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E! j. H. ESTILI* President.
house'PASSES ARMY BILL
a, vi iFvnc vmejidmemt secured
,n THE OPPOSITION.
rre ,ident (liven Authority to Ile
. e t | l( . Array Provided for to
Vlu.m SO.(MM) Men—The Labor Riot
Unction Brought Into the IMs
ussion-May Get Native Soldier*
in island* - Provision* of the New
Measure.
Washington, Jan. Sl.-The bill to reor
ami increase the standing army to
; ,„ )oo men. but giving the President
aat-iorlty to reduce the size of Infantry
companies and cavalry troops to sixty men
„ h thus fixing a minimum of about 60,-
men! passed the House to-day
by a vote of 108 to 125.
This was th" result of a week of hard
and often picturesque fighting on the
floor, during the progress of which the op
position compelled those in charge of the
measure to give this discretionary author
ity to the President, and to make other
modification-, among which were a reduc
tion of 231 in the number of staff officers.
In ccn-.qio me of these modifications the
Republican opposition practically vanished,
end on the final vote but six Republicans
voted against the bill, Messrs. Barber of
Maryland. Connolly of Illinois, Loud of
California, Johnson of Indiana, McEwan
of New Jersey and Wadsworth of New
York. This Republican defection was, how
fi.r, almost offset by five members of the
political opposition who voted in favor of
the bill, Messrs. Berry of Kentucky, Mc-
Clelland of Now York, McAleer of Penn
sylvania. Taylor of Alabama, Democrats,
and Skinner, Populist, of North Carolina.
Great Interest Manifested.
The galleries were crowded throughout
the day and every member who could pos
sioly tv heard was on the floor to record
his vote on the final roll call. The pro
gramme to-day included provision for
tivo hours of general debate which was to
be occupied by Messrs. Dalzell of Penn
sylvania and Hopkins of Illinois, in clos
ing for the majority, and Messrs. Bailey
of Texas, and Settle of Kentucky, for the
opposition. Hut this programme was
smashed owing to ihe failure to complete
tin bill under the live minutes rule be
fore 3 o'clock, the hour set for the vote.
Among the imj>ortant amendments
adopted before the vote was taken to-day
was one lo exclude the appointment of
cividans to positions in the engineer
corps, one to abolish canteens and the
sale of liquet In camps, and one to strike
out the provision for additional pay for
'ommands serving in the West Indies, the
Philippines and Alaska.
Th' amendment of Mr. Cummings of
- ew York to prohibit the use of troops
tn the several states to suppress riots,
'' '' except upon the application of the
ate?, was defeated by a large majority.
I ought by Organized Labor.
Ylr. Cummings said there was no ques
tion but that organized labor through
ue Amen, an Federation of Labor and
Knights of bailor, had condemned
1o s , ll(l |i rl t 0 tncrease the standing army
There was no question
f ‘ , r lT aTOII for (heir action was the
unoon,'" S !? ndins army must be used
.eonstuu lona . , 5 , (0 oppress them.
to ta il' . h< ‘ cont ‘ nu ed, "if you do mean
proviso!” y S ° : ‘ f >OU don '‘* adopt ,his
nonf-fmheTa 'T Illlnois (Mr - Ca "-
•Jov ‘a i?u h ! and referred to the action of
x 0 Gen 'inh ’ Hi* to refer
nou. ee/, ’‘ ,n P '"mer, who had tie-
Kn mV„ °" of the President for
test of h * ‘ mo ,he slate ovcr “><" pro
citizens The°' er n, 0r and mu r<3ering her
neveHnrt i h Rent,<?man SU V 3 President
Senate and the " ", as sancl *oned by the
p e rin ' h pe ? p,e - Why had the pen
al * he case > t rid of him
icom,, ,7 Were abte? The President
grrss en" r° exWHte ,he laWB Con
en.i t this ~,! had the power to
judge who hr S . 10n ' The Unlted S‘ a ‘<*
contemiit h 11 'i Sent Debs * to prison for
month- '5- * “ Xn ,lrom °ted within a few
armv ’"a lndlcated ‘hat the
>n ITT \° oppress la l>or if
wealth demanded®" ° r f corporate
e trad. 3 / ' . a ' a " .ver or a banker, he was
gr.vihi ,ii man - a member of Typo
as c 7 ' ",'° n 6 ' What he desired
to upon r .cord ° f ‘ he , House should
record on his amendment.
M A S|, t.ler Upon Labor.
m<Mv'trelaw. replyln *, saw that before
tlw w.,v Am' * or ban *ters or printers
: th© i„„. l A r , r cUizons ' and the law
all. (AnpiauF, ) 1 le fiTace of covered
Fil l -fHh spot in ihe record of Pres
aw the | ':'™ had been that when he
•awhre-iker- h7‘ .'. nol hy ‘‘tbor, but by
*.n h “ had kept his oath and had
ar o:,-. ,V ' ‘ ~* aa enforced. Mr. Cannon
I hit Mr A la a PP' aus e when lie de
m.ikc jammings, in seeking to
r, .11,'d n bc ; ,0r of h.wbreaking,
-e denounced it as cheap
sb■Kii\,'" m j'" Bf! faid he honored President
'• lit.! u.h * ho waa unlike Mr.
fiats ,p. hcn recently, during the
‘be n 'kenned to order out
flier ' 1 he. according to the argu
u- . . ,i u 7' f f£' le ™ an from Illinois, it
<ic- ~ , , ■' °' President McKinley toor
*w. ! he had left the
Peon , nd ? of /*ov. Tanner, and the
ouoted him for 11.
Mr "‘ e ~IU >rov lde.
''""■"eir- tll!! 11 ?.. 10 recommit with In
vent. . P or * hack the minority sub-
V,J ' ‘ was h!7 a , n ,'J e ? two Republican
TANARUS; "at- lost, 117-170.
,0 Ihe prov,des - In addition
b'l'y , a l,nd staff depart
iwclvr. ~ “he regiments of eavalrv of
"■id,: a /h. HI coast batteries, ®4
of in. • Ih,r ‘y regiments of infantry
7 pa n‘es each, a corps of en
■ 8 m l H , one regiment of en
c the O ? C f. dppar ‘ment and a
the a “ tr with (25 enlisted
J'fT-ui tv # ~! ® President discretion to
f 1 1; r |> r na serving in Cuba,
} whofc- ‘he islands of the Pacific
••• part from the Inhabitants
Pfi" ~ amendments to strike
n 'I ! l oint"l fl^i nS the limlt for Pvr
h" arinv lo second lieutenants In
1 was adopted" 1 chaplalnc:s “t 40
. ‘he A„te for the Bill.
trrr, :.',' 1 ‘ owln ‘he detailed vote on the
i o: " B/k/r*^"'u A ' la "". Aldrich. Ar-
L iklfor? Burne y. Barro.vs,
rd. Bennett, Berry,
'Continued on FUth Paged,
7ii)t JUitfmng Ifetol*
OFFERS TOO MANY BOUNTIES.
Ylinority- Soy* Hatuta-Payne Shlp-
Iting Bill 1* AA holly Bad.
Washington, Jan. 31.—The minority re
lrt on the Hanna-Payne shipping bill
was filed in the House of Representatives
to-day. it was prepared by Representa
tive Handy of Delaware, and Is a severe
and somewhat personal arraignment of
the measure and those who would receive
bounties under it. The report says:
"This is one that was prepared and
brought to Congress by a voluntary com
mittee of ship owners and ship builders,
representing the gentlemen who will re
ceive the bounty which the bill proposes
to give from the public treasury. The
bill, as it is reported to the House, is in
almost the exact form and grants to a
I>enny the bounties demanded by the gen
tlemen who arc to receive them. The bill
is, therefore, naturally entirely satisfac
tory to the ‘interests' which have organ
ized this movement to secure the vast
sums carried ir. the bill as a gratuity to
be used in carrying on their private busl
n.'iv and enlarging the profits thereof.
‘The bill provides not simply for boun
ties, but for bounties which once granted
cannot be taken away thereafter.
"The twenty-year bounties thus provid
ed are put in the bill in the language of so
many 'cents,' but when the arithmetical
calculation is made to find how big these
bounties by ‘cents’ will prove to be when
the time comes to pay them, we find that
they must be figured in tens of millions
of dollars. By a careful and conservative
estimate we find that the government will
be obliged by the contracts likely to be en
tered into during (he first twelve months
under the bill, to pay bounties amounting
to more than $1(55,000,000. This includes
’ on-Ty the shipping now in sight, and the
shipping which must be built will cost
probably not less than $100,000,000.
"Of this enormous bounty the lion’s
share will go to the International Navi
gation Company. This company receives
in the aggregate more than $57,000,000. This
strikes us as a monstrous proposition.”
In conclusion the report says:
"This bill is the offspring of mere
bounty beggars and should be repudiated
by representatives of both political par
lies. It is vicious in principle. It Is not
necessary for the rehabilitation of our mer
chant marine to give hundreds of millions
of the people's tax money. The bill is
wholly unjustifiable.
THE NICARAGUA CANAL BILL.
House Committee Will Probably
Take Action oil Friday.
Washington, Jan. 31,—Such progress on
the Nicaragua canal question was made
by the House committee on commerce to
day-that it is expected final action will
be taken at the next meeting of the com
mittee on Friday.
The discussion to-day was on Chairman
Hepburn's bill, and numerous amendments
were proposed with a view to perfecting
this bill and making it the one to be finally
reported.
An amendment agreed on strikes out
the word sovereignty,” in referring to
the route which the President is to ac
quire from Nicaragua and Costa Rica. The
purpose of this amendment is to overcome
the objection that the constitution of Nic
aragua will not permit a relinquishment
of sovereignty over any territory.
Other propositions were submitted as to
the authority to be given the President in
acquiring the canal route. One proposed
by Mr. Adamson of Georgia, authorizes
the President to acquire by purchase from
Nicaragua and Costa Rico the territory
nepessary “to excavate, construct, control
and defend,” etc.
These propositions went over and the ex
act phraseology will be determined, It is
expected, next Friday. Members of the
committee expressed the opinion that there
would be no opposition to reporting a bill,
except possibly from Mr. Fletcher of Min
nesota.
DENY' CUTTING COTTON HATES.
Senbonrtl Officials Say They Acted
Only In Self Defense.
Wilmington, N. C., Jan. 31.—Prominent
officials of the Seaboard Air Line here to
day made the following statement to a
representative of the Associated Press:
“The rates on cotton have not been cut
by this system, and in issuing a legal tar
iff reducing rates on that commodity, we
have simply adopted the figures made il
legally and by manipulation by parties to
an understanding, not lived up to. These
rates tended to daily decrease the legiti
mate earnings of the Seaboard Air Line
to a point where it became necessary, in
the protection of Its interests, to openiy
and legally adopt the rates made by such
manipulation. It has long been its policy
to adopt publicly rates secretly made by
its competitors, in protection of its line,
as well as its patrons.”
AVAS A TRAITOR SOMEWHERE.
La Liberte A**ert* It AVn* Neither
Esterliazy Nor Henry.
Paris, Jan. 31.—La Liberte, which is
usually well informed, says:
"The decision of the Court of Cassation
in the Dreyfus affair will be that Ihe
evidence proves the existence of a traitor,
but that neither Comte Esterhazy nor
Lieut. Cos!. Henry could answer to the
culpability revealed by the secret dossier.”
This statement is all the more signifi
cant in that it is made by a pro-Dreyfus
paper. La Lllierte adds:
“The despondency of the Dreyfus party
seems to show that the solution of the
problem is as distant as ever. Another fea
ture of the situation is the buoyant de
meanor of Comte Esterhazy, who was
formerly so depressed. He is now credit
ed with boldly declining to give further
evidence except before the full Court of
Cassation.”
CATTLE SHIPPED TO CUBA.
First Cargo From Charleston to
Leave Saturday.
Charleston, S. C., Jan. 31.—The first car
go of live stock ever shipped from Charles
ton, will leave here for Havana, Cuba,
Saturday. The catile will be shipped by
local dealers via Ihe Adria, a steamship
belonging to a limp of ships operated be
tween here and Cuban and South Ameri
can ports by the firm of D. Israel &
Keogh. If this experiment Is a success,
other shipments of a similar character
will be made during the spring.
Delay In Case of Mrs. George.
Canton, Jan. 31.—There is further de
lay m the arraignment of Mrs. George
James S. Sterling, one of her attorneys,
lias been taken ill and is unable o pro
ceed with the case.
SAVANNAH, GA., WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 1. 1809.
MILES HAS MUCH EVIDENCE.
ASSERTS THAT HE CAN PROVE THE
BEEF WAS EMBALMED.
Say* He Has Aftldnvit* From Men
Who Shiv It Undergoing the Em
balming Process—No Need to Spend
More Money on Investigation.
Canned Konst Beef Wns Nauseat
ing—Money Offered to Prove Chem
icals Were Used.
New Y’ork, Jan. 31.—Maj. Gen. Nelson
A. Miles gave out a statement to-night,
after having denied several published in
terviews attributed to him. He prefaced
his statement by saying:
“I have been most freely quoted with
out authority from me or without any ut
terance on my part. It has been a source
of great annoyance to me."
His statement Is as follows:
"On the 20th of last September I issued
an order to regimental commanders to re
port to me concerning the beef which
had been issued to their men.
"At the time that I went before the war
board investigating commission I had only
received reports from fourteen of the com
manders. Now I have thirty reports.
They all tell the sam story. The evidence
proves the truth of the statements which
I made
Hn* a Mas* of Evidence.
"In addition to the reports of the regi
mental commanders, I have a great mass
of evidence, consisting of communications,
affidavits, etc., from officers, soldiers and
civilians. Every part of the country has
contributed to the mass of correspondence
which I have received in reference to the
beef served to our soldiers, and the evi
dence Is all corroborative of what I have
said. The great publicity which the press
has given to the matter has brought of!
the correspondence of which I speak upon
sr.a
“I have overwhelming evidence that the
embalmed beef was treater! with chem
icals in order to preserve it. I have affi
davits from men who saw the beef under
going the treatment or embalming pro
cess.
Cnnuea Beef Nauseating.
"Now, as to the canned roast beef, that
was different from /he embalmed beef.
The canned roast beef was the beef after
the extract hadbeen boiled out of it. You
have seen the advertisements ‘beef ex
tract; one pound contains the substance of
from four to five pounds of prime beef.'
Well, this is tile beef after the extract had
been taken from it. They put this beef
pulp in cans and labeled it 'canned roast
beef.' The soldiers report that the canned
beef was nauseating. If swallowed it could
not be kept on the stomach.”
It was pointed out to Gen. Miles that
he had been quoted as having said that if
the men who supplied the beef would de
posit SI,OOO in such a way that it could be
made to pay the cost of the proceedings,
he would furnish absolute proof of his as
sertion. He was asked what tribunal he
had'in mind, or to whom he would furnish
this proof, and in reply said:
Looked on It n* n Bluff.
"I made that statement in response to
the offer of the beef men to pay SIOO,OOO
for evidence of the truth of my allega
tions against their product. I looked on
their offer as a bluff and took that way
of answering It. I have no tribunal in
mind. I have the greatest abundance of
evidence to support the charges I made,
and do not think that any part of the
thousand dollars need be spent in more
investigation." -
Gen. Miles has received a telegram from
Col. A. A. Pope of Boston, requesting Gen.
Miles to draw on him for SI,OOO to prove
that chemicals were used to embalm beef
furnished to soldiers, but this offer will
not be accepted for the reasons already
given.
TO GATHER INFORMATION.
I’orter Not Going to Cuba to Offer
Money to tile Soldiers,
Washington, Jan. 31.—1 t is learned at
the war department that Mr. Robert P.
Porter's mission to Cuba is entirely of a
financial and statistical character, and
that he is not empowered to make any
payment to the Cuban troops.
It is admitted that he may find it within
the lines of his duty while in Cuba col
lecting this information to gather all the
data he can respecting the strength and
condition of the Cuban troops.
The decision to send Mr. Porter to Cuba
was reached after a full discussion of the
situation of the insurgent army, between
the President and his cabinet. Mr. Porter
will confer first with Gen. Brooke, and
his mission is not to make nor to promise
any payments, but to gather Information.
He will ask if the Cuban army will
band on the present payment of $3,000,000.
The legal right of the United Slates to
make this payment was referred to the
Attorney Uenrcal, who held that this sum
might lawfully be advanced to the insur
gent troops, On condition that the treas
ury be subsequently reimbursed from the
revenue of the island, and K is understood
that this course will be pursued, if it is
found that the desired results can be ob
tained thereby. Mr. Porier was also in
structed to inquire into the workings of
the customs regulations and local taxa
tion matters.
FOR POSTAL VIOLATIONS.
OlHceta of American Inventor Com*
pony Under Arrest.
New York, Jan. 31.—G. C. Stewart and
D. J. Pierce of the American Investor
Company, who were arrested yesterday on
warranto based on Indictments found by
the federal grand jury for the Western
district of Arkansas, appeared before a
United States commissioner to-day to an
swer to the charge of violating the postal
laws. William P. Stewart, Jr., another
officer of the company named In the In
dictment, was also present.
Counsel for the defendants asked that
the argument on the question of removal
to the Western district of Arkansas l>e
set down for Friday. This was granted,
and the three defendants were paroled In
counsel’s custody.
MISSISSIPPI’S COLD WAVE.
Severe nilssard firing* Snow nnd
Rain to Holly Spring*.
Holly Springs. Miss., Jan. 31.—This sec
tion was visited I>y a severe blizzard last
night, accompanied by rain, sleet and
snow, which froze as It fell. The ther
mometer fell to 5 degje* above zero. This
morning a snow storm occurred, lasting
several hours. It Is the coldest weather
since 1835 i
CUBAN ARMV SI AY' BE PAID.
Prospect I* ( renting n Flurry in All
the < iihnn Nlnrket*.
Havana, Jan. 31.—Robert P. Porter, the
representative of President McKinley, and
Senor Gonzales Quesada, the Cuban com
missioner who recently left Washington
on a special mission to Cuba, started at 6
o'clock this morning for Cairahen, province
of Santa Clara, in order to see Gen. Maxi
mo Gomez.
Mr. Porter's mission to Gen. Gomez is of
a twofold character, to discuss with him
fully the position of the Cuban army, and
to invite him to Havana.
The Washington administration desires
an immediate and fr'endly settlement of
the Cuban army question. As the military
chiefs decisively refuse to accept $3,000,000
in complete satisfaction of the claims of
the soldiery,Washington has determined, it
is understood, to offer a much larger sum,
even as high as $16,000,000, if less will not
be accepted. Whatever is agreed upon
will be a charge upon the revenues of the
island unili it is paid.
The Cubans here are In a state of excite
ment. The business classes are pleased at
the prospect of a settlement. Merchants,
for a fortnight, have been afraid to place
large orders, being uncertain of the future.
Shares on the local bourse rose from one
to three points to-day, which is generally
attributed to the probability that the Cu
ban soldiers will lie disbanded, and will
return to work.
The examination of Senor Oalbls, presi
dent of the Banco Espanol, before the spe
cial finance commission investigating Ha
vana's finances, began to-day. Although
far from well, ho said, he had appeared
in response to the commission’s urgent
request, which, as a matter of fact, was
a very peremptory summons.
The questions asked him were of a gen
eral character, tho*e touching the sup
posed irregularities of the bank and its
transactions with the Spanish government
being reserved for future examinations.
BECK KILLED A CONSTABLE.
When Arrested n Crowd of Nrgroe*
Wanted to Lyneh Him.
Selma, Ala., Jan. 11.—Constable Craney
arrived here to-day from Pori land, Ala.,
with Dan Beck, who yesterday killed Cor
nelius Hunter. Beek himself was wound
ed, a ball from a rifle having entered his
back and passed through his body.
Beck had been before the grand jury and
had informed, so it was claimed, on sev
eral negroes who had been selling whisky.
They charged him with being a United
States jury spy, and about a week ago a
mob of negroes took him out and hung him
to a tree, cutting him down just before life
became extinct.
Beck went to Montgomery after the ne
groes had handled .YAp, eo roughly, and
tried to get some action taken by the
grand jury. He was told to take the mat
ter before the Dallas county grand jury.
On Beck's return from Montgomery sev
eral wairants were sworn out by negroes,
charging him with defamation of charac
ter.
Yesterday Cornelius Hunter was depu
tized to serve the warrants on Beck. He
went to arrest him, but Beck refused to
lie taken and both went for their guns.
Beck was the quickest to get his gun, and
he shot, killing Hunter almost instantly.
A mob of negroes quickly gathered and
attempted to lyneh Beck. The white citi
zen* inlerferred and the mob was dis
persed, the prisoner being kept in a store
awaiting the arrival of the boat. While
waiting for the boat, Beck was shot from
ambush and seriously hurt.
THE TURK FAILS TO DO IT.
Unit Ada It Conld Not Let Dnnuy
McLeod Down Twice.
St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 31.—Four thousand
people saw Danny McLeod, champion
catch-as-catch-can wrestler of America,
defeat Hall Adali, the gigantic Turkish
wrestler, here to-night. The provisions
for the match provided that the Tuik
should throw the American twice In an
hour or forfeit $l,OOO.
After a desperate struggle Adali floored
McLeod in the first bout in twenty-seven
minutes sixteen seconds. In the second
bout the Turk was unable to get Mc-
Leod's shoulders to the floor, he going the
limit, after a terrific struggle.
TO TAKE GARCIA’S REM AI AS.
The Nashville to Carry Cnlian Gen
eral’* Rady to Cuba.
Washington, Jan. 31.—Secretary Long
has given orders to Commander Maynard
of the gunboat Nashville, to convey to
Cuba the remains of the late Cuban Gen.
Garcia, now lying In a receiving vault at
Arlington.
The Nashville Is now at Norfolk fitting
out for a trip to Havana. The son of the
late Cuban general will accoirqiany the
remains.
COLDEST IN TWENTY YEARS.
Freezing Weather In the Neighbor
hood of Oxford, Ml**.
Oxford, Miss., Jail. 31.—A cold wave
struck this section of the country about
daylight this morning, and It has contin
ued to grow colder ail day. Several inches
of snow have covered the ground, and
old citizens say It is tho coldest weather
known for twenty years.
SNOW FALLING IN RICHMOND.
The Heaviest Storm of the Sea*o n
Ha* Struck Virginia.
Richmond, Va., Jan. 31.—The heaviest
snow storm of the season Is prevailing here
tp-nlght. Snow began falling early this
morning, and after an Intermission, started
again this afternoon, and there Is no pres
ent prospect of abatement.
SOLDIERS MUSTERED OUT.
Member* of the Third Trnnr*ee Now
on Their Way Home.
Anniston, Ala., Jan. 31.—The work of
mustering out the Third Tennessee Regi
ment, which began yesterday, was con
cluded this afternoon, and nearly all the
mustered out men have departed for their
homes. The men received pay for Feb
ruary, as well as January, and travel and
ration allowances ran the amount that
each man received up to more than $5O.
The Fourth Kentucky will be mustered
out about Feb. 10, and the Second Arkan
sas about Feb, 25.
Four Dcutha From Freezing,
St. Louis, Jan. 81.—Four deaths from
freezing occurred in thia city'to-day, an J
one death in East St. Louis
FILIPINOS FEEL INSULTED.
JUNTA TAKES EXCEPTION TO AC
TION OF AMERICANS.
Asserts That the t Mefulnez* of the
Filipino Commission Is Impaired.
Filipino Kill* Three Soldier* foe
Itevenge—Army Charged With
A'aiidnllsnt—Support for Agiitnnldo.
Gen. OH*' Censorship of Telegrams
Criticise tl.
Hong Kong. Jan. 31.—The Filipino junta
here publishes its protest against the "re
fusal of the United Slates to associate
with Ihe Philippine commislon represen
tatives of ihe national government," add
ing that "Ihe usefulness of the commis
sion w’tll necessarily be greatly limited by
111© exclusion of Pilipinos."
"It is impossible for Ihe commission,"
the protest continued, "sitting only at
Manila, unaided by the friendly co-opera
tion of the national government, to reach
a proper understanding of the actual con
dition of affairs In the Philippines, the
unanimity of the asperationa of the peo
ple and their capability for self-govern
ment.
“Col. Denby's utterances in Ihe Novem
ber Forum are too pronounced to Inspire
confidence.
"Last week a Filipino boy was phot by
an American soldier in a suburb of Ma
nlla because he was wrangling with a
Chinaman in the market. The soldier was
not prosecuted, but Ihe boy's father, in
revenge, attacked an outpost armed with
n knife and killed three of them. The
rest fled. The Filipino escaped.
"A Filipino officer was killed, while
walking in Manila, by an American sol
dier. There was no prosecution.
“The army is daily provoking hostilities
by acts of vandalism."
t'onntry 1* YVlth Agnlnnldo.
The junta also asserts that the "allega
tions respecting a filibustering egtpedl ion
and anarchy ai;e jingo falsehoods.”
"Tlie whole country," it Is asserted,
"has declared ils unconditional support
of Aguinuldo, whose authority has never
been defied. The public evidently Ignores
the fact that every province in the arch
ipelago is represented in Congress.
"Gen. Otis’ action In prohibiting code
telegrams is a flagrant breach of inter
national law, but the truth is leaking
out."
The Filipino newspaper* denounce al
leged gross abuses at the Manila custom
house.
The Eastern Telegraph Company an
nounces that the prohibition against code
telegrams to Manila has been removed,
allhough they are still censored.
SITUATION IS NOT IMPROVED.
Reported Iloatllltle* May Follow
HatlHeatlon of Treaty.
London, Jan. 31.—A dispatch received
from an English house at Iloilo yester
day say* business is proceeding satisfac
torily, but Ihe Hong Kong agent* of the
same firm cable that the Iloilo telegram
is unreliable, as "nothing unfavorable lo
the Americans is allowed to pass the cen
sor.”
The Filipinos In Europe think the situ
ation has in nowise improved. They fear
an outbreak of hostilities ns soon as the
peace treaty is ratified. They add that
the Filipinos who surround Manila num
ber 30.UU0, und that they will not permit
the Americans to land reinforcements on
the island of Luzon.
The siories of outrages on women, etc.,
are strongly denied by the Filipinos, who
point out that official dispatches received
at Madrid ptaise the moderation of the
Tagalos.
FILIPINO PROCLAMATIONS.
First From Aunlnnlilo and tlie Sec
ond From the Assembly,
Baris, Jan. 31.—The Filipino junta here
has reteived a cable message from Hong
Kong explaining the second proclamation
of the Philippine republic. The message
says:
“The first proclamation, in August, was
(he work of Aguinaldo and the general*.
The second is the unanimous work of the
Filipino assembly."
LUZON THE MINIMUM CLAIM.
President'* lnstriietlon* n* to Ces
sion of Philippine*.
Washington, Jan. 31.—1 t appears that an
erroneous impression has gone abroad re
specting the nature of the President’s In
struction* to the American peace commis
sioners in Paris touching the limitations
of the claims to be put forward so far
as the Philippines were concerned, to the
island of Luzon.
Asa matter of fact, so far from making
that island (he maximum claim of the
Americans, the President’s instructions ac
tually placed that Island a* the minimum
claim to be set out..
DEATHS IN PHILIPPINES.
Nineteen American Soldier* on the
Llt Since Jan. S,
Washington, Jan. 31.—The war depart
ment received a cablegram from Gen. Otis
at Manila, In which he report* nineteen
death* since his last report.
The present reports cover the period
from Jan. 8 to 27. Fourteen of the deaths
were due to small-pox. Among the victims
was John A. Moycs, private. Company H,
First Tennessee.
BURNED TO W ATER'S EDGE.
British Steamer Falrntead Itcporl*
the XX reck of a Ship.
New Orleans, Jan. 31.—The Brliish steam
er Falrmead, from Genoa via Key West,
reports that at 8 o'clock a, m., Jan. 29,
117 mile* southeast of South Pass, she
fell In with a large full rigged ship, sup
posed to be American. She was burned
to the water's edge. The name could not
he made out. The Falrmead lay along
side. but saw no signs of life, the crew
no doubt having left in her boats.
Senate Confirm* Gen. Carey.
Washington, Jan. 31.—The Senate to-day
confirmed these nominations:
Col. A. B. Carey, to be paymaster gen
eral, with rank of brigadier general.
M. C. McLemore, attorney for the east
rn district of Texas.
NKIiRO SOLDIERS IIIOTIU S,
To nt li Cavalrymen (rrnlm a Dis
turbance ( Trinrknnn.
Texarkana, Ark.. Jan. 31.— I There panned
through Texarkana to-<lay eight train
loads of negro soldiers, 1,309 in number,
composing the Tenth United Stales Cav
alry, en route to San Antonio.
When they arrived here several of them
were intoxicated. A number of the cokrr
ed soldiers kicked in a door and entered
a resort and started to run the place at
the point or loaded rifles. Constable
James Kochelle wan nolitied, and rush
ing to the place, he saw them coming
from the house, where they had broken
up the furniture.
A chase for the cars resulted, and Just
as they reached them Rochelle captured
the leader of the gang. As soon as he
did so, a hundred' rides were leveled at
him, amt every negro loaded his gun. Kv
ery oar w indow held a negro with a cock* it
rifle, and the negro escaped into the car.
The news spread, and every officer in
Texarkana and hundreds of citizens flocked
around the soldiers, who seemed anxious
for trouble. County Attorney Horace
Vaughan placed himself in communication
with the Governor, and as a result the
trains were held here for seven hours.
The negroes wanted were kept in a car
w'th an armed guard outside. The trains
were surrounded by irate Texarkanians,
who were supplied with dynamite ready to
send the negroes to destruction. The sol
diers teamed of this nnd finally agreed
to hand over the guilty ones upon identt
flcattoti, hut ns tills was Impossible no ar
rests were made."
AMMUNITION CAR RI RNED.
Cartridges exploded on All Sides
nnd the I.oss Is Heavy.
luka, Miss., Jan. 31.—At 3 o'clock this
morning a special train bearing the negro
troopers of the Tenth Cavalry, en route to
Cuba, passed through here. Some unknown
person set tiro to the ammunition car.
which was almost filled with cartridges
and powder. It was entirely destroyed and
the rest of the trnin was barely save*].
Three negro women who were following
the troopers are reported to have been
killed In the burning car. A dozen of the
men were Injured. At Walker switch the
burning car was discovered by trainmen
and sidetracked. The lives of the cre w
were in danger as I he cartridges were ex
ploding In every direction. By the ttmo
the switch was reached the car was a
mass of flames. The loss wtl! be heavy.
rniNCESs iKiniivAAii dead.
Member of lliilgatrltin Royal Family
Victim of Pile uin on In.
Sofia, Bulgaria, Jan. 31.—Princess Ferdi
nand of Bulgaria died to-day of pneu
monia. She gave birth to a daughter last
evening.
THE PRINCESS* UNHAPPY LIFE.
Sin mlitilofl's Friend* ('barge Her
With III* (lentil.
Vienna. Jan. 31.—The deceased Princess
of Bulgaria had been suffering for a fort
night from influenza and continuous high
fever, which cause*l premature confine
ment and extreme debility.
Them Is much gossip here as to her un
happy domestic life. The palace at Sofia
is a most unsanitary place. During the
first years e>f her residence there she suf
fered a great deal, owing to Intermittei.t
fever on account of tile drains. She only
Just survived her first confinement, and
the enforced conversion of young Prince
Boris to the orthodox Greek Church caus
ed her, ns a devout Kornan Catholic, great
unhappiness.
The enmity thnt existed let ween her
and the late Stefan ‘Htambuloff, the Bul
garian statesman, Is now recalled. U.
Btamilmloff’s friends always attributed the
murderous attack made upon him in July,
189 ii, to the Princess, and lilt* widow, who
still keeps her husband's hands In spirits
to show her children and to prevent them
forgetting how their .father died, once
ea'd:
“Those hands are outstretched to grasp
Marie I-outse of Parma to drag her away
from happiness."
Prince Ferdinand's sister, Archduchess
Clolhilde, Is going to Sofia to assist In
making arrangements for the children.
The babe born yesterday will lie privately
christened Clementine, after her grand
mother, Primes* Clementine of Bourbon
Orleans, daughter of King Louis Philippe.
The christening will bo according to the
Catholic ritual.
RANK I'll EVIDENT DISAPPEARS.
.Said to lie Between gs.ooo and IfliiO,-
(HN> Short In Account*.
Russellville, Kan., Jan. 31.—Charles A.
Wolcott, president of the First Nutlonal
Bank, which closed its doors this morn
ing, hag disappeared. He Is said to have
left a litter advising the directors of the
bank that his accounts were so badly in
volved that he could not stay and face
the consequences.
It is stated that there Is a shortage in
his accounts, and rumor places the e mount
all the way from *B.OOO to 320,000. The di
rectors decline to publish the letter left
by the bank presklent, but state that all
claims against the bank will be paid In
full. The county treasurer of Russell
county has *17,000 of the county funds on
deposit with the bank.
President Wolcott Is reported to have
been a heavy speculator on the hear side
of the wheat market, and funds of the
bank are reported to have been eaten up
in his unfortunate speculations. Mr. Wol
cott has been In business here for twen
ty-five years.
CORBETT TO MEET SHARKEY.
Will Box Mi Round* In Chicago nt
Tattersnll*.
Chicago, Jan. 31.—James J. Corbett and
Thomas Bharkey have been matched to
liox six rounds In this city on the night
of March 7. The contest will be the
wind-up of an exhibition to bo given by
Parson Davie* ut TAttersalls.
SEVEN PEOPLE KILLED.
Hurled Under n Snow Slide on Hie
I mind in n I’nolHe.
Vancouver, B. C., Jan. 31.—A snow slide
is reported near Glacla, a station on the
Canadian Pacific, in which seven people
were killed and a number of other* buried.
The wires are down, and particular* can
got be learned.
DAILY, *l9 A YEAR.
6 CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY J-TIMEB-A-WLEK *1 A YEAH
HANNA FINALLY TAKES A HAND.
INTIMATION Til AT THE JUDGESHIP
MAY GO TO ALABAMA.
Gen. Wheeler Working Actively In
Ihe Interests of Judge Shelby.
Mode the Point That Georgia Al
ready lln* Several Important
Judgeships, AVhlle Alabama lino
Been Left tint—Benson for llannii'*
Conclusion.
Washington, Jan. 81.—(Special).— Gen.
Joe Wheeler Is taking an na
tive Interest In the fight for
the circuit Judgeship, nnd ho Is using hid
influence in liehulf of Judge Shelby.
Gen. Wheeler called at Ihe White House
this morning with Milton M. Hume, e
-hvied by Ihe Alabama Bar Association to
vtsTi Washington and urge the appoint
ment Ilf Judge Shelby. Gen. Wheeler and
Mr. Hume assured the President that tho
selection of Judge Shelby would meet with
the entire approbation of the lawyers of
Alabama.
Although Ihe President made no deflnlta
promise (o his Alabama visitors, when
(hey left (lie White House they stated that
,t |le President appeared greatly interested
In the presentation of Judge Bhelby's
claim, and they expressed Ihe belief that
ho will lie selected.
Gen. Wheeler Impressed upon the Prcsl
d. nt's mind the fact that Judge Bhelby la
a native of Alabama, and he also mado
the point that that state had never been
given an Important Judgeship, while Geor
gia now has several of her favorite sons
on the federal bench.
Gen. Wheeler's Influence.
Gen. Wheeler's Influence is liable to have
considerable weight with the President,
for It is generally conceded that the execu
tive entertains the highest personal and
patriotic regard for the brilliant cavalry
leader. There is said to be danger that
Ihe President may finally pass over Geor
gia In making his selection.
Senator Hanna in lima ted to-day that tha
division of sentiment among the Georgians
over the Judgeship gives Alaliama a decid
ed advantage at present. The Ohio sen
ator. who has evidently become interested
In this matter, alluded to the fact that
three or four Georgians are seeking tha
appointment with divided forces.
Gn the oilier hand Alabama comes to tho
front with but one candidate, backed by
the two United Stales senators, Ihe unani
mous requestor Its' hading lawyers of tho
slat*-, and last, but not least, "Fighting
Joe" Wheeler.
It remains to be seen whether Senator
Hanna’s prediction will be verified by tho
President when the nomination Is made.
WASHINGTON TO SEND FOSTER.
Republican Caucus Nominate* Him
for Senator.
Olympia, Wash., Jan. 31.—A. G. Foster
of Tacoma was nominated for United
States senator by the Republican caucus
to-night. King county and part of tho
Ankeny forces outside of thnt county left
the caucus, but Hfty-elght remained and
made the caucus nomination of Foster
unanimous. Fifty-seven votes are required
to elect In Joint assemblage of the legis
lature.
Addison M. Foster Is 62 years of age.
He was born In Massachusetts and cam.*
to Tacoma in 1889, v/here he has been con
tinually In the lumber business as vice
president of the St. Paul and Tacoma
Lumber Company. Mr. Foster Is said to
be wealthy. He has never taken an active
interest In polltlcy In this slate.
QUAY NEEDS THIRTEEN VOTES.
Another Day I’nane* Without Result
at Harrisburg.
Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 31.—Senator Quay
is still thirteen votes short of re-election.
There were four absentee* to-day with
out pairs. After the renult of the ballot
was announced the Joint assembly ad
journed.
linyTvnrd Gain* One Vote.
I.lncoln, Neb., Jan. 31.—Judge M. L.
Hayward gained one vote In to-day's sen
atorial ballot, that of State Senator Steel.
The change is regarded as important, aa
Senator Steel has heretofore been a lead
ing supporter and virtual manager for E.
ii. Hiushaw.
Hilaries Formally Elected.
Madison, AVIs,, Jan. 31.—1n the Joint as
sembly to-day Joseph V. Quark's, Repub
lican, of Milwaukee, was formally elected
United States senator to succeed John I.
Mitchell, whose term expires on March 4.
Quarles received the solid Republican
vote.
llclnxvnre’a Deadlock.
Dover, Del., Jon. 31.—After taking sev
eral unsuccessful ballots for United State*
senator to-day, the legislature adjourned
until to-morrow
Only One llnllot In Utah.
Salt Lake, Utah., Jan. 31.—One ballot
was east for senator to-day by the Joint
assembly, but no election was had.
No Change In California.
Sacramento, Cal., Jan. 31.—Three ballots
were taken for United States senator to
day without change.
PHILADELPHIA FOIt SAMOA.
The Cruiser lln* Balled A ecu riling fa
Announcement.
Washington, Jan. 31.—The cruiser Phila
delphia sailed to-day from San Diego,
bound, according to the official announce
ment, for Samoa, though she will touch en
route at Honolulu. She should, according
to all calculations, arrive at Apia about
the first of March.
The Philadelphia Is fully equal In offen
sive power to the combined force of the
two warships now In the harbor of Apia.
HANDSOME RESIDENCE BURNED.
Five Servants nnd Three Children
no rely Escaped.
Rochester, N. Y., Feb. I.—At 2:30 o'clock
this morning fire started by a heavy ex
plosion of gas, broke out In the residence
of Charles P. Barry, The residence 1*
valued at *IOO,OOO, and wilt be a total loss.
Tho five servant* and three children In
Ute house escaped with great diltlculty.