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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-16

Failure to Pass the Army nun Will
Lead the President
to Act,

Special Dispatch u the Post-Iute 4igencer.
WASHINGTON. Feh. i3W ha1 effeEt
the action ot the house may have today
upon the army reorganization bib cannot
be foretula. The senate committee Cn
military affairs this afternoon decided TO
report the I.ui army bill without fecofn-
rneadaton ana without amendment. This
means the transfer OF the tlgat Of tha
Democrats 10 the tiour of the serate, and
there Is little hope that the measure Will
get through before March I
TIE president has conveyed assurances
10 some - the party leaders ia congress.
III addition 20 those given last week. that
ha WILL certainly call congress together
f. extra session If il fails 10 pass tAe
army reorganization bill ~ the present
session. In answer II Inquiries. tae zd-
ir1inlstraslon has been Obliged II decline
all propositions locking 10 the ti9iug over
Of the needs of the army 5y passing a
joint resolution. simply extending the ap-
propriatious on the basis Of tts present
organizatiot. holding th&t tnis deTice viii
be utterly inadequate 20 meet TIRE Aas"-
lus.s necessities of the case. Tae StatBa
oe the volunteers woel8. y is saia. bH ex~
trereiy unsatisfactory. an1 There would
IL, absolutely no assurai4c@ that the pTesi-
dent could retain them IN service. even
when the emergency IS great The same
statement woat1 apply 10 TIE regular
army soldiers who enlisted for the Rar.
= veyy serious obsec4on 10 IN Jo-nt res~
ol8aon programme. according 80 the = 4s
DEPARTMENT ofTscss1s wols.4 oe i.s failure -
supply iae asAn ard lsas officers Also sfely
ueeesaa. Taese officials say tae cas4srE
Hun ysL ;rs,s.g sss F9r 5sas1 ~ orig nal ap-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-16

SPECIAL Dispatch 70 the Posst t-Tnte.ligeneer
MANILA. F'yb. 15.-In accordance glih
the policy of Gen, OTIS not 70 extend the
lines about Manila any farther al present,
the front ALREADY being noar.y twenty-five {
miles for.@. portions 0f the California and
1a.saIagtQn regiments, the Fourth cavalry
and Lieut. HaS beFuess' mountain battery.
which sege about 10 make concerEa4
attack On the insurgents below PateraS,
were Withdrawn yesterday afternoon 10
.Aelr former positions along the river.
A thousand or las Insurgents are re-
ported 10 be massiug in that vicinity. Some
are eonitng, from the north. The rebels aai
hoas.ed wl1ate flag al Pateros some days
ago. They secretly assembled under shelter
OF the white flag there. and yesterday 1red
upon the American oatposts. Co. Smith.
with Companies l.. d and ii OF tina Cs!-
if0rn-a volunteers. was ordered 10 Clean OUT
the enemy along hAe front. The rebels op-
posed him from the brush and several sh-r
mishes occurred. during which SIX Of the
Californian 10 were wounded before the rs.b-
els we're driven out
The enemy VAS driven out of Pferos
and routed in q stand which they attempt
ed 10 make south Of that place. This
movement was carried out rapidly and
vigorously. a river gunboat sheiiIng the
villages and working her rapid-fire guns
very effectively on the jungle Tsn cou-
panies OF the California regiment, four
companies of the Washington regiment.
two companies OF the Idaho regiment and
battery OF the Sixth artillery were en-
gagged. The rebels were driven toward
Lagnna de Bay. The rebels were appar-
ri af
The American lines 81 this direction be-
ing then fully twelve miles out, Gen. Otis
deemed II Inexpedient - extend them and
drew the troops hack 70 the river Lieut.
l. l.. A. Harting. Of the South Dakota
regiment, WAS drowned while attempting
10 land a gun from a gunboat in Laguna
De Bay.
All is quiet along the rest Of the line
with the exception that an occasional ex-
change of shots between the .harpshoot-
ers breaks the monoiouy of the day.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-16

ARE ORDERED TO MANILA.
Ninth Regiment of Regulars Held
i'm Readiness

WASHINGTON, Feb- Secretary Al
ger has ordered the Ninth regiment o.
regulars. row at Madison barracks. y
Y. - 81 - san Francisco AMI he held IN
readiness 20 go u Manila Three corn
pan.ss q the Twenty first Infantry will
take stations 81 Madison barracks an&
cne comrany a. Fort Ontario, osv-ego.
Y
Th@ Ninth infantry VAS organized r.
California in 1S@ and from fsst ;ln1e
ur.n }>ss remained oa the "a -3ae coast.
i vas ~ Caha gf~rfsg the war wtta sse4gn.
Although Il is nat :he purpose of tha
department "a have the$e soldiers re;n-
force th@ tro8ps 81 MAcsls Immediately
- = snte~1et q have shsrn I'm a position
gSAsre they car readily take shlp.
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cast aITIE> AT sSIE.a.
Lat OF sotaiers Nsundrd During
fhe Past Few pns-

ASG5tNffTo< Yes. 1.-THE fs..sqv = <
2~< - es&s-s lrtez wax r~celVee. a. sae wKr
leaarszren, t,ssay frcrn Mani
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naents described are those occupied oy
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To search for the paxoata.

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afternoon & s9asehe1 a pow~rfal -oAs 20
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-16
CANAL BILL IS DEFEATED.
LITTLE CHANCE Oh PASSAGE AT
THIS SESSION OF CONGRESS-
Hepburn's Effort to Get II Tackled
as Rider on the Appropriation
nm Ruled ont by the Chair. ana
House Sustatns by Rising Vote.

WASHINGTON. Feb. i5.-Oue of the
tiercest contests Of the session was ia
progress when the house met today. The
friends and opponents 81 the resolution to
attack the Nicaragua canal hill TO the
sund-y civil appropriation bill were work
ing assiduously, and every argument
which could influence members oue way
or the other was brought - bear. The
fate Of the canal bill. at this congress. was
in the balance. Some time vas spent AZ
the opening Of the session with routine
matters.
Just before the motion was made 20 go
into committee OF the whole MIR, Hepburn
os Iowa, who was conducting the fight in
behalf Of the canal amendment. asked
unanimous consent that the canal bill ho
Inat:s special order for Tuesday next,
hu; objection was made. The house then
went into committee Of the whole. with
Mr.. Hopkins In the char, on tho sunsiry
civil bill. the pendna question being the
point of order raised against the canal
amendment
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bailey Iudor@e~ the Measure.

Bailey ~ Texes took the ffoor. Tie teslr
el 70 address himself. BE said. 20 the re-
marks ot Cannon yesterday about she seam
dsls which grew cat os the building ~ tne
Pacific railroads Although Cannon had
no. sasd ~ IN @ao many words, Bts.l"y enid
ne assumed that he feared. IN csnneclIcn
with the SsearaRal&n canal. repetition of
the scandals wAlca had dssgracea tho pro-
snoters II the Faciaa railroads
Cannon interrupted Ia say tAat hts crii!-
c.sn Of the Pacific legislation was that &
was loosely enacted and therefore opened
the way - the sscauts3 wfleh followed
naglev IN reqTsy declared shat ;he Pacific
railroad scandals hsd nos ar4~Sn cat ef
loose legislation. There had been deeper
cause They ha5 grown ogt ~ the anfor-
tlins.te partnership between the g9vernfn nt
and certain individuals The x.rtab ia the
Canal proposition before thes house "a, that
Il avoided this very daa5fHil By - terms
thss canal vos1d - eossstracsesf BY tae gov
evunett. lie desired "a vote upon that
proposition. beeaIH4e he realized tg4at q asser
or 4ater ,se house sossia tze coanuesled n
cho5ee }ss.weea the proposition an,i ora -
allow private corporation with govern
sgs.. credit - bts4la THIS canal. II the
canal wss 20 be bats ~ tae government
- must 1e based upon tae thnorF that th@
canal was necessary fur fhe sssprsols ~ o8r
military ari naval 3sfense=s. osfserwt~o. r
tsa government: co0}3 bsgf.d foreign zgaser-
says IS foreign territory. AIRY coasd IL bot
cor0e sack anmo ana Aslld ra3lraads for tie
e4.y24 t4.. 80 -. -s-- ..gts
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The true northerner., 1899-05-17

Contrast In Methods on Colonization
Afforded by spain and
EnGlnnd.

Capt. A. I. Mahan contributes a most
excellent article TO the current mum ber
of the Engineering News. 1t is excel
lent in the way in which il contrasts
the methods OF the two great coloniz-
ing nations of modern times-Great
Britain and Spain. France and Holland
as colonizers do not belong in the same
class. They have not transmitted their
national characteristics 10 the colony,
but have rather administered from
| without.
The close of the nineteenth century
sees the United States in virtual pos
session of the bulk of SPANS colonial
empire-a string of islands which prac-
tically encircle the globe There could
not be better contrast in empires.
Spain has left her colonies impover-
ished and half-famished; England pos
sesses hers in comparative plenty. Both
are the results of administration.
Spain from the very first was inhu-
manly oppressive to the inferior races,
and she spared not even her own de-
scendants in the colonies, for when
they became aliens she became TO them
tyrannical and exacting. She OPP
pressed and eXtorted; she endeavorcd
TO make her colonies pay their own
home debts.
On the other hand Great Britain has
been beneficent TO weaker communities
And not only beneficent, but she has
been strong as well-strong in the
quality of men she has sent out to ad-
minister and to colonize, strong TO pro-
tect on land and sea. Her energies have
always been directed to the elevation
of the races. The conspicuous exam
Piles of colonial administration are In
dia and Egypt.
The true northerner., 1899-05-17
SUGAR AND SEA POWER.
From This Showing Each, of the
Great Maritime Nations Has
Sweet Tooth.

The great maritime powers are al
great sugar-eating nations. Wherever
the spirit of navigation, commerce,
travel and colonization is strong there
is large consumption of sugar per
head, says Pearson's Weekly.
England heads the nations of the
world in fondness for sweet things, the
sugar consumption there being 20
pounds year for each inhabitant. The
United States is a close second, each in
dividual consuming 67.07 pounds per an
mum.
In Denmark the quantity is AS pounds
head, in Holland "a pounds, in France
60 pounds, in Norway and Sweden 25
pounds, in Russia 10 pounds, in Italy Z
pounds, in Turkey Z pounds, in Greece
6 pounds and in Servia pounds.
Cuba produces annually 975,000 tons
Of cane sugar, the United States 900
tons. Java contributes 100000 tons each
year, the Philippine islands 265, 900 tons,
Hawaii $4,000 tons and Porto Rico GO,
COO tons.
Germany leads in the production Of
beetsugar, with one-third of the annual
yield, while Austria is next. France,
Russia, Belgium and Holland each pro-
duce about the same quantity.
The true northerner., 1899-05-17
Dress Comfortably.

1t is n singular development Of these
latter days that discomfort is some
how believed TO be an adjunct of high
civilization. To be comfortable in
wide shoes, low collars, loose gowns
and durable colors and materials is al
lowable in periods of relaxation, as in
summer vacations, but when the work
time begins and the so-called social
season" is inaugurated. the raiment
must be girded and frightened, says The
Woman's Home Companion. Thus the
poor, protesting but sternly repressed
body passes its most strenuous peri
ods in an armor which not only less
ems its efficiency but positively hast
ems, its decay and dissolution. The
extraordinary fallacy that in some in
scrutable way bodily comfort and a
stiff and grded conventonality are
necessary to the preservation of high
social and moral standards ought to
be sloughed off from our modern code.
Daily work can be far better done
when the body is perfectly comfort
able. Not a single hard, stiff, binding
feature should attach TO our everyday
costume. Why cannot men and wom-
en- be reasonable and independent and
learn to admire realities instead of ar
tificial follies?
The true northerner., 1899-05-17
CASH VALUE OF IMMIGRANTS.
1t Is shown That Germans Bring the
Most Money Into the Country
and the Italian Least.

If one were TO gauge the worth of
newly arrived immigrants by the
amount of money they bring with
them, those who come from Germany
would take first rank. England would
hold second place and Italy the last.
The average German who comes to
this country brings S52.96 with him.
When the average Englishman comes
he brings $1.4O less, or $3.50. The next
wealthiest average immigrant is the
Frenchman, who comes with $47.23 in
his pocket. The Belgian is fourth in
the list with $4560.
The Italian, who is the poorest of all,
brings S9.9s, but it is safe to say that he
returns to his native land the wealth
lest of all who go back If his propensity
for saving is thing to judge by.
The Turk who comes to America
brings $3.50 with him, and stands well
toward the top of the list. The average
Irishman comes over, TO stay, with a
capital of s15.26, while the Russian, ac-
cording TO the annual report of the
commissioner general of immigration,
brings s12.1o.
The true northerner., 1899-05-17
TRY TO PLAY BASEBALL.
Chinese of New York City Furnish
Amusement for
Crowd.

AS baseball players Cinnamon will
never illuminate the records of the
sport, but as promoters of enjoyment
they will fill long-felt want on the
diamonds this seaSon-if they last the
season out. A team known as the Chi
nese giants has played its first game in
Jersey City. "A noteworthy feature of
these Chinese players is their absolute
earnestness. They go at it as though
they meant 1t.
1t is not full Chinese team that
faced the Montgomerys, of Jersey City,
for in practice few days ago Wong
Kwong and Lee Tong, who had been
signed as pitcher and catcher respec-
lively, ran simultaneously for fly, and,
reaching the vicinity of the ball at the
same time, became SO disgusted with
what followed that they took off their
suits and hastened to renew their leases
on their laundries. AS no other men,
ber of the team could be persuaded to
go behind the bat and as but one, Ii
Linn, the third baseman, could throw
a ball guaranteed to reach within ten
feet of given place, it was necessary to
get two Caucasians, one to catch, the
other to play third base.
Had the Montgomerys desired they
could have been at the bat in the first
inning yet, but they simply tried to
keep the Cinnamon moving, and that
was all the crowd wanted.
The true northerner., 1899-05-17
THE OCEAN TELEGRAPH.
III There Had Been a Cable i'm Ex-
istence i'm 1912 History Would
he Different.

Owing to the six hours difference in
signing of the treaty Of peace at s:45
was known in this city several hours
earlier in the day. Had there been an
ocean cable in 1912. says the st. Louis
Globe-Democrat. the war with England
in that year would probably have not
taken place, for the British orders in
council, which were the chief cause of
the war, were revoked five days after
the declaration of war by congress. An
ocean telegraph would have told the
fact to this country instantly 1t would
also have told before war was actually
declared that the British government
was seriously considering their revoca-
ton. If there had been a telegraph
then the news of the signing of the
treaty of peace on December "a, 1914,
would have averted the battle of New
Orleans which occurred Is days later.
This would have prevented the only
really creditable military episode of
the war on the American side, have
kept Jackson in comparative political
obscurity all his life, and probably have
prevented the reconstruction and ma
tionaliZation of the democratic party
which Jackson's ascendancy brought.
AS close communication between Eu-
rope and America at that time, such as
exists now, would have altered history
in several important particulars.
The true northerner., 1899-05-17
FLOATS OVER MORRO.
The Historic Flag Was First HOisted
in Philadelphia During the
Civil War.

Few American flags have more in
teresting history than attaches to the
banner which was flung 10 the breeze
over Moro castle, Havana, on New
Years day. 1t first flew over the Corn
Exchange national bank, Philadelphia,
when the famous Corn Exchange regi-
ment of volunteers was organized for
the war of the states. 1t flew over the
bank during nearly the whole of the
war and was then secured by the late
eX-United States Senator Alexander g..
Cattell, then an officer of the bank. He
took it to his residence in Merchant
vile, n. j., and stored it away as a
sacred thing. While President Grant
was visiting Senator Cattell he raised
the historic banner to pole over the
senator's mansion-an act that added
materially to the historic value of the
starry emblem. After that the flag was
again stored away as priced relic.
When ex-senator Cattell died it was
practically forgotten until George w.
Algor procured it from the estate and
presented it to the government for the
purpose to which it was put at Ha-
yana
The true northerner., 1899-05-17
BABY SEVEN INCHES LONG.
No Larger Than a Mans Hand and
Weighs Only a Little Over
"a Pound.

The tiniest baby in Bellevue was
taken to the hospital early the other
morning in covered basket by its fa-
ther, Augustus j. Brown (coloredD of
33S West Fifty-third street, New York
city. When the man applied at the
gate for admission, saying that he had
brought his baby to @Ihospital the
gatekeeper stared at him in amaze
ment. where is it?" he asked.
Brown tapped on the lid of the bas-
ket. in here" he replied.
''Is it dead then?" asked the gate
keeper. you'll have to take il to the
morgue."
mo, it's not dead" said the father.
Lifting the lid of the basket he dis
closed little black baby wrapped care
fully in shawl. The infant was taken
into the reception-room, where the doc
tors examined it.
The tiny baby is well developed and
apparently healthy. 1t weighs nearly
one pound and half. The father care
fully unfolded the shawl and showed
that he could cover the child with his
hand. It's little body was just about
seven inches long.
DR.. JOY had the baby wrapped in soft
medicated cotton and placed it near a
heater in the children's ward It's
mouth and nostrils only were left un-
covered. The doctors told me that the
baby would in all probability be placed
in an incubator. They think that its
life may be saved.
The true northerner., 1899-05-17

Proposals. Asked I'm This Country 10
Duild One I'm Venezuela That
VIII HOLD $4,000 B0dieA.

The iron manufacturers of Pennsyl-
varia have been asked. through the
medium of the National Association OF
Manufacturers 10 submit proposals 10
the government of Venezuela for an
iron graveyard in which TO renter 25
600 bodies. The proposal is novel with
iron industries of this state. although
there are q few iron cemeteries in the
southern cities, says the New York
Sun.
The graveyards. particularly in Car
acas. heretofore have been built of
stone. but these have proved unsatis-
factory. They were not waterproof.
They could not be made so; at least the
skill of the average Venezuelan failed
in this direction. When the Venezu-
clans came to look into the wonders on
TONS sample warehouse at Caracas
they decided that American ingenuity
would solve the problem of the proper
care of the dead. The water persisted
in percolating through the rock bar
riers. These were as costly as they
were insufficient.
The Venezuelans have become tired
of building stone graveyards. They
have been erected at great expense of
marble and granite, and il is believed
that iron will answer every purpose.
But it must be made waterproof, and
Mr.. Nagle, of the Manufacturers asso-
citation. said to-day he did not doubt
that Pennsylvania mechanics could fur
nish a structure that would answer
every nnrnOSe