr , I'endlcton being afterwards elected to
congress. While a member of the senate
ho passed the mutual savings bank law ol
the state. For five years he was Wesl
Virginia's member of the republican national
committee , and during the entire time was
a member of the executive committee. Dur
ing the campaign of 1S96 ho was selected by
President McKinley to serve with General
Powell Clayton and Vice President Hobart
In the headquarters at New York city. In
recognition of his services President Mc
Kinley appointed him commissioner of In
tcrnal revenue. He organized the first sav
ings bank In the state of West Virginia and
is still president of that Institution ,
Vote * In Other Statrn.
HARIUSIlUnO. Pa. , Jan. 25. R sult of
the seventh Joint ballot for United States
senator : Quay , 104 ; Jenks , 79 ; Dalzell , 16 ;
Stone , 7 ; Stewart , 8 ; Huff , 5 ; the rest scat
terlng. Total , 234 ; necessary to choice , 118 ;
paired , 18.
DOVER , Del. , Jan. 25 , The result of the
thirteenth and fourteenth ballots for United
States senator taken In joint session at noon
today : Gray , democrat , 15 ; Addlcks , repub
llcan , 15 ; Henry A. Dupont. regular repub-
llron , 14 ; Handy , silver democrat , 5 ; absent
3 ; total vote , 49 ; necessary to choice , 25 ; no
vote.
CHKYENNR , Vt'yo. , Jan. 25. The election
of C. D. Clark as United States senator
which took place yesterday , was formally
ratified In joint session of the leglslatun
today.
SALT LAKE. Utah , Jan. 25. The leglsla
ture took two ballots for senator today am
adjourned until tomorrow. Both ballots
gave the same result : King , democrat , 19
McCuno. democrat , 21 ; Cannon , 7 ; Nebelter
democrat , 1 ; A , C. Bishop , republican , 14
Sutherland , republican , 1.
MADISON , WIs. . Jon. 25. The deadlock In
the election ot UnlUd State * senator con
tluurti unbroken. Today's joint session
showed no change from yesterday's vote.
TKENTO.V. N. J. , Jan. 25. The tw
branches of the legislature met In joint ses
> loii today and President Reed of the senat
declared John Keane elected senator for si :
years , beginning March 4. 1S99.
HELENA. Jan. 25. Senatorial vote : Clark
39 ; Conrad , 30 ; MaglnnUa. 8 ; Pox , 2 ; Grabb
republican , 14 , Necessary to choice , 47.
SACRAMENTO , Cal. , Jan. 25. The twen
ty-nlntb ballot today resulted In no change
OLVMPIA , Wash. . Jan. 25. One ballot to
day : Foster , 26 ; Wilson , 28 ; Humes , 20
Ankeny , S ; Lewis , 28 ; Bridges , 1 ; Daniels , J
Favor llutlllealloii of Treaty.
OLYMP1A , Waeh. , Jan. 25. A Joint reso
lutlon passed the house today Inatructln
Washington United States senators to vet
for the ratification of the peace treaty.
Proleit Aiilimt Hubert * .
SALEM , Ore. , Jan. 23. The hous. toda
asced n Joint memorial to congress pro-
estlng against the seating ot IJrlghnm II
: oberts as a member of congress from
Utah.
\iii , n.Yi'A.Nsiov iinsoi.rno.vs.
Canaan House of Itepre-ientnllTi1 *
Determinedly OpptiNcil.
TOPEKA , Kan. . .Ian. 23. By u'J to 3S thrower
ewer house of the Kntirart legislature today
Hied three separate , resolutions endorsing
lie "expansion" policy of the national ad-
ulnlfltrntlon. '
There me ninety-two republican votes and
hlrty-threc fuslonlst voted In the house , bu (
he republicans were simply out-maneuvered
< f their opponents. As a result , of today's
ctlsn the republican majority hcU a caucus
onlght at which they agreed on resolutions
eoommendlhg that Porto Rico and the
hlllpplnes be held and controlled by our
government and Instructing the United
States srnatorn from KIJIISP.R to vole for
atlflcatlou of the peace treaty.
THIS BANK HAS NO ASSETS
State Authorities Clone the Doom of
Well Known Kaniinit City
Institution.
KANSAS CITY , Jan. 25. Ttio Planters'
wnk , with a capital of JD3.000 , was closed
oday by the state. The proprietors are
mdcr arrest by order of 'Secretary of Stntu
A'scur and Assistant Attorney General Jef-
rios. The- bank has no Visible ats ° ets , II Is
alleged , whatever.
On the order of Secretary of State A. A.
Leseuer and Attorney General Jeffries , the
proprietors. Leonard Imboden and S. F. Han-
: ock , were arrested pending an Investigation.
The bank was chartered on January Ifi
ast with a capital of J25.000 , paid up , and
t was given out that it was a private Instl-
.utlon organized to handle principally the
justness of the Interstate Llvo Stock Com
mission company and the Imboden Live
Stock company , about which little Is known.
On January 20 , In response to a request from
State Bank Examiner Arnold , the resources
were put down us a credit of $20,112 In the
Avenue Exchange National bank , St. Louis ;
$28,306 with Blair & Co. , Now York , nnd
,184 with the Union National bank here.
The cash on hand was placed at $8,500. The
labilities Included $49,000 due the Inter
state Live Stock Commission company , and
i 16,000 due the Imboden company.
Mr. Arnold ascertained that there was no
cash on hand , and tint neither the local , St.
Louis , nor the New York banks held any
of the Planters' money. He communicated
these facts to the Jefferson City authorities
with the result that Messrs. Leseuer and
Jeffries came hero today , and Immediately
ilosed the concern and caused the arrest of
Imboden and Hancock.
Hancock , who says he owned the bank and
the $23,000 capital stock , accepted the draft
In question from Imbodon. It purported to
be drawn by the Harblno bank of Falrbury ,
N'eb. , on Its St. Louis correspondent. Word
was received today from the Nebraska bank
denying that any euch exchange had been
Issued by or with the knowledge of that
bank.
Imboden Is said to have been In the real
estate business In Fort Worth , Tox. , and to
huvo started several small banks lu Oklu-
loma. Hancock Is also from Fort Worth.
SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC RAGES
Four II n ml red CwwIjS : Ilic Dlm-ii
Are Found at Snlein , I " nil on
County , Arkniism.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark. . Jan. 25. Dr. H. C.
Dunavant. president of the State Board of
Health , told of a terrible state of affairs
at Salem , In Fulton county , where on epi
demic of smallpox prevails.
Dr. Dunavant has Just returned from that
, where he made a thorough Investiga
tion. Ho saya that there have been at least
400 cases of smallpox In the locality within
.he last two months and a number of deaths
have occurred. He found people walking
about the streets of the town broken out with
the disease , pock-marked and pitted , every
day. The local physldians contended that
: ho dlaeaso was not smallpox and little effort
tiad been made to check Its ravages. As a
result the disease has become scattered along
the line of the Memphis & Fort Scott and
Cotton Dolt railroads nnd many neighboring
towns are not Infected. The dluuxne was
first carried to Fulton county about two
months ago by a returned soldier.
SANTA FB , N. M. , Jau. 25. Late Information
mation from the Zunl 1'uehU , In western
Valencia county , tolls of u sad state of af-
falrti among those Indians. Smallpox la
raging with terrible results aod deaths are
numerous. Since tfa * dlicaso broke out 217
deaths have occurred and COO Indians are
nick , of whom possibly about one-half will
recover.
PHYSICIAN HAS SMALLPOX
Dr. Campbell of Omaha Contract * the
Innv York from
Vuoclno Vim * .
UTICA , N. Y. , Jan. 25. Special Telc-
erain. ) Dr. Stuart A. Campbell of
Omaha is quarantined at New Hart
ford , a small village near here.
Ho woe vaccinated two weeks ago and haa
cmallpox , developed by vacclnr virus. The
local health officer has established a quaran
tine. The case Is not considered serious and
Dr. Campbell Is being nursed by his wife.
He was on his way to New York to take a
course In the post graduate hospital there ,
and stopped to vlult his aunt in New Hurt-
ford.
Dr. Campbell had charge of the emergency
hospital at the Exposition grounds last
summer.
DEATH REPORT FROM CUBA
Klrnt Lieutenant Arthur Ilnriietl ,
Tiveitty-I-'Irnt KIIIIHIIB , Amoiitr
the Unfortunate.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 25. General Brooke
sent the following death report to the War
department today :
Private Alonzo Henry Smith , Company D ,
Ono Hundred and Sixty-first Indiana , small
pox ; Corporal Henry Smith , Company 11 ,
Second engineers , yellow fever ; Private
Joseph F. Connelly , Company A , Fourth vol
unteers , pernicious n.nlarlal fever ; First
Lieutenant Arthur Barnett , Twenty-first
Kansas , dysentery ; Private George Farrls ,
Company II , Eighth Illinois , diabetes ; Pri
vate S. P , Hamilton , Company F , Third vol
unteers , pneumonia ; Private Michael Beck ,
Company C. Fifth engineers , pernicious ma
larial fever ; Frank Holstoln , boatswain
transport Michigan , accidentally Injured.
COLIMA VOLCANO ACTIVE
OiithnrNt of I.ava Driven Iinllaim
Atvuy from Vlelnlty Folhrn *
the Knrthiiiiulie.
CITY OF MEXICO , Jan. 25. A dispatch
from Collma etatre that the volcano of that
name is In activity. The outburst was fol
lowed by lava , following directly after the
earthquake ycuterdoy. The eight la Impos
ing and the Indiana are moving from tbo
neighborhood of tha mouuUln. .No further
casualties arc reported lie re.
LIVE \VELL \ ON FREE FOOD
General Wilson Distributes 375,000 , Kations
iu Matanzas Provinoa ,
MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR MAINE TRAGEDY
In ( Ifiler Xot to ( ilve Offence to .Sennl-
.SpiiiilnrilH null Ciihans They
AV11I lie Alloneil to Par-
tlclpute.
HAVANA Jan. 23. Major General Wil
son has ordered the distribution In the towns
of Mntnnzas province of 375.000 rations. The
city Institutions arc amply provided for.
Major General Ludlow has received from
a number of poor widows of Spanish officers ,
who. under his Instructions , have been get
ting government support , an expression of
their deep thanks. They say that never In
their lives were they so comfortable and
well cared for as they arc today.
The Cuban general , Morlct. has been commissioned -
missioned to ask permission of the Ameri
can authorities for the construction of a
Central Cuban railroad from Pltiar del Rio
to Santlnco do Cuba by British and French
capitalists , who are ready to undertake the
wor ! : .
Lieutenant Colonel L. M. Mans , chief sur
geon of thn Seventh army corps , found In u
corner at the custom house today 10,000 vac
cine points which had bceu lost for four
days and are now probably spoiled. They
were sent from New York for use In the
Interior of the province.
There has been no Increase in smallpox
nnd the work of vaccination Is proceed
ing. There are 1H3 cases of measles.
Collector Biles will establish February 1
a system of bonded warehouses , hitherto
unknown here. They will prove a great
convenience to commerce and will be largely
patronized. Ho will also establish a system
under which an Importer may receive Im
mediately It Is unloaded 90 per cent of n
cargo , the remaining 10 per cent to be held
for appraisal and the levy of duties on the
whole. This will tend to prevent conges
tion and will allow of goods being placed on
the market with the least possible delay.
At present Collector Bliss makes a practice
ticeof delivering a miscellaneous assign
ment uoon payment of the estimated dues ,
after examination , ot course , to prevent
smuggling.
In Memory of Maine Tranreily.
Seventy-five American women met In this
city today to arrange for a memorial of the
anniversary of the destruction ot the Maine
on February 15. Mrs. Eetcs G. Rathbono
presided and a letter from Captain Slgsbcc
was read suggesting ns features of the pro
gram , prayer , singing. If desired , addresses
by one or two prominent persons , and u vol
ley fired over the graves by a battalion of
marines from the Texas. Captain Slgebee
wrote that he had granted the request of a
deputation of sailors and marines from the
Texas to be allowed to decorate the graves.
These suggestions were not acted on and
the preparation ot the program was deferred.
The executive committee on which Mesdames
Biooke , Lee , McKenna and Maus represent
the army , Mesdamrs Powclson and llowell
the navy , and Mies Hamll and Mesdamcs
Bcovol and Roberts tbc civilians , was di
rected to lovlto Major .General Brooke , Major
General Ludlow , Major General Lee , Captain
Slgsbee , and others , to take part In the
ceremony.
The question whether the Cubans and
Spaniards should bo allowed to participate
caused a lively discussion. The general wish
was to have. It exclusively an American
momorlal , but It was decided , In order to
avoid clviiiB offense , to Issue an invitation
to representative Cubans and Spaniards.
General Wilson , commander of the military
department of Matanzas , accompanied by the
members of his staff , General Pedro Beton-
court of tbe , Cuban army and Senor Diaz ,
One civil governor of the city ot Matanzas ,
Is now making a tour ot Matnnzas province
on special train carrying supplies , BO that
the trip will not bo a source of expense to
the towns visited ,
A request Is being formulated for presenta
tion to the military authorities to suspend
the mortgages which have fallen due on
.lands , etc. , for ono year on the ground tha.1
a suspension has already been made ID Porto
Rico.
Governor General Brooke has received a
letter from Salamanca signed by 300 Spanish
soldiers , who ask citizenship and employ
ment under the United States government.
Two hundred thousand Mauser cartridges
were seised by Colonel John G. Evans this
evening t a house near the Plrotccnlca
cartridge factory. The possessor uald he had
bought them ,
SAY GUANTA.V.VMO IS PEACEFUL.
Mixed Opinion * an to What the In-
nuricentN Are Domic.
OUANTANAMO , Cuba , Jan. 25. The
Cuban general , Pedro Perez , mayor of
Guantanamo. denies absolutely the charges
recently brought by Lieutenant Colonel Ray
and others against the Insurgents in their
district particularly the charges of Incen
dlarlsm and brigandage. Exhibiting his
commission aa & major general In the Cuban
army as a proof of the bold he has on the
insurgents Mayor Perez said to thn corre
spondent of the Associated Press today :
"They are all my frlend and I must know
It If such acus ES have been reported were
really committed. I am convinced that
there Is no band organized to burn the
sugar cano and I know there Is not an In
surgent camp In the entire district under
my supervision as a Cuban commander and
I believe this section about Guantanamo Is
the most peaceful part of the province. "
Among the planters opinions are about
equally divided. Three whoso plantations
are In the Immediate vicinity of Guantanamo
name assured the correspondent today that
they had no trouble and did not believe any
one else had. On the other band three
others , with equally good opportunity to
know the facts , confirmed the. reports ot
burnlncs.
Soledad plantation , which employs 400 ex-
Insurgents , has begun grinding , and Ernest
Brooks , manager and part owner , denies
that there has been any trouble. He says
It Is nothing unusual at this time of the
year for cane to burn , as any accident might
net It on fire. In his opinion the Insurgents ,
for the most part , are ready to return fo
work.
Then again , his brother. Theodore Brooks ,
who owns several large plantations , Is con
vinced there dots exist an organized band
for burning cane and preventing grinding.
The United States soldiers who are guard
ing the plantations , are equally divided In
opinion as to this matter , some of them sayIng -
Ing that they are always expestlng trouble ,
while others can see no necessity for guard
ing the plantations.
Chief of Gendarmerie Vallente , who has
been making a special Investigation , araens
that this district Is absolutely the most
peaceful part of the province and that over
6,000 former Insurgents are now at work on
various plantations within a ten-mile radius
ot Guantanamo.
Uurn d by Conl Oil.
ST. LOUIS. Jwi. 25. A special to thb
Pcflt-DI patcb from Mt. Olive , III. , sayn
Peter Nbfak , bin wife and hUi three call-
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
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dren were burned by a coal oil explosion ,
. \ boy 6 years old and a baby of 4 mouths
were roasted to death. The third child nml
the mother were fatally burned , while the
father's Injuries are only wrl.nis.
PATH MARRIEDONCE MORE
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LONDON. Jan. 23. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Teh-gram. ) Tht > Pnttl
wedding tcilny was favored with glorious
winter weather and the whole population
of Brecon turned out to welcome the diva
on her arrival this morning from Cralg-y-
Nos with the wedding party. Loud cheers
were rahed ns she wteppcd out of the rail
way carriage "looking charmingly pretty
and amazingly young In lavender gray silk
and heliotrope hat , both trimmed with se
quins and nodding oiprcys , and carrying n
magnificent boquet of white and purple
orchids
She was accompanied by Sir Faudel Phil
lips , late lord mayor of London , and
tripped down the platform with the bllthe-
somenees of a girl of IS.
Fivn carriages were In waiting. Baron
Cederstrom , his brother and the mayor of
Brecon got Into the first. The baron Is
very handsome. He Is a tall , lithe , pale ,
dark man vlth a decidedly distinguished
bearing. Three landaus with the guests
followed. In the fifth was PaUl , Sir Fa-idcl
and Lady Phillips. Mace bearers In silk
hats and scarlet waistcoats acte < l as nn
escort.
The procession , led by the borough ban
ner nnd band playing "Under the Banner
of Victory , " wound Its way to the IH'lo
Catholic church under triumphal arches ,
past windows crowded with people waving
handkerchiefs nnd cheering , the bride re
ceiving ( lie plaudits with manifest delight.
At the church door the aldermen of
Brecon .were . drawn up to receive the party.
The bride advanced to the nlUir , where the
bridegroom was awaiting her. Both gave
the responses In clear unfaltering tones ,
Pattl standing during the ceremony with
bent head nndwearing a solemn expres
sion. wh.Ho the baron was noticeably
nervous.
The register having been signed , tbo
party returned to the railway station in
the same order , except Baroness Ceder
strom , who occupied the eainc laudnu. The
demonstration of Hie. crowd wns more en
thusiastic 'than ' before nnd tine baroness re
sponded cordially , looking radiantly happy
and with her arm through her husband's
the i arty entered a drawing room car on a
special train , where a wedding breakfast
wna laid out. The car was exquisitely deco
ated with flow/ir-j - Jt jm.ii conspicuous
adornmunl being uu ul- . ' Ain wedding eako
modeled In pure white sugar. Round the
sides were pprnys of nialea , phlox , geranium
and convolvulus , with alternate scrolls ot
a unique design and encircling the top a
lovely wreath of jasmine , geranium and
earn of wheat. In the center was a magnifi
cent vase containing a beautiful boquot.
The cake was mounted on a massive silver
stand.
The party wae welcomed at 5 o'clock at
PadiHngton station , London , by a Inrgr
crowd of admirers , who cheered the baron
and baroness an they passed to their carriage
which drove to Hotel Cecil. The happy pair
start for the Riviera In the morning.
CORTES MEETS IN FEBRUARY
Ileport nt .Al ail rhl tn that Filipino
IiiNiirreettoti IK SprendliiK for
feit \ot to Walt Itntlfleatlon.
MADRID , Jan , 2. > . Official dispatches from
the Sulu Islands of the Philippine group de
clare that all Is well there and that the
Spanish occupation continues. Dispatches
received by newspapers here assert that the
insurrection of the Filipinos is spreading
conniderably.
A native regiment which was disbanded by
the Spanish , It Is alleged , enlisted as a body
tn the service of Agutnaldo.
According to figures published here 80,000
Spanish soldiers perished , chiefly from sick
ness , during the last campaign In Cuba ,
The premier , Senor Sagaota , announced to
day that the government has decided to con
voke the Cortea February 16 whether the
United States senate ratifies the treaty of
peace or not.
The government has received an official
dispatch from Manila saying that all Span
Ish troops and suppliei are now concentrated
la the Vlgayas Islands and Mindanao.
VK.F.ITI.AAHIUTIIATOHH MKET ,
Formal Seimlnn of the Court In I'url *
Followed hr OlnnerH.
PARIS , Jan. 25. The preliminary sitting
of the Venezuelan court of arbitration this
morning was purely formal. The next meet
ing will take place In April. The court met
In the voom which was used by the Spanish-
American peace commissioners at the for
eign olllce here. The arbitrators , the Run
sian ambassador. Prince OuroussofT ; tbo
British ambassador. Sir Edmund J. Monson ;
the United States ambassador. General Horace
ace Porter , and tde high foreign otflca offi
cials lunched with the minister of foreign
affairs , M. Delcasee. The British ambassa
dor will give a diplomatic dinner party
this evening , to which tbc arbitrators have
been Invited.
Colombia Strike Hpreiuln to I'nnnma
COLON , Colombia. Jan. 25. The strike
which has been In progress here for nearly
a fortnight among the dock laborers has
extended to Panama , partly owing to the
face that the Chilian line of steamers has
Increased the wages of Its employes , thereby
accentuating the deadlock. Thu company
having recently extended Its Itinerary as far
north as Ocos , Guatemala , has suddenly be
come a serious competitor with the Panama
railway for freight by way of the straits o
Magellan.
Will Aualt Kuller Detail. .
nRRLIN , Jan. 25. The correspondent o
the Associated Press U Informed by the Ger
man foreign olllce and the United States cm-
bat-ay that neither Germany nor ( ho Unltei
States will enter upon negotiations regard
ing Samoa until detailed reports are re
ceived , as It Is suspected the present re
ports are Incorrect In important details.
rieriiiiiiiy'ii KxportH for MIS.
HKRL1N , Jan. 25. The publication of
official figures regarding Germany's exports
shows that the exports to the United States
last year amounted to 182,350,514 , against
$97,237,044 for 1S97. The decrease was al
most wholly In sugar. Tbo Gorman spirits
manufacturers effected a pool today.
HAI WARD DROPS TWO
Republican Leader in Senatorial Race Suffers
a Slight Defection.
ISHER CASTS HIS VOTE FOR VALENTINE
) ittmar Simply Answers "Present"Vhin
His Name is Galled ,
SRAEL SWITCHES OVER TO VAN DUSEN
Situation , Instead of Oleruiug Up , is Moro
in the Dark Than Ever.
REPUBLICANS MEET AND TAKE COUNSEL
llnywnril Mm the Mont Willing ot
All to < io Into it Conference
Several More Context *
In
LINCOLN , Jan. W. ( Special Telegram. )
Hayward failed to make his usual gain to
day , but , on the contrary , showed n loss ot
two from his total of yesterday. The two
who left him were Fisher of Dawes , who went
back to Valentine , for whom ho voted on
the first two ballots and Dlttmiir ot Otoe who ,
though ho bos been voting for Hayward
from the first , answered present on the roll
call , but failed to vote when his name was
called for his cholco on senator. The only
other change was that of Israel , who in his
swing around thn circle landed today on
Van Dusen , giving the latter a total ot two
and reducing LambertBon down to ono.
Individual Vote.
The record of Individual votes Is as fol
lows :
For William V. Allen Senators Canaday ,
Dunn , Farrell , Hale , Knepper , MHler , Mor
gan , O'Neill , Schaal , Smith , Spohn 11. House
Anderson of Flllmore , Doullor. Bower , Car
ton , Cnwthra , Cosgrove , Crockett , Cunning
ham , Doh.-y , Kastcrllng , Eastman , Ehvood ,
Endlcott , Flynn , Fretz , Fuller , OrandsUff ,
Groll , Grosvonor , Hardy , Johnson , Klcstnr ,
Lee mis , Lemar , McCrncken , McOlnley , Mom-
mlngor , Moran , Morrison , Murray , Peck ,
fcileckt , Bbftrc , SLjtth of I .ttlor , ytm'KUS.'i ' ,
Swan , Tanner , Taylor of Custer.Taylor of
Flllmore , Thompson of Clay , Vandegrlft ,
Watson , Weaver , Wheeler , Woodard Wy-
man , Wright 17 grand total , f > 8.
For M. L. Hayward Senators Allen ,
Arends , Alexander , Barton , Currle , Fowler ,
Glffort , Haldermun , Hannibal , Holbroak ,
Newell , Owens , Reynolds 13. House Arm
strong , Berlet. Illesner , Blake , Broderlck ,
Chambers. Evans , Hall , Haller , Harrl * ,
Hastings , Hathorn , Hicks , Nciblt , Pollard ,
Prince , Rouse , Saudall , Smith of RIchtrdMoa ,
Schalble , Smlthbcrgcr , Scott , Tucker , WallIng -
Ing , Wenzl , Wllcox , Younc , Zellera 2S ;
grand total. 41.
For John L. Webster Senators Crow ,
Noycs , Van Dusen 3. House Beverly , Bur-
man , Cox , Dotwcllcr , Houck , Myora , Olm-
steii 7 ; grand total , 10.
For D. K. Thompson Senators Rocke , Tal-
bol 2. House Anderson of Lancaster ,
Burns , Clark , Hnrkson , Lane 5 ; grand
total , 7.
For E. H. Hln haw Senator Steele 1.
For G , M. Lambertson Representative
Jansen 1.
For M. B. Reese Representatives Mc
Carthy and Thompson of Morrlck 2.
For J. R. Weston Senator Prout and Rep
resentatives Chlttcnden , Jones und Hlbburt
4.
4.For
For C. E. Adamo Representative Mil-
bourn 1.
For A. J. Cornlah Senator McCargar 1.
For J. H. Van Duson Representatives
Smith of Saline and Israel 2.
For F. I. Fo6 Representative * Mann and
Grofton 2.
For Valentine Representative Fisher L
The crowd was larger than usual and there
waa u general Impression among the out
siders that there would bo a break in the
vote of the leaders. Senator Howard wus
the only absentee.
Republicans Consult.
The senatorial situation , Instead f clearIng -
Ing up today , as some of tbo leaders hid
promised , seamed to get more In the dark
than ever. The announcement during the
Joint session at noon that there would be a
conference of the republican members to
night brought a look of surprise on the faces
of some and a vigorous chake of tbo head
from a few of the leading spirits In the
fight. The significance of the call for tbo
conference did not appear , as the notice was
sent by Senator Steele , who Is now the sole
supporter of the Hlnshaw boom. During the
afternoon the matter wai pretty thoroughly
discussed and the Hayward mnn seemed the
most willing to go Into the conference.
They wwo careful to explain that It would
be different from a caucus In that the re
sult would be binding on no one. It was to
bo simply a discussion of the situation and
nn attempt to reconcile differences between
these who wanted a secret caucus and a ma
jority rule and those who were holding out
for an open vote and a two-thirds rule. The
expressed Intention of some members to
stay away from the conference left the suc
cess of the experiment much In doubt.
There it no question that the leaden
In the contest made a supreme effort lint
night and this forenoon to show gains In
today's vote and the fact that there was
little change In the situation caused a slight
cluud of filoom to settle about the various
headquarters.
Judge Norrls of the Third congressional
district was tn the city last night and to
day and simultaneously with his appearance
came a number of men from tlie northeast
part of the state whose mission seemed ( o
be to launch a boom for the I'onca states
man. The argument advanced was , as out
of them expressed It ; "Tho prominent can-
dldates are from the South I'latte country
Failure to secure the election ot one ot
them will naturally favor a North Plattu
man In order that tbo field may be open for
the election of a man from the south part ,
of the state two yean hence. "
L'nnteiU In Slichl.
Thla argument was used Induitrlously
during the day , althougbt with tha ickcowN