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Mr. Hackley, who Is a millionaire lum berman, has given donations to the city In a public library, schools, lands and statues, amounting to 00,000 In value. "SNAG PROOF55 WINING BOOTS OIL GOODS FOR CAPS K03OB. JR., ; J. A. SHXPARD. BereUry. PsrtlfifKl OreR. 126 SECOND ST., near Washlngten Established 1S70. Rooms Single TCc to T1.50 per day Booms Double H-00 to 32.00 per day Rooms Family 5L50 to $3.00 per day & HOCH no fourth st. C T. BELCHER. Sec and Treas. SOM STREETS OREGON American pla.n.,...n.JS. Jl-50, Jltj European plant'..-.. EOc. 75c. J1.00 Portland's Progressive Photographer Successor to Hyland Seventh and Washingten Sts. PRAEL CO. RETAILERS IN 267 WASHINGTON STREET Studebaker 320 TO 338 . EAST MORRISON ST. AHMED PASHA IS PLEASED. May Give an Order for a Cralser For Turkey. WASHINGTON. May SO Ahmed Pasha, tho Turkish Vice-Admiral, now In this country, has returned to Washington from a visit to Cramp's shipyards at Phil adelphia. The Admiral has been making flying vlslte to -the various naval equip ment works in -this part of the country. He expressed himself as greatly Impressed by the facilities In this country for build ing and fitting out war vessels, and says that In this respect the United States has no superior in the worldlf, indeed, it has an equal. Although no order for a cruiser to be constructed In this country for the Turkish Government actually has been issued, it Is very probable that one will be In a short time. END OF THE WAR Pretoria Abandoned by the Boer Forces. JOHANNESBURG GIVES UP Kruger Escapes and Is Half Way to the Coast TOTAL COLLAPSE OF DUTCH CAUSE British Are Probably Now la the Transvaal Capital Consul Adel- feert Hay's Good Work. LONDON. May 31, 3 A. M. Yesterday at noon the British were only about two hours' march from Pretoria, and the Boer military forces had abandoned the city. This Intelligence comes from the Reuter agent at the Transvaal capital, and from the Earl of Rosslyn, In a press dispatch. The two messages left about the same time. At 2 o'clock this morning the War Office had received no news from Lord Roberts which the officials- would make public, but It is assumed that the press advices are correct. The Dally Mall publishes the following from the Earl of Rosslyn, who was a pris oner at Pretoria, but who, as a civilian, appears to have been released: "Pretoria, Wednesday. May 30, 11:40 A. ML Pretoria will be occupied In about two hours without resistance. The President has gone to Watervalboven. Burgomas ter do Souza Is authorized to receive the British. He, with an Influential commit tee of citizens. Including Chief Justice Gregorowski, has been appointed to pre serve life and property during the inter regnum. Everything is quiet, but crowds are waiting expectantly in Church square for the arrival of the British. Fearing a possible disturbance and bloodshed among the prisoners of war at Waterval, United States Consul Hay and Leigh Wood Insist ed upon 20 officers being liberated on pa role to go to the men. Their action can not be too highly praised. I was per mitted to accompany the officers. Every thing was quiet." Boer Forces Dissolving. Most of the London morning- papers, through the cour&sy 'Of' VIA Dally ' JJ.aU,' print Lord Rosslyn's dispatch and com ment upon It, treating the war as ended. Some of .the more cautious critics think that guerrilla warfare Is likely to be car ried on for some time In various parts of the conquered territory- All the Boer forces are dissolving. Lord RoDerts, ap parently, has not yet taken any consider able quantities of artillery, arms or stores. Large bodies of Boers must still be some where m the field. Watervalboven is 130 miles due east of Pretoria, on the Delagoa Bay Railway. It should not be confused with Waterval, 10 miles north of Pretoria, where the Brit ish prisoners are. Watervalboven is a small place In a mountainous country. The seat of the Boer Government what there Is left of It will probably be Lyden burg, to the north. A dispatch from Lourenco Marques, dated Wednesday, says: "Commandant Kraus has surrendered Johannesburg to Lord Roberts. By to .nlghfs train from Pretoria arrived a few Greeks, who say they were told to leave Pretoria Tuesday. They affirm that the train In which they left was shelled by the British, and that half of the train was cut off, the remainder steaming away. This incident probably occurred at Elans fonteln Junction. Passengers from Pre toria assert that the town is utterly de moralized. There is a mad rush for the coast. Five tralnloads of fugitives are expected here tonight." Trouble With Portugal. 4 A. M. The Lourenco Marques corre spondents think that the border trouble between the Transvaal and Portugal may come to a head at any moment. Komatl Bridge is strongly defended. Yesterday the Portuguese authorities were preparing to resist a possible engagement. A mule battery was sent to the frontier. The Lourenco Marques correspondent of the Times says: "It would not bo surprising If a largo proportion of the rebel Dutch sought tem porary refuge on Portuguese territory. Al though the authorities here are reticent, they are not blind to such a possibility." It Is reported that a special train from Pretoria with fugitives was derailed on the Transvaal side of Komatlpoort, a number of passengers being killed or In jured. The British authorities at Buluwayo think the Boers will retire Into Southern Rhodesia. By the release of the British prisoners at Waterval, a full brigade will be added to the army of Lord Roberta, as there were 177 officers and 41S2 privates among them. Elsewhere in the Field. Events elsewhere m the field of war seem to dwindle In comparison. General Hunter re-entered the Transvaal at Marl bogopan, Tuesday. The advance was made off the railway. Water Is scarce, and all the farms are deserted. Yester day. General .Hunter reached Geysdorp, with 10 days' supplies. Marlbogopan Is half-way between Vryburg and MafeWng. Geysdorp is from. 12 to 15 miles east. Gen eral Hunter meets with no resistance. General Baden-Powell Is Invading fur ther north without opposition. Command ant Snyman having gone toward Pre toria. In Northern Naial, Utrecht has sur rendered to General Hlldyard,,and Gen eral Ly ttleton Is moving to Try held. Threo different correspondents estimate the number of Boers at Lalngs Nek at about 10.000. Two Australians who escaped from Pre toria April 2S have arrived at Mafeklng, having spent a month on the veldt. They complain bitterly of their treatment at Pretoria. The War Office has announced that no news hts been received here tending to confirm a rumor said to be current In Berlin that Johannesburg has been blown up. Th- War Office has communicated to ve organizers of the Impcria' Yeomanry t Government' gratitude fo- the service of "this- force of well-equipped fighting men. to whose admirable service In the field Lord Roberts has borne such high testimony." The War Office adds that the time has arrived when the company of the Imperial Yeomanry can safely ba relieved from "Its arduous duties, so pa trlotlcally assumed at a. time of national emergency' and Lord Lansdowne ex pressed, on behalf of the government. Its sense of the great debt the state owes the Yeomanry. British Flag la Pretoria. The Times this morning- says: The war is practically over. By this time the British flag Is flying In Pretoria. Mr. Kruger has fled, and is ere this half way to Delagoa Bay. . . . Mr. Hay, son of the United States Secretary of State, who holds tho office of American Consul at Pretoria and who In that ca pacity took charge of our Interests, thoughtfully Insisted on a special step for safeguarding tho large number of British prisoners." SURRENDER OP JOHANNESBURG. British Advance Gaard Pashed Ob to the Nortli. , PRETORIA, Wednesday. May 30, Brit ish officers are now at Johannesburg dic tating terms of surrender. The British advance guard is half way between Jo hannesburg: and Pretoria. It is reported that there Is a force also at Hatherly. All the forces have been dismissed from he forts around Pretoria. President Kru ger is now at Watervalboven. At a public meeting called this morn ing by the burgomaster of Pretoria a committee was appointed to keep public order. The committee consists of Judge Gregorowski.' Vel Carlos Marals, Love day, De "Vllliers, Zedderberg and F. Groebler. Portnguese Troops Ready. LOURENCO MARQUES, Wednesday afternoon. May 30. Goods traffic between here and the Transvaal was officially closed today, the reason apparently .bolng the military movements In progress. A Transvaal Boer commando has arrived at KomatlpoorL All the Portuguese troops have been ordered to be In readiness to proceed to the frontier, and the Portu guese fleet along the cpast has received orders to concentrato here. The Maine nt the Cnpe. CAPE TOWN, May 30. The hospital ship Maine, from Southampton May 3, ar rived here today. UNTIL THE LAST MAN IS KILLED. Boer Envoy Fischer Says the War Will Not Stop. BOSTON, May 30. "Even If the whole country is taken and the- leaders Im prisoned, the war will cease only for a time, and It will be renewed again and again If need be until we get our Hberry," wag the dramatic utterance of M. A. Fischer, one of the Boer envoys, when he was shown the Associated Press bul letin from London announcing the im pending surrender of Pretoria, The bul letin was read to him In company with the others of the Transvaal Republic representatives, after their attendance at a concert tonight. Mr. Fischer aeciareq at the time of their departure from Pre toria, three months ago, there were two plans of action which had been 'deter mined upon In the event of the approach of the British at Pretoria. One was to concentrate al the Boer forces inside the city and leave the rest of the country open to the British until the fall of the city. The other was to yacuat Pretoria after a slight show of resistance, to ,en.r able supplies to be collected and the army was to scatter Into the mountains and enter upon a guerrilla warfare, which, would last until the last man was. killed, Mr. Fischer acknowledged that If Presi dent Kruger should tell the men of hla army to lay down their arms and sur render In a body they would do so, but he claimed this never will be done by the President. When asked as to their plans In the event of the surrender of the Re public and the capture of Pre'dent Krug er, Mr. Wessels and Mr. Fischer both agreed that they would keep on In their work in this country until they were of ficially recal'ed. M'GOWAN COURT-MARTIAL. Honadnock's Captain On the Stand In His Own Defense. WASHINGTON. May 30. Captain John McGowan, U. S. N., was a witness in his own behalf today before the court-martial convened to try him upon a charge of un lawfully shooting and killing a Filipino November 2L 1SD9. Captain McGowan gave an account of 'his duties and the conditions prevailing when he was in commard of the Monadnock. His testimony tended to show a disturbed and unsettled state of affairs, requiring his vessel to be kept In readiness for hos tilities. Stringent rules had to be en forced regulating the approach" to his- ship of native canoes and other vessels. Cap tain McGowan then described the shoot ing. He said that the native in question approached his ship in a canoe, and was warned away. About 10 minutes later Captain, McGowan discharged, a revolver toward the canoe. Whither or not the water had any part In directing the course of the bullet, the witness could not say. The native continued to paddle toward the ship, and when he came aboard was found to be wounded. Captain McGowan Bpoke j of the affair as an accident, and said he reported 10 uie minia-ry auinunuts, ana supposed that if any action was necessary it would be taken by them. Captain Mc Gowan said "he did not givo orders to overhaul the canoe, for the reason that his men were at their midday meal, and he did not.wish to disturb them. He con sidered It necessary to fire the revolver as other warnings wero disregarded. - The remainder of the evidence submitted by the defense was documentary, tending to show the standing and good reputation of the accused as a Navw officer. Among the documents was a report by RearAd mlral Watson, made as Commander-in-Chief of the Asiatic squadron, and cover ing a period Including the date on which the offenses charged against Captain Mc Gowan are alleged to have been commit ted. The Admiral said that Captain Mc Gowan had made an excellent record, and that he was an officer worthy to be trusted with the most responsible and hazardous duties. Argument by counsel followed, and the court adjourned until tomorrow, when It Is expected a verdict will be reached. DEATH OF AN INVENTOR. At the Moment When Fortane-'Waa AbOHt to Smile Upon Him. NEW YORK, May 30. After working ?3 years to complete a gold-reflnlng machine; Samuel W. Walker, an Inventor of Oma ha, was stricken with heart dlseace In Brooklyn and died today, aged iS years. Walker believed he had found a practical way to recover gold from the crudn ore by a dry process. He developed an ama. gam n ting machine, and after a long pe riod of waiting, he obtained a paten. His years of scientific research and the work of perfecting his invention cost him a fortune: He brought a model of his machine East In the hope of Interesting capitalists In this city. Several wealthy men became interested in Walker's patent after his arrival to New York. Walker told his friends a few days ago that the experiments ha had been, making wsxe successful In every detaM. It' was said that Walker wwTto take his gold-refining machine to the Klondike, with the backing of William F. Cody and others. BOXERS QUIET DOWN No Assault Has Been Made on Peking. FOREIGN THOOPS WERE LANDED Chinese Authorities Throw Every Obstacle la the War of Moving: Them to the Capital. PEKING, May SO. The situation Is somewhat better, the Chinese troops hav ing occupied all disturbed localities. The party rescued at Chang Sin Tien defended themselves from a house and fired on the Boxers, killing several. When the troops of the relieving party arrived, the house was abandoned and the soldiers looted and burned It. Two men and one woman are unaccounted .for. It Is feared they are In the hands of the Boxers. The gravest anxiety Is now felt as to the probab'lo behavior of the Chinese troops, most of whom, sympathize with the patriotic movements to drive out the THE ANTIS AGREE that the expansion of the past has been a bless ing to the country and that the old-time ANTIS WERE WRONG In their opposition to it, A nation, like an in dividual, must either advance or retrograde OUR COUNTRY IS ALL RIGHT. foreigners, who are regarded as gradually absorbing China. The Chinese authorities attempted to throw obstacles In the way of bringing the foreign guard to Peking. The Minis ters maintained a firm attitude, and today they were informed by the Tsung LI Yamen that It would be Impossfble to bring up the guards until the Tsung LI lamen had communicated with the Viceroy of Pe Chi LI. As this was regarded as an obvious subterfuge In the interest of de lay,' the Ministers replied that if proper facilities were not granted now the 15 foreign warships at Taku would land a sufficient force to come to Peking without the consent of the Chinese Government, and they called upon the Tsung LI Yamen to give a definite answer at or before 6 A. M. tomorrow (Thursday). This Is expected TROOPS WERE LANDED. Rescae of the Party of Besieged Bel gians. TIEN-TSIN, May 30. American, British, Japanese, German, Italian and French troops, to the number of 100 each, have been ordered to guard their respective le gations at Peking, but the Viceroy here will not allow them to proceed hence to Peking on the railway without authority of the Tsung LI Yamen. One hundred and eight Americans, with a machine gun and a field gun, landed j here last night, amidst great enthusiasm on the part or tne resiaenis. Five Russian and one British warship have arrived at Taku, and the British are now landing. Other warships are hourly expected. Three thousand Chinese troops from Lu TaL are expected here today, en route to Fang Tal. There Is a disposition to be lieve that the Boxers will disperse before the foreign troops are ready to act. The Chinese refuse to allow the Russian troops to pass the Taku forts. The rescue party of Frenchmen and Ger mans returned from Chang Sin Tien this afternoon. They confirm, the report that the besieged Belgians are now safe at Peking. They found several thousands Boxers about the ruins of Lu Kow Chiao and Chang Sin Tien stations. The "bridges have been dainaged and the rolling stock destroyed. At both places the damage done is considerably greater than at Fang Tal. The members of the rescue party saw several bodies of Chinese tearing up tho sleepers and in one case a Mandarin was looking on. They further report that the missionaries and others escaped from Pao Ting In boats. The Imperial Railway Directory is en deavoring to fasten the blame for ths damage at Fang Tal on the foreign em ployes, principally the British, whom they say should not have left their posts. The foreigners, however, did not leave until they saw Lu Kow Chiao station, five miles away, In flames, and an attack had actu ally been made on an engine from Fang Tal, which was running on the Lu Han line In an attempt to rescue the Belgians. Flye Russian warships and two Russian gunboats, one French warship, two Brit ish warships and one Italian warship art all landing men. FRESH ATROCITIES. Reports of Outrages In the Country Snrronndlnsr Peking-. PEKDNO, May 29. From all parts of the surrounding country news is constantly arriving of fresh atrocities committed by the Boxers. Three Christian families were massacred at Shan Lai Ying, 60 miles from Peking, Friday, May 25. Only two es caped. A representative of the Associated Pres3 visited Fang Tal this morning and found the place occupied by a battalion of troops. The whole railroad station; work shops and locomotive sheds were gutted, and much rolling-stock destroyed. The godowns" (Chinese warehouses), full of valuable merchandise, were burned after having been looted by the rioters. The 'damage Is estimated at 500,000 taels. Neighboring villagers seem to have Joined In. the attacks, showing the movement is not confined to the Boxers. Eight rioters who were captured will be decapitated. Riding through the south gate of Peking, the correspondent found the road inside the walls lined with troops, who greeted the traveler and his party with a fusillade of stones. Tho whole country Is much ex cited. Mission Station Earned. LONDON,- May 30. A dispatch received here today says: Boxers have attacked and burned a mis. slon station at Lau Tson, 40 miles south west of Peking, and have murdered the missionary in charge. Heavy Fighting Reported. LONDON. May 31. The Daily Mall ha received the following from Tien-Tsin, dated May 30: "Heavy fighting has taken place between the imperial troops and the Boxers at Lal-Shln-HI-SIen, but the result la not known here. Railway traffic at Peking has been resumed. The foreign settlement here Is sufficiently protected by the Amer ican and Japanese troops which have been landed. Consequently the excitement has abated." A Weak Proclamation. LONDON, May 30. A special dispatch from Shanghai, dated today, says: Yesterday the Chinese Government is sued an edict prohibiting the Boxers' or ganization, under penalty of death. The edict, which was signed by the Emperor, was couched In equivocal terms, and was promulgated more as an excuse than In condemnation of the movement. Boxers With Anns. SHANGHAI, May 30. The British war ships Orlande and Algerine are landing 104 men at Taku, where the French, Russian and Japanese guards have already disem barked. The Boxers are apparently without arms, except those they have obtained from the soldiery, many of whom are openly Joining the rebels. NORTHCOTT WANTS IT. Announces Himself a Candidate for the Vice-Presidency. CLINTON, la., lay 30. Ueutenant- Governor W. A. Northcott, of Illinois, who delivered an oration here today, an nounced to a number of political friends that he Is a candidate for the Republi can nomination for Vice-President, sub ject to the judgment of the Illinois dele gation to Philadelphia. He has been re nominated for a second four years' term as Lieutenant-Governor, and Is the head of the Modern Woodmen of America. HEARST'S PROCLAMATION. For a General Democratic Fonrth of Jnly Celebration. WASHINGTON, May 30. William R. Hearst, president of the National Asso ciation of Democratic Clubs, held a con ference with the principal Democratic leaders in Washington today regarding the plan of campaign to be followed ra the approaching Presidential struggle. Senator Jones, chairman of the Democrat ic National Committee; Representative Richardson, Democratic leader of tho House and chairman of the Congressional committee; Judge Chauncey F. Black, Representative Slayden and others wero present. It was agreed that the Demo cratic National Committee, the Associa tion of Democratic Clubs and the Demo cratic Congressional Campaign Committee should work in harmony. At the close of the conference, President Hearst Jfsued the following: "To the Democratic Clubs and Societies of the United States: Recent events in tho history of the United States point to the approaching anniversary of the birth day of the Nation as a day that should be celebrated with special favor this year. There are those In the Nation who seek to create the Impression that the Ameri can people have outgrown their love for the just principles of government ex pressed In the Declaration of Independ ence and are ready to surrender their moral leadership among nations In order to gratify a newly-born Instinct for Im perial power, founded on a colonial sys tem. All the Democratic clubs and socie ties are earnestly requested to assemble on the Fourth of July, and all patriotic citizens, regardlees of past party affilia tions, are urged to join with them In a new pledge of fidelity to the Republic as the fathers made It. Let the people of the United Statas unite In their various cities, towns and villages In a demonstra tion of the confidence they feel In the form of government under which the Na tion has grown to Its present greatness. The danger which threatere the country Is real and Imminent. It seems appro priate, therefore, that citizens who be lieve that the Declaration of Independ ence Is not merelv an academic document should meet together on this day and give voice to the National sentiment that all men are created free and equal, and that there must be no subject colonies under the American flag. W. R. Hearst. Pres ident National Association of Democratic Clubs," WANTS ANOTHER PLACE CHOSEN. Democratic Committeeman Objects to Kansas City Hotel Rates. NASHVILLE, May 30. Hon. James A. Head, Democratic National committee man from Tennessee, tonight wrote Chair man Jones, requesting a called meeting of the committee. His avowed purpose is the selection of some place other than Kansas City for the National convention of 1900, and the reason is the exorbitant rates quoted by hotels of Kansas City. The best offer the Tennessee delegation has been able to secure Is ?3 per day each for lodging, with the understanding that four Ldays at least be paid for, and ?50 per day for a parlor or reception-room under the same conditions. Mr. Head declares he considers the ratps out of all reason, and that he will use his utmost endeavor to ward making a change. Alabama Popallstn Scarce. BIRMINGHAM. Ala., May SO. Only 30 persons were present when the Populist State Convention met here at noon today to nominate a state ticket and frame a platform. The meeting organized, with N B. Speers, of St. Clair County, as chair man. The convention nominated a full state ticket and adopted a platform In dorsing the nomination of Barker and Donnelly. Branch National Soldiers' nome. WASHINGTON. May 30. The House committee on military affairs today acted favorably on the bill establishing a branch of the National Soldiers' Home near Den ver, Colo. The Boat Capxixed. ST. PAUL, May 30. John Tuxton and John Eber, Minneapolis plumbers, were drowned last night In Crystal Bay, Lake MInnetonka, by a capsized boat. m Three Boys Drowned. BENKLEMAN, Neb., May. 30. Three boys. Jay Scott, Leo Robideux. and Roy Walthall, aged 12 to 14 years, were drowned In a pond while bathing. IN HANNA'S PLACE Payne of Wisconsin May Di rect Republican Campaign. ALL PARTIES WATCHING OEEGON Spoonert Unanswerable Argnmeai for Retention of the Philippines Working for the Columbia. WASHINGTON. May 30. The state ment is made with renewed emphasis that Hanna will not be chairman of the Republican National Committee during the coming campaign. This statement comes from no one except a newspaper man supposed to be close to Hanna, but it Is probably the present Intention ot the Republican campaign managers. There are plenty of. men competent to take up the work of management of the campaign, and it Is probable that Henry C. Payne, of Wisconsin, will be chosen. Interest la Oregon Election. As the time for the Oregon election grows near, it attracts more attention here because both parties are looking for some sign of encouragement. It is known that the Democrats are getting ready to make campaign material In favor of antl expanslon, should the returns from. Ore gon give them any encouragement. General regret Is expressed by Republi cans here that the great speech of Sena tor Spooner, on the Philippine question, could not have been circulated in Oregon before the election takes place. This speech would leave nothing for the anti expansionists to stand upon, and is a complete historical review, showing clear ly that the insurrection against the United States was planned by Aguinaldo beforo the cession of the Philippines was de manded by the United States commission ers at Paris. Upon the showing made by Senator Spooner, which cannot be re futed, it is said that no citizen who is not blinded by partisanship can fail to see that the United States has been right in everything that it has done In the Philippines, and that no excuse remains for the support of Bryanlsm and Hs en couragement of the war upon the author ity of the United States Government. Colnmbia River Appropriation. Representatives Moody and Tongue are still laboring with Cannon and other members of the House who will be con ferees on the sundry civil bill, In their effort to secure the retention of the Co lumbia River appropriation. So far, Can non has not been Inclined to give any promises, but the Oregon members believe the appropriation will be retained. Representative Tongue today delivered an oration at the Glenwood cemetery Dec oration day exercises, conducted by the Grand Army. The Democrats Intended to make a great "deal of political capital out of the trusts, but the action of the Republicans in proposing something practicable In Lihe waxflf-cnntrQlUng trusts has taken the wind out of their sails. The Democrats hoped to propose a favored measure, which would be absolutely un constitutional, but which would afford the material to make a false campaign upon. The way they are, divided in the House shows the difficulty which the op position party is laboring under. The action of the House today, while not defeating the Oriental commission bill, practically lays It on the shelf, and it may not be called up again during this Congress. John Barrett hoped to be a member of this commission. Blaclcbnrn's Letter. The letter which Blackburn wrote some time ago regarding Kentucky was put forth for the purpose of carrying that state for the Democracy. There was a time when the Goebel Democracy, which is the Blackburn Democracy, announced that every man opposed to Goebel and the Democratic party could not have any consideration at the hands of the party, and might as well understand that Goebellsm was to be continued to the end. This was found to be a very bad position of the Democracy of Kentucky. The men who opposed Goebel challenged and an nounced very positively that If that was the game, the Democrats might as well bid good-bye to the hope of carrying Ken tucky, as they would unite with the Re publicans in order to wipe it out. So Blackburn comes out and makes his plea for harmony, and his henchmen inform, the Democrats who opposed Goebellsm that they will be treated fairly, and need not fear that Blackburn's friends will trouble them. Attacks Upon Army and Navy. It is interesting to note that the Demo cratic party and the Populists, and, In fact, all of those who call themselves "anti-imperialists." have the United States Army arrayed against them; not only the Army, but the Navy as well. For some unknown reason these people have tried to make capital for themselves out of the fighting in the Philippines, and have tried to discredit everything that the Army and Navy officers have said about the desirability of the United States retaining the islands. Almost without ex ception, it has been found that nearly every Army and Navy officer that haa been In the Philippines, and many of those that did not bear commands, but who have had intelligence enough to study the con ditions in the Phlllppplnes, are generally In favor of retaining them, and do not believe In giving up to Aguinaldo and hla allies, who attempted to slay without quar ter the people of Manila, Including the United States Army stationed there. If the Democrats think that they will gain votes by these attacks on the Army and Navy they are apt to be mistaken. The time has never been when the people of the United States were not willing to back the Army and Navy which was de fending the country. Return of Sliver Republicans. There has been a great deal of shifting during the campaign so far as it haa progressed, and there is some doubt as to just what changes have been made. It ia believed, however, that there has been a general return of the Silver Republicans to the old Republican party, and that but few of them have severed their connec tion with the party for all time. Those who do not come back are generally the men who cannot be considered as avail able for any office in the government of the Republicans, and for that reason they will remain Silver Republicans and will finally either drift Into the Populist or Democratic party; as these parties are now constituted. It does not make much differ ence which. The passage of the Indian War pension bill Is an assured fact, so fas as any thing can be certain that has not trans pired. It has been reported favorably by the House pension committee, and so amended that It will meet with no ob jections. It was decided by the commit tee that it would not be safe to allow it to come up this term, as all the Con gressmen have to stand for election this Summer and, while It would help a few, it would greatly Injure others, who would be tempted at this stage to offer amend ments which might kill the bill: hence It was agreed that it should come up In December and pasa.