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    THE OMATTA DAILY I512E : SATURDAV , JAXUAKV 28 , 181W.
MR , PLAIT'S ' MAIDEN SPEECH
Takes Stioag Ground for Ratification of
Pending Peace Treaty ,
GENERAL PENSION BILL IS PASSED
Kennlor riilrliiiiiUn or Imllnini I.njn
Ill-fore Mi'tiule 1'netn of Anll-IIv-
lilinilon I'roiiiiuiinda anil
AM ! >
WASHINGTON , Jan. 27. Parllcular Inter-
rst wan manifested In the upriate today In n
brief speech delivered by Senator T. C. Plait
of New York on the general subjccl of expan
sion , Mr. Platt took for his text the anil-
expansion resolution offered by Mr. Vest of
Missouri , bill In Iho course of hla speech
merely louchcd upon Iho conslltutlonal ques
tion mentioned In Ihei proposed resolution. He
Bpoko in a clear , resonant voice and not
only because this h the first speech he has
delivered In Ihe senate olnco his return to
thai body , but because the address was
a thoughtful and well considered statement ,
ho was accorded the undivided attention of
his colleagues on the floor ftnd a large audi
ence In the galleries. A pleasing , though
quiet , vein of humor ran through the speech ,
sharply pointing his statements. Ho took
strong ground for the ratification of the
pending trealy of peace.
A rcsolullon was offered by Mr. Sullivan
of Mississippi declaring that the ratlficillon
of tlio trealy should not commit the govern
ment to a colonial policy.
The pension appropriation bill , the second
of the general appropriation measures , vas
passed after some debate. Late in the after
noon eulogies were pronounced on the late
Representative Cooke of Illinois , addresses
being made , by Senators Cullom , Allison ,
Wellington and Mason.
Mr. Hoar of Massachusetts , at the openIng -
Ing presented the resolution adopted
nt a meeting of certain citizens of
Philadelphia protesting against any ag
gressive action on the part of the govern
ment In Philippines
Mr. Spooner of Wisconsin gave notice that
ho would , on Wednesday next , address the
ecnato on the various resolutions respecting
expansion and Mr. Raw Una of Utah gave a
llko notice for Thursday next.
Wants 11 Vote e\t I'rlilaj.
Mr. Mason of Illinois asked unanimous
consent for a vote on his resolution declar
ing it to bo the policy of the United Stales
not to attempl to govern tbo people of any
other nation , next Trlday at 1 o'clock , and
Mr. Hoar for a vote on his resolution de
claring that the Filipinos ought to bo free
end Independent , but Mr. Carter of Montana
objected to both.
Mr. Carter understood , ho said , that the
resolutions pending In the senate on the ex
pansion question had been presented as
texts upon which senators would base re
marks. Ho thought it proper that the sev
eral resolullons llo on Iho table until late
in the session In order that all who
desired might submit remarks upon them.
Showing evidence of annojance , Mr. Hoar
nroso and said : "I desire to glvo notice
that If wo are not to have aoto on the
question presented by this resolution , a
quesllon which is Immediate and practical ,
I will keep my resolution or that of the
senator from Illinois ( Mr. Mason ) before
the senate during every morning hour until
wo obtain a vote upon them. "
Mr. Galllngcr of New Hampshire in
timated that Mr. Hoar would encounter some
difficulty In carrying out his plan to keep
the resolution before the senate.
Mr. Carter sold ho viewed with regret the
"irritation" of Mr. Hoar. He tboughl it
would bo conceded that the. pending resolu
tions presented no great or imporlant ques
tion to the American people , or to congress ,
Inasmuch as they wcro at best expressions
only of the senato. Ho polnled out the moro
important business beToro 'the senate , and
urged that the time of the senate bo not
taken up wllh such pending mailers.
SiilllMiii Offcrn n ItCMolutlon.
The following resolulloa was offered by
Mr. Sullivan of Mississippi , who asked lhat
it llo on Iho table :
That the ratification of the pending treaty
with Spain shall in no wlso determine the
policy to bo pursued by the United States in
icgard to the Philippines , nor shall It com
mit this government to a colonial policy
nor Is It intended to embarrass the cbtab
llshnicnt of a stable , independent govern
ment by the people of those Islandi whenever
conditions make such proceeding hopeful ot
bucccesful and dcelrablc results.
After sonio parliamentary sparring Mr.
Mason obtained the lloor and spoke briefly
in advocacy of a vote on his expansion reso
lution. Ho said there wcro people in the
senate friendly to the pending treaty who
desired to glvo the friends of his resolution
an opportunlly lo express llielr views by
their voles. "Those who are friendly lo my
resolution , " eald Mr. Mason , "have not been
Aolaylng the treaty. If the- friends of the
treaty think by refusing to afford us a
chance to express ourselves and our opinions
they will gain limo and strength they must
consider the matter carefully. If I cannot
get a vote on my resolution I shall consider
myself most unfairly treated. We have
never delayed the trealy Iw only-four hours.
I'm ready to vote on It now , but I am
nnxlous to secure a vote first on ray resolu
tion. "
After walling for nearly an hour for an
opporlunlly lo speak , Mr. Platl of Now
York was recognized for his announced
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1 resolution * which had been Introduced. He
upoko from notes nnd in a clear , resonant
voice He waft acrorded the closest atten
tion by his colleagues on both sides of the
chamber and by a Urge audience in the gal
leries :
Coiiittliilloii Contain * > o liar.
There has never been absent from the
floor ot the ecnato that clas of Intellect
which han found In the constitution Its war
rant for opposing new things. Nor Is It new
things only which are eo resolutely opposed
in the name ot the fathers. It la the old
things with new facts as well. Here we
have been for a whole century annexing ter
ritory , annexing with a club or with a caress
jutt .13 the necessities demanded , and yet
senators are discovering to ono another the
most acute stress over what ther boldly dc-
Bcrlbo as a departure from time-honored
tradition's.
Mr. President , It was not the main purpose
of the makern of the constitution to point
out a way , In accordance with which the
problems of government were to be solved.
That purportno doubt , was In their minds
to BOtnu extent , but to an extent which must
have had Its boundaries defined in their own
experience. Their main purpose was to de *
VIBP a plan of government and not to ordain
policies , and where they seemed to bo or
daining policies , where they departed from
the main work ot establishing the bodies
which together should form tha government
and of distributing to each its particular
functions , they were doing what every other
legislative assembly , before their time and
subsequently thereto , has had to do : they
were Eatlofylng popular prejudices and lookIng -
Ing forward to the day when their work
would bo passed upon by minds less re
strained than their own In the consideration
of great prlnclpleo and more subject than
theirs to temporary and local prejudice. I
do not mean to suggest , Mr. President , that
such legislation as does occur In the consti
tution Is any less binding on us , because It
was put there as a concession to the senti
ment of the hour , but I do afllrm without
hesitation that the Inferences which we
draw from such legislation , limiting the
power of the general government and
tendering to render our government less
competent than the governments , need to be
drawn carefully and need to be considered
In the light of the whole scheme of federal
authority. It Is true that we are a govern
ment of limited powers , but the purpose of
the limitation was simply to reserve to the
people of the states such ainplo power as
would enable them to determine their own
affairs In their own way such affairs , I
mean , us were not also the affairs of the
people of other states , and It was not the
purpose of such limitation to hinder the fed
eral government In providing us might seem
best and wisest for the general welfare.
The disorder now existing In the Philip
pine Islands Is a subject to which senators
who nro opposing the treaty may well afford
to consider how far they are contributing.
The unwillingness of the armed natives to
accept American authority docs not consti
tute In my mind the slightest giound on
which to base a vote against the Paris
agreement. On the contrary. It affords a
new reason why our action should be the
moro prompt and unanimous.
Imputations have been made here upon
the purposes of those who advocate the as
sumption by the Uulted States of Philippine ,
sovereignty which can scarcely be genuine.
All this 'talk ' about forcing our government
upon an unwilling people , all this eloquent
Invocation of ithe splilt of the Declaration
of Independence Is far and avvuy from an >
real point that concerns the benate In thlb
ellscu&alon.
There are reasons why the natives of those
Islands , after their experience with Spanish
misrule , should misunderstand the piesence.
nt Manila of an American army , but then-
Is no itabou why an American senator should
misunderstand it and no Justification of his
course In misrepresenting it. Ho knows
that there is no American in nil this broao.
land who wishes any other fute to any sin
gle native of the Philippine Islands than his
fieo enjoyment of a prosperous life. He
know : ) that close In the vvake of American
rule there would come to the Filipinos a
liberty that they have never known and u
far greater liberty than they could evei
have under the arrogant rule of a native
dictator. He Knows , moreover , that It
would lead to self-rule the rule of the
Islanders to th full extent of their capacity
In that direction and that < uch successive
American president would welcome the time
when ho could , recommend new leases of
self-government to an advancing and im
proving people. The Filipinos may not
know these thincs > et. but every American
senator knows them and puts himself and
his country la a false position when , by
attributing the spirit of couqueet and ag
gression to those whoso policy has rescued
the Filipinos from Spain and would now
rescue them from native tyrants , he encour
ages them to doubt the generous seattmeni
of our people.
I do not say that these considerations art
absolutely conclusive of our right and duty
to assume the direct and exclusive govern
ment of the Philippines , for we have our
own interests to think about , but certainly
they forbid the us * on this floor of any ar
gument which tends 'to ' imperil the safety of
our troops ut Manila , or which adds ono
vvblt to the embarrassment of the admlnls
( ration In the trjlou situation by which U
lu confronted.
Mr. President. I don't know and I don'i
think anvano else can know , just what ought
to bo done with the Philippine islands be
yond this that we ought us Instantly tu >
possible to complete the withdrawal of theli
sovereignty from the kingdom of Spain and
wo ought oureelvce to assume its obligation
and prudently to discharge them until wo
have had full opportunity In our own coun
cil to determine their best disposition. Thlb
Is all that the treaty of Paris proposes or
Imposee. It is all that the administration
Ins at any time suggested ; It Is no moro
than a safe and conservative policy advises ;
it Is no Ic&a than our public obligations re
quire. It IB a plain , clear , positive duty ,
it is ono of those duties that ore not to be
got rid of by evasion ; it will remain aftei
jou had rejected the treaty ; It lies la th *
nature of 'the ' situation. Your army , your
navy and your flog are at Manila ; you cat.
add to their dangers if you will , but their
duty abidui and the will of the nation must
be done.
Aiitl-Exnnunlon Proiincniiiln.
Mr. Fairbanks of Indiana precipitated
some discussion by a statement which he
submitted at thli point with respect to the
anti-expansion propaganda. Ho said that
on Thursday certain clippings from agri
cultural TIOW ( paper * from various parts of
the country were Inserted In the Record.
"Thero le a very sjstematlc and subtle
attempt to mislead the people of the coun
try with respect to the question of expan
sion , " said Mr. Fairbanks , "and the agri
cultural papers are being used as a medium
for this information. "
Air. Fairbanks ( aid ho had been credibly
Informed that Mr. Herbert Myrlok. the edi
tor of an agricultural newspaper at Spring
field , Mass. , had sent to agricultural news
papers throughout the country the letter of
Andrew Carnegie to Secretary Wilson In
opposition to expansion and had urged them
to print It and comment favorably upon It ,
the space In their papers to to paid for at
the usual rates. He then had read some of
the communications by those who wcro op
posed to the policy of expansion , remarking
In conclusion that he desired simply to put
the fcnato in possession ot the information
contained therein , without commenting
upon It.
Mr. Chandler of New Hampshire Inquired
whether Mr. Fairbanks could Inform the
senate who paid for the publication of thli
literature and whether he objected to the
payment for it by anybody who was able to
da eo.
"Tho matter , some of it I may say , " re-
piled Mr. Fairbanks , "la being systematic
ally published and sent to senators in this
chamber at the expense of somebody. I do
not know and do not say who pays tbo bills.
U was my desire simply to bring the mattei
to the attention of the senate "
Mr. Hoar said that the matter which hail
appeared lu the agricultural papers wltt
reference to the question ot expansion wai
elmply being supplied to the senate for Iti
Information and as a guide , eo far as n
might bo considered to bo such , to senatori
as f > 'be views of the great agricultural
class of this country. It wa. % therefore , he
said , a mere absolute harmless method ol
communicating public opinion. It indicated
the expansionists' prctis was being employed
to the same end and salJ he did not entei
any objection to It.
Then Mr , Chandler Inquired ot Mr. Hooj
It ho knew of uny man with more or less
lonoy who wa paying for the expansion
ropaRanda.
Mr. Hoar replied that he was merely
i tat Ing facts and had no dcilre to Impugn
, he motives of anybody.
Itmniuc Dclintc on I'rtiAtnnii.
Under the arrangement concluded last
cnlrK consideration of the pension np-
roprlatlons bill was resumed , Mr , Gorman
f Maryland desiring to submit * orae re
marks upon it.
After calling attention to the large
mount carried by the measure about $145-
00,000 Mr. Gorman said that notwlth-
tandlng the fact that 17 per cent of our
oldlcri who bad been and were still en-
; aged In the war with Spain In tropical
ountrles were suffering from Illness that
ould make them proper applicants for
enslons no provision had been made In the
ending measure for this increase In the
tension roll.
At this point Mr. Gorman was Inter-
upted by Mr. Hale of Maine , who utd
, ht h had been Informed by a prominent
ifllcer of the army that If our troops were
iOt recalled from Cuba before Juno or July.
t the latest , the entire army on the Island
i ould be down with lllncsr
Continuing , Mr. Gorman said that the war
, lth Spain would swell the pension roll by
t least 60,000 names If the troops were not
ecalled from the tropical clime by the first
f next September.
Within three years from thla date , " said
ilr. Gorman , In conclusion , "tho pension
oil will amount to JIG',000,000 a > car. If
on add to that the cost of maintaining
our army ( $1,000 a man ) the American re-
ubllc will , In the year 1900 , expend more
tioncy for its army and pensioners than nny
ithcr nation on the face of the earth. Thai
; s a fact which the American people will
lave to face aud ought to know now , in ad-
auce , what Is coming to them if the
chemea and projects that are being forced
pen us are carried out. "
Lute to KlRht Over Civil War.
Mr. Perkins of California , In charge of the
measure , replied briefly to Mr. Gorman , say-
ng that the committee had drawn the bill
ccordlng to the estimates furnished It by
ho department , as had always been done.
Referring to the speech of Mr. Butter ot
s'orth Carolina last evening Mr. Galllnger
f Now Hampshire thought It was a tittle
ate to enter now upon the discussion ot
uestlons with respect to the great civil
: onfllct that had been decided for all time
moro than a thlid of a century ago. The
u&nlon of states' rights had. been sub-
ultted to the arbitrament of the sword and
lad been so decided. He expressed his satls-
'actlon ' that Senator Bate and Senator Pet-
us , both distinguished confederate soldiers ,
ad spoken as they had with reference to
.Ir. . Butler's proposition and the sentiments
o had expressed In his speech.
The pension bill was then passed.
At 2:07 : p. m. , on motion of Mr. Davis ,
halrman of the committee on foreign rela-
lens , the senate went Into executive sea-
Ion.
Ion.At
At 4.-BO p. m. the senate resumed business
n legislative session , the order ot business
icing eulogies of the late Representative
Cooke ot Illinois.
Addiesses were delivered by Mr. Cullom of
lllnols , Mr. Allison of Iowa , Mr. Welilng-
on of Maryland and Mr. Mison of Illinois.
At the conclusion of the eulogies the
enato , at t > :15 : p. m. , as a further mark ot
espect , adjourned.
END OF THE COURT-MARTIAL
( Continued from First Page. )
tructlona from the presidenl on this point ? "
"Ho said to me immunity had been granted
.o witnesses , " was the answer.
General Alger was then excused , the mem
bers or the court rising to their feet as he
withdrew.
Colonel Alexander and Colonel Davis were
recalled and eald that never during their
acquaintance with the accused had they
known him to use vulgar or profane
language. Ho always had been correct and
clean in speech and never had they known
him to use such language as was used in
his statements before the War Investigating
commission.
Eagnn in Deipomlent.
Dr. William E. Hopkins or California and
Now York , Cagan'e eon-ln-law , was called.
Ho came lo Washlnglon afler General Miles
had given bis testimony , and lived at the
general's house. He said he then observed
that General Eagan was very restless and
nervous and could not eat normally nor
sleep normally. At table ho at tlmca would
stop eating and apparently lese himself In
thought. Ho was Intensely nervous anil
showed signs of congestion of certain parts
of Iho brain. Witness had had long talks
with his wife about her rather and he had
told her that her rather must bo carefully
watched and that they must be prcparet
for anything. General Eagnn's mind was
non-receptive at this time and Iho witness
believed lhat something very serious might
happen. General Eagan , witness added , was
In a gloomy frame of mind in consequence
of the things that had been eald about him
He felt that his honor was destroyed am
that he did not want to see people. Genera
Eagan , witness further testified , did no
want to go inlo a slreel car , and was
ashamed to meet anyone and keenly felt this
disgrace. The general felt that Genera
Miles had destroyed his honor and that hi
life-work was destroyed. In all Ihe time
the witness had known General Eagan , wit
n < wa had n t known him to use such
language M wta used In hla statements.
General' * DniiKhter Testifies.
Mrs. Hopkins , the daughter of Genera
Eagan , was the next witness. Genera
Eagan's counsel explained that bo called
her against the wish of her father and bus
band , and only because her absence rrom
the trial might bo remarked upon. Sh
said her rather came homo ono afternoon
and standing In the doorway with a papc
in his hand exclaimed : "General Miles ha
crucified me. " She said sho' could neve
forget that scene and said that since tha
time her rather had beeen a greatly changei
roan. Ho could think of nothing else o
talk of nothing else than that General Mile
had ruined his life. He was rrom that time
on in an alarming condition , and when
witness was compelled to go to New York ,
she had returned almost at once to help
care for her rather. Witness spoke with
much reeling In regard to her father'e
changed condition , and was given the clos
est attention of the court ,
Mr. Worthlngton at this point read Gen
eral Eagan's military record rrom the Army
Reglsler , and also read an Inlerview wllh
General Miles printed In a New York news
paper soon after he had made his state
ment before the commission , at the con
clusion of which the defense rested its case. .
At 11:10 : o'clock a rccctia was taken until
11:30. :
Mr. Worthlngton , arter recces , began the
argument for the accused , opening by sayIng -
Ing that he contended that by the law ol
this country , civil , criminal or military , the
defendant could not bo held to account for
what ho said before the commission. He
quoted rrom a number or high authorities
lo show that If the words spoken were
pertinent and material to the cause in hand
and wore not objected to by the tribunal
hearing'tho same and were not mallcloue
In character , the witness could not be held
answerable. The remedy , he said , lies wltl :
the tribunal before which General Eagar
gave his testimony. H ho had been told
by that commission that his language was
exaggerated and inadmissible , hewould
have withdrawn his words at once , but al
this late day to call him to account wae
unfair and unwarranted by Inw. Counsel
then called attention lo the president's public
statement that witnesses were given im
munity and declared that this guarantee
was claimed by the accused. Under then
t
Ircumstanccs he bcllovrd General I'ngtn
83 perfectly proteotcl against nny result
uch na had been forced upon him by this
ourt. Ho had been accused of n. heinous
rime , and in hla stntement to the commls-
Ion hail dtfendc-d his honor and innocence ,
ha had a perfect right to do , but using
tronger language , rcihapa , 'nan ' ho should
ave used.
Mr. Worthlngton next quoted from
ttthorltlcs to show that to convict thn
ccused cf conduct unbecoming an oulccr
nd n gentleman the offense must bo such
hat any brother olllccr who should after his
Conviction , take him by the hand or visit
lls home , or be on Intimate terms with him
ould thereby render himself disgraced and
unfit to associate with gentlemen and men
f honor. The endorsements of several high
oviewlng officers In the United States nrmy
> n the findings of court-martial wore
luoted as showing that the offcnso must be
xceptlonally heinous and such as would
unfit the accused for association with rlght-
hlnklng men. Ono case cited was that of
in officer who struck another who was a
ripple , and called him a liar. General
ihcrman , who reviewed thla case , dlsap-
iroved the findings of dismissal of the
ourt and said In effect that this penalty
ihould not bo Imposed except the offense
unfilled the pcrpelrator for the society of
gentlemen , and vvhllo he regarded the action
f the officer as properly subjecting him to a
severe penalty , jet , the extreme penalty of
llsmlssal should not bo Imposed. The flnd-
ngs wcro disapproved.
Counsel then reviewed the statement
nado by General Miles and characterized
t aa without a parallel in the history of
ho country. Ho commented upon the BUite-
menl that General Miles pretended to have
fnown about the so-called beef frauds for
hree months before ho had sprung them
on the countty In his testimony before the
A'ar Investigating commission. During
hat time , eald counsel , General Miles had
not communicated the alleged facts to the
responsible officers nor taken any steps to
> ut a stop to them. Counsel reviewed al
cngth Iho testimony which had been given ,
ending to show thai General Kagan's mind
was so seriously affected by the accusations
vhlch bad been made against him thai his
'rlends ' feared thai he would go out upon
.ho street and shoot General Miles on
sight. Ho was no longer himself and no
onger could control his feeling or his ac-
lons.
In concluding his address , which lasted
over an hour , Mr. Worthlngton made a
strong plea for the accused , asserting that
hrotigh this whole controversy he had con
ducted himself as an honest man goaded
o desperation by the cruel aud unjust ac-
susallons of his superior officer.
Uelllieratvil 111 * Statement ! ! .
Colonel Davis , the Judge advocate , closed
he argument. He said ho had no other
dca from the beginning than that all the
acts and the whole truth In this case bo
brought out. Ho said that if the accused
bought himself aggrieved by the statement
of General Miles he had a positive and sure
remedy. He had a rlghl to demand a court
of Inquiry and he also had the undoubted
remedy of resort to the civil and criminal
aw. But he saw fit to Ignore all these
remedies and to toke the- mailer inlo his
own hands. Ho had prepared with dellbera-
llon a statement which he had read before
ho War commission , which was grossly in
sulting and an undoubted Infraction of the
army regulations. On the question of im
munity the judge advocate stated Ibal In
all courls the language , in order lo be prlv-
legcd. musl be perlinent to the Usuo : It
cannot be slanderous or in violation of
military regulations. This was the uni
versal rule.
The War Invcstlgallng commission , which
had been created by Ihe- order of the pres-
dcnt , was an informal tribunal , necessarily
so by reason of the great scope given to Its
Investigation , and | t vyas not such a tri
bunal as could punjdh for contempt. There
fore It might or might not receive any
statement which might bo presented. In
this case It had returned the statement to
General Eagan , declining to receive a paper
of the cbaracicr presented by the accused.
Ho referred to General Miles' statement
regarding bad beef and said that the com
manding officers of fourteen regiments had
declared that the beef furnished was unfit
for rood. Whatever the facts this testimony
could not bo Ignored. Although. General
Gagan had been criticised , so had many
other high officers. All had been more or
less severely criticised , but they had con.
tlnued to do their duty as men and offi
cers.
Judge Advocate Davis spoke only about
thirty minutes and as ho concluded at 1:30 :
General Merrltt declared the case closed
and ordered the room to bo vacated by all
except Ihe members of Ihe court.
Quickly Hunch Verdict.
The court was in executive session for a
little over an hour and in this brief space
of time reached its conclusion , for It soon
became known when the doors were re
opened that a verdict had been reached , erin
in military parlance , the court had made
its findings.
Ttoo fact was confirmed by the announcement -
ment from the judge advocate that the
court had adjourned without delay. It can
bo recalled only to correct a fault In the
proceedings , which is a rare occurrence
Of the nature of the verdict or findings
nothing is ktiovvu positively outside of the
members of the court , who are all under
oath to keep the proceedings secret.
POSTMASTERS AIIU AI'I'IIOVUD
Sonnto ConflrniH n Nmnlier of Lute
Aiiiioliitmi'iitH.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 27. The senate to
day confirmed the following nominations :
Iowa O. Cooley , Slrawbcrry Point ; W. II
Crooks. Adalr ; C. N. Goddard , Decorah : I
Hossler , nattlo Creek ; C. M. Parker
Newell ; A. Wllkln , Keosauqua.
Nebraska O. A. Kckles , Chadron ; W. n
Leach , Auburn ; C. A. McDougall , Friend.
Kansas O. W. Tort. Stafford ; R. M. Mc-
Gonlgal , Colby ; J. II. Nichols , Klowa ; W. C
Palmer , Jewell ; C. Smith , Washington.
Itecomiiit'MilM hoiitliern lU-c-ruKx.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 27. Surgeon Gen
eral Sternberg has made public the report o
Lieutenant Colonel O'Hellly , surgeon of th
Department of Cuba , relative to the metlioc
of caring for troops in thetropics. . As a
result Dr. O'Hellly recommends that th
troops Intended for Cuban service should h
recruited In the south and be colored , with
white officers. They should bo sent In No
\ember , after the rainy season. No Improve
ment Is needed In the ration and nigh
service should bo avoided.
Ilnrnl Delivery for IloiiKlfiN Coiinl > .
WASHINGTON. Jan. 27. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Congressman Mercer today called
at the Postofllco department In regard to
having a trl-weekly rural free delivery es
tablished In Douglas county. A postofflce
Inspector has been detailed to make the ex-
perlment.
Postmasters appointed : H. C. Bruns , at
Knlttel , Brciner county , la ; Edward O.
Krlckson , at Orland , Lake county , S. D. ;
Mrs. Lydla C. Oliver , at Klrwln , Big Horn
county , Wjo.
American HOI-MOM for Ilnrope ,
CHICAGO , Jan. 27. The Hecord savs
Chicago will supply Kuropo with 10,000 coach
and 'bus horses. They are to come rron
different parts of Illinois and Iowa , and wil
be shipped at the rate of 200 brad a week.
THERE IS A GLASS OF PEOPLE ;
Who are Injured by tlio use of coffee. He-
cently there huu been placed In all the
grocery stores a new preparation culled 1
OUA1N-O , made of pure rrnlris , that takes
the place of coffee. The most ilelleatu
xtomach receives It without distress , ami j J
but few can tell It from coffee , it does
not cost over ' , an mue.li Children may ;
drink It with nreal benefit. 15o and 23c
per package. Try U. Ask for GHAIN'O ,
PERISH ON VALDEZ GLACIER
'erriblo Tales of Death and Suffering of
Party of Alaskan Prospectors ,
ANY OF THE MINERS ARE BADLY FROZEN
> \ \ enter ( iron of SI. Joseph In Anionn
the Intier Soil la > * Dimn UN
1,1 fc for Ids I'lither on ( lie
tilncler'N Summit.
SEATTLE , Wash. , Jan. 27. The steamer
Cottage City from Alaska brings news tint
number of Copper river prospectors per-
ohed in Valdez glacier. The following are
mown to have been lost :
CHAHLKS KHRON , New York City.
C. P. SMITH , Chicago.
OLE EVJEN , Baldwin , WIs.
HENDERSON , Wisconsin.
GEORGE SWEESEY. New York.
Among the many badly frozen miners are :
George Polowltz , New York City.
Sjlv ester Grog , St. Joseph , Mo.
Holver Evjens , Ualdwln , WIs.
There ore six men at Valder suffering from
rozen feet , hands and faces. A hospital has
> ecn established at T.velvo Mile camp on
ho other side of the glacier , and fifteen men
re suffering there from the same cause. All
\eie frozen trying to cross the glacier , but
nanaged to get back Into camp.
The frceIng of the Evjenses , father and
on. Is particularly sad. They started for
'aldcz. but on getting well toward the sum
mit of the glacier , found their feet frccz
ng. Both started back. The son gave his
ather his extra wrapping for his feet and
as a result fro/e both lees In a few minutes
ind wan unable to proceed. Ho bade his
ather goodbje aud compelled him to go
in without him. Then the boy lay down In
ho snow to die. HU body will probably
never be recovered. The father reached
elvo Mile camp very badly frozen and
not expected to live.
Calmly hiirreiulem to IJeiith.
SmlUh and Khron were members of the
amo party , In company with George Polo-
vltz , Sylvester Grog and several others ,
'hey started across the glacier early In De-
ember. Smith wcs Ihe llrst to rrecze his
eel. After Ihcy had crossed the summit and
vcre going down the long stretch toward
aldcz , his strength began to fall him. At
ast ho could keep up no longer. Calling his
ompanions arouna him. tie told them he
vus uoomcd. even If the } got him Into camp ,
nd that they must try to save themselves
Telling them to notify his wife and children
jack in Chicago , he lay down Into the snow
nd was soon lulled into a last sleep by the
deadly frost. Ho was a Jeweler by trade.
Charles Khron wanted to llo down and
le when the trip was almost at an end.
Us comrades kept him moving In spite of
ho pain of Ills badly frozen feet and at
ast got him Into Valdez.
His toes wcro so badly frozen that they
ell off when his ooots were cut avvav.
Illood poisoning set in soon after and in
en dais the miners burled him In a rough
grave. He WUB a member of the Manhattan
lining company of New York , a German
and leaves u widow and family In that city.
The third man of Iho parly lo lose his
Ifo was a miner named Henderson , from
some small town In Wisconsin. Ho started
out with Ihe party , but was frozen before
hey readied the summit of the glacier. Ho
decided his only hope was to turn back.
Soon after he left Iho parly a tenlble bliz
zard swept over the glacier , obliterating all
.rails and making travel Impossible. Ho
jrobably lost his way then and perished.
\t any rale he never reached Twelve Mile
camp , the only place of refuge for miles
around.
Terrible Plight of I'oloulU.
George Polowltz of the Manhattan Mining
company of Now York was the fourth mem
ber to be badly frozen. He rclurncd on Iho
Cottage City today In charge of Dr. Lewis
of Chicago. He will lose the greater part
of both feet and Is in danger of losing his
llto from blood poisoning. Ho would not
let Dr. Lewis amputate his feet In the north.
Ho said : "It was bitter cold and for four
days wo wandered about Iho glacier trying
to flnd our way down. Wo had lltlle food.
The other four members of the Manhattan
company were waiting on short rations at
thr foot of the lake. I don't know what will
become of them now that Khron Is dead
and I urn hero In almost as bad a fix. I
don't want my wife to know of my condi
tion , so I will not tell you my New York
address. "
George Swcesey , also of New York , was a
blacksmith al Valdez for a long lime. He
started across the glacier early in the win
ter , drawing a heavy sled. The details of
his death are unknown , for ho was alone.
Ho never reached the other side.
The miners who arrived on the Cottage
City say that many others perished like
Swecsey. They are unable to give names.
The men starting out in pairs or singly were
never heard of again.
REPRESENTS ENGLISH AflMY
UcolHlnii to Keep 11 Permanent Mili
tary Attache nt AViiHliliiKtnii
Cniitnln I.ee Selected.
NEW YOniC , Jan. 27. A dispatch to the
Tlmca from London says : The British gov
ernment has decided to create a post perma
nent as British military attache to its em
bassy at Washington. Of course the United
States government will previously have been
asked whether such a step will be agreeable
and will have given an affirmative answer.
Hitherto the British government hag had
military attaches attached to embassies and
legations at Berlin , Paris , St. Petersburg ,
Vienna , Home , Constantinople , Teheran ,
Toklo and Pekln. The first British military
attache at Washington will bo Captain
Arthur II. Leo , P.oyal artillery , who was for
nearly flvo years professor of military
topography at the Uoyal Military college at
Kingston , Ont. , and who accompanied the
American forces throughout the Cuban and
Porto Rlcan campaigns as military attache ,
and whose article on American regulars in
a recent magazine attracted much attention.
Ho will bo raised to the rank of lieutenant
colonel la his now post.
StartN fur .Manila Monday.
COLUMHUS , 0. . Jan. 27. The Second bat-
tallon of the Seventeenth Infantry will start
for Manila via New York on Monday. Or
ders were received today for Companies n.
H , K and L to bo In New York by Tebruary
1 to sail on a transport which will leave that
day. The remaining battalion la expected
to leave here so as to sail from New York
on February 10. The headquarters will go
with the last detachment.
TrimNIIIIt l uuer UlKhty Mile * .
LOS ANOKLHS , Cal. , Jan. 27 Tbo
longest power transmission system in the
world , that vvhlih nupplkw the city of I.oc
Angelei with electricity , with power de
velopcd at the head of the fsacita Ana river ,
eighty mill * nwny , is completed. The
system has occupied several years In build
ing and has caused the expenditure of large
Bums of money. The wires enter the city ii.
underground conduits.
I'rONtltuteN Arrenlril.
Chief of Police Martin White Issued n now
order last evening with the Intention of rid
ding the city of an undesirable cloca ot pee
ple. It was to the tffeot that patrolmen
blmll arrtbt all street walkers found Bollclt-
Ing on the street. The order went Into effect
I ut 6 o'clock. As a result eight women wen ,
| arrested before midnight In the business sec-
; ilon of the city. Several of them had money
enough to leave r.a a cash bond for their
. appcaran&i for trial this morning and the )
I were released.
1 Fred Lauer , a saloon keeper at 924 Douglas -
las street , wna arrested for keeping opei.
after midnight. He VMUJ released on A (100 (
bond , _ ,
OUTSKATE THE CANADIANS
'Ilirri * Cliniiiiliinilili at l' < iiiKlikeci- |
Hli > Go to .Nr > r
Yorker * .
POUOHKKni'Sin , xT Y. , Jan. 2T. Unless
Us representatives sknlo fanter tomorrow
than they did today nml vcstcntay the Do-
million nC Camda will Iny claim to none
of the championships this year. Three
championship' ' ? the 300 metres. f > 00 mutrrs.
anil C.OOU metres hn\o been ileclileil , the
first two mentioned going to New burp , X.
V. , through1 Its representatives , Teddy
Thomas , and the 5,000 metres to the New
York Athletic club , represented by McClavc.
Now tharo Is only ono more national cham
pionship to bo skilled tomorrow the 10.000
metres and the sharks are tonight picking
the Now burg boy to add this honor to his
other \lctorles. While Canada has so far
falkd toln a championship , one of her
representatives , A. IJ. Pllkle of the .Mon
treal Amateur Athletic ncsoclatlon , gave two
pretty performances today , wInning the two-
mile handicap In a hot contest \\ltli twelve
other skaters , and also capturing the one-
mlle pursuit race. Summary of today's
events :
rinul of J.GOO mctir national champion-
Hhlp. 12. A Ulioinas. Ncvvburg , llrst. CK'orgo
Sudliclmer. llamllne , Minn. , seeond , \ \ II.
Mill-lit , St. John ? . N. U. . third. Time.
3 W 2-5.
Flvo thousand meter nntlonnl championship -
ship : ClmrltH JlcCluve. New Yorlt Athletic
ulul ) , llrst , Janus Urury. Monlnal , second ,
r. II. 11. Sager.V Bt 1'olnt , tlilrd Ttmo.
1023
Uno mlle handicap : A. 12. I'llkle , Mon
treal ( scratch ) , llrst ; 1'red llollinan , Co-
hoes (130urds ) , second , r H. S.igiT , Weal
1'olnt ( scratch ) , third Tlmu. 6:3 : * 3-C.
Onu mile pursuit nice , l\vo heats , winner
of fullest heal vvlmi the rate. I'll si heut ,
Cliarlta MiClnvc , Now York Athletic rlub ,
defeated AY. 11. Slcrrltt , St. Johns , X 11.
Time. S IS 1-5 Seeond heat. A. U. 1'llklc ,
Montreal , defeated F. D. Ulbb , New burs ,
'lime. J:1J : 2-6.
Kid McCoy In Oiniilin.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles McCoy of New York
registered at the Mlllard hotel Friday morn
ing , having stopped for a few d > s' visit In
the city on their vvny lo California. McCoj's
name Is easier recognized when his sobri
quet , "Kid , " la prtllMtl. llo has many
li lends among the sporting fiaternlty In
Omuha. McCoy shows no effects of his re
cent puglllnlc bittlo with Tom Slmrliey , the
heavy weight sailor , bclore Iho Lenox
Athletic club of New Yolk. He Is a tall ,
lltho man , who looks even Inch the ruinous
athlete that ho Is. lie spent the d i\ chat
ting with IrlendB in the hotel corridor mid
pluming pool In the billiard loom. At this
game , as well MS pugilism , he Is HII expert
Me.Coy plans to spend the remaining win
ter months In California recuperating. In
the spring he w 111 return to New York and
post u forfeit Tor anther buttle with the
he.i % > weight champion , Sharkey. If the
H illor refuses to gram a second encounter
McCoy vylll challenuo Hob ritzslmmoiis or
Jim Corbett for a contest. The hitter , ho
sa > s he Is willing to meet lit the heavy
weight limit He Is confldenl of his ublllty
to regain In the bpiing all his lost arena
prestige.
AVIniici-M lit Jicn OrliMinn.
NH\V OIILUANS. Jan. 2T.-ThIs vvaH the
Ifty-slxth day of the Urcsu'iit City Jotkey
cluh'a winter meeting. The weather v\as
rainy .mil the track muddy Ned Wlckes
ind SIdtllla were the beaten favorites It.
3. Hanklii , chairman of the board of rae-
ng governors , resigned this afternoon. Itt-
sults ;
First race , soiling , lx and one-half fur
longs. I5II1 Powell won , Ned Wickes ! > ec-
end , Tophel third. Time : 1:24 : > 4.
Second rnce , six furlongs. Alptna won ,
SIdtllla second , Waslln third. Time :
1:1GM. :
Third race , selling1 , one and one-sl\teenth
milesWINou v\on. Oxnaid seeond , Uunquo
1 third. Time : 1.57 % .
I'ourth race , handicap , one and one-eighth
miles : Double Diimmv won , Muskadlno second
end , iiusqull third. Time. 1:574. :
1'Ifth race , Belling , SOVPII furlongs : Simon
D won , Governor Uoyd B5tond , 13orden
thlid. Time : 1.31 % .
Sixth race , Belling , ono and one-sixteenth
miles : Inllanimator won , Pudlo Levy bec-
end , Itoyal Dance third. Time : 1-53'i.
X More Haclnij nt L
LDXINGTON , Ky. , Jan. 27.-ClmrleS
Gicen of St. Ixmls , who has a lltn for
about $30,000 on the Kentucky association
Lrark , the oldest in the United States , will
iiegin work cutting It up In town lotn In a
few days. There will bo no moro racing
at Lexlnzton.
Olmm-e for Il > un uiitl Smith.
SY.RACUSU , N. Y. , Jan. 27.-The Monarch
Athletic club of this city today offered u
imrso of $3000 for a tvventv-Hvo round bout
Delween Tommy Ryan und "Mjsterloim"
131lly Smith. 1 his is $500 more than the
amount offered by the Lenox Athletic club
o New Yoik.
\CK < > < i < i < < * Sale of IjCxiiiKtnn Truck.
LEXINGTON. Ky. , Jnn. 27 H is re
ported tonight that there Is a movement on
foot among prominent breeders and local
horsemen to buy the famous Kentucky as
sociation , track at this city , on which
l'harU" Orcen of at Loiil * holds n mort
gage. for J..cu.x ) ( Ircr-n nnlved todaj with
HIM expeitatlon of silllni : the mortgage nnJ
HtlltitK the track for town lots. It Is under
stood a proposition vslll be made to him to
morrow nml a satlofuetory agreement Is
hoped for. The track Id one of the oldest
In the country. If It Is * o1d In lots the
rat'ltiK game nt Lexington , nMdo from
trotting , is probably up ,
\rlminlin llorm-n ( in to
CI2NT11AL CITY , Neb , Jail. 27.8r < > e-
( lal ) The Woodllne stock farm of Fuller-
ton. Neb. , shipped four head of trotters to
Wichita. ttnn , > o terday. The hornes vvcro
In charuo of J. ll. Chandler , the well known
dilver.
.Innimnkl lU-ntu Mitiiliiittnti rmrkw.
NHW YOHK. Jan. 27. Jnnow'kl won the
llfth game of the seiles against the crack
Plivcra of the Manhattan Che s club to
night. Ills opponent was the , icnovvned
Munich in list. Alexander Sehlechtci.
COLORADO TOWN SNOWBOUND
Almost On ( of Cunl nml 1'rnAl'
ItiillroiulH t'niiltlf to Mine
Train * .
niNViil : : , Jan. 27. Another snow etorm ,
llghl In Denver , bill severe In eomo por-
llons of the mountains , has been prevallns
durliiR the last twenty-four hours. Around
Lcadxllle In every direction are huge drifts.
At KoKomo about eighteen Inches of snow
has fallen. Tralllc Is al a standstill. Tim
lallroatla are unable to get coal In and as a
coiihequcnco a number of the mines 1m o
nil ut down and residents of the town uro
also almost out. I'resh meat Is scarce
and as a whole the town Is lu a pretty bad
way.
way.There
There h.ii been no eastern mall since
Thursday last and but two western malls
since then. The railroads have been making
valiant efforts to clear the roadway , but the
snow drifts in as fast as taken out.
Advices from KoKomo , a small mining
camp between thle city aud Leadvllle an
the Colorado & . Southeili railroad , announce
that the accommodation train U lost be
tween Dickey and Kokomo. The train left
Dickey at 5 o'clock last evening and should
have tnado the run lu an hour and a half.
Snow slides are frequent lu that section
and the people of Kokomo. so the telegrams
state , believe that the train has been burled
under the snow. The best information ob-
talnablo Is that the train carried ten pas-
sengcrs and a crew of Tour men.
Hnllroad olTlclals declare the train Is prob
ably eafc. but Is stuck lu some snowbank.
A rotary snow plow has been dispatched
from KoKomo and will cudc.xvor to reach
the imprisoned passeugern.
O III err * mill I'rlMiti-n l.rft Ildiltul.
SAN I'HANCISCO , Jan. 27. Captain J. P.
MorrHofi of Company 1 and Lieutenant M.
I\ Smith of the Twentieth icglment , United
States Infantry , from Fort Leavenworlh ,
Kan. , with several noncommlsuloned offlcfru
and a few privates , were left behind when
the transport Scandla tailed for Manila. Thi >
officers had secured Hhoro leave and will
report to General Shatter at the Presidio.
The privates were not given any permission
to go ashore , and are In dread of nummary
punishment.
THOMAS Mrs. Jennie , January 20 , 1699 , at
her residence. 1703 Dodge street , aged 41
\ears. runcrnl from residence S ilurduy ,
Janiinrv 2S , 1S99. Services 2 o'clock p. m.
Intel ment Forest Lawn cemetery.
nLSASSl-Hl Prldav evening , vvifo of Chris-
tlan itJnfiscr. at 2411 South Thlrtlelh
street , of old age. Tunerul notice laler.
TRUSSES-
CLASTIC
STOCKINGS-
CRUTCHES
SIPPORTCRS ,
etc , made to order
by competent
workmen.
VACCINE VIRUS
fresh every day.
THE ALOE & PENFOLD CO. ,
Deformity IIrace Manufacturcm.
1408 Furiium OMAHA.
Op. Paxton Hotel.
Mr , President !
If it Is In oidcr I move you tlmt tlio
Imposition C'o. < > ahead with the show
and that "you'se follurs stop cliovvan do
g" and coino In a body to our Kront
January cliMriiig Nile of winter blioes
shoes for the women Hlioes for the men
show for tlio nilbbos shoes for the
boys vvlillo our great $1.50 shoe for
boys hasn't been put on tlio bargain
table tt will bo found tbo { 'iiMtest .shoo
bargain of Omaha today They wear
like iron and keep tlio little feet warm
and dry There's many of the best bar
gains yet hi the stoic.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
Oinnliii'M llp-to-iliitc Shoe lluunc ,
1410 FAKNAM STREET.
In the Great Rush
Of booking and nnsweilng Inquiries
about our piano tuning club we have
almost forgot to remind you of tlio sav
ings you can nmUu when you buy a
piano of A. IIospo for twenty-live jears
we've sold pianos guaranteed them
and backing up our guarantee Never
have wo claimed to do something wo
couldn't do Our reputation lias been
made upon tlio rock of our reliability
With tills before you surely you would
be tbo gainer by consulting us bufoto
you buy.
buy.A.
A. HOSPE ,
Music and Art. 1513 Douglas.
Of Course You Eat LUNCHEON
And it Isn't always convenient to go
home for lunch tbeic may bo other
places but you wont Und In Omalia tbo
equal to lialdufl'K for aulet e\cellenco
and che.ipnes * . Von should lemomber
that "vvo Imvo reduced our former ptlces
Just half vvbleb makes oius an economy
I'ork Tenderloin Santo , with musli-
( ' ( '
I OOIIlt ] -
Lobster IMttlo -'Oc
Fried JMke with Tomato Sauce J5o
Cream Tuffs "c
Cliocolates and Coffee flu A : lOc
BALDUFF'S ,
lunch-ll:30 : to 2:30. : Supper-3:3U : to 8:30. :
1520 Fitrmiiu St.