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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-29

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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-29
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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-01-19
FIFTY-sIzTB CONGRESS.
EPit0ms OF tbs WORK Eow Being Doas as
the NatIonaI Capital by Oar
Lawmakers

The senate was not in session on the
12th----Mr- SulZer IN y introduced IN
the house a resolution for the appoint
meRt OF a special committee OF nine
members to investigate the relations
Of the secretary OF the treasury with
certain New York national banks He
wanted IL considered at once, but Mr..
DaIzell CPa-) objected M Richardson
CTenn-} called attention 70 what ne
claimed was an infraction OF the house
rules by printing a partisan argument
on the shipping bill After some dis
cussion il was decided that the bin should
be reprinted without the argument. Mr..
Lloyd MOI introduced a bill TO change
the oath Of a cadet Of the military sead-
envy. making him swear that he viii not
practice hazing- Mr. Lacey C1dO-) brought
forward a bill to set aside a preserve
for the American bison Several other
minor bills were also introduced and
the house then adjourned to the 18th.
A spirited debate occupied the attention
Of the senate for nearly three hours on
the 18th Senator Pettigrew g. Do In
his address was very bitter in his attacks
on the administration At the conclu-
sion Of the debate Senator RawIIns
CUtah) made an elaborate argument In
opposition to the proposed financial leg
fslation- Senator Butler On. c. gave no
tfCe Of a substitute that he will OfIer for
the financial bill Senator Penrose (Pa-)
reported the Lodge bill restricting immt-
grafton. Senator Mason Gll.) reported
a bin to create a bureau Of chemistry
in the agricultural department to in
spect foods and drugs to prevent their
adulteratfon- The session Of the house
was devoted to District Of Columbia
business Mr. Cannon (Il1.) reported the
urgent deficiency bill It carries SIS, H.
81 Mr.. Needham CCal) introduced bill
for the inspection under the direction Of
the secretary Of agriculture OF trees,
fruits, plants, etc. imported into the
United States
The senate on the 18th continued to
discuss the Philippine question. The res
olution Of inquiry OF Senator PettiErew
Is ID and the substitute OF Senator
Lodge CAIass.) were laid on the table and
the resolution Of inquiry as to the facts
Of the Philippine war OF Senator HoaT
CAIass-) was taken up. Senator McLRu-
rim Is c. then made an address on the
financial question. fav0ring comforting au-
thorfty on state banks to issue circulating
notes Senator Rawlins CUtah) presented
a memorial from President Snow, Of the
Mormon church. stating that the church
had positively abandoned the practice Of
polygamy- The Samoan treaty was rat
flied without division The urgent def
cheney appropriation bill was debated in
the house. the item Of $4,000 Tor rural
free delivery causing considerable discus
sion.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-01-19
WOULD NOT TAKE THEM IN.
Bryan says He Would First Give the FIli-
pinos Independence and Then the
Arm OF Protection.

Kansas City, Mo-. Jan. 14-W. J.
Bryan, who passed through Kansas
City Saturday on his way TO Columbia,
Mo-. expressed himself as follows:
have for over year been discussing
imperialism and I have tried TO distin-
gUish between such an extension OF the
nations limits as would not change the
character Of the government and an eZ-
pansiOn which would convert a homo
genOus republic into a heterogeneous en-
pire- I believe that all people are Capa-
bic OF governing themselves, and that
the Filipinos should be allowed 20 gov
ern themselves, but I 90 not think they
are sufficiently advanced to share with
US in the government OF this nation II
the Philippine islands are annexed the
people there must be either citizens or
subjects. am not willing to admit them
as citizens, and do not believe that a re
public can have subjects, therefore 1
want this nation to give them independ-
ence and then protect them from outside
interference Each proposed annexation
must be considered upon its own merits
but in considering the merits the condi-
ton of the people should have more
weight than geographical position OF
commercial advantage
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-01-19
PAYING CAMPAIGN DEBTS.
Money Of the People Used by Re
publican Bosses.
Scandal DivuIg~d BY Bold Demands for
FavOrs to National City Rsnk-sOuree
OF Big Campaign Fund Used for the
Election OF william Mckinley.

Denver, Col, Jan PA special to
the Rocky Mountain News from Wash
ingtOn says regarding the Gage scandal
and the favoritism shown the National
City bank:
| There Is no longer any mystery about
the favOritism shown the National City
bank Of New York by Secretary Of the
I Treasury Lyman J. Gage. The deposits
/ Of government funds in that bank to
I the amount Of millions and millions Of
dollars were in payment Of a campaign
debt. They were to reimburse the
magnates Of the Standard Oil trust for
the money they contributed to Mark
Hanna in 1896 to secure the election Of
/ William Mckinley.
/ The National City bank demanded
I its reward IN a formal communication
to the secretary Of the treasury. Buried
In the volumes of letters that Secretary
Gage sent to congress to-day with his
statement Of dealings with the Nation
al City bank, as demanded by resOIu-
lions Of both houses, is a letter written
by A. B. Hepburn, one of the vice pre-
sidents Of that bank, under date Of
June ,, 1897, only few months after
the present administration assumed
control. This letter tells the whole
story. 1t asks for the favors Of the adj
ministration as compensation for what
the directors Of the bank did to elect
Mckinley.
The mystery is cleared up and the
republican party is confronted with
the evidence Of the greatest scandal an
administration has had to bear since
the days Of the whisky ring.
Second only to this primary scandal
Of using funds Of the United States to
pay party obligations is the scandal
connected with the sale of the New
York custom house property by which
the National City bank also prOfted.
1t Is clearly shown by the information
submitted to congress that while this
bank secured possession of the prop
erty without a cent Of money ever leav-
ing its vaults, it, not satisfied with
that, had the United States assume all
taxes and water rents-the property
being held In escrow so as to protect
the Standard Oil owners from the city
assessor.
1t is clearly shown that Vice Presid-
ent Hepburn Of the National City bank
plainly asked Secretary Gage for fav-
Ors on the ground that the bank dir
ectors worked for Mckinley In 1896.
Hepburn's letter is as follows:
New York.
Ny Dear Mr.. Gage-The National City bank,
Of this city, of which recently became the vice
president through the consolidation Of the
business of the Third National bank with it. Is
one of the banks designated as a United States
depository and I write to request that in any
changes which may be made under the admin
istratiOn we may not be disturbed In this
spect- We should like to remain a United
States depository as at present,
OF course the bank Is very strong and If you
viii take the pains to look at our list Of dir
directors you viii see that we also have very
great political claims in view Of what was done
during the canvass last year. Very truly.
A. 3. HEPBURE
Wee President.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-01-19
IS FOR A LARGER NAVY.
Dewey Says This Country Should
Have the Best On Earth
with Wa Vessels Able 10 Cope with Any
European Power We Would Not Need
Large standing Army, says
Ehs Admiral

New York Jan. I6.-AdmfraI
Dewey, IN a signed article on the
needs Of a great navy for the United
States, says;
Who controls the sea wins. Wins
Ehat2 All the great nations are striving
to-day as never before, for increase Of
commerce. not for the commerce OF the
east merely. but for that OF the world
IN general. and side By side with the in
crease Of commerce must be placed the
necessity for its protection, for the ma
ton which is lacking in power to protect
its commerce upon the seas and in its
ports Is not only without hope Of com
merciaI advancement, but IS almost Ger
tain OF retrOgression-
Recent events have made IL clear that
the country which has the strongest navy
IS sure TO carry OF the plums OF com
merce- We need a mighty navy, not for
Offensive purposes, but for the develop
ueut OF commerce and the prevention Of
war. As is wei shown by Lieut.. Com
mander Kfmbau in his article on In
surance Of Property Against War Risks
the establishment and maintenance OF a
strong navy is the cheapest and best
protection against war and the losses re-
suiting therefrom-
II we have a navy equal TO that Of any
other nation we shall have nothing to
fear IN the way Of attack, fnasmuch as
e IS possible. as We have seen, for the
United States to raise an immense army
II q comparatively short time This
country could. with a strong and erect
I've navy, be out Of danger Of invasion
from any power on earth The present
year closes a century which has been es-
sentially one Of progress, and II IS not
to be believed that this country viii fail
TO continue the work so well begun, Of
building up a navy adequate to our
needs.
With Americas great wealth and re-
sources we could. without apprecfable ef-
fort. build and maintain q navy able to
cope with that OF any power in the world,
and IL this can be done we shall not need,
as do the continental powers OF Europe,
q large standing army. I deem It IN
necessary 10 speak here Of the character
and size Of the vessels which this cOun-
try should build. or the caliber Of the
guns which should be mounted upon
them These matters may, in my Opin-
ion. safely be LEFT to the wisdom Of the
congress and Of the secretary of the navy
and his able advisers But let US have
one Of the best and most effective navies
Of the world; let US have the Nicaragua
canal to assist US in making it effective,
and we shall see that who controls the
sea wins a large share OF the eminent
place among nations.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-01-19
ATTACKED BY A LAWYER.
BOnhIs and Tammen, FroPrietOrs Of ths
Denver Post, Seriously Wounded In
Their once Saturday.

Denver, Col, Jan. 14.-Frederick G.
Bonfils and II. H. Tammen, ProPrietOrs
of the Evening Post, were both shot
in their Office at noon Saturday by W
W. Anderson, a prominent local at
torney. 1t is not believed that either
was MORALLY injured Both were
able to walk to carriages that carried
them home. After the shooting An
dersOn walked out of the Office I'M
moIested, but was later arrested The
exact cause Of the shooting is not
known. Anderson went to the editO-
rial rooms Of the Post and entered the
once of BOnfils and Tammen. 1t is
understood that Anderson objected
to something that had appeared in
the Post and demanded ratractiOu.
and that BOnfils and Tammen both
attempted to put him out Of the Of
fee. Then he commenced to shoot.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-01-19
HIS AK WAS TRUR
David G. Coisoa saooss i've srsn -
Frankfort. Ky. Tlr=s ~ EEts-
Dice Insusesl1teIr-

Frankfort, KY Jan "a sbcrz-
ing tragedy IN which the lives -
three prominent men were sacrificed
and that of a fourth hangs BY q SER
der thread, while two others Hirac-
ulonsly escaped with painful iniu4ies.
occurred here st one O'Clock yester-
day. The principals in the tragedy
were eX-COngressman David c. Col
son, OF AIiddlesboro. and Lieut.. Ethel
bert Scott. OF Somerset. Scott was
shot six times by ColsOn and almezt
instantly killed. Luther 81. Demzr-
rec, assistant postmaster as shelby
vile, an innocent bystRnder. was shof
three times and died Instantly.
Charles Julian, another bystander,
was shot and died half an hour later.
and Capt. B. B. Golden. Of Barboors-
vile, commonwealth attorney Of the
Twenty-seventh judicial district, was
shot in the back and was not expected
to survive the night. Col. Colson him
self was shot twice in the arm.
Harry McEwing, OF Louisville, sus-
tanned broken leg by the hfsfsse
form Of Scott falling against him Is
it rolled down the stairway. The
tragedy is one of the most sensa-
ticnal in the history Of ''the dark and
bloody ground" and was the result q
a feud between Colson and Scott.
The killing occurred IN the lobby Of
the Capitol hotel, the principal hostel
cry of the state capital, the room be
ing well flied at the time with poiti-
clans and others who are here attend
ing the contests for state Offices be-
fore the legislature.
Fifteen shots went home In the
tragedy yesterday. When it is re-
membered that so far as known only
three revolvers played a part in the
duel it can be seen that aim was
for the most part accurate. Colson's
shots were true, but this detracts
nothing from the noted skin Of Scott,
because he emptied his revolver after
several bullets had lodged IN him.
Following is the record Of the
marksmen: Scott, bullet IN temple,
one IN throat, two in lungs, two in
back. Demarree, two IN heart.
Julian, bullet in calf right leg. Capt.
Golden, two bullets in spine. Colson,
bullet splintered left wrist to elbow,
bullets tore his cuffs and sleeves 70
shreds. Nobody not in line Of FIRE
was touched.
The death Of Julian is most remark
able. He walked to his room unaided-
His cousin, Judge Ira Julian exam
ined the wound and congratulated him
on his escape. Doctors we're busy
with the dying and Julian waited.
He was bleeding to death, however,
and when the doctors turned atten-
ton to him he was past recovery.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-01-19
DIVISION OF SAMOA.
malietOa Compares 1t to Partition Of
OF acknowledgements and Their
Ways Criticised
A. 3. HEPBURN.
Wee President

London, Jan. -MalietOa Tanus. in
letter to the London Times, publish
ed to-day, inclOsing copies Of the pro
tests he addressed to the United States.
Great Britain and Germany against
the Samoan treaties, characterizes the
partition Of Samoa as a gross violation
Of the treaties and as a crime against
the law Of nations only equal to the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of Poland, Denmark
and France. He thinks that if it Is for
the great powers to promote wars and
annexation to distract the minds OF
the peoples then The Hague conference
was the greatest farce Of the century.
The writer also asserts that the civil
iZatiOn introduced by the great pow
ers In their annexatiOns IN the South
Seas, Africa and elsewhere is inferior
to the primitive state OF the countries
stolen, leading TO war through breach
Of faith on the part Of the government
officials and 10 the decimating Of the
peoples by contagious diseases and
spirituOus liquors.
He continues:
SThe missionaries who graced our
I country with their holy or uDhOly
presences introduced the same reli-
giOus differences and hatreds against
each other as pertained at the hour IN
civilized states. The missionaries live
/ In palatial concrete houses with all the
I luXUries their countries can afford and
/ charge Us for Bibles and prayer books
/ which We understand are sent as free
offerings
The Samoan chief concludes
These be thy Gods. o, Israel
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-01-19
FOR THE PACIFIC CABLE.
Secretary Long and Admiral Bradford APP
pear Before Senate Committee and
Advocate It's Construction.

Washington, Jan. 17.-Secretary
Long and Rear Admiral Bradford ap-
peared before the senate committee on
naval affairs In advocacy of the con-
structiOn Of a Pacific cable by the
government. Rear Admiral BradfOr
detailed the operations of the collier
Nero, which is now engaged in max
ing a preliminary survey of the pro-
posed line west Of Honolulu. Accord
ing to the reports made of the pre-
hminary work the proposed cable was
entirely practicable. 1t is to run
from San Francisco to Honolulu, then
via the Midway islands and Guam to
Dingapla bay, island of Luzon, with a
spur for commercial purposes to YO-
kohama. The average depth between
Honolulu and Midway is 2,7OO faith
Oms, between Midway and Guam 5000
and between Guam and LuzOn $500.
He estimated the cost at S1,O5O per
knot, which, with the amount neces-
sary for steamers, officers, etc,
would bring the cost up to S1O,OOO,OOO.
He placed the entire length of the
cable at 1924 knots, which allows 20
pei. cent. for slack and detOurs.
In connection with his statement,
Admiral Bradford said that he under
stood the average expenses of the war
department for messages to Manila to
be about 1000 per day and that the
total Of the Expenditures of the navy
department had amounted to $4,000.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-01-19
SUGGESTION TO FARMERS.
Director OF the Census Wants Them to Be
Ready to Give Supervisors Prompt
and Accurate information

Washington, Jan. 16.-DirectOr OF
the Census Merriam suggests to the
agriculturists Of the country that
they use some Of their spare time be
tween now and June next in
thoroughly preparing themselves &c
answer promptly and accurately the
questions relative to the acreage,
quantity and value of crops; the
quantity and value Of all farm prod
ucts, animals and vegetables; the cost
Of fertilizers and farm labOrers, and
in fact all the items of farm opera
lions for the calendar year 1899, which
the census enumeratOrs are by law
compelled to ascertain. This, he says,
viii result IN fun and accurate cen
sus.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-01-19
GOT PRISONERS AND MONEY.
American Forces Under sehwans Cbsatham,
Anderson and wheaton stuI Moving
Down the Insurgents IN CavIts-

Washington, Jan. 16.-The war de-
partment has received the following
report from Gen Otis:
Manila, Jan. 15.-Bolo men and armed
insurgents. robbers from Zambeles noun
tatns, attacked by two companies Of the
Tweuty-fifth infantry, O'Neiu command
ing, at Iba, and driven and pursued with
loss 70 them Of 50 men; no casualties
SchWan's troops are east and south Of
SantO Tomas, PatanZas- Yesterday
Cheatham's battalion OF the Thirty
seventh struck the enemy east Of SantO
Tomas on san Pablo road Enemy left
five dead on the field Cavalry soon ap-
pearing. pursued the force eastward No
report Of result Cheatham's casualties,
one wounded Anderson, with the Thir-
ty-eighth, en- route 10 Lipa, struck the
insurgents a few miles south OF SantO
Tomas and drove them through Lipa TO
Rosario. Enemy's loss. - dead and
wounded. 60 Spanish prisoners and $4,000
SchWan has liberated about 200 Spanish
prisoners, now en- route to Manila
Wheaton's force actively operating in
western Cavite and BatanEa provinces.
All important towns held. and constant
patroIling; great many FflipinOs return
ing to homes believed TO be insurgent de-
serters-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-01-19
RUSHED THROUGH GoRGzs.
Wonderful Feat Of an American Cavalry
Squadron from Binang Through ST.
lang, in south LuzOn-

Manila, Jan. 13.-The rush Of the
cavalry squadron from Binang
through Slang was a wonderful per
Torrance. The men passed through
gorges where 20 Beers could have
stopped an army and struck the in
sDrgents' rear guard in the hills near
Carmona- Thereafter, the rebels
made a headIOng rush to escape,
scattering in all directions and drop
ping their rifles as they ran They
also abandoned one cannon Several
bull carts were OvertaBen. The pre-
cipitate fight Of the rebels prevented
the destruction by them Of the
bridges over the gOrges. If these
bridges had been destroyed, 1t would
have been impossible for the troopers
to cross.
The Insurgents who fed before Gen.
Schwan's cavalry charge to Slang
have taken refuge in the mountain
range which cuts Cavite province in
two, extending east and west. It viii
be difficult work for the Americans to
get at them as the country is almost
impregnable.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-01-19
BRINGING HOME THE DEAD.
Transports Leave Santiago and Manila
with the Bodies OF Soldiers Who Lost
Their Lives In Those Places

Washington, Jan. 17.-Quartermas-
ter General LudingtOn is informed
that the transport Mcclellan has left
Santiago with the remains Of IS sol
diers, who died last spring from yell
low fever, and 375 metallic caskets
bound for New York. All of the IN
claimed dead VIII be brought to Wash
ington and inferred In the national
cemetery at Arlington. The empty
caskets are destined for Manila, where
they VIII be used for bringing home
the bodies Of soldiers who lost their
lives IN the Philippines. The trans
port City Of Pezin has already left
Manila for San Francisco with the
bodies Of 156 soldiers and others who
died in the Philippines.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-01-19
CRAzED BY ALCOHOL.
Illinois Merchant IN = Hospital as s.
Louis Commits Suicide After In
iurinE HIs Nurse.

st. Louis, Jan. Thames House. o.
Blue Mound, H., patient at DR.. Bar
tons private sanitarium jumped from
a secOnd-stOry window Saturday and
died of his injuries few hours later
Before making the leap the frenzied
man assaulted and seriously injured
his nurse, Albert Dehrin, whose con
dition Is critical. It is feared that
Dehrin's injuries may result fatally.
House was a merchant OF 4slue Mound,
III. He was brought to St. Louis last
Wednesday by his brOther-in-law to
be treated for alcoholism
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-01-19
Imports and Erports.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE monthly
statement OF the United States for
December shows as follows: Imports,
81, 547,273, Of which 81, 1854 was
free of duty. Total increase as COM
pared with December, 1898, SIC, 400, 600.
Exports, S123, 2S5,163; decrease, S14,-
100000. For the u months Of the
calendar year the imports and ex-
ports were as follows: Imports,
s799, 634, $50, of which 1851, s14,OO4 was
free Of duty. Exports, s.. PTS, 4s6, 641.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-01-19
A Dozen PhvsIeInns dismissed.

New York, Jan. 16.-COmmissioner
Of Charities Keller yesterday dis
missed from the Metropolitan hos
pital, on BlackwelTs island, y ply
sicians who, because Of differences
with SuPt. George T. Stewart, of the
Institution, on Sunday, hanged him
in efigy IN the morgue, using a ca
daver for the purpose. Pinned to
the breast of the corpse, which was
suspended from the ceiling by means
Of a rope, was a placard bearing an
OPprobrious reference to the superin-
tendent.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-01-19
PRIZE MONEY CASES.
The Attorney General Denies That DeWey's
squadron Captured Certain Spanish
ships, as They Were sunk.

Washington, Jan. 17.-AttOrney Gen
eraI Griggs has fled answer in the
supreme court of the District Of Co
lumbia IN the proceedings for prize
money for captures at Manila bay by
Admiral Dewey. The attorney gen
eral denies that the squadron under
Dewey's command captured the Span
ISL cruisers Isla de Cuba, Isla de
Luzon and Don Juan de Austria
These vessels, he says, were sunk dur
ing the engagement. The attorney
general has also filed a similar answer
IN the case OF Admiral Sampson and
the destruction of Cervera's feet.