Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, January 21, 1899, Page 2

| | | | the Soudan machine. The Aevald--Review. uy E. Kiley. MINNESOTA. GRAND RAPIDS - The pedagogue’s rule often works both ways. The medium should always be in good spirts. A sharp pencil is sure to make its mark in the world. louder a man talks the Uusually the less it Wise the baggage-smasher wears a chest protector. who St. Louis maidens are now adorning their hats with mistletoe. The polish on a man’s coat doesn’t help him to get into society. When some men make mistakes they repeat them by way of apology. Feminine complexions often re- semble small boys; they won’t wash. The only way you can hurt some men is by striking them on the pocket- book. This is the glad season of thé year when the plumber gets square with the ice man. It’s a pity women can’t strike out from the shoulder with her fist as well as with her tongue. Better fish remain in the sea than ever were caught. The bride never weds the “best map.” The man who has enough money to enable him to live in idleness won’t and the poor man who would can’t. A man seldom drops the coin of fairness into the slot of self-esteem for the purpose of ascertaining his moral] avoirdupois, “I do not object,” said a forbearing man to his daughter, “to your trying to make yourself look like a man, but it disgusts me to see the kind of man you succeed in making yourself resem- ble.” It is fortunate for the country that the founders of the republic left all its honors open to the poor. Some of the men who have attained very high rank in statesmanship had no capacity to save money, and lived and died in poverty. There has been more than one great senator who never paid taxes on an assessment of $2,000, and who never owned a home. And there have been very few great statesmen in this country whose names graced the lists of heavy taxpayers. In refusing to pardon a city treas- urer who violated his trust and was sent to the penitentiary, the goveruor of Washington lays down the propo- sition that convicts should be pardon- ed only when they are proven to have been innocent, when it is shown that the sentence was excessive, or when, while imprisoned, they are able to render the state some signal service. There may be other conditions that would warrant exercise of the pardon- ing power; but, leaving that out of the question, we are wholly in sympathy with a governor who declines to abuse it by freeing a man whose position, education and opportunities encour- aged him to be everything but a thief. The trusted official who sins “against light and knowledge,” not because of the spur of need, is, of all criminals, the one to be punished. Clemency toward such an one brings the laws in- to contempt. It is generally supposed that the nuggets which are found in the river gravels of Klondike and other aurif- erous regions have been brought down by the rivers direct from the reefs in which the gold originally lay. Many practical miners and scientific men, however, have long been of opinion that this cannot be the case, for no ‘masses of gold of so large a size were ever found in the reefs themselves. They believe, on the other hand, that the nuggets have grown where they are now found, just as a crystal of salt will grow in a strong brine; but with so insoluble a substance as gold it was difficult to understand how such growth could take place. Experiments carried out in Australia have shown that decaying vegetable matter will cause the deposition of gold from so- jJutions of gold salts, but these salts are not known to occur in reefs. The mystery is now solved. A Slavonic chemist named Zzigmody has just shown that gold itself can exist in a soluble form. By acting on a slight- dy alkaline solution of a gold salt ‘with formaldehyde and submitting the product of dialysis he has succeeded in obtaining gold in a colloidal condi- tion, in which state it is soluble in water and may be precipitated by the addition of common salt. General Lord Kitchener persistently refuses to write a history of his Sou- dan campaign. “Let us have one gen- eral who has not written a book,” he is reported to have said. An English writer says of him: “You cannot ima- gine the sirdar otherwise than as see- ing the right thing and doingit. His precision is inhumaply unerring. He is more like a machine than a man. You feel that he ought to be patented and shown with pride at the Paris in- ternational exhibition: ‘British Em- pire, exhibit No, 1: Hors concours— a” THE NEWS RESUME EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK IN A CONDENSED FORM, A General Resume of the Most Im- portant News of the Week From All Parts of the Globe, Boiled Down and Arranged in Con- venient Form for Rapid Perusal By Busy People. People Talked About. Prof. Gardener, one of the instruct- ors of Groton school, Groton, Conn., has presented the school with $75,000, to be used for building a new chapel. Mrs. C. P. Huntington of New York has given the means for a new girls’ dormit@ry at the Tuskegee Normal ana Industrial institute, at Tuskegee, Ala. Frank Henderson, who has been en- gaged in the manufacture of regalia at Kalamazoo, Mich., since 1873, is dead, aged fifty-seven years. He was a prominent secret sociciy man, belong- ing to nearly all the kno-vn orders. Col. George P. Webster, a well known lawyer and a prominent mem- ber of Tammany Hall, died at his home in New York. He was born in Connecticut, but in early life went to} Newport, Ky. Frederick D. Underwood is appoint- ed general.manager of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, in charge of the ope- rating depertment, with headquarters at Baltimore. The appointment is ef- feetive Jan. 15. Hon. Reuben Goodrich died at Trav- erse City, Mich., aged seventy-nine. In addition to having been prominent in state politics he was appointed by Lincoln receiver of the United States land office. He was removed by Pres- ident Johnson, but was reappointed by President Grant, where he served for eight years. Criminal Record. A new counterfeit $20 silver certifi- cate has been discovered. It is a pho- etched production of such poor work- manship as not to require a descrip- tion to prevent it being taken for gen- uine money. At the Swinbank residence, two miles north of Joliet, IIL, Mrs. William Swirbank deliberately shot her broth- er, Richard Ramsey, in the shoulder with a revolver, as a result of a quar- rel of seven years’ standing. The safe, containing $11,500, which Chad Stowell, inmate of the Hutchin- son, Kan., reformatory, in a confes- sion, said he helped take in the Missou- ri Pacific train robbery at Leeds in September and buried near Gallatin, was not found by Chief Strauss and Sheriff Cook of Topeka.'This is the rob- bery in which young Jesse James, Jr., is said to have taken part. Accidental Happenings. Mrs. Peter Rogers, living south of ukon, O. T., was burned to death by her clothing igniting from an open fire ‘The four-year-old daughter of B. J. Medford, living near Norman, O. T., was fatally burned while playing with fire, and her mother suffered serious injuries while trying to save the child. Mrs. Thomas Wallace, one of the old- est residents of North Manchester, Ind., and a sister of Calvin Cowgill, former member of congress, died at her home, having been poisoned by eating pork. With his train thundering along at fifty miles an hour, Horace Webber, a veteran Lake Shore engineer, slipped from his cab seat and fell dead from an attack of heart disease at Elkhart, Ind. Charles Memberger, aged twenty- seven years, was struck by a train at Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. 30, and had his skull fractured. Thougn unconscious, he began to whistle, and continued whistling until he died, Jan. 3. Zi As a result of a coasting accident on University hill, at Ithaca, N. Y., R. ‘Trautschold of Moat Clair, N. J., E. G. Starr of San Francisco and D. Ray of Chicago, all Cornell students, were se- riously injured and are now in Cornell infirmary. ‘'rautschold sustained con- cussion of the brain and his recovery is doubtful. The condition of the two other students is favorable. The tug C. M. Charnley caught fire while three miles out on the lake at Chicago, and burned so rapidly that the crew of eight men were compelled to hastily construct a raft and climb upon it to save their lives.Other tugs put out to her assistance, and, afer a desperate struggle through the ice, suc- ceeded in picking up the men and ex- tinguishing the flames on the boat. The entire inner works of the boat were burned away. Washington Talk. The president has approved the joint resoution for the improvement of the harbors at Racine and Kenosha, Wis. The proposed measure for the reor- ganization of the United States marine corps was passed on favorably by the house committee on naval affairs. Secretary Hay has been confined to the house for several days, with an attack of la grippe. He is now slightly better and able to spend some time at the state department. The sword of honor voted to Rear Admiral George Dewey, the naval hero of Manila, by joint resolution of con- gress in June last, has been received at the navy department. Senator Pettigrew pas given notice of an amendment he will offer to the sundry civil bill extending the fish laws of the various states over the for- est reservations in the states, and mak- ing it the duty of reservation superin- tendents to enforce the laws. The senate has confirmed these ap- pointments: Wisconsin—W. W. White, Algoma; G. W. Smith, Eau Claire; C. E. Rought. South Kakauna; J, H. Ha:nilton, Sturgeon Bay; F. is. Ganz, Alma; \I. P. Coon, Plalinfield; A. P. Cheek, Baraboo. ‘Foreign. Le Soir says it learns from ar: indis- putable authority that the court of cassation is convinced that Dreyfus was justly condemned. dent of a section of the court of cassa- tion, has resigned his position in conse- quence of a disagreement regarding the Dreyfus inquiry. Dr. Clements, who for some time has ' been attached to the military service | of the ameer of Afghanistan in the ca- | pacity of veterinary surgeon, has just | arrived at Bombay from Cabull, the | Afghan capital. He says that the ameer is in ill health, and cannot be expected to live long. The reply of Lord Salisbury to the proposal of Emperor Nicholas for a disarmament conference of the pow- ers, which is just published, promises the cordial co-operation of the British governmen}, and asks for an indication of the heads of the discussion at the conference. | The United States minister at Pekin, Edwin H. Conger, acting upon instruc- tions from Washington, vigorously pro- tested against the extension of the French or any other powers exclusive ion at Shanghai, but he urged the extension of the existing settle- ment on an international basis. A cablegram from Secretary Agnes Slack, London, to the national W. C. T. U. headquarters, announces that the French temperance societies hay en the World’s Woman's Chris ‘Temperance union adequate space for their exhibit at the Paris exposition. ‘This will be filled by exhibits from the unions of all countries. A blue book has just been issued at London, containing the correspond- ence between France and Great Brit- ain on the subject of trade restrictions in Madagascar. The only concessior, apparently, which has resulted from Lord Salisbury’s numerous protests is the revocation of the decree confining the coast trade to French vessels, which M. Deleasse, French minister, notified to the British government in @ dispatch dated Dee. 23, last. General. The Pennsylvania system is experi- menting with steam motors on the Western branch line. The stockholders of the Union Pa- cific railway have increased the com- mon stock $27,400,100. The directors of the Northern Pa- cific have declared a quarterly divi- dend of 1 per cent on the preferred stock payable March 3, 1899. The Canadian Pacific railway earo- ings for the week ending Jan 7 were $442,000; same period last year, $401,- 000; increase, $41,000. A man picked up for dead at Macon, Mo., came to life in his coffin in an un- dertaking establishment, and, walking away, left a note stating that he did not like his lodging place. Two bills have been introduced in the house of the North Carolina legis- lature requiring all railroads in the state to operate separate coaches for white and colored passengers. 'rhe United States supreme court has dismissed the case of the Blythe com- pany vs. Blythe, involving the Blythe estate of California. No written opin- ion was filed in the case. Fred W. Wilder, general superin- tendent of Swift & Co., Chicago, ap- peared before the war investigating committee to explain about the meat contracts. The chamber of commerce has again” presented a memorial to the French government urging the pressing neces- sity of opening negotiations for a com- mercial treaty with the United States. Articles of incorporation of the United Lighting and Heating company, with an authorized capital of $12,000,- 000, were filed with the secretary of state at Trenton, N. J. It is reported that the eight Akron, Ohio sewer pipe factories have sent represenitatives to New York to par- ticipate in the organization of a com- pany to control the manufacture of sewer pipe. The United States guards at San Severine fortress, Matanzas, found a prisoner in an obscure cell who had been three days without food. The Spaniards had neglected to release him. Jennie Dunbar-Hall, the actress, formerly leading lady of E. H. Soth- ern’s company, has been granted a di- vorce from Thomas W. Hall, better known under the literary name of “Yom Hall,” on the ground of habitual drunkenness. Grant C. Gillett, the absconding cat- tle king of Kansas, has sent his broth- er-in-law, Charles Bambaugh, to Fort Worth, Tex., to transact some business for him, the nature of which is not re- vealed. 'The National Biscuit company has arranged a settlement of the suit of ouster recently filed in the supreme court at Columbus, Ohio. They will pay $1,100 for the privilege of doing business in the state, and if necessary, will modify their system so as to com- ply with the Ohio trust laws. 'The ice bridge that formed below the Horseshoe fall and opposite the Amer- ican fall at Niagara, is very firm and in fine condition, and as its growth is constant when once formed, it will probably remain for some time. It is one of the most marvelous and beauti- ful spectacles witnessed at Niagara. Lieut. E. B. Calkins, who arrived at San Francisco from Manila on the Doric, reports that two emissaries of Aguinaldo are en route to this country in the interests of the Filipino govern- ment.It is said they will try to have the Filipinos granted several of the Philippine group as an indemnity. It is said at Newport News that ar- rangements are being made to locate in that city, near the ship yard, a steel manufacturing plant to cover fifty acres of ground, embracing fifty shops, to cost $5,000,000, employing 6,000 men and to have an annual output valued at $54,000,000. , William T. Stead, editor of the Re- view of Reviews, has received from Lyman J. Gage, United States secre- tary of the treasury, and President Burrows, of Oberlin college, letters in- | dorsing his peace crusade. . M. Quesnay de’ Baurepairen, presi- | RETURNEDTO | GEN. EAGAN | WAR COMMISSION DON’T LIKE HIS | e TESTIMONY. ‘ ! | He Is Given the Privilege of Resub- mitting His Testimony if He Chooses to Revise Its Language— The President and His Cabinet Give the Controversy Consider- able Attention—The War Commis- | sion Did Not Indicate That the Testimony Would Be Revised, Even if the Objectionable Lan- guage Was Excised. Washington, Jan. 15. — The war in- vestigating commission yesterday took | prompt action on the sensational tes- timony submitted to it by Gen. Eagan and sent the statement incorporating his testimony back to him with the privilege of resubmitting it if he chose to revise its language. Further than this the commission determined it could not and should not proceed. The commission regrets that Gen. Eagan | proceeded as far as he did, and it is explained that the vituperative nature of the testimony was a complete sur- | prise to the commission, and that but | for the rapidity with which Gen. Eagan read his long statement and the absorbing vehemence of its delivery he would have been checked at the time. There was no abatement in the in- terest exhibited here in all the inci- dents connected with’ Gen. Bagan’s bitter attack. As might have been ex- pected a matter of this official conse- quence was sure to attract the atten- tion of the president, and in conse- quence the greater part of the session of the cabinet was given up to its con- sideration. The principals in the con- troversy, Generals Miles and Eagan, contributed little during the day to the controversy. The letter of the commission returning Gen. Eagan’s statement did not indicate positively whether or not they will receive.it as | evidence, even though the Objectionable Language was excised, nor did Gen. Kagan him- self give any sign of any intention on his part to avail himself of the offer made by the board. His friends did not hesitate to intimate that he would expunge the objectionable language, but he would say nothing for himself, and any intimation on that score must be obtained from the board itself. The war department officials are not yet clear as to what would be the effect of a withdrawal or modification of the statement. One element holds that, officially, the record failing to show ny objectionable language _be- ng used there was no legal offense. Another takes the view that while the amendment of the -statement would mitigate Gen. Eagan’s offense it would not wipe it out. Another aspect of the ‘ease is the bringing forward of the plea of exemption which was guaran- teed in the name of the president to all witnesses before the board from what they might say, but again the officials are divided, and this was also true of the members of the cabinet as to whether the exemption could be claimed in this particular case. Meanwhile Gen. Miles is apparently waiting for the war department to act, taking the position that it is incum- bent upon it and the war commission to protect the army from such attacks. EAGAN EXPLAINS. He Says That He Making the ement, Washington, Jan. 15. — Commissary General Eagan consented to be inter- viewed last night. When the subject of his testimony before the investiga- tion commission was broached, Gen. Eagan first made clear the fact that he and he alone was responsible for the statements, both as to facts and lan- guage. “I had my own grievance,” said he. “A terrible charge was brought against me. I was accused of cheating—no, I mean 1 was accused of poisoning sol- diers under the pretense of experiment. If it had not been for that charge I might not have spoken before the commission as I did. For three weeks I chafed wider the charge of having poisoned soldiers under the pretense—yes, under the pretense—of experimenting with chemicals. If it had not been for this charge perhaps | I would not have used such language | before the commission. Let those that criticise my language be placed in the position in which I was placed. Let them be charged as I was charged and they will understand my language bet- en It is the gored bull that feels the pain.” Goaded Into WILL IGNORE IT. Gen, Miles’ Comment on the Eagan Billingsgate. Chicago, Jan. 15.—A special to the Tribune from Washington says: When Gen. Miles was seen in.regard to Gen. Eagan’s statement before the war in- vestigating commission, he said: “I shall pay no attention to a man who seems to forget that he wears the uni- form of the United States army, and this dignity should carry with it the instincts of a gentleman. If the secre- tary of war chooses to take cognizance of Gen. Eagan’s language, well and good. I certainly shall not do so.” Cleared Up His Shortage. Charleston, W. Va., Jan. 15. — Ex- Secretary W. E. Chilton has paid to the attorney general about $8,000, bal- ance due to the state on his shortage of over $22,000. Rear-End Collision. Chicago, Jan. 15.—In the mist and darkness a South side elevated train going at full speed crashed into the rear end of another train at Sixty-third | and Madison. Only two of the dozens ° of passengers were injured. Fingers Shot Off. Waverly, Iowa, Jan. 15. — While’ climbing into a wagon Lute Leitha, | who had been rabbit hunting, shot — three of the fingers from his right hand, his gun discharging with his hand over the muzzle. * SITUATION IS CRITICAL, ‘but Gen. Otis Has Matters, Well in Hand, Manila, Jan. 15.—The situation here is undoubtedly critical, but Maj. Gen. Otis has it well in hand and there is no such certainty of trouble as many believe. ‘The rebels are concentrated on the outskirts of the town, and their leaders have issued strict orders that they shall act only on the defensive. An accident might precipitate trouble, | but the idea of a rebel attack upon Manila is ridiculous, as the Americans resolutely control the pesition. Aguin- aldo has republished the second mani- festo in reply to the proclamation of Gen. Otis, which was recalled on its first appearance, but it has proved in- effectual. On Wednesday a false alarm due to trivial incidents occurring si- multaneously in opposite parts of the city, led to a general call to arms of the United States forces. In fifteen minutes the entire city was covered. The prompiness of the Americans, while it created a scare for the mo- ment, effectually restored confidence throughout Manila and dispelled the excitement due to a passing fear on the part of the citizens that an out- break was imminent. It is possible that the Filipinos, after the diplomatic conferences that have been had be- tween the representatives of Gen. Otis and Aguinaldo, have finally come to understand that the cautious and con- servative policy of the Americans is not due to fear, and they will accept the inevitable with good grace. It is evident that at present they are unable to appreciate the full meaning of the independence démanded, and that when they do understand its extent, the American proposition will be ac- ceptable. Madrid, Jan. 15. — The government has received the following official dis- patch from Manila: ‘The American troops here that were ordered to Iloilo mutinied und refused to start. Gen. Miller has been ordered to abandon Tioilo and return to Manila. All the American troops have been ordered to concentrate here, the situation being the gravest.” THe i. RKETS, Latest Quotations From Grain and Live Stock Centers. St. Paul, Jan. 15. — Wheat — No. 1 Northern, 68 @ 681-2c; No. 2 North- ern, 65 3-4@66 1-4c. Corn—No. 3 yellow, 313-4@321-4c; No. 3, 32 14@323-4e. Oats—No. 3 white, 27 1:2@28c; No. 3, 27@27 1-2c. Barley and Rye—Sample barley, 36@42c; No. 2 rye, 50@51c; No. 3 rye, 49@49 1-2c. Duluth, Jan. 15.—Wheat—Cash, No. 1 hard, 69 5-8c; No. 1 Northern, 66 7-8¢; No. 2 Northern, 63 3-8c; No. 3 spring, 60c; to arrive, No. 1 hard, 69 7-8c; No. 1 Northern, 677-Sc; January, N 1 hard, 68 7-8c; No. 1 Northern, 66 7-8¢; May, No. 1 hard, 71 5-8¢; No. 1 North- ern, 69 5-8¢; Jully, No. 1 hard, 71 1-4¢; No. 1 Northern, 6914¢. Oats, 29@ @29 1-2c; rye, 511-4c; barley, 38@42c; flax, to arrive, $1.14 1-4; May, $1.17 1-4; corn, 34c; May, 36 1-2c. Minneapolis, Jan. 15.—Wheat — Jan- uary closed at 68c; May opened at 683-8c and closed at 688-8c; July opened at 69 1-8¢ and closed at 69ce. On track—No. 1 hard, 68 5-8; No. 1 North- ern, 67 5-8c; No. 2 Northern, 65 5-8c. Milwaukee, Wis., Jan. 15. — Flour is steady. Wheat dull; No. 1 Northern, 691-2c; No. 2 Northern, 68c. Oats higher at 28 3-4@293-4c. Rye higher; No. 1, 56 1-2@57 Barley firm; No. 2, 521-2c; sample, 44@53c. Chicago, Jan. 15.—Wheat—No. 2 red, 71e; No. 3, 66@69c; No. 2 hard, 66c; No. 3, 64@66c; No. 1 Northern spring, G9@T0c; No. 2, 67@69ce; No. 3, 64@68e. Corn—No. 2, 36¢; No. 3, 33 1-2c. Oats— No. 2, 27¢; No. 3, 26 1-2c. Chicago, Jan. 15. — Hogs — Light, $3.40@3.75; mixed, $3.55@3.75; heavy, $3.50@3.80; rough, $3.50@3.55. Cattle —Beeves, $3.90@5.70; cows and heifers, $2@4.80; Texas steers, $3.30@4.65; stockers and feeders, $2.85 @ 4.40. Sheep—Natives, $2.70@4.20; Westerns, $3@4.15; lambs, $3.75@5.20. South St. Paul, Jan. 15. — Hogs — $3.42 1-2@3.52 1-2. Cattle—Cows, $2.25 @3.25; steers, $3.65@3.70; stockers, $3.50@4; heifers, $3@3.25; bulls, $2.65 @2.85; calves, $3.10@4. Sioux City, Iowa, Jan. 15. — Hogs — $3.47 1-2@3.60. Cattle—Beeves, $4.60@ 5.20; canners, $2; cows, $4; heifers, $3.50@3.55; bulls, $2.90@3.50; stockers, $4@4.25; yearlings, $4@4.25. Sheep, $3.50@4.75. CONVENE THE CORTES. Sagasta Will Then Immediately De- mand Ratification of the Treaty. Madrid, Jan. 15.—Senor Sagasta, the premier, will convene the cortes for Jan. 25 or 30 and will immediately de- mand a ratification of the peace treaty. The debate, it is expected, will last a week. The Spanish government has reminded Washington of the under- taking on the part of the peace com- missioners of the release of Spanish prisoners in the hands of the Filipinos, and asks for a prompt reply. The newspapers allege that the Americans have requested the Spanish govern- ment not withdraw the Spanish troops from Mindano, the southermost of the group, before the Americans arrive there so as to prevent the insurrection breaking out. FAVORITE DIVERSION. Panama, Jan. 15. -- Dispatches from the Herald’s correspondent at Guaya- quil state that the insurgents, headed by the clerical party which is striving to overthrow the Alfaro administra- tion, are making headway. The rebel force which invaded Ecuador's terri- tory from the Colombian frontier has made such progress that last night it reached the gates of Quito, the capital, but did not attempt an attack. Heavy fighting is momentarily expected in the provinces. In the south , near the Pe- ruvian frontier, the rebels have just re- ceived a check. Prsident Alfaro is di- recting operations from Guayaquil. Voting for Senator. Sacramento, Cal., Jan. 15.—The leg- islature, in joint session, took four ballots for United States senator with- out result, the vote being the same as the last two ballots: Grant, 22; Burns, 26; Barnes, 10; Bullard, 10; rest scat- tering. Murders Granted a Stay. Wichita, Kan., Jan. 15.—T'wo negro murderers who had been sentenced to hang at Ardmore, Ind. T., have been granted a stay of execution until next _ June, The seaffold had been built. i FIGHT OVER THE TREATY FIRST CONTEST OVER THE DOCU- MENT IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. « Supporters and Opponents of the Peace Treaty Cross Swords for the First Time—The Resolution Providing for the Consideation of the Treaty in Open Session Was the Subject Under Discus- sion, but the Whole Question Was Gone Over to a Considerable Ex- tent—A Vote Was Not Reached. Washington, Jan. 14.—The support- ers and opponents of the peace treaty in the senate had their first contest over that document yesterday in exec- utive session. While tke debate tech- nically was upon Senator Berry’s mo- tion providing for the consideration of the resolution of ratification in open session the entire question at issue was gone over to a considerable ex- tent. The discussion continued from a few minutes past 1 o'clock until about 5, when the senate adjourned for the day without reaching a vote upon the Berry motion. There were no set speeches in the iisual accept- ance of that phrase. It was a running debate in which Senators Berry, Hale, Hoar, Vest and others in opposition to the treaty, met Senators Davis, Frye, Teller, Gray and others in advocacy of it. Probably twenty senators spoke, but many of them did little more than ask questions. Still speeches of some length were made by Messrs. Teller and Frye on the one hand, and by Messrs. Hale and Hoar on the other. There was animated speaking by sen- ators, and for a time a degree of feel- ing was shown. The proceedings opened with a speech by Senator Ber- ry in support of his motion for open sessions, and he was replied to briefly by Senators Davis and Frye, Senator Vest coming in later in support of Mr. Berry and Senator Teller joining with the forces in opposition to the motion. The discussion over this point hinged entirely upon the contention on the one hand that the public was Entitled to Know what was taking place in the disposi- tion of so important a question as the ratification of the peace treaty, and on the other that the debate was sure to develop facts and call forth the utter- ances which should not be given to other nations. It was argued by those favoring the motion that no harm could come by taking the public into the senate’s confidence, while those op- posed stated that international ques- tions were involved which could be considered in a far more judicial and calm manner behind closed doors than with the whole world invited to listen. Suppose it was important that the matter be kept private, said Mr. Vest, no one for a moment supposed that this result could be secured. The sen- ate’s executive sessions, so-called, are invariably known to the world, and for this reason, if for no other, he could see no benefit in excluding the public. Senator Vest thought it safe to say that the important points at least would go to the public. The senators who acted as members of the peace commission, Messrs. Davis, Gray and Frye, were all present, and antag- onized the motion for open doors. They stated that from their experience in the negotiation of the treaty, many questions involving grave internation- al controversies were liable to be raised, and all, speaking from this standpgint, urged the preservation of the senatorial custom of closed doors. CABINET FOR BROOKE. He Will Organize an Advisory Coun- ell of Admistration. Havana, Jan. 14.—Goy. Gen. Brooke thas been carefully. considering the formation of a cabinet of civil advis- ors, and has decided to have four sec- retaries, the first of state and govern- ment, the second of finance, the third of justice and public instruction, and the fourth of agriculture, industry, commerce and public works. Only prominent residents of the island will be invited to join the cabinet. Yester- day the governor general received ac- ceptances from.two, whose names are reserved until all four can be an- nounced. One of the other two may be a Spaniard, though it is probable that all four will be cubans. They will be experts in the various depart- ments which they will advise. -The executive control of course will re- main entirely in the hands of Gen. Brooke, the secretaries being to him a council of administration. BANKERS ARRESTED. Charged With Certifying a Check When There Were No Funds. New York, Jan. 14. — James Me- Naughton, former president of the Tradesmen’s National bank, and Allan McNaughton, president of the wool exchange, and one of the directors of the Tradesmen’s National bank, were arrested and arraigned before United States Commissioner Shields, charged with violating the revised statutes by certifying a check drawn on the Tradesmen’s National bank to the or- der of the United States Trust com- pany for $10,000, when the ‘Trust company, as alleged, had no funds in the bank to its credit. Both pleaded not guilty. Damage by Storms, Havre, Jan. 14.—A terrible gale is raging here. The officers of the har- bor officials have been partially de- stroyed and the St. Francois quarter of the town is flooded. Great damage has been done. Poisoned by Chicken Ment. Toledo, Ohio, Jan. 14. — Four chil- dren of George Laing have died in the past two weeks from eating diseased chicken meat. The servant is il! and recovery is doubtful. It is supposed the chickens had the cholera, > f ’ ; _— “_ ab tere ——