Evening Star Newspaper, April 23, 1900, Page 1

ee THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY Temporary Business Office, 1199 Pennsylvania Avexa>. The Evening Star Newspaper Compaay. Sf. KAUFFMANN, Pres‘t : = New York Oifice: 126 Tribsaz Bail fing Chicago Office: Boyze Building. Lendon Office: Trafalgar Bailfiags, Trafalgar Square. The Evening Star ts served tu subscribers In the ity By cartters, on thelr own m act. at 10 cents per week. or 44 certs per month. Coples at the counter, 2 cents each. By mall—anywhere tu the United States or Canada—jestage prepald—S0 cents per month. Scturday Quintuple Sheet 5 ed. $3.08. with . $1 per se: at Washington, D. ©. y tunst be pafd In advance. le krown on application. RUNDLE KEPT BACK Boers Oppose His Advance to the Relief of Wepener. FIGHTING AROUND DE WETSDORP Prisoners at St. Helena Want Clergyman Sent There. ———— ALL QUI AT LADYSMITH LOND Gen. Rundle is ap- parently toward Wepener, every step beit contested by the Boers. Fr n side there is Kom) deal toda A Thabar-hu ay, April 4 - of Command- Villiers and an attack acre. The iS it is Brit- some kopies, but ck. The Moer ene Killed and tive wounded the news that of ten ad suffered twe men who was ut Clergymen Wanted at St. it Helena. ment, rs, in the Hay guards at Preteria. A proclam: of the Brit- 1 bas been issued prohibit- - mines on Sundays nt on man ing over £1 a month to nativ ysmith teday comes a di quiet and th: patch t the Boer guns nothing further from Bloemfon- of the prepa- vernment contractor or harber- ed sent had Boer Flank Movement Checke WAKKERSTROOM, April After Was expect that in, but Col. B it to Rho- ry IGHTING AT JAMMERSBURG. Britixh jers Drowned Out of Trenches by Rains. BOER CAMP, HU, Orange Free State, Sunday, Fighting con- tinues « rsburg Drift. The have been so full of rain that the men have b now then to clamber to the on! 2 shot down. The Boers were so ¢ that they were unak y started bate good to t rived - and it is said that tifles have lost during a0 he § h Ifies Consuls tended Action, NEW YORK, April 2—The Swedish of In- te at New York has rmed that the King of has dec to reward ave found various ob- to the that Andre polar balloon @ certain amount of for rewa find st RETURN OF . LUDLOW. Plans for the Proposed Military lexe to Be Considered. William Li , Who has just been relieved from y a» military governor of the « ft Havana, arrived here this morn- ing from New York, where he has been for a few de , and made preliminary ar- rangeme for the mecting of the board of which he ts chairman, appointed by the Seeretary of War, te consider and report a plan for the establishment of a war colleg. for the He was at the War Depart- ment this morning in consultation with the Secretary of War and Adjt. Gen. Corbin in regard to the work of the board. He army. says that the board will begin work as s rters can be procured, and intim the beard will probably be mit a tentative plan for th f the proposed m! ¥ col- > secure certain at : ¥ to t Proper operation of the proposed institation. ——————_--2+_____ ATUS OF PORTO RICANS. Constituti: Questions Before the reme Court. In the Supreme Court today Frederic D. McKenney filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to the provisional court of Porto Rico in the case of the municipal officers of the town of Guayama, against whom that ourt has issued a judgment of ouszer on the ground that the election In which they claimed to have been chosen was frregular. ‘The proceeding of the provisional court is attacked as unconstitutional because of its Want of Jurisdiction. A similar motion was filed by Mr. Me- Kenney in the case of Dr. Thomas Vas- ques, who claims to have been a citizen of the United States before the acquisition of Che £Zvening Star. d to fine of fraud or in In ; itutionality of the nal court fs ed, and the point that there was no authority to set government in Porto Rico in the congressional authority. contended that “after the Paris orto Rico became a part of the of the United States, and that its < were entitled to.enjoy the per- rights, privileges and immunities by the Constitution of the States to all persons resident within the territory thereof.” The court has recently, for technical rea- s. refused to pass upon the merits of a - similar to these cases, and the govern- ment will make an effort to have the court refuse to take cognizance of these cases. ——_— GEN. MERRIAM TO BE HEARD. 1 of Progress of the Coeur d’Aline Mining Inquiry. At the Cocar d'Alene investigation today hopes were expressed that the inquiry Would be brought to a close within the next ten day proceeded ne or two weeks. rly two months. It has now The only witnesses remaining to be heard en. Merri and the several army of- rs who were on duty, and Bartlett Sin- who, as the representative of Gov. Steunenberg. was in chief authority in the r d'Alene nelair began his testimony today. did not seek the task assigned , the governor, as he knew the man jertook it risked his life. He i been in entire sympathy with le in New York George in his Gov. Steunenberg v 1 when he first received te the coming danger in The governor sought Sin- delegated him to go t nle ane » charge of inform: for the vernor. fr left on lay the mill was blown u don his to the scene he read pers of the explos The thess produced which pre these newspi ted a lively con- admitted as explanatory of €s upon his subsequent action. Representative Sulzer protested against this, and asked to t these “biased” the affair taken fre The latter were m ruled other newspap out for the present. The wit aid Governor Steunenberg ructed him to be very careful, to take action ir no ms such, but to et his efforts to preventing disorder and riot. + 0 + RGARINE INGREDIENTS. ‘Two Reports te Be Made on the Taw- ney Resolut committee on wa on. The House day vi at the 1 and means the House to solution calling for in- omargarine ingredients Ie, It is understood that rt will contend that the furnisaing of inform n venue Lu. Dolliver will make ymmending that the They will hold that ly provides » known the er that may determine deletericus to public ——__——-+e¢ WILL RETURN THIS EVENING, ov. Taylor Has Been Consulting Prominent Lawyers. Governor W. ‘aylor of Kentucky, who w York consulting promi- luding ex-President Harri- ing the Kentucky contested which fs to be heard next the United States Supreme return to Washington this evening, and probably will be the guest of his friend, Mr. Catchings, at No. 1925 G street northwest. He will remain here un- 1 the cause in which he is cerned is disposed of. eS ee -DISTRICT CODE OF LAWS. so deeply con- House Committee Accumulating Time for Its Dixcussion. Today was District @ay m the House under the rules, but was not claimed by the District committee. The committee 1s accumulating time which is to be u: fer the consideration of the laws. It is probable that night sessions held for the reading of the code. ed later new code of will be Members of the committee who are interested in the stion of the code hope that no efforts is be will made to amend it. The fact ments doubtle could be made to e, but the c: mittee has refrai from attempting amendments for t ason that If or started upen there would be no limit. T! committee has p: as prepared by ten. erred to accept the code District Bar Associa- the ge PLEASED WITH THE HOLLAND. Dewey Tells His Views to the House Naval Committee. Admiral Dew accompanied by his na- Laid, Lieut. Caldwell, and Rear Admiral va Hichborn were heard b mittee on naval affat today to e resolution of Representative Cummings the purchase of a number of submarine ats similar to the Holland. ‘The admiral told of his recent observations of this beat during a trial hibition xpressed articularly and for the terlous engine of exert. Lieut. Caldwell de- led his experience under water on the aft and Admiral Hichborn also spoke rably of the craft. The committee took no final action. —— Retirement of CoL Alden. Colonel Charles H. Alden, assistant sur- geon general, United States army, who has teen the principal assistant to the head of the medical department of the army for sev- «ral years, will close his active military career Saturday next, on which day he will ‘ho the statutory retiring age of sixty- ars. ain Dallas Bache, assistant surzcon al, will succeed to the duties which will be relinqutshed by Colonel Alden on his retirement. ——____-e-_____ Will Be Called Fort Lincoin. By direction of the President, the military post near the city of Bismarck, N. D., will hereafter be known as Fort Lineoin in hon- or of the memory of Abraham Lincoln and in perpetuation of the former post near the House com- Bismarck, which was maintained for many years as Fort Abraham Lincoln. o-—___ More Clerks for Statintics. The committee on appropriations of the House has received an estimate of addi- tional clerical force in the bureau of stat- istics, Treasury Department, as_ follows: Two clerks at $1,400; two at $1,200 and two at $1,000, + 2 Must Be Citizens of Hawall The conferees on the Hawaiian govern- ment bill have agreed to that feature of the House bill requiring that the governor, Judges, etc., shall be citizens of Hawatt, [AT THE WHITE HOUSE Return of President McKinley From New York. WILL AGAIN DEPART TONIGHT Porto Rico and Cuba Considered by the Cabinet. PARDONS AND BILLS SIGNED President and Mrs. McKinley returned to Washington at 7:25 o'clock this morning from New York, and by 9 o'clock the Presi- dent was in his office, going over bills which ve accumulated since he left here and looking over other business which was on hand. The President and party left Jersey City after midnight, and the train traveled slowly, so as not to reach Washington too early. The party was the same as that which left Washington, with the addition of Adjt. Gen. Corbin, Willlam S. Hawk and George Barber, a nephew of the President and Mrs. McKinley. Gen. Corbin joined the President at New York last night, and had a long conference with him, Trip to Canton. The President will remain in Washington until 7:20 o'clock tonight, when he and Mr: McKinley will leave on the regular Pen: vania road train for Canton, which will inspect the work being done at Canton, ard will return to Washington on Thur: or Friday, probably Frid: They will be accompanied by Secretary Cor- utive Clerk Leonard, Dr. P. M. wk and Mr. Barbi they reach tomorrow morning. They will their home Mr. H Pre Washingt S ton from New York y The urning to t to Can- of un- finished and impo He also desired to have a cabinet me ting, and to that end sent notifications to members be- fore leaving here las Had the meet- ing not been held today more than a week would have elapsed since there had been a session. It is declared that there fs no truth in the story that the Turkish situa- tlon was considered serious enough for an extra meeting of the President's advisers. District Bills Signed. Among the bills signed by the President were two District mc amending the re act relating to taxes and tax sales, and making an appropriation of $1,000 for the maintenance of the ng ward for mi- ror contagious dises t Garticld Hospi- The President did not intend to receiv i the di departe: w some visito: dist in Maine rs to pre this party i east room a colored bx on his Way upstairs with Tyr quickly to the y rattled late and Commutations. ident this morning stened pardons and commutations. it The and bo: a number George Brown, convicted of housebreaking of in the District of Columbia and senten on Febru 3, 18M0, to three years fn the W Virgina penitentiary, will go t His sentence was commuted to ex- i at one District Attorne Anderson recommended the pardon, saying he was satistied Brown was not engaged in the actual housebreaking, but reccived some of the stolen goods. The President has granted a pardon to Walker G. Hamner of Virginia to restore his citizenship. The case is well known. mner convicted In March, 1895, of embezzling money from a national bank in Lynchberg and was sent to the Kings Y., penitentiary. President rland commuted the seven-year gen- t» four years. Hamner was released years ago, but a pardon was necessary ore his citizenship. Other sentences commuted by the Presi- dent are: Elzy Davis, convicted in the In- dian territory of horse stealing, and sen- tenced to five years in the Ohio peniten- tiary, commuted to expire May 19, 1900; Albert Vaughn, convicted in the Indian ter- ritory of the larceny of cattle, and gen- teneed to five years in Leavenworth prison, commuted to one year. Porto Rico Discussed by the Cabinet. A meeting of the cabinet was held at the White House today, the President having returned from New York for that and other i to be attended to. The President is going away this afternoon, and did not went to put a session of the cabinet off untill Friday, smuch there was much business connected with the launching of civil government In Porto Rico and other Porto Rican etvil government occu- pied most of the two hours’ taken up by the meeting. The President, with the aid of his c ficers, is trying to obtain men of prominence for the positions in the island. If the bill pending in Congress to allow officers to continue their positions 1s ssed the President will be tn no haste about the appointments, but if this pill threatens to hang tire he wili have to make pointments by May 1. At least two ppointinents are to be made now. urer and auditor for the ries Gage and Root have de- cided on men for these positions. A na Rican is to be nominated as a while an American who has been serving in the island is to be made diter. He understood to be an at- » of the treasury who has demonstrated and verness in his work in the ability stand. Che President has had a careful canvass made of the Americans living in the is- land with a view of considering the wisdom of appointing a number of them to places. It is likely that a good many of these will be honored when the appointments are all made. Attorney General Griggs is endeavoring to find for the President some prominent lawyers in this country who will accept judicial plac The salaries are so small that few lawyers of note can be found to consider the offer. This forces a selection out of younger and less known material, but the President intends to exercise great care in the judicial appointments. Allowance to Army Officers. Another matter briefly discussed was that of additional allowancé made to a few army officers in Cuba. Attorney General Griggs had been asked if any law had been vio- lated. He reported to the cabinet toat there was no violation of any law and that the action taken was warranted. Secretary Root then told the cabinet the ts in the case. He sald that soon after General Brooke was made governor gen- eral of the isiand he wrote to the War De- partment asking to be relieved, saying that he could not maintain a family in the United States and run an expensive estab- lishment in Havana on the salary and alf- lowances he received from the government. He declared that he would be bankrupted. He referred to the great amount of enter- taining he was forced to do and to the fact that the people of the island expected this. The War Department officials gave seri- ous attention to the letter. They had never been confronted by similar conditions. It was not right, they argued, to force Gen- eral Brooke into enormous expenditures out of his own pockets. It would not do to play the poverty act, and to belittle the dignity of the country, It was decided te allow General Brooke an additional allow- ance from the Cuban funds. . The same de- cision was arrived at in the case of Gen- eral Ludlow, Colonel Bliss and one or two others. Cabinet members say that the explana- tion of Secretary Root was satisfactory to the President. Today's Nominations, The President today sent the following nominations to the Senate: To be assistant quartermasters, with rank of captain—First Lieut. Thos. B. Lamareux, John Gibbon, jr., of Oregon. Navy—Lieut.. Commander Herbert Wins- low, to be a commander; Lieut. Bdward E. Wright, to be a Heutenant commander. Interior—To be Indian agents: Morris L. Bridgeman of Montana, Fort Belknap agency, Montana; Oscar A. Mitscher of Ok- lahoma, for the Osage agency, Oklahoma. ——_2+________ CARTER’S HOPE TAKEN AWAY DECISION IN THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT, No Constitutional Question Involved and the Sentence of the Court-Mar- tial Must Be Executed. In the Supreme Court today Chief Justice Fuller handed down the opinion of the court in the case of Capt. Oberlin M. Carter, dis- missing his appeal from the decision of the cireuit court for the southern district of New York. The chief justice held that under the doc- trine laid down in the case of Robinson agt. Caldwell, no appez! could be entertained by this court, the ypellant having exercised his remedy of an appeal to the circuit court of appeals. It was also held that ft did not appear that any cons@tutional question was int volved upon which an appeal -could have been originally taken from the circuit court. The effect of the decision is to leave in force the decision of the circuit court, re- fusing to interfere in the sentence of the ct artial which sentenced Carter to years’ imprisonment. Carter is now at Governor's Island, awaiting the result of this proceeding. The solicitor general asked that a mandate be immediately sued in the case, but action on this qu ton was postponed by the court until to- morrow. —— ee THE CASE OF MR. QUAY. His Friends ax The friends of Mr. Quay are manifestly not as confident, now that the test vote in the Senate is close at znd, as they have heretofore professed to be. All of those on that side of the case whose judgment ts re- lied on admit that the vote will be very close, and admit it in a way to indicate that “close” may mean anything, There are several senators who obj being questioned as to their purpose with regard to any vote, and these have to be classified, {f at all, upon the bases of former votes. Another element reference to s be paired. A roll of senators, giving forty. fevor of Quay to forty. eppesed, ed lo represent’ with fair bectations ef Mr.” Quay, y oD elaht senators who Will not vote for Quay, nd in the anti-Quay column two oF eee net vote against him. One of the latter will vote for Quay und one will probably not vote all. Of the eight in this list erroncously accredited to Quay, one or two will not vote, and the rest have de- clared thelr intention to vote against. The uncertainty as to the number who will not vote at all confuses any canvass. But the analysis of the Quay claims indicate an expectation on the part of those oppos- ed to Quay that they will defeat him by from one to three votes. The calculations on either side are liable to be unsettled by the failure of senators to vote or by a sudden change of mind on the part of one or perhaps two senators. Partisans of both sides, it is said, have declined bets: as to the result. of uncertainty is with ators Who will not vote nor ive in € e+ —____ THE MARTIAL WESTPHALINGERS, Army Service of Father and Sons Ag- gregated 107 Years 10 Months, A remarkable state of affairs has just been revealed at the War Department in the matter of the military service of the Westphalinger famfly, By direction of the assistant secretary of war, Corporal Gustav A. Westphalinger, Company I, 20th United States Infantry, now on furlough at Leav- enworth, Kan., fs transferred as a private to the general service. Corporal Westphalinger has a record of twenty-one years’ faithful service in the army, and he has the distinction of being the first man to recelye at the hands of Maj. Gen. Otis a six months’ furlough from a. this furlough being granted in con~ deration of his excellent record. Corp Westphalinger’s father, Georg phalinger, served thirty-three ye ind was retired as a first sergeant. brothers of Corporal Westphalinger now in the military service of the United States, and the total length of ser- Vice of the father and six sons aggregates 107 years and 10 months. Corporal West- phalinger is ordered to report at the arm recruiting tion at Indianapolis, Ind. where he will assist in recruiting for hi regiment. If he desires, he will be reas signed to a company of his old regiment in the future and will accompany them to Manila. —————_++____ LOUISIANA PURCHASE CENTENNIAL. Goy. Shaw Will Be the First of the Governors to Arrive. Gov. Shaw of lowa will be the first of the governors of Louisiana purchase states to arrive in Washington for the hearing before the special committee of Congress. He is expected to reach Washington this evening. The committee appointed by the trans- Mississippi congress, in session at Houston last week, to come to Washington to attend the hearing next Friday on the St. Louis world’s fair bill, and urge the appropria- tion by the federai government of $5,000,000 in ald of the fair, consists of the following: John G. R. Pitkin of New Orleans, president of the trans-Mississippi: cangress; EB. R. Moses of Great Bend, Kun.;, A. S. Geetz of Carlsbad, N.M.; Robert C. Morris of New Orleans, and George R. Harrison of Glas- gow, Mo. The resolution adopted by the congress in favor of the making ef the appropriation was recelyed by the world's fair committee today. It is as follows: “We cordially indorse the bill introduced in Congress re lowa, pledging the gov lent of the United States to autharize expenditure of $5,000,000 in aid of the Louisiana pur- chase exposition of 1908." ——— +.—__\__ NOT TO BE THOUGHT OF. What Senator Alison Says of the Vice Presidency. Senator Allison has r@@urned from Iowa. He said today, when questioned about the vice presidenc; e “I am in neither a teeeptive nor a passive mood. .My being a didate is not to be thought of.” (2% Sergeant Mdote Promoted. Quartermaster Setggant Joseph Moare, ‘Troop A, 9th Cavalry, has been appointed second lieutenant in tHe 48th Volunteer In- fantry, in the Philippines. by Representative Lane of] QUAY CASE TAKEN U Mr, Chandler Argues in Favor of the Pennsylvanian, MR PLATT, CONN, JOINS ISSUE Post Office Bill Considered in the House. DISTRICT DAY POSTPONED —_-+— When the Senate convened today Mr. Chandler, chairman of the committee on privileges and elections, submitted to the Senate the report in the case of Senator William A. Clark of Montana. In connection with the report there was also submitted the testimony taken by the committee during its investigation. The testimony comprised three large volumes, aggregating nearly 3,00) printed pages. Mr. Petius (Ala.), a member of the com- mittee on privileges and elections, said: “Some of the committce on privileges and elections, without in any way dissenting from the resolution offered by the chair- man, desire to submit some remarks as to the conduct of the case.” “Does the senator,” “desire to make his inquired the chair, statement at this not at all,” respond “A minority of the committee disagree with portions of this report, and they desire to submit their views in writing, without in any way dissenting from the conclusio The resolution was then sent to the endar. M. S. Quay as a senator from Pennsylvan was then called up, and Mr. Chandler dressed the Senate in support of Mr. Quay right to a seat under the governor's ap- pointment. He urged senators to consider the question merely as one of constitutional construction. Suggestions have been floating about,” aid he, argain between the riends of Senator Quay and the friends of another senator, whose right to a seat also s been called in question” (referring to enator Clark of Montana). hall not te time on these rumors, I have been requested by both sides to deny that there is slightest ground for these rumo: y ure a mere figment of a di ation. Of course they could have no effect upon the yote of any senator; but I say this much to correct any misapprehension outside of this chamber. the lieve: could these rumors of a bargain. Mr. Chandler then stated what he con- sidered the obviou struction and Inter- pretation of the Constitution, which was that the Senate at all times should have a full representation from all the states. His argument in support of his contention w extended and elaborate. He held, too, that the governor of Pennsylvania was not bound in this case by the provision of the constitution of Pennsylvania, requiring that the governor should call the legislature to- gether to fill vacancies in the senatorial representation, because this vacancy had not occurred during a recess of the legisla- ture, as indicated by the Pennsylvania con- stitution, but during a session of the legis lature. As the legislature failed to elect, the governor, Mr. Chandler maintained, clearly had the right to appoint Mr. Quay or anybody else. Adverting to the Mantle case in 15 the Corbett case in the last Congress, Mr. Chandler said they were not fair precedents upon which to base action. “I know senator: ald he, “and I'm not going to mention names, who voted against Mantle because he was what was called a silver senator; and I know that some sen- ators, perhaps in a spirit of retaliation, voted against Corbett because he was what was called a gold senator. We believe that the doctrine we are advocating Is the true doctrine and we shall persist in pressing it upon the Senate. I do not consider that any senator is bound by the vote in the Corbett case. Mr. Platt Replies. In an extended reply to Mr. Chandler, Mr. Platt (Conn.) maintained, on purely consti- tutional grounds, that Mr. Quay was not entitled to a seat in the Senate. “It seems to me,” he said, “that one question lies in the forefront of this dis- cussion—one which has not been sufficiently dwelt upon by those who think Mr. Quay is not entitled to a seat here, and one upon which there has been notable silence by those who think he is entitled to a seat. That question is whether anything can «ver b> considered as settled in the Scnate of the United States. Is the Senate, now in the 112th year of its existence, to observe the almost unbroken line of precedents, or is {t to be governed by political and per- al friendships? Iam soir continued Mr. Platt, “that enator should make a charge against ixteen senaiors that they voted against a “nator because of personal or political rea: sons and not on constitutional grounds. That charge is one which refl2cis grever dishonor upon the ate than any ever has been made. “F want to ask the senator,” interrupted Mr. Chandler, ‘‘and I willeask him, why he.| is so sorry? Ought these statements to be made in secret, yet not on this floor?” “The senator from New Hampshire,” re- sponded Mr. Platt, “in making this charge makes one which, if true, disgraces sixteen Senators who voted against Mr. Corbett and brings dishonor upon this Senate. I do not believe it. No enemy of the Senate, no newspaper which likes to cast asper. sions, no outsider who is constanuy sech- ing opportunity to malign public men, could say, it seems to m2, that the votes df six- teen senators were cast against Mr. Cor- bet! because he was a supporter of the guld standard. Such a charge will only afford opportunity for criticism of the Senate which will be unjust and unwarranted.” THE HOUSE. and At the opening of the session of the House today, upon the request of Mr. Hepburn (owa), chairman of the interstate and for- eign commerce committee, unanimous con- sent was given to set aside May 1 and 2 for the consideration of the Nicaragua canal bill. Mr. Hepburn said that one day would be given for general debate and one for amendment under the five-minute rule. By consent the consideration of District of Columbia business, which was the regu- ler order for today, was postponed until next Monday. Bills were passed to dispose of the aban- doned Fort Buford military reservation in North Dakota and Montana, to authorize the holding of United States courts at Bi- loxi, Miss.; to extend the act for the con- struction of a dam across Rainy Lake river, to authorize the New Orleans and North- western Railroad Company to construct a bridge across Bayou Bartholomew, to es- tablish terms of courts at Newberry and Elizabeth City, N. C.; to authorize the city of Tucson, Ariz., to issue bonds for water- works, etc. ‘The post office appropriation bill was then taken up under an arrangement to close general debate today and to devote two hours to the two contested items in the bill —special mail facilities and pneumatic tube service—and one hour to the provision re- Jating to ratlway postal clerks. Mr. Loud (Cal.), chairman of the post of- WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, APRIL 23, 1900-FOURTEEN PAGES. TWO CENTS. — THE FORTUNE BERINGER, Frequent and constant advertising brought me all T own.—A. T. Stewart. i fice committee, explained the provisions of the bill, which carries $113,004, S04 “Will not the incre: pneumatic tube : the near future?” asked Mr. Mood ‘That is about it,” Is it the ge service should another “I ha House re; swered Mr. Loud, “that the s stop altozether or be extended. argued that it should be stopp ress has seen fit to continue ft. Referring to the result of the Inv stiga- tions by the posial commission abroad, Mr. Moody asked if it was not true that for elgn countries emp s did not own and operate the tubes, and did not charge extra compensation for its use Mr. Loud assented and said that abroad the tube service was only used for the transmission of telegrams and special de- livery letters. He declared his opinion to be that the tube system could not be suc_ cessfully and economincally administered. I hove to God,” said that Congre: will have the strength and wisdom pre- vent the government from embark! ng in any more enterprises than it is now in. Conditiony in the South. Mr. Norton (S$. C.), who Loud, took advantage of th lowed in general debate to de speech on the subjc teman’s opinton that this e extended another inch or followed Mr. latitude al- ver an hour's t of the conditions in the south. He replied to some of the stric- tures on the edu in the south, showing that uction the south had proj more for education than north. He described the ef the south in material wealt dicted a glorious future for the a ——+-0 ROSSISM IN TEN uthland, Commissioner Evans’ Talic of the Re- cent State Convention. Commissioner of Pe: today from The governor was strong in his denunciation ef the meth used by the machin dwelt at length upon the fact that f rything in his bower to bring about the actory con- ciation of aN Z00d of re- publi n in Tennessce. Mr. Evans said: “The immediate causes break were startling and appalling. Those in charge of the machinery used the most unheard of and most unscrupulous methods to corrupt and debauch the primaries. Frivolous and undignified contests were made by the machine faction. The state committee, consisting of nineteen members, of Whom hine Were appointees of the boss of the machine, decided the contests in all which led to the cases in favor of the machine faction, their tion be! z : by ied committee on TY was one a beneficia- of the contesting delegates and ry of the results. he condition of the repub! in Tenne for a numbe been one of aimed, not at the strengthening of the 7 ty, but at th . have kept almos' from participation in It is to be hoped hat this breach will electri publican though: and republican principles in Te: ve, and will be the m ] bringing about an era of republ ancy. “It will certainly be the m of bring- ing back to active participation those who haye been mortified and humiliated by boss rule. It is the first time in the history of republicanism in Tennessee that the dele- gates elected by their people, sent to the state capitol to represent them in the state convention, found themselves barred out and the doors guarded by twenty-five able- bodied democratic policemen. ——+ 0+ CAUGHT ONE OF THE SWINDLERS. Spaniards Who Had Reen Playing on American Credulity. United States Consul Horace L, Wash- ington, at Valencia, Spain, reports to the State Department the arrest by the civil authorities there of one of the members of a complete organization which has been engaged from Valencia, Cartagena and Bar- celona for the past eight years in a whole- sale swindling game directed against per- sons in the United States. As explained by Mr. Washington the plan consists in the sending of a notice to some United States citizen to the effect that a prisoner dying in the “Castle Fort,” a penal station in Valencia, has left a large fortune to the United States citizen subject to his undertaking to care for an orphan child left by the deceased. The scheme ts worked with great ingenut the letter being apparently addressed by the chapiain of the “Castle Fort,” who has received the communication In confidence from the dying prisoner, and the papers bearing what ap- pear to be genuine stamps of the parish charge and other marks of identification. I: is needless to state that all of these are forged or surreptitiously used. Mr. Wash- ington says that the scheme has been prac- ticed in many sections of the United States —to his definite knowledge in twelve diffe ent states—and many persons in the United States have been put to the expense of a fruitless journey to Valencla, while others have been inyeigled into forwarding con- siderable sums of money. He commends the local officials for their activity in the case he now reporis, but ei that, owin; light penalties im- y Spa law for attempts at ndling and the great difficulty in ob- taining cvidence to convict the perpetra- tors of the swindle, it is futile to regard the scheme as suppressed. HOISTED HIS FLAG ON BROOKLY Admiral Remey Assumes Command of the Asiatic Station. According to cable advices to the Navy Department, Rear Admiral George C. Remey assumed formal command of the Asiatic station at Yokohama last Friday. He hoisted his flag on the armored cruiser Brooklyn and relieved Rear Admiral J. C. Watson of command of the naval forces on the Asiatic station. Although no direct information on that point was received, it is assumed that, in accordance with the orders of the department, Rear Admiral Louis Kempff assumed command of the second division of the Asiatic squadron at the same time. He will use the cruiser Newark as his flagship, and will confine his operations to Chinese waters. Admirals Remey and Kempff made the journey across the Pacific in_company and were received by Admiral Watson on their ar- rival at ¥Yckohama with the usual honors. Admiral Watson will start on his home- ward journey in a few days over the Suez and Mediterranean route. He has full dis- cretion to proceed at his leisure and stop wherever he pleases on the way. It is probable that the Brooklyn will step at one of the northern ports of France, in “crder that the admiral and his staff may visit the Paris exposition. It is therefore not likely that the admiral will reach New York inside of three months’ time. ——_— — 7 Preparing Secretary Root's Response. ‘A large force of officers and clerks is en- gaged today in preparing Secretary Root’s response to the Senate resolution of inquiry regarding the allowances to army officers tn Cuba. Secretary Meiklejohn has charge of the matter and Adjt. Gen. Corbin is help- ing him. It is said that several precedents will be cited of similar action In the cases of Louisiana-and California to show that there is nothing unusual or irregular in the allotments. Senators Spooner and Foraker were at the War Department today in con- ference with the officials, and the presump- tion is that they fortified themselves with facts to defend the action of the President, on the floor of the Senate, in case it became necessary, CLARK CASE REPORT ——— Committee Findings Submitted to the Senate. —__—_o—___— AGENTS OF THE SENATOR ARRAIGNED Accused of Briberies, Attempted Briberies and Corrupt Practices. ELECTION RENDER D NULL — -+—_— Senator Chandler, from the mittee on privik submitted th Senat the report of that committee in the case of Senator Clark of Montana. The report ts comparatively brief, covering y about fifteen pages of printed matter. It does not rehearse the testimony, but simply presents the findings committee and its for its The tind the committee is s s follows: Agents, Briberiex and Attempted Bri- briex. “The finding ef the committee ts the ele to the Senate of Wil Clark of Mo: nuil and void on 4 unt of brit rrupt practice ations of the hing etter by laws « crimes In view of thi ports and unanimou adoption by allowing resolution: Wiliam A. Clark was “ a to by the legislature « The report conel ommendation for ate of Montana.” strong rec- shou'd, ntry, de hat procured rks has been procured cannot by the deliberate judgment of S Iso owes a duty to of Mr . wi onscious of ute into which the tion in this the United States Senate Senator ¢ be retaine he Senat: the peopl tan the bad re State had fall- nditures of mone tion with its elections, such a public sentiment that th 1805 passed a statute wht would have redeemed the state from’ its bad name. F ct_and gross vio‘a- tions of that nd the consequent ai t to rest upon th state Monta’ a right to expect prompt 2nd decisive remedy from the ac- tion of th report of this committee The commitice states that its finding Is 1 or undis- \ cirent my taken umerated expend in the contest of stified to by Senator Clark and : law of 1895 ive to crimes against the elective fran which nd amount the pol h could be made tn a political « ld not give more t mittee in one nd could not pay sonal expenses in lawful ways § 3. Asserts been constantly a candidate for office and give his record in that resnect and notes the organization of a committee in his int in the summer of 1805 after the c tion with friends in Butt committ report says, ‘he gav limited authority pend money which he agreed to furnish; an estimate, however, being made that at leas %) would be necessary to secure the state convention and that $75,000 might be needed to secure the state legislature.’ “4. “In the canvass which ensued the ap- proximate expenditures admitted by the various members of his committee and their assistants 1 W. Clark, $2: by McDermott, by Davidson, agent, $22,300; by Welle $25,000; by Steele, $11,000; by Corbett, by Whitmore, 4,60; by Coor mainly furnished by Charles W. ¢ the amount of these expenditures Clark hi aid to his vances and payments made and pre as follows: By Chas. and ad- of which sum Che from him on Aug tober 17, $2 February 1 3 x and and in addition lovember . one of his age me, his attorney, and $5, member of the legislature. None of the members of his commit- tee or their assistants made the sworn re- required by law, nor did Senator himself make any retu deal with the business ark and his rc ‘ith mem of the leg including ‘the pu c of Repre tative McLaughlin of $6,000 to Repre the mortgage on h tender of a bank after the adjournment of the legislature largely through the efforts of Senator Tierney and Representativ sole and Shovlin of Brcadwater county the sale of lots and other property in Jef- m county to a repr k by Senator Warne s. Carr, Gieger, Fine, y ter, and the present of $5,000 to E tat after the adjournment of The Woods Transaction. Speaking of the transaction with Woods, the committee says: ‘Senator Clark knew of Mr. Bickford’s attempts to purcha the indebtedaess which Woods owed, and the correspondence that the object was to secure Mr. Woods’ vote for Senator Clark. Bickford testified: ‘In pursuance of that letter (the letter of November 21 from one Ector) and of the invitation which I at that time recet . I made arrangements to obtain, for the purpose of using it to prevent the indebtedness of Woods going into the hands of Mr. y's friends, the sum of $7,000, with which to take up that indebtedness.’ On November 12, 1898, Mrs. Woods mortgaged their sheep and cattle for $1,000, payable in one year, and on April 22, 18%, paid the mort- gage debt. Mr. Woods has left Montana and gone to New Mexico.” Referring to Mr. Tierney's connection with the bank at Townsend, the report says: “On June 1 Mr. Tierney organized the State Bank of Townsend with a capital Stock of $25,000, of which he took $5.40. Mr. Shovlin took $1,” and Mr. Eversole $1,000, nearly all the $25,000 passing through Mr. Tierney’s hands in currency. His $5,800 he says he took from the money drawer in a safe in the office of Miss Darcy & Co., but whence this $5,800 came he did not shew by any writing whatever.” Referring to Garr's story about securing money from his aunt with which to pur- chase a ranch, the committee remarks that “He had no previous knowledge of bow she had accumulated this money.” The Day Payment. The reference to Mr. Day's connection with Mr. Clark is as follows: “E. C. Day was Senator Clark's candidate for speaker, and was defeated in the democratic caucus, receiving 25 votes against #) votes for Mr. Stiff. Mr. Day was the leader of Mr. Clark's forces in the législature during all