Evening Star Newspaper, April 3, 1900, Page 2

2 —SSSSSS_——— THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 1900-16 PAGES. DEBATE NEARLY OVER nators Mason and Culberson Oppose Porto Rican Tariff. THE MAIDEN SPEECH OF THE LATTER Chairman Knox Explains the Ha- waiian Bill. ———S ES PROPOSED GOVERNMENT - At 11 «clock teday the Senate convened begin the final day's discussion of the Porty Rican bill. Comparatively few per- sons were in the galleries at the opening of the session, although the crowds increased rapidly afterward. After some minor business had been transacted Mr. Mason (Ill) addressed the Senate. His speech was not confined to the Porto Rican measure. but included in its scope all the problems attendant upon the control and government of our Insular pos- sions. He spoke in favor of the resolution of Mr. Wellington, which offers independence to the Filipinos and against the bill pro- posed by Mr. Spooner (Wis.) conferring au- thority upon the President to govern the te Philtppines until Congress should otherwise rect. Incidentally he opposed the tariff 1 to be placed on Porto Rican prod- Opposed to Conquering a People. He was opposed to holding the Philip- pines “because under the law of nations we have not title and never can have complete title except by conquest of the inhabitants. I do not wish the 9,000,000 Filipinos for citi- zens. I do not wish them for slaves. If we sovern them they must either be citizen ur serf. Whether they labor as our citizens and equal before the law or whether they labor as our political slaves, thelr Inbor competes with the labor of our country, and I am opposed to that. I am for expansion. I voted for the annexation of Hawaii, but would never have sent 65,000 men there to compel them to accept our flag. In other words, I am against taking any territory by conquest against a friendly people, and against tak- ing any territory that brings a cheap class of labor in free and open competition with the class of men and women who do the labor fn this country Mr. Mason resented as cowardly and un- just any reflection upon his patriotism and his love for the flag because of his opin- jens regarding the Philippines. He de- clared that if it was treason to oppose a war of conquest, to to lift unjust taxation, confer upon a struggling people the sings of liberty. to protect the laboring men and women of this country, then he was guilty. Adverting at this point to Porto Rico, he maintained that when the treaty of Paris was ratified the island became a part of the United States, and Congress had no more right te put a duty on her sredine it had to put a tariff duty passing between New York an get the Supreme Court reverse itself,” said Mr. is but ene way to levy a people of the United States ling with the rest of 1 must am You must strike out itution which says uniform. I beg you to mendment.”* at is wholly for- au may deliver the pro- abor here upon the payment ent duty,” and ‘You are $3 n and 15 per cent alien, pay You pro rata share of an tion to do i ause of the Con: fes must be Elther American or Foreigners. thing as an SS per cent -ople of Porto Rico are 100 per cent or they a he maintained overnment of and, » that e immunities ant government. These > people would demand Speaking Was wu of war which he administration, Mr. Ma- a3 we pproach the hour again appeal to the judg- id the fires under burning low and aring post offices ap- ideous nightma alescence approaches, and laboring people of the coun tis a mistake.” We h: acri- © money and the livea of the peonie abandone’ the faith of the fath=1 litical partisan doctrine; oth sides of this nose who have believed in the government of the Philippine t if our permanent sovereignty ns the taking into this country, tition with our labor, products of there. we will abandon this kind of Congre: reted in th e pending bill, under light Mr. 1 cannot make y that only Stand. The dtstin- t New York (Depew) » of Pon’ nd not violate the di: nator (Beveridge) the Prince of inguished lawyer 1 upon an rT) can at lord chief high rd somewhere In the hat may sit in judgment upon nd upon the people. (Laughter. y you cannot make Does it go into Then you can the laws Tres ut November who Mr. Culberson’s First Speech. A: the conclusion ef Mr. Mason's spe Tex.) addre nate pending bill. It was his he Senate, and he was given g. particularly by his demo- H jared that the least, as ¢ . cerned, was “inlde- on moral, economic and constitu- ‘ounds. Iberson said it had been maintained nater from Ohio (Foraker) that degma that the Constitution extended its own force over acauired territory wted with Mr. Calhoun, “in the inter- slavery.” This, he contended, was nes few “As it is a great mistake of history,” at sakt Mr. Culberson, “it must not go unchal- i here. The Constitution itself is the origin of the doctrine. It was an- need first In 1805 by Thomas Jefferson, not in the interest of human slavery, but in the interest of religious freedom. Mr. ¢ tes i Mr alberson quoted extensive authori- support of his contention. Culberson contended that there had * great change {n the republican party t years. That party was now dedi- (o commercial greed and the attempt Mr. Foraker's leadership was to rry the power of the United States to orty Rico, unaccompanied by the Consti- tution, to # people struggling to be free. He apprectated that this was a grave charge, but maintained that it was well founded, and that the course proposed was & tarnish upon the fair fame of this coun- try. He contended that whatever might be said of the Constitution as a whole, there could be no doubt, since Porto Rico had been annexed, of the application of {ts pro- visions relating to duties, excises and im pests, and these plainly prohibited the im position of any duty on the commerce be- tween the United States and Porto Rico. The Constitation Violated. ‘Mr. Culberson took strong ground against relegating the control of the affairs of Por- to Rico to Congress uncontrolled by con- stitutional provisions. Congress was apt to be partisan and such being the fact profil acy and oppression were to be expected. Already the skirmish lines had been thrown te under € out for a change on the part of the imper- falists by Senators Lodge verldge. latter expressing a ce In some for t n_ constitution of tocrae! Britain. As for If, he prayed God that the time would pme when Congress or any other power should have unlimited control over the humblest individual in the country. He would have the constitation applied in all of its parts, Yet there could be no ques- tion that the President had violated the constitution when he had levied a duty up- on articles exported from the United s to Porto Rico. Mr. Culberson also argued that tax proposed would be oppressive. Such a step as was proposed was calculated not only to wound the public conscience, but It was in disregard of the plighted faith. Tt was als sault upon our institutions and # crime against a free government. THE HOUSE. When the House met today Mr. Cooper (Wis.), chairman of the committee on in- sular affairs, asked unanimous consent for the consideration of a bill to authorize the Sceretary of the Treasury to designate gov- ernment depositories in Porto, Rico, Cuba and the Philippines. Mr. Brewer (Ala.) objerted. A bill was passed to allow men who served during the Spanish war or the Phil- {ppine insurrection in the army, navy marine corps, who enter lands under the homestead act to deduct the time of euch service from the period required to perfect title. Under the special order made some time or ago the House then went into committee of the whole to consider the Hawalian civil gevernment bill. Under the order the de- bate is to last until Thursday. on which day, at 4 o'clock, the vote is to be taken. Mr. Knox (Mass.), chairman of the com- mittee on territories, who was in charge of the measure, made the opening speech in support of it. An abstract of his remarks is printed in another column. Mr. Knox was questioned about various sections and provisions of the bill. espe- cially as to whether the Asiatics in Ha- wali could enter the United Stat He replied that the Chinese and Japanese in the islands went there for only a few years’ stay. Few of them hed left their native land permanently and few of them would desire to continue thelr wanderings to the United States, even If they were al- lowed to do so. Contract Labor Denounced.’ Mr. Robinson (Ind.) followed Mr. Knox. He devoted much of his time to a denuncl- ation of the contract labor system tn the Hawaiian Islands, which he characterized as practical slavery, and which he said the tenth section of the pending bill continued in force. “It means,” said he, “that you would crucify labor on the cross of landlordism and money in Hawaii.” He charged the American commisstoners (Senators Cullom and Morgan and Repre- sentative Hitt) with having been seduced and buncoed by President Dole and Judge Freer, the Hawailan commissioners, But it remained for Congress, he aald, to de- termine whether money was to be placed above manhood and contract slave labor above free labor. Mr. Robinson read a letter from the com- missioner of immigration showing that about 30,000 Japanese had arrived in Hawaii under contract since the islands were an- nexed. “The republican party. said he, “re- fused to pass a law in the Fifvy-fifth Con- gress excluding contract labor in the Ha- walian Islands; refused to engraft it their resolutions in this House and def. ed the amendment in the Senate. In these islands for years pecple have gone ‘like the galley slave scourged to his dungeon’ for not obeying the terms of a civil tract into which they were indu enter by the cupldity of navigation panies and the gain of plantation mill owners."" Se FRAUDS ALLEGED. William Slaughter Held by U. Com- missioner for a Hearing. fsiuna, a $800 T general William E. Slaughter of Le clerk in the office of the ps of the navy, was arrested by spectors today for alleged fra kovernment. Slaughter had cha of the mailing business of the nayal pay bureau, and is Yeported to be-responaible for the loss of between $600 and S7u0 worth of postage stamps. Suspicion was first di- rected to him by the discovery that he had used a considerable amount tn postage stamps in payment for furniture and other articles purchased from merchants in Chi- cago. His arrest today was the result of an investigation conducted by spectal agents of the Post Office Department. Although the officials are disinclined to discuss the matter, it is understood that Slaughter’s al- ulations cover a period of nearly time and increased trom a few during the early months up to more hundred dollars during recent months. Slaughter has been in the ge ernment service about t Ss, and has a young wife. He was taken re United States Commissioner Mills this afternoon and held in $2,000 bond for a hearing Taurs- Up to a late hour this afternoon the d had not been given. —+++—_______ STAMPED AS AN ABSURDITY, The Report That an America Officer Led the Boers. The War Department officials stamp as an absurdity the story that comes from South Africa to the effect that Capt. Carl Reichmann, 17th United States Infantry, Was one of the leaders of the Huers at the latest fight between the Boers and the En- glish, at the Bloemfontein water works. Adjt. Gen. Corbin would not even discuss the possibility of the story being true, Relchmann’s brother officers, men who know him well, say that it is very probable that Relchmann occupied some conspicuous point of vantage from which to view the fight. and his discovery in uniform by the British was probably the basis for the as- sumption that he was one of the Boer lead- ers. Army ichmann was selected by Gen. Miles personally to accompany the Boer forces during the war as an obseryer for the United States army. The army was already represented on the British side by Capi. Slocum, and in the interest of military science it was deemed essential that an ac- curate idea should be had of the Boer method of warfare, in order that conclu- sions might he drawn that would be useful to the United States army. So Reichmann was selected for that task. He was no tyro in the matter of observation. ranking high as a scientific soldier and having been de- tafled with success before to observe the srand maneuvers of the German army as a representative of the United States army. His colleagues in Washington declare that the officer has too much common sense to be led into a violation of his orders in the ™manner described: for if he actually threw in his “lot with the Boers” In attacking the British he violated the rules of war and committed a very grave offense under the army regulations. i ——_—_—_—_- e.+______ Contracts for Revenue Catters. The Treasury Department has awarded the contract for two new revenue cutters to the Trigg tron works of Richmond, Va. Cutter No. 7 ts to be built for $151,000 by Trigg. His bid for No. 8 was $217,000, con- siderably less than any other bidder. + 0+ = Mr. Greeley Retires. Mr. Chamberlain, the new assistant com- missioner of patents, took charge today, and Mr. Arthur P. Greeley, who recently resigned his position to enter into private Practice, took leave of his clerks and left the office. General regret was manifested on the part of both the clerks and the pat- ent bar over the loss of such a competent chief. Mr. Greeley specially endeared him- self to the clerks of the patent office, who recognized in him long ago a stanch friend. By the patent bar Mr. Greeley has been recognized as a most competent official, thoroughly in touch with every phase of the Patent business. ————+- e+. Address on Citizenship. Mr. Andrew Wiison of this city delivered an entertaining address last night, before a large audience of ladies and gentlemen, at Whitney Avenue Christian Church. His topic was “Citizenship and Service.” —_—_—_—___ Condition Unchanged. The condition of Mr. William Ballantyne of 1328 Vermont avenue, whose serious ill- ness has been mentioned In The Star, is re- ee to have changed none since yester- CONFIDENT FACTIONS|FEVEW* OF OPERATIONS ————— Norris and Anti-Norris Democrats Both See Victory. ONE LEADER STATES HIS POSITION Interest in the Approaching Centr. Committee Meeting. pee eee QUESTIONS TO BE SETTLED a= es With their primary election just a week off the local democrats are growing more and more animated, and ‘the supporters of Mr. Norris and his antagonists, who com- prise the opposing. forces, are preparing to make most determined efforts to win control of the city convention, to be held two vecks from toda the Academy of Mu- the delegates to which wiil be ciccted next Tuesday evening. Both sides, too, seem to be as confident as they are determined. The spokesmen of the anti-Norris faction. which declares a delegation instructed for Bryan and the Chicago platform shall be sent to the Kansas City convention, assert that they will be triumphant beyond any doubt, and state that the strength of their movement is growing every hour. They even claim that the meeting of the demo- cratic central committee, which is to be held at Costello's Hall, on G street between 6th and 7th street, tomorrow night, wilt result in showing that the control of the body, which has hitherto been absolutely ex cised by the Norris men, will pass into their keeping. * Mr. Norris and his friends, on the other hand, declare as positively that they are mor? confident of victory now than they have ever been, and as for the claim that the control of the central committee will Pass out of their hands they characterize it as sheer nonsense. ‘The warning to all d2mocrats to instruct delegates for Bryan and the Chicago plat- form issued from the press bureau of the democratic national committee and pub- Ushed in The Star yesterday continues to be the subjeot of general discussion among the democrats here. Mr. Norris Makes a Statement. In conversation with a Star reporter to- day, Mr. Norris said there was considerable misapprehension regarding his position as to that clreular. “In a recent letter which I wrote to the Monroe county democrats at Rochester said Mr. Norris, “I strongly urged recon- ciliation and unity of action among all democrats. The circular letter issued by the press bureau evidently does not agree with my views on this subject, and I fear that if we do not receive recruits from the republican party. and secure united action in the democratic party, we may be unable next November to elect our candidates nom- inated at Kansas City. A vast number of laboring men in the employ of corporations had been forced to vote against the Chi- go platform in 1896, and I believe the instructions in the cireular letter, if car- ried out, would prevent even these g. and loyal democrats from coming back ut the election in November. to instructions,” con- tinued Mr. “I have stated that I would prefer not to go under instructions, but if the District convention inst ‘ucts the delegates, I, lik y other loy erat, would respe such a decision. know there were a number of democrat who remained ‘ from the polis in 18¢ who were not gold bugs, and as these me did not vote for the Chicago platform they might feel as if they could not get back In- to line next November if the instructions of that press bureau circular are to be ta n as correct and authoritative. Will Vote for Bryan's Nominatio “I do not know of a single person who has been named as a possible delegate to Kansas City from the District of Columbia but who has stated that he would, if an op- portunity afforded itself, vote for :he nomination of Mr. Bryan. This Is also my position and has been all along, notwil standing the ery of anti-Bryan, an is: that Is unfair and false tric there is no anti-Bryan Thinks Thin Sound Policy. “I have been acting,” sald Mr. Norris in conclusion, “under the direction of the mn: tional democratic committee as expressly declared in a circular Ietter, dated Washing- ton, D. C., February 22, 190, An extract from that letter is as follow * “All democrati¢ conservative reform citi- zens of the United States, irrespective of past political associations ‘and differences, who can unite with us in the effort for pure, economical and constitutional govern- ment, and who favor the republic and op- pese ‘the empire, are cordially invited to Join us in sending delegates to the conven- tion.” 1 understand this to be sound democratic policy and have done all in my power to make it effectual Central Committee Meeting. The meeting of the democratic central committee tomorrow night is expected to be lively, If the claims of the anti-Norris men that they have made substantial in- roads on the members’ former sympathies prove well founded. ‘Two important mat- ters will be considered, The first will the report of the committee appointed March 15 to draw up rules for the govern- ment of the primaries and provide for the selection of officers of election and a re- turning board. ‘This committee consists of Messrs. J. Fred Kelley, Edward Lynch, M. B. Scanlon, Frank J. McQuade, William J. Donovan, ‘Thomas F. Connor and W. T. Jen, all of whom are Norris men. A rt has been agreed upon, which it is lerstood is approved by all except Mr. Whalen. It will favor the custom heretofore fo!- lowed of permitting members of the cen- tral committee to name the election offi- cers In their respective districts. Mr. Whi len prefers to allow the voters at the pri- maries to choose their own election officers, or, in case this is not practicable, to direct each central committeeman to’ give the rris and antl-Norris men equal repre- ntation in the judges of election, The other matter to be settled will be the onsideration of the request of the anti- Norris faction to be allowed representation at the polls. A large crowd is expected at the meeting to be held tonight at Bright- wood Hall under the Bryan democrats’ au- spices, and preparations are being made for the overflow in another hall near by. ‘The speakers will include Representatives Rhea of Kentucky, Jones of Virginia, Wil- liams of Mississippi, Wilson of Arizona, Southerland of Nebraska, Mr. Blair Lee of Maryland and several others. Mr. Edwin A. Newman will call the meeting to order. WORKMAN FATALLY HURT. George Stevens Buried Under Five Tons of Earth. George Stevens, thirty-two years old, whose home is on the Bladensburg road, Was caught beneath about five tons of earth while working in an excavation at h and E streets northeast about noon today. When other laborers on the work released Stevens it was found he had re- ceived fatal injuries. A physician was summoned, and he dis- covered that Stevens’ back was broken, and he had sustained other serious in- juries. The doctor concluded that he could not recover, and advised his immediate removal to a hospital. An ambulance was summoned and the injured man was taken to Providence Hospital, where he died about 2 o'clock. oe ‘ t was stated at the institution that the deceased was a married man. Coroner Carr was notified of his death, and an tn- vestigation of the affair will probably be made late this afternoon. —>—__. Mrs. McKinley Takes a Drive. President and Mrs. McKinley went out for a drive this afternoon, the first one in several weeks, owing to Mrs. McKinley’s recent attack of the grip. If Mrs. McKinley’s health continues to improve the President will take her out for a drive every afternoon. GEN. OTISEON PROGRESS IN THE UPHILIPPINES. Heavy Lossés Infifeted on Insurgents— Battalion of Natives to Be Enrolled Under’ afajor Batson. Gen. Otis hits submitted to the War De- partment, probably with a view to correct- ing erroneous‘impressions that exist in this country as to’ the’sfate ef the insurrection in the Philippines, a summary of the resuit of the development of the campaign since the first of the calendar year. His figures go far toward offsetting the belief that ex- ists In some quarters to the effect thatssince the adoption of guerrilla methods of war- fare the insurgents have inflicted substan- tial loss upon American arms in comparison with the punishment which they have them- selves received. A’ significant sentence in the report differentiates Insurgents and La- drones, showing that Gen. Otis has taken cognizance of the fact that a considerable soldiers under the rules of war, and may not expect the same treatment. The cabied report is as follows: t “MANILA, April 3, 1900. “Adjutant General, Washington: “Since January ist 124 skirmishes in the Philippines have been reported, mostly very slight affairs. Our casualties were 3 offi- cers, 78 enlisted men killed, 13 officers, 151 men wounded. Insurgent and Ladrone loss in killed and left on field was 1,426; cap- tured, mostly wounded, 1,453; small arms secured, 3,051 pieces; of artillery, 165; large captures other insurgent property. _Num- ber of important insurgent officers surren- dering and situation gradually becomi! more pacific. OTIS. Recruiting Filipinos. In reply to a cable message received at the War Department some time ago from Gen. Otis at Manila, asking for authority to enlist native Filipino musicians in the various regimental bands in the islands, Adjt. Gen. Corbin has sent the following cablegram: “Secretary of° War authorizes enlistment of competent native musicians in regitnen- tal bands. Sia CORBIN.” The Filipino musicians are said to dis- play quite a high degree of musical ability and will undoubtedly prove desirable acqui- sitions to the military bands, In accordance with his recommendation, Gen. Otis was -also authorized to organize a battalion of native Filipinos, with the 200 Macabebe scouts already in the service as a nucleus of the organization. Capt. Bat- son, who commanded the Macabebe scouts so successfully during the recent campaign in northern Luzon,has been appointed major of the new Filipino battalion, He is now in this city convalescing from a severe wound of the foot received while in close pursuit of an insurgent band. He has practically recovered from his injuries and will start for Manila in a few days. He has great faith in the loyalty and effi- clency of the Macabebes. Generals Lawton, Young and others shared in this belief. General Young expressed the opinion that a regiment of Macabebes would be more ef- fective than a regiment of volunteers and would be only about one-half as expensive. Mounted on native horses they can go any- where, as both rider and horse are expert swimmers, and both can subsist entirely on the country. number of the hostiles are not there is no sickness among them, and if necessary they can live on zhe country, ‘They were considered by_ the Spanish officers as the best troops Spain had in the Philippines, and they ained loyal to Spain until the isiands passed into the hands of the United States, since which time they have been equally as loyal to the United States. They have constantly refused to take part in any insurrectionary movement, either as a tribe or individually, and in consequence have suffered heavily both in lives and In property. They are considered to be somewhat su- perfor to the other aribes of the island in Intelligence, temperance and habits. Lieu- tenant Batson says, they are fearless in battle, and that It is almost impossible to ambush them, and his knowledge of them has been gained in. many severe engage- ments and scouts, eee MINERS! STRIKE SPREADS. Few Mines in Pittsbarg District in Operation Today. PITTSBURG, Pa, April 3.—Reports re- ceived today from the coal mines in the Pittsburg district indicate that the strike inaugurated yesterday against the dead work scale and the run of mine rate has assumed larger proportions than at first expected. Few mines are in operation, and fully 20,000 miners are idle. No provisions were made for the strike, and if it should continue for a week it 1s likely that every mill in the Pittsburg dts- trict depending on the two coal combina- tions for their supply of coal will have to shut down, There is Jess than a week’s supply of coal In the Pittsburg harbor. The strikers are determined, but the officials of the coal companies expect to effect a settlement be- fore the end of the week. There is no change in the situation at Irwin. The miners are generally out and the pits are idle, : ——>~+-—___ SAPHO BARRED FROM COLUMBUS. Miss Nethersole’s Agent Tarned Down by Mayor Swarts. COLUMBUS, Ohlo, April 3.--A representa- tive of Miss Olga Nethersole visited Mayor Swartz to secure his sanction to the pro- duction of “Sapho" in this city. The mayor positively refused to give his consent, and notified Miss Nethersole's representative that the police would interfere if any at- |} tempt was made to produce the play here. —+e-—__ DU ACCOUNT OF BATTLE. Claims Heavy Loss for Brif®sh and Their Own Light. PRETORIA, Saturday, March 31.—There has been heavy fighting between Brandfort and Bloemfontein. The Wakkerstroom and Ermelo commandos attacked 7,000 British and drove them back with heavy loss, According to the reports of the wounded who have arrived here, fighting occurred all along the line. The federal troops held Positions on the side and top of the moun- tain, while the British positions were on the opposite side of the hill, The British charged repeatedly, but were repulsed. The latest reports say that the federals were more than holding their own, but the final result of the fighting is not known here. The federal wounded, Reports from Brandfort, recetved later, state that 2,000 federals attacked 3,000 Brit- ish successfully, but that 13,000 British re- inforcements arrived"and the federals were compelled to sretiré, after punishing the British severely. a The federal-#oss, according to these re- poris, was sli loss was nine killed and The Idaho Mining Inquiry. Frederick Burbridge, manager of the Bunker Hill and Swillvan mine, was the chief witness at the Coeur d”Alene tnvesti- gation today. /4t was'the mill of this com- pany which was bld#n up in the uprising lagt April. Brigadter General Carlin was to have continged his testimony on the in- surrection In 13#2,-but his official report of that occurreng¢, was accepted as sufficient, and he then gave way to Mr. Burbridge. Mr. Datucll Renominated. PITTSBURG, ‘Pa#'April 3—John Dalzell was unanimously renominated for Congress today by the republicans of the twenty- second district. = ——_>.2—___ Bryan Speake at Seattle. SEATTLE, “Wash.} April 3—Wm. J. Bryan spoke here Yesterday to a crowd of 18,000 to 20,000 persons. Col. Bryan's speech = largely against itmperialism and expansion. : iM in the evening NS gddceshen “a paater crowd and later was the guest of honor at a dollar dinner, at which plates were laid for 1,000. After the’ dinner he left on a boat for Olympia, where he speaks today, haat DNs mea Rin tener Investigating the Goebel Case. FRANKFORT, Ky., April 3.—The Frank- lin county grand jury today began its in- vestigation in the Goebel case. The physi- cians who held the autopsy on Gov. Goe- bel’s body were the principal witnesses to- RESULT OF THE WAR William Alden Smith on the Open Door Agreement. oes SS MADE POSSIBLE BY OUR PROWESS Vast Importance of Secretary Hay’s / Work. GRAND TRADE POSSIBILITIES ——— Representative William Alden Smith of Michigan, member of the House foreign af- fairs committee, speaking with a Star re- porter this morning on the subject of the Chinese open door agreementexpressed the opinion that the most beneficial results would come from the agreement. “The work of Mr. Hay,” he said, “in bringing about the compact among the com- mercial nations whereby the ‘people of the United States are assured equality’of indus- trial opportunity in China with the peo- ple of all other countries having or ac- quiring ‘spheres of influence,’ so called, is the most important international agreement made during the century when viewed from an industrial standpoint. The resultant de- velopment of trade between this country and China during the next quarter cen- tury will justify tho statement that it transcends all treaties and compacts here- tcfore entered into by our government in its importance and bearing upon our future industrial condition. Our Indastrial Future. “In the development of our foreign trade lies the greatest promise for America’s in- dustrial future. We have reached the point where we must get into the markets of the world with our ever-increasing surplus of products, if we are to avoid industrial stag- nation and retrogression, for the inventive genius and productive capacity of our peo- ple has carried us beyond the point of mere- ly supplying our own needs and wants. ‘There is no problem so vital for the future welfare of American labor as that of finding sufficient outlets for the surplus of Ameri- can products and manufactures. The in- dustrial forces of the world will compel us either to advance into broader fields of ac- tivity or to become submerged in the high tide of our own productiveness. “There can be no standing still. We must move forward or step backward in the struggle for Industrial supremacy between the commercial nations of the world. Increasing Productive Capacity. “England and Germany, our greatest in- dustrial rivals, have reached practically the same stage in industrial development as has the United States—that 1s, each country now produces. more than it can consume. This acceleration of productive capacity has been greatest, during the last half century, in the United States, while Germany and England are fiercely struggling for second place, with the odds at present slightly in favor of Germany. Even Japan 1s acquiring a productive capacity that is rapidly overreaching her new and enlarging needs and wants. This tendency of pro- duction to accelerate more rapidly than consumption does, is bringing each of the advanced commercial countries face to face with the necessity of finding Its way into the markets of all such countries as offer a surplus of consumptive capacity. In the absence of agreement to the contrary, it 1s but natural that the selfish interest of each should prompt it to make the best of its opportunities in such countries, and the practical exclusion of competitors has here- tofore been deemed the most effective pol- icy for serving these selfish interests by all countries, saving, perhaps, England. Spheres of Influence. “The consummation of the open door agreement as to China, so far as its indus- trial bearing is concerned, is a practical abandonment of the ‘sphere of influence’ claims of all nations in favor of the United States. We have no hesitancy in saying that industrial influence in China will soon become the dominant one, and its sphere will be as broad and wide as is the terri- tory of the Chinese empire. It will be a legitimate influence, gained and held by honorable methods, clean competition in trade and an unequaled capacity for pro- duction. Never in the history of our coun- try has such grand trade possibilities been secured for the American people. Made Possible by the War. “Without intending to detract an iota from the credit we concede to be due to Secretary Hay for this masterpiece of diplo- macy, we may be pardoned for raising the question whether his magnificent work would have accomplished its object but for the Spanish-American war. Our democratic friends may well pause to consider if this diplomatic triumph was not made possible by the lesson we have recently taught the world regarding the fichting qualities of the American army and navy. This open- door agreement will in the future of the American people be worth all the blood and treasure expended by reason of that war. The present standing of this country among the nations of the world, brought about by reason of that conflict, will make future wars less liable and our demands and requests of other nations more suscep- tible of a diplomatic settlement than they have been. We do not believe the open door in China would have been secured for us without resort to a display of force on our part had we not demonstrated to the sat- isfaction of the great powers that the United States is capable of backing {ts demands with something stronger than diplomacy when the occasion demands it.” —_—___+o+-____ BIG CROWD AT BENNING. Attracted by the Fine Weather ana a Fair Card. Special Dispatch to The Evening BENNING RACE TRACK, April 3.—An- other large crowd took advantage of the beautiful weather to make the journey to the Benning race track this afternoon, the second day of the fifth spring meeting of the Washington Jockey Club. The card for the day was not very attractive, but the prevailing warm weather will be sure to fast put the 200 or more horses at the track in condition, and big fields will soon be seen in about every race. The defeat of Imp yesterday by “Pa” Bradley's Boney Boy was the gubject of general discussion, the great mare’s failure to win being at- tributed to the crushing weight placed upon her, 132 pounds, and to the fact that she was facing the starter for the first time since leaving winter quarters. The victory of Boney Boy, the game little son of that “iron horse.” Blitzen, was well won, however, and {t is predicted by the experts that it will take a mighty good horse to beat him this season, as it did last year. A score or more of speculators accom- modated today these of a speculative mood, and the men-of odds were kept busily engaged. Entries for Tomorrow. First race, six furlongs—First Whip, 101; Mouzeltoff, 113; King Thistle, 98; Kimmage, o1, Second race, two-year-olds, four and one- half furlongs—Clodhopper, 107; Light Ball, 107; Vouch, 110; Little Winks, 110. Third race, maiden hurdle, one mile and a half—Cousin Jess, 141; Monroe Doctrine, 158; Gould, 155; Lime Juice, 141; Marsian, 155; The Purser, 141. Fourth race, se'ling, seven furiongs— Brisk, 109; Diminutive, 92; Hold Up, 103; Passaic, 106; Pickwickian, 106; Matt son, 89; Sir Fitzhugh, 101; Protus, 105. Fifth race, handicap, one mile and 100 yards—Boney Boy, 126; Knight of the Gar- ter, 125; Charentus, 123; B: 120; Sidney Lucas, 118; Beau Ideal, 114. —_——_—_ Fine and Warning Recommended. Maj. Sylvester, the chief of police, has recommended to the Commissioners that Policemen W. J. Trussell and A. R. Gow be each fined $20 for neglect of duty, warned against a repetition of the offense, and be transferred. The officers left their beat and entered a house in Georgetown. ‘They pleaded guilty, without the formality of a MANY MEN QUIT WORKIFINANCE AND TRADE EFFORT TO SECURE SHORTER DAY AND MORE PAY. Building Trades in Nearly All the Leading Cities Involved in Strikes. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., April 3.—Nearly all the building trades in Indianapolis are now affected by strikes. Carpenters. plumbers, hodearriers and bricklayers were out today, but an accurate estimate of the number of men out is, as yet, im- possible. - The trouble was precipitated by the going into effect of the 1900 wage scale. Employers and employes appear anxious to settle the difficulties that have arisen, and it is believed that the men will be at work in a few days. All the union hodecarriers in the city, about 400 in number, went on strike today, und as a consequence all the bricklayers belonging to the local union were obliged to quit. work. Building is almost at a standstiH’, MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., April 3.—The em- ploying plasterers have’ locked out their men pending the Settlement of their dispute as to hours. The carpenters have asked an advance from 23 to 32% cents an hour, but though this has been refused, they are still at work. The contractors have made an offer of arbitration. This will be taken up by the union Friday n’ght. ‘This is bound up in a general offer to establish a board of arbitration to act in all the building traces. If the unfons decline this a general strike 1s predicted. VANCOUVER, B. C., April 3.—All of the painters, bricklayers and stonemasons in this city went on strike yesterday. The masons, and bricklay2rs, who have been getting $4.50 for a nine-hour day, demand 33% cents, with half holiday on Saturday. The painters ask for an increase of pay from $2.50 to $3 a day. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., April 3.—The journeymen plumbers have struck, demand- ing an increase in pay. The plumb€rs’ ex- change, compos2d of master plumbers, Is unwilling to accede to the demand. They want $3.50 a day. : LINTON, Ind., April 3.—All the coal mines here have been closed and 1,100 miners are idlé. The failure of the operators and min- érs to reach an agreement on the weekly pay and powder questions caused the tle up. Strikes Inaugurated Yesterd: The strike of the building trades and a few other trades went into effect in New York and vicinity yesterday. About 1,600 men went on strike throughout the borough of Bronx, and issued a circular to the bosses. The circular recites the demands of the men, which are as follow Three dollars and fifty cents shall be paid for eight hours’ work in the Bronx and $3.25 for the same length of time in Mt. Vernon. The men also demand that Sat- urday afternoon shall be considered a haif holiday, and that no work of any char- acter shall be done then. Some of the strikers went around to the bosses to see if they would not accede to the demands. They were very successful. Fifty-one bosses signed an agreement agreeing to pay the men what they de- manded, and also give them the half holl- day. About 600 strikers then went back to work. It is expected that many more will return when the bosses sign. In Newark, N. J., about 1,000 carpenters and 700 painters, decorators and paper hangers went out on strike. The carpen- ters demand $3 a day and eight hours’ work. The strike has stopped all work on frame buildings in the cit At Mount Vernon 1,300 carpenters and 500 plumbers and gastitters went out on strige. Subsequently 300 of the carpenters resumed work, two or three of the employ- ers having conceded the men’s d>mands. At Orange, N. J., 1,000 mechanics, about equally divided among the painters, ma- sons and carpenters, struck. They demand an increase in wages. The carpenters at New Rochelle and Larchmont are on strike for an increase of wages from §: a day to $3.25. Three hundred men are out at New Rochelle. At Long Branch 200 carpenters went out, demanding a working day of eight hours. Four hundred members of the Builders’ Trades Union in Greenwich and Port Ches- ter, Conn., did not go to work as a result of the failure of contractors to accede to a demand for a nine-hour day made by the workmen early last January. Two thousand journeymen painters and 1,500 carpenters refused to go to work in St. Louis yesterday, pending an adjustment of differences with their bosses over their demands for an increase of wages. The car- penters asked for an increase from 25 to 45 cents an hour. It is estimated that there are 2,000 union carpenters in the city, and of these 500 are stl!l at work, the new scale having been granted by their bosses. The demand of the painters is for an in- crease from $2.50 tu $3 a da: SHROUDED IN MYSTERY. Daniel Haviland, Formerly of Mary- land, Strangely Disappears. Daniel Haviland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Haviland of Sandy Spring, Md., is reported to have suddenly disappeared recently from Linton, Tex., where he had been engaged in merchandising. The young man was a naturalist and an expert hunter. About two weeks since he went ducking, to be absent a few hours. Fatl- ing to return, a searching party was or- ganized, and, despite ey possible effort to locate him, his fate still unknown though it is supposed he was drowned and his body swept into the Gulf of Mexico. Lewis N. Scofield, formerly of Sandy Spring, but now of Texas, has been active in the search, but is as much mystified as are the members of the family of the missing man. —— Estate Bequeathed to Wife. The will of James R. Gibson, dated No- vember 27, 1896, was filed this afternoon for probate. The entire estate of the tes- tator is bequeathed to his wife, Margaret A. Gibson, who is named executrix. > Will of Adeline Whela: The will of Adeline Whelan, dated June 28, 1880, was filed this afternoon for pro- bate. The testatrix bequeaths ali her prop- erty to her daughters, Ellen and Fannie Whelan, and directs that they make pro- vision for her sons, William and Albert. The daughters and Martin F. Morris are named executors. : The wili of the late George H. Elliot, U. S. army, was filed today for probate. The estate of the testator is bequeathed to his widow. Ellen Ritchie Elliot, who is named executrix. ——————— Wiven Seek Divorce. On the ground of alleged desertion, Kath- ryn E. Israel, through Attorney W. E. Poulton, jr., this afternoon petitioned the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia to grant her a diyorce from Percey Belt Israel. Sara Eva Edmonston, through Attorneys R. P. Shealey and W. W. Edwards, this afternoon instituted proceedings for divorce against Wm. R. Edmonston. Cruel treat- ment and abuse of the petitioner by the respondent are alleged. ——.-—— At a meeting of the Roosevelt Colored Veteran Club, held at its rooms, 1216 Ist street southwest, last evening, W. Gilchrist in the chair, Robert Dorsey offered a resolution, which was adopted, to the effect that the club indorse Representative C. A. Sulloway of New Hampshire for senator from that state. Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, April 3.—Flour quiet and steady, unchanged; |, 26,880 barrels; 47, Pg ee ccibis, BLStT bushels thern by’ sample, 70 7: ae Sharp Advance in Baltimore and Ohio Securities, WHOLE RAILROAD LIST STRONG Steel Issues Were Sold Off Again This Morning. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, April 3.—The carly trading in today’s stock market was disposed to be reactionary. as the result of yesterday's dis- appointment in the stecl stocks. Traders offered Federal Steel down under 50, and kept the stock under pressure during the entire morning. In the railway list the forts of this action were shown im further profit-taking. Declines were recorded in the Pacific Issues. the Grangers, People's Gas, and practically all the recent favorites. It became evident toward the noon hour that the railway Mst was being protected by its friends and that the shading off in prices had made no impression on under- lying sentiment. The recognition of this condition turned the market and kept prices Steady at modest advances from the low level. The most important development of the day was a substantial advance in Baltimore and Ohlo securities based upon a variety of Tumors, most of them familiar. The meet- ing of the executive committee during the afternoon was relied upon to bring out some interesting developments to holders of the common stock. A rumor that a plan would be submitted looking to the retirement of the preferred stock helped to advance the common shares about 8 per cent, putting them materially ahead of the preferred in the matter of market value. Another rumor of equal speculative value was that the directors Would recommend an issue of 48,000 shares of the common stock to provide for the ac- quisition of the Pittsburg and Western. The street settled down to the belief finally that some valuable privileges would be granted stockholders, and the demand Was most urgent at the high prices. What- ever may be the outcome of today’s delib- erations on the part of Baltimore and Ohlo officials it fs at least certain that the ac- tivity in those securities gave new life to a hesitating market. The entire list moved up in sympathy with the demand, even the short interest in the steel stocks taking in a considerable volume of stock. Under cover of this increased activity the coal stocks were taken in hand, Read- ing issues making substantial gains, es; cially the first preferred shares. As a group the coal stocks should be given the right of way in the next general advance. Confidence in them is Increasing, and there is a growing belief in the prospects of an important coal consolidation. PS annual meeting of Southern Pacific t# be held tomorrow may bring out som interesting facts. The Pacific stocks are a: willing to adverce and anything especially beneficial to one of their number will, In all likelihood, advance all. Money is easy and earnings are quite up to the recent high standard. The mark is a broad one, and cannot be influenced ex- cept momentarily by the usual disappoint- ments, —__>—__. FIFANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, New York Stock Market. Furnished by W.B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1419 F st., members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. La- denburg, Thalmann & Co., New York. Low. Close. Bits American Cotton Ot, AS Wire Ain. Steel & Wire pi American Sugar. Amencan Tobacce. Atchison. - Atchison, pid Baltimore & Ohio, pid Baitimore& Ohio,w 1. BrooklynRapid Transit. Chesapeake & Ohio... ©, 6. C & St. Louis. + tengo, B.& Q Chie & Northw. enicago Gas. ©. Mand St. Pani. ‘hicago R. I. & Pacific. Chie., St P.M. & 0. Chie. & G. Western. Consolidated Gas. Con. Tobacco. Con. Tobacco, pk Delaware & Hudson Federal Stee! 36h 6 a1 peiini Louisvitie & Nashviil Metropolitan Trac Northern Pacitic. Northern Pacific, Pacitic Mair Penusylva * Reading, Ist pfd Southern Fecifie Southern Railway... Southern Kuilway, pfd_. Texas Pacific. Tenn. Coal and Irou Umon Pacific... Union Pacific, pid. CS. Leather, pfa., Rubber... Wabash pta Western Union Tel. Colorado Fuel and Iron Leather... zi Ontario & Western. k m.— capital ‘Traction $00 at 107, $460 at 107. tal Traction, 108%. BO at 1s, Bo we 103%, 20 ae ington Gas, 2 at 5%, 2 at 55. type, 5 at 194%, 10 at 198 Ie at 194%. 10 at 14, Kat 13%, 109 at at 1156. . 20 at 103%, 20 at 16s) Dat MBin. Me 2 Washington Gas, |. 107% asked. Metropolitan Railroad 125 asked. Metropolitan Ratlroad ce: 110 bid.” Metropolitan Railroad cert. Columbia Kailroad 6s, T25 bid, 1 ja Railroad 2d mort. 53. 109% bid. of. Wash: 3 Co. series A. Gs, 115 bid. Washington Gas Co. series BR, 6s, IL bid, asked. U.S. Electric Light deh. imp. Gs, loo bid, 112 asked. S. Blectric Light cert. -» Gs. 112 asked. Chesapenke and Chesapeake and Potomac bid, 104% asked. American Security und ‘Trost tn. 100 bid. " Washington Market Co. 1st Gs, 113% bid. Washington Market Co. imp. 6s. 113% Wid. ington Market Ca. extn. Os, 1 bid. | Masonic Hall Association 5s, 107 bid, 112 asked. American Graphophone deb. 58, 100 bid. Nutional Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 363 bid, 400 asked. Metropolitan, 0) Jd. Central, 198 bid. Farmers and Mechanics’, 210 bid. Sec- cod, 158 bid. Citizens’. 160 bid.” Columbia, 160 Wid. Capital, 147 bid. | West Rod. 119% bid. Trad.- 2,12 bid, 135 asked. “Lincoln, 120 bid, 125 as! Safe Deposit amt Trust Companies. National Sate Deposit and Trost, 135 bid, hig asked. Washing ton Loan and Trust, 150 bid, 163 asked. American Security apd Trust, 2198 bid. Washington Safe De- posit, 73 bil. Insurance Stocks.—Firemen's, 30 bid. Franklin, 40 bid. Mets tan, 80 bid. Corcoran, €2 bid. . Arlington, 145 bid, 153 asked. German-American, 200 bid. Nationa! Union, 11 bid, 13 asked. Columbia, 124 bid, 13 asked.’ Riggs. 8% bid, 9 asked. People’s, Gig ‘bid. 7 asked. Com. mercial, 4 Lid, 4% asked. Colonial, 111 bid, 115 ‘Title Insurance Stocks.—Real Extate Title, 83 bid, Ss, 103 bid. econ. Be. 103% 5 asked. Columbia Title, Vid. Washington Title, 314 bid. District Title, 3% bid, 3% asked. Stocks.—Capital Traction, 168% hid, 16344, Ske aoe eee aon core as Stocks.—Washington 5 lown Gas, 56 bid. = Stocks.Chesapeake and Potomac, 55 bid. asked. Pennsylvania, 36 bid. Miseelianeous — Storks.—Mergenthaler tates, 1944 bid, 104% asked. Lanston Monotrpe, 13% . 23 asked. Wo 13 Norfolk Weshiugton seesetect has Mall. 6s Ria. 2 per cents, - 2 per coats, : 2 ber cents, : 4 per cents, 2 5 4 per centa, - 15 4 per cents, > 134 4 per cents, : 184 § per conte, > ng cent = New 25, w. + 108