Gilpin observer., 1899-02-02

Senator Plat of New York delivered
his first speech in the Senate Friday on
the subject of expansion, taking the al
hrmative.
A large number of army officers
have filed with the war commission
statements in support of General Miles,
charges concerning the bad quality OF
canned beef.
President Griscom of the American
line of steamers told the committee on
commerce the other day that his COM
pany proposes to build four new l2,OOo
ton ships within the next five years at
cost of nearly $2,O00,OO0.
In the Senate last Thursday Mr..
/ Butler of North Carolina, in urging an
amendment to pension eX-Confederate
soldiers, said that the South was justi-
he'd in its course in attempting 10
withdraw from the Union.
General Russell Hastings. formerly of
Ohio but now living at Northampton.
Massachusetts, has been chosen as di-
rector of the Bureau of American Re-
publics to succeed the late Joseph
Smith. General Hastings, during the
Civil War. was colonel of the Presi-
dents regiment.
The state department has forwarded
to Ambassador White ut Berlin full in
! structions as to the presentation he is
to make the German minister for for
eign affairs relative to the indgnity
reported to have been offered to the
chief justice of Samoa by the German
officials at Apa.
The Mexican extradition treaty ex-
pired on the 24th according to the no
tice given by the Mexican government.
Its relapse finds n remarkably small
number of fugitives from justice in
either country to profit from the fact.
Fair progress has been made on the
negotiation of Il new treaty.
The senate held two executive ses-
sions Wednesday. and at each the
peace treaty was the subject under
discussion. At the first an agreement
was reached to vote on the treaty Fab
ruary 9Th. and AT the second, Senator
Davis presented the American commits
sioners' reasons for the acceptance of
the treaty in the form in which it was
finally concluded.
Former Attorney General Augustus
II. Garland WAS stricken with apo
pleyy while addressing the United
Stutes Supreme Court at 2:15 O'Clock
lnurStuN IlltlHbOu ultu Wltnll
ten minutes. The occurrence came
with startling and tragic unexpect-
edness. changing the usual dignity
of the court into temporary confusion,
while the dying man was carried from
the chamber in n futile effort to alleyi-
ate his condition.
By direction of the President. a num-
her of general officers have been hon
Ia, hn rUp1 from hn
army of the United States to take eff
feet on the dates specified. their sery-
ices being no longer required by rea-
son of the muster out of volunteer reg
iments Some of the brigadiers are
officers in the regular army who, dur
ing the war. accepted volunteer rank.
The remainder were appointed from
civil life. The latter will proceed to
their homes.
The Canadian members of the High
Joint Commission say they never saw
such n stubborn set of men ms their
American colleagues. The American
commissioners say the Canadians are
as obstinate as whole caravan of
mules. The Canadians insist the
Americans the unreasonable in their
demands. The Americans say If the Ca
nadlans would confine themselves to re-
itNStS 'hdt li'l''i l'pSSIptt thN.
would be glad to comply with them
And there they stand.
After Agoncllos dispatch to Agui-
naldo was intercepted the other night
he received warning from the War
Department that he had violated the
laws of hospitality. and that If the in
discretion was repeated the govern
ment might be compelled to deal Sc
verely with him. 1t was explained to
him that while our laws We're liberal
and public sentiment justified a
broad Interpretation of them, no per-
son, either citizen or foreigner, could
be permitted to incite hostilities against
the United States.
Not since the stirring days before the
declaration of war last spring has the
House witnessed such an exhibition of
excitement and such scenes of un-
bounded enthusiasm as occurred last
ednesday, when two Republicans.
Mr.. Johnson. the Indiana member and
Mr.. Dolliver of Iowa. locked horns on
the question of expansion The army
bill which was under debate, was
swallowed up in the broader question
of our future national policy and the
debate was lifted from the dead level
of mcdiocrity into absolute brilIiancy.
The friends of the treaty are stlll
most sanguine of success. and most of
them announce that they will accept
no compromise. Others express will
ingness to accept some such resolution
MS that Of Senator Sullivan. Those
protesting to known say it is the policy
TO force the treaty to n vote before tax
Ing action on any compromise PROPOSE /
tion, and that IL the treaty should by ,
any chance be beaten, 10 move to re-
consider and then to consider the qucs-
tion OF accepting some compromise like
the Bacon resolution before final ad-
journment in March.
The resolution iptrpIpanI IL, nsn.,,