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VOL. XXIII.-NO. 349.
II i I HE-
NEED OF SPEEDY action on
THE ARMY BILL IS
I H.JED
■'■CHtBHSBftDLD BE RETIMED
WITHOUT IT RECRUITING THE
NEW ARMY MAY HE DIF
FICULT
THEY TALKED ON THE TREATY
No Date H««( Been Set us Vet for a
Vote on the Hay-Pannccfotc
. Agreement With
I'.nft'liiiii!. '
"WASHINGTON,- A -Dec. 14.—Secretary'
Root was before the senate committee on
military affairs for two hours today, go
ing over the army reorganization 'bill.
He urged that the anti-canteen provision
inserted by the house be stricken out,
saying that the canteen, or '.-. post ex
change", is an important factor in army
life from a social point ;of view. He
feared it might be difficult to secure re
cruits when the canteen was abolished.
The secretary again dwelt upon the
importance of speedy action on the bill.
saying that transports "/or Manila would
begin to leave San Francisco tomorrow,
and that all transports leaving after this
time would bring volunteer soldiers back.
He called attention to the fact that the
civil government had been established
among some of the Filipinos, and said it
would not do to leave them unprotected,
even for a short time. . . _
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
After reporting to the senate in exec
utive session today the nek amend
ments to the Hay-Pauneefote treaty, as
made by the committee on foreign rela
tions, Senator Lodge made an effort to
have a dly set for the taking of a vote
upon the treaty. tie suggested next
Thursday as the generally acceptable
time, but Senator Mason (111.) first made
objection, and. when he withdrew it,
Senator Money suggested that Senator
Morgan had given notice that he would
.ask that the vote upon the treaty be
postponed until a vote could be obtained
upon the Nicaragua canal bill. Senator
Morgan, however, stated that he was not
disposed .to make that contention any
longer, because he did not wish to do
anything which would lead Great Brit
ain to conclude that this country desired
to take" a.# threatening position. Senator
Butler then entered objection to fixing a
lime for a vote.
Senator Lodge said that, in view of the'
position taken, he should press the
treaty upon the« attention of the "senate
early and late until a vote could be
had, and. he afterwards declined to move
an adjournment from today until Mon
day, because of the refusal to allow a
day to be, named for the vote.
Aside from these Incidents and the re
porting of the new amendment-- suggest
ed by the committee on foreign relations,
the proceedings of today consisted wholly
of speechmakihg, the speakers being Sen
ators Culberson, Spooner, Lindsay, Mc-
Cumber and Elkins. »
SENATORS HAVE THEIR SAY.
Senator Culberson spoke for the adop
tion of tactics similar to those outlined
by the Money resolution, which provides'
for the abrogation of the Clayton-Bul
wer treaty by diplomatic methods. He
said that he was opposed to proceeding
by piecemeal to get rid of a compact
so objectionable to American ideas -as
the Clayton-Bulwer treaty is. He thought
it entirely competent for this country to
pass the Hepburn canal •bill and pro
ceed with the canal independently of
all treaties, either In force or pending.
Senator Spooner combatted the argu
ments of Mr. Culberson. He said that
he favored the canal .-and believed the
Unit, States should have the right to
fortify and defend it,-but could not ac
cept the view that we should proceed
with that work in total disregard of
the existence of the agreement of I£SO.
Great Britain, -he said, is a friendly
power, and he would not consent to any
ruthless proceedings. But he would go
at the work of preparing for the con
struction 'in an orderly way. which
would Insure the support and good will
of a kindred people. He was therefore
an advocate of the pending negotia
tion. He said that Great Britain on
three different occasions had approached
this country to secure the abrogation
of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, and upon
each occasion the United States had de
clined the* overture. True, the proposi
tion had beer, acted upon by the state
department, without consulting congress,
but at any rate the Incidents at leas!
indicated the English attitude upon the
question of abrogation.
Senator Lindsay spoke for the ratifica
tion of the treaty without further amend
ment. He said he had even opposed the
committee's amendment adopted yester
day, because to his mind the amend
ment is a concession to Great Britain.
.which it is unnecessary to make. "It
* concedes," he said, "that without the
amendment Great Britain would have the
-right to pass ships through the canal
in time of war. and 1 am not willing to
have the United Stales take this position.
1 think the treaty, would have been
stronger without the amendment.
Mr. Lindsay also announced his will
ingness to neat with Great Britain for
the total abrogation of the Clayion-Bul
wer treaty. «
. Senator McC umber also favored ratifi
cation of the treaty without amend
ment.
Senator Elklns repeated the views '-re
pressed by him yesterday for absolutely
independent action in the construction
of the canal and In the operations of
the United States in Central America.
THE OPEN SESSION.
No business of Importance was trans
acted in the brief open session . except
the adoption of the house resolution pro
viding for a holiday recess to exte .1
from Friday,' Dec. 21, to Thursday,
Jan. 5, ■' . •* ■
Pending a motion by -Mr. Lodge that
the .senate proceed to the consideration
of. executive business a brief contention
was precipitated oyer a phase of th
Montana senatorial case.
The senate then, ;at 12:25 p. m., went
into executive session on the Hay-
PauneeJote treaty, and at 1:53 p. m. ad
journed until tomorrow.
I APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED.
The senate today confirmed the follow
ing nominations:
George yon L. Meyer, of Massachusetts,
tag ambassador to Italy.
George R. Brannan.'to be Indian agent
i.i Pine 'Ridge agency, South Dakota.
NAMED BY THE PRESIDENT.
The president today sent the following
nominations to the senate: 7: ■
Postmasters: Towa—James Schrocder,
nburg; R. F. Price, Milcord.
/North Dakota M. D. Milligan, Hope:
South Dakota -Fremont Young, Faulk
- ton;' M. H. Ricketts, Wavcrly; J. K.
•
Sciia.ie, Lawrenceburg; B. \'W... Witt,
Mossy Creek. -
NATIONAL CRIMINAL.'BUREAU.
Senator Vest, of Missouri, today intro
duced a -.bill for the establishment in
connection with the department of' jus
tice of a national bureau of criminal
identification. The measure i:_ urged by
the police superintendents of- the United
States. '". '" • - -
FARMERS AND SHIP -OWNERS;
Senator Allen, of Nebraska, today pro
posed a substitute for the pending ship
subsidy bill, providing for "the protection
Of agricultural staples and- American
ships in the foreign trade by authoriz
ing the payment of. bounties on exports
of agricultural products of the United
States."... ,
The substitute provides for a bounty of
10 cehts a bushel on wheat, 50 cents a
barrel on'wheat flour, 10-cents a bushel
on rye, 50 cents a barrel on rye flour,
5 cents a bushel on corn, 7 cents per
cental on corn, ground. 1 cent a pound
on. cotton, 2 cents a pound on hops and
2 cents a pound on tobacco.
It also directs the president to arrange
for the abrogation of.. all treaties in
contravention of the proposed legislation.
THE CABINET MEETING:
About the only subject of popularity
discussed in the very short cabirfet meet
ing was the application of Rev.' James
Hill, of Cannomsburg, Pa., for govern
mental aid in protecting the native Chris
tians in the New Hebrides. .The subject
was brought before the cabinet.by Sec
retary Long, to whom the application
had been made for a ; warship in behalf
of the missionaries.,. Trie" island lie
about 803 miles east of, Australia and
just north of New Caledonia. They have
been under a divided French and British
protectorate. There was a general dis
position on the part of the cabinet of
ficers to do everything proper and possi
ble to meet the request of the mission
ary interest, but it was found thai to
send a warship to this out of the way
part of the world would require a trip
of about 4,000 miles from the nearest
American station, and the navy depart
ment has no: vessels • now, available for
such -purpose. It. was also reported that
French and British-gunboats patrol these
seas, and doubtless would seek to pic
vent any such attack upon the native
Christians as is said to have been threat
ened. ::".V ""■ -.'-
PORTO RICAN DELEGATE.
The newly elected commissioner from
Porto Rico, Mr. Degeta, made his ap
pearance at the capitol today for the
first time, and was cordially welcomed
by senators and representatives, in talk
ing with members of congress he ex
pressed satisfaction at the warm greeting
given him by the president and other of
ficials, and with the-general spirit of
friendliness shown toward the island he
represents. The Porto Rican people, fie
said, want to become Americans -in tin
full sense as fast as possible, and they
also hope their representatives will be
accorded the rank of delegate. lb- spoke
in high terms of Gov. Allen and of the
good administration of Secretary. Hunt
and Commissioner of Education Brum
baugh in Porto Kit ■>. •'•'""•'.■
TO FURNISH SEEDS.
The lowest i bidder for the contract of
furnishing seeds for congressional distri
bution during the fiscal year .1002 received
by the agricutural department was the
New York Market Garden, association
at $100,135.
MAMMOTH MARBLE TRUST
Sf-VVJOK PROCTOR TAKES OVER
ITALIAN QUARRIES.
ROME, Dec 11. — Representatives of
Senator Redlield Proctor, of Vermont,
arrived at Leghorn- this week, and are
closing up a deal through Gastaldi A:
Co., of, Genoa, • representing Alexander
Konta,. by which Senator P/octor takes
"oyer the entire Garita quarries, which,
with his Vermont possessions,- will give
the senator practical conutrol of a large
proportion of the marble output of the
world. The consolidation, it is believed,
will result not only in largely increasing
the output of these important quarries,
but will largely reduce the cost of pro
duction. The price is understood to ap
proximate $10,000,000.
CEUSADE AGAINST VICE.
Moral Reform Wave Strikes .Mat-
toon, 111., and Works Havoc.
MATTOON, 111., Dec.. 14.—Much com
ment has followed Mayor Fry's mandate
closing eight gambling, resorts- and an
inauguration of relentless war on every
immoral re-sort in the city. All members
of the police force failing to enforce.the
law will be dismissed from the service.
Saloons and drug stores .violating the
anti-liquor selling ordinance will have
their rises revoked.
JESSIE MORISSON
JURY DISCHARGED.
ELDORADO, Kan., Dec. 14.—Jessie
Morrison's trial for the murder''of Mrs.
Olin Castle, whoso life she is charged
with having taken of her love for Castle,
ended today at noon in a hung jury.
Although the jury did not agree on a
verdict, the result of their deliberations
came near being an acquittal. Almost
from the start, and before the case had
been discussed by them, nine of the
jurors voted for acquittal and three for
conviction, the.three, holding; out for
manslaughter in the fourth degree, tlft
punishment for which ranges - from six
months in jail to two years in the peni
tentiary. The jurors had been out since
Tuesday morning, and for the last three
days, realizing that they could not reach
a verdict, they'had. waited, patiently for
their discharge. The case will go over to
'the spring court. In the meantime Miss
Morrison's lawyers will make application
for her release on bond, which, it is be
lieve.!, Judge Shinn has already made up
Ins mind to grant. It is not believed that
another jury could, be secured in the
county to try the case. Miss Morrison,
who is a frail little woman, twenty-nine
years of'age, .has undergone a terrible
PAWpITS Atip €»FFiCEi?S
Nil>i pESPEif ATE JSATTLE-
WHEELING, W. Ya.. Dec. 11.—The
gang of desperadoes that robbed Doer
schuk's bank at Shanesville,- 0., arrived
at Bridgeport just before noon on the
Massillon accommodation of the Cleve
land, Lorain '& Wheeling road. Two of
the gang were captured after a desperate
encounter with officers and trainmen.'
Four others aped, and "a passe is pur
suing them. The robbers boarded the
train at Hollow ay. where they had
robbed _i couple of houses and broke into
the school house to secure "quartet's lor
the night. Officer Meister, of this place,
heard of their presence on the train, and
went to Wheeling Creek -and boarded
the train.— He found th leader in the
ladies' coach. " /rite^ desperado drew big
gun,- ■■' -a a 9§W_ ,i-5 ra3: a I once started,
which continued until- the. train retched
SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 15, " 1900.— * PAGES.
IS NOT PLAIN SAILING
MR. •'•PAYNE HAS TROUBLE WITH
UNRULY AMKXDERS OF
77 yy his bill
CEA^OE IS STAMP PROVISION
AMENDMENT ADOPTED RETAINING
ONE-CENT TAX ON" EX
PRESS RECEIPTS
BEER TAX TO REMAIN AT $1.60
But mi Amendment of the Commit
tee, to Abolish Sixteenths
and Eighths Was
.77 Defeated.
WASHINGTON,. Dec. U.-The . house
today adjourned without disposing of
more than half the war revenue reduc
tion bill. General debate • closed at 2
o'clock, after which the bill was opened
to amendments under the live-minute
rule. A determined effort was made to
reduce still further" the tax on beer be
low the committee rate of $1.60 per bar
rel, but the ways and means committee
overwhelmed the opposition. The com
mittee, however, sustained two signal
defeats. ' .- —-
.In connection, with the beer tax Mr.
Payne offered an amendment in the
language of the bill passed by the house
last session, designed to abolish the use
of small beer packages, one-sixteenth
and one-eighth barrels, but it was de
feated by £5 to 94,-after Charges that its
purpose was to crush out the small
brewers.
Another defeat occurred in connection
with the amendment offered by Mr. Hen
ry C. Smith, of Michigan. The bill abol
ished the 1-cent stamp tax on express
receipts and telegraph messages, but re
tained the tax on railroad and steamship
freight receipts. Mr. Smith's amend
ment restored the tax on express re
ceipts and altered the form of the sec
tion so as to compel the company, in
stead of the shipper, to pay the tax.
The amendment precipitated a lively de
bate, in the coures of which Mr. Smith
made a personal allusion to a United
States senator who is connected with one
of the express companies. Mr. Payne
vigorously fought the amendment, but
it was carried, 123 to 106.
The text of the amendment is as fol
lows:
TO TAX EXPRESS RECEIPTS.
"Express and freight: It shall be the
duty of every railroad or steamboat com
pany, carrier, express company, or .cor
poration, or person whose occupation is
to act as such, to make within the first
fifteen days of each month a sworn
statement to the collector of -internal
revenue in each of their respective dis
tricts, stating the number of shipments
received for carriage and transportation,
he the] in bulk or in boxes, bales, pack
ages, bundles, or not so inclosed or in
cluded, for which any charges whatso
ever has been mad., and for each of such
shipments received for carriage and
transportation the .said railroad or steam
bo_£_ company, carrier, express company
or corporation or person whose occupa
tion'it is to act as such shall pay a tax
of one cent.
HOUSE REAPPORTIONMENT.
Chairman Hopkins, of the house com
mittee on census, today called a meeting
of that •committee for tomorrow morn
ing to consider the question ;of reappor
tionment of the representation of states
in the house. ? At the same time Mr.
Hopkins consulted with a number of
members of the house as to the advi
sability of a conference or caucus of
Republican members tonight to discuss
the general subject, to reapportionment.
Whether the caucus, will be held will
be. determined later, but In any event
the committee will proceed with the
subject tomorrow. Numerous state
delegations have caucused on the re
appoinment question, and Mr. Hopkins
says the conference if held will be to
get the general concensus of members on
the subject.
Mr. Hopkins stated later that there
would be a conference tonight. During
the day he introduced a reapportionment
bill, making the house membership 357.
He said that the bill has no special sig
nificance as coming, from him as chair
man of the census committee and will
take its chances with other proposi
tions. The changes it makes are:
Bosses, one each Indiana, Kentucky,
Maine, Nebraska, Ohio, South Carolina,
Virginia. . ; ■'
Gains, one each Louisiana, Minnesota,
strain, not only during her five months'
imprisonment, but during the tedious
three weeks' hearing of the case. She
showed little anxiety or nervousness
when she appeared in the court room
today, and, after the jury had been dis
charged, walked, quietly with her rela
tives to her cell. There she threw her
self upon her cot and wept violently.
Later, when seen by a newspaper man.
she would not talk of her case. "I don't
want, to say. a 7 thing," she', pleaded:
"Former Probate ; Judge Morrison, the
prisoner's father, who' attended his
daughter through the' trial, said that he
was very much encouraged. ' "It -shows
that there is not much doubt of Jessie's
innocence," he said. Then he added: "I
hear a good many folks say if the coun
ty attorney does the right thing he, will
dismiss "the case." County' Attorney
Brumoack is quoted as saying this after
noon: "It was all_a farce. 1 knew that
there were three jurors unfavorable to
the state and would hang the jury. I
will begin at once to. investigate, and
arrests for perjury are pretty sure - to
follow. Perjury has been committed in
the testimony of the defense."
Bridgeport, when othei»_ officers7got'.on.:
Two of the gang were overpowered, but
the others jumped through the windows
and made their escape. During the.fight
on the train men and women were fran
tic with fear," and many tried to jump
from the windows while the train was in
motion, to escape the flying bullets. One
of the men captured; had - ...IO in: cash,"
mostly bills, with severaL hundred pen
nies, -in a sack which j had* tin* : : an me of
the robbed bank stamped upon it. They
j had several bottles of nitro glycerine;
j dynamite cartridges, fuses and regular
I burglar tools. The two are a surly pair:
I and -refuse, to talk or. even give their
names. Officer Meister had his hand
terribly cut. Theodore -Thomas, train
man, had his hand cut and. twisted.
Windows were broken in cars and seats
were torn up..' - -
New-Jersey^ New York and 'West Vir
ginia; two, Texas.-77: '" " .7
_ 7 t . ANOTHER 81LL.7 _:..-.
Representative, Brosius, of Pennsyl
vania, today introduced- a resolution for
a constitutional amendment designed to
permanently fix -the .membership of the
house of representatives at 357, the pres
ent number. . | .The", proposed amendment
recites that the "• membership -._ of . the
of the house shall remain at 257;' that
when a new' state is admitted it shall
have one member which shall be in ad
dition to 357 until the next reappoint
ment, when it shall .return to that num
ber :and thai the .electors of each state
shall have the. qualifications of electors
for the most numerous branch' of the
state legislature. ' Mr;' Brosius says the
present representation jis bulky enough
and that future. changes should be con
fined to readjusting * the ratio of state
representations 'without increasing '. the*
total. . '.-:'.. .
ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGES.
The house committee on judiciary to
day erported favorably bills establishing
two United States judicial districts - In
Kentucky and West Virginia respectively,
and making the requisite- provision for
additional judges. " .-"■"•'. ;..":• ".
READ THE SUNDAY GLOBE;
Tomorrow's 'Issue.Will Re One of the
Best Tlint Ever.
. If -you;have not done your Christ-mas
shopping, and of course you have not
done, all of. it, you will find in tomor
row's Fob c information of considera
ble value, furnished b_r the leading busi
ness men of the city.
But the advertising columns will not
be the only feature of the paper, even
though it is at Christmas time. Prof. A.
J. Smith, late superintendent of the city
schools, will have an interesting letter
on the schools' of Chicago, the first of
a series of highly entertaining papers,
and there will be an article on kinder
gartens which every parent in St. Paul
should read, and most of them, no doubt,
will. > . 7
Drecoll, the Vienna designer, will have
a fashion letter for the fair sex, and
there will be a short story of much
merit to read 'after- church.
The sporting page, as usual, will bristle
with notations of the most recent events
in the sporting world, Lou Houseman's
Chicago letter, bright, and breezy as ever,
being a feature.
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STORMY ATI 'FRISCO.
DAMAGE 'REPORTED FROM WIND
AND R.ilX.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.. Dec. 14.—
storm of [unusual proportions visited the
coast early today; doing considerable
damage in "some,, sections; _ Telegraph
wires were prostrated, and during the
morning San Francisco was entirely cut
off from telegraphic communication wUh
the otuside world. The wind readier a
velocity of nearly sixty miles an hour in
the city and was of greater severity. in
. exposed sections. The thunder and light*
1 ning was accompanied by rain and wind.
During the height of the storm rain fell
ill torrents, and almost reached the pro
portions of a cloudburst. ._Wind caused
damage in many sections of the city,. but
by far the greatest ■ damage -was done
the receiving X tank- 4the: San Francisco
Gas and Electric company at -.A North
Beak. Over 218,060 feet of gas were re
leased, " and... catching .Are,' "did considera
ble damage. A house was also blown
over at North Beak., So far, as known
no one was injured.' ; .
RENO, New. Dee. If— Telephone and
telegraphic communication with San
Francisco is entirely; cut off, and a big
storm is raging throughout the Pacific
coast. There has been a heavy fall of
snow in the Sierras, and thet wind is
blowing sixty miles and hour. •
An immense ice plait at Wick's station,
a few miles east of Trucker, has been
blown down. 7 The storm is the worst
known in years. :^ ...
The amount of damage done in Reno
is not yet known.. (
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Dec. North
ern and Central-California was swept
-by a heavy storm of rain and- wind last
night and. today. .There was a heavy
fall of hail at this place this afternoon.
Telephone and telegraph wires were
prostrated in all directions. ■
ELEVEN WEEE INJURED.
Bad Wreck on 7 Pittsburg, For.
Wayne & Chicago.
PITTSBURG. Dee. .14.— The day express,"
No. 8, from Chicago,' on the Pittsburg. |
For: Wayne at ; Chicago " railway, at 6:30
o'clock this . morning jg collided with—
Lettsdaie accommodation, westbound, at
Edgewoith, Perm., j hear here. Both
trains were wrecked and eleven persons
were injured. The list of injured is as
follows:
Injured— »
. ■Dorsey . Wise, baggage ■ master, on ac
commodation, arms and body-crushed and
bruised and will die. ' ■ ; .
James Johnston, conductor on accom- '
modation, cut about. wace and body. . j
Fred Schuch, brakeman on the accom
modation.* cut about face and body.
Unknown colored man. slightly hurt.
R. L. Stevens, of New York, breast bone
Injured and unable to. speak above a
Whisper. He Is an Invalid and in a ser- j
ious condition, but insisted on being-tak- \
en home. . . i -;■'"' - '■
3. B. Hanson, of Chicago, thrown from j
berth and hurt about -bead and face. ,
Mrs. Hanson,* .wife of J. E. -Hanson,
thrown front berth rind rendered" uncon- J
scious by head st: iking floor :A
"Win. Piseher .on his -way-, to Delaware,
thi own out of berth and slightly cut about
face and crashed about the' body. .
Ada Pischer, fourteen, year old .daughter
of -Wm. Fischer, thrown out of berth and
•cut about head.*. "-.- . . .-. -.- " ' > -'-v. i
- George Fleming, porter of General Su
perintendent Watt., private car, bruised
about "right arm and - side. -v. -„"
A mistake in the signals, it/ Is said,
caused the accident!: The j accommodation
had stopped at Edgev/orth. and' the pas
sengers wore thronging into the coaches,
when . the heavy locomotive hauling j the
express came'thundering up the . track.
The engineer applied' the air ( brakefiuit
'was not able to step the express in time
to avert a collision and*:the engine crash
ed into the accommodation train The
express locomotive phjnged into the smok
ing car and jj teaches of the' | accommo
dation, 'which were; thrown . from the
tracks. The moment, the wreck occurred
a large . crowd, ran to the assistance of
the Injured .and in a short' time all were
'extricated-ffern: their pel ilous - positions.
7lt "is believed all will recover except
Fireman White, who.was crushed under
his. engine and, Baggage Master Wise,
who was caught in the end. of his car
and terribly crushed. As soon as . possi
ble* a train was" mode up and Vthe pas
sengers brought to this'city. Ambulances
'were on hand when the train arrived arid
the seriously, injured were removed to
hospitals. . - ~ '■ ,;-'. ."-"•. ..--..-■ !
That there was not a terrible loss of
life, ..is due to the .fact.that' .the a m-
modation had scarcely started.on.its. run. ;
Two stations" further east, both coaches
would have teen crowded. Both of_thse
cars -were split from .-end to end;' the lo- 1
■ combtlve of; th. express plunging through
the rear coach "and half, through- the- j
second coach. ;- yy j
T FAI AHIfl Tlir T lift
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1 lULLUiIO IIIL I LliU
FORMER PRESIDENT HARRISON
J DISMISSES CONSTITUTION
AND COLONIES
■ ■'.'.'- ' '.- —. ■ _- ,' ..-■■■
FUSDiSISHTAL law is supreme
AND MAY NOT BE OVERRIDDEN BY
7 CONGRESSIONAL ENACT
MENTS
DUTIES MUST BE UNIFORM
Ami Any Law Establishing^ Dtffier
•.'. eiit Rates for Different Territo
.___ rles .IS of Xeeessity
Unconstitutional.
.ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec 14.—The lec
ture Gen. Harrison delivered this after
noon before the Students' Lecture as
sociation, of Michigan, was upon the
theme of the relation of the annexed
territories arid their civilized inhabitants
to the United States. It was, as Gen,
Harrison, asserted, not intended to be a
legal argument on questions brought into
discussion by the Porto Rican bill, but
a popular discussion of some of the
views that have been expressed in rela
tion to the standing of our annexed ter
ritories. . The lecturer said we had done
something out of line with our historical
precedentsnot in the way of expansion,
but in the character of it. He said we
had taken over peoples rather than land
as heretofore. He held the view that the
civilized inhabitants of the territories
wer.e citizens of the United States, and
that the revenue provisions of the con
stitution, relating to taxation for federal
purposes, applied to the territories. '.
The occurrence for the recent departure
from precedents was found, he said, es
pecially in the character of the inhabi
tants of the Philippines. As to Porto
Rico and Hawaii there would probably
have been no occasion found for treat
ing them otherwise than we have, usu
ally done. The competition of our home
products, especially the freedom of the
Filipinos .to settle in the states, were
causes of alarm. This consideration, ha
said, might have appropriately had in
fluence when the question of taking oyer
the Philippines was before us, but it was
now too late. c ■ ■'-'-
CONSTITUTION SUPREME.
He agreed that the : provision of the
Spanish treaties, arid of all treaties, were
subject to the constitution and could
not impair it. and if the territories were
part of the United States by the consti
tution their peoples became citizens, and
the revenue clause which was particu
larly under discussion in the -Porto Rican
act applied. He agreed that the limita
tions in the constitution upon the powers
of congress, whether in the affirmative'
of negative form, applied to the exercise
of that power.in all places, that the very
object in the section requiring duties to
be uniform throughout the United States
—which was to prevent congress from
establishing anywhere in the jurisdiction
of the United States favored ports, would
be thwarted if .foreign goods might. be
admitted to Porto Rico free and thence
into the United States free- He e.pecially
dwelt upon • the liberty clause "of the
constitution as the natural application to
civilized peoples owing allegiance to the
United States.
The lecture may be taken as being an
exposition of what Gen. Harrison meant
whem he said that the Porto Rican* leg
islation was a grave departure from
right principles.
NEW TAX BILL IS PASSED
MICHIGAN HOUSE APPROVES THE
RAILROAD MEASURE.
LANSING, Mich., Dec. 14.—8y a vote
of 69 to 13 the house late this afternoon
passed a blank ad valorem .ax bill pro
viding for the taxation of railroads. ex
press companies, telephone and .telegraph"
companies,- upon the cash value of their
property, instead-y of specifically upon
their earnings, as the present law pro
vides. Excepting a few minor amend
ments, the bill was passed as it was in
troduced. ..77 7.
After the passage cf. the bill tie house
adjourned until Monday night, to which
time the senate had also adjourned'
Lancaster, Pa., Postmaster Suicides.
! LANCASTER, Pa.,' Dec. 14.—Maj. A. C.
Reinoehl, postmaster of this city, and a
prominent member of the Lancaster bar,
was found dead in his office today. The
,;i. .ioisr and gas stove were turned on"
full, and the crack under the door was
stopped by -his-coat, while cushions diet
similar duty at the windows.
THE ORIENTAL OFFICIAL IS QUITE; WILLING TO OBLIGE,
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.:-. - .._'- BFLLETIX OF
IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE DAY
■.Weather Forecast for. St. Paul:
" , Fair; Southeasterly Winds... 7 - -j-;
I—Root and the Senate.
War Revenue Bill Stalled.
Follows the Flagr.
"'Railroad Commissioners. Report.
-—Mr. Foelsen at New Ulm. '
* lien. Pope's Systematic Work* .
. Comity Auditors' Meeting;. i-
Minneapolis Matters. "r",.'y?r:[
It—Want Reservation Opened* 7
Gamble for the Senate,
Editorial l*a«e.
5— Sporting H Sews, ~
Baseball Men Adjourn. '
Lohi-j-'n Ambitions Keep Up.
Weekly Financial Reviews.
Cold and Silver .Output."
Insurance Society: Closed. .
7—Return of tlie Troops.
Federation of Labor.
Boers on Warpatb.
—Xews of Railroads. . .
Han ley ¥ Case.
Popular Want*.
Markets of the World.
Chicago May Wheat, 7JJ I—le.
Bar-Silver, «4 1-Se. .
Stocks Advance Sharply.
lO—Supreme Court Decisions.
In tbe- Local Courts.
Labor. News;
CHINESE WILL BE GOOD
WHAT KWANG SI IS WILDIXG TO
CONCEDE.
TIEN TSIN, Dec. 14.—According to
Chinese sources of information, Emperor
Kwang .Su will agre to the following
ten demands of the powers:
One—lndemnity to the amount of 700,
--000,000 taels, payable within sixty years
and guaranteed by the likin.
Two The erection in Pekin of a suit
able monument to the memory of Baron
von ■ Ketteler. . . . .-.:-. - -
Three—Ah imperial prince, a near re
lative to the emperor to .go to Berlin
to apologize and express regret for the
murder. - .
'Four Foreign troops to hold the lines
of communication, between . Taku and
Pekin. . -
Five—Punishment of the Boxer officials.
j Six—Candidates from districts where
anti-foreign outrages have been perpe
trated, not to be allowed to compete in
the Chinese examinations in Pekin for
live years.
Seven—Abolition of the Tsung Li Ya
men. ' , V
Eight—Foreign envoys to. ... have access
to the emperor at all times.'
Nine—lmportation of arms and ammu
nition into the province of Chi Li to be
abolished. .-_..'- -
Ten—Land and sea "forts between Shan
Hal Kwan, Taku and Pekin .to be de
stroyed. . «
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
Proceedinars in.'. th-_ Twentieth An
nual Convention.
.'•NEW- YORK, Dec. ..—The twentieth
annual meeting of the" National Civil
Service Reform-league was continued to -
day. Carl.'Schurz :.presided. Charles 3.
Bonaparte, chairman of the executive
committee, presented tha report of that
body which was, adopted. It said:
"In every part of the Union the past
ten years have seen associations forme i
among the most reputable and most en
lightened -members of the community
each having- for at least one of its ob
jects to promote good government In one
or more, of our cities or states. Of these
societies, most all recognize the estab
lishment of the merit system as a feature
and a feature of growing importance, in
their programme."
The league elected these vice presi
dents:
Charles Francis Adams, Joseph H.
Choate, Grovcr Cleveland, Henry W.
Farr.am, Henry. . .Hitchcock. Henry
Charles Lea, Seth Low, Franklin Ma -
veTigh, BisJxpp Henry C. Potter and
Archbishop P. J. Ryan. The other oi
risers chosen v.ere: George' McAneny,
secretary; K. H. Goodwin, asir.tant sec.
retary, and' A. S. Frisscll, treasurer.
Tin; following were made members of
the council:. , ' .
Moorefield Storey. "W. W. Vaughn, Bos
ton: Richard H. Dana, Me.rill AVvman
Jr.. Cambridge: William A. Aken, Nor.
wich; Silas . W.. Burt, Charles Col'ins
Richard Watson Gilder. S. IT. Ordway.
William Potts, Carl Schurz. Everett P.
Wheeler. Now York;-Edward Carey, Wi'.
liam G. Low, Edward M. Shepoard,
Brooklyn; Henry A. Richmond, Buffalo; :
Charles Richardson. Herbert Walsh R.
P. Wood. C. R. Wcoriruff, Philadelphia;
Charles J. Bonaparte., George A. Pope,
Dr. 11. O. Reix. Baltimore; J. J. Edsoii;
F. L. Siddons, Washington; Char P..
Wolsey, Cincinnati! Lticiu. 6. Swift, In
dianapolis; - William D. Foulke. Rich
mond, Ind.; John W. Ele. Chicago-
Henry Hitchcock, St. Louis; Henry Van
Klec-k, Denver.
Mi 611 «P
MINNESOTA NOW HAS .YEARLY.
7,000 MILES OF STEAM )..
RAILROADS . > v!
SEW HUGHES m BUILT
SEVERAL OF THE big system^
ham: _..__:-, extending 7|||^
THEIR l.!\l_s
FIGURES AS TO FINANCES
They Show .a Generally Prosperous
Condition on the Tart of " A^~'
Common Carriers in
Tliis State.
1 The sixteenth annual report of the stat«J
railroad and warehouse commission f,.r
the year ending Nov. 31, 1900, was m'.o .
public yesterday. By the facts relate .1
in the document it is evident that there,
has been a material increase in the total
mileage of railroads operated in the state*
this year over that cf the twelve m >nth«i
immediately preceding." The total gross
earnings for the year show an incr.asj
of over four million dollars over those of
one year ago. The increase in th.. total
amount of dividends, as compared with
those paid by the reads during the v.■in
previous, shows a remarkable condition
of affairs. More than thirteen mi Lou
dollars have been thus handled..-
The killed and injured are appreciably
less in number,thi . year than last ar.
The report follows: ;.i»
The total number of miles of main line
of railroad operated in Minnesota (not i i- -
eluding the local transfer lines,, ,union de
pot tracks and private logging roads) on
June 80, 1900, was 8.794.65, being an in
crease of 466.31 mile . over-'the: previous
year. The increase is chiefly In the mi c
age of the Chicago & North- We .tern, the
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha. .
the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & North
ern, the Minneapolis & St. Louis, the Du
luth •&'. Iron Range and the Duluth, ML
sabe & Northern railways.
The Chicago v*t North-Western has.com
pleted its bran lines from Mankat > to
New rim. Sanborn to Vesta, Tyler ti
South Dakota state line. lowa state line
to Fox Lake and lowa -state line to San
born. - The -Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis',
& Omaha has completed it- branch line
from Bingham Lake to-Jefters and from
Madella to Fairmont. The Burlington.
Cedar Rapids & Northern has completed
its branch line from Wprthlnglun to
Hard wick. The Minneapolis & St. •' t_r,v_i«i
has extended its line from New.-Dim to
the lowa state line. The increase In the
Duluth & Iron Range' and the Duluth.
Missabe & ''Northern is principally in the
construction -of spur tracks.
-.The new independent railroad lilies ridd
ed to the : list of railroads in Miniie.-ota
during'the past year are the Minnesota
& Northern Wisconsin 9.73 miles; in
length, which connects with the Eastern
Railway of Minnesota at. Xh-k.-i-s-.m. and
the Duluth. $£. Northeastern railroad
which extends front Island Lake to"Horn
by, a point on the Duluth & Iron Hinge
railroad. Both of these roads are chiefly
used for the purpose of. hauling lots. '
The mileage of the terminal and trans
fer railroad.-, in the state' at Si. "Paul,
Minneapolis and Duluth is 80.03 miles.
; INCOMPLETE .REPORTS. 7/ /2; ',
Th? Great Northern., Eaitern .Ra'Lvay
of Minnesota and Willmar & Sioux. Palls
companies have Hied incomplete -report*
in that the proportion of earnings on in
terstate business is omitted. It should be
borne in mind, therefore, that 11 the com
panies named had reported In the same
manner as all the others,, the gross and
net earnings of the railroad^ .in- Minne
sota would have shown very much la.gii
er figures. - . ■ , ; .
- GROSS EARNINGS.
The gross earnings of the roads in Min
nesota from passenger and freight, op
press, mail, extra baggage,, etc.. for the
year ending June 20. 1900, .were *il.;i.". i. ■:.:♦.
For the previous year the same were . ■; .
-135.417, winch shows an increase this* year
of $4-810,676.
OPERATING EXPENSES IN MINNE
SOTA.
The total proportional operating ex
penses in Minnesota as reported o> the
railroad companies for the year ending "
June 30, 1860, were; SS.D7S.2IS. For., tho i
previous year the '.saint were $22,!:••'..<-■•"•.
showing an increase for this-year >£ ■:'- \
782,553 over the'previous year.
NET INCOME..
The net income, for the year !00.)fw-.s
SI. ,!71...... For the previous • yea..- the !
same was $17,:.}:.;,752. showing an incrt-ise j
of .'l.ics.l." over the previous year.-Tho I
total amount of accrued interest on ft,ad-i
ed '.'.'.hi and. current liabilities o>f all the j \
railroad companies reporting to this com- )
mission for the.year ending June :.". YJEt',
tor the entire: lii:o3, was $33,976,510. being I
$30,718,792 interest on funded debt, and '
$260,018 on euiront liabilities. The. total
amount so). accrued in the year IS.* ..us;
$27,140,i_>3, thits showing an increase of
$C,.-?. 3,657 for th year 190|
The large increase.-in Be accrued inter
est is . caused by the -substitution o;-' Chi
< ago, Burlington & Qt'incy- 3.. stem
for the .Chicago. Burlington <£ Northern:
The report heretofore has been for the _
Chicago, Burlington & Northern only.
. RENTALS AND DIVIDENDS.
' The total amount of rentals paid by.
■ railroad companies ior use <<;' tracks and j
i terminals ■ >>: other companies for entire-
I lines for the year 1960 was $4.2ft>.BsK>. Tim •
! amount so paid the previous ' year was
! $4.779,534, showing a decrease for this year \'
: of. V.13,935. . ■'..,'
,- The total atnounl of dividends paid dur
ing the year ending June" ::i>. i...>. by ib.* L
| roads reporting to this "commission, for
j the entire lines, was $3T».oOG,l7:'>—beiog £_«,
'■ 386,110 en common stock,. and $.\92....>;:: on ;
preferred stock. I';;.- amount of livi-
I .lends paid the previous year was $21,
--f 547.831,. thus shewing .an in. re is. .for Ih-'xi .
: of $K.7;. L >.:/!_'. Th large increase is c jus-;
I ed principally by the report of .the "Chi-:
1 cago. Btu'lingl m .<_-. Q-uincy system being
substituted for that. <._" the- Chicago," Bur- I
\ lington & Ncri_K'r_v_railroad. .'7_>^ "• \ P
{".. The following companies paid dividends j
i for IJWO, as =-he»wn. P.el'.w: . ' ~
I Burlington,. Cedar Rapids &
j Northern, common 5t0ck...... ' $410,000 .'
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul,
: common stock : —... - ...... ..'.v..'::* j
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, ' ''
! preferred stock .—'. 2, .'_:!. I
I Chicago Great We-torn, common
(stock- : .-f-VxK)
I Chicago -'Great Western, pre
j ferred stock .r4l•■ C 2 >
; Chicago, Burlington -v. Qi-iney,
j common stock. ..: •">.•'-■'.t'7. -.'
Chicago & Northwestern, com- .
mon stock'-. — 2,:.<;,7U j v
Chicago ;,'&:,- Northwestern, pre- - j
ferred stock .. l."-' iu"o
- Chicago. St. Paul, Minneapolis
& Omr.-.a.. common s toe k. ■ :.'...-. 927.720'
; Chicago, St. Paul, •Minneapolis
& tire;. 1 ■'preferred > toek.v------- 757,97G-_:
I Duluth & Iron . Bong ', common ;
! stock :........... ';.•• 3,(111,1^;
Duluth .Terminal railway. --..m
--ro©_i s tack. .. .'; ::/..">. i
Eastern Railway of .Minnesota..
common ttock ...:...: 1/. <".-'"io
Great.Northern. .-bmnhin stock.. .'J-4.iS.7TS
Minneapolis,,a..- St. Louis, com
mon; stock :....... — ' it'ro.'O
Minneapolis & St. L uis..pre-
. ferried stock -.....•......':..'..".'.."..:- 2.i.fi..j.
Northern Pa .-ii..--, i-ommtm sto.?k. J. 40 i.<*.**>
Northern Pacific, . preferred^
stock
St. Pan! &
stock
Continued on Eighth !-:;g< ■.