THE MORNING OREGONIAK, TUESDAY, FEBRUABY 13, 1900. LAST WEEKOF DEBATE Throe Speeches on ,ttie Senate Pkianclal Bill. - BY ELKIWS, WOLCOTT AND BUTLER JPerelMe ArfipaHiest at tbe Former lr Pasaegre of tke Pending: XcasBre. WAJmXMQTOK. Feb. 12. The final week's; lewnlin of the pending financial Mil was begun in the senate teday. The speakers wre two republicans Blkins of West Virginia, and WolcoU of Colorado and one populist Butler of North Caro lina KMclne advocated the passage of the pending ftetmte measure in a "brief, but forceful argument. Wolcott, chairman of the International bimetallic commission of JM7. spoke -for many republicans who ad here to bimetallism, and his speech, ear nest and eloquent, was accorded unusual attention. Butler closed the debate for the day, advocating the adoption of his amendment providing for an issue of pa per currency by the government. Tke Proceeding's. More than usual Interest was manifest ed today in the senate debate on the finan cial bill. It was known that the opening dy of the last week of the financial dis cussion was to be marked by the delivery f at least three speeches by "Woloott 0. rep. Colo.). Butler (pop. N. C). and BUdns (rep. W. Va.). and in addition to large attendance of senators, the public galleries were well filled. Allen's resolution. Introduced last Sat urday, expressing sympathy with the Boons, went over without losing its place. The financial bill was then called up and toldns addressed the senate. His opening wotwnoee were a reference to the speech delivered Saturday by Chandler (rep. N. H.). H said that it was a speech which wbeJd be "distributed by hundreds of thousands, not by his own political asso ciates, but by his political enemies." Kl fctas spoke as follows: Blklns' Speech. "The refunding of the public debt is not ttoeosoartly a part of the bilL Why mix the subject of establishing and defining the monetary standard and strengthening the public credit, which must at best, Writer the provisions of the bill, be an experiment, and which, If It should all, would prove hurtful to the general pur poses and policy of the measure and the public interest? The refunding of the public debt is purely a practical or admin istrative question. It should have no place in our politics or be connected in any wise With political questions or measures. "The refunding of the public debt should be made the subject of a separate bill, to be considered and passed when our bonds mature, and the monetary conditions may be entirely different. The bill un dertakes too much. It not only defines ad establishes the monetary standard. bwt sets out a scheme to fund the public dent three years before any of our bonas mature, and in order o make this scheme a success, it provides that the national banks shall be the most important factors in ite execution. "In my Judgment the public debt should be tended without any reference whatever to the national banks. Let the schemp of funding stand on its own merits, and by Itself. Let the government go forward when the time comes and borrow money for funding purposes at as low a rate of Interest as it can, making such a rate as will Insure the bonds being maintained at par, without depending on national banks or any outside agency, and without giving granule fur the impression that a public debt Ik be onoouragod and fostered n order tannrorid a afe currency. More over, U seems to me w should not reacn conclusions and legislate from the stand point of vision on the highest wave of prosperity the country has ever had. The conditions which surround us in the finan cial and commercial world are extraordi nary. Present favorable conditions will be followed naturally by a reaction that will bring new experiences, and these will enable us, with present experiences, to Judge better than now what may be done in the matter of funding the public debt when our bends mature." The senator then suggested that the gov ernment might find It difficult at some llnie in the future to keep the proposed 2 per cent bond at par, and asked would It not be better and in the public Interest to make the rate of interest higher and offer no indnoements to the national banks. It may turn out, he said, that the induce ments and d vantages offered the banks may oust, the government more than the navlng m Interest that will result from funding the debt at X per cent "It seems to me," said Senator Elklne, "a safer eowwe would be to allow a margin of uwcretMn to the secretary of the treas ury tat the matter of refunding the public debt when the time comes; for Instance, give him authority to refund at a rate not fe needing say S per cent per annum. We cannot hope to to In the matter of our finances what all other nations, es pecially Great Britain, the richest nation in the world, has failed to do. She has never reached a standard as -low as 2 per cent for her national borrowings. "The chief arguments of the dstin gulshed chairman of the finance commit tee in support of the refunding feature of the hK ts based largely upon the supposi tion that national banks will aid mate rially In the refunding of the public debt at S per cent; that the provisions of the bill allowing national banks to issue circu lations up to the face value of bonds, and that the- reduction of tax on circulation will b of such advantage to the banks that they will at once buy the 2 per cent bonds and take out circulation of them. The circulation of national banks is not so profitable nor the source of untold wealth as vast as some suppose. The capitaliza tion of natlonai banks on the first of De cember last was about $6.516,J44. to which may be added the surplus and undivided profits which would be converted into cap ital if It would pay to do. WWM.ldJ, mak ing an aggregate of $fO,SlMK, whUe the amount of national bank notes in cir culation, secured by bonds, was only $, MO.tut. "Redwclngtbetaxon oteeulatlou one-half per cent and permitting the issue of bank notes up to the faoe value of 2 per cent bonds mar not be a swfBoient Inducement to the national bank largely to increase circulation, even If ail the circulation eouid be kept outstanding. A bank with W,Q0G circulation would get PMO Income from its bonds. From this would be deducted tax. tftft. and expense of redemption. $125. to tal tGS. leaving an annual profit of HITS "la cane the bonds should decline 2 per rent, what would be the result? Under the laws, the secretary of. the treasury would have to call tor additional bonds to secure circulation This might happen at a time when the bonds could not raise money. In case of a protracted war our bonds might fan even M or M per cent, and this might happen at a time when national banks could not deposit mere bonds to se cure note circulation. This bill makes no provisions, and I don't know that any could he made, to meet such emergencies. Then again, securing by legislation a low rate of interest through profitable Induce ments to national banks shay not In the end be the best thing for the country. A low rate of Interest would In the long run tend to make Ijw price for commodities. If the nee of money cam be bought cheaply ft may have the effect to make everything eem cheap. I am afraid a very low rate of Interest w Mild tend to reduce wages." After referr.ng to what he called the unjust prejudice against national banks. Senator EVs closed by saying: "Const; rr . nt conditions, and eefc the mare sswnl e ones promised Jn the bill before the senate, note ciKMarJon on na cause It is not profitable nefr to the banks and may not be under the provisions of this "btH, and partly because of the prejudice and opposition on the "part of a large por tion of people to national banks issuing currency; but largely and more than all this, for the reason there will be no need of bank-note circulation- In case the in crease, of qertificates against gold depos its In the treasury should continue. "To my mind, gold certificates and silver certificates, under proper limitations, are the money of the future and the vary near future. This would leave to tha government the sole power of Issuing money; therefore, I conclude that It Is not needful to offer Inducements to national banks to take 2 per cent bonds, nor to fund the public debt before our bonds ma ture by giving a bonus to natlonai banks and putting out a bond that cannot be re deemed under 30 years." When Elklns had concluded, bills on the general calendar were' taken up and a number passed. Including the following: Appropriating $300,000 for the establish ment of joint lighthouses and fog signal stations on the Alaskan coasts; appropri ating $80,000 to provide for the construction of an additional lightship for use on the coasts of California, Oregon, Washington or Alaska, as exigencies may determine; appropriating 55000 for the purchase or construction of a launch for the customs service at and In the vicinity of Astoria, Oregon. "Wolcott's Speech. At 2 o'clock, consideration of the cur rency "olll was resumed and Wolcott ad dressed the senate. Referring" to the first section of the senate bill declaring the gold dollar should continue to stand as the standard unit of value, Wolcott said: "Of course. It will, and it would so continue If this section were eliminated from the bill. We might as well gravely pass a law providing that a yard shall continue to be three feet in length. Its re-enactment changes In no single respect existing laws. The section has been the law since 1S73, and is hardly worth dis cussing now." The senator continued: "The provision requiring the payment of the principal and Interest of the new bonds in gold, Is, I think, a mistaken view as to our national credit, I cannot but express my regret that the committee felt the exigencies of the money market regarding a departure from the terms heretofore used In govern-1 ment obligations. It Is estimated that within the next few months at least $200, 000,000 additional of national bank circula tion will follow the passage of the bill. There Is no department of human Indus try today in the United States, and in the rest of tne world as well, that is not suf fering because of an Insufficient volume of money, and which would not be benefited by a legitimate enlargement of the cur rency. Under our existing gold standard there seems to be no other available method of giving us the greatly needed increase than the one favored by this bill. "All legislation of the character con templated by this bill Is to those who be lieve In the principles of bimetallsm un wise because under the beneficent working of the bimetallic system It would be un necessary. It Is but' one more step to be eventually retraced. But the enactment of this measure into law without, at the same time, accompanying It with a reaf firmation of the position of the republican party respecting international bimetallsm would be an apparent abandonment of the principles and policy of the party, and the amendment reported by the finance com mittee convejs a positive assurance to the world that this country, able to hold Its own among the nations of the earth with gold as Its standard, Is still ready to meet and treat with the other leading commer cial countries looking to an International agreement to open the mints to silver as well as gold. "The failure of the republican party to stand up for the principles It has always advocated will bring It no additional strength. The Chicago platform offers no hoDe for bimetallsm. There are some gold monometallsts in the country of both po litical parties. They won't voto for Bry an or Bryanism under any circumstances. Accentuating the contrast In the financial demands of the two parties by excluding all reference to international bimetallsm would only serve to throw in the shadow the negations and populistic notions and heterogeneous patchwork of the democra cy now in the saddle, which they call a platform. "Our St. IiOuls declaration of faith and of principles elected Mr. McKlnley, and will triumphantly re-elect him, and I must be pardoned for urging that It Is bad poli tics, as well as bad morals, for us to change the line of battle In the face of a once-defeated enemy. "Bimetallsm assumes even greater Im portance since our acquisition of the Phil ippines. Here are 5,000,000 of people know ing only silver, and -we can never Im pose upon them a gold standard and a gold currency without destroying their ability to compete with the other 'coun tries of the Orient" Wolcott summarized the work of the in ternational bimetallic commission, of wh.ch he was chairman, and paid a tribute to thei cordial co-operation of the president with the commission. He then said: "I rejoice to say that there Is a radical change taking place, not only In Colorado, but in all the far Northwestern states. Our people are ' tired of hearing only a gospel of hate and sectionalism; we don't pay as much attention as we formerly did to the prophets of despair and doom, who are eternally warning us against wrath to come, that somehow don't come. Wo are getting a glimmering shadow of an idea that we want friendship and prosper ous communities and capital for our mar velous resources; we are as. apt to get them by maintaining cordial relations with the rest of the country, even If they don't fully agree with us on the silver question, as we are by bitter words and savage hate toward everybody who happens to differ with us, and that, perhaps, tha cause of bimetallsm. Is not really furthered by an alliance with people who want to tear up railroads and tear down the su preme court, and whose principal mission seems to be to persuade mankind that they are on their way to the poorhouse. Life isn't all cheerfulness and content, but some of it Is, and we -are going to take ours without waiting for Mr. Bryan, for he may not arrive. The blacx specter of the 'crime of 1873 no longer walks abroad in Colorado and keeps us awake nights. It has gone oer the range, and we are coming out from the caves of gloom into the open sunshine of hope." Commenting on Mr. Bryan's Iioulsyllle speech, Wolcott said: "This Is the gentle man whom a great party Is to choose as Its standard-bearer; a gentleman who openly announces that if he were the pres ident of the United States, charged with the protection of the nation's honor; he would announce to the governments of Eu rope that the United Stages intended to open Its .mints to silver; that In his opinion the parity would be maintained, but would threaten them that if they did not join us and the experiment failed, we would pay our pblig&tions to them in de preciated money. This is a .new doctrine, Mr. President, that of bimetallsm by blackmail. It Is not surprising In the light of this statement that investors in sist on a gold bond, andone can readily understand why Mr. Bryan occupies the most unique and remarkable position of any man in our whale political history. It Is but a few 'months- before the national democratic convention, and his nomination is eagerly desired by both tha great po litical parties. The democracy wants hint; the republican party wants the democracy to have him, and he wants, himself. Who ever says that international bimetallsm is dead has not familiarised himself with the facte." in conclusion, he said: "It te ray Harare, conviction that in our flay, and I believe soon, a genuine and united effort will be sought by the leading commercial na tions, to restore the bimetallic system. The amendment before the senate informs the world that we are ready to co-operate. If It to .accomplished. It can only be through the aid In this country of the tenance of the national honor and the na tional credit, and wnen it comes it Will come to. bless mankind." Wolcott, at the conclusion of h's speech, w&9 heartily applauded by people in the g&llertej. He also received cordial con gratulations from many of his colleagues on the floor. ' Butler's KcnuirKs. - Butler then began a speech on his sub stitute for the senate bill, entitled. "An act to establish a unit of account." He maintained that under the constitution, con gress had unlimited authority to manufac ture money out of gold, silver or paper, or of either of these, or all of them. Ho declared that there was but .one question in the making of money, and that was "how much?" Congress had authority to make the money out of anything It de sired, and it happened that the wealthy classes always desired it made of the dear er material. No matter what the money whs made of, he said, the country would prosper, prbvlded congress would so regu late Its supply as to meet the demands of business. In. conclusion, Butler said his amend ment .provided that the greenbacks, "the patriotic friend of the- people, the kind of money that did no grind the people when trouble came," should be used as money Instead of gold or silver. In five years, he said, the national debt had been extinguished. This plan had not met with favor by those who control the finances of the government, but he believed It was best for the people. The senate then took up the calendar and passed the following bills: To encourage enlistment In the navy by providing successful applicants with an outfit valued at $45; to provide for the examination of certain officers of the navy and to regulate promotions In the navy authorizing certain additional officers of the navy and marine corps to adminis ter oats; authorizing the president to nominate Brevet Major Alexander Stewart Webb on the retired list of the army as a lieutenant-colonel; to authorize Hon. A. S. Handy, at present minister1 of the United States to Greece, Ttoumania and Servia, to accept the decoration tendered him by the shah of Persia; to authorize these naval officers to accept orders and decorations tendered them by the govern ment of Venezuela: Rear-Admiral W. T. Sampson, Captain H. C Taylor, Captain P. A. Cook, Captain S. D. Sigsbee, Cap tain Chadwlck, Captain C. F. Goodrich, Commander W. W. Meade, Commander J. H. Iayton, Commander F. M. Slmonds and Commander C. C, Tod; granting per mission for tho erection of a bronze statue In Washington in honor of General Francis E. Spinner, late treasurer of tho United States, and appropriating $2500 for a pedestal. A house bill for the preservation of the frigate Constitution was passed, the meas ure providing that the ship should be re stored as nearly as possible to Its original condition. A bill was also passed extend ing the powers and functions of the court of private land claims until June 30, 1902. After a brief executive session, the sen ate, at 5:10 P. M.. adjourned. BRITAIN'S HOME DEFENSE WYNDHA3I EXPLAINED ENGLAND'S PROPOSED MILITARY 3IEASURES. Present Risk Justifies the .Demand for an Increase in the Mili tary t Resources. behaved throughout with tms most ex treme composure. "The Boer prisoners admit heavy loss, but declare an tin faltering determination to resist to the uttermost" The fifth month of the "war opens with the Boers apparently about to (take the offensive, with their armies apparently Intact and well supplied with ammunition and. according to Winston Churchill, for eigners and war material pouring Into the Transvaal through Delagoa bay. SPIRIT OF LINCOLN. (Continued from First Page.) tltlon In the great Industries of the world is almost extinct, and in a correspond ing ratio the union and combinations of labor havo developed and Increased. Trusts and monopolies dominate every human enterprise, and none are more des potic or arrogant than those of labor. Started as a back-fire against the tyranny and oppression of capital, they have in creased with such rapidity and force that they have become not only a menace to capital, but also to the liberties of the people. They not only dictate to the em ployer his wages and hours of labor, but to the employer the kind and class of work In which he shall engage, the schools his children shall attend, and the apprenticeship they shall serve. "And all are now agreed that trusts and monopolies are evils that must be cure&Vand it would seem that the discov ery and application of appropriate reme dies should not be difficult or longer de layed. The remedy Is a simple one, and would long ago have been prescribed but for tho opposition of corporations them selves. That opposition Is now rapidly giving way. Mr. Rockefeller is recently quoted as suggesting, in reference to leg islation in control of trusts: 'First, fed eral legislation, under which corporations may bo created andi regulated, If that be possible; .second, In lieu thereof, state legislation as nearly uniform as possible, encouraging combinations of persons and capital for the purpose of carrying on Inuustrles, but permitting state super vision, not of a character to hamper in dustries, but sufficient to prevent frauds upon the public,' and the great corpora tions of tho country are fast falling into tho same line." Speaking of expansion, he said: "The newly acquired territory must re main tho property Qt the country. All the rights of self-government und national law are to bo extended to its inhabitants, until it or some portion of it, should it remain the property of the nation, may bo fitted to become a part of the nation Itself. It is then only that the nation can bo said to have expanded1 expanded byaddlng to It a new but constituent part of itself." LONDON, Feb. 12. The house of com mons was crowded today in anticipation of a statement from George "Wyndham, par liamentary secretary of the war office, in regard to the army measures. Joseph H. Choate, the United States ambassador,' Henry White, the secretary of the United States embassy, and W. T. Baker, presi dent of the Chicago board of trade, were among those present In the distinguished strangers' gallery. Mr. Wyndham arose amid cheers when the house went Into committee, and said he did not wish to discuss the question of the prosecution of the war, but would Im mediately outline other military measures necessary for placing home defense on a satlsfaqtory footing. The government, he continued, had not even considered the question of compulsory service, which was entirely unnecessary, In view of the active Tecrultlng for the auxiliary forces. During the spring and summer the voluntary ar tillery will be rearmed. Mounted infantry in the yolunteer corps would be formed. Artillery services and the corps of engi neers necessary for two additional army corps would be raised forthwith, namely, 36 field batteries and seven horse batteries. The speaker also said it had been decided to raise 12 additional Infantry battalions. Mr. Wyndham said the existing cavalry forces would also be expanded by several regiments, and that commissions would be offered to militia officers, to the colonies and to the universities. At present, tho speaker further pointed out, there were 109,000 regulars in the country, and the In crease was anticipated to be 30,000. There were now 328,000 men in the auxiliary forces, and it was estimated the increase would be 50,000 men. So, altogether, the country would soon have at least 517,000 men, and Mr. Wyndham anticipated that the number would be nearer 600,000 than 500,000. The secretary of state for war. Lord Lansdowne, furnished the houe of lords with a statement similar to that of Mr. Wyndham. Tho Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge were interested listen ers In the house of lords. In the course of his remarks, Mr. Wynd ham referred to the government's confi dence In the power and the splendid effi ciency of the fleet, saying It was never greater nor more legltlrnate than now. The government, Mr. Wyndham said, was not making an appeal for money and men In a spirit of panic. The risk was not much nearer than a year ago, but It had in creased in exact proportion to the reduc tion of the home military defense, which sufficed to justify the present demands for an Increase of the resources for home de fense. " . The liberal leader, Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman, who followed, said he had heard of the great scheme for the admin istration of a great army, but had not heard a single figure mentioned as to the cost thereof, nor even in regard to the particular vote. How much of the money required was due to the present war? To this question Mr. Wyndham replied 420.000. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman said he could not be expected to pronounce an opinion on the scheme suddenly, "but, he added, he believed nine-tenths of his hear ers were ready to do almost anything lor the purposes of the present war, but would like to regard It as a war measure alone, leaving the question of the future Increase and rearrangements open for future discus sion. It was explained In the lobbies of the house of commons that Mr. Wyndham meant ttf convey that all the supplement ary estlrriates asked were due to the war, except 420,000 required for the new scheme to close the financial year of March 31. LIGHT ON THE SITUATION. PERMITSTRANS1TINB0ND IMPORTANT BILL PASSED BT4 TUB - HOUSE. . Observed nt Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Feb. 12. The anniversary of the birth of Abraham. Lin coln was observed as a legal holiday fot the first time in this city, today. All the federal departments, the courts, the banks, brokers' offices, exchanges and schools were closed all day. The most im portant event of the occasion was the Lincoln-day celebration under the aus pices of the young republicans. No War Supplies for Sonora CHICAGO, Feb. 12. A special to the Chronicle from El Paso, Tex., says: The Mexican government now prohibits the entrance of arms and ammunition to the state of Sonora, owing to the, revolu tion now in progress there. American min ers whb have heretofore been permitted to scarry rifles and sixshooters and belts full of cartridges Into Sonora are now pre vented from carrying any arms whatever, and are stripped of ammunition at No gales and Naco. This "order was issued because it was reported that Americans were, pouring into Sonora In the guise- of miners while their real object was to assist therebellious Yaquls in galnlng"thelr freedom. The new orders are'enforced by Mexico only at Arizona ports of entry, and per sons entering Sonora Ala El Paso and Casa Grandes are permitted to carry all the arms and ammunition desired. Many persons have taken advantage of this' to convey these contraband goods Into the hostile country. o Chess Player Stclnltz Insane. NEW YORK, Feb. 12. William Stclnltz, who was for many years the chess cham pion, was taken to the Manhattan state hospital for the insane on Ward's island today, without any "word having been re ceived from his friends. It Is said his wife Is 'unable to provide for him In a sani tarium or private institution He is 62 years old. About three weeks ago he be came erratic, arid Thursday last his wife had him taken to Bellevue hospital. He was declared insane Friday. e ' Golf Champion Killed. NEW YORK. FeD 12. F. O. Tait, ama teur golf champion ot Great Britain in. 1S96 and 188, "was killed during General Mac Donald9 reconnaissance at Koodersberg, being shot through the body. He had previously been wounded a"t Magersfbnteln.. s a " First Champagne Century Run. G. H. Mumm & Co. reached the, goal of all champagne Rouses in 1S89, Importing 209,813 cases of their unsurpassed Extra Dry, leading any other forandby &,&& cases. Xhe 1896 vintage now 'imported Hit mil banks may disappear, partly be l party wmca ass ever stooa xor tae main- tAauaia us. bast nreaecessors. Roberts' First Move Apparently Is to Relieve Kimberley. NEW YORK. Feb. 12. The news printed in London today throws a great light on the war situation. Lord Roberts is not engaged In a movement against Bloemfon teln, as had been hoped, "but is at Modder River, and it Is believed that he means to attack General, Cronje for the pur pose of relieving Cecil Rhodes and the be sieged city of Kimberley, whose Inhabi tants have been eating horse meat for five weeks, and whose death rate has grown alarmingly. General Cronje has strength ened his position In expectation of an at tack. At Rensberg the Boers are strong enough to take the offensive. The most depressing news, however, comes from Natal. The Boers have oc cupied a farm south of the Tugela near Cheveley, which is studded with hills from which the country can be commanded for miles around. It Is reported from Durban that General Joubert is marching with a column of COOO men to outflank General Buller. A Boer column is operating In Zululand and there seems to be alarm in Natal and a fear that General Buller's line of communication will be .attacked. Although Winston Churchill telegraphs that General Buller is about to make a fourth attack on the Boer front, the Lon don papers call attention to the fact that tire general has removed his headquarters from Spearman's Camp to Springfield, and apparently does not believe that. General Buller will attack again. As for Ladysmith, the military experts have given up hope. It is agreed that a sortie from the beleaguered town would result in the British being cut; to pieces. The Morning Leader's expert says: "General Buller felt that it would be useless to persevere In his attempt to re lieve Ladysmith. which -would cost more loss than the number of men remaining in Ladysmith. We hear now of two attempts to turn General Buller himself, one by a Boer column marching through Zululand, and another with 6000 men Jn Natal, under the redoubtable Joubert himself. It is quite possible that General Buller was held on the upper Tugela as much by the ruggedness of nature- as by the enemy a artillery. He may be so weak on the lower Tugela as to leave his right flank and his communications with the sea Open to a strong attack. "But he must make the best of his forces. All the reinforcements within reach for a fortn'ght to come are ear marked for an attempt to force a passage of the1 Orange river, which we have got at a point where it is of little use to Us save for the relief of Kimberley." The expert notes with alarm the ap pearance of enteric fever In General Gat acre's and other camps. ' He says Lord Kitchener has not got to the front yet, and that Lord Roberts Is not likely to order a general advance until his chief of staff arrlvea W.nston -Churchill's dispatch from Frere camp, Sunday noon, sent with General Buller's approval in which he warns the British people that there may be heavy loss and possible disappointment from Bul ler's fourth attack, says, describing th last fight: "A Maxlm-Vlcker gun, abandoned by the Boers In a donga, was about to fall Into thevBrlt!sh hands when that notori ous ruffian, the .fearless "Viljoen h'mself, brought back a team of horses and es caped with" the sun. "It 'was a splendid feat of arms. Dur ing the n'ght General HJldyard fortified himself continually with much skill, build ing traverses and head covers. Conse quently, thoug'h exposed to a terrible shell fire all Of the night, he only lost 41 men. In 12 minutes, 63 exploded on the hill, and 240 ivere counted In two hours, be s'des smaller shells from Maxim-Vioker guns, which were Innumerable. Pr.nce Chrlstlam Victor, aide-de-camp to General Hildyard, was knocked down by the con cussion of a 100-nound shell bursting on a j, rock by which he was sitting. The- prince MISTAKES OF BRITISH GENERALS. England nt Last Awake to the Per 11 of the Situation. NEW YORK, Feb. 12. The Tribune's London, correspondent writes: "The astounding collapse of the Upper Tugela campaign and the continuance of the Impasse at Modder River and on the southern frontier of the Orange Free State have brought the English people to the verge of an imperial crisis unparalleled since Yorktown. That Is an ominous word which the leading English journal was the first to use and it has been taken up with one accord by the press. Sir George White's garrison, like Lord Cornwallis' army, is hopelessly beleaguered and its fate seems to be sealed unless it can break through the enemy's lines and fight its way to the Tugela at the point of the bay onet; and the Kimberley garrison la in an equally precarious condition. "The magnitude of the British military preparations has not intimidated the two little Dutch republics. If Ladysmith be their Yorktown, with the f Oil 'force of 'the analogies, they are In the way of winning it and bringing their war of Independence to a close, and there is no hostile fleet to be fought at sea by another Rodney, who may break the force Dt disaster, on land by restoring tho prestige of the British navy. "The soldiers have done their work with splendid fortitude and gallantry and the administrative departments have, support ed them with untiring energy and amaz ing resources of organization. The gen erals havo failed and the military staff, which has been responsible for the conduct of the war, has broken down and brought reproach upon the nation. If theif advice was not heeded In June and July, when the mobilization of the army corps was urged by Lord Wolseley. they were al lowed a free hand from the opening of tha war In October, and have themselves, to blame If they have been outmaneuvered and outgeneraled by Dutch commanders who had never studied the art of war, but had gone frqrn their cattle-breeding farms to the battlefields among the kopjes. "With their. breasts covered with deco rations won in conflicts with seml-clvlllzed L or barbarous races, and their self-esteem. Inflated with the vainglorious assumption that they were the only European soldiers with continuous experience In the science of modern warfare, British generals have conducted the campaign in South Africa as though It were a series of sham battles on Salisbury plain, regulated by drill book and tho formulas of peace-training. At the opening of the war nothing like an Intelligible or reasonable plan of military defense was made. There were between 15,000 and 20,000 regulars and local levies scattered along the western and northern frontiers of Cape Colony and in Northern Natal. Military defense required concen tration of these forces at one or two points, until reinforcements could arrive. In Cape Colony there was no attempt to choose defensible positions or to collect the forces, and In Natal an unsanitary station Ladj smith was held In force be cause It was theAldershot of South Africa, and a portion of the garrison was divert ed to Glencoe for the protection of a coal mine, "The headquarters staff may not have been responsible for the first lines of colonial defense, but It must be held ac countable, for the strategic blunder of shutting up Sir George White's garrison In Ladysmith, Instead of directing him to retreat, fighting at the Tugela and then at the Mooi river and keeping his communi cations open with the sea. If this had been done, he woujd have received rein forcements by the middle of November and the siege and fall of Ladysmith would have been avoided. "Sir Redvers Buller left England with his plan of campaign clearly outlined. His army corps was to march through the Free State and Sir George White was to hold the enemy in check by remaining quiet In Ladysmith. Lord Wolseley, during tljo first month of the war, had one comment to repeat to his friends, and that was: 'White has .only to stay still and wait fqr Buller td begin his march.' These were Aldershot conceptions, based upon peace training, without reference to the realities of military defense and actual warfare with the Boers. Sir Redvers Buller aban doned hfcs plan of campaign when he reached South Africa, substituted a march to Modder River for the Bloemf onteln-Pre--torla parade, and after dragging the bulk of the army corps and Warren's division Into Natal, put 2000 men out of action In two unsuccessful attempts for the relief of Ladysmith. "Lord Methuen's attack upon Uagers fontelrt, In which the Highland brigade ad vanced in column formation, was planned as a sham fight would have been on Salis bury plain, without thought of actual hos tile force anywhere In the field. Colonel Long's recklessness In carrying his guns beyond the reach of his supporting infantry was a sham battle maneuver which would have brought upon him a reprimand even at Aldershot. There have been feint at tacks, reconnolssances in force, column formations and drill-book tactics from the beginning to the end of the campaign, and the generals have never seemed to realize that they were not maneuvering on Salis bury plain, but were leading men under lire in battle with the Boers. "It Is impossible for Americans, who re member the training of their own civil war, to think of soldiers like Grant and L6e at tacking strongly Intrenched positions and conducting turning movements after the manner of t Lord Methuen and General Buller. The'y would not have fought three battles without scouting or reconnoissancs, as Lord Methuen lid, and then have flung their army against a strong position like Magersfonteln In a frontal attack where the resistance was greatest, without an attempt at maneuvering; and If defeated, they would not have remained Idle In camp for weeks waiting for reinforcements which were not in reserve. They would not have retreated from Colenso or Splon kop after a single futile attack, but would have dug their way up to the enemy's positions, making closer maps day by day and gradually enveloping them and ren dering them untenable. "The British staff has allowed the Dutch to do all the maneuvering and all the dig ging and to choose every battlefield and defensive position; and when there is an impasse, it orders the troops back to camp to play football and cricket until there are reinforcements for another frontal at tack. It is Aldershot generalship that has brought reproaofa on England and created 6. Crisis in the fortunes of the empire." Gives American Companies a Portion of the Transcostinentnl Trade to the Orient. WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. An important bill was passed by the heue today, which makes universally applicable the law that now permits the transit in bona of 'goods through the United States. Goods m bond can be shipped through any portion of the territory of the United States to foreign ports. It is principally designed" to-give the transportation companies of the United States a portion of the trans continental trade to tbe Orient. The bJl also repeals the law of March 1, 1906, pro hibiting the shipment of goods in bond to the Mexican ree zone. The latter pro vision was fought by Stephens of Texas The remainder of the day was occupied In passing .private pension bllis favorab y acted upon at last Friday night's session, and in District of Columbia legislation. The Proceedings. Thirty-five private pension bills favor ably vacted upon by a committee of the whole at last Friday night's session were passed. A resolution to print 16,600 copies of the report of the Philippine commis sion was adopted. This being District of Columbia day, the house then proceeded to the consideration of business relating to the district. After disposing of half a dozen district bills, Payne (rep. N. Y.), chairman of the S&jCUBlfcnfflKu Tap, tap aft nav at the machine until the head throbs with every tap. And 1A.. Wa .K.II 1 II I. OiVA HUCU uav umuuut akkpa for the day the throb bing sail goes on. More than any other class of women the large army of women clerks needs to clesely watch the health of the organs pecnlntrly womanly. For the general health; will be disturbed jnet in propor tion a6 the local health of the delicate, womanly organs is disordered. v7,th irregularities there will come pains in the head, the back or side, nausea and gen eral misery. 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Calloway Co Ky ' My periods oc curred too often and the hemorrhage would be 'Brotoneed and the low of blood verv excesie I ways' and means committee, called up ated had spell which the doctor Mid were faint the bill to permit transit through the wgfits I cowld not tell when they were coiUnr United States of goods In bond without ; j TeaSSUSaen the payment of duties. The bill has a W8ttM tagt xytni ,. T d,d not gaa proviso suspenaing it operai.on bo ic strength front one monthly period to another LmWWi j "r WSf" XTKs &mmni jroods bound for the Mexican free zone are concerned. Payne explained that the bill was designed to broaden the scope of the present law so as to pferrait the transshipment of goods across the United States, no matter what their dest'natlon might be. Under it goods could be shJpp d across the United States to China or Japan. The free-zone provision was de signed to prevent smuggling. Payne yielded to Grosvenor (rep. O.) to offer an amendment to the provision pro posing to repeal the Joint resolution of March J, 1S85, to pr.ohbit the entry of goods into the free zone of Mexico. Cooper (dem. Tex.), the author of the amendment, explained the necessity for the repeal of the Jo nt resolution. The at tempt of congress to prevent smuggling by Joint resolutloohad not succeeded, but, on the contrary, 'It had proved detrimen tal to our transportation companies Goods for the free zone now went to Vera Cruz and Tampico, Mexico, and were hauled by Mexican railroads. The resolu tion prevented American railroads and American laborers from handling the goods which went Into the free zone. The treasury department, he said, recommend ed Its repeal Stephens (dem. Tex.) contended that con ditions of the American merchants along the Rio Grande had Improved under the present law,, and were against its repeal. The amendment was adopted, 58 to 12, and the bill passed. At 3:15 P. M. the house adjourned. 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The president' today sent to the senate the following nominations: To be commissioners of the United States to the international exposition at Paris Bertha Honore Palmer, of Illinois; Brutus J. Clay, Kentucky; Charles A. Collier, Georgia; Michael H. De Young, California; "William L. Elklns, Pennsyl vania; O. H. Fethers, "Wisconsin; Peter Jansen, Nebraska; Calvin Manning, iOwaj Franklin Murphy, New Jersey; Henry A. Parr, Maryland; Henry M. Putney. New Hampshire; Alvjn H. fitjndjjrs, Illinois; Louis Stern. ,New Yor,k; "WlHUun G. Thompson, Michigan "Wliliam. M. Thorn ton, Virginia; Arthur E. "Valols, New York; Thomas F. "Walsh, Colorado. Navy Lieutenants to be lieutenant commanders, H. M. "WItzell, R. T. Hall, R G. "Winterhalter; passed assistant sur geon, to be a surgeon, R. P. Crandall; passed assistant paymaster, to be a pay master, Richard Batter. , Postmasters California:. F. L. Glass, at Martinez; James O. Coleman, at Sac-ramento Pleasant. Palatable Potent Taste Good Don-d. 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The appro priation committee of the house today completed and reported the executive, leg islative and judicial appropriation bill, one of the most important of the supply bills, and carrying the salaries of officials In all branches of the public service. The estimates submitted aggregated J26.019, 269, and the bill appropriates $23,87477. The bill is voluminous, "and taken up with the detailed salaries. The changes are comparatively few. Mrs. Palmer's Nomination Continued. "WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. The senate to day confirmed the nomination of Mrs. Bertha H. Palmer", of Illlndte, to ba a commissioner to the Paris exposition. FOR IXTERXAI AITD EXTECft?f Al. TSH. A half to a teaspoonfnl In naif a tumbler of water will In a few minutes cure (.ta-nps. BpaaBM. Sow Stomach. Heartburn, NervAusreu. Sleeplessness", Sfek Headache, Diarrhoea, Lys eatery. Colic, Flatulency and all Internal pains. 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Operations on numer ous smaller structures are at a standstill, and will remain so, the bosses say, until the places of locked-out men are filled. To guard agaHnst others taking" their places, union men havejMXW pkhets sta tioned about the city. The building material trades council, with a membership of 2M$0, has an nounced that it will support the building trades council. No materialwill be fur nished to contractors employing nonunion labor. The War In Yucatan. AUSTIN, Tex., Feb. 12. A dispatch from Oaxaca, Mexico, . says that President Diaz has ordered two more regiments of troops to Droceed immediately to Tuthtanv where L they will join General Bravo's forces ill the "campaign being waged against taa Maya Indians. hi Archbishop' Feehan III. CHICAGO. Feb. lZv Archbishop Patrick Feehan, of the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Chicago, Is ill with pneumonia. His condition is not regarded as critical. o Yon Cannot "Worlc "With a headache. 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