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Newspaper Page TextThe Atlanta Constitution. VOL. xxxni. NO. 3. BRYAN SPEAKS ST JACKSON BANQUET Was the Guest of Honor of the Omaha Jacksonian Club Last Week PARTY LEADERS PRESENT Expansion ComM In for Attention and the Democratic Leader Is at His Best During the Evening’s Enter tainment. Omaha Ne’>. January ’ —“St Jackson’s Day" - w < appropriately cel-brated In Omaha t lay by the Jacksonian duh. T rec separate functions were down on tl ► pr rrtmme and each was a distinct an-i rratlfytnir «--«• --ess The first was an inf >rmal reception held at the club h i-p: —• r< this aftern<»<»n. at which W. J Bryan. Corcresstnen Carmack, of Ton ne *e. Ovr-meyer. of Kansas: Weaver, of low t and several other democratic I gMt. were the guests. Mr. Bry.in was the chief center of *•- t-.« : n. an t during the two hours the it cptl-m lasted several hundred demo • a t -nn-r was tendered Mr. Bryan and a It w other notables at the Omaha Club. At 9 o’clock t->night occurred the an nual ItMqttet of the »tub In the parlors of I'axton hote:. Covers were laid for three hundred. and there were no vacant places. An e'.ab rate menu was served, and It Was near midnight itefore the shaking began. Gilbert M Hitchcock, editor of The Omaha World-Herald, and late candidate for United States senator, officiated as toastmaster, on hts right sat Mr. Bryan, the guest of honor ot the evening. The ro->m w <s profusely dec orated with flags and bunting, and Ja k s, M s portrait occupied a prominent piaca on the wall. Ts.e ••n.y ;ii!ng that marred the pleasure of t e •< ’ .»slon wa- the absence ot Governor Hogg, of Texas, who had ac .ed-d cr-l-..::»t! »c U ;• e-eu*. but w ’.. f!> to « appearance, ana at the ia»t moment tea graphed Mt. Bry an from l-.ui- that he htd been de tained. His message read: ■ &>rrv not to b- with you. God mess you. T **- H*»GU." Th- - «p--r- h of th* evening was m id- by Mr. Bryan in r - -;- mse to the toast. "Our Natl-r. " As hr arose to respond he was greeted with tumultuous applause aid w . • n hr r- sunv-d his s- at another -vati » - i w".- given nlm. He spoke in part as fvl- Those who studied the money question In !»:- t"r> - » •‘anger thr. i ned ly the go -I standard and ■■•.n’«M •• at ..‘at p- iw-rm- nent <-;.ii«.i»hm«-nt «. -i d -n --v v.. u« tn • v-rj linan-tai d - ii:.»at e m.-tirring in Eur.'-p-. but bankers «.re ter the snort I-*'’ • ‘nd to the warning. Ul-I- do w- t' <w Notaithstan lag •the I priMlwti-.n of gold, < |.-w v w bi the Boers in Souta At- xlarm d the same bankers and th-x are n->* fearing a panic* unl»ss lit ! I- lmm--iiat« y siii «-essful. Pi- r tin in. ial inter, -t in England s triumph I? «• go It - i. ’ m .ny of them have •. n.. i t .ir svinpathy for a struggling r- , • . . gs .r the . xt. nsion of th- a •’ < «turen If s. h :<g- •: . • -r tn ■ a.ir le-:w.-.-n El.jt- i.n nd .1 -ttie r-i-u'-llc what must we ex -t .f war break? out I.Uis-n the I .VI-1 t hnanel.tl P -.••”• nden« e this i..<- . am ot bi it • -t- nt either in li< f..r. :c • policy, and yet it-. r«- •: >n p.t-ty Is ev.-n n->» pre- 5 . - . i ti Am-ri. a like a captive t . t n ; - -a dd. .i . n.iriot. T| nl> • • idi- d he m .n« y question < mt t ><• retirement ... .|j- p*. • * k wis :< p.irt .*f the cold r. V/^ ; tn- : n-f t! tn ’t r:n his k .Ur •’Slut i -w rhe s heme I- being unfild. d *r I the t .ii. i- ■- .-re to te» .-mpowerel their own will and for their own pecu- ■ Tt *h-. <iu»l..-d th-> trust question of ;*■*; that an a Im.nt-tra I»n • str-.v t <>■ t --1. let: maul who . ..nd f*t be mnvitw d by argument are n-w !« - tie ra-.d<l growth ind fr.—.—■-I aud •-tv ..f priva'e min • •'■es. “Any who has read hlss.ry or un derstands human nature knows that one ra* e cannot cress an ocean and domi nate another race without keeping nn army .v- r pr-—-nt to hold -he eonq terrd r | n sll l. . •: i.. and yet the rvpuhl* -an leaders thought or i retended to think that an imi- r : al p-.i1.-y w-.u’d tie ac c-nted by the E lin n«s with delight. ••The decision of the na*!«.n on the 1“- p -co- q-> stloji will be an eicch-niak- Ing d-.'-b-n. We stand at the parting of th. wavs and mt.s choose hetwe-n the d<»*trlne of n pu'di- s and the doctrine rt ertip'rr At thl ’ supreme crisis In «air rit ..n s hlstorv we may well recall he words of Ixtwell: •• 'On-e to every man and nation comes t‘e m.-m. t.’ 'o decide In t’ e strife ..f ruth with falsehood, for . h „ r ....| „r evil Side; S->tn» greet cause. God s new messtin. • ffertng each the bloom or l.lleht. f>art« ’h* goats upon the left hand and th- sheen uP’-n th-» right. And • e . holer c -”' by forever tv.tl that darkness and that light.’’’ Othrr speakers and responses were as follows: "Il story Repeats Itself,” Itavld Ovrr ’ i: - I -n-.-- r.i- - N.-w Tear.” A J. Weaver. Falls Citv. Neb.; • Imperia! -m." Congressman Carmack; “Th. Press.” Willis J. Abbott, press ■ eent of the national democratic com mittee; ’The Jacks .rdan Club.” W. O. Gilbert, of •»n:aha. Cbtteressman Carmack took a decided stand against the policy of the adminis tration In the I’htltpptnes and declared against any foreign policy tha* has in View the acquiring of territory outside the I’mtte of rhe United States. Among . were Governor Poynter and mom . f the s’ate officials. The party br->k* up ..• i late h-.ur. Boies Against Free Silver. * Fe-nu. 111.. January * -Jik -rn da* Wn ? rv • J by the demte rats «f IVoe i W.tt* an elaborate i -inquet in I nunn-»o .« Fprcefces a: the ho’el. Th.--e were gm sts, ‘hat numb»r Itcimlin* some t.f the best known is -A the middle wc.t. Former Governor Horace Holes, of iowu. gave the leading address of If.® evening, his subject oclrg “The Duty of L>«n.ccrats as I see It. Mr. Bales urged ( that the doctrine of iree silver be fcr s.«en as a party issue. He said ti.at the i awfu- deal of lv*> waa brought about by ni-thrg else than the declar.-tiion in la vvr of free and unlimi’e-j coinage of ti'- ver at the exact mill of In to !. i G« vernor Stone, of M;s-our|. de'-lveteJ i o“e o! the strongest speeches of he ev.ui j ing. Hon. Adlai H. 5..-ver*on g ive a loS- • ti ty oi the ilmio-rr.i • partv iron Jefler m>i to the present time. He spoke against lu.. m.ilism ami trist > With the Duckworth Club. Cincinnati. January R. —Throe hundred plates were turned tonight at the Jack son banquet of the Puckworth Club. In the absence of ex-Governor James E. Campbell. President M. E. Ingalls, Con gressman James A. Norton. Hon. James K. Neal and Judge Robert T. Hough, tne programme was not as long as usual. Judge W. T. Mooney, of St. Marys, chair man of the last democratic state conven- i tion. responded to “Th, Judiciary.” and General Charles M. Anderson, of Gre«-n- ’ ville. to “IHsposltion of th.- Philippines.” The latter opimsed the policy of the na- . t!--na! administration for subjugation v • ie utmost . n'liit-fa . pr< \ ail,- t there w is no reference to the silver ques tion or to Hon. W. J. Bryan. McMillin Spoke in St. Louis. St. Louts. January B.—The Tennessee Society of St. Ixiufs held Its annual Jack on Day banquet at the St. Nicholas hotel tonight. Governor Benton .McMillin, of T« luw-ssee. was tbs principal spanker or the evening, responding to the toast. “An drew Jackson." The governor received an ovation at the conclusion of his ad dress. BELMONT WILL DINE BRYAN. New Y *k. January It In connection with the approaching visit of William Jennings Bryan to N- w York. The Eve ning Post today says: “It wa« 1.-amed today that great ef fort will !•- made to induce Mr. Bryan to sjs-ak while It* re on th.- linos indicated | In recent Interviews i-y ilii««t Denfortn. ihalrmei • th.- d.-nt.. rath- state exeeu- nimlttc,- that I*, to t'cit Imi-eral i-m and triwts as th,- main issues ot the caui-. t n and avoid giving undue pr .nil nence to the Pi t-> I i-stic Mr. Bryan has nt .i. s- veral • -It'-s already on these lines, and it is b,-'l- v,-d tli.it he can U- Indu ed h ave t •..- .silver In the background while he ta In what !>• ca lea •the .-rw ß niy's <*<»iintry.‘ |jf!i*i«*r •'• I**■ Nir l»rv.in by i» H- I’- Belmont on January —d. will tie a sort <>f preliminary. Many of the ‘ nartv loaders of the state as well a- r- li re-, iit.it ive of tin- Chl.-ag . platform demo -ra-s will sit at Mr. B rnont H ta b’es nd tt is said an :itt< mp' w.h I n> ide bring both wings of th,- party to gether in o-d-r that a harmonous dc.e git -»n con be sent to the n.i.i *n.il * on ?. nt on Mr l’-’ ran givt n man> In ,i<-itions itelv that lie drslrcs harmony nt New York trtate. He has curbed the ! enthusiasm M • - follcwa , s h.--. has s . an a db-P- s‘ii»n to court the favor of ramtn.i’ty. H- has ji.so bv-n tn elc«< comnrin'- t"-»t‘ wit h , Eliot D.in •.--h wba !'-• ‘ken ur< ' .nine - *’•- i. k ‘ .f Icirmo• Izfng the party so that . Bryan will 3 e N-* Fork" electoral VOt’lW.” BRYAN SPEAKS IN MISSOURI, c I'umbia Mo., January 11—Colonel W lliam J * Bryan addressed an audience over one thou? and people ton ght at the Unl.-tsity .-'.a-..! Hta S',’ - t w<* I', i’.g iT. bm-. ’ and h- atoo d - rit-s-d at length the questions of lni|.e --r-I -m trusts and finance. Colonel lirv u 'w..* a corded an ovation at the Iml ,n Os h - add-e.-s. After the ad •n-ss he was the guest of honor at i. d"‘- •ar dftner given by the Century <’lub. Here tie made a brief «wh along pont cil lines When asked regarding the r. -.,,-t to the effect that he had changed h s views on the matte- of free wool lmiwrt.it on and had asserted that In be half of western d<-,lers and manufact urers. he would, if elected president, fa vor a tariff on wool. Mr. Bryan stated most i mphatically that 1.- wished to deny I ail such r< ports and that he had made no statement whatever to the effect that i he had changed his former views on the question. When asked regarding the I Philippine problem, he said that the whole situation remit ded hint of a look- i ing Rla-s. in which t ie American people ‘ ...U I see their own vkws r.-tl«-. t.-i. •in r. g ird to th. gold party, .-aid Mr. .’••n “I wJI that it wiil'lH- of ;t:le importance in thi pr< -- idenlial election. It will make but an liis guitl. ant showing and will scarce,> l>.- worthy of consideration. rue bugs who are not true democrats w.l vote ihe republican tick-1. While the real .1. it . rats will s-ap.ort the democratic platform. Including the free silver pr,.po tion. The great.st illff; ultv I have ex tiHrleneed of late is the matter of phys i,-al endurance, and I at times find It very bard to enduro the strain ne.-es-.- tated by po many banquets and similar i demonstration?.” BRYAN DEFINES HIS POSITION. Kansas citv. Mo.. January IX-WillHtn J Bryan passed through Kansas City todav* for Columbia. Mo. Asked about his Mlnm-apolis Intevvti W. In wb'ch he was reported t - ’expressing views favor able to certain forms of . xpinslon. Mr. ’ i Bryan said: I “I have for one year been discus.-Ing ! I Imperialism and 1 have tried to distin guish lHtwe.it such an extension of the Qaticn's limits as would not change the ,lar « '-r «,t flic gov t utu-nt • x;- -i ■ ■lon whi.-h .-.•nverts a honing- neous. re . public Into het.-rog.-niM.us . nipir. . When the ~nnexazi,,*! of any given territory , is under consideration the questions is. ( first, win-titer the iw-nple want to i-oine » in. and. second, whether the people are r capable of sharing in the governm--nt and » destiny of this nation. I believe that all people are capable of governing th tn- s. Iv.-s and that the Filipinos should be • allow,-d to govern themselves, intt 1 do not think that tl:ev sire sufficiently ad- r van«ss| to share with us the government of ’t>.- nation. If th" Philippine Islands • are anti x< -1 the te-ople there must either In*. ..nt.- citizens ~r subjects. I am riot 1 willing to admit them as citizens, and o not believe that a republic can have I subjects, th. tvfor<- I want this nation to give them Ind- |»-n«|,-n< e and •!• -u pro t« t t'l.-m from outside Interfer n,-<-. Tin- pr >|h s.*d annexation must be con-- sld.-red unon its own merits-, but in i-on- - sidcrlng these merits, the conduct of the r p of.ie should have more weight than ; gc«Mrra|dilca| position or commercial ad vantage.” BOSTON PREPARING FOR BRYAN Boston. January IX—Ait a meeting of the executive committee of the derno- I cratlc s’ate committee today for the pur j pose of making arrangements for the ( coming of William J. Bryan to Boston. » January Jf’th. It was announced th.-ut if ' assurances made to the committee are • carried out John P. Altgrld and Congress man Ix-ntx. of Ohio, will be h.re with Mr Bryan. It i< ex|H-cte«l that Mr. Bryan will arrive hen - from Provll.-n<-• during the fol* noon of th. :>ith. The Bryan Club, of this city, will give him a break- ‘ fast. aft. r whl-'h the state committee w.ll 4 tak<- him In charge. The mas* n. .t ng " in M-ahanics’ hall will held at 3 p. f m.. and the dinner will be served at 10 r I o'clock. fclillJCli. BILL IS UP AGAIN I House Committee Will Re port Hepburn’s Meas ure Favorably MORGAN FAVORS BILL And Will Urg-e Senate Committee To Take Action on the Lines of the Bill—There Will Be No Trouble in Getting Concessions. By Jos: Ohl. Washington, January 12.—(Special.)—It Is almost certain now that there will be Nicaragua canal legislation by this congrivis. and probably at this session. The house committee on Interstate com merce. by unanimous vote, decided today io report the Hepburn 1-111. and the out look Is that the senate committee will take similar action. At the meeting of the house committee, Mr. Adamson, of Georgia, moved that the Hepburn bill, which stands substan tially in the same state as It was in the lawt congress, be taken up for considera tion and disposition. Ho endeavored to secure this action a week ago, but as some jx-ople desired to bo heard upon the bill. It came over Io this meeting ot the committee. Today the bill was taken up and dis cussed at some length and the chairman was instructed, ou Mr. Adamson's mo tion. ‘to report It favorably. This bill provides for government construction over the Ni -aragua route. Senator Mor gan has called his committee on inter <• eanic canals to meet on Monday next, and added *io Ihe , ail is a hue urging all meinix-rs of the coininiltee to be present as the business to bo considered will bo i i especial importance. This call was 4-stied a day or two ago and, therefore*, has no direct bearing upon or relation to the action if tie h«u.,e committee, but It d -, veiops that it was the puipose of •; .tr.i* uihtT pr«»inaiivi.( ' niemb. i s of the committee to set In mo tion legislation of the same nature as substantially that embraced in the Hep burn bill, 'there ma> be one or two ineni b< rs of the committee who incline t<>- ■ ward delay, but Kenutor Morgan and the majority of the memiH ts are in favor of the t i actment of legislation, without waiting for the report of tho commission hi aded by Admiral Walker. Senator Morgan said today that he is entirely in accord with the purposes ot tlie* Hepburn bill and Its main features, and It is understood that It was h:s pur jMise, even In advance of the action of lite house comnif:t< e to urge his commit tee to take action ou the lines of the Hepburn bill. "What wo are after,” said Senator Mor gan. "is the enactment of legislation looking to tiie construc'tlon of a trans isthmian canal in the most vraetlcal manner |M>ssfbla and with us little delay ta * I The Hepburn bill meets fully Senator Morgan's contention that *the Nicaragua route is the proper one to be followed. He Is inclined to believe that the appro priation of JI lo.ijo'.'uu Is more than is necessary, for he has always believed the canal could be constructed inside of He 'thinks there will be no trouble In ke, tiring tho conces sions from the governments of Nicaragua and I’osta Ri>a for the government con struction of tiie canal. He does not con sider that the Hepburn lull involves any < one. ssion of suveicignty on the part of the Central American governments, and that it will bo easy, when the machin ery Is once set In motion, to secure the active co-operation and hearty good will of those governments. The house committee on public bulld inee did not get to tho consideration of sp- eilic bills at Its meeting today. The only business transacted was tile ap pidntm, nt of sub-committees to consider bills according to the sections they come from. Mr. Brantley, of Brunswick, is on tho sul>-c<>mmitteo In charge of the bills from Ge >r> la and the surrounding states. HOW HEPBURN’S BILL READS After the Committee Made Several Changes. Washington, January 12.—The house committee on Interstate and foreign commerce today ordered a favorable re port upon the Hepburn bill for the con st ruction of the Nicaragua canal. The bill Is practically the same one reported by this committee in the last congress. There was some discussion about the advisability of d, laying action oft tin* bill until the isthmian canal commission re ported, but tiiis was finally regarded as ' unnecessary and all the members except Mr. Fletcher, of Minnesota, voted to re i port the bill favorably. The latter said his silence should not be construed as opposition to the measure, but merely 1 as a reservation of hts right to support or oppose It after further consideration. ' The committee made some changes In the original bill. Inserting a new section three • and making verbal .i terations. As finally agreed to the bill Is us follows: ' To provide for the construction of a ' j canal connecting th, waters of the At lantic and Pacific oceans; Be it enacted, etc.. That the president r <>f the I’niteil States be, and he hereby Is, aiitlorized to acquire from the states of ’ Costa Rica and Nicaragua for and In be half of the United States, control of such portion of territory now belonging to Costa Rica and Nicaragua as may be • desirable and necessary on which to ex cavate. construct anil defend a canal of ’ such depth and capacity as will be sufll- • i-lcnt for the movement of ships of tho greatest tonnage and draft now In use, i from a point near Greytown, on the i Caribbean sea. via I*ike Nicaragua, to Breto. on the Pacific ocean; and such i sums as may be n<- e-sary to secure su< h control are hereby appropriated out of I any money in tho treasury not otherwise .< pprofit lateil. Section 2. That when tho president has i seed'd full control over the territory In i section one referred to, he shall direct ATLANTA, GA„ MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1900. tho secretary of war to excavate and con k struct a canal and waterway from a point on the shore of tho Caribbean sea. nea:- Greytown, byway o'" Lake Nica ragua, to a point near Breto, on the Pa.-ftle oeoan. Such anal shall boos sufficient capacity and depth as that It may lie used bi vessels of the largest tonnage and greatest depth now In use and shall be supplied with all necessary locks and other appliances to meet the necessities of vessels passing from Grey town to Breto; and the secretary of war shall also construct such safe and com modious harbors tit the <,*rminal of said canal, and such foi l.'i'“itlons for defense ' as will be required f,,r safety and pro tection of said tonal and harbors. ' Sc, tion 3. That the president shall cause such surveys ns may be necessary I for slid canal and >a > >rs and in the I constructing of the same. Section 4. That in the excavation and ' construction of s‘,'d • ann] the San Juan river and Lake Nicaragua, or such parts I of each as may be made available, shall I be used. 1 S‘ ■ tion 5. That in any negotiations with Ih<* states of t’ost i Rica nr Nicaragua j the pr< saient may b \e. tho president is I authorized to guvantee to said states the use of said canal and harbors, upon : such terms as may lie agreed upon, for i all vessels iv.vni d by s'i,d states or by 1 citizens thereof. Section <•. That the sum of JHb.tiiXt.OOO nr j so mm h thereof as may be necessary is her,-l>y appropriated oat of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriat ed for the completion of the work herein authorized, -aid money to be drawn from the treasury from time to time as the i same .-hall be needed upon warrants from tile president based on estimates made ‘and verified by tlm chief engineer In i charge of the work, pml approved by the ' secretary of war. THE PLAGUE AT RiO JANEIRO. Surgeon General Wyman Receives Telegraphic Advices. Washington. Janna, 11.—The bubonic I plague has made Its appearance at Rio ) Janeiro, as is shown hy the following ca blegram received Imf tonight by Sur geon General Wyman, of the marine hos pital service: "Rio Janeiro. January !!.—There has been one death from plague at Rio Jn , ; nelro. This diagnosis onfirmed by bac ; 1 teriojog <-aI , \am! atio . Acting Assistant . ■ Surgeon Carson his riv d< tt route to . Santos. IIEVELBURG. •'Acting mt Surgeon. Some ago ca of the plague were said to exist at Sant as. and It would 1 rmt be surprising *o t’e- officials here 1: > later developments s' >w that the case at Rio Janeiro Is tr.eeab'.e to Santos. ' It was from Santos tint the ship Taylor. wth t cargo of eoff, . arrived at New 5 ork -om, time ago and was refused per -1 mis-lon t, lam! ITOim l me tsur, s w .ll 1 1,0 taken by tl *» marine hospital service • to prevent t’e iatrodll tion of the dis- > into tho |«,;s of the I’niteil States I . by nmans of a t ■ vest’ s that may leave the Brazilian no s. Three Deaths nt Honolulu. San Fran ••I'm •' >’ U.- -When the M« ana, no" th* arrived off Hon olulu three oeaths were reported there fr< m suppo a'd pl.tgii". making eighteen d,;ths in all Every sat, tary precauiion was biing taken in Honolulu. WOOD REMOVES OFFICIAL. Good of the Public Service Is Given as Reason for the Change. i Havana. January - 12—"Edcrlco Mora, | | fiscal of the supreme court, is hereby re moi.-d from office forth" good of th" j public service. This rimoval Is the re- , : suit ~f an Investigation Into the condition existing in the administration of justice > I under his supervision." Tiie foiegoing ofli ial order was handed j • to S, nor Mora this morning by Governor : 1 Genera] Wood. Senor Mora's fall has . been predicted ever sin e th, first case was brought against the custom house , ! officials, and the dlsgraeefu. condition of I the prisoners, especially as affecting those awaiting trial, lias been general y charged , against him. I'or acme time it has been . , said that Mora has been devoting too much attention to social affairs and too ; little to his duties. General Wood’s In vestlgatlon has shown that the office of j supreme fiscal is largely responsible for i a number of the untried cases and that ' ; not on y Mera, but others In the depart ' inent of justice have been persistently trying to block tiie cUirge a ■ iljist cus toms officials whom Collector Bliss is anxious to prove guilty ot wholesale bribery and corruption. Every possible influence has been ex -1 erted to protect the incr'minated men from receiving tin* punishment which is ‘ their due; but the public has scarcely 1 been willing to bedeve that high officials of the rank of Mora have been implicated. Mora’s letter to the supreme court re garding tiie custom house fraud ca.-es | ■under trial, which has already been I cabled, was only the last straw. His dis- | missal had been decided upon some days before. 1 Senor Estevez, secretary of justice, had a long consultation with the governor general before final action was taken. ' Both agreed that the letter published without tne authority of the members of tiie government, of which he was a part, i was published through a real desire to thwart justice, although there was a su- I perfieial attempt to make it appear that tiie civil authority was being overturned , by tiie military. The only paper which comments upon tiie removal Is The Discussion, which evi dently receiv'd th.' news just before go ing to pr> ss tiiis evening. Ils only remark Is a protest. As tiie order was not issued to the press. The Discussion, which is 1 Mora's nioutni'iece, must aave received | it from the dismissed fiscal. 1 Senor Andrade and Senor Pierra are prominently mentioned as possible suc cessors in the lisea.silip. General Wood Is particularly desirous of securing the • services of ;m able and honest lawyer, itn indefatigable worker and a man whose loyalty to the Cuban cause is unquestion- i able. Senor Andrade lias a strong poli tical backing, but by many he is consid ered too vigorously anti-American. Senor I I’icrra. was formerly tiie editor of The li’id.-p. ndiente. His loya.ty to the Cuban cause isc unquestioned, and, as lie lived inanv years in the Cnited States, he is triendly to the Americans. Either ap pointment would probably lie popular with the people. * ■ PORTO RICANS ARE COMING. Delegation Leaves San Juan for Washington. i i San Juan de Porto Rico, January 11.— The three delegations recently appointed to lay before tho government at Wash ington the special needs of Porto Rico, ' 1 sailed today’ for the United States by tho steamer I 'litlailelphia. All are represen tative Potto Ricans, thoroughly ac ' quainted wth the conditions existing in tho island and well able to give till nec essary information to Hie administration or to’ congress. * Twenty-six cotton mills have be n built in Mexico during Ute la-t year, and new mills ore being pushed to completion. CATHOLICS CLAIM CHURCH PROPER The Church of Rome Makes Claim for Church Con trol in Islands. (ISLANDS SHORT ON FOOD Bates and Wheaton Are at Perez Awaiting Arrival of Wagon Trains Before Beginning a General Advance In to the Island. Manila, January 10, P>:so P- m.—Reports of tiie movement of the American com manders south of Manila show - General Bates and General Wheaton are at Perez das Marinas and General Schwan at bl- . ■ lang, all awaiting the arrival of provls- . ; ion wagons. Reconnalsances have shown | i that 2,000 armed insurgents have retired , to tiie mountains from tho district be- j ' tween Tndang ami Malg and that others : have retreated along tiie coast from Nov- . eleta toward Batangas. Last night Nolans squadron of the Eleventh cavalry drove a body of Insur genst from Malg. One American was kill ed and two were wounded. Thirteen dead Filipinos were found. The movement largely resembled Gen eral Schwan's experience in the same country except that the towns are now being garrisoned and that the insurgents refuse to tight, retreating southward and dividing into small bands with the ap- ' parent intention of reassembling later. Tiie plan of catching a large number . between two brigades has failed. About a hundred Insurgents have been killed, but comparatively few arms have been ' taken. Tho region Is full of amigos, who doubt less have been bearing arms which they have hidden. Few men and children re mt | n in their homes and the insurgents !as the; fall back release all prisoners they have captu’-ed. Nozaieda Claims Church Property. It is asserted on high authority that Archbishop Noznleda contends in ills in- ! terviews with Monsignor Chapeile, the papal delegate, on behalf of the Roman i church and the brotherlioods. that the titles to till property hold by the church 1 and tho brotherhoods in the Philippines should be recognized; that the Roman catechism should be taught in the pri mary schools; that the existing religious l orders should continue to administer the parishes; that other parishes should be 1 established under tho same control and ' that Hie parochial control of cemeteries ! should continue. i He also lays stress In his contentions, ' upon the importance of allowing the church to administer Its own affairs * without state Interference, upon tie ne cessity of a regime that will guarantee I the liberty of the church, upon the de sirability of European clergy, the es tablishment of a now college for the instruction of native priests and the con tinuation of Indirect contributions for i the maintenance of churches and clergy, and upon ttie expediency of maintaining tiie system of parochial fees. Including revenues from births, marriages, funerals, dispensations and ..nstollc Indulgences. In addition, Archbishop Noz.tleda ad vises the continuation of tiie church's control of pawnshops and certain desig nated hospitals and schools, together I with tiie establishment of a special form ' of parochial administration exacted by , tho actual conditions in Hie Philippines. Finally he makes a plea for tiie continu ation of the present missionary work of the church. Islanders Lacking Food. The inhabitants of the Islands of Leyte and Samar tire suffering from lack of I food, resulting from tho long blockade, i Hie arbitrary confiscation of property and ; tiie levying of tribute by the so-called ; government of the Filipinos, Tiie govern- ‘ ors of both Islands are Tagalos, wito wore appointed by Aguinaldo, and they hold , tho territories completely in their pow er, administering local affairs according to their own whims and accountable to no one. They have armed forces which terrorize the peaceful inhabitants. < INSURGENTS ARE DRIVEN BACK Thirty-Ninth Attacks the Filipinos on the Santa Tomas Road. Manila, January 11.—Colonel Bullard, with the Thirty-ninth infantry, moving , in three columns from Calamba, with two • guns, attacked ten companies of 'nsur gehts ttrmgly intrenched on tiie Santa Tomas road. They- resisted stubbornly-, making three stands. Twenty-four of tiie ri bels wei e killed -md sixty prison, rs were taken. The Filipii os retreated, car tying their wounded toward Ixike T.i:.l. One American was killed and two officers wer a slightly wounded. GREEN COMMITS SUICIDE. Lieutenant Commander with the Montgomery Kills Himself. Washington. January 11. -The follow- ; Ing cablegram was received at the navy department today from Admiral Schley: "Montevideo. January 11. 1900.—T0 tiie Seere-tarv of Hie Navy : Lieutenant Com mander F. E. Green committed suicide Wednesday evening Arrangements have beeti made for burial ashore. 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