' A. T HE Ev E 111 11G" all 211.11: E (3111.11 BILL PASSED. Senate Almost. Unanimous After a. ‘Long Debate. RIVER, 1111 1111111011 BILL 11101011111 Mr. Sewall Spoke In Favor of the Hull-flawley Army Measure—En- tire Present Force Now Needed In Our Island Possessions. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.——After a ses- [tion of nearly eight ho rs yesterday the senate last evening at :30 o’clock pass- ed the river and harbor bill by the de- cisive vote of 50 to 3. The measure was under consideration throughout the day and on several of the committee amend 'men-ts a determined fight was made, but in every instance the opposition availed nothing. The sharpest contest arose over the Nicaragua canal bill amendment. A point of order was made against it that it was general legislation, but the sen- late, to which the vice president submit- ted the point, overruled it. It was then attacked as not being relevant to a river and harbor measure, but this, too, was overruled by the senate. Mr. Pettigrew ‘ (Silver Rep. S. D. ), Mr. Rawlins (Dem. Utah) and Mr. Teller (Silver Rep” Colo.) vigorously attacked the bill, their oppo- sition being directed especially against the canal amendment. The statement was made that the measure would nev- er see the light of day in the house and that the canal would not be built under the proposition inserted in the bill. During the afternoon Mr. Sewall oi New Jersey delivered a speech in sup- port of the Hull-Hewley army reorgan- ization bill. In stating his reasons for not desiring the Pacific islands Mr. Sewall said that he had visited them and was satisfied from personal observations that they and their inhabitants were not desira- ble acquisitions to this country. He de- clared that 1t 'would take an army oi from 25,000 to 50, 000 to maintain our con- trol in the Philippines. Even now the American troops were cooped up in Ma- nila and thus far had been able to ac- complish little. In his opinion 20,000 men would be required in Cuba and sev- eral thousand in Porto Rico, so that practically the entire army would be used in what might be termed our is- land possessions. With the mustering out of the volunteers we would not be in position to hold our own anywhere, as many men would be needed to take care of the coast fortifications if they were to. be given proper attention. Continuing his argument, Mr. Sewall said: “We cannot go outside of our lines in the Philippines. The situation is serious. Those people who are tur- bulent and intractable must be put down. If I were the president I would send a force there that would be suffi- cient to put them down Sharply and quickly.” Mr. Sewall then proceeded to make an analysis of the Hull- Hawley bill and in- dicating the desirability of enacting it into law. Mr. Sewall urged that the present situation in the Philippines would remain as it is so long as there was a division in the congress of the United States. Mr. Hawley took the floor to make a brief statement in regard to the com- promise army bill read in the house. The reading of the river and harbor bill was then proceeded with without objection until the Nicaragua cane. amendment was reached. When that amendment had been read Mr. Rawlins (Utah) called attention to 4he fact that there was no provision for the‘ ratification by the senate of any treaty that might be made with Nica- ragua or Costa Rica for right of way for the canal. Mr. Frye replied that no treaty was provided for. Mr. Rawlins said that he was of opin- ion that the question was one to be dealt with as a separate measure. He then made the point of order that the amendment was not in order because it provided for general legislation. Mr. Pettigrew supported the point of order, and Mr. F1ye contended that 1: was not well taken. After a long discussion of the point of order the vice president, availing himself of the rules of the senate, sub- mitted to the senate the question, “Is the amendment in order, and shall it be submitted to the senate?”- The ayes and nays were demanded, and the amendment was decided to be in order—~51 to 7. Those voting no were Messrs. Allen, Bate, Cockrell, Petti- grew, Rawlins, Teller and Vest. Mr. Spooner offered an amendment to the Nicaragua canal amendment as fol- lows: “That if the president shall be unable to secure from the governments of Nicaragua and Costa Rica such con- cessions as will enable the United States to build and perpetually own and con— trol said canal the president is ,author- ized to negotiate for a control of or a right to construct, maintain and per- petually control some other canal con— necting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and the president is required to nego- tiate for the abrogation or modification of any and all treaty obligations, if any exist, as shall in anywise interfere with the construction, ownership and per- ,petual control of any such canal.” The amendment was accepted. Mr. Frye, in charge of the bill, offered as an amendment to the bill a codifica- tion of laws relating to river and har- bor improvements, and it was agreed to without being read and without- di- vision. Mr. Pettigrew remarked sar- castically that he would not object, as it simply added to the monstrosities of the measure. He was satisfied the house would never let the bill see daylight. Mr. Teller (Silver Rep., Colo.) made a vigorous argument against the bill, adverting‘ particularly to the Nicaragua canal feature. He denounced the canal plan, declaring that it was based upon no intelligent information and investi- gation. No living man, he said, could say what the can‘al ' would cost. It might cost $300,000,000 or $400,000,000. He declared that congress was “going it blind” in putting the canal project up. on the river and harbor bill and hurry- ing it through in such fashion. An amendment appropriating $1,000 for the repair of the sea wall at Marble- head, Mass, was agreed to. After some minor amendments the measure was placed on its passage and passed—50 t9 3. Messrs. Pettigrew, Rawlins and Teller voted against the bill. At 6:40 the senate adjourned; ‘ , Weather Probabilities. , _,Fair: light to fresh northerly winds. MORE ABOUT BEEF. General Eagan Concludes His Testl-t m'ony—Other Witnesses Heard. 'WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. —-After a. see- sion of little more than two hours the court of inquiry investigating the’ beei charges adjourned until Monday, pend,- ing the arrival of witnesses who have been summoned. Former Commissary General Eagan yesterday concluded his testimony, explaining the provisions oi contracts for beef supplies to the armies in Porto Rico, cuba and the Philip- pines. He 'very vigorously denied any knowledge of any chemical treatment of beef to preserve it and disaVOwed any connection whatever of the govern- ment with any such treatment. He fur- ther defended the canned ioast beef explaining why'it'had been sent to the troops, and when Colonel Davis, the re- corder, asked him if any food had been used as “an experiment or pretense of experiment, suggesting General Miles famous allegation that precipitated the Eagan court martial, the former com- missary general with great dignity and lemphasis replied sweepingly in the neg- ative. ‘ General Eagan was followed by Ma- jor General S. B. M. Young and other officers who were in the Santiago cam- paign and by officers of the subsistence department. The refrigerated beef was commended, while the canned roast beef 'on the whole iather ‘suffered as a se- quence to the day’s testimony. Next week. probably 15 witnesses will be heard, among them perhaps Governor Roosevelt of New York, and it is ex- pected that Dr. W. H. Daly will be ex- amined later in the neck, when the beef concerns will have their represent- atives here to hear the witness repeat charges that the refrigerated beef was treated chemically. The beef concerns have not been noti- fied when to appea1. Colonel Davis said it had not developed fully from the evi- dence who furnished the beef at Jack- sonville, Tampa, Chickamauga and Por- to Rico which was attacked, and until the origin of the beef was ascertained notification to the beef concerns would be impossible. Some time next week, according to present expectations, the court will leave for the west, going first to Chicago to inspect the plants of the concerns that furnished beef during the war ,and later to Omaha, Kansas City and perhaps St. Louis. The Peace Treaty In Spain. MADRID, Feb. 25. ——In the chamber of deputies yesterday the debate upon the peace treaty was continued. The min~ ister of finance, Senor Puigcerver, re- proached Senor Silvela, the Conserva- tive leader, with speaking “more like an American minister than a Spanish statesman.” Senor Moret y Prender- gast, former minister of the colonies, also defended himself against Senor Sil— vela’s attack, declaring that the de- struction of the United States battle- ship Maine was the first cause of war. He said that when General Fitz- Hugh Lee visited the battleship after the ex- plosion the latter exclaimed, “Now I have it!” “The truth is,” said Senor Moret, “that the United States wanted a war in order to attain imperialism. and Spain was the victim.” A Multiplex Printing_Telcgrnph. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 25.——A prac- tical test of the Rowland multiplex printing telegraph, th invention of Pro- fessor Rowland of Jo ns Hopkins uni- versity, was made yesterday over a Pennsylvania railroad wire between here and Jersey City. Three -messages were consecutively sent to Jersey City over the wire at the same time and were received simultaneously in the Pennsyl- vania railroad terminus in that city. The machine is adapted to send eight messages, four each way, at the same time. This is accomplished by means of alternating currents. The Fight will Be Dropped. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. ——Admiral Schley was at the capitol for some time yesterday, and his friends were in con— ference with him and among themselves for some time. The understanding among them now is that they will not further press the fight over the question of Admiral Sampson’s advancement over Admiral Schley. They will. there- fore, agree to let the nominations be confirmed without much, if any, more debate, depending upon future legisla— tion to place Admiral Schley before the country in the position which they think he should occupy. . The Finnish Senate Yields. STOCKHOLM, Feb. 25.—The _ new Russian governor general of Finland has at length forced the Finnish senate to promulgate the decree of Emperor Nicholas, recently issued, depriving the Finnish parliament of the exclusive. right heretofore enjoyed 'of discussing measures designed to bring Finland in— to closer conformity with the rest of the empire. He had threatened, in the event of a refusal, to proclaim a state of siege and to introduce a force of Russian troops into the grand duchy. Imprisoned In a Crib. CLEVELAND, Feb. 25,—Five men are . imprisoned in a temporary water works :rib several miles out in Lake Erie, and there is much apprehension felt for their safety. Enormous piles of ice almost hide the crib from view. No communi- cation has been had with the men for several days, and it is known their pro~ visions are short. Attempts to reach the rrib with a tug have proven unsuccessq. ful. The last supply of food was taken to the crib three weeks ago. Alger Denies the Story. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—Secretary Alger returned to Washington yester- day. and when asked concerning reports that he intended to resign from the cab- ' lnet, said that he never had entertained such an idea and that so far as his own disposition was concerned he ‘would re- main in the cabinet until the end of the present administration. ‘Governor of Tlgre Captured. LONDON, Feb. 25.—A dispatch from Jibutil, on the west coast of the gulf of Aden, announces that Emperor Men- slik of’Abyssinia has captured, without striking a blow, the Abyssinian chief, Ras Mangasona, governor of the prov- ince of Tigre, who for some time had maintained a. rebellious attitude toward the negus. .; The Maine Smallpox Score. LEWISTON. Me., Feb. 25. —-'.I'he small-. pox‘ score is abutting. No new cases are reported in either Lewiston or Auburn. In Auburn it has been decided to reopen' the city schools Feb. 28 and the rural lchooll March 6. L damaged considerably. 110111111; 001111011 Rebels Active Outside, but Manila Is Quiet. DEWEY CABLES FOR THENOREGON Secretary Long Thinks the Demand, Has No International Significance. The Junta at Hongkong Io- sucs a Harsh Tirade. MANILA,‘ Feb. 25,—The enemy’: sharpshooters were particularly'active about Caloocan all day yesterday. Spe' cial attention was paid to the three gun battery near' the railroad, and the improvement of the rebel marksman- ship was very ,noticeable. The rebels fired volleys at the battery, their bullets frequently skimming the tops of the sandbags. A lieutenant of the Twentieth Kansas volunteers and three other ,men were slightly wounded. A man was killed ir. the trenches. The rebel battery has not been used since a shell from the monitor Monadi nock exploded over it Thursday. The enemy’s fire was so hot during the night in the vicinity of the Higgins house that the headquarters was re- moved to a church 400 yards inside the line. A few small fires have destroyed na- tive shacks in various parts of the city. The Twentieth infantry is being dis- embarked from the United States trans— port Scandia. The regiment will be en- camped on the water front at the for- mer quarters of the Tennessee volun- teers temporarily. Owing to the wholesale arrests of all suspected Filipinos and the clearance oi the streets at 7 o’clock the city was as quiet as possible. Outside Manila the rebels were very active. Near Caloocan the brigade com- manded by General Harrison Gray Otis had several lively skirmishes with the ' rebels. But by daylight the enemy was driven back with severe loss. The feeling in this city is much im- proved, and business generally has been resumed. Excellent order is maintained by General Hughes’ police force, which is universally commended. All duties on‘ importations of fresh fruits, vegetables and meats have been temporarily suspended. .Orders have been issued to enforce the provisional customs tariff at Iloilo, and the following officers have been appoint- ed to conduct the civil affairs of Iloilo: Major Theodore Stomberg, treasurer; Captain J. T. Evans, collector of cus- toms; Ensign L. H. Everhart, port cap— tain; E. C. Hatch, Eighteenth infantry, collector of revenue. Dewey Cables For the Oregon. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25,—The follow- ing dispatches have been received at the navy department: “Manila, Feb. 24.—For political rea— sons the Oregon should be sent here at once. DEWEY." “Manila, Feb. 24. -—Yorktown arrived. Charleston and Petrel cruising around the Philippine Islands. Affairs more quiet. DEWEY.” The Oregon arrived at Hilo Feb. 4 and at Honolulu Feb. 5. The Oregon is expected by the navy department tojarrive at Manila about March 10, and General Otis within a week will have, about 2,500 men as‘ re-_ enforcements. The cabinet gave some attention to Dewey's cable message relative to the political importance of sending the Ore- gon at once to Manila. The conclusion reached was that too much importance should not be attached to it; that Dew- ey wants the big ship to influence the Filipinos through fear. Secretary Long said, when asked for an explanation of the reference to political reasons in the dispatch, said: “I am sure that it has-no internation- al significance, you may state positive- ly. Probably he wants a fine ship there, as the American commissioners are about due, and it will give weight to the American representations.” It is suggested from other naval sources that Dewey wants the Oregon to release a number of smaller ships of the fleet for other work. He has been planning a tour among the other is- lands than Luzon with the purpose of establishing the authority of the United States among them. It is also neces- sary to establish a. close blockade to prevent the insurgents from receiving supplies. These projects require for their execution a number of ships. Dew- ey cannot spare them at present, but when the Oregon gets into Manila har— bor she will be sufficiently formidable to insure the protection of the entire harbor in conjunction with the two big double turreted m nitors Monterey and Monadnock. The emainder of the fleet will then be free to carry out the proj- ects. While these three armored ships are lying in Manila bay there is no fear that any force can enter or pass out without their consent. The Junta at Hongkong Venomous. HONGKONG, Feb. 25.-—The Filipino junta in Hongkong publishes a venom- ous anti-American tirade, in part to the following effect: “Chaos and‘ pandemonium reign at Manila; trade is paralyzed, and provi- sions are at famine prices. The Amer- ican ofiicers are afraid to exercise au- thority over the recalcitrant soldiers. While fighting is in progress both mil- itary and police defy their officers and, proceed to the front to see what they style ‘fun.’ “In order-to hush the scandal of a. wanton night bombardment of the house of a foreign consul (the name is not given) the American authdritics promptly paid for the damage, hoping to avoid publicity. The escape of the consul’s family was miraculous.” The manifesto General Otis is “incapable of filling his position" and then proceeds in a rabid denunciation of the American soldiers, declaring that “their conduct is bring- ing disgrace upon the white race. ” The junta says that the premises of a Hongkong merchant at 110110 have been looted by Americans and that the mer- chant has lodged heavy claims for his losses. The tirade concludes with the statement: Fire In Minneapollu. MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 25.—_The Trib-‘ uho building caught fire at 10:30 last" - night in the job printing reams on the third floor and was totally destroyed... with The Century building adjoining. The Journal-Tirnes building was also ‘ club of Syracuse on March 1. has been alleges that Major, ,3%c.; centrifugal, 96 test, 49“.; refined vTHE BULGARIA SAFE. Reaches the Alon-es After Drifting Eight Hundred Miles. PONTA DELGADA,= Azores Islands, i Feb. 25.—The Hamburg-American liner Bulgaria, Captain Schmidt,- from New York on Jan. 28 for. Hamburg, previous- ly FeDOrted in great distress by the British tank steamer Weehawken 800 miles from the Azores islands, entered port yesterday. All on board the Bul- garia are in good health. . The Bulgaria, it appears, stopped 11 days, during which she was engaged in repairing her machinery and rudder. She lost one man during the operation. The British steamer Antillian, Captain Frost, from Liverpool on Feb. 4 for New Orleans, attempted to take the Bulgaria in tOW. but gave up the task. The Bul- garia eventually proceeded to DON alone. The British tank steamer Weehawken, Captain Casey, from Philadelphia on Jan. 27 for Hull, arrived here on Feb. 12 1 with 25 passengers whom she had taken off the Bulgaria. The Bulgaria was spoken by the Weehawken on Feb. 5 in latitude 40 north and longitude 43 west. ' She was pronounced to be in a sinking condition, with three of her holds full oi water, her rudder disabled and her ma- chinery out of order. She had a crew 01 98 men and carried 41 rassengers. The rescued passengers of the Bulga- ria reported that the cargoof the Bul- garia had shifted, throwing the steamer on her beam ends and that, although a quantity of her cargo was jettisoned, the crew were unable to right her. Dur- ing the gale 150 horseswere ,lost from the Bulgaria, and a boat with four men in her went adrift. They were eventual- ly picked up by the Vittoria. Johnson Again Rampant. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—During the general debate upon the army appro- priation bill in the house yesterday Mr. Johnson (Rep, Ind), who made several notable speeches violently attacking the policy of the administration during the consideration of the army reorganiza- tion bill a fortnight ago, returned to the assault and delivered against the presi- dent and some of his advisers the most scathing philippic heard in the house for months. He sneered at the president and the influences which he alleged con- trolled him, impugned his motives, ques- tioned his sincerity and likened him to Dickens’ most contemptible character, charged his secretary of war with in« competency and predicted that the pres- ident would in‘ the end he lngulfed by adverse public sentiment. Head On Collision at Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 25.—One per- son was killed and 13 others injured last night in a head on collision be- tween two Pennsylvania railroad trains near the Forty-fourth street bridge, West Philadelphia. Wesley Walton, fireman, of West Chester, Pa., was kill- ed. The accident was due to an open switch. The colliding trains were the Paoli accommodation, bound for this city, and the outward bOund West Chester express. The trains were sched- uled to pass each other shortly after 5 o’clock. The engineer of the Paoli train either did not notice the open switch 01 it was too late to stop. Nearly all the injured passengers were in the forward car of the West Chester train, and their injuries consist chiefly of :bruises. Great Loss by Break of Water Main. ' SYRACUSE, Feb. 25.—_There was, a bad break in a water main at the corner of South Salina and Jefferson streets yesterday. The pressure of the water was so great that it forced its way through the pavement and also heaved the pavement near the curbing on either side of the street. Cellars in neighbor” ing stores were flooded, and a fire en- gine pumped out the, water. The loss is estimated at $20,000. American Sunday School Union. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 25,—The Amer- ican Sunday School union, whose head- quarters are in Philadelphia, will on the 25th of May celebrate its seventy-fifth anniversary in this city. The Academy of Music has been secured for the meet- ings. Men of influence have been invited to attend the celebration, including President McKinley. Ryan-Creedon Fight Declared Ofl. NEW YORK, Feb. 25.—The 20 round bout between Dan Creedon of Australia and Tommy Ryan. which was to have been decided at the Monarch Athletic declared off. Creedon has arrived here and made the announcement. May Be Insane. AUGUSTA, Me., Feb. 25.—Bradford Knights of Richmond, who is under ar— iest here charged with the murder of Mamie Small at Gardiner, Feb. 17 has been taken to the State Insane hospital for examination as to his mental con— dition. ' Swiss Statesman Dead. BERN, Switzerland, Feb. 25. — M. Emile VVelti, the distinguished Swiss statesman, who was six times elected president of the Swiss confederation, died yesterday in his Seventy-fourth year. New York Markets. FLOUR—State and western held steady, but still lacked buyers; winter patents, $3. 75@4; winter straights, 33. 63 @3. 70; Minnesota patents, $3. 95@4. 25, winter extras, [email protected]. WHEAT—No. 2 red dull, but steady on foreign buying and moderate Argen- tine shipments; March, 83%@S4c.; May, 77 7-16@77%c. RYE—Quiet; state, 62%c.; No. 2 west- ern, 6634a, f. o. b., afloat. ‘ CORN—No. 2 eased off under cold, clear weather news; May,1401/§@40 11-16c. OATS—Dull; track, white, state, 36% @40%c.; track, white, western, 361,é@ 40%0. 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