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BITTER TARIFF WAR
Commercial Negotiations With
Germany Cease.
DUE TO HEAT INSPECTION BILL
Xtaolllag: DiscHsaed In the Reichstag
Goraa Press. Coa-rinced of Gen
eral CroHjc's Iefcat.
SBHLiIK, Fb. S4. The receipt of news
frwH Washington, intimating the ccfisa
tton ( tb coronaerciai negotiations -vvltii
GtoriMuiy, ha created a sensation here.
Andrew D. White, the United States Ara
bMMMtfor, said to the correspondent of
tba Associated Press:
'1 Interpret the reported "Wasblngton
action e due to the most recent shape of
tne Meat-Inspection bill. If the bill Is
aAnpted in Ms present shape, It will cause
a nttter tariff war between the United
States and Germany, in wh4oh I believe
the latter will get the wort of it. The
United States could cause tne greatest
trouble by opening every bottle of Ger
man wine. Of course. It would "be a mere
pretext, but It would be no worse than
tne have done with our meat, which the
)(MPKHt recognises as excellent. The Ger
jtMia government officials ak-eady express
satisfaction with tbe American Inspection,
and. we have never objected to another
stringent Inspection here If It Is done for
panHary- reasons, and not as a hindrance
te tta4. I understand the German Gov
ernment is opposed to the present form
C ke WU."
Tne correspondent understood from a
of the Bnvbassy that the Foreign
i AM not know the actual status of the
nogettetionc m Washington, and asked
the mbaaar a few days since for lnfor
matlan on the subject.
A responsible Foreign Office official said
to the correspondent today:
"I hawe no information regarding a hitch
In the proceedings In Washington, but do
not attach Importance to the latest news.
The negotiations will proceed In a concili
ator spirit as heretofore. Germany
recognises that some of the United States
agricultural products are necessary- for
German-, like cotton and others. The
Amertoan Government, at the commence
ment of the negotiations, was in favor of
secrecy till definite reeuRs were reached.
That was the only reason for preserving
attenoe here."
Dr. Ley, the diplomatic agent of the
Transvaal, writes from Brussels that he
win be unable to oooe to Berlin in the
mhMIe of March, as he had. promised,
booauoB the presoat turn of war" en
et'ooooG hhn.
The ratchetag this week was engrossed
wh army affairs, Herr Bebel, the So
oMIet loader, and a few others uncovering
a number of abuses which had hitherto
nuaahmod In the dark. The War Min
ister. General von Gossler, replied at
length, and succeeded in explaining satls-faofcM-tty
most of the cases, though a few
f he worot remain. General von Gossler
even had the courage to defend them.
ofteugR net a Angle party in the Reichstag
aMM wMh him.
"Vhn dealer rather defended the army
duel as an Institution hallowed "by tradi
ttena. and. with all ks shortoomingE. the
haul auMem to extend and preserve esprit
eorns and the high standing of per
sonal honor In the Army. He showed that
thenumbar of duels was steadily diminish
ing, and that the same Is the case In the
nuaeber of soldiers committing suloldo
heoauee of cruel treatment.
A number of Center speakers strongly
nwiaaumxd themselves against duelling.
Mew Dashaeh putting a large part of the
blame upon the Bmperor. because the lat
ter usually pardoned duelists, who are
sentenced to a. hort term In & fortress
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for killing an adversary, often under pe
culiarly atrocious circumstances. While
this debate will 3how a decrease in these
happenings, it will show the Army Is In an
enviable condition, as a whole, the officers
being animated by the best spirit. Nobody
even hinted at corruption, and nobody
showed evidence of favoritism.
The German press Is now convinced that
the British have really defeated General
Cronje, and that the latter's position la
desperate. Sympathies here remain on tho
Boer side. Even Herr Eugene Rlchter,
the Radical leader, In an editorial, speaks
admiringly of General Cronje's gallant re
sistance against a fourfold force. The
Neuste Nachrlchten and many other pa
pers scold the British Generals for tho
lack of chivalry shown to the enemy. It
la quite plain, however, that the current
of German feelings is gradually but stead
ily' changing In favor of Great Britain.
The semiofficial press is exerting Itself
to that end, and even the Kreutz Zeitung,
the Army and Court organ, which until
recently was Anglophobe, now strongly
points out that It is to Germany's Interest
to remain friendly with Great Britain. The
paper enumerates the reasons why It Is
impossible for Germans to love the British
as a nation, especially after their Inimi
cal neutrality In 1S64, 1SG6 and 1STO, and
tho "consistent enmity" the British have
shown Germany's colonial policy and the
rising German commerce. The paper then
says:
"Notwithstanding this, England's down
fall would mean a distinct disadvantage
to Germany In every part of the globe.
Therefore, it is no part of German patri
otism to uphold the causo of England's
enemies."
The German financial press points out
that the Russian loan to Persia liberates
the Province" of Farslstan, whose harbor
revenues have Mtherto been, pledged to
Great Britain.
The Emperor has summoned Captain
Lauffen to witness the first performance
of the "Iron Tooth" (Eisensahn), at the
Royal Theater here, of which His Majesty
Is a collaborator. The performance la
looked forward to with deep interest, the
Emperor having Insisted on novel scenic
costuming and a number of Improvements.
The highest Prussian court has decided
that tho American title of doctor cannot
be used In Prussia without a special per
mit from the Government.
Mme. Gerster, during the week gave a
muslcale here, at which Mrs. Wood, of
Salt Lake, and Miss Koellng, of Chicago,
sang.
HERE-S A STATE OF THINGS
Unltarla'n Hymns Snnc at a Brook
lyn Baptist Church.
BROOKLYN, Feb. 19. To the Editor of
the Brooklyn Eagle.) Having In mind
your notes of Unitarian hymns sung in the
orthodox (so-called) churches, more par
ticularly that of yesterday, with two ad
ditional "horrible examples," I turned over
the pages of the Hymnal at the Hanson
Place Baptist Church last night, and found
several moro which the elect were periling
their souls In singing! Two, by the Rev.
Samuel Longfellow, first pastor of the
Second Unitarian Church, at Clinton, and
Congress streets Nos. 25 and 129; three by
Sir John Bowling Nos. 61, 1 and 200;
John G. Whlttler's (Unitarian Quaker)
beautiful "Serenity," No. C9; William Cul
len Bryant's "Look From Thy Sphere,"
No. 239, not to mention the classic "Nearer,
My God, to Thee," of Sarah Flower
Adams, and Phebe Hanaford's (Unlversal
Ist) No. 235. There may be more.
This would seem Incredible when, at the
same time, the pastor was Inveighing
against the liberals of Brooklyn. Should
he not have looked at home before taking
up the cudgels? CONSISTENCY.
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A member of the Kansas legislature has
announced his candidacy for re-election
on a platform in opposition to the employ
ment of women about legislative assem
blies, or, for that matter, in any branch
of the 6tate government.
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POPULARITY OF "BOBS"
THE HERO OF THE HOUR; IN GREAT
BRITAIN.
London Relieved of a Lone Period of
Glooni Lnck: of System in
the "War Offlce.
LONDON, Feb. 24. The. fierce fighting
that has made the week memorable In the
History of Great Britain has, In spite of
the heavy casualties that accompanied It,
acted ' as an exhilarating tonic upon the
nation. It Is almost with cheerfulness that
the people of Great Britain are taking
their punishment, for now there Is some
thing to show for it, In pleasing contrast
to the weeks of waiting and suspense that
scarcely ever passed without largely add
ing to the death roll, and never seemed to
bring Great Britain's forces nearer to the
goal.
Hand In hand with the relief of Klmber
ley and the dally expected relief of Lady
smith has come the relief of London. With
the fate of those beleaguered . places off
their minds, with the national honor free
once more to take Its chances in a fair
fight, London has evolved Itself from the
depressing gloom that for months hung
over It. There Is now talk of balls, din
ners and entertaining; there are brighter
looks in the faces of the crowds that
throng the streets, and even the women
have seemed to have brought out gayer
gowns.
There Is to be something of a season
after all, and "Little Bobs" Is the hero
of the hour, even at this stage of the war;
which can scarcely be considered much
more than initial from 'the British point
of view. He would be granted every honor
In the people's power to give If only public
opinion and gratitude became operative.
Above every other man and every other
circumstance, he stands out from those
grim happenings In South Africa, clothed
in a halo of vlctosy. Loudly he Is hailed
as giving the living He to those who said
that the pluck and brains that made
Great Britain victorious In the Crimea,
In India and In Afghanistan, had passed
away from her. The circumstances of his
hurried, departure when he subordinated
the greatest personal sorrow to the needs
of the country, his feats on the battle
fields of old, his tremendous personal mag
netism and his surpassing kindliness and
simplicity, are all brought Into rapid re
view by means of conversation' or the
newspapers before- the average English
man until It Is small wonder that the hero
of Kandahar has reached that pinnacle
where his country would deny him noth
ing. General Kitchener's automatic way
of doing things and his hardness of head
have been so much paraded before the
public since he first achieved greatness,
that he has lost much of his popularity,
and, while he possesses the national con
fidence to an almost unequaled extent. It
Is patent that the nation, as a whole,
would rather that the opportunities fell to
"Bobs" than to his iron-willed chief of
staff.
A curious Instance of the utter lack of
system that prevails In the British War
Office occurred this week. Immediately
after the Queen's proclamation, appeal
ing to the patriotism of her old soldiers
and asking them to re-enlist . under - the
Government's hew plan to strengthen the
army, was published, there flocked to
headquarters large numbers of men anx
ious to answer the Queen's request. They
were all turned away because the War
Office has not yet Issued any detailed In
structions regarding the acceptance of
such offers and has not formulated any
specific p'an for putting Into action the
general proposals adopted by Parliament
CRONJE'S TACTICS.
Blade His Stand Possibly to' Allow His
Artillery to Escape.
NEW YORK, Feb. 24. According to ad
vices from London to the New York pa
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streets about the War Office and the
newspaper offices, and the rumor3 of
British victories are received with more
credence than heretofore. The splendid
fight of Cronje has excited warm admira
tion in London,, but the belief is general
that his struggle is hopeless. It is be
lieved In London by many war experts
that Cronje Is playing a desperate game
of shrewd Boer tactics.
So far no report contains any mention
of the capture of Boer big guns. Of all
the artillery about Magersfonteln and
Klmberloy, only one disabled 12-pounder
was found when the British occupied the
ground. It Is said that Cronje .started
all the guns from their places with or
ders to get them across the Vaal as soon
as he learned that Lord Roberts was in
command at Modder River with reinforce
ments, and moved himself with all the
mounted Boers as soon as he learned of
General French's movement In his rear.
Observers in London think he went as
far as he" could, then picked a position and
determined to sit tight until assured that
their artillery had escaped.
The reinforcements Lord Roberts re
ports having scattered so easily are said
to have been the Boer rear guard and ar
tillery train, which was covering the
movement to the north and east. There
are no reports of any artillery fire In
response to the British attack of Koedoc's
Rand. Cronje's plan appears to be to
hold all the BrltlBh possible about his
jiamp till certain his artillery retreat is
assured. The proposed armistice would
have gained 24 hours for the retreat of the
guns, while, the agreement would only
have covered the fighting force engaged
at that point.
Boer sympathizers think Cronje will
hold fast till the last moment, and that
then the order will be given, "Every man
for himself," with Instructions to rally
at a point north, where the artillery will
be safe in a- new position. It is insisted
that this plan was followed about Lady
smith, the guns being slowly and safely
removed to defend the Transvaal passes,
while a mobile force was left in. the
trenches to prevent sudden attack by the
British.
CRONJE?S PLIGHT.
Roberts
Possibly Endeavoring to
Starve- Him Out.
LONDON, Feb. 24. The dispatch from
Pa'ardeberg, dated Thursday, made pub
lic this evening, shows that the condi
tion of General Cronje apparently had
not changed from, better to worse up to
Thursday, and' confirmation of the dis
patch announcing Cronje's surrender Is
eagerly awaited.
The arrival of the British supply col
umn at Paardeberg piay have given Gen
eral Roberts the opportunity to resume
his fierce attack- on Cronje's laager, for
doubtless without more ammunition he
could not keep up the vigorous cannonade
with. which he started. Possibly the long
wait may be due to a determination to
endeavor to starve, out Cronje's gallant
force. Other late Paardeberg dispatches
say the Boer plight is still hopeless, and
that Lord Roberts Is ready to meet any
reinforcements.
From Buller there Is nothing new. but
the retreat of Cronje seems to be having
an. effect on the Cape Colony Boers, as
a Dordrecht dispatch, dated Thursday,
says they have opened negotiations for
submission. General Brabant Is treating
with them, and In deference to the wishes
of the Governor of Cape Town Is offering
lenient terms, meanwhile ceasing opera
tions. A special dispatch from Arundel, dated
Friday, says:
"The Boers have formed a strong force
seven miles west of here. General Clem
ents has kept up a searching' fire on the
kopjes. We expect to take their position
before sunset."
A war bulletin, published In Pretoria
Thursday, said that communication with
Cronje was still open Wednesday, and
that reports of heavy fighting, occurring
east of Cronje's laager, have been re
ceived. A Sterkstrom dispatch of Thursday says
a British refugee from Heidelberg asserts
that the Boers admitted losing 500 men
In the assault on LadysmUh on January
6, and that It Is true that General Jou-
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bert Is no longer in command. He added
that some Free Staters were publicly
flogged for cowardice after tho battle of
Belmont.
The British casualties at Koodoesberg
Drift, February 7, and Klip Kraal, Feb
ruary 16, were seven officers wounded,
four men killed and 96 men wounded.
.All the military writers agree that
Cronje's only chance lies in a powerful
diversion in his favor by Dutch rein
forcements drawn from Natal, Colesberg
and Stormberg. Three British brigades
were In action Saturday and Monday,
with another of French's cavalry in re
serve. It 20,000 burghers from Natal and 10,000
more from the Southern frontier could
be suddenly concentrated against Cronje's
besiegers, his deliverance might be ef
fected. General Roberts would have two
brigades of the Seventh division available
as a reserve against this concentration,
and possibly another of the First division.
There Is no evidence yet that Dutch con
centration has taken place. Pretoria re
ports state that 6000 Boers have gone
from Natar Into the Free State. The Dutch
forces have disappeared from the Coles
berg and Stormberg districts.
Well-informed men in close touch with
the War Office agree that the best thing
that can happen for the British side Is the
concentration of the entire Dutch army
at Koedoc's Rand, since that policy will
enable General Roberts to deliver a
crushing blow with his own forces massed
a short distance from their railway base.
Otherwise, they say, Cronje's surrender
will be followed by a tedious campaign
through the enemy's country, with lopg
lines of communication to be maintained.
Rel'nforoexnents for the Boers.
LONDON, Feb. 24. Spencer Wilkinson,
in the Morning Post, says:
"From Boer dispatches we must Infer
that General Dewet has gathered a con
siderable force of scattered Boers at Pet
rusburg, about 15 miles southeast of Koe
doc's Rand, with a view of relieving Gen
eral Cronje. It Is probable that a battle
Is also raging in Natal. Anyway, there
Is no need for alarm. It Is quite possible
that after the fight Lord Roberts may
be engaged In pursuing the Boers, which
would take him away from the telegraph
wires. Possibly a big fight Is proceeding.
Lord Roberts may be fighting from 10,000
to 15,000 Boers. This would account for
the Jong silence, as all experience has
proved that the battles occupy some days.
The Boers are. experts at digging cover,
and Cronje, In his desperation, may have
risked a sortie In the night."
Fighting: Around Arundel.
PRETORIA, Friday, Feb. 23. A special
dispatch from Colesberg, dated Thursday,
says:
Commandant Delarey moved out and
occupied a position east and south of
Arundel, where the British were en
camped. At sunrise the British attacked
the Boers with cannon, Infantry and cav
alry, the Boers replying. Late in the
evening, when the Boers were attacked
In-their rear by a force presumably from
Naauwpoort, rendering the Boer position
untenable, the British attempted to storm
the Boer cannon, but were repulsed, with
a severe loss. The Boer casualties, as far
as known, were two men wounded.
Bullcr'g Casualties.
LONDON, Feb. 24. The War Offlce to
day received from Buller a list of casu
alties resulting from the fighting of Feb
ruary 22, as follows:
Killed Lieutenant Cathcart (son of Lord
Cathcart), of the Rifle Brigade; Lieuten
ants Coe and Parker, of the Lancashire
Regiment
Wounded Fourteen officers, including
MaJor-General Wynne and Colonel Har
ris, of the East Surreys.
Buller concludes: "Owing to the con
tinuous fighting, It is .impossible at the
present to give the number of men killed
or wounded."
American and French Attaches.
LOURBNCO MARQUES, Friday, Feb.
23. The French steamer Glronde has ar
rived here, bringing the American and
French military attaches, bound for the
Boer camp. She also has on board 150.
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heterogeneous passengers, including ISO
Montenegrins, in the national costume, all
bound for the Transvaal.
Berlin Rumor of Cronje's Escape.
BERLIN, Feb. 24. Several newspapers
announce that they learn from private
sources that Cronje has succeeded in
forcing his way through the .British lines.
HAVE NOT COMPLETED WORK
Oreuron
Emergency Corps
Not to Disband.
Decided
It has been generally understood that
the Oregon Emergency Corps and Red
Cross Society, having completed the work
for which it was organized, would dis
band at the meeting held yesterday after
noon, at the Armory. Such was not the
case. General O. Summers told the Society
that he believed It to be the earnest wish
of the ex-oldlers that the Corps remain in
tact until the last of the soldiers who died
In Manila had been burled and until the
volunteers' monument Is erected. It was
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as the constitution of that order would
not permit of this work being done under
its auspices. The reports of the presi
dent, the secretary and the treasurer, cov
ering the work of the Corps up to this
period, were made and adopted.
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Killed by a Runaway Horse.
SAN JOSE, Cal., Feb. 24. Morris Ecke,
a blacksmith, who came here from. Cald
well, Tex., was struck by a runaway
horse and instantly killed. He leaves a
wife and several children.
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