The daily news., 1900-04-03


For Hears SP~ech-Ineonrenienc
OF life Ia MHnIIn.
WASHINGTON. April 81 Special J.
The generosity Of the United States ia
dealing wiki fallen Zoe Il shown in
lin which has PASSED lie senate. been
reported from the committee Oh war
claims and bids fair To pass The house
without opposition. This bill proviIcs
for the payment Of claims of American
citizens for damages To property in
cuba willie Spain held the sovereignty
Of :hat island. These claims, it is true.
are provided for in the treaty Of peace
ncGOtictcd at Paris. The United States
agreed 10 assume all these claims of
American citizens. and Spain assumed
:he Claims Of her citizcus. Ii is said
the claims OF American citizens amount
20 about $2O.UOOOo. They are not
only for loss OF property. but unjust
imprisonment and i'll usage which
Spain inflicted upon the Americans. 1t
j. doubtful whether the American citi-
zens would have ever got anything
like the full amount OF their claims
from Spain. and those having claims
are no doubt well pleased that the
United States assumes them. | recall
the fact ihat about the time the Maine
was blown up and there WAS an un-
quenchablc demand for war with
Spain a number OF statesmen in Wash
inCton thought these unpaid claims of
American citizens might well Ice made
basis OF war. 1t was proposed TO
pass resolution demanding ;Eat they
be paid al once and if Spain dUmurred
10 send war>lips 10 seize Havana.
This proccS> Wa> too slow 10 suit the
American people. The payment of
these claims by the United States. to-
rether with the S2O.UOO.OOO paid for
Ike Philippines, indicates generosity
al the part of the victor heretofore Un-
known among nations.
where L. HOnr's Speech:
Early in the session. even before the
Christmas holidays. we were all given
10 understand that Senator HOar in
tended 10 make the effort of his life in
a speech upon the Philippines. We all
understood that he was preparing it,
and l am confident from remarks that
] have heard relating TO the work the
senator was doing that Il great deal of
the speech was prepared. though it is
not yet completed. Just why ii has
never been delivered is not quite plain.
OF course We all know that tha MaSsa-
Chusetts senator gave a great deal Of
attention 10 the investigation and hear
inGs before the committee on privileges
and elections regarding the election of
senator clark Of Montana II iS also
1ruc that other matters rnEroSSed a
large share Of his attention. hut at the
same time the senior senator from the
Ray Stale is not the man To allow any
amount Of business 10 deter him from
delivering a speech if he is ready TO
discuss a question. In fact. several
times when the Philippine question
was under consideration he intimated
that NJ some later time he intended To
speak NJ more length upon the whole
subject Of the Philippine acquisition.
His speech has not been forthcoming.
wAicA E2S caused some wonder. Pos
sihly before The general subicct passes
Out of the hands e the senate FOR the
session hc VIII take occasion 10 make
that speech.
p Life In Manila.
An interesting letter las bccn recciv-
cd from The wife of an army officer Of
high rank in the Philippines. The lady
Is AZ Manila AMI gives n @oSsipy ac-
count of some OF her experiences there. .
She says:
Il find the general well as can be
and everybody else that takes care of .
himself We have good laundricS.
good water aud good food. which is
spoiled only in the cooking The ma
lives are a lazy. UuSratcful lot Of pco-
plc. AMI the wnrr on" secs Of them
The Ulor" one realizes the SpauiardS
under; p.1 how 10 treat them better
than W. Go. have NOT Icrn outside
af Manila. hat ] am told this place is
the worst "a the islands. The days
are growing warmer. and ! ann todd
that IL gets very hot in May. But when
one lives in a climate Ills, this on" .
must live a> ucar as pos: .l'l" a. the
natives do go u.i u.au by tLi> that
we 90 around il l.rv Costumes that D..
the native m,u all women Weir un
the street. Whatever yau 10 must d"
done in the ca.iy morning or late in
the evening
Il have hcen entertained Il good deal