Nebraska Newspapers

    2 THE Oat AHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , JAXttARY 10 , 1000.
Telephone1 ! 618-691. tltc , Jan. 9 , 1900.
Many Wonder Why
We are selling Dress Goods so
cheap in our January Clearing Sale
in face of an advancing market ,
The reason is room , we must make
room for the spring goods that will
soon commence to arrive , You will
be wise if you are quick. This is
your golden opportunity to buy
dress goods. Prices range from 5c to $2.50
per yard , and every yard has a startling re
duction on it.
\Vc Closii Our Store SnturJnys nt G P. M.
rou rosTtni it in ui.ovns AM > wcc.\ii < 's
THE ONLY EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS HOUSE IN OMAHA.
Y. M. c. i. nt'ii.nixrt , con. KITH A.-VD n < ) ici.vs STS.
tary bnse Today we have one of the three
great ocean potseailons of the globe , located
at the most commanding commerclil , naval
nnd military points in the eastern SIMIS ,
within hall of India , shoulder to shoulder
with China , richer In its own resources than
any equal body of land on the entire globe
nnd peopled b > a nice which civilization de
mands shall be Improved Shall we aban
don It ? That man llttlo knows the common
pcoplo of the republic , little understands thu
instincts of our race , who thinks we will
not hold It fast nnd hold It forever , ad
ministering Just government by simplest
methods we may trick up devlc.es to shift
our burden and lessen our opportunity , they
will avail us nothing but delay We may
tangle conditions by applying academic ar
rangements of self-sov eminent to n eruuo
situation , their failure will drive us to our
duty In the end.
" : : ioo < l of Our SolillcrN. "
Mr President , rcluctnntlj and only from
a sense of duty am I forced to say that
Amerlcim opposition to the war has been
the chief factor prolonging It Had Agul-
naldo not understood that In America , even
In the American conercts , oven here In the
Rcnatp , he nnd his cnuop were supported ,
had he not known that it wns proclaimed
on the stump and In the press of a faction
In the United Slates , that every shot his
mlbgulded followers fired Into the brcnsts
of American soldiers was like the vollejs
fired by Washington's men against the
soldiers of King George , his Insurrection
would have dissolved before It entirely
crystallized The utterances of American
opponents of the war are. read to the Ignor
ant soldiers of Agulnnldo and repeated in
exaggerated form among the common peo-
Dlwe
It Is believed and stated In Luzon , Pniiay
nnd Cebu thnt the Filipinos have only to
tight , harass , retreat , break up into small
parties , If necessary , ns the > nro doing now ,
out by nny means hold out until the next
presidential election and our forces will be
withdrawn. All this has nldcd the enemy
more thnn climate , arms nnd bittlc Seni-
tors , I have heard these resorts myself : I
linvo talked with the people , I have seen
our mimcled boys In the hospital nnd Held.
I hnvc stood on thix firing line ami behold
our dead soldiers , their faces turned to the
pitiless southern skj , and , In sorrow rather
than anger , I say to those whoso voices in
Amorlca. have cheered those misguided
natives on to shoot our soldiers down , thnt
the blood of those dead and wounded bojs
of ottrs Is on their hands and the flood of all
the yenrs can never wash thnt stain away.
In sorrow rather than anger I sny these
words , for I earnestly believe that our
brothers knew not what they did.
Incniuililo of Sclf-Govemmciit.
Dut , Senators , it would be better to aban
don this combined ganjen and Gibraltar of
'the Pacific nnd count our btood'nnd treasure
already spent n profitable loss than to apply
uny academic arrangement of self-govern
ment to these children They uro not ca
pable of self-government. Huvv could they
be ? They are not a self-governing race.
They are Orientals , Malays , Instructed by
Spaniards In the Intter's worst estate.
J-et. men beware how they employ the
term "self-government. " It Is a sacred
term. H Is thu watchword at the door of
the Inner temple of liberty , for liberty does
not always mean self-government. Belf-
Kovernment Is no bas > o nnd common tiling ,
to be bestowed on the merely audacious ,
It IH the decree. "Vhleh crowns the graduate
of llbeity'B Infant class , who have not jet
mastered the alphnbet of freedom. Savage
blood , Oriental blood , Malay lilood , Spanish
example arc these the elements of self-
government ?
I haveMnlked with hundreds of these people
ple , getting their views ns to the practical
workings of self-government. The great
majority simply do not understand uny par
ticipation In uny government whatever. The
most ardent advocate of self-government
that 1 met was anxious thntl should know
that such a eovernment would be tranquil
because , as he paid , If anyone criticised it
the government would shoot the offender.
I'lllll Of ( il > \ ITIIIllCllt.
In all other Islands our government must
bo slmplu nnd strons It must bo n uni
form government Different forms for dif
ferent Island's will produce perpetual dis
turbance , because the people of each Island
would think that the people of the other
Islands are more favored thnn the ) We
must never forget that In dealing with the
Filipinos -ivo deal with children. And so
our government must bo simple and strong.
Simple and strong ; the meaning of those
two words must be written In every line of
( Philippine legislation , realized In everj act
of Phlllpplnp administration A Philippine
oincci in our Department of State , an
.American governor general In Manila , with
power to meet dully emergencies , possibly
an advisory council with no power except
that of discussing measures with the gov
ernor general , which counc.ll would bo the
Kurni for future legislatures , a school In
amictlcnl Koveinmcnt , a Philippine civil
service , with promotion for efficiency , the
minting of abundant money for Philippine )
and Oriental use ; gradual , slow and care
ful Introduction of the. best Filipinos into
the working machinery of the government ,
no promise whatever of the franchise until
the people have been jirepared for It , nil
this backed by the. necessary force to exe
cute It- this outline of government the situ
ation demands an HOOII as tranquillity Is es
tablished. Until then mllltuo government
Ii advlsnblc.
Klnil of OHIcliilH NvccdNiiry.
The men wo send to administer civilized
jrovornmcnt In the Philippines must bo
themselves the highest examples of our
civilization I lisa the word examples , for
examples they must be In that word's most
absolute sense Bolter abandon this price
less possession , admit ourselves Incompe
tent to do nur part In the world-redeeming
work of our Imperial racu , better now haul
down the Ilig of arduous deeds for civili
zation and run up the tine of t diction and
decvi ) than to apply academic notions of
Helf-govtirnmcnt to these children or at
tempt their cov eminent b > any but the
most perfect administrator our country
tan produce.
Mr. President and Senators , adopt the
resolutions offered thnt peace mny quickly
lomo nnd that we may begin our saving ,
regenerating and uplifting \\ork. Adopt It
nnd thla bloodihed will eeaho when HHMO
deluded children of our Islands learn that
thlH la the Until action of the reprebcnta-
llvcs of the American people In congress
cssemhlod.
Reject It nnd the world , history mid the
American people will know where to forever
fix tilts a\\ful responsibility for the conpe-
( luenco * which will min'ly follow such fall-
urn to do our manifest ilutj llou dare wo
drlny when our solti'.sis' blood U flowing ? "
( IISIJollIM III AllllIflllHr ,
At tbo conclusion of the cpeecb tre
mendous and unrestrained applause swept
o\tr the galleries and It was notable that
Secretary of the Trcaiury Gage , who occu
pied n teat in the senators' gallery , wan a
participant in U.
Hear , republican of Massachusetts , icpllcd
briefly to Bcverldge , Although he did not
Dinner
To assist digestion , relieve dl3h < ? sj
after entlng or drinking too licurtlly
to prevent const ( nation , take
bold en cry w here , 25 cents ,
enter fully Into the merits of the question
he did not feel that some of the Indiana
senntor'e statements should go to the coun
try unchallenged. Ho declared that not the
opposition to the war but the president's
proclamation to the Tlllplnos wns respon
sible for the hostilities. Hi ! ridiculed Bcv-
erldge's Btatement thnt the Filipinos were
not cnpnblo ot self-government and quoted
Oeneral Otis' reports to show thnt they
w ere.
It was 2'2S p. m. when Bcverldge com
pleted hlfl address. Hear , who had been a
careful listener to the speech of Beverldge ,
as soon as he could make himself heard eaid
that ho hnd been delighted with the elo-
qucnco of the senator from Indiana.
Hcmliidn Honr nf .Snlitii.
"I am glnd , " said he "to welcome to the
public service his cnthuslnnm , hie silver
speech nnd the earnestness with which he Is
dUpcaed to discharge his duty. " Yet , ho said ,
hu hnd listened In vain for those words
which the American people have taken on
their lips in thin solemn crisis. The words
"right , justice , duty nnd freedom" were ab
sent from the eloquent address. The beauty
and eloquence of the speech hnd recalled
the Incident In which aatnu had taken Christ
up Into a high mountain and shown Him nil
the kingdoms of the world and the glory
thereof and promised that all should be His
It Ho would but fall down and worship him ,
and He had replied :
"Get thee behind mo , satan. "
Honr declared that practically every
statement of fnct In the speech wns refuted
by government reports received from Ad-
mlrnl Dcwey , General Otis and from other
ofilclal iources. Where did Spain get the
right to sell her rights In the Philippines ?
Hoar asked Where did the United States
get the right to buy , and sell people llko
sheep ? Ho wne certain thnt for all the
wealth and commerce nnd glory which he
had eloquently depicted the senator from
Indiana would not have great Injustice dono.
Hoar declared the Filipinos had the
Spaniards hemmed In Manila and the latter
were obliged to surrender. He thought
It would be necessary to revise the consti
tution before those Filipinos could bo bought
and edld./ Her did not believe Beverldgo
would advise the American people to do this
thing or do anything so base as to strike
down the Infant Filipino republic.
The Massachusetts member made repeated
references to and quotations from the re
ports of General Otis and Admiral Dewey
and other officers In the Philippines.
These showed , ho asserted , that when
Agutnnldo nrrived In Luzon from Hong
Kong the Insurgents hnd nn nrmy of 30-
000 ; thnt In the islnnd of Luzon the Filipinos
pines maintained courts , schools , municipal
governments nnd churches nnd that pence
nnd order prevnlled pretty generally. Span
ish prisoners were kindly treated. -
"Thin , " declared Hoar , "Is the condition
of things which It Is proposed to crush
under our heels ; nnd thnt , " he commented ,
"you cnll glory ! "
Prnclniniitloii I'rcclnltutoii HoMllltlen.
Hoar referred to Bevcrlclge's statement
thnt the present wnrfnro WHS due to utter
ances In this country. This he denied nnd
pointed out that In December , 1898 , the
president had sent a proclamation to Gen
eral Oils for publication to the Filipinos.
General Otln returned the proclamation with .
the statement that , after full consideration j
of the terms 'sovereignty , right of cession , "
etc. , ho was convinced they were calcu
lated to cause an Immediate outbreak of
hostilities by making the statement-
"I am convinced that It Is the intention of
the government of the United States to
seek the establishment of the most liberal
government In the Philippines. "
This appeared In tbo proclamation pub
lished to tbo Filipinos , but a copy of the
original proclamation of the president foil
Into the hands of the Filipino leaders nnd
precipitated hostilities.
General Otis , ho said , had promised a
government to the Filipinos , In which bo
would bo able to exercise n full measure
of their individual rights
"Did he utter thin promise to a peaplo
incapable of self-government to half eiv-
nges nnd half Spaniards ? " demnndod Hear.
He thought It bold to chnige those men
who hnd opposed this -war from the begin
ning with the responsibility ot nil the blood
being shed , Ho declared there had not
been a time , when If General Otis had been
able to give assurances of Independence to
the Filipinos , the war would not have ter
minated.
After reading some pansages from olficlal
reports Honr concluded , promls n ? to d sCUD -
CUD- ) the question fully In the near future
When the Philippine debate had closed for
the day Carter of Montana called up the
bill conferring additional authority upon
the director of the census. It was found
Impossible to either nmcnd or pnsa the bill
because of tbo lack of a quorum and at
I o'clock the senate adjourned.
.SHOUT III\HIM ; iv CI.AHK
Slulo hi'iintor "While-Hide the Only
tVlliifHH on ( he Stum : .
WASHINGTON , Jnn. 9. The debate upon
the Philippine quretlon In the senate todny
hnd the effect of icdUclng to about an hour
and a half In time the sittings of the com
mittee on privileged and elections in the
cas'o ot Senator Clark of Montana.
When the committee adjourned at noon
U was with the expectation that an after
noon eeeslou would lQ heJd , but the expecta
tion wns disappointed becnuco of tbo desire
of thu members at the committee to bo pres
ent at the Philippine dUcOstlon ,
Former State Senator Whltcaldo wag again
the only witness before the committee , thin
making the third fj that he had been on
to stand.
Ho was again under crass-examination
by former United States Senator Faulkner.
and when tbo committee adjourned nt noon
Mr. Faulkner said he had covered only
about half the ground hn had laid out to
cover In his Inquiries , The effet of the
defense was devoted to breaking down
Whltc-aldo's direct Itstlmon ) Jiud bis state
ments mqdo | n Montana and to showing '
that either hut memory was poor or that he
spoKa. falsely. > - f , „ *
The questions turned upon comparatively
ftmall poln't ' n to times and pin en when
ho hod conversations reported by him nnd
when the events detailed by him hud trans
pired. The defense revealed 11 purpose
through a brief etntemcnt made by 1'oster
to the effect thnt they expected to show
thnt Whltesldo himself hnd placed In the
envelopes the J30.000 In $1.000 bills , which
were turned over to the state trcnsurj.
HOAR IS AFTER INFORMATION
Sfolcn ( o Olttnln VII Ofllrlnl DIKMI-
tui'iilN mi tlir IMillljipSm1 War
It ) ItPMIlllltlOll.
WASHINGTON , Jnn 9 Senator Hoar of
Massachusetts today Introduced the following
resolution
Resolved. Thnt the president be requested.
If In his judgment It IB not Incompatible
with the public lntcre < U , to communlcnto
to the senate all communications which
hnvc boon received by him or by , tn > do-
pnrtmont or oltlcer , civil or mllltarj , from
Agulnnldo or nny other person undertaking :
to represent the people In arms ugnlnst
the United States In the Philippine tilnndi ,
or nny alleged government or public author
ity of said people , and all replies to atieh
communications Also the proclamations
bv him to bo lulled to the people of the
Philippine Islandt , as actually directed by
him to be Issued and the gamp. ai iictuallj
proclaimed by General Otis If In any
respect It was altered or any part of It
wiiB omitted.
Also to Inform the senate whether any
approval or disapproval was expressed by
hit authority , or that of the War depart
ment of such change , It any.
Also nil constitutions , forms of government -
ment nnd proclamations Issued by Aguln-
aldo or any congress or legislative astern-
bly or body claiming to bo such , or con
vention of the people of the Philippine
Islands , or any port thereot , or claiming to
represent them or nnj pirl thereof of
which Information may have come to him
or to nnv department of th government
And the president bo further requested
to communicate without doluy so much of
eald Information as Is now In his posses
sion or In that of nny department at Wash
ington without waiting to obtain so much
of said Information an may requite ton-
sldorablp delay or tomtnunle.itlon with the
Philippine Islands , nnd to communicate the
remainder of the Information as soon
thereafter as It can be obtained
Mr Hoar endeavored to becure Immediate
consideration for his resolution , but on ob
jection It wont over until tomorrow.
Hoar said that General Otis took the most
extraordinary liberty ever taken by a mili
tary commander ami suppressed President
McKlnley'a proclamation and Issued ono of
his o\\n in Its place. Hoar dwelt upon the
promises which Otis made January 1 , 1S99 ,
when ho guaranteed liberty nnd freedom to
tlio people. Hoar said that n document which
Oeneral Otis did not want published be
cause it would bring on war and which ho
desired to amend was published. Ho asked
if there was any senator who was so blinded
by this glare of empire that ho could not
appreciate Agulnaldo's reply to Otis He
said the state papers of the Filipinos were
able and their constitution admirable. He
declared it was n little bold to charge with
the responsibility of making this ' /&r to the
men who tried to stop it. He Bald that a
guaranty of the proclamation of Oeneral
Otis of January 1 , 1899 , would have stopped
the war , but at the eame time the Filipinos
got that other proclamation which proclaimed - i
claimed the sovereignty of the United States '
over the Islands , which said the Filipinos
had been bought llko n flock of sheep.
MiMmrrr SUMJCT iioi'bu WHIPS.
iN'lMI lllllllM AttcIlllM C'l'IIIMIK IIf DdllO-
trntle MrinliiTN of the HOIINP.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 9. A well attended
caucus of the democratic members of the
house of representatives waa held tonight.
Now lauds of Nevada of the silver party was
present by Invitation of Richardson , the i
dcmociatlc floor leader , for the purpose of
presenting a plan for united action by all
of the elements opposed by the republican
organization.
The actual business transacted by the
caucus was confined.to the adoption of , a
resolution for the appointment , of the usual
committee of on < 3 member from each state
to look after congressional elections and
the selection of Underwood of Alabama and j
Eprcs of Virginia as "whips" for the ar
rangement oJ pairs.
The chief interest of the evening cen
tered In n resolution offered by Robertson
of Louisiana with a view of securing n
"steering committee" which would have the
power to formulate the democratic policy
on Important questions of legislation.
Robertson's resolution met with consider
able favor , but some of the intluputlal mem
bers urged him not to press the matter for
the pi went and ho consented to withdraw
the resolution until later.
OFvio vni.n STUK\MS.
DlNCiiHNluii Iii Ilniixp Commit
tee 011 Co in in CM oo.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 9. A spirited dls-
ciiBSlon occuired in the house committee on
commerce concerning the proposition to In
vestigate the cause of the pollution of navi
gable streams.
liartliolilt of Missouri had completed an
argument favorable to the Inquiry , when
Mann of Illinois said the purpose * of the
measure was to strike a blow at the Chicago
dinlungc canal.
Joy of Missouri denied this statement and
when Mann reiterated It Chairman Hepburn
Intervened nnd brought the discussion to a
close. The measure was about to bo acted
upon , but It finally went over until Jan
uary 19 ,
; \oiiiliiiiUoiiK of I'oNtin
WASHINGTON , Jan. 9. The president
today sent the following nominations to the
senate-
Postmasters :
Missouri L. H. Condlt , Canton.
South Dakota P. W. Carr , Flandrcau.
Iowa W. D. Junkln , Rock Rapids ; n. F.
Keables , Pclla , r. A. Chilstensen , Like
Mills ; Charles L. Hartlnger , Alden ; W C.
Marsh , Aurella ; W. H. rowdy , Cowlth ; G ,
Knudsen , Jewel ; L. I , Bladlno , Marathon ;
O S. frandnll , Schallcr ; C. H. Wlckerslmm ,
West Drnnch.
! ' ) iiiiiit'N Nomination Held Up.
WASHINGTON , Jan 9. The senate com
mittee on finance had the nomination of
W. D. Bynum to bo general appraiser at
Now York under consideration today , but
failed to act , on log to the opposition of
the Jemociatlc members. They based their
objection on the ground that ho wns named
as a democrat , which they claimed was a
false designation.
Mi'i-llnir of lluCnlilnrt ,
WASHINGTON. Jan , 9 At the cabinet
meeting today the subject of the alleged
WRKCKKI ) HV COFFEE.
11 I'll rt Knllnre Cimm-il li > tin * Mriliir-
ila ( 'mi.
"I have been a great coffee drinker for
several years For a long time I thought I
i could not eat without coffcu
| "Have been troubled with my stomach ,
lurvrs and heart. The worseI felt , the
leas , I ate and the moro coffee I drank.
"I have taken many different kinds of
medicine * , but could not secure any lasting
benefit. Up to eight weeks ago I had but
few well da > s In the preceding two je.irs.
I could not do ordinary housework , except
with great care , because of heart failure.
"I met a friend who aald she could not
drink coffee because it affected her heart
ho. 1 thought perhaps coffee might bo the
, cause of moat of my troubles , and so I quit
i the use of it about eight weeks ago and took
up Postum Food Coffee I have not taken
an ) medicine and I have gained so fast
that It U a surprise to my friends as well as
to myseU. I can eat. sleep and work , and
do iot * have any bad spells with my heart
n' all I have been wanting to tell people
what a relief It Is since I left off cofieo and
used Postum Food Coffee 1 want the fact
published that It may relieve some poor ,
weak , nervous woman , " Emma Pllle ,
South Wabaeh , Ind.
corner In hemp wng dlscuMel In connection
with the numerous requests whKh have
been received to open n number of ports
In the Philippines for the exportation of
hemp to the United States U seems to bu
the settled policy of the government to
open all of the Philippine ports aa rapidly
ns troops can be spared to garrison them.
Secretary Gage explained the letter which
ho will send to congress tomorrow In an
swer to resolutions icgnrdlng the deposits
of government funds In national bank de
positories.
H was announced that Surgeon General
Van Reypen would represent the Navy de
partment nt the International Congress of
Hygiene to ba held In Paris In next Juno
and that the Agricultural department would
be represented by Dr. Do Schwc nltz , the
chief nf the blo-cbemlc division.
DEWEY GIVhN A LOVING CUP
To Urn of < ! ! cr MX I'crt In Ilclistit
Miulc from DlnicN Ciiiltrlliutril
It ) Children ,
WASHINGTON' . Jnn. 9 The loving cup
of silver made from the melteJ dlmco con
tributed by over 76,000 American citizens ,
thp majorlt ) of whom were children , was
presented to Admiral Dcvvoy tcday. The cup
stands nearly six feet In height nnd is
appropriately Inscribed. At one side was n
latgo sliver bound volume containing the
names of the contributors of the dimes , who
had subscribed .to the token through the
Instrumentality of the New York Journal.
The presentation committee consisted of
Senator Dcpcw of New York , Senator Perkins -
| kins of California , General Nelson A. Miles ,
Secretary Long of the nav'y , Rear Admiral
Charles O'Nell , Rear Admiral R. H. Brad
ford , Rear Admital N. T Undlcott , Rear
Admiral Gcorgo W. Melville , Rear Admiral
Philip Hlchboru , Rear Admiral A. S Crown-
tushlcld , Paj muster General A S Kenney
of the navy nnd Surgeon General W. K.
Van Reypen of the navj. Others present
were. Captain Lamberton of the navy and
Mrs. Lambcrtou , Captain Clark , who com
manded the Oregon nt Suntingo ; Mrs.
Washington McLean , Mrs. LUdlow , Miss
Hlggons , niece of Scnntor Depew , and Prin
cess LwuolT , the Hungarian artist. Senator
Dppew ncted as spokesman.
In accepting the tribute Admiral Dewey
thanked Senator Depew for his gracious
words and said thnt lie wns overpowcd by
this new proof of the grntltude of his coun
trymen. To him the most pleasant thing
about It , nnd one that would make him
I cherish It all the more , wns the fact that
the children of the country were so largely
represented In the giving. The gratitude cf
the little ones , ho said , pleased him Im
mensely , nnd he spoke feelingly of the wny
they surround him on the street nnd lisp
out their pretty little compliments.
At the conclusion of Admiral Dewey's re-
mnrks the health of these who gave nnd
him who received wns drunk.
Se-ir'or ItnulliiN KccKx
WASHINGTON , Jan 9. Senator Raw-
llns of Utah Introduced a resolution today ,
which was referred to the Philippine com
mittee , directing the committee to Inquire
Into and icport :
First What form of government , Insur
gent , revolutionary or" dlctatoishlp , other
than that of the kingdom of Spain existed
In the Philippine Islands prior to Decem
ber 10 , 1898 , nnd to vhat extent Spain had
actual control of the Islands.
Second Can eovcrelgtt power be Justly
and in accordance with International law
claimed In the absence of power to con
trol.
OIKMI Door" NPKiitintlonn 1 > J Mull.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 9. The negotiations
looking to the maintenance of the "open
door" in China haye now' passed to the mail
etagc. The agreement having been reached
Jn principle through the agency of the cable
it becomes necessary to resort to the mall
to exchange the definitive notea In view of
the Importance of avoiding anything llko
clerical error qr mlsundcistanding in the
last phases of ( his Important negotiation.
Therefore it Is learned that at least two
weeks' time , or perhaps more , will be con
sumed in the winding up.
I'uerto It Ice CltlroiiHlilp.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 9. Senator Foraker
has made a number of changes In his bill
p-ovlding a government for the island of
Puerto Rico. One of the , most Important
Is a provision defining citizenship in the
Island. This provision grants citlzonshp to
all subjects of Spain who were residents of
Spain on April 11 , 1899 , and have continued
to bo such nnd who , by April 11 next have
not signified their desire to preserve tbelr
Spanish nllcElnncc.
Diiiuity for Mnnllii liny VIcttniN.
WASHINGTON , Jnn 9. The claim of
Admiral Do\vey and the officers and men
of his 'quadron for bounty arising out of
the destruction of Montojo's fleet In Ma
nila bay was argued before the court of
claims today. The question nt issue was
the total amount of the bounty to be paid.
The contention of the claimants was that
the force of the enemy was superior at
Manila bay.
lliirnl Prvt" IJollv > .
WASHINGTON , Jan. 9. The legislative
committee of the National Grange , consistIng -
Ing of Messrs. Hollls , Bachelor and Aaron
Jones , called on Tlrst Assistant Postmaster
General Heath to urge a measure which will
'be ' presented to congress for an appropriation
of $1,1)00,000 ) for rural free delivery.
MIMtnry I'oHt Near Ipt MoinpH.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 9. The house com
mittee on military affairs has acted favor
ably on bills establishing a military post
near Des Molnes , la. , and giving part of
the Arlington National cemetery grounds
to the Agricultural department for Improve
ment.
I'lKlit I'liiKiuCrMCH at Honolulu.
WASHINGTON , Jnn 9. Surgeon General
Wyman of the marine hospital service today
received a report from Dr. Carmlchnel a.t
Honolulu stating that them were eight ad
ditional cases of bubonic plague there up
to January 1.
Condition of ficlKTfll rirpclt ,
WASHINGTON. Jnn. 9 The following
Btatement resnrdlnff General Grccly's con
dition wan ( riven out todav :
"General Grecly'H condition Is still a
cause for anxiety The superficial wound
IB healing wpll. but the symptoms of Shock
nnd concussion of the brain have not
disappeared "
riittloiiinnrriMdd for Murilur.
IIUTOHINSON , Kan , Jnn. 9-Alex Me-
Cord n cattleman , has been arrested no'ir
Springfield Knn. nn a warrant nlmrRliiK
him with kllllntr Austin Davis. The mur
dered mini was found In IIH ! own nnsturo on
Thursday night with a bullet hole- through
his head Davis was n cattleman and was
known nil over western Kansas
Kcntui'U ) I.ii jrrH In ( 'onti > nii ( .
FRANKFORT. K > Jan. 9. Judge Car-
rill lined General P Wnt llnrdln and Theo
dore Italian , attorney for John II Whallen.
J20 tach foi contempt The court held that
the petition Hied bv them demanding nn
Immediate trial of Whallen waa contempt
nnd entered an order dlsmlbsinc the poll-
tlon.
Anilcrnoii ConiljMtor lllnlioi | ,
CHICAGO. Jnn 9-Rev Charles P An.
derson of Grace church , Oak Park was
elected coadjutor bishop nf the KplHconnl
diocese of fnlcacro at a special convention
today tailed by Bishop McLarun Rev CUr
Anderson IH 30 yeirs old iiml wan born In
Canada Ho came to Chicago In ISO )
'
t
Thrpp Mm Injurpil ,
I CHICAGO. Jan 9 Three men were in
jured , one probabl ) fntnlly , bj an ex-
1 ploblon today at Gottfried Brothers' brew
ery Archer nnd Stewurt avenue The InJured -
Jurod AiiBUKt SIccel serious , Alex I3rjn/-
Itr and Frank Winters.
To Curt * I.afiripiie In TITO Iliij .
Take Laxative Brouio Quinine Tablets All
drugglfcU refund the moaoy If It falls to cure
C , W. Grove e ulgaature Is on each box. 2Jc.
it n i w npi T tt PI n IM i i'i iv
ALBANY BES1 VESSEL Al'LUAl '
former Brazilian Ciuiser Develop ! Wonder
ful Speed at Official Trial.
LMOST A COUNTERPART OF NEW ORLEANS
Trlnl \tMtciiNtli * . I'liulnnd. Under
Super * iNlon of I illtfit Htntri I\
Itonrit IJitNltv II n ken Over
IliMHilriMl
NEWCASTU3 , England , Jan. 9. The
United States cruiser Albany , formerly the
Ilrazlllnn cruiser Adla Hruall , purchased by
the United States government shortly
before the beginning of the war with Spain ,
while tinder construction here was given n
successful ofilclnl trial oft this port today.
The cruiser developed a speed of 2087 knots ,
showed thorough seaworthiness and exceeded
her contract conditions.
The trial was under the supervision of a
United States naval board , consisting of
Lieutenant Commander Col well , the United
States naval attache , Chief Engineer Nor
ton nnd Colonel Ollmore.
In appearance , the Albany Is identical
with the New Orleans , except In minor de
tails Introduced by the United States Navy
department Once out In the North sea the
Albany began to tune up. Four tlmea It
steamed past the measured mile , running
under natural draught , nt a menu speed of
19.fi knots , which was .0 above contract
speed. Then came the crucial teat Forced
draught was brought to bear against tide
nnd wind.
The Albany , which had previously not
made any fuss , began to throw up seas from
Us ram to the bridge , but It cleared the
waves as steadily as possible until It
reached a speed of 20.S7 knots. Its mean
speed over the four measured miles under
forced draft was 2050 Its contract Bpcel
was twenty knots , but It is easily capable
of an additional knot
The Armstrongs claim that the test shows
that the Albany Is the equal of any vessel
if Its class afloat Coming up the Tyno
the Albany flashed Its new Cowpcr--0o\vlc3
searchlights , experimenting for the first time
with metallic Instead of glass reflectors.
The results wcio satisfactory.
The Albany was greeted with tooting
from the harbor vessels and the crew of the
British training ship Wellesley cheered it
heaitlly.
STICKS TO THE CANAL BILL
Iniieror Announces to Pruxftlnu Dipt
thnt Ilio Mcnnure In
.tot Uciul.
BER.LIN , Jan. 9. At the opening of the
Diet todny Prince Hohenloho , the Imperial
chancellor , read the speech from the throne ,
wherein it was shown thnt the finances of
Prussia are In n satisfactory condlt on.
The year of 1808-99 closed with considerable
surplus and the current year , the chan
cellor said , was expected to give favorable'
results. The estimates for 1900 maintained
an equilibrium , and the revenue of the
mill cads continued sntisfnctory.
The speech from the throne also an
nounced the Introduction of n bill for the
conslruction of light railroads , the relntro-
ductlon of the Hhlnc-Elbe canal bill after
the completion of the proposed waterway
tbo large ships between Berlin and Stettin
nnd other river Improvements , nnd the In
tention of the government to make the port
of Kmden available for trans-oceanic steam
ers with the object of rendering the Rhen
ish commerce Independent of foreign ports
The speech concluded with promising the
greatest , possible * attention to the. interests
of agriculture.
TO PROTECT GERMAN HONOR
Emperor Willliiiu'H Significant AVordu
to the Kliipr \ViirtemliiirK Coii-
cernlns ; Xavul
STUTTGART , Jan. 9. Emperor William ,
telegraphing his thanks to the King of Wur-
tetnburg for assuming the partonnge of the
Wurtemburg committee of the Navy league ,
gays :
"I hope the events ot the last few da > s
will have convinced the ever-widening cir
cles that not only Germanj's Interests , but
Germany's honor , must be protected on dis
tant seas and to this end Germany must bo
strong and powerful on the sea albo. "
CANNIBALS FEAST ON A CREW
Ciiptnlii nnd riftrrii Men of it IlrltiHh
Schooner MiiNxarrc-il In Ad
miralty iNlllllllN.
LONDON , Jan. 9. Mall advices from New
Britain report the massacre of the captain
and crew of fifteen men belonging to the
British Echooner Ktimunla of Nen South
Wales while trading among the Admiralty
Islands. Only three bojs escaped. The
natives , after murdering tbo sailors , In
augurated a feast ashore and ate their vic
tims.
MT TO INTKItriilK IX DOMIM.O.
StntcN Ilt'llcit-M Debt to rrnm-u
Should lie I'lilil.
SANTO DOMINGO , Jan. 9. ( Via Haytien
Cable. ) It Is reported hero thnt the Amer
icans of this place have asked the gov
ernment of the United States not to allow
France to dictate terms of the Dominican
government. An American war ship Is ex
pected hero today. The Trench admiral
and his start vvero officially received by
President Jlmlncz today.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 9. While the of
ficials hero deprecate the state of affnlis
In Santo Domingo they have not found It
within their power to interfere nt this stage ,
at least to prevent the collection by the
French naval officers of what is here un
derstood to be n just debt. The Mttchlaa
has been ordered from San Juan do Tueito
UIco to Santo Domingo. Her purpose Is
solely to protect American Internals , It Is
said at the State department that no appeal
hns yet been made looking to our Interven
tion nnd If It should be theru is no doubt
thnt we should bo obliged to decline until
the debt Is settled.
C'lilinillor or Di'IMitlcx HOOIIPIIH.
PARIS , Jun. 9. Tbo Chamber of Depu
ties was reopened today , M. Deschanel was
re-elected president cf the house by 30S
votrs against 221 for M Drlsuon , who rep
resented the advanced republicans The re
sult was n foregone conclusion The pro
visional president of the Chamber of Dep
uties , M , Turlgny , senior deputy , delivered
the opening address , urging the chamber to
end the "oppressive contraction which l
stifling the country" and expressing the
hope that "sterile agitations would cease "
i The address met with a mixed reception.
At the formal opening of the ecnato M
Kallerles was re-elected president of that
house.
rrriu'h Honor nniiMTlciin ,
PARIS , Jnn. 9 The now doctorate Insti
tuted by the University of Paris In 1S97 for
the benefit of foreigners was conferred today
upon an American , Daniel Folkmni , former
lecturer In sociology at the University of
I Chicago and now professor of anthropology
at the new University of Brussels
I'rlnci * Jli'nrj HUH a Mm.
KI13L , Prussia , Jan 9 Prliiccus Henry
rf Prussia was safclj accoucLed today of a
eon
I'd nil llninl SliootN n Collci-tor.
KANSAS CITY Mo Jan ! > Wood 13
Mitchell a collector for the J Ji North
Kurnl'iiro ' and C'ariiot com mnj tried to
foreclose a mortgage on tome hofa on the
firm of r I ) Prenrh Ruth of Oraml
Mw when Thjmnsiitlnki n hire.I . innu.
tired the content * of u Miolgun in Mitchell s
br H t , killing him ln tnntlv \\o tlnke hnd
ordered iMIUhcll to lenve the farm , lull ho
refused , nnd Wf tlnkci procured n gun and
deliberately fired Westlnkn surrendered. |
MUrhell vvni 27 jt-nrn old n Invv student of
wide nitinlntnncc | nnd n run of John H.
Mitchell of Mo
llmnllton. _ _
LACK OF WAR SEWS
( Continued from j rst Paso ) |
during a recent attack on the place- Lord
Hufferln railed nt the War office today , hav
ing traveled from Ireland , to procure. If
possible , the latest news of his son. H
Ixird Ava should die Ix > rd Terrcnce Blnck-
wood , who married Flora Davis of New
York , would become heir to the tlllo nnd
estates of the mnrquls of Duffcrln and Avn.
ALLOWS NO REPRESENTATION
TriiiiKViinl Co in nl < let ) Sc orn Hi-Ia-
tloiiH tvltli Kor > ItiliiK Hint
In
NRW YORK. Jan 9. A special from
Washington sa > s The Transvaal govern
ment hns Infoimed the United States thnt
. W. Stanley Hollls , American consul nt Pro-
'
torln , will not be permitted to represent
Brjtlsh Interests In Iho republic during the
war , It being ngnlnst the Transvaal's policy '
to permit any British representative In IH
territory Consul Hollls. however , will be
permitted to enrc for British prisoners of
war confined In Pretoria , In his pers nnl
, capacity.
t -
w vn , .vmicus PIUMI jiAcurji.
l > i'l.-ln \ ltnriV of llorrn , lint .Xot
Illi * Own Aptloiin ,
WASHINGTON. Jnn. 9. Mnll ndvltcs me
juqt coming to hnnd from United Slntea
I Consul Mncrum , explaining In detail the
i situation at Pretoria nt the outbreak of the
| war nnd his own conduct respecting the
representation cf British Interests In the
Trnnsvnnl It appears fiom these that
Mncrum , like his Btiaccssor nl Pretoria ,
I Hollls , was placed under n technical llm-
' Itntlon In the exorcise of his functions 'by '
the Boer government and while he wns per
mitted to disburse the funds sent htm by
| the British government for the comfort of
j the British prisoners In Pretoria ho did no
| under the distinct stipulation that he wns
acting unofllclnlly.
Possibly the motive cf the Boer govern
ment In refusing to allow the Aoicrlcan
consul to net officially was a desire on Its
part to force the British government Into
some official recognition of the stntus cf
the South African republics. If so , the
cffcrt fulled nnd Macrum nnd his suc
cessor , Hollls , have gone on In their work
of mercy wltlrut molestation from the Boer
government. The State department here Is
disposed to allow the situation to drift nlong
without change or protest , because the
Boer gov eminent hns not seen fit to allow
the American consul to act in nu officlnl
manner
There Is nothing in Mncrum's report to
throw the faintest light upon his Inet-
pllcablo action In leaving his post in the
middle of the war.
BALFOUR HINTS AT DEFEAT
I'lrisl l.o I'd of Trcnmirr Toll * AVIint
Should Do If "VViir
LONDON , Jnn. 9. Arthur J. Balfour. first
lord of the treasury , speaking tills evening
In East Manchester , said1
"I know of no war In which. Orent Brit
ain has been engaged , except that resulting
In the Independence of the American colonies
nies , which did not end triumphantly. Vet
I do not know ot one vvhlph has begun tri
umphantly. True , the i\ar in South Africa
Is disappointing , but it is not a fact that
Great Britain has suffered exceptional re
verses or great disasters On the other
hand , the war has knit together every
branch of the English-speaking race , mak
ing nil feel that they have n great com-
rccn destiny which it Is their duty to ac
complish.
"These are thoughts which ought to sup
port us in far greater trials than this war
may produce. ncmc mber a nation which
cannot bear defeat is n nation unworthy
of empire and although defeat has not yet
come , nnd nl though we hope nnd believe
It will not eomo In the course of the pres
ent war. > ct , If matters should turn out
otherwise , we should still rely upon the
courage and patriotism of our country
men. "
FIRE ON A DUTCH CRUISER
Ilujiurt One Ollleer IN Killed In Con
flict Off Uelncoii Ilnj Story
IHNureilltcil.
LONDON. Jan. 9. A special dispatch
from Amsterdam today sajs that an un-
crcdlted rumor Is current there that a
British cruiser has fired upon the Dutch
cruiser Frlcsland near Dclagoa bay and
that a Dutch officer was killed.
ticrniaii Mciimrr
ADEN , Jnn 9. The Imperial German mall
steamer General , detained hero by the Brit
ish authorities since January , on suspi
cion of having contraband of war on board ,
has been released. After Its cargo had been
examined It wns found thnt it only hnd a
few chemicals nnd nxletrccs on board.
Nothing else was disclosed. A quantity of
Trieste Hour , brought by a Lloyd steamer
and supposed to be bound for the Transvaal ,
has been held pending the decision of a
prize court.
\o llonihiirdiuriit ni lndyxinlth.
LONDON , Jan. 10. A dispatch to the
Dally Chronicle , dated nt Prcre camp
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock , tuys
There has been no bombardment of Lady-
smith today , nor any shelling tit Ghievclcy
by the British cuns.
Ivili1li - Slii'lln for HO.TN.
LONDON , Jnn 10. Tlio Berlin corre
spondent of thn Dally Mnll given , under re
serve , n report thnt15,000 lyddlto shells
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to avail , nnd finally I decided to
give S. S. S a trial. I improved nt
once , and after taking nix bottle ) ,
thaboiUandcaibunclesdiBappeared
entirely. "
for
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Mnjor ( liMir-rnl l'rnr In Print.
LONDON , Jan. 0 Mno ] ( lencrnl I'ryor ,
commanding the I'lftecnth brlgnde under
orders to proceed to South Africa , died on I
Monday.
Dull lln ; lit tlollnoti * Trlnl.
NHW YOUK. Jnn D-The trial of llolntul
It .Mollnouv for tbo mm dor of Kathorlno
J Adnm < i rclip'od Into dullncos todn.v with ,
the calling of another expert In handwrit
ing. 1'iof Terxlfer I'r.iser of I'hllndolphl.i
who occupied nctirl } tin whole da >
AN OH.1HCT LESSON.
In n lU'Miitiriinr ,
A physfclnir puts the query Have jou
never noticed In any large restaurant at
lunch or dinner time the number of heart ) ,
vigorous old men at the table's ' , men whoso
ngcfl run from CO to SO venrn , manv of them
bald nnd all perhaps grnj , but none of them
feeble or senllo ?
Perhaps the spectacle Is no common ns to
have escaped jour observation tir comment ,
but nevertheless It is an object lesson which
means something
If jou will notice what these hcnrtv old
fellows are eating jou will observe that they
are not munching bran crackers nor gingerly
picking their way through n menu card of
new fungled health foods ! on the contrary ,
they seem to prefer a Juicy roast of beef u
piopcrly turned loin of inuttbn , nnd even the
deadly broiled lobster Is not altogether Ig
nored.
The point of all this Is that n vigorous old
ago depends upon godd digestion and plenty
uf whole.somo food nnd not upon dieting and
nn endeavor to live upon bran cra-kers
Thuro Is a certain class of food cranks vvlui
net-in to believe the meat , toffee and nuinj
other good things are rank poisons , but thcao
cadaverous , sickly looking Individuals nrp u
walking condemnation of their own theories.
The matter In a nutshell is that If the
stomach bccretetf tlio natural digestive juices
In sufficient quantity nny wholesome feud
will be promptly digested. If the stomach
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Of people who travel nine out of ten use
Stumt's Dyepcpsln Tablets , knowing them
to bo perfectly safe to use nt nny time and
alto having found out by experience that
they are u safeguard iignlnst Indigestion IL
nny form , and cntlng as they have to , nt nl
hours nnd nil kinds of food , the traveling
public for jears have pinned their faith to
Stuart's Tablets.
All druggists sell them nt 50 cents for full
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say that Stuart's Djspepsln Tablets Is the
most popular a ad successful remedy for nny
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