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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-03
HAWAIIAN sILtER COINAGE.
Question of Its Retirement Coasid-
cred by House Committee.

WASHINGTON. Feb 2-The question
o. retiring Hawaiian coins and silver Ger
uicstra a. considered today by the house
committee on C4sna%F Representative
I3tf. 81 Illinois. ard Judge fTear af Ha-
AAii, explained the need Of this step. The
Hawaiian silver amounts 70 about 81 80
psi and she silver certificates ~ 49, 90.
n curious feature developed " IA that lit
Tie specfe payment prevailed. each nam
befed silver certificate having a core
spending Numbered silver coin in The Ha~
Nai,au treasury ter IT. redemption. Il
vas stafes also that the only full legal
tender in Hawaii was the United States
gold coin Hawaiian and American silver
being legal tender only up % so.
The 0-ll was referred 10 a sub-coU Tnittee
fer further inquiry.
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RIVER AND HARBOR BILL,
Hasse Passes the Measure after
sonne Criticism ny Hepburn. II
IL. General Policy

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1igisuan Defends t-uinaido.

A. the conclusion & Spo5Ge-s arg1iET1 an
T84lmas azaia.ne3 WY he ibid interrupted
the W 8srcCs1a senator lie desired "a III
corporate vtta Spoo2er's speech some
statements sikh FsETecE - AE713Itaisa mas,
n ? report hw Ma. J. Z. Be.l, .. ;:le Fes-a-
iAr corps u the army.
S32oHar gaze rs assent % sh@ Insertion
q the statements a. TIE proper place IN BIS
sQetch.
T.ilGuar. howaNer. insisted upon ro4lag
them II SAID tbs AE8iu&.so bad well
armed force ~ s5@s} ale3 and would re-
sist every attempt - -eStNol-s2 a
colonial government = t1s islands
In.errup.4ng Ts.sTa1. H0Ar inquired
'eT}aes max AEuinal3o hold IN peace a1d IN
order flfgy times as much ter1t2ry - tie
Philippines a. taa Tattet States
Tls.mAn replied that Agu-nal4o hel2 all
O. the Philippines @Ncept a SINAI I~si1o0
ar me island - Luzon srou2d " anita
II eoaclQsson. TsETnan said tS4t he fatl-
featson ~ the treaty could oa.y Inject iat0
this country another race question which
woui3 certainly breed W. nal oioodsafi.
At @.J5 =. IT. or rnotio,i q DAVIS. me
senate went Into executive session, and a.
5 - p. n. adjourned.
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PASSENGER AGENTS MEET.
Good Progress Made in Heergnuisiug
Western Associations.

CHICAGO. Fen 2-tienerai passenger
agents ~ Western ruads met todav ia
take action regarding the proposed r.
urEaut2ation a. the Western Passenger
Association. and good progress waa waGe
toward an agreement Tae 500 (Un Wa@
the ouiY important road not represented
General Passenger Agent f.ouax. ~ t3a
Union Pacific vas rot present daring the
,rif1un. Much depends GHau {hs action az
l},, latter road as 81 IS the oHiN trans
~ issouri road uot entirely favorable -
the formation ~ a0 association covering
sN territory west az Chicago. 81. Louis
and - Pau to tAe Rocky mountains.
The Union iacj2c wants two a-sec!t-
tons one east and one west az tnc Mis-
sttrf river.
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CAUCUS AGREES 70 A PLAN.
~~pRExCY LEGISLATION GOES
OVER TO NEXT SESSION.
zach House WIZ Draft "a Measure
4. the Meantime to he Presented
snd Carried Through Then.

racHrNGTo% Feo. The R@gsst-
49,, member - t5e FEogsa ~ erurs ss.s.y a
80 ne. IL GASEOUS tonight - determine
.s-aa Z cosrse o. action tn regz ~ 20 franz
- financial Ieglslatson T'ne meeting
go sci attended. most of the prominent
s~ures o. fne Republican side % the
g1ausher be3nE present Speaker Reed s4sd
raf aftsnd, aaging previously made an
eshsT engagement
Ger. t;r5sas euor. chairman ~ ne cagf.,ss
,.sreiaed au6 .4f. H. nnett Of New YORK
sas chosen a. seer. tary 10 succeed Mr..
rseoker yes Rnet. Representative lien
0ssson II Iowa presented the following
vssaintoH- aaich served 81 = text for ali
ne asscaass9u u the evening;
@RssoiTse. I6af q committee of eleven
rsgnters - tt3e present i.ous. Of fepFs-
,sntAffEes wAo ara members OF :he I4fts-
exth congrsss st40ii bs appointed by the
essiYfn9n 81 thls CaGeua for the purpose
~ considering monetary legislation and
.a1snittifg taeaF recourne pdat4ors t. a
Republican caucus AZ the first session Of
Ire gsfty-e3Eyh es1GEe&s with authority
10 confer wlth 3 iiks committee froGa TN.
stnats
me discussion on this resolution pro-
csssed wlfH much animation for more
tsau ar fear There Naa not much dfF-
ference OF opinion on tbs main polns that
II would be futile to attempt financial
legislation al this Late day In the present
session.
Cannon of Illinois questioned the wis
eqEs Of ts3e resolution although hs said
as soulG moi oppose IL with his vote lie
expressed strong belief. however. that
the present pros peFlty ~ the country
paas II ine1pee eat 10 enter upon financial
DISCUSSIONS Tie particularly referred 10
fns enormous exports within recent
u0nths and t8@ great money balance in
ear favor. This b thgaght showed such
healthy eco3on}ic condition that II
should BE- left alone
Cannon said he did not think any fnan-
essl legsSiaiio could he carried through
aatii after the next presidential election.
ar. Payne. the recently appointed chair
nan III the ~aYs and means committee
did net coincide With CAnaon's objections
ssd strongly favored the proposed plan
Il committing the entire financial subject
b caucus committee II RotId permit
careful consideration ~ the question dur.
TX the coming months. and the prepara-
taa 81 such u we'll matured plan as would
commend itself on all hands Mr. pavne
expressed the belief that snch a measure
conservative and intelligent could bs
passed fery early 10 the next session Of
congress
The other speeches were substantially
al0ng the same line. When the vote was
iaktn II was little short of unanimous
VIZ. yeas 81 nays I
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$500
HIGH
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For Gentlemen .
Aseets. PuSfs. Searis. Imperiais.
Cheasty's Haterdashery.
Second AveaEe ard James Street.


va4san Tegistra ton - vss~s=is. ss.os, reg
!stFT s1as Dssa granted sine ar.r,ezs.f. ttga
DAt u vas aGsser decisions ~ the ssIpr~gg4s
'2s4rt which y ~ ihcuEa. have beer mod
atfo ~ 91g court - Ene E.EY Of C4.tlTnzy.A.
and TIE tfytfsezs 1ssfs.zta rstrras s.sss4-s a.
any rate, the sob s-FFs!ggen- wants tie r.
si'pHss'ssity n III. matter 10 - taken
y fA&& courts ir casss HGera 1he right
70 grant s9ch registry ls the direct aEd
vital isslss- Thes- ar. EssS ftE-s. az rsss.s.-
Gases pefriiiig- 81 Eatch t{ge Issues ar al
t%ws aaa ali alike. They are PROCEEDINGS
- compel TIE reS1ssgy especially Il TIE
ssar % France the @fa- ~ Rrsss tr~
ksAierps. the y alscote AMI the Fails -
clyde
fne Yorktown Gid not saIs this Morn
ING as she was expected 70 DO She Eas
LIT y~t cufuksiste3 coailrx The tins. ~
Ter departure ~ not get ffxea Possibly
sac may cot 20 UntII SATURDAY.
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pEsrrn,rr TEXAS D,EI.
Two Had Ncn hnt Zach Other In .
Sniaon IlEht.

SAN ANTONIO TeN Feb. Bob
MARKS. "a uotra sporting character ard typ
fea1 dead shot was to-day kiileg in "a daei
WIN john BENNETT. proprietor az the Texas
SILVER + lga s85asu aU3 ~smbaH Is house.
Marks fsad bss,n ,ftin king. and announced
ae hH left has o~n aafsoh inat he was s1-
iug 5o lie 8ifh his boots on lie entered
fAle silver kfn4t 443orn ana threatened tn
~Fca- out fne lights Is oFis were passed
ANA EuHs wvrr afswK. Marks etnptie3 iiis
igtss t,aaEutter2 81 ms G@Esivers shoot ay
f...ats.st fstsaae5s tft slSs3U Stretched
ira sar as..r uaor7al3Y woBaag,l Bennett
aYesl tbree SHOTS ~ Mari TIE latter aas
shot tArauaa the }~adA ana dtasi with 10
sun -ri8 Ia isis 0as6. beauc't a4@i tonight.
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APPOINTMENTS IN CUBA.
Hereafter All Must he Submitted To
Mai. gen. brooke.

HAVANA. Fso Mai Gen. Brooke as
governor Of Cuba has issued ar order rati-
fyiug all the civil appointments Of the pro
vlncisal governors since January II fu-
t8re. appointments 70 such positions rs
were formerly made BY the Spanish cap
tain general viii ne made by Gen. Bre-kc
The provincial governor viii Submit 90
Gen Brooke the names OF thr persons they
recommend for appointment and the gov
error general VIII take action II the mat
ter Uninportaht provincial appointments
Will h. made Independently.
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the return of his money. Eiindman said
the money Was at tGc hotel and they
went there. usfVusbiy to get the money.
AZ the hotel according - strands state
uieut trey quArrtlcd afd he made mo
tom ns II 60 gfapulc with ilndman.
whersopou the latter shot MIN. Hindnan
IS s.tli at large
Lee UintnIHa Arrested.
ST i.pt'f$. Fc.s lee ftuGman, bet
ter kUo&n Ha Homegrown. an alleged
gambler who "a knuwa throughout the
West and South and IA Mckee. aud -xl1p
belongs Il cue ~ the most prominent fam
iiirs ia Texas - SCH the South, WAS
arvts tpi - hc stepped from a Missouri
Pacific train fer thn murder of Oscar
STRAIN. ma engineer ga the Denver u Rio
tsfaf.,}e :af.r,.sa whom he shot last night
~ the corridor g.. the Hotel IiuCkius at
S.-iaIa No
tE3udfnau was GsEeiiaed as rough Ium-
geTman whyu ne reached here. hut sti-
gusftea hlz identity At tine police station.
i!e said ne s3lot strain III seif-acfpuss'.
He WAS going 80 Mexico
45gtifuAu'a father is az prcsepi PROM
ilssnt merchant III Dallas. Texas 'faa
prisoner j. - wears Old ana Was born at
IA t,laer cal3ed HnucyFrove. Texas, whence
hs obtains his sotr3a1et. itr = n grand
seeu of Gee. Iiu3man. cf Confederate army
fame
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IMPORTANT CHANGE PROPOSED.
Vessels Registered in Hawaii I'D to
Jam. II. 1880, Ma, Come In

WASHINGTON. Esa The senate
committee nu commerce To-day agreed To-
report tie house oiIi extending the laws
- the United States relating 10 naviga-
ton. commerce and merchant seaynen 10
@ae HsW alfss3 islands. instead 81 ths sen
ate Dill. on which II repor1 has already
teen autnorl%ac. T0e committee amend
ed the 9iH s. as to include In tae ma
JohalizaUun provision for ycssela not
later than January II issa The house aiti
nxsd the date al July : IssN-
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WILL co OUT or COMMISSION.
All Reserve Vessels VIII He Rcticy-
ed of Their Crews.

WASHINGTON. Feb 2~Tha navy Dc
partmcnt has ordered mat al # the ships
of the navy now held In reese rye snail M
pa cut II commission II once There are
q number % thesac ships. and the govern
mont VIII eject a considerable saving. be
siles making available fGe services Of 4
uuuber Of sailors tor Use in the active
ships. The cost of keeping the MiUnsopo-
lis alone IN reserve. WIKI about Et0 men
aboard Was ahou. Si6.,"9 per annum. The
advantage OK the system. however, was
gulLy ehoNn In the kte war.
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THE GRANT At GInRaITAR.
Health of the Communicative One
Death Reported

WASHINGTON Feb. The a3iutant
general has recelV 81 cable message from
Cen l.awfo0. reporting the @afe arrival
of the military transport Grant az Gil
hraifar Yesterday - take coal ANA
fresh provisions for her voyage 50 the
Philippines
ful- health fairly g"ai three eases OK
measles Two of nDnus and four ot ruru-
monia hut ONE dratn that 81 Private
Prettyman. Company VI. ~rrfnte@nth IN.
fantrv. January p heiy placed !n scaled
caskct ami brought lnfo port. Remain
twputt-four hours
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JOINT HIGH COMMISSION.
Considering the Alaskan boundary
and Reciprocity

WASHINGTON Feb The suh-eorr7-
nsittee work az THE Canadian Join: high
commission todav was tsvtIed bstween thu
Alaskan boundary question and th~ -ecp-
roclty clause u the treaty. TIE Teciprue-
itv session was the longer one ~ the two
auI was the first NJ which MIR rayr,e The
uew American member % rhc committee.
WAS ass}e 80 appear. T. Is Thought that the
tive sides VIII reacA the bedrock p0ssfhl.i
t'cs OF an agreement Within a few davs
The boundary question presents ~ o.
angles and "A settlement satisfactory 70
both sides Il regarded 3s very likely.
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GERMAN t>soI.SCE AT AHA.
IL Il Relieved That the German Gov
eminent WIN Correct Its Agents

WASHINGTON. Feb 2--The state do
r7Ttmout has as Vet ~ news regarding
the latest happenings in samoa as tul4
iu recent press dispatch There fS noRf-
ever a belief here thsf the German rem
rssevfattNeS have grossly exceeded tr@tr
authority. y is not believed here that the
German government has appreciated the
extent and So effects a. the acts ~ lts
agents IN Aula ard II Is confidently Pee
iievea whom 90 comes into possession Of
the facts set 0slf in these }sst prass re-
potts fro-n Ara as - wHat IS gong ou
there II MI take steps az oUve te a.4tta
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legislation % make them conservative SIR,
Browne ana others admitted tsas thc Ma
Iio1al banking law vas cvadcj ny bankers.
as the state Law wouid be.
Mr.. Bedford called attention to tha fact
that 4 state banking bill. had been before
every legislature for SIX wears paS{ ant
that every iine the hankers bad saba that
the time w8S NOT yet rtYt' Tor u u. sutt
that II would he two years later. lie gave
notice that ne woal1 insist on the en8ef-
rneut Of souie bill for Che regu alton and
examination RI state banks. 10 Is tlIfite
action was taken
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Resolutions Rich in Mischief.

n conclusion. Sp2oner said E=at re -zti-
fe4r1oa = IRE treaty and tns acceptance
- t1Ls country % the cssssc1 81 K from
Srasn Vas ao< 4 declaration - pTtne~p pes
lie declared that the Bacon Resolutions
an3 al ether pending resolutions q ts1l~
s2hkec. xere rlca With mischief ana ought
nas g he adopted Z was f1e business
of congress "a leg5s34ts as3 - follow l1e
staes marked out - aAe constitution af.1
- rzrsEs IF tAS
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c. Spanish r-lIe. To save attempted his
coarse woGld have 5eS> . tnA8gsrste \
rae % anarchy. wtth az IS har~ess. and
'>~@Ia var VAS cr1eI ard bitter. Anarchy
r.AW Loose ~. earth
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I.tIusan Wants to Know.

Iiina0, iaterruptlng Spooncr. inquired.
If We accept the pa .iippines would the
Inhabitants Of th.t territory have the right
,ry?"
Spooner-Yes: for the purpose Of my ar
sument. ! disposed o admit it,
Pafr Of Connecticut-They have thai
right now
Tillnlan inquired whether the Inhabitants
81 territory could be prevented from en-
tering the states
Spooner said the senator from Connect
cut tPla;p vas inclined 10 believe they
could. bu; he himself doubted il.
T1liman further alorE pressed his ques-
tlo1 as 10 the right Of Jhe F1liFnos - come
here. and declared tha; by admitting the
Islands nv treaty lAtsa go people Of that
territory could take the sfSt ship for tsis
country ard upon arrival nero could enter
into competition with American labor
Ihai WAS he reason why he would vote
Spooner sai3 ne had no Doubt of .he con-
siituilonalNy 90 tho cesS3on % tae fhiiIp-
faT president. authority = govern In these
islands until congress should provide a
proper government For them
tguinnido's Tln-uorn Government.
SIsooner said no government such as had
been contemplated on the floor of the seD-
II could NOT oe seriously regarded as q gov
eminent. it vas rotA5Hg more than 4
tin-horn AFFAIR AZ best
Referring - the power ard authority -
AE0ln8iSo he sad nat whaf b. repre-
scented nobody knows. whom ne repre-
seats nobody knows ard roho4y co'lli say
how far bis authority extended. Befo1S
the peace commission rs Paris II had ben
stated that Aguicaid, represented onlv
rtf cent ~ no Inhabitants ~ the islands.
He then pointed cut fhat 4 was necessary
- domestic requirements and Discharge
jts international cb.igSjicCs
coiioauy over Porto Rico.
Spooneg Tjdseuied The sea tnat distance
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SPOONER FOR The TREATY
tanning the Philippines 80 . Col
Gay. bet Must Hold Them Ensit u

WASHINGTON Feb. 2-piatt q New
York Laid before 'ae senate the resoll-
i!or adopted by the legislature * New
York. Urgtng TIRE Immediate ratification
OF the tveaty
"a tbs coH1eetIee Chandler called the
attention q the senators to similar peso
iotIons adopted by tina legislature q $ew
Hampshire
Hale. Perkins ard Faulkner were ran1ed
a. q committee On conference for rh@ sen
are on The consular and diplomatic apr
prla:loa bi43.
Illinlaa offered tee following resolution,
which ~as adopted:
That the president be requested II not
Incompatible VITA me p'zhlic interest, 70
infartn the senate whether any franchises
or concessions Of any ch4ractr~ are being,
or hare beer. granted by aus municipal
ity 10 Cuba or Porto Rlco since the n1-1-
t&ry occupation thereeF by the United
states: II Sc. what they are, for what
length OF time and the authority BY v h5ch
they have been granted
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spooner than presented an argument IN
contT4venti0u of Chief Justice Taaey's de-
tIsipn IN the Dred scott case. VI hich he
SAID, Was the foundation OF all the oppo-
sltion 10 the acquisition OF territory Icy
tHis gpVeFa0s Mt That decision" he
said. ceased years ago 10 be referred to
as "a correct Interpretation OF the law
upon this question" Sp0oner maintained
that The United States undoubtedly had
The power, as had previously been shown
IN the senate, 30 acquire territory beyond
cur own domain. aud with that power is
coupled. OF course. the collateral au; horiry
10 govern that territory.
tie kaew, se said Of no reason why ter
r.tory and The people OF a territory should
not be governed by congress. x every
Tigh' - hfe. liberty ard property and trial
o} jury Wol-G be flIlly safeEuarded lie
pointed out that although the territory Of
Alaska dad rot sn1oy self government its
rights and those Of is people were amply.
stft S.lagaea hY cnnsrnss
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AZ the conclusion OF the morning bust
ness sgocner addressed the senate upon
the Vest Rntl-expansson resolution He
began
i Had DO objections. constitutional in
theIr nature. 10 she ratification OF the
pending treaty. The senators from Con
IccilcGt Ps6tt and Colorado (Teliart
have fully presented the view entertain
II / heid the view that the United
States could not within its constitutional
limitations acquire territory which was
n@i 70 be erected into states ! could not
Elhe my consent 10 the acquisition OF The
fh.hpp.ne islands. This Philippine prope-
sltlou is one ~ tne fruits OF the waE-to
ne one Of The bitter fruits. / can con
Ce.ye OF no circumstances under which
could give my consent TO the admission
Of that archipelago - a state. or as more
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clique was that he was absolutely sure
of from fifty three to fiifty-seven votes
on the first ballot. How many votes
did Clark get? Seven. How did this
vote, that had been noisely Dragged
about happen to shrink so?I How has
it happened that during the long in
terval that has elapsed--as the result
of effort which the Independent itself
will admit to be desperate--it has been
found possible to coax or to drive back
to Clark SO small percentage of the
fifty-odd votes he had? The fear of
exposure is responsible for that. The
Helena Independent knows it. Yet that
organ of Mr.. Clark's affects to be
deeply offended when the Standard,
charging bribery, says that which every
open minded citizen of Montana be-
lieves to be the undoubted truth.
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endeavoring to get out of a desperate
situation with the least possible loss
of life and honor.
In word the actual experience in
war and the unseemly wrangling that
is its sequel are proofs that it would
not be well for us to get into trouble
with any first-class military power
Yet at this hour, we are dealing almost
sportively with possible complications
that have the gravest significance; and
we do this with the perilous indiffer-
ence of the man who permits himself
to be lured by the rapids, in Needless
ness of the falls that are just beyond.
In the pending case, if General Miles
is wrong in his statements and there
is evidence to show that the canned
meats were proper article of food,
then the production of the Gets need
ed for the purpose of making this
demonstration was all that was asked
for on General Eagans part. The facts
would speak for themselves, and if
they convicted General Miles of mis-
representation, the American people
would have judged him without hest
tat1on. But the case Is not helped
when Eagan plays the part of a ruff
fan
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& ONE points need to be cleared
~ up before Henry Watterson may
hope to exploit with success his
DeWey-Lee ticket for the presidential
contest of 1900. Last summer, directly
after Dewey's memora BILE battle of Ma
mia, there was a general scurry to as
certain his politics. That proved to be
a problem. Men in congress asserted
that he is a democrat one Vermont
congressman who said that he knew
Dewey and his father before him insisted
that the Deweys are republicans.
Whether Mr.. Watterson,. as the result
of diligent inquiry. has learned the
truth or not does not yet appear. Per-
maps Natterson concluded that, on gem
eral principles, man who is so good a
tighter must be a democrat Since Wat
terson launched the Dewey presidential
ticket, the republican newspapers have
been quoting two brothers and a nephew
of Dewey who live at Montpelier and
who, it is said. confirm the report that
Dewey is republican If this is true
Watterson, who IS in quest of any
thing that will let him dodge free coin
age, will have to guess again.