'tribune.
TWO CENTS.
SCRANTON, PA., .TUESDAY MORNING, ,IANtTARV 31. 18.
TWO CJSNTS.
CARTER TALKS
ON TREATY
Senator from Montana
Becomes Eloquent
Unexpectedly.
THE SERIOUS QUESTION
Senators Belittling the Dignity and
Destroying the Confidence! Reposed
in This Country by Foreign Na
tions The Imprudence of the
Leaders of the Opposition Our
Responsibility in the Philippines.
The House Puts in a Hard Day on
the Army Bill.
Washington, Jan. ?). An effort on
the part of Mr. Allison to obtain con
sideration In the senate today for the
Indian appropriation 1)111 precipitated
a running debate, which occupied alt
the time until the senate at i o'clock
went Into executive mhssIoij on the
peace treaty.
Mr. Jones', (Ark.) leading the oppon
ents of the treaty, opened the debate
by Insisting that time should lie taken
for tin.1 discussion of pending resolu
tions, having a collateral bearing upon
the treaty, before the treaty Itself was
disposed of.nnd Mr. Macon's resolutions
finally were laid before the senate. Af
ter finnip parliamentary sparring the
resolutions were made after the text
of u strong speech by Mr. Carter
(Mont). Ordlnarly calm and deliber
ate In his utterances, Mr. Carter today
spoke with Impassioned earnestness,
warning hl colleagues that a favor
able vote on any of the pending re
solutions would bo a vote of lack of
confidence In the American people. He
declitvd that the adoption of the re
solutions would be a pledge to thofe
who were defying the authority of
this country In the Philippines and
that when the treaty had been ratified
this government Would inquire who in
thof" Islands were In rebellion against
our authoilty, and If necessary to
maintain our authority we would whip
them to death. Mr. Carter Hald that
senators were belittling the dignity
and destroying the confidence reposed
In this country by foreign nations by
endeavoring to mortgage the future
policy of thi' government and voting
a lack of confidence In the action by
even attempting to adopt tmeh resolu
tions as were pending. He declared
that the passaze of such acts was a
declaration that the people had no con
fidence In those who are to be In a
position to make a disiiosltion of the
islands in accordance with the tonus
of the treaty. It amounted to a pledge
to ourselves that we did not propose
to do what we did not want to do.
It would have been just and proper,
he paid, for the first congress to at
tempt to bind congress for a hundred
vears as for this congress to attempt
o bind the action in a matter of this
Kind of any future congress.
A CHAXOK XUISDKD.
Mr, Carter thought this country
needed a change in its foreign policy,
and thought our trade would not
amount to much abroad until It Is once
thoroughly understood that an Amer
ican citizen would be protected in all
lights In any part of the world. He
thought it a shame on the United
States government that any of Its citi
zens, seeking protection parsed by the
American consulates and entered those
of Great Britain or France.
Keplying to a question by Mr. Mason,
Mr. Carter said that the power of the
T'nlted State was the only authority
today recognized In the Philippines.
"Moing the only responsible govern
ment there." said he, "the safety of
very citizen on those islands, be he
Herman, Hugliidt or what not, rests
upon us. Wc cannot with propriety
say ito the rebel forces on those Islands
'we will give you everything we have
fought for. If you will only permit us
to ratify the treaty of peace with
Spain.'
WOItK OX AIIMV ujl.l..
The house put in a haul day's work
on the army bill today and tonight
when It adjourned, fifteen of the twen
ty pages had been completed. The com
inlttce amendment giving the presi
dent discretionary power to reduce the
size of the Infantry companies ami
cavalry troops to sixty men each were
adopted and also a series of amend
ip.ents to reduco the oillces of the staff
331. A substitute was adopted for the
section providing for promotions which
Is designed to equalize promotions.
light was made to reduce the nge
limit for officers to be appointed to the
various staff departments from fifty to
thirty, but It failed. An amendment
wart, however, adopted to require a
mental und moral as well nn a physical
examination for such appointees." Most
of the time today was occupied in short
speeches on the general proposition to
Increase the army and annex the Phil
ippines, and there were several lively
personal controversies. The house will
meet tomorrow at 11, and whatever
time remain before :t o'clock after the
hill Is completed under the ilve-mln-ute
rule will be devoted to general
debate. The heavy weights on both
sides will close. The final vote Is to
be taken at " o'clock.
Mr. Berry (Deni.. Ky ,) announced
himself, amid an outburst of applause.
on the llepubllean side, In Tdvor of tlio
retention of every foot or territory we
had acquired as a result of the war
with Hpaln.
"But 1 want to say right here." con
tinned Mr. Merry, "that I never want
to nee the Philippines represented on
thi floor."
"What would you do with them 7"
asked Mr. Magulre (Deni.. Cal.).
"I would keep them under our con
trol and protection as we will Cuba
until thny are able tu take care of
thrmselves."
Mr. Simpson, (Pod,, Kan.) and Mr.
-y
engaged In
n reached a climax
'JjrJJi
denounced the former
V lt fCt! , "I Hi go gi 1 o
fvO-Tlv Slmnson wirp in u imeiJilnn nf
r.'rsonal privilege in order to reply.
Mr. Mahon was "a plutogoguo" he
said, und It was but natural that men
like himself could not get votes In a
state where a conspicuous candidate
for the United States senate was un
der Indictment. The corporations In
Pennsylvania elected the congressmen,
he said, mid It was, therefore, not
strange that there were few Demo
cratic or Popullstle representatives
from that state. In concluding he
raised a laugh by saying that ho was
proud of belns called a "Democrat."
Hastily correcting himself he said he
meant "demagogue," "or Democrat
either," he added, "since the Chicago
platform has purged the Democratic
party (Democratic applause).
"The gentleman had admitted that
he had been called a demagogue by
both sides of the house," replied Mr.
Mahon. "He bus also been branded
a demagogue by the people of hl3
own district who have voted to leave
him at home." Uiepuhlirnn applause).
.Air. Cinnmlngs (Dem.. X. Y) said he
hoped the treaty would be ratified anil
that then the president would notify
congress what he Intended to do.
-Mr. Mahon offered an amendment
to the section providing for appoint
ments In the quartermaster general's
department so up to provide for "men
tal and moral" as well as "physical"
examinations, which alone examina
tion was required by the bill.
TIIK INCOMPKTKNTS.
Mr. Simpson In support of Mr. Mo
tion's amendment, referred to the
"numerous Incompetents given com
missions during the late war and In
cidentally to the fact that Chairman
Hull's son had held a lieutenant col
onelcy. Tinder the bill, he said, his
son could be appointed to a similar
rank In the regular army. "I object,"
he added, "to creating positions for
a lot of Incompetents1 who strut about
the army and navy clubs and recep
tions In the west and arraved In the
latest McKlnley military millinery."
The Mahon amendment was adopted.
BILLS PRESENTED
AT HARRISBURG
Important Measure Affecting Street
Railways Other Matters Intro
duced. Harrlsburg, Jan. 30. Mr. Duttera, of
Adams, presented a bill at the even
ing session of the house providing that
the tracks of street railways laid on
township roads shall be of Hat rails
of the width that vehicles may use and
that the bed shall be mecadamlzed be
tween raiN and for two feet outside
the rails. The measure Is n supple
ment to the act of May II, ISS'J.
Bills were also introduced as fol
lows: Mr. Cutshull, Crawford Appropriating
$.."0 to the Mer.dville City rospltal. Mend-
Villi'.
Mr. Stranahan, Craw foul Repealing
tln act of May 23, 1Mi7, relating to th
preservation of forests and partially re
lieving forest lands fioin taxation.
Mr. Spatz, of Berks Regulating the II
i fusing of Hawkers, peddlers and trav
eling merchants.
r. Xyce, Philadelphia Repealing a
port Urn of section one. act of May IS, 1SS7,
relating to mechanics' liens.
Mr. Voorhees. Philadelphia Appropriat
ing $100,000 to the Huhucm'ilin hospital.
Philadelphia.
Mr. Smith, Snyder Appropriating Jl.TiO
for the purchase by the state and the
preservation of Fort Hendricks, erected
prior to the revolution.
Mr. Kent or. Philadelphia Supplement
to th act of May 2(. IKS!!, relative to sav
ings banks, to authorize branch otllces
of such banks; prohibiting the pollution
of public streams.
The calendar was cleared of first
reading bills and then the house ad
journed until 11 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing. GOVERNOR'S APPOINTMENTS.
Names Submitted to the Senate
Yesterday.
Hiurlsburg, Jan. P.O. These guberna
torial appointments were sent to th'i
senate today and laid upon the table:
Dr. John V. Shoemaker, of Philadel
phia, to be surgeon general of the Xa
tlonal liuard or Pennsylvania.
Thomas Potter, Jr.. of Philadelphia,
lo he quartermaster general of the Na
tlonal Guard.
Edwin R. Bobbins, of Greensburg, to
be commissary general of the National
Guard,
llev. Dr. George K, Beed, of Carlisle,
to lie state libra! Ian.
To Protect American Forests.
Washington. Jan. 20. A called meet
log of the American Newspaper Publish
ers' association was held hero today with
a view to directing tin attention of th
American memlcrs of the Joint high com
mission to the urgent need tnat a policy
be adopted which shall protect American
forests by securing In the treaty now In
course of preparation between the 1'nltcj
Suite and Canada a revocation of the
present duty on print paper and pulp
trom Canada.
Killed by Rock
Uazli'ton. Pa.. Jan. 30. In aiumpilug
to get away from u blast set off this af
ternoon at the .Miltii'Kvtllr- stilpplnus, An
thony Helllv. a former member of coun
cil, member of the boanl of trustees of
the Miners' hospital and a prominent
Democratic politician In Lower Luzerne
county, was struck by a large piece of
lock, suffeilng injuries which caused his
death :m hour later.
Small Pox at Porto Rico.
Sun Ju.ui do Porto Rico, Jan. ::j. -Small,
pox 1.4 Increasing at Ponce, where .v
cases ure under treatment. The military
government, will immediately begin com
pulsory vaccination. Chief Surgeon I luff
says there Is no occasion for special
alarm as the conditions arc not uiiiihuuI.
Reports from other points In the iKlamt
till of only scattered patients.
Blew Out His Brains.
Reading, Pa., Jan. 3o. Isaac H. filuiile,
aged .V) years, n merchant of Womels
dorf. this county, killed himself today bv
blowing out his brains. The cause wan
Inability to collect bad dehts.
Steamship Arrivals.
New York, Jnn. 30. Cleared: Suule,
Southampton and Bremon. Gibraltar
Hailed: Pur.it Bismarck, from Genoa and
Naples, New York. Liverpool Arrived;
Snrvia, Now York.
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IT WILL BE QUAY
OR NOELECTION
THE OPINION OF VICE CHAIR
MAN VOORHEES.
Ho Is Fortified with Facts and
Figures to Show That There Is
Nothing in tho Situation hut the
Election of Mr. Quay or an Ad
journment. Special to tin Scrunlon Tribune.
Harrlsburg. Pa., Jan. 30. Vice Chair
man Charles K. Voorhees1, of the Quay
steering committee, who Is unqucatlon
ably one or the best posted politicians
In the state, In a statement Issued
tonight, fortified with facts and fig
ures, says there is nothing In tho sit
uation but the election of Quay or the
adjournment of the legislature without
electing a senator. Speaking of th"
claims of the anti-Quay leaders that
several members who have been vot
ing for Quay would this week trans
fer their votes to an ludpendent can
didate, he said:
"Yes, I have heard them almost daily
since the balloting began, Any one
who has carefully reviewed the matter
will appreciate the fact however, that
change? of this character would have
no material effect upon the situation.
Nobody but Quay can be elected. Tho
senator's forces have unity of action,
and purpose. His opponents are divided
In both. Thero Is nothing In common
between Martin and Kllnn on the one
side and Wnnamaker on the other.
Wanamaker wants to be United States
senator now, not four years hence and
therefore would not stand for his fel
low Phlladclphlnn now. Kllnn thinks
that the Quay men will weary of the
contest and that most of them will
then break to Magee. Although ab
solutely loyal to Quay, Magee would
bo heartily supported by both Mar
tin and Kllnn. Mr. Morehouse de
clares that no serious break can be
made In the Quay lines even if tho
legislature shall adjourn without elect
ing a United States senator. This
means," he says, "that the 52 bolting
Republicans must be Joined by 74 Dem
ocrats, or that the 87 Democrats must
be reinforced by 39 bolting Republicans
In order to elect in tho former case a
Republican as Quay's successor, or
In the other case a Democrat. But
the bolting Republicans have declared
their purpose to elect a Republican,
and It Is certain that not half the
necessary number of Democrats would
Join them In that effort."
Concerning the claims of the bolting
Republicans that a hair dozen Quay
supporters can be drawn away Trom
him. Mr. Voorhees ndds: "We do not
believe that they can break our lines.
But, for argument's sake, concede them
those six. That would reduce Quay's
vote to 107 and Increase the number
of bolting Republicans to rS. What
could those ,"S do without 6S Democrats
necessary to make up the 120. a. bare
majority of the membcis of the leg
islature? Any amount or pairing
would, of course, continue the rela
tive strength of the contesting forces
In the proportions."
Mr. Voorhees' view of the situation
Is considered unanswerable by the rol
lowors of Senator Quay, who still ad
here to the belief that their favorite
will win. Senator William M. Brown,
of the Quay steering committee, has
received u letter from C. C. McKler
nan. of the Soldiers' and Sailors Home,
at Hrie, saying that a majority of the
Inmates of the home desire the re
election of Quuy and would gladly
march to Harrlsburg In a body it hy
so doing their crusade would be suc
ccssful. j. p. jj.
NO SIGNS OF ELECTION.
The "Fnvorite Sons" Do Not Make
Any Gains.
Uy Associated Press.
Harrlsburg, Jan. 30. The senatorial
deudlock drugs along with no signs of
it break. Senator Quay .still maintains
his lead In the contest with no more
Mans of election now .than when the
light started. With the Democrats and
null-Quay Bepubllcans combined
against him he carnot hope to be re
elected. Ills friends predict there will
be a break this week In the lines of
the opposition. The haders on the
other side are Just as confident that
the senator cannot take u single vote
uwuy from them and that they will
eventually force him out of the light to
avoid defeat. There were Just 19 votes
polled at today's Joint session of the
senate and house. Thltty-flve of these
were cast for Mr. Quay and the bal
ance for George A. Jenks. Several
Democrats were pi went and refused
to vote In accordance with the agree
ment made by tho caucus last Krlday.
Those voting were selected by the par
ly leaders to represent .Mr. Jenkn In
tho voting. Not u single vote vas cast
for any of the "fnvoiltc sons" for
whom the anti-Quay Republicans nro
voting. The members of this faction
to a man either stayed away from tho
assembly or refrained from voting.
Before the roll was called Chief Clerk
Smiley anno'inced that there were ji
senators and niembem paired for the
day. Many others wore absent with
out being paired. After taking the vote
Lieutenant Governor Gobln announced
that there had been no election and tho
convention adjoin nod to mrot again to.
morrow noon. Itoprosenlntlvo Voor
hees, of Philadelphia, was present ut
the session In Senator Quay's Interest
and Representative Ilasson. of Venan
go, looked after tho rvmioorutle contln-
gent. The Indications are that nearly
a full vote will bo polled tomorrow.
HONORS FOR OFFICERS.
List of Names to bo Recommended
for Brovets.
Xew York, Jnn. CO. The board con
sisting of Generals Schwan and Boyn
ton and Colonel Cutter, which has for
some time past been arranging tho
list of army ofllceis to be recommended
for brovels, having completed that
portion of the work Involving the San
tiago campaign. It was today forward
ed to the senate for confirmation of
the names. The board was guided by
the following rules In making up the
lists:
For the Santiago campaign, olio
brevet to be awarded to each olllcer
I'Mirimmnnilnil eivlnir nt file na una.
! slble, the date of July 1, 1898, when
, 'the principal action of thle campaign
, took place, as the date to be borne
j on the brevet commission. Regular
I ofllcers serving as volunteers to be
I btovetted as volunteers, those nerving
with the regulars to be brevetted In
the regular service.
This board also decided to regard
the La Guaslma light, June 28, 189S,
as a separate and distinct battle from
the other engagements fought at San
tiago. The board also decided not to re
commend brevets for those olllcers
who were promoted to be general ofll
i cers of volunteers for service In these
campaigns.
Among the promotions are Briga
dier General Shafter, Lieutenant Col
onel J. J. Astor, Captain William As
ter Chanler, Colonel Leonard Wood,
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, General
Dutlleld and a large number of Junior
olllcers.
PORTER TO PAY CUBANS.
Will Arrange for the Disbursement
of $3,000,000.
Havana. Jan. SO. President MoKln-
I ley Is understood to have empowered
Robert P. Porter to arrange for the
' disbursement of $3,000,000 among tho
Cuban soldiers. Mr. Porter will prob
ably go with Senor Gonzalez de Que
sada to Remcdlos to meet General
' Maximo Gomez to persuade the Cuban
commander In chief to disband his
forces and to lend his Influence to the
United States military administration.
! Mr. Porter and Senor Quesada are con-
' ferring tonight with the governor gen
eral. Dr. Cafltlllo, who returned from Re-
mcdlos today, after two days' visit with
General Gomez, says the latter Is much
hurt by what he regards as American
neglect of his authority and rights, and
, Is determined not to advise his soldiers
to go home penniless. Gomez purposes
j coining Into the neighborhood soon and
will review the Cuban troops at Ma
rianne, though the date has not yet
' been llxed.
There Is some doubt whether he and
the other military chiefs will accept
the J.1,000,000, no matter what other
favorable conditions may be offered.
, Mr. Porter, who. It Is understood, will
act as the personal representative of
: President McKlnley In the negotiations,
' has been directed to learn the bevt
terms that can be made, and Is em
powered to propose what It is hoped
will be agreeable terms. Much Is ex-
I pected from assistance he will receive
! when approaching General (Jomez.
from Senor Jose Miguel Gomez and
j Senor de Quesada.
POISONED BY TURKEYS.
i Sixty-Seven Cadets Are Victims of
the Cold Storage Bird.
j Philadelphia, Jan 30. A special to
i the Press from Chester, Pa., says that
sixty-seven cadets of the Pennsylvania
; military academy at that place were
poisoned today, presumably from eat
ing turkey. It was Just after the meal
at which that fowl was the principal
food that the first boy was taken Hi.
In rapid succtsslon one after another
was stricken, and several of the chil
dren of Colonel Hvatt. the academy's
principal, were also taken 111. Physi
cians were culled in and they adminis
tered antidotes. The condition of the
sick gradually Improved until all were
out of dang"i'. The doctors made an
investigation of the food and decided
that the turkeys had caused the
trouble.
The fowl were obtained finm a Ches
ter commission merchant, who receiv
ed them from Delaware. They are be
lieved to have been cold storage birds.
Xo trace of mineral poisoning could
In- found and the opinion of the doc
tois is that the III results were due
to decomposition of the Interior organs
of the fowl.
FIRE IN AN AIR SHAFT.
Its Causes a $5,000 Loss in New
York City.
Xew York, Jan. 30. The four upper
floors of the five story brick and stop;
building at 14 Cortland street weie
burned out tonight by a fire which
started in nn air nhaft. The property
loss 1ft estimated at $30,000.
Kasre and Ilyman. manufacturers of
picture frames, and Walter M. Isaacs,
maker of novelties, were the principal
losers. Kennedy's shoe and furnish
ing store at 12 Cortland street was
slightly damaged by fire and water.
Sharkey Defeats McCormick.
Philadelphia. Jan. iiO. Tom Sharkey
put out Jack McCoinilck. of this city, in
the second round of wha was to h.jve
been a six-round go at the An na tonight.
The bout lasted as long as It did prob
ably becausa the sailor wauled to give
the great eiowd present i-oincthlng for
their money. After tho bout Sharkej an
nounced that O'Rourke would, on his be
half, cover the monej ilcpfMicd In New
York by Fltzslmnious.
Shot Five Times.
i.'anideii, N. J-. Jan. i. - William
Wrench was shot live times by Henry
Darr. Ono bullet entered the stomach,
(mother the forehead and three tho shoul
der. Botli men are colored. Darr found
Wrench and Mrs. Darr together, and a
light occurred. Darr. finding himseir
worsted, used the revolver. Wieuiii will
die.
Assistant Postmaster General.
Washington, Jan. 30. The president to.
day nomlnnted Coioivd Asa B. Cainy as
sistant paymaster general to he p,iyman
tor general with rank of brigadier gen
oral. Also a number nf bievet nomina
tions and pi emotions in tho uimy.
CORRESPONDENCE
ON PEACE TREATY
PRESIDENT SENDS PAPERS RE
QUIRED BY SENATE.
Interest Attached to tho Instructions
Concerning the Island of Luzon.
Complications That Wore Feared.
Sonator Gray, of tho American
Commission, the Only One Object
ing to tho Treaty.
Washington. Jan. .10. The president
today sent to the senate the corres
pondence on file In the state depart
ment bearing upon the peace treaty
and It wns read In today's executive
session. The correspondence was sent
In response to the tesolutlon Intro
duced by Senator Hoar and Includes
most of the letters und cablegrams
from the commissioners to the presi
dent and from the president to the
commissioner." In the way of Instruc
tions In return, The documents are
numerous, as there were telegrams, let
ters and reports for almost every day
the commissioners were In Paris.
One of the cablegrams from the pres
ident Instructing them to demand the
cession of Luzon Island only of the
Philippines and he told them that full
sovereignty should come with It. The
reading of the correspondence received
1he closest attention from senators.
In submitting the paper? the pres
ident sent a brief message saying that
he transmitted them In accordance j
with the resolution. The reading con
sumed the entire executive session, I
lasting from 2 until 5.30, except a few ,
minutes at the close. Much of the
matter covered the same ground as
that already published, but It was1 pre
sented In the form In which the pro
ceedings were outlined from day to
day In the cable correspondence be
tween Secretary Hay, as the president's
representative on the one band, and
Commissioner Day, as the representa
tive of the American commissioners,
on the other.
The principal Interest among the
senators attached to the president's
Instructions to insist upon the cession
of the Island of Luzon and after that
In the decision to take the entire
group of islands. This latter devel
opment appeared from the correspond
ence to be a growth and the sugges
tion was made by the commissioners
to the president as the result or oc
currences at Paris after the arrival
there of the commissioners. In his
despatch concerning Luzon he said
there was but one alternative. The
United States must either take tho isl
and and assume sovereignty or return
It to Spain and of the two courses
he preferred the former.
COMPLICATIONS FEARED.
Spain was from the first unwilling
to cede nny of the Philippines and
showed especial objection to letting go
of Luzon alone. The commissioners,
with the exception of Senator Gray,
urged that to take Luzon and leave
the other Islands of the archipelago In
the hands of tho Sliajilards would be
to Invito Innumerable complications
with other nations and especially with
Europe and with Spain. Much strcsp
was laid upon the probability of future
trouble with Spain. With Luzon un
der American administration there
would be such a vast Improvement,
they wrote, that the other Islanders
would grow more and more rebellious
and with Spain's oppressive methods
of government we would soon rind that
we hud another Cuba, at our door.
Furthermore there would be constant
filibustering and we should find our
selves spending millions to pieserve a
state of neutrality. Just as we did with
Cuba, prior to our declaration of war
on account of that Island. General
Mei'tltt's testimony on this point was
cited and was made the reason for
much ot the argument in favor of tuk
Ing the entire group.
The president does not uppear to
have at any time given explicit in
structions to consummate the bargain
by taking all the Philippines, but rath
er, after hearing a full explanation, to
have left the matter to the discretion I
of the commissioners.
The entire controversy was practic
ally over the Philippines and tho ques
tion of assuming responsibility for the
payment of tho Spanish bonds for
which the Cuban revenues weie pledg
ed. The Spaniards from the first In
sisted upon an Indemnity for the Phil
ippines und the correspondence shows
that after the proposition to pay $20,
000.000 was made the negotiations pro
ceeded much more smoothly and were
soon brought to o close.
The American commlsslon'Ts appear
to have been of one mind as to the wis
dom of taking over all the Philippines
with the exception of Senator Gray,
who, notwithstanding that he signed
the treaty, held out to the last against
the policy of acquiring these Islands.
In one notable dispatch he pleaded
zealously agalun the policy as unpat
riotic, un-American and Inconsistent
with probity and good statesmanship.
After a brief debate the senate re
fused to print the correspondence.
UNRULY SOLDIERS.
They Cause Much Trouble About
Havana.
Havana, Jan. DO. There were three
cases last week of the abuse of citi
zens on the part of the American sol
diers. Upon two occasions soldiers
took eatables from street venders, re
fused to pay for them ami struck the
vendets and citizens who took their
pnit. Upon one occasion tvyo drunken
soldiers Insisted upon penetrating In
to a private house. Insulted the women
or the household und only desisted up
on the approach or a patrol.
The local comment upon these in
cidents Is severe.
Letter Carriers' Organization.
Rdthluhem, Jan. Su. With John M.
Parson, of Now York, president of the
Nalionul Letter Carriers association, at
the helm, tho letter carriers of the Im
hlh valley have perfected an organlsa
tlon, electing Solomon Strauss, of Mas
ton, president: II. K. Dlngor, ot Allen
town, vies president; 12. H. Sems, of
South Hethleheni souretaiy. and llu
gone O. Ilrunnor, of Uethlehem, treasurer.
THE NEWS THIS B10KN1NH
Weather Indication Todtyi I
Snow; Colder. ,
1 General Buglanils First Lord of tho
Trcatury on America's Friendship.
Chairman Voorhees Says Quay or No
Election.
Montana's Xew Senator Talks Expan
sion. Peace Treaty Correspondence,
a General Tho News of I'lttston.
Financial und Commercial.
3 Local-Report of the Pittsburg Y. W.
C. A. Conference,
t Editorial.
News und Comment.
5 Local President Sturges and the New
Railroad.
Ehcilft Pryor Will Stop the Fight.
C Local Vst Scranlon and Hnbiiibgji.
7 News Round About Seranton.
8 Local-Criminal Court Proceedings.
AG0NCILL0 HANDS IN
ANOTHER MANIFESTO
An Argument in Opposition to tho
Ratification of the Paris Peace
Treaty.
Washington, Jan. 30. Slxto Lopez,
secretary to Agoncillo, tho Philippine
representative here, called at the state
department about 3 o'clock this after
noon and left with the chief clerk an
other communication addressed to the
secretary of state protesting against
the attitude of our government towards
the Philippine "republic." The terms
of the protest do not go as far as an
ultimatum. The same fate nwalts this
communication as that which befell Its
predecessor It vvil 1 be diplomatically
ignored.
Accompanying the communication Is
a long memorial addressed .to the sen
ate containing a comprehensive argu
ment In opposition to the ratification
of tho treaty and which the envoy
asks the president to send to that
body. The letter of transmittal con
tains more than the meie request, but
Agoncillo feels that he Is bound by
courtesy not to make it public until
an opportunity Is had by the state de
partment officials to make a reply.
The memorial to the senate Is a
lqng document, both historical and arg
umentative In character, and Is a pro
test that this government has no jur
isdiction, natural or acquired, through
any of Its agencies to adjudicate in
any manner upon the rights or the
Philippine country and Its people. He
refers to "the historical fact that a
large number of my countrymen have
never been subdued by Spanish power,
and, as against their liberties, the op
pressive arm of Spain hn never been
able to sustain Itself; that the remaind
er, because of their adhesion to the
cause of liberty have been In almost
constant Insurrection against the gov
ernment of Spain; these conflicts exist
ing continuously with greater or less
fury for the pat hundred years."
The hnpresslon.he contlnues.haa been
created in merlca that at the tlmo
of the declaration ot war between
America and Spain, the Philippine rev
olution no longer existed. He quotes
from communications from Consul
General Williams at Manila and Mr.
Pratt as a result of which Agoncillo
says that "without additional author
ity It must be evident to your honor
able body that an extensive revolution
existed in the Philippine islands at the
time of the declaration or war by
America against Spain."
Tho purpose or the Filipinos pan lots
in conducting this revolution was. it
is asserted, to secure the complete In
dependence of their country, and In
this effort they received the encour
agement of the Gnlted States, and were
never Informed that the obtaining and
preservation of such independence
would be regarded as n hostile act by
America, anil they never believed that
their struggle In such a cause would
lead to enormous aggregations ot
American armies and navis at their
doors.
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GALBIS ON THE RACK.
He Must Testify or Take Conse
quences for Contempt.
Havana, Jan. ::o. Senor Galbis, pres
ident of the Haneo Espauol, was noti
fied today by the special commission
now Investigating the finances of the
municipality that he must appear be
fore the commission tomorrow morning
at y o'clock to answer Interrogatories
or must take the consequences of con
tempt, the penally for lecakitraney,
in tlie mind of the commissioners, be
ing Imprisonment until he Is willing to
testify.
Major tieneral Ludlow, governor of
the department of Havana, has In
vested the commission with the powers
or a court, and will sustain its action
In punching a refusal to testify.
McGoveru Defeats Leon.
New York. Jun au. Terry Muiovern. of
llrooklyu, defeated Ciihp.tr l.ton. of this
tiiy. before rhe Ureenwooil Athletic club
lu llrookl.vu tonight, hi the twelfth round
of n bout which was tcheilulcd for sixty
live round at ll.v poumb'. Leon weighed
lu at V. McCiovem just sealing ih limit.
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Mishaps of the Alger Family.
Washington, Jan. IV. Secretary AlK.-r
wcui to Ronton hastily lar.t night to look
lifter ids ton, l-'rtd. u student in Har
vard uiilVDlHltv. who broke his leg Micro
yesteidny. The seoietary and his fam
ily li'ive hutl au unusual series of mis
hap during the last year.
Mrs. George in Court.
Canton. ., Jan. :. The attoruejs for
Mrs. Ceorge today atglied the. motion to
quash tlie Indicimmt against her for
inuuleiiug '.Jeoige S.imoii. brother of .Mrs.
McKlnley. Judge Talur will hand down
Ids opinion tomorrow'. Mis. ileorge up
peared In court during the argument.
Quarles Nominated.
Mudlhoii. Wis.. Jan. ;w, The snnutoilal
deadlock was broken tonlehl, Joseph V.
QuuiUs. of Milwaukee, was nomlnnted lu
Ihc RepubllcHii i aliens m succeed John I.
Mitchell, whose lerm explicit on the It It
of March.
Twenty Ohildren Drowned.
Koeiilgsberg, Kast Prussia, Jan. "W.
Tweut) chlldien arc repoiled to have
been drowned by an Ice disaster at the
village of Witrptiynun-liolrhrhi.
THE DREAM OF
MR. BALFOUR
It Is Realized to Our
Friendship for
England.
UNDERSTANDING AT LAST
The First Lord of tho Treasury
Has Faith That tho Friendship
Between Great Britain and tho
TJnitod States Will Continuo Indof-.
initely He Claims to Have Enter
tained the Same Opinion During1
tho Bark Days of tho Venozuolan
Controversy Hopos of an Allianco
That Will Guarantee Peace, Free
dom and tho Prosperity of Civil-,
ization.
j London, Jan. 30. Right Hon. Arthur
; James Ualfour, first lord ot tho treas
ury and leader of the ministerialists
In the house of commons, delivered his
annual address this evening to his con
1 stltucnts at Manchester. After speak
! lug of tho "intrinsic difficulty which
continental nations find In understand -j
in-r Great Britain's alms," he continued
! as follows:
Hut here Is surely one grca't country
i v lilclt by community of language, re-
llgions, blood, origin and even institutions
I was well fitted to understand us, and a.
' country which wo should be well lltti.il to
undcirtaud. Need I say that tho country
to which I refer Is the United States?
Some foreign critics cynical by profes
sion nnd training hold the view that tho
friendship now happily subsisting be
iwieii the Knglish (.peaking people on
both .sides of the Atlantic Is but tho
growth of tho moment and depends upon a
transitory community ot Interests. They
Hffeot to believe that when tl.Is disap
pears frUi'dshlp also will dlsappsnr. They
hold that If liiltlsh trade should feel In
jured by some Inconvenient tariff. Imme
diately the sentiments so generally felt
at this moment in ftrtut Eiitaln toward
Amciica wculd vanish like the leaves ot
autumn.
According to my observations the world
of cynics is always wrong. J believe iho
cvules wrrng In this ct.se. If our good
relations really depended upon these for
tuitous circumstances, while the latter
might be the foundation of an alliance,
they could not bo the foundation of what
Is Itiiinitcly more Important of that sue-
i tie of friendship which. In season and
out of se;.son. through good report or III,
Is not lo bo shaken by mere personal clr
( iiinslnuctis.
VH.VKJSI'KLAX CONTUOVERSY.
It was In this hall In l" that I first
spoke of the international relations be
tween Hie rutted Staes und England in
those dark days of the Venezuelan con
tioversy, when public fpcllng in America
had been aroused by the wholly unfound
ed suspicion tint we had somo designs o
empire In South America und when by a
natural reaction we fell that our brethren
on the other side of the water had neither
Judged nor treated us with knowledge and
lalriicKs. I then expressed my ilrm faith
that the lime would come when all speak
ing the Knglish language and sharing tho
Anglo-Saxon civilization would bo united
with a sympathy widen no mere political
divergencies could permanently disturb.
1 felt then, though 1 spoke my Inmost
convictions, that I must Impress my hear
ers n something of a dreamer and an
Idealist, or us a prophet only hoping for
what he hlwclf can hardly exp?ct to see.
realized. Hut tho three years that have
el.ipscd Mace have wrought a surely mar-
yeiuus niiuiti'' in reinumiH oeiween too
two count ries. a change which 1 believe in
not destliuxl to be reversed, a change
which has brought back these two great
countries to their normal relations, dis
till bed as those normal relations were by
more than a century of unhappy discord,
a change which once made. Is it chang
that ousht to bo permanent, for It la
founded as I hope uoon mutual sm
p.ithy mutual comprehension ami tho
mutual belief that each great ami fieo
community desires to see the prlvilcgirj
it enjoys extended far and wide to ail
continent' and among all tuition.
Ami If I am tight and that common
sympathy bo implanted deep lu tho
breasts of these, two great n.ulons there
cannot be a greater guarantee for fttturo
paece. freedom, progress and civilization,
not only of this or that country or com
munity alone, but of tho whole human
ran.
DEMOCRATS HAVE A MEETING
Candidates and Friends Discuss
Committee Make Up.
A nu-tlng of tho Democratic candi
dates and a few ot their friends was
held at the olllee of the city controller
In the city hall. Inst night.
At the conclusion of the meeting tin
candidates declared that no chairman
hud been selected: that tho meeting
vvtr simply a preliminary skirmish t
the selection of a, chairman and a.
committee.
Pennsylvania Earnings.
Philadelphia. Jan. '. The comparative,
statement of the earnings and expenses
of Hie I'enuxvlvanla Ilullro.id company
for December. IV'.s, and 1- mouths ending
December si, lste., with I he same pe
riods of 1Vi7. shows: Lines directly oper
ated, gruw eurnlncj. Increase. SIHC'iiJ; p
pensoi, lucreui-e. J'l.Sim; net cnritliiRs, In
crease, j:lS.im. I'm twelve months, gro-w
earnings. Imicase tl.liSO.iiOl; expenses, in
ert are. Il,2.y.(i; nil earnings. Incre.iue.
fISOio. Lines wesi of Pittsburg and Krle
directly operated: Dross earnings, de
crease. $27S.IOH; expenses, dcctensi', JM.di"';
net earnings, decrease, Jliifijim. I'or
twelve months, eiosi eurnlnu's. Increase,
$;',ldl,f!irt; expenses. Increase, $2,W2,100.
Net eainliiKR, decrca.', ?if7.MA.
Pennsylvania Pensions.
Washington. Jan. ;:u. This Pennsylva
nia pension has been issued Original
Juciib Schappen. WHUes-lliuie, ffi.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
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Washington. ,lu,i. :.- Koivcant
for Tuesday l-'or eastern Pennsyl
vania, light biiow, followed by fair,
i older, biisk west to northwest
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Winds; much -colder Tuesday night.
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