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yVOLUME XlV] l--"y UM {{Er'124. " ^ ^ wjj^ ^ ^ ^ I'll I CI- TWO CKSTS.{ 3E I LONG STRUGGLE In the House Over the Contests Election Cases. THE REPUBLICANS RESISTE! The Attempt of the Democrats t< Prejudge the .Matter. THE DEMOCRATIC PROGRAMMI Carried out?A Disposition Manifest <5(1 l?y Mm .Special Committee H 71 tifill the Matter? It f* Said a He port Vuvbrahlo to Logan and Den has Already been ."Made out, ant ?im*. t lie committee JicniiiiK '! Nothing Itut a Matter of.I'Vtrai. Special Dispatch to t!io InteUIccnccr. CHARLESTON. W. Vn? Jan. 12.The special-committee on privileges am eloctlotia appointed by the house to-daj to report on the contested cases fron [Monroe and Taylor counties met to flight and adjourned without coming U a Una I conclusion, but I he flnnl deelsloj in foregone. It will be by a party vote in the committee favorable to the Democratic claimants. The committee chose Delegate Morrow (Dem.) as chairman, and the at torneys for each side appeared. Judge Jlolt, and ex-Attorney . General Hlley were fur Logan, the Democrats con; tentant, and Joseph II. Gaines, Attornej McCllntlc nnd Attorney General IUielc 'cr, were for Via, the Republican contestant. The attorneys for Via moved to ad IJourn the meeting until to-morrow or the grounds that the resolution Introduced by.J. W. Davis, of Harrison county, providing for the Investigation, was not passed by the bouse until late in the afternoon, tno late for them tc prepare their arguments. When the motion for adjournment was pur. it was lost. Judge Holt moved to proceed t( read the, papers In the cases and begar to present the case to the committee. The attorneys for Via are to respoiu to-morrow. After Holt's argument Attorney-General Rucker desired to pro iceed with his argument, but on nccoum of the late hour, the committee ad .lonrned till 7 o'clock to-morrow evenAn Important feature of the meeting developed early .In the meeting. It was that the Democratic members hav< practically prepared their report t/ the house unseating Via and seatinj cr I'rojml/joil, ' r-r: I Every evidence was manifest that th< case has been prejudged, and that th< proceedings of the committee so far a: the Democratic members are concern ed are but a mere form. Some more in tereatlng developments may be In ston for the Republican members at to-mor row's caucus. It was nearly midnlgli when the' committees adjourned. To-night the combination of Republic ans known as the Third and Fourth dls trlct club held a meeting In the Interes of the movement to advocate the claim: of the Third and Fourth congresslona districts to the Ulitted States senator ship. Their claim Is that they are on ? titled to name the senator. About 7 \ persons were present, b\it very few o them, only three, were members of tlv legislature. The remainder of the cbn ference was coippnsed of Itepubiican: prominent In the districts referred to They appointed a committee to prepar an address to the public presenting the! claims, and to select a candidate fo me M-'iuue. 1 uesc gentlemen lmvc w Intention to oppose a Ttopuhi lean. scun lorlal caucus nor to bolt ono when hold They will abide by (he action of th ' caucus when held, but they propose t ? present their claims. Their inaln pur !?. pose Is to build up an organization fo i the future, If they cannot gain thel t purpose at present. They are for u He I; publican senator and claim there Is n E purpose to embarrass the choice of one Until the address they will Issue Is pre k pared it cannot be predicted what ih JS; precise effect of the movement will bf The senatorial situation In general i I about what I telegraphed last njghi \ There has been t\o change to-day. To ?. morrow Is more likely to develops net (.' features, as to-day the main Interest ha been centered In the struggle that 1 i taking place In the house. No leglsla jp> lion Is possible until all those tjues ? . tlons are settled. G. A. D. TIME WASTED V By tlio House Over Monroe and Taj ; lor County Kleotloit fuses? Th & Democratic Programme Carrlci | Out. jjV "Spfrlnl Dlspntrh to the Intelllpcncer. j: CHAULK3TON. W. Va.. Jan. 12.?Th i second day of the legislature ende without finding that body a working In ; Htltutlon. In the sense that It Is organ V ized and ready for business. This 1 fc owing: to tue raet that the house of del gates is still an unorganized body an & until li Is ready to transact business & the hands of the senate are tied. An or, itlre day was consumed in the house i a wrangle over the question Involved I the reference of the Taylor county an Monroe county contested election case to a special committee on privilege and elections. "While It cannot be sal there was any large amount of parti san bitterness shown, it ivas a stli fr'. battle of parliamentary champions an a close sparring for (lie points?. It a ($' grew out of tho early showing of th fty Democratic hand, and the manifest ir tentlon to carry out the plan which th Intelligencer forecasted. The Republ: ji. cans desired these contests be reforre jrjf; to thf regular committee uti privilege jjv and elections which has not been ai g pointed, and which, the Democrat Is,' hold, cannot be apjtolnted until tli i other regular committees are uame< The Democratic scheme was a "spec!, committee" nnd that scheme was nuccess. Then came the Demicratl proposition from Mr. Davis, of Hum Hon county. In the shape of u resolu lion, the preamble of which prejtnlg? the ca^e In th* Monroe county coutes .\ t'lrjuilgpil I?H?nmlife. The aim Is to unseat Mr. Via, the He publican, who was listed' by secrolnr of state Dawson, an<l Mr. Davis, reHolii tlon had u preamble In which was partisan recital of the csbc on the Democratic Bide. A substitute from the Republicans dimply called for tin Investigation by the committee, providing that nil papers, court records and J evidence In the cawe should be availably to the committed and that each contestant should be permitted to be represented by an attorney. This created an issue which preclplated a debate ) between the brilliant young J. W. Davis, Democrat, of Clarksburg, who discussed at length the technical and constitutional points Involved, Major E. A. > lien net. Democrat, and delegates Martin. Republican, of Kanawha. Cutright, Re. publican, and Oldfleld. of McDowell.Republlcan. Many points of order were * raised, calling for skillful and quick de\ clslons from Speaker McKlnTTey. who In the absence of house rules, (the organization not being completed), was .. obliged to apply general parliamentary rules. This gave rise to an amusing ep1 lsodo much to the entertainment of ev. erybody. and a great deal of good humored Joking at the expense of leader 1 Outright, on the Republican side. When [ the latter' asked the speaker where he got the authority for his decisions Mc4 Kinney held up his manual, and announced that it was Speaker Thomas B. Reed's manual of parliamentary tao- i tics. v Tlic Democratic Programme. i In the Monroe case the Democrats i carried their point with the Republican 1 amendnn-nta as Is deluded In the rou- I 7 tine report. It was a warm light from i beginning io end, and the Democratic i majority of three carried every point. Among matters forced by the majority * was the reading of the papers filed In the case with Secretary Dawson, In which he certified Via. as entitled to the Beat, against Republican protests. I review thes.e circumstances to show how completely theDemocratic pro* gramme to unse&t Via, of Monroe, and Brohard, of Taylor county, was carried out lu Its first stage. Tn the afternoon the Identical procedure was adopted with reference to the Taylor county case and the slory of the morning was k repeated wlth-a few variations. This the first chapter of the struggle for sut premacy. The first day was wasted on a matter which might have been settled [ In one-half the time. Tho sole Issue was .whether a Democratic effort ^o have a 1 summary Investigation by a special ! committee created by a resolution pre} judging the ca?*es In Its preamble, or a j Republican resolution" which would give i all power to try to case fairly Into the hands of the committee-. The consumpI tlrm of time was duo to ton much Intf tude covered by the debators. So much < so that the speaker was oblige# to re- , strict thorn to the case in point. And so the situation stands. The two disputed casts which have been the principal bone of contention. If ; deckled In favor of the Demoorots.'wHl ; narrow the Republican majority on ; joint ballot down to three. I Democratio Senator*: NVrvous. Tn the senate the Democrats Iliad - their-protests againstr'tlie seating oi 4 Getzendannor and Plerson, the two % ";var senators." The case was dfspos- , s o.d of by referring th? matter to the committee on privileges and elections, when it shall be appointed. In this c connection one or two Democratic sen. a tors are rather nervous as to their t prospects for holding their scats, and are bringing pressure to bear on their . brethren in lite house not to go loo far . In the matter of unseating delegates. t For this reason It is quite likely that 3 the Republicans an; not only not likely I to have their majority of Joint ballot - further reduced-, but will In all proba bility retain their Ave majority. i? It is freely conceded by the Dom(? .. wnua 'Win i iIIU i-vepuoitcans will CleW ! a the United States senator, ami they arc j - growing to be quite as much interested ? s in whom he will be as the Republicans i >. are. Th? McGra;v men are keeping i & pretty well in line, but the opposition is r quletl.v getting in Its work, and It Is r possible that the Democratic caucus o will be anything but harmonious. ' - "Whether McGraw sees a chance, in the < ' present or not. he ccrtalnly Is trimming , e his sails for full control of the Demo- ] 0 cratlc situation two years hence, anil " hold the prestige which his skillful i r management has won him at present. r But neither Colonel McGraw nor any ( " other Democrat will br? elected a senfl- I ? tor this year. < 'I Republican Caucus. <? The Republican caucus has not yet i been called, but -the coil. which T de- , * scribed In yesterday's dispatches, la in i ,1 circulation and being signed. Due anv nouncement may Ik- made to-morrow or , s Saturday. The special .committee on i privileges and elections appointed by < Speaker Mclvinney to pass on the con- ' tested election cases from Monro# Jind Taylor counties was called to meet this 1 evening. < It was announced by a Democratic member that the proposal ivas to have a ? report on the cases ready by to-morrow mvuiMib. i in? vvuuiu seem almost impossible, considering the fact <hat there are points involved that learned law- 1 yers and courts took days to consider, u If the cases should lie rushed through, u a decision on matters so important would be suspicious, at len&t. But that - is hardly probable. The three Bepnbi Ileans. one of whom is our sturdy lljrhts or. Harry Mcl.ure. on the committee may be trusted to protest nsalnst " everything which has not -the element d of fairness. The committee Is made up of admittedly good men, however, and ,1 the Democratic member who made this announcement may not have realized n .the importance and the magnitude of n -the work Involving so many points of (| law and such vital issues, to say nothing of the creation of important precedents. s (For routine proceedings of leglslod ture, see sixth page.) G. A. D. ^ The I'cacc Trciuy. [' WASHINGTON, 1>. C.. .Ian. 12.?The ^ tli-fit part of the executive session was spent In considering the motion of Sene alor Berry, of Arkansas, to have the '* discussion of the peace treaty take ^ place In the open sessions. Senator Berry opened In behalf of the motion, n Senator Vest supported Mr. Berry in e his contention. Senators Frye, Hale and others spoke {{ i Iti opposition to the motion. Senators ie J Davis, Fryo and Gray, all members of I- the peacc commission, united in Haying i_ that their experience in formulating ,1 the treaty had convinced them that t ! much would come up In considering I ' it in the senate which should not be I given to the public. Their united ver-1 diet had an appreciable efrpct upon j ,. ! other senators, and It soon became evl-' i dent that the chances of succcss of the I ! Berry amendment had been consldera-1 a I bly Impaired. , | ) . . EGAIN'S EXHIBITION S <0 Of Anger Before War Invcstiga- cr tins Commission tc P< p2 THE REIGNING SENSATION S: k: he In Army Circles?One of tlio Most Re- G< niarknble Attacks in the History or ^ (lie Service ? He Calls Miles a tl< Malicious Liar Without any Reservations?A Very Undignified l*ro- 1 ed cecdlng for a Military Oflieer, Tend- ^ In/; to the Destruction or Good Ortier and Discipline?General Miles co Refuses to State "What Action he ^ will Take?Three Courses Open to < i ? d* him. at nd WASHINGTON, Jen. 12.-Commis- ln' sary-General Charles P. Eagan to-day reappeared before tlio war in\'estiga- rn, tion commission to answer the charges nu nf General Nelson A. Miles, concernIng the commissary supplies furnished jn, the army during the recent war. Gener- ce il Ragan's statement furnished the sen- wl nation of the ^var commission's history ind was regarded by old army olllcers j,a is one of the most remarkable attacks an ever made In the. history of the service. General Engan's statement to the ^ lommission -was a bitter personal attack wi upon General 'Miles, so entirely un- ad lunlificd, both as to scope and lan- of Tuage, that the war commission on wl hearing Its conclusion ordered a brief executive session, after which the doors Cc vere reopened, the witness was recalled to inn nusinesH resumeu in me usuai way. The Rubject In controversy was Gen- Vc ;ral Miles's alrfady famoun "embalmed , beef" testimony and the letters and s locumonts supporting It. General Miles Y}' liad charged that the canned and re- Kr Frigerator meats sent to the army In w< ?'uba and Porto Rico were unfit to use, Lhat they were preserved by the use of *vj ihemlcals niul that they had "been )6light and sent .to the army under the Mi pretense of an experiment." This re- th lection uiujjk-'both the ability and lion- M ?sty of the icommissary department had to ingered General Eagan and caused him ha [0 request to be recalled to reply to Heneral Miles' charge. ra Not ft Sudden Passion. sa That his statements concerning the ^ commanding general "were not the re- "v suit of a sudden outburst of passion Pe ivas very clearly shown by the ff,J fact that General Eagan read his re- ^ narks from a carefully prepared type- ed written copy. Not the lenst reinarkal>le phase of General Eugan's statenent was the language In which It was ^ 'nuched; there was scarcely a phrase that would not have been character- of /.ed as sensational, in,an ordinary at- lie Icinl utterance. " General Eagan. after the hearing was ( 3ver, refused to say whether he had iny further move In prospect in forcing in issue between himself and General w? Ulles. "J have said all I intend to say Gr, 'or the present," he replied, "and if any yy >ne wants to bring the matter to a court nartJal I am ready for that, too. as I ^ uive already stated before the commls- be don." su As soon as the nature of General or; Gagan's statements became known at- Sl1 Lentlon was directed to army, head- se, luarters to ascertain what thove would co )e made by General Miles. The latter |.j, through Col. Mllehter. his chief aide, ;IS jeyond saying that he had stood for the soldiers, declined to make any statencnt. saying that now was not the time *v< Cor talk and that before taking any acion it would be only proper and neccs- w, ?iry to wait until l.e had had an oplortunity to receive through the regular bo channels and to consider the testimony -i* farniKhed by General Ragan. He would lot talk about a court martial. Action Open i'or Miles. cj, Altogether the intimation convej'ed su ivas that General Miles would act with ^ lellbcratlon If he decided to take nny (^u action at all; and there was a faint s}? uiggestlon that lie might decide to Ig- hli tore the statement altogether. 1,1 Of course a decision to that effect m the part of General Miles would ter- , , initiate the incident, but should he de- , jlde to take notice ollicially of the at- :\c tack the next step would be for him Lo prefer charges with the President , igalnst the commissary general. These a. might he based on several technical grounds, such, for instance, as conduct ?P Lending to the destruction of good order and discipline. It would be for 'G1 ;he President lo pass upon the demand. tt}l nrwl tin mtfrlit n.l.int- w .. <Y? . ourses? refuse It, grant It or Instead tni mler a court, of inquiry. In this latter stise the body would have the power to go Into the question of veracity Wl which has boon raised, and. In fact, the *-5 conduct of both generals would be pruc- 'n tlcally under'examination. * ' DETAILED PROCEEDINGS. ? be General Kacnu's Testimony "Before tlie AVar Commission, In "Which He s<y Makes a lJltler Attack on Miles, and da in a, Typewritten Statement Calls llim Several Kinds of a Liar. ' * WASHINGTON*, D. C., Jan. 12,?At to-day's session of the war lnvestlga- 1 tion commission. General Charles P. co Kngfln, commissar? general of subsist- ca once was recalled to answer regarding the charges of General Miles that "em- er baltned" and processed beef was fur- kii Dished the troops In the field. General uri ... i . nn line an had nrer?fm?w <. ? . - lni statement covering his sldo of ur the case and \v?h allowed to read It. General Kagan referred to the fact that General Miles m< had refused to be sworn and comment- tei ed on the fact that he was the only one of five lmndrcd witnesses who had ho un refused. General Knsan said lie him- fpj, self preferred to lx? sworn. mI General Eugan began by calllnjr at- nn tention to General Miles' appointment th> of Major John D.; Black, a civilian, as ,,r, his chief of staff and said that this was ac largely responsible for the trouble that H(M followed. Ho ?alil Major Hlack had wj heetv furnished $5,000 before starting for (.4j Porto Rico nnd that he had apparently c.n not known enough t?? provide himself .t th( check book and hud not left his slgna- Siv turo with the secretary of the treasury th< nor made any other preparation for un availing himself of the funds his mi command. There were experienced as disbursing otllcers in the island who ?ii* had hi the aggregate over $400,000 In | ev< their possession and yet General Miles | hi.* had complained that there were no I int paymasters in tlio Island so thnt the soldiers had no money with which to nls buy food for themselves. General Miles ! im id then called on the department 1 it 5SO.OOO more In the hands of Majt lack and this General Kazan decline do. putting $10,000 to Major Black edit in Xeiv York. General Eagan referred to the mf! rious manner in which papers disaj ared from the files of the war dt irtmcnt. lie snid that while Mujc ?neral Mile* was at Tampa, Fin., l [red to the commissary general < iow what stores and supplies were o ind nt Tampa and some other point pneral Eagan replied In the usu: ay, though the railroad tracks r unpa were piled with millions of rc >ns. 31 lies' Kcprlmuml. General Eagan said he was astound the folfowfng morning' to see in tli ports of certain papers that Generi lies had severely reprimanded th mmissary general and the chief of oi nance on <he condition of their re ective departments. General Miles had no light In law t liver such a reprimand, and witness* once had enclosed the cllplpng to th 'Jutnnt general's office, requesting*! rjulry as to the authenticity of there rt. No such reprimand was ever re Ived by hltn and the genernl com nnding had taken no notice of his Si: ilry nor ever taken the trouble sine en io declare the unauthorized cha? ter of the press statements. It was sue difference as this that had "given 31 nse to the yellow journalistic knave io hod misrepresented ond hounde vernment officials throughout tli ir." General Eagan subsequent! id tried to get his letter of Inqulr xi press clipping* from the atfjutar neral's office, but It had disappeare d was nowhere to be found. WJI ss charged General Miles directl th disarranging and hampering* th ministration of the war departures the calling off of officers from dut lere their presence was absolutel ccssary. Thls^as the case In takln ilonel John Weston away from Cub serve with the Porto Plcan exped in and in putting Major A. L. Smith rf efficient officer assigned as dep< mmissary in Porto Pico, to work o ome transport duty" when his set ;es were demanded on shore. Gener; ignn said the commanding gener: ?nt clearly outside his power in doin is and Intimated that General Mile is moved to dp so by the ignorant :d inefficiency of his ow? appoints ajor Black, who was supposed to t e chief commissary officer on Gener: lies' staff. General Eagan referre General Miles' testimony that li id "telegraphed the department froi )rto Pico for complete and .propt tions" and said that if the commis ry general's office had received an eh message, he should ha\ nsldered It the request of ery Ignorant and III Informe rson." Continuing. GiTicral E* 11 referring to General Miles* e> e.ssed preference for native beef, < ilch he said there was plenty, asser there were r.o cattle whatever in tl lghbcrhood of Santiago. The nativ igan characterised as stags, runt ills, and overworked cattle. The us such animals the deportment ivoul ver.alljrw?v.^..v? .-.~r?... . The Lie Passed. Ilenernl Eagan^ciuotlng General Mile legations that In his judgment thei ?re some serious defect in the refrlt a tor and conned beet said Generi Iks would not say this was anytliln ore than his judgment. "Whoever, id General Kagan. "calls Jt embalme of is a liar." Noticing the report bmitted by General Miles In corrot atlon of his charges. Cleneral Kaga bmitted whether or not his course i curing these reports would not l nsiructml us fsecklnpr adverse report J cited Generals Merrlu and Shaftc approving the bc:f. "Xewspapc itements emanating frnm Genen lies that 100.000 pounds of the bee ?re condemned at Porto TtlcQ, iS**n solute falsehood. No such ouantlt is condomnod thfere or elsewhere. Itness said Surgeon Daly's report tha eC apparently was Infectcd wit ernieals to aid in preservation, was alselwod and he made it out of whol >th. Ill* di>n ">nn.*y>Vl thn I hi emically prepared brc-f had been if edandsald he did vnt. belier^Surgeo ily had that belief, thou, since or now 'Why." he naked, "dfa lie shirk hi ty? "Why not iMsk& chemical analy ? and why keep this information t mself and then spring: It .suddenly o e commission and vhc n*hoIe connir d imply that packing houses hav en cheating the government and vio ting their contracts. At no tline dl Inform the commissary general o c secretary of war of these thing: "his," continued the witness, "Is scandal calculated to ruin thousand people and discredit an<7 put Infam one ot the greatest Industries of th irld. General Jilles In testimony re r? to the beef as sent out under pre use of art experiment. This Implle rruptlons; n serious charge not to b tde lightly. Alreadj* the press ai >st wholly has accepted this view an rue have demanded- my dismissal. I vs not an experiment nor pretens ereof. General .Miles lies In his -thnoa his heart. In every part of his bods j should' be drummed out of the so: :e.nnd imprisoned. T wish to fore i' lie hack In his face. Unless h ould prove his statements, he shoul avoided by everybody, disbarred ou every club." i.ut" uufiiuuiirai sn (tic mofi nsatlonal terms "his (Miles') senn Is, libels ami malicious falsehoods." Kngau's Words in Full. General Eagan's testimony* on thi Jul, folloivs: Seneral Miles was asked by you mmittee how tinned fresh beef lie me a part of the nrmy ration. III r.wer Is "You had bpjter ask the hoc tary of war or -the commissary con nl. T think they can tell you. ion* It waa sent to the nrmy as foo> d the pr?ten*e Is that It was'sent n experiment." General Miles In say tr that this food was Bent to tii mtv as 'a pretense for experiment ys that which Implies corruption ilch tilnoty-nlne out of every on nureu people will understand t ?an corruption, bitnuse It was 'a pre i?e of experiment, he any?, not evei ?lnK credit to mo for furnishing It n experiment, but that I furnished I dor the 'pretenBe of an experiment lis Is a HeriouB charge. should not b ide by any mnn lightly nor wlthou \ple evidence to support It. Taklni i! statement in the sense that wu obablv Jntendt*l the sense that will b eepted by 'the country at huge, th ise that already the press nlmos uillf* of the United States has accept It?Indeed some of that press be use of It called for my diymlesnl fror t nrmy and my court martial?I an cr that It was not furnished unde j pretense of experiment, nor even n experiment, and when CJenera low ehargea that It was furnlshei 'u pretense of experiment' he lies It < thnmi. he lies In his heart, he lies ii cry hair of his head and every pore o t body, he Ilex wilfully, deliberately rationally and maliciously. If hi Kemcn: Is true tJtat thi* was fur ihfd under 'pretense of an cxpcvl ?nt' th?i 2 should be drummed out o ? ( '.o (he firmy and Incarcerated ff? state'.1* i )r prison. If his statement Is false, ns I "I assert It to be. then he should be drum's med out of the service and Incarcerated In prison with other lihclers. His statetnent is a scandalous libel rellectlnp i- upon the honor of every officer in the department who lias contracted for or >r purchased this ment, nnd especially ntu! le particularly on the commissar*' Kenerai ;o ?myself. In denouncing1 General Sides n as a liar when he makes this statement, s, I wish to make it as emphatic and ns il coarse as the statement itself. I wish to it force the lie back into his throat coveri ed with the contents of a oamp latrine. I wish (o brand it ns a falsehood of whole cloth without a particle of truth to sustain it nnd unless he can prov<* his statement lie should he denounced ie by every honest man, barred from the i\ clubs, barred from the society of decent 0 people, and so ostracised that the street bootblack would not condescend to speak to him, for he has fouled his own nest, he has aspersed the honor of u 0 brother olilcer without a particle of cvidencc or fact to sustain In anf deprce ' his scandalous, libelous, malicious falsehood, viz: That this beef or anythinpr whatever was furnished the army under 'pretense of experiment.'" LUMBER INTERESTS. I, American and Canadian Lumbermen I- Mod in Conference to AfJJnsr Diner's OIU'OS ill ltofni'il 1 Virginia Represented. y WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 12.-P.epy resentatlves of the American and Cattle adian lumber Interests met lu conference here to-day. Among the Amery lean lumbermen present were W. C. ,e McClure, of Duluth; S. T. MeKnlght, t, C. A. Smith and D. F. Nelson, of Mlnneapolis: William Irvine, of Chippewa ^ Falls, "Wis.; It. L. McCormlck, of Hay n ward, Wis.; Judge J. W. Cochran, of l_ Ashland, Wis.; Waller S. Eddy, of Saga lnaw; J. II. Parker an<l W. NV. Prown, l? of Portland, Me,; C. W. Goodyear, of lluffalo; Theophllua Tunis of Maryhind; Mr. Thompson and Mr. Mason, of \ West Virginia; E. G. Ames, of Puget . Sound; Ex-Governor E. E. Jackson, of ' Maryland; Alexander Stewart, of War* saw, Wis.; and Mr. Dill, president of * the Paltlmore chamber of commerce, :e and William S. Harvey, of Pennsylvanla, secretary of the conference. The 10 Canadians were represented by William 11 C. Edwards, M. P.; W. Anderson, repd resenting the J. R.-Booth Lumber ic Company; J. IT. Evans, A. Ijumsden, O. d. tspttin. jt. \\. Venning, Charles is. :r Rend, Eugene D. Lafleur, and A. Go? biel, all of Ottawa, and George M. Cllny Icy. of Montreal. There were also pres'e cnt United States High Joint Commlsa sioner John A. Kaason, Congressmen d Stewart, Broussard and Tawney. and i- Sit*. Chariton, a member of the Canadian high joint commission. Mr. )f Charlton, the first speaker, was folt lowed by Representative Tawney and lc he by Mr. 33dwards. o Lumber, it said, has been the rock jj upon which tJje United Stales and Cans adian joint commissions have split in every effort at agreement on a recJproejj lty treaty. The Canadians have been willing to make any reasonable con" cessions for frc?<? white pine, nnd have hesitated to agree to any concessions s' without important reciprocal advan.0 tages on lumber. Free admission to Canada, of American forest products and >" free export of saw logs and pulp wood il arc the conccssolns the Canadians o?g fer. d The Time is Ripe. :3 VANCOUVER B. C., Jan. 12.?Jopanese papers to hand by steamer Empress of Japan are full of Interviews with ie Hon. John Barrett, recently United 5, States minister to Slam, on the Chinese >r question. Barrett thinks the time is i). ripe for the adoption of an active far ,1 eastern policy by England. Japan and ,j the United States, wltn. If possible, the il .co-operation of Gormany. Russia and v. France, whose policy appears to be to gain graduully the exclusive control of ,t vast areas oC Chinese territory, and to ! , close these ureas to unrestricted trade, j " would thus be confronted by pressure impossible to resist, and would lind 0 themselves compelled to guarantee 1 within their "spheres of influence" the maintenance of equal trade rights conn ferred by existing treaties between China and foreign powers, s m o A HIGH HONOR n o Conferred on lion. AV. Tj, "Wilson. Called to ilie l'resldeiicj' of Yale d University. 'r Spcclnl Dispatch to the Intelllgcnccr. ^ MOllGANTOWX, AV. Va., Jan. 12.? s Prof, Robert Carter Berkeley, of ^JorV gantou'ii, received to-day a letter from e f-l/.M AArniUm t nriu?.. Washington and Lee University, at s Lexington, Va? telling him that he has e been offered the presidency of Yale !- University by the board of trustees, d and that he will accept the honor at rt the end of the school year. 0 The salary will be twenty-live thousand dollars a year. There la a feeling of rejoicing here, v because of the great personal popular1(v Ity of Mr. Wilson. He was presdlent rt of the West Virginia, University when elected to Congress from this congrealt slonal district In JSSVand upon his retirement to private life at the close of the last administration there was an urgent demand by the alumni that he - be re-elected to till the vacancy then existing here. s Congressional Work. WASHINGTON*, D. C.. Jan. 12.-The r house to-datf passed the diplomatic and - consular appropriation bill without s amendment. Seven budgets yet remain to be acted upon. The bill as passed - carries $1,703,5311, 1 Little business was transacted by the tl sonnto in nnnn tn.ilnr s bills on the private pensions *ca|ondur - wer<? passed and a joint resolution-oxi> tending the thanks of Congress to Miss Clnra Barton and other olUclals of the i, Red Cross Society for their beneflclent e work In Armenia and Cuba was adopto ed. i? Rather Gauzy. s HONG KONG. Jan. 12.-The FJJJplnos . here saf that ton American volunteers e Jumped overboard from the transports t bound from Manila to Hollo, swam 5 ashore and said they had not volunteered to tight the Filipinos. The report Is 0 not confirmed. c . .. . 1 Movement* orSteniiiships. N1SYY YORK?Arrived; Mannheim, from Rotterdam. 11 QUBK.VSTOWN?Arrived: MnJosUc, from New York, r . . . Wcaiher Forecast, for To-day. . For Wi'.hi Ylrjtlnlu. Western IVimsylvflnla and Ohio, rain; brisk southeasterly 1 wlmK J l.ooal Temperature. Tho trmppraturo yesterday us observed ' by Scbnepf, druKRlnt. corner Market s and Fourteenth streets, was as follow*; 7 a. ni nr. i ;t p. in -til * a. m :iT | 7 j>. in C ? j J2 in -to j \\ eat her? Cloudy. ( MANILA SITUATION. j General Otis Telegraphs Condi* I tions are Improving* 1 CITIZENS FEEL MORE SECURE I I The City is Quire and ItnsincRH i? ' ' Active ? Tho Insurants at lloilo, \ However, Continue Active ? They ' ' Have Blockaded tho Entrance of | the Hirer with Sunken Lighter* Weighted with ltock?Itcfuse to i Have any Dealings with thoAmcri* cans. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jnn. 12.-Tho secretary of war was much gratified ! this morning by the recclpt oC tho folI lowing cablegram at 7:20: , ' MANILA. Jan. 12. /' ( Adjutant General, Washington. v-ionamons nppiirenuy improving.' Citizen's foci more secure, flaps' natives | returning. City quiet and business ao| live. 1 (Signed.) OTIS. : MANILA, Jan. H.-Tlio situation at I Uoilo la unchanged. The Filipinos aro I unceasingly nctlve day and night. On Saturday they loaded ?ome lighters with rock ajul sank them at the ?>n? trance of the river, blocking the chan1 nel for nil vessels except launches. AH | the lights have been extinguished. Order, however, in maintained with severity and offenders are promptly shot. On Sunday one of the Arizona's boats : manned by.soldiers, was carri.nl by th? ebb tide to Qultnaraes island and while I attempting to land there arm-id i.Htiven assembled on the beach and compelled the Americans to retire. The Filipinos refuse to have1 nny dealings with the Americans;vegetables end fruit nre not obtainable, business is susi pended and the warehouses are full of rotting sugar. At Manila the situation Is critlcaUbut . pacification is possible In spite of thd I unyielding attitude of .the Filipinos, j It Is reported that the rebel govcrn! ment at Malalos Is willing that th? 1 imopl/inno I oc? n Kllnl. I iorate on the condition that they promj ise to give I he Filipinos absolute inde' 7>endeneo within a slated tlmo. Jt Js nlso said that tho Filipinos will demand official recognition. Efforts are being made to bring about another contcrenco wit)) .the rebels. Th? educated Filipinos are anxious to avoid) irouble, anil it is hoped' that the militant Filipinos will leccdc before wise* counsel. In the meantime tho tension Is extreme on both sides. , Aguinnhlo'n IChrcats. LONDON', Jan. 12.?The Hong KonQ correspondent of the Times says: "The Filipino refugees insist thai Aguinaldo will regard a landing of tho Americans at Ilollo as n declaration ofi war and will immediately attack Manila. He has already warned the foreigners. including the Spaniards, of hi* intention, offering than a safe conduct into the provinces. GERMAN EXPLANATION Of the Relations Between Admiral J)ic(Icric!i.s and Admiral J)c\voy at Manila ? Misleading Stories Published. NEW TOHIC, Jan. 12.?Major AU phonse Von Sonnenbcrg, the German military expert, who was at Manila, during the bloqkade by the United States navy after the battle of Cavlte? and who is now In this city, speaking to-day about Hear Admiral Dewcft said: "There were never any honest differences between Dewey and the German admiral,Von Dlederlchs; there was only a theoretical difference about tho Interpretation of one word in the expression, "Droit de Vlnite"?-the right of search. What was the meaning o? Visile, for the forms of search wero i different towards different kinds of vessels, toward merchantmen and ships oC I war. Hut after the friendliest exchange of letters by the two admirals an | understanding was at once reached. To show you the spirit that was in it I all, I will tell you the American Kquadron once received supplies of frozen; mutton, and your admiral sent Admiral VonDiederiehs a present of half a sheep The other returned the compliment by. sending Dewey a living: calf, procured somewhere in the Islands. You sea how stupid It is to tliinlc they wanted to begin shooting ?t each other. "The English." sa/d Major Von sonnetiburg, "were at the bottom of this Htory of ft misunderstanding. All that , the English In Manila eould do to create suspicion and trouble between th? two countries they did. They sent false stories to Hong koiik which from there were telegraphed over the whole world. t "Here Is another example of the great broad-mindedness of.Admiral Dewey. When the consuls of various neutral countries became frightened for fear Manila would be bombarded, tlio German consul went to Dewey, at C'avlte, nnd asked If he had any objection to..this proceeding: To chartering Spanish steamers then plying in. the river Paslg, placing on board the neutral refuges, and anchoring those vessels In between the neutral warships. Dewey answered: 'Well, why not? I do not make war against women and children.' Even the Spanish non-combatants worn granted this privilege. The only condition made was that those stea mors which being in a blockaded port, belonged to the government of the United States, should return to Dewey's hands after the surrender of Manila. Furthermore, he gran'.ed that In case of a typhoon ail these steamers of refugees might come over and anchor with the American fleet at Cavltc." Asked if German military men who had seen the run of events at Manila held the same opinion as that of IVwey, Major Von Sonnenburg replied they did. The question was asked; "What are going to be the future relations ??f Germany and tlie United States in regard to the possessions in the Knstorn archipelago?" Major Von Sonnenburg replied. "German and American Interests throughout the world run along parallel linos, and parallel lines, you know, nevt?r meet. 1 do not soo how any ill-feeling can arise between the two groat peoples." Questioned about the attitude of the native Filipinos towards the United States, Major Von Sonnenburg was emphatic. "The Filipinos will fight." he said, unless you give them what they want. I believe they will not lay down their arms until they get aelf government." ' , I -