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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1900. THE HOUSE DEBATE Bcfh Skies of the .Philippine Question Discussed. ITS COMMERCIAL ASPECT In tfec Senate, Csffcry Remmcd His rSfceeon Bcgna Mondaj-Tlie r r j Currency Bill. . WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. The Philippine qwonflpn again occupied the attention of the nonce today. with a slight digression coaote-aine the War in South Africa. The tWwe of the debate was the speech of WHManra of Mississippi, who presented an argument against the annexation of the Philippines, which attracted much at tention. It was deoted almost entirely to the commercial aspects of the acqui sition," boldtne that the absorption of the islands would be ultimately ruinous to u . J j n lina xne--MnueqtBunes, inrougn AQmirai T IS" 1f2F fZ'A IW. W recognize the Filipino flag. tobaooe, hemp and sugar. Morris of Min nesota made an exhaustive legal argu ment la support of the right to hold and govern the islands. The other speakers were Gibson of Tennessee, W. A. and H. C Smith of Michigan, Cochran-of Mis souri and Neville of Nebraska. The gen- ffitSLtf'!! today, and tomorrow it will be taken up for amendment under the five-minute' rule. Until the financial measure, now pend-1 ing before the senate, shall have been disposed of Anally, It wiH be considered by the senate every legislative day, to the exclusion of all except purely routine business. This agreement will have the effect of cutting off all debate on the Philippine question or other matters ex cept by unanimous consent of the senate. unless senators choose to discuss other questions la the "time they devote to the financial bill. Caff cry -of, Louisiana con cladejl his speech Oh the Philippine ques tion, holding that the United States ought to restore in the islands the status quo and then confer independence upon the Filipinos. THE DAY IX DETArL. Philippine and Transvaal Questions Diacnssed in the House. TTASHINaTON, Feb. 6. At the open ing of the session of the house today the speaker laid before them an invitation to congress from Secretary Hoot to attend the funeral services over the remains of the late General Lawton at the church of the Covenant, Friday afternoon. The Anal conference report upon the urgent deficiency bill was agreed to. The debate upon the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill was then resumed un der an agreement to close general debate at S o'clock today. Gibson (rep. Tenn.) opened the debate with a general argu ment in favor of expansion, reviewing the acquisitions of territory from the founda tion of the government to show that ex pansion had been a national policy since its inception. We, he said, are expansion ists by heredity and destiny, 'if Bryan had been elected president in 1S96 instead of Mr. McKinley, Gibson said he be lieved the Spanish war would have oc curred as it did, Dewey would have fought Montojo in Manila bay, the United States would have acquired the Philip pines, Bryan would have been engaged in putting down the insurrection, and every democrat on the other side would have been shouting hurrah and amen. Williams (dem. Miss.), a member of the foreign affairs committee, submitted an argument against the annexation of the Philippines from a commercial stand point. It was not very lofty, he said, to discuss this question from the standpoint of dollars and cents, but the spirit of commercialism made It necessary. He said he would undertake to show that, from the standpoint of American agricul tural Industry and American labor, the annexation of the Philippines would be disadvantageous in comparison with hat would be done under comparatively free relations. He believed that if we aided the Filipinos in setting up a stable gov ernment there we. could obtain perpetual free entry for our goods and escape the great question that was perplexing us. The cost of maintaining an army of 66,000 men which would be necessary if we re tained the Philippines would be three times the value of the imports and ex ports of the islands. Morris (rep. Minn ) thought there were higher and nobler issues involved in tne acquisition of the Philippines than th benefits to our trade. He devoted himself to the constitutional view of the case, ar guing that the right to acquire ferritin y had become established by the dooiilons of the courts. Neville (pop. Neb.), in opposing annex ation, said he had promised his constitu ents never to vote a dollar for the sup port of- the sultan of Sulu, with his eight wives and 14C slaves. Cochran (dem. Mo.) said that If we were to govern the Philippines under the con stitution it must be subject to all the limitations of that instrument. He called attention to the fact that the agreement made with the sultan of Sulu recognized slavery and was, therefore, in violation of the amendment to the constitution which provided that slavery should be forever prohibited, not only in the United States, but In alt the territory over which It exercised, jurisdiction. Cochran said that many slaves In the Sulu group were Christians or descendants of Christians captured by the fanatical Moros. The day the American flag was raised over these islands was a day of disgrace. Witlittm Alden Smith (rep.- Mich.), the member of the foreign affairs committee who offered an amendment in the com mittee for a minister resident to the South African Republic and the Orange jrree state, said he knew it would be useless to offer the amendment in the house, as a single objection would defeat it He would, therefore, urge a separate bill, not to embarrass the government, but because he believed a diplomatic offi cer of the government was needed in Booth Africa. Turning to the Philippine question. Smith said it was useless to attempt to please the other side of the house. Speak ing of Cuba, he expressed his regret that the government had been committed to a policy there by the resolutions put in by Senator Teller as a sop to the powers of Europe. Recurring to the question of the Trans vaal, he said the meetings held all over the country evidenced the popular sym pathy with the Boers. But. much as hi? sympathies went out to the Boers, he wished only for England's renown, glory and power, because he believed the glory of England would redound to the benefit of Anglo-Saxon civilisation everywhere. Now, when there is a popular demand that the president should offer to me diate m the struggle In South Africa, he thought we could properly wait until the ripe Judgment of the president should decide that the time had come to act. (Applause.) "If you want to follow the. president," said Richardson (dem. Tenn.). "do you expect to fallow htm ht his recommenda tion of free trade for Puerto Rico, or will you follow the ways and means committee's recommendation for 36 per cent duty?" "I m with the president," replied Smith. "He is the leader of our party, and the embodiment of more wisdom than can be found In all the cohorts of democracy." (Republican applause.) After some remarks by H. C Smith (rep. Mich.) supporting the Boer side of the South African contention, the house, at S P. ML. adjourned. In the Senate. In the senate today AWrteh (rep. R. L). clmlrms.ii of the finance committee, of fered an amendment to the pending finan cial bill, providing that nothing In the bill shall Interfere with efforts to secure international blmetalism, with the con- currence of the leading nations of the world. Pettus (dem. Ala.) offered an amend ment -to the' financial "bill providing that the bill shall 'not be construed to affect the legal-tender quality of sliver dollars coined by the United States. Chandler (rep. N. H.) proposed an amendment providing that the gold dol lar of 25.8 grains and the silver dollar of 412 grains shall be the unit of value, and that all forms of money issued or coined by the United States shall be maintained at that parity of value, and that the United States notes and treasury notes, when presented for redemption, shall be redeemed In gold or silver coin of such standard. Jones (dem. Ark.) gave notice of an amendment , providing for an ."urgency ,iund" of $50,000,000 In treasury notes. A 'Joint resolution authorizing the pres ident to appoint one woman commission er to represent the United States and the Society of the Daughters of the Amer ican Revolution at the unveiling of the statue of Lafayette at the exposition in Paris was passed. Caffery (dem. La.) resumed his speech on the Philippine question. He quoted from eminent authorities on constitu tional law in support of his position that the Filipinos - by-tne- extension of the cons.fation-9verflrem, became citizens of'the tintted StjErtesj 'Caffery maintained that the- United States, through Admiral "What are we going to do with them? Are we to permit for all time that des potic rule of them a rule that was intol erable to the great men of the past? Can the constitution of the United States em brace within Its holy arms such people- head-hunters and savages and make the United States? If Jhej: "are incapable of reaching ottr 'Standar&Sjf government and civiliza tion, then we ought to get rid of them as soijn as -vvcan. .Of course, there are certain responsibilities resting upon U3. We must see that "peace is restored in the islands and that some government is established there. When once the status quo Is restored, however, we should let them go their own way and not Inoculate our citizenship with the poison of theirs." At the conclusion of Caffery's speech, a bill Increasing the limit of cost of the public building at Salt Lake City to $500, 000 was passed. t An agreement- was reached that from the present time until after the voting on the financial bill that measure be taken up each day after routine business to the exclusion of everything 'else. Foraker (rep. O.) gave notice that aa soon as tho financial bill was disposed of ho would ask the senate to take up the bill providing a civil government for Puerto Rico. Cullom (rep. 111.) expj-essed the hope itftat- his notice wquVd app interfere, with tne consideration of 'the measure provid ing a civil government for Hawaii. Shoup (rep. Ida.) announced that it was the Intention of the chairman of the committee on privileges and elections to press the consideration of the case of ex Senator Quay, of Pennsylvania, as soon as the financial bill had been disposed of. A conference on the general deficiency bill was agreed to, thus passing the meas ure. The following bills were passed: Recog nizing the able and gallant services of Captain Francis uTttle, revenue cutter service, his officers and men of the Bear; also the public services of Lieutenant D. H. Javis, E. P. Berthol and Dr. S. J. Call, comprising the overland expedition to Point Barrow, Arctic ocean, for the relief of Imperiled whalers; to pay the Union Iron Works, of San Francisco,, $32, S23 horsepower penalty levied on account of the coast-defense vessel Monterey. After a brief executive session, the sen ate, at 4:55 P. M., adjourned. Tina FINANCIAL BILL. International Blmetalism Amend ment Introduced by Republicans. WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. The senate finance committee today reported a new section of the financial bill, as follows: "That the provisions of this act are not intended to place any obstacles in the way of the accomplishment of Interna tional blmetalism, provided the same be revived by concurrent action of the lead ing commercial nations of the world, and at a ratio which shall insure the perma nence of the relative value between gold and silver." When the committee, met Senator Aid rich, chairman of the committee, offered the amendment declaring for interna tional agreement for the recognition of blmetalism. The republican members manifested no surprise, and the demo, crats revived the amendment with a sar castic slle. There was but little discus sion. Senator Aldrich said, in reply to a question, that the object of the amend ment was to meet the criticism that the republicans had abandoned the position for International blmetalism taken by it in" the St. Louis convention. The vote on the amendment showed a strict division on party lines, Senator Jones of Nevada not voting. Northern Route for Pacific Cable. WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. Representative Jones, of Washington, todaj submitted to the house committee on commerce an argument favoring the northern or Alas kan route for the proposed Pacific cable, and giving an array of data showing it to be the most available route. WOMAN SUFFRAGISTS. Lillic DcTcrcans Blake "Wants to Be President of Association. NEW YORK, Feb. 6. Mrs. Llllle Deve reaux Blake has announced her candidacy for the presidency of the National Wom an Suffragist Association, whose national convention will meet on Thursday at Washington. There have been only two elections in the association since It was founded In 1S09, the election of Elizabeth Cady Stapton, as the first president, and the Indorsement of Miss Anthony, who had been acting as president for a long time and wa3 chosen without any oppo sition. At this year's convention in Washing ton, however, there will be, it is said, a number of differences of opinion. Fac tional linos may be drawn on lines of policy. "Some of -the leaders 'In the suff rage movement are not strongly In favor of agitation far legislative work. They believe that a speeoh-maklng propaganda should be carried on and no pressure brought to bear upon legislators to pass woman-suffrage measures just at pres ent. On the other hand, there are those who are in favor of emphasizing the leg islative work, and Mrs. Blake is one of these. Mrs. Blake's name has not heretofore been brought forth prominently for the presidency, because she has not been making a canvass for the position. Within the last few days, however, a number' of the leaders from this state and some from other parts of the country, who have been in this city, have started a movement for her, and it is very prob able that almost the entire New York del egation, which is the largest In the con vention, and a large number of delegates from the West will favor her. TTiq Cabinet Meeting. WASHINGTON. Feb. G. The cabinet meeting today occupied less time than usual, and nothing of public interest was dtscussel. The situation in Kentucky was not mentioned, and later the members of the cabinet expressed their belief that the present difficulties would be overcome without further trouble. Secretary Gage was at the meeting, but being indisposed from a severe cold he went home instead of returning to the treasury department. HOP Silver Colnngrc In India. LONDON, Feb. T. The Calcutta corre spondent of the Times says: The Indian government has arranged to recoln half a crore of rupees, and has also bought enough silver to coin a crore of new rupees. These operations are expect ed to meet all present requirements, so that no further coining Is contemplated. The silver was purchased quietly, without disturbing the market WHITESIDE'SSFATEIIJENTS REFUTED BY WITNESSES AT THE CLARIC HEAROG. Intercepted letter From BIckford to Root Read Before the Committee. WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-A number of thococ r. f the nnnt mmmU. tee on privileges and elections In conhec- tion with the Investigation of the election of Hon. W. A. Clark to the senate from Montana. Among them were State Sen ator Cullen, State Representative Mc Laughlin, Ben Falk and Harry Ringwalt. Mr. Cullen testified that previous to tho meeting of the legislature, Marcus Daly had told him that if Clark was elected to the senate, he should not take his seat, and that his supporters would be de nounced as bribetakers. Mr. McLaughlin was put on to Impeach tho testimony of Speaker Stiff, of -the Montana legislature. concerning the sale of timber lands ttr Mr. Clark just before the opening of. thn. session or the legislature. " He said he had sold hl3 lahd to Mr. Clark for $21,000, or much less than Its proper valuation; that he made the sale through Mr. BIckford, and that, in making it, he had not dis cussed the United States senatorial con J. C. W. WHO IS CONTESTING WITH TAYLOR test with Mr. BIckford. Mr. Ringwalt told of a conversation which he had with Mr. Whiteside before the meeting of the legislature, in which the latter had told him there was to be a- big sensation in connection with Mr. Clark's senatorial race, and that $50,000 would be spent in it. The committee declined to go into col lateral questions bearing upon the legis lative elections in Montana in 1899. The hearing today began with another wrangle between attorneys of the re spective sides over the letter Intercepted in Mr. Campbell's office, while it was be ing carried from Bickford's office by Ben Hill. Campbell presented the letter, ask ing as he did so that it be returned, as it might be important to have it in a suit In Montana. To this request Mr. Foster took excep tion, saying that as the letter was not tho property of the prosecution, they had no right to its return. This brought Sena tor Edmunds to his feet with the declara tion that the defense could only get the letter by a process of law, "with which," he said, "we will be glad to accommodate them in Montana or elsewhere." Chair man Chandler cut the controversy short by announcing that he had the letter in his possession, and would himself hold it for the present. The letter was read. It is on paper con taining the card of Walter M. BIckford, and is as follows: "Butte, Mont, Aug. 13, 1899. My Dear Root: I have had a talk with Mr. War this morning, and with Mr. Falk. When you nex;t see Falk, find out from him what his expenses wpuld be, and ask him about Mclntyre, as a lawyer. Perhaps the ex pense money was thought too little. Yours, "W. M. B." The envelope was addressed, "Jesse B. Root, Politeness Mr. Hill." The first witness of the day was State Senator Phillips (rep.), of Choteau coun ty, Montana, who had voted for Clark. He said he had known Mr. Clark for thirty years, and that in a talk with him he had told him that if the republicans voted for a democrat for the senate, the democrat must be a protectionist. Mr. Clark then announced himself as In favor, of a tariff on lead, wool and other raw material, and as an expansionist, and had agreed to write a letter defining his posi tion. This letter, the witness said, was written, but he was not able to nroducfl It. Mr. Phillips admitted having talked with State Senator McKay at the repub lican legislative caucuses concerning Mr. Clark's candidacy, but denied that he had told that gentleman that he would get ?15lO0O for a vote for Clark, and of haying told him that Representative ln gersoll was to get $10,000 for his vote. Sta,te Senator Cullen (dem,), from Daw son county, who had voted for Clark, contradicted flatly the testimony of Mr. Whiteside to the effect that he was to have received $15,000 for his vote for Clark, saying that he had not been of fered, nor had he received, any considera tion for his vote. Cullen is a railroad conductor on" the Northern Pacific, and he referred to a conversation be had with Marcus Daly on the train in December, prior to the meeting of the legislature. Ho said Daly had brought up the sub ject of the contest for the United State, senate, asking him what he thought of the outlook. Witness said he had replied that he thought that Clark would be elected. To this, he said, Mr. Daly had replied: "I will tell you that every man who votes for Clark will be published as a boodler and bribe-taker. If you fellows elect Clark, Til see that he never takes his seat in the senate." He had not voted for Clark on the first three or four ballots, because of tho Whiteside exposure, but had been as sured by Clark In a conversation that the exposure was the result of a conspiracy, and that the money was not his. He had Intended, when elected, to vote for him, and then, after making further Investi gations, decided to give "him his vote, as he had originally Intended. On cross-examination, Mr. Cullen said his family had spent the winter in Call fornia on account of his health, but that he had borrowed the money for them to live on. He denied having told Mr. Whiteside's brother that he 'had "seen C'.ark and fixed the thing." and that Whiteside was -a fool that he did not get $15,000 for his vote. Harry Ringwalt, of Great Falls, de- tailed a conversation he said he had had with Mr Whiteside previous to the meet ing of the legislature. He was at that time deputy county treasurer. Mr. White side had come to him, asking him to en ter Into a scheme to prevent Mr. Clark's election to the senate. "He knew I had been a friend of Mr. Daly," said the witness. "He said to me: 'You are just the man I want, as you are an old-timer, and know a lot of people. I want you to go to Helena with us,' Mr. Whiteside added, 'and assist us in a fight on W. A. Clark to prevent his going to the senate.' I asked him what ha meant " . "" m repuea wai ne mwm r. Daly and his friends. He added that I mlf h ,as l & Into tho band-wagon and take a ride that if I would do what he wanted me to do, see the legislators, etc., I could make a pile of money, more of it in two or three months than I could make in my position in as many years. I declined, and Whiteside then told me to keep quiet, and J would hear a bomb explode soon that he was going to spring a sensation to .prevent Clark's election, and that there was $50,000 in It," Mr. Ringwalt also said Mr. Whiteside had told him as early as 1S97 that he was going to get even with the Helena peo -p!e and .Mr. Clark for their part in the state capital fight. On- cross-examination Mrs Ringwalt said that he had never told this story before, because he did not want to get mixed up in the matter. No little Interest was manifested in the committee-room when Benjamin Falk was introduced as a witness. This was due BFCKHAM. THE GOVERNORSHIP OF KENTUCKY to the fact that his name had been brought Into the investigation in various connec tions, and especially in connection with the letter from BIckford to Root, which was intercepted In Mr. Campbell's office, and which was read In the committee room at the beginning of today's proceed ings. Mr. Falk did not proceed far before the noon adjournment. He had only stat ed that he was deputy cleric of Flathead county in 1898, and had handled the elec tion returns Involving the election in which lir. Whiteside was a candidate for the state senate. Attorney Foster, for the defense, sought to bring out the fact that Mr. Whiteside h'ad offered $1000 for access to the re turns before they were counted. The ques tion was objected to as collateral. . The committee found it necessary to consider this point In executive session, promising to give a decision at the reassembling, af ter recess, at 3 P. M. At the beginning of the afternoon ses sion, Senator Chandler announced that for the present the committee would ex clude the question put to the witness, Mr." -aiK, as to whether Mr. Whiteside tried to bribe him to exhibit the Flathead coun ty returns, as it was only a collateral matter. Mr. Foster stated that in the in terest of Mr. Clark he would announce the desire of the defense to prove, as they could by both Falk and his wife, that Whiteside had offered a bribe of $1000 to be allowed to tamper with the returns. The question was excluded under the for mer ruling. Mi?." Falk was not questioned as to the intercepted letter, being excused after a brief examination. He said he had re mained with Representative Garr when the latter was sick because Garr had said that he was afraid of violence from Fred Whiteside. He admitted on cross examination that he had received a let ter from Senator Clark previous to the sitting of the legislature, which ho had shown to Mr. Whiteside. This letter was an inquiry as to the senatorial sentiment in Flathead county, but the witness said he had destroyed It, not considering It of value. He said Whiteside had said at the time that he would as soon vote for Clark as any one. On examination by different members of the committee, Falk said Garr was afraid he would be poisoned by threats Whiteside bad made against him. H. W, McLaughlin, a representative In the legislature from Missoula, was put on to explain bis sale of land, timber and sawmill site, the latter In the town of Missoula, to Senator Clark. He said there was from 6,000,000 to S.000.000 feet of lum ber, and that he bad sold it for $24,634, not withstanding that he had considered it wO.rth from $35,000 to $40,000. He had ac cepted less than the property was worth because of the fact that Mr. Daly prac tically had a monopoly of the lumber business in the state, cutting him oft from making a sale. Part of the consid eration was that he was to remain as manager for the Western Lumber Com pany at a rate Of $200 per month. Ha had negotiated the sale through Mr. BIckford, but not: a word was said about the senatorial contest. He had, however, been approached by the Daly people and asked to vote for Conrad. He had de clined, because he considered Clark the best man. He had received no improper proposals to vote for Clark and no re muneration for voting for him. On cross-examination, Mr. McLaughlin said he had paid $6000 for the property sold. He had, be said, about $1500 when elected to the legislature, but he owed about $9000. The $1500 had been kept In his house and not In a bank. He denied that he told Mr. Toole that he would vote for Mr; Clark because the vote meant bread and butter for his family. "I did not say that to Mr. Toole, and he dare not get on the stand and swear that I did," said the witness. Of the $24,000 paid for the lumber prop erty, $16,000 was paid In money, but $6000 of It was not paid until last March, after the adjournment of the legislature. This payment was deferred because the trans action was not entirely closed up. Ex-Secretaxy Thompson Critically III TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Feb. 6. Colonel Richard W- Thompson, ex-secretary of the navy, iscritically ill at his home, in this city. Unless the invalid rallies, the worst is feared. Colonel Thompson Is 91 years of age. HE MINISTRY SUSTAINED HOUSE OF COMMONS REJECTED AMENDMENT TO THE ADDRESS. In Continuing the Debate, Asqultb. Denounced Enjrland's Motive in Pursuing the War. LONDON, Feb. 6. In the house of com mons today John Dillon asked Mr. Bal four If the government Intended to, di rect cruisers to seize all cargoes for Lourenco MarqueB until their character was determined by a prize court,. 'Mr. Balfour declined to make any statement In this connection. The debate on the amendment to the address In reply to the speech from the throne was then resumed. H. H". As- qulth maintained that the war was neith er intended nor desired by the govern ment; that the war could have been avoided by President Kruger accepting the proposals made in September, which were perfectly compatible With" the main tenance of the Independence" of tho Trans vaal and a proper Installment of the long delayed Justice to the British population. He thought the British negotiations were a mere cloak to attack the Independence of or annex the Transvaal, and In spite of the invasion of British territory and the loss of British lives he could not have reconciled his conscience with voting a penny for the prosecution of the war. The debate after Asqulth's 'remarks was very flat. John Burns characterized it as absurd to .say that the debate would be ah encouragement to the Boers. He said the Incentive of the Boers was sup plied them years ago by the blundering policy of the colonial secretary. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman justi fied the opportuneness of the amendment because it was the duty of the opposition to record Its judgment. At the same time he would deprecate exaggeration and would deny the existence of national hu miliation and discomfiture. Upon -jiSlhg again, Mr. Balfour aske'd whatwasthe object of the amendment," amjWdbevvvas led to the conclusion that the amendment was an attack upon the colonial secretary ("Hear, heart"). "Well may the colonial secretary Ignore these persistent attacks. The right honorable gentleman may remember that It has been during his term of office as colonial eecre tary that the British empire, as a whole, has first shown Its full consciousness of what It is-and of what Its destinies are. (Loudr cheers.) When all these petty and oqhCempllble charges are burled In the oblivion- 'ey so well deserve, the name of theVght honorable gentleman will be for ever associated with the great movement in our history." Mr. Balfour appealed to the members, Irrespective of party, to rise to "the height reached by those whom they represent." He jesumed hjs seat amid prolonged chfiersr t?PQn:' the, vote, the amendment iOraPdJtzMatsricfeao the address wars" ejejitKrMijyrSosr, tazmzz.--. STOHTBS OF THE WAR. Particulars bf the British Reverse nt Stormberg:. LONDON, Feb,, 6. Extended accounts of the British reverses at Stormberg, Magersfontein and Colenso are coming in by mall from war correspondents. From this, realistic impressions may be gained of what defeat really means. "I have seen in my life," writes the cor respondent of the Times, "one or two ticklish fights, but at Stormberg, for tlie first time, I was enabled to realize what actual defeat means. It was indeed a case of vae victis. The hopeless ex haustion of the unhappy soldiers was ter rible to see." His description of General Gatacre's reverse at this point was in part as follows: "The Infantry had been at work, or In the train in open, trucks, or marching, since 4 A. M. on Saturday. The actual march occupied seven hours, and it is not theretofore to be wondered at that the men were wholly incapable of making a supreme effort when at last they were surprised by receiving fire at short range while marching In fours In fancied se curity. On receiving the enemy's Are the companies at hand rushed against the kopjes from which it proceeded, and, ad vancing from bowlder to bowlder, swift ly commenced to ascend. Indeed, it ia. the fact that a considerable number actually reached within a few yards of the lower lines of 'skances.' which could not, however, be reached without ladders. At this juncture our own artillery, fail ing in the uncertain light to observe the ascent of the infantry, opened Are upon the enemy, and several shells falling short dealt destruction among the assailants of the position. "A partial retirement instantly ensued, andj having been brought to a' standstill, the attack gradually melted away "until, convinced that the- case was hopeless, the general ordered the 'retire' to be sound ed. Had,the order been promptly obeyed the troops might probably have been withdrawn without very serious loss, and a fresh attempt might yet have been successfully prosecuted. But It was not to be. Many men were loath to retire because they were anxious- to go on, while not a, few were so utterly exhausted that tney simpiy preierrea to stay wnere tney were at all hazards than to undertake the ordeal of a rapid retirement over the open ground at the foot of the hills. "Eventually over COO unwounded men were taken prisoners. Steadily, as if on parade, the retirement was executed by those who responded to the order, the soldiers moving back at a steady pace, without the least hurry or confusion, and halting constantly to fire." THE GIOWDISAPBEARXVG. Confidence in General Bailer Grows Stronger. NEW YORK, Feb. 6. While London has received no news from Natal and no di rect war news from Cape Colony, the feel ing of confidence continues and grows stronger. No one seems to doubt that General Buller is making a third attempt to relieve Ladysmith. So sure do the people seem to be that British arms will In the end triumph, that even that If Gen eral Buller were again unsuccessful, there would be no such outcry as followed his previous failures, for any heavy loss In flicted on the Boers Is a decided British gain. The tide of British opinion turned with the report from Spearman's camp that General Joubert had only 19.000 men be tween Buller's army ana Ladysmith, and the statement by Mr. Wyndham that tho British would soon have 213,000 troops In South Africa. General Buller has been heavily reinforced "with men and guns; additional regiments have been sent to the forces operating In Cape Colony, and 13,00(1 men are about to eail from England for the Cape. It is realized that the English must win by sheer force of overwhelming numbers, if not by superior fighting ca pacity. Boer Purchases of Supplies. WASHINGTON, Feb. .-By way of preparation1 for the great struggle new In progress, the Boers in the year I8&8 bought from France alone guns, swords, car bines, pistols, cartridges, lead, zinc, pow der, caps, fuses, etc., to the invoiced value of J3SG.000. according to a report of the state department from United States Con sul Covert at Lyons. The consul quotes his figures from a recent report of the French consul-general in the Transvaal on the resources of that country. He add3 that it is probable several times this sum was imported in arms, of which no ac count was taken. An Indian Prince's Donation. CALCUTTA, Feb. 7. The mabarajah of Jaepur has made a donation of 100,030 rupees to the South African war fund. Hny Presented His Credentials. PRETORLA., Feb. G.-Adelbert S. Hay, Consumption Germs Co&siMaptlve Bacilli Before Treatment. A Famous New York Physician Discovers A New Treatment. . ' GERM -DESTROYING DRUGS TO VITALIZE LUNGS AND TISSUES. The Marvel of Medical Science Which Astonishes Peo - pie Throughout the Country by "-"- Wonderful Cures. ! A cure for consumption has at last been discoveredf And the treatment which accomplishes it will revolutionize medical practice throughout the civilized workl. By the aid of powerful microscopes Dr. Slocum, of New York, located the deadly bacillus, and! by jmlttffwali abft after iong experiments. ' tp definitely sorve the mystery of, germ growth. Consumption depends for existence upon living microbes or bacilli hi the lungs. Kill them and the lungs" will some times heal themselves. But nature sel dom performs this duty, with the result that the ravages of consumption have caused more deaths than any three other diseases combined. Even the bleak plague of China and India which has swept away millions. Is not to be compared to con sumption's death harvest. The Dr. Slocum System of Treatment cures consumption by killing the short, curved or rod-shaped organism known as a bacillus. The lung cavities are then vitalized and the tissues healed. The treatment also extends to the mucous surfaces of the lungs and throat, the general system is toned up and healthy flesh built. Future attacks are thus ren dered practldally Impossible. The consumptive baclllus is the greatest menace' to" life of ariy evil known since man was created. It feeds and thrives on weak lungs; its presence is a constant menace In diseases of the head and throat, which answers the question as FREE TREATMENT To demonstrate the value of his new diseeverias, Dr. Sleeum has arranged to send to every reader of The Oregonian a FREE course, consisting of the four preparations (the Slocum System) to all who write for them. Simply address your letter to Dr. T. A. Slocum, 8S Pine street, Xevr York, X. Y.. giving- your express and postoffl.ee address and statias that yon read the article in The Oregualaa. No matter how many discouragements you have met with, the Dr. Slocum Remedies will cure you. the new United States consul here, was re ceived by the Transvaal government to day and presented his credentials. He created an excellent Impression. CATHOLIC SYMPATHY. " Attempt to Distinguish, the Condi tions In Cuba and South Africa. SALEM, Or., Feb. 5. In your issue of yesterday, James M. Level delivered him self of his reasons why the Catholic press is in sympathy with the Boers in . this struggle to maintain their independence. It is regrettable he did not display that level-headedness his name might suggest. The Catholic press needs no champion in this or other matters, but as his notice will, no doubt, be read by many who will never see a copy of any Catholic newspaper, you will kindly allow space to correct his queer Impressions. Mr. Level asks, "Why was not the Catholic press In sympathy with the Cu bans?" His own answer is the Cubans "were struggling against a cruel and op pressive country, which is almost con trolled by'thfe sentiments of the Catholic press, or, what, Is tho same, the ''spiritual leaders.' " On the face of it, this seems evident enough. "Things that are equal to the samo are equal to one another." The Cubans are under the same "spiritual leaders," as every one knows, but that matters nothing. By some secret spir itual affinity, the press of Catholic Amer ica extends Its sympathy beyond the great ocean and joins in sentiment with- th& Catholic press of Spain in an effort to crush the Catholic sentiment and the Catholic people of South America, Cer tainly no one doubts that Mr. Level is and has been familiar with the sentiment of the Catholic press of this country for" the last four years. Why, has not The Oregonian copied leading articles, from timo to time, for juat such as he? Those of us who thought we were familiar with the sentiments of the CathoMa press be lieved If to be-sufficiently expressive of sympathy with the struggling Cubans' t be safe from any such arraignment) Sut "great men will differ." It may be a fact, however, that the sen timent was not so demonstrative as at present in favor of the Boers, but the reason is not because of any misconcep tion of duty on the part of the press, but because the conditions are so different. We cannot substitute "Spanish" for "British," or "Cuba" for "Boerjand." The Spanish were no Invaders on Cuban soil. They wer& fkst on. the .ground, ami were slow to leave It. They may have abused their power, but they rightfully possessed it; and as we are taught to recognize the powers that be until they become tyrannical and unbearable, the Catholic press will be slow to encourage insurrection and rebellion until it is sure the cause Is justifiable. Perhaps, the Cu bans were right, but the sequence of lata events has shown us that 'they were not capable of controlling a better condition of affairs, and, although the Spaniards are gone, they are yet not free nor inde pendent. These are not the conditions that pre vail In South Africa. The Boers are n invaders of English territory. They, too, were first on the ground. Neither was it the most prepossessing land on earth when they made It a, home for themselves 3?or Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bougiif Bears the Signature of The Best Washing Powder Ifil y BllSf 3 1 J sKsxVSi. Ili y Consumptive Bactlll Aftac treatment. to why those latter aompHeationa lead to cowoumpUon. Realising tho enormous Md for oper atkm, there has been prepared at the Slo eun laboratories full free course treat ments, which are being sent out to all applicants In this country and Europe The Slocum Treatment is the triumph of. he new corahiry, and eures. besides C4HKimptlon. M pulmonary disease-?. It cures oM stutoorn coughs and "olds, grip and its terrible after effects, catarrh and bronchitis. It makes weak lungs strong and able to withstand the mst rigorous northern climate. For the weak; thin man or woman whose countenance plainly depicts wasting away and blood poverty, the Slocum discoveries will give health, happiness and renewed life Dr. Slocum's marvellous triumph will make his name live la meHeal history as long as time endures, for he has de voted a busy nfe for the benefit of man kind. While Pasteur first discovered Via consumption bacillus, yet It remalnel for Slocum to discover the treatment to kill it and save tens of millions of lives. Four separate specifics are combined In the Slocum System of Treatment, er working in harmony with the other They are not patent remedies nor commit cure-alls, but Instead a series of scien tific cures from the- Stjocutn laboratories, whore the great scientist has conducted his Investigations before visiting physi cians of renown, stuaeate and investi gators, who have given him their heart! set prafcte. "Write for u and their people. If they have developed its possibilities so as to attract the geniu3 of English civilization, we think It to be the duty of the Catholic press and of averjr genuine American to uphold tlia hands of these patriots rignttuMy atrug-.gitag-h? dtffttMo oC'tfttafe- Hjborttee and w baMeve their ability properly to guard them is already sufficiently demonstrated. The Catholic press has a higher duty than to serve as the mercenary of any political party. WILLIAM A. DALY. a ' Extent of the Civil Service. The report of the civil service commis sion indicates that public office is nowa days a public trust of large and costly proportions. There are 76,00 offices in the classified service and 1OT.0W In the un classified service, 71,097 of the latter belrg those of fourth-class postmasters. The amount received by tho entire service In salaries Is 91Oi,00,O69, or some $40 000 000 less than the sum given to pensioners Of. the total number of officials, 19 448 are in the District of Columbia. 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