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y****UltllllllHiiiiiiiiiitmittiit Uli uiAlg 3 IS Pages| 3< IN TWO PARTS. ! VOL. II?NO. IDT. NORFOLK, VA., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY yanniininmnniiiuiinii>i7iniinilllll??'l[ 3 WEATHER FORECAST FOB TO-DAY I NORFOLK AND VICINITY"? 5 Fair and colder; fresh to brisk P 3 winds, becoming northw?st. THREE CENTS PER COPY. THE STC'CNSOtf THE TEMPEST IN THS SAMOAN TEAPOT. Tf i' fi :i. n between American antl Oermnn ofllclnla in Samon seems to hnve reached n very erltirnl stage. Cblef .tu3tlc" iVllllam I.. ChHinbers. an Amerl an. who holds his p. .-i:i<>n as the appointee i>r the governments of the 1'nlted tltnlas, Germany and Grcnt Britain, rec ntly ti:; ?! nnd sentenced i" Imprisonment a German who smashed the windows of lho supremo court building, whereupon Ur, Baffel, the German president of the inunlclpnl council at Apia, liberated *.h.> prisoner. Justice Chambers Increased the line to $1,000. which drew forth n protest from Heir Hose, the German ovnsul, and this net was followed by the demand of the British consul, MnxSc, and American consul, Luther W. Os boi it, thai Herr Rose and Dr. Bagel apologize i" Justice Chambers, While this was going on the natives looted tha hou.te of Robert Louis Stevenson. THE PRESHUjNT ?ROtSUD Character of Army Beef to Be In? vestigated, J 110,111r.v lo He Instituted null Ilm Rr kiiitMHlbilliy Placed Where 11 lie* long??How It Will EH'eci (?eucrwl UIICN. (By Telegraph t.> Virgtnla-Filot.) Washington, Keb. 3.?Tho purpose of the Prosldenl 1 > terminate the unsatis? factory state of affairs that has ex? isted for some time as the result of the numerous charges and counter? charges and Interviews respecting the character of the army beef, by Insti? tuting a formal inquiry Into these mat? ters and endeavoring to place the res? ponsibility where It belongs was made known to-day. This consequently will not bo uiuiertaKoii ?cT?Te the Comm.is sion to investigate the conduct of the war has made its report to the Presi? dent, SCt)PK OF THE INQUIRY. The scope of this new Inquiry has not been defined, hut it certainly will em? brace the allegations made by General Miles as to the character of the army supplies, and will Involve that otticer to the extent that he must make these charges g.1 and to that degree will be on trial himself in a repllnlary man? ner, Should the charges be found well established a heavy responsibility would be plaeed upon the packers and persons concerned In the meat inspec? tion and perhaps others; should tiny fall unsupported General Miles may be obliged to answer to a court-martial for reflection upon the character of oth? er ofllcers. There are two methods by Which such tin Investigation may be conducted ac? cording to established military usage. The first is by the appointment of a court of inquiry; and the second by the appointment of what is Known as an officer's or Inspection board. In the former ease. It would he necessary to name some officer who is to be the sub? ject of the investigation, in the latter the board is charged simply to in? quire into a stall- of facts, or alleged facts, without reference to any partic? ular person, and to place responsibili? ty, if possible, for anything of which complaint is made. Their findings may serve as the basis for a court-martial quite as effectually as the findings of a court of inquiry and has some ad? vantages in* that it does not begin with the presumption of a court of Inquiry. Where a court of inquiry is ordered II Is siid there Is conveyed a distinct re? flection upon the ofllcer named. Till: PRESIDENT'S LEANING. Tt is not possible at present to learn in which direction the President leans, but he has been In conference on th" subject with the Secretary of War and the Attorney General and the matter was discussed in the cabinet to-day to some extent. It was agreed that General Miles should not be suspended from his of? fice as Commander of the army [lend? ing the investigation, as it was not in? tended Hi..; even by Inference should he bo prejudged of any wrong doing in lhin connection. milk's refuses to talk.-,. Up to the rinse r.f the day General Miles positively declined to discuss In r.r.y manner the events of the day so far as they related to himself, or to discuss Any statements contained in any of the Interviews attributed to him. it may be raid ? f these Interviews that while It Is conceivable they might figure in the Inquiry, they would not do so of nee sslty, for the matters to be first looked Into are those connect? ed with the charttcti r et the army beef. It is suggested that It will he a mat? ter of difllculty to secure the personnel for even a court of inquiry with its limited membership, with nit employing some of the olllcers who have already .taken sine- pu; in the controversy be? tween General Miles and General Ea gan. This Is on account nf the sratv Ity of available officers of sufficient rank to warrant their assignment to this duty. A GEORGIA CYCLONE. HOUSES BLOWN I'OWN- AND RAIL? WAY CARS FROM TRACKS. -n;y "Vb ,nr,i| ii i.? Vi";{h.:.t-I .i n.) Atlanta. Ca.. Feb. 3.?A special to the Constitution from Birmingham, says: A heavy hail-storm raged at Morris, in the upper part of this county, late this afternoon. This seemed to start a cyclone, ami a pith three hundred yards wide was mover for several miles. Trees, telegraph poles, houses, railroad ears ami fences were blown down. Several people arc reported In jured, but as far as known here to nighl no one was. killed. At Dale, a stone quarry camp, twelve hous< s and a big commissary were levelled. Several people were badly in? jured. Railroad ens were blown off the track and some of them propelled a mile away. on,- mile above Village Springs the cyclone blew down Llje Brown's house, seriously injuring him and slightly In? juring his family. The storm s emed to break against a mountain at this point, and was dissipated. CORPS OF NURSES. ADVOCATED BY DAUGHTERS OF THE RE-VOLUTION. (By Tchgr.-iph to Virginia-Pilot.) Washington, Feb. 3.?A number of ladies prominently Identified with the Daughters of the Revolution were be? fore the Hous? Committee on Military Affairs to-day in reference to the bill proposing a permanent corps of nurses for the army. After hearing the ladies the commit? tee held an executive session and agree 1 to rep irt the bill with some amendments proposed by Mr. Hay, (it Virginia. As agreed to the bill gives a regular corps of female iwmy nurses of not more than one-half of one per cent, of the number of enlisted men. <; I?. Kngail's Sentence. (By Telegraph to Vlrglnlan-Pllot.) Washington, Feb. 3.?There Is almost a positive belief among army officials that there will be a mitgation of the sentence Imposed by the couri-marti.il which tried Commissary General Ba g?n. While the tin.:; sentence will be severe it was no; probable that there will be a dismissal from the army. Paid For Work Done at the Navy Yard A Cnnlrvrt to Iliilld Criu Cnrrlnces Executed nt Wuvbliicloii YrtrU by (lavt'tninnit Employe* nud raid for by Treasury Department. (By Telegraph to Virglnian-rilot.) Washington, Fob. 3.?A witness nain d Kccgan made tho statement be fore the Senate Committee on Educa? tion and Labor to-day, during; a hear? ing on the eight-hour bill, that he hail i ? n Informed that Cramp & Son had colli ted JlT.ooo for work done at the navy yard. CHARGE IN DETAIL. Mr. Keegan Is fr on Philadelphia, and he appeared aa the rcnrogoniiitIva nt nTS .n.uiuii.il Ac-.so.'iaiiou of Machinists, lie said he had secured the informa? tion upon which the statement waa made during a visit at the navy yard sinei- his arrival in Washington. Iiis statement in detail was to the effect thai the Cramps had secured a contract to build a certain number of gun carriages for the government, that for some reason they had the work performed at tho navy yard and that it was found when the work had been completed that it had cosi $17.000 less Hi.in the contract price, but that nev? ertheless tilc. money was paid over to the firm by the Treasury Department. A DENIAL. The statement was challenged by the attorney of the ''ramps, who was pres? ent, and Senator Kyle was Instructed to make an investigation of the matter. The noiirbou \< lilvkey Trust. (By Telegraph to Vlrgln'an-rilot.) Trenton, N. J.. F< b. 3.?Articles of in? corporation were filed with the Score Inry of state this afternoon of the Ken? tucky Distilleries and Warehouse Com? pany, authorized capital $32,000,000, di? vided Into $12,000,000 preferred stock, with 7 per cent, cumulative dividends and $20,000,. common stock. The In corporalors arc K. F. C. Young and A. Q. Garretsoii, of Jersey City, and Bd son Bradley, of New York City. The company Is empowered to manufacture and deal in whiskey, spirits, gin. etc. This Company is what Is known as the Bourbon Whiskey Trust. Ituii Ho? Ii !>y I i ill ii. (r.y Telegraph to Vlrglnian-rilot.) Pittsburg, Feb. 3.?A two-horse wagon leaded with furniture, and in Which six persons, live men and a young woman, were riding, were struck to-day by a tust Baltimore and Ohio I freight train at the crossing at River ton station, jirst above McKcesport. All "! the oecilpants Wt re killed. Tip dead: Hudson'Elder, Vesl Wilson, Syl? vester Wilson, George Dawson, an unknown man, and Mrs. Richard Shaughtiessy. Postmaster* Confirmed. (By Telegraph to Vlrglnlan-PlloL) Washington, Feb. $.?The Senate to? day confirmed the nomination of Jesse c. Wilson, to be postmaster at Bcs I eemcr, Ala. CONGRESSMEN FORFEIT SEATS Findings of His House Judi? ciary Committee. JOE WHEELER IS SILENT Fonr Members of Hi? IIou?e Who Ac. crplrtl Army Commissions Inclinb ert In Committee** Report - Acrrpi. mice of Civil 4'out mlnvloii* Not n Violation of Law - Fight Against itoitcr uni*. (By Telegraph to Virginia-Pilot.) Washington, l>. C. Feb. 3.- The in? quiry by the House of Representatives as to what members hail forfeited th< :r seats by reason of accepting other offices ended the day with a Unding by the Judiciary Committee that Major General Wheeler, a member from Ala? bama; Col. James It. Campbell, of Illi? nois; Col. David <;. Coison. of Ken? tucky, ami Major Edward 10. Robb as. of Pennsylvania, bail vacated their seats In the House by accepting com? missions ill the army. At the same time the committee determined that none of the members of Congress serv? ing on civil commissions bail thereby vacated their seats: in the House. The Judiciary Committee has been conducting the Inquiry for several days, and after an arduous session ending at :;:?0 p. m., the injunction of Becrccy was removed. DEVOID OF PARTISANSHIP. Mr. Henderson, chairman of the committee, says that throughout the Inquiry partisanship did not enter Into the question. The findings are em? bodied in a resolution which will be submitted to the House with a report. It will take some days before this can he done. The resolution states In di ? tail the fads as to the military ap? pointments, acceptance and service of General Wheeler ami the other army officers, and then declares their Beats vacated at the time of incepting. No statinent was made public as to the voles. It Is understood, however, that on the final vote on declaring vacant the scats of the military mem? bers, Mr. Jenkins, of Wisconsin, voted In the negative and Mr. Parker, of New Jersey, \otnl in the negative in the case of Major Robblns, the latter having been mustered out of service. WHEELER IS SILENT, Central Wheeler was seen after the findings were announced, but asked to he excused from comm. ntlng upon the decision, as it was in the nature of n judicial proceeding. It is said General Wheeler ami his associates will take no action for the present, as the Undings of the com? mittee Is yet to he passed upon by the House. The fact that Mr. Jenkins voted against unseating General Wheeler and the others may bad to a minority report, although no notice of such was given. BELIEF MILLS. Most of the time of the House dur? ing the three hours' session to-day was consumed in filibustering against relief bills on the private calendar. The HI Ibuster was tin.illy successful, and the House adjourned without :.iking up the hill. The conference report on the dip? lomatic appropriation bill was adopted. LIKE CAESAR'S WIFE. At the opening of the session Mr. Burton (Rep., of Ohlo)i chairman of the River and Harbor Committee, rose to a question of personal privilege in connection with some remarks of Mr. Haw ley (Hep., of Texas?, printed in the Record this morning, hut which j Mr. Burton claimed had not bee deliv? ered on the floor. The remarks. Mr. Hurt.>u said, contained Insinuations of too much Interest upon the part of the committee and himself in a provision? al appropriation of $250,000 in the river and harbor bill for a channel between the GnlVCSton Jetties and Texas City. He repudiated every such insinuation. The committee hail thought this ap? propriation would be more Useful than tin- $$,000,000 expended at Galvcston harbor for the benefit of a single cor? poration. He doubted now the expe? diency of action of the House in strik? ing out the appropriation. The River and Harbor bill was. he said, like Caesars wife?above reproach. He moved that the remarks be strick? en from the Record. Mr. Hawley said his printed remarks had been in effect delivered upon the floor, but offered to remove the objectionable portions If the motion were withdrawn. FILIBUSTERING TACTICS CONTIN? UED. The vote upon Mr. Burton's motion to strike out Mr. Hawley's remarks re? sulted 98 to 0. whereupon Mr. Dockery (Dem., of Missouri), who was anxious to prevent consideration of certain re? lief bills, which would follow In the regular course of things, made the point of no quorum. The Speaker was able to count only 145 members, and a call of the House was order, d. A quorum appeared upon th-- roll call, and Mr. Burton's motion prevail? ed 105-11; !'"? present and not voting. Filibustering tactics were continued, and at I! o'clock the House adjourned. NICARAGUAN CANAL BILL. The House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce to-day dlrei ted a favorable report <>n the Hepburn Nicaragua Canal bill, with amend? ments, for the Morgan bill. pass. I le? ihe Senat'. The essential features of the bill as reported are that it authorizes the President of the United States t.> ac? quire by purchase from Nicaragua and t'osta Rica the territory necessary to build the canal and then to proceed with the construction of :t. Due huh dred and fifteen millbm dollars is ap? propriated f >r the completion of the work authorized. The changes mad< in tho original Hepburn bill are In re? ducing the appropriation from $140, 000,000 to $115,000,000; striking out the provision for the acquisition of full ownership. Jurisdiction nhd sover? eignty" over the route, and in adding civil engineers from the navy and civil life to those of the army for the pur? poses of making surveys, etc. it t.s understood that the voting to? day of the committee was unanimous i:i substituting the Hepburn for the Morgan bill, with fi ? exception of Mr. Mftnn, Of Illinois, who considered the Morgan bill a bet:. :- drawn measure t" ir securing the desired purposes of a ca? nal. Mr. Mann gave notice that he would make a minority report. CONTROVERSY TAKES ACUTE Washington, Feb. 3.?Tho controversy in the Senates over the vote upon th? various resolutions interpretive of the peace treaty took an acute turn late to-day. The opp sitton t> a vote first came from the friends of the treaty, wh i held to the theory that it could be rat.1,-d without compromise. Those who apparently were then willing that ,l vote should be taken, to-day held an opposite view, and absolutely refused to agree to a time for taking a vote. The contest took place in the execu? tive session which did not occur until 5:1". o'clock. The next hour and a quarter was spent in a vain en? deavor on the one side to get an agree? ment to u date for a vote upon the res? olutions and oh the other In a more sir ssful effort lo bring the day's ses? sion to a close without allowing any? thing lo be accomplished in that direc? tion. SENATOR PA VIS' REQUEST. The gall ry doers had no sooner been locked than Senator Davis, who had taken hi.; position at Senator Fryc's seat .Immediately In front of the Chair, preferred the request of the treaty sup? porters for unanimous consent, miming to-morrow as the day for 5 vote. I lo said that the desire oh his side of the chamber was that there should be an opportunity to vote upon all the reso? lutions of a declaratory nature, all >>C which had been offered by Senators who were opposed to the treaty with? out modification; OPPI iSlTl> IN PREPARED. The opposition were prepared for tho request, but it did not fail to create some excitement. Simultaneous objec? tion was made from three cr four sources, but as If by common consent, to Senator Gorman was left the task of making- the principal statement of the reasons for the opposition. His main objection was based upon the brief time that must intervene between the time er taking the vote on the resolu? tions and the lime fixed for voting on the treaty. :f o'clock next Monday. An essential part of the demand of those who desired a modification of tho ex? pression on I lie trenty was that the House as well as the Semite must act upon the resolution. Manifestly it was too late to secure a vole by the House even If the action of the Senate should bo favorable. Hem.- ihe absurdity of the proposition. He. for one. would ob? ject, and he had no doubt that others would f. el as he did. Senators Cockrcll and Bacon also avowed their opposition to agreeing to tlx a time for ft vote, placing their op? position on grounds practically the same as those of Mr. Gorman, Each was inclined to charge bad faith. Sena? tor Cockrcll gave notice that he would resist any effort for a vote- upon the resolutions up to :'. o'clock Monday, when the vote on the treaty must be taken. The friends of the treaty declared tli.it they were acting lu perfect good faith. Tin y charge thai the opposition were afraid to allow an opportunity to vote on Hie resolutions because <>f their ap? prehension that Some of the resolu? tion:; would be agreed to, und the chances of the ratification of the treaty tints Improved. This meint, as they re? garded It, that they did not want any treaty ratified. Tho objectors stood firm, however, to the last, refusing t.. yield. EFFE< TIVK. OBJECTIONS. Till se objections were, of course, effective and Ihe treaty supporters turned their attention to longer daily sessions of the Senate with the hope .it exhausting debate and thus forcing ac? tion on the resolutions without unani? mous consent being given. Senator Davis, therefore, moved thai the Sen? ate take n recess until 10 o'clock to? morrow. He was met with n motion by Senator Gorninn to udjuurn, and mi this motion tho yeas and nays were ordered. Mr. Davis and his co-workers resisted the adjournment motion and it was defeated by a margin of only one vote. A vote was Immediately ordered on the motion for a recess until 10 o'clock to-morrow. On this motion a numbs? of the members of the opposition re? frained from the voting and the call di vi i pe l the absence of a quorum. The hands of the Senate clock Indl . ated G 30. Nona <>r the Senators had had their dinners. Hence Senator Davis hlmsi if moved an adjournment, which was carried without division. The vote on adjournment was not considered in any sense a test as many Si nators, and especially of the sup? porters of the treaty had left the chamber before the ballot was taken. RIVAL CLAIMS. Th.> opponents claim 33 votes which say cannot be shaken, while the lead? ers of the affirmative sale claim to have w .n over two of the 33 to-day and to have a fair promise to getting others. I The supporters of the treaty still count upon having the requisite number when I the time comes even though no modi? fying resolutloh be adopted. (tuny Fourteen Votes Short. <r.y Telegraph to Vlrglnlah-Pllbt.) Harrlsburg, Pa., Feb. 3.?Senator Quay was fourteen votes short of the number necessary to elect to-day by the abscn ? without pairs of Senator Hig gins (Democrat) and Representative s.-ott and Senator Van- (Republicans!) The convention adjourned after the taking of the. ballot. galled For Sf ntnitxtim. (By Telegraph to Virgtnlan-Pllot.l Savannah, Go,, Feb. 3.?The trans? port Manll >ba nailed to-day for M i ? tanxaa, Cuba, with six troops of the Second cavalry. The Manitoba will go to San Juan from Matanxas, to take the Forty-seventh New Y.yk regiment home i) be mustered ouu ELOQUENT SON Senator Daniel in Opposition to Peace Treaty, HE MAINE'S DEAD HEROES Aller rtrlof Speech by Mr. Honey. Of or Mississippi, Virglnla'a Senior Neiiutor Makes nn Kxhanatlvo Ar* Kuuienl Against Eipautloiit Cov? erins Every I'oint In the contro? versy. (By Telegraph to Virginia-Pilot.) Washington, Feb. 3.?For more than five '.i mrs t >-day the Senate listened to arguments in opposition to expansion, and in oppc Ition to the ratification o? the treaty of peace. The speukers were Mr. M : (Mississippi) and Mr. Daniel (Virginia). The former's address was comparatively brief, as he did not en? ter Into the constitutional phases of the question. Mr. Daniel made an ex? haustive argument, in which he cover? ed all the points in the controversy. His spei h was a brilliant oratorical effort. Throughout he received the can fui attention of Senators and many auditors in the galleries, and at its conclusion he was applauded warmly. MONUMENT TO MAINE'S VICTIMS. Mr. Hale, chairman of the Naval Af? fairs Committee, favorably reported the following joint resolution, and it was adept, d: "That the Secretary of the Navy la hereby authorized to have erected in the Colon Cemetery at Havana, Cuba, a suitable granite monument to the memory of the sailors and marines who lost their lives by the explosion of the United States steamship Maine, in th? harbor ol Havana, on the fifteenth day of February, IS3S, and whose remains are burled In that cemetery: and to suitably inscribe and inclose such mon. ument; and Die sum of ten thousand <; illars is appropriated for this pur? pose." A NT I - EX PA N S10 N R ESO LUTION. Mr. Harris (Kansas) offered the fol-. lowing resolution, which bo asked might lie en the table: "That the United States hereby dls? claim any disposition or Intention to exercise permanent sovereignty, Juris? diction or control over the Philippine islands, and assert their determination when a stable and independent gov? ernment shall have been erected there? in entitled to recognition as such, to transfer to said Government, upon t. rnis which shall be reasonable and. Just all rights secured under the ccs ' sion by Spain: and to thereupon leave the Government and control of the Is? lands to their people." MR. MONEY- CONCESSION. Mr. Money. In accordance with pre? vious notice, began a discussion of tha expansion problem. He desired, he said, to make certain concessions In begin | nlng. He conceded the right of this country to acquire by conquest or by purchase or by any other method exer? cised by any sovereign nation, terri? tory tony where, but In a case like that now presented rhe treaty making pow? er could a ". only within the limits of the constitution. Discussing the condi? tion of the Filipinos Mr. Money de clarcd that If they were not fitted for self-government they were not lilted to be citizens of the United States, and we wouTil netter t- ave them To their own devices, that they might work out their own destiny. .MANILA BATTLE I" NN ECESSA ry. Mr. m mey denied that the battle of I Manila u.is In any way necessary. He I told how Agulnntdo had offered his ser i vice.--, to the United Slates officials, and ! then paid i high tribute to the Filipino ? lender, earnestly defending him against the charges thut had been made against him. Mr, Money claimed that as soon as the treaty sh ?uld be ratified every one of the inhabitants of the Phlllp plneS would bee une cUi/.ens of th? United states, not entitled to vote, but I still citizens under the constitution. He I hod understood, ha-said, thai the Pres? ident and his cabinet were awaiting only the adjournment of i'.ingress to arrange ? government for the Philip? pines, He suggested th.it if the treaty were defeated an arrangement could be made with Spain by which she would evacuate the Philippines ami turn them over to their Inhabitants. VIRGINIA'S ELOQUENT SENATOR. At the conclusion of Mr. Money's re? marks. Mr. Daniel, Virginia, took the lloor to address the Senate on the Vest resolution. "To-day," he said, "we are the United States of America. To-morrow, if a cer? tain treaty now- pending before this body be ratified, we will be the United Stab s ,,f America ami Asia." It Is se? riously proposed, said ho, that we tako to tliis country a large and miscellan? eous assortment of Asiatic islands and to make c.tiz-'iis with all the rights of Ii habitants of territories of the United s: in -i. tht larg and varied assortment of Asiatics, Mongolians, Malays aud Negroes who Inhabit them. (Cantlnued on Sixth Page.) ~"T? OTHER TELEGRAPH PAGE 6, i : ASSIFlCATiOf*: of news. BY DEPARTMENTS. Tflesrrtr>!i New s ?Patres i and 6. Local News?Pases 2. sand 5, Editorial?Page 4. Virginia News - Picos 7 and S. North Carolina News?Page 9. m mtli Newj?PajjeS 10and it. i l*i .. News?Page tt Markets?Page 12. Shipping - Page 12.