""juj'V" THE MOHNING OKEGOKEAN, TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1900. 2 --" lator Turner Arraigned the Administration's policy. ANOTHER DAY OF ORATORY Prtfiolmrd on tlie Race Question In the Sou tli Proceedings in the iower noose. '.: HrsSHlJ?GTCwf Jan: "22 This -was an other day of orators' in the senate, little fcdiwnd routine" business being transacted. Pritchard delivered a long and carefully prepared address on the race question in the tSouth, his remarks being addressed particularly to the proposed amendment to the constitution or North Carolina, which, if enacted, he said, would disfran chise a large mass of voters, both -white and black. He "was followed by Turner of "Wash ington, in a speech, on the Philippine question, in "which he arraigned the ad- ministration's policy as set out in the president's m&ssage, and the speech of Bei'orWge. Turner -was given close atten tion by his -colleagues. The house "was In session only 40 min utes today, and nothing of public import ance "was done except to refer to the speaker for settlement a. dispute between the appropriations and military affairs committee over jurisdiction of the esti mates for the appropriations for the man ufacture -of small arms at the Kock Isl and and Springfield arsenals. A few District of Columbia bills of minor im portance "were passed.: THE DAY IX THE SENATE. Pritchard on the Xojrro Question Turner on the Philippines. "WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. Soon after the senate convened today a joint resolution, was offered by Piatt (rep , N. T.), au thorizing the president to ask the govern ment of Great Britain to join In the pro motion of an international commission to examine and report on the division of wat ers that are the "bpundaries of the two countries. It "nas referred to the commit tee on foreign relations. Hoar (rep, Mass), chairman of the judiciary committee, reported back the. resolution of Rawlins (dem., Utah), for an inquiry upon polygamy, with a rec ommendation that the first and last para graphs of the resolution be adopted. The report was accepted and the resolution as amended was adopted. The resoluti6n as passed reads: 'T what extent polygamy is practiced or polygamous marriages entered Into In. the United States or in places where they have jurisdiction. "What, If any, steps should be taken or measures enacted for The prevention of polygamy in the United States and places over which it has juris diction." Alien (pop., Neb.) offered a resolution calling -upon the secretary of the treas ury to furnish the senate with all the Information, consisting of correspondence and verbal communications, he may have had with A P. Hepburn and other offi cials of the National City, bank, of New York, concerning the transmission of the custom-house of New Tork to the Na tional City bank. It went over under ob jection. At the conclusion of the routine busi ness, Pritchard (rep., N. C.) called up his resolution relating to the proposed amend ment to the constitution of North Caro lina, which, if adopted, It is alleged, will disfranchise a large class of voters of he istate. After reading the resolution, Pritchard addressed the senate, his ad dress being in answer to that delivered several days ago by Senator 3Torgan. Pritchard said the question Involved the peace and welfare of the nation and the stability of our institutions. The con stitution guaranteed to each state- a re publican government. If Senator Mor gan's contention prevailed there would be pure nullification. He said the demo crats of North Carolina .were attempting to deprive certain citizens of guaranteed rights, just as the democrats of Louisi ana had done. Pritchard said that If Senator Morgan was right, then the dem ocratic party ought to have the courage to propose the abrogation of the 15th amendment, which gives the negro the right of franchise. He said the adoption of the proposed amendment to the North Carolina constitution would sound the death knell to the aspirations of every Zeb Vance democrat in the state. "While it is claimed that the object of the pro posed amendment was to secure white su premacy, said Pritchard, the real purpose Is to disfranchise thousands of white and colored citizens, and-thus create an office holding class. There could be no fear of negro 'domination in North Carolina, de clared Pritchard, because the whites out numbered the blacks by two to one. He regarded the attempt to amend the con stitution as an effort to legalize fraudulent methods of the democratic party. In the course of his speech Pritchard said the cry of "negro domination" was -the answer given to every proposition made by the republicans. He was interrupted by Tillman (dem., S. C ), who said that little else was to be expected when the administration con tinually thrusts negro postmasters on the privilege of the South. Pritchard There you have it. If I should read the ten commandments to the senator he would cry "negro" back at me. Tillman We say nigger In the South, not negro. Let us stick to the facts. Pritchard The senator may use what ever expression he likes. I'll use mine. Pritchard, on resuming his speech, re ferred to the smail -vote In the state of. Mississippi as compared with-the popula-" tion. ; Money (dem., Miss) interrupted to ex plain the point Pritchard had made, when he. In turn, was interrupted by Chandler (rep., N. H.), who asked, if an election had been held in Mississippi last year. Money replied evasively. Chancier Well, I wish the senator would examine and tell us if an election was held in his state last year. Money replied that an election was held 5n Mississippi last year, and intimated that he had replied evasively to Chandler's question because, as he said, "I am as afraid of the senator (Chandler) as I am of a monkey in a powder magazine with matches. I've been the lcilm of his w It before, but Pm glad to give him any in formation I have." In accordance with notice previously given, Turner (dem., Wash.) addressed the senate on the Philippine question. His discussion took a wide range. "Neither the stately periods of the president's message, nor the fervid ora tory of a senator's address," said he, "can change the. facts, of history, -vor metamor phose the proposed course' of action al ready partly accomplished, which hi olves a shocking and perfidious breach of the national faith Into an act of policy, de fensible on grounds of justice morality and national duty. Perfidy and bad faith were involved In the pretensions put forth .y the administration of either a legal or moral right to absorb and govern. the Philippine islands without the consent of tholr people. The people of those islands, wore a 3rave, resolute, JTberty-lo lng peo ple and their struggle ought to win them the admiration and respect of every mem ber of the American senate." Turner thon related thq oft-told story of the alliance formed between the United States forces and the Filipinos for the subjugation of Manilaand the expulsion of Spain from the islands, and expressed the opinion that had our army been de layed for a few weeks, ihe .Filipinos them- I selves would have captured the city. He declared that the Filipinos believed they were fighting" for their independence, yet I the president's message .set up the claim that independence was an afterthought,, founded on the sinister ambition of cer tain of the Filipino leaders. This asser ttlon. Turner said, was unfounded, and he quoted, extensively from official docu ments! In -maintenance of his declaration. P "Our action has no parallel In the his tory oi me oia worm iruiu iue uc&iuiuu& of time down to the present moment,,r" said Turner. "I venture to say there is not one American voter In a hundred who would not have repudiated the pretension of the administration as perfidious and dishonorable, if called on with full knowl edge of the facts to sanction them In the beginning and before the present war began,"- Turner controverted the president's statement .that theT Islands -are ours by every title of "law and equity, because, he said, the FUplnos have assumed that sov ereignty by the God-given right of revolu tion. If the United States has any rights at all In 'the Philippines, they have been gained purely by purchase, and cannot, in Turner's opinion, be fixed in law by the treaty of Paris, because the Filipinos were riot -a party to that treaty. Referring to the speech of Beverldge as a rhapsody, Turner said-. It lacked the majestic harmony which can be evoked only when the nobler chords are struck. Be maintained .that the Filipinos knew that the function of a government is to preserve the life and liberty and -property, and believes they are abundantly able to maTntaln such a government. ' ' "Alrea'dy our Philippine experiences are beginning lo have the' boomerang effect predicted by the senator from. Indiana," said Turner. "There is a primitive peo ple In South Africa. a. mere handful, pious and simple, brave and heroic, but careless of the great wealth lying under their hands, indifferent to its civilizing Influ ences and disposed to live throughout their simple 'lives lif their own simple way. They -are thc'last'llnk-that'connects; us with -one of the' great heroic epochs -in the world's history- A great nation hav ing racial tendencies similar to our own has seen the present deplorable condition of affairs among this South African peo ple and has determined to Improve and civilize "them' In the samd way we are improving 'and" civilizing the 'simple and brave Filipinos. THey are Hot Succeed"' lng" so well, unfortunately, in theli self imposed task as wo are. The Afrikanders are proving themselves to be worthy sons of heroic sires. They, are making an he roic figfttv and, one which has become the wpnder and ,, admiration of mankind throughout the world. Because 6f what we, in common "with mankind, owe to their blobd, because tney are bravely fighting'a ruthless invader of their homes and -firesides, because they are fighting for liberty to govern themselves and their affairs in their own way, because when.fhey go down another republic will have perished; they undoubtedly carry with them in their, struggle" the profound sympathy jof the American people. In other days our7sympathy would have been expressed through" governmental chan nels. But now" the ghost of liberty, mur dered in the Philippines, stands In the way. We cannot even preserve a decent neutrality between this heroic people and their assailants. It Is yet permitted to us, however, as individuals, to avert our eyes and, as these noble men go down to death and oblivion, to sav to them, as I now -do, 'Thou last' survivors of a heroic age, haH-"and farewell!' " Turner", after a brief legal and consti tutional argument bearing uppn the status of the United' States in the Philippines, made the point that annexation of the Philippines would debauch the citizenship of the country. "The Filipinos," he said, "will have all the privileges of citizens of the United States to themselves and their products. This would be to pauperize the labor of the country, to put the 10,000,000 under paid and underfed Filipinos against the mechanic,, the artisan and the laboring man. of this land?' Turner in conclusion said that every body knew a declaration by congress of Its purpose to confer self-government on the Filipinos would stop the war in stantly, and eloquently urged the adop tion of such a declaration. "If we now give them justice, we will have done more for their mental, moral and political regeneration and for all other kindred races than we could do in a hun dred years of political communion and association." Turner was accorded unusual attention throughout his speech. The senatepasSed a bill to create two additional judicial districts in New York state.' Depew (rep., N. T.), from the com mittee on International expositions, fa vorably reported a joint resolution author izing the president to appoint a mem ber of the Daughters of the Revolution as a representative of this government at the 'unveiling of the statue of La Fayette at the ParlsXBPsltion, and to represent the governments the exposition. Cockrell (darnMo.) called attention to the fact Hat IHerewas an understanding thatQ women should' represent the gov ernment at the Parrs exposition, the French government having objected to women representatives. Depew replied that he knew of no such restriction, but Allison rep., la.) said such a restriction was made. The .senate, without acting- on the reso-. Iutl6n, went into executive, session, and at 4:18 R. M. adjourned. In the Honse, This was District of Columbia day In the house. Before the day was claimed for business relating to the District, some minor business was transacted. The ques tion -of a change of reference of the es timates for the Rock Island and Spring field armories from the- committee on mil itary affairs to the committee on appro priations was taken up. This question In volved the appropriation for the construc tion of small arms, and the matter was held In abeyance pending an attempt to compromise the controversy. ' The house then proceeded - to consider; the. District matters. Several minor, bills were passed. It was agreed that the es-' tlmates for thB Rock Island and Spring field armories should be referred to the speaker for reference, as an original prop osition. Then, at 12:40 P. M., the house adjourned until tomorrow. TWO NEW BRIGADIER - GEXERAIS. Colonel George M. Randall and Colo nel James Bell Promoted. WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. The president sent the following nominations to the sen ate today: To be brigadier-generals Colonel George M. Randall, Eighth infantry, U. S. A.; Colonel James Bell, Twenty-seventh In fantry, U. S. "V. J Tpbe second lieutenant U. S. V. Ser geant Charles McG. Swltzer, company B, Forty-fifth Infantry, U. S. V. To be paymaster, with rank of major Captain Alfred S. Frost Hawaiian Public Lands. WASHINGTON, Jan 22 The house committee on sterritqrles today gave a hearing upon the subject of the disposition pf ,the public lands of Hawaii. Mr. Her mann, commissioner pf thg general land office, favored placing the lands under the public land office, and his attitude waa opposed by William O Smith, attorney general of Hawaii, and other Hawalians. Cost of Collecting; Customs. WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 Secretary Gage has sent to, congress an estimate of $7,872,000 as the cost of collecting the customs during the next fiscal year. An Extraordinary Record. 109,303 cases of G. H. Mumm's Extra Dry Imported In 1S99, or 72,495 cases more than any other brand, was never before approached. Its quality cannot be ex celled at any price, and their 195 vintage now Imported was seldom equaled, J THE ELECTION OF CLARK ANOTHER LEGISLATOR SATS WAS OFFERED A. BRIBE. HE President ol a Helena Bank Noticed" Ko Unusual Financial Activity' ' at the Time. WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. The senate committee on privileges and elections held but a brief session today, on account of the non-appearance of witnesses. Pi ev ident Smith, of the Montana National bank, and Representative Murray, of the Montana house of representativeSj .were the pnly , witnesses, on the stand,, Mr. Smith's testimony was immaterial. Mr. Murray testified that he was offered $10,000 to vote for Senator' Clark by persons whom he considered representatives of that gentleman. When the committee, began Its session today ex-Senator Faulkner informed tjie committee that the Ector letters had .not yet arrived. He said they had leftJButfo last Monday night, and were expected here today. The first witness of the day was A. L. Smith, president of the Montana National bank, of Helena .Evidently the purpose of calling Mr. Smith was to show trans- uuuuiis ior im; uu.uk involving tseuuuu Clark or members of the last Montana legislature. Mrlt Smith could recall the names of only a few members who had accounts at the bank last winter, and" these had, he said, been depositors at the bank for several years He also said that neither Clark nor Wellcome had trans acted any business In the bank "during the list session of the legislature, except that Clark had opened an account with the bank just prJ6r'lothe close of the ses sion,. He-had then given, .him. a personal check for $50,000, and he had neyer drawn rupon the account since. Smith said the bank kept no record of $1000 bills passing through it, and he did not remember but one or two cases, which cases were not connected with the legislature or the senatorial contest. He also said his bank and the bank of Clark & Bro., of Butte, exchanged business, Patrick , Murray, of the Montana leg islature, from Butte, testified that he had several times been approached and his vote solicited for Clark for Senator. He detailed the particulars of two interviews with a Mr. Gallick, a supporter of Clark, who had on both occasions held up his hands and spread out his fingers, and thumbs, saying that he (the witness) could have that for his vote if cast for Clark for the senate. JBe said George Casey had come to him to buy a piece of mining ground which the witness owned, but that the condition of the sale was that he should vote for Clark for senator. He had refused all the propositions because Clark had opposed the election of the ticket on which he made the race for the legislature He had not been employed by Daly for 14 years, and was under no ob ligations to that gentleman. At this point the prosecution announced that they "had no more witnesses on hand, and the committee adjourned until tomor row. The Missing? Witness. COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 22. It has devel oped that John Murphy, of Butte, Mont., the missing witness In the Clark sena torial Investigation, at Washington, was in this city last week. He was at the European hotel, paying his bill and pre sumably leaving the city Saturday. While here ho discussed the Clark case with the hotel clerk. PROSPECTS FOR CANAL BILL. Favorable Canvass of Members of ihe Senate and Honse. WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. According to the Herald's Washington correspondent, the Hepburn-Morgan Nicaragua canal bill wlllBe passed during the present sessffin of corigress. Speaker Henderson Is 'In favor of the bill and of prompt action. Senator Frye, president pro tem of tno senate, wants action by the senate, and expresses the belief that the bill will Da passed at an early date. The measure will receive the approval of the president. There Is an overwhelming majority In both houses of congress In favor of tho pending bill, and In favor of passing It without waiting for the report of the Walker commission. The Herald's poll shows: - $ In favor of action, this setBlonr k Senators .. - C2 Kepresentatlv es 254 Total .310 In favor of delay: Senators .......-....,... 1 Representatives 20 Total -...Tio Noncommittal or not canvassed: Senators : 23 Representathea .. .,67 Total . !.. ,'...."..7 00 Many men In the house classed as non committal ''are strong lncllnedv to favor the Hepburn bill, but are unwilling to commit themselves before they have seen the report of the committee. Some or those who are opposed to action at this time, -Bill, when confronted with the ne cessity of getting on record, vote for tno bill. It is said that at least four-fiftbs of both houses 'will vote for the measure. Senators who express no decided prefer ence, one "way or the other, are, largely administration men, who will be Influenced in their votes by the desire of the presi dent and the administration leaders. The knowledge that President McKinley la anxious to see the canal bill passed by this congress, will," It Is believed, insure the votes of these" senators? for the measure. ROBERTS CASE IN THE JIOTJSE. How the Matter Will Be Considered ' Today. WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. The special committee to Investigate the case qf Representative-elect Roberts, of Utah today Issued the programme for the consideration p f the caseylnifhe house'. I It,-wllllbe" called up tdmorrdAv immediately after the read ing of the journal. Tayler of Ohlo chair man of the committee, will open the de bate In favorv of the majority resolution to exclude, and will be followed by Ilt tlefleld of Maine, who will present the ar gument In iavor ot .seating and then ex pelling Roberts "Roberts' will then be given an opportunity to address thathouse. He will be allow edas much time as he desires, within reasonable limits. The vote will be taken at 4.30 P. M., Thurs day. Election of Senators. ' WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. The report filed today on the house, bill for electlpn of United States senators by the people reviews the arguments made in favor of this change and refers to the unfortunate conditions which have occurred In Ken tucky, Idaho, Delaware and other states under the present system. The bill, as reported, leaves it discretionary with the legislature to continue the present sys-r tem or adopt the system of choice by the people. To Reconsider Snnioan Treaty Vote, WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. In the execu the session of the senate today Jones of Arkansas gave notice that at the next executive session he would cail up his motion to reconsider the vote-jpn .-which the .Samoan treaty was ratified , Masters and Pilots in, Session, i ' WASHINGTON, Jan.-22 The American, Associatfdn of Masters and Pilots of Steam Vessels began its-annual session In, this city today. Members are present gfrom al most every port in the United States, and a number of matters of importance to the shipping interests are to be cpnsidered, notable among which are efforts to secure legislative action prohibiting the towing of rafts in the Pacific ocean and, abolish ing the smoke nulsanoe, whjch is making J traffic. In New York harbor dangerous. Only preliminary business was transacted today. r a o ,. THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY. Pop'e Leo XIII "Warmly Praises Its Work. NEW YORK, Jan. 22. Archbishop TCeane, whorls engaged in Increasing the endow ment iof the Catholic university at Wash ington, says the pope warmly praises (the work of the university. In an Interview the archbishop says: "Pope Leo XIII expressed the import ance of the proposed university,'' for he knew full well that xhe intellectual con test of the future v. Ill be, not, as hitherto, one of sectarlaa controversy, but a great struggle between Christianity,, and agnos tlfMsm fnr tho vmtrni nt thp world's Intel - lect He knew that.the struggle was to bej fought-out, and especially In the unlveijsl-'j ties of the world. Therefore he- said he wished a university of the highest order to be established In America, and he wishes that established :n the capital city of our republic, "in' order that it might not bo local, but national in its character and Influence. , "For five years th university had only a department of divinity. To this were sent tfte picked young clergymen of thecountry for post-graduate divinity studies. This1 school of divinity aimed at further devel opment, so as to make the Catholic clergy of the future the most thoroughly culti vated body of men In the United States. I. r,Foui yeaTs; ago departments for laity w,ere opened. They comprise schools uf letters, philosophy, mathematics, physics, chemistry, etc. In a word, the organiza tion of the university now lacks only a school of medicine for its completion. There are several professorships already -endowed hut there remain 15 more not endowed, vlt Is for the accomplishment of this work that'-I have been recalled from Rome by the bishops of the'JJflited. States. The as-suran-cesraay'glyeh tne make me feel confident that before the end of two years, which I am consecrating to this task, nearly $1,000,000 will have been added to the endowment fund. "Nearly every one feels sorry that the number of our colleges la under the risk of being temporarily diminished by the de cision ot the gradual elimination of classics 'from the colleges, hitherto conducted by Christian brothers. This occasions only temporary difficulties. The number of col leges will be Increased and their excellence will not be Impaired, but enhanced as time goes on. Ways and means will surely be found. "The Intellectual, outlook for 4he .next century has its dark side, but the bright ness in it predominates. The 19th century opened under the influence of the sneering, atheistic policy of Voltaire. It closes with "Voltaire buried in the contempt which his superficial sneering deserved. The 20th century opens with agnosticism as the chief enemy of Christian religion. Agnos tlclsm does not sneer, and It is far more respectable than Voltaire. But it doubts. It says, 'I do not know.' It Is a philosophy of not knowing. It acknowledges Itself ig norant concerning all those mighty prob lems which affect the welfare of'manklnd. "Ignorance can never be the guide for the human race. The philosophy which says 'I do not know' can never meet the requirements of humanity. It Is folly to boast of knowledge when one has no light, but it is worse folly to close one's ees to the light and say that all Is dark, when flight Is abundant for all those who, have ees to see." '0 COURSING IK CHICAGO. r Humane Society Puts an End to the Practice, CHICAGO, Jan. 22. The Times-Herald says: "That coursing is doomed in Chicago was emphatically made manifest yester day." At the acknowledged headquarters of '-the .enthusiasts, men- and dogs .Had gathered, the jackrabbits Imported frojn, Wichita, Kan., at an expense ' of $2 '5n apiece, were there, and all that was nec essary was to start the game going. But the agents of the Illinois Humane, Society and blue-coated officers detailed by the city came also. And there was no cours ing. "The coursers came early and brought their hounds, eager for the chase of the festive jackrabblts. It was all to no purpose. Two detectives sent by the Hu mane Society "were on the- ground early, and hobnobbed "with the bluecoats detailed thither by tlie city authorities. The ukase promulgated against coursing a week ago was evidently still in force. President Jqhn J. Shortall, of the Humane Society, had this to say today of the action of the organization in stopping the coursing: ' 'We sent out officers to arrest any per sons who might attempt to have cours ing. We have no quarrel, nor has the stater of Illinois, with any person who destroys mercifully life that he owns, but to tonture an animal to death Is for bidden by the laws of Illinois. It is certainly-great torture and an unnecessarily cruel act to cause the death of an ani mal through the agency of the teeth or claws of any other animal set on simply for so-called sport It Is a lawless, de moralizing s,ort of- entertainment, and ought not to be countenanced.' " THE RUNNING RACES. Yesterday's Winners at Oakland and New Orleans. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 22zr,T,be; -weather was fine at Oakland-and the; track fast. The results were: Five furlongs, selling Saul of Tarsus, won. Corolla second, Gundara third; time, 1:01. Seven furlongs, selling Tom Cromwell won, Mike Rice second, Faversham third; time, 1:27. Mile and a sixteenth, selling Merops won, Scotch Plaid secorid, David Tenny third; time, 1:40. Follansbee handicap, purse $1500, seven furlongs Yellow Tall won, F. W. Brode 'second, Ventoro- third; time, 1:26. Sis furlopgs, selling Bessie X,ee won, Lost. Girl second, Cormorant third; time, 1:14. - One mile The Fretter won, Headwater second, Catastrophe third;; time, 1:39. Races ntNew Orleans. ,' NEW ORLEANS, .Jan. 22. The results were: N Selling, six furlongs By George won, 'Lexington Pirate second, Cotton Plant third, Ulme, 1:15. Six. and one-half furlongs Alex won, Magic Light second,. Sidney Lucas third" time, 1-22. Selling, mile and one - eighth Admetus won, Frank McConnell second, King Elk wood third; time, 157. Handicap, one mUo, Wolhurst won, Laureate second, Sandurango third; time, 1:42. Seven furlongsBelle Ward won. Match box second, Free Lady third; time, 1:C0 Selling, six furlongs Dlggs won, Cor ialis second, Jim Gore II third; time-, ljl5. i e-p Almost a Centenarian. TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 22 Dr. Robert Hi Dalton died suddenly la this city yes terday, Wh'lle In his chair. He was in his" 94th year, and had been In usual g"ood health. The day before his death he wrote an epitaph for his own tombstone. Edward M Brown, a member of the First Washington volunteers, is dead in this city, the result of disease contracted in the, Philippines. ' o r The Cravlnjr for Stimulants. - This question has lately attracted a great ueai or aiteniion irom me meuicai profession The use of stimulants seems to' be Increasing."1 This clearly shows an exhausted condition of the nerves and blood, which may be remedied only by strengthening the stomach. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters will do this for you.. It brings all the energy of a stimulant with no injurious effects. It cures dyspepsia, constipation and nervousness. . SAYS BOERS ARE COWARDS OPINION OF A LATE RESIDENT OF JOHANN ESBURG. Fritz Slosentlinl, a German, Says the Burghers Are No Match, for the Britons. NEW YORK, Jan. 22. FritzMosenthal, for 35 years a resident of South Africa, a member of the Johannesburg Relief Committee of '58, which ."was con cerned In the Jameson raid, all of whom were apprehended and were compelled to ! nav "fines of 52000 each, and who is also - a gold mine director, has arrlved-ln this city from ' Germany. Mr, MosenthaIr al- though a German, has a rather poor opin ion of the'Boers, and says they are cow ards. Speaking of the Boers as a people, Mr. Mosenthal said: "The Boer has no personal courage. He will fight when he Is under cover, but In the open, man to man, he is no "match for ther the Briton or any-other white antagonist. "The Boers do not, as a class, possess any education and do not wish to possess any. The moment a Boer beepmes changed from the simple, farmer, fo the city resident and. his -financial condition, la enhanced thereby, he becomes a Britlshi subject and renounces the Boer tradi tions. "Personally, I believe that the war sit uation now centers in the district around Ladysmlth, and I believe that the British will gain a decisive victory soon, in which case the trouble will virtually be at an end." Regarding the Delagoa bay situation, Mr. Mosenthal said that in case of Its being closed "by England, which has the first claim un it by existing treaties' with Portugal, there would be no Inlet or out let for Boer munitions of war, the dis tance from' points In the interior being entirely too great to admit of sending supplies of any kind from that direction. Regarding the right of franchise de nied to the British previous to the decla ration rof hostilities, Mr. Mosenthal .said It wasquite true that Kruger had offerett. to'the Uitlanders" a franchise after five years, but always with the reservation that each case should he passed on by the older citizens- of the commonwealth. Mr. Mosenthal vsalf thai, while it vwas gener ally .believed that OomPaul was wealthy, there ,was no -means of knowing just how rich he Is. Mr. -Mosenthal left South Africa in Sep tember, some time previous to the declara tion of hostilities. DEFENSES OF JOHANNESBURG. Great Battles of the War May Be Fought There. NEW YORK, Jan. 22. "Even If they are driven out," said Samuel Stockton, of Johannesburg. Tvho is in this country waiting for cessation of hastllltles, last night at the Waldorf-Astoria, "I do not be lieve that the Boers have as yet fought the great battle of the war, or even that this fight will occur In the mountain passes Into their country. Not even Lalng's N.ek Is more impregnable than Johannesburg, or, rather, than Johan nesburg can easily be made to be. I do not know that it would be strictly correct to say that Johannesburg is naturally de fended, and yet her impregnable condition is not due to any effort or intent to. make her so, but has come accidentally and as an Incident to the mining that has been carried on there. "The Rand belt of mines stretches for a full 30 miles between Johannesburg and the Invading force, at Intervals of be tween a quarter and a half-mile apart. At each mine are tailing heaps that Is, the mounds of ground-up fock and debris, from which the gold has been extracted. These mounds of tailings, which are of tremendous height and breadth and much resemble in size and contour waste piles outride anthracite coal mines? In Pennsyl vania, are each especially impregnable natural forts, while the short distance they lie apart, with cannon mounted on them, would make it absolutely Impossible lor the British to penetrate between. "On the other hand, they cannot be bat tered down, and to attack them with ar tillery would be simply to waste ammu nition, .for the shells would be lost. Let them explode In any part of the mound, the shifting slag would Immediately fill up the hollow thus made, and the pile would be as before. Absolutely no ad vantage would accrue to the attacking party. Just to give you an Idea of how great a -quantity of these tailings there must be, take the following calculation: "There are mills with; say, 5000 stamps In the Transvaal, which have been running steadily for five years. They, or a large part of them, have really been running longer, but for the sake of. argument wo will put It at five years. That means there are sufficient tailings adjacent to Johan nesburg to construct a fortification a) feet wide by six feet In height from that point to Cape Town, and eVen further." NOT A FILIBUSTER. British Ambassador Thongrht He Found a Boer Expedition. NEW YORK, Jan. 22. A special to the Herald from Washington says: Only one complaint has been registered at the state department that a filibuster ing expedition was organizing in this coun try for the purpose of proceeding to South Africa. The complaint was filed two" days agovby the British ambassador, who gave the state department notification of the impending departure of a vessel from Philadelphia, laden with an armed expedi tion in the Interest of the B&ers: An In vestigation, by, the treasury department disclosed that the vessel was a sea-going tug with about sufficient coal capacity to carry it from Philadelphia to the Dela ware breakwater and back again. Though the British .ambassador under stands that many men have been recruited in , this country for service in the Boer army, he has found it Impossible to stop the practice, as the American neutrality laws cannot be applied to unarmed men leaving the United States, no matter if their destination may be the Transvaal. It would Jiot be surprising to the officials if the British government were also ob taining recruits here, but this, as in the case of the Boer agents, cannot be. estab lished. Boers May. Soon Sue -for' Pence. LONDON, Jan. 2fr The correspondent of the Times at Lourenco Marques, tele graphing yesterday, says: "Tews from the republics 13 extremely meager,- but, It is reported that Pretoria is much perturbed. This Is confirmed from different .sources, and today It Is even hinted that the Boers are about tb sue for peace. This Is lmprqbable until they have played their trump card, n the shape of an appeal for Intervention. It is, aa un doubted fact that they are bitterly dis appointed at the apparent apathy of the Continental powers." v Offers of Rouprhr Riders, VANCOUVER, B. CT1, Jan. .Applica tions for enlistment in the Vancouver rough riders contlnub to come to the local military authorities by wire and by mail. A one-armed applicant from ICam loops believes that his dismemberment Is no bar to his acceptability, as he offers also his own trained horse, which he can guide by verbal command, while he Is said to be a crack shot. H. Ballard, of San Luis Obispo, Cal., has also volun teered, offering to provide his own horse and equipment. ,-V j. German Bark Marie Released. BERLIN. Jan. 22. A dispatch received here from Durban says that the German bark Marie, loaded with sulphur, which wqs captured early In January by tne British cruiser Fearless and taken to Port Elizabeth, has been unconditionally teleas'ed. . ", - ,. - ?. j I A V :'.-. IS CAIISFH byan excess of uric 13 VLOJLU add in the bIoo which excess should be, and is, elimin-X . ated when the kidneys are in good work- i'n -order. - Rheumatism can never be cured by outward appl icatio'ns ; no case of rheumatism was ever known where the kidneys were well. Warner's Safe Cure will xure sick kidneys, thus enabling, them to do their work of purifying the bloo'd, and with pure blood rheumatism is impossible. " REV". I. V3LLARS, pastor M. E. Church, Sandwich, 111., savs: "I owe It to others to say that for a year I suffered the most . 4 excruciating pain from rheumatism. I touched a point where my friends were very much alarmed. Seeing the serious nature of the case, I yielded to the solici tude of my wife and began taking War ner's Safe Cure. With the first three bot tles the acute pain gave place to a milder form of the disease. I continued until I took nine bottles, and regard myself as cured. My relief is beyond expression." Under date of Nov. 6, 1S09, the pastor writes: "After a delay of months, to be sure that a cure of "my rheumatism had v been effected, I desire to say that I am - well and am persuaded that Warner's , Safe Cure did It. I believe the medicine twill do all that Is claimed for it if the pa tient will follow the instructions given. ' v THE GREAT POISON CASE PROSECUTION IN THE TRIAL OF MOLINEUX WILL CLOSE TODAY. Attempt to Trace the Tiffany Envel $ ope to the Prisoner Me,dlcul Experts on the Stand. NEW YORK, Jan. 22. Assistant Pros ecuting Attorney Oaborne announced at the close of today's session of the trial of Roland B. Moli.1eux that the prosecu tion would close tomorrow. The only new testimony Introduced to day was that of M. M. Dodd, a clerk In the stationery department of Tiffany & Co., who stated that Mollneux had an ac count with the firm In 1893. This ev.dence Is' considered Important, because a Tif fany envelope was found In the package of poison sent to Harry C. Cornish, and the box In which the poison was In closedVw as t a. Tiffany box. , Dr. .Henry P, Loomfcr. the. expert chem ist ..wha performed the autopsy on the body of Henry C. Barnet, testified that there was no evidence that Barnet had died of any disease; that If he had died ot diphtheria evidence of the disease would have been found In the body. Witness had no doubt that Barnet died of cyanide of mercury poisoning. Dr. James C. White", a diphtheria expert In the employ of the board of health, who has seen between 2000 and 3000 cases and several cyanide of mercury poisoning cases, testified that Barnet could not have died from 'any cause except cyanide of mercury poisoning. Dr. Frank Ferguson, a pathological ex pert who made an examination of Mrs. Adams' body, testified that she died of cyanide ot mercury poisoning. Dr. E. S. Potter, who attended Mrs. Adams, testified to the circumstances of her death.' The cross-examination evinced a desire by Attorney Weeks, for the defense, to show that Harry Cornish, who say3 ho 'drank some of the poison, was not really taken sick,"' as he claimed to be. William Williams, a colored servant, tes tified that he was formerly employed at 172 West Seventy-fifth street, where Mol lneux is alleged to have lived with Blanche Cheseborough, under, the name- of Mrs. Cheseborough, before he married her. Williams Identified Mollneux as Mr. "Chese borough. The court refused to permit the testi mony of Mollneux at the coroner's in quest to be used against him. V THE MEEKS' LYNCHING. No Steps Taken to Arrest Any of the. Mob. FORT SCOTT, Kan., Jan. 22. County Attorney Sheppard. addressing the court today regarding the lynching Saturday night of the Me"eks brothers, said -the of ficers were the public servants, and that the people had simply taken the enforce ment of, the law out of their hands. He said he could not censure them for It. The Meeks were to have been sentenced today. When their cases were called. Judge Simons said the men composing the mob were guilty of murder, and that they had cast serious reflections upon the city and county. He instructed the sher iff to protf ct Amos Phillpps, the. third ot the murderers, whose life the mob also sought. "If it Is necessary to shoot, do eor that Is your duty and that is the order of this court." No action looking to the arrest of any of the mob was taken. A coroner's in quest Into the death of the Meeks ren dered a verdict of "hanging by unknown men." The bodies were shipped to Kansas City, where the widow- of Ed Meeks will provide decent burial. NEGRO RUN AMUCK. Killed One Man, Wounded Tno and Warf Himself Shot to Death. MACON, Ga., Jan. 22. Two negroes were shot to death and two white men desperately wounded as the result of an attempt to arrest a negro murderer here today. J. H. Butler, colored, is the. man who did most of the shooting, and who "A Gentle Wind ' of Western Birth f Tells na sweeter story to humanity than the announcement that the health-giver and heatthzbringer. Hood's SarsaparUta, tells of the birth of an era of good health. It is the one reliaile specific for the ewe of all blood, stonuch and liver roubles. N: Never olsSSnrJ - fe- was himself shot to death. His victims were: Armstead Bryant, colored, shot through the heart; B. Seltman, white, shot through the stomach and will prob ably die, and John Reed, white, shot In the neck, and in a precarious condition. Butler threatened to kill a negro woman, and when Policeman Peace attempted to arrest him he began to shoot. The ne gro ran up uourtn street, one ot tne ous iest streets In Macon, pistol in hand, shooting at everybody In sight. His first victim waa Seltman, then Bryant and last Reed fell beneath his aim. The bound of the shooting attractad a, number ot policemen and citizens. When Butler fell, five policemen and 15 citizens were shoot ing at him. STOLE A BAG OF GOLD. Cleric of the Chlcnffo Subtrensury Under Arrest. CHICAGO, Jan. 22. Clyde Wallace waa today held to the federal grand jury In $65CO bonds, on the charge of stealing a sack of gold from the United States sub treasury In Chicago, In which he was a clerk. Government officers, who told of on alleged confession made by Wallace, declarea" that he had asserted that he re-ceivecl- -overpay of -$oOCO-in- gold wfln- ha made requisition on the vault clerk for S1C0.C00 to bo counted, and that while this was evidently an error on the part of the vault clerk. It had placed him In the way of temptation and he had secreted the ertra sack. When he had taken out a few gold pieces from time to time and could not replace therm. It Is said he pus the partly filled sack Jn. his pockets and spent tho money In gambling and on tho races. Farmer Stabbed His Daughter. HOUSTON, Tex.. Jan. 22. A. J. Honey cutt, aged CO, a farmer living near Center, attacked his wife today with a knife. Their children ran ta the assistance of the mother, when Honeycutt stabbed Rosa, aged 16, killing her Instantly. The wife and two sons, aged 10 and 12, were eo badly wounded that they may die. Honeycutt la in jail, and precautions have been taken to prevent a lynching. Colorado Convicts Escape. PUEBLO, Colo, Jan. 23. A special to the Chieftain from Canon City, Colo., saya Anton Wood, Thomas Reynolds, "W. Wal lace and . Wagner, four convicts in the penitentiary, stabbed William C. Rooney, captain of the night watch, to death to night, captured and bound two other I guards and made their escape. Fell Two Thousand Feet t -HOUGHTON. Mich., Jan. 22. Two min ers, named Kratt and Sweet, dropped nearly 2000 feet In D shaft of the Atlantic mine. Both were- horribly mangred. Both leave large families. Positively cured by these lattle Fills. They also reHcre Distress from Dyspepsia, Indigestion and Too Hearty Eating. A per fect remedy for Dizziness, Nausea, DrowsJ. hess, Bad Tastein the Mouth, Coated Tongue tarn in the Side, TORPID LIVER. They Regulate the. Bowels. Purely Vegetable. Small P313. Small Dos, PRIMARY,, SECONDARY OlMERTIARY BLOOD POISON Permanently Cured. You can be treated at noma under same guaranty. It you have, taken mer cury. 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