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VOL. XXII.— NO. 32.
LIGHTIW SOUGHT
SUV-TORS HEKI SE TO VOTE FOR
RATIFICATION OF PEACE
TREATY IX THE DARK
THEY WANT TO KNOW
THE PRESIDENT'S PLANS
will never acquiesce is per.
ma_;ent retention of the
I'HILIi'IMNE ISLANDS
SENATOR GRAY SAYS
HE WAS WON OVER
Originally Oppose <l the Pr otponHlon
lo Assume Sovereignity Over the
Philippine . rehlpelaKO— Is Now
an Advocate of Ratification of
the I'aris Peace Treaty, but Op
posed to Keeping; the Philippines.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.— During al
most the entire morning hour today
the senate had under discussion the
policy of this country to be pursued
in the Philippine islands.
Mr. Berry (Ark.), in response to a
question by Mr. Vest, discussed the
policy of expanson, wthout reference
to the constitutional point Involved in
the Vest resolution. He spoke from
notes, stating his objections * > the
pending treaty of peace.
An attempt by Mr. Bacon (Ga.) to
secure a vote upon his resolution,
which, in brief, declares that the
United States government will not
make war upon a people seeking free
dom, precipitated a lively debate,
which was participated in by Mr.
Platt (Conn.), and Mr. Teller (Col.)
Mr. Berry adverted to the great in
fluence of the money power and the
power of corporations exerted in the
elections of 1896, declaring that Presi
dent McKinley owed his election to
that power. He declared that the
monoy power was able to control near
ly all the daily newspapers, and they
were able to elect William McKinley.
He said further that he had won a
glorious victory l n the late war, but
that he had fought Spain to free the
Cubans from her control, and, having
accomplished that purpose, we could
not now, without dishonor, make war
upon the people of the Philippines to
subject them to our control.
"It has been urged," said Mr. Ber
ry, "that we hold those islands and
cannot release them now. According
to the protocol, we hold only the city,
bay and harbor of Manila. The re
mainder of the islands are not under
our control."
Mr. Berry said that ihe opponents of
colonization were being urged to vote
for the ratification of the treaty, and,
after the ratification, Gen. Otis might
push forward his battalions and kill
those who are fighting simply for their
freedom. In urging the ratification of
the treaty and advocating the coloniz
ation scheme of the administration, he
did not think senators were making a
record to be proud of. He called at
tention to a statement which he said
the president made on his Western
trip, that this country was guided by
destiny. If this be true, and he did
not think so, no crime, however great
nor how degrading, was possible that
could not be excused by attributing it
to destiny.
Mr. Berry, referring to an allusion
made that he had not always earnestly
supported the' government of the Unit
ed States, said It was true he had
served in the Confederate army, and
that there had never been a day of his
life since that he was not proud of
that service, yet he believed that the
government of the United States, un
der which we were living, the greatest
on the face of the earth.
"I will never vote, however," he de
clared with great emphasis, "to place
upon any people a policy against
which Lee fought and against which
Jackson gave up his life."
MR. PLATT'S CONTENTION.
Mr. Platt (Conn.) then addressed the
senate upon the various resolutions.
After analyzing the several resolu
tions offered and adverting to the Ba
*>n resolution, he said that it could
mean but one thing, and that was that,
if the treaty was ratified, it would be
the duty of this government to relin
quish the Philippines immediately to
the inhabitants without reference to
our rights in the premises. Mr. Platt
ent on to say that we had had a war,
TODAYS BULLETIN.
Tage.
i— Seuatora Want Light.
Gomez Asks for Millions.
The White Man's Burden.
Army BUI Passes the House.
New Senator From Washington.
2—No Indictments Agaiust '-Scarlets."
State Lands t_9_ag Up.
At the Poultry Show.
*— Removal of Mr. O'Brien.
Jacobson's Gross Earnings Bill.
4— Editorial.
The Hill Coinage Measure.
6— McLeod Wins the Wrestling Match.
6— Bar Silver, 59_d_
Cash Wheat in Chicago, "__,_
- 7— Division of the Ducats.
News of the Railroads.
News o* the Northwest.
B— St. Paul Using Mu_h Water.
Minnesota Sons of Hermann.
In the World of Labor.
ATLANTIC LINERS.
NEW YORK— Sailed: Bo*vic, Liverpool; Saale
Bremen. Ethiopia, Glasgow.
QUEENSTOWN— SaiIed: Cephalonia, Boston
LIVERPOOL— Sai Ied: Nomadic. Ne>v York
PHILADELPHIA- Sailed: Corean, Glasgow!
TODAY'S EVENTS.
METROPOLITAN— "The Sign of the Cross,"
2:15 and 8:16 PM.
GRAND— "Going to the Races," 2:15 and 8:15
FM.
Palm Garden— Vaudeville. 2 and 7 PM.
Sons of Hermann, Grand Lodge, Assembly
hall, all day.
School Board, Central High, 8:15.
First, Seventh and Ninth Ward Precinct or
ean:z_*:ons, 8 PH.
THE ST. PAUL GLOBE
which had ended gloriously for the
country, and for the cause of free gov
ernment throughout the world, and
now, almost six months since the pro
tocol was signed, the treaty of peace,
which had been agreed upon, was not
ratified.
"The situation in the Philippines,"
he said, "is critical. Aguinaldo ls ln
arms. That Is the situation. Whom
else but the United States Is he in
arms against? The ratification of this
treaty will give the United states the
right to say to Agulnaldo 'We -*.re ln
control of these islands. Attack us If
you dare.' In a short time the defi
ance of our authority will melt away
and a government will be established
in those islands Immeasurably supe
rior to any that Aguinaldo could pos
sibly make."
Mr. Bacon Interrupted Mr. Platt to
say that the adoption of his resolu
tiSn would secure the ratification of
the treaty.
Mr. Pratt maintained that the situa
tion presented was not reasonable. No
declaration of policy could now be
made.
"What." he Inquired, with emphasis,
"will some senator tell me, ls the ad
ministration to do? Are we to recall
Dewey and Otis and our troops from
ihose islands? I say that the man or
body who would do that would Justly
receive the condemnation of all."
POLICY MUST BE DECLARED.
After again discussing briefly the
resolution Mr. Platt inquired of Mr.
Bacon: "Do I understand the senator
will not vote for the treaty unless this
resolution ls adopted?"
Mr. Bacon— That is true-
Continuing; however, Mr. Bacon said
he would modify his statement by say
ing that he would not vote for the
. treaty unless some declaration em
bodying the principle of his resolution
was adopted.
"In other words," said Mr. Platt, "If
that is the policy of the government lt
must be declared now."
To this question Mr. Bacon replied in
the affirmative. Further explaining
his position Mr. Bacon, in answer to a
question by Mr. Teller (Col.), said he
would not vote for the treaty unless
the resolution adopted by the senate
had also been adopted by the house
and signed by the president before the
vote on the treaty was taken.
"That reply," said Mr. Teller, em
phatically, "will determine my vote
upon this resolution."
Mr. Teller explained the practical
impossibility of obtaining such action
as Mr. Bacon demanded before the
vote on the treaty was taken, next
Monday, and while he would be glad
to have an expression from the treaty
making power before the vote upon
the treaty was taken, there was mani
festly no possibility of carrying into
effect Mr. Bacon's idea.
Mr. Bacon contended that the senate
was not alone the treaty-making pow
er, the president being part of it.
To this Mr. Teller replied that the
president had already acted, and there
was no reason to imply that he was
not in accord with the senate.
Interrupting here Mr. Bacon said he
would go further than he had yet gone.
"I will vote for the ratification of the
treaty," he said, "if the senate will
pass the resolution and the president
will consent to give us a favorable ex
pression upon it."
"I don't know how we could get such
an expression." replied Mr. Teller.
"Nor do I," replied Mr. Bacon, "but I
am satisfied we could find a tneans of
getting it."
Mr. Platt then continued, pronounc
ing Mr. Bacon's last declaration as
most remarkable. Outside of the sen
ate it would be regarded as an expres
sion of intention to hold the treaty
until individual senators could be sat
isfied.
Mr. Tillman called attention to a
newspaper report of a speech attributed
to Gen. Shafter, in which he is quoted
as saying that if he could 'exercise his
■will towards the Filipinos he would
disarm them all and kill half of them
ard asked Mr. Platt if he sympathized
with those sentiments.
Mr. Platt responded that he was not
i-equired to answer the question, as
neither Gen. Shafter nor the senator
(Mr. Tiliman*- was included in the ques
tion involved.
SENATOR GRAY WON OVER.
AdinitN He at First Opposed Acquir
ing the Philippines.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31. — Senators
Grey and Money occupied the entire
executive session of the senate today
in speeches on the peace treaty. Sen
ator Gray favoring ratification and
Senator Money opposing it. Senator
Gray was the third of the Paris com
missioners to speak and while he gave
some attention to the published mat
ter bearing on the treaty, he did not go
into this in such detail as did Senators
Frye and Davis. He admitted that in
the beginning of the negotiations he
had been opposed to the acquisition of
the Philippine archipelago, and said
that he had freely and frankly advised
the president and his fellow commis
sioners of his belief that it would be
unwise to attempt to shape its destiny.
He had used his best endeavors to
bring them to accept his views, but had
utterly failed. He had at last reached
the conclusion that he would either
have to join with the majority or see
the treaty fail and the war continue.
In the meantime he had been largely
won over by the arguments of his col
leagues and by the logic of the situa
tion, and he had. at last, concluded to
sign the convention. Having taken his
position he was here now to defend the
treaty as a wise conclusion of a most
delicate diplomatic undertaking. Sen
ator Gray did not advocate permanent
occupancy of the eastern islands, but
said that the duration of our exercise
of sovereignty there should be settled
in the future and not at present.
Senator Money attacked the acquisi
tion of the islands as contrary to the
spirit of American institutions and as
unconstitutional. He said the govern
ment of the United States could not
afford to put itself In the attitude of a
Don Quixote in a vain effort to care
for and advance the interests of every
people in every land that appeared, ac
cording to our standards of civilization,
to need our help. He had been an ad
vocate of intervention in the case of
Cuba, but from this fact it did no.
follow that he was willing to transfer
the Philippines from Spanish vassalage
to a dependency of the United States.
He did not consider that we were es
pecially concerned as to the future of
the Filipinos, and. so far as he was
concerned, he should leave them' to
work out their own salvation. This
would be far preferable to assuming
responsibility for them and making
them citizens of the United States, as
they would eventually come to be If the
treaty was ratified. We had made al
lies of them in the Spanish war by the
acts of our own agents, and ln the
interests of fair dealing should allow
them to achieve their independence if
they could do sp
WEDNESDAY MORNING- — -FEBRUARY 1, 1899.
GOMEZ ASKS MILLIONS
WILL NOT DISBAND HIS AH MY UN
TIL, THE PROPER PAY IS FUJULY
GUARANTEED
WILL REQUIRE $60,000,000
Government Had Offered to Disburse
the Sam of $3,ooo,ooo— Thin
Amount, According to Gen. Go.
men. Wolnld Not Pay All Cuban
Ofltt -ers — Mr. Robert Porter Starts
for Cabs to Try to Co__p_o_ulti-.
WASHINGTON. Jan. SI. — Maximo
Gomez, the Cuban commanding gen
eral, has demanded nearly $60,000,000
from the United States and refuses to
disband his "army" until the money ls
paid. He. haa repudiated the arrange
ment made by Calixto Garcia, who
came to Washington with authority
from Gomez to provide for the return
of the Cubans to their peaceful pur
suits and whose work was barely ac
complished before his sudden death, on
Dec. 11. It was then agreed that the
United States, in order to secure the
prompt resumption of labor on the
plantations of the islands, with a view
to promoting the speedy revival of
prosperity and settled conditions,
should distribute about $3,000,000 among
the thirty thousand said to be still un
der arms, In the ratio of $100 a man.
the officers in proportion to their rank,
to receive a greater amount, the ordi
nary enlisted men to be discharged
with sums. then, less than $100. depend
ing on the length of service and other
considerations. For over a month the
pay corps of the army has been mak
ing ready to carry out this arrange
ment, the national defense fund being
available for the purpose. An accurate
list of the soldiers entitled to compen
sation had to be prepared and other
formalities gone through. It was In
tended that the Cubans at the proper
time should apply at established Amer
ican garrisons in the various provinces,
where on throwing down their arms
and presenting the proper credentials,
they were to receive their quota of the
allotment of the pay officers at the
stations. In the meantime Gen. Brooke
and his chief subordinate have been
endeavoring to give employment, most
ly of a permanent character, to large
number of Cubans, In order to reduce
the number requiring a bounty and at
the same time to give the inhabitants
opportunity to begin governing them
selves.
GBN. GOMEZ OBJECTS.
Gen. Gomez has come out against
this scheme, which was operating sat
isfactorily to most Cubans, and has
struck for greater stakes. It ls official
ly known here that he is endeavoring
to dissuade Cubans from accepting of
fice under the American occupation,
and ls urging all the natives of every
grade to stay with him in the field un
til the United States is compelled to
accede to his "terms of disbandment."
Gomez alleges that his army consists
of 40,000 men, and he states that most
of them shall be paid for three years
service at the rates which prevail in
the United States army. He fixes the
date of the Cuban declaration of in
dependence Feb. 24, 1895, as the begin
ning of the period from which he and
' his followers are to be remunerated,
and for himself, with the rank of lieu
tenant general, he will be satisfied with
$11,000 annually, the American rate for
that grade. Gomez also has about
twenty major generals, for each of
whom he wants $7,500 annually, and
his "army" is equipped with nearly 200
brigadier generals, each rated accord
ing to the United States army pay ta
ble at $5,600 annually. This aggregates
the nice little sum of $3,783,000 for gen
erals alone; then there are colonels,
lieutenant colonels and majors, whose
numbers run into the thousands. The
privates do not amount to much, for
they are comparatively few. but each
of them will require $648, and the army
paymasters who figure out the total
have reported' that over $57,000,000 will
be required to gratify all the demands
Gomez has made, which is an average
of $1,425 a man.
It is to meet all these demands and
show Gomez their absurdity that
Gonzales Quesade, who for the last
three years has been the representa
tive of Cubans in Washington, started
for Cuba last week, after reaching a
thorough understanding with the war
department authorities. Robert P. Por
ter went along with Mr. Quesade, as
the official representative of the Unit
ed States in the matter.
GOVERNMENT MAY YIELD.
Mr. Porter's mission to Gen. Gomez
is of a two-fold character, to discuss
with him fully the position of the Cu
ban army and to Invite him to Hava
na. The Washington administration
desires an immediate and friendly set
tlement of the Cuban army question.
As the military chiefs decidedly re
fused to accept $3,000,000 in complete
satisfaction of the claims of the sol
diery, Washington has decided, It is
said, to offer a much larger sum — even
as large a sum as $15,000,000, if less
will not be accepted. Whatever ls
agreed upon is to be a charge upon the
revenues of the island until it is paid.
The Cubans, civilians and military are
aware that an engagement of this sort
may prolong the American occupation,
but, as it seems to be their earnest
wish that the army be paid a great
sum, the administration at "Washing
tor, will yield, lt is understood, and
open negotiation* with this ultimate
object.
SENOR GALBIS APPEARS.
Yield* to the Peremptory Simmons
of the American Commlsaioner.
HAVANA. Jan. 31.— The examination
of Senor Galbis, president of the Banco
Bspanol, before the special finance
commission investigating Havana's
finances, began today. Although far
from well, he said, he had appeared in
response to the commission's urgent
request, which, as a matter of fact, was
a very peremptory summons. The
questions asked him were of a general
character, those touching the supposed
Irregularities of the bank and Its trans
actions with the Spanish government
being reserved for future examina
tions.
He said the bank paid gold for the
first mortgage, $7,000,000, 6 per cent
fifty-year bond, taken at 90 in 1890, and
that for th« differences between that
' ' — — *- • I ' ...
Take up the White Mans burden —
Send forth the best ye breed—
Go, bind your sons to exile
To serve your captives need;
To watt, in -heavy harness,
On fluttered folk and wild —
Your new-caught su'len peoples,
Half devil and half child.
Take up the White Mans burden —
In patience to abide,
To veil the threat of terror
And check the show of pride;
By open speech and simple,
An hundred times made plain,
To seek another's profit
And work another's gain.
Take up the White Mans Burden —
The savage wars of peace —
Fill full the mouth of Famine,
And bid the sickness cease;
And when y»ur goal is nearest
(The end for others sought)
Watch sloth and heathen folly
Bring all your hope to nought.
Take up the White Man's Burden —
No iron rule of kings,
But toil of serf and sweeper —
The tale of common things.
issue and the bon . refunded at $6,
--721,000, the bank had paid. The
city now owed the bank on that ac
count and on others, he asserted, the
sum of $110,000.
Senor Galbis described the bank's
system of tax collection. He believed
the water rents had been one-third re
mitted by th- Spanish administration,
so that the city ought t > collect $4:',0,(.'C0
annually, instead of $-00,000.
The commission ie -.determined to go
back of the 1890 bon<Bs and to inquire
as to the basis of 'the refunded issue.
The experts of the commission bogan
their examination of the bank's tax
collection books today.
Senor Galbis will appear before the
commission on Thursday.
The bank is nominally represented
on the commission by Senor Villaneva,
an old employe of the institution, but
he does not participate in the investi
gations, allegirg illness as an excuse.
CUBANS WEAKENED.
Threatened American Soldiers, bnt
Finally Withdrew.
SANTIAGO DE CTTA, Jan. 31.—To
day some men belonging to the quar
termaster's department discovered,
about seven miles from the city, a
large quantity .of Mauser cartridges. I
They reported the discovery to Maj. '
Knight, who sent a sergeant with a
small force to secure them. While the
cartridges were being taken up a num
ber of armed Cubans sprang out of the
thickets nearby, said" they were guard
ing the deposit under orders from
Cuban officers, arid declared that they |
would prevent its removal. The ser- |
geant replied that the Cubans would j
have to kill all his men to prevent the
seizure, as his orders. were to take the
cartridges, a"nd he Intended to obey.
The Cubans retired, protesting. The
matter is being investigated.
Secretary Al_-er Returns.
SAN JUAN DE _Ol___ RICO, Jan. 31.—
Maj. Gen. V. Henry, military governor of
Porto Rico, has deposed the mayors and coun
cilmen of Aguilla and Moco, ln the province
of Aguilla, and has temporarily suspended
the civil authority irr both towns, owing to
the incessant political quarrels and the gross
offlcial corruption. j
Corporal HoMivxou Dead.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.— Gen. Brooke, at
Havana, reports _,o the war department by
cable that Corporal Kobiuson, Company C,
Ninth United States 'infantry, has died at
Santiago, as the' result of being accidentally
shot in the breast.
DARK FOR DREYFUS.
His Friends Disconraged by the
Latest Developments.
PARIS Jan. 31.— The Ldberte, which
is usually well informed, says:
"The decision of*-; the court of cassa
tion in the Dreyfus affair will be that
the evidence prove* the existence of a
traitor, but that neither Comte Ester
hazy nor Lieut. Col. Henry, could an
sv. ■,_ to the culpability revealed. by the
secret dossier." ».
This statement is __l the more sig
nificant, in that it is made by a pro-
Dreyfus paper. The Liberte adds:
"The despondency, of the Dreyfus
party seems to show that the solution
of the problem is as distant as ever.
Another feature of the situation is the
buoyant demeanor of Comte : Ester
hazy, who was formerly so depressed.
He is now credited- with boldly de
clining to give further evidence, ex
cept before the fun court of cassa
tion." ■ .
3 i
The ports ye shall not en 'er,
The roads ye shall not tread.
Go, make them with your living
And mark them with your dead.
Take uf the White Mans burden,
And reap his old reward —
The blame of those ye better
The hate of those ye guard —
Ihe cry of hosts ye humour
(Ah, slowly! ) toward the light: —
"Why brought ye us from bondage,
Our loved Egyptian night? "
Take up the White Mans burden —
Ye dare not stoop to less —
Nor call too loud on Freedom
To cloke your weariness.
By all ye will or whisper,
By all ye leave or do,
The silent sullen peoples
Shall weigh your God and you.
Take up the White Man's burden/
Have done with childish days —
The lightly-proffered laurel,
The easy tmgrudged praise:
Comes now, to search your manhood
Through all ihe thankless years,
Cold, edged with dear-bought zvisdom,
The judgment of your peers.
— Rddyahd Kipling, in McClure's Mag-azine for February.
SELECTED A SENATOR
"WASHINGTON REPUBLICANS FI
NALLY AGREE UPON A. G.
FORSTER, OP TACOMA
HAS ONE VOTE TO SPARE
King County, and Ankeny Forces
Outside Tiiat County, Left the
Cancus, bnt Fifty-Eight Members
Remained, "Which Is One Moore
Than Neeeswa.ry to Elect Sketch
of the Successful Candidate.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 31.— A. G.
Forster, of Tacoma, was nominated
for United States senator by the Re
publican caucus tonight. King county
and Ankeny forces outside of that
county left the caucus, but fifty-eight
remained and made the caucus nom
ination of Forster unanimous. Fifty
seven votes are required to elect ln
joint session of the legislature.
Addison Forster, who was nominated
by the Republican caucus of the leg
islature for United States senator, is
sixty-two years of age. He was born
in Belchertown, Mass., and went to
Wisconsin when thirteen years of age.
In 1862 he engaged in the lumber busi
ness in Minnesota, and came to Taco
ma in 1889, where he has been contin
uously in the lumber business as vice'
president of the St. Paul and Tacoma
Lumber company. Mr. Forster is said
to be wealthy. He has never taken
active interest in politics in this state.
LEGISLATION AT PIERRE.
Not Many Bills of Importance Un
der Consideration.
PIERRE, S. D.. Jan. 31.— (Special.)—
In the senate a resolution was pre
sented by Littlefield favoring the elec
tion of senators by popular vote. Bills
were Introduced to prohibit the bonds
men of public officers from disposing
of property without notice; to permit
taxes to be paid in two yearly install
ments, March 1 and Sept. 1.
Bills were passed to reimburse Dav
ison county for' the care of a prisoner
from Lyman county; empowering and
ordering the railroad commission to at
once put maximum express rates into
force in the state; appropriation for
Judgment for fuel at the agricultural
college.
The senate in executive session con
firmed the nomination of M. F. Greely
as member of the board of regents.
In the house the referendum bill was
passed just as it came from committee
after a strong attempt on the part of
the minority to secure submission at
special elections, only four voting
against it on final passage.
Bills were introduced creating a state
board of auditors, for the examination
of the treasurers office and encourag
ing reading circles among teachers.
Gov. Lee today signed the bill estab
lishing a militia encampment at Huron.
BY DIRECT VOTE.
Missouri Legislature Wants Sen
ators Selected in That Way.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Jan. 31.—
The house today adopted a resolution
favoring the election of United States
senators by the direct vote of the peo-
PRICE TWO CENTS— .2" T «-*'»«
I
pie. Missouri's senators and represen
tatives in congress were requested to
favor a measure to that end.
THREE BALLOTS TAKEN.
No Change ln the California Sena
torial Contest.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Jan. 31.— Three
ballots were taken for United States
senator today without change. The
Burns' faction evidently expected
something to happen, for they insisted
upon a third ballot in the face of the
opposition of many of the scattering
forces. The motion for the third bal
lot was carried by a vote of 73 to 42.
The third ballot, however, was the
same as that of the first two. The
ballots taken today were the thirty
fifth, thirty-sixth and thirty-seventh,
resulting In the following vote: Barnes,
11; Estee, 1; Bulla, 13; Burns, 24; Fel
ton, 1; Grant, 26; Scott, 2; Deveres. 1;
Rosenfeld, 2; Bard, 2; White (Dem)'
28.
LACKS THIRTEEN.
Senator Quay Still Short That Many
Vclfe_.
HARRISBURG, Pa.. Jan. 31.—Sena
tor Quay is still thirteen votes short
of re-election. There were four ab
sentees today, without pairs. The
vote in detail follows: Quay, 104;
Jenks, 81; Dalzell, 14; Stewart 6; Stone.'
7; Huff, 6; Irvin, 4; Rice, 2; Widener,
2; Tubbs, 1; C. E. Smith. 1; Riter, 2;
Markel. 2; Crow, 1; total 233; necessary
to a choice 117; paired, 14; absent with
out pair, 4; no election.
Judge Hayward Gains a Vote.
LINCOLN, Neb.. Jan. 31.— Judge M. L
'Hayward gained one vote ln today's sena
torial ballot, that of State Senator Steele.
The change i. regarded as important, as
Senator Steele has heretofore ' been the lead
ing supporter and virtual manager of E. H.
Hlneshaw. Todays ballot: Allen (fusion),
58; Hayward (Rep.), 34; Webster (Rep.), 10;
Thompson (Rep.), 7; Field (Rep.), 5; Weston
(Rep.), 4; Reese (Rep.), 3: Foss (Rep.), 3:
Hlneshaw (Rep.), 1; Van Dusen (Rep.), 1;
Lambertson (Rep.), 1: Adams (Rep.), 1; Cor
nish (Rep.), 1; Valentine (Rep.), 1.
Omaha Municipal War.
OMAHA. Neb., Jan. 31.— As the result of a
long standing difference between the city
council and City Engineer Andrew Ros*.va
ter, the latter tonight preferred written
charges against Councilman G. W. Mercer,
W. M. Mount and Ernest SUrht. accusing
them of official corruption ar.d Irregularities
in the matter of city contracts. A commit
tee was appointed to investigate the charges.
Senator Q,narles \ . .v.
MADISON, Wis.. Jan. 31.— 1n the joint as
sembly at noon today Joseph V. Quaries. Re
publican, of Milwaukee, was formally elected
United States senator to succeed John L
Mitchell, whose term expires March 4, ISM,
receiving the solid Republican vote. The
Democratic vote was cast for Timothy B.
Ryan, of Waukesha.
FOUND STRANGLED.
Mrs. Mary A. Lawles Probably Mur
dered toy Thieves.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 31.— Mrs. Mary A.
LirwUs, a widow of 713 Tasker street, was
found strangled today In an up-statrs room
of her home. The police have no clue to the
murdererß, but tmsject that it _aa the work
of thieves. She was reputed to have saved
a llttle money, which she Invariably carried
in a small hag fastened to her waist, and
this was missing from the body.
Astonishing Champagne Figures.
86,856 cases, or over % of all other brands,
were imported in 189S of G. H. Mumm's Extra
Dry. It waa never surpassed in quality.
ARMY BILL PISSED
MEASURE AS AMENDED ADOPTED
BY THE HOUSE BY A VOTE
OF Mis TO 125
VOTE CAST WAS NOT
ON A PARTY BASIS
SIX REPUBLICANS VOTED AGAINST
THE BILL, FIVE OF OPPOSI
TION SUPPORTING
MINORITY SUBSTITUTE
WAS VOTED DOWN
Among- Important Amendments In
One to Exclnde Appointment of
Civilian.. to Position- In En.
ttrlneer Corps What tbe *_>«__. c
as Passed Provides— The Vote in
Detail.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.— The bill to
reorganize and increase the standing
army to about 100,000 men, but giving
the president authority to reduce the
size of the infantry companies and cav
alry to sixty men, thus fixing a mini
mum of about 50,000 enlisted men, pass
ed the house today by a vote of 168 to
125. This was the result of a week
of hard and often picturesque fighting
on the floor, during the progress at
•which the opposition compelled those
in charge of the measure to give this
discretionary authority to the presi
dent, and other modifications, among
which was a reduction of 331 in the
number of staff officers. In conse
quence of these modifications the He
publican opposition practically vanish
ed, and on the final vote but six Repub
licans voted against the bill. Messrs.
Barber (Md.), Connolly (111.), Loud
(Cal.), Johnson (Ind.), McEwan (N. J.),
and Wadsworth (N. V.). This Repub
lican deflection was, however, almost
offset by five members of the political
opposition who voted ln favor of the
bill, Messrs. Berry (Ky.). McClellan <N.
V.), McAleer (Perm.), Taylor (Ala.),
Democrats, and Skinner (Pop.. _V. C).
The galleries were crowded through
out the day. and every member who
could possibly be there was on the
floor to record his vote on the final
roll call.
The programme today included pro
vision for two hours of general debate,
which was to be occupied by Messrs.
Dalzell (Perm.) and Hopkins (111.). m
• losing for <he majority, and Messrs.
Bailey (Tex.) and Settle (Ky.) for the
opposition. But this programme was
smashed owing to the failure to r-un
plete the biij under the five-minute
rule before 3 o'clock, the hour set for
the vote.
IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS.
Among important amendments adopt
ed before the vote was taken 'oday
was one to exclude the appointment af
civilians to positions in the engineer
corps; one to abolish canteens and the
sale of liquor in camps, and one to
strike out the provision for additional
pay for commands serving in the West
Irdies, the Philippines and Alaska.
The amendment of Mr. Cummings. of
New York, to prohibit the use of the
tioops in th. several states to suppress
riots, etc.. upon the application of
states, was defeated by a large ma-
Jcrity. The motion to recommit, with
instructions to report back the minority
substitute only, commanded two Re
publican votes and was lost— ll7-iTo
The bill as passed provides, in ad
dition to the general officers and staff
departments, for twelve regiments of
cavalry of twelve troops each. . 144
coast batteries, twenty-four field bat
teries, thirty regiments of infantry of
twelve companies each, a corps of en
gineers and one regiment of engineers,
an ordnance department and a signal
corps, the latter with twenty-five en
listed men. It aiso gives the president
discretion to recruit the organizations
serving in Cuba. Porto Rico and th..
islands of the Pacific, in whole or in
part, from the inhabitants thereof.
Mr. Johnson (Rep., N. D.) offered the
amendment to adolish canteens. Mr.
Johnson's amendment was agreed
without division. The chairman's an
nouncement of its adoption was the
signal for an outburst of applause.
Mr. Cummings offered the amend
ment of which he had given notice
yesterday to prohibit the use of the
army in the several states, except ujmhi
the application of the governors there
of. He had. however, modified the
amendment, but it was defeated, 93
to 121.
Mr. Hepburn (Rep., Io.) offered an
amendment providing for gold and sil
ver medals for the two enlisted men
in each regiment holding the best rec
ord at target practice. He offered the
amendment, he said, for the purpose
of increasing the efficiency of thf> men
in action. The amendment was adopt
ed.
Mr. "Warner (Rep.. 111.) moved to
strike out a provision to grant to sol
diers serving in the West Indies or the
Pacific additional pay equal to -•"> per
cent of the pay to which they are en
titled. The amendment was adopted.
VOTE IN DETAIL.
The vote then came upon the pass
age of the bill, and it was passed, 168
to 125. The announcement was receiv
ed with cheers. The vote in detail was
as follows:
Yeaa — Acheson, Adams, Aldrich. Arnold,
Baker, Barham, Barney, Barrows. Beach. Bel
ford. Belknap, Bennett, Berry, Bingham,
Bishop, Booze, Boute'.l, Boutelle. Brewsi.r,
Broderick, Bromwell, Brosius. Brown, Brown
low, Bull. Burleigh, Burton. Butler, Cannon,
Capron, Clark (Io.), Clark (N. H. . Coonr__6
(N. V.). Codding, Connell, Cooper (Wis.),
Corliss, Cousins, Crump, Crumpacker, Curtls
(Io.), Curtis (Kan.), Dalze:*, Davenport. Day
ton, Dick, Dolllver, Dorr. Dovener, Eddy,
Faris, Fenton, Fl«cher, Fletcher, Foote, Fosb,
Fowler, Gardner, Giboon, Glllet IN*. Y.i. Gil-i
(Mass.), Graff, Graham. Green (Ma-3.). Grif
fin. Grosvenor, Grout, Grow, Hager. Hamil
ton, Haw'.ey. Heatwole, Hemonway, Hender
son', Henry (Conm.), Henry (Ind.). Hepburn,
Hicks, Hllborn, Hill. Hltt, Hopkins, Howe,
Hull, Jenkins, Johnson (N. D.), Kerr. Ketch
am, Kirkpatrlck, Knox, Lacey, Land's, Lln
ney, Loudens! __er, Lovering, Low, Lybraud,
McAleer, McCleery, McClellan. McDonald,
Mclntyre, Mahon. Mann, • Marsh, Mercer,
Mesick, Miller. Mills, Minor, Mitchell, Moody,
Morris, Mudd, Olmsted, Ot_e_, Overslreet,
Packer. Parker, Payne, Pearce, Perkins,
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