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VOL. XXII.— NO. 56.
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REPRESENTATIVE JOHNSON SO
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111. OO* PRESIDENT S HUM*.
MtARKET CI_IB SPEECH
HIS SINCERITY QUESTIONED
Charm-.-.1 With Attempt"*-.**; to De-
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eetve the American People Ad-
ministration Policy ln the Phil-
tppir.es Vigorously Denounced by
the Indiana Republican Member
ot the House.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.—During the
general debate upon the army appro-
priatlon bill in the house, today, Mr.
Johnson (Rep.. Ind.), who made sev-
era! notable speeches violently attack-
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ir.-- tho policy of the administration
during the consideration of the army
reorganization bill, a fortnight ago, re-
turned to the assault, and delivered
agalnst the president and some of his
advisers the most scathing philippic
heard in the house for months
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Mr. Johnson sneered at the president
and the influences which he alleged
controlled him, impugned his motives,
questioned his sincerity, and likened
him to Dickens' most contemptible
character; charged his secretary of war
with incompetency, and predicted that
the president would in the end be en-
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gulfed by adverse public sentiment. Al-
though his utterances were far more
sensational than those In hi* former
speech, and dazed some of his auditors
by the impetuosity with which they
were delivered, the speech did not raise
about him the storm of hi. former
Epeecne-. ...
When Mr. Johnson arose for his re-
marks he at once attracted the atten-
tion of the house. He said:
A few rvenings ago the Home Market club,
of Boston, gave a banquet at which the presi-
dent was the principal guest. From the
newspaper accounts of the affair it was an
exceedingly elaborate one, the table at which
the chief executive sat in particular being
loadi-d down -with rare and fragrant flowers;
sweetest music Unt its charms to the oc
casiou; an ode to the president was sung
by the banqueters to the tune of "America,"
and a vast concourse of people look d down
from the galleries upon the festive board.
HISSING OF MR. ALGER.
The secretary of war was in attendance-
he whom the Eo^toa popular hissed upon
the street a few hours before, as they turued
to greet with rapturous applause the chief,
who had bestowed upon him his official char-
acter. We can hardly blame them, though,
for this. Mr. Chairman, for they were ouly
following the precedent set them by some of
the kading Republican newspapers of the
country, which for months past have been
fiercely attacking the secretary and yet have
lacked the courage to lav their ax to the
root of the cvi! and censure the eentleman
who, to reward him for his political services
and disbursements in the campaign of 'SW. ap-
pointed him to his position, and has mam-
tamed him there ever since, notwithstanding
his incompetency, and against the righteous
ccmDlaints that have been made against him.
The secretary of the naw also graced the
occasion with his presence, and so far torgot
his usual courtesy, so far belied his New
England training and associations, as to re-
peat the stale and untruthful charge that
those who opposed the ratification of the in-
famous ..rea.y of peace with Spain were re-
snonsible fer the bloodshed that occurred in
tii. Philippines.
When the chief magistrate had ceased
speaking another member of his official fani-
ily. the gentleman who presides over the
postofflce department, arose in his place and
proceeded to lead his chief down with an
eulogy so fulsome and extravagant, so ab-
solutely given over to hyperbole, that no in-
dividual not wholly eaten up with vanity
could possibly have endured it without
nausea ojid ddsgust.
PKKSIDENT AS A LIBERATOR.
The newspapers further inform us that
anions the cth r decorations there were sus-
pended over the entrance to the banquet hall
Ouae portraits, one of Washington, one of
Llncoln and one of the presid.nt himself,
and beneath this the word "Liberators."
Now George Washington fought with his
sword for eight long and bloody years to es-
tabiisii the right of a people to govern th-m-
selves, ard in his farewell address he coun
s*led his countrymen to live on terms of
amity with all nations, and to enter Int) en-
tangling alliance with none.
Abraham Lincoln's whole political life waa
a contention for the rights of man, and it
was hui kindly hand which penned the im-
mortal emancipation proclamation that struck
the .hackles from the limbs of millions of
bond men
One would think that the gentleman who
was just then engaged in the prosecution
of a blood, war against a poor and defense-
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left, people m the Orient engaged In the un-
savory task of Christianizing tnem with the
sword and c^hzmg tnem at the mouths or
emT^;™ f natU h r y ha; C Mt S°, me 'ltHe
embarrassment as he razed upon these nor-
traits and read the significant inscripdon^e-
low. Possibly his exceliencv did not s-e
them. He may have turned "his back upon
them, just as he has turned his back upon
the Declaration of Independence.
Thia aa it may, the president does not
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Church Services Tomorrow.
B—ln the Field cf Labor.
Grand Army Encampment.
Senator Davis at Home.
ATLAXTIC I.iM.lt*.
NEW YORK—Arrived- Burgundia. Marseilles,
A;Vr%\'-?£?^u aT*i ed:.. ra f oni a. Philadelphia,
P^ool ' Pennland, Liver-
NAPLES—Arrived: Fuerst Bismarck New
York.
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QUEENSTOWN— Arrived: Canada, Boston.
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TODAY'S EVENTS.
METROPOLITAN — Stuart Robson ln "The
Meddler," 2SO and 8:15 PM.
GRAND—Robert Mantell in "A Secret War-
rant," 2:30; "The Face in the Moonlight,"
t>_V™ £?L.>„ .?„..*„,.._ • _-__, . ___.
Palm Garden, vaudeville, 2 and . PM.
St. Paul AthleUe club meets, 34 East Sixth
street, 8 PM.
State normal school board meets, state cap-
itol, 10 AM.
THE ST. PAUL GLOBE
iPP-?"" tohhea **c **ce *. *•*■ "*U abashed by tils
incongruous circumstance, but he arose from
his seat and there, within the shadow of the
monument of Bunker Hill, where Warren
fell fighting for liberty, and within a -tone's
throw of Fane-uil .Hall, where time and again
the true sons of the old Bay State have sent
fQrth tQ th _ country their m6saages of free.
dom, he delivered perhaps the most remark
able, certainly the most distinguished address
that ever fell from the lips of an American
president.
TM* address, divested of Its verbiage, con
sidered apart from itt platitudes and the
ostentatious profession of virtue with which
Jt w «* interlarded, was nothing more nor
less than a carefully devised and studious
m. Bstat6ment of the lafme between the chJet
executive and those of his own party who
e .,°^ osed *° hl9 wretched policy in th«,
Philippines. It was an effort to befog the
subject and to mislead the public judgment.
SURFACE PIETY.
We are told that this address was
received with enthusiastic applause by those
who heard it. but we who read lt ln cold
P"- *1""- ln th *' li«bt °f *h ** indefensible tragedy
"*ow being enacted near the shores of Asia,
untari'"" *h'»** °f that creation of Charles
Dickens who was accustomed to roll ha eyes
ploU£,ly to heaven and exclaim wlfh J^
ostentation to those about him "My friends,
let us be moral,'- and who was the father of
two daughters, one of whom he named Char
y"*u "* and the otber Mercy.
„ Hls e f cel'ency declared, upon this occasion,
' °ot. ln .* w. many words at, le f 3t ln effect
tnat he ha<" never entertained any policy
with reapect t0 PnUippinea up to tit^7_tine
the treaty of peace was ratified; but that he
had simply held them as commander-in-chief,
the questions as to their disposition and eon
t**ol t0 be determined thereafter by congress.
, ****, *• cbiei executive really feels as he
the banQUet- tiM the *»»P<«»Uon
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*Dy cougress, why does he not call a special
Bession of congress to settle the matter at
once, and then keep his hands off. He knows
there is need of action. If he is sincere why
did "*e permit his supporters in the senate
to vote down,the other day.the Bacon ressolu
ti? n 0 which <"***l-*ctly det-lared that the Unit
f **? tes h ?° tertai l!* e<l °° » -*«•«>** ot perm
anently holding these Islands. Why did he
lnsl **t that the McEnery resolution should be
pass<H _. a reaoi uUon which , g _ fraud a
delusion and a snare, a shameful evasion,
which, like a Christmas tree, had something
upon lt for everybody. That resolution is
intended simply to quiet the conscience of
the American people, to lujl all opposition to
sleep, while the president goes ahead waging
relentless and merriloss war against the
Filipinos, and lying deep and secure the
foundations for a permanent American colony
POLICY IS A CRIME,
I am determined that tlie president Bhall
neither befc*? the issue between himself and
those of the party who oppose his Philippine
policy nor mislead the public Judgment, nor
lrk" the ««wonelbaity for the gross official
bluj *ders which he has committed in cornnec-
u °n Wltn thia Sreat problem. I insist that the
wh °ie policy I 8 not sim P1 *" an 6rr3r- b"t that
i{ is a crime, and that the chief executive
of "*at"°"* the one who has precipitated
"^ "* embarrassments and the diffl
cu T' U, es by whlch we now confronted.
* , 'I*** that he d!< ** not almDlv hoLd th«
Phni *>Pin ?-* as commander-in-chief, leaving
*c gestion of the disposition and control
of , the **Q t0 COD^^SS- but that he formulated
and put mt° «ecuUon an affirmative and ag
?'l ss 'ye T^li, that ot their P*rma-**<***t an
r_° , "nd *
the senate with all the powers of
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. president's flrst Impression was to
d€maad of the Filipinos simply a coaling sta
uon ' a measure amply sufficient for all of
our ! «Siun*ate purpose, and the evacuation
of **** lsland by Spain without a compensa
ttin by the taxpayers of the Cnited States,
Had he adhered to this all would have been
well. The whole Union would have followed
him cheerfully, and today we would have been
a t Peace with the Philippine republic; our
arm *" a°d navy, which is now waging war
against our former friends and allies, would
have been disbanded. No army bill for a
standing army of 100.000 men would have
been needed, and we could now be getting
greatly increase the burden of our taxation,
greatly incxase the burdn cf our taxation,
But the president committed a fatal error,
He wrote into that treaty the absolute trans
fer of Spanish sovereignty over the Phillp
pines to ourselves and the payment of $20,
- as . consideration for the cession,
Then ne ,cs ued to the people of the Phillp
pmes that Proclamation in which he inform
them that the United States had succeed
ed to tne "tie of Spain, declared that the
government and control of their territory be
lonSed to us. ordered them to pay their taxes
t0 the mil'tary government which he estab-
Ushed °*'er them, and blandly made known
t0 them t**l *l our mission in their midst was
one of "benevolent assimilation." The presl
dent drove the treaty through the senate by
unlimited exercise of all those powers and
influences which the great offlce he holds
makes Possible.
BID FOR POPULARITY,
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J.^,^ 11 t_ "f le*7 eXecuti! c mean *
tehmg those who gathere- around the bane
uL^n" J*™?* l*? ? v ?> the ratifica
p "f. th * treaty ***c 8lm P ly held the
r n h: h n PP, ,ne3 A*, without
any pohcy of his own, leaving the whole mat
ter to be determined afterward by the Un
gresß? Was he £oolisn eno h V believe
that his mere statement would be aUowed to
pass unchallenged? Was he vain enough o
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Z^rr n IF* ™M C°nClUde
h f . ma "c*- with the damning proof of its
tal *lty so near at hand?
Mr * ■~halr ***'*"'. wb ** did the president
change his original intention as to the terma
to be incorporated into the treaty? What
were the influences that brought the change
about? I have heard it stated that the ap
plause of the people who greeted him just
about this juncture of public affairs while
he was on his tour in the West was the rea
son for it. Was it then the condition of
public sentiment rather than the right or
wrong of the matter which influenced the
presidential mind?
Does the chief executive regard his great
prerogative to be so supinely representative
that he must needs abdicate them at every
popular wind that blows? Does he feel that
his high office gives him no latitude for the
exercise of individual judgment and of in
dependent action? Did he make no allow
ance for transient ebullitions of nubile en
thusiasm and excitement, overlook his oppor
tunity to save the people from themselves, lose
sight of all the sacred traditions of the coun
try and fear t0 make nis appeal tQ that nW
mate tribunal which has so often in our na
tlonal history vindicated those who have fear
lessly stood for the right in public affairs —
the sober, second thought of the great Amer
lean peop.'..
And is h.6 excellency quite sure that he
properly gauged the condition of the public
mind on the subject of Philippine annexa
tion? Is he *b*°^ certajn that one' swa'.
low really make.-" a whole summer? It would
really seem so> for ln thls Home Market _d _
dress he exultingly declared that the annexa
tion treaty had passed the senate by over two
thirds, and was sanctioned by the judgment
of nine-tenths of hi- countrymen. How that
treaty finally got its two-thirds majority ln
the senate —the tremendous pressure neces
sary to secure it there —where its fate hung,
doubtful and trembling in the balance, un
til the very latest moment, and waa then
only saved Dy u^ votes o£ 3ena:ors who nad
m ost of them spoken against it, no man knows
better than Mr. McKinley. Adulation has
indeed sorely blinded the chief executive to
the truth if he imagines that even the ma
jority of his countrymen approve of this per
manent holding in the Orient.
PROPHETIC WARNING.
w Let 4 m not pin bis faith to ° secur ely to
the sordid interests which clamor so loudly
in his hearing. If he will but quiet the noisy
throng which surrounds him long enough
to put his ear to the ground and listea ac
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wl!I 8)- the premonitions of the corn-
IDg storm; he will hear the steady tread not
of 100.000 men whom he demands for a cru
sade against liberty, but of a mlghvy army of
SATUR DAY MORNING FEBRUARY 25, 1899.
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free people, who are beginning to move ln
defense of their cherished traditions and their
violated honor.
We have been told, further, that the presi
dent yielded up his first blush impressions
at the importunity of Admiral Dewey, who
urged that the Philippines shold be retained.
Mr. Chairman, the chief executive cannot
screen himself behind the gold lace of the
hero of Manila. No one can honor more
profoundly than I do the officers of our regu
lar army and navy, but their predilections
are naturally for arms. They have imbibed
of course, the prejudices and the preferences,
of their calling. We cannot blame them
for desiring to magnify the size and impor
tance of the army and navy, for advocating
expansion and taking on of a colonial policy.
Again we have been assured that the de
mand of our peace commissioners at Paris to
hold the Philippines ia what induced tho
president to yield. So far as one of the com
missioners is concerned, we know that this
ia false. But even if this statement wera
true, the constitutional power to negotiate a
treaty was his, not the commissioners. They
were simply his instruments, appointed to
carry out his will. No, Mr. Chairman, this
plea, like all the others, will not avail. The
truth ls that the commissioners got their
inspiration and their instructions from the
White house. Those instructions once chang
ed, the action of the commissioners would
have been different. The wrong; was with
the chief executive. He, and he alone ia
responsible.
PROBABLE MOTIVE.
Mr. Chairman, in my humble opinion, the
reason for the change ln the presidential
policy was his concession to the selfish cap
italists of the country, hia surrender to their
demands. These are the gentlemen who iu-
nlshed the money for his nomination and
election, and who, I doubt not, have pledged
him a renominadon and a re-election.
These are the gentlemen who are already
seizing upon valuable franchises ln China
in connection with the English syndicate, with
a member of parliament from Wales at it 3
head. These are the gentlemen whom Lord
Beresford haa in mind in his cordial but not
wholly disinterested invitation to an alliance
in China with Britain, Germany and Japan
against Russia and France, the old-time ene- i
mies of his country and the old-time friend j
of ours. These are the gentlemen who are al
ready grasping after special privileges in the
Philippines, ln Cuba and Porto Rico.
It was, I Imagine, for their special benefit
that the president created his advisory board !
to the war department, composed of three i
American citizens, their object being to farm !
out valuable privileges and immunities which '
should belong to the people of those islands
themselves, and in whose disposition they
should have a voice If their government is
to be free and their rights maintained.
I have no fault to find with the spirit of
legitimate American commerce. My conten
tion is against the spirit of American greed,
which cares nothing tor the spirit of Ameri
can liberty.
And what do these gentlemen propose? To
amass colossal fortunes in the islands by vir
tue of their franchises, and upon the cheap
labor of the native population, not one dol
lar of which will ever find its lodging -place
in the pockets of the American people. To en
able them to do this our whole population ia
to purchase their field of operations for them
ln the Philippines for the round sum of $20,
--000,000, and is to be taxed interminably and
excessively in the creation and maintenance
of a great army and navy which is to conquer
and hold the Filipinos in subjection and de
fend the islands after they have been ex
pensively fortified against the assaults of the
great European nations with which our new
foreign policy will be certain to bring us into
frequent contention.
What else is upon the programme of these
gentlemen? The open door iv the Philippines,
making it totally impossible ever to dis
criminate in tariff duties there in favor of
the products of the American farm aUTT the
American shop.
What is the other sacrifice that is required?
That the annexation of Cuba, Porto Rico and
the Philippines, absolutely sure to come at
an early day. for they have registered it In
their vows, shall precipitate the sugar, to
bacco, hemp and other cheap products of these
islands and Hawaii upon the American mar
ket in free and unrestricted competition with
the agricultural and laboring elements of our
own country.
This policy, sir, would have been free trade
in William Jennings Bryan. What is lt ln
William McKinley?
LAXDIS ANSWERS JOHNSON.
Mr. Landis, one of his Republican colleagues
from Indiana, briefly stated to the house that
Mr. Johnson's constituents had repudiated
him, and the two members had a wordy duel.
The army appropriation bill was lost sight
of in the general discussion of the policy of
the government relative to ther Philippines.
The general debate upon the bill closed to
day and tomorrow the bill will be taken up
for amendment under the five-minute rule.
ALDERMAN ARRESTED.
Dnlnth Solon Charged With Steal
ing a Ton of Flour.
DULITH, Minn., Feb. 24.— ''Special.)
— Aid. Thomas Trevillion, cf the Fourth
ward, was arrested tonight charged
with stealing a ton of flour. He was
arraigned in the municipal court and
gave a check for $500 In lieu ot bail.
Aid. Trevillion, who is known among
his colleagues in the council as "Honest
Tom," is charged with stealing the flour
from the barge J. B. Noyes, which re
lieved the steamer Arthur Orr of her
cargo after that boat was wrecked at
Baptism river last fall.
The flour, it is alleged, was taken
while the barge was at Culver's dock in
this city. It is alleged that the tpn of
flour was hauled from the wharf to Mr.
Trevillicn's grocery store on Lake ave
nue, in Mr. Trevilllon's wagon, he pay
ing the men that stole the flour off the
barge $30. The flour was then sold at
a profit of $20. His examination will
take place March 2.
The arrest has caused a sensation,
especially among the arrested alder
man's political following in the Fourth
ward.
NIPA HUTS IN TONDO.
Scene of the Fighting in Manila on Washington's Birthday.
CATHOLICS 0 ACCORD
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND, OF ST.
PACL,, INDORSE* THE PON
TIFF'S ENCYCLICAL
SENDS THE POPE A LETTER
Thanks Him on Behalf of Catholics
in America for Having Made
Clear the Duty of Faithful Mem
bers of the Church— Title "Amer
icanism" a Mlsnotuer—Archbish
op Repudiates Such Principles.
ROME, Feb. 24.— The Observatore
Romano today publishes the text of a
letter from Archbishop Ireland " to the
pope regarding the pontiff's letter to
Cardinal Gibbons on "Americanism."
The archbishop thanks the pops for
this proof of his esteem and love for
American Catholics, and says that
now that the pope has shed light on
the situation misunderstanding will
cease, "for we are now able to deter
mine the fault which some desire to
conceal under the name of American
ism, and define true Americanism, such
as understood by Americans." Con
tinuing, the archbishop says: -
The distinction- and explanations containe"d
in the apostolic letter are so clear and pre
cise that the peril which was not understood
by all of the people of the L'nited States, but
which I thought was to he feared, can no
longer present Itself. In TJew of the extraor
dinary confusrlon of idea* and controversies
raised, especially ln Frarsee, hy the life of
Father Hecker, tlhere w*e need for the su
| preme pontiff to make ICTs voice heard In
I order to enlighten and isanquilize tbe peo-
I pie's minds.
With all the energy of my soul I repudi
ate all the opinions the epostolic letter re
pudiates and condemns, those false and dan
gerous opinions whereto, his holiness In brief
l says, certain people give tl.e name of Amerl
; canism.
I repudiate and condemn them categorically,
j like His Holiness, with all the more prompti
j tude and joy inasmuch as my Catholic faith
and my com preher shin of the teachings and
practices of the church have no*, permitted
me to entertain such extravagances.
The whole episcopate of the United States,
In their own name and ln the name of their
flocks, are ready to repudiate and condemn
them. We cannot but be indlsnant that such
wrong is done us, our MBhops, our faithful
and our nation as to desdgna.e by the name
ot Americanism such errors and extrava
gances.
Most holy father, they are enemies of the
j church ln America and false interpreters of
the faith who imagine there exists or who
desire to establish in the United States a
church differing a single icta from the holy
universal church, recognized by other na
tions as the only church Rome Itself recog
nizes or can recognize as the infallible guar
dian of the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Archbishop Ireland conclHdes by begging
the pope to accept hia assurances oi love and
devotion, and to give him the apostolic bless
ing.
Archbishop Ireland haa gone to Paris
for a few days.
HE WILL 01TLI1 SEW ISSUES
GROVER CLEVELAND TO BE THE
GUEST AT A SEW YORK
BANQUET
Anti-Imperialism and Anti-Expan
sion tor Be the Keynote of the
Policy He Will Advocate for
the National Democracy.
PRINCETON, N. I.„ Feb. 24.— At the
banquet to be given next; Thursday
evening at Delmonico'^ by the New
Tork Democratic club, Grover Cleve
land will be the guest of honor. In
his speech he will outline a new na
tional policy for the Democratic party,
the keynote of which will be anti-im
perialism and anti-expansion. The cur
rency question, it is asserted, is to be
relegated to the background in large
measure as a question alraady prac
tically settled by popular ' decree. It
will be held that the future of this na
tion hinges on the right settlement of
the questions dealing with territory ac
quired during the recent war. and that
this settlement can rightfully be only
upon the basic fact, "government only
by consent of the governed."
The most prominent men in- 'the
Democratic party are expected to at
tend the banquet. It is understood that
all are eager to have Mr. Cleveland
point out the path to party salvation,
and that many of them are ready in
advance to accept his views. Mr.
Cleveland in the quietude of Princeton
life has been keeping a watchful eye
upon national "issues. He has been
greatly moved by the Issues arising
from the war and is pithily on record
as being unalterably opposed to the
doctrine of territorial expansion.
FINNISH LADIES MOURN.
STOCKHOLM, Feb. 24.— A dispatch
to the Aftonbladt from Halsingforcs,
capital of Finland, says that in conse
quence of the czar's refusal to see a
deputation on the subject of the de
cree, the Finnish diet has stopped the
debate. General consternation prevails,
and the Finnish ladies axe wearing
mourning.
CRAVE ISSUES ARISE
MORE "WARSHIPS AND ADDITIONAL
TROOPS ARE WANTED IN THE
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
ADMINISTRATION IS EVASIVE
Admiral Dewey's Cable Aslcing That
the Oregon Be Harried to Manila
for Political ReatKtna Caaaea Ap
prehension as to Outside <'<>r.i;> ti-
trations Filipino Junta Issues a
Veiomoiu Anti- American Attack.
NEW YORK, Feb. 24.— (Special.)—
Specials from Washington indicate a
desire on the part of the administra
tion officials to evade direct explana
tion of the meaning of Admiral Dewey's
cablegram asking that the battleship
Oregon be hurried to Manila for po
litical reasons. It ls known that the
foreign residents of Manila are greatly
disturbed at conditions there, and it is
thought that they may Jointly ask
their respective governments to afford
them some sort of relief. During the
street fighting in Manila several non
combatants were shot, and the effect
upon Europeans is decidedly depress
ing. The belief is expressed that there
ls cause to apprehend remonstrance if
not plain protest from European pow
ers against continuance of the reign
of terror that has prevailed in Manila
recently.
DEMAND FOR THE OREGON.
Cabinet Discnsses a Somewhat Mjs
terioun Message From Dewey.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.— The fol
lowing dispatch has been received at
the navy department:
"Manila, Feb. 24.— For trolitical reasons
the Oregon should be sent here at once.
— "Dewey."
The cabinet, when it met, gave at
tention to Admiral Dewey's cable. The
conclusion reached was that too much
importance should not be attached to
it that Dewey wants the big ship Lo
influence the Filipinos through fear.
Secretary Long said, when asked for
ar> explanation of the reference to po
litical reasons in the dispatch:
"I am sure that it has no interna
tional significance. You may state
that positively."
It is suggested from other naval
sources that Admiral Dewey wants the
Oiegon to release a number of the
smaller ships of the fleet for other
work. Dewey cannot spare them at
present, but when the Oregon gets into
Manila harbor she will be sufficiently
formidable to insure the protection of
the entire harbor, in connection with
the two big double-turreted monitors.
Monterey and Monadnock. The re
mainder of the fleet will then be free.
GERMAN PHANTOM.
It Is Again a Disturbing Feature of
the Philippine Situation.
NEW YORK, Feb. 24.— A special from
Washington says Admiral Dewey's
urgent request for the immediate pres
ence of the battleship Oregon at Manila
for "political reasons" Is taken as an
indication that" he is not entirely satis
fied with the attitude of other foreign
warships in that vicinity. It is not
for an instant presumed that he would
have any use for so formidable a ves
sel as the Oregon in operations against
the rebels, as her deep draft would pre
vent her near approach to the shore
and her big ammunition would be
wasted for any other target than an
enemy's battleship of any but her own
type and class. It is believed, there
fore, that Admiral Dewey is suspicious
of the Germans.
CONSULS CONFER.
Foreign Representatives Deliberate
on Conditions in Manila.
MANILA, Feb. 25.— The enemy was
moved a mile along the line of Gen.
King and Gen. Ovenshine's line, from
the beach to Pasig, but a few volleys
of musketry, accompanied by artillery
fire, retired them.
The foreign consuls held a meeting
today, but the result of their delibera
tions has not been communicated, it
is understood, to the American author
ities. The British consul was not pres
ent at the conference.
The shooting of two Englishmen and
of Mr. Argentine, manager of the An
drews cotton mill, at Tondo, on Wed
nesday, is generally regretted, but it is
admitted that it was quite unavoid
able. Instead of remaining in the stone
basement, during the excitement oc
casioned by the fires in the vicinity,
the trio leaned from an upper window.
Their white suits attracted the, atten
tion of the American soldiers, who be
lieving them to be natives firing on the
troops, shot all three of them. Mr. Ar-
Continaed on Second Page.
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BIG BLAZE IT MINIMIS
The Tribune Building With All of Its Con
tents, Destroyed by Fire.
NARROW ESCAPES, BUT 1 CASUALTIES
The Loss Will Foot Up About Two Hundred and Fifty
Thousand Dollars The Journal-Times and
Olson Buildings in Danger, but Saved by Hard
Work The Fire's Worst Done Within an
Hour of the Time It Started List of Losses
and Insurance Former Tragedy Recalled
Heavy Loss for George Benz & Sons.
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 24. — (Special.)
— One of the most disastrous fires that
has visited the business district of
Minneapolis in several years tonight
destroyed the Minneapolis Tribune
plant and building, 57, 59 and 61 Fourth
street south, the Johnson building, oc
cupied by a branch house of George
Benz & Sons, of St. Paul. No, 55, and
the Svenska Posten building, No. 53.
The total loss will aggregate more
than $250,000.
For a time it was feared that all of
"newspaper row" on Fourth street
and the surrounding buildings to the
rear of the Tribune plant, occupied by
the S. E. Olson company and the Ter
xa grocery, would be destroyed by the
flames. The spread of fire was only
prevented by the most heroic efforts
of the firemen.
FIRE'S ORIGIN.
The flre originated on the second
floor of the Tribune building, in rooms
occupied by the Tribune Job Printing
company. The flames were discovered
by pedestrians passing along Fourth
street at 10:40 o'clock. At that time
W. J. Murphy, general manager of the
Tribune company, was in his office
on the flrst floor, and the knowledge
that the building was on flre reached
him first, and he at once hurried up
stairs and sounded a general alarm
throughout the building. He remained
on the upper floors until all of the em
ployes were safely out, and. then left
the building.
The fire department responded
promptly to the alarm sent in. The
flrst alarm was followed by a general
call, which brought all the down town
apparatus to the scene, and before 10:50
o'clock a dozen streams of water were
playing in the building, but it was sev
eral minutes before effective work
started owing to the fact that the hose
were run to the third floor instead of
the second.
TRIBUNE BUILDING DOOMED.
In the meantime the flames had gain
ed great headway, crawling up the
two elevator shafts, and at 11 o'clock
Ilames were bursting from almost every
window ln the building. It was evident
that the Tribune building was doomed
and the firemen turned their attention
to the surrounding property.
Great fear was entertained that the
fire would get to the big Olson depart
ment store across the alley in the rear
cf the Tribune building, and while the
firemen were using every effort to pfe
vent this the flames crept across the
alley to the north, setting fire to the
building owned by Albert Johnson and
occupied by George Benz & Sons. So
quickly did the flames eat their way in
this direction that before they could
be stopped the plant of the Svenska
Amerikanska Poster,, at 53 South
Fourth street, was badly damaged.
FLOORS FELL.
Shortly before midnight the floors
fell, carrying with them the ten type
setting machines, which were at the
top of the building. As they fell the '
flames shot ln the air a hnrdred fee.,
ar.d there was a scurrying In all direc- j
tions of the immense crowd that sur
rounded the burning building.
Hardly had the excitement caused by !
the falling of floors died away when ;
the north wall of the building fell out- j
ward with a deafening crash. It was ;
feared for a moment that a number of
people had been caught beneath the
falling wall, but investigation proved
that all the firemen that had been j
working In the alley had escaped.
At 12:30 o'clock the flre in the sur
rounding buildings had been put out,
and that in the Tribune building was
practically under control, although a i
dozen lines of hose and the big stand j
pipe continued to pour tons of water
into the building.
TRIBUNE'S LOSS.
"*V. J. Murphy, general manager of
the Tribune and principal owner, was
seen by T_ie Globe reporter about 1
o'clock. He said: "Both the building
and plant were owned by the Tribun-s
company. The loss on the former will
amount to close to $70,000, as the build
ing is almost a total wreck. The con
tents consisted of ten type-setting ma
chines, valued at $30,000, and two
presses worth $40,000. The rest of the
stuff in the building was probably
worth $10,000. The machines are a to
tal loss, and I fear also for the presses,
although they may not be a total loss.
"I estimate my entire loss at $150. C0J,
with $81,000 general Insurance, and $10,
--000 on the machines. Our greatest loss
will be the flies, as they are totally de
stroyed, and cannot be replaced."
The job printing company occupied
the second floor, with the Walter S.
Eooth company and the Crawford com
pany, bookbinders. The loss to these
three concerns la estimated at $25,000, ,
partly insured. Thia wiil make the
losses in the Tribune building fully
$175,000.
BENZ BUILDING GUTTED.
The Benz building, on the north side
of the Tribune building, was complete
ly gutted, although the walls did not
go down. The loss on the building is
estimated at about $10,000. The build
ing was occupied by George Benz &
Sons, with a stock of liquors, which
will be a complete loss.
The Svenska Posten offlce was not
badly damaged, but the contents were
literally soaked with water, and the
loss will be quite heavy. The total
loss is estimated at not far from $250,
--000.
WIRES CROSSED.
During the progress of the Tribune
flre, the electric wires in the Journa'-
Tlmes building became crossed and
caused a slight blaze, filling the build
ing with smoke. The flames were dis
covered a moment after they had*
started, and put out with hand chemi
cals and with but little loss.
The Century building, a five story
structure to the south of the Tribune
building, was saved by a heavy flra
wall.
The Tribune company had had $100,
--000 general insurance in force up to
Jan. 15, but on that date $19,000 expired
and was not renewed.
The Tribune will appear as usual to
morrow morning and will be printed
by the Journal-Times plant. Messrs.
E. B. Haskell, J. S. McLain and Luciau
Swift, as soon as they heard of the fire,
sent for Mr. Murphy and Charles 11.
Hamblin, managing editor of the Trib
une, und offered the use of the Journal-
Times plant.
One of the serious aspects to the
Tribune company is the difficulty in
replacing the linotype machines and
pi esses in anything like a reasonable
time.
Following is as accurate a list of the
losses and insurance as can be secured
at this hour:
LIST OF LOSSES.
Tribune company, $125,000; Insurance, $sK),
oco.
Tribune bookbinding and job department,
$8,000; insurance, $5,000.
W. 3. Booth &. Co., law blanks, $7,000, wit_
partial Insurance (were also burned out ln
1889 Hre).
George Benz & Son?, wholesale liquors, $25,
--000, with full insurance.
Drew & Co. and Thurston & Gould, Job
printers, $5,000; partial insurance.
A. T. Dahl, bookbinder, $3,000; partial in
surance.
Housekeeper, gemi-monthly, $4,000; fully In
sured.
Century Piano company, $1,000; fuiiy oov
•r-d.
TRIBUNE JFIRE OF '89.
Holocaust of Ten Years %__o Im Viv
idly Remembered.
It is nearly ten years since the
Tribune suffered its last baptism of
fire just across Fourth street from its
present location.
Saturday night. Nov. 30. ISS9. at 18-20
p. m., was discovered the fire which
cost seven men their lives and a prou
erty loss of about $200,000. On that
occasion the fire was confined to the
tall seven-story structure Ir. which ie
started, but ere it was extinguished tho
host of employes and others in the up
per floors of the building had many
hairbreadth escapes from death in
making their way out of the building-.
The men killed were:
Prof. Edward Olson, president of the
University of South Dakota, at Ver
million, S. D., who waa visiting Dr.
Albert Shaw, then associate editor of
the Tribune, but now connected with
the Review of Reviews. Mr. Olson was
a brotfcer of S. E. Olson, the big dry
goods merchant, whose store at 1 a. m.
this morning was singularly enough
menaced by this later flre.
T_. M. S. Pickett, assistant city edi
tor. Minneapolis department Pioneer
Press.
W. H. Millman, market editor Trib
une.
**V. E. Miles and James Igoe, Asso
ciated Press operators.
E. J. Jenkinson and Robert Bfe-
Cuteheon, compositors.
The fire on that occasion started in
a small room on the third floor, which
had recently been vacated by the Re
publican state central committee. Sec
retary Bixby had left a lot of campaign
circulars and pamphlets and printed
matter in the rooms, which served as
tinder, and the building, although
supposed to be of the "slow-burning"
construction, was a rapid prey to the ,
flames.
The wooden stairway in this build
ing ran at one side of the elevator
shaft, and this route of escape was
cut off early in the progress of the flre,
compelling the four score people ln
the topmost floors to seek safety via
the flre escapes and the extension lad
ders of the fire department, which ar
rived a short time after the outbreak
of the flre, but while the loss of life
was greater on that occasion, the prop
erty loss was probably smaller than
Continued on Second Pace.