Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-04
The CLARK CONTEST.
Senator Chandler Says the Case
viii Be Taken Up January S.
The BEHRIyC SEA CONTROVERSY.
The Building Of Wsrships on the Great
Lakes Smallpox Among Indians-Ths
Enrolment Of Members Of
the Five Tribes.

the Five Tribes.
Washington, Dec. Ex-senator
Chandler, chairman OF the senate com
mittee on privileges and elections,
said yesterday that the committee
would begin its formal inquiry into
the contest over the seat of Senator
Clark, Of Montana, on Friday, Jan
nary S. Counsel on both sides Of the
controversy will be heard on that
date and they will be followed on Sat
urday and Monday by the witnesses
for the complanants. OF these about
20 have been requested by kilograms
to appear at the time mentioned. Az
ter these have been heard, it is un-
derstOod that the defense will name
the witnesses which it may desire to
have heard in rebuttal. The indica-
tions are that the hearing in the case
will consume considerable time. Sew.
eral Montanians have indicated will
lingness TO come TO Washington to
testify, hut the committee is deter
mined to hold the list down to as
narrow limits as possible, because OF
the expense of bringing persons so
great Il distance. Among those who
probably will be asked to attend are
q number of members of the lepisla-
ture whose names have been men.
toned In connection with the charges
Of bribery in the case. The first point
taken up for inquiry will be the
charge that 30 bills OF $1,000 each
were presented TO one man to secure
his support OF Mr.. Clark.
The Behring Sea Controversu
Z Washington, Dec. 2S.-Attention to
the Behring sea controversy between
the United States and Great Britain
has been renewed by the report OF
Mr.. John NJ. Morton, The United StateA
agent on the Seal islands, who has
come on to submit his report and
confer with the authorities. The cs
sential point Of the report is that seal
herds have diminished 20 per cent
within the last year, When the Beh-
ring sea negotiations were on last
wear the main contention of the Amer.
lean authorities was that the herds
were being so diminished by poaching
and pclagic sealing that the animal
would become extinct at an early day.
Mr.. Mortons report Of dimintIti0n
Of 20 per cent is regarded as fully
bearing out the contention and 1T Is
taken also as an indication Of the ur-
gent need Of renewed negotiations for
the prevention of pclagic sealing. The
sealing question was one OF those un'
der negotiation before the Anglo
American joint commission and an adj
iustnent was in sight until the Alas
kan boundary presented an obslruc-
ton which finally broke off all ne
ROTATIONS and left the Behring sea
question in allegiance,
Bu,ldIng OF Warships on the Lake.
Washington, Dee. 9S.-secreiary
Long stated in his recent annual re-
port that negotiations were pending
between the United States and Great
britain to overcome the treaty lnh'-
bition against building warships on
the great lakes. 1t has TRANSFERRED
that the negotiations to which the
secretary of the navy referred were
those carried ON by the Joint high
commission which dealt with Cana
dian affairs. The American members
Of that commission put forward
plan Of permitting the lake shipyards
to build warships, with the under
standing that the vessels would not
be fitted up and remain on the lakes
for naval service. This was accepted
BY the British-Canadian officials, witt
the additional provision that the ar
NOR should not be placed on the war
ships until after they had reached
salt water This provision wou''
have been incorporated in the lima
arrangement had not the commission
failed of an agreement because o
the Alaskan boundary trouble,
Smallpox Among Indian.
Washington, Dec. 2S.--Smallpol
among the Indians In the Indian ter
ritory and at Grow Creek agency il
South Dakota and other reservations
has assumed serious phases. Congress
Immediately after reconyen'ng WI
be asked for an appropriation OF YOU
600 with which to stamp out the ep'
demic. The department has been tel
egraphed to from number OF age''
Z Giles TO forward vaccine points, blu
is confronted ny a mex ~ iun"e' :.
the Indian territory, Agent Wrigh
has employed physicians to attend t
the quarantine stations. The author
tiles are apprehensiye and congress
will be urged to place funds immt
diately at the disposal Of the depart
ment.
Enrolment Of Members Of the Five Tribe
Washington, Dee 2s,-Thc depart
nlent of the interior has decided tina
the Dawes commission is require
to transmit with their rolls the al
plications and papers OF appl
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