North Park union., 1900-02-16

ceipts have exceeded the expenditures
by &9.S7O,OOO. The monthly state
ment of the public debt shows that at
the close Of business January 81. 1900.
the debt. less cnsh In the treasury,
amounted to 81. $685. .227.
Miss Susan b. Anthony has arrived
In Washington to make preparation for
the annual convention of the National
Woman Suffrage Association, which
opens there next week. 1t will be as
ISOLATED with two interesting occur
rences in the life of Miss Anthony
the celebration of her elghtieth birth
day and her resignation as president.
The first Will be made great festivity
by friends of the veteran suffraglst
leader. The second will cause univer-
sal regret, even sorrow, though 1t is
Miss Anthony herself who no earnestly
desires to lny down the gavel. 1t IL
no question OF failing vigor. mentsl or
physical, for Susan b. Anthony never
looked better In her life" Active Of
step alert and ready Of speech, retain-
ing the fOrceful characteristics OF her
strong Individuality, she would pass
for woman of sixty any day. For
twenty-eIght years Miss Anthony has
welded the gavel mt annual cOnven-
tiOns-in the first years as vice pres-
dent at large. acting In the absence of
Mrs. Stanton, the president. and later
when elected president to succeed Mrs.
Stanton. Miss Anthony says she has
other work to do before passing on
beyond the river" and therefore de-
sires herself to place the gavel In
younger hands and encourage the
younger element to lead In suffrage
work. She does not specify the other
| work, but II IL understood that II in-
cludes the complete history of suffrage
from the beginning, In 1SiS, to 1900.
When the Senate committee on prlvi-
leges and elections adjourned Its hear
ing Tuesday of the charges made
against Senator Clark of Montana In
connection with his election to the
United States Senate. 1t was under
stood that the defense would be pre-
pared to proceed with its witnesses
not later than Monday next. Mr..
Campbell said he would have only one
or two more witnesses, and without
stating how many men he would call,
Mr.. Faulkner said his witnesses would
follow each other in rapid succession
and there would be no delays. There
was but one witness on the stand Tues
day ]. II. Geiger. representative In
| the Montana Legislature from Flat
head county, at first occupied by Mr..
Whtesife. who Is one of the principal
movers In the fight against Mr.. Clark.
Geiger voted for Clark, but he insisted
that lie did so only because the Re
publican caucus had declared for him.
He confessed to taking $1,000 in money
home after the adjournment of the
Legislature. OF this sum he claimed
to have won $500 to S1.SOO playing
faro and to have found SLIGO of it in
| 800 bills In his room. This latter
amount he thought had been left for
him to influence him to vote against
bills 49, and 1874. relating to corpora
tons. hut he did not know who had
left ii there. Geiger said he had re-
ccived no money To vote for Mr.. Clark.
and while lie admitted having been
approached with the view of brbing
him In other propositions, he refused TO
give the names of persons who had
talked with him. saying that to do so
would incriminate himself.
The Republican members OF Tie Sen
ate committee on Pacific islands and
Puerto Rico have boiled the Presi-
dents recommendations In regard to
free trade and II territorial government
In Puerto Rico. At their meeting on
Saturday tlisy showed II decided ten
dency 10 reject his advice and estnb-
| lish IL colonial system. which will have
to be applied to the Philippine islands
also. Its adoption IL demanded because
the high protectionists fear lest the ad-
mission of Puerto Rican products free
Of duty may be II wedge to split the
present tariff. If Puerto Rico is to
have free trade Hawaii and the Philip
pine islands are entitled to the same
favor. and then we will be taking In
Cuba next and cannot refuse her what
| we have given to the Others. The OBJ
lection to the estn adjustment of n terri
| torial government in Puerto Rico Is
| found In the census returns. which
show that fully fOur-tifths of the in
habitants of the island are absolutely
illitcrate, and therefore unfit to rxer-
else the rights and privileges guaran-
teed by the constitution to citizens of
| the United States. The senator's argue
that II we take in Puerto Rico as n
territory we must give the people free
and unlimited suffrage, trial by jury
i and the right to ennct their own laws.
responsibilities which cannot safely be
intrusted to more than IL small part of
the population. Therefore II IL deemed
best to treat Puerto Rico as child and
keep her In the nursery until she has
been educated in the ways OF civiliza-
tion. A colonial government will be
| recommended. with governor general.
to be appointed by the President, and
n Legislative council. whose acts are to
be subject to the approval Of Congress.
The controversy among the ambassa-
dors over rank and precedence begins
to bc contagious. for Speaker Hender-
son has asserted his social preroga-
tivcs and demands the second place ut
the Presidents table and the seat of
honor at all other social functions. 1t
should be said at the beginning that
Colonel Henderson does this, not from
personal pride. for he believes with
other Scotchmen that wherever Nc
Gregor sits Is always the head of the
table, but he feels 1t his duty to de-
fend and vindicate the office to which
he has been elected: 1t came about this
way: When President Mckinley gave
n state dinner in honor of the Cabinet
the other day. lie placed Mrs. Frye, the
wife of the president pro ten of the
Sennte. in the place Of honor. and Mr..
Frye was asked to escort Mrs. McKin-
ley to the table. Speaker Henderson
escorted Mrs Hay and had the second
place, while Secretary Hay escorted
Mrs. Henderson. This arrangement
was made after Cabinet consultation
and upon the recommendation of Sec
| retary Hay. who waived his own