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filthtll‘l SUSPEWUD
Th PrCL' 111 en+ . Oommutes
Saute ace of D15m155al.
91111 COINT GRESS
PEILLI' PINE
House Must Appropriate $20, 000, 00C) to
Buy to Spa: in and .111 .i.1'1113 ll ill of Some
Sn t )lusL be Passed—Otis ‘1‘5 ill See that,
Amsrican interests Ara Protected in
the Islands.
General. Miles lies in his throat. .He
lies in his heart. He lies in every
hair of his her. . He lies in every pore
of his body. He lies wilfully, deliber-
irztcntionally and maliciously.—
G-encral Charles I’. Eagan, commisary
general, U. S. A., in his testimony be—
fore the war inquiry board.
Mfushington. D C, Feb.
-"'\‘11'
...-.J,
8.———T11e pres-
idtn 1' yes1eiday promulgated the sen—
ten 1.-.1 of (4.1111 .11 Eng an, dismissed from
he has commuted this to
suspension.
The effect of the
will be to 3,"ch him 35,501 a year for
six years, endin' g Junuaiy 15,1305. Af-
ter that date he will go on the retired
list on lilies-ultemrczs pay. During the
term of suspension he will not be en—
titled to the usual commutation for
quarters amounting to about $100 per
month.
The
pi'esidlrrit:
"the accused, after a trial by a court
martial composed of oiiicers high
rank and 11.; guished services, has
been found guilty of condt. ct unworthy
an oificer holding a commission of the
United States, and obnoxious in the
highest degree to the discipline and
good order of the military establish
ment.
"Such behavior is es' aecially desen-
~ ing of condemnation in an odicei hold-
ing high ran}: in the army and Charg-
ed with the performance of difficult
and important administrative duties
in a. timebf great public emergency,
and‘from whom, when subjected to
adverse criticism, an unusual ‘degree
of restraint and constant and unfail-
ing self control are confidently expect-
ed.
“The proceedings, findings and sen-
tence in the case of Brigadier General
Charles 1'. laugan, eomnnssary general
of subsistence in the United States ar-
my, are therefore approved.
"In view,
conduct in battle upon more than one
occasion, which merited and has re—
ceived the warm commendation of his
the army.
31.; ;'ci:.i.5
'I
president 5 order
following is the order of the
0 1'
superiors, and of his long and honora—
ble record of :1:_;"».'icc, extending over a
period sui‘p..~...ing in duration that
usually allotted to a generation; hav-
ing regard also to the mitigating cir-
cumstances which were developed dur-
ing the trial of the case, and in defer-
ence to the lecomi‘i'icndation of clem-
ency submitted in his behalf, the sen-
tence imposed by the court is commu-
ted to suspension 110m rank and duty
fort-.111 years.
(Signed)
WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
“’on’t Qualify Treat-y,
Washington, Feb. S—The question of
the policy to be observed in relation
to the Philippine Islands again pre-
sented itself in the Senate when the
joint resolution introduced by Mr.
McEnery (Dem; La.) was taken up.
It declares the intention of the United
Statesto be, not the permanent an-
nexation of the islands, but the estab-
lishment of a government suitable to
the wants and conditions of the in-
habitants and their preparation for
local self-government.
In view’of the existing conditions at
Manila. the leaders of the Senate have
agreed that it will be inexpedient at
this time to pass the McEnrey resolu-
tion. This View meets with the con—
currence of the author of the resolu-
tion, and it will be laid aside, at least
for the time being. It is thought that
the adoption of any such declaration
would furnish encouragement to the
Filipinos to continue the struggle begun
On Saturday, and no attempt will ther—
fore be made to force action upon the
resolution until peace is brought about
in the islands.
The Se mate will inst cad take up the
annual appropriation bills,
on which has been suspended by the
consideration of the peace treaty, and
endeavor to dispose of those several
measures awaiting action as rapidly as
possible.
Another Ba tle Expected.
W'ashington, D. C., Feb. 8.——Aftel‘
cons.1dering the situation at Manila
carefully in the light of General Otis’s
latest dispatch, the military authori-
ties believe that another big battle be-
tween the Ametcan forces and the
Filipinos will soon occur, if not already
in progress. .
The statement in the telegram rc-
ceived from General Otis that the 'in—
surgents were concentrated about Ma-
nila indicated to the minds of the offi-
cers that Agulnaldo had merely fallen
back to a safe position corresponding
in appearance to the insurgent line
that existed when the battle of Satur-
clay'and Sunday began. The FilipinOs
are, of course,,some distance in the
rear of the first position.
Congress will immediately take up
the task of outlining our exact status
in the Philippines and dealing with the
immediate situation there and provid-
ing for the future. The Senate Will
proceed to dispose of the McEnery res-
olutlon, which was promised in return
{or the senator’s vote for the treaty,
and the House of Representatives will
carry out the final part of the agree-
ment with Spain by appropriating $20,-
000,000 to be available and paid to her
when the treaty ratifications have been
cx<hangcd, which, of course, cannot be
until the Spanish Cortes has taken ac-
ti on.
A question still exists in the minds
of the president and his advisers as to
the status of the UnitedStates in the
Philippines and as to whether or not
the. Filipino troops owed allegiance to
Spain at the moment when they rash-
ly attacked the United States forces
and killed and wounded so many of.
them. But that is a point that it‘ia
not necessary to decide immediately.
the‘
however, of his gallant
‘ is thus...
the work.
_ disc ?I"
The first tiling-necessary will be to
settle With the h‘iliplscs now, for what-
ever may he: been their rightful al-
legiance on Saturday they are no lon-
ger subjects of Spain. ’1he United
States ari- i1'1 cor trol in the Philippines,
a. fact of 1:11.111 the 111111111105 have al-
ready receited official notice. VVheth-
er or not as a point of international
law the United States can eXeroise
sovereignty beyond the limits of the
city of Manila prior to final ratifica-
ion of the treaty, by Spain, may not
be entirely clear. But to the Wash-
ing ton authmities it is sufficient for
.-their purposes to know that the Fili-
pinos, while still subjects of Spain,
broke the terms of the protocol and
fired upon the United States soldiers.
This act in itself will release the Uni-
ted States fi'om all obligations, and
General Otis will undoubtedly be au-
thorized promptly if he has not already
been authorized, to take any means
which he thinks best to protect Ameri—
can interests and put down insurrec-
tion either within or outside the con-
fines of the city of Manila.
As the treaty has been ratified, no
extra session of Congress will be held.
Twenty-five days remain of the pres-
ent session. and already both houses
are settling down in earnest to the
work that must of necessity be done.
The only administrative legislation left
is the army bzll, and the twenty mil—
lion dollar appropriation. The latter
is certain to pass, but the former is in
doubt.
'lhe Iiull lill, which has already pas-
sed the House, cannot pa .55, but some
ma 'eshii't bill giving the president
such soldiCis and army supplies as are
absol .1tciy necessary to maintain our
authority abroad and at home will be
at once prepared and enacted into a
aw. The Democrals had arranged to
defeat any and all provisions for an
increased military establishment, but
in view of the ratification of the treaty
this programme must be amended.
Tioops must be kept in Cuba, Porto
Rico and the I hil ippines, and Congress
must provide for them.
FREE CUBA”‘ SLAVES.
Condition of Domestics Grows Most De-
plurable.
Havana, Feb. 8.+—The attention of
the military authorities has been call—
ed to what is said to be an unjust pel-
secution of Cuban servants by their
Spanish employers. A number of in—
stances have been cited tending to
show that domestics have been grossly
mistreated for the slightest violation
of duty. One negro, fifty— —five years of
age, was driven out into the street at
midnight, and had to be cared for by
Americans. An investigation which
has been set on foot under the direc-
tion of secret service men of VVash—
ington, an aim} of whom are here,
shows that there is a tacit understand—
ing on the pait of the Spaniards to
hound and harrass the Ctiban poor;
that many are ill fed and sheltered
where 1.11 American would not put his
deg, and that the Cuban, so far as
household work is concerned, is furth~
er away from being free than bef01e
the war. In addition to all this-it has
been ascertained that those influential
Spaniards who 1en.ain on the island
through financial and commercial ne-
cessity, and not ciho cc, are discharg-
ing theii L‘ uban cmp. 0y es without con—
sxderatn 11 as to their former service.
and th.-.1 1:11.251. who are being retained
have he. .. l. 1 zged L0 suffer a. reduction ,
in 13:11.1, \. my fifty per cent. The
ilVC‘l'lil..' irrespective of sex.
.251 worth seven dollars
as: that is the amount
DCX‘ [2101.14, .1 .1.
that .. _ .11: bualllSh servant, but
the L". ._ as will in future get no
.more this. (1. InofiLth.
....-__ ._
Nu ungaga in Q1111] Situation.
Banishing, 13:1 ., Feb. 8.——.Predictlons
as to mob 1:111. changesyesterday in
the lines of the fighters lathe sonata:
rial struggle were not confirmed. It
is understood that the anti-Quay lead-
.ers have decided to defer their plans :
of taking votes from Senator-Quay un-
til later. A break may occur this
week if the move shall hereafter be
considered wise.
The train from the Viest with many
senators and members on board was
two hours late and the leaders on
both sides \\ L10 Somewhat anxious, but
the n.iss' n2; legislators arrived before
the joint ballot. Congressman- -elect J.
C. Sibley, the wealthy silverite from
the northwestern section of the state,
said yesterday morning that John
W‘a 1namal;ei he: d the key to the situ-
ation and that should he fail to assist
the Democrats in electing Jenks he
would be responsible for the election
of either Quay or Magee. His time
limit of ten days would bring the dead
lock to the onening of the Quay tl‘l.ll
in Philadelphia.
To Fight Lower Interest Hill.
New York Feb. 8.--—The Merchants‘
Association of this city is putting up
a. stiff fight to defeat the proposed bill
to reduce the rate of interest in New
York state from six to five per cent.
It has sent out to thirty- two thousand;
business men throughout the state a
circular headed: “Do you favor a law
which will cut off commercial loarc
stop your cash discounts and compe
you to pay time piices for merchan-
..—
Astor Libel Suit. Dropped.
London, Feb. 8.——-'1‘he action brought
by William Waldorf Astor against thr-
Daily Mail for libel in having publish-
ed’ a- story of a dinner alleged to ha..
.been‘» given by Mr. Astor on. a table
,_ composed of a. Single sect-ion of 3. Cal-
ifornia. redwood tree has been settled
without trial. The defendant’s counsel
made on behalf of his client, in open
court an unqualified retraction anl
expression of legret and the matte'
, was dropped.
. Bishop \Villiams Dead.
Middletown. Conn.,- Feb. 8.—Bishol.
John Williams of Connecticut, and
senior bishop of the House of Bishops.
of the Episcopal Church, died unez. '
pectedly at his home at six o clock lasl
1 arrangements for the entire
' 1111111 11111111111
One Organ nization to Control Al1
the
(1
Iron oteel land Tin.
ANDREW CARNEGIE IS IN 11
Worki 1.1;; W ith Moore lir'otlu-is of Chicago
110 Turns the "fables on [.110 Federal
Steel Company, Which “'1”. Have to
Come In.
New York, Feb. 8.—'I‘he Moore Broth-
ers of Chicago,
ganization 185‘ ult ed in the formation
of the tin plate trust, are now engaged
in effecting the most gigantic consoli—
dation of financial interests ever at—
tempted. Tliis is a combination of all
the iron, steel and tin companies in
the country with a capital of four hun—
dred. million dollars.
When the Federal Steel Company
was organized by Judge Gary of Chi-
cago, backed by the resources of J. P.
Morgan (1’; Co. of this city, its two hun-
dred million dollars of authorized capi—
tal caused a sensation. The company
is'sued less than one hundred million of
its authorized capital, however. and
the story went around that Andrew
Carnegie, he only considerable iron
power not in the trust, would be invit-
ed to take the other one hundred mil-
lion dollars of Federal steel stock in
exchange for his enormous steel and
iron works in Pennsylvania. Mr. Car-
negie, however, was in‘ no hurry to
embrace the trust, and at first, it is
said, he flirted with the Federal Steel
people a little. Then finding that they
were buying up some iron mines and
nego'uiating for the entire product of
others he himself entered the field of
active competition for iron ore.
In this way, it is alleged, he found
the Moores of Chicago very useful, as
the tin plate trust had already made
many contracts with owners of iron
mines. Accordingly a. practical alli-
ance was formed between the tin plate
people and Mr. Carnegie The method
of the organizers was first to make
eproduct of
a mine for a period of two or three
years. Then having thus removed the
mine from the ranks of their enemies,
they next proceeded to secure, if pos—
1 sible, a. controlling interest in it by the
l 01‘ fOQS.
E that Charles H.
‘r had received momy as a bribe in
3 course
night. He was eighty- -two years of
age. '
Quay's Trial Postponed.
Philadelphia, Feb. 3.~The trial of'
United States Senator Quay, Benjamin
,J. Haywdod and R. R. Quay on the
charge of conspiracy has been post-
poned until Feb. 27. '
purchase of securities. The result of
this actiVity has been a great develop—
ment of iron mining and few, if an3,
mines in this country, except in Birm—
ingham, Ala., which are not under the
control of either the Federal Steel trust
or Carnegie and the tin plate trust.
Now Mr. Carnegie is prepared for
the organization of a four hundred
million dollar steel and iron company
to turn the tables on the Federal Steel
company. He permits them to come in
or stay out, as they please, but wheth-
er they come in or stay out, Andrew
Carnegie and the tin plate trust will
be the formidable interests with which
they will have to deal, either as friends
In other words, instead of be-
ing absorbi d by the Federal Steel Com-
pany, Mr. C: incgie proposes to do the
absorbing himself.
FOR HARBOR DEFENCE.
1:111:11 1:1 “’1“ Preside Over the Na-
ms....al C..nvention at Tampa.
6 2v.
Tampa. Fla, Feb. S..—The harbor de—_
fence and National Guard reform con-
vention called by Governor Bloxham
of F101 ida convenes here to day. The.
object cf the convention is to aid the;
government in placing the National
Guard on the most effective possible
footing The Florida state supei‘inten-g
dent. of education has. also extended in-
vitations to superintendents of.edu-;
cation in all. the statoo. inviting them,
to this conv ention to unaide'r the 111-,
troduction of a military. .drill system
for .public schools of the United State:
in the interest of patriotism, Subordinu
ation and physical development,
GOVERNOR 1111011111111.
The call, which explains more in do.
(nil [.he prospective work of the gath-
eiing, is in part as follows:
ed with the necessity for a thorough
reorganization of our state militia. sex-
vice as discussed by members of the
National Harbor Defence Convention
at Tampa in I,1896 I have deemed it
proper to issue a call for a. national
convention in this interest to assembld
‘at Tampa, Fla”
on' the 8th day Of
February, 1899. The object of this
convention will be to discuss and sum
gesl; methods for placing state troops"
on the most effective footing. Que-s-
tions 1elating to arms, equipment, tac-
tics, clothing, food and transportation
Will be consideredand discussed by
experts. ,Special attention will. be
given to the subject of camp sites, san-
itation and all precautionary measures
that modern science can suggest to in—
sure the comfort and health of troops.
Host-1:1 Suit Stopped Again,
Boston, Feb. 8.-For the second time
the city teaming fraud case has been
taken from a jury. The first time it
1:33 because of a newspaper headline.
Yesterday it 'was because Assist int
District Attorney 3....2.1l“‘hlln charg tell
Mill. 1' en, a juryr. ......
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of the trial. Mr. McLaughlin
produced witncsscs in support of his
assertion and Judge Bond took th»
case from the jury.
the charge. A new jury will be
panelled.
Milliken denied
im-
whose genius for or— -
_ front of the. city
“Impress!
THEllGlllllllllNlLA
Filipinos Evidently Planned to
0111' . Men.
1vv--,-,-1.r 3
D u
{:i
l‘.)u LlJLL
OUR LOSS PORTY KILLED
Aguinalrlu’u Forces “'ere Utterly Danced-—
33,000 Ellen i'lugngml—zomotl Nmin-r-
Bonmralizel by 111.000 Americana——
Desolation .'1 1mm] Manila.
.,
Manila, cb. “‘.—The scene presented
in the environs of inc city of Islaniln.
as the sun V1 1.:11’. down on Sunday eve.-
ning was one of terrible desolation. In
the fighting. which began at 8.30 o‘clock
on Saturday evening and continued
Sunday in a determined or desulto.’ :
manner, as the circumstances or con-
ditions made necessary, the Filipino;-
were utterly routed with fearful
slaughter. From the best information
obtainable at this writing their losses
are estimated at four thousand, which
es‘timateis not believ ed to be excessive.
The natives were confidently aggres-
sive, and 11110.1: unprepared for thr
terrible punishment which the Ameri—
cans inificted upon them from the very
outset. .
They had e'. ide ntly been getting in
readiness for the attack for some
time, their actions indicating expecta—
tions of taking the
guard, but the vigorous work of our
troops completely demoralizcd them
and put them hopelessly to rout.
The cas’ua ties. how ever were not
confined to the Filipinos, as the num-
ber of our killed and wounded shows.
In fact, our troops suffered more than
was at first reported, upwards of forty
having been killed and one hundred
and fifty wounded.
The number of American troops en-
gaged was thirteen thousand, while the
Filipino forces numbered twenty thou-
sand.
The American troops while the fight-
ing was going on were disposed in the
following manner from the bay on the
north around the city to the bay on.
The 20th Kansas infantry,1
the south: _
3d Artillery. lst Montana, infantry and
10th Pennsylvania infantry, under the
command of Brigadier General Otis:
the lst South Dakota infantry, lst C01-
orado infantry, and 1st Nebraska. in—
fantry, commanded by Brigadier Gen-
eral Hale, both brigades being suppor-
ted by Batteries A and B of the Utah
Light Artillery, under command of.
General McArthur; the lst California
infantry, lst Idaho infantry, lst Wy—
oming infantry, and 1st \Vashington
infantry, under Brigadier Gen. King:
the 4th cavalry, 1~lth infantry and lst
North Dakota infantry, commanded by
Brigadier General Ovenshine, both bri-
gades supported by the 6th artillery
division, commanded by General An-
derson.
There was some firing to the north
of the city early yesterday morning,
but the general engagement practi—
cally ended on Sunday afternoon. The
14th infantry suffered most of the fa-
talities owing to the close approach of
the enemy under the cover of the
dense shrubbery and firing at short
range from behind huts and other pro-
tecting objects. 4
The Ist Washington infantry and the
Third artillery also suffered heavily.
The Utah artillery division and the
Sixth artillery wer'e__splendidly effect-
ive in 'shelling the insurgent trenches
on, Sunday morning.
'The insurgents to the number of
more than «one hundred had concealed
themselves in a church, from which
they fired upon the lst' CallfOrnia. reg‘. -
ment film also upon the ambulances
which Were conveying the American
wounded to the rear. ’ ’ "
The Sixth artillery turned their guns
around and opened fire upon the edi-
fice, and. in twenty minutes the church
was a. complete wreck and its occu—
pants killed wounded or dispersed.
Thé First C5. ifornja was also sub-.
jected to fire from the huts along the
road, which were swarming with Fili—
pinos, so the Californians set fire to
the village and destroyed it. The
slaughté1 of the inSurg ents north of
the ci.y by the fire of the quick firing
guns of the captured gunboat Callao
and the six- inch guns of the gunboat
Concord and the eight—inch shells of
the cruiser
ly heavy.
The Filipinos had massed along the
beach, where they had been driven by
General Otis’s brigade, and hundreds
of them were literally torn to pieces
by the terrificrain of shells from the
warships.
The Charleston joined the Monadnock
off Malaie on Sunday afternoon and
the two sent in shell after shell with
awful effect upon the insurgents, who
were fallinv. back before the steady
advance of the 14th infantry. ‘ '
Admiral Dewey’s flagship, the Olym-
pia, took no part 'in the bombardment,
having tak‘n a position directly in
betVV een the former
Spanish gunltcaatIGcneral Alava and
the German cruiser Irene. ‘
The American troops commanded the
river front calong the Pasig, while the
captmed cpan: sh gunboat Laguna
from the bar swept the rice fields along
the rivet bank. fairly fiddling the Vil-'
lage of Santa .Ana with her Gatling
guns.
The good results of the firing- were
seen yesterday morni. .g. Nearly all of
the native huts on the outskirts of th .1
city were flying w'hlte flags. The ene-
my is still retreating.
The American troops on the north
of Manila are, following them up and
have now nearly reached Caloocan:
while on the south the Americans have
advanced to a point near Pasay.
Five native commissioners who came
from Iloilo to consult with Aguinaldo
were arrested Sunday night as they
were about to return to the island of
Panay on board the steamboat Uranus.
It is SUf1:)«Jscd that their mission was
to order the irsurgenls at Iloilo to at-
tack the Eighteenth regulars and a.
portion of the Sixth artillery, which
are still there with the cruiser Balti-
more. .
Lieutenant,Jemes Mitchell 01" the
Fourteenth infantry, who was wound-
ed in Sunday's fighting, died yester-
day. . '
A number of natives have been ar-
“rested in the {-ilty for carrying conceal-
ed knives.
TWO men on board the Monadnock
were. wounded by rule shots from theI
insurgents on shore, showing the close-
ness of the monitor to the beach.’
,that this mes
Americans off their l
Charleston was particular--
I ship after an explosion, to rescue h \
(l A 7.1-1 TTE.
The bu'fi :11 (f the dead Fi'ipinos by
our so. Kid 1115 began yes-t luay morninv.
n one place one handled and ‘eighty
bodies 11. ere found and in another six-
ty. heariy every American regiment
engaged has reported finding fifty or
more of thc enemy dead along its
flOl‘it.
Genera .l I-lu'ghes‘s provost brigade of
Minnesota soldiers and men from the
Twenty-third infantry has kept the
natives in the city in subjection.
The First Tennessee infantry has
1.4
2-been divided. one battalion reinforcing
General Anderson and two battalion:
joining General McArtliurs command
Troops are now (in the way “in seizi-
the w ater works, which are situated
five miles; north of.the city.
DEWEY. REPORTS AGAIN.
Admiral Sends a. Second Des'patch About
the Fighting Blunday.
Washington,- D. C., Feb. 7.—-The fol-
lowing dispatch was received yesterda}
at the navy department:
V Manila, Feb. 6.
Secretary of the Navy, Washington:
Insurgents have attacked Manila.
Boston leaves to—day for Iloilo to re—
li1Gve Baltimore, which will return to
Manila. Two men wounded yesterday
on board Monadnock, one seriously.
DEWEY.
The naval authorities are satisfied
sage means that anotha'
engagement has taken place. Lieuten-
ant H. II. W'hittlesey, who is in charge
of the telegraphic correspondence of
the bureau of navigation, says that
this dispatch from Admiral Dewey was
sent later and not earlier than the
messaoge that came Sunday morning,
in which the admiral told of the gen-
e1 al engagement along 'the American
line.
The statement in the second dispatch
that the insurgents had attacked Ma—
nila, is regarded by the naval officers
as positive evidence that the town it-
self was attacked. the first dispatch
reporting only the engagement along
the line of outer intrenchments. Fur-
thermore, it is pointed out, in corrobo-
ration of the belief that there was a
second engagement, that while Admi-
ral Dewey in, his first message said
there had beenno casualties in the.
navy, he reported in'his dispatch of
yesterday morning that there had been
two men wounded on the Monadnock.
The naval authorities say that there
is nothing for them :to do, as Admiral
Dewey is well “able to, cope with the
situation. ,He has, plenty of stores of
all kinds, including an abundance, of.
ammunition. .
The statement that he had cabled for
more ammunition is denied by the de-
p.artment
A Manila dispatch from Gen. Otis
has been received at the war depart-
ment, giving the casualties in the First
Brigade, First Divxslon. It includes
the following: '
Tenth Pennsylvania—Major E. Brier-
er, flesh woundharm, slight; Lieuten-
ant Albert J. Buttermore, flesh wound.
slight, Sergeant Joseph Sheldon. Com-
pany H, 511 c'ht flesh wound, thigh; Pri-
vate Hiram Conger, Company H, ab—
domen penetrated, serious; Private
Edward Caldwell, Company D, lung
penetrated, serious; Private Debalt,
flesh wound, back, slight.
No Instructions to (His.
Washington. D. C.,'Feb. 7.—-Secretary
of War Alger said the war department
had not sent a. word of instructions
to General Otis. _Any statement to that
effect is false. We do not intend to do
50. General Otis, is entirely capable of
handling the situation and we do not'
intend to hamper him with any order.
He knows exactly What, to do, andi
delng" it with entire satisfaction to thej
department We only telegram that
has been sent to him merely asked him
.,.
to s‘end aI list of casualties as Isdon as
possible. .
If General Otis is not competent to
lieved; if he. is competent he should
be permitted to carry out the campaign
in his own way“ He_ is 'on _the ground
and knows better than We do here in
Washington what is required. Mbre
battles have": been lost throngh hams
poring commanders with instructions
than in any other way, and we don' t
propose to make _any such mistakes.
Dew ey _Io Aguinaldo.
Hong Kong Feb. 7—The following
dispatch was received here from Mani-
la before the outbreak there occured:
“Rear Admiral Dewey, in an inter-
view, said the Monadnock is guarding
one end of the city, the Monterey the
other and the army protects the rear.
He added that he had sent word to
Aguinaldo that if accidentally, th':
insurgents entered Manila, he would
reduce it to mortar and stone
"The insurgents are an armed mob,
incapable of government and are an-
gry with Admiral Dewey for: seizing
vessels flying Filipino flags.
“The Admiral is n0t~favorable to
annexation. but believes in the gradual
withdrawal of. the United States troops.
He also says the United .States is
morally bound to establish a stable
government in the Philippines.”
S1101 ml Beef in Havana.
Havana, Feb. £.—-Inspector General
Breckim-idgc has discovered among
the army rations issued to the desti-
tute in Havana hundreds of mses. .of
spelled beef and he believes that there
are others—:just how many only a. thor-
ough inspection can determine.
The canned roast beef was put an,-
as the cases show, in “Chicago, July,
1898." They were bought by Captain
Oslzaloosa M. Smith of the subsistence
department from Armour- and Libbey.
McNeil & Libbey, Ian'd were' Ise'nt to
Porto Rica. .
110m r to an Heroic Stoker.
London, Feb. 'L—A young Irish sto-
ker, in the queen s navy, who gave h's
life in the performance 0f duty in his
humble capadty, is to have a torpedo
boat destrbyer named after him. This
is a most unusual compliment to a:
enlisted man. Stoker lynch has jug;
died at his home at Youghal. County
Cork. of hisinjuries. ‘He dashed mu:
the scalding steam boiler room of his
mates. ,He received the Albert medah
first class, for his bravery.
To Succeed Rev. Dr. “Ellis.
Chicago, 11eb. T—liev. Dr. Frank TV
Guns alaus, 1.1) 'rsident of Plvmouth Cc; .
gregati 01ml 1' h..1(li. will succeed I
Dr_1\'.1J. mii'nstcx of Ce 111.. .'
Church. .
Dr. 1-111 .1: utently accertcl the 11.1.5.
torate of 'l' .ymouth Church. Brooklyz-.
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.for saving the treaty.
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The Senate Approves of the
Treaty of Peace.
AYES 57, AND NAYS ONLY 27
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Gal-man '5 Men Routéd~-Doubtf|1'l Senators
Join the Tn aty’s Friends-—Speeches Be-
fore theIVute—Seuutor UMcLauI-in Turn«
ed the Tide for Treaty.
W’Iashington, D. C., Feb. 7.—-—The Sen-
ate in executive session at 3.25 o’clock
yesterday afternoon ratified the treaty.
of peace with Spain. The vote was:
Yeas 57, nays 27, giving the treaty the'
two-thirds vote necessary for ratifica—
tion. The vote in detail was as fol-
lows:
For ratification—Aldrich, R.; Allen,
R; Allison, R; Baker, R.; Burrows.
R.; Butler, P.; Carter, R.; Chandler.
3.; Clark, IL; Clay, D.; Cullom. R.;
Davis, 11.; Deboe, R.; Elkins, P..; Fair—
banks, R.; Faulkner, D.; Frye, R.; Fo-
raker, IL; Gallinger, R.; Gear, 28.;
Gray, D.; Hanna R.; Hansbrough, R;
Harris, P.; Hawley, 1.; Jones (Nev.).
Kenney, D.; Kyle, Ind.; Lindsay,
D.; Lodge, R; Mantle, R.; McBride.
EL; McEnery, D.; McLaurin, D.; Mc-
Millan, R; Mason, R.; Morgan, D.;
Nelson, IL; Penrose, R; Perkins, R.;
Pettus, D.; Platt (N. Y.), R.; Platt
(Conn), R.; Pritchard, R.; Quay, R;
Ross, R.; Sewell, R.; Shoup, R.; Si-
mon, R.; Spooner, IL; Stewart, 8.; Sul-
Iivan, D.; Teller, S.; Thurston, R.;
Warren, R.; Wellington, R.‘; Wolcott,
R. .
Forty Republicans, 3 Populists, 10
Democrats, 3 Silverites, 1 Independent.
Against ratification—Bacon, D.;
Bate, D.; Berry, D.; Caffery, D.; Chil-
ton, D.; Cocokrcll, D.; Daniel, D.; Gor-
man, D.; Hale, R.; Heitfeld,‘P.; Hoar,
R.; Jones (Ark). D.; Mallory, D.; Mar-
tin, D.; Mills, D.; Mitchell, D.; Money,
D.; Murphy, D.; Pasco, D.; Pettigrew,
R.; Rawlins, D.; Roach, D.; Smith, D.;
Tillman, D.; Turley, D.; Turner, D.;.
Vest, D.
Twenty-three Democrats 3 Republi-
cans, 1 Populist.
The pairs. were Cannon and Proctor,
paired with White, and Wetmore and ’
Wilson paired with Turpie.
Before the roll call, on the question
of ratification was ordered, a. vote was
taken on Senator Vest’s proposed am-
endment. It was rejected by a vote
of 53 to 30. a majority only being nec—
essary to pass the resolution.
The amendment declared that the
United States had no right to hold a.
conquered people as a. colony or as a.
dependency at, "ainst its consent.
Senator McLaurin of South Carolina.
seems entitled to much of the credit
He was sup-
posed 'to be opposed to the treaty, but
at the right moment came out in fa~
vor of it'in a speech that did much to
turn the tide. McEnery of Louisiana.
did not make up his mind how to vote
until just before the roll call, when he
let it be known that he would vote
"Aye.”
The last man to cast his vote was
Jones of Nevada, but his act lost some
of its dramatic interest as his vote was
not needed.
Counting the four senators paired.
theadvocates cast sixty-one votes, or
three more than necessary for ratifica-
tion“
The opponents needed thirty- -0ne and
got only twenty- seven direct votes. or
twenty-nine counting the pairs.
The following is a recapitulatlon for
illustration. For ratification, 57; pair-
ed 'for ratification, 4. Against ratifica-
tion, 27; paired against ratification, 2.
”Total, 90.
Review Hot the Agreement With Spain.
The treaty of peace with Spain was
signed in Paris on December 10 last,
after negotiations lasting ten weeks,
and was a triumph for American diplo—
macy. All the final provisions of the
protocol of August 12 were incorporated
in the treaty, and in addition it was
stipulated that the Philippine islands
should be ceded to the United States.
Every provision and every concession
On which the representatives of the
American government had insisted
had been yielded by the commissioners
of Spain.
The treaty consists of seventeen ar—
ticles, which are in brief as follows:
Article I.-—'Spain renounces all sov-
ereignty over Cuba.
Article II.——Spain cedes to the Uni-
ted States the island of Porto Rico and
the other islands now under her sov-
ereignty in the West Indies and the
island of Guam in the archipelago of
the Marianas or Ladrones.
Article III —Spain cedes to the Uni-
ted States the Philippine archipelago.
The United States shall pay to Spain
the sum of 320.000.000 within three
months after ,the1 interchange of the
ratifications of the present treaty.
Article IVE—Spanish ships shall be
admitted to Philippine ports under
anual terms wih American ships for ten
years.
' Article V.———Provides for the evacua.
tion of the Philippines and Guam by
Spain.
Article VI. —Liberation of prisoners
of war and political prisoners.
The remaining articles include the
customary provisions of treaties of
peace, covering the transfer of public
property in the territory renounced or
ceded, treatment of citiezns’ in such-
t‘erritory. and adjudication of cases at
law therein pending before the courts.
of Spain. '
;The final article stipulates that rati-
fications shall be exchanged in Wash-
ington within six months from the date
of the signature of the treaty.
War “our: Report Hold Up.
W'ashington, D. C., Feb. 7.—The war
investigating commission held an all
day session considering their report.
which, it is now said, would be ready
for transmission to the president about
Wednesday. .The reports of the chem-
ical caperts have been received on the
analysis of the beef samples submit-ted,
but it is intended to call the chemists
themselves to identify their ‘reports.
and, if necessary. amplify them by
verbal testimony. This/will necessitate
another day of open. session before the
work is completed.
The commission adopted appropriate
resolutions on the death o‘f’Colonel Sex-
lon. :-
Norwalk Chronicler