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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, JANUARY- 12, 1901.
HOLDS THE RAILWAY
Kitchener Gains Possession
of Delagoa Bay Line.
THE SITUATION IN CAPE COLONY
Hcrtzogr's Column Is Supplied "With
Guns Defenses of Cape Town Are
Completed Dutch Receive Brit
ish Troops Sullenly.
LONDON. Jan. 12, 4:50 A. M.-It Is un
derstood that Lord Kitchener now holds
securely all the railroad lines In South
Africa, having recovered possession of
the Delogoa Bay line, -which had been
cut January 7. According: to the Pre
toria correspondent of the Dally Mall,
Lord Kitchener is now organizing: a force
of 20,000 Irregular horse, which will occupy
some weeks. When this force Is ready,
he will resume offensive operations.
Meanwhile the invasion of Cape Colony
looks more threatening. The news that
Commandant Hertzog has two guns Is
rather startling, as It was firmly asserted
that the Invaders had no guns. The de
fenses of Cape Town, Including two 4.2
naval guns, are now completed, and the
xecrultlng of volunteers Is active through
out the colony. According to dispatches
to the Dally Express, the Admiral of the
Cape fleet is prepared In an emergency to
lend a naval brigade of 2900 men, with six
Eotchklss guns.
A Murraysburg telegram this morning
says the Dutch there received the British
troops sullenly and it reports that there
are rumors that the colonial rebels of the
neighborhood are joining the invaders.
The Pretoria correspondent of the Morn
ing Post wires that a member of the
burgher peace committee, who was Inter
viewed, frankly confessed that there was
no hope of many burghers surrendering.
THE BOER INVADERS.
Movements of the Latest Column to
Enter Cape Colony.
CAPE TOWN, Jan. 11. A commando,
about 200 strong, crossed the Orange
River near Allwal. It was met on the
borders of the Allwal. Wodehouse and
Harkle East districts by a body of police
and mounted farmers and was repulsed
with some loss. It will probably at
tempt to cross the river again.
Dewet was last reported In the neighbor
hood of Bothaville. All the towns In
Orange Colony on the main lino of the
railway are strongly held by the British,
and the Boers show no disposition to ap
proach them.
The British warship Sybil has anchored
In Lambert's Bay and landed a force of
bluejackets and a number of guns. This
force has constructed entrenchments.
Hertzog's main body, 700 strong, with
two guns, has crossed the Roggeveld
Mountains and is now probably in the
neighborhood of Elaand's Drift, 50 miles
cast of Clan William. Hertzog's Inten
tion, apparently. Is to move toward
Ceres and Worcester. Only a few passes
are passable for the guns and the whole
country is difficult to traverse. The passes
are narrow and easily defended. Accord
ing to latest reliable reports another
party of 500 Boers has reached the Doom
River, 70 miles south of Calvlnla. The
British are doing all In their power t
meet the situation. Refugees from Cal
vlnla and Clan William are flocking to
Plcquetberjr Road. They state that many
poor whites arajjertaln to Join the Bo'ers,
as are also manjbltter bondsmen In the
neighborhood of Clan William and Malns
berg, -who openly declare they Intend to
join the invaders.
Celebrated an Anniversary.
LONDON, Jan. 11. Lord Roberts cele
brated yesterday the anniversary of his
arrival at Cape Town by attending with
the Duke of Cambridge the banquet of
tho Royal Artillery at Woolwich. He ac
cepted the Invitations only on the under
standing that the dinners would be pri
vate and that his work at headquarters
will not bo intefered with. This is a
necessary precaution when tho situation
in South Africa is so serious. General
Kitchener's dispatches, while recording
British successes In repelling assaults,
show that the Boers are attacking with
great spirit at many points and that their
operations are preconcerted.
Boers Attncked Machadodorp.
LONDON. Jan. lL The following dis
patch has been received from General
Kitchener, dated Pretoria, January 10:
"The Boers attacked Machadodorp last
night, but were driven off before dawn.
"Hertzog's commando Is In the neigh
borhood of Sutherland, Cape Colony. Set
tle Is organizing a column to head him
off. In the Midlands and eastward the
Boers have broken up into small bodies,
some returning north and some hiding in
the northwest of Jamestown."
DEBUT OF YOUNG ASTORS.
English Society Lenders "Were Not
Present at Cliveden.
NEW YORK, Jan. 11. A dispatch to
the Journal and Advertiser from London
says:
William Waldorf Astor gave a ball last
night at Cliveden, his magnificent coun
try place, on the banks of the Thames,
25 miles from London. There were 200
cuests. This ball was the formal Intro
duction into society of Miss Pauline Astor
and Waldorf Astor, Jr., who recently be
came of age. Miss Astor acted as hostess.
The entertainment was noticeable for the
absence of the great leaders of society,
who In former years flocked to Mr. As
tor's musicales in Carleton House Ter
race, and to the Summer house parties at
ClUeden. Most of the great leaders of
society are at Chatsworth, the Duke of
Devonshire's country house, this week,
where the Prince of Wales is the guest of
honor, and amateur theatricals, with so
ciety men and women In the leading
roles, will be given. One hundred and
fifty of Mr. Astor's guests came from
the country around Cliveden, where many
of the so-called aristocratic country fam
ilies, as distinguished from town families,
live. Mr. Astor's nearest neighbor Is W.
H. Grenfell, whose family are warm per
sonal friends of royalty. They were his
leading guests. Fifty persons went down
from London In a special train and SO of
them remain as guests at Cliveden. Sup
per was served at 11 and the dancing con
tinued until 2.
ENGLAND AND THE CANAL.
General Belief Is That the Amend
ments "Will Be Accepted.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1L A dispatch to the
Tribune from London says:
Negotiations over the amended Hay
Pauncefote treaty have begun, but
there will not be any real progress
until Lord Lansdowne has an
opportunity of submitting the altered con
vention to the cabinet, which -will meet
at the end of next week. The subject is
no longer referred to In the press, and
the Foreign Office can count with confi
dence on public support In any disposition
It may make of the whole affair. John
Bull's eyes are fixed upon South Africa
with a vacant stare, for he does not know
what Is going on there. China lies out
side his present range of view, and Nicar
agua also.
No forecasts of Lord Lansdowne s action
are of any value, since he has not commit
ted himself in any way on the canal
question, and will not be prepared to dis
cuss It until he has consulted the cab
inet. There Is, however, a more hopeful
feeling respecting the readjustment of the
convention and acceptance of the Senate
amendments. Men in diplomatic circles
who have studied the text of the amend
ments do not consider them Insuperable
obstacles. It is said that the Davis amend
ment Is the principal source of the trou
ble, and it Is based on analogies to tho
the Suez canal situation, where England,
by means of political control exercised at
Cairo, has de facto the same powers in re.
serve with which the Senate desires to
arm the American Government, de Jure.
The fact that American Embassies in
London and Berlin have been taking up
some minor details of the China question
has Induced some flippant Journals to as
sert that the Washington Government has
been wabbling so long and shown so plain
ly that It does not know its own mind,
that the European powers do not regard
Its diplomacy as serious. This view Is
not shared by the men In diplomatic cir
cles. They consider that the State De
partment has appeared to good advantage
throughout the Chinese negotiations, and
Is In a favorable posltMra to enforce the
"open door" principle. They also regard
the rumored purchase of the Danish West
Indies as a prudent and statesmanlike act,
which assures command of the approaches
to any canal, and precludes European
challenge to the Monroe doctrine from
any source.
GERMAN SOLDIERS' PENSIONS.
The Government Severely Arraigned
In the Reichstag.
BERLIN, Jan. 1L Today's debate In
the Reichstag upon a resolution submit
ted by Herr Nlssler, Conservative, to
amend the pension laws, so that every
veteran of the wars of 1S64, 1S66 and 1870
7L who is an invalid and unable to sup
port himself, would receive 120 marks an
nually, developed Into a terrible arraign
ment of the government. Speakers of all
parties, Conservatives, National Liberals,
Centrists, and even Socialists, de
clared their willingness to vote for pen
sions and censured the government for
persistently Ignoring this debt of honor,
unworthy, as one speaker said, of a coun
try which had embarked on a world pol
icy! Other speakers declared that the at
titude of the Bundesrath, In steadily re
fusing to provide pensions, was inex
plicable. During the long arid heated de
bate, the members of the Cabinet were
absent, the government commissioners
weakly defending themselves. The resolu
tion was referred to the budget commit
tee. The law committee rejected a Socialist
motion to have jury courts try all press
cases.
The Dulce of Norfolk's Banquet.
ROME, Jan. 11. Replying to press criti
cisms on the presence of Baron Currle,
the British Ambassador, at the recent
soiree given by the Duke of Norfolk,
when, according to report, the Pope was
toasted, a semi-official note says:
"Baron Currie has visited Marquis Vls-cantl-Venosta,
Italian Minister of Foreign
Affairs, and, while disavowing the words
used by the Duke of Norfolk In the ad
dress to the Pope at the reception of the
English pilgrims, he explained that no
toast whatever had been given at the
soiree, agreeing that had the Pope and
Queen "Victoria been toasted, King Victor
Emanuel would also have been toasted.
The incident Is considered closed."
Seelc Extension of Bounty Lavr.
LONDON, Jan. 1L Representatives of
the new American Iron & Steel Company,
practically formed here, will meet at Ot
tawa on tho opening of Parliament Feb
ruary 6 with the object of securing, If
possible, an extension of the period of
the Canadian iron and steel bounty law.
In view of the immense amount of capital
Invested, Mr. Pew and others hope that
the present bounty will be extended an
additional five years or that the -Canadian
Parliament will enact a protective tariff
on Iron and steel equivalent to the present
American duties.
Left "When the Boer Spolcc.
PARIS, Jan. 11. La Liberte publishes
this evening a dispatch from Rome de
scribing a farewell meeting of mission
aries yesterday In the college of the Con
gregation de Propaganda Fide, in the
presence of a number of Cardinals. Eacn
missionary spoke, but when the turn of
a Boer priest came, Cardinal "Vaughan,
archbishop of Westminster, according to
the dispatch, left the hall, followed by
several Englishmen. Those who remained,
however, are said to have cheered the
Boer priest enthusiastically.
South German Exports.
BERLIN, Jan. 11. The exports from
the South German Consular districts in
1900 amounted to $40,178,933, an increase of
$1,476,823. For the last quarter the exports
aggregated $10,523,666.
The exports from the Dresden Consulate-General
last year were $1,059,101, or a
decrease of $2751. The exports for the
whole empire In 1900 were $103,184,654, cr
an Increase of $12,267,876, as compared
with 1899. and an increase of $2,000,000, as
compared with 1898.
Germany Still Has Money.
BERLIN, Jan. 11. The Boursen Courier
denies the statement In a dispatch from
New York that Germany Is trying to
place a loan of 600,000,000 marks In New
York and London, and also denies that a
part of the Bavarian railway loan will be
placed In those cities, adding:
"The heavy subscriptions of the last few
weeks for the first-class loans show that
Germany has no need of foreign assist
ance." Premier's Remarks Approved.
LONDON, Jan. 1L Sir Wilfrid Laurier's
speech at Osgood on the relations between
the United Kingdom and its colonies, Is
referred to by the Times, which expresses
approval of the Canadian Premier's re
marks. It Is to the continued combina
tion of the fullest and most Intense local
patriotism with high Imperial spirit that
the Times looks forward with confidence
for perpetual union of England and her
children.
No Attempt on "Wales' Life.
LONDON, Jan. 11. The basis of a re
port of an attempted assassination of the
Prince of Wales turns out to be that a
harmless fore'gn musician followed the
Prince Wednesday, when he was return
ing from shooting on the Duke of Devon
shire's estate. The stranger ran when
detectives went toward him. He eluded
them, but was Identified later.
Suffering of Snovr-Bound Passengers
ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 11. Dispatches
from Sebastopol depict the sufferings of
3000 snow-bound passengers on 10 trains
in the southwest as being extreme. One
train was inaccessible for a whole week,
and others for two or three days. The
passengers were largely school children
and people going home for the holidays.
Hanna and the Subsidy B11L
LONDON. Jan. 12.-The Dally Mall pub
lishes a two-column article signed by
Mark Hanna, discussing the aspects of
the merchant shipping In the United
States, and giving his reasons for support
ing the bill now before the United States
Senate.
Commander of Canadian Troops.
LONDON, Jan. 12. It is rumored that
Sir William Butler will be appointed
Lleutenant-General commanding the
troops In Canada rn succession to Lord
Ernest Seymour.
Preparing for Czar's Reception.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 1L The Sum
mer palace 17 miles south of St. Peters
burg Is being prepared for the reception
of the Czar, who Is expected January 22.
For a Cold in the Head,
Laxative Bromo-Qulnlne Tablets.
DEMAND FOR ANNEXATION
RUSSIA "WANTS AN TNDEFUii'i'U
LEASE ON LIAO TUNG.
Her Treaty "With China "Will Also
Give Her Complete Possession
of the Manchurlan R nil way.
LONDON, Jan. 12. "Prince Uchtom
sky"s mission to Pekln," says the St.
Petersburg correspondent of the Dally
Mall, "was to secure a convention, I
understand, on the following basis: In
return for renouncing her claim for war
Indemnity, Russia demands an indefinite,
Instead of a 90-year, lease of the Llao
Tong Peninsula, and of Port Arthur. In
other words, she demands annexation, as
well as the complete possession of the
Manchurian Railway, which, under the
existing agreement, reverts to China af
ter SO years."
THE CONCERT BREAKING UP.
An Effort Being Made to Shut Out
the United States.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1L A dispatch to the
Herald from London says:
Attention was drawn Monday to the
suspicious similarity in the tendency ex
isting between the official views emanat
ing from Vienna and the dispatches
cabled by English correspondents in the
United States.
Another striking instance has occurred
within the last couple of days. As usual
the unanimity of views is manifested In a
sentiment of hostility to the American
Government. This time the State De
partment's proposal to refer certain points
of the Chinese negotiations to a commis
sion which would meet at Washington or
elsewhere, furnishes the pretext for at
tack. The Dally Telegraph's Vienna cor
respondent tells how the suggestion has
aroused the Ire of Austrian diplomatists
against tho United States, and the state
ment that the United States may be
asked to leave the concert of powers In
China, Is freely discussed. This unanim
ity is too pronounced to pass unnoticed.
If the matter were probed to the bottom
the person who has inspired many
statements would probably prove to be
the Kaiser, who Is the head of the triple
alliance, and the only member of the
Anglo-German alliance whose hands are
unfettered. England being kept busy in
the Transvaal, Is In no position to dictate
with a fair chance of being obeyed.
His Majesty is more concerned In shut
ting the United States out of the concert
than any one, for It Is the United States
that haB thwarted his scheme of whole
sale slaughter which was to Imbue China
with terror of the German Empire, while
the other powers were to be thrust Into
the background as or no account.
As a matter of fact, however, there is
no concert of the powers now. Russia
has virtually withdrawn from it of her
own free will, preferring to make an Im
portant treaty with China.
According to the Dally Telegraph the
Idea Is contemplated of leaving out the
United States. And France, the ally of
Russia, and united by the friendliest ties
to America, will scarcely work cordially
with the stumps of a concert, namely,
the triple alliance and England. This
simply means the concert Is breaking up
Into companies of which the divisions are
becoming more marked as time goes on.
It remains to be seen which will win In
the end. There Is certainly a strong prob
ability that Russia, France and the
United States will be more successful In
dealing with China, If a definite split
take3 place, than will the triple alliance
and England. Justice and humanity will
prove more powerful than oppression and
Indifference to the rights of nations. In
that case the effort to shut off the United
States will probably change to a scramble
to-eme In.
Docs Not Trust the Chinese.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1L A special to the
Record from Vancouver. B. C, says:
Captain P. L. Lockhart, correspondent
of the London Times, In China, who ac
companied General Gaselee's relief force,
left for New York, en. route to London,
today. Speaklne of the situation In
China, he said:
"I think that so far as LI Hung Chang
himself is concerned, he Is perfectly sin
cere in his position as mediator, but my
observation leads me to judze that any
agreement the Chinese make now would
be kept by them no longer than It suited
their convenience. The Empress Dowager
will by Spring have a tremendous force
of men armed with modern rifles at her
command, and neither she nor Prince
Tuan has the slightest chance .of falling
Into the hands of the allied forces. Next
Summer will see the great strusrsle be
tween the well-organized Boxers under
the Empress and Prince Tuan and the
allied forces In their attempt to seat the
young Emperor flrmly on the throne."
Considers the Incident Closed.
BERLIN, Jan. 1L There seems no
longer to be any doubt here that Germany
declined the United States' proposal to
submit tho articles In the Chinese agree
ment, relating to indemnity and commer
cial treaties, to a convention to be held
at Washington, or elsewhere, but It Is
believed that Germany agrees to tho new
American proposals for accelerating the
negotiations at Pekln.
The German Foreign Office, answering a
direct question, admitted that the Ger
man answer had been sent to the United
States, but declined to state the terms,
leaving them for the Washington authori
ties to publish. It was Intimated, how
ever, that the answer was not favorable.
The exchange of views between the vari
ous interested Cabinets has been com
pleted and the matter Is now regarded
as ended. The Foreign Office does not
believe that the United States lays great
weight upon the proposition or will press
the same.
German Answer "Withheld.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. In regard to
the Berlin dispatch stating that the For
eign Office there prefers to have the
Washington authorities give out the text
of the German answer to the recent Amer
ican proposition, the State Department
adheres to Its first determination that
none of these answers shall be made pub
lic, nor Is there any desire to create in
vidious distinction by stating which pow
ers looked favorably, which unfavorably
and which held back their answers. Now
that this 'proposition is withdrawn, the
entire subject is looked upon as a closed
Incident. The department has heard
nothing from Mr. Conger as to the re
ported signing of the treaty by the peace
envoys.
Indication of Partition.
LONDON, Jan. 12. The Dally Chronicle
makes the following Important statement:
"From a trustworthy source, we learn
that Lord Salisbury has agreed to cede
to Russia the railway from New Chwang
to San Hal Kwan. It is not known what
compensation will be received for the con
cession." Leading financiers, versed in Chinese af
fairs, who were interviewed by a repre
sentative of the Dally Mail, appeared tt
think that If the news were correct. It In
dicated that Lord Salisbury recognized
the Impossibility of preventing the parti
tion of China, and that Russia would get
the North and Great Britain the Yangtse
Valley.
Chun Made a Favorable Impression.
BERLIN, Jan. 1L Prince Chun, broth
er of Emperor Kwang Hsu, paid a long
visit to Dr. Mumm, von Schwarzensteln,
German Minister to China, which, accord
ing to a special dispatch from. Pekln, was
a most unusual development of Chinese
etiquette. Dr. Mumm, in a dispatch to
the Foreign pffice on the subject, 6ays:
"Prince Chun created a sympathetic Im-
presslon. He strongly resembles his
brother, the Emperor, but Is more robust
and more Intelligent"
Chinese Envoys Awaiting Orders.'
PEKIN, Jan. 1L Prince Chlng and LI
Hung Chang are still awaiting instruc
tions from the court regarding the agree
ment. Both claim that It Is certain that
the orders will be favorable, enabling
them to sign immediately.
Italian, Land-Grabbers.
SHANGHAI, Jan. 11. The China Ga
zette asserts that three Italian warships
have anchored. off San Mun Bay. This
statement is not confirmed officially, but
there are rumors of Italy's intention to
acquire a station north of San Mun.
Boxer Sentenced to Death.
LONDON, Jan. 1L According to a dis
patch to the Dally Mall from Shanghai,
Chou, who participated In the Cho Chou
massacres, has been sentenced to death.
DR. M'AULEY'S CLAIM.
He Wants Damages for False Im
prisonment at Lourenco Marques.
ATLANTA, Go., Jan. lL Dr. Herbert
H. McAuley, of Chicago, who recently
returned to the United States from South
Africa, where he was engaged In the Red
Cross service, has written the Associated
Press from Marietta, Ga., regarding his
claim for $100,000 indemnity against the
Portuguese Government for alleged false
Imprisonment The doctor says the report
that the Secretary of State at Washing
ton cabled him at Paris not to talk about
the matter Is untrue.
"I dlfl go to Washington," writes Dr.
McAulty, "before I agreed to talk about
my case, and was cordially received by
the State Department. I received Instruc
tions how to proceed in the matter, and
am now having the proper affidavits made
out, and in a few days my demand for
$100,000 Indemnity will be made."
The Atlanta Journal this afternoon
printed an amplified statement from Dr.
McAuley regarding the affair. The doc
tor says in part:
"On reaching Lourenco Marques, where
I expected to take ship for Europe on
my way home, I was arrested by an offi
cer and marched to jail. I demanded to
know for what I was detained, but no
satisfaction was given me. The same
evening I sent word to Mr. Hollis, the
American Consul, to come to the prison
to see me, and then to forthwith demand
my release, as I had violated neither tht,
laws of Portugal nor the obligation which
I had taken. "The Consul refused to
come or In any way to interfere or inter
cede in my behalf.
"After having remained In prison for
two days, I was informed that I would
be released, provided I would remain In
the company of an officer until the time
for the next transport to sail for Europe.
This conditional offer I declined to ac
cept, and was ordered to jail at the police
barracks, a prison for political offenders.
From here I was ordered In the presence
of the ' Governor of Lourenco Marques,
who again offered my release condition
ally as stated. This I again declined and
was returned to prison.
"After having demanded all that an
American citizen could under the circum
stances, I again applied to the Governor
to allow one of three things, as an Amer
ican citizen; first to be released uncon
ditionally; second, to be given a fair
trial; third, to be allowed to cable our
Minister at Lisbon, all of which wa3 de
nied, and the guards were ordered to car
ry me aboard the transport.
"I then apked to be allowed to appeal
to the British Consul. This was also
denied, but while on my way to the vessel
my friend and I determined to appeal to
the British CJonsul, and despite the pio
tests of the guard we went to the Consul,
whe first refused to Interfere, saying that
It wruld be discourteous to the American
Cons jl. After showing him a letter which
General Robeits had given me, ;whlch con
vinced him of my services to the sick and
dying of his country, he made a request
of the Governor-General, and his request
was granted I returned to the prUon
again until the first vessel for Europe
sailed, when I was furnished a first-class
ticket and .a sum of money, the money
having been sent to me by the Boer com
mander, General Botha.
"When- ordered from the prison to the
ship on whlh I sai'.ed, I was not permit
ted to get any of my personal effects or
property."
Dr. McAuley expects to go to Washing
ton In a few days.
REGARDED AS A CHALLENGE
Senator Lodge's Speech Worries the
Europeans.
VIENNA, Jan. 11. Vienna papers com
ment extensively upon Senator Lodge's
discussion of America's supremacy In the
trade of the world, during the debate in
the United States Senate Monday, on the
bill to Increase the military establish
ment. His utterances are regarded as a
serious challenge, and the papers advocate
as the sole effective means of defense a
Europan customs union, such as was re
cently raised by M. Leroy Beaulleu.
The Werner Journal, which considers the
struggle between Europe and America
likely to constitute the "leading charac
teristic of the 20th century." says: "The
only object of the Immense economic
changes now occurlng In the United State
is to flood Europe and the European mar
kets In Asia with American industrial
products."
It complains that no step has yet been
taken to realize the proposals put for
ward by Count Goluchowskl, the Austro
Hungarlan Foreign Minister, and as
serts that continued European indifference
can only lead to disaster.
The Neuse Welner Tageblatt observes:
"Owing to the burden of taxation Imposed
upon each European nation by militarism,
America is gradually becoming the direct
or of the whole world. The approaching
supremacy of the United States cannot b
averted by the protectionist tariffs advo
cated by the German and Austrian Agra
rians. Count von Bulow, by assisting the
Agrariars. becomes the ally of Senator
Lodge. The only remedy Is the abolition
of militarism, which is a cancer upon Eu
ropean agriculture, trade and Industry."
Missourl Charities.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 11. The first meeting
of the Missouri conference of charities
and corrections began here yesterday. It
Is attended by gentlemen from all sections
of the state Interested In the ,work for
the dependent delinquent classes. A num
ber of additions and changes needed In
the state laws were suggested. The dis
cussions were of the most practical char
acter. A number of state Legislators
were present by special Invitation, and it
is expected that the suggestions made in
the conference will be embodied by these
gentlemen In bills to be Introduced In
the Legislature at the present session.
Special attention was given to the poor
houses and the asylums for the blind and
the deaf and dumb.
He Loolcs Like Crowe.
WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 1L Two men,
one of whom Is said to bear a striking re
semblance to the newspaper pictures of
Pat Crowe, the alleged Omaha kidnaper,
were sentenced to serve six months at
the state farm today on the charge of
vagrancy. They gave their names as Fred
Miller, of Putnam, N. Y., and Fred Wil
son', of New Haven, Conn. They had
been occupying a camp In a secluded
place. Both were well dressed. A news
paper from which a picture of Pat Crowe
had been torn was picked up near the
camp. The men were photographed today
and their pictures will be sent to tho po
lice of all the large cities for identifica
tion. Women Femo-Lenes, replace cod liver
oil, liquid tonics, nervines, iron pills, eta
They make rich blood and build ud the
weak parts of the bpdy. All druggists, 50c.
AGAINST THE BIG FIGHT
INFLUENCE BROUGHT TO BEAR ON
CINCINNATI'S MAYOR.
Snengerfest Directors Still Declare
the Contest Will Be Palled
Off on Time.
CINCINNATI, O., Jan. 11. The direc
tors of the Saengerfest Athletic Associa
tion, of Cincinnati, express the fullest de
termination tonight that the Jeffries
Ruhlln fight will be pulled off here Feb
ruary 15, but the preponderance of public
sentiment is to the contrary. The minis
ters held an enthusiastic meeting today,
and the women's clubs and other organi
zations opposing the fight were- unusually
active, but the contest now Is between
Mayor Flelshmann and the Saengerfest
Athletic Association. After repeated con
ferences with their attorneys, these two
elements Anally mot. Tonight the direc
tors gave out the following communica
tion: "The members of the Saengerfest Ath
letic Association today requested of
Mayor Flelshmann the issuance of a per
mit. The Mayor declined to Issue the
permit now, but reaffirmed his promise,
and assured the committee that he would
Issue the permit two days before the date
of the proposed contest. The directors
yet hold that the contest can and will
take place In Cincinnati, February 15."
In addition to the conferences today be
tween counsel, there was an informal
meeting of the members of the bar, and
an opinion was sent to Mayor Flelsh
mann, signed by 12 leading attorneys, In
cluding Judge Judson Harmon, who was
Attorney-General under the Cleveland
Administration, and othor ex-Judges,
notably John W. Warrington. This opin
ion holds that for the past 12 years the
laws of Ohio have been severe against
prizefighting, the only exception being for
sparring exhibitions under the auspices
of a bona fide athletic club. The attor
neys hold that a contest for the cham
pionship of the world would not be held
by any court to be a sparring exhibition,
and It further points out that the Saen
gerfest Athletic Club was Incorporated
after the articles of agreement were
signed by Jeffries and Ruhlln.
Notwithstanding all the objections
which confront them, the directors of the
Saengerfest Athletic Club tonight Insist
that they will have the fight, and work
Is still proceeding at Saengerfest Hall.
The remodeling will be completed next
week. The directors have made no over
tures to Manager Brady for relief, and
E. G. Cook, who Is representing Brady
here, is proceeding with his arrangements.
Tho directors and their friends insist to
night that there is an understanding
about the permit not being issued until a
day or two before February 15, so as to
avoid Interference or other obstructions.
In the contract of the Saengerfest Club
with the contestants, which Includes $5000
forfeit, the club Is not held responsible
If the fight Is prohibited by the Governor
or Mayor, and there Is much gossip about
these condltons having their Influence at
this time.
The attorneys of the Evangelical Asso
ciation, of this city, have taken out a
warrant for the arrest of Ruhlln, who
has an engagement to appear at the
Irotln matinee next Saturday and at the
performances during the week while he is
training here. Tho Ohio statute makes
it a felony to be In training in the state
for a prizefight and under this section
tho opponents of the fight propose to be
gin jvith the prosecution of Ruhlln, even
to the extent of taking his case before
the grand Jury, which is now in session.
Rublln's Movements.
NEW YORK, Jan. 11. Gus Ruhlln con
cluded his training ln'he East today, and
will leave tomorrow for Cincinnati, where
he will begin fln&l preparations for his
fight with Jeffries. .
San Francisco "Wants It.
NEW YORK, Jan. 11. The Journal and
Advertiser says:
Manager Jim Kennedy, of the Twenti
eth Century Athletic Club, of San Fran
cisco, In an interview stated that if tho
opposition to the Jeffries-Ruhlln fight In
Cincinnati became too powerful to be
overcome, and if It was found Impossible
to pull off the contest there, he stood
ready to carry on the match at his club.
KNOCK-OUT IN THE FOURTH.
Otto Sleloff Defeated by Rnfe Turner
at Denver.
DENVER. Jan. 11. Rufe Turner, of
Stockton, Cal., put out Otto Sleloff, of
Chicago, In the fourth round of what was
to have been a 10-round go before the
Colorado Athletic Association here to
night. Otto fought In his usual rushing
style, and frequently clinched. He was
tumbled over In the first round by a left
Jab to the body. Turner did not try to
land, except when Otto would rush at
him, until the third round, when he as
sumed the aggressive. Sleloff clinched,
and In the fourth rouhd Turner returned
to his former plan of waiting for a
chance. After a sharp mix-up, Otto
started to duck away and Rufe landed a
right half swing with full force on Otto's
Jaw. The latter's head seemed to strike
the floor before any other potrlon of his
body, and the noise of the contact was
planly heard around the house. He was
counted . out. and was unable to leave
the ring for five minutes after the end of
the fight. Turner was almost as fresh
and free from Injury as when he entered
the" ring.
NEW YORK BOWLERS VICTORIOUS.
Secured First and Second Honors In
Team Championship.
CHICAGO, Jan. 11. New York bowlers
captured first and second honors in the
bowling for the two-men team champion
ship of the United States, which .was
concluded today in the annual tourna
ment of the American Bowling Congress.
Today's bowling did not affect the gen
eral result, Starr and Vorhecs, who made
the high score of 1203. and Shlmer and
Linden, who scored tho second highest
number of pins, 1137, having played their
games yesterday. A vigorous fight, how
ever, will "be made against awarding the
championship to Starr and Voorheea. Har
ry Kiene, of the Standard Bowling Club,
of Chicago, having filed a formal protest
with former President Tlmm, of the Exec
utive Commltte, of the American Bowling
Congress. The protest was made under
the rules of the congress, which say that
the ball used must not be more than 27
inches In circumference. It is alleged
that the ball used by the New York men
was a quarter bf an Inch too large In
diameter.
The Corinthian, one of New York's five
men teams, played their postponed game
today, finishing Just outside the money
with a score of 259S. First honors In this
class go to the Standards of Chicago,
with 2720 pins; second honors to the Cres
cents, of Chicago, with 2692 pins and third
honors to the Inter-State Club of Erie,
Pa., with 2678 pins. Bowling for the in
dividual championship began this after
noon and will, if possible, be concluded
when the tournament will be brought to
a formal conclusion. Of the first 20 com
pleted scores in the contest for the in
dividual championship, the highest was
592, made by H. Saxby.
The Double Century Bowling Club won
the five-handed championship, which was
finished today, In the woman's bowling
tournament The Centurys won by 14S
points, with a score of 1S76, made the first
day of the meet. The second place went
to the Modern Bdwllng Club, with 1728
points. The Crescents secured third place
with a score of 1698.
In the three-handed contest, begun to
day, the Center team scored 1207 points;
the Three Turkeys 1195, and the Star Trio
994. This class wljl be continued tomorrow.
Races at New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 1L Results:
One mile, selling iHerolcs won, Uhlers
second, Lancewood third; time, 1:56.
Mile and a sixteenth, selling Valdese
won Varro second, Woodstick third; time,
2:03:
Mile and an eighth W. B. Gates won.
False Lead second, Phidias third; time,
2:16.
One mile, handicap Strangest won.
Donna Seay second, Empress of Beauty
third; time, 1:54.
Seven furlongs, handicap Palarm won.
Sue Johnson second, George B. Cox third;
time, 1:38.
Seven furlongs, selling Pandy won. Sen
ator Beveridge second, Eltholln third;
time, 1:40.
Races at Oakland.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. H. The. results:
Futurity course, selling Isallne won,
Maggie Davis second, Monrovia third;
time, 1:12.
Three furlongs, purse J. V. Klrby won,
Sol Uchtenatein second. Torso Maid third;
time, 0:36tf.
Six furlongs, selling Flatterer won, Ada
N. second. Quiz II third; time, 1:16.
One mile Ordnung won. Rolling Boer
second, Lennep third; time. 1:42.
Mile and 50 yards Owensboro won, Gal
lanthuo second, Donator third; time,
1:46.
Mile and one-eighth, selling Lourey
won, Opponent second, Morlnel third;
time, 1:57.
Tho Boston Syndicate Yacht.
BOSTON, Jan. 11. The Post says that
the work of forming a syndicate to build
the Hanley cup defender is going along
steadily, although there Is a division or
opinion among the members over wood
and metal. Several, among them
George Coles, want a metal boat, built
In Delaware, while the adherents of the
wooden boat say that there will not be
time enpugh to build a metal, boat.
One of Mr. Hanley's friends, when
asked whether tho delay In forming the
syndlcato would not prevent the building
of the boat, said that there was still
plenty of time. He believed that If the
agreement were not signed before Febru
ary there would be time enough to build,
launch, rig and tune up the boat.
Sheepshead Bay Public Park.
NEW YORK, Jan. H. Park Commis
sioner Brower, of the Borough of Brook
lyn, has formally taken charge of the
grounds of the Coney Island Jockey Club
at Sheepshead Bay, under a recent legis
lative enactment relating to public parks,
whereby the grounds of the club became
known as the Sheepshead Bay Park.
Under this act the grounds are to bo
opened to the public at all times except
the 20 days of racing given by the club.
EASTERN MULTNOMAH.
Remarkable Increase of Postofuoe
Business Bridges Damaged.
GRESHAM, Or., Jan. 11. Postmistress
McColl has made up her annual report of
business done by the Gresham postofllce
for the year ending December 3L The
showing is a good one compared with that
of previous years and shows a steady in
crease in the volume of business done.
Her reports for the past two years show
the following figures and comparisons:
Cancellation of stamps for 1S99, .$272 78;
for 1900, $312 70. Sales of stamps, stamp
ed envelopes and postal cards for 1899,
$349 76; for 1900, $432 29. This shows an In
crease of over 14 per cent In cancellation
and above 25 per cent in sales. The
money order business shows a still great
er increase, the figures standing as fol
lows for the two years: Cash received
on money order issues', 1899, $3040; for 1900,
$5430 55, being an increase in one year of
over 70 per cent. Cash paid out on money
orders In 1899 amounted to $1771 20; In 1900
It reached $2535 79; over 43 per cent in
crease. Tho number or orders issued in
1S99 was 700, against 939 In 1900. This
remarkable showing in the receipts and
disbursements of the Gresham postofllce
is entirely due to the natural growth of
the place and vicinity. The cheese fac
tory and creamey had something to do
with the Increase, but almost Indirectly,
as the two Institutions would not do
pnoueh mall business to make up the
difference. It Is general prosperity all
along the line and next year's report will
show ai increase over the last. It will
be interesting to compare figures a year
from now, after free delivery has been
given a trial.
Injuring Bridges.
Considerable complaint has been made
to the road supervisors about the way
county bridges aro being damaged by
traction engines, of wnicn several are
In almost constant use In this section
from early Fall until Spring. They are
connected with threshing machines and
hay balers and travel about from placo
to place. Supervisor Cleveland, In speak
ing about the matter, says that the en
gines are damaging the bridges at con
siderable cost to the county and that the
owners of the engines ylll have to com
ply with a statute law which requires
them to carry at least four heavy planks
for the wheels of the engines to run on
when crossing bridges. The penalty Is a
fine of $50, but no one has been arrested
yet, although an example will be made of
some one unless the law Is compiled with.
The planking on one bridge was recently
damaged to the extent of $15. The en
gines are bad enough for the graveled
roads, causing expense in their repairs,
and the supervisors are determined to pro
tect the bridges hereafter, as it costs too
much to keep them In repair.
Opposing Free Delivery.
Residents of Fairvlew and Immediate
vicinity, patrons of the Cleone postofllce,
are getting up a petition aganist the pro
posed free rural delivery which contem
plates taking them in from Troutdale in
case routes are established from the lat
ter place. Cleone has but lately been
made a money order office and Is enjoy
ing a great degree of prosperity, which the
people claim would be Injured If the post
office is closed or their section approached
by free delivery from Trodale.
New Machine Shop.
Andrews & Rowley are preparing to
convert the old Base Line blacksmith
shop, near Rockwood and Terry. Into a
fully equipped machine shop. They will
put In a 10-horse power engine and blast
furnace. They have lately secured a pat
ent on some logging appliances, and will
begin their manufacture on a large scale,
besides doing any other work in their
line. They expect to have their shop in
operation about March 1.
Earl Roberts' Brother.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1L The con
tents of a letter found among the effects
of the late Abraham Roberts, who died
January 9, in a room on Howard street,
has led the Coroner to believe that the
deceased man may have been a brother
to Earl Roberts, the distinguished British
General. The letter in question was writ
ten on November 2, 1893, by Harry Rob
erts, a brother of the deceased, wjio la an
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accountant employed by the First Na
tional Bank of Princeton, 111. In this letter
the passage occurs: "Our brother, General
Roberts, Is now, I believe, in charge of
the English forces In Ireland."
Abraham Roberts was 70 years old at
the time of his death. He was poor and
had no known rf Jatl es here. His body Is
still at the morgue.
PERSONAL MENTION.
C. W. Nibley, a prominent business man
of Baker City, Is at tho Portland.
Joseph McCabe, general manager of tho
Washington & Columbia River Railroad,
Is registered at the Portland from, Walla
Daly, of Corvallls, who Is at
the Imperial, carries his left arm In a
sling", as a result of a fall on a Corvallla
sidewalk Monday. Tho elbow was put
out of Joint, and will annoy him for soma
time.
Mr. Bray's Position.
PORTLAND. Jan. 10. (To the Editor.)
As the reporter failed to get a clear Idea
of the views I hold relative to the com
plicity of our National Government with
the -violation of National and state law,
as expressed at the ministers' meeting
last Monday, I ask for a little space In
your paper to make this clear. I do make
the charge that our National Government
by our officers does violate both National
and state law.
The following law was passed by Con
gress In 1S90:
"No alcoholic liquors, beer or wine shall
be sold or supplied to the enlisted m n
In any canteen (exchange) or post trad
er's store or in any room or building at
any garrison or military post. In any stato
or territory in which the sale of alcoholic
liquors, beer or wine is prohibited by
law."
Kansas by law prohibits the sale of iT
cohollc liquors, beor and wine. Our Na
tional Government, through our Nation i
officers, has established and still main
tains a canteen where beer Is sold to
enlisted men at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
The same thing Is done at the Soldiers
Home, situated south of Leavenworth,
Kan. This Home is managed by a boarl.
The President of the United States the
Secretary of War. and the Chief Justo
of the Supreme Court are members of
this board.
I leave the reader to determine whether
I have established the fact of th gulit t f
our National officers. Some of the bret -ren
said they did not believe my charpa
was true. I have simply given the fact 3.
They speak for themselves.
AARON M. BRAY.
" """
But how does this show that the re
porter failed to get a clear Idea of the
views expressed at the Ministerial Asso
ciation? Goneral Otis Has the Grip.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1L Major-Goneral El
well S. Otis, in command of the Depart
ment of the Lakes, is a victim of the gT.p.
He spent a few hours yesterday mov
ing at his desk. In. the Pullman Building.
but early In the afternoon he was com
pelled to leave for his home on La Salle
avonue. While his condition Is said n t
to be serious. Colonel Hall. Adjuturt
General, stated that the officer was a s.ck
man.
General Snyder, Inspector-General of
the department. Is also a victim to tho
prevailing epidemic. He has been una! o
to attend to his duties for the past two
days.
A Robert E. Lee Dinner.
NEW YORK, Jan. 11. The Confeder
ate Veteran Camp, of New York, will
hold its 11th annual dinner In honor of
the memory of Robert E. Lee at the Waldorf-Astoria
January 18. Bishop Thomas
U. Dudley, of Kentucky, will respond to
the toast, "The Memory of Robert E.
Lee," and Edwin B. Hay, of Washlngt in.
D. C, will deliver a "post-prandlal pot
pourri."' Criminally Responsible.
NEW YORK. Jan. 11. The Coroner's
Jury examining the explosion In tho
building of the wholesale druggists, Tar
rant & Co., returned a verdict today hold
ing the members of the company crimin
ally responsible. The firm members,
Thomas S. (Mann and William G. Powers,
were ordered held for the grand jury.
Saxe-Welmar's Fnneral.
WEIMAR, Jan. 11. The obsequies today
of the Grand Duke Charles Alexander, of
Saxe-Welmar, who died January 5, were
Imposing. The ceremonies were attended
by representatives of Emperor William,
the foreign courts and numerous military
and other deputations.
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