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TTTB MOBBING OEERO-SrTAK FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1900.
KANSAS CITY, JULY
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Place and Time of Democratic
National Convention.
SELECTED AT COMMITTEE MEETING
Arsmnonts of tke Rival Cities Bry-
a' Same Received Wltk Cheers
German's Spec ok.
WASBQOBTOK. Feb. 28. The next
Dsmecraoc national oonventJea will be
held at Kansas City, July 4. TWe was
the decision of the Domocratic National
Committee, wWch met at the Hotel Ral
eigh today to ftz the time and place of
holding the convention. Milwaukee was
the oaly city watch competed for the
honor of entertaining the convention, and
the poor showing she made when the vote
was taken (the result being Kansas City
M, Milwaukee 8) caused general surprise.
The claims of the rival cities as to
hotel accommodations and railroad and
telegraphic facilities were presented la
open session toy representatives of each
City, and subsequently in the executive
session. Governor W. J. Stone, on be
half of Kansas City, and National Com
mltteeinan E. C. Wall, on behalf of Mil
waukee, explained the financial induce
ments which the Cities they represented
v. ere wOlinc; to make. Bach offered the
committee $fMM. but In addition Kan
sas City was willing to furnish hotel ac
commodations for the members of the
committee, and the hall, with decora
tions and music, free of expense to the
committee.
One of Milwaukee's strongest arguments
was the political effect which the holding
of the convention in that City would have
upon the German-American voters, who
were represented to the committee as
wavering in their allegiance to the Re
publican party.
It seemed to be taken for granted by
at least two speakers that Bryan would
be renominated and that the Chicago plat
form in 'substance would be reaffirmed.
Opposition to trusts, expansion and im
perialism, together with every mention
of Bryan an& the Chicago platform,
aroused enthusiasm, but during the open
person of the committee there was no
allusion to the issue of free stiver.
Three dates for holding the conven
tion were proposed May 8 by Mr. Town
send, of Oregon; June 14, by Senator Till
man, of South Carolina, and July 4, by
Mr. McOraw, of West Virginia. A speech
by ex-aenator Gorman on holding to
precedent and naming a. date later than
that for the convention of the party in
power had considerable Influence in caus
ing Independence Day to be chosen.
After the committee had selected "the
Ga'e City of the West," the Kansas City
boomers held a Jollification meeting in
their rooms at the Raleigh. Ex-Governor
Stone addressed the gathering, predict
ing that those who attended the conven
tion would depart with praises upon their
lips for the hospitality they had received
and that the nominee of the convention
would he victor at the polls in Novem
ber The committee was called to order by
Senator Jones, chairman. Every State
and Territory was represented, either by
th national committeeman or by proxy.
There was a vacancy from the District
of Columbia, caused by the death of
Laurence Gardner. James L. Cornish had
been elected to All this vacancy, but his
e'eotion was contested, and a committee
of three was appointed to report upon the
r on test.
It was decided to allow each City which
Is a candidate for the honor of enter
taining the convention M minutes to pre
pert its claims. It was also agreed that
speeches In favor of the two rivals, Kan
sac City and Milwaukee, should be made
In rotajten, . "
"" 'Clskmt of the Cities.
James A. Reed, Prosecuting Attorney
of Kansas City, made the opening speech.
The invitation he presented, he said, came
not only from the ctttaene of Kansas City,
but from the unfaltering, triumphant
Democracy of Missouri. Kansas City, he
said, has 36 miles of railroad, and her
telegraph facilities are excellent. Her
hotels are more than ample. The hotel
rat os, he promised, would not be raised.
Mr Reed was especially fulsome In his
eulogj of the convention hall, which he
said would seat X.6M people, and would
be given free of charge. He quoted Mr.
Bran as having stated that the hall
could hardly be surpassed. The mention
of Bryan's name drew the first applause.
Mayor Rose, of Milwaukee, presented
the claims of the Cream City. He urged
the selection of Milwaukee for the great
rood It would do the Democracy. Where
Ik the battle of the next campaign to be
fought, he asked. In the Bast hope was
vain In the extreme West there was
great danger on the Issues of expansion.
The hope for election of the next Demo
cratic President must come from the Mid
dle West. Eight years ago Milwaukee
had asked for the convention, and had
said" "We eould carry Wisconsin." They
v eT-e laughed at. Tet Wisconsin was car
ried for the Democracy Now. although
McKinley carried Wisconsin by 109,000
malority, Mr. Rose promised that the
State would this year give her electoral
ot for Bryan. The announcement was
greeted with great applause. The same
element which carried Wisconsin in 1S82
was in sympathy with Democrats now. he
said
The hope of success foe Vvl. democracy
this fall lay In the German-American
vote Ho was not here to say that if Mil
waukee 4M not get the convention the
s4at would go republican. Wisconsin
v ould go democratic a ny way. (Aftplaw.1
But thte much was due the democrats of
"Uisconaln. He pointed to the fact that
orv of the Influential German newspapers
of Wisconsin was now hostile to the ad
ministration. With Its support, the dem
ocrats eouM and would carry Wisconsin.
"Show to the Germane." said he. "that
tho democrats' are opposed to Imperialism
and expansion, and they will fee with us."
(Applause.)
lie recalled the furore created by the
ppcwh of Representative Lentz, of Ohio,
In Milwaukee, last fall. He said it had
aroused the Germans, and that now four
f ' hs of them 'were opposed to imperial
ism and McKrateytsta.
In the matter of railroads, hotel caps.
city and telegraph facilities. Mayor Rose
said the convention had nothing to gain
b going to Kansas City. Besides, Mil
w.uik.v has a summer ettsaate far supe
rior to that of her rtvaL The determina
tion of the convention City should not
be a question of pergonal nredw cotton, but
of party welfare.
Reprenenuttxe Cowherd, of Missouri re
inforced Mr Reed's argument kt favor of
Kansas Clt He saM:
"I appeal to you as man whoso breadth
of Mew Is bounded by no City's needs
and no mans ambition, as poHttcJans in
the better and broader sense. hoMtng in
our hands our party's fate, whether it
be not better politics to reward a friend
than to buy a foe, whether It be not bet
ter to recognise past services nobly ren
dered than to pav in advance upon a prom
ise that will never be performed."
Kx-Governor Peck, of Wisconsin, was
the second speaker, in behalf of Milwau
kee He devoted his time to Vmpresetag
upon the committee the necessity of pro
pi Hating the German-Americans who were
not friendly dlsnseed toward the Democ
racy David Overmeyer. of Kansas City, made
the closing speech tor Kansas Ctty. H
aroused much onthuahuu by saying that
the platform and man were already se
lected by the Pom-oracy of the whole
country.
RopressntalWe Lentz, of Ohio, eteeed
for Milwaukee, argutog that upon the
German ewe the 14 of the next election
would h nge The MMtaoace of the con
vantian forced out theough Gorman ohaa-
neta from Milwaukee could not be over
estimated. If the committee failed to win
the election next fall, it would be because
they lost the opportunity to get the Ger
man vote. The committee at 2:10 P. M.,
took a recess for one hour.
The committee reassembled at 3 o'clock
and went into executives session. Ex
Governor Stone, of Missouri, gave the
committee some private Information as to
the amount of money Kansas City would
furnish, and E. C. Wall, national commit
teeman from Wisconsin, made a similar
statement of Milwaukee's financial offer.
Kansas City Selected.
Kansas City was selected as the place
for holding the next convention. The vote
was: Kansas City 40; Milwaukee 9.
The vote upon fixing the date of the con
vention was: In favor of July 4, 27 votes;
June 14, 21 votes; May 9, one vote.
A speech which had a great deal of in
fluence In fixing the tfrre was made by
ex-Senator Goroea. He said that four
years ago It might have been well to hold
the convention earlier, as the party then
took a new position, one which drove
many of the leaders out of the party or
into temporary retirement. The organiza
tion then went into new hands. Into the
hands of able men, but many of whom
had not been active In control of party
affairs. It took them some time to organ
ize. Now there was a good organization.
The party was ready and equlpp.d to enter
upon the campaign. The party in power
should be allowed to hold Its convention,
and the indictment of that party could
be made as it has been made in times
past. Mr. McLean, of Ohio, also favored
the latter date.
The committee decided the District of
Columbia contest for National Committee
man In favor of James L. Noyes. A sub
committee was named to audit the amounts
of the committee. Chairman Jones, was
authorized to appoint a subcommittee of
seven to make arrangements for the con
vention. It Is probable that Messrs Stone,
of Virginia, and Johnson, of Kansas, will
be members of this committee. The Na
tional Committee Issued the following call.
"The National Democratic Committee,
having met in the city of Washington on
the 22d day of February, 1900, has ap
pointed Wednesday, the 4th day of July,
as the time chosen and the city of Kansas
City, Mo., as the place for holding the Na
tional Democratic Convention. Each State
Is entitled to a representation therein equal
to double the number of its Senators and
Representatives In the Congress of the
United States, and each Territory, Alaska.
Indian Territory andtthe District of Co
lumbia, shall have six delegates. All Dem
ocratic conservative reform citizens of the
United States, Irrespective of past political
associations and differences, who can unite
with us In the effort for pure, economical
and constitutional government, and who
favor the Republic and oppose the Empire,
are cordially Invited to join us In sending
delegates to the convention."
The committee at 6:30 P. M adjourned,
to meet at 6:30 P. M., July 3.
Anti-Iiupcrialist Conference.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2. An "Eastern
conference" of antl - Imperialists began
here today. The conference is said by its
promoters to be another step in the move
ment to bring the war In the Philippines
to an end. The officers of the Philadelphia
League are: Honorary President, ex-Sen-atorGeorge
F. Edmunds; President, George
G. Mercer; Secretary, Samuel Mllllken,
Treasurer, Asa S. Wing. The programme
of the convention Includes public meefings,
to form plans for more thorough organiza
tion, and to affect public opinion. The
principal speaker of the occasion will be
Hon. Carl Schurz.
Ovcrstreet Renominated.
INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 22..- Jesse Over
street, author of the House financial bill,
was renominated for congress from the
Seventh District by the Republican Dls
trct Convention this afternoon by accla
mation. Sound - money resolutions were
adopted. A letter from Overstreet, stating
that the Republican party Is opposed to
trusts, was read.
Where Our Foodstuffs Go.
The department of agriculture has is
ued a pamphlet on the distribution of the
agricultural exports of the United States
for the five years 1S94 to 1S98. The value
of the annual average for this period was
$663,536,201, or 69.58 of all our domestic ex
ports. Of the annual average, 54.62 per
cent went to the United Kingdom, 13.01
per cent to Germany, 6.63 per cent to
France, 4.34 per cent to the Netherlands,
3.58 to Belgium, 3.47 to Canada, 2.15 to
Italy, L47 to Spain, and no other country
took as much as 1 per cent During the
flvo years our agricultural exports In
creased to Great Britain, Germany,
France, Belgium, Canada, the Nether
lands, Japan, Italy, Denmark and British
Africa. The gain was largest in the case
of the United Kingdom, though it was Im
portant in the cases of Germany and
France, and the gains to Belgium and Hol
land were very marked, considering how
small those countries are. Of the ex
ports of agricultural products to the
North American continent, Canada took
an average of 523,000,000 a year, or 47 per
cent. The West Indies took a little under
$17,000,000 a year, or 34.78 per cent South
America took an average of $1L3S9,761 per
annum, of which Brazil took more than
half. Canada, It will be observed, took
twice as much as all South America.
Strategy at Last.
New York Times.
It is the first exhibition on the British
side, since the war began, of the science
of strategy. To maneuver for position and
to obtain It Is a detail which they have
hitherto left entirely to the enemy. They
have allowed the Boers to "choose their
own positions, and to prepare them, and
their own performance has been confined
to charging these chosen positions direct
ly In front, with their heads down. It Is
true that General Buller has had his ex
cuses for these tactics, and they1 may
amount to a justification. But so much
can hardly be said of the attacks of Lord
Methuen and General Gatacre. The cr
cumspectlon with which Lord Roberts has
planned this last movement is quite as
conspicuous as the celerity with which he
has accomplished It For It Is plain that,
for the first and only time during the
war, a British General has outwitted &
Boer General.
Prizefight nt Seattle.
SEATTLE. Feb. 22. "Spider" Kelly was
given the decision here tonight over Mar
tin Denny at the end of a 20-round con
test Denny put up a game fight, but
was outclassed Kelly couid have put
him out any time after the 10..h round.
Growth of Sound-Money Sentiment.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
When Bryan looks at the Senate vote
of 49 to 26 In favor of the gold standard
ho can gauge the growth of sound-money
sentiment since 1ED6.
Failed to Reach for It.
Chicago Post
If there was anybody In Montana who
didn't get money from Senator Clark, It
was evidently because he neglected to hold
out his hand.
Poverty's Pntli.
Rochester Union.
The ambition of Mr. Carnegie to die
poor may be realized yet He has become
Involved m a law suit
Exposure of the Fool.
Indianapolis Journal.
According to latest advices, a fool Is a
man who can't make money by pretending
to be wise.
Miss Hattle Bumgarten, of New Mil
ford, Conn., has a novel plan for reform
ing the saloons. The scheme Is to have
the best citizens frequent the saloons, not
to drink, but to form a social surrounding
of a high order.
RE1IRING FROM NATAL
BULLER FOLLOWING UP THE RE
TREATING BOERS.
Ladysmlth May Be Reached in. n Few
Days Hair-'Heartcd Resistance
Expected!
CHEVELET CAMP, Wednesday. The
steady progress of the relief column is
uninterrupted. The Boers Tuesday were
forced from their last position south of
the Tugela, resulting In the evacuation of
Colenso, which was promptly reOccupIed
by the Dublin Fusiliers and the Thorny
croft Horse. A Transvaal flnr -tr-n oon.
tured, as was a kandkerchlef Inscribed i
with General Botha's name. This Is treas
ured as a great trophy.
,Th0 Boers heavily shel'ed Hlangwana '
Hill and Colenso Wednesday. The Brit-
WHOOPLAl THIS IS THE FIRST
.Ish advance Infantry was subjected to a
severe musketry fire, but they had ex
cellent cover and the casualties were few.
The Boers had the railroad running from
Colenso to Bulwan. The British continue
to discover large quantities of ammuni
tion. The Boers are well supplied with
food, and e, quantity of provisions was
left behind.
It Is believed that further resistance will
be half-hearted, and that Ladysmlth will
be reached In a few days.
BULLER IS BLAMED,
For Allowing: the Boers to Escape
From Natal.
LONDON, Feb. 22. Bullers apparent
tardiness and failure to prevent the Boers
from slipping around to assist Cronje
creates no little comment
The relief of Ladysmlth Is now taken to
be a matter of course and is likely to be
announced before the end of the week,
but It is quite within the probabilities that
severe fighting will occur previous to the
relief, while the detachments to be sent
by Buller to reinforce Roberts subsequent
to the relief are likely to meet with stren
uous resistance In the passes of Draken
burg, in which fairly powerful burgher
forces remain. Boer reports say Joubert's
nerves are unstrung, and he no longer
exercises the chief command.
A dispatch from Sterkspruit, dated
Wednesday, says the prominent rebels In
this district intend to surrender and
Stormberg rebels will shortly lay down
their arms.
Great relief has been caused here by
the receipt of the news from Paardeberg
showing that Roberts Is personally super
intending the operations. The fact that
Boers from Ladysmlth have already ar
rived In the neighborhood of Paardeberg
caused some apprehension, but the rein
forcements of guns and men are also
coming to Roberts, and it is not thought
the Transvaalers and Free Staters will
be able to transport hurriedly a great
number of men and horses.
The war office Is still without Informa
tion In regard to the casualties among
the Canadian troops in South Africa, re
ferred to In Premier Laurler's speech, and
the officials do not 'know from what
source the lists were Issued. The war
office deprecates any premature publica
tion, and Is Inclined to doubt the slim de
tails cabled here from Canada,
A representative of the Associated
Press has been Informed that an arrange
ment exists by which the Cape govern
ment notifies the other colonial govern
ments of the casualties In their regi
ments, as received at Cape Town from
the commander-in-chief, thus Insuring
simultaneous publication In Great Britain
and the colonies. The mode evidently was
not followed, as Lord Roberts so far has
not mentioned the Canadian losses, ex
cept In the case of two officers wounded
The Canadian commissioner here and the
colonial office are In just as much Ignor
ance and anxiety regarding the truth of
the reports a.s are the many relatives in
England of those serving with the Cana
dian contingent
Artillery officers received hurried orders
today to proceed to South Africa with 50
one-pound Maxlm-Nordenfeldt guns.
The Rensbcrg Casualties.
LONDON. Feb. 22. The additional list
of casualties sustained by the British
troops during the retreat from Rensberg
February 15 shows 14 men were killed and
15S memhers of the Wiltshire and Wor- i
cestershire regiments are missing.' The
latter fact confirms Boer reports that a
number of prisoners had been captured by
them.
Bnller's Casualties Monday.
LONDON. Feb. 22. Buller reports that
his casualties Monday were: Killed, Cap
tain Thornburn, of the Fusiliers; wound
ed, two officers and 14 men.
SEIZED FLOUR RELEASED.
English Government Bnys the Ma
shonn's Cargo.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. United State3
Consul Stowe, at Cape Town, under dat
of today, cables the State Department
as follows:
"Machona foodstuffs released. Govern
ment buys. Consignors send invoices.
"STOWE."
The Mashona was one of the thfee ves
sels seized br the British cruisers off the
east coast of Africa, laden with foodstuffs
which It Is supposed wore intended for
the Boers.
Since Lord Salisbury's declaration some
weeks ago to the effect that the govern
ment would not sustain the legality of the
seizures, the British authorities have been I
endeavoring to ascertain the names of
the owners and the value of the seized j
goods, with a view to settlement either by
release or purchase. A good deal of prog
ress has been made In this direction, and,
according to the reports of the State De
partment the American owners of the
seized goods have expressed satisfaction
with the settlements made by the British
government
Naturally foodstuffs have Increased very
much In value In South Africa since the
consignments were made In this country,
and the shippers of the goods, where they
can establish the fact that they have not
parted with their possession, have now
the opportunity to realize a large profit
The cargo of the Beatrice, one of the
seized vessels, was landed at East London
and turned over to the owner for private
sale. In case the British government, as
Indicated by Mr. Stowe's cable, buys the
foodstuffs. It Is bound by its own rules
to pay an advance of 10 per cent on the
Invoice price of the goods.
A FIGHT TO THE DEATH.
Cronje's Stubborn Resistance
at
' Pnardebers1.
LONDON, Feb. 23 The Dally News has
the following dispatch from Modder RIv-
St. Paul Pioneer Press.
REAL FUN I'VE HAD THIS SEASON.
or, dated Wednesday afternoon, February
21:
"The Boer forces, under General Cronje,
are estimated at 8000 men. At 12 o'clock
he asked an armistice of 24 hours, which
was refused. Later he sent a messenger
to say that he would surrender. The
British General sent a reply telling him
to come into camp. Cronje refused, say
ing there had been a misunderstanding,
and that he would fight to the death.
"The bombardment was then reopend,
and our lyddite shells set fire to the Boer
wagons. We continued shelling the laag
er through the night, and In the morning
we resumed with Maxims and rifles, prin
cipally from the north side.
"Sunday there was much waste of life
In attacking, and the same result could
have been achieved without It. During
Monday night seven Boers made an at
tempt to break through our lines, but
they were captured and their leader was
killed. Four were carrying letters. It Is
believed that there was one other who
got through.
"Other prisoners say that General
Cronje marched from Magersfontein here
without spanning, a distance of 33 miles.
Had he succeeded in" escaping it would
have been one of the finest performances
in the annals of war. The Canadians
made a gallant charge at the laager but
were driven back with loss. General Mac
Donald and General Knox are slightly
wounded."
The Cape Town correspondent of thd
Dally Telegraph says:
"General Cronje's request for an armis
tice was a mere dodge to gain time to
make trenches. Lord Kitchener refused,
but gave him half an hour to consider
whether he would surrender uncondition
ally or fight to a finish. The Boers, hav
ing said that their Intention had been
misunderstood, and that they would fight
to the end, the battle was resumed."
DISPATCHES FROM ROBERTS.
Giving His Attention to Keeping: Re
inforcements From Cronje.
LONDON, Feb. 22. The war office has
received from Lord Roberts the follow
ing message, which was delayed In trans
mission, dated Paardeberg, Wednesday:
"Yesterday afternoon I was satisfied by
a careful reconnolssance In force of the
enemy's position that I could not assault
it without very heavy loss, which I was
most anxious to avoid. Accordingly, I de
cided to bombard him with artillery and
turn my attention to the enemy's rein
forcements. The result was most satis
factory. The Boers were driven off in all
directions, losing a good many killed and
wounded, and 50 prisoners, who say they
arrived from Ladysmlth two days ago by
railroad. They also say It was our artil
lery fire which caused them to abandon
the kopje they were occupying. Our loss
was two officers, Captain Campbell, of tho
Ninth Lancers, and Lieutenant Houston,
of the artillery, and four men, all slightly
wounded."
Tho war office has Issued the following
from Lord Roberts:
"Paardeberg; Feb. 22. Methuen. reports
frbm Kimberley that supplies of food and
forage are being pushed on as fast as
possible. There will be enough coal to
start the De Beers mines In 10 days. By
this means groat misery will be allevi
ated. Hospital arrangements there are
reported perfect He hopes Prieska and
the adjoining country will soon be set
tled." The Seizure of the Sabine.
LONDON, Feb. 22. Special dispatches
from Washington today purported to give
full details of instructions Issued by Sec-'
retary Hay telling United States Ambas
sador Chcaite to' make representations to
the British government regarding the
seizure cf the British steamer Sabine,
from New York, January 4, with' a mis
cellaneous cargo, which was captured by
the British gunboat Thrush and taken to
Delagoa bay, to the effect that Great
Britain's action Is regarded as unneces
sary and as "seriously Interfering with
trade." , The Embassy was closed Today,
owing to Washington's birthday celebra
tion which may explain the statements
madrto o representative of the Associated
Press by the foreign office that no repre
sentations of any kind have been made.
PORT ELIZABETH, Cape Colony, Feb.
22. The British -authorities have released
the seized steamship Sabine.
Fia-ht to a Finish. j
CAPE TOWN. Thursday Morning-,. Feb.
22. In reply to General Cronje's request
for an armistice of 24 hours to allow" him
to bury his dead. Lord; Kitchener told
the Boer commander that he must fight
to a finish or surrender unconditionally.
General Cronje's position is reported
hopeless. The British have occupied
Barkly West
Boer Kopje and' Prisoners Taken.
PAARDEBERG. Wednesday. 6:20 P. M.
A Boer kopje has been captured, with
50 prisoners. Cronje's position is un
changed. LONDON, Feb. 33. The Times has the
following from Paardeberg, dated Febru
ary 21:
"We have expelled 500 Boers from an
Isolated-kopje about a mile southeast of
General Cronje's laager."
Botha's Force Scattered.
LONDON, Feb. 22.-3:37 P. M. A spe
cial dispatch from Paardeberg, dated
Wednesday, says:
"Commandant Botha has been attempt
ing to relieve General Cronje. There has
been severe fighting. General Botha'3
force is scattering, with heavy losses."
LETTERS FROM BADEN-POWELL.
Commander at MnfeUine: Describes
the Town's Long; Siege.
LONDON. Extracts from Colonel Baden-Powell's
letters to his relatives are
publisned In an illustrated weekly. He
writes:
"Here I sit In my bomb-proof bureau,
writing these letters. Around me Is tele
phonic communication wl.h each one of my
outpoots. At each of these outposts a
telescope keeps constant watch on the
Boer outposts and guns. As soon as It Is
seen which way their fire is about to be
directed, the wire communications are set
to work and a bell, with which each de
fensive quarter is provided, clangs in
that part of town where the shell Is
"about to fall; and all In the open at once
go to ground like rabbits. Generally speak
Ingfl most of us, unless duty takes us
out, keep pretty' close during the 'day;
but we come out and take the air at
night The Boers usually finish pounding
us toward evening, or just send us a
few shells, before the sun goes down."
One thing Colonel Baden-Powell has not
neglected. He has effectually swept Mafc
klng clear of all suspected traitors. Those
who are not outside are closely shut up
In particularly strong quarters. He says:
"I have 47 prisoners, Including the late
sta'tion-master at Maf eking, all of whom
were rather more than suspected of trea
sonable correspondence with the enemy."
The paper goes on to say; "One dark
night, a few weeks ago, a Kaffir stole
away from the outposts of the little be
leagured township. With the subtle In
stinct of those children of the veldt, which
has been lost to civilized man, he made
his way through the network of encircling
trenches and laagers and set his face to
the north and Buluwayo. He carried a
couple or assegais, a few mealies and a
pipe. The latter may have seemed of little
Importance, but In the stem of that pipe
lay the message from the cheerful, confi
dent chief, which, after a journey to Dela
goa Bay, gives to us at home those inter
esting details of the resistance offered by
the town to the Boer siege."
He tells how, even at Mafeking, before
warcame to them, people were ready to
underestimate the character of the hos
tilities likely to ensue, and pooh-poohed
the necessity of making any special pro
vision against Boer artillery. But Colonel
Baden-Powell was not the man to be
swayed by such ostrldh-llke counsel.
"I have come here to hold this town,"
he said. Straightway, before any enemy
appeared on the horizon, he set about
marking out the line of his exterior de
fense works, and, with that common sense
which is the best test of the true sold'er,
at once directed the construction of ample
shell-proof cover against the guns wh'ch
at that time seemed so chimerical to the
people of. Mafeking.
"Each one of the outworks," he writes,
"all around the town was at once pro
vided with underground shell-proof ac
commodation for the whole of Its' garri
son. The town itself was divided Into
three or four sections, each of which had
Its own arrangements for defense. In
each, big mounds of earth have been
thrown up, with good Interior apartments,
all constructed of the handiest material,
such as wall supports and roof cross
beams of railway metals, with panelings
and roofings of corrugated iron."
He then tells of how he converted the
cellars of several houses Into safe retreats
of a similar kind, and, by means of bank
ing huge mounds of earth immediately
overhead, they rendered good service to
the garrison and Inhabitants on the day
when the Boer artillery began to rain shot
and sheik on the devoted little town.
But the perfect, machine-like system
which holds sway at Mafeking Is perhaps
the most Interesting fact about the siege.
Go Into any well-known optician's store
and you will find the men hard at work
turning out as many glasses as they
can make in the "shortest possible time,
chiefly telescopes of great range, now
urgently needed by our troops In South
Africa. The Inadequacy of our supply at
the front has put us to serious disadvan
tage throughout the theater of war. Not
so at Mafeking. Her wily chief, from the
earliest moment, saw to tfiat, and he tells
us he has them In constant use. In the
center of the beleagured town Is a big
traverse or mound of earth. Tnside this
mound Is the "brain of Mafeking Baden-Powell.
"Weak Knees in the White House.
Providence Journal, Rep.
"Expediency Is ever my motto; not prin
ciple." This perversion of a fine- maxim
of Disraeli might appropriately be framed
in Puerto Rican palms and hung over
President McKlnley's desk in the White
House. The American people Is ftorced to
witness the humiliating spectacle of Its
Chief Mag"strate turning from what he
regards "our plain duty" to 950,000 well-
meaning and Impoverished Puerto RIcans,
disregarding what his Cabinet officers have
called "the highest considerations of jus
tice and good faith" and his declaration
to his Puerto Rlcan Commissioner that
he would not back down "one Inch," and
surrendering a principle simply to avoid
displeasing narrow partisans.
This d sgracef ul surrender was not necesi
sary. There were votes enough In the
House to treat the Puerto Ricans fairly.
Perhaps the Representative from Pennsyl
vania was afraid the island trade might
endanger some of "the infant Industries"
of his State. "Infant Industries," accord
ing to Mr. Frlck's recent declaration,
make $40,000,000 a year In Pennsylvania,
enough money to buy up unhappy little
Puerto Rico. Perhaps Messrs. Payne, Dal
zeir and Grosvenor, "whose advice about
the Island carries more weight with the
President than his own convictions, bore
to the Wh'te House reports of how slowly
Philadelphia is raising the promised $100.
000 for the Republican convention. What
ever they told him, they obtained hl9 con
sent to a shameful departure from the
path of justice and public duty. He said
he would not back down one inch from
his stand for Puerto Rlcan free trade.
What apology can be made for him?
If William McKinley should go to San
Juan or Ponce or Mayaguez and NshouJd
see the people whose rights he has over
bidden for the sake of political expedlency
hls conscience would prick him. He has
furnished fresh confirmation of the cynic's
olaim that no one practices as well as he
knows or obeys as high a duty as he
recognizes.
Dan Rice, the Circus Clown.
NEW YORK, Feb. 22. Dan Rice, the
veteran circus clown, died at Long
Branch, N. J., tonight, after a lingering
illness, aged 77 years. Mr. Rice had been
In ill health 'for several months. He suf
fered from Brlght's disease, but was able
to go out driving until a week ago, when
he took to his bed. His real name was
Daniel McLaren.
Indemnity Will Be Demanded.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. After inves
tigation of the facts connected with the
killing of. the young American, Pearse,
In Honduras about a year ago, the State
Department has come to the conclusion
that the case Is one warranting a formal
"request for Indemnity from the Honduran
Government, and Minister Merry will be
instructed "accordingly.
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THE EAST AND THE WEST
TI3IOTHY WOODRUFF AT CHICAGO
LEAGUE CLUB BANQUET.
Addresses by President Schurman,
General Barnes, of San Fran
cisco, and Others.
CHICAGO, Feb. 22. At the clubhouse
of the Union League, the annual Washington-day
banquet of the1 club was held, with
more than usual success. The annual cele
bration of the anniversary of the "birth or
George Washington Is the chief event In
the year of the Union League Club.
President Eugene Cary, of the club,
called the 300 members and guests to or
der, and Introduced Dr. Jacob G. Schur
man, President of Cornell University, who
had delivered the address of the afternoon
In the Auditorium. Dr. Schurman replied
to the toast "The Orator of the Day."
Murray F. Smith, of , Vlcksburg, Miss., re
sponded to the toast, "The Old Flag."
Lieutenant-Governor Timothy L. Wood
ruff, of New York, spoke on "The East
and the West" Mr. Woodruff was given
a rousing welcome by the members of the
club. He spoke as follows:
"The expansion of the United States,
both to the eastward and to the westward
is ag natural as has been the expansion of
this great City of Chicago. The Nation,
like the town or village that does not
grow, is the tree that ceases to extend
its roots and branches, and, like the
tree; when growth ceases, decays and dies.
The tide In the affairs of nations is like
tho tide on the shore of the sea; It ebbs
when It ceases to flow. All history teaches
that a nation Is subject to the same laws
of growth, of decay and of retrogression.
The bridge of old was a tree felled across
a stream. The boat was dug out of a log.
Expansion Is already declared In the great
bridges that span our rivers and In the
magnificent cruisers that bear the names
of your City and mine.
"Unless all signs fail the great Imperial
West will be as Republican In 1900 a3 was
the sound-money East In 1896. Our narty
has stood by every principle It ever enun
ciated. Defeated In 1802 we reaffirmed in
1S96 the great principle of protection to
AmerlcanJndustrles. Largely on that issue
was won the victory which placed In the
presidential chair Its foremost exponent,
who, standing by his guns, went down
In defeat only to rise again holding aloft
tho banner of protection. The wage
earners who voted against the Republican
party In 1892 had discovered in 1886 that
in bringing down upon their heads the
roof that protected both them and their
employers, they were exposed to the winds
of heaven without protection from the
cold, while the employer, though also out
In, tho cold, was "better prepared to with
stand the storms of adversity. We told
the Democrats, as together we viewed the
spectacle of the fight between the gold
and the silver cat3 on the top of the
chimney of the deserted factory, that we
would soon put a stop to that scrap when
we lighted the fires of McKinley prosper
ity. If the fire has not quite singed the
silver cat to death it certainly has so
enveloped him in smoke that he 13 no
longer visible. S'lver as an issue has dis
appeared, except In the silver tones that
issue from the wandering son of Nebraska.
There are no more 'solid Democrats.'
Those who still claim they are, are really
'silver plated.'
"The triumph of gold has wrought the
glory of the Nation! Gold is the setting
of She gems in 'Columbia's diadem. Pol
ished and burnished by the attrition of
patriotic rivalry In all parts of our com
mon country, lt3 splendor is" more reful
gent that ever, undimmed by the shadow
of a single sectional line. All the 43
gems that const'tute the cluster reflect a
greater glory; augmented by the Pearl of
the Antilles and freshly adorned by. the
jewels of the Orient! In the new and
mlrihty destiny unfolding before lis as "a
nation, emulating as we must the supreme
endeavors of the nations of the world
at the time of their greatest power, the
perfect glory of the future wlH only come
as we do more for mankind and do It
"better than all the world has- ever done."
Other speakers of the evening were:
General W. H. L. Barnes, of San Fran
cisco, who took the theme "Greater
America"; John M. Zane, who spoke on
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"La Fayette"; John M. Zane.who spoke on
whose subject was "As Great in War."
LOYAL LEGION BANQITKT.
President McKinley Attended and
Made a. Speech.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. President
MeKinley attended the lsth banquet to
night of the Military Order of the Loyal
Le'gfon of the United -States. Brigadier-
General John M. Wilson, of the Army,
presided. In the course of some remarks
the President said:
"I have come to pay my respects to my
comrades of the Civil War and my com
panions and supporters in time of peace.
The Union for which you fought has been
saved by your valor, heroism and sacri
fice and that of your comrades. The Union
Is stronger, mightier, more powerful and
freer than ever before. We are together
now, and the national sentiment stands
stronger, firmer and higher than It was
ever before. There has been within the
past two years a reunion of all the people
around the holy altar of the country,
newly sanctified by common sacrifice The
followers of Grant and Lee have fought
under the same colors, and have fallen
for the same cause, and let us, comrades
of the Loyal Legion, on this, the anni
versary of the birth of the Father of His
Country, resolve, in the language of Lin
coln, to dedicate ourselves anew to the
imperishable cause which he advanced so
far upon its way and saved the State; as
he said at Gettysburg, let us firmly re
solve that those who have died have not
died In vain; that the cause for which
they shed their blood shall never perish
from the face of the earth."
Secretary Root responded to the toast
"The Army and Navy' of vm-ism."
The Day at the Capital.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. Washington's
birthday was appropriately celebrated
here today. The Executive Departments
were closed, as were also many business
houses. Patriotic exercises under the
auspices of the Sons of the Revolution
were held at the National Theater and
the fifth celebration of the National So
ciety of Children of the American Revo
lutlon was held at the Columbia Theater.
At the National there was a large and
representative audience, including the
President and Secretary Hay. The ad
dress of the occasion was delivered by
Senator Depew. Mrs. Daniel Lothrop, tha
president of the Society of Children of the
American Revolution, was In charge of
the exercises at Columbia Theater. There
was music, a salute to the flag, the sing
ing of patriotic hymns, and the presenta
tion of medals to members of the society
who volunteered, for the SpanishrAmeT
can War.
In Fnerto Rico.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Bieo, Feb. 22.
Washington's birthday was observed geo
erally throughout the island.
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