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B,EPTJBLICAN.
PIKENIX, ARIZONA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 8, 1899.
VOL. IX. NO. i265.
NINTH YEAR.
Ill I I ,. .
1ERE MAD AT DEWEY
Probable Cause of the Filipino
Attack.
THEIR AMMUNITION SEIZED
Officers at Washington Who are
Acquainted Wilh Olis Believe
His Report of the Insurgents
Losses are Undereslinated Cap
ture of the Waterworks at Manila
of Great Importance.
Washington, Feb. 7. There was
little abatement of interest in the stir
ring events at Manila exhibited today
at the war department. The feeling of
anxiety for the safety of the Amer
ican forces had given way entirely,
save in the cage of personal friends
and acquaintances of $oldiers sup
posed to be injured, and there was dis
played instead) the greatest interest in
the extent of the loss inflicted upon
the insurgents by 'the American sol
diers and sa'ilois.
' Officers at the war department who
know General Otis well. declaredl when
the announcement came of the killing,
capture or wounding of 4,000 men,
that he undoubtedly had underesti
mated the damage inflicted by him, as
was his wont, instead of magnifying
it in Spanish fashion. The news of
the day from abroad was found iu the
casualty list sent by Otis and in the
concise and excellent description sent
by him of the results of the engage
ment of Saturday night and Sunday.
The officials say that nothing more
can be expected from him on this
point until he has had rn opportunity
to forward a report giving in detail all
the history of the fighting. Naturally
there was a great deal of speculation
as to the future conduct of affairs by
Otis, hut to some extent this must re
main a speculation, inasmuch as" Sec
retary Alger has said that the general
is to be left to follow his own discre-
tion. To assist him to a correct un
..derstanding of the diplomatic situa
tion, he has been cabled the full text
. of the treaty.
A forward movement is probable. at
Iloilo, where General Miller has been
for weeks lying in front of the town.
He has never had any doubt of his
- ability to take the place whenever'; he
got the word to do so, but there has
been a restraining; influence from
Washington, based in part on the
' hope that the- insurgents could be
' brought to a peaceful retirement from
the. town and an apprehension that an
effort tc force a landing might result irt
. serious injury to foreign interests.
Now, however, it is felt that the lat
ter are perhaps more in jeopardy from
a continuance of the existing state of
affairs 'than they would he through a
i rapid seizure of the town. General
:-Miller now has with him the Eight
eenth infantry and a 'battalion of ar
tillery and it is likely that he xill be
strongly reinforced before an attempt
is made to take Iloilo.
' ; Naval officers have watched with
pride the achievements of the naval
vessels during the recent fighting and
they were gratified when Secretary
Lpng this afternoon sent the follow
ing cablegram:
"Dewey, Manila:
. "Congratulations. LONG."
Tt may be that it was Admiral
Dewey's act in seizing a vessel loaded
with arms and ammunition intended
for them that incited the Filipino in
surgents to attack the American' sol
diers Saturday night, for it is under
stood that one of the bitterest of their
grievances was what they declared to
be the unwarrantable interference
with their shipping. It is learned at
: the navy department that about a week
ago the admiral caused the seizure ot
the schooner Taneng with a full supply
cf arms for the insurgents.
IN COMPLETE CONTROL.
Americans Bringing In thj Filipino
." Wounded and Burylna Dead.
Manila, Feb. 7. The Americans a:s
this dispatch is sent are in complete
control of the situation within a ia
dius of nine miles of Manila. Their
lines, extending to Malahon on the
r.orth and to Paranque on the south,
arc fully twenty miles long. While
a few detached bodies of the enemy of
fer desultory opposition, the main body
of the rebels is in full Tetreat and ut
terly routed. Of the hordes of troops
originally drawn up in battle array
against the Americans fully one-third
are already incapacitated and tha rest
are scattered in every direction.
The terrible loss of the rebels may
be eathered from the fact that sixteen
were huried in one rice field on Mon
day near Pasas, and eighty-seven in
terred between Paso and Santana.
A converted river gunboat did ter
rible execution among the rebels,
sweeping both banks of the river with
her gatling guns and heavier battery.
Hundreds of the Filipinos undoubtedly
4i: .brakes and died
there.
The Americans are working nobly
in their efforts to find the wounded
and are bringing hundreds of suffer
ing rebels to the hospital for treat
ment. The natives are una'ble- to un
derstand the humane motives which
nrorr-'Ot the victors to succor the
wounded of the enemy. The corres
pondent of the Associated Press is in
formed that members of the hospital
corps have made the startling discov
ery that thpre are r.pveral women in
male dress and wilh hair cropped
among thia dead.
The chiff of the Ygorofp.i, thp Fili
pino natives who fought so gallantly
in the face cf our artillery, with bows
and arrows, is in the hospital with a
shattered thigh. He admits that he
never saU" modern artillery and was
ignorant of the effect of it until he and
his followers met the disastrous fire
of Sunday morning. The chief is bit
terly incensed against the Tagals for
placing the Ygoiotes in front
cf the American hattery, under the
pretense that they were sent 'to occupy
the post of honor, and he intimates
that the Ygorotes will avenge this
treachery when the survivors return
north.
The Americans now have a steamer
line to Malabon and 600 marines with
four Maxim guns have been landed at
Fleet beach, north of the city. The
third artillery on the main road! and
the Utah hattery in the cemetery cov
ered the advance of the Kansas troops.
Among the important points captured
was a strong embrasured earthwork
within sight of-Caloocan.
There was considerable firing from
the -upper windows or houses in the
native quarters of the city last night,
but ho casualties have been reported
as a result. The signal corps were
compelled to run for their lives along
the firing line during the fighting, and
consequently the-e were frequent in
terruptions of communication, Owing
to the cut.ing of wires, and the signal
men were ordered to kill without any
hesitancy any one who attempted to
interfere with the lines,
SAYS THEY WILL FIGHT
F. lip! no's Wl'l D .vote Their Strength
to Protection of Country.
London, Feb. 7. The president of
the Filipino junta, in an interview
with a representative of the Associated
Press today, said: "It i3 perfectly
clear that the unfortunate hostilities
at Manila were occasioned by an at
tempt of the Nsbraskans to find a pre
text to obtain control cf the Singalon
water works. The Americans for
months have endeavored to induce the
Filipinos to withdraw from the works,
as the latter full re'eognized their stra
tegic importance. By the destruction
of the villages between the sea and
river hanks, the Americans secured a
vast open space from which Manila
might otherwise have been attacked
under cover.
"The Americans have captured the
'water works and the Filipinos will
now have to retire to the mountains of
San Mateo and Boze Boze, which, as
they are only an hour's distance, com
mand the capital and it will be im
possible to dislodge them from there.
"The whole Filipino strength will
new be devoted to the protection of
the country outside cf Manila, as
Aguinaldo is aware 'that even if he
captured the city he could not hold it
with the American warships in the
bay. The Americans will also have
to depend for their food supply on
shipments from abroad, as the insur
gents will effectually cut off all sup
plies from the interior."
WORD FROM OTIS
Telegraphs What the Americans
Have Don?.
Washington, Feb. 7. The war de
partment today received the following
dispatch from General Otis:
, "Manila, Feb. 7.
"To the Adjutant-General, Washing
ton: "The insurgent army concentrated
around .Manila from the Luzon prov
inces, numbering over 20,000, possess
ing several quick-firing and Krupp
field guns. A good portion of the en
emy was armed with Miuseis of the
litest pattern. Two of the Krupp guns
and a great many rifles were captured.
The insurgents fired a great quantity
of ammunition. Quite a number ot
"Spanish soldiers arc in the insurgent
sc-rvice who served in the artillery.
The insurgents constructed strong iu
t.enehments near our lines; mostly in
the hamiboo thickets. These our men
charged, killing or capturing many of
the enemy. Our casualties probably
aggregate 250. Full reports today. The
casualties cf the insurgents very
heavy. Have 'buried some 500 of their
dead and hold 500 prisoners. Their
losses in killed, 'wounded and prison
ers probably amount to 4,000. Took
the water works pumping station yes
terday six miles out, after considerable
skirmishing with the' enemy, which
made no stand. The pumps are dam
aged, but will be working ia a week.
Have a number of condensers set up
in the city which furaisn. good water.
The troops are in excellent spirits.
Quiet prevails.
(Signed) "OTIS."
eiawled into th
THEY APPROVE WOOD
His Methods at Santiago
Urged for Other Cities.
Steamer Leaves Havana for Key
West to Bring One Thousand
Cuban Exiles Back to the Island.
Objection to Prestnt Officials.
Havana, Fob. 7. I.a Lucha piintp. a
lptter written by the Cuban (ii-iipral
Enrique Cnllazo and addressed to bis
friends in Santiago. Hp said tli.it the
current rumors of trouble are spread
by the enemies of the Cubans for the
purpose of extending the' military oc
cupation of the island by the Ameri
cans. He adds that the spactacle pre
sented by the Cubans in Havana is
disgustin,
"Men who were employees
of the Spanish, even under the Weyler
regime, are now in office and shout
ing for free Cuba. The cabinet cf
Governor General Brooke, which is
composed of Cubans, does nothing but
draw salaries. It is strange that the
Americans reward the magistrates and
other officials who served under Wey-
ler and forget the real patriots." The
letter concludes with the declaration
that it is necessary that all Cubans
unite in a peaceful organization for the
independence of the island.
In an interview Dr. Castillo, who ac
companied Gen. Leonard Wood to
Washington, said that he wished es
tablished throughout the island the
system that had been inaugurated ly
Gen. Wood in Santiago, where offices
and salaries had been reduced 50 per
cent, and the money- raised spent on
public works, and autonomy granted
to the municipal authorities. He added
that true Cubans recognized the fact
that having all power centralized ar.
Havana was damaging to the local in
terests of the other provinces. Havana
is the corrupt center of speculators,
business schemers, officials and office
seekers, he says.
Gen. Wood has gone1 to Santiago to
resume his duties of military governor
of that province. He had a long con
ference with Mr. Porter, the American
special commissioner, who highly ap
proved his policy.
A dispatch from Senor Noiasco, Gsn.
Gomez's secretary, says that the old
Cuban commander in chief has stopped
at the Remedios, near Caita-ien, in
stead of proceeding to Cienfuegcs as
he originally intended. His change
of plan was due to his desire to meet
Senor Quesada and Mr. Porter at
Remedios. After their conference he
will go to Cienfuegos, and later will
come to Havana.
Gen. Brooke has sent 150,000 rations
to Gen. Carpenter for distribution
among the poor of Puerto Principe. :
Several appointments have been
made in the department of the in
terior. All the appointoea are office. s
in the Cuban army. Among them i ;
Col. Manuel Despaigne who was at
one time secretary to Gen. Gomez.
There are 702 sick soldiers at Gen.
Lee's camp. Three hundred of them
are suffering from dysentery and
others from malarial fever. There 13
no yellow fever in the camp.
The steamer Reina de Los Angeies
will sail for Key West, where she will
take on board 1,053 Cubans who desire
to return to the island. Senor Men
endez, the owner of the vessel, is a
Spaniard, but he charges nothins tor
her services in bringing the Cuban3
homo.
Gen. Brooke will send letters to the
commanders of the various provinces
advising them to retain all tee old city
employees.
Gen. Brooke gave a banquet at La
Vedaho in honor of Capt. Sisbee or
the Texas. Gen. Brooke's entire stall
and the officers of the Texa3 wore
present. A band played "Yankee
Doodle" and the Cuban hymn. Th?
banquet attracted a large crowd out
side of the Salon Trocha, who cbeeie.i
Capt. Sigsbee.
The Texas will leave here shortly,
and it is rumored that she will go to
Samoa.
Mr. Proctor has gene to I'inar del
Rio. He will return to Havana to
meet his wife who has arrived hers by
way of Miami.
Gen. Brooke has sent 6C0 000 rations
to Pinar del Rio, Santa Clara, Matan
za3 and towns in the province cf Ha
vana. These will be applied to. the
relief of the destitute.
AN OLD LANDMARK.
The Winfield Scott Mansion in New
York Partially Destroyed by Fire.
New York, Feb. 7. The old mansion
at the northwest corner of Pa:k avenuo
and Ninety-third street, one ' of the
landmarks of the upper east side, was
partially destroyed! by fire early this
morning. The building, ' a two-story
frame and stone double structure, was
occupied by the families of J. G. Fold-
man, the owner, and Edward W. Sal
ing. Martha, the 12-year-ol:l daughter
of Baling, was awakened by the smell
cf smoke. She aioused her parents.
and it was discovered that the rear
part of the house was on fire, ar.d the
flames hati gained considerable head
way, and the occupants of thehouse
v. ere forced to retreat to -he roof of thj
piazza, the stairway being ablaze.
Policeman Smith of the East Eighty-
eighth street station, attracted by the
fire, turned in an alarm. The imper
illed tenants were taken down ladders
to the street by tha firemen. Before
the arrival of the firemen, a man
named iSeligman had procured a ladde
and assisted several members of the
Fcldman family to descend to the
street. The damage wlil amount to
$2,000. The fire was caused by an
overheated furnace.
The old house was built for General
Winfield Scott, but he never occupied
it, as ho was called to the Mexican war
bt-fnre i. was completed.
TWELVE YEARS OF LIFE LOST.
A Chicago Boy Insane From a Blow.
Made Sane.
Chicago. Feb. 7. Twelve years ago
Charles Burrel was struck on the head
with a brick. Since then , until now,
he has been insane-, and for a number
of pears he was an inmate of the Eist-
ern Illinois asylum at Kankakee. Yes-
terday Dr. W. G. Stearns at the asylum
aided by the X-ray, operated on Bur
rell's skull. Today the cloud which
had so long obscured the light of Bur
rell's mind, had passed away, and he
began life where he left off twelve
years ago. (
When a boy young Burrell' had a
quarrel with a playmate, who threw a
brick at him. He was dazed by the
blow and never recovered from its
effects until the operation of yesterday.
Dr. Stearns put the young man in a
chair. With the X-ray a skiagraph of
the skull was taken. This showed a
thickening of the bone near the top of
the skull on the left side. This was
removed in the usual manner, the for
eign matter excised and the patient
was put to bed.
He' awoke today entirely rational
and his first words were: ' Why did
you hit me?"
Burrell had been treated in a Wis
consin asylum and his case was pro
nounced incurable. He had been in
the Kankakee institution since 189G.
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SPANISH WAR VETERANS.
Gov. Roosevelt Know3 No Distinction
Between Regulars and Volunteers.
Albany, Feb. 7. A bill is being
drawn up, providing that the rights of
the veterans in the civil war should
be extended to the volunteers of the
Spanish-American war. Governor
Roosevelt announced today that he
would not Eign such a bill, if it were
presented to him. If the bill is amend
ect in such a way as to extend the vet
erans' rights to the regulars of the
last war as well as the volunteers he
may consider it, but he will not allow
any discrimination to be mads be
tween the regulars and volunteers.
While brigade commander in Cuba,
Col. Roosevelt had regulars a well as
volunteers under him and then he be
came convinced that there was no dis
tinction between them in patriotism
and that the regular and volunteer
alike fought equally enthusiastically
for their country and should be re
warded equally.
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.WEST VIRGINIA DEBT.
May Result in a New Issue in Virginia
Campaign This Year.
Richmond, Va., Feb. 7. The move
ment of the New York syndicate for
the control of the one-third of the
West Virginia dsbt may possibly result
in a new issue in the Virginia cam
paign this year. It is the intention of
the holders of the scrip to induce the
state of Virginia lo ibring suit against
West Virginia for the settlement of
these obligations.
Some of the mast prominent demo
cratic leaders in the state, including
men whose influence is great with the
party, it is understood, have commit
ted themselves to this policy. There is,
however, a phase of such a litigation
which miight greatly embarrass the
democratic leaders.
Any proceedings which may be taken
will be in the United States courts, and
the supreme court in rendering a de
cision against West Virginia may re
open the question of Virginia's status
with her own creditors. This would
greatly embarrass the democratic lead
ers of this state in aiding a movement
to lend this state's name iu a proceed
ing against West Virginia.
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AGUINALDO'S PROCLAMATION.
Wants 'the So-Called Congress to
pend the Constitution.
Manila, Feb. 7. Aguinaldio issued
two proclamations on Saturday and
Sunday. The first declares that the
Americans opened the firing, and calls
upon the Filipino congress to suspend
the constitution. The second says:
"We have fought our ancient oppress
ors without arms and we now trust to
God to defend us ' against a foreign
foe."
The Nebraskans recovered the lost
parts of the pumping machinery of tie
water works, which assuies a speedy
resumption of the water supply.
ANOTHER ONE TAKES FL1CI1T.
Washington, Feb. Another mem
ber of the Filipino Juna here, sup
posed to be Juan Luna, took flight
tcflay, leaving on the 11 o'clock train
over the Pennsylvania road for New
Y'ork. This leaves Lopez and his sick
associate, Losada, the only Filipino
rep: e-entativ?s here.
KILLED BY THE COLD
Great Loss of Stock in Col
orado and Wyoming.
Most Severe Winter Ever Known in
Those States Phoenix's Cold
Wave Has About Spent Its Force.
Warmer Weather Coming.
Denver, Feb. 7. It is estimated that
GO. 000 filieep in southern Colorado are
dying of cold and hunger. Many flocks
have tepn abandoned by the herders.
"Another twenty-four hours o
weather such has been sweeping Wy
oming since February 1 and fifty per
cent of the cattle of Wyoming will be
dead," said B. Frank Hunter, today.
"This winter is without exception the
worst that has ever bean experienced
in that part of the' country. There is
not a shrub or bunch of grass of any
kind visible between this city - and
western Wyoming along the railroad
and it would fcs impossible for cattle
to find anything to eat even if thw
weather was warm enough to excito
them to such an attempt."
The great snow blockade on the Den
ver & Rio Grande railroad in the
canyon of the Grand river has been
broken. The company is now accept
ing freight and passenger business for
Grand Junction and the west. The
Marshall Pass route is also open and
traffic is moving on the principal
branches of the Denver & Rio Grande.
COLD WAVE BROKEN
Warmer Weather Will Be Had Today.
All the Southwest Effected.
Phoenicians and visitors who shiv
ered with the cold yesterday and Mon
day can console themselves with the
fact that the worst of the cold wave is
over and today will see a matoiial
moderation in the weather and within
another day or two the balmy air cf
last week and the week before wi.i
have returned.
But yesterday morning was cold for
Fhoenix, very cold. For the informa
tion of visitors and residents it may
please them to know that yesterday
morning the temperature was the low
est, with one exception, ever recorded
here. At half past six o'clock yester
day morning the thermometer dropped
to 23.8 degrees, the coldest previous
record being even 23 degrees in De
cember, 1897. But at that time the
cola mu not seem to be so eve:e as
yesterday morning, for the reason that
it was still-cold, while yesterday a raw
wind from the northwest came off the
snow and ice in the mountains.
Yesterday noted a slight rise in the
temperature the highest reading Mon
day being 46 degrees and yesterday 49,
three degrees higher. To the average
person on the street yesterday teemed
ten degress warmer then Monday. Th's
was because the six mile an hour wind
from the northwest of Monday was
supplanted yesterday by a very light
wind from the south.
All the great west and southwest
was within an area of high pressure
yesterday, which was developing an
eastern trip so that relief will follow.
In Phoenix the barometer showed 30.42
and the same at Los Angeles, San
Diego and Yuma, at Flagstaff 30.60
and 30.36 at El Paso. Flagstaff was
the second coldest place in the coun
try the thermometer registering 20
degrees below zero. St. Paul headed
the list with 24 below, Denver showed
16 below, Chicago 6 below and St.
Louis 4 above. Down here in the
southwest, Phoenix was not alona in
showing frosty weather with a tem
perature of only 24 above zero. Even
Yuma was only 28 degrees above, San
Diego 38, Los Angeles 34 and El Paso
12.
Mr. J. M. Ward, the pioneer orange
grower of the valley, when seen yes
terday, said that no damage had been
done to the trees or coming crop' so
far, as the wind prevented any dam
age. Today s forecast snows clear ana
warmer.
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THE IOWA AT SAN FRANCISCO.
San Francisco, Feb. 7. Tha battle
ship Iowa arrived here today from
New York from which port she sailed
in company with the Oregon and two
consorts on Oct. 12, last. The Iowa
will probably remain in the harbor un
til tomorrow when she will go to Mare
Island to be scraped and have several
minor repairs made.
UNPOPULAR 'REVENUE DECISION.
New York, Feb. 7. The officers of
trust companies in this city are much
exercised over the determination of
the internal revenue officials to compel
the payment of the tax rate on bonds
given for loans, and mortgages given
for security of the payment of such
bonds. Collector Treat of the second
internal revenue district received from
Washington today a ruling hy Com
missioner Scott that ' certain -blanks
when filled out, on which call loans are
made, must be taxed as promissory
notes at the rate of 2 cents on each
$100 of stock or fraction thereof, in
stead or z cents on each blank, irre
spective of the amount involved, as has
been the custom. When security is
pledged, an additional tax must be paid
at the raite of 25 cents for each $500, or
fractional part of the amount loaned.
Collector Treat said today that the
loan companies"had decided to send a
delegation of attorneys to Washington
to obtain a clearer understanding of
the matter.
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WORK OF CONGRESS.
Senate Disieusses McEnerv's Philip
pine 'Resolution.
Washington. Feb. 7. For two hours
or more the senate today had the res
olution; declaratory of the policy of
this government in the Philippines
undeit discussion, but no vote was
reached. The resolution finally went
to the calendar. '"
Today and tomorrow were set aside
in the house for consideration - of
public building hills. The committee
has reported seventy-eight bills for
'buildings in thirty-five states.
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WINS IN SIX ROUNDS.
New York, Feb. 7. Solly Smith
Los Angeles was knocked out
Oscar Gardner in the sixth round
the Lenox Athletic club tonight.
THE QUEEN'S SPEECH.
London, Feb. 7. The queen's
speech at the opening of parliament
was issued this morning.
PREMIER BISHOP DEAD.
IMiddletown, Conn., Feb. 7. The Rt.
Rev: John Williairts, D. D. L. L. D.,
ranking bishop of t'ho Episcopal church
in America, died at the Episcopal res
idence in this city tonight.
EAGAN SUSPENDED.
The President Commutes His Sentence
OfDismissal From the Army.
Washington, Feb. 7. The president
today promulgated the sentence in
the case of General Charles Eagan.
The court martial sentence was dis
missal from the army and the pi esi
dent has commuted this to six years
suspension from duty which covers th3
remainder of the time prior to Genaral
Eagan's retirement in 1905. . '
It was stated' by Adjutant General
Corbin that General Eagan's suspen
sion carried him to within a few days
I of retirement and to the age limit.
He will, be reinstated. in time to retire
with the regular . rank and pay pro
vided in such cases.
WILL CONVOKE THE CORTES.
Sagastia'Says He Expects a Majority to
r Vote For the Treaty.
Madrid, Feb. 7. Premier Sagasta in
an interview tqday is quoted as say
ing he will immediately submit to the
queen regent a decree convoking the
cortes and that he expects to have a
majority of thirty favorable to the ap
proval of the -treaty of peace with the
United States.
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APOLOGIZES TO ASTOR.
The American's Suit Against the Lon
don Times Settled.
London, Feb. 7. The suit for libel
instituted by William Waldorf Astor
against the Times, was settled today,
the defendant apologizing in cpea
court for printing the offensive article
which purported to have been an ..ac
count of a dinner given by Mr. Astor
around a section of a California tree.
The Times published a list of person
ages who were present,' the list b2ing
ficticious.
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, GREEN'S CASE.
The Contempt Proceedings Delayed by
the Defendant's Illness.
Sacramento, Cal., Feb. 7. Today the
contempt proceedings against M.lton J.
Green were taken up in the assembly.
A physician's certificate was read say
ing Green was too ill to be present.
Works of San Diego presented a com
munication from Green in which he
says he never paid money or other
consideration or offered or promised to
pay money or other consideration to
any person as an inducement for a
vote for a United States senator The
matter 'was discontinued until 2 o'clock
as the hour for balloting for United
States senator had arrived.
The democratic minority gave a com
plimentary vote to Col. James F.
Smith, commander of the First Cali
fornia regiment now at Manila.' The
vote was in other respects the same
as yesterday.
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THE DREYFUS CASE.
Paris, Feb. 7. The criminal section
of the court of cassation has concluded
an inquiry into the Dreyfus case and
formal iy declared it closed at today's
sitting. It will net refer the i.vhole
matter, with its new light developed
during the inquiry, to the procurator
general, who will he required to report
his opinion to the criminal section of
the court of cassation, which will pro
nounce a decision unless the govern
ment's revision bill ia adopted, in
which case the matter will go- before
the united court of cassation in
stead of the criminal section alone.
A VOTE OF CENSURE
Assembly Pays Its Respects to
the Republican.
UPHOLD DISREGARD OF ROLES
Ret u Cleans Havina Been Played Wiih
by the Majority Over the -"Congratulatory
Telegrams" Place
Themselves in Position to Be
Again Used as a foot Ball.
Adams Asks About Mining Bills.
The-Republican's criticism of Speak
er : Ashurst's rulings during ' Monday's
legislative proceedings was ' the occa
sion 'Of the house rising in Mr. Ash
urst's defense yesterday, and declaring
by a unanimous vote, that the criticism
was "unjust" and that the speaker's
rulings have been "fair and impartial."
During the morning session yesterday
Mr. Bartleson offered the following
resolution which was unanimously
adopted, Mr. Gray and Mr. Donau be
ing absent and the speaker not .voting:
"Whereas A daily newspaper pub
lished in Phoenix, Arizona, towit, The
Arizona Republican, in the issue of
Feb. 7, '99, has charged the speaker of
the assembly with a violation of the
rules of the house, and
"Whereas, the said criticism ia un
just,
Resolved, that it is the sense of
the house that the rulings of the
speaker have thus- far been uniformly
fair and impartial."
Mr. Scott in making his usual expla
nation of his vote, said he voted for
the resolution because' he was satisfied
that the speaker intended to be fair,
and if he had made a mistake it was
an error of the head and net . of the
heart.
The Republican insists, and the logic
of the facts bears out the claim, that
Speaker Ashurst permitted ' the house
to violate what he set up to be a rule
of the body, m the absence of, any
standing rule on the question. Mr.
Ashurst's error may have been partly
of the, head, but not entirelyi He js a
politician, bound by party caucus to a
certain action. He took a position on
the rules, which if maintained, would
have defeated the object of his party,
and the instant that fact became ap
parent he abdicated his position, and
permitted his party to do what he
claimed is unlawful in parliamentary
law. He announced- as a rule of the
house that a two-thirds vote is neces
sary to order the previous question,
but he permitted a majority vote ' to
order that question. ' 1 '
In the absence of any standing rule
covering a subject, Cushing's -Manual
is authority in the house. When" ttfe
question came before the house Mon
day "Shall the previous question be
now put?" the proposition received
an affirmative majority votei ahd the
speaker ruled that a two-thirds vote
was necessary to carry the -motion,
giving as his authority Cushing among
others. The motion was made, in
effect, to overrule the chair, which' was
carried by a majority vote, and the
speaker then ruled that the main
question was before the house. The
only way Mr. Ashurst could maintain
his position was to rule that a two-
thirds vote was necessary to overrule
his decision. By permitting a' major
ity to overrule his decision he allowed
the majority to do indirectly what the
rule directly prohibited. He had' to do
exactly as he did to allow the demo
cratic resolution to pass. . The end
justified the means. It being im
possible to kill the dog with the poison
prescribed, a club was brought into
use. . The precedent set makes - any
action possible by the majority
not prohibited by the - higher
law. -t All questions that may
exist, no matter how privileged, re
quiring a two-thirds vote, may be car
ried by a majority in view of thi3 prec
edent. To suspend the rules, for ex
ample, requires a two-thirds vcte, but
the majority may suspend them now
by casting its vote, receiving the de
cision of the chair that the motion' is
lost, and then overruling th3 decision
of the chair. ' , -' '.
The dignity which the house by its
resolution has kindly given this mat
ter makes necessary and pertinent the
foregoing statement. The Ttepublican
"stands pat." It reiterates the' accusa-
tion that Speaker' Ashurst permitted
the house to violate what he main
tains is a rule, and he is accessory be
fore the fact. The seriousness and im
portance of the - whole matter is. no
doubt apparent to everybody, not a
member of the legislature. . Another
resolution, in the line of Mr Bartle
son's, is now in order. . - .
The cause of all the recent, political
wrangling the, 16-to-l, crime-of-'7.3
resloution of congratulation to Sena
tors Stewart and Clark made what Is
hoped to be its last appearance .when
it came before the council for adeptioa
yesterday. The Republican made no
attempt to delay its adoption. ' Mr.
Carpenter spoke against it, on the
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