Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-23
TREATY IS SIGNED.
Hay and Hsltaa Afi1 Signatures 70
PA .ma Protocol.
soUTHtRNtRS OBJECT TO eRU~s COLOR
senator TIllman Tells Committee
Carolina Wants No Negroes up
pointed to Fln Government
Ofaces in that state.

OHces in that state.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.1-The treaty be-
tween the United States and Colombia, for
the construction. Of the Panama canal, was
signed today. ~
No details, were. obtainable, but at. the
presidential reception, tonight the news
leaked out and was later confirmed in off,
cial circles,
1t was not intended to make the news
public until tomorrow, but It was APP
p%arently too good for some to Keep.
The principal obstacle for some time
to the conclusion Of the treaty has been
the price that the United States was to
pay in the shape of. a cash payment and
by way Of annual rental for the territory
along each side, OF the right-of-way. 1t
could not be learned tonight what was the
price finally agreed on. Some time ago
there was a hitch over the question OF the
extent TO which control by the United
States SHOULD go, but this matter was am
icably adjusted, --,.,. s.. a.
The treaty was signed. at Secretary Hays
house this evening, Mr.. Hay acting fer
the United States and Dr. Herran, charge
d'affaires Of Colombia, on behalf of Co.
lombis. The treaty will hsyerto go to
the senate for ratification and 1t is be-
heved it will be. transmitted to that body
tomorrow.
1t is stated that details of the agreement
will not be made Publlc IN advance of such
transmission.
Crum's Color Called Bar.
The nomination. Of DR.. w. D.. Crum. to be
collector at Charleston, S. c., was the sub
ject OF an hours hearing today By the sem
ate committee on commerce before which
the nomination is pending. Senator Till
man, Mayor smithe OF Charleston and
Colonel J. c. Hemphlll appeared in oppo-
sition to confirmation. They preferred
charges to the effect that Crum had sold out
as a'delegate to the Minneapolis republican
convention andin support of the charge read
an affidavit in which it was declared tina
he had been sent to the convention as a
Harrison delegate, but had shifted to
Blaine on the promise OF appointment to
the position oftpostmaster! q s@'
1t was made quite plain, however. that
the principal opposition was because of
Crum's color, and Senator Tfllman admit
ted as much. He told the committee that
the people of the south did not want their
Offices filled by negroes. ''and," he said,
$50 long as they are so filled there will be
trouble; oil aud water viii not mix"
Ex-Governor P. B. s. Pinchback OF Louis
lana sud Whitfield McKinlay, formerly Of
South Carolina, both colored, appeared for
DR.. Crum. They declared the charge Of
selling out at Minneapolis was unfounded
and eulcgized Crum as a man of education
and characters. 1ss' b.. t;t -
- Nebraska rostmasters Named.
The senate today confirmed the follow
\ inQ annofntmanta..
Postmasters: zdGolorado-Maude F. Nc
Lean, .D~reckepridge.N Iowa-R, c.. Clark,
Webster City; uIe1 d.. Ball. Mystic, NJ. s.
Brown, sNorthgEngllahi William II, Crooks,
Adair; d. H.. Seeet, Grfswol6l Dr-M. Ro-
land, MarengoM sKapsas-J. d.. Hirschler,
Hillsboro;s J,cI., Evans, Hartford; j., Gill
man, Madison; A Brown, Cedarville; A..
KuhlmaR, Hanover Missourt-C. r.. Lam
drum. Mount Vernon; A. T.. Hollenbeck.
West Plains. Nebraska-H., H., Campbell,
Qsceola; J. G. Elliott, West Point; A.
Needham, Bloomfield; j. H. Logan. Ponca;
W; A. Rodgers. ,Gihbon; l. E.. fash, ALI
ance; w. T. Spells, Wood River; A.. A. My
ers, Hayelock; N. v. link. Sterling, New
Mckee, {. CORY, Spring,
Also Colonel. Edward M. Hayes, Thir-
tenth cavalry, to be brigadier general,
s, President Names AppOintees.
T president today sent the following
nominations to the. senate:
Lee Fairbanks, register land ONCE, Del
Norte. Colo. f'
Navy-Engineers, Ernest H. Gaynor, Mis-
souri,; Paul L. Reed.
Postmasters: Nebraska-Lee Van Voor-
his, Crawford; John F. Nesbitt, TeLamah.
South Dakota-James B. Barber, Rapid
City. ~Iowa-Joseph e. Howard, Forest
City. Kahsas-Etward J. Byerts, Hill city.
Missouri-August ". EMS. Clyde.
Must Prosecute smuggIers.
The Treasury department has received a
report from Custom Collector Cruzen at
San Juan, Porto Rico, in regard to the in
dictment of a number Of naval; and army
officers, charged with smuggling into Porto
Rico cigars and liquors on government yes
sells. He says offers Of compromise have
been made and desires to know what course
TO pursue. In his reply sent today the
secretary says the department declines to
entertain offers OF compromise and that 1t
is desired that all persons implicated
should be prosecuted,
President Offers Left Hand.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt's reception
in honor or the judiciary, the second of
the formal evening affairs OF the season at
the White House, took place tonight. The
president extended his left hand in greet
ing, as he hurt his right hand, only slightly,
in single-stiek exercise with General Leo
pord VVnnd