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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
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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
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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. .
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
Six furlongs, selling Jingle Jingle won,
Sugden second. RacUaii third., time, irl-1.
Six furlongs, selling Harry Thoburn
won.Tfieory second, Clbnsifla. thtrd? time,
MS.
Belmont stakes, value ?12C0. mile and a
quarter Zoroaster won, Potente second,
Daisy F. third; time. 2.06.
Five and a half furlongs Tlmemaker
won. Sardine second. Yellow Tall third;
time. l:06&.
Seven furlongs Bannockburn won, OUn
thus second, San Venado third; time,
1:264.
Races at New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. IS. The track
was slow. The results were:
One mile Prospero won. Trlllo second.
Lord Fairfax third; time. l;45"Ji.
Mile and 20 yards Caviar won. Major
Mansur second, Caloocan third; time.
1:50.
Mile and an eighth, selling Top Gallant
won, Fewnews second, Elldad third; tlme
2:01.
Seven furlongs, handicap Knight Ban
nert won, Frellnghuysen second, El Caney
third; time. 1:33.
Six furlongs, selling Dr. Parker won,
JcsephineB. second. Cathedral third; time,
1:18,
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Gold reserve 222.302.7eo
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