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THE MORNING OBEGONIAN,, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1900. TREATIES RATIFIED Five Conventions Disposed : ' ' Of by the Senate. ONE RELATES TO THE CANAL In the Executive Session Jlorgan and Fo'raker Spoke on Hhy-Paunce- Xotc Agreement Senator Bard's Amendment. WASHINGTON, Dec IS. No business of general Importance was transacted by the Senate today in open session. At the conclusion of the routine business. Till man (Dem. S. C.) sent to the desk, and jhad read the following resolution! ".Resolved, That the President be, and he Is hereby requested, if not In his Judg ment incompatible with public interest, to furnish the Senate all Information and copies of all correspondence -between this Government and the Government of Co lombia, showing what steps, If any,, have been taken by this Government to se cure a treaty between the two govern ments, or a modification by Colombia of -existing treaties or oncessslons, with the view of securing Ho -the United States the right to construct a canal over the ter ritory pf Colombia, between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans." At the conclusion of the readlng-of the resolution, Lodge (Rep. Mass.') remarked: "That Is executive business. I move that the Senate now proceed to the con sideration of executive business." Tillman Are you going to allow this resolution to go through? Lodge Certainly, In executive session. The Senate then, at lz:30 P. M., went Into executive session, to resume ponsld eration of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. The friends of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty occupied nearly all of the time of the Senate in executive session today, Foraker (Rep. O.) and Morgan (Dem. Ala.) being the speakers. Previous to the taking up of the treaty, the Senate, for the purpose of clearing its calendar, disposed of several other treaties of comparatively little import ance. Five conventions in all were rati fied. Among the documents thus disposed of was an agreement supplementary to the Hay-Pauncefote treaty Itself, and ex tending the time within which it may be ratified. Under the terms of the original treaty, the time for ratification expired live months ago. The agreement favor ably passed upon today extends the time until March 4, during which the treaty may be completed. Lodge, who had the matter in charge, manifested some anx iety over this treaty, and evidently was somewhat relieved when it went through without a dissenting voice. The other treaties ratified were: Ex tending for one year the time within which the commercial treaty with Argen tina may be ratified; extending for a year the time within which the treaty with Great Britain for reciprocity with Jamaica may be ratified; the new extra dition treaties with Bolivia and Chile. When the Hay-Pauncefote treaty was taken up, attention was given to the resolution offered In open session earlier In the day, by Senaton Tillman, calling for the correspondence between this Gov ernment and the Government of Colombia relative to the right to construct a canal across Colombian territory. The resolu tion was agreed to after It was amended, at the Instance of Morgan, so as also tq call for all the correspondence with the Panama Canal Company, including all of- fers on the part of that company, and also negotiations with it concerning the Panama Canal. Bard (Rep. CaL) gave notice of an amendment which he will offer to the treatly, providing that the United Stales shall have the right to "discriminate In favor of American goods shipped through" the canal in American vessels engaged In the coastwise trade." Foraker's speech from first to last was a defense of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, and he took occasion to praise In high terms Secretary Hay, who, he said. Is not only an accomplished gentleman and a scholarly man, but a patriot and a statesman of a high order. He had dif fered from the Secretary in some respects, he said, as to the polluy to be pursued, but any fair-minded man must recognize that In negotiating the pending treaty the Secretary of State had accepted conditions as he found them, and that in falling into the policy of neutrality he had only fol lowed historic precedents. As for him eelf, he had always favored an American policy In dealing with the question of construction of the canal, but no one who would give tho least attention to the subject could fall to see that the neutral policy had been the policy of this country In the past He contended for the safety of the canal, even though It should not be for tified, for It was absurd, he said, to sup pose that any enemy would attempt to Bail Its ships through a canal 175 mlle3 Jong and owned, controlled and policed by this Government when actual hostilities were In progress. In this connection, he called attention to the fate of the Maine, which was on a peaceful mission and had been anchored in a harbor of a coun try wljh ynlh at the time we were at peace. . .. Morgan traversed much of the ground he had covered In his previous arguments In support of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. He referred to the protocols agreed to be tween Nicaragua and Costa Rica regard ing the canal, and said that the ratifica tion of the Hay-Pauncefote treatv is a debt we owe to them. Those countries. If they should see fit, might rise up and refuse to allow ns t6 do anything; hence we could not afford to do anything that would offend them. For this reason he would have the neutrality of the canal as sured and the pending treaty ratified. In the House. This was District of Columbia day In She House. Grosvenor (Rep. O.) Intro' duced a hill to extend to Hawaii tho privileges of the act providing for the Immediate transportation- of dutiable goods. - - i Babcock (Rep. "Wis.), chairman of the committee on .District of Columbia; called up a Senate bill to change the tormlnal facilities of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company in this city and elevate the tracks of the company across the Mall, couth of Pennsylvania avenue. The bill was antagonized on tho ground that it save the road 3tu acres, of land of the Government, and would destroy the scheme to beautify the Mall from the Capitol to the, Washington monument. The opposition filibustered vigorously and prevented actio all dayr4iut the friends of tho bill finally succeeded at C o'clock Jn securing a recess until 11 o'clock to morrow, when the fight will be resumed. MORGAN'S CANAL REPORT On the "Walter Commission' Flnd Ings. WASHINGTON, Dec. IS. Senator Mor gan, chairman of the Senate committee on lnteroceanlc canals, to which was i-e-iferred the preliminary report of the Isth mian Canal Commission, today submitted a partial report thereon in connection with the protocols or agreements with Costa Rica and Nicaragua relating to the proposed canal, -nhlch were submitted re cently to the Senate. In the course of the report it is said that the statement of the Walker commission and the proto cols referred to have a direct bearing on what is known as the Hepburn bill, now on the Senate calendar. "That bill," says the report. "Is a decla ration of the policy of tne United States for a canal under control of this Govern ment. It Is the law of necessity, rather than the expectation of profit or advan tage to the United States, that compels us to 'construct, own and control a ship xaual through Costa Rica and Nicaragua and the geographical relation pf those states to our country and the prestige of the United States among American Gov ernments point to us as the power that must incur the expenditure and be invest ed with the authority to control the canal as a marine highway for ships of all na tions. The assured profits of this enter prise in money, calculated on a basis that Is even much larger than is Indicated In any report that has estimated the cost, are a sufllclcnt Justification for the expen diture that is necessary to acquire tho right of way to construct the canal. "As the basis and condition precedent to the accomplishment of this great task or duty, the United States must first ac quire from Costa Rica and Nicaragua, by agreement, the right to construct, own, control and manage the canal. In doing this, we must fully recognize their sov ereign indexendence and authority over those countries respectively, and deal with them without any attempt at en croachment on their national rights. The President is not empowered or advised to encroach upon the sovereignty of those states. The House bill deals with our own National policy, defines It clearly and writes it on the statute book, which Is the highest record of tho political and International policy of the United States. "In "making this declaration of the pol icy and purpose of the United States and in supplying the President with the means of executing the law, the House bill pro ceeds on the assumption that there is no obstacles In the way of its full, Just and peaceful enforcement. This line of ac tion commends itself to all who sincerely desire to execute the will of the American people In the construction of a ship canaL placing its ownership, control and man agement In the Government of the United States. If the Senate shall concur with the House in the passage of this bill, it will be a movement of such force as will draw after it the settlement of any inter national difficulties that ntay exist with out friction or danger to the peace and good-will that exists between the United States and -other nations." After a reference to the Clayton-Bulwer treaty and the pending Hay-Pauncefote treaty, the report says: "The passage of the Hepburn bill, by an almost unanimous voto in the House, must have called for a protest from Great Britain if that government considers that any right of hers is in conflict -nith that measure. If the passage of that measure through the Senate calls forth such a pro test, then will be the appropriate time for Its consideration and for taking measures to answer It. Until then we can never know the grounds of the objections that she may choose to make. The Senate, engaged la a negotiation with Great Britain which may or may not result in an agreement, cannot afford to refuse to consider a bill so Important to the coun try as House bill No. 2533 merely to await the pleasure of one-third of that body. The Senate, as a part of the treaty-making power, has no more Just right to sus pend leslslatlon on this subject than the President, who Is the other part of that power, has to suspend legislation by his order." Advertllng to any supposed relation Costa Rica and Nicaragua may have to the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, the report de clares: "These states were not prohibited by the Clayton-Bulwer treaty from disposing of canal privileges or their entire territory If their people so desire to the United Stales or to any other power, for the rea son that they are not parties to that treaty. If such was the purpose of that treaty. It failed not only for that reason, but also because It was a flagrant usurpa- tion on the part of the great nations that made the agreement, and was condemned as it still Is reprobated by the morality of nations. Whether we will abide by and perform such a covenant Is a con flict between morals and manners that our people will not suffer to deprive them of commercial liberty, the security of peace and the pursuit of happiness." REAPPORTIONMENT BILL. Big? Fiprht Is Promised In 'the House When It Is Taken Up. WASHINGTON. Dec 18. There prom ises to be a big fight over the Hopkins reapportionment bill when It Is taken up In the House after the holiday recess. The Representatives of the states which will lose representatives In the bill are organizing for the struggle. The mem bers of the minority of the census com mittee are seeking to marshal all the available strength among the dissatis fied members by making a minority report which will recommend a basis for reap portionment that will not reduce the rep resentation in any state. This can be ac complished by making 194,000 Inhabitants the basis of representation. Upon this basis the House would consist of 3S7 mem bers. No state would lose and the fol lowing would gain: Arkansas 1; Cali fornia 1; Colorado 1; Connecticut 1: Flor ida 1; Illinois 3; Iowa 1; Louisiana 1: Massachusetts 1; Minnesota 2: Mississippi 1; Missouri 1; New Jersey 2; New York 3: North Carolina 1; North Dakota 1: Penn sylvania 2; Texas 3; Washington 1; West Virginia 1; Wisconsin L Burleigh will draw the minority re port, recommending that this basis be adopted. It Is possible that Crum packer will still further compli cate the situation by making another mi nority report in support of his proposi tion to reduce the representation frnm he South. COLOMBIA'S GUARANTEE. Attltndc of the County Toward the Isthmian Canal. NEW YORK, Dec 18. A dispatch to the Herald from Panama says: Senor Martinez Sllvela, the Colombian Minister of Foreign Affairs, cables from Bogota this statement of Colombia's at titude on the construction of the Isth mian canal: "The Colombian Government will do everything within Its power to facilitate' and hasten the opening of a canal by the "Panama route, whether It is effected by the actual company holding the con cessions,' which expire In 1906, or by whomsoever may represent their rights. The government will make reservations only to preserve national society, and to give assurance that free transit by" way of the canal for all nations shall be fully guaranteed. The Colombian Minister to Washington will leave soon to attend to this matter." River and Harbor Bill. WASHINGTON, Dec 18. The House committee on' rivers and harbors expects to have its bill completed before the holi day recess. As the bill nears comple tion,, with the continuing contracts provided for. the total is mount ing up far beyond the original anticipa tions, and at the last moment It has been found necessary to scale all around. It is understood that the bill with contin uing contracts as now provisionally agreed upon, exceeds $75,000,000. The com mittee has provisionally agreed to an appropriation of $223,000 for a survey of the 14-foot canal project to connect the Great Lakes with the Mississippi by way of the Chicago drainage canal and the Desplalnes River. There was a big fight In the committee over this matter, but the canal people won. It Is understood also that the committee has provisionally agreed upon $2,200,000 for Buttermilk Channel, New York. The committed has decided that the total, as carried by the bill, including provisions for continuing contracts, shall not exceed $60,003,000. and tentative Items will be scaled accordlng.y. The bill will carry about 120,000,000 of direct appropria tions, TO CURE A COLD IX ONE DAY, Take Laxative Bromo-Qulnlne Tablets. All drurcltta refund the money if it tails to euro. E. W. Cfrove's signature is on each box. 23e. THE PORTO RICO CASE (Continued from First Page.) itselC-under the Constitution, Mr. Griggs saldr ' "If this were true, It would be a limita tion upon the usual and necessary powers of a sovereign. Independent nation of such tremendous Importance as to Justify us In inquiring why It was not clearly expressed In the fundamental law by the men who drafted our Constitution. They were learned in the law of nations; the knew the nature of colonies and provinces and how they were acquired by treaty and conquest and discovery, and how they were held and governed by other nations. They gave to the Nation they founded the usual untrammeled powers of making war and treaties, the most frequent methods by which foreign territory Is acquired by the nations or the earth. If they Intended to restrict or limit their Government In these respects, would they not have done so In express terms? They dld.notdo so by any lan guage which can even be suggested as capable of such Import, and it is, there fore, right nay, necessary to conclude that they did not Intend to do so." He declared that It could be positively shown that, so tar -from -being their in tention to organize a Government which should be Incapable of acquiring foreign territory, except upon condition of mak ing it an organic part of -the United States, the early statesmen of the Repub lic were under the Impression that po ter ritory could be annexed to and become a part of the United States without amend ing the Constitution. "I shall show," he said, "that the prab.' tlcal construction put upon the constitu tion by the Executive and Congressional branches of the Government for 100 years has, with one exception, been uniform In regarding acquired territory as neither bound nor privileged by that instrument until brought within its operation, either by express compact in the treaty or by act of Congress: and that acts. of Con gress do not apply to after-acquired terri tory until extended to It by subsequent legislative enactment." f Continuing, he said It was not contend ed that Congress had absolute power over the lives and property of citizens. "There Is here," he went on, "no proposition to confiscate or destroy the possible quality of the plaintiff's merchandise. It is a mere demand of a right to It at the custom-house. The right to tax at our own ports merchandise coming from, outlying territory of the United States Is not a strange nor unusual exercise of power. There Is nothing essentially unjust In such a practice. -It may be made unjust by the severity of the tax or the "rigor of the prohibition, but so may any other kind of custom-house Imposition. Such a practice has long been followed by every civilized power. England "today levies du ties on the merchandise of all her colo nies when brought Into the United King dom. She did the same In ante-Revolutionary days, and we will not find among the complaints of the American colonists any protest on this score." Rlgrht to Acanlre Territory. Mr. Griggs contended that the right of the United States to acquire territory had been asserted in the Declaration or Independence, and said that such acquisi tion could be made either by conquest, by treaty, by annexation or by discov ery. He quoted a. number of Supreme Court decisions in support of this conten tion. A great deal of attention was given to the right to govern territory when once acquired, and Innumerable authorities were adduced ,in support of this posi tion, among others the decision of the Supremo Court In the Mormon church case. In which the court said that "it woudl be absurd to hold that the UnltcC States has power to acquire territory and no power to govern it when acquired." In this case the court said further on that tho United States having acquired the territory of Louisiana and the territories west of the Rocky Mountains, the United States G6vernment was the qnly one which could impose -laws upon them, and its sovereignty over them was complete." In the course of his argument in this connection, Mr. Griggs asserted "that in ternational law declares that the new sovereign may deal with the inhabitants of conquered or ceded territory and give them such laws as It Bes fit." Mr. Griggs gave considerable attention to the view of Thomas Jefferson on tho power of the UUnlted States to acquire territory. An examination of his writ ings 'and of his whole course of action with reference to the Louisiana purchase and especially with reference to the con stitutional question, he said, shows con clusively that Mr. Jefferson's doubt wan not with reference to the power of tn United States to acquire territory, but rather as to the right to annex it to and make it a part of the United States. Liberal extracts were also made from tne annals of Congress to show that the only doubt In the minds of members of L Congress In connection with the acquisi tion of Louisiana was tne right to at tach It and make it a part of the United States. Referring to the doubts of Jeffer son, Madison and various others of their time as to the power to bring acquired territory into the Union, Mr. Griggs said that power had now been affirmed by the Judiciary, and ho quoted numorous opin ions In support of the statement. He contended, also, that "the ceded power to acquire territory by treaty or by con quest Includes the right to prescribe what terms the United States will agree to in fixing the future status of its inhabi tants," and in support of this contention said: "The political status of native Indian tribes within "territory acquired by the United States by treaty has been uniform ly regarded as unaffected by the cession. A long line of special treaties with such tribes and numerous acts of legislation by Congress on the subject of Indians and Indian rights show that these people have always been regarded as quasi foreign." Trenty-MnUInB Power. He asserted that "the treaty-making power of the Government has exercised the right to deal with me status of the inhabitants of ceded territory In every treaty of cession from 1S03 to 1S98." The status fixed, he said, has not been uni form, but exceedingly varying. He then proceeded to argue that the practice Is entirely at variance with the doctrine that "the Constitution follows the nag," and that when territory is ceded to the United States, the inhabitants become im mediately propria vlgore citizens of the United States. "If that doctrine be true," he said, "every treaty that has brought us new lands and new inhabitants has violated In this respect the principles of the Con stitution. It convicts of error and usurpa tion, Thomas Jefferson. James Madison. James Monroe, James K. Polk, Franklin Pierce, Andrew Johnson, their Cabinets and the Senates that ratified their treaties." Arguing this point, ha asks: "If Congress may properly define the classes of immigrant or aboriginal m habitants who may become citizens and the proper period of p-obatlon and the terms and condition of admission, why Is It unreasonable or unjust to leave to their judgment and discretion the terms and conditions upon which the inhabi tants of lately acquired foreign lands may bo admitted to the same hign status? Is the United States so bound and tied by this Constitution of ours that it can never acquire an island of the sea, a belt across the Isthmus, a station for a naval base unless It be at the costr of admitting those who may happen .to Inhabit the soil at the time or the pur chase to full rights as citizens of the Union, no matter how lncongenuous or unfit tbey may be, while the foreign born Inhabitants or the aboriginal red man must depend upon the srace of Con gress, though ho dwelt half a century among us? What, reason can be sug gested for denying to this Nation, such, full power and discretion as are possessed? by other nations in this respect? Why should the .trainers of the Constitution wish to put shackels uporr the new limbs or tc- strip the Nation of powers necessary to a preservation of Its dignity and ine maintenance of its material interests on an equality with the nations of the earth? t. r "The full exercise of those ordinary powers tends lo the;, exaltation of the dignity, influence, and welfare of the Nation. These powers .are inconsistent with no principle" of liberty. Why seek to needlessly limit, and restrain the na tional functions? why not rather, witn the same largeness of view and purpose that characterized' such statesmen as Jei ferson and Marshall, seek, by liberal in terpretation, to give broad and ample scope to the spirit of National develop ment, looking forward, "as Marshall ex pressed it,jtoc the- ages 'to come,' when newer, grander and more potential oppor tunities for National growth and Influence should have ,-come to us tnan our fathers ever dramed, of?"? Revenue In TCede Country. Mr. Griggs laid It -down as a fact that "administrative, constructive. Congres sional action and .Judicial precedent all affirm that under oyr revenue laws every port In a ceded country js to be regarded as a "foreign one until sucn laws are ex pressly extended b' Congress to the new possessions," and he gave very complete citations of proceedings under these heads in support of his contention. In this con nection he auoted the clause in tho 13th I amendment, saying that slavery shall not exist m tne united states or any piace subject to her domain." Commenting on It, ho said: .'Clear significance of this language Is that there may be territory pertaining to and under jurisdiction or the United States which is not a. part ot-the United -States and to which tho Constitution of the United States does not apply, unless It ba expressly made to- apply thereto as In the case of slavery-" Mr. Griggs then went at length Into the claim that tho constitutional clause Which provides that 'duties, imports and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States" prohibits Imposition or duties In the cases before the court. "That clause," he said, "does not ap ply to nor govern these cases', because the term 'United States," as there used, means only the territory comprised with in the several states of the Union, and was. intended only for its benefit and protection, and not lor the benefit or protection of outside' territory belong ing to the Nation; in the latter sense, duties on imports from these Islands are uniform throughout the United States, be cause they are uniformly used at every port In the United States, so that there is no preference giveni to the ports and one state over those .of -another, nor Is there any inequality between the several states created." The- Attorney-General argued for a sharp delineation between the rights of the people, of the, states and those of our Immediate territories, saying that all the authority of the United States is de rived from the peoplo of the states, and not from those of the territories; that the people of the territories cannot share or contribute, to that authority, as they are deprived of the righi to elect officials, etc V The purpose of the constitutional pro vision for the conformity was that for Insuring equally fair treatment to all the states by Congress, and .It was known to have been one of the guarantees held up to the states to accept the Constitution. It was not a personal, but a local, guar antee, operating not as a privilege t6 Individuals but to states considered as organized constituents ' of the Union. Hence, ho argued, reasons for applying It to territories, are wanting. The last feature of the argument was a contention that the Constitution did not extend of Its own force over acquired territory, and In this connection the Attorney-General sought to 'refute the doc trine as laid down by Chief Justice Taney, In the Dred Scott case, that tho United States could not acquire territory for any other purpose than to convert It into states of "the Union. "The doctrine of ex praprlo vlgore ex tension of the Constitution 'was never heard of," ,h"evsai6 "until it, was invented and advocated by Calhoun, as a means -of" fastening slavery upon -California and New Mexico, fceyond the power of Con gress to disturb or abolish It. ft was In conflict with all previous .views of states men of all parties, and opposed to the compact In the ordinance of 1787, as well as to the act of Congress known as the 'Missouri compromise.' " The doctrine aanonunced in the Dred Scott decision was, said Mr, Griggs, not original with Chief Justice Taney, but was originated by John C. Calhoun and pronounced by him during the discussion of the Wilmot proviso of 1817. This doc trine had been tacitly Ignored and re pudiated In later opinions and In Con- 7 gresslonal action, to scy nothing of the effect upon It of the result of the Civil War. Indeed, said the Attorney-General, In the language of Professor Fotneroy, the Dred Scott decision had become a by-word apd a hissing. .In'concluslon, Mr. Griggs submitted that the Judgments in the lower courts in both cases Violate no constitutional or other right, and. therefore, should be affirmed. Justice Brewer Inquired of the Attorney-General, soon' after he had begun. If he maintained that if Arizona and New Mexico -came into th6 same category with the neW possessions, the limitations could be placed upon them. Mr Griggs said he- would later consider how far the territories in this country and those be yond -the sea rested nn the same basis. As -the Atttorney-General proceeded, he warmed up to his subject, at times speak ing with emphasis and pounding home his points by resounding blows on the table before him. Secretary Gage came in dur ing part of the day Mr. Griggs' argu ment was not concluded when, at 4:30 P. M.. the court adjourned until tomorrow. Mr. Griggs will conclude tomorrow, and Mr. Aldrich will close the cases for the plaintiffs. THROUGH HEAVY GALES. Steamers Oentennlnl and Willamette Baa Hard Trip's Dorrn the Coast. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec IS. The steam ers Centennial and Willamette, which ar rived today from Seattle, gave, evidence of haying passed . througn. very stormy weather. The Centennial had a decided list to starboard, and the Willamette was barely able to end her trip. Hurricanes ana irequent gaies ok tne wasnington and Oreson coasJLs almost wrecked the Vessel, and a final disastrous blow was -received after the Willamette arrived in port in the breaking of her steam pipe, making it necessary for a tug to take her to her berth. Huge seas repeatedly swept oer her off Point Blanco, .shifting the after house, carrying away part, of the forward house, wrecking some of the life boats and doing much damage. All but two of the Centennial's lifeboats were washed away. AH the llferafts save one went by the board. Tho cabins were flooded. The cooks were washed out of the galley. The sailors were forced out of 'the forecastle, and one terrific wave swept Captalp Eagles from the bridge. . . To Jjeotect California Fruit. BALTIMORE, Dec 13. A v decree was signed by Judge Morris today, in tha United States Court, in the matter of the California Fruit Canners Association and others against the firm of W: W. Roberta & Co., of thls-clty, perpetually enjoining ,the firm from offering for sale pears ana peaches not the product of California ln cans or other vessels on which the name of California is affixed. Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. Dec 181 Today's state ment of the Treasury balances Jn the gen 'eKil fund, exclusive of the $150,000,000 golu reserve IntHe division of redemption, shows: Available cash balance.., ....... .$141,010,003 HGoId ...:.'. Tf :.. 1C2,S4S,S5j The Dreatlfal'AKony of Scalding: tls allayed by Perry Davls Paln-Klllerr RAID ON CAPE COLONY BOERS CROSS THE BORDER AT TWO points; British Forclag Them Back to the, Oranpre River, "Where a. "Warm Reception Avralts Them. LONDON, Dec 19. "The Boers have raided Cape Colony at two seperate points 100 miles distant." 3ays the Cape Town correspondent -of the Dally Mall. "One commando advanced upon Phllllpstown, between Coleaberg and Klmberley. Tho other, supposed to be Herzog's commando, crossed the Orange River between Oden daalstroom and Bethulie, northwest 6f Burghersdorp, Its objective apparently being- Cradock. General MacDonald Is en gaging the Invaders, who have no guns, 20 miles west of Burghersdorp. The latest news Is that they are being slowly forced back to the Orange River, where a warm reception Is being prepared for them." Tho contemplated thanksgiving service In St. Paul's Cathedral. In connection with the return of Lord Roberts from South Africa, has been abandoned, owlng as the government announces, "to Its be ing considered deslrahle to. d.efer. a gen eral thanksgiving until the close of the operations in South Africa." The pro gramme now is for Lord Roberts to de bark In tho Solent to vlsft'the Queen at Osborne House January e, to re-embark and finally to land at Southampton, com ing from that point to London. Lord Kitchener, in a dispatch from Pre toria, dated September 17, reports that nil the British wounded in the engagement at Nooltgedacht have arrived there ana are doing welL Clements' Narrow Escape. JOHANNESBURG, Monday, Dec 17. Details of the defeat of the British at Nooltgedacht Indicate, that General Clem ents' entire force had a narrow escape from capture. The Boer plans were splen didly laid. If the mam British column had tarried a little longer, there would have been a complete success for the Boers, who exposed themselves undaunt edly, yelling and waving their arms. Their rushes were only stemmed by artillery. After the British retreat the Boers held a prayer1 meeting. Their hymns could be heard by the retiring British. All accounts indicate a heavy Boer loss. Colo nel Legg exhibited splendid bravery. He shot five Boers with his revolver before he fell with three bullets in his body. To Quiet the Volunteer. LONDON, Dec. 18. The government re quests employers who havve kept open sit uations for yeomanry, colonials and vol unteers, to continue their patriotic efforts to minimize the sacrifices of these men In the service of their country. The War Office has issued the Queen's thanks to the yeomanry, colonials and volunteers, ex pressing her reliance that those abroad will continue to aid the regulars. Tha foregoing are designed to quiet those In the field who are waiting to go home. Numerous volunteer officers' resignations are gazetted tonight, lawyers, physicians and business men. who have urgently rep resented that their affairs are going to ruin. The War Office, on account of these representations, has let them off. Boer Victory In Cape Colony. CAPE. TOWN, Dec. 18. The Boers who crossed the Orange River Into Cape Col ony west of Allwal North on Saturday encountered the Cape Rifles and Brabant's forces. The British retired with loss. NOT SO BAD AS REPORTED. Thirt y-flvq Livea Lout in the "Wrcclc of the Gnelxennn. MADRID. Dec 18 An. official dispatch from the Prefect of Malaga shows the loss 'of "life Dy the. foundering Sunday or tho German training frigate Gnelsenau off Malaga to be less than has been re ported. According to tms" dispatch, 35 fatalities resulted from tno accident, and 100 per&ons were Injured. The Emperor' Order. BERLIN, Dec. IS. Emperor William has transmitted to the Imperial Chancellor, Count von Bulow, the following order, dated December 17: "While I had the pleasure yesterday of -expressing at the arsenal to the offi cers and men of my navy, who have re turned home, my appreciation of their gallant conduct in China, a storm was raging at Malaga which proved fatal to my training-ship Gnelsenau. The ship had to succumb to the -violence of the waves, and with her sank her brave com mander, as well as a numoer of the valiant fighting crew, the promising youth of my navy a crushing blow ot fate, upon which I look with a feeling of deep sadness. My navy has again had to make a heavy sacrifice, but it will not allow Itself to be diverted from the path marked by Its proud duty to fight and endure Whatever God's TU1 may bring. Of thai I am certain, and I commission you to bring this order to the notice of my navy." The Captnin'M Body Recovered. MALAGA, Dee. IS. The body, in uni form, of -Captain Kretscnman, command er of the wrecked German training-ship Gnelsenau, has been.washsd ashore and was burled this afternoon In the ceme tery. This Is the first tody recovered on tha beach. CONFERENCE OF CONSERVATIVES. Salisbury Enumerates the Problems Before Them. LONDON, Dec. IS. At the annual con ference of the National Union of. Con servative Associations today, Lord Salts bury, commenting upon the rcmarkaljie change of London from a Radical to a Tory stronghold, remarked that the only Radicalism remaining was -round where the burning question was the housing or the poor.- The Conservatives, he added, could not more securely maintain their hold on the public thug by devoting their whole power to removing this scan dal of civilization, the . suffering many people had to undergo from the pitiable accommodations, and providing adequate, healthful habitations for the poor. Allud ing to the war. Lord Salisbury said U they wished to sustain the empire and maintain the -glory of England untar nished their efforts must not be slackened until this great enterprise was carr-d out, for on the Issue thereof depended the glory and perpetultj of the empire It might require a strenuous effort and great self-sacrifice. The present was a period of some 'anxiety. "Wc," said the Premlvr, -Mo not know exactly what has taken plage. Ve earn estly hope the tssao may be.better than the beginning, but we have to push it through. Maybe there are matters which have not been explained, and w,hen ex plained it may Be the subject of Scrutiny as to tHe step? whereby the" present re sults have been reached. But we must spare no effort whereby the .glOry and the maintenance of our empire may be achieved." ' THE SPANISH CHAMBER. ." Government Saffered a Reverse In Discussion of Naval Bill. .MADRID,, Dec 18. During the Jdlscus slon In the Chamber of Deputies today of the special naval hudget for the In crease of the Navy, the government suf fered a slight reverse. Senor Inclan con tended that differences would ariaa at the time of liquidation. The Minister of finance; Senor Alende San Lazar. replied that fears on this score were groundless. The opposition, proposed a resolution favorable to the government, which was adopted by 117' votes against IIS. Great excitement- ersued, the left and center lapplaudips loudly, Secpr PlyeU, - Premier, who is president" of the naval committee, withdrew the report. It is be lieved that In spite of the adverse vote, the-Cabinet will not resign, but It s pos sible that the Minister of Marine will withdraw from the government. The' question of the projected marriage o. the Princess of tha Asturias with Prince Charles, eon of the Count of Caserta, being raised, Senor Azcarata, Republican, proposed an amendment com batting the alliance, which he declares would only be politic It .the. Princess re nounced her Tights as heiress presump tive to the throne. Senor Azcarata as serted tjiat the Count of Caserta belonged to a "reactionary family." Senor Sagasta declared that the marriage would "be against the Interests of the monarchy and the nation. FRENCH AMNESTY B.ILL. Passed the Chamber of Deputies by n Vote of ISC to 2. PARIS, Dec 19. The Chamber of Dep uties, after an all-night session, adopted the amnesty b'll by a vote of 156 to 2. Tho benefits of tlyj measure extend to offenses connected with strikes, public meetings of associations and the troubles in. Algeria In lHrf-9S. In addition to cases arising out of the Dreyfus agitation. (.During the discussion, of the bill, John Lasces, anti-Semite, called attention to a letter written by Major Culgnet,, who fig ured In the Dreyfus court-martial at Rennes. asserting that M. Delcasse, Mln- I lster of Foreign Affairs, bad told the Chamber an untruth in tne course oi yesterday's- debate, when he said that Major Culgnet had approved the interpretation placed upon the famous Pannlzzardl tele gram. "So far from this being the case," says Major Culgnet In the letter, "M. Delcasse even used threats to get me to accept his view, but the attempt was fruitless." The Nationalist press made a great fuss over. MaJarXulgnet's open con tradiction of the Minister of Foreign Af fairs, and a momentous debate was ex pected on. the subject. M. Delcasse, how ever, pricked the bubble bx. declaring" that Major Culgnet was guilty of an un truth In accusing blm (M. Delcasse) of putting pressure 6n him. He went on to assert that Major Culgnet had never dis cussed the matter with him at alL MUTINY IN JAMAICA. Negro Soldiers Brenlc Out In Riot. NEW YORK, Dec IS. A dispatch to the Herald from Kingston Jamaica, saysr Serious riots growing out of the race feeling took place In the streets of this city last night. The chief rioters were several hundred negro soldiers of the British West India regiment, who were supported by natives of their own color. They attacked civilians in the street and maltreated many so badly that they were taken to the hospital, and are un-J Apr rflatrnfint fnr cpvpfA InlnrlM- TieU- 1 tenant-Colonel Allen, who is In command J of the reglmen.t, endeavored to control ms men, out was unaoie to ao so Dy per suasion. He then organized the police and swore In citizens to aid In keeping the peace. The soldiers and petty offi cers have refused to surrender o the police and defy their " officers. Most of them are In the military camp, and the streets are guarded by a force of police and volunteers under Lieutenant-Colonel Allen. Sever8 measures n111 be taken against the mutinous blacks. There is great unrest in. the city and vicinity, and race feeling is at a high pitch. It Is feared that something will precipitate riots like the former fatal outbreaks. Meetings In the vicinity of the military barracks have been abandoned under or ders froni the authorities, and all civil ians have been, warned to remain Indoors until the trouble Is over. Woman's Secret Revealed. NEW YORK, Dec 18. A dispatch from London to the Herald says: An extraordinary story of a woman's terrible secret at last revealed Is wired from Ostend by a Dally Mail correspond ent there. Three Belgian workmen were, tried about seven years ago and "found guilty of' having "committed a series ot crimes, anions them the murder of an aged Woman at Hautmonda. .Although they declared their; Innocence untU'the last moment, one ot them was sentenced to Im prisonment for life and the others were guillotined. Now a woman named Sou mage has Just announced that her hus band committed the crimes. She is said to be quite sane, and the authorities are investigating the charges. When Degroot, one bf the men executed, was being pm- ioned, "he caused some sensation by say ing: "You cannot tie an ox me. iou wm not have "my immortal soul. You will be punished for the wrong you have done me." Fnrlcer's Religious Daily. LONDON, .Dec IS. Rev. Dr. Joseph Parker, pastor of the City Temple, who has assumed for a week the editorship of the London Sun, in today's Issue of the paper, under the heading "Betting and Gambling Forecasts," tilts at the Prince of Wales and Lord Rosebery as follows: "Woe to any country In which the heirs to the throne and Prime Minister favor the racecourse, as It exists among us to day. If Princes are guilty, it is a poor consolation for us to rebuke peasants. If tho Premier can blaspheme he ha3 no right to rebuke ribaldry upon the street. I would rather have as Premier anian of solid character than one of brilliant mind addicted td habits that may have the ef fect of pestilence upon the rising genera tion.' Stratlicono Is a Lord Rector. LONDON, Dec, 18. Lord, Strathcona and Mount Royal, the Canadian High Commissioner, was today installed as Lord Rector of Aberdeen. Everywhere he met with a demonstration5" from the students. In his rectorial address. Lord Strathcona dealt with the unity of em pire.' He referred to the gratifying growth of the Dominion of Canada, the federa tion of Australia, and the similar federa tion of South Africa to follow the war. The speaker did not altogether favor an Imperial Parliament. Hef thought a con sultative Imperial Council would meet all th needs. At the close of his address. Lord Sfrathcbna announced that he woufd rive 25.000, provided o0.0O0 more was raised within a year, to wipe out the debt of the university. A German Censorship. BERLIN, Dec J& The Deutsche Co lonial Blatt publishes an order of Em peror William forbidding officers and offi cials. Including- those on the- retired list in the colonial service, to print anything about the colo&les .without the consent of the Minister of War, or the 'Minister ot Marine, who must first pbtaln permission from the Imperial Chancellor. Two New Peers. LONDON, Dec. IS. George J. Goschen, who was First Lord of the Admiralty In the late Cabinet, was gazetted today Vis count -Gosehehj of HaVrkhurst. and Sir Matthew White Ridley, who was Home Secretary In the late ministry, was ga zetted Viscount Ridley, who.Is also Baron Wensleydale. t hot Two IHghwnymen.'f CHICAGO. Dec 18. A special to the Record from Parral: Mex., says:. G. E, Keernsy was going out to his mine, 20 miles from ParralL Friday, to pay off his employes. H6 had about J30D0 In Mexican currency, which he tied firmly to the bot toin of his wagon, put his pistol In his coat sleeve and starred out. When he haa gone, about half way two E&sy i& Yk' Because purely vegetable yet thor ough, prompt, healthJulsatIsfactory Hood's Pills Mexicans suddenly halted him and or dered him to get out or tne wagon. He obeyed, and the bandits searched his per son with no effect. Knowing he must have some money they proceeded to search his baggage and other effects. While they were at this task Keernsy drew his revolver from his coat sleeve and fired. His attack was so sudden the men did not have time, to act. and both ere instan'ly killed. CLOSE OP THE CENTURY. How Roman Catholics Are to Ob serve It. NEW YORK. Dec IS. The Herald prints the following: OfficlaL Instructions have been received here from ,Rome detailing how Roman Catholics are to observd the ceremonial closing of the year and the century the night of December 51. It Is Issued by Cardinal Crctonl. Prefect of the Sacred Congregation of Indulgence and Rites, and signed also by Archbishop Sogaro. Secretary of the Congregation. The de cree Is from the Pope, and Is addressed to ali,the world. "Now that the present age Is drawing to a close," It begins, "and a new ono Is about to begin, it Is highly proper that all who have been redeemed by Him In every part of the world should be sol emnly consecrated to the King ot ages. Jesus Christ, In order that this gratitude may be shown for the special favors from Him In tlfe past. "What our Holy Father granted a year ago by anticipation he also permits by the -same decree of the Sacred Congrega tion of Rites, viz.: That at midnight which ushers in the January of the year 1501, the most august sacrament of the. Eucharist may be exposed for adoration in churches and chapels,, and that in its presence one mass of the Feast of Cir cumcision of our Lord and the octave of the Nativity may be read or sung; and that, moreover, the faithful by special privilege receive Holy Communion either during or outside of the mass. "While thinking of some new means of Increasing the piety of the faithful In connection with an event so solemn, the Holy Father, learned that many prelates and pious sodalities anxiously desire that the faithful of Christ, movd by an eag erness to participate In the rich treas ury ot spiritual Indulgences, should ev erywhere be Invited to come and adore the most blessed Eucharist. "As this was In most perfect accord with 13 "own wishes, the Holy Father has benignly granted that a plenary In dulgence may be gained by all the faith ful of Christ who. having properly ap proached the sacraments of penance an.d received Holy Communion In a church or chapel where the most holy Eucharist is reserved, shall spend any full hour they please between midnight 6f December 31 and the noon of January 1 before tne most august sacrament exposed to public ador- -auon. ana snau moreuvcr hj to God for-the Intentions for his holi ness." Twentieth Century Gospel Cnmpaljcn NEW YORK. Dec. IS. A number of leading clergymen and laymen of this city hdvo proposed the Idea of holding a nonsectarlan series ot prayer meetings during the last week of tne 13th century. It Is Intended that these meetings oe held In various churches, but under tha direction of a body of men connected with, a number of "denominations and not sectarian. A circular to this effect has been sent out signed by Rev. Drs. Fran cis E. Clark, Boston: George T. Purves, Robert S. MacArthur. Henry Mottett. J. Wilbur Chapman, Davia J. Burrell. S. Parks Cadman, A. C. Dixon. Cortland Myers. J. F. Carson, all of New York; James I Vance, Newark; James H. Ely, of Philadelphia; John H. Converse, Phil adelphia; William R. Moody. Northfleld, Mass.; John S. Huyler and John M. Connell, New York; General O. O. How ard, General E. Stebey. Brattleboro, and George E. Beemls. 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