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w JL I fl b 1 ‘ v'Efeg®'*-- >L. «/ -=^£^«ij3B g^®o!ffi®^,W E - <f~>te-. 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.