The Houston Daily Post (Houston, Tex.), Vol. XVth Year, No. 280, Ed. 1, Tuesday, January 9, 1900 Page: 4 of 10
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HOUSTON TUESDAY IAN 0 1000
TEN PAGES TODAY
IT STICKS LHCC A UMSOH
A republican member of the way and
means corxmltteo has asked the president
concerning the repeal of the war revenue
aot and received tho answer that tho
law will bo difficult to overhaul at this
session and I doubt whether anything of
s material nature will be done Just
so just sol Why did not the president
speak up like a manly man willing to
face the consequences and responsibilities
of his own administration and answer
that the law would not be touched by
this session and would not in all proba-
bility be materially revised by any subse-
quent congress so long as the republican
party remained In power
As long as tho fervor of patriotism
possessed tho people and tho public con-
science was sidetracked by the pomp of
war this tax was met with surprising
cheerfulness Hut now that tho people
have come to suspect that their patriotism
has been played upon to accomplish alms
not approved in sober reflection and the
public discovered that deceived by tha
pageantry of war It has been beguiled in-
to laying foundation tor a vast military
establishment this war revenue tax does
not 1 fat so lightly on the overburdened
bark of tho taxpayer
The president knows his comptroller of
puhllo ni counts and every citizen of the
Country who has given any honest in-
vestigation to the subject knows with tha
army raised to the limit of 100000 men
snd the pension budget growing with
eveiy hour that It Is a mathematical im-
possibility lo materially reduce tha war
tax now or hereafter without Inventing
eomo new source of revenue as yet un-
dreamed of In National economics
It Is all well enough for one In passing
through dark woods to whistle to keop
one courage up but the rhecry whistle
only serves to locate the whistler for thn
bandit who lays in watting Tho ad-
ministration may cheerily sing tho
berfutles of expansion while dragging tho
country through tha perilous Jungles of
an unrepubllcan experiment but it only
locates the taxpayer for the robber of
militarism which with no government
under tho sun has never known In its
dealings with the people either conscience
or limit to oppression
TIIH ATTACK ON COTTON
A telegram to Tho Post yesterday from
a prominent member of the New York cot-
ton exchange formerly a resident of Hous-
ton was as follows
New York January 8 Attack oa cotton
fer bola purp < causing break In spot
market South If auccaisml Southern
holders will In future bo at mercy of every
manipulator and commercial reneuode If
South holds out nil mako them feared
In future
The Post has always refrained from ad-
vising farmers and merchants to hold spot
cotton believing that those owning the
staple were best able to decide suoh a
matter It is undoubtedly true however
that the action of the South this season
in refusing to aocept prices that wero not
deemed satisfactory has had a stimulat-
ing effect upon the spot markots nnd
has caused values to reaoh the high level
recently seen
The bulk of the crop has beaa sold at
remunerative prices and there Is noth
ing in the statistical position now to war-
rant any decline whatever It Is true
that the South African situation hns
created considerable uneasiness In Eng-
land snd has had a depressing offect upon
stocks and finances geperally yet the epln
dlcs are still running In all parts of the
world and cotton Is being consumed to a
greater extent than ever beforo known
The supply of tho Btaplo is especially
small in foreign countries whero most
of tho manufacturing Js done ftnd at Liv-
erpool where enormous stocks aru gen
orraly held the anlsunt on hand is not
tmfflrlent for mor than ten weeks con
sumption TJic British spinners havo
wfubboriiV refused to mako their usua
largo purchases this Reason and have
resisted tho advance in everj way possi
ble They at 9 iq > at a point where they
niuet b vo the oUop however and nro
n Wtnrj a last dtwperalo effort
tir ifi kr tut market ddnn
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mis jnrr
left In tho country Their attack qouplnd
with tho nervousness causal by British
reverse In the Transvaal has brought
about a slump In tha speculative markets
but it la not believed that the spot situa-
tion will bo affected thereby Thcro Is
certainly no reason for spot holders to
mako any concession whatever and they
should disregard the course of futures
Uvery bale of cotton raised In tho South
will be wanted beforo tho new Reason
opens Eight months muit roll nround
before another crop ran be made ready
for tho market and at the present rata of
consumption tho supply will soon dwindle
rapidly
Tho South has shown Its Independence
this year and has profited thereby A
little further resistance will soon causa tho
speculators to buy back tho paper cotton
thoy have sold so recklessly in tho last
few days and will show tho world that
tho producer must bo consulted In mak-
ing the price of this great staple
TIIM PENSION HIM FLOODTIDU
Tho revenues of the country have
reached an enormous figure This result
Is largely attained by the aid of tho war
tax which yields about 200000000 annu-
ally nut little more If any is obtained
from this source of revenue than Is neces-
sary to meet the expense of army and
navy Then comes next in tho list of big
ltotns of government expenditure tho pen
slon budget already as heavy as the war
and navy item but threatening to vastly
eclipse oven that provided any consider
able percentage of tho new proposed pen
sion bills should become law
nut one bill has been Introduced so far
as wo have been advised that is culcu
lated to check In any mcasuro whatsoever
the pension drain on the treasury Reprc
sentatlvo Stephens of Texas introduced
that It will not pan any more than the
longhorned Texas steer could ba forced
through a slxatrand barbed wire fence
but It Is a bit of novelty that might find
a conspicuous place In the archives of the
house It undertakes to cut off the rolls
foreigners veterans owning 1000 worth
of property and persons whose incomes
from public office are greater than the
pensions they receive
But it is tho bills likely to pass and
that Increase the pension budget In which
the taxpayer Is now concerned Wa are
Indebted to the Philadelphia Ledger for
the following compilation of new penion
propositions
By Representative albson To pay 13 n
mouth to teamsters Injured whit employed
In tho Union army to pav to Union soldiers
or sailors confined In rebel prisons 3 per day
for each day of Imprisonment and 113 a mouth
for life to nav ISO a munth to helpless sol
diers or sailors partly hllnd or wtlh loss
of hands or feet whether their Injuries wera
rocolvM In war or since to rentore to the
rolls soldiers dropped because of tUclr en-
listment for tho Spanish war
By Ilepresentatlvo KUzgorald To aha 13
per month to survivors of the war who have
reached thn age of 60 years
By Representative Graham Providing a
monthly payment of 1 cent per day for each
day In the service In addition lo any pen-
sion the Individual may now be receiving
Bv Representative Berry To < tlve all wid-
ows and survivors nt the Mexican and Indian
wars 112 per month
By Representative Cochran To alve all
honorably discharged soldiers and sailors a
service pension of 1 per mouth lo give nil
disabled and lotnllv dependent veterans A
years of nee W > r r month to Klvo distilled
veterans 70 years old 1l > per month and 75
rears old 1 per month
Br Representative firosvenor To arrant n
pensionable stnttls to Ha commissioners and
suraoona of erirolllnic boards 10 define the
limit of Income for a widow which would
bar her from ropetvlnit a ntnslon at 1100 per
month to rrMorn all back pensions lo per-
sona temporarily dropped from the rolls
By ReprisenlellNB De Vrles To pay vet-
erans nf the Mexican r who served In the
civil war l per month
Nobody objects to paying pensions to
disabled soldiers or to their helploss do
pendents but ovciybody believes that two
Important factor nhould obtain In lb
liberality of the government tho rlfcht of
the claimant In decency and Justice to Its
bounty and the nbtllty of the government
to pay without the bankruptcy of Its
treasury
If thre Is any chance fer Houston to get
the general otflces and shops nf the Interna-
tional snd Great Northern railroad the op-
portunity should be pressed Uh that espedl
tlon nnd Intelligence th U always mnrks the
procedure of Houstons business men when
the material Interests of this city are In
vohed The substantlnl Improvements made
by the International and Or t Northern tn
Houston very clearly Indicate Its vast Inter
ests here snd lend strong color to the state-
ment made In Tha Posts columns yesterday
that both Geneml Manager Trice and the
New York offlelsla of he rerapany now look
with favor en the proposition tn establish
gereral offices and shops here and that with
timely representations from Houston they
could be Induced to put a contemplated move-
ment Into Immediate execution
Kven China Is spunking up and feeling
belligerent
Pullman officials in Texas are finding that
with the merger of all the sleeping car lines
Into one vaat combine their ork la Increas
ing because no provisions have bean made
for the employment et addlttonat force Thore
ar but two practical reasona tor tbe com
bine One la to cut down the list of em
ployes and tba other to control prices The
Pullman combing will prove no exception to
tn rule Meanwhile the Pultman employe
may Justly complain ot overwork but he
should not be so aeltlsh sa to decline a grain
of sympathy for his exfellowwortansn who
has no job at all This Pullman procedure la
but another object leaaon It the ax earner
does not profit by It he will hava none but
himself to blame far results
The century controreratallst outiurvlvcs
the ninelived feline
The outlook In Kentucky Is that In the
event the legislature and the State contest
board ot to seat Cloebel nud the other
denocratlc eont < stanta Taylor will try to
break Into tbe Federal court with hla case
Such a resort lit not surprise the country
A man who did not scruple to encourage mili-
tary intimidation of be aoyerelga voter < it the
polls will not hesitate to deny subordination
to the legislature of his State
The only war stamp that doo not stik Is
tl > one minus mucilage
The discussion aa to the enfl of tbe century
still rages spropost If you had given a note
pn January1 year 1 duo In 1900 years would
you pay It January 1 isoo or Jsuuary 1 tM
ln abort would yol roy U when IW3 > eaM
had
rasstd or when the lull 00 years had
pafied8t Louis PostDlspatch
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pipers A en more seizures of Herman ves
sets bound for Delagoa Boy With mlscelfani
eons Roods will set oft the German temper
wllh a whit and banc It hat result has
not already boon accomplished In that affair
off Delagoa lis
It begins to look like the alternative of
Delagoa nay or defeat lo the British
The whit mnns burden hs given yqcle
Sam curvature of the eplne and bis John Bull
tottering on the brink of the sea
The Cleveland 1laln Dealer In an exceed-
ingly clever cartoon Indicates that the presi
dents New Years resolution Is to bag AbuI
naldo and catch the second term bee If the
president falls to net the Philippine high
jumper then doth the busy Inject escape
Eh
Tbcss reported cessations of hostilities in
the Philippines seem to be born of premature
optimism rather than of any foundation in
fact
Theso hardftchtlni Transvaal burghers are
not playing any favorites these days Be-
sides decimating the ranks of the British army
with their excellent sbarpshootlng they have
bowled cotton futures over and clipped the
soarlne wines of English consols
France likewise proposes to look a bit after
the Improvement of her nnvy Tt takes this
for France to get Into power on the high
seas
General Wood Is rapidly having Cuban
prisons relieved of prisoners Illegally held
and Is looking towards a reform of the
judiciary through tho carelessness or In
justice of which so many men have been
made to suffer unnecessarily
A street mendicant who Is insolent enough
to tll the pedestrian who declines his de-
mand for a dime to go to the warm place
should be Jailed or flrcd out of town
General Kitchener says he will not be de
terred from his plan of campaign by the
London war office or British Jingoes Thats
all right but there Is a grim old customer
In the Transvaal that may deter him a mighty
lot
A staunch supporter of the State administra-
tion may be defined to bo a member of the
legislature who will ewallow everything the
governor recommends without question or In-
vestigation
Moke wsy with the Roberts cas and get
down to business That resolution to Investi-
gate Treasurer Gages alleged collusion with
certain National banks should corns up for
prompt treatment
The administration Is not resting easy In
cont < mplatlon of the things that Mr Macrum
former consul at Pretoria may tell about
American favoritism to the British In the
matter of tho South African conflict
If France could forget tho AlsaceLorraine
Incident how easy isould It ba for the kaiser
to lino up alongside the Franohmnn In these
daya of Ilrltlsh Insolence on the bounding
wave
CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS
Tlojr Kntallr Unrt
Chappell Hill Texas January S The
1yearold son of Mr Sejllsky a tenant
on the place of Dr Lockhart near town
was shot jesterday afternoon while out
hunting with other hoys Tho shot was
at close range and entered the leg at tho
upper extremity of the thigh Just below
thn hip the woind Is of such a character
ns to necessitate amputation which the
attending physicians will perform this
morning and It Is their opinion the boy
will die under the operation as lie Is ex
tremely weak ftom txcesslve loss o bloo1
Little < iil lntnllj Injured
Olarpevlne Texas Januiry 6 While
rasslng through a cotton gin nnd mill
housn located In this town today Rallle
the fiyenrold girl of J M Cummlngs
hod her skirt caught over tho mate Ww
shaft of tho moving machinery which
picked her up and turned her over nnd
ovnr striking her arm nnd shoulder
against some he ivy tlmbors Tho at-
tending physician Mya the injuries may
prove fatal
Hoy rinuis llui t liy n llorar
Ponham Texas January VWhlle play-
ing In thn yard today Claude tho 10year
old son of Hud nates was kicked In tho
right temple by a horse Ho was knocked
about ten feet by the blow and has been
unconscious since Tho child In In a
critical condition and may not recover
ItniiRora to lie Sent to llnntrop
rtistrop Texas January 8 V let r
form the adjutant general to Judge Sinks
slates that a cemptny of State nangerw
uuder Captain Brooks v be on hand
here at the calling of tbe Townsend caso
from Colorado county set for 13th in-
stant
Injnrtea Are Not Kntnl
Denton Texas January J F Bell
who wns Injured so severely yesterday
and It was thought fatally Is rcportM
eomewhat better It Is now thought hU
Injuries will not prove so serious as at
first thought
BUSINESS MATTERS
Deed ot Trust Flleil
OatncsYllle Texas January s Ed
Llcdtko doing a dry goods business this
morning exacutsd a deed ot trust Oeorga
I Anthony being named aa trustee Lia
bilities JC500 ot which J3B00 Is due Troun
stlne Qros ft Co ot Cincinnati 0 assets
6000
Ictltlone tn llnnkruptcy
Austin Texas January 8 A voluntary
petition in bankruptcy was filed in the
Federal court today by S M Wmraer ot
San Saba
Galveston Texas January S b W
Head of Galveston today filed n petition la
bankruptcy stating that he owns debts
which ho is unable to pay and isks that
ha bo relieved ot them His liabilities aro
296013 with no assets
AT SAATO DOMINGO
American Vessel There
the Intrreit
to Vrotect
Washington January S The Machlas
has kodo from San Juan to Santo Do
mlngo Sho left that placo a few days
4KQ to secure coal at San Juan nnd it is
deemed well to have a naval vessel on
hand o protect American Interests tn
case any more trouble follows thn Attempt
of the trench naval commander at Santo
i n5 ° i ° cnar t settlement of the
pending French claim of JMOOO It Is
not belloied thst there Is any chance of
any cqnfllct between the French and
American naval officers n the explanation
2r ttMrucl0D > > ut apparently the
Un ted States minuter at Ssnto Doralnro
believe that in tb Interest of peace there
should be Jargur naval force thin ops
r el then during these excitttir times
WITH f HH PASSING THRONG PETTIGREW IS CAUSTIC
Mr Joe V nonney a well knOwn trav
eling man who registers from nonney
Texas was InUhe city yesterday a gu t-
at the Capitol hotel Mr Bouncy repre
Pcnta a Urge Houston cotton seed oil mill
Hnd In traveling over his territory which
In composed of tho country traversed by
tho International and Oreat Northern and
llo ilston East and West Texas railways
ho has paid considerable attention to tho
matter of tho amount of cotton being held
n feature which Is at present occupying a-
very prominent place In the cotton crw
situation The cotton Is practically all
out of tho hands of the farmers said Mr
Jlonney in conversation with a representa-
tive of Tho Post and my observations
havo led me to believe that the amounts
being held by merchants und glnnors Is
no larger than usual anil In many cases
not noarly so large With tho exception
of Homlorson Nacogdoches and Palestine
nono of the towns in iny > territory havo any
largo amount on hand and everything I
hnvo aeon points to a Toxas crop of not
moro than 2500000 and perhaps not nearly
so much It is by no means probnble
that tho farmers of the State would hold
moro colon when prices aro above 7 cents
than thoy did when It was at 4 cents and
so far as my observations oxtend I find
not the slightest grounds for the state-
ment that the holdings In the small un
counted towns nre so enormously largo as
to bring the crop up to what the bear
extremists claim it will be Thcro Is no
doubt that thoro Is some cotton being held
If there was not tho crop would Indeed
bo a short one but in tho towns I visit
the holdings aro no larger than Is usual
and In many cases us I havo said the
amounts on hand ura considerably
smaller than In past years It occurs to
mo that tho South will have decidedly the
best of It when tho smoke has cleared
away from the flold wf battle and the re-
sults of the struggle with tho foreign
consumers aro mado known
Mr Bonncy enjoys tho reputation of be-
ing well Informed and conservative In the
oxtromo nnd his opinion as outlined
above Is of great interest as affecting the
situation
There Is a very general desire on the
part ot tho business men of tho city that
fiotno effort ba made to tvecuro tho next
meeting of tho National Llo Stock u
Miclntlon which convenes in Fort Worth
rext week for Houston Houston is tho
natural convention center of the SUtc
said n gentleman who Is always labor-
ing for tho advancement of Houstons
lutcrcsts to n roprcsontatlve of The Post
yosterday and I havo no doubt that If
wo went after tho cattlemen in tho proper
way wo could Induce them to comu to
thin olty next year Representatives ot
tho live stock trade from all over tho
country como to theso gatherings and It
would undoubtedly be a good advertise-
ment for Houston and deep water to get
one of their meetings Another thing
If Houston Is to hold a fair next fall the
exhibition ot llvo stock will no doubt be
one of tho chlof features Would It not
bo well to find out what Is to be done In
the premises within the next few days In
order that a dilepxitlon may be son to
Fort Worth for the purpose of Interest-
ing the cattlemen In tho matter of these
exhibits It occttis to mo that It would
be a decidedly pood Idea
Mr Calloway a prominent citizen of
Fort Worth who was present whtlo the
above remarks wer being made said tbit
although ho would not concede to Hou
ton all tho advantages claimed as a con-
vention center he felt sure that tho cat-
tlemen would be glad to avail thomselvet
of tho opportunity to hold one ot their
meetings here that is if thoy wero shonp
that Houston really wanted them
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Mr John L Mcanjvn prominent young
nttornoy of Chicago hns arrived in the
clly accompanied by his brother Mr P
1 Meany and will locate here The for
mer Is an attorney and the latter Is in
tercsted In Texas lands Both express
themsolves as highly pleaded 1 uh what
they have see of Texas In general and
Houston In particular so far and Eay
< hat > th evidences of progrcsslvcness to
be seen on every side are such that thoy
would be creditable to a city many time
the size ot Houston
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It was at an Informal llttl dining which
occurred at an uptown restaurant after tho
theatw one night last week Present ncr >
three Viell Known nowspipfr men nnd a
capitalist vvho notwithstanding tho ple-
thoric iondltlon ot his purso la n thor-
ough Bohemian at heart and is tUvajs
lo bu found in tho company nf newspaper
workers who keep lain hours and lo other
unconventional things Oxer the cigars
nnd cognac one member of tho party bo
came reminiscent In his loquaciousness
and began extolling tho many vlrtutis of
thn capitalist In a wav which nade that
worthy blush UKo a school girl H has
always been my friend said the newspa
per man I rowwber one time sevcal
years ago hcn 1 was a young and lne
perlonced reporter and hadnt the slight
est Idea from day to day where my next
meal was to come from I became particu-
larly hard up and although I knew him
hut slightly I went to Mr Blank here t
Indicating tho capitalist and told hlrtf
my troubles Without a word he went
down In his pocket and loaned me 5 It
was the act of n truly good Samaritan nnd
I shall never forget It Heros to him
U was up jo the capitalist then of
course and he toed tha scratch without
the slightest hesitation although as hei
isald he was not given to speech making
Ho reforrod feollngly to the remarks of
his nowspiper friend recalled some rfr tho
circumstances connected with the Incident
Just related and ended by saying 1 nm
moro than glad old man that you remem
bsr that V I made up my mind several
years ago that yon had ontlroly forgotten
The cold deep gloom which settled dawn
over the party was only relieved by tho
nrrlval of the waiter with a fresh supplv
Kt enthustnsm
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I am receiving a gratifying number of
papers dealing with the matter of the pro-
posed tax bill said Mr J J rastorita
who has charge of tho contest Inaugurated
by the Houston Manufacturers Associa
tion but I am sorry to nay that most
of the articles are written from a single
tax Btandpolnt when what we desired
to bring out as a full and complete dis
cussion of the proposed bill section by
section Some ot the articles received are
extremely abje but I would like to see-
n more general discussion ot the matter Jn
band rather than so many articles deatlnif
with tha subject from tho point ot view
named Tho person writing the best paper
along the Haw I have outlined will cot
the priie
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Major G W Uttlelleld a prominent
citizen ot Austin spent yesterday In tho
>
He Charges that the United Stales Have
Attacked an Ally
HE ASSERTS l IS CROSS TREACHERY
Jlr IoiIkp Ilcfenila Mr Mortcmi
Spoke on the PolKtenl Conditions
In flnttthem Strifes
Washington January 8 During a dis-
cussion today of a resolution of inquiry
offered by Mr Pottlgrew S DO somo
soncatlonal statements wero made In the
senate regarding tho attltudo of the
United States toward tho Philippine In-
surgents Mr Pettlgrew addressed tho
senate saying this government hsd at-
tacked Us allies and thereby had been
guilty of tho grossest treachery This
statement was resented by Mr Lodgo
Mass who declared that this govern-
ment had dono nothing of tho kind and
that not even remotely had It recognized
the socalled government of the Filipinos
Mr Morgan dcm Ala addressed the
senate at length on tho race question in
the South lie deemed it imperative that
somo course should be adopted which
would prevent a repetition of tho Hayes
Tilden controversy and discussed fully
the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments
to the constitution Ho maintained that
to attempt to forco the black race into
n social nnd political equality with the
white race was only to clog the progress
of all mankind Tho speech va3 u strong
nppcnl for action that would benefit both
races and h defonfeo of tho new con-
stitutions of Louisiana and North Caro-
lina
In tne senato today McLaurln S C
gave notlco of nn nmendment to tho pen
ing financial bill repealing tba tax on
the circulation ot State banks
Mr Carter Montana reported from
the census committee a bill conferring on
tho director of the census power to em-
ploy a purchnsltig agent at a salary of
2500 two chiefs of division at satarlos
of 2000 live clerks of tho fourth class
six ot Class I and eight ot Class 2 and
special agents not to exceed thlrtyflvo
to gather special Information relating to
iiTIcttlturc He asked Immediate con-
sideration for the bill but It went to the
calendar on objection
Mr Hoar Mass gavo notlco of an
amendment to tho proposed bill providing
that statistics bo gathered by tlto census
forco relating to the water power of the
country
Mr Pettlgrew announced that he would
offer an amendment providing for the
gathering and tabulating ot statistics In
regard to tho distribution of wealth Ho
regarded It ns particularly important to
asccrtnln who reaps tho benefit of tho
toll of the laborer
A resolution offered by Mr Allen Neh
calling upon each cabinet offlcor for an
Itemized statement of tho amount of 50
000000 defense fund each department ex
ponded was adopted
A resolution calling on tho secretary of
thn navy for Admiral Deweys report In
which he made the statement that he
could tsko Manila at any time offered
by Mr Pettlgrew of South Dakota was
adopted
A resolution offered some time ago hy
Mr Pettlgrew calling nn the secretary ot
war for Information to an alleged In-
terview between Gcneril Torres ot the
Filipino army nnd General Otis was called
upMr
Mr Iylge Mass offered a substitute
for thn pending resolution calling on thn
pieslaent If not Incompatible with pub-
lic interests to furnish general Informa-
tion regarding the Philippine Insurrection
contained In official documents and dis-
patches
Sir PettlRrem ncccptcil Mr Lodges
ireprenentntlv pi of the people In con
KreH > nhnulil know the faoti 11111
lirlle e nre hnve nttarkeil nn nlly I
liellese ne linve lipen Kutltv o
srnss treneheri 1 believe we lime
atone further In dishonor tovvnril n
Ml IlirhtliiJi vrlfli iti tluiii imy nthcu
> ntlon rirr Tient
Mr Stewart thought this was past the
time for a discussion of how the lnsui
tectlon began It has begun said be
H ls now my countrys cause nud I do
not propose to admit It Is a wicked cause
Mr Lodge Mid he could nol even by
silence admit that the statements ot Mr
Pettlgrew were accurate I do not be-
lieve we attacked an all > call he l
nm sure we never recognized the Filipino
government They had no government ex-
cept the government of n dictator set up
by himself to impose his authority on
other tribes The president hoe actel
throughout In conformity with tho law
and facts will uphold his course These
facts I am in favor of having placed In
tbe hands of all senators They will
strengthen the hands of tho administra-
tion
The resolution of Mr Pettlgrew at his
request went over until Wednesday and
Mr Morgan took the floor to spcvlc on the
political conditions in tho Southern States
At 2 oclock tho tlnanclal bill bocame
tho regular order and Mr Aldrlch said ha
hoped somo general understanding could
bo reached as to tho disposition ot the
billMr
Mr Jones Ark replied there was no
disposition on the democratic side to de-
lay the bill We recognlzo said he
thst you hare the majority ane can pass
the bill Mr Jones asked however that
there ba no pressing notion as senators
were not yet ready to speak
Mr Aldrlch thereupon asked that the bill
go over for tho day
Mr Stewart gave notice that ho would
speak Thursday on the bill
Mr Morgan then resumed his speech
which was directed against the Pritchard
resolution which irondcmns racial restric-
tions on suffrage and attacks now legis-
lation of the State of North Carol Inn Mr
Morgan first spoke on tho legal aspett of
tho fourteenth and fifteenth amendments
to the constitution as affecting negro suf-
frage nnd the p < < esalty of adopting eomo
course that would prevent a repetition ot
the HayesTliden rontroversy Ho then
discussed the negro question In general
maintaining that theia Is a natural su-
premacy lo tha whites and a natural de
ficiency tn the blacks morally Racially nnd
Intellectually To force this lower strat
urn into a position of political equality
with the highest ho said is only to clog
progress of all mankind in Its march
onward toward the highest planei of hu
manity Mr Morgan raid that iv area
ij S te sis
U expected to quletlv aceot
a well known banker has extensive iv
l Interests and la the owner nt the
Drlsklll hotel at Austin
Shop Force Reduced
pmlshvllle Texas January s Tbe fore
worM cud
a situation
so distressing nd demoralising as Is ere
Jtejl by the PfRTT snff in the South
it is a thorn In the fl sh ni wli IrrltiN
and rankle ir th body polltle ln t 1
remove from thf hov poi ip 11
elsrerl hat pecro stiffejr vn TV > ulsta
w reduced in the Kty shops here ir n nr Jtbrn vm
dV by liylor off b < H
twenty men The rorM
duoion came sooner tW was expeiud i2 JTi Ua iht mBV >
a l > e fco thousands of
neiro reaj u
TT TtT 7 Vi f jr
doubtful counties with UUIe concollment
wero bought for 1 each
If Southern whlto men said on have
falsified cltotlon returns they havo the
stronger If not better reason that they
are acting upon tho same law of self
defenso that Insulted and outraged human
nature resorts to for the protection of
homes and families from a raco that sets
at doflanco nil moral restraints upon fhctr
brutal dwlres
This evil he thought would end only
when the United States had provided a
homo for thn negro race suited to their
traits In this connection Mr Morgan
said Tho d > mocratlo party has always
been a white mans party and when the
appeal of tho people of Louisiana and
Nprth Carolina supported by tho demo-
crats In all the Southern States is made
to them they and a vast body of white
men all over the country who have not
acted with them in tho past will unite
in a demand that these sovereign States
shall not be destroyed for taking caro of
tho lives and happiness of their people
At tho conclusion of Mr Morgans
speech Mr Prltchard gavo notice that ho
would nddress tho senato on the resolu-
tion January 22
A bill amending the dependent act of
Juno 27 1890 wns called up and explained
by Mr Galllnger of New Hampshire Tho
two amendment proposed by him were
that widows who have an lncomo of 250
in excess of dally wages shoulrl bo pen
sionable under tho act and authorized
the comratHlpner of pensions to aggrc
gate tho disabilities of an applicant in-
fixing his penslonablo status
Tho bill was amended so as to provide
that in case tho widow should have re-
sources Instead of an lncomo from
which 2J0 a year Is derived or derivable
sho would be psnslonable nnd further that
tha bill does not apply to widows who
have married former toldlers sluco Juuo
27 1S90 Tho bill as amended was passed
A hll was also passed orovlding that
n widows pension shall commence wtth
tho application and not nt tho date of tho
soldiers death
At 353 p ra the sonate went into execu-
tive session and at C oclock adjourned
Tlin HOUSI5
ncsoltttlonn Pnnncil 1rnvlillnc for
Severn lnveetl ntloim
Washington January 8 The house to
day ordeicd two lnvcetlgatlons as a re-
sult of resolutions introduced by Repre
sentatlvo Lcntz Ohio Tho first Is to bo
n Investigation by tho committee on post
offices and postroads into the charge that
two federal appolctccs of tho president
postmaster ot Provo City Itah and Post-
master Smith ot Logan Utah who are
under Indictment as polygnmlsts and
whether affidavits to that effect were on
file Bt tbe time of their appointment The
other is n general investigation of thn
military committee Into tho conduct of
General Merrlam nnd the United State3
army officers during the Wardncr Idaho
riots and subsequent thereto The bouse
adjourned until Wednesday
After tho reading ot the Journal in the
houso today Mr Dalzell ot Pennsylvania
from itho comroitteo on rules repotted
back the resolution Introduced last week
by Mr Lcntz ot Ohio for an investigation
by tho committee appotntel to Investigate
the care of Rcpresentatlvocloct HobertB
ot tho charges that John C Graham post-
master at Provo Utah nnd Postmaster
Smith of Logan Utah were gulltj of
polygamous practices with the rccom
mcndatloD that it pa6s amended sa as to
ptovldo the Investigation shall be made
by the committee on postofflces and post
road Instead of by the special oammlitov
Mr Wheeler remarked that In his opin-
ion tho resolution for the Investigation
was a pure piece of political buncombe
The president has full power Jn tho prem
lses said Mr Wheeler and there Is no
necessity for a congressional Investiga-
tion
The resolution was passed without divis-
ion
Mr Grosvenor Ohio then reported from
the committee on rules a resolution In-
troduced by Mr Lentz Ohio for the in
vestigation by a special committee of the
action of General Men lam nnd the militia
resolution In th ronrnc of a lirlcf jn he Milno mine rlots aml tncr COUrse
mieech lie enldi If vcr hnve nttacU in preventing the employment of Union
rl nn nil H lc tmiiorfimt Unit the miners with the recommendation that it
bo amended so aa to provide that the in
vestlgatlon shall be mado by tho military
special committee The resolution as
amended was adopted without discussion
Thursday next after 1 oclock was set
apart for eulogies on the life and char
acter of Mr Dantord of Ohio Wednesday
for eulogies on the late Representative
Greene of Nebraska and Friday after 2
oclock on tho llfo und public services of
the late Vice President Hobart
Then nt 1 30 ho bouse adjourned until
Wednesday
rrniFtcATioN at galvkstojv
Ueinocrnt nnil White Itcpiihllcnnn
tn Unve OrKnnlriitlnne
Galveston Texas January 8 Galveston
is evidently going to have a purification
of her policies A demoiatlc association
has been organized and authority has been
askrd from the central organization of
the league ot republican clubs to organlio
h club here
A prominent promoter of the republican
club said this morning There are many
prominent republican In Galveston who
on account of a natural aversion to poli
tics and on acocunt
ot the number of
negroes In the party object to particlpat
There is only one way to reach this
class ot people and thot Is through tho
medium of an organization having tho
advancement of tho principles of the re-
publican party as tho maiu object and
having a social feature as n side line
The organizing of the democrats has
mado the republicans gird up their loins
don their armor and they will be pre-
pared when election time rolls around to
mako a light to tho finish fair and square
on nil issues involved
The organization f the club will take
place in a few days Just when nnd where
at this date can not be stated It will be
organized in tho interest of no candidate
but for the advancement of the declara
tions and principles of the republican
party
Demoernts Aro to Caucus
Washington January 8 The announce-
ment was mado immediate after the ad
journment of the house today that a demo-
cratic caucus would be held tomorrow
night The caucus Is called far the pur
pose of perfecting the democratic orgtinl
zatlon in the house It U probable that a
committoe of three will be appointe l to
lookatter politics etc Representative Un
derwood of Alabama has voluntarily filled
that position since congress convened It
J at a resolution will bo offered
to bind all democrats to abide by the
caucus action upon all subjects
AVAMUXGTOV NOTi
Washington January S The president
has crvaicd n mlltlsry department consist
ing Of the Territory of AUsTnd
a ssle r
SUteY lnffi V RttDjn KC h imitcd
states infantry tn command
The comptroller of the
otjrrenry his d
urmln 1 to prcceei wttr ln i SJ
of tha Rrcidway Natiensl hank of Bstoa
under recelvertbip a rpldly posM
V3eVV
ACTIVITY IN THE
Americans Are Pursulnij Filipinos i
Point Found PosslblV
LIEUTENANT CHENEY AND FOUR ibl
Itolibcr Dnnils Were Dliil
Thcro Arc Fojtrten rrisonerfsj
Have Not Yet Ilceis nelea s T
Washington Jonuary g the S
particent has received the follotrhii
Otis
General
Manila January 8 Bates
ls
the enemy in tho South with fe
Schwanns column moving alonstiij
of Laguna bay struck 800 Insure
der General Nlel at Blnen tnd i
them westward oa Silang and
forty from which point the
pushed through to Indang Schwisji
tured three of Nortels bIx pleceTd
tillery and will take tho remalniVj
his transportation with records f
largo quantity of ammunition
tallons ot the Twcntyelghttpi1
Whentons column struck the
near Imus yesterday kllllngvmj
HO
Ing nirkhelmer with a UttiiST
the
Twentyeighth struck the
trenched west of Dacor yesterday n
Tho enemy left on the fleld j
dead forty wounded and thlr
rlrles Our loss thus for is Utt
Cheney of the Fourth Infantry ml j
enllEtcd men killed and twentyfM
listed men wounded It is expMtMj
will cut off rotreat of the enemy rf
Cnvito army Whcaton is movi at hi
on Das Marinas Eoyd of the i
seventh infantry moved cast froa
Slnos They surrounded the tree
General Rlsal at daylight captl
RIsal and considerable property J
that Cavlto
expected and Bctanpiit
Incea will bo cleared up soon Jn
North Leonhauser with three cobb
of tho Twentyfifth Infantry atackefi
bcr bands In Arayat mountains dta
Ing them and destroying their bim
and subsistence They found Ihttil
of our prisoners whom they had sVj
up on the railroad Three kllW t
seriously wounded These Northmr
ber bands will be actively pursued
j
FOUItTIJEN M1SMNO
ii
LUt of Prisoners Who Have
Heeii Ttclcnsed
Washington January 8 The folli
cablegram was received from Geaenlf
under dalo ot Manila January V
Admiral Watson ha3 cabled tie ji
of tho navy rescued prisoners onei
and eleven men The renialninsj
its fourteen In number aro as folk
Civilian G W Langford Manll 1
Brown St ratil J W ODrien U
SoldlersJ O Hatchett II Ante
Gordons William Bruce W ElmrrJ
nlman First Nevada cavalry
Stone Leland S Smith signal
Albert O nishop Third artillery
geant Frank McDonald Twcntylnt
fantry Harry F Huberts hospital t
Martin Brennan James H Curra f
teenth infantry
Tho Klltplnoa Fled
Manila January 8 A force ofj
charged twelve men of the Third tta
who wero scouting behind San Fh
da Laubon One trooper nnd three t
nnd carbines wers captured Till
flC1 r
Ttto To n Occupied
Manila January fl 935 a m
Schwan has occupied Silang and W
Cavlte province meeting with taU
resistance He captured three EMit
quantttly of ammunition Th fN
that section aro very heavy
Wheaton ls at Porez das MarIn V
TUB CLARK CASE
a xSenntor Whltesldcs Was till
Witness Hcnrd
Washington January 8 ForoefJ
Senator Whltesldes of Montana cmS
his testimony In the Clark genatffM
beforo the senate committee on PnJ
and elections today Mr Whltcsl
that he did not see how any boMfJ
could vote for Clark after theW
of the committee on investlgstlsi
crossexamination brought out
witness had no personal knowledftt1
bribery in the case of three bm
tho assembly who had been r e7i
The crooaoxamiuation souht >
to bring out the circumstances ejIf
leged meeting between the wluw
an election official who held tM
in the elections In which Whites
participated The witness w
he had not offered 1000 for tw
Mr Whltesldes denied that this
currod and asserted that be hid Pr
ehow that a party had been pill
such a statement against him Mr
sides went over tho clrcumsttutMJ
Ing authorized to offer 5000 t i
two members with 500 dowu on
ing In any of the primaries or puhllo meet that their votes would bs forthCi
Ings of tbe party desired He was closely qtwstl
all the details The crossexaml
Whltesldes was still In progress J
committee adjourned until toffiorrtfll
TAYLOR TOPlCSv
fll
irnstnrs Hnve Determined a 1
of Meeftnfte V
Taylor Toxas January 8rT
man by tbe name of Bruce wf
tho electric light plant whilett
place a belt on a pulloy was tbro J
sldcrable distance alighting ft
His arm was broken ln three j > p
head hurt
was not
The pastors of tha several fj
holding
town will unite In J
>
the coming week as lnstltuW
Evangelical alliance obserr ns
prayer The following is the F ° A
Monday January J h
arranged
ut Presbyterian church led by l jL
Matthews Tuesday night tWJ
church led by Kav J H ° Wf fcl
church lf
day night at Christian
J A Arbuckle Thursday nlshi
dlst Rev J < f
church led by
Friday night at Christian ehurcM
Rev W H Matthews Saturday
Presbyterian church led by
buckle Sunday night at B P1V
led J W Marshall
by
Two candidates for < WS J
novneed Mr J S Jor < na VT
BUck It is stated that the raco J
filjecy and other Jiplwg
Upunce lalCN f efor
u
A AVoninn Jiroj >
i
fjrownwod Texas j
day a white man W rifh
lf with a ShotguiJjWdo rnasr v
him Afterwardj
toM his wife h i
out Sbs ran oni
She lived only sf
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