TTT3 MOTOTNO OttEGOtflAN, FRIDAY, FEBEUARY 16, 1900.
VARIETY OF TOPICS
House Debate on Legislative
m Took Wide Range.
THE VOTE OCCURS TODAY
The FfeUtoBlae Question, Pensions,
OiVil Service an Haoe Ques
tion Wore DisoKSsed.
WAaKEKOaxK, Feb. 3S. The house to
tter niwplrtnl 86 of the 14 pages of the
lesMattve. executive an Judicial appro
pdsMmm. MH, without ameadraeat. During
the general debate, which closed at 4
o'clock, a variety of topics were touched
upon. Bovtell of Illinois, Mier of Indiana,
ami. Btoewalter of Pennsylvania discussed
the ndttppine question; Grosveaor of
Ohio and Oillett of Massachusetts, civil
Benrtoe reform, Briggs of New York, pen
atoas, and Underwood of Alabama, "Ms res
olution to repeal the 15th amendment to
the eeoetttatlon. The legislative hill prob
ably wfli be pawed tomorrow.
The Proceedings.
After " the transaction of some unim
portant boolnoac the house went into oom
Mtttee of the whole for the consideration
of the legislative appropriation MIL Touch
ing upon the approaching presidential con
tent. Boutell (rep. 111.) aald silver was
kWoC in UK, and buried in 188. and he
4.4 not think a single member of the
mtatoritr desired It resurrected. He said
it woo the solemn duty of every citizen
In the present stage of the Phillpp.ne in
Barrectton to support the president.
Underwood (dem. Ala.) followed In a
cpooch In support of the resolution to re
peal the 16th amendment to the constitu
tion. In the matter of suffrage, said Un
derwood, public safety should be the gov
erning teat. People morally and into
lectwalh disqual.fted should not be allowed
to exercise the high privilege of suffrage.
The Indian and the Mongolian could not
vote, Why the negro' The conditions
which (Attained when the 16th amendment
woe adopted bo longer existed. No one In
the South desired slavery. The experiment
of giving the negroes suffrage had failed.
Inatoad of proving a strength to the re
publican party, it had proved a weakness.
Be 414 not believe the negro would ever
become the equal of the white man. Edit
cattonnl qualification would not meet the
situation In the South.
Miere (dent. Ind.) argued that the Phil
ippine question, involving as it did the
traditional policy of America, should rlsa
above party. The Philippines are either
entitled to aamteeton into the United
States upon an equality with other terri
tories, or they were entitled to freedom
and Independence. A colonial policy, he
predicted, would disrupt the Union.
Snowalter (rep. Pa.) argued that the
United States had power to decide the
system of government for the Philippines.
Qrosvenor (rep O.) denounced the evil
service law, basing his remarks upon tho
statements of Hemenway (rep. Ind.),
yesterday, that the departments were Sull
of Incompetent, whereas In 1883 the civil
service wee a model of efficiency.
"The gentleman, I believe, was one of
the framers of the St. Louis platform,"
Interrupted Richardson (dem. Tenn.).
"That platform declared for an extension
of the dvtt service law. How does he
reconcile that fact with his present hos
tility to the law?"
"The gentleman from Ohio," replied
Qrosvenor, "sometimes makes a fool of
himself, just as the gentleman from Ten
nessee does." (Daughter.)
Continuing. (hosvenojsid the only way
to ppavont the public service from bre&k
tmrusjiin was to provMe'Vor a tenure of
ouVm net on the lines of the "Evans
bj" of the Inst congress. He protested
mpjmmt the payment of millions to uphold
the tjeoredlted credit.
OOtett (rep. Moos.), replying briefly to
Oreovenor. pointed out that the inefficiency
of the departments, according to the state
ments of Hemenway, was due, not to the
dvC service law, but because political
Innuenoe woe used to protect Incompe
tente. Mterg nled the minority views in the
contented election case of Pearson-Craw-fOMl.
A btn to authorise the Union Pacific
Rallroae Company to construct a bridge
anreej! the Konongahela. in Allegheny
county, Pu. woe passed, and at S o'clock
the house adjourned.
tkms, including Lieutenant-Colonel Cum
mlngs. Twenty-seventh infantry, to be
colonel of that regiment.
So Extra Pay for Volunteers.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. The senate
committee on military affairs today de
ckled to report adversely the bill intro
duced by Senator Turner giving travel
pay and commutation of subsistence to
officers and soldiers of the volunteer army
who served in the Philippines beyond the
termination of the Spanish war, and after
ward were transported to the United
States and mustered out In this country.
The committee was informed that about
$7,003,000 would be required to make the
payments provided for by the bllL
THE SEIZURES OF FLOUR
COKRESPOXDEXCB IX THK MATTER
SBKT TO THE SEXATE.
Efforts of the Stnte Depnrtmcnt to
Secure the Release of the Al
leged Contraband.
Military Notes.
Of the officers selected for duty In Alas
ka, Captain William R. Abercromble, Sec
ond infantry, and First Lieutenant Walter
C. Baboock, Eighth cavalry, now in Wash,
ington, have been ordered to proceed with
out delay to Seattle, Wash., for the pur
pose of arranging for the continuance of
the work of constructing the military road
from Port Valdes to Eagle City, Alaska.
Captain E. F. Glenn, Twenty-fifth infan
try, one of the officers who have done
the best work in Alaska, has been ordered
to join his regiment In the Philippines,
because of the scarcity of officers. Major
James N. Allison, commissary of sub
sistence, has been ordered to go from
Vancouver barracks to Seattle, Wash., to
consult with Brigadler-GeneraJ George M.
Randall, commanding the department of
Alaska, concerning the requirements of
the troops in that department whenever
necessary.
Colonel William S. McCaskey, now serv
ing In the Philippine islands, who has been
promoted to the colonelcy of the Twen
tieth infantry. Is reported to be the young
est colonel In the army. It is said that he
will have the distinction, by ceason of
the retirement of his seniors, of being
the last officer on the. active list who
served throughout the civil -war. He re
cently completed his 56th year. He has
three sons In the army, all lieutenants.
Colonel John R. Lewis, United States
army, retired, died in Chicago on the 8th
inst, of tuberculosis of the bowels, com
plicated with pneumonia. He entered the
First Vermont Infantry in 1861 as a ser
geant, and In 1864 became colonel of the
Fifth Vermont Infantry. He was ap
pointed a colonel In the veteran reserve
corps later In that ear, and was honor
ably mustered out in 1867. He was with
the army(of the Potomac and participated
In 12 battles, losing his left arm at the
Wilderness, May 5, 1864. In 1865 he was
brevetted a brigadier-general of volun
teers for gallant service In the Wilderness.
He became a major of the Forty-fourth
Infantry, regular service. In 1S67, and was
retired with the rank of colonel In 1870.
He received two, regular army brevets of
lieutenant-colonel for gallant and meri
torious services at White Oak Swamp,
Va., and for gallant and meritorious serv
ices in the Wilderness. Colonel Lewis
lived at West Seattle during 1S9S-99, and
has a son, a graduate of West Point, in
the regular army. Colonel Lewis was In
Portland In November last, visiting his old
friend, Colonel J. W. Jacobs, United
States army, at Vancouver barracks.
Lleutenant-Oolenel Thomas H. Barry,
assistant adjutant-general, who has been
adjutant-general of the department of the
Pacific and the Eighth army corps at Ma
nilla for several months past, left for
home last week on the transport Grant.
On his arrival in Washington he will
be assigned to duty In the office of the
adjutant-general at the war department.
Colonel Merrltt Barber will succeed Col
onel Barry as adjutant-general of the
troops in the Philippines. Colonel Barber
was stationed at Vancouver barracks, un
der the late General John Blbbon, United
States army, in 1890.
asked him. what he meant by his actions
toward the girl. There was an exchange
of epithets, and Peters drew a knife and
stabbed Qolby' twice, once in the left side
of the abdomen and once In the thigh.
Colby walked to the hospital, where he
collapsed. He will die. Peters gave him
self up.
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OUR FOREIGN COMMERCE.
PASSED BY SENATE.
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OAXAL LBGISLATIOX.
PeaitthUlty of the Passage of the Bill
a4 Ratification of tae Treaty.
K!uW TORK. Feb. 16. A special to the
Hornld from Washington says:
Prompt action by the senate on the Hay
Pnunoetete treaty and the Nicaragua ca
nal Mil need not be expected. Nor is it
fr to assume, as those who oppose both
in ensures seem to, that delay means the
detent of either measure. On the con
trary the best judgment of the conserva
tive men In both houses, who are Influen
tial m shaping the coatee of legislation.
Ss that the treaty will be ratified and the
before the close of the present
These same men predict that the session
wM hurt well into mid-summer, because of
the length of time that will be required
ft-' Aeoae upon these and other important
in inaui us which the republican leaders are
anadouE to dispose of berore the session
otoosc No progress has been made with
the treat)'. The subject was only lnci
untaUy mentioned at the recent republi
can caucus and this meeting of the repub
licans necessitated a short session of the
foiejan relations committee, which pre
vented consideration of the treaty by that
body ae had been contemplated.
The net la. the foreign relations com
mittee can see no reason for expediting
aottew on the treaty, as it is realised the
prsopurn of other business before the sen
ate will delay the consideration of the
treaty for some weeks. Despite reports
to the contrary, it oan be stated after a
anreful canvass of the committee that
when the treaty is reported it will have
the indorsement of all the republican
maiwturc and several of the democrats.
Iateea, Senator Money te the only one
mho has thus far expressed his intention
of Imuslliii upon an amendment providing
for JlortMcattene.
"With a practically unanimous report
temm the committee, and with the pres
sure the administration will bring to bear
upon those senators who are now In
clined to motet upon an amendment. It Is
tho ennfktent belief of such men as Sena
tens Henna. Davis, Foraker, Morgan and
Try that the necessary two-thirds vote
yM be obtained to accomplish ratification.
of the Unitod States in coin of the stand
ard fixed by the act of July 14, 1870, was
laid on the table, 44 to 26.
An amendment offered by Pettus (dem.
Ala.) providing that gold coins and silver
dollars coined by the United States shall
be a legal tender at their nominal value,
was defeated, 44 to 27.
Another amendment by Pettus providing
that nothing In this act should affect the
legal-tender qualities of United States sil
ver dollars was likewise defeated, 44 to 26.
Vest (dem. Mo.) offered an amendment
providing for J200.000.000 of treasury bond
notes should be loaned by the secretary
of the treasury to any person who would
deposit United States bonds as security.
Vest sharply arraigned Secretary Gage for
his action In relation to the National City
bank of New York, saying the letter of
A. B. Hepburn, vice-president of that
bank, was "nothing short of an Insult to
the highest fiscal officer of the govern
ment." His amendment, he said, If en
acted Into law, would afford the citizen
owner of bonds the same facilities as were
afforded national banks. The amendment
was defeated without division.
An amendment of McLaurln (dem. S C.)
to repeal the law on state banks was lost,
37 to 30.
Jones (dem. Ark.) then offered as a sub
stitute for the senate bill a measure pro
viding for the free and unlimited coinage
of silver. That, too, was lost, 47 to 28,
the vote being along strict party lines, ex
cept Senators Lindsay (dem. Ky.) and
Caffery(dem. La.) voting with the repub
licans. '
Nelson (rep. Minn.) offered an amend
ment providjng for the organization of na
tional banks with a capital of not less than
$26,000 in towns whose population does not
exceed 405Q. Aldrlch accepted the amend
ment, and it was adopted. The bill, as
amended, was then passed, 46 to 29.
CuUom (rep. III.) moved that the renate
take up for consideration the Hawaiian
government bill, the effect of the motion,
If adopted, being to make the bill the un
finished business. Chandler antagonized
the motion toTJroceed to consider execu
tive business. His motion was voted down'
and that of Cullom adopted.
After a brlief executive session, the sen
ate, at 5:25 P M.. adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. Responding to
the senate's resolution of January 17, the
president today sent to the senate a re
port from the secretary of. state, accom
panying papers showing the steps that
have been taken to obtain the restitution
of property of American citizens seized by
the military authorities of Great Britain
In or near Delagca bay. The report con
sists entirely of correspondence between
the state department and Ambassador
Choate and the British government. The
fact that the flour seized has been re
leased "was published.
The correspondence begins with the re
port of Consul-General Stowe, located at
Cape Town, made December 6, and relat
ing to the detention of the British ship
Maria, and the seizure of the British ship
Mashona, and also the Beatrice, all car
rying American flour and other foodstuffs
for the Transvaal. These acts were
brought to the notice of Ambassador
Choate by Secretary Hay December 21,
when the latter was Instructed "to bring
the matter to the attention of the British
government, and to Inquire as to the cir
cumstances and, legality of the seizure."
He added: "If it was illegal you will re
quest prompt action and restitution." Con
sul Hollis, at Lourenco Marques, was In
structed at the same time "to use all
proper efforts to protect the property of
American shippers."
Mr. Choate's first note, dated January
1, Telates to thee American flour on the Ma
shona, and he says in this .that the ves
sel was brought Into the prize court "on
the charge of trading with the enemy."
January 2, Mr. Choate was Instructed "by
Mr. Hay to the effect that he should "rep
resent the views of this government to
be that unless It can be shown that the
goods were contraband, it does not regard
them as subject to capture under the cir
cumstances represented." January 4, Mr.
Choate reported a conference with Lord
Salisbury, who, he said, claimed that the
Maria and the Mashona had been seized
for violation of the neutrality law of
Great Britain, the seizure being merely
an Incidental matter, and that Lord Salis
bury knew nothing of the Beatrice.
The 7th of that month, Mr. Choate trans
mitted particulars concerning the "attitude
of the British government, saying that
Lord Salisbury did not claim that any of
tho American goods seized were contra
band, the position of the British govern
ment being "that foodstuffs with a hos
tile destination can be considered contra
band only if they are supplies for the
enemy's forces, and that It Is not suffi
cient that they are capable of so being
used." Mr. Choate reports In the com
munication that Lord Salisbury suggested
that the British government settle the
matter by taking the flour and paying for
it at its price at Its destination. Mr.
Choate urged such sale to the British gov
ernment as the simplest and easiest meth
od of settlement. This question was still
pending when the correspondence ceased.
The J7th Mr. Choate reported that the
cargo of the Beatrice had been discharged
at East London, and that there was no
allegation against it, no seizure having
been contemplated; that the cargo of the
Maria was at Durban, free for Its owners
to take; that the Mashona was at Cape
Town, but that, owing to the fact that
there was no bill of lading there was
much difficulty Jn dealing with Its cargo.
Incidentally, Mr. Choate states In a dis
patch 6t the 18th; relating an Interview
with Lord Salisbury, that "he claims no
blockade or siege of Delagda bay, but
only the right to seize real contraband of
war on the high seas, which Is destined
for the enemy's forces." The 26th, Mr.
Choate reported the conclusions of the
British authorities that large quantities
of the flour 'carried by the Beatrice were
destined for the South African republic,
making it necessary to land it at East
London, as It was impossible to discharge
this part of the cargo without discharging
the remainder, allowing removal of parts
of the cargo for local Portuguese con
sumption. Secretary Hay took apparent exception
to this proceeding, saying it was "in con
flict tv lth the assurances that foodstuffs
with hostile Intention are not contraband'
of war, unless intended as supplies for the
enemy's forces, and inadmissible from the
view of the United States." Replying to
this point, Mr. Choate said that Lord
Salisbury had disclaimed the purpose In
dicated. The correspondence closes with a notice
from Mr. Choate to Mr. Hay, of Febru
ary 9, to the effect that the American
goods on the Mashona had been placed at
tho disposal of the American consul-general
at Cape Town.
Grotrth Largely Due to Economies of
Manufacture.
The total foreign commerce of the
United States, including exports of for
eign merchandise, but not Including the
precious metals, has reached the follow
ing figures for the four last calendar
years:
1899 $2,074,345,24211897 $1,842,374,904
1S9S l.S90.510,714l96 1,6S7,416,797
The Import and export movement of sil
ver lor the four years aggregates a fur
ther sum of $353,315,277.
The excess of exports over Imports dur
ing these four years has been as follows:
1899 $476,654.1001S97...4... $357,112,204
1898 620,581,818 1S96 324,257.655
Add sliver , 106,538,471
LIFE AND DEATH STRUGGLE
SO ROSEBCR.Y CHARACTERIZES EXG
LAXD'S AFRICAX WAR.
CONGRESSMAN SULZER TALKS
Total i $1,885,144,278
The .percentage of free goods In the total
Imports has not varied so much as might
have been expected in view of the fact
that the tariff was raised In the summer
of 1897. The percentages of free goods In
the four years haVe been as follows:
1896 47.411893 42.26
1897 50.81899 43.91
The value of food and animals Imported
has not varied greatly In the four years,
except that It dropped notably In 1898 The
total and the percentage of the whole
which they constitute are as follows:
Value. Per cent.
1S99 $229,971,385 28.75
1898 187,829,802 29.53
1897 220,494,113 29.70
1896 234.1S7.15S 34.55
The sugar Imports were $30,000,000 great
er In 1899 than In 1898, In which year they
were nearly $4,000,000 less than In 1897, and
more than $18,000,000 lee's than in 1896.
Two general groups of imports are of
interest as illustrating the expansion of
our manufactures. One consists of arti
cles In a crude condition and the other of
domestic Industry. As these are all in
a greater or less degree the, materials of
manufacture, we group the two classes,
and make no distinction between free and
dutiable. The amount and percentages
of these articles entering Into domestic
manufacture Imported In four years ara
as follows: . .
Value. Per cent.
1899 , $342,869,664 42.90
1898 319,3S3,323 41.13
1897 319,973,880 43.08
1896 248,411,544 36.44
The Importation of wool in 1897 was $53,
431,930, and In 1898, $11.5S6.5S6; it was almost
exactly the same In 1899.
The bureau of statistics attempts to dis
tinguish between articles of luxury and
voluntary use, and other manufactured
articles Imported ready for consumption.
We group the two:
Value. Percent.
1899 $226,004,212 2S.35
1898 188,751,323 29.26
1897 202,163,357 27.22
1896 198,980,854 29.20
The following are the percentages of
.luxury and voluntary use alone:
1S99 13.4511897 11.22
1898 12.7611896 11.53
The exports of foreign goods have
ranged, from $19,000,OOQ to $22,000,000. The
exports of domestic goods have been as
follows:
1S99 $1,252,903,98711897 $1,079,863,018
1893 1,233,558,14011896 9S6,S30,OSO
Last year the four large groups of these
exports, with their percentages of the
whole 'were as follows:
Value. Percent.
Agriculture $782,105,048 62.42
Manufactures 3S0.787.891 30.39
Forest products 47.563,121 3.80
Mining 33,279,187 2.66
Agricultural products have constituted
the following percentages of the total .ex
ports in these four years:
1899 62.4211897 67.63
1S98 69.061S96 67.33
So much Interest attaches to our rapidly
growing exports of manufactured goods
that we give the value of the exports as
well as their percentages of the totaU
Value. Percent.
1899 $3S0,787,891 30.33
1898 307,924,994 24,56
1897 279,616,898 25.80
1896 253.681,541 25.71
Manufactured goods constitute an In
creasing percentage of an increasing vol
ume of exports. When our exports of
this character began to attract European
attention it was cheerfully explained that
we were exporting at a sacrifice because
the home market was glutted, but the
rising prices, due to the excellent home
demand, have not prevented the rapid
growth of our exports of manufactured
gdods, partly because est rapid advances
abroad. Our processes of manufacture are
also so much more economical that In
many lines of production we can meet
European competition in any market,
though our scale of wages Is much higher
than those abroad.
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MAKES PETTIGREW A HERO.
Commoners Adopted the Govern
ment's Military Scheme uy an
Ovenvlielmlne Majority.
LONDON, Feb. 15. In the house of lords
today the Earl of Dunraven raised a
question on the government military' pro
posals, and expressed a doubt as to wheth
er these' were sufficient.
The Earl of Rosebery said he fully rec
ognized the gravity of the situation. He
doubted whether the "paper force of 409,
000 men In Great Britain," to which the
secretary of state for war had referred;
would stand analysis. For the volunteers.
Lord Rosebery said, he had the highest
respect, but by no stretch of the Imagina
tion could they 'be called soldiers, as it
was admitted that they needed months of
training annually to render them efficient.
"The auspicious news of the morning
from South Africa," said Lord Rosebery,
"led to the hope that there might be better
news to come, but when fighting on our
own territory we have been unable before
to advance an Inch, and If another 50,000
men should be wanted for South Africa,
I do not know where they would be got.
It may be said that It Is unwise to lay bare
the weaknesses of our country, but, depend
upon It, other nations know our position
as well. If not better than we ourselves.
I would like to ask whether the fleet Is to
be strengthened or mobilized. It Is not
are Dr. Herbert H. MeCauley, James J.
Ste-Uery, R. D. Long, A. F. Cearoy and
A. D. Alder hot. Dr. MeNaraara. said they
we're going to aid the stek and wounded
of the Boer army. They wla go from
here to some Southern European port,
whence they will sail for South Africa.
THE BOERS WERE MISLED.
Roberta' Latest Move Was Entirely
Unexpected.
NEW TORK, Feb. 15. A dispatch to the
Tribune from London says:
The silence at the front has been broken,
and whatever occurs anywhere is ei little
account. 'General "Roberts and General
Kitchener, having concentrated a titjfi
army corps, with a cavalry brigade and
artillery, could be trusted to find better
employment for it than that of lining the
railway between Orange and Modder riv
ers. They have done so, and their secret
Is out at last. General French's cavalry
brigade, which has been maneuvering;
around Colesberg, seized on Monday the
crossing of Rlet river at Dekll's drift, and
the Sixth and Seventh divisions are now
encamped on the east bank of that river.
Tho Sixth division is Kelly-Kenny's,
which has been reported to be co-operating
with French and Gatacre for the clear
ance of the country south of the Orange
river. His division Is now officially re
ported on the Rlet river with the Seventh
division, Tucker's, which has been be
lieved to be at Modder river. These two
divisions, with French's cavalry brigade
and the new Infantry brigade, made up
from battalions lining the Tallway from De
Aar junction, are now co-operating with
General Methuen's army In a great flank
ing movement on the Riet, below Klmber
ley. It Is a concentration of British forces
on a large scale in an unexpected quarter,
?wt r dIscuss "vhfKt cleverly concealed that no military writer
we are golrig to do a fortnight or a month , T'flA , , oWra t fJ.oa
!rZJv tlon of Lord Roberts' ad-
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HIS ASSERTIONS.
to, this house with proposals that In the
month of May, when the weather permits,
you will put volunteers under canvas and
that then this island and empire will be
safe.4Cheers.)
SKIPPING SUBSIDY BELL.
!&moRmoBB Agreed, to hy Senate
Committee on Commerce.
TTAJnaTKOTON. Feb. ML-The shipping
Wft was oonotoered at some length by
the nonata committee on commerce to
toy, and a number of amendments sug
BBoiti. by the onbeommtttee were agreed
to. Among them 'were the following:
PovMtnc for the rogmtratton of forelgn
matt Yomieln, one-half of the stock of
lUMtoli Is owned by American citizens; lira
Ming the amount of snhetay which shall
b paid to 30 and zl-knot vessels to
$MMH nor year; Increasing the cora
neneatmn to be paid 11. 12 and 18-knot ves
amv ntatttter oat from the benefits of
Mother nnd Chlldcoft Asphyxiated.
CHICAGO, Feb. 15. Mrs. Jeanette
Schwartz and her two children. Lulu,
aged 9 -years, and Henrietta. 4 months
old, were found dead in bed here today,
the result of asphyxiation. Mrs. Schwartz
was the wife of J. T. Schwartz, a sa
loonkeeper. While he was serving cus
tomers In the basement, members of the
family in the rear were being- slowly
smothered. It Is supposed the jets were
accidentally turned on.
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Bryan In South Carollnn,
COLCMBIA. S. C. Feb. 15. William J.
Bryan addressed the general assembly
here today.
CHARLESTON, S. C. Feb. 15. W. J.
Bryan addressed SOOO people here tonight
in the Tomson Memorial auditorium.
There was a great demonstration when
Colonel Bryan appeared on the stage.
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The Troubles In Martinique.
FORT DE FRANCE, Martinique. Feb,
15. Fifty soldiers arrived today and dis
persed rioters at various points. No in
structions have been received from the
home government, and the people fear a
fresh collision will occur..
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Presidential Nominations.
WJOMXKOTBOK, Feb. Ik The president
ii tun en to the senate the nomination
at Taw " AlHson. of Kansas, to he ooat
j,tiniTT of the international exposition
at FnHe: nlco a number of army nomina-
Daily Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. Today's state
ment of the condition o the treasury
shows:
the MH Teasels which do both a eoaetwtee I Available cash balance $294,067,882
eftnt CofetaVearrytag trade. Te commit- J Gold reserve ..y. 2gl.0W.sei
to ana not pone toon no pww"
Itcsults o the Trust Conference
The Democrntic Outlook.
CHICAGO. Feb. 15. Congressman Will
iam Sulzer, of New York, who has been
attending the anti-trust conference, left
for Washington last night. As to the
work of the conference, he said:
"It has been a success. The beneficial
effects of Its work will be far-reaching
and the results deep and lasting. So far
as the trusts are concerned, It is the beginning-
of the end. They will either be
crushed by the law, or the people will
rise and control them for the good of
society and tho benefit of all. One or
the other will happen, and that before
long."
Asked as to the probable place of hold
lng the national democratic convention,
he said that ne did not know where It
would bo held the national committee
would 'decide on the city at its meeting
in Washington February 22.
"I favor an early convention," he said.
"We should set the pace for the re
publicans. We have the affirmative, and
we should open the case to the great
juryof the American people and proceed.
We can gam nothing by delay. The Issues
are made up by the people, and the
campaign has already begun. Every one
knows that we will renominate Colonel
W. J. Bryan, reaffirm the Chicago plat
form and add strong planks against
trusts, militarism and imperialism."
"How about your selection for vice
president?" he was asked
"The convention," he replied, "will
choose the best and the most available
man. I do not care to discuss myself,
because I am not a candidate in the
sense of seeking that, high office. Of
course I feel complimented to have my
name mentioned In connection with It,
and as a good democratic soldier in the
ranks, I will say I will always obey the
mandates of my party."
Congressman Sulzer said that he should
not relax his efforts to have an Investi
gation of the management of Secretary
Gage, and further that "New Tork wll
go democratic next falL"
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Edward T. Colby, of Bnttc, Assaulted
and Mortally Wounded.
BUTTE. Mont, Feb. 15. Edward T. Col
by, a well-known newspaper solicitor, at
present engaged in mining, was stabbed
and fatally wounded tonight by Harry
W. Peters, on West Park street. Colby
was engaged to be married to a sister of
Peters' wife, who was living with them.
Peters objected to the match, and it is
claimed abused hfe sister-in-law on ac
count o it. Colby met Peters tonight and
BOSTON, Feb. 15. The following com
muhicatioft has been sent to Senator Peltl-
grew of South Dakota, signed by Thomas
Wcntworth Higglnson, William Lloyd Gar
rison, Gamaliel Bradford, Morefleld Storey.
Erving Wlnslow, Wlnslow Warren and 11
other antl-lmperlallsts:
"The undersigned, citizens of Massachu
setts, cordially Inviting the-co-operatlon of
lovers of liberty and their country in other
states, desire to express to you their
thanks and congratulations for your cour
age in the cause of free speech In the
United States senate. For months the gov
ernment press has groaned under the pro
duction of documents aiming to convince
our people that their opponents In this war
are savages, with no rights which we are
bound to respect; that they are unfitted
for self-government and entitled only to
such as we may see fit to bestow on them ;
and that they must bow In abject submis
sion before there can ever be any negotia
tions for peace.
"Against this you have asked for the
printing, as a congressional document, of a
translated paper Issued by the leader of
these opponents, setting forth In temperate
and courteous language the history and
basis of the war. This paper, If it proves
nothing else, shows that he Is no savage,
but an accomplished master of composition
and statement, and that, if his people
believe It to be true, they are as much
justified In accepting him as their guide
and leader In resistance to us as were our
ancestors In following Washington in our
struggle for independence. For doing your
duty, you have been stigmatized by more
than one senator on the floor as a traitor,
while the presiding officer, who was also a
member of the president's Paris commis
sion, looked oh without a word of reproach
or enforcement of parliamentary rules.
"The government has had one sufficient
warning of the danger of interfering with
the privacy and freedom of the mall. We
congratulate you, sir, that It has fallen to
your lot to protest hefore the country
against the violation of a right which for
more than a century has been one of the
most precious to the English-speaking race,
and wo trust that on all proper occaslons
and by all proper methods jou will Insist'
on the maintenance of this right, and that
when, the people of the United States are
shortly called upon by the action of our
cherished Institutions to exercise their sov
ereignty, they may have before them full
materials lor the formation of their judg
ment." e
Fnshlonnblc Wedding In London.
LONDON, Feb. 15. Lord Chesterfield
and Miss Enid Wilson were married In
this city .this afternoon. There was a
large and fashionable attendance at the
ceremony.
"The cnslln SoUni "Africa Is "urgent,"
continued Lord Rosebery, "but we must
not keep our eyes upon South Africa
alone. Last December the government
made earnest overtures to the great pow
ers, Germany and the United States, for
an alliance, but those overtures were
not received with such cordiality as to
encourage the government to pursue
them. It does not appear that the
friendship of France would bear any
great strain, and as to Russia, events
have been recently witnessed In Persia
which England formerly would have had
something to say about, but which she
now passes unnoticed.
"It becomes the government to take a
large grasp of the situation and to mako
adequate proposals. Time is the essence
of tho situation. This government never
realized it, but the burghers have, and
the present situation in South Africa has
arisen from this fact. Lord BIythswood
has referred to the armies of the North
ern states of the American Union In the
civil war, and to the vast forces raised
there within a year. Some one might re
ply that In the United States at that time
It was a matter of life and death, and X
would, tell her majesty's government now
it is for Ub v matter of life and death.
"If Great Britain were to lose South
Africa, she would lose the most Important
base outside of the United Kingdom, and
she would lose that colonial support
which has been given, because .the colo
nies have believed that they were asso
ciating themselves with a powerful empire,
and thus the empire would break away
from us. If this be not a llfe-and-death
crisis, I don't know what is."
The Earl of KImberley, the liberal
leader, said he felt the danger of the
situation equally with Lord' Rosebery.
Although he would not ascribe a direct
hostile Intention to Russia at the present
mbment, he sold, he could! riot "overlook
tho fact that there was. a movement of
troops In progress which, If not menacing,
showed) that possibilities of the future
were not absent from the Russian mind.
The Marquis of Salisbury, the premier,
In the course ofhls reply for tne govern
ment, said:
"I cannot enter upon the springs that
gulije the Russian government or the
course it Is likely to take, nor can I dis
cuss the health of the ameer of Afghanis
tan. As to whether our forces are ade
quate for the work in South Africa or
whether It fs true that the government
has always been t6o late, and has neglect
ed opportunities, I would gladly accept a
challenge, provided the words would not
go beyond this chamber. The present
troubles are not due to the expansion of
the- empire, but to miscalculations made 'n
1881, and in 1884. Our forefathers were
not discouraged by bad beginnings, and
wo should follow their example, and not
be cast down. The government is con
vinced now, as It always has been, that
the issue will be brought to a successful
conclusion. I don't think any advantage
Is to bo obtained from taking a gloomy
view."
In the Commons.
In the house of commons, during the
course of the reply to a question relative
to the probable Boer invasion of Zulu-
land, Secretary of State for the Colonies I
Chamberlain said the government had de
cided that If tho native territory was In
vaded by the Boers, the natives will be
encouraged and assisted In every way in
defending themselyes.
Chamberlain's reply confirmed tne re
ports of the invasion of Zululand, and
showed that the consequences could not
fall to be serious throughout South Africa,
as the alarm and unrest of the Zulus was
boupd to spread to the Natal natives.
The colbnlal secretary also said that the
Natal ministry had notified the home
government that It could no longer be re
sponsible for the peaceful attitude of the
Zulus, as the Invasion of their country
was contrary to the tacit compact that the
natives' should not be dragged Into the
war.
The house, having gone Into committee
of supply on the supp'ementary war esti
mates, William Redmond, nationalist
member for East Clare, strongly objected
to, adding a single man to the British
army, which, he said, was now "engaged
In a war Thlch Is an insult to God; a war
waged by Christian England against a
Christian people, who only desire to re
tain their own land." He declared his
belief that the British reverses were due
to the fact that the British cause wa3 un
just. John Burns, radical member for Batter
eea, scouted the Idea that it was neces
,sary to strengthen the British army In or
der to fight a country whose population
was only equal to that of his own con
stituency. Mr. Wyndham, parliamentary under
secretary for war, answering criticisms,
said it was unnecessary to reply to Mr.
Redmond's argument, because the Irish
men at the front were giving the answer
with their lives.
At midnight the closure was enforced
and the division taken. The house adopt
ed the government's military scheme by
a vote of 230 against 34, the minority con
sisting chiefly of Irish members'.
The debate in the commons was on the
whole rather dull and confined chiefly to
the less prominent members.
vance.
What Is more Important, the Dutch
themselves have apparently been misled,
for they have weakened their forces In a
quarter where the attack will be made
and strengthened them where the British
will remain on the defensive. This general
flanking movement has been supported by
a movement of mounted Infantry from the
Orange river railway crossing to Ramah.
This was a strong column, described as a
mounted Infantry brigade and Colonel
Hannay, who commanded It, had an en
gagement' with the Boers on the hills and
finally pushed his force through to Its
destination Tuesday, with comparatively
slight losses, the casualty list amounting
tp 39.
This entire movement, with its concen
tration of nearly all the British battalions
outside Natal and the slender columns left
under Gatacre and Clements, has been
brought about by scientific strategy un
der a rigorous operation of rthe censorship,
the utility of which has been demonstrat
ed at Inst. An army corps and strong aux
iliary forces have been massed where the
enemy are the weakest and the previous
balance of forces in the military problem
has been suddenly upset This column on
the RIet-has a promise of potency for the
relief of Klmberley and a subsequent ad
vance upon Bloemfonteln, and Is so great
a diversion of military resources that
Ladysmith may yet be rescued.
At midnight a report from Lord Roberts
described a brilliant cavalry raid by Gen
eral French, with three brigades of cav
alry and a strong force of horse artillery,
Jn which three Boer laagers were cap
tured, and a supporting movement, con
ducted by General Gordon, by which two
laagers were taken. These dashing move
ments, which recall the best work of cav
alry raids in tho American "civil war, are
proofs that the British campaign has en
tered upon an entirely new phase. The
relief of Klmberley will evidently be the
first work of Lord Roberts, and a march
upon Bloemfonteln the sequel to it.
No Complaint of Bm at the AtIoj
of the SrltmK Authorities
la en Reeord.
WASHXMOEOX. Fab. . While thl
stale department memhr were averse i:
day to otscniMlmr the nnMiened la
ment of ex-Conoul JJaermn, it was a.
theritattvafrr that & search tl U
records failed to show that Macrum li-i
ever reported to the department u
his official mall was being regular v tx.i
sered with bv the Brltmfe, anthori'les ll
was said that he did In a genera, waj
report that both the official and pri.ati
malt intended for American citizens c
not reach him punctually and askeO: tlaj
a nroteet be mane on aoeount of V-4
rather arbitrary proceeding on the pari
of the postal authorities.
The department investigated) the ma'
and learned that no unnecessary de
existed and dees not credit the stat?-
that any correspondence, official ore - crj
wise, was opened, inspected ana ae.0!
by the British authorities.
Mr, Macrum stated that hla vice-cons.
Mr. Tan Ajnerhucen. closed up nin u.
aoaa tank tba oath of aUeriaace to tzi
xepttbtfe ami went to the front aa a burg.
or Th records show that wnen x.r V
Anartami aAoMeA for aDDOintment
I vice-consul at Pretoria he stated! tcai
he was born in Holland, mat nis ie
ntiini -wu al "Pretoria, and) tba' t
was a naturalised cltisen of tho Sou
African Renubtic. This anolicatlon wa
dated Pretoria, November 12, 1898.
Boer Red Cross Well Supplied.
NEW TORK, Feb. 15. From, Dr. MoHer
In EUrope, Secretary van, Slcklen, of the
Boer relief committee, hasrecelved a letter
saying that the Netherlands Red Cross
committee has all the money it needs at
present, all the ambulances needed having'
been provided and furnished through the
Cape Town committee. The committee,
therefore, has stopped receiving money for
this purpose.
A detachment of 59 nurses and surgeons,
provided for by the fund raised by the
Irish-American societies, will sail this
morning on La Gascogne for France,
whence they will take steamer for Deia
goa bay.
Rosebery's Statement Discredited.
WASHINGTON, Fefb. 15. The state
ment of Earl Rosebery that lit December
overtures were made to the United States
for an alliance is not substantiated here.
Officials of the administration are at a
lose to understand the report, and ex
press the opinion that some mistake has
occurred. So far as the Unked States is
concerned, they declare no offer of an al
liance has been made, but they could not
say anything aJbout Germany, to which
country, according to the London dis
patch, overtures for an alliance were
made at the same time. '
WAR WITH KXftLlMJ.
Governor Lee. of amt Dakota, Del
seanoes the British.
CHICAsGO. Feb. M. "War with Eng'as
should be the policy of this governmeil
said Governor Andrew D. Lee, of So-tl
Dakota. "If the facts eet forth In o
Consul Macrum's open letter Issued to U
Ameriean people are found to be correct
"This action of the British author"
at Durban in tampering with mall mat.
addressed to Mr. Macrum is damno.'- ?
the governor continued, "and an outran
against the rights of neutral powers
the facts as stated In that letter are tr
the American government Instantly s'.
call Great Britain to severe account. Tta
may mean another war on our hand::.
know, but war Is preferable to ra r-3
dteAonor. The spectacle of an Ame". al
citizen, be he m private or public III. 1 a.
lng to sit ktty by and see his mall cc-.'
by an ometal of- a foreign power Is U
humiliating for my blood to stand "
Almost equally as radical comments wc
made by several of the leaders In the a
trust conference, who were shown the c
patches from. Washington setting forth tj
experiences of the exeensul. All
emphatic In saying that the rights of c't?
zens of neutral powers should be protectee
and that Sngland should be condm:icl
strongly for her high-handed methods.
DB9XAXD FOR INFORMATION.
Hesse Resolution Relating to Ma
cram's Charges.
WASHINGTON, Feb. . In the hc-sl
today, Wheeler, democrat, of Kentuck
Introduced a reeohtUon which, after red
ing- some charges made by Macrum,
consul to Pretoria, to bis statement issue
last night, reade:
"Resolved by tne house that the secrc
tary of state Is directed to inform tv
house of representatives if the sa'd
Charles E. Macrum. as consul of tl
Ameriean government, informed tH
Beat department thai hie official maj
had been opened and read by the ur"
eeneer at Dnrban, and h7so, what ate;
if any, have been taken to obtain an o
planatien and apology from the Brtt-s
government.
"Section 2. He is further directed tl
Inform the bouse of representatives wv.
truth there is m the charge that a sccr
alliance exists between the republic" c tv
United States and the empire of Greal
Britain."
The speaker referred the resolutions tl
the foreign affairs committee
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NEW YORK, Feb. 15. Fifty-seven men,
nearly all young and stalwart sailed today
on the French line steamer La Gaicogne
on their way to the Boer lines in South
Africa. Most of them were Irish-Americans.
The corps was recruited in Chicago
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BERLIN, Feb. 15. In the lower house
of the Prussian diet today a currency dis
cussion arose during the consideration of
the estimates of the ministry of the in
terior. Dr. Bartha ridiculed Herr Arendt's
former prophecies that Arthur J. Bal
four would bring about a sliver era. Herr
Arendt replied that the British ministry
had broken Us word. Mr. Balfour, he
said, had given a succession of definite
promises In parliament and then, when
on the strength of these declarations
France and the United States had dis
played a readiness to open negotiations,
both powers had experienced sharp re
buffs. "Such a breach of faith," ex
claimed the speaker, "stands alone In
history."
Herr Arendt added: "Blmetallsm would
break the power of capital. The war In
South Africa has shown to what capital
has led England."
Storms on French Coast.
PARIS, Feb. 15. Advices from all
French ports record wrecks and injuries
to vessels. In yesterday's gale an un
known sailing vessel stranded on the reefs
outside Brest, and fSur bodies have come
ashore. A number of fishboats were lost
or seriously damaged along- the north
coast.
The French battle-ehip Admiral Du
Perre broke from her moorings in Brest
roads and drifted shorewards, but was
held up In the nick of time by her own
anchors.
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