wSfwSSVtlPf XP i THE MOENING OJREGONIAN, FEIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1900. 00R ASIATIC LAND. Senator Wellington Takes His Turn at the Philippine Debate. 'TEUIER AGAIN' ABUSES GAGE In the House There Was a Discns- ion of the Question of. Print- Ingr Census Reports. WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. For an hour today Wellington of Maryland occupied (the attention of the senate, continuing the debate on the Philippine question. He took as his text the resolution he Intro duced last Tuesday, declaring that the United States should not take permanent possession of the archipelago, but, after subduing the insurrection, which he sin cerely deplored, should confer upon the Filipinos the right to govern themselves, affording them such protection as they anight need. Teller resumed his speech on the finan cial bill, In the course of -which he ar raigned Secretary Gage for his negotia tions with the National City hank, of New York. He had not concluded his remarks When he suspended them for the day. The house passed the senate bill to ex tend the powers of the director of the census, after striking out the committee amendment to authorize the d'rector to contract for extra printing with private contractors. The whole fight was upon that amendment. The influence of the public printer and the labor organizations of the country were employed against it, and after a lively debate of several homrs It was overwhelmingly defeated. The publication of the reports of the 12th cen sus, thorefore, will be made by the public printer, as In the past. THE DAT IX DETAIL. la the Senate, Wellington Spoke on Philippines and Teller on Silver. WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. By special or der It was 1 o'clock when the senate con vened, the delay being on accountof cere monies attendant upon the unveiling of the Webster statue. Allen (pop. Neb.) offered a resolution directing the secretary of state to Inform the senate if any person had been ac- credited from the Transvaal to the United States In any capacity, and if such person were officially accepted and recognized, and if not, why not. Objection was made to immediate consideration of the reso lution,, and it went over under the rules. Ross (rep. Vt.) offered u resolution de claring that the provisions of the consti tution do not, unaided by act of congress, extend over Puerto Pico and the Philip pine islands; that by the Paris treaty the United States takes sovereignty over Puerto Bico and the Philippines, and is under the duty to exercise it for the gen eral welfare of the Inhabitants, and that a separate department of government Is demanded to take charge of all outlying dependencies. In accordance with previous notice, at the conclusion of the routine business Wellington (rep. Md.) addressed the sen ate on the Philippine question. The text of Wellington's speech was the joint res olution which he introduced Tuesday last, deolaring that it is not the purpose of the United States to deprive the Filipinos of their right of self-government, and the war now being waged is not for the per manent possession of the Islands, but for the establishment of peace and order, and further declaring that the Filipinos have the privilege, under the protection of the United States, of establishing a republic. Wellington said he was not ready to -enter upon the policy of expansion, "the 'first exemplification of which Is the-taking, by force of arms, of the islands, per sons and privileges of the Philippine isl anders." History Indicated that "imperial destiny" had wrecked many republics. Wellington referred to the part the peo ple of his own state had taken in the war with Spain, saying that although it seems the policy of one department of this administration to rob Admiral Schley of the glory which justly is his, the ver dict of the American people has been re corded, and he will go down to history as the true hero of that naval battle. Wellington said it was neither fair nor just to attack the president or the admin istration for the conduct of the present war. During the interval between two sessions of congress it was the president's duty to continue this war for the uphold ing of American authority on the Islands, but the responsibility of the president has ceased, and is now upon congress. Well ington closed with the statement that, In Ills opinion, his resolution, if adopted, will conclude the war in a manner both hon orable and glorious to the American na tion, as well as to the Filipinos. He believed that one of the greatest blessings that ever befell England was the loss of the American colonies. Referring to Great Britain's war with the Trans vaal, Wellington said: "She has not met the Caticasian race since the Crimean war, and npw, when for the first time for lialf a century she attempts to send her army to destroy a brave and courageous, but unfortunate people, she all at once rudely awakens from the dream of her power, because she finds that corruption has eaten to her very vitals, and that her army, which she deemed was still like that of Crom well invincible has been belabored and defeated every day since it attacked the Boers. And justly so. And it may he at no distant time that the Insidious Influ ences which have thus debased her will entirely destroy the weighty structure of the empire she has erected. "If the propositions advanced Jn 1776 were true then and applicable to the American people, struggling for freedom, have the grown less forceful by the passage of a century and a quarter of Jime? And are they less applicable now to a struggling people in the year 1300, oven though they dwell in the distance and are weak beginners in the contention for national life and the establishment of government by their own consent, so long denied them by the tyranny of Spain? jSLt it was true then, it is true now. "In the language of President McKinley himself, 'From Plymouth Rock to the Philippines, the grand triumphant march of human liberty has never paused.' Shall it pause now? Shall the advancing col nmn of freedom-seeking men be retarded? "In the resolution I have offered I clear ly indicate the purpose I have in view. It is not to abandon the present war until certain conditions have been reached, but to endeavor the attainment of the condi tions as quickly as possible and then give to the Inhabitants of the Philippines an opportunity of creating for themselves, as we did Jn Revolutionary times by evo lution and self-exertion, the best govern ment possible for their condition." Wellington's speech was listened to with attention by senators and auditors in the galleries, and at Its conclusion was ap plauded. McEnery (dem. La." gave noticq that next Tuesday he would address the senate on the resolutions relating to the pro posed amendment to the constitution of 37rth Carolina. Turner (fus. Wash.) announced that he would speak on the Philippine question next Monday, and Bscon dem. Ga.) gave notice that he would discuss his resolu tion on the Philippines next Wednesday,, A hHi for the-o-ellef of t certain settlers on public lands and to provide for the repayment of certain fees, etc, was passed. On motion of Aldrich (rep. R. I.), con sideration of the financial bill was re sumed, and Teller continued the speech he began yesterday. Teller criticized the pending bHi because It ajforded oppor tunity to 'bfthks" "to "Issue paper money. . 'Thls -surrender f a.great power of the government." said he, "the right of mak ing money, shouldering our legislation Into absolute contempt. This bill; I know. will bo crystallzed into law. When the i many members participating on each side, republican caucus declared that this legis- Amendments were adopted for the col lation must be enacted, there was noth-4 lection of statistics -'relating toy'tne deal ing else to be done. There" was "a time in i dumb and blind, and to require "the col the history of the republican party when lection of statistics regarding mines, mfh no caucus would have attempted to say , tag and minerals, to an Independent senator, 'You must fol- Flynn (rep. O. T.) offered an amend- low the majority.' There are men on this floor who know that they would never vote for this bill except under the Influ ence of party caucus and party service." Teller then read the now-famous letter of Vice-President A P. Hepburn, of the NationaTCity bank, of New York, to Sec-A Lentz (dem. O.), "Will it be" possible to retary Gage. He thought it a most re- . have a democrat appointed enumerator in markable letter. "I don't speak ill will- the North?" Ingly of those in authority. I want to "If I had my way," replied FJynn, think kindly of them; but here is a lettel j "there would not be a democratic enume whlch ought to have gone back to the rator, North or South." (Applause and writer with a stinging letter of reply. From subsequent events, however, it is evident that the secretary intended to grant the request." Teller said that when he saw bank presidents asking action in politics, as RrTERENCt' Maim roads railways !a3s rivers --u-.J4Tiar a-v. ."HJS &e 'te&&'J.&fr22-Z--5&s: - .?L,.. 'ZS' " IPa, (v - -LJjsi & ir'-&kuKL The above map shows the location of Fot&ieter"s Drift, where General puller's forces crossed the Tugela river. His army started from, the camps at Cheveley and Prere and reached a position commanding' the river before the Boers were aware of the movement. A previous feint had been made down the river eastward from Cplenso, and" the Boers had massed a tronff force there to oppose the crossing. In the meantime Buller had got his advance guard across 30 miles above. The Boer entrenchments, 16 miles long, follow the north side of the river to the east and west of Coleneo, but the crossing was made at a point several miles beyond the extreme right of the line. General Warren's brigade crossed several miles aboe Potgieters. The -advance of the British force toward Ladysmith will probably be made by way of Dewdrop, from which point a good road leads to the besieged city. The bulk of Buller's army la yet in camp south of the river, which leads to a supposition that an attempt will be made to break through the center of the Boer line. , was Indicated by the Hepburn letter, he j was satisfied the situation demanded se vere criticism, if not drastic action. "Is there any necessity for the legislation?" Inquired Teller. "I would like to ask the senator from Rhode Island (Aldrich) whether there Is any trouble with. American credit. ' Is there any other country which can sell its securities at such prices as -we can? All of our bonds are higher than those of any other country. Nobody is question ing our honesty. And yet we have legis lation here, the avowed purpose to strengthen our credit and relieve taxa tion. The senator from Rhode Island -did not tell us how our credit is threatened, nor did he tell us how this bill could re lieve us from the burdens of taxation." In conclusion. Teller reviewed the mone tary conditions in foreign countries, and declared this was not a safe time to effect a change In our monetary system. Notwithstanding the so-called prosperous condition of the country, there was a seri ous money panic In New York which forced the secretary of the treasury to purchase about ?22,0C0,000 of United States bonds. In addition to that, the secretary had put into national banks throughout the country about $120,000,000 In order to maintain the financial equilibrium. "A financial condition," declared Teller, "which requires to be" bolstered up-by the treasury'department is a bid cbnditlon." Teller thought it unwise to be experiment ing in our finances when we were very well off at present. Chandler (rep. N. H.) interrupted Teller to say that one question which seemed to make the adoption or rejection of the pending bill a moral question was the probable destruction of values In silver using countries. "X iiave.never-sald." continued Chandler, "much about the 'crime of 1873 because I have, been inclined tothink the demonetiza tion of silver then was accidental and not Intentional: but the reduction by England and the United States of the values of the silver hoards of India and the Orien ta) silver countries was a, crime and an offense against morality." , Without completing his remarks, Teller suspended for the day. promising to con tinue a some later date. The senate 'then, at 4:55 P. M.. went into executive session, and at 5:10 ad journed. In the Honsc. The house met at 1 o'clock today, in order to give members an opportunity to attend the ceremonies in connection with the unveiling of the statue of Daniel Webr ster. Saturday, l February 3, was set aside for paying tribute to, the memory of the late Representative fermentrout, of Pennsylvania. Hopkins (rep. 111.) moved that the house SO Into committee of the whole for the consideration, of the senate' bill extending the scope ofjthe 32th census., , , Russell (rep. Conn,) .said, the ppposltion to the bill was confined to the house amendment to empower the director of the census to contract for printing outside the government printing office. He suggested that general debate be closed at 4 o'clock. This was agreed to, and Hopkins' motion adopted. Hopkins explained that the bill, with the exception of the fourth section, met the unanimous approval of the census com mittee. This section authorizes the di rector of the census to contract outside of the government printing office the census reports. Hopkins, in, defending the sec tion, said the public printer would he given as much of the printing as he could do. The rest could be done as well and as cheaply outside. He assured the house that tills work w-ould be, performed by union labor. In response to a question from Shattuc (rep. O.), he said he would be willing to incorporate an amendment requiring that the work should be done by union labor. Wheeler (dem. Ky.) asked why, if gov ernment work was to be let to the lowest' bidder, there should be any provision re stricting it to firms which employed union labor. Hopkins replied that he would accept the amendment to show there was no hos tility to union labor. "Iiimitlng this work to union offices," ohserved Sims (dem. Tenn.), "is rank class legislation." Babcock (rep. Wis.) asked what there was to prevent a "rat" office, If It was the lowest bidder, from obtaining, the work. "There is not a rat pfilce In America." j work." J The debate continued ..until 4 o'clock, meru for the apportionment of the em ployes of the census equitably among the states and territories. He said every repre sentative had been allowed six appoint ments. JHe had only two" appointments. "If that amendment is adopted?.' said laughter.) The amendment was lost. ' When section 4 was reached, Hopkins, in charge of the bill, offered "the substitute for It: "That the public printer shall es tablish in the public printing "--office a OPERATIONS OF THE BRITISH ARMY IN NATAL ; j-ssft; -sv ..y,v (Lx- . raCr zJSWf'-J & V JT JpsmbJocn TZZr division or branch printing office, which shall be under the direction and? control of the public printer, of sufficient capac ity to meet the demands, etc., of the cen sus act." The committee amendments as modified were bitterly opposed by a score of members, and were overwhelm ingly defeated. Tho bill -was then passed , A conference was ordered on thehouse amendments, and the following conferees were appointed: Hopkins (rep. 111.), 'Rus sell (rep. Conn.), and Griffith (dem. Ind.). At 5 o'clockthe house adjourned. WHEELER'S SEAT VACANT. The General Mnst Go Uncle to His District for Re-election. NEW YORK, Jan. 18. A special to the Times from Washington says: "If General Joseph Wheeler expects to return to Washington to take a seat In congress without further formality, It looks as if he would meet with disappoint ment. Inquiry has been made since the announcement that he had been relieved from further duty in the Philippines, and it is fpund that there is very general agree ment on both sides of the house that It has been clearly shown by the examina tion of the case of Low. and other prece dents, that he has forfeited his right to a seat in congress, and that the only "thiiig open to-him Is to 'go back to his district and seek re-election if he desires 4o con tinue in service In congress. No doubt Is entertained that, if he seeks re-election at a special election to fill the vacancy, he will be returned to congress,, perhaps with out opposition, but it will be held by tho house, according to the best authorities in both parties, that the reat Is now vacant and will remain so until a special election has been held. Some of his friends In the house hope that he may be induced not tc make claim to the. eat, but to go at once before his people for re-election. They think he -would -win greater distinction by this course and, if re-elected, the would be entitled to pay for the entire term from March 4 last, as any one elected to the vacancy would-be." A special from Washington to the Her ald says: "No doubt exists In the minds of friends of Brigadier-General Joseph Wheele,r that his return from the Philippines In com pliance with his own request is due to the failure of General Otis to give him active service in the field. In certain quarters an effort is made to attribute General Wheelm en's return to Inability to 'stand' the cli mate and to his age. In refutation of thd 'former,' his friends pirit' to" a'statehfeht he J made after islting the American unes, 'the Impression that the new country is unhealthy is wrong.' Regarding his age, it is pointed out that he fs only about a year older than General Otis. The orders to General Wheeler to return were cabled about h. week-ago." REPORTS ON" ROBERTS CASE. ' Matter Will "Come Reforc the Hpnse Tuesday or Wednesday. WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. Chairman Tayler, of th5 Roberts committee, arid Representative Ilttlefield, , of Maine, are busy preparing the majority and minority reports respectively in the Roberts case. They will be filed together Saturday. It Is not expected that the case will be called 'up In the house until Tuesday or Wednes day of next week. The debate Is expect ed to occupy two or three, days. Roberts will bo given an opportunity to be heard on the floor in his own defense. Little field and De Armond of Missouri, who win sign the minority report, are hopeful that the mode of procedure which they favort to allow Roberts to be sworn in ,apd then to expel him, will be followed. The ma jority of the committee, on the other hand, are confident that tblr report will be adopted, and that Roberts wUl be excluded without being sworn in, Rnn Down by a Ferry. t SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 18. A small boat containing rtwo Italian fishermen was run dqwn last night on the bqy by the ferry-boat San Rafael. Gerolamo Ollverl was drowned and hla -companion, Andrew Castagnola, saved alms-elf by clutching the, steamer's paddle-wheel as she slowed down. He held on imtil as sistance came from, the ferry-boat em ployes. TO CURE A COLD IN ONEBAV. . Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All drug gists refund the money if It fails to cure. E. ,TV. Grove's signature, is on each box, 25c THE- PRESENTED TO THE SENATE CHAIRMAN MORGAN. by It ta Estimntcd'lt Will" Yield Twelve Per Cent Income, Measured ly r That of Suez. WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. Senator Mor- gan, as chairman of the senate committee . on interoceanic canals, today presented a written report upon the Nicaragua canal j bill. The following extracts -rrom tne re por Vindicate its general purport: "We have "reached a point in the discus sion of the question of a ship canal through the Isthmus of Darlen where the necessity for the canal and its advantages to our country is no longer doubted in congress or amgng the people, "With this water connection between the two great oceans, there will be established the shortest and most direct line of navi gation between the seaports of our na tion, and those of every other nation jn the world In passing from ocean to ocean. The ship canal will open a line that is practically straight around the earth and along parallels of latitude within temper ate zones where the seas are comparative ly quiet, and are refreshed with the ever prevailing tradewinds. "As a provision for the naval and mili tary defense of our country, whether in sular or continental, this canal is indis pensable, and the closer its location is made to our states on the Gulf of Mexico the more efficient will be its protection to our coasts on the Atlantic and Pacific. "Pearl harbor, in Hawaii, and the har bor of San Juan, in Puerto Rico, are the true military defenses of the canal against attack by European or Asiatic powers, and they give a more secure protection to its eastern and western outlets than any fortress, however strong, that can be lo cated at or near Its connection with the sea. "Measured by the Income of the Suez canal, at a corresponding cost, the Nica ragua canal should yield, with equivalent rates of tolls, at least 12 per cent on $140, OOO.QOO. "It is too severe a tax upon credulity to ask the adoption of the precarious wafer supply at Panama In preference to the two grand' lakes of the Nicaragua route, one of which Is 100 miles long by 45 miles' broad, and affords nearly 75 miles of fresh water navigation for the largest ships as part of the 'canal route, and to gether they supply more than 10 times the water needed to supply the canal line from Lake Nicaragua on both oceans. We owe it to ourselves and to the whole world that whatever canal we shall bulid and control on the Isthmus of Darlen shall be as open, free and neutral to all nations as its corresponding gateway, the Suez canal." SECRETARY OP THE SENATE. Sherman, of New, York, May Be Chosen by the Jopnhlican Caucus. NEW'YORK, Jan. 18 A special to the Tribune fr6m Washington says: It is now helleved certain that at the re publican senate caucus td he held on Fri day, Representative J. S. Sherman, of New York, will he declared to be the candidato of the party for secretary of the, senate, which, of course, Is equivalent to an elec tion, and that his formal acceptance of the honor will be announced. At one time It seemed as If James S. Clarkson, formerlyof Iowa, but more re cently claiming alegal residence in New Yark, might ""h'ecorae the choice of the caucus. But if nls candidacy was really formidable at any stage, it certainly re ceived its death blow when the opposi tion of the older senators developed soon after the meeting of congress. The democrats hope to have the conference- conclude to retain the services of the present sergeaht-at-arms, Richard Bright, but the republicans, it is believed, will favor "Dan" Ransdall, of Indianapolis. The latter is a one-armed yeterah of the civil war, was marshal of the District o"i Columbia under the .Harrison administra tion; took a prominent part in the man agement of President Harrison's cam paign for renomlnatlon at Minneapolis, and combines wjth tireless e,ner'gyv and great suavity the happy faculty of mak ing friends wherever he goes Among re publican senators, he seems a general fa vorite. .Nominations and Confirmations. WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. The president today sent these nominations "to the sen ate: 3 , XWllJlam C. Campbell, to 'be postmaster at Los Gatos, Cal.; Thomas J. Henderson, of Illinois, to pe civilian member of the board of ordnance and' fortifications. The senate today confirmed the follow ing nominations: C. H. Sherman, to bo assayer of the mint at San-Francisoo; R, K. Colcord," assayer in charge of the mint at Carson, Nev.: J. B Shqenfelt, agent of the Indians of the Union, agency1 in Indian territory; 3rt"W. McWadlsJf -Pennsylvania consul ati Canton, China: T. J. Henderson, of Illinois, member Mjf the board of ofdnancQj J- and fortifications; E. S. Warner, of St. Paul,, surveyor-general of Minnesota. THE MOLINEUX CASE, Recorder Gofi Tired o Hearing Handwriting Experts Testimony. NEW YORK, Jan. 18. Assistant Dis trict Attorney Osborne announced today that the prosecution tomorrow would close, its case against Roland B. Molineux, charged with the murder of Mrs. Kather Ine J, Adams, The prosecution today In troduced two more handwriting experts, who testified briefly that the handwriting nf thft Cornish and Barnet letters and of tjjo poison package address was identical -jth that of Molineux. Recorder Goff ruied that the prosecution would not be nermitted to call any more handwriting j experts, and one of the jurors expressed his weariness of expert testimony. The most Tmportant testimony" today re- lated to the poisoning of Ef. C. Barnet, and, while Mi. Osborne was always checked by the court when he asked his witnesses questions that connected MoJ ineux with the Barnet case, still the Hudson, a salesman formerly associated with H. C. Barnet, teatlfted that late in the Hummer of lfe?8, shortly before' Bar net's death, Barnet received by mall a package about one and one-naif inches long and high, in a light-colored wrapper. Witness continued: "I saw Barnet open the package. I saw him fake out the contents. As I recollect It, there was" some cotton, a smaller box inside, and in It were some pink or red capsules.11 "How does this become relevant?" asked the "recorder. "I'll shoty,"csald Osborne; "that Barnet received things , anonymously,' " and that this' defendant "bought such remedies ?is "have just been described, In the name of H. C. Barnet" Edmund Barnet. brother of H. C. Bar net, testified that aming the latter's ef fects were a small white box containing 15 pink pills, and also a box containing a salve. Dr. Robert Boocooke, a homeopathic physician of 40 years' experience, testified that small doses of cyanide of mercury, often repeated, would produce all the symptoms of diphtheria. Barnet, it was remembered, was treated for diphtheria. Other witnesses today were Vincent G. Hammlll, president of a private remedy agency, who treated by mall the bogus H. C. Barnet, alleged by the prosecution to be Molineux, for Impotency, and who- tes tified to his correspondence with the so called Barnet, and William O. Inglis, a newspaper reporter, who Identified a new "Barnet'1 letter to a Western medical house, asking for a prescription. The handwriting Js identical with that of the other "Barnet1 letters. Christian Science Victim. , COUNCIL BLUFFS, la,, Jan. 18. Mrs. P. E. Yates, of Tabor, la., against whom the grand jury has returned an indictment for manslaughter in connection with the death of her- daughter, Ethel, in this city January 5, was arrested at her home to day and is now in jail here awaiting the perfecting of her bond In the sum of $3000. The girl died of appendicitis after the physician attending her had been dis missed and she had been for several days under the care of a "divine healer." To End the Highbinder War. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 18. Through the influence' of Consul Ho Yow, the Chi nese Six Companies, of this city, have agreed to assist the police In terminating the highbinder war, which has been rag ing In Chinatown for some time past. To day, the Six Companies subscribed 517,500, which will be offered aa a reward for the apprehension of the murderers". Chief of Police Rlggy will guarantee the members of the Six Companies protection from the vengeance of the highbinders for the ac tion they have taken. Escaped Prisoner Recaptured. ST. 'LOUIS, Jan. 18. A special to the Post-Dispatch from West Plains, Mo., says: Grady, one of tho men who broke jail after beating to death Deputy Sheriff Al fred Henry, andf who was .captured last night at .Koshko'nong, was brought here, today and lodged in jail. Grady denies haying had anything to flo with killing Henry, andisays he was forced to go with Richardson, the other prisoner. As soon as released, Grady said he went to Kosh konong to give himself up. Banker Cole Arralsmed. BOSTON, Jan. 18. Charles H. Cole, formerly president of thd Globe National bank, appeared before United States Com missioner FIske today to answer to the charge of embezzlement and misappro priation, involving $900.fl00 of the bank's funds. The examinat'on was dontlnued to February 1, ad counsel for the defendant desired mpre time to prepare his case. The previous ball, of 350,000 stands. Robbers Killed a Bartender. r LEADVILLE. Colo., Jan. 18. Shortly after L o'clock this morning tw,p masked men held up Golob's saloon, on Harrison avenue. Jerry Ryan, the "bartender, re? fused to throw up his hands and was shot tvyiceby one of the robbers, dying ln stantly? The robbers fled BULLER'S WAR PLANS HIS MOVEMENT FOR OUTF-LANIOtNG ' v THE BOERS. They Awaited Him Thirty Miles Away, While He Wan Crossing Poteleter"s ForuV v NEW YORK, Jan. 18. The military ex pert of the Herald, discussing the situa tion In South Africa, says: From the time that the official dispatch was published, last Friday stating that General Buller had that day seized the fort at Potgleter's drift, on the Tugela river, the censorship has been so strictly maintained that nothing but mere conjec ture was possible in the course of events. Now the first real glimpse Is afforded of the week's campaign, for .the relief of Ladysmlth. When Sir1 George White heliographed that he was "hard pressed" during the desperate assault of the Boers on Cae sar's camp, January 6, Sir Redvers Buller promptly sent forward Clery's- division down to the river front at Colenso. Hl3 dispatch said he had sent forward "every available man," from which it could be in ferred that the bulk of his troops were behind Cheveley, at Frere, and again be hind that camp at Estcourt. Clery report ed that he found the trenches full of Boers in the fortified position, doubly strengthened since Buller's disastrous re pulse of December 14. He did not attempt anything further than a reconnolssance, his orders probably being to content him self with the feint In order to occupy the attention of the Boers at that point. Buller himself was hardly prepared for the advance which he was contemplating on an elaborate scale, with the scheme of outflanking his opponents. The reinforce ments he had received since he fell back from Colenso must have placed him in command of more than 30,000 men. Gen eral Sir Charles Warren had joined him. an officer whose Griquiland expedition years ago furnished him a reputation of being able tq outmaneuver the Boers In their own peculiar style of fighting and on their own ground. From Estcourt. Warren was In a position to start on a long flanking movement, either to the east, by Weenan, or the west, by Bethany, making a semicircle to Ladysmlth. Buller with his headquarters at Frere. could make an Inner movement, choosing his point of crossing the Tugela either directly In front or by turning movements on either side. He chose the left, or westward route, arid keeping his plans secret was able to announce the first suc cessful step of his advance In his dis patch from Potgleter's drift. This ford Is a little to the westward of the junc tion of the Tugela with lt3 southern branch, the Little Tugela river. Tho road from Frere would pass along the foot of a range of mountains on the right hand. British cavalry scouts had, it was stated, some days previously come across parties of Boers at Potgleter's drift, and it was ascertained that General Joubert was making a fortified position in the neighborhood. When Buller had gained the drift his first new step was to Inform himself as to the locality and strength of this posi tion. It was, he said, about 4 miles in front away from the river,, and of a strong character Five days have passed in deliberate preparations for continuing the march to Dewdrop. Not only has the transport of the column to be steadily brought up, but the relief supplies for Ladysmlth must be close In the rear. General Warren's column. It Is now clear from the last dispatch received, Is acting in co-operation with Buller's advance guard by moving his division In a paral lel line on the west. While Buller's plan of qperatlons has. been maturing, Gen eral Joubert,. it may be .jr. esumod, has been hurrying .his commandos from the center of his defensive line of the Tu gela to the extreme west. Some check may have been caused by the knowledge that the British commander, might at any moment make a serious move from Co lenso, or, further to the east, at Pleters or the Weenan road to Ladysmlth. FREB-STATERS DISGUSTED. One Big- Reverse -Will Send Them : Back to Their Homes. LONDON, Jan. 18 The correspondent of the Times at Lourenco Marques, tele graphing yesterday, says: "An old British resident in the Boer re public, who has just been expelled. In forms me that 10 per cent of the Free State commandos are British who ha?T: been compelled to go to the front. The Boers are so disappointed and disheart ened that he predicts that a single big reverse would be followed by a wholesale dispersal of the Free-Staters, who are disgusted with the Transvaalers. "They have no money, and no food stuffs except unground wheat and mealies in the Free State, and the payment of official salaries has been suspended. In consequence of defective transport, the men at the front often go for days with out food. Rifle ammunition is running short, and what was condemned by Gen eral Joubert at tne Beginning or the war as dangerous Is now being used "A correspondent of the Standard and Diggers News says that the Boers in- Natal are quarrelsome, cantankerous, overweary of Waiting and of the hard ships of camp life, and that they criti cise their generals. "Information from Pretoria says the Boer government refuses to accept the claim for licenses made by absentee Ult- landers. It is difficult to trust to the .efficiency of Portuguese control over goods passing through here to the Trans vaal. There is little doubt that goods are smuggled over the border, but it is im possible to say whether these are contra band, owing to the fact that the Boer agents command unlimited money, and that ,the Portuguese officials cap easily be bribed or hoodwinked." ANXD3TY IN LONDON. Bnller Will Not Have an Easy March to Ladysmlth. ' NEW YORK, Jan. 18. A dispatch to the World from London says: The 'anxiety la regard to General Buller is intense, andlincreaslng every hour. Tho public and most of the war experts are inclined to take a gloomy view of the sit uation. Mr. Williams, the Leader's war critic, says in this (Thursday) morning's issue: "Floods In the Tugela river may have postponed action. We mentioned Thurs day as the daympon which the" news of it would be officially promulgated. Our own Information goes only till Monday nigbt. It is to the e'ffect that General Warren holds the Tugela passages. The war of fice will probably communicate this state ment to the recorders and the commenta tors simultaneously with the news of the relief of Ladysmlth. "We are bound to say that the midnight Por Infants and Children. The Rind You Have Always Bought Bears the CayT Signature WRIGHT'S INDIAN VEGETABLE P3LLS Are acknowledge -by thousands of peaaona who hae used them ror over rorty years to cure a SICK HEADACHE, GIDDINESS. CONSTIPA TION'. Torpid Liver. Weak Stomach. Plmplea, ana purity um Diooa. bulletin at the war office made a bad im pression. It 13 as certain as anything can be that General Buller secured Dy yes terday morning two passages across the Upper Tugela. He may have pusnea tor- ward and been defeated, but It Is Improb able. He may have had a small reverse on his right where he could not be very strong. But It Is Just as likely that he ia pushing steadily on toward his goal. It there should be another reverse, the shock will be felt all the more by the country on account of the apprehensions excited by the maladroit worklnjr of the midnight placards." ,- " " FIGHTING AT RENSBERG. British Patrol Over-whelmed hy a Boer Force. RENSBERG, Jan. IT. A patrol, com posed of 16 men of the New South Wales lancers and South Australians, was am bushed yesterday by Boers and over whelmed after a. severe tight. Bight cf the detachment escaped and have arrived In camp. The remainder were killed or captured. This morning a patrol visited the scena of the fight and found one dead Austra lian and one wounded man. A number of dead Boer horses were also found, show ing that the Australians had jnads a gal lant fight before surrendering. It appears that when the Australians en countered the first body of. Boers and found their retreat cut off. they galloped for a near-by kopje, hoping to beat off the Boers, but on arriving they found anothei force of burghers concealed. UNITED MINE WORKERS. Resolution Adopted toy the Indinn apolls Convention. INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 18. President Mitchell presided at today's session of tha United Mine Workers of America. Tha committee on resolutions reported three resolutions. One was referred to the com mittee on constitution. The second de nounced federal courts and asked the min ers to use their polltlcaL Influence in elec tions. The committee did not concur In the resolution. The third resolution pro vided that all contracts made by the min ers begin and expire at the same date. The committee reoommended this reso lution for passage. The most radical prop osition made was the resolution provid ing that if any federal judge imposed a sentence similar to that given John P. Reese, executive board member, by Judge Williams, of Fort Scott. Kan., tha entlra forces of the United Mine Workers be sus pended until the- court's order was rescind ed. The committee reported against tho resolution. The Initiative and referendum resolution relating to a popular vote on all matters relating to government, was ta bled. At the afternoon session. President Mit chell named J. H. Kennedy, of Indiana;. T. L. Lewis, of Ohio; Edward Soppett, of Pennsylvania; Edward Flynn. of Ala bama,, and J. E. Pierce, of Illinois, as a committee on Injunction matters. , The resolutions committee reported. Tho resolutions to abolish "pluck me" stores were adopted; another to abolish the U3e of scrip and boycott nonunion-made goods was tabled. Another to compel operators, when the men are not working, to pay for full time In cash, was passed. The credentials committee failed to re port on the 100 delegates yet without seats. H 0 ' ' THE DAY'S RACES. Yesterday's Winners at Tanfornn and New Orleans. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 18. The weath er at Tanforan was fine and the track fast. The results were: Six furlongs, selling Limerick won. Ra cetto second. Slsquoc third; time. I:14. 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