THE MOANING OHEGONTAN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1901.
IRISHMEN EJECTED
Turbulent Commoners Car
ried Out by the Police.
FREE FIGHT IN THE HOUSE
Sixteen Disorderly.. Members' Were;
Removed Jy Order of Speaker
Suspended From Parlia
ment for a Week;
LrONXMDN, March 5. At the ' conclusion
of the questions in the House of Com
mons today, the- -Chancellor of the Ex
chequer. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, -read
a message from the King asking Parlia
ment to "make suitable provision for the
honorable support and maintenance of
the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and
York, the Duchees of Fife, the Princess
"Victoria, and Charles of Denmark, and
the Queen, in the event of her surviving
him, and the Duchess of York, In the
event of her surviving her husband.
The War Secretary. Mr. Broderick, was
asked if he bad any Information to the
effect that General Botha had intimated
to General Kitchener his readiness to
surrender on certain terms, and that there i
were prospects 01 the success of the ne
gotiations. The Secretary declined to
make any statement on the subject, and
his silence was aken to be a partial cor
roboration of the reports in circulation.
After midnight, Mr. Balfour applied .the
closure on the educational estimates. The
Nationalists shouted "Gag," and refused
to leave the house when the division was
taken. The chairman twice asked them to
retire to the dlvlslqn lobby but they
shouted "Certainly not." Mr. Flavin
cried: "I protest against the way all
Irish votes are closured." The chairman
then intimated that he must, "report the
matter to the Speaker. In the meantime,
the other members had returned from the
lobbies, amid some uproar, SO or 40 Irish
men remaining in their seats. The Speak
er having returned to the House, the
chairman reported the matter to him .and
the' Speaker asked if the Irish members
still refused to obey the order and there
were cries of "Yes, yes."
The Speaker then named 1C recalcitrants
and Mr. Balfour moved their suspension.
This was agreed to without division. The
Speaker ordered them, to withdraw, but
they refused, amid great uproar. The
Speaker called upon the sergeant-at-arms
to remove them. They shouted defiance.
The deputy Sergeant-at-arms advanced
and asked them to leave. They still re
fused. At this, a number of officers and
policemen entered to enforce the removal.
Eugene Crean, a member for Southeast
Cork, struggled desperately against re
moval, and there was quite a free fight
on the floor, lasting five minutes, other
Irishmen assisting .him. Eventually he
was carried out bodily by sir policemen,
amid yells and cheers. The police then
returned and carried out each of the re
maining recalcitrants in the same man
ner, although there was no further actual
resistance. Six policemen sufficed for
each member, with the exception of Mr.
Flavin, who is a big man, and who re
quired eight. Many, as they were being
carried out, waved their hands and
shouted "God save Ireland." Those who
were removed Included John Cullinan,
Patrick "White, Patrick McHugh, William
Lundon, William Abraham, Patrick Du
gan Anthony Donelan and James GI1
hooly. The troubles arose through Mr. Balfour
closuring the whole educational estimates
without giving an opportunity to discuss
the Irish votes.
At 1 o'clock the Speaker said: "The
House will now resume proceedings in
committee, und I trust that the honor
able members will now leave the House."
The Irish members shouted they would
not leave. The chairman again put the
vote on account, adding, there being no
teller or no noes, the ayes had it. Amid
laughter and cheers, the House adjourned.
Never before had such a scene occurred
in the House as accompanied the removal
of Mr. Crean. He struggled fiercely with
the attendants, who summoned the po
lice, a dozen constables entering the
House. The Nationalists jeered at them.
Four or five stalwart policemen pro
ceeded to seize Mr. Crean, who stuck his
legs under the seat and could .not be re
moved for some minutes. Meanwhile
other policemen were struggling and fight
ing with other Irishmen, who stood up
and obstructed the passage of the police
to Mr. Crean's seat. The Irish shouted:
"Don't kill him." and "Don't kill UTe
man."
The Nationalists fought and struggled
frantically; but at length a superior force
of police succeeded In dragging Mr. Crean
out by the legs and arms, and carrying
him down the floor of the House, the
Irishmen standing and wildly shouting:
"Shame," "Murderers." and "South Afri
can, brutality."
The Speaker then called upon Mr, Mc
Hugh to retire, but he defiantly refused,
his companions shouting their approval!
A strong body of 20 policemen again
stormed the Irish benches. Mr. McHugh,
fought, struggled and Impeded them In
every way. Angry shouts rent" fee-air.
The benches below the gangway on the
opposition side were a mass of mad and
struggling humanity. Several policemen
were struck with fists. Free fights be
tween the police and the members were
fairly general. "" 0
As Mr. McHugh was "being carried dut,
his underclothes showing wjjere the outer
garments had been torn 'away in the
struggle, Mr. Flavin, shouted from the
back bench; "Nineteen policemen to re
move one Irishman," and cries of
"Shame" were heard from the opposition
benches. 1
While Mr. Cullinan was being removed,
-after struggling violently, Patrick O'Brien
excitedly appealed to the Speaker to "stop
this most distressing scene." The Speak
er responded: "The scene is certainly as
distressing to me as it can be to the Irish
members."
"For every member on these benches
the same scene will have to be re
enacted," replied Mr. O'Brien. "I do ap
peal to you, Mr. Speaker, and to the
leader of the House, to see if he will not
let the matter end now and allow the
House to adjourn. Tomorrow we shall
meet in a better and .different temper."
The speaker again earnestly appealed
to the members named to obey the ruling
of the House, whether they agreed to the
course taken or not. and to leave the
House peaceably and decently. The re
sponse to this was cries of "No, no," from
the Natlorallsts. The speaker then or
dered the removal of others. Amid re
newed howls of execration the police
grappled with them and carried them by
the arms and legs over benches and out
of the house. "While Mr. Donelan was be
ing removed, the Nationalists rose and
sang "God Save Ireland." Mr. Flavin
shouted against the Unionists, who sat
silent in their seats during the scene:
"You will be oorried out of So;rth Africa
in the same way."
Mr. Flavin's turn then came. The po
lice were handling him roughly amid re
newed cries of "murderers," when he ex
claimed: "All right. I don't Intend to
hurt anybody."
There were still about 50 Irishmen when
the committee resumed, but they refused
to apoint any tellers for a division. The
Nationalists jeered Mr. Balfour and the
other Ministers as they left the building.
Neither Mr. Dillon, John Redmond, nor
T. P. O'Connor were present, having al
ready left the house. One or two con
stables were badly handled In the scuf
fle. The suspensions will last for one
week.
The Daily Chronicle, commenting on the
scene in the House says:
"The Irishmen surpassed even their old
worst records. The scene carries us back
to the worst days of Parnell's home rule
struggle, and must still further lessen for
the Irish party the sympathy that has
long been wanting."
In the Honisc of Lords.
In anticipation of further interesting
disclosures, the House of Lords was
crowded today when the debate on the
War Office administration was resumed.
The Duke of Cornwall and York and many
Peeresses were present. The Earl of
Northbrook (Liberal) took up the defense
of Lord Wolseley. He deprecated Lord
Lansdowne's personal attack on the ex-Commander-In-Chlef
yesterday and the
disclosures of a confidential communica
tion to Lord Salisbury. Both Lord Itose
bery and Lord Salisbury partlcpated in
the debate which was wound up by Lord
Wolseley asking the House to reserve
judgment regarding the reflections cast
on'him, as probably later he would again
refer to tho allegations.
The "Duke of Devonshire, president of
the Council, defended the War Offlce sys
tem. Lord Rosebery described Lord Wolse
Jey's speech as a public-spirited effort to
call attention to some of the defets he
had found In the practical working of
the army administration. He said Lord
Lansdowne's reply was a censure of Lord
Wolseley which had no reference to tho
subject. He suggested a parliamentary
Inquiry into the deficiencies of the War
Office. Lord Salibury said the disciplin
arians had not realized that the army was
under Parliament and that the Minister
who controlled the army did It as one
responsible to Parliament and represented
all the authority with which Parliament
invested him. The Commander-in-Chief
must be subordinate to the Secretary of
State. The system had worked well in the
past and must be made to work well in
the future. Success would not be at
tained alone by the machine, however per
fect, but, as attested by every page of
history, simply by the strength, brilliancy
and vigor of the men employed.
Commenting upon the debate in the
House of Lords, the Morning Post, Con
servative, calls Lord Salisbury "a Pre
mier In despair," and proceeds to tell the
5 government plainly that the country cares
nothing about constitutional dlfllcultles,
but cares a deal about having a properly
organized and efficient army. "In Lord
Roberts," says the Morning Post, "the
country has a commander-in-chief whom
it can trust, and whose being sent to
South Africa last year saved the political
existence of the government. If the gov
ernment is wise, therefore. It will consult
Lord Roberts as to the necessary altera
tion of the present system."
The Times declares that Parliament can
not pass over the "Hooligan" conduct of
the Irish members unless It is to be de
graded in character below the level of tho
Austrian Reichsrath. "Drastic punish
ment must be meted out to this offense,"
It says, "which is all the more unpardon
able because clearly deliberate."
As on outcome of the debate in tle
House of Lords, there Is considerable
press sympathy for Lord Wolseley's.
cause, although no paper speaks more
plainly than the Morning Post. Most
Journals admit that Lord Wolseley has
shown a weak spot, and that Lord Lans
downe is trying to evade the point by
making a personal attack upon Lord
Wolseley. It is contended that if Lord
Wolseley's shortcomings were so serious
he ought to have been called upon to
resign. The Times, returning to its attack
upon Lord Wolseley, recalls the fact that
the government "did everything possible
by appointing Lord Roberts and Lord
Kitchener without taking Lord Wolseley's
advice."
KILLED IX A DUEL.
Xerr Yorker Shot br n Russian
Connt at Osteno.
PARIS, March 5.-John MacWilson
Durant, of New ork, who had ben living
for the past two years in PariB with his
mother, at the Hotel Ia Fonde Tremollle,
ha been killed at Ostend -in a duel with
a Russian Count. According to the best
information obtainable, Mr. Durant had
written letters to the wife of the Rus
sian Count. The lattery nephew came to
Paris to settle the matter when he met
Mr. Durant in a restaurant, where a vi
cious fight resulted, in which Mr. Durant
lost his front teeth. He struck the Rus
sian with a heavy glass water bowl, and
the latter died, but the doctor's certificate
gave congestion of the brain as the cause
of death. This occurred in January. Later
the Count took the matter up, sending his
seconds to Mr. Durant. The latter went
to Ostend with his mother, who after
wards departed for and is still at Glas
gow. A duel was arranged and probably
fought yesterday with pistols. Durant
was killed and the Count was seriously
wounded. Durant registered as Charles
Neville Carter. His mother has been no
tified. Durant was well known in the American
colony here. He was a frequent attendant
at official teceptlon8 given by the Amer
ican officials. His engagement to a young
French woman was recently announced.
They were to have been married in March.
The names of the Russians in the case
have not yet been ascertained.
ALBANY. N. Y.. March 5.-John Mac
Wilson Durant, who is reported to have
been killed in a duel at Ostend, was an
Alabanian,. and comes of a prominent
family. He was In Albany In December.
While here, his friends say, he acted In
a manner Indicating that his mind was
unbalanced. In the hands of one of his
friends he placed a number of letters
which he requested should be sent at
stated Intervals to a certain woman in
Paris. For reasons best known to him
self. Durant wanted this woman to think
that lie was still In America. His appar
ent trouble with this woman Is supposed
to be1 at tho bottom and eventually culmi
nated in the duel in which he lost his
life. . When he left he did not lake all
hjs baggage, leaving a large amount In
Albany. To his friends he said he in
tended to go to Paris, .finish some busi
ness on hand, and return here in a few
months.
The De Roulcde-BufTett DneL
PARIS, March 6. The negotiations re
garding the De Roulede-Buffett duel have
received a check.- The seconds have tele
graphed their respective principals relin
quishing their missions, being "unable to
agree. M. Buffetfs seconds decline to
withdraw the words complained of. More
over, they contend that such expressions
do not constitute an offense. The friends
of M. De Roulede, on the other hand,
point out that the rules necessitate a
withdrawal of the words or a duel, and
they decline to submit the matter to ar
bitrators. Italy Xot in the Alliance.
PARIS, March 5. The French Foreign
Office gives a categorical denial to the
statement published in the American
newspapers that Italy has Joined or is
arranging to Join the Franco-Russian al
liance. Xo More Yeomen "Wanted.
LONDON, March 5. The War Offlce has
Issued orders stopping the recruiting of
Yeomanry, on the ground that the govern
ment already has as many men as are
required.
The Smelter Case.
NEW YORK, March 5. Argument was
resumed today before Vice-Chancellor
Stevens, at Newark. N. J., on the appli
cation to make permanent the -order re
straining the- American Smelting & Refin
ing Company from increasing Its capital
stock from 5C5.000.O00 to 5100,000,000, and
from consolidating the interests repre
sented by M. Guggenheim's Sons and
other interests in the United States and
Mexico under its management. At the
conclusion of the argument decision was
reserved.
A State Capital Fight.
PIERRE, S. D., March 5. After acri
monious debate in the Senate this after
noon, the resolution to move the state
capital from Pierre to Mitchell was in
definitely postponed by a large majority.
GERMANY AND ENGLAND !
THEIR. RELATION'S EXPLAINED
CIIAJXEIiLOR VOX BULOW.
BY
No Political Significance Attaches to
the Kaiser's Visit Friendship
With Rnssln.
BERLIN, March E. Replying to a ques
tion of Herr Schaedler, Centrist, in the
Itelchstag today, on. the subject of Em
peror Williams' recent visit to England,
the Imperial Chancellor, Count von Bu
low, declared the visit was neither of a
political or of a courtly character, but
was purely humane. The Emperor merely
hastened to the deathbed of his grand
mother. "It Is easy to understand," - he said,
"that the act evoked the gratitude of
Great Britain and aroused there a desire
for peaceful and friendly relations. This
wish Is shared by Germany, a full equal
ity of rights between the German and
British nations being, of course, a condf
tlon sine qua non."
The statement of the Chancellor was
made during the debate on the foreign
estimates. Herr Schaedler, in putting his
question, asserted that dissatisfaction was
rife In Germany, and that the country
desired information regarding the polit
ical significance of the Emperor's visit to
England and the effect of the accession
of the new sovereign. King Edward. The
decoration of Lord Roberts with tho Or
der of the Black Eagle, he asserted,
caused wide discontent. The Germans
were afraid that a hyper-frlendly policy
towards Great Britain would create ene
mies for Germany on the Continent. The
speaker wanted to know, therefore, how
Germany stood In relation to the other
powers, especially the powers of the Drel
bund. The tie with Russia must not be
touched. Count von Bulow then replied
as already cabled.
The Chancellor laid emphasis on the no
ble Impulse actuating the Emperor in the
matter, and the desire of the German
Government' that it might be vouchsafed
to Germany and Great Britain to work In
peace and for peace.
"I observed two months ago," said the
Chancellor, "and I repeat today that
nothing is changed In our relations with
Great Britain since I declared in the
Reichstag that we were ready and willing
to live In peace, friendship and unity with
Great Britain on the basis of mutual con
sideration and absolute equality. If, there
fore, the Emperor, by his presence and
demeanor in England, opened the way for
a continuance of such normal good rela
tions, it Is advantageous to the two coun
tries. No doubt, there are many sore
points between the two countries, but at
the same time there are numerous and
necessary points of contact between them.
Good, neighborly relations are required in
both countries, and there is no political
reason why we should not cultivate rela
tions with Great Britain In as careful a
way as the other powers do. The acces
sion of the new sovereign will not change
the relations of Germany and-Great Brit
ain. Perhaps there have been people who
hoped that the change would exercise an
unfavorable influence, but these expecta
tions have not been realized, which also Is
advantageous to the two powers and to
general peace.
"Herr Schaedler said the Emperor's vis
it violated our neutrality towards the
South African War, and I have also seen
parallels drawn of the Emperor's visit to
England and the non-reception of Presi
dent Kruger in Berlin. The parallels are
not correct. The avowed object of Pres
ident Kruger's projected Journey to Ber
lin was to compel us; in an unusual man
ner, to Interfere In the South African com
plications, whereas His Majesty's visit to
England has nothing to do with the South
African War. I deny In the most em
phatic manner that the Emperor acted in
any way contrary to the interests of the
country in accepting and responding to at
tentions. Regarding the decorating of
Lord Roberts with the order of the Black
Eagle, that was a matter for the King
of Prussia to decide. It is a question of
the constitutional, personal prerogative of
the crown. Lord Roberts Is not a political
personage. Therefore, the distinction con
ferred is one cf no political Importance.
"Regarding Russia, I am fully convinced
that one of the foremost endeavors of our
policy is to cultivate the most friendly
and most neighborly relations. I am firm
ly convinced that German-Russian In
terests go side by side In most matters,
and there Is no point where, with mutual
good-will prevailing, our Interests need
cross. There is no antagonistic sea part
ing the two empires which cannot be
bridged. But here also we require equal
it. Germany is no .more dependent on
foreign countries than they are dependent
on us."
Referring to the criticism of himself
published in the Russian Commercial and
Industrial Gazette, because he had not re
garded German agriculture as a negotia
ble quantity, the Chancellor said It was
.the right and duty of every government to
give all the concessions It could without
prejudicing the Interests of its country.
But appreciation of these Interests did not
Imply hostility against "our heretofore,
and, I hope, our future commercial
friends. I hope we shall come to an un
derstanding in this respect. - But here,
again, the basis can only be complete reci
procity and the Independence of our own
country." The Chancellor proceeded to
remark that If he directed his course in
accordance with foreign criticism It would
not Imply friendship, but vassalage. He
continued:
"Our foreign policy now, as formerly, is
determined neither by love nor hate, and
neither by dynastic considerations nor ties
of relationship, but solely by calm, sober.
deliberate consideration of the Interests
of the state. He knows little of the Em
peror who thinks that other motives sway
him than those prompted by conscientious
solicitude for the welfare of the empire,
and they would misjudge me solely who
believed I could be won over to any policy
but a German national policy, which I
summed up In these words, 'Good and
friendly relations with all those powers
who wish to live In peace and friendship
with us, but the absolute maintenance ot
that political, economical independence to
which the German nation has gained an
inalienable right by Its struggles, labor
and high level of civilization."
Tho Chancellor insisted that the govern
ment must endeavor, with the co-operation
of the Reichstag, to reconcile the ex
isting sharp conflict of interests in regard
to the commercial treaties, upon which de
pended the whole economic future. In
view of the agricultural distress, an In
crease of the duties upon wheat and rye
was indispensable. These Increases, how
ever, were limited by the capacity of the
country's industry for production and ex
port, as well as a regard for the more
favorable conditions of life for German
workers, for whose welfare the govern
ment was as anxious as the Social Demo
crats. This remark was called forth by
Interruptions on the part of the Social
Democrats.
The Chancellor concluded with saying
that the Bundesrath had not yet decided
the extent of the proposed Increases, but
the government will strive to regain a
more acceptable basis of tariff agreements
with other states. Any Increased revenues
derived from tariff reform, especially from
duties upon food products, would be ap
plied to the establishment of a benevolent
institution and the amelioration of the
conditions of the poor. At the conclusion
of his speech, Chancellor von Bulow was
loudly cheered.
It was significant that all the cautiously
SFSTTSrs.' S"S
and by a part of the Center and Left in
dead silence, with the exception, several
times, of hoots. A number of speeches
followed, notably one by Herr Ledebur,
Socialist, who is the successor of Herr
Llcbknecht, and another by Herr Richtcr,
both of which contained lese majeste,
which, outside of the Reichstag, would
have cost the speakers dear. Herr Lede
bur said: "War Is hardly gentlemanly
when such a man as Cecil Rhodes is at
the table and shows President Kruger the
door." Cheers broke out in nearly every
part of the house.
The Chancellor spoke more cautiously,
and with less animation than Is usually
the case. Evidently, he was trying to
make friends among the members of both
the Right and the Left. The Right, how
ever, only applauded vigorously when he
promised higher duties on wheat and rye.
The pipers nearly all abstain from com
ment, but the Boersen Zeltung commends
Count von Bulow's remarks regarding
China, and compares them with Delcasse's
and Lord Salisbury's, adding that "they
show that in the Chinese question France
and Germany with equal eclat represent
the sentiments of Europe."
German Armor Plate "Works.
BERLIN. March 5. The entire German
press approves the motion made In the
Reichstag to erect imperial armor plate
works, unless Herr Krupp and the other
great manufacturers reduce the price of
armor plate to the price made to tho
United States, namely, by 400 marks per
ton.
DUTY OX SUGAR.
England May Take It Off the Free
List.
LONDON, March 5. The Chancellor of
the Exchequer, said a prominent mem
ber of the House of Commons to a rep
resentative of the Associated Press to
night, will probably Introduce a duty on
sugar In tho forthcoming budget, and will
perhaps add a countervailing duty. A
member of the ministry saldi
"I can only say that this serious de
parture from England's historic princi
ples of free trade- Is under discussion, as
the provisions of the budget are religious
ly kept secret until announced in the
House of Commons. "However, if .sugar
Is not taken oft tho free list, there will
be a large number of disappointed Con
servatives r on the other hand, the Intro
duction of such a movement would meet
with the most fierce opposition of the
present Liberal and old-time champions
of free trade. The movement In favor of
such a step Is due, first, to the almost ut
ter decay of England's 'refining Industry;
secondly, to the careful study of the suc
cess ot American sugar under the present
system, and, third, to the dire necessity
of the government to raise funds by other
means than Increasing the already enor
mous direct taxation. For some time an
influential committee of the House of
Commons has been dealing' with the sub
ject. After the recent controversy be
tween Russia and the United States over
sugar, the committee decided to make the
subject one of debate In the House of
Commons March 4. James Reid, mem
ber of tho House of Commons from
Greenock, the center of the sugar-refining
industry, was appointed spokesman, but
at the last moment Mr. Balfour was
obliged to cancel his consent In conse
quence of the necessity of devoting all
the House's time to the debate on sup
plies. DUTCH ROYAL COUPLE.
Wllhelralaa and the Prince Consort
at Amsterdam.
AMSTERDAM, March 5. Queen Wllhel
mina and the Prince Consort entered this
city in state "today. The royal party
was received by tht principal authorities
and conducted to the roal pavilion, where
had gathered a brilliant array of officials,
including the Governor of the province of
Northern Holland, and high military, na
val, judicial and civil dignitaries.
The Burgomaster of Amsterdam deliv
ered an address of welcome. The proces
sion in state carriages and escorted by
troops then traversed the streets of the
capital, which, In spite of the rain, were
packed with throngs of enthusiastic sub
jects. The route to the palace was lined
by (he civic guards and troops from the
garrison. Salutes were fired as the pro
cession advanced, and the progress of the
royal party was signalled by the ringing
of church bells.
The Queen and the Prince Consort were
evidently greatly pleased at the enthu
siasm of the reception, and bowed un
ceasingly to the crowds along the line of
march. At the palace the Queen's mother
awaited her daughter. After this greet
ing Queen Wilhelmlna and the Prince
Consort appeared upon the palace bal
cony. In response to the vociferous cheers
of the throng which had been permitted to
gather In front of the royal residence.
Fight in Austrian Reichsrath.
VIENNA, March 5. Fists were the fea
ture of the session of the Reichsrath
again today. A Czech radical, Zazvorka,
started the uproar by insisting on making
a speech in the Czech language. The act
ing president, Prade, prohibited him from
speaking, whereupon Fressl, a Czech
radical, rushed up to the presidential
chair, snatched the papers from the desk,
and crumpled them into a ball. A mem
ber of the German party, named Malik,
sparng upon FtcbbI and belabored him.
Berger, a pan-German, Joined in the fray
and showered blows upon Fressl. Others
joined in the fighting, and the noise be
came terrific. The combatants were sep
arated and the sitting of the house sus
pended. Three Battle-ships Launched.
LONDON. March S.5 Arrangements had
been made for .the simultaneous launch
ing today of four new warships, the
Montagu, first-class battle-ship of 14,000
tens; the Albermarle, first-class battle
ship of 14,000 tons; the Drake, armored
cruiser, of H.C00 tons, and the Kent, ar
mored cruiser, of SS00 tons, but owing to
the unfavorable weather at Portsmouth
the launching of the Kent had to be
postponed. The Montagu was launched
at Davenport, the Albemarle at Chatham
and the Drake at Pembroke.
Tcleffraph, System Blamed.
COLESBURG, March 5. The blame for
General Dewet's escape Is placed on the
telegraph system rather than on the
commanders pursuing him. It has been
impossible to direct operations by tele
graph and the feeling ia that greater dis
cretion should be allowed commanders in
the field. General Dewet marched five
miles a day faster than the swiftest Brit
ish column. Although the Boers are now
demoralized, it Is believed they will quick
ly recover if they are allowed a'few days'
rest.
Oporto Dispatches Censored.
MADRID, March 5. A Portuguese cen
sor stopped dispatches from Oporto, re
porting that a crowd had destroyed the
Sardoa monastery in, the suburbs of the
twn last Sunday, and that the cavalry
was called out.
Dreyfas Returns to Switzerland.
PARIS, March 5. Alfred Dreyfus re
turned to Switzerland today after a stay
in Paris, during which he corrected the
proof of the book he has completed, en
titled "Five Years of My Life," dealing
with his imprisonment on Devil's Island.
Boers Occupy Pearston.
CRADOCK, Cape Colony, March 4. The
Boers have occupied Pearston, on the
Great Plet River. The British today
arrested the Rev. Mr. Reynecke, a min
ister of the Dutch Reformed Church, un
der martial law.
QUESTION OF INDEMNITY
ROCKIIILL TRYIXG TO HOLD THE
FOREIGX EXVOYS DOTVX.
LI Hnngr Ckang Asks That There Be
Xo More Expeditions Emperor
in Xo Hurry to Rernrn.
WASHINGTON. March 5. Such reports
as reach here from Pekln indicate that the
State Department by no means underesti
mated the difficulties 'that would be ex
perienced in reaching an agreement be
tween the foreign Ministers respecting the
amount of indemnities to be levied upon
the Chinese Government and the method
of collection. Special Commissioner Rock
hill Is doing all he can to restrain the de
mands of the powers to a sum total that
will be within the ability of the Chinese
Government to meet without the destruc
tion of the dynasty and an upheaval that
would result In the Iobs of much territory
by China. It appears, however, that the
demands In their present shape are of an
enormous character, and grave difficulty
is anticipated in securing an amelioration
of the demands. It will not be surprising
if it should become necessary for the pow
ers sincerely desirous or avoiding a par
tition of China to address themselves di
rectly to the foreign officeu of the other
powers, as was done In the case of the
punishment section of the agreement, in
the hope that they may instruct their Min
isters at Pekln on different lines from
those they now are pursuing.
MOHAMMEDAX UPRISIXG.
Revolution in Klanjc Sb Province
Spreading.
VICTORIA, B. C, March 5. Chinese pa
pers reeclved by the Empress of India,
which arrived today, report that in Klang
Su, the Mohammedan revolution, of which
the moving spirit la General Tung Fuh
Slang, Is growing. The court, fearing
that the rebels may Invade Shen Si, Is
talking of moving the capital to Szechuan.
The Chinese Army of the north has been
transferred to Yu Nan and Kwel Chau,
says the North China Dally News, and
General Feng Tset says the southern army
or C0.0C0 has been ordered north to Shen
SI. It Is stated at the Chinese capital
that In the event of peace negotiations
failing, these troops are to be . pitted
against the allies.
The Japan Gazette says:
"By order of the Governor of Shan
Tung, large posters .have been put up at
Che Foo, the contents of which are as
follows: 'Pastors and priests are Invited
to return to their various stations, the
magistrates to receive them and escort
them from district to district. Should
there in the future be outbreaks against
the Christians, similar to those of the
past few months, magistrates over the
districts which are disturbed are to be
cashiered. The magistrate who keeps his
district peaceful one year la to get a good
mark; of peaceful for three years, they
he is to be recommended for promotion.
The gentry of the districts which remain
peaceful for one year are to get a good
mark; of peaceful for three yetrs, they
are to get buttons. Goods looted must
be restored; if not restored within a cer
tain period, the holders are to be treated
as having received the stolen property.
Goods that cannot be restored must be
paid for In money.' "
Shan Tung missionaries are planning to
return to their stations after the Chinese
New Year.
Advices were received that much war
like preparations were going on in Japan,
and the Nlchi Shimbun says In this con
nection that two cruisers are to be built
at Yosokuko and Kttre and four destroy
ers at Yoskuko and four In England to
Increase the Japanese Navy"
A European power is alleged to have
seized the island of Han To.
An explosion took place in one of the
coal mines at Yubarl on the 12th, 17 men
being killed and two badly hurt.
Pirates on the West River, near Can
ton, recently attacked a European house
boat. They killed a Chinese boatman and
severely wounded Mr. Brockhurst and
Mr. Spalinger, European passengers.
In Slnan, because of the famine, vil
lagers are eating human flesh.
The steamer Tomsu Maru has been lost
near Amoy. No lives' were lost. The
steamer KayoJIma Maru foundered in the
Gulf of Pe Chi LI, two of her crew being
drowned.
LI HUXG CHANG'S REQUESTS.
Among Other Things He Asks That
Xo More Expeditions Be Sent Out.
PEKIN, March 5. General Yin Shang,
by order of Li Hung Chang, wrote to
Count von Waldersee, making the follow
ing requests:
"If it be possible there be no expedi
tions; give permission to the Chinese
troops to remain within 10 miles of the
allies for the purpose of preventing crime
by Boxers and robbers; direct the allied
troopB. while searching for and punishing
robbers and Boxers, to ask assistance of
the Chinese officials; prevent native
Christians from making extortionato
claims which the missionaries often help
to enforce."
To this communication Count von Wal
dersee sent the following reply:
"The headquarters staff of the allied
army cannot enter into an agreement to
undertake no more expeditions, but must
reserve the right to act according to cir
cumstances." If no general conditions, political or
otherwise, arise, like the appearance of
bands of robbers, or the behavior of the
Chinese regular troops, that would neces
sitate expeditions. Count von ' Waldersee
Is Inclined to agree to the request of Li
Hung Chang to have no more expeditions.
The local authorities will be asked to as
certain the names of the guilty, so far as
possible. Indemnities to native Christians
or missionaries will be settled in future
by the mutual agreement of the diplo
mats. The daily committee meetings of the
Ministers deal with the legation quarters,
the forms of assessing indemnities, and
the question of ceremonies in connection
with audiences of the Emperor. An im
proved railway service Is promised within
the next 10 days.
May Not Return to Pekln.
LONDON, March 6. The Reuter Tele
gram Company has received the following
telegram from Pekln, dated March 5:
"Inquiry concerning the reports of Em
peror Kwang Hsu's return elicited assur
ances from Chinese officials that he had
not the remotest intention to leave Slnan
Ku while the present situation continued,
and that, if the powers persisted in forti
fying the legation quarter, It was ex
tremely probable that the court would
never return to Pekln. The .Chinese ap
peal regarding the latter question points
out that if forts are constructed five of
the chief boards, namely, war, rites, civil
appointments, civil works and revenue,
will be swept away, as well as one of the
most sacred temples in the empire, con
taining the ancestral tablets of the pres
ent dynasty. The Ministers of the powers
are still discussing this appeal and the
question of defenses, but have arrived
at no decision, owing to the divergence of
views."
Chinese Troops Located.
BERLIN, March 5. The War Office has
received the following message from
Count von Waldersee, dated Pekin,
March : '
"A patrol of 25, under Lieutenant Wal
meich, located a strong force of Chinese
troops west of Suan Kan, the Germans
losing three killed and one wounded. Colo
nel Ledebur was dispatched today with
four companies from Pao Ting Fu to clear
Ansuling Pass as far as the great wall
and permanently "to guard the pass."
Count von Waldersee has ordered troops
to occupy Chan Ting. 23 kilos north of
Pekin. where the Boxers are active.
Qnestlen ot Legation Quarters.
PEKIN, March 5. The next general
meeting of tha Ministers will consider the
protests of the Chinese Plenipotentiaries
regarding the Legation quarters now es
tablished In Chinese public buildings. The
British and Russians have taken the
Board of Public Works, Board of Revenue
and Board of Ceremonials. The Italians
have taken the Emperor's personal tem
ple of worship. Fire has destroyed the
greater part of the temple in the Em
peror's Summer palace. Fortunately, the
effigy of Buddha, weighing 600 tons, was
not Injured.
The Japanese troops are preparing to
leave In transports now on their way to
Taku. The river" Is now safely open and
there Is no danger of aliother frost".
In an edict, the Emperor annuls all
decrees and reports rendered from June
20 to August 14, 1900. In order that no
trace of them be preserved In history.
China's Appeal A?alnt Rnssln.
LONDON, March 5. "Russia, having
demanded a prompt ratification of the
Manchurian agreement by Emperor
Kwang Hsu, the Chinese Government
wired its Ministers abroad, asking for
Interposition," says the Pekln corres
pondent of the Morning Post. "Great
Britain, Germany, Italy. Austria-Hungary
and Japan have threatened to take action
against China If she permits Russia's
dictation. The Washington Government,
which Is the most friendly to Russia, may
persuade her to forego a protectorate over
Manchuria as a preventive of encroach
ments by other powers leading to the dls
lntegretion of China."
THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
English
Comment
on McKlnley's
Speech.
LONDON, March B. Commenting upon
the Inaugural address of President Mc
Klnley, the Dally Chronicle remarked:
"Time in its progress creates burdens
for us all. To ignore them is not to annul
them. America, definitely, though perhaps
unconsciously, embarked on an expansion
policy when she declared war on Spain.
Today she only recognized, through the
mouth of her President, the logical out
come of her own act."
The Morning Post said:
"The splendid commercial strides
made during the last three years are re
sults memorable fo any time, but the
more signal because they seem to prom
ise still greater advantage for National
Industry in the near future.
"If he succeeded in Inducing the Repub
lican party to regard the control of an
nexed regions like Porto Rico, or pro
tected lands like Cuba as something out
side the ordinary conflict of pariy, ha
will have laid a good foundation for the
exercise of that Influence which naturally
belongs to a nation so powerful and so
intelligent as the American Republic.
The sonorous phrases In which this Is
urged upon them is admirably chosen
to attract the popular support."
Tho afternoon papers here today make
little comment on the inauguration. The
Pall Mall Gazette thinks that the
"speech, with its strong note of empire,
contains a lesson for British pro-Boers."
It adds that "A true empire-maker spoke
on the subject of Cuba."
The Westminster Gazette finds that the
term "close friendship" applied to Cuba
as an alternative to annexation is decid
edly interesting.
German. Press Comment.
BERLIN, March 6. President McKIn
ley's Inaugural address has not yet been
commented upon by many of the German
papers. The National Zeltung, however,
says: "The mere fact that the President
mentioned reciprocity treaties proves that
there exists a strong, liberal .current."
The Berliner Tageblatt Bays: "Accent
uating reciprocity Is a clear hint that the
United States will strive to enlarge their
foreign market, hut will sooner relinquish
new commercial treaties if full reciproclty-l
is not granetd. This will hardly meet
the approval of our agrarians, who think
the "United States will never dare under
take a tariff war.' The Tageblatt disap
proves the passage in the address dealing
with China, Cuba and the Philippines.
The Lokal Anzeiger describes tho
United States as "threatening economic
and political dangers for old Europe,"
and then, referring to the address, says:
"President McKlnley has disappointed the
world. The China and tariff passages of
the address are general phrases, and the
Cuba and Philippine passages are op
timistic and self-deluding."
The Vosslsche Zeltung says: "We see
traces that the United States will not
follow high protectionism hereafter, as it
will no longer be possible when the United
States has become emphatically an ex
porting industrial country; but President
McKlnley will hold all tho United States
has recently acquired by Imperialism."
Paris Comment.
PARIS, March 6. La Gaulols, dealing
with President McKinley's Inaugural ad
dress, says: "Dally It becomes more plain
that President McKlnley tends at the
present time to repudiate the policy of ex
pansion and Imperialism, and to return
to the moderation which accords better
with his temperament and Ideas."
Delegate Wilcox Wa Surprised.
NEW YORK, March 5. Robert W. Wil
cox, the delegate from Hawaii, and a na
tive Hawaiian, Is quoted In a Washington
special to the World as saying ot the In
augural ceremonies:
"The inauguration of President. McKln
ley was one of the grandest pageants I
have ever witnessed. I had no Idea of the
vastness of the United States until F saw
the Inaugural parade today. L was told
that the troops In line represented only a
small portion of those which could be
commanded. If necessary. Everywhere
there was evidence of the strength, of the
American Government. I am exceedingly
glad to have seen such a sight, and shall
remember it as long as I live."
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to V. H. Putros, a railroad man who has
arrived here from South America, the
warfare now In progress in Colombia, is
now characterized by brutality on both
sides. In the far Interior, says Mr. Put
ros, the Federals, before being driven out,
slaughtered every person that fell into
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At Chlnipa, a body of adherents of M.iro
Tquln, while retreating, came upon an inn
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