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PLATT ON THE PHILIPPINES.
>KW MIRK SDMTOR 1 RI.ES IMIIE
III in: RATIFICATION'.
siiieb f the Talk on tlie Other
* M li. lias \<>t Been Genuine—lie
llelleie* in fit Instate Self-Govern
,,,l,l for the lalniula—Conatdern
tiun of HesolnllonK Vgainut Expun
si.iii Objected To—The Pension Bill
Passed.
w i- "ii. Jin. 27.—Particular interest
„ ...ife.-ed in the Senate to-day in a
|->-h delivered by Senator T. C.
I lan ..1 \ w York on the general subject
cf expansion.
jl, plan took for, his text the anti-ex
rt solution offered by Mr. Vest
of Mu-nouri. but in the course of his speech
m , r , lv i,hi,-bed upon the constitutional
ques .on involved in the proposed decla
ration.
P| , k.- in n eVar, resonant vorce, and
rot only I" ause it was the llrst speech
ho has d.liiered in the Senate since his re
turn io tint body, but also because thu
addn-ss wo- a thoughtful and well consid
ered statement. he was accorded the undi
vided ati.iilion of his colleagues on the
floor, an Ia large audience in the gal
leries.
Mr. Platt took sirofcg ground for the
rn ti ,ailon of the treaty, holding there
was nothing in the constitution to prevent
the Pniied Slates from acquiring foreign
territory. Continuing, he said:
"Tn- diserdt r now existing ill the Phil
ippi!,. Islands, to which senators who are
opposing the treaty may well afford to
consider how far they are contributing,
the unwillingness of the armed natives to
HCCt - American authority, does not con
sults. ui my mind the slightest ground
on v. , li to base a vote against the Paris
agreement. On the contrary, it. affords
anew reason why our action should be
the ii ,n prompt and unanimous.
Discussion Not to the Point.
"N,. senator has had the hardihood to
pueg, ~t that we shall now return those
i'lar. i- to the Spanish government, and no
ether deposition of them than that is in
consistent with a vote to confirm the
treaty.
“Imputations have been made here upon
the purpose of those who advocate the
assumption bv the United States of Phtl
'ri'in- •’' i .un( y, which can scarcely be
genui :<■. A 1 this talk altout forcing our
govirument upon an unwilling people, all
this . Kspient invocation of the spirit of
•'* iravoti of Independence i-s far and
ftWMi pom any r, al point that controls the
P* u i:" in this discussion. No senator can
sttpiK)-.- that there exists an American
St.u.-m. n who approaches the consider
ation iht Philippine problem with any
eihir i, rut the mst benevolent intentions
eon,, n;ng the Filipinos and their future.
1 ar “ r asons why the natives of
; u-'-. aft-r their experience with
• Imi,, misni.e, should misunderstand
the at Manila of an American
tutm hilt there is no reason why an
: 1 | ' -■ r.■ 11 or should misunderstand
"" justification of his course in
isrc .sr-nting 1( He knows that there
;' n ," in ali this broad land who
. fate to any single na
-1 n ‘“ Pui-ippine- Islands than his
l-ToV ' ym ' nl a f’ ros P er °us life. He
1 a,’,'V ""' lo " 0 in lhc wake of Amer
u" h ;; '’ ,f ‘ would come to the Filipinos
and " ~ial ,hl ' y hll ve never known,
fVer '! -i' ii.-r liberty than they eouVl
, .... . " ; “ r •he arrogant ru.e of a na
c.ce ■!■■■ ator.
I Itimate Self-Government.
selfruV k r nV '" ! no,eover that It would be
f. v ,,,, , " " lk ’ of the islanders to the full !
so,I ' " ,r '’ a P*elty in that direction, 1
dent , , ' KUC *ive American Presi- j
, me the time when he
ernni.r.'i V ml hew leases of self-gov- i
pc-otv, ' V !' advancing and improving
Ihine v ' T 1 'Pinos may not know these i
knows l " every American senator I
coumrv i, ' I>u,s .himself and his!
tributi ■ |i, . ' Phsition when, by at- i
rcs> ,T !> . ir,t f conquest and ag-!
cued t , j-, .' w'hose po.icy has res- i
now r. 1 trunos from Spain anil would!
fflcoiir.ie .■ frnm native tyrants, he j
f,n■■. , ’ ,l lo doubt the generous!
“I do " Ur people.
Bre ;]i. ~ 1 1 ihat these l considerations
duty ■ . ' conclusive of our right and !
KOV, rnm.'i ■' “7 i he <lir, ' ct and exclusive
hav, our le Philippines, for we 1
l.m ~ . "- interests to think about,
floor of , , nr> forbid the use on this !
peril i l , ‘ r, wment which lends to im
"hi- rt ' of our troops at Manila or
me in , h '." f "'hit to the embarrass-
Fi ’"" on ,’ T 7 h i '" t . ra,ion * n ‘he trying
H is confronted.
‘M, "" ,V ° f ‘ ,,e Xat,on *
don’t 1 do not know, and I
nh •••;•• i °, ne el “ e can know, just
j 10 be done with the Philippine
qui-kd • h,s ' ,hat we ought as
draw lV ""inj. complete the wih
-kine-.:.,m ~f ° ~* from the
o.ji , * cun. and that we ought
Pru.i. nr,. aaß nme Its obligations a.nd
had f,:u ls .* ‘‘’rge them until we have
det-rniu c"! 1 •unity In our councils to
a 'i t ; : 7 r bost disposition. This is
Imp . ~ ."; a,y , of Paris proposes or
has at a, TANARUS!L a 1 ,hat th<> administration
thou ~ , ■ m suggested. It ts no more
vi-.. i conservative policy ad.
tmn- iff,,,!, . ',, f 'han our public obllga
dutj j, 1 * s a Plain, clear, positive
not to b. 'be of those duties that are
by ...j,, rw hy evasion, nor even
1 and remain after you had
of " , V, J -'y. *• ,irs In the nature
and it,,,, .. ° Ur army, your navy
their , •'•anila. You can add to
■•■ id. - ~, y ° u win. But their duty
don, " 11 "dl of the nation must be
H , , ' °bJecloita Offered.
Pit., ‘'‘."fs speech. Mr. Mason of
v bti. | '■ I -“J 16 ”-Imous consent for a
hi* it, ,| , Z y ; a \ 1 o’clock on h'is reso
1> in-1 Sli ms nj 1 ,* 0 th< ' Of the
Io| ■ Of ~,. „?L ,OaU r npt 'o govern the
Moi.-.t... Objeeu-d " aUOn - Ml - Carter Of
c ' i!-,7,'' t l “T‘ hi* 8 ma,le by Mr. Hoar
T- Hr! h s rfisolu| lon declaring
. . I dip.nos ought to be free and
-il'sTt If"'" * ntered an objection.
1 “ regard ""T? tlme hls ‘' ro • at
',‘tion '* * as dul y * n
lUr un( lrtood ( he said, that the
resolutions penlinpr in the Senate on the
expansion question had been presented as
texts upon which senators would base re
marks. He thought it proper that the
several resolutions lie on the table until
late in the session in order that all who so
desired might submit remarks upon them.
Sullivan'* Resolution.
The following reso ution was offered by
Mr. Sullivan of Mississippi, who asked
that it lie on the table:
"That the ruciffcation of the pending
treaty with Spain shall in no wise deter
mine the policy to be pursued by the
l nited States in regard* to the Philip
pines, nor shall it commit this govern
ment to a colonial policy; nor is it intended
to embarrass the establishment of a stable
independent government by the people of
those islands, when conditions make such
proceeding hopeful of successful and de
sirable results.”
At the conclusion of Mr. Platt’s speech
notices of speeches on the expansion ques
tion were given by Mr. Money of Missis
sippi. for next Friday, and Mr. Chilton of
Texas, for Saturday, Feb. 4.
Mr. Fairbanks of Indiana precipitated
some discussion by a statement which
lie submitted at this point with respect
to ihe anti-expansionist propaganda. He
said that on Thursday certain clippings
from agricultural newspapers from vari
ous parts of the country were inserted
in the Record.
Attempt* to Mislead.
“There is a very systematic and subtle
attempt to mislead the people of the coun
try with respect to the question of ex
pansion.” said Mr. Fairbanks, “and the
agricultural papers are being used as a
medium for this misinformation.”
Mr. Fairbanks said that he had been
credibly informed that Mr. Herbert My
rick, the editor of an agricultural news
paper at Springfield, Mass., had sent to
agricultural newspapers throughout the
country the letter of Andrew* Carnegie to
Secretary Wilson in opposition to expan
sion, and had urged them to print it and
comment favorably ui>on it, the space in
their paj>ers to be paid for at the usual
rates. He then had read some of the
communications sent out by those who
were opposed to the policy of expansion,
remarking, in conclusion, that he desired
simply to put the Senate in possession of
the information contained thereon without
commenting upon it.
Under the arrangement concluded last
evening, consideration of the pension ap
propriation bill was resumed, Mr. Gorman
of Maryland desiring to submit some re
marks on it.
The Blr Pension Roll.
After calling artent'.on to the large
amount carried by the measure—about
$145.000,000—Mr. Gorman said notwithstand
ing the fact that 17 per cent, of our soldiers
.who had been and were sti?l engaged in
the war with Spain iri tropical countries,
were suffering from illness that would
make them proper applicants for pensions,
no provision had been made in the pending
measure for this increase in the pension
roll.
Ai ibis point Mr. Gorman was interrupt
ed by Mr. Haile of Maine, who said that
he had been informed by a prominent offi
cer of the army that if our troops were not
recalled from Cuba before June or July
at latest, the entire army on the island
would be down with illness.
Continuing. Mr. Gorman said that the
w r ar with Spain would swell the pension
roll by at least 50,000 names, if the troops
were not recalled from the tropica* clime
by the first of next September.
Pension Hill l'a**‘<l.
“Wiihin three years of this date.” said
Mr. Gorman in conclusion, ‘‘the pension
roll will amount to $165,000,000 a year. If
you odd to that ihe cost of maintaining
your army—a thousand dollars a man—the
American republic will in the year 1900 ex
pend more for its army and pensioners
than any other nation on the face of the
earth. That is a fact which the American
people will have to face, and they ought
to know in advance what is coming to
them, if the schemes and projects that are
being forced upon us are carried out.”
After a short debate tlie bill was passed,
and at 2:07 o’clock the Senate went into
executive session.
At 4:50 o’clock, p. m., the Senate re
sumed business in legislative session, the
6rder of business being eulogies of the late
Representative Cooke of Illinois.
Addresses were delivered by Mr. Cullom
of Illinois. Mr. Allison of lowa, Mr. Wel
lington of Maryland and Mr. Mason of
Illinois.
At the conclusion of the eulogies the
Senate, at 5:15 o’clock, p. m.. as a further
mark of respect, adjourned.
DIED AS A RESULT OF HI R\S.
Hr*. Sykes of Manassn* Lingered
Two Week* Before Death Came.
Manassas, Ga., Jan. 27.—Mrs. Sykes, the
lady who was burned here two weeks ago
by her clothing accidentally catching fire,
while she was standing near the stove in
her residence, died yesterday and was
buried to-day. She was a daughter of
Col. J. L. Owen, formerly of South Caro
lina, and now manager of the Cummings
mill at this place. Mrs. Sykes was much
liked here and leaves many friends.
On account of the recent heavy rains
the saw-mills in this section are closed
down part of the time, as the woods are
too wet for hauling logs.
TO CATCH TUP BRIBERS.
nutilnruß Men's League Offer* Re
wunl* Amounting: to $25,000.
Philadelphia, Jan. 27.—The Business
Men’s League to-day offered rewards ag
gregating $25,0X1 for informalion leading
to the discovery of purchase or attempt to
purchase the vote or influence of members
of the Pennsylvania Legislature in the in
terest of any legislation, and the convic
tion of the perpetrators.
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if it is ropy or stringy, your Kidneys and
Bladder are in a dangerous condition and
you do not need a physician to tell you so.
Kidney diseases should be amended to
at once, for almost 90 per cent, of our un
expected deaths of to-day are from that
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AGONCILLO BEING WATCHED.
IIAh H.VI CABLE CORRESPONDENCE
WITH \Gt INALUO.
Publication <0 the Better lie Sent
flu* State Deimrtmeiit Inclined tle
OflleiHl* Toward Getting Rid of
Him—Situation at Manila Critical.
Hut It (an lie ('ont (Handed for
Some Time to Come—Agnnrlllo De
nied That He \dvi*ed War.
Washington, Jan. 27.—The officials at the
state department arc mute respecting the
treatment to be accorded Agoneiilo, the
representative hereof Aguinaldo, although
ii is known that he has been under sur
veillance ever since his arrival in this city.
It was discovered that he was in cor
respondence over the cables with his chief,
generally through someone of the Philip
pine juntas in Hong Kong, London or
Paris, but whether any telegram has been
actually intercepted cannot be learned.
There was good ground also for the be
lief that Agoneiilo was receiving advices
from certain persons inimical to the policy
the President has adopted for the treat
ment of the Philippine question at this
stage. This has been tolerated reluctantly
by the administration rather than to make
open issue of what is still a case possible
of adjustment.
The publication two days ago of what
proved to be a very good abstract, with
exact quotations, of the letter left the day
preceding the publication, by Agoncillo’s
secretary at the state department, like
wise was resented as a notable breach of
official decorum.
Inclined to Get Rid of Him.
The first inclination of the officials after
the publication was to get rid of Agon
cilk), but they were loath to take any ac
tion in advance of the Senate passing upon
the pending peace treaty, especially as
action might involve passing upon cer
tain legal and diplomatic points involved
as to which it is desired not to establish
a precedent at this time.
Administration officials believe the gen
eral tenor of the advices Agoneiilo has
sent his principals has been in the line
of admonition to hold off from the accept
ance of any terms from Gen. Otis in view
of the prospect that the peace treaty might
fail in the United States Senate.
The situation at Manila is regarded as
critical, of course, but the officials see no
reason why they cannot command it for
a time at least Gen. Otis reported yes
terday in connection with some matters
connected with the shipment home of
sick Spanish soldiers, that he could hold
out beyond a doubt until hls reinforce
ments arrived, and added that as the
news had reached Manila that there was
every prospect that the peace treaty will
be soon ratified by the United States Sen
ate. the effect upon the native element
had been salutary.
Gen. Otis was given permission to load
some of these sick Spanish soldiers upon
two Spanish steamers now at Manila, or
just due, leaving the amount to be paid
to be settled upon the basis of the con
tract price to be paid by the war depart
ment to the steamship line that secures
the contract next week for the transpor
tation home of all the Spanish soldiers in
the Philippines.
\KOneilln Denle* Report*.
Agoneiilo authorized the following state
ment to-day concerning a published re
port that the government had intercepted
dispatches from him to Aguinaldo, in
which he advised that the Filipinos would
have to fight for their independence, and
that now was the time to act:
“The statement is absolutely false and
is calculated to excite feeling and animos
ity in this country, and to prejudice the
Philippine cause. No such telegram has
ever been sent by me, and for ihat reason
no such telegram could have been inter
cepted. The falsity of the statement is
shown by the fact ihat I have cabled my
government to continue the same friend
ship which was born on the battlefield
against Spain. The Philippine people
have no wish and no purpose to fight
against the Americans unless they are
driven to it. Their only desire is to
sircngthen the bonds now existing.”
Other members of the Filipino junta who
were present when Agoneiilo made this
statement, concurred in what he said and
emphasized the latter's declaration that
aii his advices had been toward an avoid
ance of a rupture.
Beyond denying this report. Agoneiilo
said ‘he had nothing to make public as to
communications to or from Aguinaldo. He
expressed the positive opinion, however,
that the cable report that the Filipino
Congress had authorized a declaration of
war was not correct, as he says the Fili
pino people do not want a conflict with the
Americans, and will do everything possible
to avoid it.
ARRESTED AT < OLI MRUS.
Doctor Charged With Forger}-A
Itli/zuril mid Show Storm.
Columbus, Ga.. Jan. 27.—Dr. J. F. Wil
liams of Cartersville, Ga., was arrested
here to-day at the instance of (he sheriff
at that piace on the charge of forging a
draft tor $75. He was taken back to Car
torKVille for trial.
The regimental court-martial convened
here to-day. only minor
It will * n session for several days.
Negotiations have been perfected for the*
extension of the Mobile and Girard Rail
road from Searlght to Andalusia, and
them* to Pensacola. This will give Colum
bus a direct line of railroad to the Gulf.
A good-sized blizzard is in prgress to
night Snow is now an inch deep on the
streets, and still failing rapidly. The
whole city is engaged n a snowball bat-
DEATH CAME FROM OLD AGE.
Gen. George S. Greene. Fnmon* FeU
ernl Officer in < Uil War.
New York, Jan. 28.—Gen. George S.
Greene died of old age at Morristown, N.
J., at 1 o’clock ill is morning, He leaves
three sons, one of whom is Gen. Francis
V’. Greene.
He entered the army in 1562 as colonel
of the Sixtieth New York Regiment, and
was appointed brigadier general of volun
teers the same year. He commanded his
brigade at Cedar Mountain, and was in
command of the Second Division of the
Twelfth Army Corps in the battle of An
tietarn. At Gettysburg on the night of
July 2, 1862, with a part of his brigade he
held ihe right wing of the Army of the
Potomac at Culp’s hill against more than
a division of Confederate troops, thereby
averting a disaster. In an engagement
near Chattanooga, Oct. 28, 1863, he was
dangerously wounded in the jaw. The
wound disabled him from active service
until January. 1865, when he rejoined
Sherman’s army in North Carolina, and
participated in the engagements preceding
Johnston’s surrender.
He was breveted major general of vol
unteers 'March 13, 1565, and mired from
the army in 1866. He was president of the
American Society of Civil Engineers from
1875 until 1877.
TRACK ASSOCIATION MEETS.
PnMNcd RcNoliition Favoring Nation
al Cycling: A**oclittion.
New York, Jan. 27.—At the annual meet
ing of the National Track Association
here to-day a resolution was adopted to
the effect that Ihe National Cycle Track
Association appreciates the good work ac
complished in the interests of bicycling
during the past by the League of Ameri
can Wheelmen, but' declaring that for the
future the best interests of the track own
ers will be subserved by affiliating with
the National Cycling Association. The
following officers were elected:
President—J. D. Easley, Washington.
Vice President—C. A. Johnson, Buffalo;
N Y.
Secretary—C. R. nioemecke, Newark,
N. J.
Treasurer—L. M. Rich, Bridgeport,
Conn.
I'o*tiiiii*ter* C ontinned.
Washington, Jan. 27.—The Senate to-day
confirmed the following r>osimasters:
Tennessee—J. Kenny, Bolivar; H. C.
Neely, Greenfield; N. L. Scobey, Newborn.
Texas—A. L. Davis, Gonzales; O. Hell
ing, New Brunfels; W. C. Hurley, Sulphur
Springs; P. A. Schaefer, Georgetown; L.
Weete, Columbus.
Louisiana—J. T. Labit. Abbeville.
YitKiirle* of Trade.
From the New York Sun.
“Anybody who manufactures goods for
the foreign trade,” said an old traveler,
“must keep very close track of the trade
demands of his customers or he will come
to grief.
“Some years ago the Paraguayans got
the idea that they might make a mint of
money sending (heir tobacco to the United
Slates. They found, to their surprise, that
they couidn’t sell the product. It is popu
lar in Argentina, but is too strong for the
United States market.
“China imports very large quantities of
candles, but the people don't want white
candles, for white is their emblem of
mourning. Send colored candles to China;
and if you want to se-fi clocks to the China
trade you will do well to mark the hours
in Chinese characters. No one need imag
ine that he can get rich out of sending
our dairy products to North China, for
butter and cheese have no place m the
native bill of fare. Nor can we find much
demand for our fruits in Oriental tropi
cal countries, for their people have an
ample supply of tropical fruits of supe
rior varieties.
“If you examine the statistics of the in
ternal Chinese trade you will find many
items which we do not understand. You
read, for iristaneo. that 13,000 pounds of
tiger bones were sent down the Yangtse
from Ichang in one >ear. The value of the
bones, $3,000, precludes the idea that they
were lo be used for fertilizer, the only
use we would lie likely to put them to.
The fact is, they are used as medicine, a
sort of tonic, that imparts to the invalid
some of the tiger’s strength. Another
item is 9,0.) pounds of ‘old deers’ horns,'
worth $1,700, also used as medicine.
“The gaudy silk handkerchiefs woven in
Bombay for the Burmah market would
probably he unsalable in any other part
of die world, but the Burmese buy them
in large quantities The labels on goods
sent to Korea and China strongly influ
ence sales. Mr. Gamer, the British con
sul at Amoy, recently wrota: ‘The Chi
nese and Koreans will often buy foreign
articles simply to obtain a lucky label,and
they will as ofb-n refrain from buying an
article because it tsars what they regard
as an unlucky la bed. The colorings of
a label Is as important as Its design. Some
colors and combinations of colors are to
the Chinese and Korean mind unlucky.’
Mr. Gardner suggested trademarks and
labels, which, he '"Jieved, would ‘meet
the tastes and not offend the superstitions
of these customers.’
“Tlie Japanese se 1 millions of boxes of
matches in China, and the most successful
of all is the product of a Japanese maker
who has hit the Chinese fancy In the way
of a label. He displays on his match box
a monkey standing on its fort* feet, head
nearly touching the ground, hind feet in
the air, and tail whipping the skies. The
picture Is grotesque and even hideous to
the American mind, but It tickles the Chi
nes#* and sells matches.
“It Is easier to sell goods that people
want than to educate ttwn to take what
the exporter may have on hand; and it is
easier for htrri to change patterns than to
filter a people’s idtas oX whut they wai**.” '
TO SEND SOME OF THE PAPERS
TO ( OMm l\ I* A It'l'
WITH SR> ITK S Ri:m i;m.
Senator Frye MnkfH Tlmt
nOH i tin* ( ourne of Hi* HnimrkN
on the Treaty—l'npern \\ lit lit* Re
ceived \ot I.a ter Than Monday.
Frye Explain* \\ li y the I‘lillip
pi nen Were Inclnded in tlie reu
nion to the I nited State*.
Washington. Jan. 27.—The Senate con
tinued the consideration of the peace
treaty in executive session to-day, the
doors being closed for almost three hours.
Senator Frye, a member of the Paris
peace commission, and naturally a strong
friend of the treaty, held the attention
of the Senate during the great part of
this time. Constructively, he occupied the
floor during the entire session, but he
was frequently interrupted by other sena
tors. Most of these interruptions came in
the way of questions, but some of them
took the form of speeches. This was not
ably the case with Senator Berry’s inter-
ruptions. He spoke for some time, and in
doing so denounced the treaty in severe
terms. Senators Mason ami Caffery asked
many questions.
Senator Frye devoted himself largely to
an explanation of the proceedings of the
commission, reading liberally from the
record as already printed, but stopping
as he proceeded to explain the quotations
which he made, lie had not proceeded
a great way in his exposition of the sub
ject, when he was asked if the President
had not originally instructed the commis
sion to only insist upon a coaling station
in the Philippine group.
To this Mr. Frye replied that he did not
feel at liberty to give his interpretation
of the Presklent’s instructions, but it was
not necessary that he should do so as the
President said he had determined to com
ply partially at the least with the Senate’s
request for the documents on file bearing
upon the negotiations of the treaty, and
Mr. Frye said he felt justified in assuring
the Senate that the papers would be re
ceived not later than Monday.
Frye Wonts Marly Action.
Mr. Frye devoted the principal portion
of his speech outside of the reading of the
report, to an explanation of why the
Philippine archipelago was Included in the
cession to the United States.
He was reminded that the Filipinos pro
fessed to he fighting for freedom just as
the Cubans were, and that they were still
contending for their own independence.
One senator reminded hkm of the repre
sentations of Aguinaido’s American agent,
Agoncillo, and asked if he meant to force
the Filipino people to actual hostilities, to
which Mr. Frye retorted that It was the
opposition which was forcing a continu
ance of the state of war, and which would
be responsible for hostilities should they
occur. The treaty should have been rati
fied ten days ago, and if it had been ail
danger of war with the people of the Phil
ippine Islands would have been averted.
A TIN PLATE COMBINATION.
Organized In New York With n Cap
ital of sl,oimmmm.
New York, Jun. 27.—The St. Louis Tin
Plate Company, with n capital of $1,000,000
was organized in this city yesterday. The
corporators ore Wilson P. Marchbank, H.
Benjamin Schiff and Charles N. King. In
corporation papers were taken out at
Trenton.
This company will acquire the tin plate
company of the St. Louis Stamping Com
pany. The mills have a capacity of 1,400
boxes of tin plate a day. The capital sub
scribed amounts to $500,000 for increasing
the plant. It is expected that when the
mills are in operation and new machinery
Is Installed the capacity of the plant will
be quadrupled.
FLORIDIANS MASTERED OUT.
Sixty-ninth New York Leaves Hunts
ville for Home.
Huntsville, Ala., Jan. 27.—The Sixty
ninth New York Regiment departed for
New York to-night over the NashviLe,
Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway. The
regiment will go by way of Cincinnati,
Cleveland, Buffalo and Albany, reaching
New York city Monday.
The Second Battalion of the First Flor
ida Volunteer Infantry was mustered out
to-day.
ARAB SLAVE HUNTERS.
The Story of n Raid on n Central Af
rican Village.
From Cassell’s Magazine.
Perhaps the simplest method of describ
ing the raiding system, as practiced by
the Arab bands In the forest region I*>-
tween the Aruimi and the Congo, would
be in the form of a brief narrative of
events based upon personal observation.
The caravan whose adventures we ore
about to follow was under the command
of Osmani, a middle-aged Arab, who had
penetrated the continent from Zanzibar
more than twenty years before. For two
weary weeks the wretched party had
traveled through an uninhabited portion
of the gnat forest, trudging each day
through densely matted undergrowth be
neath the impenetrable canopy of prime
val trees, and sleeping each night, hungry
and weary, upon the sodden ground in
the vitiated atmosphere of decaying vege
tation. One afternoon, when the party
was almost in a condition of despair, one
of the Manyema followers sustained a deep
flesh wound from a hardwood spear, which
had Inert artfully concealed in the bushes
beside a well-worn elephant track as a
trap, for the natives of the
forest are well skilled in woodcraft. Upon
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•Uncovering this evidence of man’s exist
•>n<*o in the vicinity, Ihe caravan halted,
while scouts were sent to survey the sur
rounding country. In a short time It was
reported that within an hour's march a
hirin' native village had hcen sighted.
Osmani's instructions were brief: "Two
hours before the dawn we march upon
that village. To-night no (ires, no noise,
Sikia!"
Tile night air grew gradually colder. A
fierce storm swept over the forest, and
the ruin, filtering through the thick foli
age overhead, trickled In continuous
streams upon the naked bodies of the
raiders. It was still dark and raining
when the hoarse whisper, "Tendele! Ten
dele upesi" (March, march quickly.) pass
ed from one to another. The party set
forth in single file; no word was H|>oken,
and the only sound that betokened their
progress was a slight swishing of leaves
and the muffled tread of naked feet upon
the spongy ground. Upon nearing the vil
lage clearing, each man buckled his am
munition belt more tightly uround his
wulsi. and wound a strip of dirty white
cotton cloth about his head to serve as
a distinguishing mark In the coming at
tack upon the nuked natives. With a
shrill "Hue Yah!” the raiders fired their
first volley directly toward the huts where
the natives were sleeping. “I.lnh—la-ihu!”
roared the Manyema, as they crashed
through the bushes into the midst ot a
multitude of panic-stricken savages, chas
ing the black figures hither and thither.
Women and children shrieked, fowls (lew
cackling toward the woods, men's deep
voices shouted incoherently, but the loud
rifle reports and shouts of the relentless
Manyema drowned all ot her sounds, rionn
the village became enveloped In n dense
white fog of sulphurous smoke and mist,
In Ihe obscurity of which the raiders' guns
flashed forth tongues of fire.
Gradually the, tumult ceased. The cool
morning breeze dispelled tlie heavy cloud
of mist anil smoke, revealing the victori
ous raiders swaggering through the de
vastated village, driving scores of miser
able women and children secured together
in couples by means of lashings around
the wrists. Soon the early morning sun
shone in all Its radiance, its bright beams
glinting through the distant trees, In sad
contrast to the desolation of dead bodies
anil smouldering huts. By noon the raid
ers had established themselves In the for
mer home of the natives; a rough zerlba
of brushwood was formed around the out
side to serve as a precaution against any
sudden attack, and the trembling captives
were placed in the center under a watch
ful guard.
A few days after the attack upon Ijie
village the Arab chief Osmani gave In
structions for two of the oldest of the
captive women to be liberated. Two fee
ble creatures w< re brought forth, and
stood In abject terror before the maraud
ing chief. "Go to your people, who are
hiding iri the forest,” said the Arab. “Tell
them their women are alive, and toll them
that we will set them fr.-e when they
bring us elephant tusks. For each tusk
of an elephant we will give back one wo
man. If within five days from now they
do not come to us with ivory, we will
take the women with us to another coun
try. and sell them to people who will kill
and eat them Go! Tell our words truly!"
When the poor women realized they were
free to depart, they darted forward with
extraordinary agility Into the- woods.
On th< morning of the fifth day the Arab
ramp was hailed by a voice from the for
est: "Is it true that our women are still
alive?" "H Is true; it is Indeed true," re
plied a Manyema in the native dialect. "I
bring the tusks of elephant*. But first
let me hear their voices, that I may know
you speak truly." The women were soon
produced, and were made to shout a reply
to the native chief, who was all this time
concealed from sight among the tree*. Aft
er much delay, during which the Manyema
in turns coaxed and threatened the timid
and suspicious native, the young chief at
length mustered sufficient courage to step
forth. Depositing his burden of ivory tu
the open, h< glanced meaningly in the di
rection of the Arab's camp. Instantly sev
eral women were liberated, and they rustl
ed to the woods. In this fashion, daring
„,. v , ra | subsequent days, the Arab chief
was gradually relieved of his prisoners,
and in their place he became enriched by
a substantial stock of Ivory.
—Sir Wilfrid l.aurier, Canadian premier
and a member of the joint high cornmis
s'on, was an Interested listener lo Senator
Mason's speech against Imperialism. &„■
Wilfrid Is a distinguished 'looking man,
kali, stately and dignified.
FOUGHT WITH A CALICO CAT,
Anti Finding It mi Busy Victim Vic
tor 11 an Become Ocmorn 11 *cd.
From the Chicago Inter-Ocean.
Out on the West Side, with a family
named Barker, livi*s a large and sad-eyed
(-•at. His name Is Victor, hut his appear
ance indicates that he had better have
been christened Vanquished. One ear is
missing, one eye gone, und there Is an
absence of fur on various portions of his
body, ills bearing Is abject anil his gait
sneaking, and u general air of "might
have seen better days” Is apparent in his
conduct. The story of Victor's downfall
is no less interesting than It is sad.
A year ago he was a frisking kitten,
with a good home, a good name, and a
line, glossy coat. He was noted for his
gentle ways, never offering violence to
Hie neighbor’s baby when that small per
sonage made a tour of the premises, car
rying him by the tall. It was his custom
lo greet all strange cats with a glad smile,
und much of his time was spent at the
aforesaid neighbor's yard,frolicking with a
kit ten of his own age who dwelt there, or
basking in the sun under the watchful eye
of the kitten’s mother,
Victor hud reached the comparatively
mature age of nine months, and was large
and strong of his age, when he returned
home one afternoon from a playful hour
slant wllh the neighbor's kitten. Mrs.
Barker had Just put the finishing stitches
to a calico cat sis- was making for the
neighbor's baby. The calico cat, plump
from an abundance of cotton, had been
placed in a corner of the sluing room, so
that It was the first object that greeted
Victor's gaze when he entered the apart
ment.
Victor may have been hungry, and it
may have been the prosperous look of
the stuffed cat that jarred upon his usually
complacent spirit. At any rate, Victor
bristled up, arid, with a declaration of war
vividly expressed in that part of his anat
omy, made use of by the feline race When
roused to anger, he approached the strange
cat. He circled around it several times
and filially sprang upon It In a frenzy of
rage. The two rolled over and over, and
the earis-t was strewn with cotton wool
from one side of the room to the other
before Victor could be separated from his
hated rival.
Thenceforth Victor was a changed cat.
"I came. I saw, I conquered," seemed in
be the domineering thought In his mind,
and if ever a cat was puffed up with eon
• eit, that cat was Victor. He went proud
ly out of the house for fresh foes to van
quish. Peace, which had hitherto reigned
within his gentle breast, was dethroned
and gave way to wild and lofty ambition’
Ho wonfd tight every cat tn Cook county!
He had tasted blood, or what answered in
the place of blood. In the calico cat and
he would have more thereof. It was an
easy task to vanquish the neighbor's kit
ten. the same afternoon that he d&nol-
Ished the calico rival. As an appetizer for
breakfast the next morning he sallied
forth and fought wllh their neighbor's kit
i. n s mother. He left a large scratch on
the neighbor's baby's hand when the babv
tried to dissuade him from his bloody pur
suit. and the baby shed large, juicy tears
"Let no guilty cat escape," was his motto
Dni.y complaints atsmt the dlsgrabeful
exploits of Master Victor were lirought
to the cars of gentle Mrs. Parker She
called him "naughty kilty" | n ton e* tha ,
w re meant lo tie stern, but he only gav*
her scornful looks. Victor simply would
But like all great fighters, he at i as .
met Ids Waterloo. A black cat of roving
propensities and green eyes reeenilv
strayed Into the neighborhood.' He wa a
large, muscular eat. Victor heard of his
arrival, dn.l hissing "Villain, thou shall
•lie!" between his clenched teeth, or
to (hat effect, he went forth to meet the
newcomer on the field of honor The two
eats eyed each other with every evidence
of ha e. At last they came together with
ii mighty rush. The atr was filled wlth
yowls, fur and dust, as they clinched and
rolled over and over. They separated but
met again, the strange cat scoring a great
point by closing one of his adversary's
eyes. A moment later, and the strange
< at spat out one of Victor's ears, and in
the Ins round he bit several choice bites
out of the soft part of his antagonist's
anatomy. Then Victor sneaked home, his
• oat drenched with gore. And that cot
a ever smi.td again.
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