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THE MOKISTW OEEGONIAN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1900. DEBATE GREW WARM Excitfog Discussion in-the Sen-; ae Over the Philippines. STf Offo AS USUAL BYETTIGREW Tkc SeHtk Dakota 3Caa "Was Dc HSBBaod as a Traitor by Harr ier f Connecticut. WABHXMGTOK, Jan. 1L Debate In the senate, orotnarfiy ca.m and dignified, burst today. Into patow te utterances and blu ter McriminaUons. Senators burled de nunciation at one another until the aud torc auivered with excitement. The de bate grew oat of a phase of the Philip pine question, and no scene has been wit nessed since the dtecuseton of the war reso lutions in the last congress which, in sensational features, compared with that of fotav. Pettigrew, who has precipi tated nearly all of the debate upon the Philippine question during the present ses sion, sought to have read a resolution em bodying a document written by Emllio Agulnaldo upon the F.Hpiao insurrection, and 'containing his version of the alleged recognition of the Filipino republic by Ad miral Dewey. Lodge protested against printing the document In any form, and rad a letter from Admiral Dewey, in which that portion cf Agulnaldo's state ment relating to the admiral was de nounced as a "tissue of falsehoods." Senators on the floor listened with eager attention, and many gallery , spectators leaned far over the railings In their desire not to rnn a sentence. Lodge said he preferred accepting Dewey's word to that of Agulnaldo, and was satisfied the Ameri can people would also. In a passionate reply, Pettigrew declared that Admiral Dewey had recognised the Filipino repub lic, and, although afforded an opportunity heretofore to deny Agulnaldo's state ments, had not done so. In an Instant natt a dosen senators were on their feet, liawley, the veaerab'e sena tor from Connecticut, denounced Pettl grew's action as treason. In rapid suc cession Pettigrew was made the target of sunging arraignments by Senators SSpoon er. Hawley, Seweil and Gallinger. That the feeling was at a pitch seldom noted In the senate was evidenced by the pale faces of the men who spoke. Jones of Arkansas and Teller endeavored to stem the tide of protest and deep feeling by conciliatory speeches. At the conclusion of the scene, whloh -will remain memorable In senate annals, tae nnaaaai out was taken up and dis cussed by Berry and Teller. TUB DAY IX DETAIL. PettlgTew's Statement In tlie Senate, and Remarks It Called Forth. WASHINGTON, Jan. SL In the senate today Allen (pop. Neb ) offered a resolu tion which went over, discharging the committee on finance from further con sideration of the resolution he offered January 23 regarding the National City bank, of New York. A spirited and seasajtlonal debate was precitrftated -by (he presentation by Petti grew tIL S. D.) of a resolution which he desired to have read for information. The clerk began to read It, and it came out that the matter contained in the resolu tion wan the statement of Agulnaldo con cerning the Insurrection of the Filipinos against the Spaniards, The statement contain Agulnaldo's version of a confer ence between him and Admiral Dewey and the statement that Admiral Dewey recognised the Filipino republic. Lodge (rep. Mass.), with visible mani festation of feeting, protested earnestly against this latest effort of Pettigrew to secure the printing of Agulnaldo's state-' inent by the United States government. "The reason 1 protest," said Lodge, "Is that the document contains a number of statements that are absolutely false. Statements are attributed to Admiial Dewey which are utterly without founda tion. Now, the Anti-Imperialist League and Its one organ print such matter as this without restriction. But that the United States government should lend its aid to the circulation of branded falsehoods con cerning the admiral of its navy is prepos terous. I want to read a letter addressed to me by Admiral Dewey." Tho letter proved to be as follows: "Waohtngtea, Jan. 38. 1BW. Dear Sen ator Lodge: The statement of Bmillo Aguwaido. as recentl published in the Springfield Republican, so far as it re lates to me, is a tissue of falsehoods. I never promised, directly or indirectlj, in dpendence of the Filipino. I never treat ed him as an all', except to make use of hlai and the soldiers to assist me in my oietiations against the Spaniards. He never alluded to the word 'Independence" in any conversation with me or my offi cer. The statement that I received him -with military honors or saluted the so called Filipino sag is absolutely false. Sincerely yours, GEORGE DEWEY." Lodge again protested against printing lies, and declared it would be an imposi tion upon the United States to print the resolution. The chair (Frye) sustained a point of order against the resolution made by Aid rich rep. R. L), thus disposing of the res olution, offered by Pettigrew. The South Dakota senator gained the floor, however, and addressed the senate briefly. He spoke in an impassioned man ner and several times declined sharply to yield to Interruptions. He said the paper which he had offered in his resolution was a. translation made in Boston of a state ment written by Agulnaldo himself. It had been sent by the Springfield Republi can to this city and submitted to Admiral Dewey with a view of ascertaining wheth er it was accurate or not. The admiral, Pettigrew said, declined through his sec retary, to say anything In regard to the document, reeling that he must adhere to his tatenUon not to discuss the Philip pine question in any form in advance ot the PhtBpptne commission's report. "Now." said Pettigrew, "Admiral Dew ej after the publication of the document, sends here a letter repudiating the state ments ho quoted as having made, and denouncing them as a tissue of falsehoods. Admiral Dewey did recognize the Fili pino republic," shouted Pettigrew, "and" "How?" Inquired Lodge and Spooner in unison. By saluting the Filipino flag." declared Pettigrew. his voice keyed to & high pitch. ' By proceeding to Subig bay with Aguln aldo a forces, and there receiving the sur render of a Spanish garrison; by his con ferences and statements to Agulnaldo " Galltager (rep. N. H.) and Hawley (rep. Conn.) objected to the continuance of the discussion, the latter saying: "That Is treason, it is lending aid and comfort to an enemy of the United Stales, and the senator has been doing that for months." Pettigrew replied, that what he wanted was to have the facte of the matter placed before the country. He charged the state department with heMing back informa tion of value te senators, and to the presi dent, and intimatod that the department was afraid to publish It to the world. "The threat of treason," he declared, "will net deter us from disclosing the facta as they come Into our possession." Lodg regained the floor and saM: "My objection to this pamphlet te that it is a mass ef falsehood! a tissue of lies. I want a , of fhe facts in this matter. But I do protest against the-publication by this t-o eminent of matter that has been brasld In the admiral of the navy as faun. A- Vtween the statements in that pant 1ik nd the word of George Dewey., 11 k iho word ef -George Dewey." a "- t,rv. Wis.) segued that there ahouM be a Use drawn upon, the charac ter of matter to be printed by the senate. "When before, he asked, had it been pro posed to place before the senate a justifi cation of a man in arms against the coun try? When the senator from South Da kota asserts that Admiral Dewey saluted the Filipino flag and Admiral Dewey says he did not, Spooner continued, there will be no longer any question as to the facts. The people may divide as to policy, but there could be no doubt that the people .of the United States were united in the desire to do nothing to sacrifice even one American soldier in the Philippines. This sacrifice unfortunately would be the re sult of any encouragement given the Fili pinos here. In this connection Spooner read an ex pression from the late General Lawton, in which the general said: "If I am shot by a Filipino bullet, it might as weH come from one of my men, because I know the continuance of fighting is due to reports sent out here from America." Rawlins (dem. Utah.) said the senators Who were making such strenuous objec tion to having Agulnaldo's utterances published were Inconsistent. "Were they not aware that the administration Aad itself made public documents emanating from the some source? Did any greater obligation rest upon the senate? Rawlins criticised the censorship of the adminis tration "on the threshold of a political campaign." He also objected to the use of a letter from a patriot llko General Lawton to support a political propaganda. Gallinger complained of -what he called Pettlgrew's sneers at the American sol diers and his charges against the presi dent. He had no doubt Admiral Dewey's word would be accepted rather than that of a man who was engaged in shooting down American soldiers. He was opposed to the proposed publication, and he hoped that some way would be found of sup pressing suoh reproach upon the Ameri can troops and upon the president of the United States and bis policy. Jones (dem. Ark.) wanted all the facts known. In his opinion, the most unfortu nate circumstance that happened in con nection with the discussion of the Philip pine subject was the disposition to cut off debate and suppress facts. He had suffi cient confidence in the American people to believe they would in the end arrive at a just conclusion, but in order that they might be enabled to do so they should not be cut off from any of the facts. Jones joined with Rawlins -in his objection to the rigid censorship. "You can only fear the truth," he said; ''you need not fear falsehoods, for you have in the officers on the ground full means of ascertaining what is true and what is false." He would have the censorship removed, not only in Manila, but In the departments of the government In "Washington. Seweil (rep. N. J.) referred to the fact that he had opposed the acquisition of the Philippines,, but he said that as soon as the Paris treaty was ratified he had sunk hls private views and acquiesced In the result. '"I-saw the flag attacked," he safd "and after- that "with me It "was thecountry and the flag, rlghtor -wrong." He then declared that, under the cir cumstances, he considered Pettigrew a traitor to his country, and his con duct as monstrous. It was beyond comprehension and outrageous in the extreme that a man clothed with the dignity of a senator of the United States, representing a sovereign state of the Union, should attempt to furnish here a forum to such an arch traitor as Aguln- .aldo. In conclusion, he said) that General Lawton himself told him (Seweil) that he held that the continuance of the war was due to those jho had not accepted the re sult of the peace treaty, as he had done, notably naming Pettigrew. He believed Lawton's death was due to Pettigrew as directly as to the bullet of the Filipino who shot him down. Teller (sll. Colo.) made a pacificatory speech. He agreed with Jones that there had been too much suppression of facts, and blamed Seweil for his denunciation of senators who were not supporting the administration in its conduct of the Phil ippine campaign. Every senator had a right to express his views In this chamber, whether for or Against the-government. But he was opposed to printing Aguln aldo's statement here, as it raised a ques tion of veracity, unless Admiral Dewey's denial was to go with It. He saw no rea son for the crimination and recrimination that had been heard here, and he saw no occasion for the characterization of a sen ator sitting on this floor as a traitor. L Still, the fact must be recognized that the country is In a war, and the hands of the administration must be upheld. Possibly thero had been mistakes, but he did not believe anything wicked or "bad had been done. Hawley denounced Agulnaldo as a forger, an embezzler and a scoundrel, say ing that he was responsible for this wholly unnecessary war. Every one knew that when the proper time came it was the in tention to lead the Filipinos into the paths of self-government, but while the war was on he was unalterably opposed to giving any comfort to the enemy. Pettigrew spoke briefly in reply to the accusations against hlmv "I won't attempt Ho make reply to the personal attacks upon myself," he said, "orto the charges mad against me 6f being a traltor-JyIeld to no man in my devotion to the country or the flag. No one is more jealous of the country's honor, but I have my own opinion as to how best Its honor may be sustained." He proceeded to say that he did not be lieved It could be sustained by reversing the time-honored policy that governments' derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, to accepting the present administration's usurpatory policy. Petti grew referred feelingly to the death of GO jot the South Dakota volunteers in the Philippines, and declared that they, as well as General Lawton, might still be alive if they had not obeyed the president after the peace treaty was signed. If Agulnaldo's request for a truce had been assented to, their lives might have been saved and the men restored to their fami lies, instead of their bones being left to moulder in the soil of Luzon, as had been tho case under the present policy of ag gression. Berry (dem. Ark.) then was recognized and delivered his announced speech upon the pending financial bill. He charged that tho proposed change to the gold standard was to be simply because the holders of the bonds deemed gold the more desirable. In an Incidental reference to the Boer war, Berry said: "While four-fifths of the American peo ple are in sympathy with that struggling people in South Africa, we have reason to bellee that the administration is in sym pathy with a monarchy." Teller continued his speech on the finan cial question. He spoke against the pro posed legislation, which he said placed It In the power of the banks to dictate the country's financial affairs. Teller admit ted that in some respects the country was moro prosperous than it was a while ago. "But," said he, "a system of prosperity which touches a few of our people and leaves out the American farmer is a vicious system, and the prosperity is a delusion." Chandler (rep. N. H.) inquired whether the bonds at present outstanding under the provisions of the senate bill would have to be paid in gold. "There is nothing," replied Aldrlch, "In this bill which changes the status of out standing bonds, either directly or indi rectly." After a brief executive session, the sen ate at 4:40 P. M adjourned. Cnnndinn Tax on Pulp Wood. MONTREAL, Quebec, Jan. 31. The tax of SI SO per cord placed on pulp wood, with a rebate of $1 50 per cord when the pulp produced, therefrom is manufactured within the limits of the province of Que bec is not working as its promoters in tended. Its purpose was to cut off the supply of American pulp manufacturers. It Is not onb doing that, but It has cut off the supply of two big pulp mills lo cated on the Ottawa Tlver. JuBt outside the limits of the province of Ontario. o " ' X whiff of Sooacoo -purity Zarina cigar ettes, 10C far 1&. HARDEST FIGHT OF WAR "WINSTON CHURCHILL DESCRIBES THE BATTLE OF SPIOXKOP. A Bloody Engagement, but Not a De cisive One Mountain, Though Eas ily Taken, Gould Not Be Held, NEW YORK, Jan. 3L Winston Spencer Churchill has cabled to the Evening World an account of the battle of Spton kop. The dispatch, which is dated Spear man's Camp, January 27, says the fight on tho summit of the kop was one of the fiercest and most furious conflicts in Brit ish military history, Guided by Thorny croft, the troops surprised the Boers there and carried the trenches with the bayo net at 3 o'clock in the morning. There was little loss. At once the troops entrenched hastily, but the, ground was broken by large, rocks and unsuited for entrenchments. f At dawn heavy Boer shelling began. General Wood gate was seriously wounded at the begin ning. Urgent demands for reinforcements were sent by the commander who suc ceeded Woodgate. The reinforcements were sent, strengthening the defense. Thornycroft was appointed brigadier com manding the whole force on top of the Mil. A bitter and btoody struggle followed throughout the day, the Boers concentrat ing every man and gun on the summit of the hill, and attacking with the greatest spirit. The British artillery was unable to copo with the superior long-range Boer guns, and during the afternoon it became evident the infantry could not endure an other day. It was impossible to drag guns to the summit of Spionkop without elaborate preparations, or to mount the guns strongly enough to defend the'hlU from artillery. Thornycroft's decision to abandon was both wise and necessary. The British troops, stubborn and formidable, marched back to the camps in regular order. Every effort is now beihg made to succor the wounded, of, whom many still He on the summit. The official lists will give tho losses. The defense of the hill by the English infantry, particularly the. Lanca shire regiment, was a gjorious episode. The whole army Is proud of 1L The Boer positions before Ladysmith are perhaps Impregnable to 25,000 men, but the troops are resolved to have another try. The public must imltato the equanim ity of the troops. Spionkop is not a dis aster. Neither guns were lost nor un wounded prisoners murdered. It was sim ply a bloody action. In which lodgment In the enemy's trenches was effected, but which proved untenable. The Boers were sometimes within 30 yards of the British line. They have also suffered. Their losses must be greater, compared to their strength, than ours. The process of at trition must ultimately settle the war. The troops bear the worst cheerfully, and the nation must remain calm, dignified and determined. CULLER'S NEXT ATTEMPT. Rumors That He Is Preparing Again to Reach Ladysmith. LONDON, Jan. 31. When the nation had almost resigned Itself to the fall of Ladysmith, there comes from all quar ters today an indication that Buller will make another attempt to relieve the be sieged place. If the Daily Mail's report of BuHer's statement that he hopes to be In Ladysmith within a week can be Im plicitly relied on, news of further serious fighting would be expected shortly. But the papers are loth to believe what the St. James's Gazette characterizes as "unwar rantable boasting," if true. Moreover, the war office throws cold water on the dispatch this afternoon by Issuing a state ment that it lias no news confirmatory 'of such p. move as Buller's reported speech Indicates. Yet, today's dispatches from Ladysmith and Capo Town give u strong Impression that there is something more than rumor in all these reports. So, while all definite opinion must await further news, it does not seem at all unlikely that another des perate effort will be made to succor Gen eral White. A dispatch from the Associated Press representative at Spearman's farm, dated January 25, describing the fight and retire ment from Spionkop, says: "We filed down sadly, but In perfect or der. The King's Royal rifles' colonel was struck down at the moment a heliograph message ordering retirement was handed to him. The enemy Is holding a thanks giving service tonight. Surgeons who as cended the hill were allowed to remove our wounded. The scene at the top of the hill was fearful, and a terrible witness to the destructiveness of artillery. All day our body-bearers were busy carrying down men." Buller telegraphs from Spearman's farm, under today's date, that Colonel Thorneycroft was the officer who ordered tho retirement from Spionkop. Buller adds: "It Is due to him to say that I believe his personal gallantry saved the difficult situation early January 24, and that under a loss of at least 40 per cent he directed the defense with conspicuous courage and ability throughout the day. No 'blame whatever for the withdrawal Is in my opinion attributable to him, and I 'think his conduct throughout was admirable." A special dispatch from Cape Town says 150 American scouts, who arrived there as muleteers, have enlisted in the British forces. Sudden orders were received at Alder shot this afternoon for the Immediate em. barkatlon of the Fourth cavalry brigade for the Cape. M?KIXLI3Y WILL NOT INTERFERE. Unless England and Transvaal Ask Him to Use His Good Offices. NEW YORK, Jan. 31. A special to the Herald from Washington, says: "All the information which has reached the president Is to the effect that Great Britain does not desire mediation, and, though It Is understood that the Boer gov ernment Is anxious for peace, the -statements made by Dr. Leyds seem to favor a continuance of the war. The president will certainly not Interfere unless both governments request the use of his good offices." This statement, made by an official of the administration as to the meeting of the cabinet, may be regarded as authori tative. It is understood that there was some informal discussion at the cabinet meeting, based upon the dispatches and resolutions which have been received by the president urging him to take action wblch will bring about an end of tbe war. The cabinet Is unanimously of the dplnioa that the United States is not concerned in the affairs of South Africa, and conse quently would have no justification in in tervening. Members of tho cabinet say 1 an effort is being made to make political capital out of the attitude of the presi dent, whose action in refusing to interfere is being interpreted in some quarters as an Indication of sympathy for Great Britain. The administration. It is stated, has pur sued and is pursuing an attitude of strict neutrality, favoring neither ono govern ment nor the other. It was said at the state department that this government has received no communi cation inclosing $3700 for transmission to President Kruger to be used by the Boer government In the prosecution of the war. It Is stated by officials that it .would be a breach of neutrality for the United States to transmit funds which, if intended for the use of the government in Us mili tary operations, are certainly contraband and liable to seizure. The agent of this government at Pretorin is supplying the British prisoners with funds placed at his disposal by the British government, but the proRosltlofl, for the. UnildShUes to iforward money to the Boer .government i is an enaroty cniieront matter, andSecre ,tary Hay will undoubtedly decline. to act as an agent for any such purpose. Secretary Hay a week ago called the at tention of Lord Pauncefote to the report ed criticism of members of the senate made by Vanslttart, the British con sular officer at New Orleans. As a result of an Investigation instituted by the am bassador, the department has learned that Mr. Vanslttart repudiates the sentiments attributed to him. This denial will be transmitted to the senate foreign relations committee, which was yesterday directed to make an inquiry Into the matter. KELLY-KBXXY'S MOVEMENTS. Strong Force o'perntlng Between French and Gatacre. LONDON, Jan. 31. Spencer Wilkinson, reviewing the military situation in the Morning Post, says: "There is again a remarkable scarcity of Information about what Is taking place In tho- theater of war. There must bo more than 100 war correspondents at the front, but they are kept silent. "The column under General Kelly-Kenny haa occupied Thebus, about 90 miles by railway from Colesberg, Where General French is operating, and about 45 miles from Stormberg Junction, where the Boers opposed to General Gatacre are be lieved to be. The strength of General Kelly-Kenny's column Is not told, but as that officer commands' the Sixth division, the whole of which has reached Cape Town, and as there is no word pf any part of it having gone to Natal, the prob ability Is that the column is identical with the division. At any rate It Is hoped that this Is the case, and that the last has been heard of breaking up divisions into frag ments "The dispatch of this column, if, as must be presumed, it Is strong enough for in dependent operations, portends a great ,deal. In the first plice it means that the campaign in Natal is to be left to tho care of Itself. For, If the Sixth division is at Thebus, there is no other force at Cape Town capable of turning the balance in Natal. Ladysmith, then, Is not to be relieved. Its garrison must hold out as long as possible, or make a desperate at tempt to fight its way out, unless, indeed, General Buller, with such forces as he has, tries a third time to drive back the Boer army. "This discussion implies that the war will be prolonged, and the Boers are to be given time to push, their advantage in Natal. They will try to overcome Sir George White's force and to take the of fensive against General Buller, whose ar my they would in that caseperhaps be able to hold by putting several parts of their own more mobile force In positions In his front, flank and rear. General Buller would keep them occupied as long as his supplies and ammunition lasted. "During these operations, the British forces in Cape Colony and the reinforce ments on the wax would be collected into an army?to march through the Free State. If that march could be rapid enough to produce an effect on the minds of the Boer commander-in-chief while General Buller's force Is still occupying him, the plan might lead to a decisive result, but there can hardly be a start fbr another month, and a march through the Free Statemust take a month at least. It is not easy toT day to foresee what can happen In Natal by the end of March. "Meanwhile the mission of General Kelly-Kenny does not altogether explain itself. It seems a little strange that the new col umn should not first have been sent to the assistance of General French, who has hemmed in a force, of Boers, but finds them reinforced from the north. Any thing like a division added to General French's force ought to enable him to de stroy the Boer forces with which he is dealing by completing his circle around I them and then gradually closing it In upon them. "The formation ot a fresh column while this kind of concentration was possible looks like a continuation of the. old policy of dispersion Instead of concentration. Gen eral Kelly-Kenny will have to mend the railway bridge at Steysburg as-he moves eastward and as his advance continues he will enter a. hilly and perhaps difficult country." Alleged Bonst of Duller Discredited. NEW YORK, Jan. 3L The dispatch from Cape Town which quotes General Buller as saying he hoped to be In Lady sirilth in a week 'a discredited in London. The report of fighting at Crocodile Pool dis poses of the rumor that the British had relieved Mafeklng. There Is no great en thusiasm In London over the expected In vasion of the Orange Free State by a third British army, for It is considered likely that the Boers have planned a good defense. Colonel Villebols-Mareull, the French strategist, has started for Coles burg to assist In repelling the British ad vance. Confirmation has been received of the report that the chief Boer shell fac tory in Johannesburg has been blown up. For the present the British can do noth ing to help Ladysmith. Some experts be lieve that General White will try to cut his way out He must either do this or surrender, for his food supply is almost exhausted. There is no 'sign except the anxiety of the British cabinet that any hostile dem onstration against Epgland is contem plated. Russia and France are sure to take advantage of England's helplessness by, grabbing territory in Asia, but the czar is living up to his reputation as the foe of war. Wounded From Spionkop. NEW YORK, Jan. 31. A special to the Herald from Spearman's Camp, Satur day, says: There has been a long train of ambu lances arriving at the Spearman's Camp field hospitals with wounded. The Lan cashire brigade sustained the heaviest losses. There was no panic The troops retired frpm the hill In good order. This morn ing several men were shot In returning tp the positions hela before they carried Spionkop. Thorneycroft's mounted infant ry and tho third battalion of the King's Royal rifles lost heavily. The men of the Imperial ljght infantry received their baptism of fire, shooting and killing the Boer marksmen and snipers. Sergeant Mason, of the Thorneycroft mounted Infantry, had a duel with Boers, who drilled five holes through his helmet. Sergeant Mason caught three Boers creep ing up behind him yesterday evening with fixed sights. One he Instantly killed, and then another; the third took shelter and for half an hour they exchanged shots. The Boer hit him in the shoulder, but Mason returned the compliment, and at the next shot killed his antagonist. Lost Confidence in Duller. NEW YORK, Jan. 31. According to London dispatches, the British public seem to have totally lost confidence in General Buller. The next big news is expected to be furnished by the Boers. They have doubled their energy In the siege of Kimberley, and may be expected to close In on Ladysmith. It is said that upon the fall of Ladj smith. Dr. Leyds, in Europe, and Montagu White, In Washington,- will appeal for mediation. Additional Casualty List. LONDON, Jan. 3L The war office has issued an additional casualty list of the battle of Spionkop, January 24, and of the engagements at Ventersprult, January 17 and 20. The additional list numbers 139 men killed, 391 wounded and 63 missing, a, total of 593. With 174 additional casual ties given for the fighting at VenteTsprult, the- total loss since the beginning of the war, is placed at 95S men. Canadian Artillerymen en Konte. ST. VINCENT, Cape Verde Islands, Jan. 3t. The Allan line steamer Lauren tian, from Halifax, January 21, for Cape Town, arrived here this afternoon. She carries the first artillery section of the second Canadian contingent for service in South Afriea. Stops the Cough and Works Off the Colrf. j cold In one day. Ko cure no pay. Price 25c.'Jproudest, richest Englishman one lonely ENGLAND5 .WAR POLICY CRITICISED IX THE HOUSE OP COM MONS, . Under-Secretary Broderlck Defended the Administration The Jame son Raid. LONDON, Jan. 3L There was an utter lack of Interest hi today's debate In the house of commons. At 'no time was the house well filled. The speeches were aca demic,' traveled In deep, worn ruts, and did not touch upon the -future, in which alone the house is much lnterestla. The only sign of animation during the whole session was when Sc Robert Reld at tacked the South African committee, draw ing cries from the Irish members of "pub lish the Hawksley letters." Mr. Balfour, replying to the suggestions of Sir John Henry Kenna, member for the Honlton division of Devonshire, said he regretted that It would be contrary to precedent to curtail the debate, as the amendment was a vote of censure, upon which the fate of the gpvernment depended. The house resumed the debate on the amendment of Lord Edmund Fltzmaurice, liberal, to the address in reply to the queen's speech. Replying to the criticisms of Franois $. Stevenson, liberal member for the Eye division of Suffolk, the gov ernment leader, A. J. Balfour, said noth ing had thus far occurred to convince him that the Information given by the Intelligence department regarding the Boer guns was erroneous. - Sidney Charles Buxton, liberal member for the middle district of Lanarkshire-, re ferred to the changes brought against the chancellor of the exchequer and treasury, whereupon the chancellor of the exchequer, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, hotly Interrupt ed, saying: "From the very beginning neither the treasury nor the chancellor have In any way stinted preparations or expenditures the cabinet thought neces sary." Sir Robert Reld, liberal member from the Dumfries district, bitterly arraigned the government's "recklessness and du plicity," which he said aroused first mis understanding with the Boers, and which, fostered and stimulated by the "wicked ness and folly of a few men," resulted in the war. Amidst opposition cheers and murmurs. Sir Robert declared that, having regard for the general discredit attaching to Great Britain in the minds of foreign ers by the events connected with the Jamieson raid, it was the duty of the gov ernment to take up the broken threads and pursue the inquiry to its final end. The parliamentary committee on Inquiry, he further asserted, was a scandal and a dishonor to the house, and there was a suspicion that the raid was organized with the complicity of Mr. Chamberlain. William St. John Broderlck, under sec retary of foreign affairs, clpsed today's debate. He generally characterized the Inc ctmertts of the opposition ae 'Immoral" at, such a time as the present. No conser vative, he added, defended the raid, from which he claimed the government had suf fered more than anybody because, when the raid was precipitated. President Kru ger "had almost reached th.e end of his tether with his own burghers on account of his treatment of the Uitlanders." The house then adjourned. - v COMMENT ON THE WAR. Military Writers of America and En rope Argue the Case. NEW YORK, Jan. 3L In the February number of the North American Review, the Transvaal war Is discussed by Lleu-tenant-General John F. Owen, of the Royal artillery (British); Captain Fritz Hoenlg. of the German army (retires; Major-General O. O. Howard, U.. a. A., (retired); Henry Cust, formerly eauor ot the Pall Mall Gazette, and Dr. J. C. Volght, author of "Fifty Years, of the Republic in South Africa' , General Owen says that "tne Jooer strategy has been excellent," ana tnat In military Intelligence they nave snown first-rate organization. They have taught us a lesson in the use of heavy guns of position, which they move with com parative rapidity in the nem. itapia-nring guns of small camber of most recent pat tern are largely used, often with terriwe effect. The artillery has been well han dled, mostly by their mercenaries, but the ammunition uped. has been very defective." Speaking of the British strategy, Gen eral Owen says that It is difficult to judge of it without knowing the exact reasons dictating departure from the original plan, but It seems to him that it would have been better to have carried out the first plan at all costs, though one army corps would not have sufficed. The Intelligence department, he says, has not been suc cessful. Captain Hoenlg takes the view that "England's first mistake consisted in the fact that her political and military ac tion, which was evidently intended to bear an offensive character, did not keep pace with each other." Captain Hoenlg esti mates the Boer forces at "not far short of 60,000 men." and he figures that "the, English forces In the field must, at the yery least, reach a total of 120,000 men, if England is to drive back her antagon ist by force of anna and dictate peace at Pretoria. In addition to this large force, about 40,000 men will be required In Natal and in Cape Colony for minor eventuali ties, as well as for the protection of the railway lines, etc." General Howard briefly revlows the campaign up to the time of General Bm7 ler's first attempt to cross .the Tugela river. Viewing the eltuatlon as it then stood, he says Lord Roberts must choose one of three lines of advance so soon as he has enough men to work out a de cisive movement. Dwelling upon the mili tary problems before the new commander-in-chief of the British forces in South Africa, he says": "Will he take the Durban line? "It Is the shortest, but It Is intrinsically the most difficult to carry and has the best Boer troops to defend it. Will he choose the line through the Orange Free State? Possibly, but I think not. He will need, however, to clear those cross railways and secure the country below to the Orange river that he may have the connecting railways from Molteno via MIddleburg to Do Aar as a secondary base. That could be done promptly. Then he could go for ward rapidly, repairing the western rail road above De Aar as he pushed on to join Methuen; then crush Cronje's force, relieve Kimberley and at once break acrdss eastward to the central railroad and use that road for a rapid advance upon Pretoria. "Of course Joubert would retire from Colenso and Ladysmith the Instant he saw Lord Roberts' plan. Then Buller could pick up General White's force of 5000 and press along with vigor to keep as many Boer soldiers aa possible there to oppose his threats against Johahnesburg and Pretoria, by that route. If, after the crush ing defeat of Cronje, Joubert and his stal wart president did not make peace, prob ably there would be first a hard-fought battle near Kronstad and another the last one at Johannesburg." Mr. Cust, who writes on "The Dutch In South Africa," says in one paragraph:" "A thousand voices tell us that it is the land greed, the gold greed, the empire greed of England that have made the war. England, they scream is the con quering tyrant of free nations. Yet It is a French-born government, loyal to Eng land, that sends troops to the front from Canada, and it Is a Dutch government, loyal to England, that is In power at the Cape- today. Formulas grow meaningless by repetition, but what truth they carry is uncnanged. When England claims equal Tights for all white men of the Zam besi, she says what generations in prac tice have proved true, that in Cape Col ony ana" NalaTariu Rhodesia, the Boer stands on exactly, the same footing with the English-born; and more, that In no English colony of the world has the political or commercial advantage over the humblest and poorest foreign Immi grant." Dr. Volght concludes his Interesting ar LUole on "The Afrikander in Natal," with the following: "The largest army which England has ever had on the; battlefield in Sent Africa over 29.CQ0.men, horse, foot and ar tillery, with powerful guns from British warships and with lyddite shells to help them has been hurled back from the Up per Tugela line, losing 2000 m killed. wounded and prisoners and also XL guns. On the Tugela, where the fathers died in 183S, aye. and south of the Tugela, are the sona now, on the 18th day of Decem ber, 1889. They are the're with Lueas Meyer; with Louis Botha, whose mother was In the laager on the Bushman's river In l8S3, and with Schalk Buger, .whose father was outlawed and proscribed by the Brlttsfi government and went across Drakensberg in 1342. , "They stand pn the Tugela, while in the background the great Drakensberg moun- ta.ns, where the snow white everlastingly glows, rear their topmost peaks above the clouds. The British general has asXed for an armistice to bury his dead on the 16th of December to bury Ms dead in the very ground where rest some of the bones of the .murdered voor trek kers. " 'Avenge Majuba," the crowds have shouted In London and at Durban and Cape Town. God has avenged Slachter's Nek Instead." , v Mohtague White, who was eonsul-gen-eral of the South African Republic la Lon don until the outbreak of the war. eon. trlbuted an article. The circumstances commonly held to be responsible for the present situation he merely glances at. Amci3 these he points to the dis content of the British element in Johan nesburg the clumsy - diplomacy of Mr. Chrmfcer'ain, the activity of Mr. Rhedes, who h describes as "a disappointed capitalist-politician, who has ruined his career as a statesman by an aet of mad folly, and who was burning to be revenged on those whom he had bitterly wronged." Mr. White devotes very particular at tention to one Influence which has com monly been overlooked, namely, the growth of personal rule, as embodied in the high commissioner of South Africa. Mr. White Is especially severe on the present high commissioner. Sir Alfred Milner, and charge him with having systematically utilized every force and opportunity to bring about the present disastrous war, his expressed' object being, according to Mr. White, to "break the power of Afrlkanderdom." BRYAN DOWN EAST. With Altgcld and Lentz He Spoke in - Portland, Me. PORTLAND Me., Jan. 3L Hon. WH1 iom J. Bryan was the guest of the Demo cratic Club tonight at' a banquet In the city ball. The speaking began at 3 o'clock, and a3 there was another big meeting at the Auditorium, the three chief speakers were taken in turn from one meeting to the other. Ex-Governor Alt geld was trje first speaker at the city hall. Mr. Bryan, the next speaker, was given an ovation surpassing any which he has received at any previous time in New Eng land. He said that when he came into the Eastern states he came among demo crats who are sush without hope of reward or fear of punishment. He spoke of His visit to Bath in 1886, and said he learned to love his colleague-on the ticket for hte sterling qualities and manly nature. "The Eastern democrats In 1898," said Mr. Bryan, "did not .have a large share In making that platform, but they will have a large share in making the next platform. It will be just like the last. I am glad that the time is past when either a gold democrat or a silver democrat can lead astray any .large number of people. If any of our silver democrats waa to leave today, he would take with him just one person. That is all." Mr, Bryan divided the remainder; of' his address- into three parts,- and dissussed fn turn mopey trusts ..and lrnjykflm in the same manner as, Re 'has, at' feeent meetings. Congressman Lentz, the. last speaker, devoted his attention , almost entirely to the Philippine question. CALIFORNIA SENATORSHIP. Barns People Confident of Controll ing the Caucus. SACRAMENTO, Cal., Jan. 3L The call for a caucus of the members of the repub lican majority of the senate and assembly to meet Thursday evening to agree upon a candidate for the tJnlted States senate to be voted for Tuesday next, is being signed by all factions. With but -one or two exceptions, none has refused to sign It, and the caucus Is now assured. It will take 43 votes, a majority of the republi can majority of 85, to nominate or carry any motion at the meeting. The Burns people claim to be confident of controlling the caucus. Their oppo nents, however, have many ef them signed an agreement not to vote for Burns in the caucus under any .circumstances, and are looking for a man upon whom they can unite. Thomas R, Bard, of Ven tura, is favorably spoken of for this dis tinction. He developed some strength last winter, and his friends sent him a tele gram today to come to Sacramento at once. q End of an Old Firm. CHICAGO, Jan. 3L-T-A writ of eject ment issued against the Fergus Printing Company, Illinois street and Dearborn avenue in favor of the Equitable Trust Companyt brought to a close yesterday the business of the oldest printing-house in Chicago. The- Fergus company had made no arrangements far other quarters, and the stock was , removed from the building to the sidewalk. George H, Fer gus, tho senior member of the house, said the reverses of the company were due to the hard times of 1893, which started a series of misfortunes culminating in the. writ. He said no attempt would be made to resume business, and the historical pa pers among the company's effects, includ ing letters from Grant, Lincoln and other prominent men, would be stored with the Historical Society. The members of the company are G. H., B. F J. B. and Scott Fergus. It was established in 1840. a In Memory of Charles I. BOSTON, Jan. 31. In commemoration of the martyrdom of Charles I of England, who, on January 30, over 260" years ago, was beheaded, about 100 persons gathered at the Church of the Advent last night. It was the annual service held under the auspices of the Order of the White Rose in this city. The Rev. Walter Frisby, rector of the Church of the Advent, con- 44 Ee Laughs Best Who Laughs Last" A hearty hvgh indicate a. degree of good health obtainable through pure Hood. As but one person in ten has pure blood, the other rtine should purify the Hood toiih Hood's SarsapJLrSla. Then they can taagh first, last and all the time, for EECH 5 1 ILL iHiprtrre the general healtb. w I0ceata&2Sceat3. C 9S?4&&$r&?&?frGM A BUFFALO ATTORNEY Cured of Catarrh of Long Stand ing by Peruna. j'SP' R Hen. George D. Yeomano. Hon. Gorg D. Yeoroans, nominate for District Attorney lor tha city ef Bjiffalo, N. Y., a wen-known and popular lawyer of that city, writes: "It affords me pleasure to ke able to add a word ef Indorsement fw the great and testing Benefits I have re ceived from Peruna. I had been, a suf ferer from catarrh for a long time and found ho permanent relief until after taking a few bottles of Peruna, which have permanently relieved me.' Address The Peruna. Me&eHia Co., Co Iambus, O., for a free book on "Winter Catarrh." ducted the simple and hiapreoohre serv ice, which was in the form of the even ing prayer service of tfce Episcopal eauroh. o ' THE RUHNIJTG RACES. Yesterday's Winners at Oakland and Xew Orleans.' SAN It'KANClMCuTjHn. Jl-Wlw weather was ne at Oakland todaf and the track fast. 'Tne results wr: l)lve and a Halt rarlongc Hlghho won, Wyoming: second, itwnxlbro. tWrd, "imc, l:f. Six iurlpngs Astan won, Slla Bolanct seeefHT. .tfoundlee tttird. time, 1.15. Six rurionga Jennie Held won, Pomplno second, Jtontaiiaoo third; time, 1 13. Mile and sixteenth OMnBttra won. Dr. JNembula second, Red Pirate third, time. Mile and an etgbth Potente won. For naero second, Malay third; time-, 1 53. Seven furlongs K W. Brodo won, Anjou second, Uatbos tMrtf; tme. 2:38. Kaoes nt New Orleans. mew OMLMAMS, Jan. 3L The results) of tne races ver: Setting, mite and a sixteen Joe Dough ty won. Judge-Stoadman aoaond, Jennie . Utrd; thne. )ttfc. 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