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VOl.. XXII.— NO. 13.
Km TREATY IIUUT
IM'OHTEKS AND Ol'I'ONEN'l
HAVE 1111*111 INITIAL CONTEST
Ol I*ll THE IMHIJIKM'
OPEN SESSIONS DISCUSSED
•ic ii ii («>i- Hoar I iiiili-iiilK That the
Public Slioulil Be (iiven the I'rlv
llene o_ Hearing the Talk, on
the Treaty Senator Members
of the I'ciice Commission Hint ut
lii (<i u.i lon v I Secrets,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.— The sup
porters ami opponents of the peace '
treaty in the senate had their first I
contest over that document today In ;
executive session. While the debate!
technically was upon Senator Berry's
motion providing for the consideration
of the resolution of ratification in open
session, the entire question at issue
-was gone over to a considerable ex
tent. The disoussion continued from a
few minutes past 1 o'clock until about
5, when the senate adjourned for the i
day, without reaching a vote upon the
Berry motion. There were no set j
spee-.hes in -the usual acceptance of j
that phrase. It was a running debate,
In which Senators Rerry. Hoar. Vest |
and others in opposition to the treaty
met Senators Davis, Frye, Teller, Gray
and others in advocacy of it. Probably
twenty senators spoke, but many of
them did little more than ask ques
tions. Still speeches of some length
were made by Messrs. Teller and Frye
on the one hand, and by Messrs. Hale
and Hoar on the other. There was ani
mated speaking by senators and for a ,
time a degree of feeling was shown.
The proceedings opened with a speech
by Senator Rerry. in support of his
motion for open sessions, and he was
r.pli.d to briefly by Senators Davis
and Frye, Senator Vest coming ln late
in support of Mr. Berry, and Senator
Teller joining with the forces ln oppo
sition to the motion. The discussion
over this point hinged entirely upon
the contention on the one hand that
the public was entitled to know what
was taking place in the disposition of
so important a question as the ratifica
tion of the peace treaty, and on the
other that the debate was sure to de
velop facts and call forth utterances
which should not be given to other na
tions. It was argued by those favor
ing the motion that no harm could
come by taking the public into the sen
ate's confidence, while those opposed
stated that international questions
were involved which could be consid
ered in a far more judical and calm
manner behind closed doors than with
the whole world invited to listen. Sup
pose it was important that the matter
1 a kept private, said Senator Vest, no
one supposed for a moment that this
result could be secured. The senate's
executive sessions, so-called, are in
variably known to the world, and for
this reason, if for no other, he could
see no benefit in excluding the public.
Senator Vest thought It safe to say
that the important points at least
would go to the public.
OPEN DISCUSSION OPPOSED.
The senators who acted as members
of the Paris commission, Messrs. Da
vis, Gray and Frye, were all present,
and antagonized the motion for open
doors. They stated that, from their
experience ln the negotiation of the
treaty, many questions involving grave
international controversies were lia
ble to be raised, and all, speaking from
this standpoint, urged the preserva
tion of the senatorial custom of closed
doors. Senator Teller sustained them
in this action, and stating that, while,
as a rule, he favored open sessions of
the senate on all occasions, he con
sidered the present complication too
grave, and the present, of all times,
the most inopportune for a change of
the senatorial custom of open doors.
Senator Horr, on the other hand,
for the first time in his life advocated
open sessions, declaring that no fact
could be developed in connection with
the treaty too important for the Amer
ican public to know. It Is the people's
affair, said Senator Hoar, and the peo
ple should be invited at least to lis
ti n to the discussion of the question,
if they could not be given any more
exalted privilege in connection with it.
He then proceeded to say if the commis
sioners who were present in the senate
had any great secrets they should
give them to the senate forthwith, in
order that all the members of that
body should have equal light with
"these highly favored gentlemen."
These circumstances led to a renew
al of the discussion of the wisdom and
TODAYS BULLETIN.
Page.
I— Peace Treaty Fight.
An Anti-Pass Bill.
Miles as a Liar.
Thousands Are Slain.
President Hill on Merchant Marine.
S— Territorial Pioneers.
Grand Jury to See Kiefer.
3 — What May Happen to America.
No Friction With Germany.
Fifteen at Once.
Sedan and Fashoda.
4— Editorial.
American, and Filipinos May Fight.
Woman's Realm.
6 — To "Rule Osteopathy.
Speaker Dare's Gifts.
Corser for Surveyor GeneraJ.
6— Markets of trie World.
Bar Silver, 59Vic
Chicago May Wheat, 70% c.
7 — Astride a Volcano.
News of the Northwest,
Troops Through Canada.
Samoa in a Ferment.
B— Second Term for Stc-bbins.
State Agricultural Society.
ATLANTIC LINERS.
CIBRALTAR — Arrived: Fu?rst Bismarck,
New York.
NAPLES— Arrived: AlPr New Yor«t
GENOA— Sailed: Kaiser Wilhclm IL, New
York.
QI'EENSTOWN— SaiIed: Teuton'", New York.
NEW YORK— Arrived^ Mannheim, from Rot
terdam.
Qt KSENSTOWN — Arrived: Majestic, from
New York.
TODAY'S EVENTS.
METROPOLITAN— Dark.
GRAN*!)— "Mistakes Will Happen." 8:15.
Palm Garden — Vaudeville, 2 and 7 PM.
State legislature mee-U, state capitol, 10 AM.
church. 8 PM.
Li-brary-Schutiert club Hamlin concert, Peo-
THE ST PAXIL GrT.ORE
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good policy of appointing senators as
members of the peace commission, and
there was a general passage-at-arms
over this question. Naturally, too, the
senate drifted into a discussion of the
treaty in Itself, and the intention of
this government towards the Filipinos,
much being said on the lines of Sena
tor Foraker's open session speech of
yesterday. Senators Gray, Frye- and
Teller talked upon these matters, and,
while the speeches were of the same
general lines as those made in the
support of expansion in open session,
they were more crisp, as none of them
had been prepared in advance. Sena
tor Gray announced himself as a sup
porter of the treaty, adding, however,
that at the beginning he had some mis
givings as to the policy involved. Still
there could be no two opinions on the
general question of surrendering the
islands back to Spain, and, with this
question disposed of in the negative,
it only remained for the United States
to take at least temporary control of
the Islands. For the future he had
no doubt that the United States would
deal fairly and in accordance with the
dictates of honesty with the natives of
the island.
Senator Teller's speech was a more ;
pronounced declaration for American
sovereignty in the islands, and was a
serious plea for the recognition of our
selves as a nation to make conquests
and to hold the country taken. He, too,
would award the natives fair treat
ment, but he would leave no doubt in
their minds or the minds of any one
else that they were subjects of the
United States and that they were such
by right of conquest, by the divine
light of nationality, which is an In
herent and integral part of our exist
ence as a people.
Senators Hale and Hoar announced
themselves openly as determined to I
vote against the treaty, and while the
discussion was in progress a number of
Democratic senators held a conference
for the purpose of deciding upon a
course of antagonism calculated to
secure its defeat. While confessing
that they are not yet able to count |
enough senators to insure this result,
they profess to be very hopeful as a
result of the work so far done.
MR. HILTfAVORS IT
PROPOSITION TO SI'BSIDIZE AMER
ICAN MERCHANT MARINE
IS DESIRABLE
HE MAY PUT ON A LINE
President of the Great Northern Ap
pears Befoire the Senate Commit
tee on Commerce and Details
Conditions in the Northwest and
on the Pacific Coast Has Ex
perts in the Orient.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.— Before the
senate commerce committee today Mr.
J. J. Hill, of the Great Northern, spoke
at some length as to the conditions in
the Northwest and on the Pacific
coast. He called attention to the fact
tbat the United States is now paying
annually $200,000,000 to foreign vessels
for shipping their product, and said
such an outlay as this was only possi
ble to a great nation and to a great
country whose financial relations were
like that of the United States, so good
that nations buying here also borrowed
here the money with which they made
their purchases. It was evident that
our export business would continue to
increase, and with it the expense of
employing foreign shipping unless
something was done to change this
system.
In reply to a question of Mr. Gallln
ger Mr. Hill stated that there had been
a great increase in the exportation of
cotton through the Puget sound ports,
saying at the same time that there
was simply no limit to the production
of the flour for export. The trouble
was that the millers could not procure
ships in which to make their exports.
Senator Gallinger asked if there had
been an increased demand abroad for
our flour, to which Mr. Hill replied
that there had been "at a price." He
went on to say that this export had
been largely increased by the low rates
of transportation offered by a subsi
dized Jananese line.
Senator Frye asked what would be
the effect of the passage of this bill
; towards securing the establishment of
an American line to the Orient.
Mr. Hill replied that while he was
net anxious to engage in new enter
prises he felt like saying that in the
event of the passage of the bill he
would be inclined himself to put on a
line across the Pacific ocean as soon
as it was possible to get ships for it.
The wheat industry was so important
ln his own section of the country that
he felt the establishment of a line to
export the wheat product of the Pa
cific coast, including California, Wash
ing-ton and Oregon, would relieve the
people of his own section as much as
if the wheat and flour, which this line
would carry, should be taken from the
states east of the Rocky Mountains.
NEED FOR ENCOURAGEMENT.
_ He Epoke in favor of this system for
the Pacific ocean, saying that without
some encouragement of this sort there
was not sufficient business to encour
age more of them.
Mr. Hill said he had sent two ex
perts to study the conditions in Chi
na, India and other Oriental countries,
with the view to gathering an intelli
gent estimate of the possibilities of
those markets for our American prod
ucts, and also that, after spending
much time and much conscientious la
bor- to arrive at intelligent results they
had reached, the possibilities were un
limited. His line had refused many
shipments of agricultural products
from states east of the Rocky moun
tains, intended for export to the Ori
ent, simply because there were no ves
sels in which to carry them.
Mr. F. B. Thurber, president of the
Export Association of the United
States, which, he said, commanded
an aggregate capital of $12,000,000, de
tailed his experience as a promoter at
one time of a steamship line to Bra
zil, which had been a failure simply
because this gavernment had refused
to do more for the line than to pay it
the ordinary rate of postage for car
rying letters. He said that Brazil had
paid $1,600,000, while the United States
had only paid $3,000. Mr. Thurber com
mended the Hanna bill as a fair com
promise. He said it was favored by
the administration, and it was, there
fore, evident that it was the only bill
which could pass during the present
session of congresa
FRIDAY MORNING JANUARY 13, 1899,
1. ANTI-PASS BILL
ONE OK A SWEEPING ('HAUACTEII
INTROBICEO IN WISCONSIN
LEGISLATVRE
PASS USERS ARE TO BE FINED
iceeptinu; and Kilting: ou
May Be Klnetl sr.oo or
nil \. (nucuH iv North
-Set-retary of "War A •!_.-. il
,- South DakotanH Home
Suez.
, Wis., Jan. 12— The Ilrst
?ed at this session of the
is an anti-pass bill. Its
ire very sweeping, and it
by its authors that it is a
which will prohibit. It
ced in the senate soon after
of the session this morn
ator Barney A. Eaton, of
) one expected it so early,
iprung as a surprise.
:t is covered by its title,
: the issue of passes, franks
res for free transportation
of persons and property, free trans
portation of messages by telegraph or I
Ind free accommodation of
>alace or sleeping cars." It i
me of $500 or six months'
it, or both, for persons ac
i privileges, and forfeiture
the company or agent giv
sses. It prohibits giving
ges to members of the leg
te offlcers, and all persons
mpensation from the state,
id justices, county and mu
*;rs, all police offlcers and
boards of supervisors. The
id in full and referred to
; committee. Both houses
o Tuesday at 11 a. m., to
r Ray an opportunity . to
s committees. In his ad-
Gov. Scofield said:
.own that it has been the cus
years for the railway compa
ate to send to all members of
j and public officials generally
for themselves. This, to some
leen true as to express, tele
eping car companies. The unl
le custom, and the fact that In
n of annual passes tc the mem
:gislature no discrlminalion has
has tended, it is believed, to
• possible sense of favoritism
ligation on the part of the re
real field for favor, and there
ml obligation, has been in the
ranspo nation upon the request
ials to constituents, favors not
matter of course, and therefore
:ing construed as having been
ith ulterior purposes, either to
recipients in future action or
em for past action,
ed to me that the popular will
ject can only be expressed by
eh will destroy the system, root
md eliminate from it, at least
s officials are concerned, as far
done by legislation, the possi
favore directly or Indirectly in
herefore, I believe that the leg-
I not be restricted to the fyiving
tho corporations indicated, or
,cc by a public official for his
that the prohibition should ex
erson upon the request of pub-
In this view the law should
•anting of passes, or the accept
i ot franks, to or by public of
so the granting of transporta
3, or facilities of any kind, to
irectly or indirectly, upon the
y public official. One of the
iratlons is sufficiently broad to
ohibltion to the granting to or
mayors, aldermen and other
ot municipalities,
ive said upon the subject in Its
ite officials certainly applies to
authorities who have duties to
dative or otherwise, with ref
il franchises,
d that an adequate constitu
ent be submitted to the peo
hat, If adopted, the prohibition
rt of the permanent law of tha
reach of legislative modiflca
-1; and that there be promptly
ition covering the same ground,
until it shall have been super
stltutional amendment.
lV OF THE SUEZ,
of War Asked to Bring
DaJ.ota.n_ That Way.
S. D., Jan. 12.— (Special.)—
.te today the bill to locate
lilitia encampment at Hu
ivorably reported, as was
purchase portraits of the
lors. A resolution was in
iking congress to give lib
t to the militia appropria
te secretary of war to re-
Dakota troops home by
! Suez. The senate passed
the legislative expense bill,
ion to change the makeup
i board of equalization call
ot debate, and a favorable
report was adopted. No
lortance were introduced in
ti today. V. S. Smith, of
ounty, was appointed clerk
:lons committee,
suse a communication was
ng legislative members to
National Buttermakers' con-
Sioux Falls, and a commit
ppointed to confer with a
mittee on accepting the in
'he committee on usury re
irably on a bill reducing the
te of interest to 10 per cent,
the rate at 7 without con
principal bills introduced
;rease~the salary of the see
the railroad commission to
ear; preventing a juror from
:hin two years after service;
tent appropriations for state
1 institutions; for state wolf
rich was also introduced in
A resolution was presented
lgress to adopt the metric
weights and measures.
JCUS AT BISMARCK.
I>e Laying, ba. There Was
> Show of Hands.
CX, N. D., Jan. 12.— This
v of "pipe laying" in Bls-
I it is difficult to say which
tical plumbers got the best
:ain it is that nobody seem
a caucus, and, as there was
f hands, one man's claim is
3 another's.
** explained that a number
■s were sick and averse to
sed too hard. He pointed
other states daily oaucusses
Id. He may convince him
self that the members are being work
ed too hard, but it is difficult to see
where it come* in. No session of the
legislature up to this time has exceed
ed one hour daily, except when the
two houses listene-. to the governor's
message. No committee work has been
done except the action of the senate
elections committee. The iliness of
which he speaks is confined, so far as
known, to Sanford, who is now about
and killing time.
Tously, who had the courage to
change from Hanna to Johnson last
nig-ht, is spoken of by those he left
as a "traitor," and they use other
terms. Moreover, to Illustrate the
justice of their strictures, only praise
is heard for Porter and Earle. Tously
clung to Hanna as long as he was con
vinced „that the latter had any show.
He expected fully -ho /"avorite son cry.
Incidentally, the belief is current that
Hanna now has a "bee bigger than
the first," to quote the words of Han
nafln. He may prove the dark horse
should Johnson xt> down, but his
friends believe he failed to take ad
vantage of a more modest start in the
race.
The senate this .■**■- ternoon dismissed
the contest case of J. A. Johnson vs.
J. E. Cronan, an-> decided that the
latter should retail, his seat. The re
port of the committee on elections
favored Cronan. The contest was from
the Fargo district. Cronan was elect-
W. A. CLARK.
HELENA, Mont., Jan. 12.— Marcus Daly and
Wiiiiam A. Ciark. whos remarkable light for
a Montana 6eat in tho Ciiited States senate
ls attracting Ktuntio. _.: • all parts cf the
country, are two mc;:.: iyf~n~***9m~ pcrso^-M
--ties. Both are "coppe: _ .ng." and immense
ly rich. Daly ln early s. ..cm determined that
Clark would never be a "senator with his help,
and the bitterness with which tho battle has
beon waged has few pa;. ill els in any contests
for a senatorship. Brf-Tery has been freely
charged on both sides, and the sum oi $30,000
has been produced by State Senator White
sides as evidence that toney was being used
in the fight.
With thousand-dolUir bills flying around
In the air the senatorial election is, to say
the least, spirited. It is r.yident, however, that
much the same as have oeen the fortunes of
Clark and Daly, there is "deadly hate between
them. Daly is said to <b_ve spent not less
Ed as a fusionist oter Johnson, Re
publican.
The senate has concurred In the
house resolution appointing a commit
tee of five to visit the Minnesota state
penitentiary at Stillwater and inspect
the twine and cordage plant with" a
view to establishing a similar plant at
the North Dakota prison.
Lieut. Gov. Dev.ii ie announced the
senate committees today, the chairmen
being as follows:
Agriculture, McCarten; -warehouse, grain
and grain grading, Sharj; counties, Sanborn;
engrossed bills, Porter; apportionment, Slot
ten; corporations oth.r tian municipal, Ames;
federal relations, Luke; insurance, Hegge;
judiciary, Little; -cirucairon, Hanna; appro
priation, Twiu:hell;?citl'S and municipalities,
Luke: Indians and Indian affairs, McD.ugal;
public health, MacsfietS. banks and banking,
Murphy; railroads, L*i¥>uro; state affairs,
Marshall; public landayiteCann; public print
ing McGillivray; tem^rknee, Cooper; statis
tics, Dunlap, Cooper, Mc .arten; stock. Baker;
woman's suffrage,' Marten; "ways and
means. Hanna; rules, Wfmcure; immigration,
Sanborn; highways, bridges and ferries, Slot
ten' irrigation, Laidlaw: inili wry. Creel; Joint
committee on public buildings, McGillivray;
charitable institutions, Otjx; penal institutions,
Little; educational institutions. Hanna; state
library, Sharpe; joint rules, Lamoure.
WASPISH DEMOCRATS.
They Don't Like I c.« Selection of
a Prison Warden.
PIERRE, S. D., Jan. 12.— (Special.)—
When it was leaVntd today that Gov.
Lee would support ex-Railroad Com
missioner Thompkirvs for the warden
ship of the penitentiary in place of
John A. Bowler, a Democrat, who has
been a strong Lee supporter, a dele
gation of Democratic members served
notice on the governor that unless he
gave them assurances for Bowler they
would assist the Hepublicans in pass
ing any desired measure over his veto.
He declined to give them any satis
faction and they are warmer than ever.
Clark Gained Aa-ain.
HELENA, Mont., Jan. 12.— The ballot for
United States senator .eeulted us follows:
Conrad, 35; Clark, 21; Toole, 11; Hoffman, 1;
Hartman, 3; Fox, 3; Mag-nnls, 1; Benibour,
1; Mantle, 1; Sander (P..). 15.
SHOE FIT CHICAGO.
Reply to Query as to Irresponsible
Commission Merchants.
NEW ORLEANS, La. Jan. 12.— The com
mission men's convention, held a brief ses
sion today. H. Elll.e_-.u_e_.. of Milwaukee,
spoke on " Irresponsible Comniiesion Mer
chants: What Can the League Do to Sup-
pres« Him?"
The subject occasioned some remarks- in
response by _ie Chicago delegation, who con
tended that Chicago ls*n<« worse gifted than
any other city with this kind cf commisiaun
merchants; that the city is doing a.l it can
to run them out of .usineas.
Several papers were passed on the pro
gramme, and the entire party took a train
for a visit ta Chalmetto, th« famous New
Orleans battleground -
THOUSANDS ARE SLAIN
CHEAT BATTI,E KOI'UHT IN THIS
YEMEN DIVISION OF
ARABIA
TURKISH TROOPS VICTORIOUS
Captured the Insurgent Position at
SiiuiK-l. ThouKh Sustaining »
Heavy Los.— Arnblaii CumpuiMTii
Assumes a Serious Asnet, Ottliik
to Desertion* to the Turkish
Army.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 12. — A
great battle has been fought in the
Yemen division of Arabia. The Turk
ish troops captured tne insurgent posi
tion at Shanel, on Nov. 30. About 4,000
insurgents and 2,000 Turks were killed
or wounded.
A dispatch from Constantinople on
Dec. 2 said it was reported that there
had been renewed fighting in Yemen
and the Turks were said to have suf
fered a serious defeat between Hodeida
and Sana. Trouble between the Turks
BATTLE OF THE "COPPER KINGS."
than $40,000,000 on his great Anaconda cop
per mine. His interests are tremendous. He
owns a bank or so, a. electric ra^rnad, a
millions dollars' worth of houses and lands,
and no end of Anaconda stock. Like many
of the rich men of the West, he started ia
life poor. Of late years Mr. Daly has imi
tated J. B. Haggin by "branching out into
horse racing. In "the sport of kings" he
found some relaxation from the cares and
worries of business. He is very fond of rac
ing and fine horses. He owned the great
horse Tammany, and was very proud of that
thoroughbred when lie was winning race*.
Mr. Daly's ranch property at Bitter Root ls
one of the finest in America. When Mr. Daly
landed at San Francisco at thirteen years of
age lie had not a cent ln the world. His first
'work was digging potatoes.
* » *
Mr. Clark did not begin his career of for-
and Arabs in that part of Arabia has
been in progress for over four years.
LONDON, Jan. 13.— Special dispatches
from Constantinople say that after the
battle at Shanel a further Turkish ad
vance was ordered. Abdullan Pasha,
commanding the Turkish troops, was
directed to capture Sasbeh, the head
quarters of an important insurgent
leader 150 miles north of Sana. All the
commanding positions in that vicinity
are occupied by rebels, and as the
Turkish troops are deserting the oper
ations are likely to be prolonged and
difficult.
The trouble In Yemen is one of old
standing, and the rebellion against
Turkish rule has spread throughout
Hadschin and other districts.
SHOT BY~A GAMBLER.
Tragic F'a,te o* Charles Williamson,
a Race Horse Man.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Jan. 12.— Charles Wil
liamson, race horseman, was shot and killed
today at Fifth and Market streets, by Ike D.
Smith, a gambler. The shooting was a
HON. CHAUNCEY BE. DEPEW
ALBANY, N. V., Jan. 12.— Chauncey M.
Depew was unanimously chosen as the candi
date of the Republican party as represented
in the senate and assembly for United States
•enator ln a Joint caucus 'held in the as-
PRICE TWO CENTS^.{g ?y y ?^ T .
quarrel over a'small amount of money. Wil- j
llamson lived ln New Albany, and was pos
sessed of considerable property, having been i
one of the heirs of a Philadelphia estate
which was worth several million dollars.
HAVANA OFFICIALS.
Gen. Ludlow Announce* Hlx Lint of
Civil Appointments.
HAVANA, Jan. 12.— Maj. Gen. Lud
low, military governor of the depart
ment of Havana, announced this even
ins the following civil appointments:
Mayor, Perfecto La Coste; first assist
ant mayor, Juan H. Barriero; second
assistant mayor, Emlliano N. de Vil
lavlcencio; third assistant mayor,
Nicasio Estrada y Mora; fourth as
sistant mayor, Alfredo Zayas y Alfon
so; fifth assistant mayor, Jose M. Ber
rlz; councilors, Manuel M. Corronado,
Angelo Cowley, Theodore de Zaldo,
Raimundo Menocal, Antonio Rodri
guez, Antonio Parra, Fernandez de
Castro, Luis de Arosarona, Julio San ]
Martin, Juan Orms y Presno, Angelo
J. Pai'rasa, Jose M. Aguirre, Jose V.
Zequeira, Thomas Mederos, Aristides
Aguero, Jorge Ajuria, Maralao Artis,
Jose Somoza, Juan M. Dihigo, Fran
cisco Mestre, Gustavo Duplesis, Matias
lnfanzon, Jose Barcadi, Onfre Gomez,
Francisco Justinian! ; secretary of the
council, Felix Yzag-a y Ruiz; secretary
MARCUS DALY.
tune building on so small a capital. Nearly
forty years ago when he came West he was j
a married man and he brcught hi; wife wih j
him from Philadelphia. He had just enough (
ruoney 'to open a small Btorn in the Montana j
gold country. J_e next _e°_g2 i<« ir. developed (
mine, and from theee strips he has risen to j
be one of the richest men in the world.
* » •
Mr. Clark is a lover of art. and has f: lends
in New York who have besought him to live !
in the East. Not long ago his fancy was j
caught by Fortuny's painting, "Choosing a
Model." It wa? at an auction sale, and Mr.
Clark had for an opposing bidder no less
a man than George Gould. Toe two million
aires fought to a finish, and at Mr. Clark's
bid of $12,000 Mr. Gould retired. The Mon
tana man owns a palace in Fifth avenue,
N.-w Wil^, and a mausoleum ln Greenwood
cemetery. He Is fifty-six years old.
of the mayor. Balbino Gonzales; civil
governor, Federico Mora; chief of po
lice, Mario G. Menocal; city attorney,
Juan F. O'Farrell; auditor, Francisco
Shenard; treasurer, Augustin Garcia
Osuna.
The appointments will take effect at
noon on Saturday next, when the re
tiring officers will transfer to their
successors their books, records, ac
counts, funds and public belongings.
There are two Spaniards among the
appointees, Councilor Jose Samona
and Senor Balbino Gonzales, the
mayor's secretary. The others are
Cubans, well known lawyers, mer
chants, landowners, engineers, repre
sentative men of all classes. Councilor
Matias lnfanzon is a colored man.
These selections have been very care
fully made. The council will have the
same functions as attach to an ordi
nary municipal council in the United
States. _____
Frozen to Death.
HANCOCK. Mich., Jan. 12.— During a bliz
zard here last Friday, Mrs. Thomas Iran
and her little daughter ar.d son aged four and !
eight respectively, were frozen to death. The
bodies were recovered today from a snow
drift.
sembly tfiamber tonight. There was very
nearly a full attendance of members of the
party of -both house.. The election will be
held in both houses Tuesday next and on
Wednesday next the legislature will meet in
Joint session to declare the result.
DENOUNCED AS A UAH
SENSATIONAL ATTACK MADE I HON
GEN. MILES BY COMMISS _KY
GENERAL EAGAV
BRANDS HIM A LIVING LIE
That "Bmbalme<l" Beef .Story of the
General of the Anierleau Army
Han Started a Scandal That May-
Reach a Court Martial Audac
ity of Gen. Kiixiiu'* Sta Knit-nta
C-aa.eH an Executive ScHHion.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. — Commis
sary General Charles P. Eagan today
reappeared before the war investiga
i tion commission to answer the charges
of Gen. Nelson A. Miles concerning the
commissary supplies furnished the
army during the recent war. Gen.
Eagan's statement furnished the sen
sation of the war commission's his
tory, and was regarded by old army
officers as one of the most remarkable
attacks ever made ia the history of
the service. Gen. Eagan's statement
to the commission was a bitter per
sonal attack upon Gen. Miles, so entire
ly, unqualified as to scope and lan
guage that the war commission, un
hearing its conclusion, ordered a brief
executive session, after which the doors
were reopened, the witness waa recall
ed and business resumed in the usual
way.
The subject in controversy was Gen.
Miles' now famous "embalmed beef
testimony, and the letters and docu
ments supporting it.
Gen. Charles P. Eagan, commissary;
general of subsistence, recalled regard
ing the charges of Gen. Miles that "em
balmed" and processed beef was fur
nished the troops in the field, had pre
pared a typewritten statement cover
ing his side of the case, and was al
lowed to read it. Gen. Eagan referred
to the fact that Gen. Miles had refused
to be sworn, and commented on the
fact thai he was the only one of 4Q&
witnesses who had so refused. Gen.
Eagan said he himself preferred to be
sworn.
Gen. Eagan began by calling ntu-n
--tion to Gen. Miles' appointment
Maj. John D. Black, a civilian, as: his
chief of staff, and said that this was
largely responsible for trouble that fol
lowed. He said that Maj. Black had
been furnished $5,000 before starting for
Porto Rico, and that he had apparently
not known enough to provide himself
with a check book, and had not left his
signature with the secretary of the
treasury nor made any other prepara
tions for availing himself of the funds
at his command. There were experi
enced disbursing officers in the inland
who had in the aggregate over $400,000
in their possession, and yet Gen. Miles
had complained that there were no
paymasters in the islands, so that the
soldiers had no money with whicn to
buy food for themselves. Gen. Ml
had then called upon tbe department
i to put $30,000 more in the hands of Maj.
i Black, and this Gen. Eagan decline.'
| to do, putting $10,000 to Maj. Black".
. credit in »\"-".v York. ■--
j fcrred to the myaterious manner in
I which papers disappeared from the
I files of the war department. He said
j that while Gen. Miles was at Tampa
I he wired to the commissary general
to know what stores and supplies were
on hand at Tampa and some other
point. Gen. Eagan replied in the usual
way, although at the time the railroad
tracks at Tampa were piled with mil
lions of rations.
GEN. EAGAN ASTOUNDED.
Gen. Eagan said he was astounded
the following mornir.g to see in the re
ports of certain papers that Gen. Miles
had severely reprimanded the commis
sary general, the chief of ordnance and
the quartermaster general for the un
prepared condition of their respective
departments. Gen. Miles had r.o ritfht
in law to declare such a reprimand,
and witness at once had enclosed the
clipping to the adjutant general's of
fice, requesting an inquiry as to the
authenticity of the report. Xo such
reprimand was ever received by him.
and the general commanding had tak
en no notice of his inquiry nor ever
taken the trouble since then to declare
the unauthorized character of the !>>->-ss
statements. It was such inditferei
as this thai, had "given license to the
yellow journalistic knaves who had
misrepresented and hounded govern
ment officials throughout the war."
Gen. Eagan subsequently had tried to
get his letter of inquiry and press
clipping from the adjutant .ereneral's
offlce, but it had disappeared, and was
I nowhere to be found.
Witness (harged Gen. Miles directly
with disarranging and hampering the
administration of the war department
by calling officers from duty wh.^re
their presence was absolutely necessa
ry. This was the case in taklntr Col.
John Weston away from Cuba to serve
with the Porto Rican expedition and
In putting Maj. A. 1.. Smith, a very
efficient officer, who was assigned as
depot commissary in Porto Rico, to
work on "some transport duty," when
his services were demanded on shore.
Cen. Eagan said the commanding se i
eial went clearly outside his power in
doing this, and intimated that Gen.
Miles was moved to do so by igno
rance and inefficiency of his own ap
pointee, Maj. Black, who was supposed
to be the chief commissary officer on
Gen. Miles' staff.
Gen. Eagan referred to Gen. Miles'
testi -*iony that he had "telegraphed
the department from Porto Rico for
complete and proper rations.'' and said
that, if the commissary general's of
fice had received any such message, he
should have considered it as the re
quest of a very "ignorant, ill-informed
person." Continuing, Gen. Eagan re
ferred to' Gen. Miles' expressed prefer
ence for native beef, of which he said
there was plenty. He asserted that
there weie no cattle whatever in the
neighborhood of Santiago. The native
beef Gen. Miles referred to Gen. Eagan
characterized as runts, bulls and over
worked cattle. The use of such ani
mals the department would never al
low. Gen. Eagan. quoting Gen. Miles'
allegation that, in his judgment, there
was serious defect in the refrigerated
and canned beef, said Gen. Miles would
not say this was anything more than
his judgment.
"Whoever," said Gen. Eagan, "calls
. it embalmed beef is a liar."
s Citing the reports submitted by Gen.
1 Miles in corroboration of his charges,
| Gen. Eagan submitted whether or not