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HAVAL BILL PASSES
With Four Days of Acrimonious Debate
House Disposes of Measure.
LOWERS MAXIMUM PRICE FOR ARMOR PLATE
"Wordy Battle is Waged Oter the Oost of
Krupp Plato.
COMMITTEE DEFEATED ON SEVERAL POINTS
Government Not to Pay More for Armor Than
Paid by Others ,
SCHEME FOR FEDERAL PLANT RULED OUT
l'rono oi Amendment CrcntliiK
Manic of Admiral of JSaxy and
Amendment IH 1'n.ixrdllli
UnronrloiiH Hhont.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 23. The naval ap
propriation bill finally parsed the house this
afternoon , after four days of acrimonious de
bate , most of which was spent tipmi thu
question of rehabilitating the naval academy
at Annapolis In accordance with the scheme
Inaugurated by the appropriation of $500,000
In the last naval bill and the proposition to
incrfaM the maximum ptlco to bo paid for
tirtnor plntu to $515 per ton , existing law
limiting It to $400. Upon both propositions
the naval committee suffered signal defeats
Ttio amendment to build a great armor
plato plant was ruled out em a point of order ,
but after a long debate , In which the price
to be paid for armor was cut down from
$545 the- price which the committed Insisted
wan being paid for the now Krupp armor-
to $415 , and a proviso was also adopted , pre
cluding the government from paying more
than was paid by any other foreign govern
ment for similar armor. When the bill was
reported to the house Mr. Boutelle attempted
! \ to secure a reversal of the verdicts of the
cotnmltteo of the whole on the naval acad
emy and armor plate amendments , but In
both cases ho was defeated , a motion to re
commit the bill made by him being voted
down 79 to 155.
The house again declined to consider the
'nrown-Swanson ' contested ejection case from
the Fifth Virginia district by a vote of 132
to 99. This Is the second attempt to call up
this cose. '
Another victory over the committee was
secured by the adoption of a provision to
thu naval bill creating the rank of admiral
of the navy. This wns accomplished by
( Mr. Moody of Massachusetts , who offered
a copy of the senate bill creating this rank
as an amendment to the naval bill. The
amendment was clearly subject to the point
of order raised against it by Mr. Boutelle ,
tout the .sentiment of the house -was so ap
parently 'unanimous In favor of the amend
ment that ho withdrew the point of order
nnd it was adopted without a dissenting
voto. The naval committee bad amended
the senate bill eo as to also create the rank
of vlco admiral , but Mr , Moody's amend
ment was the original senate bill without
> - tho'latter-proviso. ' . . , - * . - * *
At 1:45 : p. m. the ) house went into commit
tee of the whole and resumed the considera
tion of the naval appropriation bill , the pend
ing question being on the point of order
raised against the amendment offered by
Mr. Underwood , democrat of Alabama , to
appropriate $1,000,000 for the construction
of an armor plate plant at such a place as a
board of naval officers might select.
I'rlce of ICruini Armor.
Mr. Boutollo continued his defense of the
recommendation of the committee to Increase
the maximum price of armor to $345. Testa
had demonstrated , he said , that the Krupp
armor of 25 per cent less weight than Har
veylzed armor had equal resisting power.
Mr. Sherman , republican of New York , who
-vvas In the chair , sustained the point of or
der against the Underwood amendment.
The question then recurred upon Mr. Bou-
tcllo's amendment fixing the price of armor
at $545 per ton. Owing to its resisting
power Mr. Boutello contended that the cost
of Krupp armor for like protection would bs
Ellghtly less than that of Harvoyized armor
at $400 per ton.
Mr. Hopkins , republican of Illinois , moved
to amend the Boutelle amendment so as to
fix the price of armor plato at $445 per ton
The royalty on Krupp armor , he eald , was
$15 per ton , and ho had searched In vain
for evldonco to show Uiat the manufacture
of Krupp aimor was more expensive than
Harvey armor. There was no recommenda
tion , save from ft subordinate official of the
NavSviepartmcnt.
"That Is not true , " Interrupted Mr. Bou-
tolle , flourishing aloft a handful of docu
ment * . "I have here the evidence which
the house refuses to hear. "
Mr. Hopkins declared that ho had been
informed upon reputable authority that the
proposed bill was an attempt to "bunco"
the government. This statement ajouaed
the Indignation of Mr. Boutello and Mr. Dal-
rell , republican of Pennsylvania ,
"dive the name of your authority , " said
Mr. Ualzcll.
"Ho won't do it , " shouted Mr. Boutello
"I challenge him to name a single man who
ever made udi a statement. "
"Tho gentleman -would not permit the
member from Main * to black his boots , "
iotort d Mr. Hopkins , turning Indignantly
upon his antagonist.
At this point the gavel took Mr Hop.
Kins oft the floor and Mr. Rlxcy. democrat
of Virginia , a member of the naval commit
tee , In ft five-minute speech opposed the
committee's proposition , which ho said
would Increase the cost of armor for a sln-
glo fthlp $449,000.
Mr. Klrkpatrlck , republican of Pennsyl
vania , opposed the Idea of a government
nrinor plato plant and advocated the use of
the most superior armor upon our new ships
nilTprunt'e In the blcvl.
Mr. Hllborn. republican of California , ex
plained the difference between the Krupp
and the Harvey process. Samples of the
Krupp armor , he eald , had been tested at
tbo Indian Head proving grounds and our
officials reported It to be fully 25 per cent
tmperlor to the Harvey armor. He said the
armor plate manufacturer ! did not desire
the government to change the armor used.
They could inako more money by making the
Harvey armor with their present appliances
Mr. Bailey eald It was humiliating to bear
a member of the naval committee admit
that the government vvas absolutely at the
mercy of the armor plato manufacturers.
Mr. Hepburn made a violent assault upon
the'committee's report , referring to the cost
of the armor. The committee , he said ,
sometimes vacillated as to the number of
chips to bo authorized , but It never vacil
lated In lecomtuenJIiiK that the govern
ment should bo held up by the manufac
turers of armor plato and compelled to pay
extravagant prices. Mr , Hepburn said he
had no doubt that every ton of armor bought
from the two companion which supplied the
goveruuieut bad yielded more than $100 of
Illegitimate profit. He would not make such
a statement , he tuild , without warrant. He
then recalled the fact that several years
ago the secretary of the navy made the
astounding statement that one of these com
panies was selling armor to foreign gov
ernments at one-half the price wo were pay-
Ing. Investigation then showed the cost of
armor to be $167 per ton.Vo were then
paying $500.
Aiilniifu | | > for lU'i'liiirn.
After reviewing the history of the armor
plate Investigation , he asserted that the
committee always resisted every effort of
the government to get from under the do
minion and rapacity of these companies.
Now that the cost of llarvcylzed armor had
been reduced to $100 the committee ap
peared with something "Infinitely superior. "
"But , " he added , sarcastically , "the com
mittee did not seem to know In what the
superiority consists. There Is the same old
story , the same old secrecy but against the
Interests of the United States " ( Applause )
Mr. Hotttcllc nnd Mr. Cummlngs defended
the action of the committee. The latter
described how the ships were left upon the
stocks when the prlco of armor was fixed
nt $300 and predicted that if wo now fixed
the pi Ice at $115 the same thing would
happen. This proposition of the committee
slmplj directed the secretary of the navy
to sccuro the bebt possible armor at the
lowest possible cost and flvcd the maximum
cost nt $545. This limit was fixed bccauso
the Cramps , under their contract with the
HuBslan government , paid that prlco for
Krupp armor.
Mr. Walker , republican of Massachusetts ,
oflercd an amendment to Mr. Hopkins'
amendment , providing that the government
should not pay more for armor plato than
any foreign government paid.
Mr. Ualzell , In defense of the committee's
proposition , declared that abuse was no ar
gument. Thesu armor plato planU were
the grandest examples of American enter
prise. He recalled the day when this gov-
euimcnt was compelled to pay $330 per ton
for ordinary Iron steel sheeted plato for
the 'Mlantonomoh. The great plants
ut Bethlehem nnd Homestead , ho
nald , had been built at the Instigation of
the government , with the implied under
standing that the government would tote
fair. The first armor was furnished at $330.
Ho then traced the history up to the offer
of the Illinois Steel company to furnish
armor nt $300 and its subsequent refusal ,
except on conditions which could not bo
entertained.
Ho asserted that the fcwo companies in
this country had furnished the government
armor plato at a cost lohs than was fur
nished by nny other company In the civilized
world. This was a business proposition.
Harveylzed armor could still bo obtained
at $400. But the now armor , the Krupp ,
had been found to be greatly superior to the
Harveylzed armor. Ifvo \ wanted this superior
armor wo must pay the Increased cost.
Mr. Williams , democrat of Mississippi , In
sisted that all the evidence before the pub
lic showed the difference in amount of roy
alties paid.
The vote was then taken upon the Walker
amendment , which carried , 112 to 48.
The Hopkins amendment to the amend
ment was carried , 102 to 78 , and as amended ,
fixing the price of armor at $445 , the
amendment was adopted without division.
Admiral of .Navy.
Mr. Moody , republican of Massachusetts ,
then created something of n furore by offer
ing at the end of the bill a copy of the
senate bill to create the rank of admiral ot
the navy * , ypr,5iyjD\uuiplaus i c voted < viftic
readlng'bftho amendment. ThtfUaval com
mittee bad amended this bill so as to
create the rank of vice admiral ns well as
admiral , the purpose'being to allow Dewey
to bo appointed admiral and Sampson vlco
admiral. This move euchred the naval
committee.
Mr. Boutelle nt first reserved a point of
order against the amendment , but. turning
suddenly upon Mr. Moody , declared ho
would withdraw the point In deference to
what appeared to bo the general demand of
the house , if the amendment could bo voted
iipon without debate.
"Wo will vote without a word , " said Mr.
Moody.
"Voto , " "voto , " went up in chorus from
all sides of thu bouse.
The question on the amendment was put
and It WIB carried with a rousing cheer.
\Vlion the nays were called for there was
the silence of the grave.
The bill was then reported to the bouse.
Sepaiato votes were demanded by Mr. Bou
tello upon the naval academy and armor
plato amendment , both of which were car-
rltd , the former 89 to 70 , the latter 130 to
f > 8. Mr. Boutelle then moved to recommit
the bill with Instructions to restore the
price of armor plato to $545 per ton , as
originally recommended by the committee.
The motion was voted down , 79 to 155. The
bill was'then passed.
Mr. Hull , chairman of the military com
mittee , gave notice that he would call up
the army appropriation bill tomorrow.
The ponate amendments to the military
academy bill were adopted. This bill now
goes to the president ,
The senate bill to permit volunteer regi
ments of the Spanish army to retain their
colors was passed.
At C.30 p. m. the house adjourned.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE
Army Hill Ciocn Over Onp Day nnd
Illvcr nnd llnrhor Dill
Connldcml.
WASHINGTON , Feb 23. During the en
tire session today until 6 o'clock the senate
had under consideration the river and har
bor bill. Oood progress was made , eighty-
nine pages having hern disposed of with the
exception of ono amendment. The bill's
consideration will be resumed tomorrow at
11 o'clock
Mr. Faulkner of West Virginia presented
the protest of John T. McGraw against the
seating of N , B. Scott , elected as senator
from West Virginia. It was ordered to bo
put on the table
A bill reported from the cotnmltteo on
military affairs permitting volunteer regi
ments to retain their colors nnd to deposit
them In the btato rapltola was passed ,
Mr Fr > e , republican of Maine , chairman
of the committee on commerce , moved that
conulderatlou of the river and harbor bill
bo begun
The river and harbor bill was then taken
up and Its reading begun.
Mr. Hansbrough presented the credential ) )
of I'orter J. McCumber. elected a senator
from North Dakota for n term of six > cars ,
beginning March 4 , 1899. They were filed.
At 543 p , in. the river and harbor bill was
laid aside , olKhteight pages having been
completed. A bill granting to tbo DeivnUon ,
Gocltnm k. Onlf Railway company all priv
ileges and lights heretofore gianted to the
Dmnlson , Bonhatu ( e Now Orleans railway
wan parted ; also a bill authorizing the
Georgia Pinery company of Georgia to con
struct a bridge ncrofs the Flint river In Dn-
catur county , Georgia. It was agreed , en
motion of Mr , Foe , that when the bcnate
adjourn it be until 11 a. m , tomorrow ,
On motion of Mr. Carter the senate at 0:50 :
p , m. went Into executive session.
After a brief executive session the reading
of the Alaska cede bill was resumed In open
scbEion , an agreement being reached that no
oilier busineus bhould be transacted tonight.
Upon completing the redding of tbo bill the
| sctialc at 7.23 p m. adjourned.
Raise of Salaries in Sight for Faithful
Government Servants ,
CLERKS AND CARRIERS TO GET MORE PAY
1'ontofllcc Appropriation Illll ContnliiH
Prm Inlon for .VntclliiriitliiK the
I < 'liinnclnl Condition of Cer
tain of ltd Uniplo ) c .
WASHINGTON , Feb. 23. ( Special Tele.
gram. ) The postofflce appropriation bill ,
which Is In conference , but which will bo
icported from n conference committee of
pcstotflccs and post roads of the two houses
In n day or two , with all differences settled ,
will bring untold Joy to thousands of postal
clerks throughout the United States , not
only to those engaged In the railway mall
sorvlcg , but to other branches of this de
partment ,
The bill mines the salary of clerks lu
many cases and fixes a minimum salary of
postal clerks nt JCOo per annum Instead of
j.'OO a.s at present. But this U not all. It
establishes fixed grades for clerks and sal
aries according to these grades , so that the
postofllco department Is powerless to raise
or lower clerks or their salaries as at
present practiced. It appropriates $76,000
fo'r the vacations of clerks and provides
especially that nil railway postal clerks
whoso duties require them to work six dayn
or more per week , fifty-two weeks per year ,
shall bo allowed an annual vacation of fif
teen days. Carriers also will be benefited
b > the bill , It being the determination of
Plrst Assistant Postmaster General Heath
to Incrcnbo the pay of this splendid body of
working men In order to keep an effective
force In service Instead of having BO many
resignations because of poor pay , as has been
practiced the last year or two. The Increase
will npply to nil regular free delivery car-
ilera who provide their own horses or other
modes of conveyance.
The senate committee on commerce h.u )
a meeting today and It Is said Senator Nel
son was authorized to report favorably the
nomination of Cadet Taylor to bo surveyor
of customs at Omaha.
htnrk'N 1'i'cnllnr Mlnnlon.
Congressman Stark wns at the War de
partment today on a very Interesting caso.
Elmer F. Bartlett , sou of John W. Bartlett -
lett of Wayne , Nob. , wanted to enlist in a
Nebraska icgimcnt nnd go to the front. His
parents wore opposed to such action and
whllo the son was in Denver ho enlisted
as Elmer F. Doran in Company I , First
Colorado infantry , and went with his regi
ment to the Philippines. His father hav
ing learned of the assumed name given by
his son at once sot to work to have his
right name appear on the records of the
War department , which involves yards of
red tape to successfully accomplish. Whllo
military channels are actively engaged In
righting the boy's name Bartlett was killed
In the recent battle at Manila and now his
father wants his remains brought homo ,
which tcok Stark to the War department
today. The matter Is so unusual that the
question was taken under advisement by the
War department , the difficulty 'being ' that
young Bartlett gave as his next friend
Homy Bartlett of Clayton , 111.who In
rcalfty la the boy's uncle. Whether the
atndavlt3 of the father nnd uncle as to the
.
hls death le"'ohc of these interesting ques
tions which can only bo answered after the
whole subject has been exhausted toy the
military authorities.
Major Clapp , agent at Pine Ridge , S. D. ,
has decided not to visit Europe. It was
stated at the Interior department recently
that ho would take a trip to Europe , after
which he would probably continue at Pine
Ridge. Ho has again requested that ho be
relieved. Nothing will bo done until the
return of Indian Commissioner Jones , -who
Is now In the west.
Proposals were opened in the Indian office
tod'ay ' for the construction of a now school
building at Flandrcau , S , D. , the lowest
bidder being Elam Miller of LoMara , la. , at
$19,475. Congress appropriated $22,000 for
this structure. The plans provide for a two-
story brick , containing ten rooms with a
largo assembly hall. It will accommodate
350 pupils.
The nomination of Ellis 0. Lewie to bo
postmaster nt Falls City , Neb. , has been
favorably reported from the committee on
postofllccs and postroads.
Herman SchnlU was toilay appointed
postmaster at Kllgorc , Cherry county , Neb. ,
vlco A. Davis , removed.
An order has been Issued establishing a
poatofllco at Glenwood' ' , Buffalo county , Neb. ,
with Leslie L. Hurd postmaster.
_ Judge Lott Thomas , who was elected aa
successor to Georgn Perkins of the Sioux
City district , is In Washington.
General Manderson returned to Washing
ton today. In relation to the fight over the
fast mall contract he said no decision bad
been made as yet , but he believed the Bur
lington would win It.
COXKIHMATIONS IIV TUB SBVATC.
WellU O. l.euln Approved for FnllM
City 1'OHtninntnmlilp.
WASHINGTON , Feb , 23. The senate , in
executive session , made the following con-
flrmntlonr.
David L. Geyer to be receiver of public
moneys at Rosvvell , N. M.
Edmund D. Wlggln to bo register of the
land office nt Weare , Alaska.
Wcllis 0 , Lewis to be postmaster at Falls
City , Neb ,
Hernando Money to be lieutenant colonel
Fifth regiment , volunteer Infantry ,
To be civil engineers In the navy : Ernest
P Goodrich and Alfred C. Lourenz of Mich
igan and Leonard M , Cox of Kentucky.
Also other promotions In the navy.
LIVES LOST IN AN EXPLOSION
DiilldliiK IN Shattered from Home Un-
Ummn Can e ami Four Initiate *
Are TnKen tint Dead.
HARTFORD CITY , Ind. , Feb. 23. By a
mysterious explosion following a flro , dis
covered In the Dick building today four per
sons lost their lives and three were In
jured. The explosion lifted tbo third floor
and dropped It down on the second. Flames
enveloped the Dick , the Williams nnd the
Mason buildings.
Pour charred bodies were taken from the
lulns , Identified as follows
LEWIS LAFORGE AND WIFE.
JAMES BONE.
WILLIAM LEWIS.
The injured are. John Rallard , Nathaniel
Rlnker and Joseph Yountz.
CANS HAVE ANCIENT LABELS
Adjutant Selialier of iiKhth : Ohio
Mal.cn Cliaruex that Army Ileef
! ! < > re Halved Date * .
BUCYRUS , O , , Feb , 23. Adjutant Schaber
of the Eighth Ohio volunteer regiment , who ,
during the Spanish war , handled largo qtiun.
titles of the canned beef provided for the
fcoldlers , Ba8 that all the cans bore labels
with the figures 1S98 printed on them. By
soaking the cans the labels could be pulled
off , showing an original wrapper with the
date 1SSS or some other equal ancient period
marked on them. <
ACQUIESCE TO THE BRITISH
Stiltntt of Oman Compelled to llcpiull-
ntf AjtrfcnuMit with l-'ratu-p ni
to Mil no at CnntltiK Stntlnii.
BOMBAY , Feb. 2 . Important details re
garding the action of the British authorities
at Muscat , the capital of the sultanate of
Oman , have Just become public.
It appears that the news of the lease bv
the sultan of Oman of a coaling station to
Trance on the coast of Oman leaked out
while the British political agent at Muscat ,
Major Eaganwas abicnt. He promptly re
turned to hU poet , but the sultan refused
to furnish him -with any Information. The
commander of the gunboat Sphinx thereupon
dispatched a lieutenant and armed party to
Bandar Jloplh. But the sultan , hoping to
re-echo aid from thp French , continued to bo
recalcitrant. The arrival of the second-
cla-xi critlfer Eclipse , flagship of the East
India station , with Hear 'Admiral ' Drummond
on board , threw the sultan's subjects Into n
panic , though the sultan himself still re
mained obdurate. During the morning of
February 16 Admiral Ilruminond sent word
ashore that unlens the sultan attended a
durbar on board the Rclifso at 2 o'clock
that afternoon ho would 'bombard ' the forts
at 2 20 p. in.
Notlro of the admiral's Intention was sent
to the foreign consuls and the town wai
speedily In confusion. The advisers of the
sultan entreated him to submit and the
Eclipse took a position broadside to the
town , whllo the other British ships cleared
for action. The sultan thereupon posted a
notification at the custom liouso nnd at the
gates 'of the town that the agreement with
the French -was cancelled.
At noon the sultan sent hia brother on
board the Eclipse , 'but ' the British admiral
refused to receive him as a substitute.
Just before 2 o'clock the siiltan of Oman ,
almost unattended , arrived on board the
flagship and remained there for two hours ,
whllo the whole population lined the beach
and anxiously awaited the outcome.
The sultan , It appears. , completely ac
quiesced to the British demands and handed
to Admiral Drummond the treaty with
France. On the following- day the admiral
went to the palace , where a great durbar
was held , and the sultan publicly repudiated
his agreement with Franco.
JUSTICn WIIITKS COUDIAL LOTTER.
IBjtprpNHt'n UlRli Cnnnldrrnttoii of CHI > -
lulii hturds'H Conduct lit Sninon.
VANCOUVER , B. C. , Feb. 23 Australian
papers -which arrived here today on the
steamer Mlowera print the following letter
from Chief Justice Chambers of Samoa to
Captain Stuidy of her majesty's ship Porpoise
poise , who took a prominent part In the re
cent troubles at Samoa :
"Nothing that you have done elnco the
events in Samoa brought us BO close to
gether has been a surprise to us. They
wore simple acts of a noble-minded man and
an English gentleman.
"With my eyes open to it all. It has been
a marvel that In the midst ! of the whirlwind
of events requiring patience , skill and cour
age , you have been nblo to command the
situation In all Its bearings so perfectly. If
the officers nnd men of the Porpoise are n
sample of the English navy , then I want to
be a convert to the principles of Anglo-
Saxon alliance , not from motives of policy ,
but because 1 see that bphJrH he power offer
for th'e uplifting of thW human race.
"We are fixed In our faith that an English-
American alliance Is an expression of human
freedom , unusual prosperity and the ulti
mate political millennium throughout the
world. "
HEAVY sKvrnxcns -WORKMEN. .
Soelul nemocrntN In Ilelplmtns Full
Out with Vice Prc-Hldeitt.
BEIll/IN , Feb. 23. In the Reichstag today
during the discussion of the budget of the
department of Justlco the social democrats
referred to a case In which a number of
workmen had been hea\ily sentenced. The
public prosecutor of Saxony made some
remarks which -were objectionable to the
social democrats which created a violent
scene. The vlco president ordered the depu
ties to resume their seats and was greeted
with cries of "what Insolence ! " Thereupon
the vice president censured the social demo
crats and warned them that other meas
ures would bo taken If they continued be
having In that manner.
lu ( hiSnimlHli Cortex.
MADRID , Feb. 21. In the Cortes today
the debate on the conduct of the war was
continued but little of Interest was evolved
on either side. Count d'Almonas declares
that hn will not yield to Intimidation , but
will continue the campaign against the gen
erals In the senate , where heft HI read the
violently provocative letter ho lias received
from General Linares. General Pando In
tends to speak against pcaco with the
United States and will then resign his
scnatorshlp.
Chill Will Itrnmlii Neutral.
LIMA , Peru ( Via Galveston , Tex. , ) Feb.
23. The agitation in the Chilian papers In
favor of the Intervention of Chill in the
conflict now In progress In Bolivia between
President Alon/o's forces and the feder
alists or Insurgents Is calming doiwn. The
government of Chill has resolved to remain
neutral and troops are distributed on the
frontier to prevent an outbreak.
KING M'NAMARA ' IN CUSTODY
Allc-ijcd Murderer of JiiPnli Keller nt
I.uxliiKtou , Ky.f In Il 'Ilc'd to
He Hat Id Illaultivull.
KANKAKEE , 111 , Fob , 23 , David Black-
well , a prisoner Su the county Jail , Is be
lieved by officois here to bo John II. , or
"King" McNnmarn. alleged murderer of
Jacob Keller , at Lexington , Ky. ,
February 11.
Blackwell was arrested hero February 17
for shooting a railway watchman who at
tempted to eject him from a freight train ,
The local police claim Blackwell answers
tbo description bent out of McNamara and
arc holding him for identification. Black-
well claims ho served with the United
States army through the Cuban campaign
and says his home IB In Shelby , Ind. Ho is
thought to have consumption.
Senatorial nwnllorUH.
SALT LAKE , Utah , Fob 23. The result
of one senatorial ballot today was1 King , C ,
McCune , 2C , Nebeker. 8 , Hideout , 1 ; all
democrats. Cannon , S ; Sutherland , repub
lican , 13 ; absent , 1.
HAHIUSBURO , Pa. , Feb 23. Tblrty-
apcoud ballot for sciutor Quay , 96 ; JenKs ,
73 ; Dalzell. 15 , Stewart , C. Stone , D ; Huff ,
6 , Irvln , 7 ; Tuutu , 2. Rice , 2 , Grow , 1 ,
Widener , 2 , paired and absent , 38.
DOVER , Del. . Feb. 23 The sixty-sKth
and Blxty-Bevetith ballots for Hcnator re
sulted. Addlcks , IS , Gray. 17 ; HI lies , 11 ;
Hawkins , 3 ,
.Morillolllnir htnvk for \Vaiiinli.
ST. LOUIS , Feb. 23. The Wnbasb road
has awarded to the Baldwin , the Richmond
and tbo Rhode Islinci worltb a contract for
forty new locomotive * . Thirty of these will
be used in the freight ten ice , four fur
switching and nix for fat > t passenger service.
The passenger euglara will have elghty-
sev cm-Inch driving wheels. The extension
of ( bo Wabatih to Buffalo has culled for In
creased rullinir stock.
Small Bodies Harasa the American Lines All
Along the Front.
DETERMINED ATTACK NEAR CALOOCAN
Mntinilnopk limit * Slioltn Into Tliolr
I.IIICN rirrn Set-it In liver- Direc
tion Tlircnten to lliirit the
\Vnllc < l Cltj Many Arrcntn.
MANILA , Feb. :3. f.:05 : p. m With day
light this morning the enemy commenced
worrying tactlca at various parts of the
American line , apparently for the purpose
of withdrawing attention from affairs Insldo
the city.
An attempt -was inado to rush through
our extreme left near Caloocan , but It was
promptly checked by n hot nnd effective
musketry and artillery flre. In the mean
time small bodies of rebels , evidently some
of those engaged last night In the cowardly
work nt Tondo , spread out between the cltv
and outposts. Every available man was
sent to drlvo them away , with the result
that there wns desultory firing all the morn-
Ing.
Ing.From
From 8 to 10:30 : a. m. the United States
double-turrctcd monitor , Monadnock , Joined
in the engagement , hurling ten-Inch shells
ever the American lines Uito bodies of the
enemy as Indicated by the signal corps. So
far our casualties are ono man killed and
ten men wounded.
At 11 o'clock theto wcro sharp engage
ments at the Chinese cemetery nnd ut Sau
Pedro MacaU almost simultaneously , but
the artillery lire from both positions drove
the enemy back.
From the high towers of the city fires can
be seen burning at a dozen different points
outside. Some of these are probably duo
to the Monadnock's eticlls.
It Is currently reported that the natives
have threatened to burn Escolata and the
walled city 'tonight. '
Scores of rebels have been arrested In the
Tondo district. A band of sixty rebels
having two carloads of arms nnd accoutre
ments was captured In a house.
Business Is temporarily suspended.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 23. ( leneral Otis
today cabled the War department as follows :
MANILA , Feb. 23. Adjutant General ,
Washington : Determined efforts to burn
city last night. Ilulldings fired in thrco
different sections of city. Fire controlled
by troops after soveio labor. A connlder-
nblo number of Incendiaries nliot a.nd a few
soldiers wounded. Early this morning a
largo body of Insurgents made a demonstra
tion off McArthur's front , near Caloocan ,
and were repulsed. The loss of property by
flro last night probably $500,000. OTIS.
Curfcvt Orillimnue of Otln.
MANILA , Feb. 23. 5:35 : p. m. Major
General Otis today issued a general order
directing all the inhabitants of Manila until
otherwise ordered to confine themselves to
their homes after 7 o'clock In the evening ,
when the streets will bo cleared toy the po
lice. The general also warns Incendlarlrs
and suspocte that they will be severely
dealt with If discovered.In any locality.
Extraordinary precautions have been
taken for the suppression of further trouble
which is threatened to take place In the
city tonight. But It Is generally believe 1
last night's experience will effectively quell
the disturbing element.
-EUr t iV-teoii burnlnB , la the--Tondo dis
trict all day nnd has been clearing the
residents out of many houses In the out
skirts , from which the enemy previously
fired on the Americans. A cloud of smoke
hovered over the city today , conveying the
Impression to the people about the bay and
in the outside districts that the whole city
Is burning.
The rebels between the city and the out
posts are being smoked out this afternoon
and driven toward the beach. Sharpshoot
ers at various paits of the line are very
annoying , but otherwise there has been no
i further excitement since the frustration of
! the morning's attack.
Lieutenant Eugene S. French of Company
L , First Montana volunteers , and Private
Oscar Felton of Company C , South Dakota
volunteers , were killed and two other Dakotans -
kotans were wounded.
Stnrtctl by American .Shell * .
PARIS , Feb. 23. Agents In this city of
the Filipinos have received news from Hello
saying that the outbreak of flro there was
not the work of the natives , but was btnrted
by the American shells. \
When tbo attack commenced , the Filipinos
added , the foreign residents vxcic endeavor
ing to persuade General Lopez , the Filipino
commander , to submit , as Hello was not
fortified and , therefore , was not in a position
to resist the American attack.
The whole commercial quarter at Hello , It
appears , was destroyed with four-flfths of
the rest of the town.
Finally , the Filipinos say , the foreign
residents met , resolved against the bombardIng -
Ing and resolved to put in claims.
LONDON , Feb. 23 , The Filipino agent In
London has received a message from Agon-
clllo saying he is coming to Europe in order
1 to enlist the sympathies of European gov
ernments.
.Story of Ilollo'n Kineiintlon.
BERLIN , Feb. 23. The Cologne Gazette
today publishes extracts from n private let
ter dated Hello , January 12 , saying that
prior to the conclusion of peace , Lieutenant
Brandels , formerly of the Twenty-first
Baden dragoons , with 800 Spanish troops ,
held the town against 20,000 to 30,000 Fili
pinos.
When peace was concluded , the letter says ,
Brandois Informed the Americans that ho
would hold Hello for another twenty-four
hours. But It appears that as no Americans
arrived Urandcls finally evacuated the place
and two days later the Filipinos formed a
icpubllcan government.
Relative to the incident between the com
mander of the Irene nnd the Filipinos the
letter saja the Filipinos who were watch
ing closely to prevent the Americans from
forcing the entrance of the river otoppcd
and seal died boats from the Irene and a
Gorman ofllcer Immediately landed and de
manded an explanation , The Filipino presi
dent thereupon apologized and promised
satisfaction ,
The Americans , the vvriler says , scru
tinized all the movements of the Germans
with great suspicion and ono morning the
commander of the United States cruiser
Baltimore boarded the Irene , Just ns the
Germans were manning a boat , and warned
the German commander that Hello was
United States territory
TWO REGIMENTS TO AID OTIS
War Department Will IHnpatcli the
hlxth and Mntli Infantr ) to
Join IM Command ,
WASHINGTON , Feb. 23. The War department -
partment has arranged to dispatch further
reinforcements to General Otis at Manila.
The regiments selected are the Ninth In
fantry , now at Now York , nnd the Sixth in
fantry , at Sau Antonio , Tex. Both these
regiments will go by way of San Francisco.
It la expected that the transports taking
thorn will be able to leave by 'March 15.
By that date General Otis will have re
ceived all the reinforcements now afloat and
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecn't for Nebraska
Throntrnlng , South Wind *
Trniiirriitnro lit Oniiilin
Hour. Dc-H. Hour. Urn.
bound for Manila save those on the Sheri
dan which soiled from New York ln t Sun
day. This will give him 6.000 more troops ,
made up of the flower of the United States
army , legulnr.s tried in Indian service , thi
most of them Inured to the Cuban climate
In Its worst aspects , having participated In
the campaigns there during the last wet sea
son.
Every report that comes to the War de
partment goes to convince the oillclnlH that
an offensive campaign must be Immediately
assumed In the Philippines. This Is no
longer a matter of oholco. hut of neressltv ,
against which , the officials sa > , sentimental
considerations cannot stand
In their opinion thj > lives nnd health of
American troops now In the nelshhoihood of
Manila depends upon the Initiation of such
a campaign. General Oils' leport of the
big flro In Manila yesterday and last night ,
whllo agreeing closely with the press re
ports , makes mention of a rather formida
ble demonstration by the Insurgents near
Caloocan , the scene of somn of the heav
iest fighting succeeding the first engage
ment with the Insurgents on Febiuary IB
This Is taken as an Indication that the
rebels have not jot been thoroughly Im
pressed v\lth the strength of the Ameri
can arms.
A most serious problem confronts General
Otis In the protection of Manila nnd Urn
suburban towns from flic , not only becaufo
of the treacherous character of the rebel
Filipinos , but also because outside of the
business establishments the houses are built
of the flimsiest bamboo hung with matting
scrcene. Even the floors arc made of strlpj
of bamboo separated so as to allow the
free circulation of air. It Is within the
power of almost any person to sot llro to
these houses from without or within In n
few seconds , nnd , as they are closely built ,
the ravages of a single flre In n quarter t-o
closely constructed might easily reach the
half million point mentioned by General
Otis In his dispatch.
The officials hero say that if the rebels
continue this sort of tactics In Manila , dis
regarding the rules of war and Jeopardizing
the lives of women and children nnd
foreigners who are not Involved In the -var ,
General Otis will bo under the necessity of
making a house to house Inspection nnd
summarily disposing of all suspicious char
acters.
NEBRASKAN SHOT IN THE HAND
.Moiiilx-r of Company II IN Aucl-
ilentnlly Hurt Ilpport of Other *
Wounded l > y NlinrpuhooterH.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 23 The War de
partment today received the following-
MANILA , Feb. 2J. Adjutant General ,
Washington : Casualties caused by Insurgent
sharpshooters yesterday nnd todaj in district
of Tonilo and Bi , * fido-Ajablur
Thirteenth Mlnnenotn.
Wounded :
Captain Noyes C. Robinson , Company C ,
lip , moderately severe.
Sergeant George 1C. Shepard , Company C ,
leg , moderate.
Private Thomas F. Caldln , Company C ,
shoulder , severe.
Private George S. Wooding , Company C ,
thigh , severe.
Private Orion D. Grlnnell , Company D ,
armpit , severe.
rirntcliriiNkn. .
Wounded :
Private Enoch Davis , Company II , bhot
lu hand , Bclf-lnfllctcd , accidental , sevcic.
Private Clyde A. MoVay , Company A ,
South Dakota , is doing well , fourth too of
right foot amputated. OTIS.
Enoch Davis was a member of the Nelson
company nnd the muster roll gives that
place as his residence.
NEWS OF HAWAIIAN CAPITAL
Wur .SliIpx nnd Transport * In tliu Har
bor nt Honolulu Di-allix
of holdlei-N.
SAN FRANCISCO , , Feb. 23 The steamer
City of Peking nrrlvod today fioin the
Client , via Honolulu , and brings the fol
lowing advices to the Associated Pres > s from
Honolulu under clato of February I.
War ships and transports of the United
States have been well repicsentcd at the
port during the last ten days. At this tlmo
both the Oregon and the Philadelphia are
hero beside the tenders Irish and Scandla
The transports Morgan City , Ohio nnd Sen
ator all arrived safely and aftt'i' taking on
coal and supplies the three vessels loft
again for the long voyage to Manila. The
battleship Oregon arrived on the Cth from
Callao with all well on board. On the iway
it stopped two days nt Culapagos Island
for coal , The big vessel Is anchored In the
roadstead hero aud will not como Inside of
tha harbor.
The Oregon Is likely to remain hero two
or three weeks. The Honolulu Iron works
Is engaged on some repairs for It which
will take at least ten dajs to complete.
There was an accident and death on the
vojngo on the transport Senator from San
Francisco to Honolulu. At 8 o'clock on the
evening of February 1 Corporal Abbott ,
Company B , Twentieth Infantry , fell over
board whllo seasick and was lct. Ho was n
native of Kentucky. He went through the
Cuban campaign.
The United States steamer Philadelphia
nrrlvod from San Diego on the 11th. U
will ball from Samoa about the ISth.
Judge Herman H. Wldemann died on the
7th inst. He had been In falling health for
many months , principally the breaking
down consequent on extreme years
Judge Wldemann was n Hanoverian by
birth nnd was In his 70th year. In early
life ho was a seafaring man and tame to the
Islands on n whaler In 1617. He was ap
pointed a Justice of the mipiemo court In
1SC5 liy Kamo Hamoha V. . served as minis
ter of the interior , as minister of finance
and as attorney general In Kalakua's cabi
net.
Miss A Maud Gould , a tourist from Au
gusta , Me , died In this city on the llth
Inst. of consumption.
Private Chailes Nelson , Company B ,
Twentieth regulars , died at the Bucnu Vista
hospital of typhoid fever on thu ! ) th lust.
Nelson was left here by the transport
Scundla. He was taken 111 shortly after
leaving San Fianclsco.
The American union party has nominated
Theodore F Lansing for the vacancy In
the Hawaiian senate. The election will take
place on the 24th Inst. There U no opposi
tion , as Lansing's election 1s assured.
Dei-oxford lli-tnrnx In
LONDON , Ont. , Feb. 23. Ix > rd BercBford
left here for New York at O a , m , to take a
steamer Saturday for England.
PALM'S POOR MEMORY
Insurance ) Commissioner Finds it Difficult to
E' collect at Times ,
ALWAYS ABLE TO TCLL SIZE OF HIS FEES
Regulates OhnrgcJ for Examination Bj thi
Business of the Company ,
REGRETS THAT HE DID NOT CHARGE MORE
Tolls the Committee that Certain Things Are
Ilia Secret Business ,
WHEREAT PROUT CALLS HIM TO TIME
Hum * Two l.cHiTfi from 1nitty ( nnil
lliToturn Illulil.t i\oltrit When
Toll I M u tli < * ln\rtlKntliiit
Co in in 11 lee Aliotit It.
LINCOLN' , Teh. 23. ( Special. ) Insurance.
12\amlticr Palm was on tlio stand this mornIng -
Ing and In answer to questions said that It
ho Inul found In any examination that the
company had donatid largo sums of money
to a political part ) ho would lm\o notud
this fact In his i opart * to the auditor.
A hitler placed In evidence wan from
Palm to the auditor announcing that ho did
not care to tacKle the big companies and
Hiking for authority to examine some
Binaller OUCH.
1'nlni explained this by saying that It
would have taken IRQ men elut ( months to
go through a big company llko the Now
York or the Mutual Life company. It was
Ills Idea that itvvo or tlnco states ought to
Join together In this work. Ho had , whllo
waiting for a letter from the auditor , gone
to the ofllce of the Mutual Life and looked
over some papers. The letter under dls-
ciibslon was as follows.
I'nlin to Cnmutl.
NHW YORK. Dec 7. 1S97. Hon. J. F.
Cornell , Auditor , Lincoln , Nob. : My Dour
Sir Your esteemed fa\or of the 4th re
ceived and HH contents carefully uatud. In
reference to the Mutual Llfo Ins'iranco com
pany of this city I wish to explain why tha
examination at this tlmo was 'lot mmlr > . Mr
J. II. Klpp loft the city ve'itorday morn'ng '
nnd ho iiaid to mo th\t bofoio leaving ho
would explain to you the .filiation. The
Mutual Life Insurance compuy did not refuse -
fuse nn examination of South Dakota uml
Nebraska , but Insisted upon us not to put
them to such an enormous iKpuiiKe , which
they tlolm would be no less than $75-
POO to $100,000. and being this tim > > of the
year , when they are closing "heir hooka
In order to make thnlr rsports to ovrry
fatntc In the union , they ask UH to poptpotio
this until homo nature time. Neither of us
made any mention of any fee , but the yec-
iclary of the company suggested to us that
they were willing to pay our uxpcnion and
for the tlmo which wo have spent in thtJ
city. We spent three days looking over
their secutltles nnd bonds , comparing same
with their statement filed to every Insur
ance department hi the United State ; , Eama
being the amount they rcprusuntd It to be.
I feel that Mr. Klpp ax well OH mjaojf
have donp cvciythlng to protejt the Insur
ance dcpaitur'ius of thi'su 'wo M-Mei and I
bcllovo that Ii you uad been he.-o > uuivolt'
you would have done the satuo that wo
have done. I really agree Alth you that
Nebiaska nnd South Dakota together ought
not to tackle mich big companies DS you
mention in your Icttors. Have therefore
telegraphed you this morning to send mo
letters of authority for smaller companies
nnd I will wait hero at the Park Avenue hotel
for reply. I shall Uiko a trip this afternoon
to Washington , as 1 ha\o nothing else to do
until I hour from you.
You ask mo not to reflect any misrepre
sentations upon the Insurance department
of our noble state. I wish to nay that you
need not fear anything of the po t. If
you should see anything wrlttM about mo
In any of the lending In uianro tilnuncB I
shall nsk of you to call mo homo at ouce. .
I hae received the dally p.ipus from Lin
coln and have noticed Mr. Mooro's Impris
onment for eight jears nnd also of Mol-
Inllcu's shortage at the ICearnoy Institution.
I wonder whit-h of the republican offlco-
holdcis will ho the next oilo to go to the
state penitentiary.
The weather hero In Now York Is I'cait-
tlful compared to what you t > ny you , ire hav
ing In Nebraska , but I bcllovo that the Know
is good for Nebraska Koll.
Tlian'elng ' you heartily for all the favors
that jou have already shown to mo and
I shall leave the immlng of the companies
at this tlmo to ynuraclf. -would Mi'jKCBt ,
however , that you may pick out uomo se
cret societies In the state of Now Yojk or1
Massachusetts or whatever Is agreeable to
jou.
Kindly remember me to Mr , Llchty , Mr.
Pool , Mr. Simpson nnd the /est of the tcye
in the ofllce. With nssuiinco of my per
sonal esteem for yourself and family , I nm ,
very truly joins , O.V. . PALM.
The letter written by Palm to notify tha
auditor that howas out of the Insurance
business was as follows *
OFPICn OP O. W. PALM , PIIIB INSUR
ANCE AND INVESTMENT nitOKER. LIN
COLN , Jan. 27 , 1817. Hon. J. P. Cornell ,
City Dear Sir I take pleasure In notifying
you that my Insurance agency IB now tians-
ferred and I am ready for anything In th
way of examinations. Yours very truly ,
O. W. PALM.
The date of this letter was later than
the one -written by Mr. Odoll protesting
against the appointment of Palm.
I'nlin 1'iillN Out.
To establish the fact that the auditor
had positive knowledge that Palm -was en
gaged In the Insurance business and there
fore an Illegal examiner , the following let
ter wns Introduced In evidence-
SVHA ASSURANCE COMPANY. NEW
YOHK , Aug. 17 , IMS. Mr. O. W. Palm ,
Special Agent , Lincoln , Not ) Dear Sir Wo
bog to acknowledge receipt of appointments
of ugentH at Mead and PlattBinouth , Nib. ,
and In accordance therewith have forwarded
today the necessary supplies Wo hnvo noti
fied the liisuranco department of the ap
pointment at Plattsmouth , but In the nb-
Hento of the names of the Individual nu-in-
bera of the firm of P. L Hull & Co.
( and In order to avoid un > delay ) , wo are
Bending you notification of Urn appointment ,
with the rcfUfst | that you kindly complete
game and foiward It Immediately to tha
auditor of public accounts , Lincoln , Neb. ,
advising UH at the name tlmo of the ncnioH
of the Individual members of the firm. In
tills connection wo have to request that
whim filling out appointment notices you
glvo UB not only the firm numo but Iho
names of the members of the llrm Very
truly youni , WEED & KENNEDY ,
Managers
Noted on the bottom of thin letter was tha
following In pencil'
"Mr. Llchty Please get the names of the
firm from Dr Hall. Yours ,
" 0V. . PALM "
Questioned In regard to this letter Palm
said h reuilvcd It from the firm at Now
Yoik and after mal'lng the notation on the
bottom had forwarded It to the auditor
The letter thus plated In evidence nag
one of those found In Cornell's private desk.
The Dr. P. L. Hall referred to In the letter
was tbu ( secretary of the Stuto Hanking
board , another appointee ) of the auditor ,
I'UMltloiiN Held li > - I'nliii , .
Examined by Mr. Prout the wltncaa said
ho had often held positions at ) bookkeeper ,
sometimes drawing (50 per month and from
thu Ewiug Clothing company of Lincoln hi