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VOL. XXXIV.
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL
IS LOSING GRODNO
Supporters of the Shipping
Measure Have Modified
Their Tactics
ASK DEMOCRATIC HELP
But They Refuse To Mike an Agree
ment —Supporters of Measure
in Desperate Straits —Till-
man Has Some Fun
with Hale.
By Jos: Ohl.
Washington. February B.—fSpecta!.) I
S. rater AMrch. who la doing the legisla- '
tv manipulation for the ship auboMy 1
w:i. has called off the evening sessions ;
f.»r the pres- nt and has submitted to the I
oppnn< nts of the measure a proposition
ti st a day he set some time next week
for a vote n it. This Is regarded by
r.pp -Ing tie bll a* a distinct ac
, ..... V. - k!.« s . an-i that. In-
d«-ed. It seems to be
The fact is the friends of the Wil have
ernie to * reaHxrtion of the fact that
il ■ -e night s»- -.'ns. at which no progress
whatever wa> made in the subsidy bill
d russion proper, but which furnished j
the democrats with ths opportunity for
emphasising to the country the attitude
es the republican party with regard to
this measure, and to other legislation
they will not enact, have served to Injure
rtthcr than to help the cause they are
championing. After a conference this
morning. Senator Aldrich and his col- I
, ■. id bn hm to i--t
• sessions, at least for I
the present.
In Desperate Straits.
They declare that this is simply a
temporary move, and that they are as
full of fight ns ever, but they recognise
they are in desperate straits. They hint
yerv myster outdy at some sort of a .
r» mpromlse which will bring about a vote
t , n -re »li‘ ly hili, I «ti •!.< «ktnocraiS<
senators wh -• have taken the 1. ad In the
fight against i’ say that the) <-.>n con
ceive of no proposition which would bring •
about that result. Th. y talk more confi
•i. ntly of defeat ng the h'.'l l day than
they have any day yet. and their contl- ,
. . r.ce -e. m- to carry with it a feeling in (
the eert..inty of success.
When the • ff--rt war made to secure an
.... ;; •. n a time for a ffß*l '"t"
upon the shipping bill. vigorous protests ,
were r d. bj opponents of th.- measure
agreement. iv-n f--r a ;
date in ti. indefinite future.
Mr. IT t hard. • N rih Carodna. spoke
in - ■ ’ rt of the slut ping bill, and then
tt . • v.a a, pr. •nation bill wag consl-1-
- I the r> t of the .lay. the shipping bill
b.ng Uhl Jde nf. rmalU. The naval
I. had not t»-«-n a.-ted on when the sen
at- adjourrtd s
Mr 1• tt _-’.-w off. red a resolution call
.. upon th* aecrt t try of war for a ■
, - I Ma- Arthur's report as to the
«-on ti -i- in tin rhili..pines and for
.- ■ I
Tillman Has Fun with Hnle.
«. • t. rat -t. of th«- -shipping bill was
y. -tin -d Mr. Frje ttb-n made nn ai-peal
to the M 'lite that a time be fixed for a
»..t- up ti th. pend ng in< .sure
Mr J-• -of Arkansas. sa.d h* did not
tt. ,k ■ at. :.t this rm- at.y agreement
Mr' f Maine thought the senate
w". ’.’ I- ’h.lu -z.r.t with senators who |
. . tr- d t • pr» par*- •wa-h.-s on the nn-as-
Mr Tillman. of S-nlh Carolina, ex
pt h -a inrnttitm for the "wisdom
. . 1 .Iv.-ays exhibit..l by the
setait >r tr .a Ma ne." Mr. Hale An.! j
**placid way tn whl* h he has at
tempt -1 t<» sm » the tr übled waters |
|, . lie inquired, however, how sen- .
•it rs c til.l pr. par. speeches wlw-n they !
w .row sin- -r full head of steam from :
7 i.sek in tl:< morwtag until 11 o’clock ;
• • -| jmar said h-~ bad no gnat objec.
•: •:•» to a vote upon the bill, provided j
he could be absolved fr-m ; ny responsi-
Mlity for permitting the pa-sag.- «>f the ■
m- urr. because, in his opinion, the more
r r» the r-;-s’d<-nns were given in driw- |
lug m- -• fr»>m the treasury, the sooner j
w- i,4 they hans themrolveg.
Mr t handl-r. «»f New Hampshire, I
th« ught th-- -uitrtlon of the pending quee- '
tl n was be found in an extra ,-e-ssiun
Mr. M- t. y. of .M!--sL“slppl. declared his
willingness to accept the r> sponeiMlity
f•- an • xt.-a s. -ion .ailed to pa s appro
pt ati.»n l-iils. which might fail by n-a
- »n • f th— d--b;it«- upon the sl.liping bill. ‘
“Ti.e ,-xtr --j.n wli! t»- your affair.” I
» lid he ”n -t ours. We can g > ticking.”
Pritchard Favors Subsidies.
Mr. ITit.hard, of North Carolina,
sp. ke in sup;-.-rt of the measure, deal- |
inc ; art..-,1..r1v with It in connection
with the adv..nerm. nt «f southern in-
It
w.-,.-. •; h.- • fe.-a.-si. the most vita! na-ns
ur.- pr» -ei.iwl t.t . -.iien-ss in recent years,
as it pr»| .-..l t > bull.! up an industry not
only val .->l-1. in h.-«-lf. but specially vid- i
Mabie in • u.- - t’i«- taterenta of the •
ef.tir.- r..ut.try. H«- produced Cnetn ;.t..i
figure* to prove that th- south was par
; . ular y i-.t. rest.al in th.- enactment of
p. nding mv..- ire.
Aldrich Got No Comfort.
Washington. February !*.—<SpeclaLV—
While there were no positive develop
raents in th.- shipping hill tignt today, the
conviction is growing that the supporters
4 th- measure have determined to quietly ,
dr- p it. This dors not mean that Senator I
It <nn« tnd Senator Frye have consented !
to any such a proposal nn the part of
Il .Ir -»l.. ..go.-s, but Senator Aldrich and
th*- member* of th.- steering committee i
«.. m to hr quietly .hvising away to let j
y. • -tor II ii m i iwl Senator Frye down
Wh- n the nignt sessions were called off
yesterday Senator Aldrich said that It 1
was merely a temporary move and that
ft wa« done to give the democrats tin-.- ‘
to reply to a proposition which had been
made to them As a matter of fact, noth
ing like a definite projw.sition of any kind
has be. n made to the opponents of the
bill, and Senator Aldri< h knows it. I»ur-
I Ing his speech of me day before Senator
j Jones had. in res|»onse to a question, re
marked that he did not yet sec the possi
bility of age ing to a vote.
The fact that he used the words "not
yet” was taken by some of the astute
republicans as meaning that only a little
urging wax n cessary. Afterwards Buna
tor Aldri. h ant to Senator Jones and
asked han incidentally how much longer
h- thought the opponents of th-- measure
woo .1 want for delating. Senator Jon, s
aaid in an equally off-hand manner: "Oh, I
ab -ul ninety days or so.”
Os CO rse th< matter <lropp.sl right ;
th. re. N-'ither side considered tt anything
Ilk. a pro|«»sit!<»n. but it probably serv. d
Senator Aldrich’* purpose to make Sen i-
I tor Hanna believe that a proposition was .
; |H-ndillg.
’ Th. opponents of the bill are more con-
I fl.lcnt of their ability to .1. f at It with tlio i
i iKtssage of each legislative day. To- I
| dav they are inclined to bellev.- tit.it the
I bill will be quietly sidetracked in the very 1
- near future and that they will really not
! l«c given an opportunity to debate It at
j any length Almost every man who l«
opposed to th. hill has prepared a sne. eh
of greater or less length against it. and
they arc beginning to lw- afraid that they
are not going to have an opportunity >o
utljlrc the material they hive n hand.
FOES DOWN GENERAL GOMEZ.
CAN NEVER BE PRESIDENT OF
CUBAN REPUBLIC.
March Stolen on Friends of Gallant
Old General—Electoral College
Plan Adopted.
Havana. February- 4.—The Cuban eon
st.tutlonal convention held its first meet
ing this nftertr-on since the d.-i.lloek oc
•-tfrrvd Thursday last over what is known
as the "C..mcz clause" In the twelfth sec
tion of the cor.st tntfon which provides
that natiiralir.sl citizens shall be eligible
Ito the presi.’i.-ney of th-- republic if they |
• have served ten y< ars in the wars.
• None of the delegates had cli ,nged his
opinion, but Juan flu ilbe-to Gomer, col-
j or.-d. and his fid! w.-rs jM-rsuaded fb-itnr
It. lancourt to vote with them tor the
postponement of a further df-c’t-sion of
, the clause until th.* oth. r portions of Hie
1 constitution had been considered.
I A moti n to |ststpon<- as s.s>n as the
[session was o|.en.sl was carri-d. 15 to 11.
| Th.- r.-sult was a surt.rise to the Gotm z
ites. They had intended to force Hie is
su<- t.wlay and had prepared to put in ’
substitutes if the anti-Gomex people had I
resigned, as some threatened to do. Ti.e I
delay make- possible a t e vole, hiv Iving
a final decision by Senor Cap •!•-. pre a- f
■•ent of the convention, who Is on-. ■ <•<! to 1
»i. »<?ai G-miei.
Am th>-r vistorv won by the anti-Gomex
j mea today was tile changing of the 1
meth d of electing the president of tiie
republic from the popular vote to the
syst.m of an electoral college, like that
I obtaining tn the I’nited Stales, w liicii
I was adopted. 15 to 14.
The remainder of the twelfth section, '
dealing witii the executive power, and i
Ithe whole of the thlrte. b'.h section, <l-al- |
' ing with tin- vice president of the repub- ■
I lie, were accvpt.-d with a few immaterial ,
I changes, except that article* 14 and IS j
In the seventh division of the twelfth see
t. in. relating to provincial matters, ware j
I |H>st|«.ned
An article was ad le i providing for a
I cabinet or president. •! se. rotaries, all of
'whom must i>e citiz.-ns of t'uba. and di- [
■ all d - . ord« r- and c m- :
mauds of the pt, tit must Ih- counter
sign, 4 bv one secretary, ev- rv secretary
In in*: held |m n f<»r the |
:ict< countersigned hy i»tit without j
relieving the presi.l. tit of ids resp i •it>:l-
■ Ity. The article p> • ah • for the im
' jwachm.-itt of the s.-cr-'larl.-s by th- itoic'e
of representatives b--fore the senate.
1.-. Itiseits •:> advi-.-s the e. nv. nllon to I
liast.-n th- r..mpl.-ti< n f t 'ts w--rk. aii. g-
Ing that Hie pn.-etit 1 : t- 1 Slates con
et.-ss "will .-i.-e. pl tne conslitu’ion with- |
[out I. serve.”
Gomez Faction in Control.
Havana February At today s session j
of the con.’.itutional convention G.-n. ral
| Kivera U nder,-.! Ins res gnat ion. basing
! it on the demands nf his private bus-mess.
tt-h.rs as rib. it to a desire to avoid lal.-
, - t ebate nn
Z.itb n .-la’ts- n the twelfth * tton oft:. -
c.mstitut.-i’i. Prior t < his resignation G- n
erai Hivara held tlu «!«-. idin.; vote on the ,
qu-stion. th.- , oit\etit lon stamllng 15 to 15. ,
Ills resignation and the appointment of
i substitute put a new complexion ujhhi
affairs ami the supporters of G.-n- rai ,
• iom-z now chum that they hold the bal-
, *n< ■ of power.
lehate ■ - tquestion ot provis
onal v-o•;i.:n. nt was -. i -in'i---! today. ;
-s. .-t-'oH.s ’» and is were a«-»---nted. Am.-rnl-
: merits w. r.- made giving the provisional '
gov.-rnors pow--r to su.-:w-n<i mayors f<>.
•. ~ nos the const II
■>f th*- provinces. The <!• legates expect ;
to c .mplete their work Saturday*.
To Send Copy to Washington.
Havana. February General Kivera |
| r- aimel hl« •- at in the Cuban constltu- ,
tioni! convention today. He annoum-ed)
•hat he would continue as delegate until
th ■ cuist tution had b--- n adopted.
Th*- -onv.ntioti has now com-doted its
w< -k to tile ell I of -<< ti-'ii leaving only
three sections to Im- .lls.-ilssed. ;
A snecial committee has t» appointed
to correct and translate the copy that is
to i-<- sent to Washington.
Cuba Won’t Pay Debts.
Havana. February '• The constitutional,
convention nt today's session adopted by ,
a large majority the first article of s. c- |
tlon 25, which pr-'vi-1.-s that all debts con- I
” traet.-d prior to the promulgation of th, :
constitution shall be repudiate I, except ■
contnu ted on b -half of the r< v< lu- ;
tlon from and after l-’< i.ruary 21. I*’.'.,.
tenors Glberga and Sanguilly argm-d ini
favor of leaving the question to futrrei
legislation, saying they did not bellev. I
in tielng th. hands of the republic in Hi- |
settlement of just claims, as such action
might lead t«» internal!, n.H complications.
Th.- opinion of the majority of the dele
gates was that the tr< aty of Paris nro
vid-sl for a i>--acefui settlement of claims.
THE COST OF FREEDOM IN CUBA
Mr. Levy Wants Island To Pay the
United States.
Washington. February v—Rcprescnta
tlve Ic-vy. of New York, today introduetd
a resolution tn ti.e house authorizing the
president to appoint a commission to as
certain the actual amount of mon. y < x
pend.-d by the I’nited States in the pros.
' .-ertion of the war with Spain to secure
the freedom and indciw-ndem-e of the
island of <’u!>a. including probable >m li
sten payments. The comm sslon shall re
port what just and fair proportion ot tlii.s
total amount shall be borne by t'uba to
the president, who Is directed to commit-
ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, FEBKUARY 11, 1!>OL
< NEW SI,OOO CONTEST-SAVANNAH COTTON RECEIPTS L
; SEPTEMBER 1. 1900. THROUGH APRIL 15. 1901. >
£ CONTEST CLOSES APRIL 10. 1901. ?
< SI.OOO CASH CONTEST. SPECIAL SIXTY DAYS OFFER TO $
£ FEBRUARY AND MARCH SUBSCRIBERS. >
— —— —— ,5
The Atlanta Constitution proposes to distribute 51.000.00 In prizes to those complying with rules of this ?
contest, who estimate correctly the Net Cotton Receipts at Savannah, Ga.. from Sept. 1, 1900. to V
Z April 15. 1901. The contest opened Feb. 1. and closes April 15, 1901. f
S THE PRIZES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
? For the exact estimate accompa- For the Nearest Estimates. ac - SIOO.OO Cash ,hc secOn '’ nearest <
nird bv a veaHv subscription to the compani'.-d by a yearly subscription to The 1,11 <u ( ni.r t. -i - i
S Weeklv Conslitution: Weekly Constitution: $75.Q0 in cash for the third nearest L
> hu.mt v oiiMiiuuwn. j estimate on the number of bales. ✓ (
> $500.00 Cash <° P« s '» n $250.00 Cash t!l * nearest es- $50.00 cash for the fourth nearest C
\ tnaiing correctly the number of bales of . r , i r .. estimate on the number of tales. /
J . , ~ , timnte to the number ot bales ot cotton .
q cotton received nt Savannah; (•«., from $25 CO in casii tor th-- filth nearest es- \
P September I, iqoo. to April 15. 1901, received at Savannah, <.a., horn Septem- - ‘ tll . )a t e on the number of bxles. / j
X piovided the estimate is received by us ( )Pr j t iqoo. to April 15, 1901. This Si ( QQO.QO Cash represents our total X '
l>elore Match I, 1901. prize, and all the following, will be award- liability hereon. You will note \ j
/ $253 00 Cash ,he Person send- ed without regard to the exact estimate, tb V'' gh <enn ,^ fO nn^ e^nh" e fiv'- ✓ '
5 '.e.-snvt e-1-..tc the number , their or- ' (
’ April 10, 1001, received by us l>efore whatever they may be, received at up another $500.00. making the C
April 10, 1901. anv time during the contest, total $1,000.00- •
/ The exact .ffk-lnl figures to decide thia contest wilt be fur- I
X ri!-!i.- lt-usby Mr J. I’. Merrill, w. the eecr.-tary of th- F»- li
f vannah Cotton K xct ange. Please note <sp, cliilly there will be j ;
f , - five days’ cotfi-a 1 i
X 1 recelpta st Ss- , ,
/ Statistics of Last Five Years, i um '
1 To aid the «v,nt-«tante 111 nmklnit lntrlli»ent 1 ' "" r
/ >~,t b.-r-■ n-sc Kiva tin* lolliming etatielii* - 1,.,' '
X
J
' ■ page each week
J • Sj. ' B S will give yon th ■
/ I ■ ® ® 3 fieri receipts at ,
J I c — — o c 8 Favannah Finer . I
C t I . iS? Co September I. I
~ 1 r ® Hx! 1 . c 1900, up through
/ I 0 £3 5, kg the Friday Im- j|
V ? se.c'* et in.-dlately T' r «- Il
C i C 5.S i ceding th- pub-
» ? <if*: 7” lleatlon. Shout I !
$
J ISt.'S? i:Sg Jias
X 18-57 1893 1.140-.79 6.389 !I 1. 1 99.991 '‘'. tv.. th- ,
X IF 1899 1.02* 68! 3.8’7 I 1.274.840 ..
< ,'eg”
premium rum tl ■ party making It shall b- S'l-uld
J « .. c. ,rr. i t PRt illt ® Ti CPi\ »”!, 111 ‘ Hl' 'lit
✓ there b nu re t n one corr ct esuniuie r. ■ • •.. . w
■ . ■ » ■ ■■ ■ ■ *» ' ■ ■’
<’ul .i. W ill the s iggestion that I Is ■
, . 1 >,v t ■ ' at- -l States as a cl.dm ,
(V?; r,, t : ■ Hi d- t «'ub . .in 1 that th- !
g| t the coi ti s • - :
ti'.nal <.-(>' ■ : i” ■ 'i.-’H recognize or
< „,C .el r I finis Ot debts which shall
take pn- .-l.’ of any claim <»f the
CUBA WORRIES REPUBLICANS.
Leaders Are Trying To F nd Solution
of Difficulty.
Washington, F. bivary X.—Among the
q. ~.,-..nx dlscu.-a-d at today’ > el bi net
bietirr was th*' Cuban constitution ana
ti e tie. •• itv for an - xtra session <>f con
gr.-s. I'er-.ns m position to b- w-ll in
i' rnii-1 as t • th.- pre.-Kb-nt’s puri >s,-s b->-
| that an - xtra se 'on will be in
. it-.hi- HU’.—S e.-ngr, * Shall tal<- sonic
w ih re-p'-et to . o'.;, an 1 its rela
t ,n to tics ,-ountry. With that initl-r
.1 ...... d of. there is go ><l r I ’on to be
ll. ~ that' an extra session will be
|{. i 'n.'rts to the effect that the rcpubli nn
I. ,i, . <>i th.- senate have formulate!
, 'tir'ito plans f r 1. . slat --n during the
... at ... .i .:i of < .mgr ss on the Cuban
• I I’lrlii . i e quest nis are premature,
b.t th, I a-l- rs are ngaged In - il earnest ,
, at t-tr .1 a s->lutl->n -4 th- iliili."'!'■’ s
x ... 1. .. t • m. TI - Cuban probl, m
g-v,. .ter intri aei--s than the
„ ... ~t,e iSons Th- r.- is a gen
eral dism,sition Io a-, ept the Spoon' 1 bll
< tlivleiit ptonoutK tinent on the
and It I now Uw
• ■ .n to have He ator Isxlcc. tnairman of
t’i.- Philippine commission, l "’■’’J
tliis bill w!th possibly some ition.
as .-.ii im.ndment to the. army approprU
' s-'.’t) ~,’r Platt, of Conncet’cnt. chairman
c.- th commute, on relations with t üba,
, is- , mt. m; latlug 'he pr- pnet: ami |
ng an n-e Hom" '
t , tu. ,my bill overing the < u " |
t . n. an-i he. wtth other lawyers of the .
- -i.a--, is giving much attention to the .
q Ta'k""f securing congressional action on '
•-
t ■ 'i ' ■ , T ‘-
; t , lv -b- nd. n- 1. md the lest hoped for
, • 1-.. a --laratlon of the attitude
, • it < . ountrv t ax ird Puhi, which wou -i
, ,i, t.> th- pre nt 'hiring tl’.'
.„u, ' . mal itderln. Th. pres, nt p.an
= . to trv tn s-enr. the incori>oratlon <>f
: , de. Inri.tio’i in the army appr-ipna-
ti ni bill as<the surest way of getting the
1 ill through.
pufat power for McKinley.
Spooner Wants To G ve Him Free
Hand in the Philippines.
Washington. February v-In th- senate
tilts aft- rroon Mr. Sp.oner offered the
f.diowing amendment to the army appro
priation bill:
Tint all military and judicial powers
nocessarv to govern the Philippine
l lands acquired from Spain by the tre.-.t
--eonclu-1.-l at Paris December 1<». PC*,
and at Washington Nov. mber ", I!*W.
shall, until otherwise provided by con
gr. s*' be vested in such person and per
?„■ ’ and -ball be . v. r.'ise t in such a
manner as the pr- s -I- nt of the I lilted
< ~. shall direct, for th< establishment
*>t <inl government, ami for maintain
!■ ' and proteeiing the Inhabitants ol said
i-iands in Hie fre.- enjoyment of their lib
« rt v. propertv and religion; provided that
al! fratuhises granted under tin- author
ity hereof ehall contain a reservation of
th- right ti alter, amend or n peal the
same "
MRS. BR UMBY ON PENSION ROLL
Washing- >n. February 7.—(Special.)—
Mrs. Brumby, moth r -if Lieutenant T-n.i
Brumby, has been pl.iced on the regular
P< ns; -n rolls by Commissioner Evans at
the rate of s?.’> per month. The s.-nal*
1,41 for as; <* ial pension of J a month
has a clu.ip e of parsing the house at this
session
I will I - divide i Into fractions rvh- .-e denominator* will b« th-
total number of correct gu--wrs n-wivoi, and < aeh successful /
estimate will re ,-lve Its share of the prize sum for 'ts period. \ '
I For .n.si.in S:i..-il lAs- ud bis corn t an-w.- during F.-b- ✓ |
I ru <ry. It during Mnr -h, X w -:id <-o-half of th-- SSOO ,
priz.-, B one-half < the $250 ;-rfz-- The day upon w ni<-h we /
receive I the contestants. A
’ o th- a.- who hive the long.-- tim-- against th-m th- larg st
X
r
The condition priced.nt to nen<l?ig , reply to this Friz- •
i J
by i y o’, subs rij tl ■n to The Weekly ' . • < t n th ■ . a,- C
f
i bring* the mone> that pays f< rti ml forgettia •
r
■ the < ' tit, ■ t at tt..- time you 5..1. ,-t il .-, or anv other r-'ison. p
will n-t entitle one - > send an estimate afterv ards. Tit- »-s- f
It a t■r: : 1 >-ii- wit It'- ■b- n<ri 't at alt. SI mil £
a party ml m r. tl...i> i. ,-•• ■ mat ■, h- or she will he
' ' r
■■. V .
|o«i.l as hi" •’ , n usual. The < nt. t beg in February I \
Ifoi. W- n- >-.) th' W. r- m ti.. la., r -ir I and will ■
all. w t - w a ti t- ti 'ft-rward- Th- contest 1
; c|. ■ Ail 10, 1901. alt'-r wl. < h time W' will ;iy out to /
tl ■ ful i> " ■ fall pt ' that 1 tcerued Vi
In mak x
ply "Es- 1
-n J
, subscription and money t u the nine envelope, by mail) to C
EFIGLAND IS BALKY
OVER HAY'S TREATY
Reply Is Ready for United
States on the Nicaragua
Canal Matter
SHYATSENATE DEMANDS
Not Flat Refusal, But Tantamount
to That—Counter Proposals
Will Be Made—Regret Is
Expressed at Wash
ington.
London, February B.—lt has been learn
ed by a r-presentatlve of the Associated
Press that a reply will shortly bo sent
to the United States Nicaragua canal
project. It will not comply with the sen
ate's demands. Neither will It he In the
nature of a flat refusal, though f ir pur
i poses of Imm-ilfate construction it will Im
tantamount to such a •-ef-isal.
It will consist, mainly. In a counter pro- I
! po*al. or prop -sals, likely to necessitate j
j extended ti»got iations. The nature of th--
' proposal is not yet ascertainable. I»rd I
Pauncefote will probably be the medium
through whom the answer will be sent, :
an,l by whom the subsequent negotiations |
will chletlj’ be conducted.
In British official opinion It Is likely
that several months will elapse before the
matter reaches a concliis.on. by which
titn-. the ll.iy-Pauneefote tr- aty will have
larsed, on the basis of the Senate s amend- |
nii-nts.
Th.. British counter proposals are new
formulating and it Is hoped an entir-ly
ip w agreement, satisfactory to both coun
tries, will eventually be reached.
Regret at 71'asliington.
Washington, F- binary S.—So far as can
be ascertained the administration has not
had any Intimation of the count- r pro- I
po* ,1s the l.otidon dispatch soys will be
made In the matter of the Nicaragua ea- i
nal project. There is a feeling of regret -
that the British gov-rnment has felt eon- ;
strained to adopt such a course, as the |
hope was entertained that the amend- |
m< nts to the Haye-Pauncefoto treaty
might have been ace- pt-,1 in the spirit
in which th, y w. re mad-..
Senator Morgan, when informe,l tonight
of th-, new Stan,l taken by Great Britain.
I s-ild Ip be’i< ved if Great Britain his de
cided to take the action stat d it would
create resentment in th- senate ami
among th,- people anti distrust oi th,* mo
tives of that government. He hoped it
might r- suit in some action on the pend
in,,' bid at this session.
<>ne suggestion made tonight as a pos
sible eoiintir proposal by Great Britain
was that In return for cone, sinus mail,
by her she might d- sir-- an open p-,rt on the
Alaskan coast as an entrance Into her
gold fields in the Klondike.
♦
NO BEER FOR THE SOLDIERS.
Washington. February 4.—The war de
partment today Issued a general order
under tho army reorganization act di-
recting tin* dis.-ontinuance of the sale of
b-er. w.ne and intoxicating liquors on
all military r. servations an,l amy trans
ports -nd eiij. ining str'<-t enforcement. |
The war d-.partment officials say that un
der this th bars in the hotels at Fort .
Monroe Va , ami in the hot*l at West
Point. N. ¥., will have to be closed at
° nCe ’
WU’S SNUB FOR GENERAL OTIS
Stats Department Is Not Likely To
Notice the Matter.
Washington, February 8. —The action of
Minister Wu In declining to attend the .
Society of tho Genessce banquet in New
York last night, owing to the fact that [
G, ner.nl bills was th,, guest of honor. Is
not - xp. - t-.-l to be brought to the atten
tion to the state department.
The opinion pr,-vails in official circles
that sot <>ue has b< ,-n guilty of an error
of judgin' tit m this matter, but there Is a
division >f opinion ns to where the blamo
lies, with the writer of tin letter, or with
Ih,. persons who gave !t out for ptibliea- I
t on. The minist- r stated today that he ■
di,l not expect his letter to become pub- '
11c property.
Otis Says It’s True.
Now York, February S.--General Otis i
was ask-.-l to,lav what he thought about
; ih, lett- r of th,' t'liinese minister. Wu
i 'Un-; b'.iiig, d,',.lining attend the -linn- r
I if th,' G--n- ~ -■-• Society last night, be- I
-.;uis-- < : , ral Gtis <-iforee-l the t'liin- -e
, xeiusion act in the General ;
oils replied:
"The funny thing about tt Is that it Is |
true. Tin Chinamen came piling over
into the Philippines in such numbers that
tlv- Filipino merchants got scared and
rushed to me, beseeching me to keep the 1
Chinese out altogether. I had u> -lo j
something to keep the pea--e with tho
| Filipino merchants, so I let in those al
ready ab. ard v. s,.*ls in the harbor and
I kept the rest out.”
MONEY FOR SOUTHERN RIVERS
Several Streams Get Appropriations
it. Sundry Civil Bill.
Washington, February 4-—The sundry '
civil appropriation bill was completed to- i
-lay by the house committee on appro- '
priations. Tli, bill appropriates $59,703,-
! "si. whieli is $10,889,197 Jess than .s
--timates and $5,748,221 less than the bill
' for the current fiscal year. The Items
for rivers- an-i harlor work now in prog
ress under contract aggregate S(i,MO,G23, I
or about half the sum appropriated last
year. The debt of Hawaii, assumed on i
the annexation of the islands, is provi-led
lor. atm-tinting to $3,417,535. For public 1
buildings now in course of construction |
in various cities $6,746,625 is appropriated.
Tiie provisions- include:
1 weilth census 8..,16.210; enlargement
, of military posts sl,ixhi,oUU; public build
; nig, T tnipa, Fla.. s.;<-0,W)0.
Th,- in r and harbor items over $50,000
n lu-ling ' imberland Sound. Ga., and
Florida. $”-*»,«•• ; Winyaw Bay, s.
;.’hhi,<hh>; t'ongaree River, S. C., SSO roo-
I’otomac River. jw*,oi«i; Savannah Ri’v, r’
Ga., *!'"• ,0.-1; Tampa Bay. Fla., $127,0Vj :
Warrior and Tonibtgbee rivers. Alabima
and Mississippi, $240,000.
SENATOR MORGAN SCORES
THE SHIP SUBSIDY BILL
Selma, Ala., February (Special.)— j
Tho following letter was receivtd here
today from Senator Morgan in reply to a
paragraph fi -m a newspaper in refer- '
etice to a r< port raying he was in favor
of tiie ship subsidy bill:
■' V- asbii.gton. I>. <’. February s.—Lear
Sir: Ju a recent - dll trial in The Tim-s j
you male tiie following quotation from 1
.-omc t i,known person: ‘Senator Morgan. I
who has be- n classed as favoring tt-e
subsidy bill, lias announced to his friends
in the senate that he will oppose the |
measure, partly in retaliation of the re- ’
[ publican refusal to allow a vote nn the ;
I Nicaraguan canal bill.’
"I have not made any such stat-ment ■
; and it is not expression of anv opinion 1
have entertained. Il is not. tn anv re
i sped, a true statement. I am oiqtosed on
' principle to the ship subsidy ’oil! and to I
I every feature of it, believeing the purpose i
I une! the provisions of it to be unconstitu- j
‘ tional and unwise.
I "The question of the canal is not one ,
'of actual success, but of a short Interval 1
lof Hire. The battle forth- • anal has I
been li ught an,l won and no hun.au pow- I
or can or- v< nt the result, 'i ll ' proir;.cte I :
' discussion of the subsidy bill is the cause !
iof delaj. which lias ben v ry trying to i
me In the consideration and pns.-age of i
th,' canal bill, for it is tin- regular or<u-r
of business next after Hie su>>. idy lull,
end when It is reach, a it will pass with
out any serious delay.
"I cannot and do not criticise any one
for prof r,< ting d bat - on the su'-s.d - .
bill, and have b > stud »us and active
tin assisting those w’b. have r-1I the
tl or ag inst the I.ill. If I <!o r.ot <1 '
it. it will be fi r the reason that I not
.wish, at the present, to < oninnut noon ;
featur-s ot th, measure hat 1 io ii- :
'will be faial to i'. wh, n it s -nt- -tioif- ’ |
In tie- court*. II t' •
'prefer to have it in the seeds of .t-a’h |
: Hither to assist in their removal. It is I
! not saf- to I,ns- cril - rn of any con- I
I grossman's position upon statements .-£ .
rrc-n who do not know th- nu ts ;.-■■!, m
nrmv ‘nstances. ar ipt reek-ess i.n
' th- ir business of tn inufa -turinrr
I Truly yours, JOHN T. MOH3AN.’’
DELEGATE FROM HAWAII.
: WILCOX DEFENDING HIS ELEC
TION AS SUCH.
Gear Appears To Contest Wilcox’s
Election and Makes Seme Ugly
Charges Against Him.
i Washington, February R.—The charges
| against Pi-legato Wilcox, of Hawaii, were i
i hear,! today by th- --use comm:- ->n
I elections No. 1. Mr. Wilcox was present. ■
accompanied by Representative Robinson, ;
of Indiana, who appeared as his friend I
and counsel. The specific answer of Mr. j
Wilcox to the ch : - conta! ed
letters submitt<d was p-i senti-d. It states: i
' Tiri t i:- . x i |1
that he shared with the native p- -pie.
loyalty to the former Queen Lilioukalani ,
during her reign, ano was not In <yni:» .- i
i thy with the reigning power immediately
j suec-' -ling her reign.
i "Tli ; t. - • ■ tlon of H
did not unilcrstand ful'y th- institutions
or the feelings of the United St. t- s. but
I all doubt s wer dispell, wl n I
; gave to the i ople »•! 1; twaii ’a
■ splendid system of or.aii.,- laws.
"That in common with th- people he at 1
all times, witii gvtiu.ne patr.-»ti.-m. sup
ported the United Siat-s and its mstit i- '
tlons; and is now, and has been, a loyal i
’ supp.-rt- r of tin* ,-institution, i *vs an-i .
r -v-rni'v n’ <>•' the I nit- .1 S.
He Wrote the Letters.
He admits that on January 31. !*'.<». and •
; on March 8. I*.t>, he wrote the letters an- 1
f penring in the petition. That said ’> tters
I were of a personal and confidential nn- j
turn, and s, nt to one whom he si. -jos <1
was a friend md who. he thought, would I
i not betray his coptid- n -e. He further ;
I says til it said letters « written by him
I under an entire misc- nc< otion of th- r al ‘
j altitude of the government - f the Unii-sl |
; States toward tile people of tile Hawaiian :
I isl n-1.-v
i "Tliat under the laws of the Fnit-d
I States, at a fair and fre - eb-.-tion. he was i
I eieete I as a delegate from Hawaii and no
. reason exists or has exist- 1 disqualifying
him.’’
' Three additional letters written by Mr.
Wil, ox wer<> submit i -1 and he made the
i same answer to them. Th se letter w re
; written in I*'.-' 1 aii-1 criticize the. Am, r. in i
' Course in (ii,. I’hiiqipin s.
I Ceorge I>. Gear, the prosecutor, tn-n
. .i ■ .:• ] tha the election ' IVilcox wa s
Irregular and vo -1. as th-* requirements of
the United States w- re not complied witii.
“Eternally Damned Americans.”
On cross-examination Mr. Gear sai-1 he
had made n ech< in H ■■
th-- elect!- n of a delegate. Mr. Park- r, the
opponent of Mr. Wile, x. and in th se
i speeches he had not q'le-'tiou-sl the right
I of Hawaii to have a deles ,t--. -Mr. Gear
I stated that in Wilcox's e .im al. n *u---ech- s
I he had sai l he w-'iild restore Queen UII:i:,»-
' ka’anl. When th-- witness sai-1 Wilcox
had "eternally damned the Americans."
j the delegate muttered "liar.” but was
- mildly restrained i».v his - ouns,After
, Mr. Gear had nr- s. nt--d hi- ev.-i- • he
r. i.b an extended
! the delegate.
During the argument Mr. Mann fnter
! jected the statement that <• it i.n ’-tiers
Written by eminent public men - ain -tail
as ipar treason as those of Wilcox re
j ferjing to the Filipinos.
$7,690,073 GIVEN THE NAVY.
For the Dry Dock at Charleston
$250,000 Is Appropriated.
Washington, February 7. —Senator Ha'<*
today reported the naval a or- i rci'l -n
bill with a net increase over the In-use bill
of Jl.un.uoe. making the t--t.il ?>.,'■ •
The principal increases are:
Collier transportation JlOO.'iOO; transpor
tation and recruiting det t for
’ <--.il j:«K naval station at Fear! narb.-r.
i II lu-iii. M50.0T0; nav il st iti ,n at A *■-->.
, I*l Xl»«T.ir --. and the s. ci- ;a.y of the
! naw is authoriz-d t-> acqmre by purchase
or condemn tti'-n of -aad i->r s-.i-di st - :->n:
; for dry dock at Chari, ston. S. C..
and al! unexpended appropriations fur lli
! station at Port R iyal, >• C : nav,! sla
tion at Cavite. I*. 1.. :m jrove-
■ aients for marine corps at Ar,nap - s .>* ■.-
i <<■<)• naval acad-my The s ' t- ’arv
I is directed to have the shot s of P-rto [
Rico - xamin- -1 with ref reti <- to the •
' tabiishtnent of a naval station with dire-t
1 reference to the United States and the >
j Nicaragua canal.
FLOOD OF PENSION MEASURES
In One Day 184 Private Bills Get
Through the House.
Washington. February B.—This was
probably the last day to be devoted to
private pension legislation by the house
of representative*, in this congress. High
water mark, made in the fifty-first con
' gross, was almost reached today, when Ist
I bills were* passed against 197 passed at a
single session in the forme:- congress. In
all, the hou-e at this congress has passed ,
about IMO bills, a number considerably 1
I ex, . < lied in the fifty-tirst. A general j
pension bill was passed to restore to the
pension rolls widows of soldiers of the j
i rebellion whp subsequently married and .
' become widows »r divorced. By the terms
l of the bill, however, its benefits are I
limited to widows of soldiers who were
i married before the dose of the civil war I
' and who are now depend, nt upon their
~v. :i labor for support.
To Coin Silver Medals.
| Washington. February 7.—The house
| committee on coinage today acted favor
ably on th,- bill auth'-rizing JAO.iXH) of
i silver medals for the Washington mcmo
i rial exercises to be held at Alexandria, ..
1 Va.
PRICE: FIVE CENTS.
TOO MUCH POWER
FORM FIWIEIS
Bryan Argues Against the
Money Bills 1 hat Are
Now Pending
ANOTHER ENDLESS CHAIN
Arguments Used Against Green
backs, Bryan Says, Will Now
Be Turned Against Silver.
Nebraskan Presents
His Views.
Washington. February 7.—Chairman
i Southard, of the house committee on coin
i age, today- received from William J.
Bryan the latter’s view of the pending
l-’lls before the house miking the stand
ard silver dollar redeemable in gold. As
; ter thanking the c mmitte- for the cour
tesy of Inviting his views. Mr. Bryan said
in part:
“The bill has a double purpose.
“First, to convf-rt tl. standard silver
{dollars into subsidiary coin, and second,
I to make silver dollars redeemable in gold
ion demand. In discussing the subject,
{however, it will be more logical to con
sider the latter pro;- -.-ion than’first, as
i n-lemi-tion is only a step toward retirt
| ment.
j "There is no necessity for redemption.
i Th,* legal t rider law will maintain the
parity between gold coin and silver dol
lars so long as both can be used to an
unlimited extent in the payment of pub
; lie- revenues and private debts. I should
. perhaps say that the parity will substan
-1 tially Ik* maintained, for local and tem
porary conditions may under any law put
a small premium up->n any kind of
i money."
Premium on Silver in 1893.
' Mr. Bryan cites the premium on silver
i in New York in I'' , 's, caused by the local
.demand for smn’l change. He also cites
[Senator Sherman in support of Ins state
nan,. i evd:,ig. Mw Br.. in sayr
‘ \s soon , the silver <! r -!I:ir is made re-
I-Icemable in g- - id. another - rai’-ss chain
will be created and the arguments used
against the gr. enbacks ami treasu y not- s
’will then bo turned against silver. Re
f-re tb.e attempt to burden the gold re
’ serve with this new obligation is consum
i mated. It mav be worth while to consider
I the opinion < xpresse-1 by Secretary Car
j lisle in 1885.”
I After quoting Mr. Carlisle’s testimony
[before a house committe- concerning re
| demption. Mr. Bryan continues:
"Mr. Carlisle thought it a mistake tn
i c mmence paying in gold, but consider--1
it dangerous to interfere with the custom
i after it was once established. By the
same logic it can be argued that we should
not establish the custom of redeeming the
• sil' i r dolla-s in g--ld."
i Mr. Bryan concludes ns follows:
"The measure recommended by the cem
. mittee gives to the financiers absolute
• ■ -ntral over the rational d- bt. They can
(increase it it any time b\- presenting sil
;v- r d-dlar f- t re.! mr-t -n and compelling
an issue of b-.rais to r p!< nish tile gold
r serve. Th-y car. in the same way con
’ tract tin- vohim ■ of monev in circulation
since mnn-y drawn into the treasury by
jan issue of b-mds cannot g> out again
unless it i” u-. d to meet current exper.ses,
•ini! that is - ly p -ss-hle wh- n th- expen
ditures exceed the receipts or it is loaned
out to favorite banks.
Scheme to Retire Silver.
"{Second, the cor-vers on of standard
silver dollars into subsidiary coin Is equiv
al- nt t, retirement of silver as standard
money, anti this is the last act in the
programme instituted s«.me twenty-seven
years ago and persistently pursued < ver
since. If this is continued, gold will be
; ti.e only legal tender money and bankers’
paper the only credit money Bank notes
not lielng a general legal tender and geld
not being in circulation among the peo-
■ pie the masses will have money which will
not legally discharge their debts.
"To convert a standard money Into a
credit money Is to narrow the foundations
of our financial system and at the same
! time enlarge the superstructure. Such a
j course weakens the system an-i both
i hastens catastrophe and intensifies it
, when it conies.
"It Is estimated that PS per c--n* of the
business of the country is d me with sub-
v
tiites are convertible into m.-.ney on de
mand, there must boa proportion bo
i tween the substitutes and th-'- money b- -
j yond w hich it is not safe to go. If. as at
present, a large part of the money in cir
culation Is not a legal tender, the propor
tion between the v- hime of legal tender
; money and substitutes for money is even
■ greater.
' "The propose.! measure by decreasing
the mon-»y of ultimate redemption and
increasing the volume of promises and
pay money still further enlarges the pro
portion iw tween m ney and its substi
tutes; this necessarily adds to the risk
of the business man and lessens the se
curity of the general public.
"If. at any time foreign complications
or panics compel a considerable oxporta
, tlon of gold, the proportion between m-’n
iey and its substitutes will be still fur
ther increased or an Irani -n-e reiluetion
will be necessary in the volume of bus
iness."
NO GOLD BASIS FOR MEXICO.
No Present Probability of the Coun
try Deserting Silver.
Mexico City, February •».—Bankers de-
Iny there is any pr-«sent probability of
j the country adopting a gold basis, and
' that no loan for that purpose is in con
-1 templation as report--I in a telegram fr- in
York apr-’p'-s to Banker Creel s visit
to the American metropolis.
The general financial c.-ndition of the
country is slightly improved, and there is
.some prospect of the monetary stringency
i abating slowly.
