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  • New York Tribune (New York, NY) 1900-02-21 [p 2]THE CRUISER'S PAYMASTER EXONERATED BT AN...
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THE CRUISER'S PAYMASTER EXONERATED BT AN INVESTIGATING BOARD. Washington. Feb. * (Speclal).-When the cruiser Charleston was wrecked two months ago on an uncharted reef north of Luzon, the ship's pay- master wag compelled to abandon his money safe, which contained about twenty thousand Mexican dollars and **X> in gold. The weisrht of this amount of specie and the fctrong box was too great to im- peril the lives of the men set adrift in the open boats, with no certainty of bHng able to keep afloat until land could be reached. It was neces- Fary to utilize all the spare capacity of the boats for food and for arms and ammunition, for fear a landing would have to be made on a barren chore, or that sympathizer* of Aguinaldo would offer a reception at whl<-h gun s and cartridges would be worth more than M.-xican money. The morey left behind had been charged against Pay- master Reynolds, of the Charleston, to the amount of $12,340, and when he reached Manila his ac- rounu were found to be short that much. Un<ler the regulations Admiral Watnon ordered a board to investigate this fail.ire to balance accounts. The report, which rcarhH Washington to-day, fully exonerates th» paymaster from any actual wickedness or \u25a0\u25a0rimina! intent in the transaction. RECONSTRUCTION OF THE BOSTON. Washington, Feb. JO.-The Naval Board of Con- struction to-day rec«lve<l estimates of the Board of Survey on the Boston. It appears that tho MR RICHARDSON CONTINUES HIS CRUSADE WITH ANOTHER RESOLUTION. Washington. Feb. Richardson of Tennessee, to-day Introduced In the House a resolution aimed at the Paper Trust on the lines of his resolution of yesterday against the Sugar Trust. It prohibits the transportation of wood puip and printing paper suitable for the nrlntino- „* manufacturers a profit of more than V per cent DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE ORGANIZES. Washington. Feb. 20.-At a meeting of the Demo- cratic Congressional Campaign Committee to-night the following officers were elected: Chairman Rep- resentative James D. Richardson, of Tennessee- secretary. James Eerr. of Pennsylvania; treasurer James L. Norris. of Washington; sergeant-at- arms, George R&e, of Texas; assistant sergeant-al- arms, W. W. Mamaduke, of Washington. The chairman was authorized to select a first and second vice-chairman, and the secretary two as- sistants. J The chairman and secretary also were authorized to fill va-ancies In the committee from States having no Democratic Representatives i l™ Congress. A committee of three will be designated in ton suitable offl * c " for headquarters in Wash- ARGUMENTS HEARD BT THE HOCSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. V Washington, Feb. 80.— The suppression of polyg- amy was further considered to-day by the House Committee on the Judiciary, Dr. Josiah Strong, president of the League of Social Service, and the Rev. William R. Campbell, a missionary of long service in Utah, speaking in advocacy of Federal legislation, while a large delegation of women In- terested in the movement was present. Dr. Strong said lhat while the Mormons were only one-fif- teenth the number of the Presbyterians North, the Methodists and Congregatlonallsts. yet In a stated period they had Increased more than all three com- bined He also said that If the Government did not nrn >, t nOt un ' lkel >' thi " Joseph Smith's prophecy, that every State west of the Mississippi wouTd be oU fu.mTed brOUßht Und " M ° rm ° n lnflue"«- AFTER THE PAPER TRUST NOW. FOR SUPPRESSION OF POLYGAMY. THE STATE DEPARTMENTS REPLY WILL BE SENT TO THE HOUSE TO-DAY. Washington, Feb. 20.— The State Department has completed the reply to be made to the House resolution Inquiring Into the allegations that ex- Consul Macrum's mail had been opened by the British censor at Durban. The answer will be sent to the House to-morrow by the President, as is customary with communications of this kind from the State Department. It will show- that the Department has no official knowledge that there vas any Interference with the ex- Consul's mail, as he made no complaint on the subject. ANB WERINO MACRIM'H CH .I RQEB. CONFERREES SPEND ANOTHER DAY ON THE CURRENCY BILL. Washington, Feb. 20.—The conferrees on the Currency bill were In session several hours to- day, but It was announced at adjournment that no agreement had been reached on any point, although the prospects were that an agree- ment might be finally secured. After adjourn- ment the House conferrees consulted leading members In relation to the bimetallic amend- ment adopted by the Senate, to see If there would be any great objection to allowing It to remain a part of the bill. The time in confer- ence to-day was consumed entirely In discus- sion. XO AGREE .I/ EXT JET REACHED. Provided. That no proceeding shall be maintained for the specific performance of any contract hereto- fore or hereafter entered Into for personal labor or service, and there shall be no criminal pro- ceeding for the breach thereof. Mr. Spooner offered an amendment striking- out the section providing that the Supreme Court of the Territory should be the judge of the election of numbers of the Hawaiian Legislature and con- ferring on each branch of the Legislature the power to determine the qualifications of its mem- bers. After some discussion it was adopted. Discussion of the Philippine question was re- F'lmed for a time. Mr. Kenney, of Delaware, Bpeak- ine against the retention by the I'nltod States of the islands and urging that the right to govern themselves be given to the Filipinos. Fifty-two pension bills and a number of minor bills On the general calendar were passed. An amendment offered hy Mr. Vest providing that no bonds should be issued or Indebtedness in- curred without the approval of the President of the I'niu-d States was agreed to. A long discussion ensued over a proposed amend- ment to extend to Hawaii the Inhibition against contract labor Importation which exists In tho United States. All Senators were anxious to frame the law so as to eliminate absolutely contract labor in Hawaii. To this end the section relating to con- tracts was amended finally by the addition of the following paragraph, framed by Mr. Hoar and per- fected by Mr. Spooner: PROGRESS OX THE HAWAIIAN BILL— MR. KENXET ADVOCATES IN- DEPENDENCE . FOR FILIPINOS. . [BT TTLKGBArn TO TEB TRIBI'NB.] Washington, Feb. 20.— Material progress was made to-day in the Senate with the Hawaiian Territorial Government bill. General discussion has apparently exhausted Itself, and the attention of the Senate will be confined from this point on to perfecting the smaller details of the measure. Some comment was made this afternoon by Mr. Spooner on the section of the bill which makes the Supreme Court of the new Territory the sole and final judge of contests for eeats in either branch of the Legislature. This Is a decided departure from the common American practice. But It was waimly defended by Senator Morgan, not only because It re-enacted a provision In the Constitution of the Hawaiian Republic, but because it obviated the many violences done to law and Justice by partisan decisions of American legis- lative majorities. IfKentucky, Mr. Morgan argued, had a clause In her Constitution empowering the State Supreme Court to act as final arbiter In all disputed ' election cases the civil strife of the last six weeks In that Commonwealth would have been easily avoided. In this respect the Hawaiian Con- stitution could wisely be adopted as a model by any of the States or Territories of the United States. To Section 10 of the bill providing for the con- tinuation of existing contracts Mr. Nelson offered an amendment excepting from such protection con- tracts for labor entered into since August 12, 1898. Mr. Cullom accepted the amendment and It was agreed to. BUSINESS IN THE SENATE. NOMINATIOXB RT THE PRESIDENT. Washington, Feb. 20.— The President sent the fol- lowing nominations to the Senate to-day: NAVY. To b« asaiztast paymaster — RAT SPBAB. of Washing-ton. To b* colon*! in th* Marine — Lieutenant-Colon* ! WILLIAME. MUSE. To ft* »»conil lieutenants in th* Marine Corps — TANDELL F-OOTE, California: DOUGHS C. M'DOtNJAT, Cali- fornia: A. I*. BKVSZZL.V. Idaho; O. T. WBSTCOTT. Jr.. Mary:an4: SIDNEY W. FRFnvSTER. Michigan; T. B. BACKSTROM. MUai&Flppl; PAVL. E. CHAM UEKLAIX. Virginia; P. H. lUXUY. Virginia. ARMY. ÜBite6 State* Volunteer*—Major J. A. BUCHANAN 15th Infantry, to be lieut*nant-colan«l, Puerto Rloo'reg-i- tr.«nt. RAD w *Jjjl| RR R :{ a Sin! * :a Threat. Innuenia. Bror.cht'.u. rr.iunsoma. R! "£" n ** 1 J Neur»l«1». BrulM*. Sprains. Hums. Hevlaen* J PM iJ5 e i3l •nd Psiss el all kind*. Internally for sißlesßi »» t3 •» B.iwe! Pat.it. . _, ...... RADWATS FILLS cur* Vn»tii»tl«n Mid U'«f IX*" "^ REED & BARTON, " SILVERSMITHS. Broadway and I7tli Street. VT. 6 Maiden Lane. N. Y. -j£ n FREE cU.K>D.Ut... !\u25a0: in 12 color* and gvl r»s- j r^-rf- Z;lZ ;l to 12 eolora *n4 *o»d- - -i The Abb«y K«erve~emt Salt C*- * j »-ia Murray-*.. N»w Tor* v^' f _^ DANCE OF THE AW AS DA CLUB. The Ana wanda Club gave Its annual reception and dance at the Lexington Opera House last night. There was a large attendance. The boxholders were Charles F. Murphy, George B. McClellan. J. Sergeant Cram. Frank A. O'Donnel. John J. Mur- phy. Maurice J. Power. Charles P. Dillon. James K. Gaffney, Edward B. La Fetra. Joseph Murray. Flee Mork. PhilipF. Donohue, Patrick A. Whitney. Henry P. Drew. William P. Meehan. Edward F. Cunningham, A. G. HasoUcher. Francis E. V Dunn. James C. Daly. William S. Wynn. John J. Fay and Andrew Roberts. The officers of th* club are William P. Meehan. president; Michael J. Walsh and Edward F. Heffernan. vice-presidents; Philip F. Donohue, treasurer: Francis E. V. Dunn, record- InK secretary; George C. Klesel. financial secretary an. i Emu Dutim. corresponding secretary. • — UEI.D WAREHOUSE COMPANrS BONDS. Hartford, Conn., Fob. 20.— Bondholders of the Brooklyn Wharf and Warehouse Company nvet this afternoon and appointed A committee consist- Ing of President Greene, of the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company; Vice President Dunham, Of the Travellers' Insurance Company and Presi- dent Browne, of the Connecticut Kj re insurance Company, to wait upon the New-York reorganisa- tion committee. Over J2.000.000 of the bonds are held here. » — FOUR RESCUED FROM BINKISQ BARGE. PhUad»ip hta, Feb. »-Th« tug Luekenbach. with l*e crt% oi four mia ©<«**• *>•>«• Oeorse Model- BTATSN ISLAND FIRE CMIMFB ELECTED. An eltH^tlon for chief and three assistants of the Bast Shore Fire Department. Staten Island, was held on Monday night. James Lestrange. of Ex- celsior Hose Company. No. 1, was elected chief without opposition. David Rondt, of Neptune Hose Company, was elected assistant In the Kirst Dis- trict. In the Second District Frank Bennett, of Hose Company No. 2. was sleeted by seven major- ity. In the Third District James Allen, of Colum- bia Hook and Laduer C'onpany, was elected by a majority of one. DEMOCRATIC LWUSLATOBg IN JOINT KBSBION RATIFY ACTION OH GOVERNORSHIP. Frankfort. Ky., Feb. 20—The Democratic members of the two houses of the Legislature met in joint sesston at 3 o'clock this afternon and by a vote of 74 to 2 ratified the former proceedings by which William Goebel was declared Governor and J. C. \\ Beckhaa Lieutenant-Governor, and through which Keckham, since the death of Goebel, claims title to the office of Governor. The Republican members of the .Legislature remained away from the joint session, having decided in caucus not to attend. The Senate had adopted the resolutions yesterday and the House to-day, and th-» adoption iif them by the joint assembly, from the Democratic standpoint, puts the finishing touch—, as to its action, on the contests. In the session of the Joint Assembly. Senator Triplet! and Representative Qrider voted Bgaiim the ratification resolutiona Mr. Grider in explana- tion of his vote said he had hop.-d that there would be a full and fair investigation of ttu- contests, and that he hoped to be able to vote with the Demo- crats, but he could not satisfy his <>wti conscience and <io so in this matter. Mr. Orr declined to vote. He said he had voted with the Democrats in their former action nnd did not think ratification of those former proceedings necessary now. THE KE\TI CKT CONTEST. The new bureau is the only one in the greater New-York whose chief aim is to further the in- terests of the factory women. All working women, nowever, are eligible to its benefits except ser- The offices of the bureau are at No. 248 East Thirty-fourth-st., and the superintendent and as- sistant remain there from 9 to 12 o"clock every morning to book applicants and give instruction. A reorganization of the Alliance Employment Bureau of the New-York Association of Working Girls' Societies has been effected, it was announced yesterday, and among the societies now affiliated with it are the College Settlements, the Friendly Aid House, the Riverside Association, Hartley House, the Nurses' Settlement and the Women's Conference of the Ethical Culture Society. The new organization seeks to take in ail women's organizations in the city not having employment bureaus of their own. It will endeavor to find em- ployment for all applicants whom the individual societies cannot place. ASSOCIATION OF WORKING GIRLS' SO< IETIES RE- ORGANIZES WITH NEW MEMBERS. FREE EMPLOYMENT BUREAU FOR WOMEN. William H. Baldwin. Jr.. president of the Long Island Railroad Company, was the first speaker, and In beginning his address he described what was really meant by a trust and what a trust should be. In the first place. It was a combination of capital In order to purchase raw material; sec- ond, to pay high wages, and, third, to sell at a lower price than could be made by any smaller combination of capital. That was the only kind of trust, either economical or political, that could sur- vive public opinion, and the final analysis of the great question of trusts. Addressing himself par- ticularly to the matter of wages, he pointed out how greatly the wages of railroad workers had been Increased during late years. Twenty or thirty years ago, Mr. Baldwin explained, when the rail- roads were beginning to combine In order to in- crease their mileage and develop their resources, the farmers of the West and other distant parts of th.- country cried out against the growing power of the railroads, and urged that restrictive measures should be enforced against the companies. Such talk to-day, he contended, would be absurd, as his audience well knew. When the railroads were small separate companies, Mr. Baldwin proceeded, the wages of the employes were low, the average pay being about $80 a month; but. as Mr. Arthur, of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, re- cently testified before a "Washington commission, the average pay of engineers was now three and a half cents a mile for passenger service and four cents a mile for freight trains, which means an average wage of $160 to $225 a month for a day of seven or eight hours. That result had been possible only by the combination of the railroads. By means of that combination greater economies In operation had been brought about, the companies had be- come strengthened, and in consequence were able to pay better wages. It was an illustration of capital and labor marching hand In hand. "Isay it is my belief, " he added, "that as industrial enter- prises become more and more converged, developed and combined, the labor connected with those en- terprises will become more Intelligent and more conservative of Its own good, will work harmoni- ously with capital." Mr. Baldwin closed by giv- ing his opinion that the onward current toward combination could not be stopped. The aim must be to control the question, to guide It along and make it of service to the common good. John R. Dunlap, Editor of "The India Rubber World," who followed, said he believed Inthe ideal trust which Mr. Baldwin had outlined, but there were many abuses of the principle In existence. He agreed with Mr. Havemeyer that the mother of trusts was the tariff. Mr. Dunlap did not agree that trusts lowered prices, and he advocated free trade for the products of this country. If trusts were to continue he maintained that publicity should be thrown upon their operations. Like banks and insurance companies, they should be compelled to make known the amount of their capital, their pro/Its, expenditures — they should In short, be forced to open their books to the pub- lic. Until this was done the people could have no confidence in combinations, and the ideal trust would be Impossible. C, Kirchhoff. Editor of "The Iron Age." asserted that while there had been concentrations which he believed to be an economic progress, in the iron trade, there was no monopoly, and the tendency of the concentrations was to cheapen the product to tne consumer. The speaker also believed that the combination of capital would lead to more powerful labor organization. In an address dealing exhaustively with the prob- lems whlcn inuustrial and capitalistic combina- tions presented. Professor F. W. Tausslg. of Har- vard, said that many of those problems could be controlled by legislation. But sweeping prohibitive legislation would accomplish nothing. It would merely drive the trusts Into hiding and evasion, would promote rather than hinder stock gambling. Joan S. Crosby said trusts could not exist in their present form were it not for their corporate power, and he asserted that the Government had no right to grant corporate power to anybody. The sole purpose of the Government was to maintain justice, and It should v not lend one particle of its power to any Individual for private purposes. The subject discussed last night at the confer- ence on trusts which Is being held this week In Cooper Union was "The Economic Effects of In- dustrial Combinations." There was again a hirge audience present, and the views expressed hy the various speakers were followed with the closest attention. WILLIAM H. BALDWIN TELLS OF THF. EFFECT OF RAILROAD CONSOLIDA- TION AT COOPER UNION. TRUSTS AS AIDS TO LABOR. LABOR TROUBLES /V MARTINIQUE. Fort-de-France, island of Martinique, Feb. 20.— There were two more lncendlnry fires at I.a Trlnlte last night. It was announced yesterday that work would be resumed there, but only a quarter of the number of workmen were present. There are rumors of trouble near Bt, Pierre, and the French cruiser Troude, which returned from L* M*rtn this morn- tni, starts back for flu Jflerr* Umne4l*ttijs» CHINESE I " 1/ / ' HO If RECEPTION. Peking, Feb. 20.— The Emperor received the Diplo- matic Corps 1" audience yesterday. He i* described as looking- extremely ill and worn. The Dowager Empress was not present. POLITICAL CRISIf! 7\ JAMAICA. Kingston, Jamaica, Feb. 20.—There la excitement here over the political crisis. The elected members of the Legislature, as n protest against the sub- version of the Constitution, left the Chamber In a body. Additional official members were then Intro- duced and sworn, marking the re-est&hltahment of crown government. The American reciprocity treaty v ill be considered to-morrow. Replying to the Interrogatory of the President of tjhe Court. M. Marcel-Habert protested that he had already been Judged and acquitted on the name efiargen. He then denied having conspired against the republic and made a grandiloquent speech on nationalism, warmly defending the plebiscite, which, he Bald, had permitted America to plant her flag in Cuba and the Philippine Islands, and had given to the Transvaal the strength to resist foreign aggression. "With a plebiscite President," he con- cluded, "we should not have had to suffer the humiliation of Fashoda." The Public Prosecutor opposed the granting of a safe conduct, whereupon M. Marcel-Hahert re- nounced hla application. M. Muriel-Habert retorted that this would be sufficient, as M. Deroulede's oath was not needed, his word of honor sufficing. Palis. Feb. 20. The Senate, sitting as a High Court, to-day resumed the trial of Deputy Marcel- Habert, charged with inciting' troops to march upon the Blysee Palace at the time of. the funeral of President Faure. The defendant complained that he wished to summon M. Heroulede, previously con- victed on tho Bunie charge, as a witness, but. he pointed out. an no safe conduct had been given M. Deroulede was unable to appear. M. Marcel- Habert therefore asked the President of the court, M. P*altteres, to tak. the necessary steps to furnish to m. Deroulede \u25a0 safe conduct, The President ro- pUed that the punishment of banishment Involved Civic degradation and that therefore M. Dernulede could nut take the oath. He could be heard, the President added, but hl« evidence would have no legal weight. OEXKRAT. DSNIAL OF THE CHARGES-DBKOULEDE MOT TO TKSTIFT. THE TRIAL OF MARCEI.HARERT. Eitetherg visited the theatre for the purpose of delivering some costumes. He was accom- panied by his little granddaughter, Elsie. The man had turned the costumes over, and was re- turning from behind the scenes when he met the manager of the house, and stopped to talk with him. The little gi«l proceeded into the bal- cony and watched the performance. After a short while Eitelberg started to join his granddaughter, and had neatly reached the stairway when he fell. The man was picked up by stage hands, and carried into a parlor. A call was sent to Flower Hospital, and Dr. Whit- myro responded. Eitelberg had died, however, before the physician's arrival. Joseph Eitelberg, seventy years old, a tailor livingat No. I, (».'!<> Lexington-ave., and employed in Proctor's Pleasure Palace, at Fifty-eighth-st. and Thlni-ave., died in that playhouse last night from heart disease. A TAILOR DELIVERS SOME COSTUMKfI AND EX- PIBXfI KF.FOHK HE L.EAVKS THE Btll-DING. BTRICKEy DEAD IN A THEATRE. LSTTSB SENT BY SEiRfcTARY ROOT TO MILITARYCOMMITTEE! OF CONGRESS. Washington, Feb. 2O (Special).— Secretary Root's own explanation of the Army Reform Mil sent to the military committee of Con- gress yesterday is given in the following let- ter which accompanied the proposition: War Department, Washington, February H>, 1000. Sir: In pursuance of your request, I have the honor to transmit herewith a bill "to in- crease the efficiency of the military' estab- lishment of the United States." This bill is designed to correct some recognized defects of the present system, and to increase the artillery branch of the service. The bill provides: First— For a proportion of the promotions in the line by selections, so that specially meri- torious and gallant services of officers during war and otherwise- may l>e recognized, and their services be made available In higher grades. Second— To provide officers for duty in the Adjutant-! Jeneral's Department and Inspector- General's Department by detail, and a system of rotation which will gradually educate a num- ber of selected officers in the duties of all branches of the service. This will in time pro- vide a considerable body of officers capable of exercising comrmml an<l performing the higher duty of chiefs of staff during war. Third—Provision is made for fillingfuture va- cancies in the Quartermaster's Department, the Subsistence Department, the Ordnance Depart- ment and the Signal Corps by detail from the line, and for rotations in duties between line and staff, but not to the same extent as with the officers selected for duties in the Adjutant-Gen- eral's Department and Inspector-General's De- partment. Fourth— The bill provides for detailing chiefs of staff corps and departments from the Army at, large for terms of four years, and authorizes the President, within rfts discretion, to retire any of the present chiefs holding permanent ap- pointments. As officers now holding commis- sions in the staff corps and departments have losi their rank in the line and will be deprived of all opportunity of reaching a grade above colonel, in order to put them on a footing equiva- lent to that of line officers, provision is made for retirement with increased rank of such of these officers as may be selected as chiefs of staff corps or departments. Fifth—The bill discontinues the present regi- mental organization of artillery and establishes this arm of the service as the Corps of Artillery, consisting of two distinct branches — the field ar- tillery and the coast artillery. A gradual in- crease of this arm is provided, so that at the ex- piration of five years there will be authorized IT total of not quite eighteen thousand men. It is not seen how the expensive seacoast equipment can be cared for by a smaller number than recommended. The increase is not quite so large as has been heretofore recommended, but it is helieved that this will meet the requirements In the immediate future. It is the design of this bill to provide for improvements in organization Irrespective of such action as Congress may hereafter see fit to take regarding the size of the Army, and Section 16 accordingly provides that the increase In the artillery force shall not cause the num- ber of enlisteil men in the Regular Army at any time to excee,i the number which now Is or may hereafter be allowed by law. The total number now in the artillery arm of the service is about eleven thousand. The total number under this bill would ultimately be not quite eighteen thousand. The increase of about sixty-five hun- dred to be made in five years would be about thirteen hundred a year; but under the provision prohibiting th< yv ~• of the Army above tr-e- agtrrenate allow .*d by Congress the addition of thirteen hundred during the cur- rent year would be taken from the other arms of the. service, either by transfer or by enlist- ing in the artillery. Instead of enlisting in the infantry, cavalry, etc. and In subsequent years the addition to the artillery would in like man- ner merely affect the proportion of troops al- lotted to the different arms of the service to make up the aggregate number allowed by^Con- gress. The final paragraph of the bill provides for regimental chaplains instead of the present fnne of chaplains, assignable to eitlvr regi- ments or posts. Very respectfully, ELIHT ROOT. Secretary of War. .<m/V REFORM BUI. EXPLAINED. from having a number of chiefs of bureaus «H with substantially enial rank, and frequently n " 1 working to a common purpose. The office of the Adjutant-General Is the proper medium through which the action of thette various bureaus should b* co-ordinated nnd unified. It is the Drojwr cen- tral point of military administration. The suc- cessful conduct of such administration would be greatly promoted by the change now proposed. Wry respectfully, ELTHI* ROOT. Secretary of War. The lnclosure is a letter from Secretary Alger. strongly advocating the passage of a bill con- ferring the rank of major-general on the Adjutant- General. PROMOTION OF GEN. CORBIN URGED. Washington. Feb. 20 (Special). -In support of the proposition to promote Adjutant-General Corbin to the rank of major-general Secretary Root has sent the following letter to Senator Hawley and Rep- resentative Hull, chairmen of the military com- mittees of the two house* of Congress: War Department, Washington. February 19, 1900. Sir: I beg to call your attention to a communica- tion—a copy of which Is inclosed herewith— sent by my predecessor to your committee on July 5, 1858, In regard to a bill then pending before Congress fixing the rank of the Adjutant-General of the Army and providing that that officer should have the rank of major-general. I understand that the bill passed the Senate at that session, but failed to receive final consideration in the House before the time of adjournment. I Inclose a draft of a bill containing such a provision, and I earnestly recommend its passage, The rank which would thus bi* conferred upon the AdjutHnt-O'-neral would conform to th« usual practice among other nations and among the States of our Union which have an organized militia system, and It would conform to the relative Importance, rsspons4b4Uti*s ami re- quirement*! of the office and <•( the duties which the Adjutant-General I* culled upon to perform. At the time of the act of August 3. 1861, when the rank of brigadier-general wan established as the rank to bo held by the Adjutant-General, most of the chiefs of the Ntnff departments ranked us colonels. Since that time they have been succes- sively elevated to th« rank of brigadier-general, and at the present time the rank of the Adjutant- General among the heads of the staff departments depends solely upon the date of his commission. He is now seventh in order of rank among the •ieven head* of th« staff departments. There can be no question that in the past the administration of the War Department has suffered An Army War College should be established. which A «h n ail be composed of the heads of the staff department., properly so called and a number of the ablest and most competent officers of hign rank in the Army (including, of course the Major General commanding), these officers to be detailed for service in the college for limited periods, sothai while the college shall be continuous in r««wd», character and performance, It shall continually ami gradually charge in its personal elements. It *"" ou ' a be the duty of this body of officers to direct the Instruction and intellectual exercise of the Army, to acquire information, devise the plans and study the subject above indicated, and to advise the Commander in Chief upon all questions of Pianf. armament, transportation, mobilization and mili- tary preparations and movement. The college should be combined with, reinforced and enlarged in its scope and effectiveness, the present Division of Military Information of the Adjutant-General's office, where the records and Its conclusions Should be preserved. It should not supersede but should Incorporate, continue and bring under the same general management the present service schools, supplementing where it is necessary their courses, which now, so far an in- struction Is concerned, largely cover the ground. Its instruction would at the outset and perhaps per- manently be given through these schools, but It would give unity, influence, authority and effec- tiveness in military affairs to the work and the thought developed in them, aside from mere in- struction, and a weight and utilityto their records of efficiency and merit to the pupils not hitherto accorded to them in proportion to the high char- acter of the \u25a0work they have done. The Board in carrying out the Secretary's In- structions will have regard for the relations of the new college with present Instructions of offi- cers in professional matters in order that the work now accomplished at Weßt Point as well as the Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery and Engi- neers' schools may be properly supplemented, and as far as possible the course will be ar- ranged to conform with the proposed reorganiza- tion of the Army, rather than limited by the existing antiquated system. General Liudlow will return to Havana on March 3. to remain about two months. The Board will therefore have to complete its report and deliver it to the Secretary next week. In the three or four days to which its sessions must be limited it is expected to complete the details of the organization, which will not -materially de- part from those of the Naval College, and the finishing touches will be given to the scheme next month by the Secretary himself, who is extremely interested in its success. [BT TTILBOHAPH TO THUS TRIBUNE.] "Washington, Feb. 20.— Secretarj Root to-day took the second step in his plans fur Army re- forrr, following quickly on the radical legisla- tion proposed yesterday, by Issuing the first or- ders to carry into effect the establishment of an Army War College similar to the naval Insti- tution of that character at Newport, with a view of promoting the efficiency of the force ashore along the lines so successfully pursued for the welfare of the fleet. Brigadier-General William Ludlow, who was some time ago selected for first president of the new college, and who was called from Havana for consultation on the sub- ject, was to-day appointed chairman of a Board to meet at the War Department next Monday to perfect a practical plan of operations and devise a set of regulations for the government of the school. The other members of the Board are Colonel Henry C. Hasbrouck, 7th Artillery, and lieutenant-Colonel William H. Carter, As- sistant Adjutant-General. Colonel Hasbrouck is stationed at Fort Adams, Rhode Island, and is one of the mopt efficient officers in the ser- vice. He was one of the best commandants the Military Academy at West Point ever had. and is sure to be attached to the new college. Lieu- tenant-Colonel Carter Is Adjutant-General Cor- bin's chief assistant, and one of the most ac- complished officers in the corps. TO BE AT GOVERNOR'S ISLAND. The college will almost certainly be located at Governor's Island, although the feasibility of Fort Myer, Virginia, and Fort Adams, Rhode Island, will be considered. The sessions will probably be limited to June, July, August and September of each year, and at that season Fort Myer is uncomfortably hot, and the social at- tractions at Newport would operate against Fort Adams as a place for diligent study. The fact that the Naval War College Is located there and that It may be advantageous to have close co-operation between the institutions was con- sidered, but the advantages of Governor's Island are said to be superior for all practical purposes, including its accommodations for the college. The fact also that the greatest forts are in its immediate neighborhood, and strategic problems may thus be observed, will insure the location of the college in New- York Harbor. It is the in- tention to have the first session of the college in the coming summer, although so many officers are now in the Philippines that the lectures will not be numerous nor the classes large until the following year. It is explained that for the present no special appropriation by Con- gress will be required, as the officers and in- structors will he simply detailed to duty at Governor's Island from other stations, and no accommodations will be needed beyond those now existing on the island, which art- regarded as ample for a year at least. SECRETARY ROOT'S INSTRUCTIONS. The instructions to General Ludlow, prepared by Secretary Root to-day, while being suffi- ciently general in their nature to allow the Board some latitude in prescribing the organization, curriculum and procedure of the college, are ex- ceedingly specific and complete as to the objects he seeks to attain, and in at least one matter disclose the important fact that the Secretary has in contemplation a great project for an "in- structed reserve" from the vast able bodied male population of the United States, to which the new college Is to devote particular attention. Among the subjects which Secretary Root di- rects to the attention of General Ludlow and his colleagues aa necessary for the officers at the W r ar College to study are the following: The welfare and efficiency of the service. Its organization, administration, armament, equip- ment, transportation, supplies, mobilization, concentration distribution, preparations, plans of campaign, etc. The college is to devise har- monious and effective co-operation of all the military forces of the United States, including an instructed reserve, to provide for Army and Navy co-operatlnn by cultivating close relations with the Naval War College, and to enlarge the course of the Military Academy. The other essential features are shown in the following extract from the last annual re- port of the Secretary of War: SECRETARY ROOT TAKES ANOTHER STEP IN HIS PLANS FOR REFORM. AN ARMY WAR COLLEGE. necessary repairs to the ship will coat about W'A- W. and occupy two years. When they are com- peted the Boston will be like the Atlanta, a thor- °»Khly modernized type of warship. The work irlU be done at the Mare Island Navy Yard. APENTA A Specific For Habitual and Obstinate Constipation. AFTER THE FIRST FULL DOSE OF APENTA, taken early iei c the morning (followed perhaps, by a little hot water, or hot coffee or tea), smaller doses may be persevered with, In gradually reduced quantities, at interval* of a day or two, until the habitual' constipation is completely overcome. Further particular* from United Agency Co., Seymour Build Now York. Amenta of tho ApgOluriiCo., 14, London. * * NEW- YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 21, 1000. MR. SWAXSOX IN OPPOSITION. Mr. Swanson, of Virginia, another member of the Ways and ileans Committee, followed Mr. Hop- kins. He said that the Republican party was sponsor for government by Injunction in the United States, and that they now proposed a new doctrine —government without the Constitution. If the doc- trine that the Constitution does not extend to new possessions prevailed there could be no expansion. for no people would willingly unite with us when they were told that they were to be absolute chat- tel c . f .JL Congressional despotism. In closing he said: "The passage of the pending bill will end the- history of the Republic and open the history of the empire. It destroys constitutional government and creates a Congressional despotism." entirely clear that those islands and Puerto Rico under th* treaty have become the property of tne United States and not a part of it, and th*t Con- gress has the power to make such disposition of ! them as it may deem for the best interests of the people of this country and the Inhabitants of tne islands. If my contention be true that these Islands are only property of the United States, and that the inhabitants can acquire only such rights a« we may rive them. It follows that we can have sepa- rate custom*, revenue and navigation laws for tho«e Island*. -\u0084 •' Th» enemies of National expansion have created in their imaginations & bogy man. and with him are trying to frighten the laboring people of this country. They are assuming that the people of distant tropical climes will come to the cold regions of the North to drive out our laboring men with cheap labor. A more groundless argument was never urged. It Is almost fantastical. There Is not * Malay in this country to-day, and there will not be one hundred years from now. Why? Be- cause they prefer to stay In their own country. We can provide them with a -system of govern- ment adapted not only to their conditions from a climatic standpoint, but to their political develop- ment. We will start them on an era of progress unknown In their history. While this Is being done we must have a stable Government there, and an army sufficiently large to police the Islands and drive out freebooters. I am tired of the cry of "Imperialism.*; Our duty Is clear. We must fear- lessly and conscientiously provide for the great emergency, that has been placed upon us by this war with Spain. Let us discharge our duty with a firmness and intrepidity that characterised the ac- tion oi our father? when the dark cloud of civil war nv»rhun(t our National horizon, and the people of to-day will assuredly approve our conduct as did the people of a generation ago approve the con- duct of President Lincoln and his advisers when they were exercising every power of the Constitu- tion for the maintenance of the Union and the in- tegrity of the Republic. mSPWJBX TRESSES HIR CANAL BILL. HE FATI.S TO SECT'RE AS AGREEMENT FOR CONSIDERATION. Washington. F~b. the debate on the Puerto Rlcan tariff bill began in the House to-day Mr. Hepburn attempted to secure an agreement to take up the Nicaragua Canal bill. He asked unanimous consent that It be taken up two week? from t<-i-<lay. Mr. Richardson asked If there was anything in the bill which recognized the existence of the Clay- ton-Bulwer Treaty. '•There is not." replied Mr. Hepburn. "The bill provkU-E for absolute ownership." Mr. Cannon, chairman of the Appropriations Commit i<=-?. said he was not prepared to agree at this time to the of the bill. "There is no objection on this side," paid Mr. Richardson. Mr. Hepburn offered to make the date a week from to-day, but Mr. Cannon still dissented At the close of the debate Mr. Hepburn again tried to secure an agreement for the consideration of the hili on 3isrch 6. but Mr. Payne objected. Mr. Hepburn, after his failure to secure a unani- mous agreement, introduced a resolution for the consideration of the bill on Tuesday and Wednes- day, March 5 and 6. The resolution provides that at 5 o'clock on th? latter day the previous question shall be considered as ordered. It went to the Committee on Rules. MONTANA BRIBERY INQUIRY. CARGO OF GRAIN SINKS INTHE DFLAWAMf Philadelphia, Feb. 20.—The British steamer Rest- tormel, which was ready to sail from this port w!ti< a cargo of wheat for Limerick. Ireland, sank la th» Delaware River, off Kalghn's Point. X. J., tut last night. Considerable mystery surrounds the slnklns of the vessel, as it is reported that the gaola was to be forwarded eventually to South Africa. Th* steamer had nearly ten feet of water In her fore. hold when the first mate discovered that th<» Teasel was settling. Despite the efforts of the crew to keep her afloat by use of the pumps, the vessel 1 sank in a short time. Captain Merlin was sot aboard when the accident occurred. To-day th» steamer was dragged from midstream to th» New- Jersey flats. The Restormel halls from Car- diff, and is owned by J. Cory & Sons. She. was built at Newcastle. England, In 1*52. Her gross tonnage Is 2,020 and net tonnage 1.255> The vess«! is 256 feet in length, has a breadth of 36 feet and a. depth of 21 feet. m DEATHS. From malarial fever. January 2. AHUXOTON MAY3H. private. Company H. 22.1 Infantry: Febmarr i? WILJJS M MARTIN, corporal. Corr.^aTiy V. 43th In- fantry: February 12. AZARIAH HER- privat* Company K. 3Mh Infantry- Drowc<Kj January 13* ALBERT L.. PERRT. private. Tompanv A. 32d mfsn- try. while bathing. Rto Grande Florida Blan-o- January 14. JOHN UAGXVSEX. muaiclan 34th I*2 fantry, while bathing. P.! Grande Cabana:-iaa Luzon. February 15. JOSEPH F. i'AR.\ privara* Company F. 3-ith Infantry. Rio Agnn. near £an Nich- olas, accidental: February 9. DANIEL. P. JENKIN3 private, Company If. -. Infantry a-usshot- 'in -At* 29. WILLIAM CRAWFORD, corporal. Company K. 20th Infantry. Angeles, Luzon, fell on da^er worn by him; from gunshot In action. January 2?, AMOS O'NEIL private Company F. ?.inh Infantry; -» ft { prostration. February ». FREDERICK HEGWEIS, private. Company H. 27th Infantry; pneum, nla. F»tv ruary 11. JOHN P. HILL, prtvat*. i^mpany C. Ot* Infantry: variola. February 5. PERTER M"OCTEH. private. Company D. 44th Infantry and CTRU3 B. BRITTAIN. private. Company A. 26th Infantry, ea February 12; dysentery. February 14. A.VDP.EW A!*- DERSON. private. Company H. 35th Infantry, sad CARL NESSEIa private. Company C, 4th '"aTsirr- typhoid fever. February 1»5. CLARENCE VAX BERGER, corporal. Company B. With Infantry. GENERAL OTISS DKATH REPORT. Washington. Feb. 3).-General Otis to-day sent tv the War Department the f ties: THE NEW PHILIPPINE COMMISSION. COLONEL. DENBY DECLINES TO SSRVS-. JUDGE TAFT CONFER 3 WITH SECRETARY ROCT. Washington. Feb. 20.— Judse Tart. president o* the Philippine Commission, had a long confer- ence with Secretary Root at the War Depart- ment to-day In regard to the proposed work of the Commission. It is expected that the Com- mission will be completely organized in the near future, and that It will start for Manila about April 1. Only two members have been appointed so far. Judge Taft an! Professor Worcester. Colonel Denby, who was Invited to serve on th* new Commission, has declined the offer. As to* Commission will consist of five memwra. Itre- mains for the President la appoint three others. He has several men in mir.d. and will announce hi.-? selection in a day or two. The name of a, A. Wiley, of Montgomery. Ala., was presented to the President to-day by Representatives Bank- head. Clayton and Taylor, of Alabama, who urged his appointment as a member of the Com* mission. Mr. Wiley was lieutenant-colonel of a volunteer regiment from Alabama in the war \u25a0with Spain. He Is a Democrat POLICY TO BE ADOPTED BY THE AMERICAS FORCES. Manila, Feb. 20.— A military commission me** at Calamba to-morrow, to try a Filipino mem- ber of the guerilla band which attacked a squad of Americans on February 2. killing a corporal. The charges arc murder and assault, with Intent to kill. The case is Important, as foreshadow- Ing the policy of treating guerillas as bandit*. It 13 supposed that one reason which has hith- erto deterred the American authorities from adopting 'his policy Is that the Insurgents have more than fifty American prisoners and may retaliate. Uthough a few of the latter wer» captured waile fighting. TO TRY A FILIPIXO GUERILLA. Lan aboard, arrived at th© Delaware Brt&kvaie* to-day, and reported the foundering; of the bare* eight miles southwest of Five Fathom Bank. Th» McClellan was bound from Norfolk for New- York- She is lying In ten feet of water. The tu* had n*- turned to sea after the barste Atlanta, which £1 had picked up some days ago. and had anchor*^ when she fell In with the McClellan. The AtS-^T meanwhile had broken adrift again. l «i% SENATOR CLARK'S TESTIMONY FINISHED —WELLCOME DENIES CHARGES. Washington. Feb. 20.—Senator Clark to-day completed his evidence before the Senate Com- mittee on Privileges and Elections, but his testi- mony did not attract as much attention as that of other witnesses who were heard during the day. These were Frank Corbett, of Butte, re- called: E. C. Day, who was the Clark leader on the floor of the Montana House of Representa- tives, and John B. Wellcome, who was general manager for Mr. Clark. Mr. Wellcome did not take the stand until late, and his examination in chief was not completed when the committee adjourned for the day. He made a general and specific denial of all the allegations of White- Bide and others. These denials were made in response to questions by Mr. Faulkner, and the witness uniformly answered, "Idid not," "No," or "Nothing like it occurred." Mr. Day admitted having accepted a present of $5,000 from Mr. Clark, and said he under- stood that it was given as a testimonial and as compensation for his services. The oath of office as a member of the House was read, and teemed to produce quite an impression on some of the members of the committee. Air. Corbett and Justice Piggott were con- fronted for a brief period early in the day, and lr. a rather dramatic manner. They both testi- fied concerning a mortgage held by Mr. Corbett, and th«r* was a direct clash in their statements. MOKET IN THE CHARLESTON'S WRECK. 1 "GRAND RAPIDS FURNITURE" An exposition of what a beau- tiful, refined and chaste in fur- niture is found in our buiL devoted purely to GRAND RAPIDS FURNITURE. lonial dining room pieces—Bed- room furniture of simple or carved design — Library and Hall furniture in old Flemish ojk — Chairs — Desks Tables, great array. I GRAND RAPIDS : FURNITURE CO. * *"* ' lISS-15? 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Page 1: New York Tribune (New York, NY) 1900-02-21 [p 2]THE CRUISER'S PAYMASTER EXONERATED BT AN INVESTIGATING BOARD. Washington. Feb. * (Speclal).-When the cruiser Charleston was wrecked

THE CRUISER'S PAYMASTER EXONERATED BT AN

INVESTIGATING BOARD.

Washington. Feb. *(Speclal).-When the cruiserCharleston was wrecked two months ago on anuncharted reef north of Luzon, the ship's pay-master wag compelled to abandon his money safe,which contained about twenty thousand Mexicandollars and **X>in gold. The weisrht of this amountof specie and the fctrong box was too great to im-peril the lives of the men set adrift in the openboats, with no certainty of bHng able to keepafloat until land could be reached. It was neces-Fary to utilize all the spare capacity of the boatsfor food and for arms and ammunition, for feara landing would have to be made on a barrenchore, or that sympathizer* of Aguinaldo wouldoffer a reception at whl<-h gun s and cartridgeswould be worth more than M.-xican money. Themorey left behind had been charged against Pay-master Reynolds, of the Charleston, to the amountof $12,340, and when he reached Manila his ac-rounu were found to be short that much. Un<lerthe regulations Admiral Watnon ordered a boardto investigate this fail.ire to balance accounts.The report, which rcarhH Washington to-day,fully exonerates th» paymaster from any actualwickedness or \u25a0\u25a0rimina! intent in the transaction.

RECONSTRUCTION OF THE BOSTON.Washington, Feb. JO.-The Naval Board of Con-

struction to-day rec«lve<l estimates of the Boardof Survey on the Boston. It appears that tho

MR RICHARDSON CONTINUES HIS CRUSADE WITH

ANOTHER RESOLUTION.

Washington. Feb. Richardsonof Tennessee, to-day Introduced In the House aresolution aimed at the Paper Trust on the linesof his resolution of yesterday against the SugarTrust. It prohibits the transportation of woodpuip and printingpaper suitable for the nrlntino- „*

manufacturers a profit of more than Vper cent

DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE ORGANIZES.Washington. Feb. 20.-At a meeting of the Demo-cratic Congressional Campaign Committee to-nightthe followingofficers were elected: Chairman Rep-

resentative James D. Richardson, of Tennessee-secretary. James Eerr. of Pennsylvania; treasurerJames L. Norris. of Washington; sergeant-at-arms, George R&e, of Texas; assistant sergeant-al-arms, W. W. Mamaduke, of Washington.

The chairman was authorized to select a first andsecond vice-chairman, and the secretary two as-sistants.

JThe chairman and secretary also wereauthorized to fill va-ancies In the committee fromStates having no Democratic Representatives i l™Congress. A committee of three will be designated

in tonsuitable offl*c" for headquarters in Wash-

ARGUMENTS HEARD BT THE HOCSE JUDICIARY

COMMITTEE.V

Washington, Feb. 80.— The suppression of polyg-amy was further considered to-day by the HouseCommittee on the Judiciary, Dr. Josiah Strong,president of the League of Social Service, and theRev. William R. Campbell, a missionary of longservice in Utah, speaking in advocacy of Federallegislation, while a large delegation of women In-terested in the movement was present. Dr. Strongsaid lhat while the Mormons were only one-fif-teenth the number of the Presbyterians North, theMethodists and Congregatlonallsts. yet In a statedperiod they had Increased more than all three com-bined He also said that Ifthe Government did not

nrn >, tnOt un

'lkel>' thi" Joseph Smith'sprophecy, that every State west of the Mississippi

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AFTER THE PAPER TRUST NOW.

FOR SUPPRESSION OF POLYGAMY.

THE STATE DEPARTMENTS REPLY WILL

BE SENT TO THE HOUSE TO-DAY.

Washington, Feb. 20.—The State Departmenthas completed the reply to be made to the Houseresolution Inquiring Into the allegations that ex-Consul Macrum's mail had been opened by theBritish censor at Durban. The answer will besent to the House to-morrow by the President,as is customary with communications of thiskind from the State Department. It will show-that the Department has no official knowledgethat there vas any Interference with the ex-Consul's mail, as he made no complaint on thesubject.

ANBWERINO MACRIM'H CH.IRQEB.

CONFERREES SPEND ANOTHER DAY ON

THE CURRENCY BILL.

Washington, Feb. 20.— The conferrees on theCurrency bill were In session several hours to-day, but It was announced at adjournment thatno agreement had been reached on any point,although the prospects were that an agree-ment might be finally secured. After adjourn-ment the House conferrees consulted leadingmembers In relation to the bimetallic amend-ment adopted by the Senate, to see If therewould be any great objection to allowing It toremain a part of the bill. The time in confer-ence to-day was consumed entirely In discus-sion.

XO AGREE.I/EXT JET REACHED.

Provided. That no proceeding shall be maintainedfor the specific performance of any contract hereto-fore or hereafter entered Into for personal laboror service, and there shall be no criminal pro-ceeding for the breach thereof.

Mr. Spooner offered an amendment striking- outthe section providing that the Supreme Court of theTerritory should be the judge of the election ofnumbers of the Hawaiian Legislature and con-ferring on each branch of the Legislature thepower to determine the qualifications of its mem-bers. After some discussion it was adopted.

Discussion of the Philippine question was re-F'lmed for a time. Mr.Kenney, of Delaware, Bpeak-ine against the retention by the I'nltod States ofthe islands and urging that the right to governthemselves be given to the Filipinos.

Fifty-two pension bills and a number of minorbills On the general calendar were passed.

An amendment offered hy Mr. Vest providingthat no bonds should be issued or Indebtedness in-curred without the approval of the President ofthe I'niu-d States was agreed to.A long discussion ensued over a proposed amend-

ment to extend to Hawaii the Inhibition againstcontract labor Importation which exists In thoUnited States. All Senators were anxious to framethe law so as to eliminate absolutely contract laborin Hawaii. To this end the section relating to con-tracts was amended finally by the addition of thefollowing paragraph, framed by Mr. Hoar and per-fected by Mr. Spooner:

PROGRESS OX THE HAWAIIAN BILL—

MR. KENXET ADVOCATES IN-

DEPENDENCE . FOR

FILIPINOS. .[BT TTLKGBArn TO TEB TRIBI'NB.]

Washington, Feb. 20.—Material progress was madeto-day in the Senate with the Hawaiian TerritorialGovernment bill. General discussion has apparentlyexhausted Itself, and the attention of the Senate willbe confined from this point on to perfecting thesmaller details of the measure. Some comment wasmade this afternoon by Mr. Spooner on the sectionof the bill which makes the Supreme Court of thenew Territory the sole and final judge of contestsfor eeats in either branch of the Legislature. ThisIs a decided departure from the common Americanpractice. But It was waimly defended by SenatorMorgan, not only because It re-enacted a provisionIn the Constitution of the Hawaiian Republic, butbecause it obviated the many violences done to lawand Justice by partisan decisions of American legis-

lative majorities. IfKentucky, Mr. Morgan argued,had a clause In her Constitution empowering theState Supreme Court to act as final arbiter In alldisputed

'election cases the civilstrife of the last

six weeks In that Commonwealth would have beeneasily avoided. In this respect the Hawaiian Con-stitution could wisely be adopted as a model by anyof the States or Territories of the United States.

To Section 10 of the bill providing for the con-tinuation of existing contracts Mr. Nelson offeredan amendment excepting from such protection con-tracts for labor entered into since August 12, 1898.Mr. Cullom accepted the amendment and It wasagreed to.

BUSINESS IN THE SENATE.

NOMINATIOXB RT THE PRESIDENT.Washington, Feb. 20.—The President sent the fol-

lowingnominations to the Senate to-day:

NAVY.To b« asaiztast paymaster

—RAT SPBAB. of Washing-ton.

To b* colon*! in th* Marine—

Lieutenant-Colon* !WILLIAME. MUSE.

To ft*»»conil lieutenants in th*Marine Corps—

TANDELLF-OOTE, California: DOUGHS C. M'DOtNJAT, Cali-fornia: A. I*.BKVSZZL.V. Idaho; O. T. WBSTCOTT.Jr.. Mary:an4: SIDNEY W. FRFnvSTER. Michigan;T. B. BACKSTROM. MUai&Flppl; PAVL. E. CHAMUEKLAIX. Virginia; P. H. lUXUY. Virginia.

ARMY.ÜBite6 State* Volunteer*—Major J. A. BUCHANAN 15th

Infantry, to be lieut*nant-colan«l, Puerto Rloo'reg-i-tr.«nt.

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DANCE OF THE AWASDA CLUB.The Ana wanda Club gave Its annual reception and

dance at the Lexington Opera House last night.There was a large attendance. The boxholderswere Charles F. Murphy, George B. McClellan. J.Sergeant Cram. Frank A. O'Donnel. John J. Mur-phy. Maurice J. Power. Charles P. Dillon. James K.Gaffney, Edward B. La Fetra. Joseph Murray.Flee Mork. PhilipF. Donohue, Patrick A. Whitney.Henry P. Drew. William P. Meehan. Edward F.Cunningham, A. G. HasoUcher. Francis E. VDunn. James C. Daly. William S. Wynn. John J.Fay and Andrew Roberts. The officers of th* clubare William P. Meehan. president; Michael J. Walshand Edward F. Heffernan. vice-presidents; PhilipF. Donohue, treasurer: Francis E. V. Dunn, record-InK secretary; George C. Klesel. financial secretaryan.iEmu Dutim. corresponding secretary.•—

UEI.D WAREHOUSE COMPANrS BONDS.Hartford, Conn., Fob. 20.—Bondholders of the

Brooklyn Wharf and Warehouse Company nvetthis afternoon and appointed A committee consist-Ingof President Greene, of the Connecticut MutualLife Insurance Company; Vice President Dunham,Of the Travellers' Insurance Company and Presi-dent Browne, of the Connecticut Kjre insuranceCompany, to wait upon the New-York reorganisa-tion committee. Over J2.000.000 of the bonds areheld here.

»—

FOUR RESCUED FROM BINKISQ BARGE.PhUad»ip hta, Feb. »-Th« tug Luekenbach. with

l*e crt% oi four mia ©<«**• *>•>«• Oeorse Model-

BTATSN ISLAND FIRE CMIMFB ELECTED.An eltH^tlon for chief and three assistants of the

Bast Shore Fire Department. Staten Island, washeld on Monday night. James Lestrange. of Ex-celsior Hose Company. No. 1, was elected chiefwithout opposition. David Rondt, of Neptune HoseCompany, was elected assistant In the Kirst Dis-trict. In the Second District Frank Bennett, ofHose Company No. 2. was sleeted by seven major-ity. In the Third District James Allen, of Colum-bia Hook and Laduer C'onpany, was elected by amajority of one.

DEMOCRATIC LWUSLATOBg IN JOINT KBSBION

RATIFY ACTION OH GOVERNORSHIP.

Frankfort. Ky.,Feb. 20—The Democratic membersof the two houses of the Legislature met in joint

sesston at 3 o'clock this afternon and by a vote of

74 to 2 ratified the former proceedings by whichWilliam Goebel was declared Governor and J. C.\\ Beckhaa Lieutenant-Governor, and through

which Keckham, since the death of Goebel, claimstitle to the office of Governor. The Republicanmembers of the .Legislature remained away fromthe joint session, having decided in caucus not to

attend. The Senate had adopted the resolutionsyesterday and the House to-day, and th-» adoptioniif them by the joint assembly, from the Democraticstandpoint, puts the finishing touch—, as to itsaction, on the contests.

In the session of the Joint Assembly. SenatorTriplet! and Representative Qrider voted Bgaiimthe ratification resolutiona Mr. Grider in explana-tion of his vote said he had hop.-d that there wouldbe a full and fair investigation of ttu- contests, andthat he hoped to be able to vote with the Demo-crats, but he could not satisfy his <>wti conscienceand <io so in this matter. Mr. Orr declined to vote.He said he had voted with the Democrats in theirformer action nnd did not think ratification of thoseformer proceedings necessary now.

THE KE\TICKT CONTEST.

The new bureau is the only one in the greater

New-York whose chief aim is to further the in-terests of the factory women. All working women,nowever, are eligible to its benefits except ser-

The offices of the bureau are at No. 248 EastThirty-fourth-st., and the superintendent and as-sistant remain there from 9 to 12 o"clock every

morning to book applicants and give instruction.

A reorganization of the Alliance Employment

Bureau of the New-York Association of Working

Girls' Societies has been effected, it was announcedyesterday, and among the societies now affiliatedwith it are the College Settlements, the Friendly

Aid House, the Riverside Association, HartleyHouse, the Nurses' Settlement and the Women's

Conference of the Ethical Culture Society. Thenew organization seeks to take in ail women'sorganizations in the city not having employment

bureaus of their own. It willendeavor to find em-ployment for all applicants whom the individual

societies cannot place.

ASSOCIATION OF WORKING GIRLS' SO< IETIES RE-

ORGANIZES WITH NEW MEMBERS.

FREE EMPLOYMENT BUREAU FOR WOMEN.

William H. Baldwin. Jr.. president of the Long

Island Railroad Company, was the first speaker,

and In beginning his address he described whatwas really meant by a trust and what a trustshould be. In the first place. It was a combinationof capital In order to purchase raw material; sec-ond, to pay high wages, and, third, to sell at alower price than could be made by any smallercombination of capital. That was the only kind oftrust, either economical or political, that could sur-vive public opinion, and the final analysis of thegreat question of trusts. Addressing himself par-ticularly to the matter of wages, he pointed outhow greatly the wages of railroad workers hadbeen Increased during late years. Twenty or thirty

years ago, Mr. Baldwin explained, when the rail-roads were beginning to combine In order to in-

crease their mileage and develop their resources,

the farmers of the West and other distant parts of

th.- country cried out against the growingpower ofthe railroads, and urged that restrictive measuresshould be enforced against the companies. Suchtalk to-day, he contended, would be absurd, as hisaudience well knew. When the railroads weresmall separate companies, Mr. Baldwin proceeded,the wages of the employes were low, the average

pay being about $80 a month; but. as Mr. Arthur,

of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, re-cently testified before a "Washington commission,

the average pay of engineers was now three and ahalf cents a mile for passenger service and fourcents a mile for freight trains, which means anaverage wage of $160 to $225 a month for a day ofseven or eight hours. That result had been possibleonly by the combination of the railroads. Bymeansof that combination greater economies In operationhad been brought about, the companies had be-come strengthened, and in consequence were ableto pay better wages. It was an illustration ofcapital and labor marching hand Inhand. "Isayit is my belief,"he added, "that as industrial enter-prises become more and more converged, developedand combined, the labor connected with those en-terprises will become more Intelligent and moreconservative of Its own good, will work harmoni-ously with capital." Mr. Baldwin closed by giv-ing his opinion that the onward current towardcombination could not be stopped. The aim mustbe to control the question, to guide It along andmake it of service to the common good.

John R. Dunlap, Editor of "The India RubberWorld," who followed, said he believed Inthe idealtrust which Mr. Baldwin had outlined, but therewere many abuses of the principle In existence. Heagreed with Mr. Havemeyer that the mother oftrusts was the tariff. Mr. Dunlap did not agreethat trusts lowered prices, and he advocated freetrade for the products of this country. If trustswere to continue he maintained that publicityshould be thrown upon their operations. Likebanks and insurance companies, they should becompelled to make known the amount of theircapital, their pro/Its, expenditures

—they should

In short, be forced to open their books to the pub-lic. Until this was done the people could have noconfidence in combinations, and the ideal trustwould be Impossible.

C, Kirchhoff. Editor of "The Iron Age." assertedthat while there had been concentrations which hebelieved to be an economic progress, in the irontrade, there was no monopoly, and the tendencyof the concentrations was to cheapen the productto tne consumer. The speaker also believed thatthe combination of capital would lead to morepowerful labor organization.

In an address dealing exhaustively with the prob-lems whlcn inuustrial and capitalistic combina-tions presented. Professor F. W. Tausslg. of Har-vard, said that many of those problems could becontrolled by legislation. But sweeping prohibitivelegislation would accomplish nothing. It wouldmerely drive the trusts Into hiding and evasion,would promote rather than hinder stock gambling.

Joan S. Crosby said trusts could not exist intheir present form were it not for their corporatepower, and he asserted that the Government hadno right to grant corporate power to anybody. Thesole purpose of the Government was to maintainjustice, and It should v not lend one particle of itspower to any Individual for private purposes.

The subject discussed last night at the confer-ence on trusts which Is being held this week InCooper Union was "The Economic Effects of In-

dustrial Combinations." There was again a hirge

audience present, and the views expressed hy thevarious speakers were followed with the closestattention.

WILLIAM H. BALDWIN TELLS OF THF.

EFFECT OF RAILROAD CONSOLIDA-TION AT COOPER UNION.

TRUSTS AS AIDS TO LABOR.

LABOR TROUBLES /V MARTINIQUE.Fort-de-France, island of Martinique, Feb. 20.—

There were two more lncendlnry fires at I.a Trlnltelast night. It was announced yesterday that workwould be resumed there, but only a quarter of thenumber of workmen were present. There are rumorsof trouble near Bt, Pierre, and the French cruiserTroude, which returned from L* M*rtn this morn-tni, starts back for flu Jflerr* Umne4l*ttijs»

CHINESE I"1//'

HOIf RECEPTION.Peking, Feb. 20.—The Emperor received the Diplo-

matic Corps 1" audience yesterday. He i*describedas looking- extremely ill and worn. The DowagerEmpress was not present.

POLITICAL CRISIf! 7\ JAMAICA.Kingston, Jamaica, Feb. 20.—There la excitement

here over the political crisis. The elected membersof the Legislature, as n protest against the sub-version of the Constitution, left the Chamber In abody. Additional official members were then Intro-duced and sworn, marking the re-est&hltahment ofcrown government. The American reciprocity treatyvill be considered to-morrow.

Replying to the Interrogatory of the President oftjhe Court. M. Marcel-Habert protested that he hadalready been Judged and acquitted on the nameefiargen. He then denied having conspired againstthe republic and made a grandiloquent speech onnationalism, warmly defending the plebiscite,which, he Bald, had permitted America to plant herflag in Cuba and the Philippine Islands, and hadgiven to the Transvaal the strength to resist foreignaggression. "With a plebiscite President," he con-cluded, "we should not have had to suffer thehumiliation of Fashoda."

The Public Prosecutor opposed the granting of asafe conduct, whereupon M. Marcel-Hahert re-nounced hla application.

M. Muriel-Habert retorted that this would besufficient, as M. Deroulede's oath was not needed,his word of honor sufficing.

Palis. Feb. 20. The Senate, sitting as a HighCourt, to-day resumed the trial of Deputy Marcel-Habert, charged with inciting' troops to march upon

the Blysee Palace at the time of. the funeral of

President Faure. The defendant complained thathe wished to summon M. Heroulede, previously con-victed on tho Bunie charge, as a witness, but. hepointed out. an no safe conduct had been given

M. Deroulede was unable to appear. M. Marcel-Habert therefore asked the President of the court,

M. P*altteres, to tak. the necessary steps to furnish

to m. Deroulede \u25a0 safe conduct, The President ro-pUed that the punishment of banishment InvolvedCivic degradation and that therefore M. Dernuledecould nut take the oath. He could be heard, thePresident added, but hl« evidence would have nolegal weight.

OEXKRAT.DSNIAL OF THE CHARGES-DBKOULEDE

MOT TO TKSTIFT.

THE TRIAL OF MARCEI.HARERT.

Eitetherg visited the theatre for the purposeof delivering some costumes. He was accom-panied by his little granddaughter, Elsie. The

man had turned the costumes over, and was re-

turning from behind the scenes when he met

the manager of the house, and stopped to talkwith him. The little gi«l proceeded into the bal-cony and watched the performance.

After a short while Eitelberg started to join

his granddaughter, and had neatly reached thestairway when he fell. The man was picked upby stage hands, and carried into a parlor. Acall was sent to Flower Hospital, and Dr. Whit-myro responded. Eitelberg had died, however,before the physician's arrival.

Joseph Eitelberg, seventy years old, a tailor

livingat No. I,(».'!<> Lexington-ave., and employed

in Proctor's Pleasure Palace, at Fifty-eighth-st.

and Thlni-ave., died in that playhouse last night

from heart disease.

A TAILOR DELIVERS SOME COSTUMKfI AND EX-

PIBXfI KF.FOHK HE L.EAVKS THE Btll-DING.

BTRICKEy DEAD IN A THEATRE.

LSTTSB SENT BY SEiRfcTARY ROOT TO

MILITARYCOMMITTEE! OF CONGRESS.

Washington, Feb. 2O (Special).— Secretary

Root's own explanation of the Army Reform

Mil sent to the military committee of Con-gress yesterday is given in the following let-

ter which accompanied the proposition:

War Department,Washington, February H>, 1000.

Sir: In pursuance of your request, Ihavethe honor to transmit herewith a bill "to in-crease the efficiency of the military' estab-lishment of the United States." This bill isdesigned to correct some recognized defects ofthe present system, and to increase the artillery

branch of the service. The bill provides:First—For a proportion of the promotions in

the line by selections, so that specially meri-torious and gallant services of officers during

war and otherwise- may l>e recognized, and theirservices be made available In higher grades.

Second— To provide officers for duty in theAdjutant-!Jeneral's Department and Inspector-General's Department by detail, and a systemof rotation which willgradually educate a num-ber of selected officers in the duties of allbranches of the service. This willin time pro-vide a considerable body of officers capable ofexercising comrmml an<l performing the higherduty of chiefs of staff during war.

Third—Provision is made for fillingfuture va-cancies in the Quartermaster's Department, theSubsistence Department, the Ordnance Depart-ment and the Signal Corps by detail from theline, and for rotations in duties between line andstaff, but not to the same extent as with theofficers selected for duties in the Adjutant-Gen-eral's Department and Inspector-General's De-partment.

Fourth— The bill provides for detailing chiefsof staff corps and departments from the Army

at, large for terms of four years, and authorizesthe President, within rfts discretion, to retireany of the present chiefs holding permanent ap-pointments. As officers now holding commis-sions in the staff corps and departments havelosi their rank in the line and will be deprivedof all opportunity of reaching a grade abovecolonel, in order to put them on a footing equiva-

lent to that of line officers, provision is madefor retirement with increased rank of such ofthese officers as may be selected as chiefs ofstaff corps or departments.

Fifth—The bill discontinues the present regi-mental organization of artillery and establishesthis arm of the service as the Corps of Artillery,consisting of two distinct branches

—the field ar-

tillery and the coast artillery. A gradual in-crease of this arm is provided, so that at the ex-piration of five years there will be authorized IT

total of not quite eighteen thousand men. It isnot seen how the expensive seacoast equipmentcan be cared for by a smaller number thanrecommended. The increase is not quite so largeas has been heretofore recommended, but it ishelieved that this willmeet the requirements Inthe immediate future.It is the design of this bill to provide for

improvements in organization Irrespective ofsuch action as Congress may hereafter see fitto take regarding the size of the Army, andSection 16 accordingly provides that the increaseIn the artillery force shall not cause the num-ber of enlisteil men in the Regular Army at any

time to excee,i the number which now Is or mayhereafter be allowed by law. The total numbernow in the artillery arm of the service is abouteleven thousand. The total number under thisbill would ultimately be not quite eighteen

thousand. The increase of about sixty-five hun-dred to be made in five years would beabout thirteen hundred a year; but under theprovision prohibiting th< yv ~• of the Armyabove tr-e- agtrrenate allow .*d by Congress theaddition of thirteen hundred during the cur-rent year would be taken from the other armsof the. service, either by transfer or by enlist-ing in the artillery. Instead of enlisting in theinfantry, cavalry, etc. and In subsequent years

the addition to the artillery would in like man-ner merely affect the proportion of troops al-lotted to the different arms of the service tomake up the aggregate number allowed by^Con-gress.

The final paragraph of the bill provides forregimental chaplains instead of the present

fnne of chaplains, assignable to eitlvr regi-

ments or posts. Very respectfully,ELIHT ROOT. Secretary of War.

.<m/V REFORM BUI. EXPLAINED.

from having a number of chiefs of bureaus «Hwith substantially enial rank, and frequently n"1

working to a common purpose. The office of theAdjutant-General Is the proper medium throughwhich the action of thette various bureaus shouldb* co-ordinated nnd unified. It is the Drojwr cen-tral point of military administration. The suc-cessful conduct of such administration would be

greatly promoted by the change now proposed.Wry respectfully, ELTHI* ROOT.

Secretary of War.

The lnclosure is a letter from Secretary Alger.

strongly advocating the passage of a bill con-ferring the rank of major-general on the Adjutant-General.

PROMOTION OF GEN. CORBIN URGED.Washington. Feb. 20 (Special). -In support of the

proposition to promote Adjutant-General Corbin tothe rank of major-general Secretary Root has sentthe following letter to Senator Hawley and Rep-resentative Hull, chairmen of the military com-mittees of the two house* of Congress:

War Department, Washington.February 19, 1900.

Sir:Ibeg to call your attention to a communica-tion—a copy of which Is inclosed herewith— sent bymy predecessor to your committee on July 5, 1858,In regard to a bill then pending before Congressfixing the rank of the Adjutant-General of theArmy and providing that that officer should havethe rank of major-general. Iunderstand that thebill passed the Senate at that session, but failedto receive final consideration in the House beforethe time of adjournment. I Inclose a draft of abill containing such a provision, and I earnestlyrecommend its passage, The rank which wouldthus bi*conferred upon the AdjutHnt-O'-neral wouldconform to th« usual practice among other nationsand among the States of our Union which havean organized militia system, and It would conformto the relative Importance, rsspons4b4Uti*s ami re-quirement*! of the office and <•( the duties whichthe Adjutant-General I* culled upon to perform.At the time of the act of August 3. 1861, when therank of brigadier-general wan established as therank to bo held by the Adjutant-General, most ofthe chiefs of the Ntnff departments ranked uscolonels. Since that time they have been succes-sively elevated to th« rank of brigadier-general,and at the present time the rank of the Adjutant-General among the heads of the staff departmentsdepends solely upon the date of his commission.He is now seventh in order of rank among the•ieven head* of th« staff departments.

There can be no question that in the past theadministration of the War Department has suffered

An Army War College should be established.which

A«h

nail be composed of the heads of the staffdepartment., properly so called and a number of

the ablest and most competent officers of hign

rank in the Army (including, of course the Major

General commanding), these officers to be detailedfor service in the college for limited periods, sothaiwhile the college shall be continuous in r««wd»,

character and performance, It shall continually amigradually charge in its personal elements. It *""ou'abe the duty of this body of officers to direct theInstruction and intellectual exercise of the Army,to acquire information, devise the plans and study

the subject above indicated, and to advise the

Commander in Chief upon all questions of Pianf.armament, transportation, mobilization and mili-

tary preparations and movement.The college should be combined with, reinforced

and enlarged in its scope and effectiveness, thepresent Division of Military Information of theAdjutant-General's office, where the records andIts conclusions Should be preserved. Itshould notsupersede but should Incorporate, continue andbring under the same general management thepresent service schools, supplementing where it isnecessary their courses, which now, so far an in-struction Is concerned, largely cover the ground. Itsinstruction would at the outset and perhaps per-manently be given through these schools, but Itwould give unity, influence, authority and effec-tiveness in military affairs to the work and thethought developed in them, aside from mere in-struction, and a weight and utilityto their recordsof efficiency and merit to the pupils not hithertoaccorded to them in proportion to the high char-acter of the \u25a0work they have done.

The Board in carrying out the Secretary's In-structions will have regard for the relations ofthe new college with present Instructions of offi-cers in professional matters in order that thework now accomplished at Weßt Point as wellas the Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery and Engi-neers' schools may be properly supplemented,and as far as possible the course will be ar-ranged to conform with the proposed reorganiza-tion of the Army, rather than limited by theexisting antiquated system.

General Liudlow will return to Havana onMarch 3. to remain about two months. TheBoard will therefore have to complete its reportand deliver it to the Secretary next week. Inthe three or four days to which its sessions mustbe limited it is expected to complete the detailsof the organization, which willnot -materially de-part from those of the Naval College, and thefinishing touches will be given to the schemenext month by the Secretary himself, who isextremely interested in its success.

[BT TTILBOHAPH TO THUS TRIBUNE.]"Washington, Feb. 20.—Secretarj Root to-day

took the second step in his plans fur Army re-forrr, following quickly on the radical legisla-

tion proposed yesterday, by Issuing the first or-ders to carry into effect the establishment of anArmy War College similar to the naval Insti-tution of that character at Newport, with a view

of promoting the efficiency of the force ashorealong the lines so successfully pursued for thewelfare of the fleet. Brigadier-General WilliamLudlow, who was some time ago selected for

first president of the new college, and who wascalled from Havana for consultation on the sub-ject, was to-day appointed chairman of a Boardto meet at the War Department next Mondayto perfect a practical plan of operations and

devise a set of regulations for the government

of the school. The other members of the Boardare Colonel Henry C. Hasbrouck, 7th Artillery,

and lieutenant-Colonel William H. Carter, As-sistant Adjutant-General. Colonel Hasbrouckis stationed at Fort Adams, Rhode Island, andis one of the mopt efficient officers in the ser-vice. He was one of the best commandants theMilitaryAcademy at West Point ever had. andis sure to be attached to the new college. Lieu-

tenant-Colonel Carter Is Adjutant-General Cor-bin's chief assistant, and one of the most ac-complished officers in the corps.

TO BE AT GOVERNOR'S ISLAND.

The college will almost certainly be located at

Governor's Island, although the feasibility of

Fort Myer, Virginia, and Fort Adams, RhodeIsland, will be considered. The sessions willprobably be limited to June, July, August andSeptember ofeach year, and at that season FortMyer is uncomfortably hot, and the social at-tractions at Newport would operate against

Fort Adams as a place for diligent study. Thefact that the Naval War College Is located thereand that It may be advantageous to have closeco-operation between the institutions was con-sidered, but the advantages of Governor's Island

are said to be superior for all practical purposes,including its accommodations for the college.

The fact also that the greatest forts are in itsimmediate neighborhood, and strategic problemsmay thus be observed, will insure the locationof the college in New-York Harbor. It is the in-tention to have the first session of the college inthe coming summer, although so many officersare now in the Philippines that the lectures willnot be numerous nor the classes large untilthe following year. It is explained that forthe present no special appropriation by Con-gress will be required, as the officers and in-

structors will he simply detailed to duty atGovernor's Island from other stations, and noaccommodations will be needed beyond those

now existing on the island, which art- regardedas ample for a year at least.

SECRETARY ROOT'S INSTRUCTIONS.

The instructions to General Ludlow, preparedby Secretary Root to-day, while being suffi-ciently general intheir nature to allow the Boardsome latitude in prescribing the organization,

curriculum and procedure of the college, are ex-ceedingly specific and complete as to the objects

he seeks to attain, and in at least one matter

disclose the important fact that the Secretary

has in contemplation a great project for an "in-

structed reserve" from the vast able bodiedmale population of the United States, to whichthe new college Is to devote particular attention.Among the subjects which Secretary Root di-

rects to the attention of General Ludlow andhis colleagues aa necessary for the officers at

the Wrar College to study are the following:

The welfare and efficiency of the service. Itsorganization, administration, armament, equip-ment, transportation, supplies, mobilization,

concentration distribution, preparations, plans

of campaign, etc. The college is to devise har-

monious and effective co-operation of all themilitary forces of the United States, including

an instructed reserve, to provide for Army and

Navy co-operatlnn by cultivating close relationswith the Naval War College, and to enlarge thecourse of the MilitaryAcademy.

The other essential features are shown in

the following extract from the last annual re-port of the Secretary of War:

SECRETARY ROOT TAKES ANOTHER

STEP IN HIS PLANS FOR REFORM.

AN ARMY WAR COLLEGE.

necessary repairs to the ship will coat about W'A-W. and occupy two years. When they are com-peted the Boston will be like the Atlanta, a thor-°»Khly modernized type of warship. The work irlUbe done at the Mare Island Navy Yard.

APENTAA Specific

For Habitual and Obstinate

Constipation.AFTER THE FIRST FULL DOSE OF APENTA, taken early ieic the morning

(followed perhaps, by a little hot water, or hot coffee or tea), smallerdoses may be persevered with, In gradually reduced quantities, at interval*of a day or two, until the habitual' constipation is completely overcome.Further particular* from United Agency Co., Seymour Build Now York.Amenta of tho ApgOluriiCo., 14, London.

* *

NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 21, 1000.

MR. SWAXSOX IN OPPOSITION.Mr. Swanson, of Virginia, another member of the

Ways and ileans Committee, followed Mr. Hop-kins. He said that the Republican party wassponsor for government by Injunction in the UnitedStates, and that they now proposed a new doctrine—government without the Constitution. Ifthe doc-trine that the Constitution does not extend to newpossessions prevailed there could be no expansion.for no people would willinglyunite with us whenthey were told that they were to be absolute chat-tel c.f.JL Congressional despotism. Inclosing hesaid: "The passage of the pending bill will end the-history of the Republic and open the history of theempire. Itdestroys constitutional government andcreates a Congressional despotism."

entirely clear that those islands and Puerto Ricounder th* treaty have become the property of tne

United States and not a part of it,and th*t Con-gress has the power to make such disposition of

! them as it may deem for the best interests of the

people of this country and the Inhabitants of tne

islands.If my contention be true that these Islands are

only property of the United States, and that theinhabitants can acquire only such rights a« wemay rive them. It follows that we can have sepa-rate custom*, revenue and navigation laws fortho«e Island*. -\u0084

•'Th» enemies of National expansion have created

in their imaginations & bogy man. and with himare trying to frighten the laboring people of thiscountry. They are assuming that the people ofdistant tropical climes willcome to the cold regionsof the North to drive out our laboring men withcheap labor. A more groundless argument wasnever urged. It Is almost fantastical. There Isnot *Malay in this country to-day, and there willnot be one hundred years from now. Why? Be-cause they prefer to stay In their own country.We can provide them with a -system of govern-ment adapted not only to their conditions from aclimatic standpoint, but to their political develop-ment. We will start them on an era of progressunknown In their history. While this Is beingdone we must have a stable Government there, andan army sufficiently large to police the Islands anddrive out freebooters. Iam tired of the cry of"Imperialism.*; Our duty Is clear. We must fear-lessly and conscientiously provide for the greatemergency, that has been placed upon us by thiswar with Spain. Let us discharge our duty with afirmness and intrepidity that characterised the ac-tion oi our father? when the dark cloud of civilwar nv»rhun(t our National horizon, and the peopleof to-day will assuredly approve our conduct asdid the people ofa generation ago approve the con-duct of President Lincoln and his advisers whenthey were exercising every power of the Constitu-tion for the maintenance of the Union and the in-tegrity of the Republic.

mSPWJBX TRESSES HIR CANAL BILL.HE FATI.S TO SECT'RE AS AGREEMENT FOR

CONSIDERATION.

Washington. F~b. the debate on thePuerto Rlcan tariff bill began in the House to-dayMr. Hepburn attempted to secure an agreement totake up the Nicaragua Canal bill. He askedunanimous consent that It be taken up two week?from t<-i-<lay.

Mr. Richardson asked If there was anything inthe bill which recognized the existence of the Clay-ton-Bulwer Treaty.

'•There is not." replied Mr. Hepburn. "The billprovkU-E for absolute ownership."

Mr. Cannon, chairman of the AppropriationsCommit i<=-?. said he was not prepared to agree atthis time to the of the bill.

"There is no objection on this side," paid Mr.Richardson.

Mr. Hepburn offered to make the date a weekfrom to-day, but Mr. Cannon still dissented

At the close of the debate Mr. Hepburn againtried to secure an agreement for the considerationof the hili on 3isrch 6. but Mr. Payne objected.

Mr.Hepburn, after his failure to secure a unani-mous agreement, introduced a resolution for theconsideration of the bill on Tuesday and Wednes-day, March 5 and 6. The resolution provides thatat 5 o'clock on th? latter day the previous questionshall be considered as ordered. It went to theCommittee on Rules.

MONTANA BRIBERY INQUIRY.CARGO OF GRAINSINKS INTHE DFLAWAMf

Philadelphia, Feb. 20.—The British steamer Rest-tormel, which was ready to sail from this port w!ti<a cargo of wheat for Limerick. Ireland, sank la th»Delaware River, off Kalghn's Point. X. J., tut lastnight. Considerable mystery surrounds the slnklnsof the vessel, as it is reported that the gaola wasto be forwarded eventually to South Africa. Th*steamer had nearly ten feet of water In her fore.hold when the first mate discovered that th<» Teaselwas settling. Despite the efforts of the crew tokeep her afloat by use of the pumps, the vessel 1

sank in a short time. Captain Merlin was sotaboard when the accident occurred. To-day th»steamer was dragged from midstream to th» New-Jersey flats. The Restormel halls from Car-diff, and is owned by J. Cory & Sons. She. wasbuilt at Newcastle. England, In 1*52. Her grosstonnage Is 2,020 and net tonnage 1.255> The vess«! is256 feet in length, has a breadth of 36 feet and a.depth of 21 feet. m

DEATHS.From malarial fever. January 2. AHUXOTON MAY3H.private. Company H. 22.1 Infantry: Febmarr i?WILJJS M MARTIN, corporal. Corr.^aTiy V. 43th In-fantry: February 12. AZARIAH HER- privat*

Company K. 3Mh Infantry- Drowc<Kj January 13*ALBERT L.. PERRT. private. Tompanv A. 32d mfsn-try. while bathing. Rto Grande Florida Blan-o-January 14. JOHN UAGXVSEX. muaiclan 34th I*2fantry, while bathing. P.! Grande Cabana:-iaaLuzon. February 15. JOSEPH F. i'AR.\ privara*Company F. 3-ith Infantry. Rio Agnn. near £an Nich-olas, accidental: February 9. DANIEL.P. JENKIN3private, Company If.-. Infantry a-usshot- 'in-At*29. WILLIAM CRAWFORD, corporal. Company K.20th Infantry. Angeles, Luzon, fell on da^er wornby him; from gunshot In action. January 2?, AMOSO'NEIL private Company F. ?.inh Infantry; -»ft{prostration. February ». FREDERICK HEGWEIS,private. Company H. 27th Infantry; pneum, nla. F»tvruary 11. JOHN P. HILL,prtvat*. i^mpany C. Ot*Infantry: variola. February 5. PERTER M"OCTEH.private. Company D. 44th Infantry and CTRU3 B.BRITTAIN. private. Company A. 26th Infantry, eaFebruary 12; dysentery. February 14. A.VDP.EW A!*-DERSON. private. Company H. 35th Infantry, sadCARL NESSEIa private. Company C, 4th '"aTsirr-typhoid fever. February 1»5. CLARENCE VAXBERGER, corporal. Company B. With Infantry.

GENERAL OTISS DKATH REPORT.Washington. Feb. 3).-General Otis to-day sent tv

the War Department the fties:

THE NEW PHILIPPINE COMMISSION.COLONEL. DENBY DECLINES TO SSRVS-.

JUDGE TAFT CONFER 3 WITHSECRETARY ROCT.

Washington. Feb. 20.—Judse Tart. president o*the Philippine Commission, had a long confer-ence with Secretary Root at the War Depart-ment to-day In regard to the proposed work ofthe Commission. It is expected that the Com-mission willbe completely organized in the nearfuture, and that It will start for Manila aboutApril1. Only two members have been appointedso far. Judge Taft an! Professor Worcester.Colonel Denby, who was Invited to serve on th*new Commission, has declined the offer. As to*Commission willconsist of five memwra. Itre-mains for the President la appoint three others.He has several men in mir.d. and will announcehi.-? selection in a day or two. The name of a, A.Wiley, of Montgomery. Ala., was presented tothe President to-day by Representatives Bank-head. Clayton and Taylor, of Alabama, whourged his appointment as a member of the Com*mission. Mr. Wiley was lieutenant-colonel of avolunteer regiment from Alabama in the war\u25a0with Spain. He Is a Democrat

POLICY TO BE ADOPTED BY THE AMERICASFORCES.

Manila, Feb. 20.—A military commission me**at Calamba to-morrow, to try a Filipino mem-ber of the guerilla band which attacked a squadof Americans on February 2. killinga corporal.The charges arc murder and assault, with Intentto kill. The case is Important, as foreshadow-Ing the policy of treating guerillas as bandit*.It13 supposed that one reason which has hith-erto deterred the American authorities fromadopting 'his policy Is that the Insurgents havemore than fifty American prisoners and mayretaliate. Uthough a few of the latter wer»captured waile fighting.

TO TRY A FILIPIXO GUERILLA.

Lan aboard, arrived at th© Delaware Brt&kvaie*to-day, and reported the foundering; of the bare*eight miles southwest of Five Fathom Bank. Th»McClellan was bound from Norfolk for New-York-She is lying In ten feet of water. The tu* had n*-turned to sea after the barste Atlanta, which £1had picked up some days ago. and had anchor*^when she fell In with the McClellan. The AtS-^Tmeanwhile had broken adrift again. l«i%

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—WELLCOME DENIES CHARGES.

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Mr. Day admitted having accepted a presentof $5,000 from Mr. Clark, and said he under-stood that it was given as a testimonial and ascompensation for his services. The oath ofoffice as a member of the House was read, andteemed to produce quite an impression on someof the members of the committee.

Air. Corbett and Justice Piggott were con-fronted for a brief period early in the day, andlr. a rather dramatic manner. They both testi-fied concerning a mortgage held by Mr. Corbett,and th«r* was a direct clash in their statements.

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