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THE MORNING NEWS.
J. H. ESTILL, President.
Established 1850. - - Incorporated 1883.
GEN. COLLINS WINS
PEMOCRATS MAKE A CLEAN
SWEEP OF BOSTON.
the MAJORITY OVER 19,000
the republicans completely
OVERWHELMED.
Democrats Had Only Counted on 7,-
000 Majority—Gen. Collins He
ceivetl 82,000 Votes to 33,001) for
Mayor Hurt—Democrats Carried
lloih Brunches of Connell Also.
Republicans Blaine the Weather,
hot This Explanation Will Not
Cos.
Boston, Dec. 10.—The Democrats com
pletely overwhelmed the Republicans
In the city election to-day, Gen. Pat
rick A. Collins being elected over
Mayor Thomas N. Hart by the largest
plurality in a quarter of a century.
The Democrats likewise obtained con
trol of hplh branches of the city gov
ernment, elected their street commis
sioner, Salem D. Charles, and practical
ly all their candidates for the school
commission. As usual, the city voted
strongly In favor of license.
The result of the canvass was fully
as much a surprise to the Democrats
as to their opponents. The most san
guine Democratic prophet last night
claimed only 7,000, yet this plurality
was nearly tripled. Two years agb
Mayor Hart defeated Gen. Collins by
t'.tSl votes and polled something over
40,000. This year the total Republican
vote for Mayor was a trifle over 33,000,
the smallest given a party candidate
for Mayor since 1893, despite a regis
tration almost fifty per cent, larger
than then. Yet Gen. Collins received
over 52,000 votes, the largest In the his
tory of the city, and he carried eigh
teen of the twenty-five wards.
The Republican leaders were inclined
to blame the weather, but this does
not account for the tremendous gains
made by the Democrats in Republi
can wards. Naturally there was great
excitement in the close wards, and in
South Boston two prominent Republi
can politicians were arrested on sus
picion of having obtained repeaters.
This, however, was the only unfortu
nate feature of the day.
THE MASSACHUSETTS TOWNS.
-- V
Majority Went Republican—Several
Vote for License.
Boston, Dec. 10.—Massachusetts Re
publicans were not quite as successful
in the eighteen city elections held to
day as they were in the fourteen held
last week, for, although they carried
eleven to the Democrats four, the other
three being non-partisan contests,
three Republican mayors were defeat
ed. while the party suffered almost a
rout in this city. In Worcester,
Mayor O’Connell, a Democrat, was de
feated. In Woburn, Mayor Feeny de
feated the present mayor and the city
changed from no license to license, in
Chelsea, where the Republicans swept
the city.there was a change from no li
cense to license for the first time In
eleven years. In Newburyport, where
license has had a firm hold for twnty
years, the city voted no license by over
300 majority.
One of the stubborn contests was tn
Salem, where Mayor Huely's adminis
tration was endorsed by the vote, al
though It had been fiercely criticised.
The majority against license was re
duced from 558 of last ydar to 75 this
year. There was likewise a warm con
test in Cambridge. The Democrats
succeeded there in electing John H.
McNamee over Mayor Dickinson by 125.
MUCH FIGHTING IN BATANGAS.
Thoniiiinc]i Leave tlie Province for
IMacen of Safety.
Manila, Dec. 10.—Thousands of peo
ple are leaving Batangas province for
places of safety.
Gen. James M. Bell reports an im
portant engagement between a force
of insurgents at Labo, province of
Camarines, and a detachment of the
Twentieth Infantry. Three Americans
were killed. The loss of the enemy
is not known, but is believed to have
been heavy. Gen. Bell anticipates a
speedy extermination of the irrecon
cllabies.
A large force of insurgents recently
attacked the town of Lipa, province
of Batangas, killing one soldier and
several Americanistas. Troop H. First
Cavalry, killed ten of the enemy be
fore the remainder of the insurgent
force escaped. The Fiipinos evidently
expected a victory, for they had cut
the wires and carried off a hundred
yards of the line.
The natives are stirred by the clos
ing of the ports and bitterly object to
reconcentration.
A Filipino force consisting of 200
rillemen and 400 bolomen recently at
tacked Nagpartlan, province of North
Ilocos. Company M, Eighth Infantry,
acting on the defensive, drove oft the
enemy, killing eleven of them, with
no loss to themselves.
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THE NICARAGLAN PROTOCOL.
Legal Reu.oiiH Why a Treaty Could
Not Ue Entered Into at Present,
Washington, Dec. 10. —The arrange
ment entered into at Managua yester
day between United States Minister
Merry and the minister of foreign af
fairs was In the nature of a protocol,
end was not strictly speaking a treaty.
It is in effect a definition, in advance,
of the character of a treaty that Nica
ragua is witling to enter into with the
United States In the event that the
Hay-Pauncefotq treaty is ratified by
the United States and Great Britain.
These are supposed to be legal reasons
why a treaty pure and simple could
not he entered Into between the United
States and Nicaragua in advance of
the consummation of the Hay-Paunce
fote treaty. A similar arrangement
haa been or will be made with the
government of Costa Rica to secure
the necessary rights on that part of
*he San Juan river esaential for ca
nal purposes and possibly subject to
lUc&n sovereignty, „
J&afemtral) Mofninn WctoA
HANNA AND FORAKER.
Chairman Cox of Coucfnnntt Seems
ill Position to Dictate Matters.
Cincinnati, Dec. 10.—A sensation was
caused here to-night by the action of
the thirteen members of the Legisla
ture from Hamilton county. The meet
ing was called because of the reports
current during the past week of a
contest between the friends of Sena
tor Foraker and Senator Hanna over
the organization of the Legislature,
which meets Jan. 6. It is conceded
that there will be no opposition what
ever to the re-election of Senator For
aker next month, Charles L. Kurtz
is credited with being the head of. a
movement at this time for purposes
of prestige in opposing Senator Hanna
two years hence. Mr. Kurtz headed
a fusion of Republicans and Democrats
in the Legislature four years ago In
opposition to Senator Hanna, and it
is claimed now that he is preparing
under the "Foraker banner” for an
other fight against Hanna two years
hence.
In this connection, George B. Cox,
the Republican leader in Hamilton
county, the home of Senator Foraker,
has been appealed to repeatedly by
both sides and he has refused to join
either faction. It is conceded, with
the Hamilton county delegation solidly
back of him, that he held the balance
of power. To-night the delegation
unanimously adopted the following:
“Resolved, That the Hamilton coun
ty delegation to the Ohio Legislature
having thus far been benefited by the
adice and counsel of Mr. George B.
Cox, hereby agree to be governed by
his further advice in the matter of the
organization of the House of Represen
tatives and Senate.”
It is understood that Mr. Cox is op
posed to the slates that are said to
have been arranged and that he will
act as a mediator.
MR. MORGAN’S CANAL BILL
Carries an Appropriation ot gISO,-
OOO.OOO—Bourd of Eight Citizens
to Control.
Washington, Dec. 10.—Senator Mor
gan introduced a bill to-day providing
for the construction of the Nicaragua
canal. The bill provides an aggregate
of $180,000,000, of which $5,000,000 is
made immediately available, and of
which aggregate sum such amounts as
are necessary are to be appropriated
by Congress from time to time. The
control of the canal and of the canal
belt is vested in a board of eight citi
zens of the United States in addition
to the Secretary of War, who is to
be president. The members of the
board are to be paid a salary of SB,-
000 a year each, and they are to be
chosen regardless of political affilia
tion. There is a provision authorizing
the establishment of a regiment from
the regular army on the canal belt
To properly guard it, and courts also
are authorized conformable to the pow
ers granted by the governments of
Nicaragua and Costa Rica. There is
also a provision making three divi
sions of the canal during the con
struction and there is to be a chief
engineer and two assistants on each
division, the chief to receive a salary
of $6,000, and the assistants $3,000.
CARNEGIE’S GIFT DISCUSSED.
A Knnd for Extension of Higher Ed.
ncntion, \ot for the Establishment
of a University.
Washington, Dec. 10.—The proposed
gift of $10,000,000 by Andrew Carnegie
for educational purposes was discussed
at to-day's cabinet meeting. It was
stated after the meeting that the Presi
dent had received a communication
from Mr. Carnegie on the subject of
the creation of a fund for the exten
sion of higher education. It is said
that his proposition does not involve
the establishment of university build
ings in Washington, but rather the
establishment of a fund in the hands
of government trustees from which the
expenses of deserving students may be
paid in the line of original investiga
tion at home or abroad. The propo
sition, it is understood, had not reach
ed a concrete form except in general
terms, and except as to the amount.
The President will confer with mem
bers of Congress in regard to the pro
posed gift before making its terms
public.
FLAMES CUT A SWATH.
West Virginia Town Almost Wipeu
Out by Fire.
Wayne, W. V„ Dec. 10—This town,
the county seat of Wayne county, was
almost wiped out by a fire which
broke out shortly after last midnight
and raged until 'after daylight this
morning. The following buildings
were destroyed: Leon Davis, dry good3
house, loss $5,000; William Booton, dry
goods and groceries, $5,000; Peter
Fischback, saddlery and harness. $4,-
000; Chapman Fry, dry goods, $6,000;
Addison Napier, livery stable, $7,000;
L. L. Osborne's dwelling and dry
goods store, $8,000; Wesley Ellis, wag
onshop, $3,000; Elisha Adkins, dwell
ing. $1,500; Mrs. M. G. Burgess, butch
ershop, $1,000; W. L. Booton's residence,
$2,000.
There was but little insurance as the
town haa no fire department. The
fire originated in a livery stable, ana
a stiff wind that was blowing caused
the flames to sweep on. destroying
everything in their path for two
squares. The inhabitants could do
nothing but stand by and see their
property go up in smoke.
PATTERSON' TO BE DEPORTED.
Sixto Lopes's English Secretary to
Be Shipped from Manila.
Manila. Dec. 10.—The Supreme Court
to-d'ay dismissed the writ of habeas
corpus in the case of Patterson, the
Englishman, private secretary to Sixto
Lopez, whose deportation is sought by
the authorities, as he refused to take
the oath of allegiance to the United
States when he landed at Manila. Jus
tice Cooper dissented. Patterson will
be deported on the first steamer bound
for Hong Kong.
COFFMAN' A MURDERER.
Coroner’s Jary So Declare* for
Killing of Minister.
Birmingham, Ala.. Dec. 10.—The cor
oner's jury to-day rendered a verdict
of murder in the first degree against
R. D. Coffman, the Justice of the peace,
who shot and killed Rev. J. W. Brad
ford. a Methodist minister, at Brook
side, last Sunday. A preliminary hear
ing will be given Coffman on Monday.
SAVANNAH, GA.. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 11. 1001.
LODGE ON THE TREATY
MASSACHUSETTS SENATOR MAKES
A STATEMENT.
OLD OBJECTIONS REMOVED.
SENATE’S CONDITIONS MET BY
NEW DOCUMENT.
The Clayton-Bulsver Treaty Abro
gated in Specifle Terms. Said Mr.
Lodge—The Objectionable Clanses
of the Former Treaty Stricken
Ont and the United States Left
“Practically Free” to Fortify the
Canal and to Control It In Time
of War.
Washington, Dec. 10.—After the
Senate went into executive session to
day Senator Hoar presented the report
of the Committee on the Judiciary,
recommending the confirmation of At
torney General Knox. He made a
brief statement referring to the pro
tests against confirmation as made by
the Anti-Trust League, but said after
giving careful consideration to the
representation, the committee had de
cided to recommend confirmation. No
opposition was voiced, but action on
the nomination was postponed by com
mon consent.
The Senate then, before taking up
the isthmian canal treaty, proceeded
to pass upon other nominations, of
which there are an exceptionally large
number before the Senate.
After a number of nominations had
been confirmed Senator Lodge called
up the Hay-Pauncefote treaty and
made a brief statement regarding that
convention. The Senate then adjourn
ed in order to give the Democratic
caucus committee an opportunity to
hold a meeting.
Mr. Lodge contended that the new
treaty does away with the objection
able features of the treaty of the last
Congress, and enumerated the particu
lars in which the revised agreement
conforms to the action of the Senate in
the last Congress, when the old treaty
was before it. He analyzed the new
treaty from beginning to end to show
that in specifle terms it abrogates the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty of 1850, which,
he said, had stood constantly in the
way of the construction of an isthmian
canal. The abrogation of this treaty,
he contended, was a most important
achievement, and he did not believe
that the United States should or would
lose an opportunity to make secure
that concession.
The Omission* Important.
Senator Lodge also called attention
to the omission in Paragraph I of Ar
ticle 3 of the words “in time of war as
in time of peace.” He said that in the
old treaty the paragraph read, “The
canal shall be free and open, in time
of war as in time of peace, to the ves
sels of commerce and of war of all na
tions on terms of entire equality,” etc.
He argued that the omission of this
phrase had the effect of practically
leaving the United States to do with
the canal in time of war according to
its own good pleasure.
He also referred to the fact that
Rule 7 in the treaty of the powers reg
ulating the control of the Suez canal,
which had been embodied in
the original Hay-Pauncefote treaty,
had been omitted in the revis
ed treaty. He quoted this rule,
which provided that "no for
tifications shall be erected, command
ing the canal or the waters adjacent,”
etc. This, he said, was a material con
cession to the United States and was
quite sufficient to meet the objections
made against that agreement that the
United States would have no power to
protect its property. It practically
left the United States free to fortify
the canal in case It should be consid
ered desirable to do so and was in line
with the omission of the restriction
keeping the canal open in time of war.
The fact that the invitation contained
in the old treaty to the various Pow
ers to give their adherence to the
agreement had been eliminated from
the new convention, he said, was an
other compliance with the action of
the Senate on the original treaty.
The Concessions Ample.
These concessions, Mr. Lodge said,
were ample, and he contended that
they were of such nature as to
render the new treaty acceptable to
all Amrican citizens who wanted to
see a canal constructed. Practically,
he said, Great Britain had agreed to
turn the entire management of the
canal over to the United States, not
only in time of peace, but in time
of war, and no one could doubt that
in case of hostilities the United States
would be at liberty to construe the
omission of the clause in Rule 1 as
having this effect.
Senator Culberson asked Senator
Lodge if it was not true that Article
8 of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty es
tablishing the general principle of
neutralization is not retained in the
new agreement.
Mr. Lodge replied that while there
was a declaration to the effect that
the general principle of neutralization
established by that article is still to
be kept alive, the whole tenor of the
new treaty was to neutralize and can
cel the old agreement. He did not
consider that the article would be
of effect any longer.
It is understood that the treaty will
be called up to-morrow.
BON INK DEFENSE CLOSES.
Case Will Probably Go to the Jnry
Thursday Night.
Washington. Dec. 10.—Three medical
experts gave testimony to-day at the
trial of Mrs. Lola Ida Bonine. charged
with the killing of Census Clerk Ayres,
ail going to show the alleged close
range at which the fatal shots were
fired. Dr. Ruffin testified that the
chest wound Inflicted on Ayres must
have been from a shot fired when the
pistol was from 5 to 8 Inches from the
body. Mrs. Carr and Bovee also gave
testimony along the same lines, show
ing the results of experiments, design
ed to prove the close range at which
the fatal shots must have been fired.
When recess was taken it was ex
pected that all the testimony would
be in by adjournment this afternoon.
Deputy Coroner Glazebrook and
Morgue Keeper Schoenberger were ex
amined at the afternoon session. Their
testimony was unimportant. The de
fense then announced its side closed.
The prayers of both sides will be sub
mitted to-morrow and the case will
probably go to the Jury Thursday
evening or Friday morning
TO COMBINE SOUTHERN ROADS
Sonthern Securities Company Char
tered on Same Plan as the North
ern—Tills May AlTeet Savannah.
New York, Dec. 10.—The Commer
cial Advertiser has the following to
day;
“A charter was filed under the laws
of New Jersey this afternoon which
apparently is intended for a combina
tion like that embraced in the char
ter of the Northern Securities Com
pany, which is absorbing the securi
ties of the Northern Pacific, Great
Northern and other Northwestern rail
roads. The title of this new corpora
tion is the Southern Securities Com
pany, and, except as it differes in
certain provisions which have been
the subject of adverse criticism, it
is substantially the same as to ob
ject, power and privileges as the
North|rn Securities Company. Its
nominal capital is SIOO,OOO, but it can
increase the amount at Its pleasure.
Who and what are behind this new
charter are not disclosed on Its face,
and the names of the corporators do
not convey any information.
"The charter states that the objects
for whici. the corporation is estab
lished are to construct, operate and
control transportation undertaking,
terminals and facilities, to develop any
properties, undertakings. industries,
enterprises or company for transporta
tion by land or water.
The company may conduct business
in any of the states, and in any and
all foreign countries, but it is provided
that nothing in the charter shall be
construed to anthorize the corporation
to transact any business in any other
state, territory or foreign country con
trary to the provisions of the laws of
such state, territory or foreign coun
try.
“In some quarters it was believed
that the new charter was for the pur
pose of carrying into effect one of the
many railroad combinations which
have been recently talked of.”
WAS LIKE AN EARTHQUAKE.
Explosion of Hot Metal at Sharon,
Pa.. Does Much Damage and In
jures Nine Men.
Sharon. Pa., Dec. 10.—An explosion
that shook the earth for miles around,
shattered windows in hundreds of
houses at Souith Sharon, moved adja
cent buildings from their foundations
apd caused the injury of nine men, two
perhaps fatally, occured at the Sha
ron Steel Company’s mill tb-day.
The explosion occurred In the cast
ing department of the “pig mill.” The
metal was being poured from the ladle
Into the casting machine. It came In
contact with some water, which caused
a blast that was felt a great distance.
The casting house was completely
wrecked. Large pieces of heavy corru
gated iron beams and other material
were carried hundreds of yards by the
expio3iori. The casting house machine
and conveyor was damaged almost be
yond repair. A part of the conveyor
was blown several hundred feet, while
not a vestige of the iron roof of the
mill remains. Windows in the office
of the steel company on Broadway,
several hundred yards away from the
explosion, were broken, and in Sharon
and South Sharon the shock was felt
like an earthquake.
Secretary Whitle of the steel com
pany said to-night that he was unable
to give an explanation of the cause of
the accident.
THE JOEL COOK’S HARD VOYAGE.
Snvnuiinh Schooner Reaches Balti
more After Ten I>u>n Buffeting at
Sen.
Baltimore, Dec. 10.—The three
masted schooner Joel Cook, with lum
ber from Savannah, arrived this morn
ing, after ten days of the worst weath
er at sea that Capt. Frazier has ex
perienced in forty-seven years.
The Cook left Savannah a week ago
last Saturday and that night a gale
from the south struck her. Sail was
shortened and the schooner was scud
ded, every minute bringing her nearer
home. By daylight the wind hauled to
northward and hit her at a thirty-mile
an hour clip, kicking up a cross sea
that tossed the vessel like a cork, and
again and again she was swept by
huge seas, burying her beneath tons of
water and making it perilous to leave
the quarter deck. The wind was ahead,
and it was a butt to windward under
short canvas. For forty-eight hours
the Cook tacked in front of Bodie Isl
and, sailing about fifty miles ofT and
on the coast, but not a foot of prog
ress up the coast was made.
On last Friday morning the wind
changed to the northeast and gave the
vessel a favorable slant.
Just before the Cook reached the
Capes the wind hauled to north again
and it was not until yesterday morn
ing tlvat she passed it and took a tow.
her crew almost exhausted, having had
but little sleep for six days.
THINK NELLIE IS DEAD.
Searchers at Elizabeth City Expect
to Produce the Body.
Elizabeth City, N. C„ Dec. 10.—The
family of Nell Cropsey, who have here
tofore clung to the belief that she
is alive, are now of the opinion that
she is dead, but do not state the basis
for this change In their opinion. A
member of the committee of five in
charge of the search for the missing
girl to-day said:
"We believe we will produce the body
of Nellie Cropsey within twelve hours.”
Miss Carrie Cropsey, a cousin of the
missing girl, said to-night:
“The family are at a loss for any
explanation of the mystery. We now
believe Nell Is dead.”
The Steamer filrkhall Floated.
London, Dec. 10.—The British steam
er Birkhall, Oapt. Peterson. from
Charleston, via Norfolk and Bremen,
for Havre, which, as before reported,
went ashore on Hlttarps Reef on the
#th int... has been floated with assist
ance. It was necessary to jettison her
cargo. _
To Snceeed Mr. Haekett.
Washington. Dec. 10.- —'The President
to-day nominated Charles H. Darling
of Vermont to be assistant secretary of
the navy, vice Frank W. Haekett, re-
Clgned. , * -
LABOR’S LIVELY DAY
MUCH WARM DERATE OF MANY
SUBJECTS.
TICKET SCALPING INDORSED.
EXCLUDE THE CHINESE, BUT LET
THE JAPS IN.
Afraid to Pa> Extreme I.eglaint ion
la the Matter of Exelmling Asi
atic* for Fear of Jeopardising
the Chinese Exclusion Act—The
I’lnii for n Universal Label for Aik
Union Made Goods Comes to Grief.
Itcsolntion Adopted to Fight Con
vict Labor System la Southern
States.
Scranton, Pa., Dec. 10. —The exclusion
of Chinamen, Japanese and other Asi
atics from American territory, ticket
scalping, legislation and advisability of
adopting a universal label for union
made goods, were the principal ques
tions that claimed the attention of the
delegates tr- to-day's two sessions of
the American Federation of Labor. The
resolution advocating the exclusion of
the Chinese was adopted by the con
vention with considerable hurrah, but
in the matter of excluding natives of
Japan and other Asiatic lands a snag
was struck, and this part of the anti-
Mongolian agitation was killed, so far
as the present convention is concerned.
The special committee having charge
of the exclusion matter was unani
mously in favorably reporting the Chi
nese section of the resolution, but was
divided in regard to the Japanese.
The Pacific coast delegates led the
discussion on Chinese exclusion, but
were divided when it came to ex
cluding other Orientals. The burden of
the remarks of those opposed to the
Japanese resolution was that Chinese
immigration was the greater evil of
the two and that to Insist upon some
restrictive law to prevent a Japanese
invasion may endanger the passage
by Congress of the Chinese act.
The ticket scalping debate was quite
a lively affair. The delegates repre
senting the railway telegraphers open
ed the fight against the resolution,
making the point that such action was
beyond the jurisdiction of the federa
tion. The ”typos” were helped along
in their arguments for the adoption
of the resolution by several socialistic
members of the convention. A social
ist from Chicago said the railroads
were "skinning the people, and why
not let the people skin the railroads:
it is a skin game all around.”
When the viva voce vote was taken
those in favor of permitting ticket
scalping won by an overwhelming ma
jority.
The agitation for a universal label,
which has been carried on for a long
time, was again defeated. Those who
favored the idea fought valiantly, but
the delegates had made up their minds
on the question and crushed the prop
opposition when it came to a vote.
Among the resolutions adopted by
the convention were the following:
To assist the Virginia Federation of
Labor in having the voice of labor
heard and Us rights secured in the re
modeling of the Virginia constitution,
giving the right of suffrage to the cit
izens of the District of Columbia; ask
ing Congress to pass a marine law
regulating the number of men em
ployed by the size of a vessel, and
setting a standard of skill, and provid
ing for the organization of a state
federation in Tennessee and other
Southern states to fight the convict
labor system.
TWO FOUGHT TO THE DEATH.
G. L. Powell and .1. S. Overstreet,
I'rumlnent Navul Stores Manu
facturers of De Notn County, Flor
l.ln. Killed Each Ollier Willi I.eail.
Zolfo, Fla., Dec. 10.—G. L. Powell
and J. S. Overstreet, two prominent
naval stores manufacturers, shot and
killed each other in a face to face
duel about 10:30 o’clock this morning.
Overstreet went to Powell's still, nine
miles west of here, to see about some
hands. The two men had some words
and both drew their guns and com
menced firing. From the facts at pres
ent obtainable, both men emptied their
guns without doing any damage. Pow
ell then went into the house and came
out with a rifle. Both fired together
and both fell. Overstreet was shot
in the forehead and Powell just be
low the heart. Overstreet was killed
instantly and Powell only lived an
hour. Powell was one of the largest
operators and owners of turpentine
lands in Florida.
The affair has created a great sen
sation throughout this part of the
state.
DISTHIBI TION OF SURPLUS.
Appropriations Committee Prepares
to Get to Work.
Washington, Dec. 10.—The House
Committee on Appropriations held its
first session to-day and Chairman Can
non announced the membership of the
sub-committees, which will prepare the
big supply bills.
These sub-committees will begin
work at once. Chairman Cannon said,
however, as the holiday recess would
begin on Dec. 19, it was not likely that
any appropriation bills would be pass
ed before then. Mr. Cannon also
stated that it was the view of the
committee that all work on appropri
ations could be disposed of so that
Congress could adjourn by June 1,
next.
Rontlne Unsine** In Senate.
Washington, Dec. 10.—The open ses
sion of the Senate to-day was devoted
to the consideration of routine business,
Buch as the presentation of petitions,
memorials and bills. The Senate then
went into executive session upon mo
tion of Senator Lodge, who has charge
of the Hay-I’auncefote treaty, and ad
journed at 1:55 p. m.
Marx No* to He Prosecuted.
Richmond. Va., Dec. 10.—The report
that Herbert Marx would be prosecut
ed by the Westmoreland county au
thorities for killing Taylor and Heflin
and wounding Stiff, 1s denied by cor
respondents in that section.
NAME ANGLO-SAXON JUDGES.
lliuli Tribute tn l nlteil State* by
the Committee on International
Court of Claims at City of Mexico.
City of Mexico, Dec. 10.—At the con
clusion of a careful statement made by
John Barrett, a United States delegate,
before the Committee on an Interna
tional Court of Claims in the Pan-
American Conference, concerning the
relative interests at stake of the Unit
ed States and the Latin republics, and
the differences between the legal pro
cesses of the Anglo-Saxon common law
of the United States and the civil or
code law of the Latin nations, in which
he commended the theory of Latin Jur
isprudence while emphasizing the fit
ness of the common law to the people
of the United States, the committee
unanimously adopted a resolution that
is possibly the best tribute that yet has
been shown the United States in the
conference.
The proposition provides for a board
of judges, each republic naming three,
from whom one to five would be chos
en for each particular trial, according
to its importance. It was unanimously
agreed, in order to prevent an over
whelming Latin membership of such
board and to respect the interests and
laws of the United States, that each
American republic, should namp it
least one Anglo-Saxon judge. Although
it is considered doubtful that the con
ference will agree on a treaty for an
international court of claims which
will be ratified by all the countries,
there is no doubt that Mr. Barrett’s
frank treatment of the delicate subject
created a favorable impression and that
the action of the committee was a
spontaneous effort of the Latin dele
gates to show sincere consideration for
the preponderating interests and dif
ferent laws of the United States.
BRAZILIAN DELEGATE DIES.
Was First Vice President of Con
gress mid Also Minister to Mexico.
City of Mexico, Dec. 10.—Jose Hy
ginle Duarte Pereira, delegate of Bra
zil to the Pan-American conference,
died this afternoon at 4:20 o'clock,
from pneumonia complicated with
heart trouble.
It is probable that the conference
will meet to-morrow morning only to
pass resolutions of condolence on the
death of the Brazilian delegate and
make arrangements for the funeral.
The body Is being embnlmed and will
in all probability lie in state in the
conference hall.
President Diaz, as soon as informed
of the sad event, not only conveyed
his condolences, but ordered an offer
to the oereaved family, which has been
accepted, that the remains be deposited
in the vault of the President until ar
rangments can be m&da for coneylng
them to Brazil.
Senor Duarte Pereira was a native of
Pernambuco, Brazil, 54 years of age.
He had been a professor of law In
Pernambuco University, a senator,
minister of justice, member of the Su
preme Court and recently minister to
Mexico and delegate and first vice pres
ident of the Pan-American Conference.
His wife, daughter and young son are
here.
A. Fontoura Xavier, first secretary
of legation here, will assume the duties
of charge d’affaires and, it is presum
ed, also as the delegate of Brazil to
the conference.
THE IRON WHEEL POLICY.
German Chnneellor Plainly An
nounces It as to Dealings With
the Poles.
Berlin, Dec. 10.—The Polish griev
ance growing out of the punishment
of parents at Wreschen. who refused
to oblige their children to learn their
catechism and prayers In the German
language, was the subject of an inter
pellation by Prince Radziwlll in the
Reichstag to-day. The imperial chan
cellor. Count von Buelow. replied that
the question pertained to the Prus
sian Diet and that therfore he must re
fuse to discuss it in the Reichstag. He
could say. however, that the prestige
of the empire had not In any way suf
fered through the attitude of the
Wreschen authorities, and that the re
lations with Austria, and Russia were
entirely unaffected. Both Powers,
most correctly, had taken measures to
prevent excesses.
"As the imperial chancellor and
Prussian premier," concluded Von Bue
low. “I will oppose all efforts to set
back the course of history and will see
that the Germans in the East do not
fall beneath the Polish wheels. It Is
the common policy of the Powers cori.
cerned to act on Identical lines against
those agitating for the restoration of
the Independence of Poland.”
KITCHENER'S WEEK’S WORK.
He ltc|iorta 1 |uin tlie Number of
llnera Killed, Wounded and
( uptnred.
London, Dec. 10.—Lord Kitchener, In
a dispatch from Pretoria, dated Mon
day, Dec. 9, reports that the result
of the week's work is thirty-one Boers
killed, seventeen wounded, 352 made
prisoners, 35 surrendered and quanti
ties of supplies captured.
By advancing the line of block
houses In the eastern part of the
Transvaal, Lord Kitchener is now able
for the first time to carry out sys
tematic and continuous operations In
the vicinity of Krmelo and Bethel and
also Carolina.
Columns have cleared the south
eastern districts of the Orange River
Colony and an- now operating north
ward of Thabanehu line. The Boers are
still in force In the extreme west of
Cape Colony. They are there com
manded by Marltz. who recently at
taeked Tontellbosch Kop. The Boers
were driven off and Marltz was se
verely wounded.
SAILORS FILL WATERY GRAVE.
Six Drowned In Escaping from
Wrecked Hark on Oregon Coast.
Aberdeen, Wash., Dec. 10.—Wednes
day night the British bark Pinmore,
Master Jameson, owned by Clink Bros,
of Greenock. Scotland, bound from
Santa Rosalia, Mex., to Portland, in
ballast, went Into the surf at the mouth
of Raft river, north of Gray’s Har
bor. The crew of thirty abandoned the
ship and took to the boats, one of
which was capsized shortly after leav
ing the vessel and six men were
drowned. The other boat reached I
shore safely after being out for thirty
six hours. One man died from expos- J
uro, %
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WEEKLY 2-TTMES-A-WEEK. $1 A YEAR
WATTERSON - HANNA
BOTH SPEAK AT BOSTON MER
CHANTS BANQUET.
HANNA FOR SHIP-SUBSIDY.
WATTERSON ON KENTUCKY AND
MASSACI SETTS.
The Eloquent Kontacklnn Wittily
I)lmcummc<l 111 m Experience With
Nutlonul Imm 11 <*m niid Ends by Kall
liiK In NVltli Imperialism—l’oHt
niniter General Smith niMcuaaeil
Reciprocity, null Kogarn. Tnkn
hirn, the JnpaiieNe Minister,
Talked f Coininerrinl Relations.
Boston. Dec. 10.—The Boston Mer
chants’ Association met at the Ven
dome this evening in celebration of its
twenty-fifth anniversary and was en
tertained by four men of national rep
utation. who made spirited addresses,
chiefly along political lines. Postmas
ter General Charles Emory Smith
spoke on-r oclprocUy; Koga.ro Takahlra,
the Japanese minister, spoke upon the
subject of “Commercial Helatloimi;"
Senator Marcus A. Hanna on the ship
subsidy bill, and Henry Watterson of
Kentucky on “Kentucky and Massa
chusetts."
Lieut. Gov. John L. Bates, the first
speaker, represented Gov. Crane. He
extended the welcome of Massachu
setts to the guests.
Postmaster General Smith follow
ed in an address commendatory of
the recoprocity ideas of the late Presi
dent McKinley.
Kogaro Takahlra received a genuine
American welcome, of which he show
ed his appreciation.
Henry Watterson of Kentucky was
greeted with three cheers.
He said in part:
Boston, I believe, is in Massachu
setts. and the Bostonians, I am told,
possess the conceit of themselves. It
is a handy thing to have about the
house, and in -your case happens to
be founded on fact. I at least shall
not deny your claim to many good
things which have come to pass since
the birth of Benjamin Franklin and on
down to the completion of the subway
and the new passenger stations. And
yet back in the neck of woods where
I abide there are those who think
that Kentucky is “no slouch.” A story
is told of an old darky in slave-hold
ing days who declared that his young
master was the greatest man that
ever lived. "Is he greater than Henry
Clay?" "Yas, sir." Greater than Gfn.
Jackson?” "Yus, sir.” “Well, come,
now, Uncle Ephraim, you won’t say
that he is greater than the Al
mighty?” Uncle Ephraim was stump
ed for a moment. “I won’t say dat,
sah; no, sah, but he ber'y young ytt.”
Keptucky may not he ail that Massa
chusetts is, but Kentuck is “ber'y
young yit!" • • •
Two Kinds of Free Trade.
I beg you will not be alarmed. I
am not going to discuss the tariff.
Twenty-five years ago. I ventured in
a modest Democratic platform, and in
other simple, childlike ways, to ad
vance the theory that "Custom House
taxation,” and I might have added all
taxation, “shall be for revenue only,"
in other words, that the government
has no constitutional right nor power
in equity, to levy a dollar of taxation
except for its own support, and that,
when the sum required has been ob
tained, the tax shall stop. They called
me names. They said I was a revolu
tionist. They even went the length of
intimating that 1 was a Radical, n&d
that, you know, down our way, is
equivalent to telling a man he is a son
of-a-gun from Boston! Worse than all,
I was heralded and stigmatized as a
Free Trader. Hoary old infant In
dustries, exuding the oleaginous sub
stance of subsidy out of every pore,
climbed upon their haunches and with
tears in their eyes exclaimed, “What,
would you deprive us children not only
of our i>up, but take from us the
means of aiding the poor workingman
to earn a living?” Being a person of
tender sensibilities there were times
when I wanted to creep off somewhere
and weep. Lo! the scene shifts, and
what do I see? I see the Republican
party, which was so aghast at the old
fashioned, allopathic treatment I pre
scribed, coming out as a full-fledged
Free Trader on the homeopathic plan;
its hands full of protocolic pill boxes
loaded with Reciprocity capsules; each
capsule nicely sugared to suit the
fancy of such Infants as accept the
treatment, each pill-box bearing the old
reliable Protectionist label!
I should be dlslngenulous If I affected
surprise. Indeed, the event fulfills a
prophecy of my own. Many years ago.
talking to a company of manufacturers
at Pittsburg, I declared that the day
was not far distant when Fennsylania
would be for free trade, whilst a Pro
tectionist party would be growing in
Kentucky; that with plants perfected,
with trade-marks fixed and patents
secured, Fennsylania, seeking cheaper
processes and wider markets, would
say, “away with the tariff," whilst
the owners of raw material, the coal
barons and the Iron lords of Kentucky,
would cry out, “hold on, we don't want
the robbing to stop until we have got
our share of it.”
I have lived to see—and I do not
deny portectlonlsm Its share of the
credit—my contention being that it was
bound to come and might have been
had cheaper—l have lived to see the
American manufacturer able to meet
his foreign rival in every neutral mar
ket in Chrlstlandom, sure at least of
recovering and controlling those mar
kets that geographically belong to
him; because, from a collar-button to
a locomotive, the finished product of
the American manufacturer to-day
beats the world. • • • •
That which they call expansion—cov
eted by some, deplored and dreaded by
others—is a fact. The newly acquired
territories are with us. and they are
with us to stay; a century hence the
flag will be floating where it now floats
unless some power stronger than we
are ourselves turns up tc drive us out.
The very thought of the vista thus
opened to us should give us pause,
should chasten and make us humble
In the sight ot heaven, should appall
us with the magnitude and multitude
of its responsibilities. If we are to
turn the opportunities they embody
only to the account of our avarice and
pride: If we are to aee in them only
the advancement of our private for
tunes. at the expense of the public
duty and honor, if we are to tickle
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