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THE HOKIKG- 0RBGONIAN, TUESDAY, JANUABY 16, 1900.
Wplcott's Scathing Arraignment
ofSouth Dakbta Senator.
NEVER DID SAY A GOOD WORD
Eteri AfirAInaldo", If "He Were In HiH
Place, WSould Ha-fee BeJiaXed Bct-
ter -Tlifc'IJay ta. tne House.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 35. A spirited de
bate- on the Piiillpplne question occupied J
the attention of the senate for nearly
three hours today. Berry of Arkansas,
first addressed the senate in support of
the resolution recently introduced by Ba
con of Georgia, regarding: the disposition
of the Philippines. He was followed by
Pettlgrew of South Dakota, in support or.
Ills resolution of inquiry. Pettlgrew was
very hitter In his attack upon, the admin
istration. Wolcott of Colorado replied to Petti
grew, scathingly arraigning the South
Dakota senator for the attitude he had
assumed on the Philippine question. He
declared his belief that if Aguinaldo him
self occupied the seat In the senate occu
ped by Pettlgrew, representing the people
of South Dakota, who had sent their sons
as soldiers to the Philippines, he would
be too patriotic, too devoted to the Inter
ests of the country to assume the attitude
assumed by the present South Dakota
senator. "Wolcott averted also to the
speech recently delivered by Beverldge ol
Indiana, sharply criticising It for the spirit
of greed whlcn seemed to animate the
senator in making such a deliverance.
At the conclusion of the Philippine dis
cussion, Rawlins of Utah addressedan
elaborate argument to the senate in otR
Eltlon to the proposed financial legisla
tion. Today's session of the house, was devoted
to consideration of District of Columbia
business. Representative June W. Gayle,
of Kentucky, was sworn in, and Cannon
reported the urgent deficiency bill, with a
notice that he would ask that It be taken
up tomorrow.
THE DAY IX DETAIL.
Speeches of FetUgpevr, "W'olcott and
Others in the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. Gear (rep la.)
vas warmly congratulated today by
Iowans upon his nomination for the sen
ate. The congratulations were accom
panied by a large basket of American
Beauty roses, which was placed on Gear's
desk in the senate at the opening of to
day's session.
Pettlgrew (sil. S. D.) -presented a pe
tlon from the Woman's Suffrage Associa
tion, of South Dakota, asking for a lGtn
amendment to the constitution, affording
women Qie rignt'to v6te, "and providing
that the women of Puerto Rico, Hawaii
and the Philippines also be allowed to
vote.
A resolution was offered by Perkins (rep.
Cal.) calling -upon the secretary of the
navy to inform the senate how many naval
vessels are now under construction, -when
those vessels will be completed, how many
officers will be required to man those ves
sels when placed In commission, and how
many men and officers are now on each
vessel in the naval service. The resolu
tion was adopted.
At the conclusion of routine business,
the resolution of Pettlgrew, calling on the
secretary of war for certain Information
regarding the Philippine nsurrecton, was
laid before the senate. Pettlgrew declined
Hoar's (rep. Mass) request to substitute
for his .resolution on the same subject the
one presented by Hoar.
Berry dem. Ark.) had read the resolu
tion offered by- Bacon (dem. Ga.), and also
that by Beverldge (rep. Ind.). Those
who desire to discuss the Philippine ques
tion, he said, are met by the objection
that they are aiding those who are in
arms against the United States, and are
responsible for the loss of life among our
soldiers. He regarded this as absolutely
tinwarranted, and declared that no man
wrho Is a man would be deterred from
speaking by charges that are absolutely
unfounded by facts. ,
Berry believes that the two resolutions
which he had read from the desk fairly
Tepresent the views of the two great par
ties in this country. He is certain that
the resolution of Beverldge reflects tne
sentiment and feelings of the administra
tion, because it has been favorably com
mented upon by-jadmimstrailqn speafcera
and newspapers ;JhousJicjittoe country.
The resolution has been Indorsed, he said,
by the administration leaders, yet it con-"
fers an authority and a power upon this
country as absolute as is possessed by
the czar of Russia. What is imperial
ism, Berry asked, if it be not the asser
tion of such a power as is asserted by the
resolution of Beverldge? He declared his
unalterable opposition against such a
declaration, and believes the people of the
United States will not approve of so plain
a violation of the constitution.
Berry referred to that part of Bever
Idge's speech in which he said God has
selected the American people as his trus
tees, whose intended work Is to extend
to the Filipinos the Independence and lib
erty with which the "American people, as
his chosen children, are to enlighten the
world. Berry does not admit that the
American people are the trustees of the
Lord In the Philippine matter. He said
that when men assert that they are the
trustees of the Iord, he wants some more
substantial proof of the assertion than
their own words. The admission of the
accuracy of such a trusteeship, Berry
believes would ultimately destroy the
foundations of the government.
He argued that the correct view of the
situation in the Philippines Is taken In
the Bacon resolution! If that resolution
were adopted today he believes not an
other gun would be fired In the Philippine
revolution, and at the same time the
United States would gain all the material
advantages depicted by Beverldge. He
places the responsibility for the insurrec
tion on the president, declaring that If his
proclamation had been issued not a gun
would have been fired and not a drop or
our soldiers' blood would have been shed.
He said In his opinion the president had
issued the proclamation unwillingly, that
be had been forced into the position he
now occupies by scheming politicians. It
s not too late to repair the wrong done,
and it can be repaired by the adoption of
the Bacon resolution.
A bill extending the time for the com
pletion of a bridge across the Missouri
river at St Charles. Mo., was passed.
Pettlgrew resumed his speech on the
general Philippine question, his text being
his resolution of inquiry. Those who deny
freedom to others, he said, cannot long
retain it for themselves. Such a policy
would be the destruction of the republic
He entered upon a sharp attack on the
treaty made by the Americans with the
sultan of Sulu, charging that polygamy
and slavery are not only Indorsed, but aro
maintained by the United States through
tha-traaty -with -the-sultan He declared
that the republican party Is going out of
power as the champion of slavery and a
repudiator of the Declaration of Independ
ence. Egypt, said Pettlgrew, had been
brought under English civilizing sway. As
a result, over 3500 minions' of the English
government are wringing taxes from tne
oppressed people in Egypt in the name of
civilization. Ireland Catholic Ireland Is
also bowed down under the English yoke.
If we desire to make war on Catholics,
however, we can find them nearer home.
Aside from all these considerations, Pettl
grew argued that the Americans cannot
dominate the Philippines. The race can
not live in the tropics no more than can a.
polar bear. Kipling's poem. "The White
Man's Burden," he characterized as con
temptible.
Turning to the .commercial side of the
.question, he asked how we are to get rich j
-supporting a, big standing army In Jhe
PJiIlippInes in order thaupeople who earn
5 cents a day might Trade with us. In
China ho has seen 3500 Chinamen work
ing in acoton mill for wages that aver
aged J3-50 a month in silver, and boarding
themselves. Yet our workinermen are to
job asked totcompete with 6,000,000 of such.
pworkers IiTThe Philippines, tb pay taxesl
.trtri SJinnnrf JiTtf. arim- nf nnrniTnntri- r elite i
sidlze ships b carry trade In order that
the trusts of this country might exploit
the labor of the Philippines. Fettigrew
sald that, if his programme could be car
ried out, It would be, first, to withdraw
-our troops; second, to allow the Phllip-
ipines 3o -set up, an independent govern-,;
ment; and, third, he would say, "Hands
OfC; thlsils .neutral territory."
"TYou weftfld not doffhat withoutrthfe con-
sent of the Filipinos?" inquired Spooner
(rep. Wis.).
"I -would not" replied the South Dakota
senator- "To hold the Filipinos without
their- consent" he said,- "gives the lie to
every "Fourth of July oration ever dellv-4
ered in this country."
When Pettlgrew concluded there was a
general stir hrthe senate as-Wolcott (rep.
Colo.) arose to discuss the resolution. Any
general discussion of. our policy . tpward
the Philippines seemed to him out of place
at this time. Our first duty, he said, is
to quell the Insurrection, and he would
not have replied at all, save for the "re
markable and Intemperate" utterances of
the senator from South Dakota. No bet
ter demonstration of the value of the sen-ate-as
a public forum can be found than
this speech, he. said. There, are in the
country 70,000,000 of people, good, bad. and
indifferent They are mostly good, but
scattered through every community there
are discontented and unhappy people; peo
ple who have not been successful and
who view with suspicion and hatred all
those whose lives have been connected
with success; who, behind every good ac
tion, look for a lurking, sinister purpose.
It is fitting that such people should be
represented here.
"And I know of no man so fitted to
speaK ior them as the senator from South
Dakota," said Wolcott, turning his eyes'
upon Pettlgrew, who sat close to him and
who steadily returned the gaze of his as
sailant "During- all the years I have
known him," continued Wolcott "I never
knew him to say a kind or friendly woid
about a single person or a single cause.
It is not only valuable that such persons
as I have mentioned should be represent
ed here, that their vifews should be aired
and ventilated, but It is of great Import
ance that those views may serve as a
warning and a detriment to the young
men -nho are growing to manhood and
upon whom eventually the responsibility
of government will fall. They should see
how Important It is that they should culti
vate a good digestion, a hopeful heart and
a cheerful mind."
Wolcott said he does not share the sug
gestions that Utterances here have any in
fluence upon the Insurgents. If Aguinaldo
has his ear to the ground, he must know
how utterly trifling Is the captious cavil
ling that goes on here. There is not an
honest democrat who does not admit that
If his party were in power the first thing
to be done would be to crush the Insurrec
tion. "If .our soldiers In Manila will take eare
of Aguinaldo and his sympathizers there,
as they are doing," said he, "our people
at home will take care of Agulnaldo's
sympathizers in the senate and In this
country."
Wolcott recalled Pettigrew's statement
that If he (Pettlgrew) were a Filipino, he
would fight until he Is gray against the
aggression of the United States. "I have
no doubt he would fight," remarked Wol
cott, sarcastically, ''If he were a Tagal.
It is possible they might take him by
adoption. I can picture him now clad
principally In the genial,, pleasant smile
for which he is noted (laughter), blazing
away with his blunderbuss against every
one In sight A suggestion that the sen
ator and Aguinaldo inaugurate an ex
chance for the ouroose of exnerlment
would "not be without its attraction. If
the exchange should take place, and If
Aguinaldo, brave, loyal and patriotic,
istood here representing South Dakota,
whpse sons had bled and died in defense
of the flag, he would not be found traduc
ing the president of the United States and
slandering and maligning the soldiers at
the front, charging them with being swin
dlers and depredators."
The resolutions to which Pettlgrew had
been speaking, Wolcott declared, are of
no Importance, because they are smoth
ered and engulfed in the broader resolu
tion that calls for all information 'in the
possession of the executive. They are
simply petty carping, which contain the
suspicious intimation that there has been
crooked and dishonorable conduct. No
step has been taken, Wolcott asserted,
that does not reflect honor upon the peo
ple of the United States.
He read from the president's message
an extract about the duty of government.
af.ter "the 'Insurrection is over, to "spare
no effort to build up the waste places," to
""open schools"" and churches," to "foster
trade and industry," and concluding with
the -words that it Is "their liberty, not our
power, which we are seeking to enhance."
"That," said Wolcott, "Is the last pub
lic utterance of the president, whose
treatment of the Filipinos is described by
the senator from South Dakota as 'brutal
and 'cruel.' " We have taken the Philip
pines, he said, not as a conquest, but as
one of the highest duties we owe the hu
man race. We entered into the war with
Spain because we could not listen to the
cries of distress that came from Cuba.
When we inaugurated the war, no one
dreamed of the Philippines, but when it
closed so quickly and so victoriously, wo
found 5,000,000 people suffering from op
pression and cruelty, Spain defeated and
bankrupt, and the Philippines floating
derelicts. We have taken them because to
have allowed them to drift helplessly into
the power of another would have raised
international complications. We would
have been compelled to take them, were
they as bleak and barren as the desert of
Sahara.
Wolcott said we might be compelled to
keep the islands indefinitely. He then di
rected his attention to the speech deliv
ered by Beverldge last week, saying the
senator from Indiana told of a mountain
of gold, of coffee, of hemp, of corn, of the
rich and tempting valley of Duzon, and
said our commerce, by the retention of
the Islands, would be richly rewarded.
"Mr. President," said Wolcott, "the ar
gument of the senator from Indiana Is
base and sordid. This war. If we con
sider first our duty to the people of the
islands, is the noblest ever fought, but if
our purpose in retaining them is that
they are rich, the war will go down as
miserable and degraded a one as ever
disgraced the history of the Middle Ages."
There Is a disposition, he continued, re
ferring again to Beverldge's speech, to
treat the questions involved with a senti
mentality somewhat maudlin. It Is pos
s ble we are a chosen people, as Bever
ldge said, whom God Almighty has made
a trustee pf the civilization of the world,
but If so, we will have to treble our
fleet pf war vessels, we will have to join
Great Britain and Germany In the parti
tion of China We must need seize Mada
gascar and Port Arthur.
"My own Idea of the mission of Ameri
ca," said the senator, "Is that It is the
last hope of republics, that our broad,
largo, fertile area will gradually fill up
by the admission of foreigners and the
oppressed of other la'nds and that In days
of peace we w.ll work out the noblest
and highest social problems. We will say
to the rulers of the Old World, 'You may
hold your thrones as long as the people
will permit, but this continent shall for
ever be devoted to liberty; you shall not
step your foot upon It' That Is our des
tiny. I believe It Is Idle to talk of our
being God's chosen people."
Wolcott said he was startled by Bever
ldge's "statement that charity does not
begin at home, but Is filtered in from the
outside. With the municipal eorrupon.
that all admit exists, It is ridiculous to
talk of appo.ntlng a lot of Indiana poli
ticians in the Philippines and letting the
reflected glory of our republic shine
across the seas to make their administra
tion pure and holy. If that Isso, then
the Islands would bo -worth millions,
.though they only consist of lava beds and
,the craters of dead volcanoes. But, vfoU
cott said, we are bouijd' to make many
mistakes, and before we finish, we may
believe , we have takenover from' "Spain
a home" for incorrigibles. "- J-- -
"But," concluded Wolcott, "In the clos
ingyfiar of the century, when the world
Is growing more beneficent, when the
'rlchare growing richer and the poorer
clasSes richer, too, the time will come, If
we do our duty, when the sun which now
shines 'so brightly over our own country
will shed Its refulgent rays upon far dis
tant seas."
Pettlgrew replied briefly to Wolcott The
latter, stated, he said, that he never had
a kind word for Ka associates In the
senate. Yet, Pettlgrew said, his relations
"with? his- colleagues 'have been most pleas
ant The senate can not hide behind the
large persoAlity of the senator from Col
orado. "I have not spent much time," said
Pettlgrew, "In lauding him, although I
am ready to confess he has a large
voice."
He did not think the senator's attack
upon himself Is worthyof reply. 'He "did
marvel, rhowevervat..the dlvlalgnJh. Jhe
ranks of the imperialists. The senator
from Indiana (Beverldge) had said the
motive of expansion is "greed the sen
ator from Colorado (Wolcott). said it is
"philanthropy." The latter Is the motive
which actuated Spain In her conquest of
tho Western world. Her pretext was
civilization and religious .zeal. Those were
the motives of PIzzaro, whp, butchered pep
ple Tight and left. Proceeding, Pettlgrew
pointed out "the names' Pf many Illustrious
men who opposed the policy of their home
government to aggressions abroad, nota
bly Fox and Pitt, who denounced the
course of King George against the Amer
ican colonies.
"It Is these champions of freedom.
said he, "who dared to denounce the1
course of their governments."
At tho conclusion of Pettigrew's state
ment, an order was made, at the request
of Lodge (rep Mass ), that the resolu
tions under consideration go over until
tomorrow without losing their place,
Consideration of the financial bill was
then resumed.
Rawlins (dem. Utah) addressed the sen
ate in opposition to the measure, which he
intimated is one of -the objects of those
who favor imperialism. He denounced the
bill as sanctioned by Wall street and
blessed by the British financial promo
ters. He said It is astonishing that on
the eve of a financial crash, due to an
arrested money supply, a proposition
should be made In congress that In his
opinion would multiply the dangers.
At 5:20 P. M, the senate went Into execu
tive session, and on opening the doors ad
journed. In the House.
June W. Gale, of Kentucky, who was
elected to succeed the late Representative
Settle, appeared before the bar of tho
house and was sworn in.
Cannon (rep. 111.), from the committee
on appropriations, reported the urgent de
ficiency bill and gave notice that ho would
call It up for consideration tomorrow.
On mptlon pf Clark (rep. N, HJ, p. reso
lution ,was adop'ted calllnglipon (he secre
tary of state for information relative to
the status of the agreement between
Great Britain and the United States which
prevented the United States from build
ing, arming or maintaining more than one
war vessel upon the Great Lakes.
Saturday next, commencing at 1, o'clock,
was set aside for paying tribute to the
memory of the late Representative Dan
ford, of Ohio, and Saturday, January 27,
for paying tribute to the memory" of the
late Representative Baird of ioulslana.
Babcock (rep. Wis.), chairman of tho
committee on District of Columbia, then
claimed tho day for the consideration of
District of Columbia business.
At 3:20 P. M. the house adjourned.
GOVERNMENT FOR HAWAII,
Representative Hitt -Explained. Ihe
Purpose of the House Blllt H
WASHINGTON. Jan. 15. The bil pro
viding for. a form of .government for Ha
waii was taken up' today by tho house
committee on territories, and Representa
tive Hitt, of Illinois, a member of the Ha
waiian commission, explained its general
purpose and the need of early action.
Mr. Hitt said that the present laws cau&e
much trouble among the people and the
business Interests, and the principal des
tiny o'f Hawaii is no longer an open ques
tion. It Is much desired to bring all "con
flicts of authority to a close and estab
lish a stable system as soon as possible.
Ho took up the three main objections
raised to the territorial form of govern
ment proposed, and answered them. The
proposed property qualification for voters
for members of the senate jar somewhat
on our sensibilities and customs, Mr. Hitt
said, but it Is in line with the local senti
ment and usage in Hawaii, and the de
sire has been to yield to the reasonable
desires of the people of the Islands. The
reference of contested election cases to the
courts, and the provision giving to the
governor the appointments of judges, were
also urged by the people of Hawaii. The
people of the Islands dread any plan which
will colonize Hawaii with office-holders
from Washington, and they therefore want
their own governor to make the appoint
ments. The committee arranged to take
up the bill by sections at the next meet
ing. Chairman Knott -says he hopes, to
report the bill to the .house during the
present month.
The Term "United States."
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. The ways and
means subcommittee, recently named to
dnqulre as to the legal meaning of the
United States as applicable to newly ac
quired islands or dependencies, in a ses
sipn today, discussed the general subject.
The members feel the question Is a pivot
al one, on which will depend the adoption
of tariff systems for the Islands. The only
decision directly bearing on tho polqt Is by
Chief Justice Marshall, holding that the
term "United States" mean's the entire
territory over which this government ex
ercises control. The members of the com
mittee, including Newlands, who started
the Inquiry, are Inclined to view the fore
going opinion as a dictum incidental to
the case and not establishing a fixed
principle of law.
Revision of Alaska's Lairs.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. The senate
committee on territories today considered
a bill creating three judlcla,! dlstriots for
Alaska, and for a revision of the laws of
the United States applying to the territory.
A number of Alaska men were present and
made suggestions which they desired to
bo incorporated in the law. They were
asked if there was any sentiment In favor
of dividing the territory at Mount St
Ellas, making the southeastern portion
the territory ot sewara. Tne reply was
that the people believed such si division 1
Would" bo necessary 'at "some future time.
The judicial bill was referred to a sub
committee. Urgent Deficiency Bill.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. The urgent de
ficiency appropriation bill, the first of the
important bills for the government re
ported to the house by Chairman pannon
today, carries 556,127,841, of which $47,603,
332 Is reappropriated for the military and
naval establishments, and J8.S25.509 for
district appropriations.
The Roberts Committee.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. Tho Roberts
committee was in executive session
throughout the day. but reached .no con?
elusion, and adjourned until Wednesday,
owing to the v absence of, Idlers, and the
sickness of Frear, of the committee.
A Clinnipngac Triumph.
Unsurpassed quality and unprecedented
Importations 109,303 eases lrt 1S99, or 72,455
cases more than any other brand, are the
features of G. H. Mumm's' .Extra. Dry,
whose vintage of 1S95. now Imported is
usually fine. ' ''.,
DUTCH SINEWS OF WAR
TRANSVAAIj WORKING THE RAND
MINES WITH BRITISH SUBJECTS,
The Gold Tax a Political Move to In
fluence European Stockholders
, to End the War.
XONDON, Jan. 16. The correspondent
of the Tmes at Lorenzo Marques, tele
graphing last Saturday, says:
"The Free State has now called out
every available man, including the lead
ing merchants, who had expected to enjoy
Immunity,
"The Volks Stem, In the course of an
article obviously Inspired, indicates the
gold tax as a political move, holding that,
if the assumption be correct that the bulk
of Rand shares is held on the Continent,
Germany, France and other countries
murft recognize this desirability of bring
ing the War tb a speedy .close. It adds.
that every day tho war continues costs
the shareholders 17,000. A threat of con
fiscation will be used to enforce the tax.
"With the invaluable assistance of a
considerable number of British subjects,
the Boer government is steadily increas
ing the yield from the mines, thus secur
ing funds to pay -foreigners employed in
the manufacture of explosives, shells and
other agents for the prosecution of war.
The time must come when the imperial
government will proclaim that such Brit
ish subjects will be prosecuted for treason
or deprived of British citizenship.
"The Boer government is feeding 14,000
British subjects.
"I um informed that the Portuguese
customs officials recently seized three
cases of contraband containing field sig
naling appliances, consigned by a French
Arm."
THE! ATTACK ON LADYSMITH.
mutilated Account of the Encase
ment Received.
NEW YORK, Jan. 15. A dispatch to the
Tribune from London says: ,
Although Lord Roberts telegraphed from
Cape Colony last night that there was no
change in the situaticn, the continued ab
sence of news as to General BulJer's
movements Is not considered reassuring.
The silence of the correspondents Is doubt
less due tp the censorship, and the mes
sages which General Buller has sent for
the Information of the war office It has
probably been considered Inexpedient to
make., pubjlc,
The" Standard's correspondent In Lady
smith Is the first to get through from
the beleaguered town with an unofficial
account of the battle January 6, but
unfortunately the most important portion
of the message, describing the earlier
stages of the engagement, has not yet
been received. The assault on the west
ern end of General White's southern po
sition wa,s, it seemsv continued with the
utmost stubbornness until darkness came
on. The Devonshire regiment In the final
.charge cleared the Boers, from Wagon
hill at the point of the bayonet The
British positions are being strengthened
all around, but up to the present the
Boers have made no fresh movement
against them.
Belated dispatches describing the
warmth of the welcome extended to Lord
Roberts and General Kitchener at Cape
Town are in print with another large
budget of mail correspondence from South
Africa. This special correspondence Is'
less significant than the private letters
from officers and privates which are ap
pearing day after day In the London and
provincial press. These letters, not being
subject to censorship, blurt out many
unpleasant truths about the recent re
verses of the British armies. The clubs
are also filled with stories relating to
Colonel Gough's refusal to carry out Lord
Methuen's orders at Modder River and tlje
'probability that when tried by court-martial
he will plead that it was impossible
to carry out his Instructions. He comes
of well-seasoned fighting stock.
There are countless club stories about
Lord Wolseley's relations with General
Butler, whose advices did not coincide
with the headquarters estimates of the
force required for the conquest of the
Dutch republics, and there are rumors
without end of impending cabinet changes
and revolutions In the war office and
treasury. A great victory by General Bul
ler Is sorely needed In order to clear the
air In London, and to put an end to the
Intrigues of political marplots.
CANADA'S CONTRIBUTION.
Parliament Will Be Ashed to Vote
Three Millions.
TORONTO, Jan. 15 "With men and
money we will assist the mother coun
try," was what Sir Wilfrid Laurler, pre
mier of the Dominion, said In a brief
speech at Sherbrooke, Quebec, a few days
ago, and now comes the announcement
that when parliament reassembles, In less
than a month, a vote of not less than
53,000,000 will be asked towards -defraying
the cost of the 2200 men In the field
In South Africa or on the way thither
from this country.
Canadian loyalty and enthusiasm have
Increased as Britain's difficulties have
Increased, and the result is the decision
of the government to send men to help
and to pay the cost of keeping them In
the field. Authority will also be sought
for power to pay any extra money neces
sary beyond the sum named. The vote,
judging by the declarations of tho lead
ers of both houses, will be unanimous.
The Dominion can well afford the money,
for there is likely to be a surplus of
more than $4,500,000 In the treasury, with
a still expanding trade and revenue.
Lord Strathcona's offer to pay the cost
of two or three hundred Canadian North
west scouts has led to many other offers
of help from private citizens, and finally
a proposal has been made to the Im
perial government that Canadians will,
by public subscription, pay the cost of
equipping and transporting to Cape Town
or Durban 1000 more mounted men.
"SVARREN'S MOVE3IENT.
Colcnso Must Be Cleared of the Boer
, Forces.
NEW YORX Jan. 15. A "dispatch to
tho Herald from London says:
Although there Is every reason to suppose
that fighting is proceeding" upon the line of
the Tugela river, no report has been al
lowed to come through since General Bul
lers statement of his. arrival at Potglet
er's drift In connection with this gen
eral movement, General Warren, either
Thursday or Friday, moved with about
11,000 men In the direction of Weenen,
which would give color to tho view that
both the flanks ot the Boer army are be
ing threatened as a preliminary to a de
termined advance on Mount Inhlawe, to
the, east
Colenso, upon the southern bank of the
Tugela, must be cleared of the Boer force
"vyhich has been holding it, since otherwise
this force might be able to threaten the
British line of communication. It Is quite
possible that Warren will co-operate In
the attack; upon this mountain. Nqw that
the Tugela Is running at flood, the time
Is favorable, as It will bo difficult for the
Boers to reinforce their position south of
the river except by a pontoon bridge. In
the absence of any official news, the war
office is remaining silent
London was ,full of rumprs Sunday. It
was freely reported that engagements had
tSKen place dt fhre different points along
the a extended Boer lines. As a matter of
conjecture this may be correct, for there
is reason to suppose that some movement
was made- against Colenso simultaneously
with the seizure of Potgieter's drift It
is possible also that an attempt to flank
the ,Bpers may be attempted on both the
east-and west. If fighting really occurred
at three points--yesterday or-Saturday,
ithey wouldnmost Hkelybe Mount' Elang-
wan." Colenso .and some, spot north of
Pbtgieter's drift, marking a step 'In the
process of enveloping the Boers to which
General Buller Is obviously committed.
In this connection the dispatch to the"
Dally Telegraph from Frore dated Wed
nesday In which Mr. Bennett Burleigh
looks forward "to 'some-decisive event, and
is making preparations to take up a
wagon load of luxuries for the troops at
Ladysmith, clearly Indicates that at Frore
it was understood that the British attempt
to relieve Ladysmith was about to be
made.
The whole position of affairs on the Tu
gela Is enveloped In mystery, which can
only be understood as Implying that ope
rations of critical Importance are going
on. The mystery is further deepened by
a dispatch from the Boer headquarters,
which, although Issued Thursday last,
makes no mention of General Buller's
flanking movement In the direction of
Potgieter's dTift.
It Is Impossible that this movement
could not have been known to the Boers,
because It must have been In progress for
two or three days, and General Buller
himself states that the Boers were in
trenched four and a half miles north of
his advanced positions. The Boers are
also probably "playing 'possum." There
is a delightfully naive affectation of per
plexity In the concluding statoment of the
dispatch that the object of the British is
conjectured, but by no means clear.
Webster Davis Snvr Boer Prisoners.
CAPE TOWN, Saturday, Jan. 13. Web
ster Davis the United States assistant
secretary of the interior, visited the Boer
prisoners today and subsequently dined
with the admiral. He then visited and
bade farewell to the governor. Sir Alfred
Mllner, previous to starting for the
Transvaal.
Mncrum Homeward Bound.
PORT SAID. Jan. 15. Charles E. Ma-
crum, formerly United States consul at
Pretoria, left hero on board the steamer
Koenlg today for Naples, on his was
home.
- THE SOUTH AERICAN' WAR. -
The Question Put "Are Boer Tlctor
z les Desirable?"
Boston Herald.
In writing of the conditions attending
our own nation's difficulties in the Phil
ippine Islands, we have taken the
ground that no one ought to wish for
victories to tho insurrectionists there. In
this we have included those "who be
lieved the Filipinos to be right, as well
as" those who had the same belief as re
gards their own government. In so
doing, we have treated the subject prac
tically as well as patriotically. We have
3ald to our anti-Imperialist friends that
victories for the Filipinos can ha-vje but
one effect that of prolonging the war;
that tho result in the end could only be
the establishment of our nationality In
the islands. Reason teaches this, and
in view of its lesson, the quicker the
war is ended, the better for all parties,
because the final result must be the
same whether the wax. Js long, or short
and It Is better for all parties that there
be a short war than a. Jong one.
This reasoning appears to us to apply
to tho contest between Great Britain
and the Boers as well, and with greater
force as far as Christendom is Inter
ested in it. Our war in the Philippines
Is but a succession of skirm'shes, to be
followed, perhaps, by a series pf raids
of a guerrilla nature. At the worst, it
isL, likely to be vexatlpus rather than
bloody. Thatc of Great Britain. is1, a far
mora serious affair. ' It threatens- td
bring about a very heavy loss of valua
ble lives, and to Involve scenes of
slaughter on a large scale- Such must
be Its outcome if the Boer resistance
to the British continues to be as effect
ive as it has thus far been. The dura
tion of this for any considerable length
of time means a long war. For 'It Is not
to be supposed -that Great Britain wl-1
yield in the end. Great Britain must
conquer. The logic of the case is in that
direction. There has been no contest Jn
our day, if in any other, between foes so
unequally matched as are this great em
pire and this small South African state,
in which the weaker triumphed. It Is
dlffloult, Indeed, to Imagine Great Brltr
aln, with its world-vvide sway,- achieved
by. world-wide conquestr yielding -to a
nation such as that of the Boers. Brit
ish defeat can be but temporary In such
a wager of battle, and can only prolong
a contest which many think should
never have begun, and which all agree
that It would be calamitous to have long
continued.
For this reason, we hold that it is a
mistake for any person to rejoice in the
defeat of the British forces. Suppose
such a person is not moved by passion or
prejudice; suppose he has a sincere be
lief that, the Boers are fighting for lib
erty, and" his sympathy goes out to them
in that attitude; still, as we have said,
the case has its practical side. Looked
at In this light, there Is mqre liberty en
joyed under British government than
under that of the Boers, and no Intelli
gent man believes that the Boers will
suffer any loss of liberty If the British
succeed. But the practical question, as
we are arguing it, Is mpre In the con
crete than this. It relates to the possibil
ity of the Boers conquering the. British.
In this light, the Boers are striving for
the unattainable. Their attitude may bo
grand, it may be heroic, in some eyes,
but it is useless, because It cannot bring
about tho result at which they aim. It
was once sold of a situation not unlike
this one, "It Is magnificent, but it is not
war." What was meant was that it did
not conduce to bring about the effect
that those engaged in it sought. The
-Boers' struggle with Great Britain Im
presses us In this way.
But. suppose the Boers should suc
ceed, and Great Britain should be over
come It w6uld bo the triumph of a set
of men in possession of the government
of a nation In their effort to retain that
power nothing more. It would not be
the triumph of a majority of that na
tion, for the Boers are not in a majority
there. It would not be the triumph of
freedom against oppression, for there i3
more freedom and less oppression In
British rule than in Boer rule. The best
that can be said of It is that it would b9
the vindication for a government in
power of its claim to exercise that power
as It pleases against another nation that
undertakes to interfere w.th that pre
rogative. We have expressed our opin
ion of how that vindication would oper
ate at home. But, admitting that it
would be better in its effect there, and
the case is still tp be considered In it3
wider bearings. The triumph of the
Boers over Great Britain must carry
with it consequences that are almost In
conceivable. It must threaten, if not
Imply, the overthrow of the British
power in the world that has been cen
turies in the building. Is this desirable
is It not, rather, to be dreaded In any
enlightened view of the situation of af
fairs? We must take the world as it Is,
and, taking It as it is, is not the British
nation, aside from our own, the bes:
part in it? Is it not the nation of all
others which has undertaken to spread
itself into the worjd for the purposes of
government and wrought the best effects
in so doing? We think there can be but
one answer to that question, and the
answer is such as to imply only calamity
to the 'world If the sway of Great Bri
tain is ended What nation Is to take her
place? Not ours, for we assume that the
wildest jingo will not claim that the
United States is ready for such a re
sponsibility. To whom, then, would the
seep tor- of 'Great Britain fall? To noth
ing" but incompetency 'and anarchy. No
wonder that the imagination refuses to
conceive such a calamity to civilization.
Continued successes of the Boers im
plies, on the one hand, a long war, with
much bloodshed and ultimate British tri
umph, or, on the other, tho same long
war, to bo ended by British defeat In
the contemplation of the one, the world
may welltmourn; in the contemplation of
the. other4 it must shudder.
THE KENTUCKY CONTESTS
TWO LEGIS-LATIVE BOARD'S SETTLEi
,. DOWN to worm:.
First Day Taken Up With Sparring:
by the Attorneys Over Legal
Technicalities.
FRANKFORT, Ky., Jan. 15. The con
test boards, sitting In the contests for
governor and lieutenant-governor, sot
down to work today. Most of the day was
taken up with sparring between the at
torneys over legal technicalities, and to
night when adjournment was taken un
til tomorrow, only two witnesses had been
examined. The trains brought several
hundred witnesses, most of whom were
from Lexington.
Chairman Hickman, of the Goebel-Tay-lor
committee, announced the hours of
meetings, which after tomorrow will bo
from 2 to 5 In the afternoon, and from 7
to 9 in the- evening. A morning session
will be held tomorrow, but no afternoon
session.
The attorneys on the Taylor-Marshall
side are ex-Governor Bradley, Judge II.
W. Yost, T. L. Edelman and Colonel W.
C. P. Breckinridge, Those on the Goebel
side were Louis McQuowan, Zach Phelps,
Aaron Kahn and James Andrew Scott
Senator Coleman, chairman of the con
test board In the lleutenant-governor'a
case, announced that the. sittings ot that
board would be the same as those of the
committee trying the governor's case. Tha
two boards are sitting together.
Taylor's attorneys filed a protest against
the board sitting In the qase. The protest
is baaed on the ground that the chargta
filed by Taylor several days ago, alleging
that several members are disqualified from
serving, were overruled without Investiga
tion; that the charges, If investigated,
would relieve these members from serv
ing, and that the committee would then
be without ,a quorum. Exceptions were
also filed as to many important parts of
Goebel's and Beckham's notices of con
tests. A number of Louisville witnesses
were directed to appear before the, board
at 2 o'clock.
At 3 o'clock this afternoon the Franklin
county grand jury returned Indictments
against John H. Whallen and Charles H.
Ryan, charging them with unlawfully con
spiring .to bribe a member of the general
assembly towlt. Senator S. B. HarreH,
BRYAN'S VISIT TO SEW YOItK.
Democrats Fighting for the Honor
of Entertaining Him.
NEW YORK, Jan. 15. The Tribune
says:
The democratic organizations In the
city are In a bad tangle over William J.
Bryan's approaching visit tp New York.
O. H. P. Belmont, who has no official posi
tion either under the city administration
or any of the organizations, Intends to
entertain Mr. Bryan at dinner. At this
dinner will be nearly all the prominent
democrats of the state and the city. There
will be representatives from up the state,
from Kings county, from Tammany and
from the Chicago platform democrats. Tho
Idea is to turn the dinner Into a sort of love
feast and harmonize all factions so that a
solid and unanimous delegation may be
sent to the next democratic national con
vention to vote for Bryan.
Thia a nil tw1I ns far as It sroes but
the trouble brewing is over what official
notice shall be taken or Mr. Aryans pres
ence by the-'Tammany organization and
the Democratic Club. According to reports
there are two plans under consideration.
The first Is fathered by John W. Keller,
president of the Democratic Club, and
contemplates a dinner at the club In Mr.
Bryan's honor. Mr. Keller said he would
certainly Invite Mr, Bryan to come to din
ner at the. club as hla, guest, and li he
accepted, would invite a number of promi
nent democrats 'to meet him. The discus
sion Is as to whether this dinner shall
partake of a formal political nature or
be simply a personal welcome of Mr. Kel
ler to Mr. Bryan. If It Is a formal affair
It cannot be, on account of the size of tho
clubhouse, a large dinner. It can be mado
very Important, however, by a carefully
selected list of guests, and the plan Is to
make It a gathering of prominent demo
crats from all over the atate and the city
to welcome Mr. Bryan.
John F. Carroll, Mr. Croker's deputy and
the leader of the Tammany organization
-Tf rvirrs flhcence. does not relish
this plan. Mr. Carroll Is inclined to give
the dinner at tne iiotei aavoy a.uu u.
It a big one, with rousing speeches and
enthusiasm galore. If this plan is ad
hered to, it would partake of the nature
of a Tammany affair solely and Tammany
would have the credit alone, as Tammany
men would predominate and be in charge,
while at the Democratic Club Tammany
would have to share honors with others.
This Is the contention, and It was said last
night that money was being spent lavishly
in cable tolls to get a ruling upon the con
troversy from the chief, who is now In
EWhatever the decision is. It was said last
night, a dinner will be given Mr. Bryan,
and he wllLbe asked to speak. He will be
allowed to say whatever he pleases, but
It will be Intimated to him that while Tam
many does not ask him to abandon h's
free-silver creed, there are other Issues In
which Tammany Is more Interested at the
moment and which he will be asked to di
late upon at length, Tammany s surren
der to Bryan Is complete and is emphasized
by the fact that the organization wants
him all to Itself, and does not want to
share the honor ot welcoming him with
any one else.
It has not been decided yet whether o.
not a rousing mass meeting will be held,
at which Mr. Bryan will be asked to
speak, but this Is regarded as unlikely.
From here Mr. Bryan will go to New Eng
land where he will consult ulth George
Fred Williams and other of his followers
In that section of the country..
BRITJAN'S RIGHT-HAND MAN
Lord Kitchener dt Khartoum, "Who
Has Made Himself a Machine."
London Mall.
Lord Kitchener's achievements in the
Soudan dnd his brilliant conduct ot the
campaign which made him famous arc of
too recent date to make a recapitulation of
thom Tivpmrv. but a few extracts of a
personal and graphic character, taken from
a pen Sketcn Dy our war curreayuuuem.
Mr. G. "W. Steevens, written just after the
fall of Omdurman, will serve to show a3
clearly as may be the kind of man Lord
Roberts will have to assist him In the
South African campaign.
"You cannot Imagine the sirdar," says
Mr. Steevens, "otherwise than as seeing
y. ricr,t thine and doinir it. His pre
cision i3 so inhumanly unerring, he is
more like a machine than a man. xou
feel that he ought to be patented and
ohrmm -n.ith nride at the Paris international
exposition British empire; exhibit No. 1,
hors concours, tne aouaan macauxe.
"The sirdar Is never in a hurry. "With
4
Evil Dispositions
Are Early Shown,
tf
Jusi so evil in ihe Hood amies ovd tn
shape of scrofula, pbnptes, etc., in
children and young people. Taken in
iinxe it can be eradicated by usmg Hood s
SarsapariUa, cAmerica.'s Greatest Meo
sine. It iritatizes and enriches the bldod.
NeveroJsaZnZnx?
1
Immovable self-control he holds back from
each step until the ground Is consolidated
under the last
"His officers and men are wheels in the
machine; he feeds them enough to make
them efficient, and work3 them as mer
cilessly as he work3 himself. He will
have no married officers in his army; mar
riage Interferes with work. Any officer
who breakdown with the. climate goes on
the sick list at once;, next time he goe3
and the Egyptian army bears him on its
strength no more
"If you suppose, therefore, thafr the sir
dar is unpopular, ho Is not No general
is unpopular who always beats the weray.
When the columns move out of camp in
the evening" to march all night through he
dark, they know not whither, and fight
at dawn with an enemy they httve not
seen, every man goes forth with a tran
quil mind. He may personally oome back,
and he may not; But about the general
result there Is not a doubt You bet your
boots the sirdar knows, and he" wouldn't
fight If he weren't going tb win. Othr
generals have been better loved; none was
ever better trusted.
"So far as Egypt Is concerned, he Is tha
man cf destiny the man who has been,
preparing himself for 16 years for one
great purpose, . . , the man who has
sifted experience and corrected error; who
has worked out small things and waited
for great, marble to sit still and fire to
smite; steadfast, cold and Inflexible tho
man who has cut out his human heart and
made himself a machine.'
a
France's Claim Paid..
NEW YORK. Jan. 15. A special to thft
Herald from Washington says:
A cablegram received by the state de
partment confirms the announcement o
the satisfactory settlement of the dispute
between France and Santo Domingo rela
tive to claims pending against tho latter
government
Minister Powell, upon his arrival in San
to Domingo, will formally recognize tho
Jlmenes go-v ernment, and at tha same time
present the demand of this government
for payment of the installments remain
ing due on the award rendered by the ar
bitrators of the Ozama bridge claim. Tha
Heureaux administration paid one-half of
this claim, and the amount still due is 540,
000. o
Sunday Closing: In Chicago.
CHICAGO, Jan. lo. The Sunday closing
movement in this city is rapidly gaining
ground. Yesterday, for the first time in
the history of Chicago, nearly all grocery
stores and meat shops were closed all day.
There were exceptions, but not so many
as a week- ago, and the majority of tho
groceries and meat shops were locked
during the day.
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