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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-15
sToNO RIVER FROZEN OVER.
Charleston Records Show This Was
the Cold est Yet.

AhS SohN
Charleston. S. c., Feb 1.-THE tugboat
II. NJ. G. Smith, Capt. Peck, from Sa-
vannah, arrived here this afternoon after
an eventful voyage up the coast.
Capt. Peck said he found Stono river
frozen from Church Lots TO Routowles
creek, distance of some six miles, The
ice was six inches thick I'm places and he
Il took him two hours to do 1t. He says
he saw a number OF small craft caught
in the ice, but these were not In distress.
The published tables showing the tenn
perature Of Charleston from 1873 TO to-day
the Oldest on this continent, prove that
the record of this morning, 6.S degrees
above zero Is the lowest ever known here
1T is remarkable that 1t was colder here
this morning at o'clock than in Boston
and New York. The fall Of snow yester-
day, to inches, also broke the record,
Charlestonian seldom seeing any snow
at all at home more than three or four
times in a lifetime. The weather has
moderated, and the snow is fast melting
this afternoon.
The reports fronf the entire state show
similar unprecedented climatic conditions.
the thermometer at the Clemson College
weather bureau, within fifteen miles OF the
Blue Ridge mountains, registering as low
as degrees below zero.
Reports from the interior are meaeer
but the aboring CLASSES, especially negroes
are suffering for fuel and much destiul-
ton is expected. Relief Committees win
be organized at Greenwood, near the scena
of the recent Phoenix riots and murders
and probably elsewhere. Many hogs ana
cows IN the country are reported frozen
to death and truck and other crops have
been seriously damaged.
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SERIOUS TROUBLE FEARED.
striking Miners at Fort Smith
Threaten Trouble.

Fort Smith Ark, Feb. H.-only 1850
miners are al present on strike in the
Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf mines In
the Indian Territory. but the prospects
are that general strike in all the mines
in Arkansas and the India Territory will
be declared in few days
The situation Is critical and the result
hinges upon the outcome OF tomorrow s
conference between the miners and oper-
ators here Should the operators refuse
to concede to the demands Of the miners
every mine in the district will be closed.
The trouble began last Thursday, when
a number OF men were discharged at
Hartshorne. Seven hundred men went
out there, and about 900 have since gone
out at Wilburon. The miners primarily
demanded only the reinstatement of the
discharged men, but they now want other
concessions. The company threatens to
import men TO replace the strikers, and an
attempt TO carry out that threat Will re-
suit In serious trouble.
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ON FINANCIAL LEGISLATION.

RcDubIfcan Caucus Committee An
nounced by GrOsyenOr.
Washington, Feb. 1l.-Gen. Grosvenor, of
Ohio. chairman of the Republican caucus,
to-day announced the appointments of the
following Republicans of the House as
members of the committee on financial
legislation provided for by the resolution
of the Republican caucus:
Representatives Henderson Of Wisconsin,
Payne of New York, Dafzen of Pennsyl-
vania, Kerr of Ohio, Hawley Of Texas,
Lowering of Massachusetts, overstreet of
Indiana, Curtis of Kansas, Loud of Call
fornla Babcock Of Wisconsin and Morris
of Minnesota.
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SHELLS CLEARED TRENCHES.
INSURGENTS RETIRED UNDER FIRE
FROM TIE PEIREL.

The GunbORt Then Carried the Re-
port of IIiOlO's FaII TO MnniIn-De-
tachments of Marines Went
Ashore, HOisted stars and Stripes
and Put Out the Fires in the city.
Not Single American Injured In
the Encounter
Manila, Feb IA, 1t:5O a. m-Particulars
Of the capture of Iloilo by the United
States forces under Brig. Gen. NJ. d. Mil
Ter on Saturday last. have been received
here.
On the morning of Friday, Feb. 10. Gen
Miller sent an ultimatum to the command
er of the rebels on shore. notifying him
that 1t was his intention to take Ilolo, by
force, If necessary Non-combatants were
warned to leave the town within twenty
four hours The rebels were also warned
that they must make no further belger-
ent preparations
The gunboat Petrel was then moved to
position close in shore and near the rebel
fort, while the cruiser Boston took up her
station at the other end of the town.
Friday passed quietly. During the day
l.
majority of them were taken on board for
eign ships lying in the harbor.
Were Quickly Driven Out.
Searchlights from the United States
warships were kept all night Illuminating
the town and It's defenses. The rebels. so
far as the lookouts on the ships could dis
cover, remained quescent throughout the
night
At o'clock on the morning of Saturday,
Feb. Il, the gunboat Petrol signalled to
the cruiser Boston that the rebels were
working in their trenches. In return the
Petrol was ordered to fire warning shots
upon the town from her S-pounders. This
was done, and the rebels replied with a
harmless fusillade.
The Boston aud Petrol then bombarded
the rebels trenches, completely clearing
them of their occupants in very short
time.
Soon after the bombardmcnt began,
flames broke out simultaneously in vari-
Gus parts of the town. Thereupon forty
eight marines, acting as infantry and ar
tiilery, were landed from the Boston, and
a company was sent ashore from the Pc
tre!
Stars and Stripes RAISED.
These detachments marched straight into
the town of Iloilo. and, hosting the Stars
and Stripes over the fort, took possession
of the place in the name of the United
States.
The capture of the town and its defenscs
having been accomplished, the marines
and soldiers who had been sent ashore
proceeded to save the American, English
and German consulates from destruction
by the fire which was raging among the
inflammable buildings of the town.
The Swiss consul's residence, which was
in the same row as the consulate named,
was burned
The entire Chinese and native sections
of the town were destroyed, but foreign
mercantile property escaped with slight
damage.
There was some desultory firing by the
enemy in the outskirts of Iloilo, but not a
single man was injured
Gen. Mi[lers force had complete control
of the situation when the Petrol sailed from
Iloilo for Manila.
The Sixth United States Artillery Regi-
| ment occupied position cbmmanding both
the bridges leading into the town, and the
Tennessee volunteers and the Eighteenth
United States Infantry were occupying the
trenches that had been constructed by the
rebels.
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APARTMENT HOUSE BURNED.
Three of the Tenants of Chicago
building Are Missing.

Chicago, Feb. 1.-The Arlington apart
ment building at 462 Forty-hrst street, one
OF the most fashionable apartment build
ing on Grand boulevard was destroyed by
fire tonight Three of the tenants are
missing. The total loss is $150,O00
More than a score of tenants occupying
the apartments in the building rushed
through the smoke and flames and ali Of
them, with the exception Of one family,
were accounted for after the building had
been destroyed
The missing: Fred Marie, mail carrier;
Mrs. Fred Marie and her 1-year-old in
fant.
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HAT FACTORY BURNED OUT.
Cincinnati Has "A Half a Million Dol
lar Fire.

Cincinnati, Feb. H.-A fire causing loss
of $4,000, started mysterlously In the up
per back stories of the hat mandatory
of Kahn, FelIhemer & Co., 1O6 West
Third street, at 4:3O a. m, and before
the engines could get TO work, had COM
municated to the clothing house of II. A.
Seinshelmer & Co., 10i West Third street
Next to that stood the corner building
occupied by Sangford, Warmer e. Storrs
containing a valuable stock Of clothing
and material. The first named buildings
were entirely burned out, but the flremen
succeeded in saving the corner building
at the expense of practically running the
contents.
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the government of the United States TO
recognition as such, to transfer TO said
government upon terms which shall be
reasonable and just, all right secured un-
der the cession by Spain, and TO thereupon
leave the government and control OF the
islands to their people.
A aye and nay vote was demanded, re-
sultlng % to 20. In announcing the vote
the Vice President said;
The vote is a tie. The chair votes in
the negative. The amendment is lost"
The detailed vote follows:
Yeas-Bacon, Bate, Berry, Caffery Chill
ton, Clay, Cockrell, Faulkner, Gorman,
Gray. Hale, Harris, Heitfeld, Hoar, Jones
Of Arkansas Jones of Nevada, Lindsay,
McLaurin, Martin, Money Murphy. Per-
kins, Petugrew. Pettus, Quay, Rawlins,
Smith. Tillman, Turner-29
Nays-Allison. Burrows Carter. Chand-
der, Deboe, Fairbanks, Frye, Gear Hanna,
Hawley, Kyle, Lodge Mcbride McEnery,
Mcmillan, Mantle Morgan, Nelson. Pen
rose, Plat of Connecticut, Plat of New
York, Pritchard, Ross, Shoup, Simon,
Stewart, Teller Warren, WOlcott-29.
The Vice President voted in the mega
tive.
The McEnery Resolution.
The vote was then taken on the McEn-
cry resolution, which follows:
That by the ratification of the treaty
of peace with Spain il is not intended to
incorporate the inhabitants of the Philip
pine Islands into citizenship of the United
States, nor is 1t intended to permanently
annex said islands as an integral part of
the territory of the United States, but it
is the intention of the United States to es-
tablish on said islands a government suit
able to the wants and conditions of the in
habitants of said Islands, to prepare them
for local self-government, and in due time
to make such disposition of said Islands
as win best promote the interests of the
citizens of the United States and the IN
habitants of said islands"
The resolution was adopted, yeas &C.
nays %, several Democrats, who We're
present and not paired, Withholding their
votes. The de .ailed vote follows
Yeas-Allison, Burrows, Chandler, De-
Doe, Fairbanks, Faulkner Frye, Gear,
Gray, Hale, Hanna, Harris. Kyle, Lodge,
McEnery, McLaurin, Mcmillan Mantle,
Mason, Nelson, Perkins Pettus, Platt OF
New York. Quay, Sullivan, Teller-26.
Nays-Bacon, Bate, Caffery Carter,
Clay. Cockren, TIawley. Hoar, Lindsay.
Mcbride, Martin, Money, Morgan, Muir
phy, Pettigrew, Platt of Connecticut.
RawHns Ross, Simon, Smith, Stewart,
Warren-22.
The Senate, at 3:25 O'Clock, on motion of
Mr.. Hoar went into executive session,
and at 525 o'clock p. M adjourned.
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REPORTS TWO MORE STEAMERS.
Weehawken Not the Only Vessel
That Saw the Bulgaria.

nut saw tne bulgaria.
st. Michaels. Azore Islands, Feb. IA
The captain of the American tank steamer
Weehawken, which ship arrived on Sun
day with twenty-five women and children,
whom she took from the Hamburg-Ameri-
can steamer Bulgaria, which latter ship
was met 500 miles from the Azore Islands
on FEB. 5, disabled and in severe storm,
now reports that two other steamers, the
names Of which are not known. were
standing by the Bulgaria when she met
her.
The crew of the Weehawken, the cap
tam says, were obliged to abandon fur
taer efforts 20 rescue those on board the
bulgaria' ii being impossible to return to
tAe Hamburg American liner after the
passengers had been saved, owing to the
Neehawken's boats being wrecked as they
lay alongside the Weehawken with heavy
seas running.
Inc crew OF the Weehawken report that
mere Is possibility that the steamer Bull
garia did not founder.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-15
HOW WOMEN COULD HELP BEST.
National Council Thinks by the
Power of Suffrage.

Washington, Feb. n-The National
Council Of Women continued its session in
the afternoon and again tonight A
large number Of reports were read and
addresses made.
There was general discussion on the
question as to how woman could aid mu-
ncipal reform, the opinion being that this
could best be done by giving them suf-
frage
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PETREL BROUGHT THE NEWS.

Admiral Dewey Wires There Were
No Casualties.
Washington Feb 14.--The navy depart
ment has received the following cable
gram:
Manila, Feb. H-Secretary Navy, Wash
ington. Petrol just arrived from Ilollo. That
place taken by our force Saturday and
now occupied. No prisoners. No casualties
on our side. Insurgent loss not known, but
believed TO be slight. They attempted 10
burn town, but foreign property generally
saved by our force. Dewey.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-15
AUGUSTA PEACHES SAFE.
Crop in That Section Comes Later I'm
the Season.

Augusta, Ga, Feb. H.-There were over
1000 carloads of peaches shipped from the
Augusta fruit district last year, Including
territory within radius OF fifty miles in
Georgia and Carolina.
Advices from all this section Indicate
that the crop is absolutely safe. The usual
fruit season for this section is about two
weeks later than South Georgia.
Peaches and Oats Damaged.
Sumner, Ga. Feb. 1.-THE peach and oab
crops seem TO be badly damaged.
Mr.. G.. r.. Weeks manager of the Poulan
planning mills. lost his dwelling house by
fire this morning.
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wApDELL MUST SERVE A YEAR.

Was Convicted of Carrying a Pistol
ON Guard Mount.
Washington, Feb. H.-Private James
Wadden Company c. Third Alabama Vol
unteer Infantry, was convicted by court
martial at Anniston, Ala. of having in
his possession a pistol and cartridges
while in ranks at guard mount, and was
sentenced to dishonorable discharge, for
feiting all pay and allowances and to be
confined at hard labor for one year.
The sentence has been approved and the
Imprisonment will be at st. Francis bar
racks, st. Augustine Fla.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-15
BILLS PASSED BY THE HOUSE.
Georgia Pine Railroad Authorized to
Build Bridge.

washington, Feb 14--At the opening OF
the session OF the House the following
bills were passed:
To construct a bridge across the Corpus
Christi channel; to authorize the Muscle
Shoals Power Company to construct and
operate canals at Muscle Shoals, Ala; to
authorize the Pensacola and Northwestern
Railroad to construct a road across the
public lands of Florida, Alabama, Missis-
sippi and Tennessee; TO appoint clerks ana
validate the acts of certain clerks in the
eastern district of Virginia; to authorize
the Georgia Pine Railroad Company to
construct a bridge across Flint river.
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TO nREAK UP TOBACCO TRUST.
Attorney General Crow Begins Quo
WarrantO Proceedings.

jefferson City, Mo, Feb. H.-Attorney
General Crow filed suit tonight in the
Supreme Court, the object OF which Is to
break up the plug tobacco trust.
He Instituted quo warranto proceedings
against the Continental Tobacco Company,
the j. G. Butler Tobacco Company. the
Brown Brothers Tobacco Company. Drum
mond Tobacco Company ard the Wright
Brothers Tobacco Company, the latter
four of st. Louis
The action of the Continental company In
getting control OF the other ST. Louis com
panies caused the attorney general to in
stitute proceedings to destroy the alleged
trust
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-15
WAR WITHIN TWO YEARS.
Suggestion Anent the Activity at the
TouIon Arsenal.

London, Feb. 15.-The Toulon CORE
spondent of the Daily Mail, remarkine
upon the extraordinary activity at the ar
senal there, and generally in the French
naval works, says:
"It Is believed that NJ. Lockroy (mlnis-
ter of war; expects war with Great Brit
ain within two years"
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London, Feb. H.-At the annual meeting
of the Ala abama, New Orleans and Texas
Pacific Railroad Company, which was
held here to-day, II was agreed to con-
struct connecting line between Waskoum
and jefferson, Tex.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-15
CARRIED our on AN ICE FLoE.
Two Men Taken 10 Sea While Out
Duck Hunting.

New York. Feb. H-During the storm
of Monday Herman Kuehn ard Edward
Tuthil. both Of East Marion, L. l., while
duck hunting, were carried seaward on
an ice foe.
Messages were sent for ocean-going tugs
which can break through the ice but there
Is no hope that the two are alive.
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sOLLY SMITH CONFIRMED.
senate Acts FavOrabIy on "a Number
of Nominations.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE Senate to-day
confirmed the following nominations:
]. II. Ducote. assistant appraiser of mer-
chandise, New Orleans.
f. N. WICKER, appraiser of merchandise,
New Orleans.
Postmasters:
Georgia-S. A. Smith, Americus.
Louisiana--G. w. Whitworth, Jeaner-
cite.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-15
THREE CHILDREN PERIsHED.
Two Fires In Arkansas That Dc
strOyed Human Life.

Little Rock, Ark, Feb. H.-At sneed-
VILE Lincoln county, Arkansas, last night,
the home OF Charles Bannister, a farmer.
was destroyed by fire. Three children,
aged Z, 9, and Y, were burned 70 death IN
the flames.
At Double Wells, the home OF j. II.
Hammond was burned. In the ruins a
body was found, supposed 10 be that of a
colored man servant
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CHICAGO's s7sO,OOO FIRE.
six-stOry building on West water
street DESTROYED.

oETttt UtbtFOFtU,
Chicago, Feb. H.-A six-story building.
10 to "a West Water street, occupied by
the Traders Warehouse Company, and a
large number of smaller concerns, was
completely destroyed by fire this morn
ing, the total loss being estimated at $780,
900. The origin OF the fire is unknown
Among the heavy losers are Edward r.
Butler, owner of the building, SIS, 900; Man
ufacturers' and Merchants Warehouse
Company, 100000 John Eckert. -four, $780,
600; Raymond Lead Company, 100000; Mo-
ser-Burger Paper Company, $50 900; Trad
ers' Warehouse, $4,000 and Waterbury
Rope Company, $4,000.
All of the losses are covered by insur-
ance.
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KILLED AN Ex-FIREMAN.
"i How Over n Dance Partner ,,
Charity Bali.

H.. l'i'''s' Tenn, Feb. l4.-Edward Bag
cF g.. -" eA-c''y fireman. was shot and kill
an. '' d crowded charity ball room IN tbis
Of So, o5rilight by Calvin Miller. a LAWYER
aialuls' Miss. The SHOOTING arosa 90 ~ go er
D's'eys dancing partner. "'OSe over
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s1+r, H5.la' HS5lchael' Feb. 1.-THE British steam
ON ran Tio9elsn or Prince, from New orleans
d,v 81 49, Tor Antwerp, arrived here to,
bsr bo},o.ii is damaged about the deck ana
"'' boilers are leaking. anu
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-15

New Orleans. Feb H-Wylie d. James,
a weu-known telegraph operator died to-
day from exposure to the cold. He was
sent 10 the hospital and died there.
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ONE KILLED, FIVE INJURED.
Keg of Powder Exploded with Dis
astrOus Results.

Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 14.-One man was
killed and five seriously injured to-day in
a powder explosion at Moss Grove one the
Buffalo, Rochester and Pitlsburg Rail-
road.
The victims were members of a con-
struction gang, and were blasting rock
near Moss Grove. 1t is supposed that a
spark from a pipe ignited a keg of pow
der. All the injured will recover except
one.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-15
MANY sPANIARDS SENT HOME.
Transports Garry 1000 Officers and
Men From Manila.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE war depart
ment to-day received the following advices
from Gen. Otis, under date of Manila, Feb.
Il:
zone hundred and eighty officers and
1900 men, Spanish prisoners of war, left
port on the 18th and 18th by steamers Rel
ma Christina and Uruguay, en- route to
SDain.
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BUTLER AGAINST EwART.
Declares Candidate Has No Judicial
Temperament.

temperament
Washington, Feb. H.-In the executive
session Of the Senate to-day Senator But
Ter continued his presentation of the op-
position to the confirmation Of Hon. II.
g Ewart as judge of the western district
of North Carolina.
He took up especially the charge that
Mr.. Ewart is not of judicial tempera-
ment, and cited many witnesses to SHOW
that he was of hasty and vlndctve tenn
per.
Mr.. Butler declined to consent to prop
osition from his colleague, Senator
Pritchard, 10 fix a time to vote on the
nomination.
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stec,rt' s'',Se'lles' I Feb. 1.-THE Italian barl
boa +" nepetto' from Pensacola. for Ge-
'' IS stranded near Marseilles -oi 'e-
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SCHOONER EGERTON LOST.
Orew Brought to New Orleans by the
saltwater.

New Orleans, Feb. 14-The schooner
samuel E. Egerton, from Belize, Hon
dlras' for Tampa, Fla. with 1900 cocoa
nuns and $500 plantains, was totally
wrecked on chinchora banks at O'clock
P m, Jan. 30.
o,atN ,e crew crew consisting of Capt. L. Merritt.
s1,, 90 s9ydhey Stoddard, Cook Henry Hus-
60 e5'i' sailor Samuel ]. Smith. were AL saw
s.earao. Ilo Drought 90 New Orleans by the
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Federal Court az Laredo.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE Judiciary
committee of the House to-day reported a
bill providing for holding terms OF the
Feredal Court at Laredo. Tex,
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WANTS THEM TO KEEP AWAY.
Don Carlos Issues an Edict to Hi
Partisans in Spain.

Madrid, Feb. 14-El Correo, the news
paper organ Of Don Carlos, prints to-day
a letter from the Pretender, forbidding
his partisans to attend the sitting Of the
chambers when the peace treaty is under
consideration.
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MANY FISHING boats LOST.
""I Wrecks Strewn Along Coast
and Fishermen Drowned

--''uon' Feb. IA dispatch from Brest
'aSS mat many fishing boats and coast
nave been lost along that section Of
fsh..-eh french coast and that twentv-six
tsrl '' men belonging to Audierne. in Finis-
drowned Auue' nave been
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WAKEFIELD AT DARTMOUTH
"''er From Savannah Has Her
Deck Badly Damapad

80. '' mouth Feb. 1.-THE British steam
' "aNefeid put in here to-day with
s.eN ueeN damaged. She is bound from,
''iiiah to Rotterdam and Bremen
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CATTLE SUFFER IN GLYNN.
Charity Committee VIII Have Con.
siderable Work to Do.

Brunswick, Ga, Feb H.-Much OF the
snow has melted from the sidewalks on
the main streets, but not enough to make
walking by any means comfortable. The
effect on business has been paralyzing.
1t Is feared that cattle on the ranges
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Mr. Mnson's View.

Mr. Mason attacked the policy pursued
in the Philippines. He said, however, that
he was an optimist, and believed the peo-
pie Of the United States would declare for
human liberty as well in the Philippines as
in this country
AS Mr. Mason was concluding, the hour
for the vote having arrived Mr. Hawley
injured if it was Mr.. Masons purpose 20
insist upon his unanimous consent
Mr. Mason replied that he had done only
that which was entirely honorable and
fair in the matter.
Lost on Hobarts Vote.
Mr.. Bacon's amendment 10 the resolu-
lion was then laid before the Senate. 1t
Is as follows
THAT the United States hereby dis
claim any disposition or intention 10 exer-
else permanent sovereignty, jurisdiction.
or control over said islands; and assert
their determination, when stable and in
dependent government shall have been
srected therein, entitled In the Judgment OF