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Cbe Pioneer Press 4. A. BVCHFIKLD. Prurtltif. W— ■ , MILLER, SOUTH DAKOTA. The patient public is always the last to strike. It is not the automobile but the foo! who runs It that the public objects to The sweet girl graduate—Heaven bless her! —is ready now to learn how to cook. In the manipulatiou of an automo bile a big millionaire is frequently a little chaffeur. Some people claim that it isn’t ai ways the costliest panama which cov ers the most brains. Whatever French statesman is tc wear the shoes of Waldeck-Rousseau will find them rather large for him. An over-assessment of $22,500 on his Tarrytown place is too heavy a tax on Mark Twain’s sense of humor Headline in a newspaper sftys: "An other Yellow Poplar Advance of $1 per Thousand.” This will be very uu poplar. The Boer farms are to be restocked with American cattle. This is some compensation for the slump in the mule trade. o*t in Kansas, where there a demand for guns to smash the rain clouds last summer, there is now a calWor pumps. The boy who laughed after being knocked twenty-five feet by an ex press engine must have a naturally cheerful disposition. The truth of the report that Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan was broken down is deqled. Let the world, therefore, keep in its regular round. Herr Krupp has Invented a gun that will shoot through the thickest ar mor plate in his shop. His next move will be to invent a Dicker armor plate. . Some of the rivers in Martinique are running hot water, but the people dc not appreciate the circumstances that they do not have to boil it before us ing it King Edward and J. Pierpont Mor gan may be excused for liking to con fer together. Their majesties are good fellows and not at ail Jealous of each other. King Alfonso proposes to patronize horse races instead of bull fights. It will be money in the lad’s pocket if he sticks to the old game and lets the ponies alone. The New York policeman who ar rested a woman for trying to get her husband out of a saloon probably knew that the in&n had not spent all of bis money. ’ J. Pierp. Morgan is going to Spain. Now, then, the land of the Dons would better watch out or the tail will go with the hide that has already beeu taken by America. President Schwab of the steel trust has given his brother a job that pays $50,000 a year. It's a nice thing to have a good, charitably disposed Schwab in the family. Another man has committed suicide with * copy of Marie Corelli’s latest novel in his hand. Until Mary Mac- Lane can show results like, that she must feel that hers is Indeed a wasted life. * 1 Count Boni Castellano's election to the French chamber of deputies is to be contested. One hates to pass so j harsh <) Judgment on the French peo ' pie as to believe that Boni was sue* cessfuL I \ * ‘ It Is not strange that a Chicago astrologer should predict a series of evils in the next two months. Anyone who has to live in Chicago quite nat urally becomes more or less pes ; slmistic. All honor to the Belgian prince whe has dropped his title and taken a place in a New York real estate office! His work will honor his ancestors more than a matrimonial trade with au American heiress. Pierp. asd hia gracious majesty talked earnestly for nearly an hour at the Choate* dinner, while the other guests sat back out of hearing. It is only fair to assume that Edward knows a thing or two now. The tax assessors have placed a valuation of $76,000 on Mark Twain’s new home. He paid $45,000 for it Mark will now have another chance to appreciate the difference between au author and a captain of industry. A Chlago girl who has been acting as cashier in a restaurant has fallen heir to $1,000,000. Unfortunately, however, she did not get the money In time to go to the coronation. Homebody has accused Made Twain of smoking 3-cent cigars. Now he may have to reconsider his determin ation not to speak In public again. The New York young man who stole ping-pong balls from the Wal dorf-Astoria couldn’t be trusted to look Mata game of marbles. AMNESTY FOR ALL PROCLAMATION TO THE FILIPINOS WILL DK ISSLED JIT.Y 4. AGUNAIDO IS INCLUDED IN IT ALL POLITICAL OFFENDERS IN TIIF. ISLANDS WILL .RE GIVEN LIBERTY. OBJECT IS TO RESTORE PEACE TO SIRSTITtTE A CIVIL FOR A MILITARY ADMINISTRA- Washlngton. June 29. —At a meeting of the cabinet yesterday the terms of an amnesty proclamation to the Fili pinos, which It is contemplated to Is sue on the Fourth of July, were agreed upon. The war department for some time past has had under consideration the draft of a proclamation and has found it necessary to make a number of changes in its text. In its modified state it was agreed to by the cabinet yesterday and Secretary Root will cable it to Acting Gov. Wright for his in spection. If it meets the latter’s ap proval nothing will remain for the pres ident, if the Philippine civil government bill is a lav on that day, as is now ex pected It will be, but to issue on Inde pendence day a formal proclamation setting forth terms of amnesty for all political offenders In the islands, in cluding Aguinaldo and those held at Guam. The proclamation is based on the general objects of the Philippine government bill, namely, To Restore Peace In the archipelago and kuhstitute a civil for a military administration. The bill is now in conference and th-» proclamation will not be Issued until the Philippine government measure has been agreed upon by both houses and the president has affixed his signature to it. The proclamation will declare that a state of peace now exists in the Philippine Islands, save In the parts of the archipelago where the Mindanao or Pagan tribes are gi\ing the United States a great amount of trouble, and w'U declare, In effect, that with the transfer of the government of the archipelago from a military to a civil status all those arrested and held for political offenses shall be restored to liberty, granted full amnesty and al lowed lo participate In the civil gov ernment that Is to be Inaugurated on the Islands. While the proclamation is subject to changes in text, the general language of the document is pretty Well Happril Dot. There is no Intention, It is stated, to release those prisoners convicted of other than political offenses, the bene fits of the amnesty being limited to those In custody as a result of breach -a of military law, leaving criminal of fenders to the action of the proper au thorities under the coming civil*gov ernment. The purpose Is to demon strate that motives of humanity and generosity dictate our course toward the Filipinos. When the islands are turned over to the new civil authori ties they will not be left without ade quate military protection, as no more troops will be ordered home for the present and every precaution will be taken for the military safeguarding of the islands under the new civil admin istration. The cabinet meeting was held In the president’s temporary quarters on T-a fnyette Square, and was the first time In eighty-eight years that a regular session of the cabinet had been held outside the White House. COMBIAK MISSOI 111 MIXES. Monmn'a ftymltonto lino n »*>«" V»~ «ler Way. Kansas City. June 29.—The Star says: All the big coal mines in Missouri are to be absorbed by a syndicate con trolled by J. Pierpont Morgan, accord ing to R. O. Rombauer of Jefferson ville, Mo., a coal operator. “An effort was made about a year ago by Mr. Morgan’s Chicago representative to organize a syndicate in Missouri,” said Mr. Rombauer. "The negotiations were rot successful, but a new plan of ab sorbing the Missouri mines has recent ly been proposed, and the indications are now favorable for the consolida tion of the most important mines ?u Missouri.” COROXATIOX DATE. Postponed Ceremony likely to Or- rnr Early In the Antnmn. London, June 29. The government officials expect poistbly within a week to fix the approximate date of the cor onation. which will probably occur enrly 1n the autumn. From an au thoritative source the Associated Press learns that the king reads and con verses continually with the queen and the prince an 1 princess of Wales. All that the doctors insist is that he shall not be worried by matters requiring careful weighing. SOCIALIST ROt'OIILY II AXDLKO. Crowd Wanted to Lynch Him—Pelted With II of ten Egg". Mat toon. 111., June 3«. -• “Kill him. lynch him: the rope; hang him." were some of the cries that greeted John W. Anderson. Chicago, Socialist organizer, as he addressed a large crowd at As sumption, Christian county, last night. Anderson was roughly handled and pelted with rotten eggs. Coolheaded citizens surrounded Anderson, escorted him to the railway station, and he was sent out of town on the first train. TOASTED THE KUO. Change In Play In a Sew York Theater la Appreciated. New* York, June 30.—Topical hits and "merry quips,” written by George Ade. Finiey Peter Dunne, G. Frank Pixley and Qeorge Broadhurst. were to have been Introduced Into "King Dodo.” com memorative of the coronation. Instead, however, a toast was drunk to the apeedy recovery of Edward VII. in the first act. The entire audience ap plauded. and the orchestra played »’Qod Bavs the King.” TIO.N. ■ k -i >. ri 4 RACB CAI'SES RIOT. Last Number on the Program De velops a Dlsgraceval Ron. Cedar Rapids, lowa, .1 ine 29.- A dis graceful riot marked the dose of the June race meeting here yesterday. The last race on the card was a half mile dash. Jockey Hank Kearns had the mount on Dick Gray, the favortte, and was fined for repeatedly scoring ahead of the field. He refused to pay the fine, was expelled and sent to the barn. He refused to leave the track. In which determination the crowd of horsemen supported him. Five police men, with pistols drawn, attempted to eject him and were met with howls of d< rlsion. Kearns kept his mount at top speed around the track, and the officers finally gave up the attempt. A warrant was then issued for the Jock ey’s arrest, and the officers attempted to enforce it with drawn pistols. They were again unsuccessful in getting near the Jockey, who escaped over the fence and got away into the woods. The owner of the horse. E. Haith, aided his Jockey to escape and was arrested. The officers were surrounded by a howling mob, and clubs were used before order was restored. Zaza, a long shot, won the race. Several fights followed the announce ment by the Judges, as the second choice was left at the poet through a mistake of the starter. The police were called upon to clear the track at the close of the meet. The scene was the most disgraceful ever seen at a race meeting in this city. MOHK POLICEMEN INDICTF.D. Grand Jury Adda to the I.lat of Ofll- <*era t'mlrr n ('load. Mlnneapolis, June 29.—Police Captain “Coffee” John Fitchette and Detective Fred Malone appeared before Judga Simpson at the noon recess yesterday in answer to Indictments. Their bail was fixed and they will be allowed to make their formal pleas later. Detective Charles Brackett is indicted Jointly with Malone, on charge of being accessory to a felony. Fitchette Is charged with selling police appointments. Events are coming swiftly. The fruition of the grand Jury’s work Is rich. One by one the corruptionists who sold their of ficial services to crooks and thugs and let down the bars for the vicious ele ments of the country to swarm in are being brought to book. After the case Lgairst Inspector "Norm” King has been disposed of. Col. Fred Ames, superintendent of police, will be tried and this will end the court trials for the time. It is understood that the trials of Mayor Ames. Inspectors George A. Harvey. John E. Morrissey. James C. Howard, Fred L. Malone. Charles F. Brackett and Capt. Fitchette will be continued until the September term cf court. Cl’T ROOF WITH PENKNIFE. Prisoners In Wisconsin Jnil Gain Their Freedom. Jefferson, Wis.. June 29.—Six out of nine prisoners broke jail here early yesterday. The names of those who escaped are Fred W. Stephenson, held on the charge of murdering Deputy Sheriff Parker at Waterloo, Wis.; Pe- ter Kohl, held on a grave charge; Ed ward Hayes, awaiting trial for at tempted murder; James Francis, charged with carrying concealed weap ons: Herman Smith, larceny, and Jack Bailey, charged with assault with In tent to kill a fellow tramp. The pris oners gained their liberty by working a hole through the roof with a pen knife. ST. PALL IS FAVORED. Wnsliinorton Improvement Drawings to He Exhibited Here Only. Washington. June 29 A Joint reso lution yesterday was offered in the sen ate bv Mr. Clapp of Minnesota to per mit Charles Zueblin of Chicago, presi dent of the American League of Civio Improvements, to remove the photo graphs and drawings setting forth the plans for the Improvement of the city of Washington, presented by the park commission. It was passed, with an amendment provtdlne that they should be exhibited only In St. Paul. GOVE UXOR SPEAKS. Van Sant Addresses Renville Connty Old Settlers. Renville, Minn.. June 29. Yesterday was the first day of the Old Settlers’ reunion of R> nville county. The day was beautiful and everything passed off on schedule time as advertised. About 3.900 were in attendance. Oor. Van Sant addressed the immense throng in the park from 1 till 2 o’clock. SAX DAT EX IS CHOSE*. To Asneeinte Professor of Hortl- eii It tire In Wisconsin. Mllwaukee. June 29.—The regents of the University of Wisconsin have chosen E. P. Sandsten, associate pro fessor of horticulture. Maryland agri cultural college, for the same position in the college of agriculture. University of Wisconsin. Mr. Sandsten succeeds Prof. E. S. Goff, who died June 6. accidentally Killed. Klemme, lowa. June 29. A. B. Bchafer was caught between the boiler of a threshing machine engine and the feeder nnd was scalded and crushed to death before help could relieve him. The accident occurred about eight miles from Klemme, where Mr. Schafer had gone to bring the engine to town. He was a prominent business man of this place, being a member of the firm of Schaefer & Dow. 11-inl Changes llnnds. Fergus Falls. Minn.. June 29. The Riverside Bank of Pelican Rapids was purchased yesterday by a syndicate composed of J. Ulland, Dr. McLean, E. J. Webber and R. J. Angus of this city and P. M. Jolee and Oscar Ulland of Lake Mills. lowa. The new owners take possession immediately and will change the name to the First National. Eon nd Him Gallty. Whatcom, Wash., June 29.—The Jury In the case of Frank Olsen, charged as cashier of the Bcandlnavlan-American bank with receiving deposits after he knew It to be Insolvent, rendered a ver dict of guilty, recommending mercy. Gnests Are Poisoned. Ottumwa, lowa, June 28. —Hog chol era remedy eaten ,by chickens which ere served at a neighborhood dinner, poisoned twenty-one persons at Wright. Three may die. Others are very ill but will recover. NEWI l> BRIEF. Overflow From the Wires In « Con denaed Form. Joe Gans knocked out George Mo* Fadden In the third round at San Fran cisco. , The supreme court of Ohio has de clared so many laws invalid that an extra session of the legislature is deemed necessary. The abolition of eighth and sixth-size beer kegs, which is advocated by large brewing concerns, will be opposed by Senator Nelson in the interests of small brewers. An order was placed with the Ameri- cap Shipbuilding company at Cleveland by Capt. W, W. Brown for a steamer with a capacity of 5,600 tons and to cost about $250,000. J. T. Wilson, president of the Broth erhood of Railway Trainmen, it Is said, I was offered a salary of $50,000 and a bonus of $25,000 by the Canadian Pacific ; railway and declined. Owen Zeigler of Philadelphia and Twin Sullivan of Borton boxed twenty five rounds to a draw before the Savan nah Athletic club. The men were in fine condition and finished strong. Ninety soldiers have died in the Phil ippines? from disobeying orders regard ing food and drink, which were that distilled water and properly cooked meat and vegetables only should be used. The navy department received a cablegram announcing the arrival at Panama of the gunboat Ranger, which will keep a watch on events on the Pacific side of the isthmus and allow the Philadelphia to come north. The secretary of the treasury has been authorized to pay remaining ex penses attending illness and death of President McKinley, Including $45,000 doctors’ bills. But government em ployes are to receive none of this. Senator Perkins has Introduced a bill directing the secretary of the treasury to impose an additional coun tervailing duty on foreign sugars im ported into the United Spates to meet the cartel duties imposed iu European countries. The largest voluntary increase ever known in the wages of 100,000 men has been decided upon by the United States steel corporation. They will re ceive an increase of 10 per cent, which will increase the annual pay roll of the Steel corporation $4,000,000. TIIK M %HKET*. Intr«l Quotation* From Ornln anil I.lvc stock (>ntrr«. St. Paul. June 30. Wheat No. 1 Northern. 75 41 76c; No. 2 Northern, 74 ®7sc. Oats No. 3 white. 44©44 l-2c; No. 3. 42®43 1-2 c. Corn—No. 3 yellow, Mos9c: No. 3 57051 c. Minneapo'is. June 30.—Wheat—No. 1 hard. 70c; No. 1 Northern. 76 l-4c; No. 2 Northern. 73 l-2c. Duluth. June 30. —Wheat —Cash, No. 1 hard. 77 3-4 o; No. 1 Northern, 75 l-4e; No. 2 Northern. 74 l-4c; No. 3 spring, 721-4<-; Manitoba. 75 1-4 c; oats. 46c; rye. 56c: flax. $1.70. Milwaukee. Wis., June 30. Wheat — No. 1 Northern, 77 1-2® 78c; No. 2 Northern, 76 1-2 ft- 77c; July. 73 l-2c. P.ye—No. 1. 57 3-4 c. Barley—No. 2. 71 C<7l l-20. Oats —No. 2 white. 50c. Corn July, 65c. Chicago, June 30.—Cash Wheat—No. 2 red, T 9 @ 80c; No. 3 red. 77 tt 79c; No 2 hard winter. 76 tf 77c; No. 3 hard winter. 75 ® 76c; No. 1 Northern spring. 75*176c; No, 2 Northern spring, 72 l-2®74c; No. 3 spring. 67 Q 72 l-2c. Corn—No. 2, 66 3-4 # 67c; No. 3. 62 r <t 63 l-2c. Oats—No. 2, 43 l-2t«44c; No. 3. 42 1-2# 13c. Sioux City. Towa, June 30. —Cattle —- Beeves, 16a7.55; cows, bulls and mixed, $2.5<K04.25; Stockers and feeders, $2.50# 4; yearlings and calves, s2.so'ii4. Hogs, $7,25^7.60. Chicago, June 30. Cattle Good to prime steers, $7.60''8.7f>; poor to medi um. f4.75'f'7.40; Stockers and feeders.s2.7s @5.25; calves. $2.50116.50. Hogs Mixed and butchers. $7.10*77.55; good to choice heavy. Sheep—Good to choice wethers, S4.7sfi*>; fair to choice mixed *U'4.55; Western. $4.50<U5; native lambs. $5.55*77: Western lambs, $5,504*7; siring iambs. $7.40. South St. Paul, June 30. Cattle Choice butcher steers, $6.25 r "6.50; good. $5.50'56; choice cows and heifers. $5.26# 5.50; good to choice veals. $4,30*f5.59; steer calves, $2.50#3.75; good to choice stock cows and heifers. $2.75 # 3.25; heifer calves, $2.25#3.2E>. Hogs—Prices range. $6,804*7.15: bulk. $6.95fc7. Sheep —Fancy lambs, sr..Bs*'6; good to choice fat lambs. $5.50<’a5.75; fair to good fat lambs, $5<85.50. 30 NEGRO VOTE. Year's W ork Vfr- Ki it lit C*on*tltnt lonnl Conventlcn. Richmond. Vn., June 29.—After sing ing "Auld Lang Syne,” the Virginia constitution yesterday adjourned sine die, having been in session a year and fourteen days. It passed a constitution which is expected to disfranchise nearly all of the negroes of the state. It has cost the State of Virginia $175,000. The Instrument goes Into effect July 10, and all the officials of the state must swear allegiance to it by July 20. under penal ty of having their offices declared va cant. Death Follows n Fall. LeMars. lowa, June 29.—Daniel Pad ir.ore on Wednesday fell from a scaffold while frescoing the Interior of the court house here, and died yesterday aftei noon. He had lived here twenty five years, was a Mason and member of Mower post, G. A. R. Work of Dynamiters. Ottumwa, lowa, June 29,—Hog chol terday morning unknown persons ex ploded a charge of dynamite under the store of the Hamilton Drug company, blowing the front of the structure into the street ani badly damaging the in terior. Takes Ills Own l.lfe. Salt Lake City, Utah, June 29.—J. D. Ryan of Anaconda, Mont., committed suicide in the Knutsford hotel by shooting. Ryan, who was forty-five years old, for many years had been private secretary of John S. Dougher ty, formerly superintendent of the Anaconda smelters. Strikers’ risers Pilled. Winona, Minn., June 20.—The olaeea of the strikers at the Hanhardt butter tub factory have been filled and work is proceeding there as usual to-day. £onmess RnSUMB 09 TO WUKK’S PBOCBBSIHO*. In <h* Washington. June 24.—Debate on the civil government bill warmed up In the house yesterday and henceforth prom ises to be sf a much livelier character. The Increased interest is due to the In jection into the debate of a comparison of the cruelties charged to have been practiced in the Philippines with those which occurred during the Civil war. The subject has been lightly touched upon once or twice before, but attract ed little attention until Mr. Grosvenor of Ohio yesterday revived the memory of the extremities to which Grant and Jackson were put during the rebellion. This was followed late In the day by a speech from Mr. Mahon of Virginia, in which he paraded the horrors of Andersonville and Libby prisons. He predicted that in the coming elections the Ameri an people would stand by the “boys in blue.” Mr. De Armond of Missouri spoke at considerable length in opposition to the administration's prilippine policy. In the Sennit*. A motion was entered formally in the senate by Mr.. Quay of Pennsyl vania to discharge the committee on territories from further consideration of what is know'n as the omnibus ter ritorial bill —a bill to admit as states Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona. Mr. Quay’spoke briefly but forcibly In support of his motion, maintaining that both political parties in national convention had pledged themselves to the admission to statehood of the ter ritories. Mr. Beveridge of Indiana, chairman of the committee, said the measure had been put over until next session by the committee because it was not believed there would be time now’ to consider it properly. No action was taken on the motion. During the greater part of the session the unfin ished business, the bill ratifying a convention with the Choctaw Indians, was under discussion. It was not dis posed of. In the Senate. Washington, June 25. The senate yesterday passed bills creating a na tional for?st reserve In the Southern Apalachian mountains and ratifying the agreement between the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians of the Indian Territory and the Unfted States. The bill provides for the purchase of four millions of acres in the Southern Apa lachian system at a cost not to exceed $10,000,000. The secretary of agricul ture is to designate the lands to be purchased, and is to take measures to preserve the hardwood forests which they bear. In the Ilnnae. Two notable speeches marked the closing of the general debate on the Philippine civil government bill yes terday. They were made by Mr. Lan cia, an Indiana Republican, and by Mr. Williams, a Mississippi Democrat. There were big demonstrations after each concluded. Tlfe other speakers were Messrs. Ball of Texas. Jones of Virginia. Shaforth of Colorado and Crumpacker of Indiana. The latter closed the general debate for the bill with a strong speech. In the Semite. Washington. June 26.—1 n a few min utes yesterday the senate disposed for this session of the omnibus statehood question which has been pending for several days. Mr. Beveridge of In diana, chairman of the committee on territories, announced that a report on the bill before the committee would be made on the third day of the next ses sion. This was satisfactory to Mr. Quay of Pennsylvania, who, after se curing an agreement that the com mittee’s report should be the unfin ished business on and after the 10th of December until it was disposed of, withdrew his motion to discharge the committee from further consideration of the meisure. After Mr. McCumber of North Da kota had discussed the pending pure food bill and Mr. Gallinger of New Hampshire had delivered an extended argument to show that the prosperity of the country was due to the opera tions of the Dingley tariff law, the senate took up the calendar and passed a large number of bills of minor Im portance. In the Home. The Philippine civil government hill was thrown open to amendment In the house yesterday. Very slow progress was made, only fifteen of the fifty pages of the bill being completed. By an amendment offered by Mr. Bartlett (Dem., Ga.) cases involving the con struction of the constitution can be appealed from the supreme court of the islands to the supreme court of the United States, and by another of fered by Mr. Littlefield of Maine, one corporation In the islands Is prohibited from holding stock in another. The earlier portion of the day was devoted to the consideration of conference re ports on the sundry civil army and naval appropriation bills. The house adopted a proposition agreeable to the senate with reference to the disputed items in the army bill, and by a vote of 63 to 96 refused to agree to the sen ate amendments to the naval bill pro viding for five submarine torpedo boats. In the House. Washington, June 27. Congress is now closer to an adjournment than it was anticipated that It would be at this time. The conference report on the canal bill was presented to each house, adopted and seat to the president. The house passed the Philippine civil government bill practically as It came from the committee. The senate passed the general de ficiency bill, the last of the general supply bills. Nothing now remains but the Philip pine bill, and this, It is expected, will go to the president by Saturday. Con gress will then be In a condition to ad journ. At 8 o’clock last night, at the er.d of a nine-hour session and of a debate lasting night and day for a week, the house passed the Philippine civil gov ernment bill practically as It came from the committee. It waa a party vote, 141 to 97, with the exception of ~C~4 * Mr. McCall of Massachusetts votad with the Oemocrata. The minor Ity substitute for the entablement of a temporary government In the Island* and their permanent independence nr noon as a stable government could 1* established, wan defeated by 95 to lj* The debate during the day wan m times of a lively character. The Dem ocrats offered a multitude of amend menta, but all were voted down in eluding one offered by Mr. Pattersog of Tennessee to prohibit slavery or In voluntary servitude In the Islands. Th* greatest interest attached to it n amendment offered by' Mr. Mef'ai] (Rep., Mass.) to the end of the bill tc declare the policy of the United Statn to be to develop the capacity of the Filipinos for self-government and pledging the faith of the United State* to grant them self-government. Hi supported the amendment In an elo quent speech and the democrats chal lenged their political adversaries to de clare their future policy Mr. Ornsven or of Ohio and Mr. Cooper of Wiscon sin said It would be unwise to mort gage the future by making such a declaration now. and the latter quoted Gov. Taft as saying that such a prom ise now would tend to prevent th* pacification of the islands. The amendment was lost—B9 to 128. It wa* a strict party vote except for Mi Mc- Call and Mr. Littlefield of Maine, who voted with the Democrats for th* amendment. Before the consideration of the Phil ippine bill was resumed the house by a vote of 252 to 8, adopted th*- confer ence report on the isthmian canal hill, thus accepting in toto the senate bill. The bill now goes to the president. In the Sfimtf, During 'he comparatively brief time the senate was in session yesterday the conference report on th** Isthmian canal bill was agreed to and the gen eral deficiency hill, the last of the big supply measures, was passed. A slight protest was made against the ap proprl tlons of $500,000 for the Huf falo exposition and llfio.ooo for the Charleston, S. C., exposition, but final ly they were included in the bill. The measure also carries $15,000 for th* payment of the expenses of the last Illness and leath of President Mi Kin ley, that amdunt Including the pay of the physicians. Washington, June 28. Qunte unex pectedly a sharp debate arose In the senate yesterday on the question of Cuban reciprocity. Mr. Teller of Colo rado, at whose Instance the senate com mittee on Cuban relations made Its In vestigation of the subject, delivered a spirited speech in opposition to reci procity with Cuba. He charged that the entire reciprocity propaganda had been backed by the American Sugar Refin ing company and by Americans who were interested financially In Cuban sugar plantations. The purpose, he said, w-as to strike down an Important agricultural industry of this country. He was willing to Join in a general re vision of th* tariff to meet changed conditions, but unless the duties on iron and steel and other products were re duced. together with those on sugar. In order that the arrangement might be equitable, the beet sugar growers never would consent to a reduction on thilr product. Mr. r’latt of Connecticut, chairman of the Cuban relations committee, re plied to the Colorado senator. He maintained that there was nothing sordid In the desire to promote reci procal relations between the United States and Cuba, and Raid the making of some concessions to Cuba was a plain duty of this country. It was a I duty which this government owed to Itself as well as to Cuba because ab i solutely friendly relations with the new republic were a necessary means |of defense to this country, unless the i United States should annex the Island, j That, he hoped, would not be done, u 8 he regarded annexation as a grave menace to our Institutions. The District of Uolumbia appropria tion bill was disposed of finally a® were several other less important measures. In tl><- House, The house yesterday began consid* eratton of the contested election case of Horton vs, Butler, from the Twelfth Missouri district. In this case the ma jority of the committee found the elec ts n was so tainted with fraud as to make Its-If Invalid and said, that the scat be declared vacant. The minority found that Mr. Butler, the sitting mem ber, had b'-en legally elected and rec ommended that he retain his seat. The vote will be taken to-day. KEIM HI.H AN LENGTH MEET. Prenlili'tit Roosevelt Is 8al«t to l*' tor st. I.onls. Washington, June 29.—A committee representing the Republican National League of the United States, consisting of Isaac Miller Hamilton, president: William L. Rohrer, secretary, and James Jay Sheridan of the executive committee, all of Chicago, and William Nolle of South McAlester, Ind. T., y« s * terday called on President Roosevelt ’n company with Postmaster General Payne, a member of the Republican national committee. They discussed ut some length th« lines along which the coming campaign shall be coi lucted, as well as the place for holding the next national conven tion of the league. Although Philadel phia made a strong bid for the honor, it can be stated authoritatively that In all probability the convention will meet In St. Louis some time about Oct. L \V v,, e tt*« members of the committee would not disclose the details of the convention, it Is understood that the president favored St. Louts and sug gested the names of several public men whom he would like to have speak on the occasion. MISSIONARY IS MTRDERED. Anti-Indemnity Ontbienk Ocenr» »« Tten-Kn-Chao. Pekin. June 29. The viceroy of the Province of Szeh-Chuan has notified the government that the American and British mission buildings at Tlen-Ku- Chao have been destroyed by a mob and that a missionary has been murdered. His name and nationality were not re ported. An imperial edict Just Issued deprives the local magistrate of Tien- Ku-Chao of his rank and orders the ex termination of the rioters. Several o the leaders of the outbreak are reported to have bean beheaded. 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