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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-30
THE DAILY PRESS.

Sssh w tOhho ~ bu0 puNiOulO
stores of:
l. ". Robe;tA i!sccngress street.
n. G. Fessenden. 526
L A. LibbeY. SO
Sprague. & Mekim. 400 Congress street
Chas ashton. 93iA Congress street
b. L. Donnell 1876 Congress street.
}. Ii. SOuvinsy. 1875 Congress street
=. L. HaCcn, q Exchange street
w. ). Dennis, 41e Commercial street
4. 8. Cole. Cor. Boy and Oxford street
J. w. Peterson. III Middle street.
J. ". Peterson. 46S Congress street.
r. A. smyih. 76 Exchange street.
:. w Westman 30 CommoIciNI street
join Il; Allen, Ssl n Congress street.
G. s. Hodgson. 961h Portland street.
+. L. Bracket. Peaks Island.
a. w Hill, 450 Congress st.
H. M Butler, 6S Pine street.
]. II. Vickery, 221 Spring street.
4. p MsKeazie ,r, cor. Spring and Clark
g. A. Eastman, Custom House Wharf.
John Cox. rs Monument square,
J. y. Hutchinson. IL Kiln street
j. ). Thuss. 81 India street
Q. II. Stowell, 80 Preble street.
G. X. Simonds. 81 India street
Also at the news stands in the Falmouth
West Ent hotels, and Grand Trunk and Union
Depots. Ii can also be obtained of Chisholm
Ages On al n trains 81 ne Name Con-
railroads and Of agents on any OF the Boston
The PRESS can also De found at the following
places: p.,,,.
AugustA-J +. Pierca
Aired. AZ. Akers.
BaileY's Isiahd-D. r. Sennetk
Bath-John.O. shaw.
Berlin Falls, n H., 5: Clara
BBTnnssSIcEAF n I. i shaw.
Boot6bay Harbor-C. f. Kennlstoa
Browpneld-Jsy L. Frlnk-
Cape Eiizabeth-Dyer & jose.
CUMBERLAND M, i + M e. sIsss
Camden--Fred Lewis.
Cornish-L-E.h Knight.
Deerlng-,l. 4. hob rls
DssrInE Center-J. b. Byant 2ss Steven
Damariscot.a-M. ID. Gamage.
East Deering--G. Davis.
Fairneld--E. II. evans.
Ffsspoft~1- ". Mitcasn
E ETyysSSrs-1 & s Wiz WSSit;mora
GaTdiner-Busseh BROS.
Osu MS Landings. w. tinele-
Gorham- l.. j. Lermond.
n. HIS. NJ. Leayitt . Soa
hmightville-L. b. Bradford.
knightviile---ti. Is. Bush.
nnebunk-J. ii. Gus.
Kennepunkport-C. E. Miller.
Livermore falls-C. Newman.
Lewiston-ChAndleT & Minshin
Limerick-S. A. G. Grant
Lisbon-C. II. Foster.
LIDson Falls-A. NJ. Gerry.
Mechanic Falls--Merrill & DanninG
M Daofluc-A. q. Noyes.
ao{Water bora--J. III. Chase.
10 sHayen--C. s. Staples
Norm SsraIford, Nil. q hutoain.
Norway--P.f Stone.
,siIIalnS s. kim3alL
A. o. Moves
N. Conwav-C II. Whitaker
old OrenaFd--Jnn l.. oeanm on.
Oxford-C. II. Starbrd-
Phihpps-W. A. d Cragin.
Ricnmond-A. Il. ProOle.
Rumford Falls. J. Role
RocklaEd-Dunn q Carr.
Art 4 Wall PapsrCo
A. j. Huston
Sanford-Trafton Bros.
skownegan--H. Z. Graves
South foFtland-5J.b +. asf y ss -
w. ii. Morrison.
ssouth Windham-J. ". liead.
South Paris-A. ID, Sturteyant
South Paris-F. A. Shurteif & Co.
South WATERFORD &c. G. Downs
SacO-W. j.. Streeter.
saco- ID. i. Hendricks q 90.
4. l.. Preble.
South Rristol--N. w. Gamaga
Thomastnu-R. W. Walsh.
VinAl HaveE-A. II. Ninal
Waldoboro-Geo. Bliss.
WestlParis-S. 4. White
Wiseassett-Gibhs a. Rundlctt.
Wateryille--W, ID. Spalding.
Wesfbrook-W. ID. Bo0thby.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Wyman
Yarmoushvills-A.J d. Mitchell
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uropsan Markets
tBy Telegraph)
LIVERPOOL Nov 20. 19oo.-Ths Cotton
market is firm; spot at 8 1890; sales S,20O
bales
LONDON Nov. IS. l9O0-Consols for money
and 9S3s; for the account 90 lis.
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AfARlNR NEWS


Arrived.
steamer Atlas. Rabell- Pniladelpnia-oIl to
Standard Oil Co.
Steamer Frtsir Ger Schmidt Hamburg via
Boston TO load for Hamburg.
Sch Elwood Burton, Hillsboro for New York.
Sen Clifford O. st John, Nh. for Boston.
sch Belle Bartlett, Miller, Bar Harbour.
Cleared.
Steamer Hibernian. tBr) Gale, GLASGOW
H a A Allan.
sAILEp-steAmet HIbernIan.
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Domestic Marker,

Nov. 2b. 1AOc-
NEW YoRK-Ths Flour marSet-recepts
24.2o3 bbls; exports 7.1o2 bhls; safes 100
pcKgs; steady with business checked by the
holiday and IRREGULAR y OF Wheat.
flour-Minter DIs 3 Od3 30 WINTER straights
8 5od3 60; Minnesota patents eo.g4 20; win
tel extras 2 COCA 90i Minnesota bakers 3OOG
3 -; do low grades 45a2 GO.
Wheat--receipts "a, 425 bush; exports bush;
sales 2,S5' 900 bush futures. 10000 bush
spot: spot g tsy mo 2 Red At 7TSsc o afioat;
NO Red at T61se elev; No Northern Duluth
Corn receipts 21a925 bush; exports 2,oss
bush. sal 3 10000 bush futures $4,000 bush
spot; spot wcakeriNo at 4Ie in elev and 47st
(. q. b. attoRt
Uats-receipts los, 600 bush. exports 1875
bus; spot steady; No at 261ac; No 3 at zoe;
No 2 white 2s1hc: No white at 2sst G; track
mixed Western at 26d2Ttac; track white Wes-
tern ut rs n a34c.
Beet firm; family at 10 boasii; mess at seq
8 20.
Lard is weak; Western steamed 81 15 Nov
closed - nominal: refined quiet; continent at
2 8; A 40; com found 57s.
Pork is dull ;lmess at II 0oG13 90: family at
is scale 90; short clear IA oo@lT 0o.EH
Butter firm; ereameries at lS925c; do fac
tory at l2al6c; June erin 10 23c: state dairy
Cheese steady; large Sept os4 oil, small DO
lld11A; large late made lo4a1ots small do
1oA.
Eggs strong; state and Penn 25a2sc: Wes-
tern regular packing at 2oG24ci Western loss
of 27c.
SuEaF-fhW II SNt1tNs IdN TcAuttlE " otsCs
Centrifugal 20 test 4ssc ;Molasses sugar sSsc;
refined steady.
CHICAGO-Cash uuotaIons:s
Flour duIl and unchanged.
Wneat-No z syringe; No 8 do s7d7oc;
No RED TO - d73c. Coru-No 2 at 41Gl47c:
No 2 yellow at al G47c. oats-No at 32Ss "a
2Sc; No white 26la i126M o; No white 24d
251ac; No rive 47G49c fair to choice mating
Barley at 4Tg5Sc; NO Flaxseed So; No
w Flaxseed at 63ba prime Timothy seed
26E4 81; Mess Pork IL 121aG1l 20. Lard
at 6538 95; snort rihs sides tod6 10; dry
sailed shoulders at 5gs G6ls: short clear sides
at 6 T0a6 80.
Butter dull--creamery l5a23i carries at lSa
zoe.
Cheese STEADY at 1ohQ1llac.
kgEs steady fresh ~.
Flour-receipts 24.0O0 bbls; wheat 1856. 900;
bush; corn sO5.OO0 bush; oats 23o.0Oo oushi
rye 1900 bush: barley $4,000 BUSH
Shipmenu-Fiour 10000 hpiswheatb0 0,oOO
bush: corn 424 900 bush; oats $4,000 bush
rye 1000 bush; barley 23.OOo bush.
DETROIT-Wheat quoted at 741sc for cash
Wnte Red at 141sc; Dec at 741sc; May al
791se. GxKB
ToLEDO-Wheat quiet; cash and November
74hc; Dec 74lSc; May 7Spsc.
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RATES OF PASSAGE.
Frs. Cabin-S50.00 and up single Re
turn-si0oOO and up according to steamer
and accommodation
srcnnd CabIu-S35.00 and upwards single.
Return-S6s.sS and upwards, according to
steamer
steerage-To Liverpool, Derry, London
Queenstown, Belfast and Glasgow, $1,000
Steerage outfit furnished free.
Apply to II. P. MCGOWAN, 420 Congress
street, j. b. HEATING room 4, First National
Bank Building CHARLES ASHTON, 947A
Congress street and Congress Square Hotel, or
oet5dtf
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Cotton Ainrhets,
(By Telegraph.l

NEw YoRK-The Cotton market TO-DAY was
quiet middling uplands i0bsc; do gulf 1ossc Z:
sales 900 bales.
GAIN ESTON-The Cotton mar6et closed
steady; middlings 011-l6c.
ChARLESrON-The cotton market to-day
firm; middlings 9ssc.
MEMPHIS-The Cotton market to-day closed
steady; mlddlings 9s4
NEW ORLEANS--The Cotton market closed
steady; middlngs sac.
MOBILE-Cotton market Is easyi middling
99sc.
SAvANNAH-The Cotton market closed
steady middlIngs 9ssc.
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NEW YoRK-Ar 2sth, schs Abbfe s Walker.
Dobbin, Perth Amboy; Nile. Manning. Rock
land; Sarah A Reed. Clark, Rastport.
Ar a9th sch George NJ Grant, Brunswick for
Amboy; Ellen M Colder, Baltimore for Boston
freddie Eaton. Calais; Emma McAdam. do VIA
Ne Ga i asts. Ship VIM Babeock. ColIey, HakO.
us SD 2sth. schs Aohie Bowker. Norfolk; Chas
Fl Trickey, Wilmington, Deli mary q stuart.
CITY Isiand-Passed east 2sth, sch George
Berry from New York for Roekland; VIM ii
Davenport. wsehawke1 ior Bath IN Chase, GIN,
ton Point for Boston; Abble walker, fertn
B0sTONNCld 2sth. schs Geo A McFAdden,
Warren, Baltimore; Harry Messer. Garland, for
At 29ik' schs Oregon, i'm Roeklsnd; Lulu W
Eppes. Ellsworth; Itaska. Maehiasi Allan. do;
Ella May. RoekPort; Cnes. or \ Lawisne EN- I'M
wissa, with barge Ephratta, from Philadelphia
II BRUNSWICK 2sIh. sch J H Parker,
Sid 2sth' sch GLADYS, oolson. New York.
BALTIMoRE-Ar 25tb, tug Savage, with
barge b. from Portland; barge Z. 90.
Cid 2Sth, sch David Davis. Erwin, Galves-
BooTHBAY-Ar 10th, sehs Bertha d NIcker.
son, New Foundlsnd; Adde, Boston; Frank q
Rich, Wood Island; haYiord' Deuass ior
DUTCH fC ISLAND aAaBoR = SID 2sth. sohs
Senator Grimes, Port Jonnson Tor Passport;
Ida /, Raw New York for Portland.
FERNANDINA - Sid 2Sth. schs Laura NJ
Lunt, Cummings, Baltimore.
FALL RIVER-Sld 2eth, sch Longfelow, for
. JaeKsoNvILLE-s 2sih. sohs Nellie t
Morse, Crockett, New York; Penobseot, Hayes,
New York; -
NORFOLk-Ar 2Sth, sen Nathan LAWRENCE,
ia 2s1h. sch Florence. Chandler, Port Spain.
Sid 2slh, sch Lizzie Carr. Chadwick. Provi-
PORT TowNsEND-sld 2sth barque Cory
phene Davi. Port Hadloek for sydney
PHILADELPHlA-Cld 18th. sch Edward 1
Strotesbury. Darrah, Liverpool; Independent
PRoViNCETowN-Ar 10th, sch Bertha V.
from Bangor
cor for New York; Isaiuh X Stetson. do for do;
Eagle. and LIZZIE Lane. 20 for do; Henry II
Chamberlain, Augusta Tor doi Leora NJ Thur
lew. do for doi Wepste, beIhafa ha Fa,i h9
Gardner for do; John j Perry, Rockland ior
do; Red Jacket. do for do; Modoc. Jonesport
for do; Lamprey. Rockiand Tor 90; Do p,a,s
for Pawtucket; John CottlnEhami Bangor LOT
bridgeport; Inez. Boston for Bluehill
TAC0MA-sld 25th. Ship Florence. Ryder
Honolulu.
Foreign Ports.
Ar Al. Victoria, DC. 2eth. barque carroltOn.
Arat funchat. Madeira. Nov as, barque TIL
lie Baker New York.
Ar at Hamburg goth. steamer Pennsylvania,
New York.
sid I'm Plymouth 5sth steamer Graf Walder-
see from Hamburg for New York.
Passed Prawle Point 26th, steamer Oeutsch-
land, from New York for Flushing. -
Sid i'm St Aiichaels Nov 18th. brig Lucy W
Snow, from Fayal for Boston.
Ar at Rotterdam 2Sth, steamer Maasdam, I'm
New York.
Ar at Trinite Bay. Mart, prior TO Nov "a, sch
Star of the Sea. Pattengill. Portland.
Sid FIN Port Antonio 26th, sch Wellneet, ia
cobs Apalachcola and New Work.
AR al Guantanamo Gath, sch Mary Russell.
Philadelphia.
Cid at st John. NIB, 2sth. Abble ingalls,. for
City Island.
spoken.
Nov 2e, lat 81 N. lon II W. barque Justin II
ingersoll. Moore. from Savannah Mar for New
York
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Tn. following quotations represent the pay
ing prices in this market;
Cow and steers. s..s..s'.''
BullS and stays s.ssssssoS
Calf Skins-No i quality s...s-.... %
No2 I" ..... ....6
Nos ..-.s...' zoe e~cn
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lE;l:yILh.liIIIIENg'sizza
Trains Leave Portland

For Lewiston. Sis. a. m. i.so and 900
y. IN
For Island Pond. si5 am, $50. and 900 pm
For Montreal, and Chicago. SIS
n. m and 800 y. M. reaching Montreal al
100 n M, and 7.0) p. IA.
Fog Quebec at 6 p. IN.
Trains Arrive Portland.
From Lew iston. $500. and Ills a. M. 540
D. m.
From IsIand Pond. $500. and Ills a M.
AS y. m.
From Chicago, MontreaI,and Quebec. soc
a. m, and A46 p. m.
sDaily. Other trains week days
Every Sunday train leaves Portland for
Lewiston. GorhaHa and Berlin at 730 a. IN.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars are run On
ulgh trains and Parlor Cars on day trains
Ticket once, Depot at foot OF India
Street.
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Imports.
HAMBURG. steamship Frisla-30co b1ls OF
cement 500 bbls potash 10 G K.
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sTEAmERH
ALLAN LINE
PORTLAND TO LIVERPOOL.
Calling as sioviIie

RATES Of PASSAGE.
CABIN-95o.Oo snd upwards. A re auction
OF 10 DER cent Is allowed on return tickets ex-
cept on lowest rates.
SECOND CABIN-To Liverpool, Londoa or
L0nuondrrry-S3S.0 90 10 $4,000.
STEERAaE--liverpool London. Glasgow
Belfast, l. ni0nderIy or Queenstown, SIS 90
and . 60, Prepaid certificates efB.50.
Children under n years, half fare. Rates 10
n. r. MCGOWAN. 42O Congress st.'
Portland, Me.
Foreign Steamship Agency, Room q
Land, Mstne
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nAmRoADz
lI1EAIgSIHIE 'lIs0

I'm Effect Nov. Hath, 1900.
TRAINS LEAVE UNION STATION. RAIL
NAY SQUARE AS FOLLOWS;
7ooa. m. For Brunswick. Lewiston (Lowsr1
Bath. kocklant. Augusta, Watervie. skowhs-
gan. Belfast Bangor Bucksport aud Vanceboro
e9naecting or 81 John; 81. stephea, Caiais),
$50 a. m. For DanvllIs Junction, Rumford
rails. lewiston, Pennington, kangcsey and
las a. N, For Brunswick. Bath, Lewiston,
Gardiner, Augusta. Waterville. Pittsiioid.
Bangor. Patteu. Houlton and Caribou via b. 8
il. 10 ;. n. Express for Brunswick, Lisbon
Fails. Lewiston VIA Brunswick, August Water
VILE. Newport, bangor. Bucksport. Bar liar
ara Katahdin lion Works.
1895 p. IN. For Danville, Jc.. Rumford Falls,
bemls. Le vision, Earmlngton. oarraoasses.
i o. pm For Freepcrf, Bruins wick, Rocklaud,
X. a. L; points, Augusta Watervllle. Skowhe-
Bangor. Oldtown and Mattswamkeag, and 10
$40 >. m. FOR brunswick. Bath. 10 .klaui.
Augusta and Waterville.
40 .. m; For Danville Junction. Mechanic
iloo o. m. Night Express for brunswick,
Bath. Lewiston, Augusta. Wateryille. o.
hogan, Bangor, Mooseheal Lake, Aroostook
County via Oldtown. Bar Harbor. Bucksport-
CA aisD. st. Andrews, St. John and Ill Aroos-
took Cou ,ty via VanceborO. Halifax and the
Provinces. The traiU aug SATURDAY. night
does not connect to Belfast, Dexter, Dover and
Foxcrof, nor beyond Bangor.
WHITE MOUNTAIN DIVISION.
s.5os. M For Bridgton. Harri4on. Fasyans,
Burlington. Lancaster, St. John sbury. Sher-
brooke. Quebec. Montreal. Chicago. St Paul
and Minneapolis.
los r. IN. For Sebago Lake. Brideton Har-
rlson North Conway fabyans, Lancaster.
Coebrook AID Bescher Falls.
600 .. m. For Sepago Lake. Cornish. BrIdg-
ton. Harrison North Conway and Bartlett.
SUNDAY TRANS.
40 n. m. Paper train fo7 Bangor, bath. and
for Rockland except Ferry Transfer at Bath.
Augusta. Watervlle and Bangor
iioo p. m. Night Express Tor all points
ARRIVALS IN POETLAND.
From Bartlett. No. Conway AMI Harrison.
s.25 a. M; lewiston and Me chanie ais. a35
a. M; Wateryilie, Augusta and Rockland, S.45
q. nj Bangor, Augusta and Rocklaud. 2.i5
y. nj Skowhegar, Pennington. Rumford Falls
aud Lewiston, i2z0 p. NJ; Beecher Falls Fab
vans I;s and d Brdg on, llS5 p. m; SkowheEan,
81. john 81. stephens. tCaiaisl, Bar Harbor.
ArobStook County Moosehead Lake and Ian
gor. 6.35 p. m. (; Rangelsy. Farmington, Bum
inrd Falls and Lewiston. $40 y. m. Chicago,
BrdRton, 7.55 p. n; Bar Harbnr and Bangor.
!. rs a. m. daily; Halifax ST. Jonn. Houlton, st.
stephen, Bar HarbOr, Bangor 3.51 a. m.
SUNDAYS Bangor and Lewiston, 1925 p. NJ;
Bangor, % a. w.; Halifax, s. john. Vance
GEO. =. EVANS, V. r. & G. NJ.
F. L. BOoTHBY. G. Z. 81 J. A.
octGdtf
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PORTLAND. Nov. 20.

The following quoIauonsrepre sent line wAole :
tale prices tor the market;
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Nov &c, lat 81 n. lon II W. barque Justin II
Ingersoll. Moore, from SaVannaIa- Mar for New
York.
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sAfLED-steamef Hlbsrnlan.
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New York ouo,ason. of STOCK. and Bonds

tBy telegraph
The following are the closing quotations. OF
The Washington weekly post., 1900-04-03
Thursdays Proceedings.

The deferred speech Of Senator Reyar-
idge, Of Indiana, was delivered in the
Senate Thursday. In his concluding SEN
fences, written since the Republican eau
Gus, he announced that ne would vote for
free trade amendments. and that when
these had been defeated. he would suu-
port the modified bill on account Of its
civil government feature
Mr.. Beveridgs's address was prepared
with unusual care, and was divided into
two parts. the frst discussing the ouas-
ton whether the Constitution was already
extended 10 Porto Rico, a question which
he answered IN the negative and the
second being a plea FOR free trade between
the United States and the island. He
argued that this was the wise and proper
course, that II would De beneficial To the
people Of Porto Rico and Of the United
states, and that IL was necessary In or
DER hat the confidence felt In this coun-
try ny the Latin-American nations might
not be shaken. Mr.. Beveridge occupied 4
cesk on the center aisle and spoke rap
IDLY and distinctly. but somewhat ner-
Nousiy, without notes lie had committed
his speech 20 memory with such care that
The entire ll,osD words, occupying over an
hour and half in their delivery. CORE
spoAaed a!Its 81 literally with his manu-
The Washington weekly post., 1900-04-03
From Delaware Bay 10 Chesapeake R.v

Representative Mudd, Of Maryland in
troduced a bill Wednesday appropriating
S,000,00) for a canal 10 connect Delaware
Bay with Chesapeake Bay II provides
that the canal shall be 100 feet wide A. \
depth of thirty feet below mean low wa
ter, and Us feet wide at mean low water
mark. The canal, according 20 the hin
would be open for postal, mercantile. and
naval vessels
The Washington weekly post., 1900-04-03
Bile Pa..rd bY the -rnnIr.

Bills were passed In a.: Senate
Friday as follows: For the rr..-'
Of the heirs OF Lawrence y. Bsasy.
ratifying an appropriation By the .rg.-
Ature Of Oklahoma out o. the M1rr-
fund for the u+e Of the uulverslf. a-
LsnsstOn. fer colored students. aIthyr.z-
Ing the Secretary Of the Interior 90 Issue
patent 10 the city of ~ Reno. OklA. fgr
cemetery PurVIsCs. 70 pBy W'.izw H
WAnauDakNr 5000 which he fOTfrifrt a.
surety Of Gideon ". Marsh
A resolution offered yesterday by VI
J%nss Arkb, directing the SsCTrIarY =
War 10 send 20 the Senate a CDTg ~ -a,
proceedings OF tho court Of inQGif. cl...t
% investigate the c0umlsEaTy deIagtr-rai
OF the army, was passed
The Washington weekly post., 1900-04-03
THE NATIONS MAKERS
Brief Summary Of Proceedings in Senate
and House During Past Week.

made BY Senator Hanna and the Stars
reiteration Of the truth of the charge.
Chairman Hull then took few minutes
% brand the charge of a campaign fund
as absolutely false and unworthy OF BE-
lief He likewise called the attention OF
the House 10 zone ot the literature that
was b-inE circulated iu the fhlIpT4n5s
Ihis literature described alleged pub.ic
meetings held IN different parts OF the
country IN the interest Of the lnsgrEent
Csure ~ one - them held IN New York
the Democratic party was represented
as having indorsed AgUinal1O's cause. and
The Insurgents were appalled, 20 to hold On
until after the Presidential election, when
thcir allies ln this country would see mat
th- Stars and Stripes were removed from
Ihe islands
~HIzer and the Beers
Pepr-gentative Parker. of New Jersey,
discussed the subject Of army reDfSc~iza-
ton az some length, and was followed b.
Representative SulZeT. Of New York. the
ranking minority member Of the Military
Affairs Committee, who consumed his
time IN denUnCiatiOn Of the attitude Of the
administration toward the war IN South
Africa. The administration will do moth
ing for the Boers said Mr. SUIzer, ''and
seems 10 Be secretly IN sympathy with
Great Britain and rendering her all the aid
% can Every ,iberty-l0viug citizen OF the
republic should denouEce and condemn
these pro-English tendencies Of the White
House. This republic should stand by re-
pUblics-nOt against them. God bless the
embattied farmers OF South Africa. is
my ferveut prayer. and from the ashes OF
the conflict may there arise a greater AMI
Crander republic, the glorious United
States Of South Africa"
Representative LentZ. Of Ohio. a mem
Ter Of the Military Affairs Committee.
discussed the evils Of militarism. The
Expenditures for the army had grown,
he said, until they now absorbed One-fifth
o. the gross expenditures Of the govern
ment.
Record Of an Oregon Regiment.
Representative Tongue, OF Oregon.
spoke briefly Of the record Of the Second
Oregon regiment which saw service in the
Philippines. During the course Of his re-
marks he made an anusion 10 Pickett's
charge at Gettysburg. a moment later
Representative johnson. Of West Virginia.
got a round Of applause from both sides
Of the House when ne said he was the
only man on the floor who had been in
that charge.
The general debate was then closed, and
the clerk began TO read the bill for
amendment under the fve-minute rule.
After the controversy between Mr.. Steele
and Mr.. James r. Williams of Illinois
already given, Mr.. Underwood, OF Ala
bama; Mr.. Sparkman, OF Florida and Mr..
Lacey, Of Iowa, spoke, and at $40 D. m
the House adjourned.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-04-03
BILLS Approved 5y shr President.

The President ms approved bills as
follows: Enlarging the powers of the
ChOctaw, Oklahoma, and Gulf Railroad
Company; granting 10 the State of KAN
sas the abandoned Fort Hays military
reservation for the purpose Of establishing
thereon an experiment station of the Kan
sas Agricultural College and a branch of
the Kansas State Normal School. and all
so for public park; &c establish light
and log stations 10 mark the main south
ern entrance of the new breakWatar ar
Buffalo, y. Y.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-04-03
Fridays Proceedings.


Very brief, but very much to the point
vas the speech which Senator Proctor,
Of Vermont, delivered in the Senate Fri
day in advocacy of free trade with Porto
Rico.
There was no uncertainty about the
Senator's position. As stated in The Post
yesterday. he Will carry his opposition to
the tariff to the extent of voting against
the civil government bill, a measure which
he approves, lit which he cannot sun-
20 oereUse II contains the odions tariff
! features. Like the famous speech TO
which the Senator gave utterance on the
Cuban situation just before the breaking
cut OF the war with Spain, The deliyerance
yesterday is sure TO strengthen public
opinion on the subject. II went direct IN
the heart of the free trade fallacies, en-
phasized the Presidents declaration as 70
| the plain duty of the United States to-
ward Porto Rico. and insisted that yheth-
er constitutional or unconstitutional the
proper course to be pursued toward G.
weak and conquered people was the lust
and generous one There was no attempt
at oratory or rhetoric in Mr.. Proctor's
enort-simply a plain, Unvarnished. ef
fective, convincing presentation of the
case. He was listened 10 with close At
tention, especially by Senators Davis, Ma
son, Wellington, Nelson, and other syrn-
pthizers with the free trade policy out.
lined in President McKinley's message
and was heartily congratulated by these
Senator's when he had concluded.
Mr.. PrOctor's speech occupied less than
thirty minutes in its delivery. including
the ;ime occupied in reading ex-senator
Edmund's letter. and other articles whic,,
bUttressed his argument, but II will stand
in conjunction with Senator Davis spAAcb
delivered a few days ago, as a text for
all else that may be said on the free
trade side Of the question.
senator PrOctor's speech.
''Mr. President let US briefly consider
the history OF this measure. The Presi-
dent IN his annual message, a document
always prepared with great care, after
much thought and consultation with his
advisers, says:
' Our plain duty IS 20 abolish the euue-s
tariffs between the United States and Porto Riso
and give her products free access 70 our mar
k.tS'
The people Of the United States. Mr.
President, know that sentence by hear,
The Secretary OF War In his very abIe
annual report had said:
q" The hishest Considerations OF ju..le. .,s
sooi i-iiA demand thai Es Should act ai..p-
paint ias e1ahasat expectation 0, sharing IN oar
prosperity with which the people G; Porto Rfoo
30 gladly Transferred their allegiance 70 tha
United States We should treat the !nteFsf;s o,
ihis people a. or osE- sl.h lost s,r9usiy 70