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that gross corruption exists tn the military ad? ministration in cuba. The entire situation. General Warta* thinks, pre? sents an exceptionally good aspect He ta still of the belief that military action ought to be al? lowed to have a free course until the end of the rebellion, and he ls also convinced that no reform tn the administration ls now necessary. A dispatch from Havana says the negro rebels In Cubs are greatly displeased at the appointment /?of the Insurgent leader, Rlus Rivera, to succeed Maceo. and are deserting In large numbers. A dispatch from Manila, the capital of the Phillp Sine Islands, says that the Spanish troops have efeated and totally routed a force of 4.000 ln surgents at Olmansas. A SUCCESSFUL FILIBUSTER THE DAUNTLESS LANDS MEN AND A CARGO IN CUBA. r OVER ONE THOUSAND MAUSER RrrLES. ONE FIELD PIECE AND OTHER MVNTTIONS LEFT ON NO NAME KET. TOOETIIER WITH FORTY MEN. FLACEP BAFEI.T ON T1TE EAST? ERN COAJtT OF THE ISLAND. Key weat. Fla.. Jan. R.?Cubans in this city are enthusiastic over the reported landing of a large expedition consisting of 1.H48 Mauser rifles, one twelve-pound fleldpiece with 200 shells. 400,000 rounds of ammunition. 200 pounds of dynamite, and forty men, on the east coast of Cuba last Sunday night. Early thia morning Colonel Nunez. J. E. Car taya and three others came into town, lt is supposed they were landed from the Dauntless, and lt soon became known that the Cubans had received good news. Several tlmea last week strange Cubans were seen In the city, but they almost immediately disappeared. About the Mme time it was rumored that the Three Friends had failed in her endeavor to land on the Cuban coast, and had landed the men and ammunition on No Name Key, where some other vessel would take them and make another attempt to land , them In Cuba. The Cubans are very close-mouthed as to the locality of the landing, claiming that they ex? pect to try another In the same place at an early date, and lt would only be placing the Spanish on their guard. "Kl Porvenir," a Cuban newspaper published nt No. St New-st.. yesterday reTolved a telegram from Emilio Nunez, at Key West, saying: "The expedi? tion has lieen successfully landed at Sagua. In con Junction with irorr.rz." Seflor Nune_ left this etty recently to take command of the Dauntless, which sailed from Jacksonville, regularly cleared for a Cuban port. MONET FOR THE CATJBK. NICOLA CARDENAS T-.RINC3 OENERAL PALMA $103.O"0 FROM PARIS. The Cuban Junta. In this city, had cause to re? joice yesterday when Nicola Cardenas, a Cuban who has been In Paris for the Inst three or four months working in behalf of Cuba, deposited IflOB.OOO on General Palma's desk, at No. 66 New-st. fiefior Cardenas arrived here yesterday from France on tho Norman.lie. Ho found much sym? pathy In Paris with the Cuban cause, and by as? siduous personal application to the friends of Cuba Libre raised the money which he yesterday gave to General Palma, CAUSE OF THK LOSS OF THE COMMODORE. RAID TO RE DIE TO THE PIPE CONNBClTOM AND IGNORANCE OF THE ENOINEER AS TO THE VESSEL'S CONSTRt'CTK^N. "Ignorance on the part cf her engineer, not treachery on the part of any ono on board, caused tho loss of the Commodore." This statement was made to a Tribune reporter last night by a Hrook? lyn man who has just returned from Rainmore, and knows the Inside facts In the case. "The Commodore." he continued, "was by far the best of the filibustering fleet. She was stanch and seaworthy, flt for any weather, and strong enough to sink an ordinary Iron steamer. She was built of wood, roistered 178 tons, and could steam twelve knots an hour for a week, while none of the others can steam much over seven miles, not knots, mind you. She was 12.1 feet long, 10 feet lieam. and drew lV/% feet. She had a sin? gle engine, with a i*6-lneh cylinder and a 30-lnch stroke. "I know what has given rise to the story that her pumps were disabled, lt is this: She had a sea cock, or pipe, from which three others branched. These led to the forward tank, the for? ward bilge, the engine-room bilge and to the donkey pump. These were all closed by valves. When the chief engineer left her at Rainmore he advised the Cuban officer having chnrg" ot the expedition to make Ely Moore, the second engi? neer, flrst engineer, and this was done. Moore got out of condition nt Baltimore and was dis? rated. The engineer. Redlgan, was brought down from Brooklyn and placed In charge. This made Moore mad, and he left the boat, althone**) he wns to receive thc same pay as the chief. Before the former engineer departed he marked the valves that were to be closed when the pumps were set to work. Redlgan knew nothing of this, and lt ls my flrm conviction that the wrong valves were oriened. and that, while tho pumps were running, tne sea. cock was open at the time and the bilge was Ailing more quickly thun the pumps could got tho waler out. "As to tampering with the valves of tho pumps, that Is all nonsense. To do so, lt would be neces? sary to enter the engine-room, and a man could rot do so without being seen. Besides, tho engi? neer's room opened off the* engine-room, so that lt would bo Impossible to tamper with the valves. The loss e.f the Commodore was due to the pe? culiarity of the pipe connections mentioned anel Engineer Redlgan's Ignorance of the vessel's con? struction. This would have been the Commodore's eighth trip. She had on board about fifteen tons of arms, dynamite anil munitions of war generally, 8he carried a large number of Mauser rifles, be. sides Remingtons and Winchesters. "The trouble- with the Junta is that they are always looking for cheap men. 1 have been run? ning on these vessels since tho revolution broke out. and 1 never saw any difficulty In landing cargoet. In Cuba every time, without any inter? ference from tho Spanish gunboats. A little com? mon-sense and honesty are all that nre needed to land any number of arms. Somo of the vessels used aro' In shocking condition. "Another thing ls this: No Cubans or Spaniards should be taken ns part of a crew of a vessel. They will not work." ESCAPED FEOE BLACKWELL'S. A tXAVTAOt, AIDED RY HIS FELLOW PHIPI iNERS. OAINS HU LIBERTY. Information of tho escape of Thomas Hogan, a convict In the penitentiary on Blackwell's Island, was received by Commissioner Wright of the De? partment of Correction In this city yesterday. Hogan wns sent to the prison to serve a t. rm of five years for shooting a policeman In Harlem. He was sentenced in February. lR**-8, and was yet to work In the broom shop of tho prison, on the top door of a building about 3f?> feet from the building which contains the cells for prisoners. About 4 p. m. on Monday he escaped. At that Hmo over 1(W convicts were at work on the annie floor with him, some making brooms and others making shoes. William H. Whelden, a keeper, was in tho room at tho time. Hogan had secured a saw and with it he cut his way Into an adjoining storeroom, the other convicts conee-allng him by crowding around him while he wes at work. In the store? room ho changed his prison suit for a suit of plain clothes which aoaaebedy hud placed there for him. Then ho sawed a hole through the floor of the ?toreroom and let himself drop through the hole to the floor below. His escape was not noticed un? til lt waa time for the convicts to leave th,- -work? shop and go to their cells. Blackwell's Island was searched, but tbe escaped convict wau not found, and ir was believed that he bad been --.bio to make his way to this city with the aid of some* friend In & rowboat. Whelden waa suspended, and Warden Pillsbury was making an Investigation yaeterday. Hogan ls twenty-seven yeara old. He bas brown hair, lilue eyes and sandy complexion, and both arms bear tattoo marks in India Ink?two cresses and bracelets on the right arm and a heart und dag? ger on the left arm. fa . . . , . - Give Attention to the health of the children. Keep their blood rich and pure and prevent coughs, colds, pneumonia and grip, by giving them Hoods Sarsaparilla The beet?in fact the One True Blood Purifier. Hood's Pills CUr* Llver *r,,l,; *a*? t0 tak'* easy to operate. 25c. The New SMALL SIZE of CASHMERE BOUQUET TOILET SOAP is within everybody's means. Ask for it. METHOD OF RECOGNITION A MEMORANDUM SUPPORTING SECRE TARY OLNEY'S CONTENTION. A IsONO LIST OF PRECETiKNTS OOING TO SHOW THAT RECOGNITION 18. A TCRELT -EUCV T1VE FI*NCTION ? THK OOCt* MENT PRESENTED IN THE SENATE RY MR. HALE. Washington. Jan. 5-In the Senate to-day Mr. Bale submitted and had printed as a document a memorandum prepared hy the Department of State rm tho method of recognition of foreign govern? ments nnd foreign 8tates by the Government of the United States from 1789 to 1897. ItndlBI to show the accuracy of Secretary Olney's contention that the recognition of foreign governments was ex? clusively an Executive function, in which Congress bad no part. After citations from writers on in tornstlonal law. the memorandum sols forth spe? cifically the States that have been recognized and the manner of doing so. The French Republic, 17M, recognized by the re? ception by Washington of Minister Genet as tho representative of the new republic. The Empire, 1804, In which the recognition of Naiioleon as Emperor was effected by credentials to Mr. Armstrong, the American Minister at Paris. These credentials were signed In blank so that they could be filled out In the form required by the new Government nnd be ready to be pre -ented when Mr. Armstrong was satisfied that the Empire was In "possession and control of tho governmental power and tho territory of the na? tion, the usual conditions precedent In all ease. of recognition hy the l'nlted Stntes Government." A similar course was followed upon the abdication of Napoleon and tho restoration of the monarchy of ISM. Tho next radical change In tho form of tho French Government was the republic of IMS. The Provisional Government was proclaimed on the morning of February Sf,, 1848, and was recognized hy Mr. Rush, the American Minister, on the 2<*th by an address to the members of tho new Govorn ment. New credentials were sent to Mr. Rush, nnd the President expressed his approval of tho Min? ister's course In being first to recognize, the new republic. "Within a few years." continues the memornn lum, "lt became again necessary for the American Government to signify Its view of another revolu? tion of power In France In the decree of the Second Empire rind the, accession of Napolpon III. This recognition wns effected by an Instruction to that effect and a new audience In the usual way to Mr. Rives, our Minister at Paris, with a renewal of assurance that the l'nlted States gladly recog? nized the right of every nation to determine thc form of Its own government." At the close of the Franco-German war, the de? position of Napoleon III nnd the proclamation of the republi- by Gambetta, Minister Wnshburne was authorized by telegraph to recognize the re? public? 1870. Mr. Davis. Acting Secretary of State, first Instructed Mr. Washburne to recognize the Provisional Government If "in possession and con? trol"; his second dispatch was unconditional and directed recognition; the third instructed him to tender the Presidents congratulations upon tho establishment of a republican government when the proper moment should arrive to communicate them. March ll. Mil, Mr. Fis}: telegraphed Mr. Wash? burne to "recognize the elovernment of M. Thiers." THE SOUTH AMERICAN STATES. The independent States of South America were recognized by President Monroe, who dlspate .,pd Ministers to the Argentine Republic, January 27, 1&23; Chill, January 27, 1823, and Mexico, January 27, 1823. Colombia was recognized by the Presi? dent*' reception of 8amuel Torres as Charg6 d'Affalres. January IS or 19, 1822. At this time Co? lombia consisted of what afterward became Ecuador. New-Granada and Venezuela by separa? tion. Brazil declared independence September 7. 1822. and Pedro I. son of King John VI, of Portugal, was proclaimed Emperor December 1, 1S22. The Inde? pendence of the Empire was recognized by the President's reception of Senor Reb-Mlo as Minister to the United States, May 2(5, 1824. November 17, 1889. Mr. Adams telegraphed that the Imperial family sailed that day and that a Government^de facto, with Ministry, had been established and perfect order maintained. Two days later a dispatch from Mr. Maine instructed Mr. Adams to maintain diplomatic relations with the Provisional Government of Brazil, and so soon as the majority of the people hod signified thejr as? sent to the establishment of the republic, to give to lt, on behalf of the United States,, ,-i formal and cordial recognition. The Federation of Central American States was recognized by the President's reception of Mr. Cancz as Minister, August 4, I5-.'. Prior to that date two commissioners, diplomatic In character, had visited Washington, but thc records of the De? partment do not disclose* any act of the Qor.rn ment of the United States Involving recognition or the instruction to recognize. This federation con? sisted of the States of Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Salvador. The kingdom of Hawaii was recognized in 1S26 when Captain Thomas Ap Gatenby Jones was sent there to negotiate a treaty which was slgneel by the King December 23, 1826. The Provisional Gov? ernment of Hawaii was recognized by the negotia? tion of tho anneaatlOB treaty of February 14, 3893. Loren A. Thurston, Minister from Hawaii, was re? ceived by the President Juno !>. 1893, and Mr. Willis was commisslonc-el as Minister to the Hawaiian Islanels Septe-mber 13. 1893. the President having previously sent a commissioner. Mr. Mount, to re? port upon the revolution. Belgium, by tho revolution of 1830, became inde? pendent of Tho Netherlands, and a separate State was organized in July, 1831. Following the treaty of peace In November, 1831, the United States rec? ognized tho Independence of Belgium by the issu? ance of an exequatur to tho Belgian Consul In New York January 6. 1832. The Independence of Toxns was recognized by the sending of Mr. La Brandie as Charge d' Af? faires March 7. 1837, after the President had satis? fied himself that the newly organized Government was In possession and control and capable of main? taining Its status and after Matteo*, attempted in? vasion had been abandoned. By the revolution of 1821-'27 Greece became, through the Intervention of the European Powers. Independent of Turkey; a republic was established In 1828, and a kingdom la 1832. Tbe L'nlted States recognized the Independence of Greece by empow? ering Mr. Stevenson, the American Minister at London, November 7, 1837, to negotiates a treaty with that Power. While the Independence of Hungary was not achieved and the revolution of iMs-'ia was su-i preeeed by the intervention of Russia, tbe action of this Government with a view to prompt recog? nition in the event of success ls well worth exam? ination, says the memorandum. President Tayle.r sent Dudley Mann to Europe to inquire fully Into tho sltuntlon and confided to him wlelo discretion respecting the Hungarian revolutionists and the willingness of the I'nlted States to recognize the new Government (which had elected a President and chosen a Legislature) ns soon as Its power to maintain Its independence should be evinced. HAYTI AND LIBERIA. The Republic of Hayti was recognized by the Government through sending a commissioner ami Consul-General there-Benjamin F. Widden. July 12, 1862. Tbe act of July J. 18t*2. approved by Mr. Lin? coln, authorised the President to appoint diplo? matic representatives to the Republics of Haytl and Liberia snd fixed the rank of such agents. This act. however, did not specify a contingency of evidence, of the Independence of Haytl and Liberia. It appears from a footnote that Henry "Winier Davis avers in House report No. 129. XXXVIIIth Congr_Hs, first session, on the Joint resolution on Mexican affairs, that both Haytl ami Liberia were recognized by the act of July 5, Wi. The Republic of Liberia, whose Independence wa* recognized In 1848 by the European Powers about a year after Its proclamation, was recognized by the United States In 1862. September 23. at London Mr Adams being at that date empowered to conclude a treaty with Liberia. The United States recognised the Independence of THE WAR OX FILIBUSTERS. ASSISTANT iBCRBTART WI K K'S INVES? TIGATIONS IN FLORIDA. ON ACCOCNT OF THE OENKRAL BTMPATHT with the e-tnvN3. f'.Hl'.AT DlfTlCX'LTT IS KOOMI IN' SITPRESPINC, i:x IT.TitTIONS. [nr I-R-MnaM TO THR Tr.lEfN-E.l Washington. Jan. 5. -Assistant Becretary Wlke re Bumed his duties al this Treasury Department ihis morning, after ? two we eks' vi* lt to Florida, when he maele a quiet investigation of tho metboels em? ployed by Cuban filibusters. His principal business was at Jackaonvtlle, Key West anil Tampa, al? though he also maele visits to smaller ports. In an Informal talk to-day Mr. Wike salel that, outside of a number of leaellr.g cigar manufacturers In Tampa, the sentiment throughout Florida, both American and native Cuban, was almost entlre-ly with tho Insurgents. ,(m account cf this senti? ment tho Government odie, rs flcel lt difficult to make much headway in their efforts for the sup? pression Of Ill-lei"'!, ring expeditions. The inhabi? tants not only purpos ly mislead tho officers, but In many cases give mat. rial aid to tho filibusters In their work. Mr. Wlke said that he believed tb; officers w - i - doing their best unebr thee, adeena drenmataneet to upholel thi' law, but not, be admitted, with min h success. Ho sahl that li' bael an interview with the owner of the Dauntless, who complained of his treatment by Government ollie, rs, especially by the Collector of ''ustoms at Jackson-Hlle. Hit veaeel, the owner of the Dauntleaa aald, often had been detained anel subjected to search, unwar? ranted by law, and he aaked that instructions h. given to the- (.finials to CWM v. hat he termed their "unwarranted Interference" with him and hil vessel. Mr, Wike replied that the owner's actions with respect to tlie- law had not been of a char? acter to Inspire eontldence as to his future In? tentions, and that he saw nothing In tb. e.induct of tlie officials to warrant censure, at least, not for over-zealou.'-lis-'-'e. According to Mr. Wlke's observations, lt ls Im? possible auder existing conditions to ship arm;: iii.d' ammunition to th. Insurgents without a notation of th., neutrality laws, fur tue reason that lt is Impossible to deliver the good, t,. the insurgents without carrying nun t., Cuba lor that purpose. at.el such a ..mi*-, in his opinion, would be trary t . th.- law aifain.it military expedition.. .Mr. Win. said thal it v.;.- almost Impossible for the rill - buateri to tranafer th.-ir .-.irgo.-s to the Insurgent* ut any pull.' mi tl.lost, ami even If the) made a landing without dlacovery by th- Spanish block? ading fl.- t, it woubl be mci ?*?-..rv t i sei I th. anns and ammunition to the Insurgents overland. Thu could nm be einne without men, nnel while it ts law? ful to shin am.-* and ammunition, it was not law? ful to tak- mea f<>r the purpose or delivering them to the Insurgents. Mr. Wlke waa merely expressing his personal opinion on the subject. His \ i-.it te. Florida was si ml-officlal in chara- ter, and he doe. not ex? pect to make any report to the Department. He stnnds renely. however, I . give any Information In his possession to th- F-il. ral authorities In this city in case they deslr- lt. - 4, BXCITIEO FIBEOS shoot AT BOXEM CAELO Monte Carlo. Jun. L?An exciting plgeon-shootlm, match was held here to-.lay between Mr. Robin.?> an American, and Mr. Beresford, an Englishman. The match, which was for ?!u0 a s'de. 100 bird* was won by Mr. Robinson, who trilled ii bird.: Mr, Beresford killed M. ?he Dominican Republic by Issuing an exequatur to J. XX. Currier as Consul-Oeneral of Santo Do? mingo at New-York on September '., IS*!. Prior to that dnte the President had sent a commissioner and special agent to the country to Inquire con? cerning Its political condition In February. 18'->. and again a speclil agent had been sent to tho t_la;id In IKil to act with the representatives of France and Great Britain In their efforts to bring about pence ^tween Haytl and the Dominican Republic. Tho Independence of the Kingdom of Corea was recognize.! in the appointment of George F. Sew? ard. Consul-General at Shanghai, to negotiate a I commercial ;md claims treaty with the? King on January 27. IMS. Mr. Freilnghuvsen regarded Co? rcan Independence ol China r.SS.) as an established fact. The present Kmplro of Germany was recognized by the United States through a letter from the^ President to tho Emperor on March Ifi. 1871. Z1 The recognition of tho Congo Free State was ef? fected through authority given to Mr. Edgecombe. United States Consul at Cape Town, to negotlato a treaty on June 21, 1871. ' The recognition of tho Principality of Rumania Rooms tO have been a subject of some question In the mind of Mr. Bvarta, who wrote, on March 9, 1880, to Mr. Kasson. American Minister at Vienna, at some length on the subject, in whlcb he- says: "Meanwhll. lt ls hardly i.essery io observe that. BO far as the Executive Government of tho I'nlted States could recognize* thnt of Hum.mia without nctual diplomatic representation, it was .lone hy tho lotter of the President of August li, 1878. to Prince Charla., touching the appointment, etc., of a Consul." Eugene Schuyler was commissioned diplomatic agent ami Consul-General at Bucharest on January fl, Itt As a Kingdom the- recognition was effected by the formal congratulations of the President to the King. In the case of Servla a similar course was fol? lowed. Tho newly organized Congo Free Plate was recog? nized through a declaration by Secretary of Stat" Fre-llnghuvsen al Washington on April 22. 1884. After the disintegration of th- Federation of Central America anel the' separate, establishment of the five States eif which it hael been eomooed, these Individual reptiblies were recognized bv tho I'nlted Sta'oi; as followf. Feline Molina. Charg. d'Affalrea from the He-public of Costa Rica, re? ceived by th,, rr.-i.lout March M, ttl; Guatemala. by the issuance of an exequatur to Consul-Oeneral Antonio I)." Aviu??na. April .'.. IIB: Honduras, by tho dispatch of Solon Borland as Minister to Hon? duran Costa Rica anil San Salvador, Ai.ril IS, ISM; Nicaragua, bv the reception of Eduardo ear? ache as Charge d'A ff aires. Dee-ember 24. IMli; Sd vador. l.y a power and credence lei QeonN E. Squter, uf N-w-York. as charge} d'Affalrea to Guatemala, io negotiate a treaty of commerce and navigation with Salvador. Ma.' 1. l8t"j. THE LATEST INSTANCE The Greeter Republic of Central America. 1830. was recognized by tho President at a reception em December 21, :*%, of its Minister. Mr. Rodriguez, with the understanding that no existing obligations of any of the State, compoelng tho new nation? Honeluras, Nicaragua and Salvador rilOUld h. rc giireled as lapsed. The President had been ad vis.-d by ceremonial letter of September "-'. IMA, eif the decree esttibi'shing tho new Government. The separate republic, of South America have been treated In much lhe same way as th. lr north? ern neighbors in th,- matter of recognition bv ino l'nlted Stat"? since th. original recognition e.f tbe various republic aral the empires of Braal! an.l Mexico. Bolivia was separately recognised by the appointment of a Chargt d'Affalrea tn thal repub? lic, Mav W, i**;**, Ecuador by the appointment of a Charge d'Affalrea, June ;:,. itt, to negotiate a treaty of eomrnerre; Paraguay was recognised after a esommlssion of Inquiry, June IO, 181.*., and a "?ul.sequent declaration of Independence, by a power to negotiate a commercial treaty, given April 27. UM; Peru, by thc appointment of a charge** d'Affalrea, Mav :, itt, ;,nd th- Peru-Boliv? ian confederation by lhe appointment of a Charge? d'Affalrea. Jun- 9, Itt; Uruguay, by the- Issuance of an exequatur to the Consul-General In Kew York. January SS, Itt; Venezuela, by til- Issuance of an exequatur to a conaul in New-York, Febru? ary tt, Itt; N.'W-i 'ramula, by th. humane. ..f an exequatur to the- Consul-General. September 1**. Itt, Diplomatic relations between th. United States arni the Independent States nf the- American con? tinental system have been substat.t la Hy, though not actually, continuous since the-ir first aaaump tion. The' unions and confederation, that have arisen, the separations thal have occurred anel the Qovernmenta resulting from lhe revolutions nnel counter-revolutions in Central nnel South America have all, from the' point of view e.f recog? nition, ti-en treated in the almnlesl way. When the establishment of a new Oovernmenl bas been satisfactorily proven and Its Mal lilly has been ascertained to bo sufficiently tixed in th** will of th. people. Ita recognition haa followed by direct ic st ru ct lon to th. American Minister on the ground, as a rule, or by a moim credence; the recition of a diplomatic agent by the- President of the l'nlte-il Staffs, or an exequatur to a consul. FOREIGN REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENTS. Pocognltlon of foreign revolutionary or reaction? ary governments "is held to he one exclusively for the Executive, and cannot be determined Inter - natlorally by CongToa.luil.1 action." Instructions to Aelams and Conger. P.razil. lill and IttJatu BtrUOtlena to Egan, chill. UM and W2. The King? dom pt Samoa was recognized by an instruction to eiur Consul at Apia to recognize Mali, toa as King, Janilar> M JW). Tho me-rrtorandum elos.es with a note which nays that the facts narrated have bo-n gathered In an examination of the- records of thc Btate Depart? ment. *J; ber authorities on methods of recogni? tion hav)> also been consulted. I'pon the point of sending a Minuter to initiate diplomatic relation. with a new State Hall and Cam) (both eminent authorities) agree that the declaration should he addi*.seed to tbe new state Ko rule* has been found requiring that the- diplomatic agent of the recognizing power should, tri complete recognition, be received officially or formally by ihe Star. r.??? Ognlaed. No law of congress exercising a power of recognition by Congreaa haa been found among th- rolls deposited tn the State Department, not? withstanding th.' statement ..f Wharton, nnd re P-ate-.i by other., thai P: alden! Jackson ion March ti. 1H7, sign-d a resolution of Congress for the recognition of the Independence of Texas. Tho Diplomatic Appropriation bill Of March ;<,, K'17, con? tained an Item "for the oiittlt and salary of a diplomatic agent to be sent to the Ri*puhlic of Texas whenever the President may receive salle factory evidence that Texas la an Independent P.,wer. and shall deem H expedient to appoint such Minister." lt may have been an eel of ree Ognltion when this Government, on October lt, l>)7a. directeil Mr. Armstrong, our Consul at Hom-, who had received an exequatur from the Papal Slates, to apply f"r a new one from th. King upon the deere, of the same elate uniting tho Roman provinces, but lt hardly appeals so. while nearly all If ned all. ItiatanCM e.f recognition by the l'niteel States, hav.- been examined, a report or notes upon event one has during this Investigation not proved practicable, and no deviation of method from the rules indicated has been found. HEARING FOR AGRICULTURE IMMENSE INTERESTS REPRESENTED BEFORE THE WATS AND MEANS COMMITTEE. MEXICO'S. OAMAGINO ceiMPETITlON' WITH WE8T F.ttX STOCK RAIFEPS- A fJENERAIs MEMAXD FOR SPEe-II'IC PCTIES-REPRESENTA? TIVE* OE THE VARPH'3 AC.RKTl.T IRAI. INTKKKSTS GIVE THEIR VIEWS. [BT TELnOUAPH TO Tltn TRIBUKt* 1 Washington. Jan. .'..-The multifarious Industries and lntore-sts Included In tho schedule of agricul? tural products and provisions were well nnd strongly represented at the hearing Ivfore the Committee on Ways and Means to-duy. which was an exceedingly lnterc"*llng one, ns the large nt teneWinoe during the entire day attested. The num? ber of written statements nnd memorials filed In relation to the various Industries concerned was unusually Inrge, ns al?o was the number of per Bons who desired to submit oral statements and arguments. As on previous days, the demand for ?pedfk rates of duty to take the place of ad valorem rates Imposed In ISl-l cut a prominent fig? ure The request, for Increase of duties wen mainly for a restoration of th" rates of Itt al? though In a Mw cases even higher rates were Hskr.l and a strong showing made in support of the' advance. This Wgl especially true in thc case af the fruit and nut Industties of California, which were ably and faithfully represented bf Senator Perkins and Representative Howers, of that State. The hearing dil not pass without another demand for higher protection from the South. This tlmo it was the rl-*e Industry of the Carolinas, Ceorgia, Louisiana and Texas that made tho demand, which was represented hy a man who hailed from Charles? ton, S. C. Neither diel tho day pass without lively ?parring between tho re*prese*ntatlves of Importers ind merchant, on the ono hand and domestic pro luntfl on the other. Arguments wore also heard In favor of export bounties on agricultural products. A NEW FIGURE EN* TARIFF DLfCUMIONft, The hearing wns opened In behalf o' low elutles gt ad valorem rates on an agricultural product which has probably never fi^uroi] before In tariff discussions as "raw material." F. II. Rockwell, of Warren, Pentt., hihI M. IC Sherman, of Salina, Kan., aral later In the' da** W. R. Sutton, formerly In tho I'nlted Katee Consular Service In Mexico, appeared to advocate tho retention of the oxlst Ing ail valorem rate of 2*) per cent on Imported live cattle. It may bo remembered that a spee'lflo rate of $10 a h^nel on cattle more than one year old and $2 a head on all one year old or loss was im? posed by the gd of Itt. lt appeared that Messrs. Rockwell snd Sherman, who wore formerly In the- cattle-ralalng business in Arizona, moved their cattle across the border Into Mexico, where they bought a range which was bet? ter In some reapeeta than the one from which I hoy Ind removed In Arizona. The duty on cattle then was 20 p *r ci'iit ad valorem, and they fouuel the business of cal tic-raising In Mexico fur export to tho l'nlted States a profitable one?cattle, land nnd labor all being extremely cheap. Tho Imposition of the specif!" duty In lSOO, howerer, made lt Im possihlo for Cern to ship their rattle either to the cornfield, of Kansas to be fattened for the Ameri? can market or to tho gre.it establishments In Chi? cago and Kansas City to be worked up Into canned l.ccf and shipped ro Europe for consumption. The restoration of the obi ad valorem rates In ISI I, therefore, was an almost priceless boon not only to Messrs. Rockwell and Sherman and other American, who wer. engaged In the production of "raw material" for beef In Mexico, but also to Mexicans who were engaged In the same lnelustry. Long trains of railway cars loaeled with this "raw material" from Mexican ranches at once began to steam northward?some stopping In tho cornfields o' Kansas and others pushing on to the stockyards of Chicago ami Kansas City. Hetween August 28, UH and June rti, isa;,, more Ulna UMM head of Mi xi ni "raw material" were thus exported to the United States -the average* invoice valm- being un* der $?> B head?and 1m the year1 ond:d June 3D. I"****, the. number of Mexican cattle thu.-i e-xporteel to the United State, was shout tld,W head, of the aver ago invoice value of JO S9 a head, to compete In the domestic markets with cattle raised on thc ranges In the Western States and Territories. A conaid.rahl. proportion of this imported "raw material" appears to have boen Immediately sent to the ahamblfifi ono part bein,; converted into canned beef ami tho other part sold in the local markets for immediate, consumption. Another proportion, and Messrs. Rockwell, Sherman anil Sutton all Instated that lt was far the larger pro? portion, was stoppeel in Kansas to be fattened for market "on Kansas corn l.y American labor." The procoM of fattening occupies from six to eighteen months, ac inling to tile age and condition of tho Imported "raw material." and Involves the con? sumption of large Quantities of corn as well as the employment of considerable labor. Theso consid? erations were strongly urged In behalf of the re? tention of cxlstlny duties. Mr. Rockwell said that his linn, which imports 6,000 to 7,01") hoad of "raw material'1 from Mexico each year, paid 122,000 for corn last year to Kansas farmers, anel woulei pay them ttsttt this year, besides $!<V?*0 more for labor in caring for tho "raw material." COMPETITION WITH MEXICO DIFFICULT. In responses to Governor Steele, who desired to know why the "raw material" could not he produced as easily and cheaply on ranges In the United States as In Mexico, Mr. Rockwell said that they found better water end grass In the latter country and en? joyed other advantages which made it exceedingly difficult for the Western ranchmen lo compete with them. Mr. Sherman also urged that this comparatively new but Important Industry was entitled to special consideration at the; hands of the committee and of Congress on account of the fact that a large propor? tion of the capital Invested In it In Mexico was Ameri? can capital and that the ranches and herd. Were owned hy American citizens. In fact, the entire trade, h. said, was virtually in tlie hands of Ameri? can citizens. This consideration did not *ee'm to bo regarded as a weighty uno by members of the com? mittee, several of whom suggested rhat the s?ini.' argument might be urged With equal weight In behalf e.f American manufacturers who might tranafer their capital and plants to foreign countries where labor was cheaper and other advantages might be en Joyed. Slr. Sherman, however, (halaled that "the l'nlted States has the- cheapest labor In the world." and that lt costs as much or more than as much to produce In Mexico ihe "raw material" In which he ls Interested as lt does in the United States. To a gueatlon as to why. If that was the ease, he preferred Mexico and a 20 per cent duty to the I'nlte.l Sta tea as a theatre of operations, he gave no satisfactory reply. APPEAL! FOR WESTKRN FARMERS. Representatives Curtis and F!'.ue. of Kansas, and Bower**, of California, replied in vigorous language to the advocates of the Mexican Industry and con? troverted the statements made by them. Colonel niue declared that the duty on Mexican cattle ought to be prohibitory in older to prevent i.ie deterioration of American herds thal la alreadj apparent as a result of the importation In large numbers of the In? ferior Mexican ?oek. Mr. Bowen, who waa for ei^ht years a collector of customs near the Mexican border eif Lower California, declared that the im? portation of inferior Mexican cattle had demoralised snd almost ruined ths cattle industry of Southern California and that nin- -tenths of the cattle thus Im? port.*.! hail gone into Immediate consumption in the California markets. The law of itt had encouraged thc California farmers, but before they had fairly got on tlKir feel again in this branch of agricultural Industry arni production Um legislation of iv.'l had dealt them a staggering blow. In behalf Of t.i-' Kansas farmers Mr. Curtis ael vocatad tho restoration of the specific duties on e-iiltle Imposed by the- act -.f IVjO. He declared that they hud all been Injured hy the enormous im? portation of ch. ap and Inferior Mex!'ar. e'.ttile. In his district a largo p.r.,portion or these cattle are fed and fattened for market, and the unanimous Verdict of both farmers nnd feeders was ihat the bualneaa had been seriously detrimental to them. The heavy importations of inferior cattle hael .-.-.used a Berloui deterioration of the native herds, nnel nobel-, had been benefited except the Im? porters. Pricea Of beef to consumers had not been lowe red, "an.l," he added, "they have eaten poorer boot during tho last two years thnn they ev. r .lid before." "Bul we. derived M8.0N of revenue from these importation. In ISIS and l".%." said Judge Turne-r. of (b-orjrla, "and revenue is m-eded. How are- you going lo make up the lots I? you restore the spe? cific duties* on cattle?" "<*h, that will be easy. We might put back tho duty on wool for one thing, that wns taken off In 1SIM and yielded Ill.iXO.ei".. a year. And we might increase the unties on hay. oats, flaxseed, pota? toes and ninny other agricultural producta which were reduced in lin." replb.1 Mr. Curtis. "And ori eilyer," suggested Mr I'ay ne. "Yea. on sliver. I would l.e In favor of putting a heavy duty on thal '.-1 cents an ounce. If r.eces ?arv,' responded Mr Curtis, who ls un ardent free .liver man. CALIFORNIA FRUIT-GROWERS HEARD. Repr.se ritatlve Rowers, of California, who had a large roppply of s; mples of California an.l foreign fruits, r.exr addreoned 'he committee in behalf of the fruit-growing and nut-producing Industries of the Pacific Canst. These were tho leading Indus? trie* of California, he sahl, and had not received adeejuato protection either under existing law or the law of li!*). /Thi* waa e?poMnlly true of the citrus (rulla. HA advocated a dyity of 25 cents a THEODORE B* STARR. Temporary Removal TO 218 Fifth Avenue, cor. 26th Street (Opposite Delmonico's), While Repairing Damage by FIRE on the 30th ult. in his Salesrooms, 206 Fifth Avenue, through to 1126 B'way. DIAMONDS, PEARLS, FINE JEWELRY. WATCHES, SOLID SILVERWARE. coble foot on oranges In boxes and $2 50 a thouaand on orang"* in bulk. In the tlrst nine months of tho cal.tular year 1806 tho Importations of fruits anel oula int.. "the L'nlted Sta tea amounted In value tei tlt.tt-jtt, every dollar's worth ot which could have. Leen produced In the l'nlted States under a. tariff sufficient to protect the domestic Industry. The bo<u raisins In thc world are now produceel In California, and tho best Brade, whie-h ls aold In Washington at 21 eenta a pound at retail, a sample of windi lie exhibited to the .ommlttee, waa fully equal to the- "sample- of Spanish raisins, which he also exhlblieel. and f.r which he paid 40 cents a pound at retail in Washington. With an adequnte duty to encourage home production, these raisins could be produced, he- tala, so as to noll at 12 cents a pound, anel cheaper grades as low as 8 an.l 5 cents a pound. Ile" said that the dury on raisins (of which California even now produce*, nearly enough for domestic consumption), plums, prunes and other drleil fruits should be Incroase-d to J cents a pound. Such a rate* we.uiel encourage home pro? duction and lower prle*es to consumers. He also made a strong argument, fortified by an exhibition of samples e.f fruit both domestic and foreign, to show that the proposed Increase of the duty on oranges would not Increase, but woulei eventually lower, prices to consumers. donate.r Perkins follow.td Mr. Rowers, devoting his rcmarka .-liieiiy to the extensive nut Industries of ali'ornla. which need Increased protection. Ho also submitted a written memorial In behalf of the fruit and nut Industries, lu which he said that the people of thirty counties In California?one-half of the- whole number-are Interested. Ha also spoke briefly but effectively In behalf of increased duties ..ii chicory, lima beana and pearl bailey, and of re? storing copra, or elried cocoanut, to the free Hst. "Almost everything under the sun can bo raised in California," he said, "but we have never yet suc ceeded In ralelng cocoanut* except tn our imagl t, iflen." He.fore' the Imposition of a eluty In 1*?H tho trade lu copra with the South Sea Islands was an SXtenslve erne, and was the basis of profltaole lnelustrlen In California, where tho oil was ex? pressed anel desiccated cocoanut prepared for the Bantam market These inelustries had been trans ferred to Europe since the imposition of the duty In UM, T. II. Armstrong, a California almond-grower, strongly advocated an increase of eluty. About 112,000,000 Ot capital ls iivs ed In this Industry, and (h.- Krowera are* <>n the verse of ruin on account of the Inadequate protection given to them by exist? ing law. He bad been engaged in almond-growing for nine v..irs, had tXii.Ow invested In lt, and had not yet received one cent of profit from lt. He u<\ vu. a ted a rate of c, cents a pound. Hy the act of ISM the rate was fixed at j cents, and in 1S34 lt was i. du. d to I lents a pound. About 5,100,000 poumls of almonds were produced In tho United States last year, and about 10,000,000 pounda were Imported. Kxport bountlea em agricultural products were' ad? vocated by David Lubln, of California, whose reso? nant tones might have been beard at the other end of the Capitol, and wno seemed to bc fiercely In earnest: by Colonel Hoe, naster of tho Pennsyl? vania State Orange, Patrons of Husbandry; by State Senator Hrown, of the same State, who read re-solutions unanimously adopted at a recent State convention composed of (-ranee deleeatea, aad by A. J, Wedderburn, master of the Virginia State (ira n ge. INTEREST-! OF THK SEEDSMEN. Tho Interests of the seed Krowera, merchants and Importers wore represented by D. Landreth, of Philadelphia, who submitted a schedule of rates proposed hy them as the result of a recent confer? ence. It was as follows: Five cents per pound on all seed of table beets, sugar beets, kale, leek, let tuee, mangel wurzel, parsley, radish, rutabaga, rape, spinach, turnip, and on all vegetable seeds not otherwise provided for: 10 rents per pound on nil soeels of carrot, celery, onion and salsify; 20 cents per pound on all seeds of cabbage, cauli? flower ar.d tomato; ll cents per bushel of sixty pounds on potatoes; 40 cents per bushel of sixty pounds on all beans nnel peas; _o per cent on all ilow-r seeds; $5 per 1,000 packets on seeds ot every kind In packets. The free list to Include mushroom spawn, canary, mustard, aromatic seeds, clover, flax, pot herbs, grnss seed, poppy, medicinal seeds, hemp, sorghum, castor beans, tree, oilseeds, cotton, tobacco nml vetches The propriety of placing cloverseed and the seeds of some oth.-r grasses, like timothy, on the free list was Questioned by Mr. Dolllver, of Iowa, and some of tne other W.-stern members of the com? mittee, and the criticism was admitted to he just bv Mr. Landreth, who also remarked that tho potato-growers favor S higher duty on potatoes, to which the seed-growers would offer no objection. He strongly urged the substitution of soeclflc for ad valorem rates of duty on all seeds. The reduc? tion of 10 per cent ad valorem by the Hct of 1*1*1 had dealt the industry a Btaggerlltg blow. Mr. Landreth referred tei tne stress o' Canadian com? petition and the probability that foreign growers would Boon establish awed depots In the I'nlted States ir' the preaent rates of duty should be con? tinued in reply to queatione by Mr. Tawney ho made som.* Interesting statements respecting the adulteration of seeda bj* foreign producers and ex? porters for the American market. Kdward ll. Loomis, a produce merchant nnd Im? porter of Saw-York, advocated lower duties on Bermuda onions and potatoes, which, he said, did not compete with those' produced In the I'nlte.l States, and he controverted some of th" statements In behalf of the Bermuda industry made to the Committee on Ways and Means in UM hy Mr. Watson, an official representative of that colony, especially tho ono to tho effect that the Bermuda producers paid the duty when they imported their products Into tho T'nited States. NEW-YORK*! HAT AND HOP INTEKESTS. Representative Wilber, of New-York, submitted | a memorial of tho hay and hop producers in favor I of a restoration of the duties of 1W0 on those j products, and Representative Sherman, of the Utica ! district, also spoke o' the needs of the hop-growers and invited the attention of tho committee to the elaborate* argument and statistics submitted to the . Committee on Ways anel Means of the List Con? gress In behalf of that Industry. Thomas Harker, of Charleston. 8. C., submitted a 1 strong argument in behalf of the rice-growing and rice-.-leaning industries of the Southern rloe-pro dUClng States, Which, he said, were absolutely de? pendent for their existence on a sufficiently protec 1 live tariff. The rat.s lixed by the law of 1SD4 were wholly Inadequate, anel the legislation of that year ha.i dealt these Industries a severe blow, in fact. they "were Undergoing a prOCSSB of disintegration." It! reply to question---. Mr. Harker said the prospect I that tile United States could produce rice enough for homo consumption under adequate protection I was a certain one. K. J. Krnst, of New-Orleans, followed in an argu 1 ment in the sun.' behalf. Andrew J. Toomey, a member of the New-York , Produce Exchange and a manufacturer of mace , roni, advocated a restoration of the duty of UM on that article. This manufacture, ho said, consumes about .I.OeJU.ooo bushels of er hast annually, and lt ' could be largely increased under adequate rates ot duty, lt came Into exlsten.**? In the t'nited States under the encouragement offered by t.ie act of UM. Mr. Tootney advocated specific rates of duty on ac? count Of tao enormous fraudulent undervaluations of foreign Invoices. In 1SJ3 the production In the T'nited State-, amounted to about M,OQO,000 pounds. but the production hud greatly diminished since the enactment of the law of ism. THI SALT INDCSTUV. The consideration of the salt Industry provoked ? a lively and somewhat acrimonious discussion by the representatlve-s of the Importers and domestic producers respectively. The bull was ope'ned by : Franklin Woodruff, of Hrooklyn, one of the largest ImporteTs of salt, who received effective assistance from Mr. Hazard, a Hoston salt merchant and Im? porter. Mr. Woodruff violently opposed the relm posltlon of a eluty on salt, declaring that lt was unnSCSSSSry for the nn te-ctlon of the domestic pro dueer and would be detrimental to the interests of domestic consumera. Foreign -alt, he said, could : not compete with tho domestic ?alt ten miles from the' seaboard except Iil the Southern States, a statement which was Mlarply questioned by Mr. frayne and General Qreevenee. The latter asked if Mr. Woodruff didn't know that foreign salt en teivd al th. port of New-Orleans was carried up the Mississippi and Ohio rivers as far as cincin? nati ami St. Louts, and even higher, and Mr. Wood? ruff replied that he did not know lt. Mr. Payne' and Mr. Woodruff had a lively tilt over the question of freight rat.s on foreign and domestic Mit respectively, anel the former scorned to have" rather the better of the argument. In re? ply to questions by Mr. Payne, the Hrooklyn Im? porter, who drawc his luppllea chiefly from the Mediterranean or from Turk's Island, admitted that the Liverpool salt market ls controlled by a British syndicate or trust, which tlxes the prices of salt on board fo- Liverpool elestlneel for the American market, the Australian market and other foreign markets. As an Importer of Turk's Island salt Mr. Woodruff was asked by Mr. Payne If an export duty was not levied und collected on ll. and the latter replied that he elle] not know, but "If such a eluty was Imposed lt was a small on*, merely to piy expenses ot th* Oovernmenl," an anawer which provoked considerable merriment. Mr. Woodruff app.'.'reu to be considerably concerned about the welfare of tho American merchant marine, and re? marked that h.* had to-day 10.QQO tons of aall on Its way from the Mediterranean In American bot? toms W. A. Hazard, of Booton, an Importer, said that I i THE USUAL, AFTER BEA SON'S saLB OK THE UlsERTY" KLRNISIIINOS. H?for* th* annual Refurnishing of their Exhlblrtnn R/x.m* with novel PAI'ERH. ITU****, AND FURNITURR, Which ar* ne.w being pr*par*el Abroad MK.-* SK.-*. JO.IEPH P. McHI'eJH 9 <0. offer th* n*ianc* sf th* Importation* and Models made 'or the Fall snd Winter Seacin*. at tht very favorable and aubitantlal Discount at Ililli HIE PER CENT. from th* Prk* plainly marked on ?acti ArtWfe The raHsctlea emhrac** DECORATIVE FURNITt'RE IN THE E.VOLI8H FASHION* Forest Oreen, Brown, Rlack and Sealing Waa, Red Oak. Oreen A?h and Honduras Mahogany! t'pholstered Pieces made by HAMPTON 9 8ON8. OF LONDON. la f.r?t Co .-eringa or In th* "Liberty" Velvet* WAIsIs PAPERS AND STt'EFS op EXr-Kl.lsENT RTYIs*-*.. Which are only dl*place<l by tba many new Thin** looked io arrive. DELFT. "URKRTY" and "IiEI.I.A RORRTA" POTTERY. DCTe*H HAMMERED BRAM AND ILLUMINATED COPPER Wa RE. and a Variety nf the Interentlna; odd Hits tot Home Decoration charact**rl*ttc of THE ?POI'II.AR SHOP." fKvtry Objtrt in th* fMleMM it dttignti ot ttltel'd by Mr. Me Hugh ) "CTTImelj- Innpectton Cordially Invited. (TrndtrmmrKi Heg'd.l 42b St. tD. at 5tl) Tut. I have never sold a dollar article where the people parted with their money so readily a*, lor Booth's ??Hyomei" Pocket Inhaler Outfit, lt is for cold*, catarrh and bronchitis. Kalish Pharmacy, 4th Ave., cor. 23d St., N.Y. IVI Uk 1 \ WK \ rn A delicious break V\*\\LI*\VV\e fast Cereal. Fifteen cents' worth, when cooked, provides 23 lbs. of perfect Food. HEALTH FOOD CO., 61 5th Ave, uunitn, RELIABLE AHrnotIv*. -Mitten**. Barral*. l?rti-e>N. Mea Mn rr- your room. COW PERTH WAIT'S RELIABLE Attractive' lirlie-H. M C ADPFTC LONG CREDIT. ?vrtKrCIS, IO-4 Weet 14th Street. A ll I*-1" tl (Naas hair If Vant re*rnov*d at jBBh.. lS|||'p K h'm" ,,y depilatory; I' heavy l.y LSam WWI Rall el. .-.ric needle. p.-mii!..;..i:l?: tt_*_| Woodbury, 127 W. 4_d ?t.. .V V. Beauty book fer wAyF a clamp. L'?e Facial *-<e>ap. ^^ he would submit a printed statem-ent In opposition to any duty on salt, which, he remarked, was wholly unnecessary. The domestic salt producers wera represented by E. VV. Brown, in behalf of ti.e New-York manufac? turers, and P.. R. Baek<T. In behalf of the Michigan and Ohio manufacturer*. The former promised t1* submit a brief in favor of a restoration of the duties of 1890. Mr. Baeker advocated the same rates, nnd gave some interesting tacts relating tr the cost of manufacture an.l the condition of the industry in Michigan, the output of whie*h last year fell to ?.075,000 pounds, which was a reduction o' about 50 per cent from the previous year. THE DUTIES ON FISH. The duties on fish provoked another brisk dis? cussion, marked by some bitterness, between thu representatives of the Importers and the American fishermen respectively. Charles M. McCue, of Gloucester, Mass., r-ald that there were 151,000 peopl** engaged In the fisheries of the Unlte.l Statea In IttJ*, according to the report of the United Stat*--* Fis i Commissioner. Of these, J7.S00 were empioyeel li the deep-sea fisheries. In which fi,4"? vessels wer ? also employed. l*e ndvocateel ? duty of three quarters of a cent a pound on mackerel, which wi i now handicapped by the competition of the Iris i fisheries; of one-quarter of a cent a poiinvi on cod. and a differential rate of half a cent a pound or: boned and skinned Ash. He dwelt on the stress oi e'anadlan competition anel the advantages whlcb the Canadian enjoyed. Including the bounties pall by the British Government, which have amount*c to the snug sum of I2.3M.000 since the Halifa-. award, the Interest on which goes to the tlsherme" In the shape of bounties to vessel-owners aad crews, that the United States actually pay to them far competing with our own fishermen. H.- referred also to the French fishing bounty, and to the fart that the co-operative plan generally prevails arnon* the fishermen of New-Kngland, the crews sharin* In the profits of the catch. F, DoButts. of Boston, a fish Importer, fierce]* contested almost every statement mada In hehal' of the fishermen, and declared tha: tho Gloucester; fisherman did not represent more than 15 per <*-en. of the persons engaged In the fishery Industrie-. He declared that most of them were "foreigner who are not and never will become American clt' zens." The existing du les were ample. "As for tho lights of American fishermen, that Is an oM story an.1 everybody ls tired of lt." he exclaimed Mr. DeButts talked li a large and lmpretslv way. which was calculated to make persons wbo heard him believe that he was extensively er gaged In the fishing ta-Uitrj*. That belief -?a, quickly dissipated, however, by Sylvanus 8ml*r. who followed him nnel who quietly remarked that Mr. DeButts, who had formerly been engaged ja the fishing Industry, was now an Importer of fist. Mr Smith -fdded: "T believe he does own one ol? fishing vessel, for he told me last night that h? would sell her the flrst chane*e he got." In the collrae of the discussion th.re was sottia light sparring between Chairman Dingley and Mr. McMlllln. of Tennessee, on the subject of fishing bounties and other concessions to fishermen. Mr. Dingley showing, somewhat to Mr. McMlllln's con? fusion, that one of the first advocates and pro motera of the bounty system for American flsher men wus Thomas Jefferson. Representative Bouts!'**, of Maine, declined to oe cupy the attention of the committee, as the hour wns late, and simply asked for the restoration ol the status of 1890. ... . _ . ,. _ .,_. The committee to-morrow will hear the Btate ments of the representatives of American wool, growers whose Industry was virtually ruined by tha legislation of 1W? _.-* ABEY ABB BAU EETISKEEXT8. FIVE OEVERAf.S AND THREE ADMIRAI-I WTIJi W OUT 0**" AIT1VF. SERVICE THIS YEAR. Washingtoa. Jan. 5.-Flve high officers of tba Army and titree of the Navy will retire, on reach? ing the age limit. In the preaent year. Tha first ot these. Brigadier-General Michael R. Morgan, ths Commissary-General of Subsistence, goes ofl tho active list on the 18th of tho present month, when 'he will, without doubt, be succeeded by Colonel Thomas C. Sullivan, hla aaslstant and next in rank. The other staff retlrementa are thoae of Gen eral Wt P* Cratghlll. Chief of Engineers, on July I and General Rugglea. Adjutant-General, on Sep? tember ll. Oeneral CralghlUa place will fall to Colonel H. M. Robert, now atatlcned at New-Tort City or Colonel Jojin M. Wilson, stationed at Washington, both of whom retire In 1901. In the suoresBlon to General Ruggles. while General Greene, now at San Fran-ls-o. and General Breck. (?merni Mllea'a chief of staff, are the ranking offi? cers, both of them retiring next year, they would ordinarily be expected to secure the promotion, but the Impression ls atrong in Army and political CASTORIA For Infra* and Children.