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THE NICARAGUA CANAL
May Attach The House Bill To
River and Harbor Measure.
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CONSIDERING PROPORTION
This Would Insure the Biatter Being
Brought to a ”Vote in the House Despite
Speaker Reed’s Opposition. There are
I’reoedents for this Course.
VVnshingtOn, D. (3., Feb. 9.——A propo-
sition to add the. House Nicaragua ca—
nal bill as an amendment to the 11V er
and. harbor bill in the Senate is now
under consideration. The adoption of
this proposition appears to depend up;
on Senator Frye, chairman of the Sen—
ate commerce committee. and it is be-
lieved that he will approve of it. The
status of the Nicaragua bill is as fol--
lows: '
The Senate has passed the Morgan
bill, with amendments, and the House
committee has favorably reported the
Hepburn bill, with amendments. These
bills differ‘greatly in form, but the
House bill gives the president great
, latitude and might admit of his paying
for work done on the canal by private
corporations as is contemplated in the
Senate bill. ' ‘
It is claimed that there is an over-
whelming majority in the House for
the bill, but that Speaker Reed is riot
disposed to give time for its consid—
eration. At the suggestion of Mr. Bar-
ham, a member of the House commit—
tee, the proposition has been made to
attach the House bill to the river and
harbor bill, which is now before Sena-
tor Frye’s committee.
The objection that might be raised
to this method of getting a vote on
the measure is that it provides for
work on water ways outside the Uni-
ted States, and therefore has no place
on the river and harbor bill. This 0b-
jection is answered by the citation of
the fact that an appropriation for the
improvement of Pearl Harbor, in Ha-
waii. was made in a river and harbor
bill while that island was foreign :er-
ritory, and that an appropriation was
made for Page Pago Bay, Samoa, and
that other like appropriations have
been made in river and harbor bills:
It is stated that Senator Morgan is
willing to accept the House Nicaragua
bill as an amendment to the river and
harbor bill and that Senator Frye ap—
pears to be favorably disposed if the
precedents are established. The ques-
tion is to be settled at a conference.
I: 1 the House.
Washington, D. C., Feb. 9.—-'—l11 the
House yesterday Mr. Corliss, 1-.epubli-
can of Michigan, called Ep the Senate
bill to amend the law requiring bal—
lots for members of Congress L0 be
written orprinted so as to permit the
use of machines where authorized by
the laws of the state. The bill was
passed, 94 to 44. '
When the regu ar order was called
for Mr. Mercer, Republican of Nebras-
ka, chairman of the public buildings
and grounds committee, instead of
moving to go into committee of the
whole for the consideration of the re—
maining bills reported from the com—
mittee, indicated his purpose, first to
pass the b"ls favorably acted upon
by the committee of the whole Mon—
day. The members who still had bills
lunacted upon objected strenuously to
this proceeding, and finally, under the
threat of filibustering Mr. Mercer
yielded and the House w.-nt into com-
mittee of the 'wh0' e and took up the
1'emaini-1g llAAS in thz1i1 o1der.
He gave notice that he would move
that the committee use at -‘. o’clock.
‘ Mr. Maddox, Democrat 01 Georgia,
made a general onslaught upon the
11011; of the committee on public buil-
dings and grounds. charging that the
committee had discriminated outr-age
ously in favor of certain cities He
cited particularly Carrollton, Ky. There
were, he said, thirty—two larger towns
than Carrollton in Kentucky. without
buildings. But the popularity of the
member representing that district, 511‘.
Berry, had secured a ravorable 10pm?
on that bill.
Army Bill to be Passed.
.Washington, D. 0. Feb. 9.--There is
every reason to believe that the army
reorganization bill will pass the Sen-
ate with a few slight amendments.
The Democrats, held by Gorman.
against the treaty, cannot be kept in
line against the army bill. Senators
Murphy and Smith especially favor
the measure, and there are others who
opposed the treaty, but who will vote
for the Hull measure.
The only hope of the opposition is
to filibuster. Senator Gorman being
a member of the committee on appro-
priations, will endeavor to have all the
appropriation bills considered and pas-
sed by the Senate before the army bill
is taken up The mino1'1ty are willing
to pass a. resolution continuing the ar-
my another year on its present basis,
and they hope to compel a Compromise
on this ground. '
Comptroller Issues Bank Call,
W'ashington, D. 0., Feb. 9.—The
comptroller of the currency has issued
a call for reports of the condition of
all national banks at the close of bus-
ines :5 February 4.
New President for Brown.
Providence, R. 1., Feb. 9.—-At a meet-
ing of the Brown University Corpora-
tion the Rev. Dr. James Monroe Tay-
lor has been unanimously elected pres-
ident of the university. Dr. Taylor is
now president of Vassar College and
was formerly pastor of the Fourth
Baptist church in this city.
National Favor for Buffalo’s Faith——
\Vashington, D. 0., Feb. 9.—-The
[House Committee on Ways and Means
has agreed to report favorably the bill
appropriating five hundred thousand
dollars for the Pan-American Electric
Exposition at Buffalo in 1901. The bill
provides 'tw0 hundred thousand dollars
for a govmnmeht building and three
hundred thwsand dollar:l for an ex-
hibit.
Unrnegle’s Ofler to Atlanta.
Atlanta Ga... Feb. 9.——Andrew Carne-
gie has offered the city of Atlanta one
hundred thousand dollars for a tree
public library, the conditions being
that the city furnish the site and de.
vote five thousand dollars per yea! to
the maintenance of the lnsfitution.
.ambassador a higher
steamer Catania, from Glasgow,
SHERMAN AND SPANISH EMBASS‘I.
0n Restoration of‘Pe'ece an Ambassador
Goes to Spain. ' .
Washington, D. (3., Feb. Alf—Now that.
the treaty of peace between the United-
States and Spain has been ratified there
is talk in administration circles of ex-
Secretary John Sherman and the Span-
ish embassy. When peace is restored
it will be necessary to send an ambas-
sador to Spain to negotiate for the re-
storation of commercial, extradition
and other treaties that existed before
the war.
There is talk in official circles of
offering this place to ex-Secretary
Sherman, and asking him once more to
enter public life and serve this ad-
ministration and the country. Ex—Sec-
retary Sherman, a. few days before the
vote was taken, changed his views and
gave out an interview urging ratifi-
cation of the treaty. 1
HON. JOHN SHERMAN.
It is argued by some that ex-Secre—
tary Sherman would not care to take
a commission after having been sec—
retary of state, but it .is acknowledged
that such a special mission gives the
position in the
diplomatic world than that of an or—
dinary minister.
Pan-American Fair Bill.
Albany, N. Y., Feb. 9.—Senator G. A.
Davis introduced the Pan-American
exposition appropriation bill, author-
izing the
eral managers of the exposition, to
provide a building for state headquar-
ters, and an exhibit of the commercial,
agricultural, industrial, military, na—
val. artistic and other interests of. the
state.
The governor is to appoint a board
of district commissioners for each of
the eight judicial districts of the state,
'a chief executive oflicer of the board
of managers at a salary of $3,500 a
year, and a secretary at a salary of
$2,000, the slaries not to be paid for
more than two years.
boards are to serVe without compensa-
tion. The act makes an appropriation
of five hundred thousand dollars. Sen-
ator Davis secured the advancement
of the bill to the order of final passage
without opposition.
Honors tn the hIaine’s Chaplain.
Albany, N. Y., Feb. 9.—A11 unusual
distinction was given the Rev. Father
John P. Chidwick, chaplain of the bat—
tleship Maine, yesterday by the as-
sembly of New York state. Upon mo-
tion of Assemblyman Trainor of New
York, not only the privileges of the
floor were extended to him, but he
was also asked to occupy the speaker’s
chair, from Which he briefly addressed
the assembly on theblowing up of the
Maine. Great applause greeted the
"chaplain as he took his seat in the
speaker’s chair.
He said that the assertion frequently
made that the officers of the Maine
were on land when the explosion oc-
curred was a base falsehood. He re-
cited the incidents of the awful night
when the Maine’s brave sailors became
the victims of Spanish treachery.
He thanked, the assembly on behalf
of the sailors of the Maine for the dis-
tinction conferred upon him, which he
said was offered in their name rather
than because of his own personality.
Anxiety for Overdue Ships.
New York, Feb. 9.—The reports of
the terrible hurricane encountered in
mid—ocean on the last westward voy~
age of the big liners St. Louis, Lucani-
and La. Champagne, have made the
owners and agents of delayed vessels
somewhat uneasy regarding
ships.
Seafarlng men have given up all
hope of ever seeing the British freight-
er Almida, which sailed from Shields,
England, for this port, on December
19 last, in command of Captain A. Mcv
Gregor, with a crew of twenty-five
men.
The Tweedie Trading Company’s
De-
cember 21, left St. Michaels, Aozres,
on the sixth of January last, and up
to the present time the vessel has not
'been heard from.
Bowering & ,Archibald, ‘the agents . of
the Catania, say that the boat .ought
to have been here several days ago,
but that it has probably been delayed
by the hurricane. _.
The overdue liner is in charge of
Captain Furlong and has a crew of
thirt y—five.
Barrio’s Fortune Swept Away.
.11111 FIancisco, Feb. 9.—Of the splén.
id fmtune acquired by President Bar-
rios, while at the head of the Guate-
malan government, not a vestige re~
mains. Mme. Ager-ia. Regia Barrios,
his widow, has received'advices from
her agents in the Central American
republic "that the vast estates, valued
at ten million dollars, have been seized
by (ioditors and legal processes issued.
Ame. Barrios, who saved her private
for line. consisting mostly of securi-
ties and jewels, will soon go to Eu-
rope.”
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Panama Strikers \Veakcnlng.
Colon, Colombia, Feb. 9.—There are
now signs of a termination of the
strike of the wharf laborers at Pana—
ma The wa1ehouses and piers are
blocked with cargo, .of which fifteen
thousand tons are awaiting transporta-
tion. ,
The Sultan's Many D1 luslons. '
London. Feb. 9.+A dispatch , from
', Bucharest to the Exchange Telegraph
P‘Compa‘ny says that the sultan of Tur-
""key is 111. He has a arlety of delu-
sions and in in constant. fear of assas-
1111111111111.
governor to appoint six ge11-'
Members of all'
their ~
Mon NEWS FROM 0118
Manila. Is Quiet And The Citizens
Appear Generally Cheerful.
HIS SOLDIERS WERE BR AVE: .
Will Not Confer with Insurgent Chief——
Native FOII'CCS Broken Up—Gen. Otis
Reports That. Their Army is Disinte-
_ grated.
Washington, D. 0., Feb. 9.-—General
Otis, in the following dispatch to the
war department describes the engage-
ment at Caloocan, six miles north of
the city:
Manila, Feb. 3.
Adjutant General, Washington:
Situation rapidly improving; recon-
naissance yesterday to south, several .
miles to east to Lagunade Bay, to
northeast eight miles. Driving strag-
gling insurgent troops in various di-
rections, encountering no decided op—
position; army disintegrated and na-
tives returning to village displaying
White flag; near Calcooean, six miles
north, the enemy made a. stand behind
intrenéhments; charged by Kansas
troops led by .Colonel Funston; close
encounter resulting in rout of enemy
with very heavy loss. Loss to Kansas
——Lieutenant_ Alford killed, six men
wounded.
Night of 4th Aguinaldo issued flying
proclamation charging Americans with
initiative and declared war; Sunday is-
sued another, calling all to resist for-
eign invasion; his influence throughout
this section destroyed; now applies for
cessation of hostilities and conference;
have declined to answer; insurgent ex—
pectation of rising in city on.night of
4th unrealized, provost marshal gen—
eral, with admirable disposition of
troops defeated every attempt; city
quiet, business resumed; natives re-
spectful and cheerful; the fighting
qualities of American troops a revela-
tion to all inhabitants.
CHARGE AT CALOOCAN.
Kansas Volunteers Gallantly Rescue 3
Reconnoiiering Part1
Manila Wednesday, Feb. 8,—9.05 a.
m.———Three companies of the Kansas
regiment, under command of Colonel
Funston, made a brilliant charge last
evening ragainst a. body of Filipinos
who were hard pressing a reconnoiter-
ing party which‘ was doing duty not
far from Caloocan. The Americans be-
haved with the greatest gallantry.
The reconnoitering party were fight-
ing against véry heavy odds, but they
showed no signs of quitting though
there is scarcely a doubt‘that they
would have been cut to pieces had it
not been for theopportune arrival of
the Kansas troops. After a. desperate
conflict, in which Lieutenant Albert C.
Alford of Company I and a private
were killed and five wounded, the ene-
my were driven back to Caloocan,
which is the strohgest position of the
rebels.
Meantime the light draught gunboats
were shelling the town from the left,
while the Utah Battery was putting in_
good work from the right.
Their shells set the town on fire and
it is supposed inflicted severe losses on
the Filipinos.
Casualties,
Washington, D. C., Feb. 9.—The cas-
ualties reported so far by General
Otis number two hundred and fifty.
In bus dispatch to 'the war department
Monday General Otis estimated the
casualties at exactly that number, but
the estimate did not include one officer
killed and six wounded in the charge
of the Twentieth Kansas on Caloocan,
which occurred subsequent to the send-
ing of the dispatch. The additional
casualties reported yesterday number
fifty-three, in detail seven killed, one
missing and forty-five wounded. The
reports to date capitulated are as fol—
lows: Killed, 57; wounded, 193; the
missing being included among the kilv
led.
AGAINST ILOILO NEXT.
Otis it. is Believed Has Sent Reenforce-
' ments Thei'e.
Washington, D. 0., Feb. 9.—Impor-
tant news concerning 110110 was re-
ceived at the war department from
General Otis yesterday. There is rea-
son to believe that General Otis has
sent reinforcements to Brigadier Gen—
eral Miller, who is in command of the
detachment there, with instructions Ito
demand the surrender of the place, and
if the demand is refused to take the
town by force.
The troops at Iloilo are the Eight-
eenth regular infantry and one battery
of the Sixth regular artillery. They
are on transports lying near the en-
trance to Iloi'lo bay. The warships
Baltimore and Petrel are at Iloilo and
the Boston is on her way there to re-
lieve the Baltimore.
The latest information received from'
General Otis regarding the situation
[at Manila is regarded as most impor-
tant. Notwithstanding the belief that
there will be more fighting ,3, it is felt
that :the backbone of the Philippine up-
rising :iS broken. This is indicated in
the statement of General Otis that
Aguinaldo’s influence in the vicinity of
Manila has been destroyed, ,and the
fact that the insurgent leader has re-
quested cessation offighting and a c011-
ference, .
It is believed that Aguinaldo depend-
ed considerably upon support in Ma-
nila, and the good work of the soldiers
in the city is responsible for the fail-
ure of the natives to assist in the in-
suirection.
The assertion is made by several of-
ficers that the decision of the presi-
dent and the cabinet that an aggres-
sive campaign should be pursued by
the United States forces had probably
been communicated to General Otis.
Secretary Alger says, however, that
General Otis t,Wbuld not be instructed
as to the detailed conduct of the cam-
paign. V 1
Yellow Fever Among Soldiers.
Havana, Cuba, Feb. 9.—Slx cases of
yellow fever have developed among the
soldiel‘s belonging to the 202d New
York regiment, stationed at Guanajay.
province of Pinar del Rio.
Perate- ‘Clooney is very ill, but the
other cases are not regarded as belnz
specially serious. ,
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AAA. FA} 11f All All BERLIN
The President’s CommisSicner Is"
A Sent 05 A Secret Mission.
TEE LA TBS T0 OOI.llfi1-1'-.OE
Declines to Discuss It, but Promises Im-'
pox-tent News—St. Louis Has a iiig List
of Passengers luczndmg Several Perszms
ol‘Note.
New York, Feb. 9.-—The scenes at-
tending the depa1tu1e of the Ameli-
can line steamer St. Louis yest:.d-;.'
were like those of an early scion-1e1-
sailing, despite the miniature blizzaid‘
which hoWled through the ship’s r15,”
grog and wh1ch kept the sailors 11111;;-
sweeping snow and sleet from “1111'
decks. The St. Louis carried an u1.--
usually large number of saloon pas—
sengers, and there were many notable
persons included in. the list, besides
a bevy of theatrical beauties to add
life and gayety to the voyage.
Perhaps the passenger whose pres-
ence on board was fraught with the
most importance .was Hon. Robert 1’.
Porter, who has only just returned
from Cuba, after accomplishing a dell-
‘cate mission, which will result in the
disba’ndlng of the Cuban army or der
Gomez. His intended departure for
Europe had been kept a secret, and
only those who had a. personal ac—
quaintance‘with the commissioner were
aware of his presence on board, as his
lame did not appear on the published
passenger list. A reporter found Com-
missioner Porter in the saloon and
inked for information as to his trip.
“You can just say that I am going
abroad for a short visit, and expect
to be back in about six weeks ,”’ said
l.l‘r.1‘o1ter.‘
“But going so suddenly after your
intuin f1om Cuba, and the fact that
you1 name \1 as not on the pas seng
lists will lead many people to think
that there is some other significance
to your journey,” said the. reporter.
"The Cuban and Porto Rico tariff
measures which I was requested to
prepare have been finished, and my
latest mission to Cuba brought to a
successful close, so why 5 1ould.l not
take a little rest?” ’
“\Vill you state, Mr. Porter, whether
you are going on any mission for tha
government?”
“I will say this much. I expect to
visit London and Berlin in connection
with commcz'clnl matters. More than
s I cannot say at present. We may
line a good sto1y for you in a few
..ceks, how- L’xel
‘Do }011 :11 as a representative oi
the ’1’721'2’; ed Hate .s govcrim'ient'P’
“l Ll’fl. not 11'151111"~.1ny more cues—
tloizs,“ mph 0. the (01:11.:1cc1one1 with
a larch. . ,
ll 1nd Mrs. Royal Phelps Carroll.'
General E. Bord Grubb, former 11.111-
istcr to Spain; Robert E. A. Dorr and
General C. A. Whittier, U. S. A., new.
also on board.
Gen. ingun’s ' uspwnsion.
‘Tfasliingttn, D. (3., Feb. 9.—Although
Central 1"" ".1111 has Leen suspended
\viLliout 1'2 or duty. he still remaalns
cothmies 11‘3" general of. the army, draw—
the pay _of that o‘l‘ice, and th..1'e is
V 15.111 be displaced
in is!” m 41.118 c.111._
been use in ii
such sin
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no way in which 11;-
nntil he is retired.
differs from the 1:1.1'y,
latter branth of the SCI‘\1C‘C
appointments are mace for
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V1133.
This was decided in the case of
Ju'dge Advocate. General Swalm, a
number of years ago. Though sus-
pended from the army for twelve years
he continued to be the judge advocate
general, although his duties were per-
formed by the acting judge advocate
general, Lieber, the present incumbent
of the ofilcc, and this. state of things
contznued for nine years during allrof
\1'1'1E1h time General Swaim continued
to thaw full pay, while his deputy drew
only the pay corresponding to the low-
er rank. ,
(f1i1e1al Eagan is still in Washing—
ton .11. d the ac ting commiss ary general,
CU11111£A John 1. \icst011,is sick in l\ew
York, never yet having been able to
ass .1119 his place in the department at
1 ashisgton.
Net to be Discharged Yet.
\Vashington, D. 0., Feb. 9.—-—It was
said at the war department that the
decision respecting the status-quo in
the Philippines also covers the ques—'
tion of the disbanding of the army.
There is quim - a large proportion of the,
illCl ease of the regular a1my that was
mustered in "fol the war,” with the
specific pledg e that on the return of
peace these men, although regula1s
and mustered in nominally for three
yea1s. 11 ould be given their discharge
at any time on their own request.
If advantage were generally taken
of this pledge it Would seriously de-
plete juncrirran forces in the field, but
the time for the redemption of the pro-
misc has not arrived, and, according
to the ruling of the department the war
conti1 mos until after the exchange of
rat i21;1-.ic1t:< of the peace treaty by the
t'v\O c1111.-11s.1 Altm that the end of
the \‘.a1'r10.1.'1l11y will be formally an-
nounced by executive proclamation, as
was the declaration of the war last
spring.
‘vul‘iilllg u-I‘ille Army lill.
V'Vashlngton, D. 0., Feb. 9.—The Sen-
ate committee on military affairs yes-
terday continued its consideration of
the army reorganization bill. Major
General Miles has been before the com—
mittee giving his recommendations as
to the various provisions of the bill.
General Miles made the suggestion-
that if it was apparent the reorganiza-
tion bill could not . be passed by the
Senate the only thing to do was to-ex-
tend for one year the: provisions for the
present temnol‘ary‘lhcrease of' the ar-
my entire basis of sixty-two thousand
'men. . 2
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Cleveland, Feb. 9.—At a meeting of
the cereal manufacturers in this city
the proposition for consolidation, with
a capital stock of thirty-three million
dollars, was accepted, and the combin-
ation is now assured.
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