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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORNING OEEGONIAN, TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1900. 4 British Vice-Consul's Criticism Resented. ENGLAND'S WAR POLICY ATTACKED "Tiilzttzm Spoke on tlie Philippine Question, Answering: the Ar guments of Beveridsre. .WAfiWTwrm'W .Tan. 29. Senator Ma- -eon rose today soon after the senate con- floor, and if it is sought to locate the re vened to a. question of privilege and sharp- sponsibillty for the blood that has been ly attached the British government and spilled. I am ready in th's presence to the British vice-consul at New Orleans speak what I believe and to declare the hftoajiso rtf nn intorvtow in -whTi the vjee- . truth as I see It. I impugn no man s consul "had assaued Mason for the posl- tion Iip liaii take in hrfmlf of the Trans- lion he had taken in behalf of the Trans vaal republic in its war with Great Bri tain. Mason attacked not only the con sul, but the policy of Great Britain in levying war upon an inferior nation. Hoar thought the consul's purported re marks so serious that it ought to be in vestigated by the government, but at the same time he deprecated any attack upon Great Britain, with the people of which the American people ought not only live In peace, but as loving and devoted friends. Lodge sharply arraigned the British consul for his utterances against a United States senator, and believed it ought not to be lightly passed. Tillman delivered a forceful and quite characteristic speech on the Philippine question, in which he maintained that this government ought to extend to the Fili pinos the right to goern themselves, the United States guarding them against the aggression of other nations. The Proceedings. After some rout'ne business Pettlgrew (siT. S. D.) presented a resolution calling on the president, if not Incompatible with public interests, to Inform the sente If the people of Samoa had been consulted with reference to the recent treaty re garding the Samoan islands. The resolu tion went over. The senate then adopted an order, pre sented hy Alison (rep. "la.) deciding fp proceed to the election of a secretary ano fiorgeant-at-arms of the senate. This was the second step in the reorganization oX the senate, which has been pending for several weeks Allison then in succes sion presented resolutions first, that Charles C. Bennett, of New York, he elected secretary of the senate, and second, that Daniel M. Bansdell, of Indi ana, be elected sergeant-at-arms. After an agreement was reached that the offi cers were not to take their positions until February 1 the resolutions were adopted without division. Mason (rep. HI.) at the conclusion 01 the morning business rose to a question of personal privilege. He had read a newspaper clipping of an interview with the British consul at New Orleans say ing that the British public was disgusted with the position taken by the American people and some of the senators in con gress on the subject of the British-Transvaal war. That position was assumed, the consul was quoted as sajlng. sim ply because the American people were mer cenary. Today they were favorable to the Boers because they had achieved a little success; tomorrow they would be just as favorable to the British when they had achieved victory. The consul also attacked Senator Mason specially. Mason said the consul's utterance was scarcely worth attention, except that he was one of the accredited representatives of a great nation to this country- "It is not the first time," declared Ma son, "that a British diplomat has attempt ed to run this country. So far as his per sonal attacks upon me are concerned. 1 liave no concern. They do me honor. The snore venomous the attacks hy the Brit ish upon me and those who th.nk like me the more we are made the subjects of British stupidity and asslnlty, the soon er will the American people get on the right side of the controversy. Nincy five per cent of the people of America are in sympathy with the Boers in their contest with Great Britain. I want to say I ask no special defense from the state department in this matter, for, with the help of God, I'l try to take care of my eelf. -"But there is one thing that I should like to inquire about. TVhat has become of 'the arbitration treaty that was sub mitted to the senate? I am told the Unti ed States government cannot mediate in this war until that treaty has been rati fied. If that is so, I want the treaty dis covered and ratified, so that the barrier against mediation shall be removed." Mason urged the committee on foreign xelatic .s, to which his resolution of sym pathy with the Boers had been referred, to make a report on It in order that a vote might be had upon It. "Don't take that child to the grave yard," urged Mason, "for I give you no tice now that there will be a resurrec tion of it every day this week. You'll have a chance to think about it at least once a day unless you go to the cloak rooms while I discuss it." Hoar (rep. Mass.) regarded the utter ances of the British consul as very seri ous, an attack, in fact, upon the charac ter of a United States senator and upon the American people. It seemed to him that inasmuch as the matter had been brought ffielaly to the attention of the senate it ought to he referred to the committee on foreign relations, so that committee might bring it to the atten tion of the president. He thought it might be proper ground for the revoca tion of the British consul's exequatur, and perhaps it might properly he made the subject of representations to the gov ernment of Great Britain. Continuing. Hoar expressed his regret that Mason had made his Impassioned attack upon a friendly nation. It was quite natural that Mason's kindly sympathy should be strongly stirred, he said, by the brave Boers struggling against a great empire, hut the senate is a part of the diplomatic power of this government, and if such utterances are made here he doubted the efficacy of any offers of mediation that might be made by the United States. "It noes not seem to me," said Hoar, to be a logical position to assume. I have "hoped that the time would come when either med ation between Great Bri tain and the Transvaal should be offered by the government, or that the position of the American people would be so clear as to bring about peace. I suppose the attitude of the people of the United States for those of Great Britain is one of al most attachment and love." Hoar said that if Great Britain were wrong in the present contest she was re garded by patriotic Americans precisely as they would regard their own government if it were wrong He did not believe, he said, in the doctrine, "My country, right or wrong," and did not think the people believed in It. Lodge (rep. Mass.) in a brief speech also criticised the British consul's remarks as highly improper. Mason replied briefly, hut so vehemently, to the points made by Hoar that Piatt (rep. N. Y.) said: "I do not want to let this occasion pas3 without entering my protest against the abuse of free speech In the United States senate." The matter was then again referred to the committee on foreign relations. The resolution of ;Pettlgrew (sll. S. D.) declaring food products not to be contra band of war was referred to the commit tee on foreign relations after a brief speech hy Pettlgrew. Carter (rep. Mont.) presented a confer ence report on the census adminlstratlqn hill, and It was agreed to. A jolrt resolution granting permission tor the erection in Washington, D. C.'fif a monument 1n honor or Samuel Hahne jnarm was passed. In accordance with previous announce-' ment, Tillman (dem. S. C.) delivered an address upon the Philippine question. His discussion of the subject took a wide range. .Referring to the speech of Bever e"(rep. &df)cin which the Indiana senator -j charged that American opposi tion to-tfie jvar-inthe Philippines was the chief factor In prolonging it, Tillman said: 'If (Senators on this floor and patriotic Americana throughout the country thou sands of them belonging to the party which elected McKinley president have felt it their duty to protest against the inhuman and dishonorable conduct of our government If they have believed that the Stars and Stripes were being dis graced and that the United States was waging a war of conquest upon a liberty loving people, I ask that senator in God's name would he have us remain silent? '"I repef with scorn the charge, coming from any source whatever, that I am not 'as loyal to tne nag- as any man on inia motives, but whether the president be aiost to blame or whether the crime rests qn his dupes and subservient party, I say with all the emphasis of my nature that I and none of those who voted against the treaty are responsible for the spilling of one drop of this innocent blood that has been shed, and I will not endure pa tiently and without resentment any euch accusation." Tillman then discussed at length the race question as It relates to the Philip pines, in the course of -which he express ed strong dissent from the statement made recently by Senator Morgan that the civil war was precipitated by designing polti clans who desired to thrust the negro with social and political equality upon the whites of the South. Begardfcig the asser tions that the Filipinos were not capable of self-government, he asked if men Ill armed and without artillery who could not be subdued by CO.000 American troops In a year were not capable of self-government, how dared the republican party give the p.nntrnl nf thp SnTithprn Rtntos Into fh (hands of negroes as being fit not only to govern themselves but also to govern white men? If the Filipinos are children, what were and are the slaves of the South? How dared republicans appeal to the Northern masses to compel the South to grant the negro a free vote and a fair count when It involved negro rule pure and simple? "Were the fruits of the war mere apples of Sodom to be turned to ashes In such a brief span? Are the Thirteenth, Fourteenth ,and Flfteenth amendments to be nullified in their very essence because they failed of their purpose in the South? Are they for home use only? Did this nation offer up Its best and bravest upon the altar of liberty, the blood of 700,000 men, and spend and destroy five billions of treasure that we might have a 'government of the peo ple and by the people, to find that In the hrief span of one man's life the sacrifice was vain, the civil war a mistake and that the colored race has no rights we are bound to respect at home or abroad?" Tillman discussed at length the scheme of government proposed for the Philip pines by' Beverldge, saying In this con nection that "the Indiana senator's heart was as hard as a flint and that he was without mercy and charity because hs really proposed to govern the Filipinos with the bayonet. Such a policy would come back and curse us as surely as there Is a God in heaven." Tillman said there was no doubt that the United States could suppress and murder the Filipinos, but he protested against the continuance of this unholy war. "The president," he said in conclusion, "has declared that upon congress rests the responsibility. He shirks the burden of his mistake and crime and endeavors to shift it to our shoulders Let us, give those people a government of their own, the only self-government, in whatever form they may select, and be rid of the burden as well aa the shame which must be ours if we do not. Let us protect them against outside Interference and in a 'small part e compensate them for the wrongs we have done." The senate then passed 23 pension bills and two other minor-hills, and after a brief executive session at 5 P. M. ad journed. , ATT-TRUST AMENDMENT. Republicans In CougresH May Eic-. onte a Finnic Movement. NEW YORK, Jan. 29. A special to the Herald from Washington says: Mr. Bryan and other democratic leaders are planning to make an antl - trust declaration one of the principal planks of their platform, but the republicans may execute a flankr movement that will make the Issue a very subordinate one, and will give their party whatever credit Is to be got ten -out of it Some of the republican leaders have come to the conclusion that if congress should pass a resolution pro posing an amendment to the constitution to give the United States government power over corporations, It would leave no chance for the intended democratic assault on trusts. Should such a resolution he passed dur ing the spring or early summer. It could not be acted upon by the various state legislatures before next winter, and the issue would be in the meantime in sus pense with the credit for having taken the first step in the direction of effectual control of trusts resting with the republi cans. One step has already been taken in this direction by the introduction of a res olution by Representative Jenkins, of Wisconsin, chairman of the subcommittee of the house committee on judiciary, charged with the consideration of trust measures, and his action is, in a way, a reply to a challenge from the democratic members of the committee. At a recent meeting of the committee Representative Terry, of Arkansas, wanted the republicans to take up some of the various anti-trust propositions that had been referred to the committee. They in formed him they proposed to consider the subject and report a measure. A study of the various propositions then before the committee led Mr. Jenkins to the opin ion that none was practicable or effective, and the result was the preparation of his resolution proposing a constitutional amendment. While the republican mem bers of the committee declare they will report a measure of some kind, they do not propose to be hurried by the democrats, and they will not do anything until the report of the Industrial commission "has been received, that report being de layed by the difficulty of the commission ers In coming to an agreement and also by the fact that the testimony taken dur ing the summer has not been fully in dexed and digested. Advocates of action along the lines of the Jenkins resolution figure out that it would put the republicans In an Invinci ble position In the next campaign. They could point out the decisions of the su preme court of the United States as to the present limitations on the power of congress over corporations, and could show that they had taken the first step In the direction of removing those limi tations and giving to congress absolute power. Republicans could also assert that the present anti-trust law is a republican measure, and that the onlv cases success fully prosecuted under it the Chicago Traffic Association cases and the pipe trust case were carrlpd through by a republican attorney-general. " "Roberts' MHenrre, WASHINGTON.. Jan,. 29. The hpuse committee on mileage today discussed the claim of Brigham "EC. Roberts for mileage, wMch amounts to about $1000 A majority of the commlttee.Is of the opinion that he is not entitled to this money, as he was not srcotn in -as a member of the house. Roberts will be -heard by the. committee Thursday. SioVK ho Conpl nad Worhs Off the coin. Laxative Bromo-Quinlne Tablet rur a cold In one day. No cure no Day. Price 25c. RECEIVED A BLACK EYE WEATHER BUREAU BILIi PROBABLY KILLED IN' THE HOUSE. Opposition to the Provision for Pen sioning: Disabled and Aged Em plo cs Gage Again Criticised. WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. The bill for the reorganization and Improvement of the weather bureau, which Includes pro vision for pensioning disabled and aged employes of the service, received a black eye in the house. The bill was bitterly fought by the opponents of civil pension rolls on account of the life tenure pro visions it contained, and it was side tracked on a test vote o 57 to 53. Al though the speaker ruled that it remained unfinished business when the house was again in committee of the whole, the op ponents of the measure believe the action of the day kills it. The early portion of the day was devot ed to a lively scrimmage over the Sulzer resolution to investigate .Secretary Gage, which the committee on rules recommend ed should be sent to the ways and means committee, as the latter committee has the response of the secretary in Its pos session. There was no opposition to the proposed actio but Richardson of Ten nessee and Sulzer of New York used it for renewing their attacks upon the sec retary. Gage was defended by Hopkins of Illinois, Hill of Connecticut and Dalzell of Pennsylvania. A bill to require pilots and officers of steam vessels to make oath to their appli cations for license was passed. The Proceedings. Immediately after the reading of the journal, Dalzell (rep. Pa.), from the com mittee on rules, reported back the Sulzer resolution for the appointment of a com mittee to investigate the deposit of pub lic funds by Secretary Gage in New York banks, and all transactions relating to the sale of the New York custom-house, with a recommendation that It be referred to the ways and means committee. Dalzell explained that the response of the secre tary to the Sulzer resolution of Inquiry on the same subject had gone to the ways and means committee, and it was proper that that committee should have juris diction. After a lively debate, the recom mendation of the committee was adopted. Richardson (dem. Tenn.), leader of the minority, said he was not opposed to the reference of the resolution to. the ways and means committee, but he was decid edly of the opinion that an investigation should be made. He renewed his asser tion, made in a previous debate, that the reason why the National City bank, of New York, had not completed Its title to the custom-house property purchased from the government was that it had been the intention of the secretary of the treasury to relieve the bank of Its tax obligations to tho state and city of New York by retaining title In the government. The government .had had to pay rent for the property, yet the bank was not to pay taxes upon It. "If that was the secre tary's motive," said Richardson, emphat ically, "I am hero to condemn It and to insist that it ill becomes the secretary of the treasury to go Into partnership with a private corporation." The National City bank, of New York, Richardson said, had been able to earn Interest upon the $3,315,000 it had nominally paid the government upon the bonds it had deposited to retain this money, and to charge the government rental equal to 4 per cent of the purchase"prlce. In other words, he said, this juggling had enabled the bank to make $357,000 up to date Richardson said he was surprised that tho secretary of the treasury had already asked to be allowed to make an explana tion. Sulzer (dem. N. Y.) the author of the resolution, said thatL the people of tho' country were deeply"lhterested in ascer-, talnlng the truth. He characterized1 the conduct of the secretary of fhe treasury as Infamous, and his connection with tho Rockefeller bank, which had been used, he said, to manipulate the stock market against adverse interests, as scandalous. "We demand this Investigation," said he, "to ascertain who the stockholders and the directors of this bank are, that they are entitled td special privileges ffom this administration." Ever since the present secretary had been in office, Sulzer said, "he had been aiding the National City bank at the expense of other national banks. He declared the people of the country recognized the secretary of the treasury was unfit and incompetent to hold the public purse strings. The United States treasury was made the instru ment of the Standard Oil trust. Aye, more, he said, the "people believed the sec retary should be impeached. Hopkins (rep. 111.), In reply, said all this discussion was premature and out of place. 'I simply rise," said he, "to pro test against the unfounded, unwarranted and untrue charges made by the gentle man from Tennessee (Richardson). What right has he to impute false and fraudu lent motives to the secretary of the treas ury? Is there any evidence upon which to base them? None whatever. When the secretary was called on for the facts, he presented a full response." "Why did the $50,000 remain unpaid?" interrupted Richardson. "I'll come to that," replied Hopkins. Proceeding, he said Richardson had charged that the secretary had entered into a fraudulent contract. "I affirm," said he, "that there is no support what ever for the charge. The custom-house property was sold to the National City bank. It took possession and made a lease. I claim that the city and state of New York can proceed to the collection of taxes just as if the paper title had passed. The secretary of the treasury sold tho property to the highest bidder. Was there anything wrong in depositing tho purchase money with the bank? That bank is a government depository, selected by a democratic administration because of Its financial standing, and a deposit In that bank was the same as if it had been in the subtreasury or in the treasury it self. I ask, then, in the name of decency and justice, where is the wrong done by the gentleman Tho presides with such dignity and ability over the treasury de partment?" Hill (rep. Conn.) declared the resolution for an Investigation was pure buncombe, intended for political purposes, just as a similar resolution directed against the democratic secretary of the treasury In the last administration was." : "I agked the -gentleman from Illinois (Hopkins)," again Interposed Richardson, "why $50,000 had been held back. He did not answer. I now propound the same Interrogatory to you." Hill replied that the law under 'which the property was sold compelled the pay ment of only $750,000 cash, the remainder from time to time. The secretary was compelled to receive any cash payment In excess of $750,000. He could not help him self. The gentleman from Tennessee (Richardson) made the specific chargo that It was done for the purpose "of de frauding the city of New York of taxes "It ill becomes him," said Hill, indlg nantly, "to charge the secretary of the treasury with fraudulent Intent. Further more, had he gone further into the inves tigation, he would have ascertained that tho city could not lose the taxes upon the property." He proceeded to explain the tax laws of New York relative to national banks. "Therefore'," he said, in conclusion;, "the disreputable charge that the secretary of the treasury did anything with fraudulent intent falls to the ground." (Applause on the republican side.) ( Richardson replied in a two-minute speech. Neither Hopkins nor Hill, he said, had made any answer to his iues-' tlph as1 to why the secretary of the- treas ury had not taken J paper credit for $3,265,000 instead of $3,215 000. He also questioned the right of the National City bank, with a capital of $7,000,000, to buy real estate to the amount of its capital. In closing, Dalzell said so far as tho right of the bank to purchase the prop erty was concerned. Its purchase had been authorized by the act that authorized the sale. The resolution was then adopted without division. A bill was passed to appropriate $60,000 for a military hospital at Fort Leaven worth, Kan., and also a bill to require Officers and pilots of steam vessels to make oath to their applications for licenses and providing penalties for per jury. Th'e bill developed considerable op position from members- having constitu ents engaged In small river traffic on the Ohio, Tennessee ad Mississippi rivers. The house then considered the bill for the reorganization and improvement of the United States weather bureau, consid erable opposition developing toward sev eral features of the measure. The house, at 3:35 P. M., was forced to adjourn, leaving it the unfinished business. SECRETARY GAGE'S REPLY. Information as to His Dealings With the National City Bank. WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. The secretary of the treasury today transmitted to the senateihls reply to the resolution of Jan uary 23, calling for further Information as to his dealings with the National City hank, of New York. The secretary takes up- the senate resolution of January 23 by paragraphs. His reply in brief is as fol lows: "A careful search of the department files does not show any answer to the let ter of A. B. Hepburn, written by him to me, dated June 25, 1897, nor do I believe that any answer was ever made to said letter. Neither do I recall any conversa tion had -tflth A. B. Hepburn in reply to such letter. Nor was there at that time, or now, any agreement made or expecta tion of an agreement to bo made by the secretary of the treasury or- any of the officers of the treasury department with any person or persons with reference to the subject matter of said letter of A. B. Hepburn. The record transmitted with my communication of January 10, 1900, con tains all there is or ever was, so far as I know, concerning the said letter of A B. Hepburn. v "It does not appear from any record of the treasury department, nor Is it wlth'n the recollection of the secretary of the treasury, that the department or any of its officers had any relations, either official or private, with the National City bank, of New York, within the period embraced between June 5, 1897, and October 27, 1897, so there are no letters, communications, agreements, papers and documents in tho possession of the department which pass ed between the treasury department and the National City bank within that per iod." The secretary calls attention to the ne cessity which arose late in October, 1S97, of disposing in some way of the large sum of money ($58,448,223) which was .realized from the settlement of the Pacific railway debt without withdrawing the money from active channels and thus precipitat ing a financial disturbance. He refers to his letter to A. B. Hephurn, printed in full in his first reply, in which he told Mr. Hepburn that H. W. Cannon, of the Chase National bank, had already been requested to "ascertain how many banks would qualify as depositories to receive a por tion of the $30,000,000 of the railway fund which was to be disbursed in the redemp tion of government 6s about January 1. Tho secretary adds: "The National City bank could readily qualify by the deposit of public bonds to receive a large amount. It was necessary that there should be in this instance an original recipient and distributer of the fund, because one check alone was drawn In the amount of $13,645,250. It ought to occur readily to the minds of the most inexperienced in banking affairs that It required an institution of some consid erable magnitude to handle such a check." The secretary believes he accomplished what he has taken pains to ado since, namely, the avoidance of that sort of dis turbance in" the money market which af iects not merely speculative affairs, but which experience has too often demon strated spreads throughout the whole com mercial and Industrial fabric, bringing ruin and disaster such as close the doors of factories and mills, throw labor out of em ployment and Invite years of business stagnation, the like of which was wit nessed during the period of 1893 to 1897. "There are no letters, communications, agreement papers or documents on file In the treasury department between the sec retary of the treasury or his subordinate officers or officials and the officials of the National City bank, of New York, or tho officials of the National City bank and the secretary of the treasury or his sub ordinates. It should be a sufficient answer to all that Is requested on the subject of the conference between Mr. Stillman, Mr. Morgan and myself at Philadelphia to say that such a conference never took place." With especial regard to that part of the inquiry which raises the question whether or not the secretary of the treasury knew or had reason to believe that the govern ment funds deposited in the National City bank, of New York, were used with a view of causing a liquidation of speculative stocks, as mentioned In tne letter of James Stillman, to the Hon. Lyman J. Gage, of April 8, 1899, etc., the secretary says: "The two letters referred to In the in quiry are separated by a period of 16 months, but all the knowledge or belief the secretary of the treasury had as to the uses which deposits In the National City bank were to be put, at either period, or at any other period between December 21, 1S97, and April 8, 1899, was obtained from these letters, which have already been sub mitted to the senate In answer to former Inquiry. "Beyond the Information conveyed by these two letters, the secretary has no knowledge whatever. They were not sup plemented by personal Interviews or tele phonic communications. The senate has already been furnished, as stated In my communication of January 10, 1900, with all correspondence, letters, telegrams, agreements, documents and papers in the possession of the treasury department with reference to deposits In tne National City bank, of New York. No agreement, past, present or In contemplation has ever been had with the National City bank other wise than Is literally set forth In my com munication to the president pro tempore of the senate of January 10, 1900. The records show that the treasurer has as signed and delivered upon the order of the National City bank, to 14 different parties, a total of $8,334,000, and of these $1,914,000 was transferred to the Standard Oil Com pany. The treasury department has at no time held any bonds In trust for the Standard OH Company nor for any Inter est other than for the depositing bank." Major Rockefeller Heard Prom. WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. The following has been received at the war department from General Otis: "Manila, Jan. 29. Rescued Spanish ma jor reported that he saw Major Rocke feller In Northern Luzon. He states that he saw him there a short time ago. No satisfactory conclusion can be reached." Wire Trust Dividend. CHICAGO, Jan. 29. The directors Qf the American Steel & Wire Company today declared a dividend of 7 per cent on the common stock, payable In four quarterly payments, April 2, July 2, October 2, 1900, and January 2, 1901. The statement Issued shows, that the company made a net profit of $12,162,530 in 1899. o p Rudolph Nuncmucher. MILWAUKEE, Jan. 29 .Rudolph Nune macher, head of the real estate depart ment of the Pabst Brewing Company, died today after an operation which he underwent for appendicitis. o The Phenomenal Success Of G. H. Mumm's Extra Dry 109,303 cases imported in 1839, 72,495 cases more than any other brand is due to its un surpassed quality. The 1S95 vintage now imported equals its best predecessors. THE FIGHT ON SPIONKOP WARREN'S MEN EXPOSED TO A TER RIBLE FIRE. Held' the Position Tenaciously for Twenty-four Hours, nntl Then - Abandoned It hy Night. LONDON, Jan. 30. A special dispatch from Frere camp, dated Friday, January 26, 9:10 P. M., says: "I have just ridden in here, having left General Buller's forces In the new posi tion, south of-the Tugela, to which they retired In consequence of the reverse at Splonkop. "The fighting, both before and after the occupation of the mountain, was of a des perate character. Splonkop is a precipi tous mountain, overtopping the whole line of kopjes along the Upper Tugela. On the eastern side the mountain faces Mount Alice and Potgieter's drift, and standing at ngnt angles to tne Jaoer central posi tion and Lyttleton's advanced position. The southern point descends in abrupt steps to the lower line of kopjes. On the western side, opposite the right outposts of Warren's force, it is Inaccessibly steep until the point where the nek joins the kop to tho main range. Then there is a gentle slope which allows easy access, to the summit. "The nek was strongly held by the Boers, who also occupied a heavy spur, parallel with the kopje, where the enemy was concealed In no fewer than 35 rifle pits, and was thus enabled to bring to bear upon our men a damaging cross-fire, the only possible point for a British at tack being the southern side, with virtual ly sheer precipices on the left and right. "A narrow foot-path, admitting men in single file only to the summit, opens Into a perfectly flat table land, probably of 300 square yards area, upon which the Boers had hastily commenced to make a trans verse trench. Our men were able to oc cupy the further end of this table land, where the ridge descends to another flat, which was again succeeded by a round eminence held by the Boers in great strength. "The ridge held by our men was faced by a number of strong little kopjes at all angles, whence the Boers sent a concen trated Are from the rifles, supported by a Maxlm-Nordenfeldt, and a big long-range gun. What with the rifles, the machine gun and the big gun, the summit was converted Into a perfect hell. The sjielte exploded continuously in our ranks, and the rifle fire, from an absolutely unseen enemy, was perfectly appalling. "Reinforcements were hurried up by General Warren, but they had to cross a stretch-of flat ground which was literally torn up by the flying lead of tho enemy. TheAinflnlshed trench on the summit gave very questionable shelter, as the enemy'B machine guns were so accurately trained upon the place that often 16 shells fell In the trench in a single minute! Mortal man could not permanently hold such a position. Our gallant fellows held it tena ciously for 24 hours, and then, taking ad vantage of the dark night, abandoned it to the enemy." LONDON PRESS COMMENT. The Government Is Advised to Sac rillee Ladysmith. LONDON, Jan. 29. There Is comment in London on the discrepancy between-the Boer account of the recapture of Splon kop and that sent by General Buller. The latter said not a. word about the Boers scaling the hill and attacking the Brit ish trenches, and capturing 150 men who had hoisted the white flag, as at Majuba hill. Instead, he spoke of the maintenance of "the best traditions of the British army." There Is not much doubt that the Boer-account is'correct. It is by no means boastful. - , The London imUJtary critics have given up hope of saving Ladysmith, which Is undoubtedly sh,ort of food and ammuni tion. Tho garrison went on short rations December 2. As it required a month for Buller to recover from his earlier de feat at Colenso, It is not thought he can pull his disheartened army together now In time to do anything for Ladysmith. London waits anxiously for the Boers to move. They seem to bo fighting on a very definite plan, and it is thought they may attack Buller or assault Ladysmith. Parliament will meet tomorrow, and the radical and Irish members are preparing for a savage onslaught upon the govern ment. The St. James's Gazette this afternoon returned to scathing criticism of the lan guage of General Buller's report. It says: "General Buller's reflection on the ter ror he put Into the foe reminds us of things we have heard about Chinese mandarins." The afternoon papers are discussing whence are to come troop3 for the pro tracted campaign. It is becoming gen erally recognized that some form of com pulsory service is" more imminent than previously thought of. The St. James's Gazette, however, suggests that the pour ing of more and more troops Into South Africa savors of the Spanish action in Cuba, adding that tho solution of making better use of the thousands already there has never suggested Itself. As the afternoon newspapers commented without a full knowledge of the facts, they were not disposed to offer any apologies for Buller's defeat. The St. James's Gazette says: "The meaning of the retreat Is obvious. We have had to recognize that we cannot force our way through the enemy's lines to Ladysmith. Why, we do not know. If the Boer position is impregnable, it ought never to have been attacked. If it Is capable of being taken, we were re pulsed because the leadership was bad, and It Is Idle to attempt to conceal that tho latter Is far from incredible. To start out declaring there must be no turning back is eminently foolish. When swagger and rant prevail, there Is commonly a plentiful lack of Judgment and true reso lution. It requires serious efforts not to yield to the gloomy conviction that the intellectual and moral qualities which make for success have been replaced on our staff by words, words, words. Tho remedy for South Africa is not to add to numbers, but to put the troops where they can come into play." The Morning Leader says: " Will Lady smith fall In consequence of Buller's retirement or in consequence of an other night attack by the victorious Boers? The city has alreudy held out Its full "time. Its last communication across the Tugela, otherwise than by electric or sun flashing, was on November 2 last. It was then believed to have enough provis ions and ammunition for three months. The three months are up next Friday. There has been no chance during these months to throw Into the city a pound of food or a pound of cordite." Of the newspaper correspondents who voluntarily remained In Ladysmith, G. W. Stevens, of the London Dally Mail; Mitchell, of the London Standard, and Stabb, of the Times of India, died of fe ver In one week. Ferrand, of the Trans vaal Leader, was killed in the Wagon Hill fight. . The London Dally Mall says: "The richest and what was hitherto con sidered the, most powerful nation In the world stands today in the humiliating po sition of seeing Its armies beaten back with heavy losses at the hands of two small states Our ambassadors abroad suffer Ignominy, knowing that Dr. Leyds has during "the past week been received at semi-official entertainments,, not only In Paris, .but In Berlin. "One would have thought Dr. Leyds' re ception by foreign governments was al ready sufficiently suggestive. One would have thought the time had come when some attempt should be made to mobilize the fleet and the remaining land forces in order that the world may know that while bearing our suffering calmly we have no Intention of subsiding into a second or a third-rate power hy allowing foreign in tervention of any kind." The Post says: "Parliament will have to do something more than give expres sion to public opinion: The time will come when the nation must not merely arouse Itself to fresh exertions, but must open its eyes to the facts and take into account the actual state of the world. The war cannot be conducted with refer ence to the state of public opinion in Great Britain, for the state of the armies engaged and the temper of other powers that are looking on are not less Important elements in tho problem." The Westminster Gazette Invites the country to cast aside all delusion and recognize the fact that progress for the present is stopped in Natal, and that safety lies In concentration. It says: "General White's force as an effective arm. must be written off, and probably most of General Buller's army has left the Tugela. The Boers have been given time to prepare against an advance through the Free State, ana we have not sufficient strength at present to under take this advance with any safety. These are ugly facts, but those who disgulsa them are again misleading the public The plain truth Is that we will have to make a new army somehow, from some whBm We need at least 100.000 more men, 50,000 to reinforce the Cape ancf 50,000 In reserve." The Globe says: "It would be a mistake to minimize the serious character of the situation In Natal. We have made a great effort, from which good results were expected, and have failed. The situation, as it stands today, points with greatly augmented force the same moral as did our previous mishaps. It Is that the war must be pressed on with redoubled effort. Our resources are not exhausted, or rath er It may be said we are just discovering how practically limitless they were. The country, we are sure. Is In no mood for giving way to fears which are as ground less as they are unworthy. It has made up Its mind to see this conflict .through. Every check we receive In the field will only stiffen the determination of the peo ple at home and in the colonies to achieve the end. at whatever cost." The Pall Mall Gazette comments In much the same tone, and adds: "Even If Lady smith falls. Splonkop Is not Majuba. In the most vital sense. It will not end the war. There will be no more muddling compound of 'magnanimity and cow ardice this time. The war will end when General Roberts dictates the terms at Pretoria. To that end the empire's mind Is made up." The Evening Standard, commenting on the supposed natural advantages on the side of the Boers, says: "This country also had and has great advantages, but between the war office and the admiralty and the generals, they have been mostly nullified." THE DEADLOCK IN NATAL. Complete Failure of Buller's Plan of Campaign. NEW YORK, Jan. 23. The Herald's military expert, discussing the situation in South Africa, says: "General Buller s flank movement to reach Ladysmith has come to naught. Repulsed in his first attempt to cross the Tugela by a frontal attack at Colenso, he has now been compelled to give up his attempt to pass aiound the left of the Boer line. His new repulse may nave been equally disastrous In casualties, and certainly' must be more damaging to his reputation for generalship, and will have a greater effect on the issue of the Natal campaign. , "After Sir George White had succeeded in beating off the determined atack of the Boers at Caesar's camp, the develop ment of Buller's new plans became Inev itable. His preparations had been delib erate, but nothing was allowed to become known as to his real intentions until a dispatch from the general himself an nounced that he had seized Potgieter's drift, on the Upper Tugela, and was get ting his force across. Four or five days followed, in the course of which General Lyttleton placed his brigade on the, north side of Potgieter's drift ready to m attack a' Boer position at Brakf onteln, command ing the road to Dewdrop, while General Warren was preparing to throw his divi sion against the extreme right of the long line of the Boers. Warren had crossed at Trlchard's drift, some five or six miles to the west of Potgieter's. He had met with more opposition, but his cavalry, under Lord Dundonald. was ap parentl able to reconnolter for a consid erable distance in the direction of Acton Homes, working round on Warren's far left "So deliberate was this whole movement of Buller's army, as 'if the general were intent on throwing away no chances or taking any risks, that the Boer generals had ample time to concentrate any num ber' of their troops at any point they wished. General Joubert was at the front with Generals Botha and Cronje. War ren found himself at once confronted with an opposing army thrown right across his path. A long ridge ran four miles to the northwest of Trlchard's drift, ascending from tho river. The ridge runs Into spurs of the mountains making the boundary of Natal and the Orange Free State. On the right of Warren, as he ad vanced, lay the mountain of Splonkop, facing the river, with precipitous sides, hut more accessible from the north by a series of summits leading to Its real head. The country on either side swarms with hills favorable for guerrilla warfare, and the Boer entrenchments extended along to Brakfonteln and eastward to Colenso and the TUgela. Eight Boer camps were located by tho British along this line of defense. "The main position of the Boers, how ever, which has been the scene of the fighting of the past week, lay to the we3t of Splonkop, and It Is clear that General Warren was unable to get sufficiently to .his left to make a really flanking move ment. There was nothing for It but to force his way through the barrier. So, having -got up hl3 artillery, he sent for ward, under cover of his long-range fire, the brigades of Generals Hart and Clery. On Saturday, the 20th. an action began at 6 In the morning and continued until the evening. Ridge after ridge was captured, but the advance was slow, the Boers stub bornly contesting every foot of ground. Hart's troops wheeling round on the left along the rocky spur on to the semicir cular position of the Boers, came under a heavy fire from three directions, but the British bivouacked on the ground they had won, though this was within the Are distance of the Boer lines. The loss so far had not been heavy, but only three miles of progress had been made and In front was an open glacis. "There appeared to Warren but ono chance for attacking this position, under the storm of bullets that the troops must pass through. If Splonkop could be taken, artillery from Its dominant height could sweep the Boer entrenchments on either side. Last Monday and Tuesday the ar tillery duel went on unceasingly, but no Impression was made. Under cover of nightfall, preparations were made for the ascent of Splonkop. To approach It there was a natural glacis three-quarters of a mile wide. Then 500 feet had to be climbed up a steep slope. "For the present the deadlock to which the British relieving army In Natal Is re duced U worse than ever. To Imagine "The Prudent Man Setteth His House in Order." Your human tenement should be given even more careful attention than the house you live in Set it in order by thoroughly renovating your whole system through blood made pure by taking Hood's SarsaparUla. Then every organ -& ad promptly and regularly that Ladysmith can now await the Issue of another movement that must take weeks to effect is an Impossibility." Dr. Pretorius Request. NEW YORK. Jan. 29. A special to the World from Washington says: The fear of offending Great Britain and provoking a protest would cause the ad ministration to decline to comply with the request of Dr. Pretorius, of St. Louis, who, it is said, has forwarded to Secretary Hay money and a letter .expressing sympathy with the Boers, which he asks to be sent to President Kruger through the Ameri can consul at Pretoria. "It Is Indicated that the state department will take the ground that It would be a violation of the neutrality laws for this government to give financial aid to a belligerent. It Is pointed out that this request dif fers from the request made by the Ameri can consul at Pretoria in behalf of Great Britain to be permitted to forward money to be used by the British sick and wound ed in the purchase of delicacies, in that the latter request Is made by one bellig erent of another, using a neutral as means of communication. THE TORRES OUTRAGE. Murder of American Miner Report ed to State Department. 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