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THE SUNDAY OEEGONIASf, PORTLAND, JANUARY 7, 1900.
rropoFmpt
Incidents of the Present Con
flict in Solith Africa.
BATTLES UNDER,A: BURNING SUN
Graphic Description of nn'Early Sor
tie Prom 31afeltlng; Hour the
People of Ladysmith Live.
LONDON", Bee 30. "The men -were
crowding around the engines In line, of
fering the drivers- fabulous prices for a
cup of -water," -writes the Globe corre
spondent ?3esci3blng ihetclose-of the bat
tle at EnsMn, "but it -was useless. The
drivers had been theratened with court
martial If they supplied any, as there was
great difficulty in keeping a sufficient sup
ply for itiie engines. I saw one soldier
lying -fiat on the line under an engine,
catching a few drops in his, mouth from a
steam pipe."
Such extracts as this firom-the mailed
descriptions of the fighting in South Af
rica give some faint idea of the conditions
under which it is betmr carried on. Be
lated s these letters are by the time they J tenfcon than that of November 17, at
they happen, daily elsewhere tharLin be
sieged tow&s, tand make tf best of a
inelancholygsltuatlon." " &
Soldlera'JFlsS't at Mo'dSer Rigpx. '
Of the hard fight at Modder River, the
Globe correspondent says;
"On the plain were numerous., jwhlte
crosses which we subsequently discovered
were marked -ranges set out by the Bocks
previously. The fighting line on both sides
extended six miles, and there was inces-r:
sant fusillade and cannonade for 12 hours.
The Boers were never seen by us; none of
the officers and men to whom 1 have spok
en since, saw a Boer. It is certainly mar
velous how they always manage to hide
themselves."
Of the same battle the Daily News
correspondent writes:
"Modder River was a soldier's fight.
Grit, doggedness and pride of caste made
us masters of the trenches. For 16 hours
,the battle raged. For 16 hours, on a bar
ren plain, thelnfantry advanced by short
rushes in the sweltering heat to shoot and
get shot. For 16 hours the artillery. Inno
cent of. that shejte? which tacticians in
books lay down as absolutely necessary,
pounded away at their invisible'' foe. The
wounded fell out and were, in most cases,
left, for the stretcher-bearers did not dare
to enter the zone of Arc. Each wounded
man was made a mark for the enemy's
riflemen. The wounded were useful for
the Boers. They took sighting shots at
them and got the range perfectly."
Criticism of the British. Artillery.
Among the many criticisms of the Brit
ish artillery, none has attracted more at
THE .HEARING IS. CLOSED
FDTAL ARGUMENTS IN' THE ROBERTS
WTVESTIGATIOtf .
-TolcinET of Testimony .Begnn in- the
Case of - Senator Clark, of
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.Montana.
appear in English papers, they throw
much needed light iipon the situation so
barrenly reported over the censored ca
bles. It was the heat that drove the
British soldiers to drink gratefully from
the oxh-autet pipe of an engine after seven
hours fighting at Ensiin, where they lost
175 killed and wounded.
Surgeon MaMns, formerly of St
Thomas hospital, writes under date of
The field hospital at Orange River; "Dur
ing an eight days stay, some COD wounded
men have passed through the hands of
the Royal medical army corps here. In
one night alone 300 patients arrived from
the fight at Modder River. Yesterday the
thermometer registered 125 degrees in
some of the tents.
"The distance from here -to the main
hospitals at Wynberg, Which'- takes 2S
hours, emphasizes the difficulties due to
the immense length of the line of com
cnumowtion. The majority of the wounds
have been inflicted by the "Mauser or Lee
Metford bullets, and a small proportion
by "Martini bullets, and large projectiles.
A wounded Boer referred to the Xee-Met-ford
as a 'gentlemanly bullet," and this
remark is equally applicable to the Mau
ser. The weunde made by them are small.
dean, and little disposed to suppurate.
Those bullets met with have been little
deformed tialess they have struck stones
before entering, and I "have seen no single
instance which wouM suggest either flat
tened or so-called explosive bullets among
the wounded here."
An Early Sortie From MafoJtln;?.
Prom MafeMng, tinder date of October
26, the Times correspondent in that be
leaguered plaoe vividly describes a night
eortig by Captain Ftzolarence, with 55
men of the Protectorate regiment, and
Lieutenant Murray, with 25 men of the
Oape police.
"Shortly after 11 o'clock," writes the
correspondent, "Captain FItzclarence and
his men. started on their perilous under
taking. In the faint light of the night
we could see their figures silently hurry
ing across the veldt. In the blue haze
of the distance a black blur betokened
the position of the enemy, and it seemed
that at any moment the hoarse challenge
of the Boer outposts would give the alarm.
The Tuen crept on, slightly in extended
form, holding themselves in readiness for
the supreme moment. The silence was in
tense. The heavy gloom, the wistful noises
of the veldt at night, the shadowy patches
,in the hush, all seemed to heighten the
teii&Dri of one's nerves. In a little while
our imon were witiiin a few yards of the
enemy; then each fixed his bayonet to
his rifle, and as the blades rang home upon
their sockets the gallant band raised a
ringing cheer.
"Instantly the Boer position was gal
vanized into activity; figures showed ev
erywhere; shots rang out, men shouted,
horses stampeded, and the confusion which
reigned supreme gave to our men one 1
vital moment in which to hurl -themselves
across the intervening space,
Ladysmith, by the Standard's war corre
spondent Summing up, this correspon
dent says:
"The disadvantages under which we
have labored have been demonstrated re
peatedly. At Eland's laagte, two officers
and two men of the first field battery were
wounded at a range beyond that at which
they could fire shrapnel. Except In rec
onnaissances, our field guns are useless
as long as the siege lasts. The Boer shrap
nel is fused for 500 yards, whereas our
fuse ceases to be effective at 400 yards.
"The meaning of this will be clear when
I say that for 1100 yards, or nearly three
quarters of a mile, our artillery are ex
posed to the fire of a practically invisible
enemy without being able to fire a really
effective shot in self-defense. Our equip
ment is unduly heavy. Our guns carry
too much weight, The double teams that
brought the Twenty-first battery to Eland's
laagte, a distance of 15 to 16 miles, had
not an ounce left In them. This Is the
first time that the British army has faced
modern artillery, and the lessons to be
learned will be of the greatest value. Al
ready we have discovered that with the
aid of smokeless powder and long ranges
the enemy may be invisible, and that when
he is raining shells and shot upon us
days may pass without disclosing the po
sition of some of his guns and howitzers.
The Boer has an advantage, if not in his
Mauser rifle, which many experts in our
rmy now declare to be more accurate and
trustworthy than the Lec-Metford, at any
rate in the possession of field glasses."
BELGIUM'S REatlEST.
Ignorance of the Traditional Atti
tude of the United States.
NEW YORK". Jan. 6. A special to the
Tribune from "Washington says:
It is pointed out at the state,department
that the4)opuIar movement ".reported in
press dispatches "from "Belgium", having In
view a petition to President McKinley, ask
ing him to offer mediation to the belliger
ents in South Africa is altogether misdi
rected and exhibits a painful ignorance of
the American policy of abstention from
Intruding in matters which are none of this
country's business.
It is suggested that sucn a petition could
have no direct Influence in the direction of
terminating "hostilities If it ,1s proposed to
j Induce the United States to take the initia
tive toward securing an American cable
settiement'of the quarrel. .Both belllger-
j ents are already presumably aware of the
historical attitude of the United States,
shown as late as the war between China
and Japan, in always being ready to use
Its good office to avold'or end strife when
the invitation comes from both disputants,
not from one alone, and not from a mere
outsider.
Great Britain and the South African re
publics are aware that the president will
accept promptly and with pleasure any
Then there ' suggestion of mediation that came from
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. When the Rob
erts committee resumed its session today,
Roberts went on with his argument, be
gun yesterday. He reviewed the action of
the constitutional convention of Utah,
urging that this carried out the require
ments of congress for the" admission of
Utah as a state, namely, that polygamous
marriages should no longer be contracted.
In particular, Roberts contended there was
no requirement by congress or In. the con
stitutional convention that previously con
tracted matrimonial associations should be
interrupted.
In the course of his argument, Roberts
said he had observed that the ladles in
volved in this question of plural wives
were quite generally received in the circles
of Gentile ladies in Utah. He vehemently
denounced what he characterized as the
sensational crusade made against him,
and also the effort to arouse public feel
ing by saying the American home "was
in danger." "If necessary," he exclaimed,
"I could call attention to ten thousand
evils which threaten the country without
going to the state of Utah."
In closing, Roberts said that the pa
triotism of the Mormon church toward the
country could not be questioned. When a
fund was raised for the survivors of the
battle-ship Maine, the Mormon church had
contributed one-fifth of the entire amount.
When the country's authority in the Phil
ippines -was questioned, "Utah's guns, han
dled by Utah men, had been In the fore
front of the fray."
Schroeder, the Gentile representative,
stated that no further point would bo
made on .Roberts' naturalization papers,
as it was desired to exclude him from
congress specifically and solely on the
ground of his being a polygamlst. After
the arguments closed, members of the com
mittee attached some importance to the
question asked by Chairman Taylfcr, of
Roberts, relative to the latter being amen
able while In the District of Columbia to
the Edmunds act It is understood special
attention may be given by the committee
to this feature.
At 12:30, the arguments on both sides
were closed, and the committee went Into
executive session. At the executive ses
sion it was decided to close the hearing
and tho testimony, unless ex-Secretary
Carlisle desired to be heard further. The
committee then adjourned until 10 A. M.
next Wednesday. There was no vote or
other action on the final disposition ofthe
case.
He was a student at the Texas state uni
versity, and. claims to have wealthy rela
tives'in 'Mason, Tex. He denied all knowl
edge of the hold-up.
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RAILROAD COMBINATION.
QOEBR PARTY- RULES
was a loud crash, for, as it happened,
many of our men were nearer the en
trenchments than had been anticpated, and
their" charge had precipitated them upon
eome sheets of corrugated iron which the
Boers had torn from the grandstand of
the race course for protection from the
rain.
"With our men upon the parapet of the
trench a few rapid volleys were flred
into the enemy who, taken completely by
surprise, Tvere altogether demoralized.
Those in the first trenches seemed to have
"been petrified by fright. Where they were,
they remained, disabled -with, bayonet,
knocked senseless with the rifle butt, or
shot dead. Captain FItzclarence himself,
wdth magnificent gallantry and swdrds
manship, killed four of flie enemy with his
sword, his men plying their bayonets
strenuously the whiie.
"Th's was the first trench, and as the
lighting grew "hotter some little memory
of their earlier boasts inspired the Boers
to make a stand. They fought well.
Commandant Botha told Lieutenant Mon
crieff, who had charge of the flag party
that arranged for an armistice this morn
ing, that lie thought at least 1000 men
had been moved against his position.
"After the .first fury had been expended
our men charged at the -bayonet point right
across the line of trenches. It was In this
charge that the Boers lost heavily. As.
soon as the squadron reached the extrem
ity of the Boer position their movement
-was covered by the flanking Are of the
Cape poHce, which added still further to
the perplexities of the enemy. The galling
fire of the police disturbed them for some
time longer than was required in the
actual retirement of the force. The Bpers
Iwd been unnerved by the onslaught of
the men, and a feature of the hours
w&Jch elapsed between the nnal withdraw
al of our force from the scene of conflict
and the advent of dawn was the heavy
firing of the enemy, who still continued
discharging useless voHeys into space. The
loss to us in tho encounter had been six
killed, ten wounded and two of our men
taken prisoners, bat the gravity of the
loss which the enemy sustained can be
most surely measured by the fact that
until a late hour this afternoon thev o.aulA
not find the spirit to resume the bombard
ment. It is said in camp here that 300
Beers will have reason to remember the
charge of the Protectorate regiment."
They Live In Caves at Ladysmith.
The doings of the besieged at Ladysmith
Jiavo been fully described by recent let
ters. If the Boers continue seriously to
hem -in and continuously to bombard
"White's force, the besieged promise to
become full-fledged cave-dwellers for, ac
cording to the Daily News' correspondent
at Ladysmith, the prevalent tendency
there is to burrow.
"Some people," writes the authority,
"having spent much time and patient la
bor in making burrows for themselves,
And life there o Intolerably; monotonous
that they peeler to'take hie 'chances above
ground. Others pass wacijo days with
-wives and farmiies-'-or In -solitary misery
-where there is not light -enough to read
or work, scarcely -showlnga 'head outside
from sunrise to sunset They may be seen
trooping away from fragile, tin-roofed
houses half an hour before daybreak,
-carrying children in their arms or a cat
or monkey or a goose or a cage of pet
birds, and they come back similarly laden
when the night gets too dim for gunners
to -go on shooting. These would be a
touch of humor 4n all ibis 1 jt1 were not
so deeply pathetic2nrfts-glQse association
with possible teageflieg.'-One never, Imows
where or at what hour a stray shell or
ephnter will fall, and it is pitiful some
times to hear cries for dolly from a prat
ting mite, who may herself be father
less or motherless tomorrow. We think as
little as pos3b!e of such things, putting
them from us with the light comment that
both of them, but up to this time neither
of these governments has given the slight
est intimation that it desires anything but
strict neutrality from the United Stages.
It is true that just before hostilities began,
President Steyn, of the Orange Free State,
through his consul-general at New York,
Mr. Pierce, desired the friendly Interven
tion of President McKInley In the hope of
averting war, but no concurrent request of
a similar nature came from England, and
the president therefore abstained Srom
volunteering his good offices where they
apparently would have been unwelcome.
Since that time no suggestion of a desire
to arbitrate or put an end to fighting has
been manifested, however guardedly, to
this government by the countries con
cerned, and reports to the contrary are au
thoritatively characterized as false.
It 's probable that should Great Britain
indicate her wish to have the president at
tempt a peaceful solution of the difficul
ty, the American consul at Pretoria would
promptly ask President Kruger if he de
sired to unite in the request. This pro
cedure is made possible by President
Steyn's earlier request, and by the state
department's declination to receive Gen
eral O'BIerne, who was understood to be
charged with powers .from Pretoria to ask
for mediation In the event of England's be
ing willing to leave the dispute to ar
oitration. Officially, it is said, the United
States cannot bring to the attention of the
British government a Boer request for me
diation, though It is not doubted that Eng
land would become aware of such a re
quest as soon as it was made, and would
immediately have an opportunity to mako
an identical proposition.
A PORTUGUESE STATEMENT.
Diplomatic Understanding: With. Eng
land and Germany.
LISBON, Jan. 6. A semiofficial note to
the press regarding the Anglo-German
agreement has just been issued. It is as
follows;
"The British and German governments,
having previously reached an agreement
between themselves, informed Portugal
that in the event of her contraction of a
large loan for the purpose of reorganizing
the finances, the two governments were
disposed to guarantee the success of the
operation. At the same time the govern
ments of Great Britain and Germany as
sured Portugal that the basis of .the agree
ment between them was the recognition
of the integrity of the Portuguese colonial
dominions and the legitimacy of Portu
guese sovereignity over the Portuguese
possessions.
"They further suggested that In the
event of Portugal accepting the proposi
tion concerning the loan, the latter should
be guaranteed the colonial and customs re
ceipts. The Portuguese government then
declared that it had no need of such a
loan, and, according x to our information,
has no such need to the present day."
British Columbia's Offer.
VICTORIA, B. C., Jan. 6. The British
Columbia government and legislature
unite in indorsing the decision to proffer
a company of 20Q mounted scouts, equipped
and delivered at Halifax, or any other
named place of debarkation, for South Af
rican service. Each will be provided with
a picked saddle-ihorse, first-class saddle,
uniform, rifle and revolver, the outlay in
volved being $250 per man, or 50,000 for the J
corps.
At the reassembling of the legislature on
Monday J. H, Turner, the opposition lead
er, win present a want or connaence mo
tion, upon which it is hoped to defeat the
Semlin ministry. All depends upon Pren
tice, of Llllooet If he votes with the op
position, as Is generally anticipated, the
government is doomed, as It is now carry
ing on business, solely by the speaker's
vote.
THE CLARK INVESTIGATION.
Speaker Stiff, of the Montana House,
Was the First Witness.
WASHINGTON, Jan. C Henry C. Stiff,
speaker of the Montana house of repre
sentatives, was the flrstr witness in the
Clark case before the senate committee
on privileges and elections today. Repre
sentative Campbell, of Montana, ques
tioned Stiff, and his questions were direct
ed to showing that the embarrassed finan
cial condition of State Representative
McLaughlin had been taken advantage of
by Senator Clark to approach him to se
cure his vote, and also that Stiff's own
vote had been Improperly solicited.
Stiff stated that he knew McLaughlin
was in distressed financial circumstances
prior to the meeting of he legislature.
He also stated that he himself had been
approached by William -Bickford, as a
representative of Clark and his support
solicited for the latter. - v
The questions bringing "" out this infor
mation were all objected to by "the de
fense, who insisted" that Clark must be
directly connected with all transactions
with which it was sought to connect his
name. The reply was that his connection
would be shown, over Clark's" signature.
The questioning of Mr. Stiff was direct
ed toward showing that Blckford had
sought to secure Stiff's services to exam
ine the title of property to be purchased
by Clark from McLaughlin for $5,000, part
of the consideration qn McLaughlin's
part being, BJckfprd specified, that Mc
Laughlin should support Clark for the
senate. Stiff testified to the correctness
of this outline, and added that Blckford
had told him that he (Stiff) should re
ceive $500 for his Individual services, when
$5 would have been a good fee; that his
own vote was wanted for Clark, and that
he should be put on Clark's list of at
torneys for a number of years. Blckford
had, in this connection, exhibited a list
of property to be sold by McLaughlin,
with the prices to be paid, which were in
excess of the value of the property, and
this property was afterwards conveyed to
Clark. Stiff also stated that the agree
ment with McLaughlin provided that he
was to be employed by Clark for two
years at $2400 per year, and that Mc
Laughlin had since been employed In this
connection. He also stated that Mc
Laughlin had voted for Clark.
The witness stated that in another con
versation with Blckford a week prior to
the meeting of the legislature, the latter
had offered him $10,000 if he would with
draw from the contest for tho speaker
ship and support Clark for the senator
ship. Stiff also detailed a conversation
with A. B. Cook, ex-state auditor, who
had offered him 520,000 to vote for dark.
"I made no definite reply' said Stiff,
"because I wanted further to Investigate
what was going on. I told 'him that if
Clark really wanted to secure my vote,
he could afford to pay more than $20,000,
and suggested 550.000, saying I did not
want this to be understood as an offer
on my part. Cook said he would see
Clark, and we agreed to meet again that
day. I did not, however, see him again
on this subject."
He also said that, as the speaker In
selecting the committee on investigation
In the Clark matter, he had not known all
the members selected were unfriendly to
Clark. Replying further to questions con
cerning his suggestion of $50,000 aS the
price Clark should pay for his vote, he
said:
"I believe I was perfectly justified in
doing what I did. I considered that a
most outrageous crime was being perpe
trated, and I was willing to act the part
of a detective "
Fred Whiteside, Montana state senator,
testified that he had been approached
prior to and after the meeting of the legis
lature In the Interest of Clark's candidacy
by John Nelll, John B. Wellcome and
Charles W. Clark, a son of the senator.
He had seen Wellcome by appointment in
a room at a hotel at Helena, and had met
there others of Clarke friends. He had
also met Senator Clark, who told him that
Wellcome had spoken favorably of him
(Whiteside).
The first Intimation he had had that his
support of Clark would be to his financial
advantage came from Nelll. Afterwards
Wellcome had told him that his vote for
and support of Clark would be worth $10,
000. He had co-operated With the support
ers of Clark for the purpose of exposing
the corrupt methods which he" was satis
fied were being used to secure Clark's elec
tion. He exhibited a list of the members
of the legislature whom Wellcome and
Senator Clark's son had requested him to
see. They had told him they were willing
to pay $10,030 for any democrat and more
for the vote of J. T. Anderson, of Mea
gher county.
Rumor of a Gigantic Deal Pending
in the East.
NEW YORK, Jan. 6. The Tribune says:
An important railroad conference has
beenln progress" In this city for the last
two days at the Waldorf-Astoria. M. E.
Ingalls, president of the Big Four and
Chesapeake & Ohio systems; Henry Fink,
president of the Norfolk & Western, and
A. J. Cassatt, president of the Pennsyl
vania system, have all been in attendance.
John K. Cowan, president of the Balti
more &; Ohio, is also said to have been
present. One important matter disposed
of .was the rate for hauling coal for the
coming year; but this is said to have
been only an, incident of the meeting.
For some time It has been known that
the Vanderbllt-Morgan interests were in
control of the Big Four and the Chesa
peake & Ohio. There have been persistent
rumors, too, regarding a combination be
tween the Pennsylvania and the Balti
more & Ohio systems, and of these two
roads with the Vanderbilt systems. A
man usually -well Informed said that ho
had been given to understand that in
the near future a great combination would
be effected and that the following roads
would be in it:
The Boston & Maine, which, as it owns
the road, also means the Maine Central,
north 6f Boston; the New York, New
Haven & Hartford, which on account of
its intimate traffic relationship with the
Pennsylvania could not woll stand aloof,
and the Boston & Albany, now controlled
by the New York Central these roads
practically covering the field of New Eng
land. Besides these the speaker named
the Pennsylvania, the Baltimore & Ohio,
the C. & O., the Big Four, the Norfolk
& Western, and the New York Central
system, Including tho ' Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern, and the Michigan
Central, as well as the Nickel Plate and
West Shore. He added that he was not
Informed as to what the exact form of
the combination would be whether it
would amount to actual consolidation or
not but it would certainly be of such a
nature as to prevent future competition
and a consequent cutting of freight and
passenger rates. This, he thought, how
ever, was only the beginning, and it was
his" conviction that other roads may be
taken in later, both in the South and
West
For two or three days there have been
persistent rumors in Wall street that a
railroad combination of the first magni
tude was Impending, but there has been
much mystery as to the identity of the
roads concerned. A year ago the New
York Central interests secured control of
tho Rutland railroad. The Rutland road
Is intimately connected with the Fltch-
hurg, and later the New York Central
made overtures toward obtaining a' lease
of the latter property. These negotiations
were not successful, and the Central made
an arrangement whereby it obtained con
trol of the Boston & Albany on a long
lease. Advices from Boston quote the
president of the Boston & Maine as ad
mitting that his road-was in negotiation
for the leasing of the Fltchburg. With
the Fltchburg, the Boston & Maine would
have a western outlet from Boston.
But Wall-street opinion has coincided
with the view of the Tribune's Informant,
that the Boston & Maine was soon to
pass under the control of the New York
Central. There remains in Nrew Eng
land the big New York, New Haven &
Hartford road, which, although it may not
be taken .over by any other company is
still not likely to be a disturber of har
mony, for J. Plerpont Morgan and Sena
tor ,Depew are among Its directors, and
another is William Rockefeller, who re
cently entered the New York Central,
Doard"eMqreover, 'the 'New "Haven road
1" in ' close" business relations with the
Pennsylvania, between which systems and
the New York Central a compact of
amity exists.
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RUN ON A BANK. -
ADOPTED BY THE UPPER HOUSE OF
THE., KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE.
Resolution Adopted Providing: .for
..Contempt Proceedings. Against ,
,"VVhallcn and Ryan.
Small Goncern In New Jersey Forced
to Suspend.
NEW YORK, Jan. 6. The Union County
bank, of Rahway, N. J., today placed a
notice on its door announcing that it
had been compelled to suspend, "owing
to the "unusual demand made upon it by
depositors, but that there is good reason
to believe that depositors will be paid In
full soon as the bank can realize on its
Investments," The bank has been paying
S per cent dividends on a capital of $40,000.
It Is a state institution, and has a sur
plus of $25,000.
After the difficulties of the Middlesex
County bank, of Portham, N. J., which
was robbed by Its cashier, George VM.
Valentine, there was some evidence of
timidity on the part of the depositors of
the Union County bank, as-President Ed
ward F. Savage had been Valentine's law
yer, and the vice-president of the Union
County bank, Mulford D. Valentine, was
an uncle of the defaulting cashier of the
Middlesex County bank. It was known
.for several days that the bank accounts
-Were under investigation, and this brought
on a run. It Is said about $30,000 was
paid out yesterday, and there were still
many depositors waiting to draw out
money when the bank closed for the
day. i . .
The directors held a meeting late, ys
terday, and as an outcome it was decide
not to open the bank today. To all in
quiries the officers of the bank stated that
the notice Issued by Deputy Commission
er Johnson contained about all the in
formation that at present could be madp
public regarding the suspension.
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ANOTHER "NATIONAL PARK.
FRANKFORT, Ky., Jan. 6. The senate
was tho only branch of the. legislature in
session today, but what promised to be a
dull session proved to be "the liveliest yet
held by that body- After adopting a reso
lution providing fofr contempt proceedings
against John Whallen and Charles Ryan
for alleged attempt to bribe Senator Har
jell, the rules for. government of tho two
houses in 3oint session, prepared by the
democratic steering committee and fath
ered by the committee on rules, were re
ported and adopted after a bitter fight.
The antl-Goebel democrats In the house so
.far have not shown their hand, and have
acquiesced In everything proposed by the
majority, but the republican leaders say
the combined antl-Goebel forces will stand
together qn the fight against the rules as
proposed by the senate, and the light will
at least be made interesting. The chief
feature of the rules Is that the speaker of
the house is made the presiding officer In
the Joint assembly, a right which Lieutenant-Governor
Marshall declares 4s con
ferred op Mm alone by the constitution.
Senators Thomas and Greenshaw jointly
filed the information citing J. H. Whallen
and Charles Ryan to appear before the
senate on a statutory proceeding charging
them with attempting to bribe Senator
Harrell. The penalty upon conviction la
a fine of $15,000, confinement In jail during
the session of the legislature, and for
feiture of, suffrage. A similar charge will
be filed in the house, and a joint commit
tee to Investigate the charge Is asked.
Senator Barrett (rep.) moved an amend
ment to Investigate whether Senator Har
rell or any other member promised to vote
on the contests or other questions before
the senate in consideration of promises
of appointment to office for himself or
other persons.
The resolution providing for tho investi
gating committee, with the amendments
Included, was- adopted unanimously.
Senator Howard (rep ) offered a resolu
tion for a special committee ta- investigate J
Senator Harrell. In support of the resolu
tion he said that "if the charge of agree
ing to accept a bribe 'is proved, Harrell
is ineligible to a seat in the senate, and
Is no gentleman." He asked that a non
partisan committee be appointed, so that
Harrell might be vindicated If he Is inno
cent and not whitewashed by a committee
created for that purpose.
Senator Carter (dem.) said the resolu
tion already adopted, providing for the
Whallen-Ryan investigation, carried with
it an investigation of Harrell. The point
of order was made that In order to inves
tigate" Harrell separately, formal charges
iriust be filed, as in the case of Whallen
and Ryan, and Howard withdrew his
resolution.
Tho senate took up the report of the
joint committee on rules, which provides
that the speaker of the house, and not
the lieutenant-governor, shall preside at all
joint sessions. This arrangement, if
adopted, will mako Speaker Trimble
(dem ) the presiding officer when the gov
ernorship contest is heard. The senate
adopted the report of the committee. The
vote was: Ayes, 20; noes, 14.
Lieutenant-Governor Marshall, before
he put the vote, said: "I deem it my
duty to state to the senate that I very
much doubt whether It is in the power of
the senate to limit or prescribe the duties
which devolve upon me as a constitutional
officer." v
,The joint rules are yet to be adopted in
the house.
Judge Caritrjll today entered ans order
granting the injunction prayed for by
Election Commissioners Poyntz and Ful
ton, restraining Mackay and Cochran,
Governor Taylor's appointees, from quali
fying and acting. The court, after grant
ing the Injunction, entered an order set
ting it aside and giving the right to ap
peal, stating that he thought the case of
such importance that It should bo passed
on by a'court of last resort. This gives
the democratic commissioners the selection
of the Judge before whom the case shall
be heard? in the court of appeals.
tired of Catarrh
After 20 Years
rtKjjijljyjfjjjjx
MRi POLLY EVANS, A LIFE-LONG FRIEND OF PE-RU-NA.
The Society of Friends embraces a ; hospitable, sweet-spirited and gentle peo
membershlp of about SO.00O. At present ,, p!e. They universally wear plain, unob-
xrusive cioimng. not so mucn for uniform-
Hold-Up in San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. G Martin van
Leaaven, a Ninth-street drygoods dealer,
was held up and shot by a robber Qn -Mission
street last night. Two shots were
flred, but without serious" results". The
alleged highwayman was captured by two
men on horseback, wbo were passing at
tho time. He is a soldier, giving the name
of Frank Moody. Ho says he fought in
the Philippines and recently re-enlisted.
Plan for a Reserve at Headwaters of
' aiisssisolppi.
ST. PAUL, Jan. 6. General C. C. An
drews has prepared a bill "to bring about
an arrangement with the Chippewa Indians
for obtaining certain reservations, for the
proposed Northern Minnesota National
Park, at the headwaters of the Mississippi
river. The territory proposed to he taken
comprises 611,592 acres of land, and 214,470
acres of water, the Cass lake, Chippewa,
L-eech lake and Lake Winnebago reserva
tion. Under the act of qongress of January 14,
1SS9, the Indians ceded the reservation to
the United States with the understanding
that the reservation would be surveyed,
that the "pine lands" thereon should be
established and offered for sale to the
highest bidder, in 40-acre tracts, and that
all other lands except such as might be
allotted to individual Indians should be
regarded as agricultural lands and sold to
actual settlers, the proceeds of all sales to
be paid into the treasury of the United
States to the credit of the Indians. If the
reservations shall bo perpetually held a3
a national park. It is expected that' the
forests thereon will be managed on forestry
principles that the mature timber will be
cut and sold from time to time, thereby
promoting the water supply of the Mis
sissippi river.
The bill authorizes the president to ap
point three commissioners to negotiate with
the Indians and agree upon a sum to be
paid for the land.
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Suicide of a. Newspaper Man.
ST, PAUL, Jaiu'C A man bqlineved to
be Charles Sutton, editor of theiLogans
part, Ind., Dally Reporter, committed sui
cide tonight by shooting himself In the
head. He was en route home from a trip
to the Pacific coast No reason is known
for the suicide.
JACKSON DAY BANQUET.
Bryantlxe Chief Orator at the Chl-
cago Dinner.
CHICAGO, Jan. 6. Six hundred demo
crats gathered in the banquet hall of the
Tremont house tonight to observe "Jack
son day" in an appropriate manner. Hon.
William J. Bryan was the honored guest
and chief orator of the occasion. The
commencement of the banquet was late,
and it was nearly midnight when tno
orators were In full swing. Mr. Bryan's
address was the last on the list. Mayor
Harrison, of Chicago, acted as toastmas
ter. On the pending currency bill, Mr.
Bryan said:
'"The currency bill fastens us to tho
financial systems of the Old World, ana
subjects us to all the disturbances which
affect them, while It places the control or
the volume of paper money in the hands or
a bank trust, which will 'be as merciless
to the people of this country as" Weyler
was to 'the reconcentradoes. The fight
for bimotallsm at the ratio of 16 to 1 has
not been lost. The increased production
of gold has shown the advantage of more
money, and has answered the arguments
so often made that the parity could not
be maintained because of the overproduc
tion of silver."
He declared that tho republican party
is unable to enact and enforce sufficient
anti-trust laws, and that the democratic
party, when in power, will meet the issue
with a plain and positive remedy. on
the subject of "Imperialism" he said:
"The question of Imperialism wjll occupy
a prominent place in the next campaign.
It 'matters not whether the war in tne
Philippines ends lnthe near future or con
tinues until election. The people must
determine the policy to bo pursued in re
gard Ui tho Filipinos. That policy must
contemplate the ultimate independence of
the Filipinos or their permanent retention
under American sovereignty. ' Who de
sires to admit them to share and share
alike with us in tho destiny of this re
public?" Tho entire policy of the administration
n relation to the Philippines ho declared
to be utterly wrong. His speech was re
ceived with great enthusiasm.
the body of Friends consists of small
congregations for worship and discipline,
and varldus scattered Individuals in New
England. NeW York, Ohio, Pennsylvania
and Now Jersey, and a. few in England.
The following letter, written by a ven
erable old Quaker, Mr. John Evans, liv
ing at South. Wabash, Ind., tells in his
quaint language his experience with the
national catarrh remedy, Pe-ru-na. He
says:
"My wife (Polly J. Evans) says
she feels entirely cured of sys
temic catarrh of twenty years'
standing. She took nearly six
bottles of thy excellent medicine
Pe-ru-na, asdirected, and we fee!
very thankful to thee for thy kind
ness and advice. She did not
ever expect to be so well as she is
now. Twelve years ago it cured
her of la grippe. I want to tell
thee there has been a great deal
of Pe-ru-na used here last winter.
Pe-ru-na does not need praising.
It tells for itself. We can and do
recommend it o anyone that is
afflicted with catarrh.
"As ever, thy friend, John Evan3,
"South Wabash, Ind,"
The Quakers have always been charac
terized by their untiring care in relieving
the suffering of their own poor, and are
ity, as to escape the ever-changing fash
ions in dress.
Their honesty and veracity is well
known. Hence this letter will bo read
with Interest by all classes.
Could any words be moro to the point,
could any evidence be more convincing,
than the above persuasive, direct, sin
cere letter? Systemic catarrh is a con
dition in which chronic catarrh has per
vaded the whola system. Catarrh first
begins by localizing Itself in some one or
more organs of the body, but very soon
it shows a tendency to spread to other
organs. If it Is not checked, the wholo
system becomes invaded by this insidious
disease.
When catarrh has reached this stage,
of course it has gone beyond tho reach of
ail local remedies.
Nothing but a systemic remedy can
reach it.
Pe-ru-na is the only remedy yet de
vised to meet such cases.
Pe-ru-na eradicates catarrh from tho
system.
It does Its work quietly but surely.
It cleanses the mucous membranes of
the whole body
It produces regular functions.
Pe-ru-na restores perfect health in a.
naturafVay. "" "" -
No one should neglect to procure one
of Dr. Hartman's free books on catarrh,
sent to any address by The Pe-ru-na
Medicine Co.. Columbus, O. Ask your
druggist for a free Pe-ru-na almanac for
tho year 1900.
PENSION ABUSES,
Old
Soldier "Who Would Have
Strictly a Roll of Honor.
It
Daily Treasnry Statement.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. Today's state
ment of the condition of the treasqry
shows:
Available cash balance i 5282,905,790
Gold reserve , 233.373.471
GEAR'S RE-ELECTION ASSURED.
Result of the Caucus for Speaker of
the Iowa House.
DES MOINES, la., Jan. 6. At 10 o'clock
this evening there ended one of the most
oxcitlng'contests for sneaker of tho hnn
'of representatives in the history of the
iwwa legislature, wmoh the friends of
Senator Gear say practically settled an
equally exciting contest for United States
senator to succeed John H, Gear. The
speakership contest was decided in favor
of Dr. D. H. Bowen, of Waukeon, the
candidate of the Gear forces, he receiving
43 votes as against 38 for W. I,. Eaton, of
Osage, the avowed candidate of the sup
porters of A. B. Cummins, of Des Moines,
sor unnea states senator.
The caucus was held in the house of
representatives, beginning at 8 o'clock,
and was secret, no one but republican
members-elect of the house being admit
ted. Tho vote shows that there was no
wavering in the lines as drawn up 24
hours previously, signed list1 oT support
ers of each candidate having been pre
pared as early as midnight last night.
The caucus on United States senator Will
probably ,not be held for a week yet. the
Vote in the general asseinbly" being taken
January 16.
The friends of A. B. Cummins, the other
candidate for senator, concede Gear's ma
jority of the republicans In the senate, so
the result on the speakership In the house
caucus will determine the speakership.
INDEPENDENCE, Jan. 4. (To the
Editor.) As I have read your many
animadversions on the G. A. R. and Its
connection with the pension roll and pen
sion legislation, r have been pleased and
glad to think that the G., A. R. had a
friend that was able and b'old enough, to
point, not only to its virtues, but to its
dangers, defects, etc. On the other hand,
when I read the criticisms by members
of the G. A. R. of those slf-same edi
torials, I wonder whether I have soft
ening of the brain and do not really
understand tho meaning of language.
There is something wrong somewhere. If
I can make myself understood I shall
think that I am all right.
In the first place, I am a member of
the G. A. R. I think it is my duty to
recard my post as my family. If there
are any who gain admittance to its prop
er domain or benefits that are unworthy.
It Is our duty to point them out, that we
may deprive them of all the honor or
usufruct. I think that we should regard
the pension roll as a roll of honor, as
a just appreciation of patriotism; that
it is as patriotic an act of the govern
ment to come to our assistance, in the
hour of need, as ours In going to the
assistance of the government in its hour
of need was patriotic, and it Is only a
reward for patriotism. But what patriot
ism was there In the man who waited
until he was drafted, or the one that went
out as a substitute and obtained from
$400 to $2000 for so doing?
Yet that mercenary may draw more
pension than the genuine patriot, who
only received $13 to $16 per month.
Then, again, was the officer who re
ceived from 550 to $400 or $500 per month
any more patriotic than the common sol
dier? If not, then why the difference in
amount of pension? They are both in civil
life. Is it right that tho government
should pay one man thousands of doHars
a year salary, and $1200 a year pension.
and another for the same quality of
patriotism tend- mayhap more heroism)
only $100 to $300 pension per year and no
salary.
Again, I think the wife I had when I
enlisted should have been pensioned Inde
pendent of my services, for she was Just
as patriotic as I was, and was willing to
endure the privations consequent upon
my absence. But the connection of my
services In the army 30-odd years ago
and my wife that I married in 1SJS I
fall to see; yet the laws are on the
statute books, and I think that most of
them are wrong, and stand In the way
of thousands of deserving and needy old
comrades.
In fact, I think the time has come
when every old soldier who has not suf
ficient Income to support him ought to
have a pension, and every one who has
enough ought to be stricken from the
rolls. There are not many who are able
to work and make a living that served In
the ranks In '61-.5; so let us work to get
every old, needy comrade on and every
other one off. I think that is about the
way The Oregonian views IL The way to
do it is to "speak right out in meeting."
There was a bill Introduced in the senate
by J. H." Mitchell to pension a man by
petition. The man at the time was not
even a naturalized citizen. He had been
an employe of the Hudson's Bay Com
pany, but had never been in the service
of the United States. He has since died.
But I see that Senator McBride brought
It forth again a couple of weeks ago. I
suppose he had not heard of the man's
death, and he thought he was still a voter.
The meanest pension I ever heard of
was a banker who drew $72 per month
for blindness. One of the inspectors -caught
him. weeding and thinning young
onions. The loudest-mouthed one I ever
knew was always abusing the commis
sioner. Ho enlisted in March, 1835, for
$400, of course, and has got a pension, but
not for patriotism, but Blmply because
It is the law.
Comrades, our friends are those who
point out ours and our country's enemies.
I can't say that I am an Iconoclast, but
I have no idols. M. A. BAKER.
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An Unprecedented Proceedinsr.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 6. Judge Mor
row, of the United States circuit court, has
granted Attorney Horace W. Philbrook a
writ of error to the supreme court of tho
United States in his suit for $300,000 dam
ages against the justices of the supreme
court of California and several lawyers
whom he accuses of "conspiracy to libel,
oppress and ruin him." Chief Justice Beat
ty and Justice Harrison state that this
proceeding Is unprecedented in the history
of American Jurisprudence. Mr. Phil
brook has been disbarred by the supreme
court for making charges of unprofessional
conduct against Justice Harrison, and
claims that the action of tho court has im
poverished him.
A writof error to the United States
supreme Trourt has also been granted by
Judge Morrow in the application for a
mandate to compel the supreme court of
California to restore Mr. Philbrook to his
right to practice his profession as attor-ney-at-law.
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Blown, to Pieces.
BUTTE, Mont, Jan. 6. Mike Pino and
Thomas Pillow, miners in tha Never
Sweat, were blown to pieces by a prema
turely exploded blast in a drift on tho 1S0O
foot level.
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German Actor Killed.
CLEVELAND, Jan. 6. Hans Ravene, a
well-known German actorj who had been
playing here, was Instantly killed today
by falling from a stairway at hi3 board-lncr-house.
Tricfe Goetfi
$&. "Before a Fall1
Some proud people ihhk ihey are shongt
ridicule the idea, of disease; neglect healthy
tei the htoodrun down, and stomach, &&
neys and Uver become deranged. Taht
Hood's SarsaparHIa. and you twUt prevent
the fall and save your vride-
3WM&$QMaPwit&
Cured In Ten Days.
' Dr. Darrin, 265 Morrison street, Port
land. Or., specialist In all forms of chronic
diseases and weaknesses of men and wom
en, also makes a particular specialty of
stricture and the weakness that usually
accompanies it His method cures it to
stay cured in 10 days or he makes no
charge. No pain or detention connected
with the cure. Hundreds cured without
one failure or unpleasant result. We in
vite correspondence and the fullest in
vestigation, and will refer you to cured
patients whom you may interview. Write
a full history of your case or come- to
Portland without delay.
Any case of stricture placed in our
hands which we fail to cure we will agree
to pay expenses of patient to city and
return. Consultation free, and charges
reasonable. Hours, 110 12,2 10 5,7108.