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VOL. III.
IE FILIPINO CONGRESS CONFERS
POWER UPON AGUINALDO.
WOMEN WANT TO ENLIST.
Insurgent Leader Directed to Resist
Americans When He Deems It
Advisable.
Advices of Thursday from Manila,
(Via Hong Kong) state that the Re
publica, the official organ of the Fili
pinos, gives out the information that
the congress at Malolos has adopted
the Philippine constitution, passed a
vote of confidence in Aguinaldo and
empowered him to declara war on the
‘Americans whenever he may deem it
•advisable.
At a mass meeting of women at
Cavite Wednesday, the paper adds, it
was enthusiastically resolved to peti
tion Aguinaldo for permission to take
men’s places in defense of independ
ence and to bear arms, if necessary.
Paterno has asked for and it appears
has been granted the privilege of
“taking a prominent place in the line
of battle against the Americans.”
Wednesday evening an American
sentry killed a captain of the Filipino
Artillery at the Tonto outpost. As a
result the native press is intensely ex
cited and denounces it as a “cowardly
assassination.”
0° Saturday evening (January 21st)
five Filipinos, determined to have re
for their captain’s dealh, at
tempted to enter our lines. An Amer
ican sentry killed one. After an ex
change of shots the others were ar
rested. The incident has .‘’■tensified
the excitement in Manila.
The Mahiui cabinet insisted upon
the liberation of the Spanish civil
prisoners in commemoration of the
proclamation of the Filipino republic,
and donated money to the native
clergy. A decree to that effect was
signed. remain The prisoners. Spanish clergy, how-j
ever,
An elaborate program has been ar
ranged for the formal ratification of
the constitution.
GENERAL ALGEIt TESTIFIES.
Secretary of War Declares His “luno
cense” Before War Board.
Secretary Alger, in response to an
invitation of the war investigating
e.otmT”’ o s ; o". appeared before that
body Thursday.
\vneu asae.< in regard to the expen
ditures by the department of the war
fund the secretary replied that the
larger part had been devoted to
strengthening coast defenses. In an
ticipation of such an inquiry, he had
brought with him memorandums pre
pared by heads of bureaus giving de
tails of the expenditure of the funds.
During the early days of the war,
with a large body to provide for, some
defects were apparent. It was not be
cause of lack of funds, but because it
was impossible to handle properly so
large a body of men on short notice.
Witness did not recall having re
ceived during the war complaints in
regard to food furnished the army.
There was a shortage of food at Santi
ago, not because there were no sup
plies, but because they could not be
landed from the ships. No old soldier,
the secretary believed, would make
harsh criticism of the food furnished
the army under the circumstances.
He had never had any cause during
the war for complaint of aDy offiesr.
“Was the head of any bureau guilty
of failure to discharge his duty during
the continuance of the war?” asked
Governor Beaver.
“No, sir,” replied Secretary Alger.
“Did any report come to you of any
irregularity or of any fraudulent prac
tices in the contracting for supplies
furnished to any department?”
“No, sir.”
“Did you, directly or indirectly,
have any interest in the selection of
any of the camps occupied by any of
tho troops?”
“No, sir; I never bad auy interest
in any camp. I do not know that any
one connected with me had any such
interest.”
“Did you have any interest in any
contract for materials supplied during
the war.”
“Not a cent in any contract,” re
plied the secretary, emphatically.
ROWDY SOLDIERS IN HAVANA.
Several Cases Reported Wherein Citizens
Were Abused and Insulted.
A special from Havana says: There
were three cases last week of the
abuse of citizens on the part of the
American soldiers. Upon two occa
ioDS soldiers took eatables from street
venders, refused to pay for them and
struck the veuders and citizens who
took their part. Upon one occasion
two drunken soldiers upon penetrat
ing into private houses, insulted the
women of the household and only de
sisted upon the approach of a patrol.
The local comment upon these inci
dents is severe.
«PET” AGAIN DISAPPOINTED.
Judge Refused to Accept Young Woman's
Bondsmen.
A New York dispatch says: Judge
Bookstn’--- ’ as refused to accept J.
W I** • • the Hsrlern contractor,
Tins was thefor Fayne Moore, doomed or Pet
the prise ner is
li/.se esidJjr fji the Toombs until bonds- her
the/ until some other
.ala er/jted. No dat/“ has been
and pr a second trial and no
[tman has appeared,
The Abbeville Chronicle.
EXPANSIONISTS BLUFFED.
Senator Bacon Forces Issue and Treaty's
Friends Dodged.
A Washington special says: Sena
tor Bacon forced the question of ex
pansion on the senato Monday morn
ing, and the friends of the treaty re
fused to meet it. He c .lied up his anti
expansion resolutions, saying he
thought a vote would be taken on
them, since the votes of a number of
senators for the treuty depended on
them.
Senator Chandler, in order to side
track Senator Bacon, along with his
resolutions, moved that the resolu
tions be referred to the committee on
foreign relations.
This could have tested the strength
of the expansionists, the mam point
for which Senator Bacon was contend
ing, and so the Georgian agreed to
this if a yea and nay vote could be
taken on it. As roou as the leaders
on the other side saw that the vote
would be made a test vote on the
treaty, Senator Carter got up and
talked at random until be bad used
up the morning hour, when the dis
cussion came to a close.
The importance of the debate was
fully realized, as all thought a test
vote on the treaty was about to be
taken. At the last moment the repre
sentatives of the administration weak
ened, which showed that they are still
afraid to let a vote come on the anti
expansion resolution. Senator Bacon
believes that if a vote is taken on his
resolution they will pass it, and the
fight now will be to prevent a vote
being reached until after the hour set,
when a vote will be taken on the
treaty. the
At the opening of the session of
house Monday, Mr. Hopkins, republi
can, of Illinois, reported the census
bill nnd gave notice that he would call
it up next Monday. The house then
resumed the consideration of the army
reorganization bill.
The first amendment offered was
that of which the committee had given
notice authorizing the president to
enlist only sixty men in a cavalry
troop and sixty in an infantry com
pany. Mr. Marsh, republican, of Illi
nois, who offered the amendment, said
that this would reduce the enlisted
force to 50,000 men if the president
exercised the discretion it conferred
upon him.
Mr. Hay, democrat, of Virginia, of
the minority of the committee, pro
tested to the house that it was impos
sible to perfect a bill on the floor of
the house. He would offer an amend
ment, he said, to have the bill provide
for only sixty men in an infantry com
pany or a cavalry troop, but give the
president discretion to increase the
number to 145 and 100 respectively,
this discretion, however, only to be
exercised in time of war.
GOLD MINERS ORGANIZE.
A Georgia Association Formed At a Meet
ing In Gainesville.
The Southern Gold Miners’Associa
tion was organized at Gainesville,Ga.,
-Saturday afternoon with great enthus
iasm. It is composed of tlie miners of
the southern states and it is expected
that it will have a very large member
ship which will grow from time to
time.
Permanent organization was per
fected by the election of Mr. H. D.
Jaquish, of the Chestatee Steam
Dredge Company, as president; Mr.
John Martin, of the White county
mines, vice president; Mr. Walter P.
Andrews, of the Southern railway, sec
retary; Mr. Qtto C. Scupin, of the
Betz mine, treasurer.
An executive committee was ap
pointed consisting of Messrs. George
W. Seiple, of Atlanta; George E. Col
lins, of Nacoocliee, and George W.
Sheppard, of Tallapoosa, with the
president and secretary as ex-officio
members.
About fifty charter members were
enrolled and many letters were re
ceived from those who were absent
signifying their intention to join.
A COSTLY HEADLINE.
A Boston Newspaper Fays Dearly For An
Expressed Opinion.
The Boston (Mass.) Herald Com
pany was fined $500 by Judge Bond,
in the superior court, Monday for pub
lishing in a headline, in connection
with an account of the trial of the city
teaming fraud cases on Friday last the
words “Guilt is Evident.”
The publication of the headline was
considered prejudicial to the case and
resulted in the dismissal of the jury
and an order for a new trail.
TO DISTINGUISH RACES.
A Unique Resolution Introduced In Ain
bania Legislature.
In the Alabama legislature, Thurs
day, Representative Jones introduced
an unique resolution to the effect that
in all transactions in the state of a ju
dicial, educational or business charac
ter, and in all matters, public or pri
vate, where it is necessary or desirable
to distinguish between the Anglo
Saxon and black races the word “col
ored” as now applied to the black
race shall be eliminated and the word
“negro” substituted therefor, and that
in writting or printing the word the
initial letter shall be a capital, as is
the custom in respect to other distinc
tive races.
AGONCILLO IS IGNORED.
Representative of Aguinaldo Will Try
Another Plan For Recognition.
Having failed to receive from the
state department any answer to his
first communication, Senor Agoueillo,
'he envoy of Aguinaldo, will in a few
iys take another step to bring the
tter’s case to the attention of the
•vernment. Just what form this will
embody and what representations it
will contain Agoncillo’s attorney de
dines at this time to reveal.
ABBEVILLE. GA.. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 2, 1895).
FROM PRESIDENT M’KINLEY SENT
TO THE SENATE.
ARE READ IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
All Telegrams and Letters Which Passed
Retween Washington and Paris
Are Submitted.
President McKinley sent to the sen
ate Monday the correspondence on file
in the state department bearing upon
the paace treaty, and it was read in
executive session.
The correspondence was sent in re
sponse to the resolution introduced
by Senator Hoar and included most of
the letters aud cablegrams from the
commissioners to the president and
from the president to the commission
ers in the way of instru tions in re
turn. The documents are numerous,
as there were telegrams, letters and
reports for almost every day the com
mission was in Paris.
One of the first cablegrams from
the president instructed them to de
mand the cession of Luzon island
only of the Philippines and he told
them that full sovereignty should come
with it.
In submitting the papers the presi
dent sent a brief message saying that
he transmitted them in accordance
with the resolution.
The reading consumed the entire
executive session, lasting from 2 to
5:30 o’clock. Much of the matter
covered the same ground as that
already published, but it was pre
sented in the form in which the pro
ceedings were outlined from day to
day in the cable correspondence be
tween Secretary Day as the presi
dent’s representative on the one hand
and Commissioner Day ns the repre
sentative of the American commission
ers on the other.
The principal interest among the
senators attached to the president’s in
structions to insist upon the cession of
the island of Luzon, and after that in
the decision to take the entire group of
islands. This latter development ap
peared from the correspondence to be
a growth, and the suggestion was
made by the president as the result of
occurrences at Paris alter the arrival
there of the commissioners. In his
dispatch concerning Luzon he said
there was but one alternative—the
United States must either take the is
land and assume sovereignty or re
turn it to Spain, and of the two courses
he preferred the former.
Spain was from the first unwilling to
cede any of the Philippines and she
made objection to letting go of Luzon
alone. The commissioners, with the
exception of Senator Gray, urged that
to take Luzon and leave the other
islands of the archipelago in the hands
of the Spaniards would be to invite
innumerable complications with other
nations and especially with Eijrope
and with Spain. the
Much stress was laid upon
probability of future trouble with
Spain. With Luzon under American
administration, there would toon bo
such a vast improvement, they wrote,
that the other islanders would soon
grow more aud more rebellious, and
with Spain’s oppressive methods of
government we would soon again find
that we had another Cuba at another
door.
The president does not appear to
have at any time given explicit in
structions to consummate the bar
gain by taking all the Philippines but
rather after nearing a full explana
tion to have left the matter to the dis
cretion of the commissioners.
The entire controversy was practi
cally over tho Philippines and the
question of assuming responsibility
for the payment of the Spanish bonds
for which tho Cuban revenues were
pledged. commissioners
The American appear
to have been of one mind as to the
wisdom of taking over all the Philip
pines with the exception of Senator signed
Gray, who, notwithstanding he
the treaty, held out to the last against
the policy of accepting these islands.
In one notable dispatch he pleaded
zealously against the policy as un
patriotic, un-American and inconsist
ent with probity and good statesman
ship.
After a brief debate the senate re
fused to print the correspondence.
ICE TRUST CONTEMPLATED.
Preliminary Steps Are Being Taken To
Form a Big Combine.
An ice trust, to include all the big
ice harvesters in the United States, is,
according to The Chicago Chronicle,
in process of formation.
John Field, president of the Knick
erbocker Ice Company, Chicago, is
said to be the activo spirit in the effort
to consolidate the ice companies of the
country. proposed will embrace all
The trust
the harvesters of the river and lake
region of Maine, and those of Wiscon
sin, from which two states the greater
part of the ice crop of the country is
gather* d.
APPEAL FROM SPANIARDS.
Thfiy Want Us to Release Prisoners Held
Bv the Filipinos.
A special from Washington says:
“Through the French ambassy here
Spain has again urged the United
States to procure the release of Span
ish prisoners held by the insurgents.
“Information officially received by
the Madrid government from the Phil
ippines shows that the lives of Spanish
women and children, as well as men,
are in danger.
BRYAN AND HOAR
Won 1<I Bo * Ticket Favorable to New
England Antl-Kqpan»lnnUt«.
A Washington dispnteh says: The
war with Spain produced surprises,
but none greater than a report which
comes from New England to the effect
that the democrats can carry Massa
chusets if they place on their ticket
with Bryan the name of Senator Hoar.
This proposition, astounding as it
seems at first, is not based on mere
idle political gossip, but is put forth
with sincerity nnd earnestness by the
friends of the venerable senator from
Massachusetts.
However far their chambers may
have been separated in the paRt. Sena
tor Hoar and Colonel Byrnn are now
occupying the same political bed. In
fact, the senator has taken most of the
cover inasmuch as he docs not advise
the ratification of the trpaty, which
Mr. Bryan does. Senator Hoar has
declared that the questian of expan
sion is the most important which has
appeared in the history of this coun
try since the declaration of indepen
dence and equal, in his opinion, to
that act. Mr. Bryan has uttered al
most the identical expression, but at
the same time he has withdrawn noth
ing that he has uttered in the past
about free silver, in fact be lias reit
erated his convictions on that subject.
New England, or more accurately
Massachusetts, is in full sympathy, it
is said, with its senior senator on the
subject of expansion and has learned
to be more tolerant of Mr. Bryan since
the latter agress with him. Those
friends of the venerable senator see
their only hope of defeating expansion
or more rightly the policy of imperial
ism, in joining issues with Bryan and
shattering party lines on this issue.
They realize that with the senate
composed as it will bo for the next six
years, (hero is no danger of any free
silver legislation, especially with Sen
ator Hoar occupying the president’s
chair in the senate. With the fangs
of free silver drawn these New Eng
land men propose and predict that all
anti-imperialists can unite on Hoar
and Bryan and make the question of
imperialism the paramount issue of
the campaign.
THE SAMOAN TROUBLE
AVlll lie Speedily Settled, Says Our Ain
bansiMlor To Germany.
A cable dispatch from Berlin, Ger
many, states that public opinion was
focused on the Samoan question the
past week. The United States ambas
sador, Andrew D. White, has informed
the correspondent of the Associated
Press in Berlin that he has had sever
al meetings with the minister of for
eign affairs, Baron von Bulow, and
that assurances were given on both
sides of a nature calculated to promote
a speedy and successful solution of
the question. Baron von Bulow’s
whole attitude tended to show that
the German government means to do
its full share in settling the matter
fairly and amicably.
The preliminary negotiations thus
far have not gone beyond mutual
assurance of a desire for a friendly
and equitable arrangement, and the
negotiations will not tnko a more
tangible shape until full, detailed
mail reports are received from the
agents of the three powers at Hamoa.
This will involve a delay of a month
in the ease of Germany, though the
reports will reach the United States
and Great Britain earlier. Until then
no decisive steps or negotiations can
be undertaken.
RESTLESS PORTO RICANS.
Inhabitants of Island Ait All Anxious For
it Civil Government.
An Associated Press dispatch from
San Juan says: While the Porto Ric
ans do not offer the least resistance to
the military administration, they make
no secret of the fact that they do not
desire its continuance. It is not that
they object to the Americanization of
the island, but they merely wish a
civil government in some reasonable
and practical form.
WYOMING PUTS IN BID.
Furs© of *20,000 Is 01Ter©<l Tor the Sliar
key and Fitzsimmons Mill.
The Fremont Hot Springs Com
pany, of Alcova, Wyo., have forwarded
an offer to the mauagers of both Shar
key and Fitzsimmons of a purse of
$20,000 for a fight to take place any
time in June, July or August.
Tho only condition to the offer is
the training shall be done at Alcova,
which is a health resort in Wyoming,
SPOT COTTON MAKKKT.
Official closing quotations for spot
cotton Monday: 0
Atlanta—Quiet; middling 6 to
l-16c.
Liverpool—Demand moderate; mid
dling 3 5-16d. mid
New York—Quiet and steady;
dling 6 3-8c.
New Orleans — middling 5 3-4c.
Savannah—Firm; middling 5 3-4c.
Galveston—Quiet;middling 6 116c.
Norfolk—Firm; middling 6c.
Mobile—Firm; middling 5 3-4c. 3-4/
Memphis—Firm; middling 5
Augusta—P'irm; middling 6 3-Hp !>8-4c.
Charleston—Firm; middling
Houston—Steady; middling/ 1 -16c.
St.Louis—Steady; middling 13-16c.
WAS PILOT OF THE PAUL JONES.
Dead Body of Captain Ht^rtevnnt Pound
Near Fort St. ■nip.
A New Orleans dispatch says: A
body found near Fo/i St. Philip was
identified Sundftv that Captain
Sturtevaut, the /dot of the launch
Paul Jones. fition
From the pr and clothing of
the body it is almost certain that he
was off duty and asleep at the time
death came and that the boat was
wrecked explosion.
THE VERDICT CONTAINS A RFA'OM
MENDAT10N FOR CLEMENCY.
GENERAL MILES MAY BE NEXT.
It Is Reported On Good Authority That
The Commanding- General Will Be
Called to Account.
A Washington special says: Gen
eral Eagan, commissary general of sub
sistence, lias been found guilty of the
charges of conduct unbecoming an of
ficer and n gentleman, and of conduct
to the prejudice of good order and dis
cipline, and of the specifications there
to and has been sentenced to dismissal
from tlie United States army, but with
a recommendation from the court for
the exercise of executive clemency.
Under the regulations, the court
having reached the conclusion that
the accused was guilty, had no choice
in selecting a penalty, the regulations
prescribing !he one punishment—dis
missal—for the offense. Therefore,
the only hope for General Eagon is in
the direction of commutation, mitiga
tion or disapproval.
Colonel Davis, the judge advocate
of the courtmartial, finished his revis
ion of the record of the court’s pro
ceeding Saturday afternoon and at
once placed the papers in the hands of
Secretary Alger.
This action settled at once any
doubt that may have existed as to the
routine to be pursued in the treat
ment of the case. As for Secretary
Alger, as soon as he lias read the re
cord, lie will place it at once with the
president, who, under the law, is the
final reviewing authority. It is his
privilege to add to or take from the
strength of the court’s recommenda
tion that clemency bo shown.
The court surprised everybody by
its recommendation of clemency. This
is understood to have been done be
cause of the testimony of some of Ea
gan’s relatives and close friends indi
cating iliat bis mind has become un
balanced. In view of the recommen
dation, the extremepenalty will doubt
less be mitigated by the president
when the case reaches him.
Miles May 15© Next.
It is rumored in Washington that
the president has under consideration
a courtmartial for Major General Miles.
How far the preparations to that end
have gone it is impossible to Bay, but
it comes from the highest authority
that a courtmartial is imminent. This
is to be based on the general’s charges
in the matter of the beef furnished the
army and upon certain other matters
for which lie will be strongly criticised
in the report of the war investigation
committee to be handed to the presi
dent within tlie next few days.
It has been evident througout the
hearings that the committee was bring
ing out a good deal of testimony
against General Miles, and a report
throwing blame on him for the selec
tion of bad camps, for uncalled for
statements about the beef furnished
the army, and for other sins of com
mission and omission, is confidently
expected.
It comes from high officials of the
war department that the determina
tion lias been reached to orderaeonrt
martial of the major general command
ing the army, if the commission’s re
port furnishes the ground for a court
martial, and they believe it will.
ELEVATOR COMPANY FAILS.
Concern In St. Louis Forced to Make an
AsHigniritint.
Henry William Sebastian, president
of the St. Louis Bridge nnd Iron com
pany, has been appointed receiver of
the Farmers’ Elevator company, of
that city, which made an assignment
Saturday. The elevator, which is one
of the largest and best in the city, has
a capacity of a million and a half bush
els. No figures are given to show the
extent of the liabilities and assets.
The Farmers’ Elevator company has
a capital stock of $350,000 with a
bonded indebtedness of $300,000 and a
floating debt of $75,000. For Borne
time past a heavy judgment has been
hanging over the company aud this
with some other troubles caused the
action taken.
BRIUERY CHARGE MADE.
Senator Whiteside Says Kvery Man Who
Voted For Clark Is Guilty.
A special from Helena, Mont., Says
t :at Sen/or Whiteside, who produced
t begin/ng ic $30/)00 alleged bribe money at the
of the session created
ev/y a sensation by openly charging that
man who voted for Clark had
1/en bought.
He mentioned Representative Garr
by name and that gentleman shouted
“You are an infamous liar.” The
grand jury reported that money had
been used on both sides, but there was
not sufficient evidence to warrant an
indictment.
SOUTHERN BUYS ROAD?
Report That Mobile mid Girard Has
Changed Ownership.
It is serni-oflieially announced from
Columbus, Ga., that the Southern rail
vav, through its financial agents,
Messrs. Drexel, Morgan <fc Co., has
purchased the Mobile and Girard rail
road, and will build a connecting link
to Pensacola, F.'a., thus giving the
Southern a direct route from New
York to the gnl* -**'*■
EAGAN MAKES STATEMENT.
VnthetlcHlIy Veclnvea That II© la Un
able to Pay Counsel.
A Washington dispatch says: The
featnre of the proceedings before the
Eagan courtraartial Thursday was the
testimony, dramatic in many parts in
its quiet intensity, of Commissary
General Eagan himself.
The witnesses for the defense who
preceded General Eagan on the stand
were Colonel W. L. Alexander, United
States army, of the subsistence de
partment; Colonel George B. Davis,
assistant to Commissary General Ea
gan; Miss Millard, General Eagan’s
stenographer, and Mr. Rodgers, a
clerk in the‘office of the commissary
general. They testified that General
Eagan had been laboring under a
great mental strain ever since Gen
eral Miles appeared before the war in
vestigating commission.
General Eagan stated that during
the war with Spain he had been in his
office every day with one exception,
and had worked early and late. He
had given his testimony before the
commission under oath—preferably so.
He had held a conversation with the
sccrotary of war, in the course of
which ho told the secretary that he de
sired to defend himself by bringing
proceedings against General Miles,
but was told that the immunity grant
ed by the president would prevent
any such action.
Witness accepted this as a fact, but
he did not think that this immunity
covered the newspaper interview in
which General Miles had by inference
declared him to be a murderer for
gain. Witness said he became greatly
excited. This statement of General
Miles, in the opinion of the witness,
had taken away his (Eagan’s) charac
ter. He could not proceed against
General Miles in the courts or other
wise, nnd he felt that he might better
be dead in the gutter.
Jlis honor as a soldier, he contin
ued, had been attacked, and a sol
dier’s honor should be as sacred ns
the honor of a woman. He had kept
his sorrow to himself. He had kept
away from the clubs, and very scon
ho found he could not sleep. He felt
that the people of this country had
come to believe that he was a dishon
est man, ,‘buv, I am an honest man,”
said the general, with feeling, “and I
believe that no one who knows me will
believe that I am a dishonest man.
My record is clean, my uniform is un
sullied, lmt I have been slandered and
wronged.” his
In answer to a question by coun
sel, ns to whether he had ever re
ceived any benefit for any contract be
had made, General Eagan said with
feeling: God,
“No, on my honor, and before
not one cent’s profit or gain did I ever
receive, and yet ray office has dis
bursed $1!),000,000, and I am now a
poor man, so poor that I have not now
sufficient money with which to pay
your fee.”
As ho (Eagan) understood public
sentiment, the public believed him to
bo a murderer and for gain, and be
was greatly racked in body and brain
in consequence. He was goaded to
death and was very glad of a chance
to appear before the commission, and
through them 70,000,000 peopde, in the
defense of his honor.
The witness spoke of his mental and
physical condition between the time
General Miles gave bis testimony and
the time he himself had appeared. He
could not get rid of the thought that
the country believed him to he a mur
derer for gain, and it drove him nearly
to distraction.
Mr. Worthington, Eagan’s attorney,
then read from a lax-ge number of
new-spaper clippings, many of which
spoke of General Eagan as a scoundrel,
nnd demanded bis dismissal from the
army. At 12 o’clock Mr.Worthington
announced that he was unable to pro
ceed with his case, as the secretary of
war, whom he desired to call as a wit
ness, was now before the war investi
gating committee and could not ap
pear. Other witnesses also could not
appear until Friday. Thereupon the
court adjourned until 10 o’clock Friday
morning.
JAM APIA TOWN BURNED.
Flames Were Unopposed and Heavy Losses
Were Sustained.
A dispatch from Kingston, Jamacia,
says: The town of Porus, the inland
terminus of the Central line of the Jn
macian railroad, has been almost de
stroyed by fire, involving heavy losses.
There was no fatalities, however. The
fire raged unopposed, owing to want
of water.
EAGAN PAPERS IN TRANSIT.
Record of the Gourtumrtial Now In Hands
OfJudg t Advocate General
The record of tlie courtmartial in
the case of Commissary General Eagan
was placed in the hands of Judge Ad
vocate General Lieber Monday for re
view.
Secretary Alger discussed the mat
ter with tho president nnd the papers
c*ariH‘ to tho judge advocate general
through the usual routine channels.
General Lieber could not say how
long it will take him to complete the
review, When he has concluded with
the pup ers ho will send them along to
the adjutant general.
DATE FOR QUAY’S TRIAL.
Pennsylvania Senator to Be Arraigned
On %Ot.h of February.
A Philadelphia dispatch says: The
district attorney has notified counsel
for United States Senator Quay, his
son Richard R. Quay and ex-State
Treasurer Haywood that he had fixed
Monday, February 20tb, as the date
for the trial of the three defendants
on the charge of conspiracy in the
misuse of the money of the state on
deposit in the People’s bank.
NO. 2.
PENS! IE IS PASSED
MEASURE WAS THE SUBJECT OF
MUCH DISCUSSION.
TOM PLATT SPEAKS FOR TREATY.
New Yorker Urgt*» Its Ratification and
Defends the Expansion
Policy.
Peculiar interest was manifested in
the senate Friday in a brief speech de
livered by Senator T. C. Platt, of New
York, on the general subject of expan
cion. Mr. riatt took for his text the
anti-annexationist resolution offered
by Mr. Vest, of Missouri, but in the
course of his speech merely touched
upon the constitutional question in
volved in the proposed declaration.
Ho spoke in a clear resonant voice,
and not only because this was the
first speech he had delivered in the
senate since li's return to that body,
but also because tlie address was a
thoughtful and well considered state
ment lie was accorded the undivided
attention of his colleagues on the floor
and a large audience in the galleries.
Mr. Platt took strong grounds for
the ratification of the treaty, holding
there was nothing in the constitution
to prevent the United States from ao
quiriug foreign territory.
Pi-nMon Bill Completed.
Under the arrangement concluded
Thursday evening, consideration of
the pension appropriation bill was re
sumed, Mr. Gorman, of Maryland, de
siring to submit some remarks on it.
After calling attention to the large
amount carried by the measure—about
$145,000,000—Mr, Gorman said that
notwithstanding the fact that 17 per
cent of our soldiers who had been and
are still engaged in the war with Spain
in tropical countries were suffering
from illness tliat. would make them
proper applicants for pensions, pend- no
provision had been made in the
ing measuro for this iucreaso in the
pension roll. At this point Mr. Gor
man was interrupted by Mr. Hale, of
Maine, who said that he had been in
formed by a prominent officer of the
army that if our troops were not re
called from Cuba before June or July
at the latest the entire army on the
island would be down w ith illness.
Continuing, Mr. Gorman said that
the war with Spain would swell the
pension roll by at least 50,000 names
if the troops were not recalled from
the tropical clime by the first of next
September. this date,”
“Within three years of
said Mr. Gorman in conclusion, “the
pension roll will amount to $165,000,
000 a year. If you add to that the cost
of maintaining your army (a thousand
dollars a man), the American public
will, in the year 1000, expend more for
its army and pensioners than any
other nation on tlie face of the earth.
That is a fact which the American peo
will have to face, and they ought to
kuow in advance what is coming to
them if the schemes and projects that
are being forced upon us are carried
put.” debate the bill
After a Bhort. was
passed, and at 2:07 o’clock the senate
went into executive Ression and con
tinued the consideration of the peace
treaty.
At 4:50 o’clock p. m. the senate re
sumed business in legislative session,
the order of business being enlogies
of the late Representative Cooke, of
Illinois.
EATEN BY CANNIBALS.
Horrible Fate of Shlpwrrckeil Sailors In
New Guinea.
A dispatch from Vancouver, B. C.,
says: After escaping death by drown
ing, eleven of the crew of the ship
Munbaro were captured and eaten by
cannibals of New Guinea. The M in
bare was bound for Sydney, Australia,
when it was caught in the terrible gale
of December. Near Cape Nelson it
began to sink. The crew, eighteen all
told, left the vessel in two boats and
soon became separated.
One boat, containing twelve men,
was finally thrown ashore ten miles
from the capo, Tho sailors were
seized by natives from the interior aud
Lurried off to the village of the chiefs.
The sailors were stripped and bound
and killed, one each day. escaped,
One man, James Greene,
and was afterwards rescued by a pass
iDg vessel.
THIRTY-FIVE FDR <;UAY.
Pennsylvania Joint Assembly ' otos With
out a Quorum.
A dispatch from Harrisburg, Pa.,
says: There were only 39 votes cast
at Monday’s joint assembly for United
States senator.
Mr. Quay received 35 votes and Mr.
Jenks 4. Less than a quorum voting
there was rio election.
Not a single vote was cast- for the
anti-Quay republican candidates.
The leaders of this faction were ab
sent from the city and did not return
before evening.
COMMITTEE REJECTS EWART.
Was Named For District Judge For West
ern North Carolina.
Tlie senate committee on judiciary
Monday made an adverse report on
the nomination of Hamilton G. Ewart
to be United States district judge for
the western district of North Corolina.
Judge Ewart was appointed during the
recess and now holds tho position.
An effort will be made to have Ewart
confirmed notwithstanding the adverse
report.