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SSr ""fT' ' V f 2 THE MORNING OltEGONIAN, MONDAY, JANUABT 22, 1900. Great Meeting of Sympathizers In Washington. BRITAIN'S COURSE DENOUNCED Bfcn Prominent in. Ofl'cial Life De clare" Their Sentlxnciitis Set of lllngrlnsr Resolutions Adopted. "WASHINGTON", Jan. 2L The Grand opera-house, the largest -auditorium in Washington, was packed to the doors to night -with an enthusiastic audience that expressed its sympathy -with the Boers in their fight with Great Britain. The speak ers included members of both branches of congress, and on the stage were other public men, who came merely to add their moral support. The keynote of the speech es was that the Boers were fighting for their independence, as our forefathers had done in 1776 The gathering assembled tinder the auspices of the united Irish so cieties, and a number of leading Germans of the city joined In the movement. The decorations were American, flags, with n, ialr sprinkling of the green of Erin. Among those who occupied, seats on the stage were Senators Mason, of Illinois; Allen, of Nebraska, and Tillman, of South Carolina; Representath es Clark, De Ar mond and Oochran, of Missouri; Bailey, of Texas; Carmaclc and Cox, of Tennessee; Ehea, Jones and Lamb, of Kentucky; Shafroth, of Colorado"; Dovenor, of "West Virginia; Mejer, of Louisiana; Sulzer, of 2Cew York; Lentz, of Ohio; Mr. Van Sicklen, of New York, and representatives of the united Irish societies and others A. large delegation of Irish-Americans and German-Americans from Baltimore was in the audience. The meeting -was called to order by "the chairman of the executive committee, M. P. T. Moran, the jiational treasurer ot the Ancient Order of Hibernians, who, after a few words of welcome. Introduced Congressman Sulzer as the presiding of ficer. Mr. Sulzer was greeted enthusias tically. He said: Chairman Sulzer's Speech.. 'As an American citizen, I am not ashamed to have it known that my sym pathy is -with the heroic Boers In their determined effort to maintain their homes and their independence against the tyran ny of the British crown. Jh a finht be tween liberty and monarchy, I want to see liberty, win. "Their cause is a just one. England's attempt to steal their country Is an ouv xage. an act of criminal aggression and should be condemned by the Christian powers of the world. "In 1776 the patriotic fathers of this country fought England to gain our In dependence . The South African patriots today are fighting the same cause to main tain their independence. That is the only difference. -The courage of the Boers In the face of tremendous odds has challenged the admiration of mankind, and their heroism against almost insurmountable obstacles has won the respect of the civilized world. They are entitled to our sympathy, and we would be false to ourselves and to all our history if we did not ghe it to them. "Engtead must not be permitted to crush tne Boers and steal their homes. Her J criminal march of devastation must and wiii be checked. "We must do our duty. This groat republic, in the name of liberty, humanity and free Institutions, must de mand peace, and make that demand good. "We have a right to express our sj mpathy for the patriotic Boers. "We have a Tight to aid the Red Cross Society in their be half. "We sympathized with Holland, with Hungary, with Greece, with all the South American republics, with Armenia and with Cuba. Many we helped. "Why, I ask, in the name of all that is just and honorable, should we now refuse to lend our moral support and sympathetic aid to the patriots of South Africa? A republic that refuses sympathy to a sister republic Struggling to maintain Its independence against monarchclal aggression, is unwor thy of the name and in danger of mon archy itself. A republic that will se creteiy connive and aid a monarchy to destroy a sister republic and blot out its iree institutions Is a republic rotten to the core, and will soon fall, like a de cayed tree on the banks of a turbulent stream, to be swept away forever. "The defeat of the Boers will be the severest blow to republican institutions that has been struck in a century, and every lover of liberty' should fervently pray -that they may be successful. There Is ho doubt the administration Is secretlv In sympathy with Great Britain and lend- 4 Ing her all the aid it can. Every patriotic citizen of the republic should condemn this. "I want to see the Boers win, and 2 believe they will win. God bless the em battled farmers of South Africa is my fervent prayer, and from the ashes ot the conflict may there arise a greater and grander republic, the glorlous United States of South, America." "Billy" Blason'g Rhetoric Senator Mason was first introduced by Chairman Sulzer. "I congratulate "Washington, the capital of the nation," he said, "on this sympa thetic demonstration in behalf of a sister republic. The Boers are right, but unless we can aid them In some way, their cause may not triumph. The bird of liberty has hitherto always found a resting place In this country. Lateh theAmerican people, itanpears, have ;takejmQ eating carrion. "We o not want for the Boers the kind of liberty that England would give them. "We want the Boers to have the kind ot liberty they want If you have any In fluence, lend your voice to the cause of the Boers. If you have no influence, but have convictions, speak your sentiments." Bailey, of Texas. Representative Bailey, of Texas, deliv ered a vigorous address, that was loudly applauded. "I am sick of hearing about our broth ers across the sea," said he. "England Is brutal. It is not merely English greed of gold or desire for wealth that urges Eng land on during this war. She finds an op portunity to blot a republic from the map of the world, and she does not hesitate to do It I blush to say that there are men under this flag who hope to see this crime perpetrated, but they hope in vain." Senator Allen. Senator Allen, of Nebraska, said in part: "If there Is any courtry on the face of the earth that owes the British empire nothing, that country Is the United States of America. I am not a believer in non intervention when liberty Is at stake. 1 would not intervene with sympathy ex-" pressed, but I would intervene with every i iawiui means in my power. I hope and helieve that the God of justice will at some time see that the British empire Is some time overthrown, and a republic placed In its stead. "L hope that the. fate meted out to her jpthee"n&rd of ""any nation which, seeks-to deprive and,oppress a people of their liberty, whether it be in the plains of South Africa or In the islands of the sea. A man cannot believe in the justice of the cause of the Boer and at the same time uphold our government's course in the Philippines. The American flag will never wave in triumph over the prostrate form of liberty. "We will not even recog nize the representative of the Boers, a sister republic, although we have sent a consul to Pretoria. Is there any subtle' Influence at work In high circles to pre vent the Transvaal from obtaining recog nition in this country? I close with the hope that the next cablegram from across the water will bring news of Buller's de feat." Champ Clark Speaks. The next speaker was Representative Champ Glarkr of -Missouri He- said-in parf: ""Wherever people are struggling for lib erty they should have the friendship of all Americans. It is astounding that theie should be any argument as to that prop osition within the .broad confines of this puissant republic Two years ago this would -not have been. ""In the earlier day w0 would have made" the welkin ring; now, governmentally 6peaklng, we are dumb as oysters. "Where fore? Because England is a robber na tion, we must stand together for self protection and because it Is so English, you know! That Is, governmental Amer ica, mark you, only official America. "Prom its sordid. Inhuman verdict, we anneal to the unofficial masses, who make and unmake "statesmen whom Abraham j Lincoln anecuonateiy oenominaieu uiu plain people. The senate of the United States may laugh, to scorn Senator Ma son's resolution of s mpathy with the Boers, but the tolling millions of America will send their sympathy and their hearty I Godspeed across ,the sea to the bravo burghers, ,- who. are the best marksmen seen on earth, .since. Andrew Jackson's Immortal day at New Orleans." Other speakers on the same" general lines as their predecessors were Representa tives De Armond, Cochran, Rhea of Ken tucky and Lentz of Ohio, and Mr. Van SIclen, of New York. A number of letters and telegrams, were received, including one from Senator Hale, of Maine, express ing regret a. his inability to be present and entire sympathy with the movement. The following resolutions were adopted: Resolntiona Adopted. "Whereas, The -American people still cherish the lessons and memories of 1776, and therefore fully understand and real ize the rapacious war which Great Britain is waging against a small but patriotic people, whose misfortune Is the posses sion of neutral wealth, coveted by British greed. "Whereas, In the prosecution of this robber warfare, Great Britain has been balked as yet, .of her tyrannous designs, and has therefore resorted to unlawful and barbarous war tactics, as is her wont, to-wit: "First The arming and mobilizing of savages, "Second The distribution of dum-dum bullets to her soldiers, coupled with the boast that the British government pos sesses lOO.OOO.O&O such missiles. "Third The illegal seizure of peaceful merchandise en route from the neutral ports of the United States to friendly Portuguese markets. "Whereas, The president of the United States has not taken proper notice of these outrages, making it necessary for the people at large to express their will through public assemblages and serious. warnings. Therefore,- the -citizens of the American capital, in mass meeting assem bled, have "Resolved, That the people of thet Orange Free State and the South African Republic, are and of right ought to be free and independent, and their cl fillza tlon is understood to be equal In morality to that of any other people, the false wit ness of the British press to the contrary notwithstanding. Therefore, the precipi tation upon them of saage foes in alli ance with trained soldiery, threatens the repetition of the horrors of Wyoming, Fort Darien and other events, bitterly re membered by the American people as ruthless instances of British perfidy and dishonor. The attention of the president of the United States is respectfully direct ed to this feature, which is a notorious matter of common repute throughout the world. "Resolved, That this meeting, in con cert with the American people through out the land, sends Its sympathy, good will and heartfelt encouragement to the Boers, and reminds them that as we tri umphed against the same foe, so may they. "Resolved, That we beseech and stren uously urge the president of the United States to exercise the prerogative Vested in him . by the peace conference lately arranged by the powers of the" civilized world. "We beg him to offer his good of fices as a mediator between the Boers and the British for the deliverance of those unfortunate Englishmen and their fami lies, now being punished vicariously for the crime of a brigand cahal of gold rob bers and land-hungry conspirators, not one of whom is at the forefront of the battle. "Resolved, That we solemnly protest against the shipment of munitions of war from this country for the use of Great Britain." LETTER. OF CATHOLIC PRIEST. All Engaged in This Unjust Wax Suffer Lobs of Soul. TOLEDO, O., Jan. 21. Father Patrick O'Brien, of Good Shepherd church, who recently presided at a pro-Boer mass meet ing here, today made public a lengthy letter, written In reply to the open letter of Herbert, Cardinal Vaughan, archbishop of "Westminster, London. This action was taken despite efforts of priests and lay men to have the reply, which quotes Cath olic theology at length, against the car dinal's utterance, suppressed. The letter, dated January 10, says In part: "You say that justice Is on the side of Ens-land. The civilized world denies this, both Protestants and Catholics; Christian nations look upon your war with the Boero as the most unjust ever waged by a civil ized government. "Catholic theology teaches us that sol diers engaged in an unjust war cannot lawfully kill an enemy, even In self-defense, because they are the unjust ag gressors. It follows from this teaching that all who engaged In an unjust war, knowing it to be such, are in a state ot mortal sin, and If they die. in Impeni tence, suffer the loss of their souls. "Those are the teachings of the Cath olic church on the subject of war." Raised 8S00 for the Boers. BUFFALO, N. Y., Jan. 2L A pro-Boer meeting was held at the Lyceum theater tonight Addresses were delivered by ex Congressman R. B. Mahaney, Rev. Father Cronin, Rev. T. N. Powers, Rev. C. -H. Qmball, State Senator Mackey and others, A subscription of over $800, in aid of the Boer hospital corps, was tttken. Resolutions were adopted tendering sym pathy to the Boers and calling Upon the president and his administration for a "foreign policy more truly American and inukeeplng with" the traditional attitude of this country toward a sister republic." To Raise Fzmds for Boers. OMAHA, Jan. 2L A largely attended meeting of Irish-Americans and German American citizens was held tonight to in augurate a plan to raise money for the Boer hospital fund. A committee was ap pointed to Invite Miss Maude Gonne, the Irish "Joalf of Arc," who is expected to arrive in New1 Y6fk Sunday, to Visit Oma ha and deliver a lecture.' An Ignoblo Policy. Atlanta Constitution. "Imperialism." as the Constitution has shown from the first, is a term that, has no meaning when applied to any project carried put under American auspices. It Is a bugaboo pure and" simple. But what alternative policy have the antl-"imperial-Ists" to offer for the emergencies that ex ist in the Philippines? Nothing whatever except that which would cause the United States forces to tuck their tails and make a run for the transports, leaving the is lands in the hands of the treacherous and bloody-minded eleinent that is now en gaged in, attacking ,the American flag. In 1788 only 455 persons went to Carls bad for the waters, while the number of visitors this year was 50,000, of whom 2153 were Americans. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY. " .Take LaxatUe Bfomo QnlnJne Tablets All 'druE'- B..w .w... mc wuire; j. il lattiriv cure; jy iy;r QrorB -signature IB -on-each bcx. 250, ' tSOWIHENfEREAl'BUSBE IiOST 22 HORSES AND PACKS, x BE SIDES THD CASUALTIES. The Uprising: in IVesros Was a. More Seriona Affair Than Was First Reported. MA'NILA, Jan. 21, 10 P. M. The escort of 50 men of company O, Thirtieth infan try, Lieutenant Ralston commanding, which "was ambushed near" Llpa, consist ed of" 50 convalescents from the hospital, who were going to rejoin the regiment. The insurgents hid in the bushes along J the road and opened fire upon the pack train from three sides The Americans', In addition to their casualties, were com pelled to abandon the train, which con sisted of 22. horses. The latter, with their fcadks.fell into the hands of the Insur gents, who pursued the retreating escort for fhree miles- along'ihe road, until the Americans were reinforced. Mail advices from Negros bring partic ulars of the uprising last month in the southern part of the island, in which Lieutenant Ledyardr Sixth infantry, was killed. Instead of being an unimportant revolt of native police, as was at first re ported, it appears to haves been an at tempt to overthrow American authority. The movement was started by the ch"ef officials of the autonomous government, the men who were elected and inaugurat ed with so much ceremony last November. Eleven of these officials, Including the president and several councillors, were lodged in jail on a charge of plotting treason. Several secured their release under heavy bonds, but others remain in prison. General Smith found evidence that the revolting police "were following the' or ders of the autonomous government,, which designed to use the force under its control to overthrow the Americans. The plot failed through being started pre maturely, but Negros was in a state of uneasiness for a week. Two CQmpanies of the Forty-sixth infantry were hurried from Ho Ilo to reinforce the garrison at Bacolar. The officials arrested include some of the most prominent men in Negros. It is believed that they will be expelled from the island. IMPORTS AT MATCHA. First Report for Three Months Un der American Control. WASHINGTON, Jan ZL The war de partment made public today a statement showing the imports at the port of Ma nila for the three months of July, August and September last, being the first official data relating to imports, during so long a period since American occupation. The total value of merchandise entered at Manila custom-house for the three months named was S5.S02.5S1 In addition there was $52,520 in gold coin, and $225,294 in silver coin from British India and $332, 707 in silver coin from China, bringing the aggregate of imports up to $6,443,102, or at the rate of more than $25,300,000 a year for Manila alone. The growing nature of the trade is shown by a comparison with the amounts for all Philippine ports for the 15 years ending with 1894, during which time the average yearly imports for the archipel ago only amounted to $17,039',044, or two thirds of the valuation indicated by the trade of three months ending with Sep tember, 1899, for Manila alone. The values of importations of merchan dise from the various leading countries are given as follows: China .. : $2,458,103 United Kingdom 916,501 Spain 663,405 Australia . 410,452 Germany . 357,823 United States . ...- 329,114 Eleven other countries1 furnished goods in amounts ranging from $93,521 from the Netherlands, down to $193 from Denmark. Cotton and its manufactures furnished $1,374,210 out of the total imports, of which theUnlted States furnished goods amount ing to $1479. The United Kingdom fur nished a total value of $563,816; Spain, China, Germany, British East Indies, The Netherlands, Switzerland, France, Italy and Belgium all led this country,- and only Japan and Russia appear further down the list WHEELER ONE OF THE BOYS. Gave Tired Soldiers His Horse and Curried Gnu Himself. MUNCIE, Ind., Jan. 21. B. F. Whaley, an Indiana volunteer, writes from Pana que, P. I., making the following reference to General Joseph "Wheeler: "How could a single man in our ranks, be he veteran or 'rookie,' make even a wry face at their trials of war when the Inspiring sight of that venerable 'cotton headed' Southern war horse and hero of El Caney and San Juan, General Joseph "Wheeler, Is at the front of our column, leading the way through the swamps, across rivers and into the dense jungles of this island, and now and then dismount ing from his horse and bidding some ex hausted soldier to get into the saddle, while he, taking the gun of the private and slingmg it over his shoulder, marches along with us, chatting with the men about hhrf in a gleeful, familiar way, 'caus ing them to forget every sensation of hunger and fatigue and to remember only that they were the defenders of the flag." ROBERTS CASE THIS WEEK. House Will Determine Whether He Will Be Excluded or Expelled. WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. The feature ot the proceedings In the house this week will be the consideration of the case of B. H. Roberts, the Mormon representative elect from Utah. The case has attracted Intense Interest all over the country. Though both the majority and minority of the committee which investigated the case agree that Mr. Roberts .should not sit as a member of the. house on account of alleged polygamous practices, there will be a rojal struggle over the question of procedure, upon which the committee has split The case will be called up Tues day, and two, possibly three, das will be devoted to it. The majority of the com mittee hold that Roberts should be ex cluded, while the minority contend that he be seated and then be expelled, basing their argument for this course upon the ground tllat Roberts possesses all the con stitutional qualities for membership, and that any attempt to exclude him upon the .theory that pongress has the power to add to those qualities would establish a dan gerous, precedent that mjght return to plague congress in the future. Llttlefleld of Maine and De Armond of Missouri, whD presented the minority report, will make a strong fight, and say they believe they can convince a majority of the 'Mouse that th(3 course they advocate is the only proper one to pursue. The majority of the committee, on the other hand, are confident that they will be backed by a majority ot tne house. Roberts Is ex pected to make a plea in his own de fense. Should he be seated In accordance With "the contention of the minority, ' a resolution to expel will ba immediately offered, and this doubtless will carry by an almost unanimous vote, although the majority In their report, have insisted that, once seated, a member cannot be expelled for acts committed before he was a mem ber of the house. f . Tomorrow will 'he devoted to District' of Columbia matters, and Friday to eulo gies upon the life and public, services of the late Vice-President Hobart. Senators Will Make Speeches. The senate again this week will devote itself almost exclusively to speech-braking- As variety of subjects 'will be coy eredr The "financial bill will remain the unflnlshed-'buslnessi but the senaje wlU ngtjfpr successive' years, he held strictly fa Its consideration. Sev eral set speeches probably will be made upon It, among those who are expected to speak being Senators Coskrell, Daniels and Allen. No announcement has yet been made of speeches on the affirmative side of the measure, but now that a day has been agreed upon for a vote, it may be expected -that some-of the friends of the bill willrspealr in Its defense; - The first speech- of the week will be made Immediately after the close of the routine business Monday morning by Sen ator Pritchard on his resolution declaring the proposed amendments to the constitu tion of North Carolina to be in contra vention of the federal constitution. .He will be followed by Senator Turner In a prepared speech on the Philippine ques- L tion. Tuesday, Boas will address the sen ate on the application of the constitution of the United States to Puerto Rico and the Philippine archipelago. He will be followed on the same date by McEnery with a speech on the North Carolina con stitutional question. The two reports on the Quay contest will be presented Monday or Tuesday, and as this contest is a privileged auestlon. it Us mot unlikely to receive early attention. senator Penrose,, ovho is In charge-of Mr. Quay's case, says he will gsk that the contest be pressed to an early decision in the senate. The Saraoan treaty also will be taken up again in executive session on the motion of Senator Jones, of Arkansas, to recon sider the vote on which It was ratified. The treaty has been already returned to the senate by the president, to await the presentation, of the Arkansas senator's motion THREE OF ONE FAMILY DEAD Deadly Quarrel In Italian Quarter ol XevF York City. NEW YORK, Jan. 21. Three Inmates of one home were shot to death In a family row which began in an Italian tenement in East Eleventh street at noon today. Antonio Colletti, 37 years old, married, was snot through the lung and died; Caspar Colletti, 19 years old, Antonio's brother, was shot in the breast, and died shortly after being taken to the hospital: David Salvatori, 40 years old, a cousla of the Collettis, was shot in the breast, and died soon after being taken to the hos pital. Vincenzo x Spinella and his son Frank, 17 years old, have been arrested charged with the murders, and the police are still searching for Frank Spinella, who also played a part In the tragedy. The quarrel began late last night be tween Joseph Colletti and Frank Spinella at the Spinella home. Today young Spin ella went around to the Eleventh-street tenement, and renewed hostilities by as saulting Antonio Colletti. Colletti resent ed the attack, and his brother helped him, and Vincenzo Spinella appeared on the scene, and a number of the Colletti fam ily's relatives joined in. This was the signal for a general riot, and soon the street was filled with a. shouting, strug gling mob For awhile pistol shots .and the cries of neighbors created a perfect bedlam. When the police patrol arrived and after the smoke had cleared awayt one dead and two mortally wounded meh measured their lengths on the pavement. StJBPENAS FOR 1240 WITNESSES. Qompany o Rangers Ordered Out to Preserve Order at Trial. AUSTIN, Tex., Jan. 21. An additional company of rangers was today ordered to Bastrop to remain there during the trial of the men charged with the murder q Arthur Burford, the son of Sheriff Bur- ford of Colorado county, who was killed a few days ago by members of the Reece faction. The trial is set for next Wed nesday, and subpenas have been issued for 1240 witnesses. The rangers will dis arm every man as he enters the town. The governor has ordered that every pos sible measure be taken to prevent further bloodshed. Tried to Banc His Neighbor. CHICAGO, Jan. 2L Because he loved Bartholomae Pieta's wife, John Staezch, a farmer, tried today to hang the man who stood In his way. In the little cot tage of his rival, out near Rosehill ceme tery, the self-appointed executioner par tially carried out the murder. He would have succeeded had not his victim fought so hard for his life that he escaped with the noose about his neck and the rope dragging behind hJm- While the hang ing1 was not a complete success, It may yet result in murder, for the victim is in a critical condition. a ' KILLED BY EARTHQUAKE.' It Wrought Much Havoc Through Central Mexico.,. VCITY OF MEXICO Jan. 21. News is arriving from the interior points affected by the earthquake Friday night and Sat urday morning. Much damage was done to property In Guadalajara, and the city of Colima, capital of the state of the same name, was the scene of terrific ex periences, accompanied with loss of life. The City of Mexico came off compara tively unscathed in the earthquake", few accidents occurring here or in the sub urbs. The church, of the Three Kings, in the suburbs, was cracked, and will be closed for repairs. SEVEN PERSONS KILLED. Sixty A.re Said to Have ' Been .In- jured at Colima. COLIMA, Mexico, Jan. 21. An earth quake shock began here a quarter of an hour before midnight Friday, and as sumed serious proportions at Tenlmata, many houses being badly injured and some of light constiuction wrecked. There was great consternation, and people rushed into the streets, some barely es caping with their lives. Seven people 'were killed outright, and 60 were wound ed and are being cared for by local sur geons. It was reported that the volcano had burst into eruption, but it now ap pears that the phenomenon wa3 confined to subterranean manifestations. Local scientific men believe that the earthquake traveled from the Pacific ocean, and that when news shall reach here from the coast there will be Interesting details. The governor of. this state has appointed a commission to inspect the churches and public, houses. Quiet has returned, and there Ik ltltlev apprehension of the rotUrn of the disturbances. Damaged Buildings In Guadalajara. GUADALAJARA, Mexico, Jail. 21. At midnight Friday an earthquake shock cracked the1 arches and Staircase of the state palace and the porticos of the uni versity and the Callado theater. The 'churches of San Francisco and San Jose were damaged, The shock was felt se verely at Sari Bias, on the Pacific, and noises Underground were heard, resem bling" the rumbling of a heavy sea dashing on the shore. Light Shock at Vera. Cru:. VERA CRUZ, Jan. 21 The earthquake traveled across the qountry, reaching here just after midnight Saturday morning. The shock was comparatively light here. 0 Secretary Gage's Reply. New York Evening Post. The reply of Secretary Gage to the reso lutions of inquiry of the senate and house regarding the deposit Of public moneys In the National City bank, the Hanover Na tional bank, and other designated deposi taries. .Is so clear and complete that little;, rh'eeas Who' sid in addition. vIt leaves,. nothing mof 6" to be said by his accusers, . . . If is perliaps w orth mentioning that accusations like those preferred against Secretary Gageawere hurled against Sec retary Sherman and Secretary Fairqhlld, net to go further back In the history of the government, when (In Jackson's time) they formed the, .staple of political strife li ' INSPIRED BY EMPEROR VON BULOW'S SPEECH. CRITICISING t BRITISH POLICY. UZl". Financial and Industrial Situation in GermanyUnited, States Sent No Note to the Powers. ' BERLIN, Jan. 2L There Is the best au thority for the statement that those parts of Count von Bulow's speech In the relch stag last Friday when replying to Herr Mueller's interpellation, which contained severe strictures upon British policy and adverted warnings tcr England, were due to Emperor William's expressed wish. HI3 majesty is said to be "thoroughly in accord w.lth the nation In condemning Great Britain's manner of searching Ger man vessels." Money rates continued easier throughout last week. The reduction in Lorfdon and Vienna had a favorable effect, and led to an expectation of a further reduction at the Reichsbank. The difference between official and private rates Is now" over 2 per cent Nevertheless, the large volume of discount renders, caution necessary. A further reduction at the Rerchsban Is probable before February. London ex change has dropped slightly below the gold export point. The great demand for capital here dur ing the last few years is now felt In the scarcity of capital for new enterprises Many schemes are now waiting for mote favorable conditions. The bourse has shown a waiting attitude, and specula tion has been reduced to narrow limits. Nevertheless, values are rather firm. Do- fmestlc Industrials are again advancing moderately, and coalers were favorites. Advances in coar prices have agitated the iron market, which reports Increases ot new supplies. The situation there :s still improving, and confidence in the boonr continues firm. A semiofficial note, which does not how ever, appear in the Berliner Post, de scribes as a canard the statement that the powers have been asked by the United States whether they will uphold the "open door" in the far East. Money Waiting- for- British Victory. LONDON, Jan. 21. While still waiting for the oft-rumored British victory, the stock, exchange feels so confident that this will not be mUch longer delayed, so far as news tor investment is concerned, the tone of the market is much improved. Speculation, however, is still at a low Obb, ami prices last weejk. were Irregular; consols being the strongest feature and closing two points up. Americans were dull and somewhat neglected. The best prices for the week were not maintained, although the changes were unimportant. Among the Increases were Chicago, Mil waukee & St. Paul, which rose 94 point; Wabash debentures, ; Wabash preferred, U; Pennsylvania, , and Atchison, To peka & Santa, Fe, . Money was in good supply, the rate until Monday being V& per cent; for, a w?ek,,nfrqEa l.to 2, and on three months' bills .3&. j Says China Yields to French. TACOMA, Jan. 2L The steamer Mon mouthshire, brings news from Shanghai that China has acquiesced in French demands for territory at Kwang Chanwan bay after two more Chinese defeats. China has dismissed the viceroy of Kwang prov inces, appointing LI Hung Chang to suc ceed'him. China also agrees1 to decapitate the prefect-who began the warfare against the French, and to pay 200,000 taels .in demnity to the families of Frenchmen who were killed. French leaders in Tonkin are greatly elated, and declare that while Eng land is busy in Africa, France should ex tend her sphere of influence over Kwang Tung, Kwang and iTunan and demand equally with imgjana in Szechuan. OnvDecemher 0,-80 J'Tench soldiers were' sent into the interior to make a demon stration and .prevent further native up risings. Tney engagea a body of Chinese troops and fougnt tneir way through, a mob then surrounded them, but was driven back. One hundred natives were killed or wounded. The.same week three companies of marine infantry charged Chinese regu lars, filling 22. French warships then threatened to -oup the Mverand bom bard. Cantonf wheEeugonr China yielded. General Mercler Receives a Rebuff. PARIS, Jan. 21, General Mercler re ceived an unexpected rebuff yesterday when the old students of- the Ecole Poly technique, which furnishes a 'majority of the artillery and engineer officers to the army,' met In the sphool theater t,o elect a president. Amid great excitement the ballot was takenthe result showing Ati1V- 0W1 trw 1SAWlia, ofrolnert IrtTUV A. Vila adversary. Uproar and a free fight" fol lowed, General Mercler'3 partisans de claring that the hallot had been falsified. Tables and chairs were overturned, and General Bolssenet, who presided, was hustled. Eventually order was restored, and a recount, confirmed the defeat of Mercler, German, Coronation Fete. BERLIN, Jan. 21, The coronation fete today was the usual impressive spectacle. The attendance included, all the Prussian princes and a score or more from the other German states. Empress Augusta Victoria personally conferred the 'Louise orders on a score of ladles who subse quently joined in the festivities. Among the Invited diplomats were the Russian, French, Italian, Spanish, Turkish and Austro'-Hungarian ambassadors. Fewer decorations were conferred than was the case a year ago, and $he fact that the number of high decorations conferred was so small has caused considerable com ment. B-anish. West Indies Zollverein. LONDON, Jan. 21. The Copenhagen cor respondent of the Dally News says: ""I hear that Denmark and the United States are arranging that the Danish West Indies shall enter a zollverein with the United States which may be a pre lude to the cession of the islands to the American government." Pa on the Highwayman Problem. "Georgie" in Chicago Times-Herald. "Did you see that in'the paper what One of the aldermun wants to dor' maw ast paw.. "What about?" paw says. , "The High way men," maw told Him. "One of the aldermun wants to Have the sitty Pay a person ?200 Every time they Kill a High way man." "Oh, yes," paw anserd, "I seen It. That's a Good plan, too. When I was a Boy they had so menny Foxes around Where I lived' that nobuddy Could raise Spring Chlckuns or Enny other Kind, so they Paid a Bounty on all the Foxes you killed. All a Person had to Do was, kill his fox and Cut off the Ears and Take them up to the Court house ate miles away and Get his 25 sents. I Erned Enuff that way One winter to get a pair of Boots and a Bottul of hare oil with perfewm In It. I tell you them Was the days when a Boy could have exsltemunt." "Would you haft to Cut off ,the High way man's Ears and Take them to the sitty hall before you Could get your 200 dollers?" I ast. "Well," paw told us, "I don't no just How they would Work out the Deetales of this plan. I s'pose they Would have some Kind Of a narrangement so You wouldn't haft to Hire a nexpress Waggon and take Your high way man along Every time you went after the munny, becoz that wouTd He1 more Trubble almost than it' Is Worth1. We got to Do Sumthlng, tho, to stop "the new Sence. The poleea Can't do it becoz they ain't got the Time to Spair. They got to stay around the Sa loons and tell the Bar tenders when It's Time to close Up fer the nlte For fear they mite forget and Haft to pay the Costs If they got Cot at It ' 'So the Best thing to do is pay a Bounty '-tor ded High, way men and Let everybuddy have a chanct to ern a Little extra. Just think how it would help out One High way man would be Ehuff to pay the Coal and gass bills for a Hole winter and leave a. Little extry for groceries and things.' "But don't You think JtWpuld be Daln gerus to let Everybuddy go around with Guns In their pockets?" maw ast "Oh, J dunno,' paw Anserd. "Most ot them do"that Enny way. So you See if this. ,plan Was In Operashun when a person went to a Card party ancL didn't win the prize he needn't be dlscurrldge'd, becoz he mite still Have a chanct to shoot a High way man on the way home. They ain't Enny use talkin. It's a grate skeem, and If a- Person lost his job He Could tafce His gun and start out at nite and mebby ern Enuff In a nour or So to pay the rent and Keep things goln all Tite fer three or Four munths. Thaf s the way to make this place a Moddle town." "High way men are terrible things to Have around," maw says, "and I vlsh they Could be some "Way so Everybuddy would try to Lead a Blameless life; but what if they paid people For shootinir them and Everybuddy was-Allowed to Go around with a. Revolver Loded and All reddy to Fire, and they Happened to kill the rong man? That would be Ofile." "Oh, well," paw says, "of Corse If that Happened and the innosunt man's folks Could, prove It the sitty wouldn't Haft to pay the 200 dollers." 4 a BRITISH SHIP SDTTOrT ASHORE Crew of 24 Men Rescued by a. Reie- nue tintter. LEWES, Del., Jan. 2L The British steamer Sutton, with a cargo of Iron ore from Carthagena for Philadelphia, strand ed on Fenwicfc Island shoals, eight miles from here, about G o'clock Saturday morn ing, in a dense fog. 'After working all dey to back off the shoal, the vessel, from constant pounding, began to fill and settle After darkness had set in, Captain Pike fired rockets and burned colored lights and attracted, the attention of the revenue cutter Ondaga, which was patrolling the. coast. 'She immediately sent boats to res cue the crew of 24 men. This was difficult, as a heavy southwest gale was blowing at the time, but. by the aid of the Ondaga's searchlight, tha men were taken from the stranded vessel at midnight and the whole crew, were brought to the breakwater. It is feared the. Sutton cannot be saved. The Sutton Is a steer steamer Qf 1GM tons, built in 1S34 and owned by Simly & Co., of London. ARRIVAL OF 3IONMOUTHSHIRE. Has Clean Bill of Health, But Vaccination-- Are Deemed Necessary. ASTORIA, Jan. 21. The British steam ship Monmouthshire -arrived off the mouth of the river at h) o'clock this mornlnsr. and, taking on a pilot, came directly in and anchored In the lower harbor. She was boarded by Quarantine Officer Dr. .Hill Hastings, whe- received a clean bill of health for her from the physician In charge of the British Columbia quaran tine station at William's head. Dr. Has tings, however, made an examination of the vessel and crew and deemed it neces sary to vaccinate several of the officers ar.d crew before- he would, pass her Her master. Captain Evans, stated that no new cases of smallpox had developed among the passengers at the 'quarantine station, but there was one case that was regarded as suspicious. He also reported an unfortunate Incident of the passage from Yokohama that has not before been made public On the night of January 8 George Scott, the second engineer of the vessel, disappeared between midnight and 4 o'clock in the morning. It Is presumed that he felL overboard in some way. He was a native of Abrooth, Scotland. SEATTLE IS OVERDUE. Was Never Before Late on Her Slcag - way Ran. SEATTLE. Jan. 21. Great anxiety is manifested over the nonarrlyal, , of Vhe steame'r City of Beajtle, pow ,flv days. Overdue from akagway As she?" make's the ToVnd trip'from here in eight or n.ne days, and has never before been a day late. It ia taken that she is in serious trouble. No word has been received con cerning her. Many rumors are afloat here, but have all proved without foundation. The Paris Towed to Belfast. LONDON, Jan. 21. The steamer Paris, which has been at Mllford Haven making temporary repairs to the damages received while she was ashore on the Manacles, was towed from that place today for Bel fast. Domestic and Foreign Ports. San Francisco, Jan. 21 Arrived Ship Spartan, from Seattle; steamer Co-qullle- River, from Gray's harbor. Sailed Ship Indiana, for Kahaimo; ship Dashing Wave, for Tacoma; yteamer Mackinaw, for Seattle. Queenstown, Jan. 2t Sailed Cuflc, from Liverpool for New" York. New York. Jan. 21 Arrived La Bretagne, from Havre. A Good Gnc . "Reminiscences" by J. lvegan Paul. Before "Wilberforce became a bishop he had been archdeacon of Surrey, and his old archdeaconry became a part of his later bishopric of Winchester. At a meet ing of the clergy at CIapham, his chap lain told him that an old 'Dr. , who had been many years in the diocese, was vexed at having been forgotten. "Yes," said the bishop; "I have not the smallest recollectloni of him, hut I will make it all right, and will go out and speak to him. Which is he?" He was pointed out, and th& bishop made his way to him. - "My dear Dr. ., I have not had a moment for a real conversation w'th. you. I need not ask how you are after all these years. Do you still ride your gray maise?" "Yes, , my, lord.; how good of you t re member her," etc. The chaplain, who was within earshot, said, when he again came near the bli.h- op: "Then you did remember Dr. afc- ter all?" "Not a bit of It," said the bishop. "T saw the gray hairs on hla coat, and I chanced the sex." 0 The Greatest in. History. Philadelphia Record. Tha greatest banquet in history took place August 18, 1SS9. when the 40.000. may ors of France sat at a table In the Palais de l'Industrle, Ih Paris. There were three relays of about 13,000 guests each. To prepare that feast required 75 chief cooks, 13.000 waiters, scullions, cellar-men and helpers; SO.O0O plates, 52,000 glasses, knives, forks and spoons In proportion, 40,000 rolls, and fish, meat and fowl by the ton. The banquet was part of the centenary cele bration of the events ot 1789. 0 ' Hoss of Another Color. Colfax Gazette. Kelly Hoss was given his name at Ore gon City, Or., 42 years ago, but has car ried it as long as he can bear it. In a pe tition to the superior court praying that It be changed to Perry Kelly, he recites that, by reason of the peculiarity of the name, he has been, and is repeatedly, made the subject of ridicule and made to suffer keenly from chagrin and shame, and is constantly made a subject of reproach by his associates. The court granted, hla prayer and he will henceforth be known as JPerry Kelley. lor Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bongiit Bears the Signature of CajtT&i U LABORERS ENTOMBEB STREET TUNNEL -os CAVED. IN ANGELES. Men. Can Be Heard Disks: ior Lib erty toy Those Worfcinff to Release, Them. LOS ANGELES, Cal., Jan. ZL-iShortly after It o'clock this morning the west end of what is known as the Third-street tunnel, which' is under construction. e tween Hill and Hope streets, a distance of three blocks, caved in and entombed. 11 laborers and bricklayers, and xauiuy injured W. T. Lamtte, an lnspeotorin tn& employ of the street department. The en tombed men are: Jerry Mohn and John Eckhart, bricklay ers; FranfcuPaylessur,. John Mitchell. Will iam Paully, . Klm.oerly.. Max Costelio . Bradden, John Bejoe. J. W. Wash burn aiid Bert Garrett, laborers. Work on the tunnel fs being done oy cqntract, and in order .to hasten its con struction a. force-of men Is empley-jd Sun day. The. men engaged vhis" morning ex cavating 1J5 feet from the mouth of the tunnel, which had been timbered up for a distance? of 2S feet, which was sullenly choked up by tons of earth andl bnoken timbers. Tin timbers were defective- and insufficient to support the great weight, and the accident Is thus accounted ior. Inspector Lamble Was in the aci ot leaving the tunnel when tho cave-in oc curred. Three feet from the entraxico there stood a noil keg. which . at lea st temporarily saved.' his life. He was borne to the ground by the falling earth ani timbers, one of wh.tah made a bridge from the ground to the ntiil keg over the upper m part of his bod 'lving him sufficient breathing room until the rescuers un earthed him. His lowVsr extremities, how ever, were pinned dowm, and it was eight hours before he was ivctracted, and then la a. dying condition. Twenty-eight feet from the entrance to the tunnel, which has b.'en sunk to a depth of 175 feet, the roof Is bricked over, and It is not thought that any of the en tombed men "were killed, ?h tunnel la 2S feet high and 26 feet brpad, and con tains sufficient air to keep he men alive for a number of hows. A shaft is now being sunk through v.he roof of the tun nel for the purpose of admitting more air. and the entombed merman be lrd dig ging for liberty by the scores of shovelera who are working fi;om the outside Bar ring accidents, It is ttught the Impris oned men wIU be llbemied In the course of 12 or 15 hours. . Two deaths have air lady occurred In this tunnel by previous ave-ias. The Self-Ke-pect.!n g Dog. The Contemporai-y-No self-respecting dog will bite a female, except- in the extremes t nd j1,-?-fense though I am sony to say that tha lady herself, as a rule hat' no scruple: whatever about punishing, to the full ex tent of her pow.r, any HuUv WuiU the op posite; sex: that happens to be inferior to ner In size or" strength. And Indeed. Uk tho woman Id tho crowded" 'bus, she Is in clined to demand, her privileges as rights. A vixenish female will make more troublo in a pack of hounds than any three of tho sterner sex, for whenever dissatisfied sho hasn't the sliRhtest reserve about speaking - , en as her cause is extremely hlkely to be championed, upon geterai prin ciple's, hy some chivalrous mui?, u. fight Is frequently the result. 1 n BOolier- Washington's Advice. CHICAGO. ' Jan. 21.-Booker T. Wash ington addressed the Young Met s Sun day Club tody at Qulnn chapel, his suo ject being "Jie Industrial Development of the Colored Race In the United Suites. 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