THE MORNING OEEGONIAN, TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1900.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Your human tenement should be given
even more careful attention than the
house you live in Set it in order by
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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.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 29. The secretary
of state is in receipt of a telegram from
United States Consul Kendrlck. at Juarez,
Mexico, reporting that six Americans have
been shot. Their names are: Dan Cu
sack. Jack Eldredge, George Lunt. Charles
Burns, Lou Webster and Henry Williams.
It Is said that they were shot by order
of General Torres, near Guaymas. on the
ground that they were found with Yaqul
Indians. The consul has not yet been able
to confirm this report, but the secretary
has suitably Instructed our ambassador
In relation to the alleged shooting, and
has also instructed Consul Kendrlck to
ascertain and report to the ambassador all
particulars.
Marauding: Yaquis.
AUSTIN, Tex., Jan. 29. A dispatch from
Ortiz, state of Sonora. iilexico, says that
a number of marauding bands of Yaqul
Indians are committing depredations wlth.n
a few miles of Guaymas, and that tlw
people fear a concerted attack on the town
by the rebels. The Indians attacked tha
San Jose ranch, within four miles of
Guaymas, burned all the ranch buildings
and drove off the livestock. Several other
ranches have been attacked. The govern
ment troops commanded oy General Torres
have made no advance into the Yaqu)
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