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Roberts' Army Has Not Entered
Bloemfontein.
THERE HAY BE ANOTHER FIGHT
British. Are Expected to Eater the
City Today Boers From Oraace
River la Bad Plight.
LONDON", March 14, 4:30 A. M. Nothing
can be sa.d of the advance on Bloemfon
tein beyond Lord Roberts' own dispatcher.
Nothing more has been permitted to come
through. Doubtless Lord Roberts himself
la fully occupied with important miliary
operations. The dispatch from Cape Town,
saying that General French has arrived
at Bloemfontein, probably does not mean
that he has entered the city.
Lord Roberts' messages may mean either
that the Boers have cut the railway to the
north or that the British Cavalry have
done so. If the former, then It may bo
assumed that no rolling stock has been
seized, but by general assumption the lat
ter interpretation is regarded as correct.
This would greatly facilitate obtaining
supplies from Orange River, an Important
matter, as Lord Roberts' line of com
munication at Modder Bridge is now 111
miles long.
The Boers may make another fight, but
there is little doubt that Lord Roberta
will occupy Bloemfontein "Wednesday.
The Boers, retiring from Orange River,
will find themselves between two British
armies, and their guns are almost bound
to fall into the hands of the British, while
the occupation of the capital of the Free
State will strain the alliance of the two
Republics to the utmost.
The Government will not allow the Kru-ger-Steyn
appeal to influence In any way
their determination not to spare any effort
to prosecute the war. There will be no
diminution of measures calculated to main
imrJ Tchnlcvpr rrInfnrrpmAnt wnre nrevl- '
ously considered advisable will still ba
sent out. Lord Salisbury's reply meeti
with unanimous approval among conser
vatives, and it is the universal opinion
that the Boers, by their extravagant
claims, meant to Influence foreign pow
ers, but. however, again overreached them
selves, as they did by the ultimatum.
French at Bloemfontein.
CAPE TOWN, March 13. General
French has arrived at Bloemfontein.
(The Cape Town bulletin may mean that
General French has entered Bloemfonteia
or merely that he Is In the environs, thu.1
tardily confirming Lord Roberts' advices
to the War Office.)
Boerx Massed at Klip Dam.
CAPE TOWN, March 14. The Canadians
from Victoria West proceeded to the Pries
ka district. A Kimberley farmer, wl
has Just returned there from a trip
ntltarlflv Wst rnnrta that ihp cntmtrv
TT T n -'! ,,-r " i .nxrr"
is almost ausenea. xie covereu a distance
of 75 miles. Boers are said to massing
a strong force on the Vaal River, In the
neighborhood of the Klip Dam.
Methuen Garrisoned Boshof.
LONDON, March 14. The Daily Mail
has the following dispatch from KImber.
ley, dated Tuesday, March 13:
"Lord Methuen occupied Boshof Sunday
without opposition. Ke left a garrison
there and returned here. The railway and
telegraph lines have been repaired 34
miles northward to Klip Klip. It is un
derstood the line between Fourteen
Streams and Vryburg Is not badly dam
aged." BOMBARDMEST OF MAFEICING.
Several Determined Attacks Made hy
the Boers.
LONDON, March 14. Lady Sarah "Wil
son wires to the Dally Mall from Mafe
klng, under date of March 6, by native
runner to Lobatsl, March 9, as follows:
"Saturday, March 3, the Boers furiously
bombarded the brick fields and trenches
about a mile from the town, for three
hours, killing one and wounding two Co
lonials. Monday, March 5, they made a
determined attack. Owing to a misunder
standing, the Colonials evacuated the fore
most trench. This the Boers occupied,
but reserves were called up, and the
trench was recaptured with a rush. We
had no casualties.
"The Boers are very active, and it taxes
Colonel Baden-Powell and the garrison
very heavily to prevent them encroaching
on our lines. Since Commandant Sujman
returned from the North the siege has
been preoecuted with renewed vigor." x
Rumor of Mafelclnpr's Relief.
LONDON, March 13, midnight In the
lobbies in the House of Commons rumors
that Mafsking had been relieved were in
circulation this evening, but they stlU
lack confirmation.
SALISBURY'S REPLY.
His Answer to the Kriucer-Stcyn Tel
cgram Satisfies the Times.
i LONDON, March 14. The Times, com
menting editorially this morning upon the
' reply of Lord Salisbury to the message
i from the Boer Presidents, says:
I "The Government has given the only
' conceivable reply to the extraordinary
Kruger-Steyn telegram, a reply which will
be hailed wl.h profound satisfaction
throughout the empire. We are sincere
ly glad to see the attitude the United
States has assumed In transmitting the
proposa.s. Washjigton s services, of
course, have been declined, but declined,
we need haidly say. In the same cordial
and friendly spirit In which they were
offered. The news that General French
commands Bloemfontein Is an instructive
comment on the preposterous character
of the Boer pretensions."
General Brabant Advancing;.
ALIWAL NORTH. Cape Colony, by
courier to Burghersdorp. via Stormberg
Junction, Tuesday. March 13. General
Brabant's forces arrived here Sunday. The
Boers had retired the previous night,
taking up a position four miles beyond the
Orange River, where General Brabant at
tacked and drove them back, securing the
position after a sharp engagement.
Plumer Occupied Lobatsl.
CAPE TOWN, March 14. Colonel Plu
mer occupied Lobatsl without opposition
March 5. The Boer3 had retired the pre.
vlous day. The railway is damaged, but
can easily be repaired.
Cnpe Police at Barlcly ,EaKt.
HERSCHEL. Cape Colouy, March 13.
The Caps Mounted Podce have reoccupled
Barkly East.
The Dutch Still Confident.
PRETORIA. March 10. Saturday, via
Lourenco Maque3, March 12. General
Joubert has arrived here to corsult with
the Government. .Rumors of peace are in
the air. All attention Is directed to the
British advance en Bloemfontein, but the
Federa's are still confident of being able
to check It.
Boer Mission to Europe.
LONDON, March 14. According to a
dispatch to the Times from Lourenco Mar
ques, dated Tuesday, Mr. Fischer, tha
Orange Free State Secretary; Mr. "Ves
sels, chairman of the Orange Free Stats
Raad. and Mr. Wo'marans, of the Trans
vaal Executive Committee, would leavo
for Europe that day by a German steamer.
Doanxiox parlia3iet.
Sir Wilfrid Lanrlcr Defended
the
Action of the Government.
OTTAWA. March 13. In the House of
Commons tonight. Mr. Bourassa moved
that the House insist on the principle of
the sovereignty and Independence of
Parliament and refuse to consider the ac
tion of the Government In relation to
the South African war as a precedent
which should commit the Dominion to
any action in the future, and that the
House further declare that It opposes
any change In the political and military
relations which exist at present between
Canada and Great Britain, unless such a
change is initiated by the sovereign will
of Parliament and sanctioned by the peo
ple of Canada.
Sir Wilfrid Laurler regretted that he
could not accept the resolution, although
it asserted principles with which he
agreed. The Fremier then defended the
action of the Government, and declared
that there never was a more Just war
than that In which Great Britain was
now engaged In South Africa.
RHODE ISLAND REPUBLICANS
Lieutenant-Governor Grcpory Nomi
nated for Governor.
PROVIDENCE, R. I., March 13. The
Republican State Convention here today
was the largest ever held In this state.
The enthusiasm was marked. George H.
Utter, of Westerly, was the -chairman. He
reviewed the events of the past four years,
claiming that the promise made In the last
national campaign had been fulfilled. Ho
said:
"The Philippines "belong to us as truly
as does this snug little state," and added:
"The conclusion is unavoidable that the
American people owe it to the people of
those Islands and the -world, as much as
to themselves, to bring order out of chaos
and to give the Islands the highest form
of government for which their people are
prepared."
The following nominations were made by
acclamation:
Governor William Gregory. North King
ston. Lieutenant-Governor Charles D. Kim
ball, Providence.
Attorney-General William B. Tanner,
Providence.
Secretary of State Charles P. Bennett,
Providence.
General Treasurer W. A. Read, Glouces
ter. Delegates and alternates to the National
Republican Convention were elected.
The platform adopted by the convention
expressed allegiance to the National Re
publican platform of 1S9G, every promise
of -which, the resolutions said, had- been
kept, 'end every prediction madetherela
.fulfilled; Indorsed the present NitlonstLAdV
ministration, and congratulated1 people
of Rhode Island upon "the Unprecedented
commercial, manufacturing and agrlcul
turarprosperlty now prevailing throughout
the country."
LENTZ' REQUEST REFUSED.
President "Will Xot Be Called On for
Cocur d'AIenc Affldavlts.
WASHINGTON. March 13. There was a
spirited controversy at the outset of the
Coeur d'Alene investigation today, when
Representative Lentz called attention to
telegrams given out by the War Depart
ment, in which capitalists asked for pro
tection to their interests in the mining
country. He said In view of these publi
cations the country ought to have the
affidavits presented by Senators Carter
and Heitfeld to the President, in which
prominent officials of the mining and labor
organizations stated that martial law wag
unnecessary in the Coeur d'Alene district.
The committee finally -went into executive
session on the Lentz proposition, and de
cided not to call on the President for the
affidavits. At the open hearing the cross
examination of Slmpkins developed many
additional Incidents of the disorder, but in
many the witness held to the recital given
on his direct examination.
CANADIAN DEMANDS TERMS
"Will Xot Join the American Railroad
Agreement "Without Pay.
CHICAGO, March 13. The Canadian Pa
cific shattered the hopes of many of the
Western passenger officials in attendance
at the general meeting today by stipu
lating certain conditions under which It
would do Its part toward keeping rates up
and to make effective the agreement to
abolish passenger commissions. It asked
to be reimbursed for the commissions it
was obliged to pay last summer on busi
ness to the Kootenai district, because of
the competition offered by the United
States lines. The road paid a $6 commis
sion, as other lines did. The representa
tives of the other lines regarded the re
quest of the Canadian Pacific as unjust.
The Canadian Pacific gave no evidence of
giving in. The conference will be con
tinued. B
ILLINOIS RIVER FLOODED.
Some People Lay Vac Blame to the
B-ralnnsrc Canal.
CHICAGO, March 13. The most serious
flood In years Is raging In the Illinois
River, the Desplalnes River is almost ready
to leave Its banks, hundreds of farms down
the valley are Inundated, and a number ot
canal officials In Chicago were deluged to
day with telegrams of complaint that the
trouble Is due to the drainage canal. The
sudden thawing of vast quantities of snow
has filled all the tributaries of the Illinois
and Desplalnes Rivers. At Riverside to
night the water was within a few Inches
of the top of the spillway, and was rising
steadily. Within 24 hours the stream has
risen 10 feet above normal, and rushed In
a torrent toward the drainage canal.
o
Government Buys the Columbia.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 13. The
United States Government has purchased
the steamer Columbia from the Northern
Pacific Steamship Company. The vessel
will make several trips between this city
and St. Michael, and will then go on the
regular Manila run for the remainder of
the year.
Captain Perks, second officer of the
transport Grant, has been appointed mas
ter of the United States hospital ship
Missouri,- vice Captain Dillon, removed.
a
Barlal of Captain Nichols.
OAKLAND, CaL, March 13. The body of
Captain Nichols, of the monitor Monad
nock, who died from, sunstroke at Manila,
has been burled with Naval and Masonic
honors In Mountain View Cemetery, at
Oakland.
ADOPTED BY HOUS
Conference Report on Financial
Bill Disposed Of.
NOW GOES TO THE PRESIDENT
The Vote Was 16G to 120, Mine Demo
crats Voting: IVlth. the Re
publicans. "WASHINGTON, March 13. The last
legislative stop in the enactment of the
financial bill was taken by the House
of Representatives today when the con
ference report on the bill was adopted
by a vote of yeas. 156: noes. 120; present
and not voting, 10. The Senate had al
ready adopted the conference report, so
that it only remains for the President to
affix his signature to the measuro to
make It a law. Representative Overstreet.
the author of the bill, will take it to
the White House tomorrow, and the sig
nature is likely to be affixed soon there
after. "When the session opened, a number of
minor bills were passed. Grow (Rep. Pa.),
in a personal statement, dented that he
had ever said In a newspaper, interview
that the Puerto Rican bill "was an out
rage and robbery-' Then, under the
order previously made,, the House .pro
ceeded to consideration of the conference
report upon the financial bill.
Overstreet's Explanations.
Overstreet (Rep. Ind.). who was in
charge of the report, explained In detail
the modifications of the bill". Overstreet
said that every principle contained In the
iiouse bill had been preserved In the
conference report, except th6se relative to
the taxation of National bank franchises.
The establishment of the gold standard
Into law was still its all-Important and
essential feature. This law would, he
said, become the foundation of business
prosperity of the country.
"Has the Secretary of the Treasury
the power to redeem a silver dollar in
gold under the amalgamated bill?" asked
Sha froth (Sll. Colo.).
"He has not," Teplled Overstreet. "and
he did not have the power under the
original House bill."
"Under this bill, will private obliga
tions be made payable In gold?" Inquired
Snodgrass (Dem. Tenn.).
"Under section 2 of the original Houso
bill," replied Overstreet, "public and pri
vate debts were made conformatlve to
the gold standard. That section is omitted
from the report; first, because It Is a
question in law whether it would not be
retroactive; and, second, because, having
fixed the gold standard and recognized
It by converting all public obligations
Into gold obligations, there will be no
necessity to explain concerning p1vate
obligations, as-they will Invariably re
flect the character of Government obli
gations." Williams (Dem. 111.) asked whether It
would not bo lmrpsalbleis,. , un.toi
tematlowal' tbteHMiy&tenJritt
eacheoT., to escape .paying: "the4refuned
w-year per cens Joia Donus in goia. ana.
such being the case, whether the bill
could be considered an encouragement to
International bimetallsm.
"The bonds could be paid only In gold."
replied Overstreet. "This bill holds but
not the slightest hope of International
bimetallsm under present conditions. I
say frankly that this bill will make It
practically an absolute impossibility ever
to have international bimetallsm at the
ratio of 15 to L"
McRae (Dem. Ark.) followed Overstreet,
with a general argument In opposition
to the principles embodied In the bill.
Fitzgerald (Dem. Mass.) spoke of the
frequency of National bank failures, and,
citing the Globe National bank case,
asked what protection people had when
the Government Bank Examiners pro
nounced the Institution all right at the
time the irregularities were going on.
Hill (Rep. Conn.) supported the confer
ence report, and Maddox (Dem. Ga.),
Noonan (Dem. 111.) and Shafroth
(Sll. Colo.) spoke against It.
Little (Dem. Ark.) closed the debate
against the report. He severally ar
raigned "the Infamies of the bill" and
the "stealth, deceit., fraud and corruption
by which this, conspiracy has forced its
slimy course along the pathway of legis
lation until now we are to witness the
day 'of its triumph over a free people."
He declared it would mark the blackest
page In our legislative history. He closed
as follows:
"The forces of patriotism and integrity
have selected their leader In advance of
the convention which action will be rat
ified July 4, and with that leader, the in
corruptible. Invincible and fearless tribune
of the people William J. Bryan they
will drive you and the cohorts of cor
ruption from -place and power forever."
(Democratic applause).
Broslus (Rep. Pa.), chairman ot the
committee on banking and currency and
one of the conferees on the financial bill,
closed the debate in support of the bill,
and concluded in part as follows:
"This measure Is a long stride toward
the splendid pre-eminence we are achiev
ing as a world power. American credits
are affected, the finances of the world,
the British war loan and the Russian
loan have sought American takers, and
we supply these calls as we did the pay
ment to Spain, without strain, out ol our
abundant commercial credits abroad.
These are momentous events. They show
the marvelous development of the United
States, and the power to command them
makes and controls the finances of the
world. Financial empire is before us and,
following in the wake of commercial su
periority. New York will ere long have
supplanted London as the Clear!ng-Hou?e
of the world. Let us. then, go forward,
achieving a primacy among nations and
taking- that position assured by our
great opportunities and manifest des
Itny." The Vote.
The conference report was then agreed
to, yeas, 1C6; noes, 120; present and not
voting, 10.
Nine Democrats voted with the Repub
licans to agree to the report, viz.: Clay
ton, Drlggs, Underhlll, Levy. Fitzgerald,
Scudder, ail of New York; Denny (Md.),
McAleer (Pa.) and Thayer (Mass.). In
other respects, the vote was on party
lines.
At 5:10 P. M., the House adjourned.'
OBJECTS OF THE BILL.
Secretary Gagre Explains Its Pro
visions. WASHINGTON, March 13. Secretary
Gage today made a statement In explana
tion of the provisions of the financial bill
that passed the House, In which he says:
"The financial bill, which now awaits
only the signature of the President to be
come a law, has for its first object what
Its title Indicates, the fixing of the stand
ard of value and the maintaining at a
parity with that standard of all forms of
money. Issued or coined by the United
States. It reaffirms that the unit of
value la the dollar, consisting of 25.S
grains ot gold, nine-tenths fine, but from
that soint It goes on to make it the duty
of the Secretary of the Treasury to maln-
tain all forms of money Issued or coined
at a parity with this standard. It puts
Into the hands ot the Secretary ample
power to do that.
"For that purpose the bill provides in
the treasury bureaus ot issue and redemp
tion, and transfers from the general fund
of the treasury"! cash J150.000.000 In gold
coin and bullion to the redemption fund,
that gold to be used for the redemption of
United States notes and Treasury notes.
That fund Is henceforth absolutely cut
out and separated from the cash balance
In the treasury, and the available cash
balance will hereafter show a reduction
of 5130,000,000 from the figures that have
heretofore prevailed. This $10,000.000 re
demption fund Is to be used for no other
purpose than the redemption of the United
States notes and Treasury notes, and
those notes so redeemed may be exchanged
for gold In the general fund or with the
public, so that the reserve fund is kept
full with gold to the $150,000,000 limit.-
The Secretary Is given further power.
If redemptions go on so that the gold ro- '
serve fund Is reduced below $100,0u0,0.0,
and he Is unable to build it up to the
$liO,CO0,COO mark by exchange for gold In
the general fund or otherwise, he Is given
power to sell bonds, and It is made hi3
duty to replenish the gold to the $150,000,
COO mark by such means.
""The 'endless chain' is broken by a pro
vision which prohibits the use of notes
so redeemed to meet deficiencies in the
current jcver.ues.
"The act provides for the ultimate re
tirement of all the Treasury notes Issued
In payment for sliver bullion under the
Sherman act. As fast as that bullion la
coined into silver dollars. Treasury notes
are to be retired and replaced with an
equal amount of silver certificates. The
measure authorizes the Issue of gold cer
tificates in exchange for deposits of gold
coin, the same as at present, but suspends
that authority whenever and so long as
the gold in the redemption fund Is belw
$100Cv,CC0, and givs to the Secretary the
option to suspend the Issue of such cer
tificates whenever the silver certificates
and United States notes in the general
fund of the Treasury exceeds $50,000,000.
"The bill provides for a larger Issue of
silver certificates by declaring that here
after silver certlflca es shall be issued only
In denominations of $10. and under, except Ucf
as to 10 per cent of the total volume. Room Senators have oecome fearful of the re
's mede for this lareer use of silver cer- suIts- Reverldge says Indiana will go
tificales in the way of small bills by an
other provision which makes It necessary,
as fast as the present silver certificates
of high denominations are broken up into
small bills, to cancel a similar volume of
the United States notes of small denomi
nations, and replace them with notes of
denominations of $10 and upward. Fur-,
ther room Is made for the circulation of
small silver certificates by a clause which
permits National banks to have only one-
tv.'rrt nt thAir mnitni tn rinnm!nnt!nns nn.
der V.Q.
nnv'pinii ruWoY, tho nuhito tcMJ irrpjit-
1 ly appreciate Is the right that it gives to
tho Secretary to coin any of the 1S00 bul-
Hon Into Kuhslrtlarv sliver coins ud to a
limit of $100,000,000. There has for years
been a scarcify of subsidiary silver in the
periods, of active retail trade, but this pro- j
vision will give the Treasury ample op
portunity to supply all the subsidiary sil
ver that Is needed. Another provision
that the public will greatly appreciate Is
the authority given to the Secretary, to 1
ircoiiLrfUrfln jen4ainciirreeksubsrdlari all' -
tSerJiwkftSeWalMry6rnci:eafterre -
ceivds The.1 bill makes a continuing ap
.ivii irn mil mnKfts a. continuintr an-
propriation for paylrg the difference be
tween tho face value of such coin and
the arrount the same will produce In the
new coin.
"A distinct feature of the bill Is In refer
ence to refunding the 3 per cent Spanish
war loan, the 2 per cent bonds maturing
in 1D07, and the 5 per cent bonds maturing
In 1901, a total of $339,000,000 Into new 2
per cent bonds. These new 2 per cent
bonds will not be offered for sale, but will
only be issued in exchange for an equil
amount, face value of old bonds. The
holders, of old bonds will receive a pre
mium in cases to compensate them in a
measure for the sacrifice ot Interest which
they make. The cash premium will be
confuted on a basis of the present worth
of trie old bonds at 2. Per cent, and will
be. on April 1, the date that the new 2 per
cent bonds will bear, $105.GS51 for the 3s:
$111.5705 for the 4s. and $110,0751 for each
$100 of the 5s. This exchange will save
the Government, after deducting the
premlum paid, nearly $23,000,000. If all the
holders of the old bonds exchange them
for the new ones.
"National banks that take out circula
tion based on the ncv bonds are to ba
taxed only one-half of 1 per cent on the
average amount of circulation outstand
ing, while those who have circulation
based on a deposit of old bonds will be
taxed, as at present, 1 per cent.
"There are some other changes in the
National banking act. The law permits
National banks with $25,000 capital to be
organized In places of 3000 Inhabitants or
less, whereas, herctotcre the minimum
capital has been $o0,000. It also permits
banks to issue circulation of all classes of
bonds deposited up to the par value of
the bonds, instead of 00 per cent of their
face, as heretofore. This ought to make
an Immediate Increase in National bank
circulation of something like $24,000,000, as
the amount of bonds now deposited to
secure circulation Is about $242,000,000.
"If the price of the new 2s Is not forced
so high in the market that there is no
profit left to National banks In taking out
circulation, we may also look for a ma
terial Increase In National bank circula
tion, based on additional deposits of
bonds.
"National banks are permitted under tho
law to issue circulation up to an amount
equal to their capital. The total capital
of all National banks is $516,000,000. The
total circulation outstanding is $253,000,000.
There is, therefore, a possibility of an In
crease In circulation of $363".000,000, al
though the price of tho new 2 per cent
bonds, as already foreshadowed by mar
ket quotations in advance of their issue,
promises to be so high that the profit to
the banks In taking out circulation will
not be enough to make the Increase any
thing like such a possible total."
Controller Dawes, when asked what hi3
course would be In connection with re
quests for National bank charters under
the new law, said:
"The question of the best methods of
preventing the abuse of the new law,
which authorizes the establishment of
banks of $25,000 capital In towns with no?
exceeding 2000 people, has had my careful
consideration. In view of the large num
ber of applications for charters of small
banks. I shall Institute special inquiry in
addition to the usual examination as au
thorized by section 5163, of the revised
statutes of the United States, whenever
there Is the slightest ground to suspect
the existence of improper motives on the
part ot those applying for charters under
the National system."
Insurrection in Corca.
VICTORIA. B. G, March 13. Accord
ing to the steamer Glenogle, which left
Yokohama February 26. Prince Walde
mar, of Denmark, had arrived there and
was to bo magnificently entertained.
Telegrams from Seoul stated that an
Insurrection of formidable proportions
had occurred at Han King, Corea.
to
Dally Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON, March 13. Today's
statement of the condition of the Treas
ury shows:
Available cash balance $303,65tf,64a
Gold reserve 243,516,705
PATCHED IN CAUCUS
Senators Tried to Make Tariff
Bill Acceptable.
STRONG OPPOSITION DEVELOPED
Progrresn Made at the Meeting: Warn
"Sot Divulged Popular Opinion on
Puerto Rico Muddle.
WASHINGTON, March 13. The Repub
lican Senators today took the disowned
and discredited Puerto Rican tariff bill
Into caucus, hep-ng to patch up some sort
of a makeshift which would carry a ma
jority of the Republican votes. So much,
opposition was developed, and so much
bitterness displajed that they found It
necessary to pledge themselves not to di
vulge the progress of the meeting.
The persisteni..i in a wrong policy Is hav
ing its effect, as t did :n the House. Com
promises are offered with a view of catch
ing votes which oppose the tariff on prin
ciple. Tne offer to take off the dutleu oa
good going to Puerto Rico Is to get tho
votes of Senators representing Northwest
ern grain fields and others representing
New England fisht.iiec.
The b U has aeen patched, twisted and
changed, forcing its advocates to take dif
ferent grounds aim offer a new explana
tion each time r.ntl, the routo Is so crooked
that they mit themselves now on every
corner. From tho time that a free-trade
bill was Introduced In each House, in ac
cordance with tc President's recommen
dation, until now, when almost any old
thing in the way of retaining the principle
that the United .Slates can tax Its terri
tories, would be xc.ceptable, the Republi
cans have had a most serious time, and
Instead of the tent men! In favor of freo
trade being weaKyr it gets stronger every
i j
Democratic if the bill passes. Cullom sna
It will make Illinois doubtful. The Minne
sota and North Dakota Senators say that
the Northwest will be shaken, and still tha
party lasli is laid on and Senators In
caucus are urged to support the Puerto
Rican tariff because It Is a party measure
and favored by the President.
There are deep mutterlngs and an in
tense undercurrent of feeling, some of
which found vent In the caucus today
i when men took occasion to say, pointedly,
that tnose wno were responsible for- tha
blunders of the party could not expect
others to commit political suicide by fol-
"b U1;U1 uv" "1C same vlkwiu-v.
! There is alarm among the Republicans
and many men dragooned into voting for
the bill in the House fear defeat this fall.
The situation of the party Is acknowledged
to be raon uncomfortable.
In many states Republican Congressmen
who voted for the Puerto Rican tariff bill
have been explalnng their action, and are
still In hot water, whUe there continues
1 lo'oe a great, ueai ot sausiaction exniDiiea
to 'be a great deal of satisfaction exhibited
i " the, men .who voted, against thejjl!14n
i " iiuut. .w t.uuvtt.u tw-...j
stacks of letters from their constituents
indorsing their position.
Desire an Early Adjournment.
There & a very general desire by Re
publicans In Congress to get away as soon
as possible. All the committees which
have bills that must be considered, such
us the appropriations, are working even
ings and on Sundays In ordr to completa
them and get them reported and passed.
j Every effort will be made to prevent bring
ing in any bill which will cause debate.
and if the Puerto Rican proposition can
be gotten out of the way, there will be
a steady ruh to fix up a programme of
other legislation which will not take very
much time. There is a fierce contest over
the shipping bill, and Its friends insist
that it must receive consideration at this
' session, while a number of Republicans
who really favor the bill say that they do
not want to bring It in because It will .
cause extended debate. It Is quite likely
that the Spooner b'll. relating to the Phil-
Ipines. will go over, because of the debato
It will occasion. All this Is on account of
reports that are coming In constantly from
the country at large showing that the Re
publican partv Is In very bad shape, and
that a great deal ot hard work will be ne
cessary to straighten things out.
Convention of. Adjutant-Generals.
Adjutant-General C. U. Gantenbeln, of
Oregon, attended the meeting of the adjutant-generals
and other mil'tla officers
of the various states hela In this city this
morning, and later appeared before tha
military committee of the house. Thesa
representatives of the militia are endeav
oring to have Congress, at the present ses
sion. Increase the appropr'atlon for pro
viding arms and equipment for the mil
itia from $400,000 to $2,000.(00.
During his stay In Washington, Ganten.
bein has been very busy, and has finally
secured from the War Department a
promise to refund to the State of Oregon
4 per cent of the state's claim for equip
ment and supplies furnished the Oregon
volunteers when they were enlisted In tha
United States service. The Department
was going to allow but 50 per cent of tho
claim, but by strong representations and
earnest endeavors, this amount was put
up to the figure named. The Department
refused to go higher, as It was shown that
much of the equipment was used and worn
at the time the regiment enlisted. Adjutant-General
Gantenbeln 13 a candidate
for a Judgeship In the Philippines, and
seeks Congressional Indorsement."
Vice-Preildcntlal Candidates.
The democrats are springing several
freaks for Vice-President, to run with
Bryan. Sulzer really thinks he is a
candidate, and is probably the freakiest
of all men that have been mentioned.
Amos Cummlngs Is another man that is
considered. It would certainly be very
curious If Amos Cummlngs should get
any such place, and It Is doubtful If ha
even gets a vote. One of the latest men
to be sprung by the Democratic crowd Is
Elwood Danforth. Probably nearly every
person In the United States outside of hi3
own friends would have to ask who Dan
forth is. A few years ago he had some
thing to do with New York politics, and
he has since nearly dropped out of recol
lection, as he tried to straddle the situa
tion -when the Democratic party drifted
away from sound money. Danforth was
a gold man, or at least he was not a sil
ver man, yet he tried to keep in with
both factions, and consequently he 13
cared for by neither.
Oregon's Vote for the Gold Bill.
Both of the Oregon Representatives wera
in their seats today and voted for thi
conference report on the financial bill.
Trial of the Snraner.
WASHINGTON, March 13. The Quartermaster-General
Is informed that the
sea trial ot the transport Sumner, which
has just been completed by naval officers
at Norfolk, was a complete success and
that the vessel will be in complete readi
ness for the use of the army on the 22d
Inst. She Is to take about 1000 recruits
from New York to Manila, These recruits
are intended to fill vacancies in regular
regiments in the Philippines due to 'dis
charges, deaths and other causes. .