Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-03-01
At the Idaho Bull Pen" Reveal
ed Before the Investigation
Committee To-day.
FILIPlNOS TO CONTINUE FIGHT
Representative Sulzer Intro
duces a Resolution of Sympa-
thy for the Two Republics
STORMS RAGING IN THE EAST

Washington, March Wilbur Stew
art, a newspaper publisher of Mullan
Idaho, today continued his testimony
before the house committee on mill
tary affairs, concerning the labor
troubles in Idaho. He said that on
June Sth his newspaper was confis-
Gated by two civilians, accompanied
by detachment of soldiers, causing
him considerable loss. Throughout
his detention he was given no trial
except before a Kangaroo Court an
"Inquisition" carried on by a local
official, not a magistrate He de-
tailed the conversation with state
official in which the latter is said to
have asked Stewart to resume pub
lication of his paper on the side o,
law and order" threatening that il
publication continued to be as it had
been he would remain in the 'buTl
pen-" When asked as to the death of
one Johnson. prisoner in the Dull
pen," he said Johnson was taken be.
fore the ''Inquisition" and an effort
made to learn from him the names of
those who participated in the riots
When Johnson returned to the "pen"
he expressed fears that he would be
hanged. He tried to kill himself with
an Indian club. Later, while fleeing
from an imaginary foe, he was shot
through the head by a guard. john
son was mentally sound before being
put in the "pen" Other prisoners
were in fear of being shot, many Of
them thought the place was to be set
on fire. He expressed the opinion
that there had been no occasion for
declaring martial law.
IN THE SENATE.
It was decided to take a final vote
on the conference report on the finan-
cial bill next Tuesday at p. m. Clay
then addressed the senate on the
Philippine question. He supported
the Bacon resolutions declaratory of
this country's policy toward the Phil
ippines.
Hepburn, of Iowa, in discussing the
date for the consideration of the Loud
bill, relating to second class matter,
intimated that the rule would be in
troduced to take up the Nicaragua
canal bill March 18th Consideration
of the Loud bill was set for March
goth, with the understanding that it
should not consume more than three
days.
The house committee on foreign af-
fairs, by a vote of to 5, today re-
considered its former action, then by
the same vote agreed to a favorable
report on the bill of Representative
Adams, of Pennsylvania, to increase.
the efficiency Of the foreign service of
the United States, and provide for
the reorganization of the consular
service. The bill provides for a non
partisan commission to assist the
president in the reorganization of the
consular service. The consular Of
fees are graded, with fixed salaries;
and a system of examination, and pro
motion provided
The consideration of the Hawaiian
bill was resumed. The pending ques-
ton was the amendment of Teller re
lating to the establishment of dis
trict, with district judge in Hawaii,
carrying with it the right Of trial by
jury. Morgan, of Alabama, resumed
his speech, begun yesterday. antago-
nizing, on technical grounds the pro
posed amendment.
Washington, March 1-(Bulletin)-
Hawaiian government bill passed SEN
ate at All p. M.
Washington, March Foraker,
chairman of the committee on Pacific
islands and Puerto Rico. reported
back to the senate the Puerto Rican
tariff bill passed yesterday by the