The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 27, 1899, Page 4

DRAMATIC DEFENSE OF COMMISSARY GENE Goaded to Madness by the Insin- uation That Soldiers in its quiet’ intensity, S0 of nev eral witnes tened intent preceded the ch uniform,” without sword, and soldierly b whom he bea at all it would be later. I before the witness chair raised his ri; ceeded in his testimony it became ap be justific 58 OB OB OTITH 10 SISO of immunity, it was ble to General Bagan the court-martial had no proper juri; In speaking of the cri nunciation. 2 said had € =3 y dramatic and impressive. o2 o ¥ dly way asked after hi; ASHINGTON, Jan. ‘When the n court-martial reassembled to- stated that ished to submit formally the tes- s of .General Miles read yes- rday as an exhibit in this trial, and with this statement, he said, the pr cation rested its case. N Worthingten, counsel for Gen- eral Eagan, read several exhibits in connection with the testimony given at yesterday's s of the court. These ded the correspondence between al Mil and General Eagan, rough the ant general, in which s to whether the in- the latter z view publi Y v York news- paper, in which General Miles is alleged commis- e severely critic department, Was au- tracts from the alleged generdl's exandér, U. 8. A., of the Sub: ment, was the first wit :fense. He 2id he returned to Washington from the morning of the day n gave his testimony be: Investigating Commis- Eagan, he said, was tily going over papers in connection o with his testimony and showed signs | first read General Miles’ statement in ey G eneral Eagan | the Washington papers. For a long of great excite - and wit- | ime he feared that he might not be 1sly handled the papers and Wit- | cyjled pefore the commission, but he | ness had rarely seen a man in such a | finally received a summons to appear. nervous condition. His manner was so then he was not fully prepared, exceptional that he asked Colonel Davis his statement necessarily involved Department, who of the Commissary sent, whether the general was . He had been intimately eon- with ‘General Eagan, but never had he seen him in such a con- rritt asked whether, to his General Eagan had con- one as to the substance of nted to the ander an- , General gan had not. Colonel George B. Davis, assistant to Commissary General Eagan, was the next He tfied that he y ociated with during the last several s in the office the da hii testitmony be Zating Commis- Eagan had been very closely General Eagan months. He w G fore s General sion, E saw the published statement of his tes- timony he became considerably excited and wrote to General Mile: ing as to the truth of the interview published e s time went on :d to such he did not and app attend to the duti eral Eagan reached at he could not attend to any busin The day before Gen- Jagan appeared before the com- cad his statement to the " who urged him to modify it hat, but he would not listen, and, walking up and down the room, said he would not change a word of it. Newspaper elippings were constantly eived, criticizing General Ea- greatly increased his ex- o ca that General Eagan was a murderer, and that he had acted cor- ruptly in sending unfit food to the army. During these days the witness said that General Eagan was wholly unfitted to perform the ordinary duties of his office. Up to this time the gen- eral had been a hard worker and never before had exhibited any signs of nerv- s strain .r to questions Colonel Davis d that General gan’'s conduct o office was perfectly honest and he vs had th rt, more so than any other com- general of whom the witnes ever known or heard. The witnes again refe: g to General Eagan's te: timony before the commission, that he had not been consulted in its tion, but, at the general's re- had supplied some of the rec- ords. The gen I had asked him at one time as to his judgment concern- ing the argument he had prepared for the commission and the witness had replied that it was a complete answer to the criticisms which had been made against him, but he had advised that some parts of it bé omitted, General Eagan, however, was greatly excited and wit-ess thought he would bring the matter to_his attention more ur. gently the next morning, but witn did not then have a good opportunit General Eagan had told the witness that he was prevented from proceeding in military fashion against General Miles by the President’s order of im- munity to witnesses, but that he hoped to he able to proceed in the matter in the civil courts. Miss Millard,General Eagan's stenog- rapher, was then called. he had taken nearly all of the general's dictations since September 15 last eral’s sta ent before the commission. At the time General Eagan gave his tes- timony before the commission he was greatly excited, tnd while he was diec- tating his statement he walked the floor in an excited way. It had neve Kis habit to wal': the floor while dictat- ing. The statement was n . fully com- pleted until the day it W s presented to the comr.issiou. She saw General Eagan only a few minutes before he left to appear before the commission and he was then in such a nervous state that his hands trembled. The witness thought that the general had never been able to read the statement through as a whole fro’ . the time it was begun until it was read to the commission. Mr. Rogers, ¢lerk in the office of the commissary general, was the next wit- hess, He had been in the office since 1891, and since General Eagan came to WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.—The feature of the proceedings before the Eagan court-martial to-day was the testimony, dramatic in many parts of Commissary General Eagan himself. more than fifteen or twenty people outside of the court and a dozen or aper correspondents were admitted to the trial rooms. f figure in the trial. to the testimony of these witnesses, brief whispered conferences with his counsel. and his florid face, white hair and mustache aring recalled to many the late General 1 distinet resemblance. ing was something of a surprise, as it had been thought if he testified ‘When his name was called he rose, and standing by the judge advocate and at first related his army career. ation and extreme provocation, finally bringing on a serious nervous condition which rendered the witness .unfit for business and made him to a degree irresponsible for his acts. so made evident, would be relied on as applica- testimony before the war commission, and that gan began the story.of General Miles’ aspersion on him, he raised his jce somewhat and spoke with great earnestness, though with perfect been called forth by General Miles’ testimony, his manner was . trembled, and the impression he left with many was decidedly ter the court adjourned several members shook his hand SO RO RONONOR LRORANLORONORAR I RORIKONG me of these clippings car- | good of the service | and testified | that she took the dictation of the gen- | been | RAL EAGAN He Murdered for Gain. Not Sev- General Eagan lis- and occasionally_held He was dressed in full ) Sheridan. to His call to the stand this morn- ght hand, took the oath administered As he pro- pparent that the line of defense would The President’s order sdiction of the case. ‘When General ticisms of the newspapers, which he His eyes filled with tears and his s health. CYSROBSOIE 11 83101 82 106 83 0% 82 10 83101 ST RO OB R O the office he had seen him fr every day. . After General Miles' state- ment had been made public General Eagan's appearance was greatly | changed. He looked haggard and worn and at times was greatly excited. Wit- ness thought that General Eagan had come to believe that public sentiment was strong against him, and that the public had accepted General Miles' statement as true, and this worried him greatly. As the days passed his nervous disturbance greatly increased until he appeared before the commis- sion. On one occasion the witness went to Generai Eagan's desk and spoke to him on a matter of office business. As he approached the desk the general said, apparently to himself: “T am a murderer and for gain.” This he re- peated several times in an absent- minded way. He did not appear to no- tice the witness. General Eagan himself was the next witness. He said he entered the volun- teer army in 1861 and in 1866 was made a second lieutenant in the regular army. He then briefly gave a history of his military career, which included several campaigns against the Indians. He received a wound in the Modoc war for which he received a brevet. During the war with Spain he had been in his office every day with one exception and he had worked early and ldte. He had given his testimony before the commis- n under oath, preferably so. He had | the overhauling of records, ete. . He had held a conversation with the Sec- retary of War, in the course of which he told the Secretary that he desired to defend himself by bringing proceed- ings against General Miles, but was | told that the immunity granted by the President would prevent any such ac- | tion. Witness accepted this as a fact, |but he did not think this immunity | covered the newspaper interviews in which General Miles had by inference declared him to be a murderer for gain. Witness said he became greatly excited. This statement of General Miles, in the opinion of the witness, had taken away his (Eagan’s) character. He could not proceed against General Miles in the courts or otherwise, and he felt ‘mut he might be better dead in the | gutter. During this recital General Eagan's eyes filled with tears. His voice trem- | bled, and he spoke very feelingly. His | honor as a soldier, he continued. had | been attacked, and a soldier's honor | should as sacred as the homor of a woman. He had kept his sorrow to | himself. He had kept away from the clubs and very soon found he could not sleep. He felt that the people of this country had come to belleve that he was a dishonest man. " “But I am an honest man,” said the general, with feeling, “and I believe that no one who knows me will believe that I am a dishonest man. My record is clean, my uniform is unsullied, but I have b slandered and wronged.” In answer to a question by his coun- sel as to whether he had ever received any benefit for any contract he had made, General Eagan said, with great feeling: “No, on my honor and before my God, not one cent’s profit gain did I | ever receive, and yet my office his dis- | bursed $19,000,000, and I am now a poor man—so poor that I have not now suf- ficient money with which to pay your fepr | As he (Eagan) understood public | sentiment, the public believed him to be a murderer and for gain, and he said | he was greatly racked in body and brain in consequence. He was goaded | to death and was very glad of a chance "ln appear before the commission ahd | through them 70,000,000 people In the defense of his honor. i During this impassioned and impres- | sive recital each member of the court | listened intently to every word spoken, and every eye was fastened upon the | speaker. The incident was drimatic |in the extreme. The witness spoke of | his mental and physical condition be- | tween the time General Miles gave his | testimony and the time he himself had appeared. He could not get rid of the thought that the country believed him to be a murderer and for gain, and it {drove him nearly to distraction. Mr. Worthington then read a large number of newspaper clippings, many of which spoke of General Eagan as a gcoundrel and demanded his dismissal from the army. At 12 o'clock Mr. | Worthington announced that he was unable to proceed with his case, as the Secretary of War, whom he desired to call as a witness, was now before the War Investigating Commission and could not appear. Thereupon the court adjourned until 10 o’clock to-morrow. WILL DOUBLE ITS PRESENT CAPACITY Orders Given for the Immediate En- largement of the Oxnard Beet Sugar Factory. | VENTURA, Jan. 26.—The Pacific Beet Sugar Company has issued orders to the Oxnard Coystruction Company for the im. mediate dofibling of the capacity of the Oxnard Sugar Factory. The necessary machinery has been ordered and will be installed as fast as it arrives. The pres- ent building was built to pllow an in- crease in its capagity. Men are now be- ing employed as faSt as they van be used. The company will work about 350 men er day, with an average daily pa; DS Eecaing 31000 When Gompiste the. fac. tory will have a capacity for handling 2000 tons of sugar béets per day. Over 15,000 acres are contracted for the culture of beets this season., The expected yield | | | ways, striking against TRAGIC DEATH OF FORMER THE SAN FRANCISOO CALL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1899 ATTORNEY GENERAL GARLAND ASHINGTON, Jan. 26.—For- mer Attorney General Augus-' tus H. Garland was stricken with apoplexy while address- ing- the United States Su- preme Court at 12:15 o'clock this after- noon and died within ten minutes. The occurrence came with startling and tragic unexpectedness, changing the usual -eatm’ and dignity of the court into temporary confusion, while .the dying man was carried from the cham- ber in_a futile effort to alleviate his condition. "~ Mr. Garland resumed -an argument in the case .of - Towson vs. Moore, which had begun yesterday. There was a full bench, with the ewception of Justices Brewer and White. Mr. Garland spoke calmly and” with no evidence 6f agita- ume and had followed Wwith 'the sen- tence: “This, your Honors, is our con- tention. , As the last word was uttered Mr. Garland was seen to raise his hand and then to gasp. He tottered and fell side- overturning it as he fell heavily to the floor. A succession of loud, deep gasps came from him as he lay on the floor. His associate in the case, Franklin Mackey, was at once by his side with other counsel and officials: The head of the dying man was raised, his shoes removed and a draught of water given him. A deadly pallor had over- spread his face, but this soon gave place to a deep purple, which foretold the gravity of the attack. He was carried from the chamber across to the room of Chief Clerk McKenney, and there placed on a sofa. Senator Gal- linger, who is a physician, was near at hand. ten minutes from the time of the stroke Mr. Garland breathed his last. The court meantime had postponed the case in which Mr. Garland was inter- ested and proceeded with other busi- ness. It is said that never before in. the history of the United States Supreme with death while making an argu- happened to-day. After the death of the former At- torney General became known the Su- preme Court adjourned for the day. Attorney General Griggs. In recogniz- said: of r. MGarland with sincere sorrow, been made. Ouf of respect to the mem- Whén' the court convened at noon . tion or effort.. He had read from a vol- a chair and . Court has an attorney been stricken Messrs. Berry and Jones, were amonsg ing the motion Chief Justice Fuller State. “The court learns of the death 1853, and began practice in Arkansas. Falls With a Fatal Stroke of Apoplexy While Arguing a Case in the United States Supreme Court. A single glance told him that par an adjournment will be taken until the attack would be fatal, and within to-morrow at the usual hour.” The news of General Garland's death produced a profound sadness in the Senate, where he had served for many years as one of a galaxy of distin- .guished men. Word of the tragedy was soon noised through the capitol and Senators and Representatives hurried to the court room. The two Arkansas Senators the first to view the body, and follo ment there. There have been cases in ing them was a long line of persons, which counsel have fainted, stricken high with illness, but no case in which death who had has followed within a few minutes, as Garland at various times in his long legislative and legal circles, been associated with Mr. in and notable public service. Augustus H. Garland was born in Tufton County, Tennessee, June 11, 1832, and received his education at St. Mary’s This action was taken on the motion of College, Lebanon, Ky., and at St. Jo- seph’s College, Bardstown, in the same He was admitted to the bar in He was admitted to the United States and concurs in the suggestion that has Supreme Court in 1860, entered political life as a Whig and was an elector on ory of this distinguished member of the ‘the Bell and Everett ticket. His first public position was that of delegate to the convention in his State, called to consider her relation to the Union after Lincoln’s election. He voted for the secession ordinance and was elected a member of the Confederate provisional congress. Afterward he served in the more regularly organized Confederate House of Representatives, and yet later as a Confederate Senator, continuing in the latter office until the end of the war. In 1865 he was formally pardoned by President Johnson, but was not per- mitted to resume practice in the United States Supreme Court, because of the “Iron-clad oath” bar, until he had fought for and won that privilege by a masterly legal struggle. In 1874 he be- came acting Secretary of State of Arkansas and later Governor of the State. Subsequently he was twice sent to the United States Senate, and in 1885 President Cléveland appointed him At- torney General. He was a delegate to the Chicago convention in 1892, when he strove. for the nomination of his former chief. Personally he was r markably genial, and his popularity was great, est tracts to be planted are the Leonardt and Capitan 52-acre tract and the A. F. Maulhardt 450-acre tract. The planting of seed under the supervision of the sugar factory agriculture department will commence about February 15 and con- tinue until May 1. The harvesting will commence about the 1st of August, con- tinuing until the close of the season in the latter part of November. The rainfall during the month of January In the vicin- ity of Oxnard was over six inches, and the factory officials are confident of an extra good sugar beet season. INGENIOUS DEVICE OF A FIRE FIEND /Mechanical Contrivance Found in a Partly Burned Building in Fresno Which Started the Flames. FRESNO, Jan. 26.—Officers have discov- ered an ingenious device of a firebug in the buildipg of F. 8. Markarian, which took fire at an early hour this merning. Underneath a bench ot some kind in the storeroom was found a piece of board, at- tached to which was a common alarm clock, with the minute hand missing and the hour hand pointing !g flll)e l;(éut of 5. ing the length of the bhoard was a vI:gganng(flgger attached at the top to the mechanism of the clock. The lower end of this trigger or lever was broken or burned off. It was Tong enough originally to reach an fron file which was fastened diagonally across the bottom of the base board. The suposition ' is that the mechenism of the clock was so arranged that at a set hour the lever would have drawn aside o that the bottom end would pass a bundle of matches across the file and thus start the fire. This piece of mechanism was found in that portion of the storéroom where the flames were thickest. Not far away were discovered two charred portions of a box which fitted nicely together and evidently had been a Portion of the machine incloging the file and the. match end of the lever. It is supposed this box contalned combustible material which the matches first set fire to after the mechanism had set the lever ve. w’r;“«",;'e was also noticed about the prem- ises a very strong odor of kerosene. While no doubt is entertained by the fire des partment officials that the fire was of in- cendiary origin, it is- not known who placed that infernal machine in the store- room. ; 'Fma fire was extinguished before much damage was done, I". S. Markarian, the proprietor of the establishment, declares he has no idea how the fire started. The store was closed at 7 o’clock last evening, at which hour he left ir. He says the stock on hand is valued at $5500, and that he car- ried insurance amounting to $4000. NEARLY BURIED ALIVE. Three Men Injure‘(’l“by the Caving In of a Sewer Trench. PACIFIC GROVE, Jan. 26.—The caving in of the bank where the city sewer is being dug on Laurel avenue caused the serious .injury of three men—M. Wilmot and son and Arthur Van de Bogart--yes- terday. At a depth of ten feet the ground caved in, burying two men under nearly three fedd of earth and partially covering the third man. The others who were uig- ging near by quickly liberated them, but not before serious injuries had been re- ceived. - M. Wilmot was badly cut about the head and face by rocks, and Van de Bogart sustained a fracture of the shoul- der and arm. Young Wilmot was also neariy suffoeated, but was soon resus- citated. 4 A - S5 Santa Clara Election Contest. SAN JOSE Jan. 26.—The contest begun by B. A. Herrington to oust James H. Campbell from the office of District At- torney opened in Judge Lorigan's court this morning. Agnews and Alameda pre- cinets were counted, with no material change. The official canvass gave Camp- bell a majority of 39, Campbell kept ac- count of the vote'during the other con- tests, and claims he should have 100 more votes than were given him. Campbell is also confident that he will gain some. SN 3 Death of Rev. Father Hines. SACRAMENTO, Jan. 26.—Rev. Father J. J. Hines of Woodland died to-day in the Sisters’ Hospital in this city. He was one of the oldest and best-known priests will. be upward of 225,000 tons. The larg- in Northern California. I ALGER BEFORE WAR COMMISSION Secretary Asked Pointed Questions. CONTRACTS AND THE CAMPS| DENIES VIGOROUSLY THAT HE WAS BIASED IN EITHER. Declares That He Never Had Any Personal Interest in the Ex- penditure of Government Funds. Special Dispatch to The Call. WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.—Secretary of War Alger to-day appeared before the War Investigating Commission. Secretary Alger, in beginning, stated that he had been on duty at the War Department constantly during and af- ter the war with Spain. The chiefs of bureaus in the department, he said, were generally appointed to such places because of seniority, but the President, if he thought proper, could break this rule. When asked in regard to expen- ditures by the department of the war fund the Secretary replied that the larger part had /been devoied to strengthening coast defenses. In antici- pation of such an inquiry he had brought with him memoranda. pre- pared by heads of bureaus, giving de- tails of the expenditures of this fund. Secretary Alger further said that he had never bhad any cause during the war for complaint of any officers. ““Was the head of any bureau guilty of failure to discharge his duty dur- ing the continuance of the war?” asked Governor Beaver. “No, sir," replied Secretary Alger. “Did any report come to you of any irregularities or of any fraudulent prac- tices in the contracting for supplies fur- nished to any department?” “No, sir.” “Did you directly or indirectly have any interest in the selection of any of the camps occupied by the troops?” *No, sir. I do not know that any one connected with me had any such in- terest.” 3 “Did you have any interest in any contract for materials supplied during the war?” : “Not a cent in any contract,” replied the Secretary, emphatically. “‘Does that apply to transports pur- chased?” “Yes, sir.” The Secretary went on to state that he had never had any personal interest in the expenditure of Government funds, directly or indirectly. No con- tracts for equipment were entered into prior to the declaration of war. “Have you received any complaint from the commanding general of the army while at Porto Rico as to the quality of refrigerated and canned roast beef furnished the army?” The Secretary, replying, referred to his annual report, quoting a dispatch from General Miles asking that no more beef be sent because they could zet a large supply there. General Miles"had sald something ahout beéf that had spoiled there. f Governor Beaverasked whether actual preparation for war was not madé be- fore the declaration of war, because it was thought it would be averted. No reply, however, was expected if the question was not deemed by the Secre- tary a proper one. The witness replied that there had been hopes that war would be averted. The chiefs of the several bureaus of the department had never assembled to bold a council of war. They were all too busy. In regard to the Inspector General's office, the Secretary did not consider that the bureau had béen practically abolished by the transfer of officers to other duty. He believed that it retained its efficiency. Secretary Alger next told of the in- spection of the camps, especially the tour of inspection by General Miles. He (Alger) had never received any of- ficial complaint from the armies in the field in regard to fresh or canned meat furnished the troops. ‘‘Have you any information that meat was chemically treated?"” “Nothing but what had been brought out by this commission.” Beef, he went on, had been used as an army ration for many years and its use was not an experiment in the Span- ish war. No complaints had been re- ceived by him from the camps in re- gard to beef. ‘When asked whether he was person- ally interested in contracts for furnish- ing meat, the Secretary said with pos- itivéness: “T have not; T never had, directly or indirectly, interest in any property or anything supplied to this Government.” He had never received an official re- port that beef furnished the army had caused sickness. He had recetved re- ports from .several sources that at Chickamauga and Camp Thomas there had been a lack of medicine and sup- plies. The reports were investigated and supplies ordered at once. He had never received a feport from the sur- geon general that he was unable to fur- nish supplies. In regard to the arrival of the Fifth Corps at Montauk, he said that every possible precaution had been taken to make the camp healthful and comfort- able. . There had been many deficlen- cies that it was impossible to remedy, but everything that could be done had been done. This closed the examination, and Sec- retary Alger was asked whether he wighed to volunteer any statement, but he declined to do so. CHINES: WILL APPEAL. Decision of the Hawaiian Supreme Court in Habeas Corpus Cases. HONOLULU, Jan. 18 (via Seattle, Jan. 26).—The Supreme Court this morning rendered an opinion in the eight Chinese habeas corpus cases submitted last week. It sustalns jurisdiction but gives the Col- lector General of Customs authority to enforce the United States laws. Chief Justice Judd concurs in the first proposi- tion, but dissents from the second one. The Chinese will appeal from the decision to the Secretary of the Treasury. predadainibety The Intercollegiate Debate. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Jan. 26— Professor H. B. Lathrop of tHe Stanford faculty committee, which has charge of the Carnot intercollegiate debate, to-night announced the three men who will act as Jjudges in the coming contest. They are Rev. J. K. McLean of the First Congre- ational Church of Oakland. E. J. Me- cutcheon of the law firm of Page, Mc- Cutcheon & Eells of Ban Francisco, and Vanderlynn Stow, secretary of = the Thomas Day Company. Auburn Hotel Sold. AUBURN, Jan. 26.—The Freeman Hotel of this place, probably the largest and best patronized resort in the mountains, has been sold .to Mr. Ahlborn, formerly of the Ahlborn House, San Francisco. The consideration was $30,000. Mr. Free- man will continue his residence here. ————— How Aguinal . won . his leader- ship, in next Sunday’s 0" Philippines It WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.—The third day of the debate upon the bill for the ,| reorganization and increase of the reg- ular army passed without notable in- cident. Its feature was an hour's speech by Mr. Grosvenor of Ohio, whose utterances, rightly or wrongly, are fre- quently supposed to reflect the views of the President. Mr. Grosvenor de- clared most emphatically that the pres- ent situation in the Philippines was due to the opposition in this country to the ratification of the peace treaty. He an- nounced that the future of the islands wes a matter for Congress to decide and that for the President to announce a policy would be for him to usurp the authority of Congress. The friends of the bill continue. to express great con- fidence in the passage of the bill, but they admit that some important modifi- cations will be made. The advocates of a general staff detailed from the line may be successful and the size of the infantry companies may be reduced. Dinsmore (D.) of Arkansas opposed the bill. A standing army might disaster, he said. In the course of his re- marks Dinsmore rafsed a laugh at the expense of Dolliver (R.) of Iowa by re- calling a statement made by the latter | in a speech during the Fifty-first Con- gress in which he predicted the free col age of silver before the close of Presi- dent Harrison's administration. Dolliver called attention to the fact that the speech was made In opposition to free coinage. Dinsmore warmly opposed the annexa- tion of the Philippines. Grosvenor (R.) of Ohjo followed Dins- more. In opposition Grosvenor sald he would approach with due solemnity the measure fraught with such far-reaching consequences, He shouid alm simply to point out his own position, distinctly dis- claiming that he spoke for any one else. He did not wonder that there was a wide, distinct, —antipodal difference upon the %uesuon said to be involved in the bl hose who imagined it threatened an a: sault upon their liberties naturally op- gosed it vigorously. Despite this alleged orror at the prospect of militarism, | but twice in the history of the country | had the regular army been used save in ]war. He recalled the action of President | Cleveland during the Chicago riots in sending troops there on the advice of Secretary Olney, saying that that act commended itselt to him more than any other of the Cleveland administration, The idea that the army might be invoked to subvert our liberties was a man of straw which gentlemen set up. It was a slander upon the American people. He characterized Johnson’s speech yvesterday as the fiercest and most vindictive at- tack upon the administration that he had heard on the floor® of the House. The trouble was that the foundation upon which the whole magnificent superstruc- ture was built was ifalse. The argument he had made answered jtself as soon as the intelligent mind recapitulated the history of the past few months. Gros- venor contended that the purpose of the administration had never deviated from the time the declaration of war was adopted with the absurd provision in it which no one here would support now. From that day to this, this Government under the guiding hand of the adminis- tration had never deviated from its pur- pose, and. stood to-day simply executing the orders and decrees of. Congress, civil- ization and of Almighty God. “‘Does the gentléman mean the Téller provision: as the absurd provision in the declaration of war?” asked Dinsmore. “I mean the é)rovls]on that the people of Cuba were and of right ought to be free and independent,” replied Grosvenor. Proceeding, Grosvenor declared that the foundation of all our trouble originated May 1, 1898. Incidentally at this point he mentioned the desultory discussion in the press,of Admiral Dewey as the Demo- cratié ‘candidate for the Presidency in 1600. And yet, he said, it was Dewey who had got the country into all this trouble. At that time, he continued, there was not a thought of the Phlllp‘plnes: there was no one on this.floor ?v 0 knew within a thousand how many Islands were in the archipelago. At that time, when we had no thought of the Phl)l’nplnes, continued Grosvenor, Dewey -was instructed to find the Spanish fleet and destroy or capture it. The most briiliant page in our history was the answer that splendid officer and his men gave to those instructions. But when he had executed his orders he found himself powerless to get out of Manila Bay. Was there, he asked, any one who woujd undo Manila and tear those shining pages from the history of this’ country? At this point Grosvenor paid an elo- quent tribute to our soldiers and sailors, officers and men, and sald that no one should stain, with his consent, their honor until proofs were produced, not of mis- takes, but of derelictions of duty. He spoke feelingly of the President’s difficult task during the 120 days of the war, and defied any one tb show that he had failed in any duty that he might have dis- charged. e described his-sleepless vigil with Adfuta.nt General Corbin at his side, and incldentally pald the latter an ex- alted tribute, which was heartily greeted by members on the floor. No man ever did his duty, hé said, better than Henry C. Corbin. ‘After the frotucnl was signed, Mr. Grosvenor sald, the President had gent to Paris a peace commission which fully and grandly represented the best te‘lpe of American manlhood. What had that commission done which should not have been done? The President had been criticized for not informing Congress re- arding his ultimate purpose regarding e Philippines. The Président was not a usurper; he had never sought and never would seek to usurp the authority of Con- gress. The future.of the iglands was a matter for Congress to decide. The blood of those who might be sacrificed In the Philippines, he charged, would be upon the heads of those who opposed the Presi- dent's policy. The President had nobly discharged his duty, when he found him- self by the accident of war in possession of the Philinvines. “If we were in possession of the Philip- pines,” asked Terry éD.) of Arkansas, 'glhy" should we pay Spain $20,000,000 for them?"" - “Why, let me ask you' responded Grosvenor, answering the question by asking another, “did we give Mexico $15,- when she lay crushed under our power?"” “‘Answer my question.!’ My question answers yours.' Proceeding, Grosvenor charged that the present strained relations hetween the American authorities and the insurgents in the Philippines was due to the moral support they were getting in this country. He described how Aguinaldo had burned the proclamation of gphe President of the United States and had shot to death those who sought to print it. “Aguinaldo was our ally a few months ago,” inte r;osed Johnson (R.) of Indiana. “‘Why did he not remain our ally?”’ re- plied Grosvenor. “Benedict Arnold was: our ally also, but he became a trattor.” But for the course of events here,” be- ginning before the conclusion of the last campaign, - continued Grosvenor, . there would to-day be peace and co-operation in the Philippines. The expressions of those who were opposing the administra- tion encouraged the resistance of “‘Aguin- aldo and his gang’ at Tloilo,” while here in this_capital Agoncillo was Insulllnsly demanding of the President that he de fine his position.. He had scen a lett from De\veiy. read in New York a f days ago, in which Dewey said that 4 tho treaty was ratified and the insurgents were taught that they were.not supported by a great party in the United States l?lfil'e ‘would be an end of strife and peace would be established. 2 In conclusion Grosvenor challenged any one -to deny: First, that the President had deviated from. the course mapped out by Con;r,eqfi: second, that he had usurped any aut ty Ire was not compelled to -assume, and, third, that the settiement t‘r‘tn:‘l;g Philippines was a question for the . Hepburn (R.) of Towa .advocated passage of the 8 He sai the army was increased to 100,000 it would not { Bow be larger, the area, population amd d that if the | POLICY OF THE PRESIDENT UPHELD BY GROSVENOR Declares if Blood Is ‘Shed in the Will Be Upon the Heads of Opponents. necessities of the United States cpnsider- ed than the standing army which Thomas Jefferson supported, He defended the course of the President relative to . the Phillppines. He declared there was no ustification for the reckless assertions hat the administration desired to hold the Philippines permanently. They would be treated as Cuba was to be treated. When the islands were pacified, when an- archy. had been expelled, when the~in- habitants have had an opportunity to-ex- press their wishes and form a government then would be the time to sail away. Jett (D.) of Illinois, who is a member of the Military Committee, attacked the bill vigorously, but said he would vote for the minority substitute. He was unalter- nbl{ oPposed to the annexation of the Philippines. The other speakers at the afternoon ses- sion were MoRae (D.) of Arkansas and Simms (D.) of Tennessee in ogpos[tmn to the bill. and Brownwell (R) of Ohio, Tongue (R.) of Oregon and Stewart (R.) of New Jersey in support of it. i BUTLER TALKS FOR THE EX-CONFEDERATES WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.—As the Senate seemingly was about to .con- clude consideration of the pension ap- propriation bill, late this afternooh Butler (Pop.) of North Carolina offéered his amendment, announced some time ago, providing for the pensioning of ex- Confederate soldiers. Upon this he took the floor and delivered a speech, which, as he proceeded, developed into a most unexpected utterance. While his colleagues on both sides of the chamber listened with interest, Butler defended the position taken by the South during the great civil con- flict of a third of a century ago. He de- clared that the South was right and that history would so record, and that every shot fired by a Southernsoldier was fired in defense of the rights of his State conferred by the constitution in self-defense and in defense of his home and fireside. Bate (D.) of Tennessee, himself ‘a distinguished Confederate officer, de- clared that while the South believed it was right, the occasion was not oppor- tune for the proposition which Mr. Bat- ler had made, and that the Southern soldiers as a body did not desire ‘pen- sions from the General Government, and he expressed his satisfaction that Mr. Butler had withdrawn his amend- ment. SAID GOOD-BY AND SOUGHT DEATH E. A. Howe, a Prominent Resident of Sonoma County, Attempts to Destroy Himself. 'SANTA ROSA, Jan. 26.—E. A. Howe, one of the best known and most highly respected residents of Fulton, attempted suicide last night at that place with a pocket knife. About 10 o'clock in the evening Mr. Howe arose from-his seat by the fire and-reold his wife -that he would go to ‘the -barn ,to ook after the. horses befove retiring. . Stepping out the back door he disappeared in the direction in- dicated. But he did not return. After waliting a reasonable length of rs. Howe became alarmed . and h of him. Her efforts were and she called in thé as- sistance of neighbors. A "posse was or- ganized, and about 4-o’clock this morning Mr. Howe was_found in the graveyard, unconscious and bleeding from numerous stabs, but still alive. He was taken to his home and Dr. Jesse was summoned from this city. Upon ex- amination it was found that the injured man had stabbjed himself in the right arm several times with a pocket knife and had also endeavored to cut his throat, making two stabs in the latter attempt. The Sheriff’s office was notified of the affair and Deputy Gist also hurried to the scene to investigate several suspicious circumstances which the relatives be- Heved indicated foul play. ' They proved to be groundless, however. It is thought the injured man eannot recover. Mr. Howe is prominent politi- narcially and otherwise, and his s universally regretted. No cause {8 known for the deed. —_—— Nevad: Legislator Exonerated. CARSON, Nav., Jan. 26.—The investiga- tion committee in the bribery case against Assemblyman Leidy reported this morn- ing declaring the charges were without foundation and exonerated him in every measure. An_investigation relative to Assemblyman Gillespie was called for, but was voted down, 15 to 13. Gillesple returned’ to Carson this morning and says the reason he was absent was that he could not vate for Newlands or Stew- art and no Republican candidate had any show to He claims the privilege to act that as his individual right. 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