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GENERAL CRONJE
IS SURROUNDED
ISews of His Complete Surrender
Hourly Expected.
HARASSED ON MANY SIDES
He Must Soon Offer Battle to the
Pursuing Ikithh Columns Bul
Icr's Important Success.
LONDON, F. b. 2 3 4U a. in. A
member of (he cabinet told II. W. Lucy
tonight (but tht" war office hurl received
a telegram announcing thut General
'tnn' was hopelessly surrounded.
wyiiilimm wu beet with anxious
member of the house. Init would on:
reply that the government's news was
extrem ! satisfactory. Tho sole ex
pliirintlon of the government's with
holding th.. good In that conflrma
Hon unci more details tire awaited
Hi" situation, ii disclosed by tho
cirititl-itM ovrr lb- Free Slate
border. Is tantltUIng to the public ex
i.i-!imimi. i lit. i- ini'iiiary rani are
time tli. I :.! nr.- tnkking t-asMard
lowarl lllocmfontein with alow moving
baiting., trains, am) that they aie pur
u.-'l by Lord Kitchener with Kelly
Kenny's division.
fi-iiHTuI MiU'U'.iml.l, with th High
landers, made a fnrc-'l march to Km
ilnciKiiuid ford uiul on Sunday push
twenty miles eastward. Ctri.-ral KrtiH.li
I'ft Kliubi'rl"y Katunlay, iculiiif vuxi
nli ii'i J.m,.t rlwr. !r Kitrhein
In tryl-iu to otittmuih aivl to nulllunk
tin- IIimt, thu rhrrkltiR th.-lr rvin-at.
If himiIim, ami ililvliiK thvm buck Into
tho huii'ls of MucDoniil'l and French
Tin- war iflli-if m'Miic coinniuiilcut
d to I.ir y it'-t-nm to livlkat lliat lnrd
Kltctv-niT ha rlthr Bot uhnd of the
I)iK'r or U about to rtullso hi plan,
urn! lb w ir otlbe wiilta to unouncc thv
iii- inivi. ri-HUlt.
..-nn'. hlic. t'onimiiiiilant ll'lnrrl
llli lh IUmmh from ColcHbiTii. Ir
hiiiKln on to Ihf rlvht (lank of the
HrltlHh puinaliiR colunuin, iMckliiK to
ui'iity Ih 'ir niowmt'iit uml so lo an
lnt the IIit hk n l iiinm to "mane.
Html' iit of iop..K,aphy think the lloi'rn
HI iiar lU' nk a IlKht unltl Uit-y et
inrn :n rmiKli country.
A liully Malt corrcnimiidcnt, who was
Willi tl tlilUHh cmoy altnrkcl by
mi- ii.ht a; river lonl, wln'n:
"I Hnint-ly t)H- PilllMh ali:iiiilond
th convoy In order not to check tho
lolwuiic. ThiiH :ih) waKi'im uml MO tona
of Htorcn fell Into th.- luiids of the
llo.-rn. thouKh It in doub'.ful If they
hiii nt .ii)it to carry tnem away.
ivner.il llullcr huit achieved a r al
mirccKH hi'imiiIiikI.v In capturing the
raiist; or hill aoiiih of the Tucla. It
nmkiu more fciiHlble nnoiher ittlcuipt
io relieve i.uiiyHiiiitn.
lll; UATTLK KXTK -TKl).
I.OMMiX. Fcli. :o.-A dlnpiil.h to
the pnlly Mull from LouK'tu'o Mar
i'cn. diiied M mdny. nay:
"Aecordlmi to advicen frvm 1'ietoila
thi lloern me exp-ctinK n bli; I utile
on the TUKcla.
ANOTllK.lt Sl tHMC.-'S I1Y HI'I.l.Ki:.
I.ONIm, Feb. 20 -The Pallv Mull
linn the followlnR dlhpaich, dated Mon
illtv. f coin I'lelel nmi II Klim ir ' "ll I. ret
polled that Sir H.der Iluller bus
captured JiiaiiKcwaiiKe hill. '
MKTIII'KN AT KTMniMtr.KY.
IflVllllV W..h - 'P......
corn Kpoivh nt of the linily Newn, tele
Kru,ibliiK Sunday, nay: 'M-ord Me
thucn'n forte, I lcia. hus arrived a
Kluibirley.''
r.i:rnsii k.ntekixu iauii:iu'irr
STKUKSTHOKU ('AMI'. Sunday
The Hoera are retiring ami ileneial
Hrabniiti form are now entering
iionnecht.
t'ONJE'8 ARMT SVRUOUNDKD.
Fiench Reported to Have Clot Between
the Roern and Hloomfonteln,
LONDON, Feb. 2, I:30 a. in. The
war .fflce at midnight announced It
had nothing; further for publication
from South Africa.
In the lobbleg of the hoime of com
nions laxt evening, however, It wan ru
mored that Geaoral Oonjo'n army was
surrounded, that (ieneral French had
got between the Boer forces and the
town of Bloomfonteln and that he was
only awaiting reinforcements to close
in on the enemy.
No conflrmatloa of this rumor Is ob
tainable, although the neneial lda is
that the govenmment has received Im
portant news.
Hl'LLKR AGAIN ACTIVK.
He Has Drive the liters Across the
Tuqeltt and Cnptuied Much
Sioris and Ammunition,
LONDON, Fib. 19. The war ollloe
linn r-cclcd the following illnpclcli
from Ccuoral Hul!er:
Choveley Camp, Feb. 19. I yester
day moved around the em tny's flank.
Tlie Qjeenn, who bad bl.'ouucked on
the northern nlope of Clngolo, rr.issed
the Kek, and supported by tho real of
the Second brignde, under Illldjard,
assaulted And took the southern end of
Monte Crlsto. The Fourth brlaade, on
the left or western slope, and the WeUh
fusiliers, supported by the rest of the
Itih btlKude, ttH.iiilli d the eautern
Ho nl; of I In? enifiny's poxltlim. while the
Kecowl bilii')e of "Hvolry, on "he ex
lieini. lUht, watched the eaMern slopes
of .Mont., (,'rlnio nii'l drove ln' k those
of the enemy 'ho ait'-mptl to escape
Iheie froii our artlllrry fire.
"Axfitulted ny heavy artillery (lie on
their front and Hank and attacked on
ih- Ir M.ink and rear, the eneuiy made
bl.t xlUhi r"slHttiice, ahMiidoned their
kIiouk posliions and were driven acroxs
the Tuel 1. I lave I ii'k-ii several of
1 1 ! r cuiop)., a WH'onloal of ainui iid
tlon, nevi ral wnKons of stores and sup
plls and a few prisoners. The weath
er Is Int'-moiy hot, and the ground
traversed was 1 xcecdlmMy ililtlcult, but
thif eiierny and daxh of the trHits has
been very d -aiinit to efl. They have j
all done si'lendiilly.
'The ork of the Irregular (avalry.
the Queens, the Hcota fusiliers and rifle
brlxade was perhnrm most noticeable,
whllij the excellent pra'tlce of the ar
tillery an 1 naval guns and steadiness
of the gunners, under till times, was
remarkable. The accurate fire of the
naval guns from Ohevelcy was of great
assistance. The casualties are not, I
think, many."
RICH IIO Kit CAITTKK.
Hald to Have Taken 2090 Head of Cattle
andMany Wagon from the llrltlsh.
LOIIKNZO MAUQI'EZ, Feb. 19.-The
lMit captured by the burghers yester
day near Koffyfonieln Included ovir
3W0 head of cat th.. and a number of
wagons, eighteen of which were loaded
with provisions Intended for the ielef
!if Klmberlcy. A numher of prlsoiieis
weru aUo taken.
Heavy ilirlitinu is ' reiunteH i.,.lnv
around Klmbrley. where Cencral i
where Heneral
Omje is reportH to be holdlngds own.
l!'K It DKFKN.'KS 1IROKKN.
CIIKVKLV, X:.iridU)f morning. The
lloers' line of fortresses Is broken. The
llrltlsh hav a-hleved a decided suc
cess In capturing the enemy's p.itlon
on jioih.i rimo. ine lloers. however.
effectively exe.uied their retnat re-
moving their Kim and convoy wagons.
The lirllish had comparatively few cas-
M'--
Till; SITI'ATION iiRStTRIi.
Much SpeeUi,n,,n in .,,ll(,,n Helped-!
Ii g Roberts' Movement.
Lo.N'D N, Fib. 19. Practically noth
ing is known of the progress of Lord
Roberts' column during the last day
or two, and speculation as to the ultl-
mut gain from the recent movements
Is neressirlly unsatisfactory whin
based on belated tclognuin. evidently
vigorously -cnoied. Many Important
points rem tin obscure. What has be
come of (Jn.-ral I'ronje's heavy art 11- I
leryT tine correspondent, it is tiue.
says ll was left behind al Mag-rsfon-
tein and Klmberlcy, out It U Jifhcult
to believe Roberts would, not have
mentioned a detail of such importance.
Again the statement thai a large
lioer force was mas.slng northward of
lv lll'lieHev ..ne.. in. 11-41 i nlu. a l. l.. 1
minds of some exjierls the question as
!"i h ., fr. t:',;i'rul rr""Jc ,H, ,taly
'HI I "!. It II II mLUlK
on
llloi mroule;n
It is suggested that the
latter Is really tho Flee Stale main
army
my. under ileneial Pilnsto.. supple-
tiled bv a Doriion of the MaL'erifoii.
men o. a. ponion 01 ine .Mamrslon-
n co n n uml, while the main body
I1t'
I el ll
of the latter, under Croiije, is trying
lo secure the vaal bridge at Fourteen
Streams, thus Inuring the way to Ma-
icKing.
is dllllt u t to measure the full
linportancv of lliiller's movements. If
he uianuges to seize Iiangawana hill
,, , i ' '
the way may he clear for umidier '
cossiiiB of the Tug. la, and another
aitempt n.ade to reach Ladysmlth via
the d.recl road north. !
In t ape ( olony, ( .eneral Rrabant ,
seems to be stucessfully clearing the
road for tn. advance of Uenerai tiat
acre. Tlie only official news up to 2:43
soandimr the advance saw the oun i
at Osborne -Ills morning Her males- 1
i, r moo i .... uii oauuM me mi-
ver ni Minted bugle suitably InM-rlbed.
Hie Mucen give the lad a motherly
S-'tlnV h-?r J- eriT, ht,f th,at
w, i d haxe a su.-eessful career In the
ty presented him with a handsome sll- i
SEEKING GERMAN ALLIANCE,
Dr. Lcyds' llerlin Mission Said to Re
for German Protectorate.
NEW YORK, Feb. 19. A special to
the Herald from Washington says:
A report Is current in diplomatic cir
cles in this city that Dr. Leyds had. for
his ole purpose in going to Germany,
the establishment of a German protect
orate over the Boer republic. The Ger
man emperor, it is believed, has been
approached and asked to take charge
of the Boer republic.
The Boers, it is said, seem to realise
that their defeat at the hands of the
British will be the ultimate result of
the present war. Rather than submit
to the subjection of Great Britain they
will voluntarily come under the sover
eignty of the German empire, under
ertaln stipulations, which will guaran
tee their self government. It Is stated
here that Pivsident Kruger, realizing
that the liberties of his people are in
danger, and that the continuance of the
republic is threatened, prefers a Ger
man emperor rather than a British
ruler. .
The overture to the German emperor
was made In the first place, it Is stated,
run a view ot creating a rupture be
tween Great Britain and Germany.
This, however, was avoided, as it Is un
derstood thnt Emperor William de
clined to consider the proposition, at
least for the present. According to
the report. Dr. Leyds, before leaving
Berlin, proposed a secret treaty with
Germany in which that country was
guaranteed certain rights.
Althoiivh the text of the treaty Is
not known, it is said to give the Ger
man empire the greatest possible priv
ileges, amounting almost to ownership
of the Transvaal republic.
,.. .... ia u.-rmui iioiu ni.ui-.ui, mneu i navij,, tne prnt military governor, ! retirement.
nrmimr i.e ,', J ' ammm-en,.?- - ".T ! " h l,iatle :i iar' ,ul slu,ly of lhe co"- EIrIU vacancies above the grade of
turning the pi ess nnou meinei .s it- , dliions In Porto Rico, it was found that ,.,,mm .lmir have ,.e nrr-,1 i,.B
g,z r,iui;;:"l,h . 1.";:; mem j ihis wou1 vrmX,jc vt : Cil'z
nZvXZXZ VZt '"He e-Uin'iKd 7ha?f not ' 'tW M
was the hi. si to cross the Tugela river mUlbm T could h- I have occurred. There are four
and vho vas shot in the rich! urni1 . . , V minion aoilais could be i applicants for voluntary retirement
... ,, , w h hi soMi" ""h I 'l - -t' from both custonis duties , those of Caita,19 Andrade. W. W.Har-
TARIFF DEBATE
ON PUERTO RICO
Strong Speech fcy Representative
Payne Favoring tbe Bill.
USUAL DEMOCRATIC NEGATIVE
Adequate Revenue for tbe Island Cai
not be Obtained Without Re
course to tbe Custom House.
WA8HINOTON. Feb. 1.-The debate
upon the Porto Rlcan Urlff bill which
Is to continue throughout the week
and tly longer, opened in the
house today.
On all hands It Is agreed that this
bill, although It applies only to Porto
Rico, Involving as ll does the question
of power to govern our new possessions
outside of the limitations of the consti
tution. Is the most Important measure
which will tome before this congress.
Tr.lrect lo Id. 1,111 la lntAn.n
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,n' ,nen'-'r " w-ih 'ds and there
i uifeviu uriiiaou tor nine, ine ucmo-
crats are solidly arrayed against tlie
manure and they will have powerful
support from the republican clde In
SIc('l (rep.), of Massachusetts, and
Littleneld (rep.), i f Maine, both ab e
'anJ forceful debaters,
I ,, . . .. .,, .,
"WW f"r U:e r,Iubll(an dlsaffei-tlon
! extend or whether It will endanger
the bill It Is impossible to say at this
! time.
I !tei rescntatlve Payne, the chairman
of the ways and means committee and
republican Hoor leader, opened the de
bate. He said In part:
"Incident lo the late war with Spain
was the invasion of Porto Rico. From
the :noment that the American army
sets its foot on Porto Rleo soil the
IK'Of lv seemed to 'receive them In dem
onstrations of Joy and the flag of the
I'nlted States received with delight
Whatever difference there may have
been as to the policy of annexing the
I Philippine islands, I know of no oppo
sition anywhere to the annexation of
this gem of the Antilles.
"This biil by its terms relates only
to the-island of Torto IUcu.i4 -T"t
be taken as a precedent of any legis
lative action in reference to the Phil
ippine Islands when the present insur
rection shall have been overcome ex-
cept,
lnaof ir as we assert in it our
) vleU' of our nou'er llmler Iha Atnrlean
-All airwo'thxt h first ami most Im
poriant duty we owe to the people of
i'orto Rico is to open up markets for
! th
. In no oth. r way can we allay
feeling of discontent likely to
! 'Vho have real-
i V . . , i0'" no nave real-
I Ixed so little in the change from Spnn-
I Mx oppivs.sion of four hundred yars to
the
the prosperity and liberty which fol-
lows
the American ftae.
"I'he original bill Introduced on the
Qlli situ. T . ,.tin - l.wl I.l.l
: .1 :.. .v. . r.
t iWld -ne !ntorna, wven laws be .
. ti ti... i..,. .
" ti'i. i t.i i i'i ivivi. i lie III' 11 Haa
h. i n,i. r
;t?anW of th I rilaptelnto the fn ted
I c?,,, ! .i-.V. - f.r Jt 1
Under that bill the duty save.1 upon
tobacco mould be So cents tier pound for
per pound for
th
main portion of the crop and fori
the wraptvr $l.So per pound.
' After consultation with
General
nl' .r.tnttt 1.nu. un! '
.V 1 . "T "a expenses or,
,a dollar fer the public schools or
n Tne BUbstltute was then brought !
frwald. which Imposes a dutv equal
to our own tariff upon all arti.-les lm-
: ,w,ed fr, ahroadt other than those
. dollar fer ih mhit i i'U i.
I of the United States. Into Porto Rico ,
und a duty equal to 15 .ier cent of the
.,f .. .oltf 1,...., ,11 -
... on. ii mini uinx on a r- ,
tides imported Into Porto Rico from .
the 1'nlted States or froni Porto Rico J
... ..i ... iUn ,. i, ii-
into the Unlttd States. The best es-;
tlmates that can be obtained show ,
'" i""mui-c itiermr in ,
loo.usi trorn customs, wnicn added to -.
n,erUeS f Xh l!,n.d,.Wl"
produce li.500,000, a sum sufficient to
flu V fill Iha avtianana at t h a ia l
ii'ent. Including the postal service and
also $d25,00 for the public schools. The
... ...r ..t- ... nc b""i"-
total estimate of General Davis for the
I , . w me original ;
bill, therefore. It would seem, means '
ui.ru, e ..easur.v; me sunsiuui a ;
IJl.?h i WWc5 , ' .men
r.Kir I.-J . i ..".". ...c -
""" ......io.... noiuni. meigrade of lieutenant
ie. ultimo in m ier cenium or me au-
i.e- .... si.Kar ana u.oacco wnicn are
... pam. nieansan annual lmrease oricancies above the rank of lieutenant
.... ..ine ... i.i'ac ,.-v,Mc ui ..ouv.ovu. ,
This means the lifting of a mortgage i
trorn many a small plantation, better!
wages for the laborers, more money In !
circulation and greater general pros- j
perlty. It means hope Instead of des-
pair. It means encouragement to the ,
other acrlrulturisU who will h utim-i '
rated by he ProsncrTtv of heir ne ?h- i
w. E ',n5K-; hL"6' !
tunes.
"That the Income under this bill will
Increase from year to yar there tan
be no doubt: that It wll if store pros
perity and give new life and enterprise i
!" theH'.op,0..,?f this lsland ls eiually
i' i.e. . ui in ..(.rii i.. new Vliaimeis
or uirect taxation witnout proving a
burden to the people and the time w ill j
not be far distant w hen nubile lm- j
provements all over the lsland will be ;
complete and a schoolhouse establish- i
ed In every community beneath the l
folds of th- American nag. j
"Nor will this bill Injure any inter- i SALT LAKE, Feb. 19. William Ash-es-.U
In the United States. With sniiar t.vi has l-cn app. ioied iident en
nt 2."i per cent of the present duties I glueer of the Ore-gon Short Line Rail
tho beet sugar Industry will still grow i w ay Company, the otlice of chief en
am! prosper; forty thousand tons a gineer. formerly held by the late J.
year ago, and 101,000 tons this year, it C. O'Melver.y, having been abolished.
Is destined In th near futur.j t.i sup
ply the lace of all we imtrfirt. As I
bed occasion to say In closlrp; the de
hnie on the conference report on the
Dlngley biil, with a b-et suKar tartory
In every roiigre--sh.nal district It will
s'dvv the 'itiestlons of the stiar trust.
"Nor does ihe American tobacco
grower fear the Importation of this
four million pounds of tobacco. It will
furnish .1 pew mtrkct for the wrapper
which h produce and will bring him
gain lust-ad of loss. We beli v that
the beit Interests of the people of th
T'nltcd Ht-iti and the test Interests of
I'orlo Rico are both subserved In this
bill.
"Hut our constitutional power Is
questioned. I don't propose to go Into
a Jlscuxslon of the dictum of the su-pr-me
cjourt or any decision bearing
on this question. I find no case where
the cpiestlon was directly Involved or
which Is decisive.
'It Is now universally conceded that
we have the power to acquire territory
by conquest or by treaty. I find no
limit in the constitution to this power.
"In respect to Porto Rico we are not
hampered by treaty stipulations or by
act of congress. There has been no
law extending the constitution over the
Island and In this It dlffTs from the
statute of every formerly acquired
territory. V.e have absolute power.
This vas claimed in the debate on the
Louisiana rase and this contention prevailed."
OI" It COLONIAL POLICY.
Prominent Authorities Declare It Must
I!e on Free Trade Lines.
NEW YORK. Feb. 1.-James C. Car
ter, the constitutional lawyer, says in
an Inierview:
"I think congress has vested in it tbe
authority to legislate for the Island
possessions of the United Stat- s.
"If we are ging to hold these Islands
there will have to be sp-cial legislation
for them for th?y are not portions of
the I'nlted States.
"I am unconditionally a free trader,
an as such could express approval of
no other policy for these newly ac
quired colonies. Of course, the natives
of the colonics are not citizens of the
I'nlted States and laws that are enact
ed for them must. In the nature of
thinirfc. differ from trwse enacted for
the States.
"You may say for me emphatically
that I believe we have no right to keep
the Philippine Islands at -all, and that
wo never did hate such a right. Tbe
fact that we helped the Filipinos to
gain their Independence from Spanish
rule did not entitle us to assume that
rule ours-'lves."
K. Kllrry Anderson says:
'Of course, the colonists are not citi
zens. Tho colonies are dependent upon
tne I'nlted Statts for their laws, unless
they are given absolute independecc
ana permitted to govern thtmselves,
which is improbable for the piesent at
least.
"I cannot see. though, why it is
equitable or lawful to grant free trade
,.to,,Puejto..IUco.-aad. refuse lt,.to.thft4
rnillpplnes. If the i'hilippines are an
nexed to the United States and become
a part of our territory it Is an Injustice
to legislate for a tariff on trade be
tween the Islands and the United States
as It would be to legislate for a saritl ;
on goous soiu in -ew lorn lo tne peo
ple of any other state.
"At present I am inclined to the
opinion that the Philippines cannot be
regarded as part of the United States.
, bul if tny ar lhere t.t.rUlniy sni,ulli
ho trifr ,n t..i k..... ;,.. i-i
I . ,n,.r"1 , ' T ' . . tWfn
ted states and the s ands,
favor of ih Mnen door- noliev
faW r f Kn ''""r p"t
I am in
NO FOROED RETIREMENTS.
I Th-rj M ill be Ample Vacancies in the
j Navy to ..-omply With the Itules.
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l-it, wf'irdn the line of the navy pro-
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mate to the number since-Janu-
i ar' 1 last, there w ill be no necessity
for the appointment by Secretary Long
cf a aoard of five rear admirals to force
H. I. ti. O.m-n and R. Imprl,
Tlu, dVerage vacancies for any fiscal
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comma
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,,f 0,ni
le aliove these grades already
and th retirements to mate up
necessary number above the trade
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i,iie,i r.e v,.i,.,.tUe,- nu,i..a.un, ti,J
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urtf p. pelahanty, D. M. Kel
Forse li Speyers T 11
ilnd' -.'i. jf,,,. Tn;re.
Stevens
he n,. HiHieuiiv'in ii,,. ..rf'
Ih.MAM
0ies required In the grades above lieu-
tenant-commander.
Twenty-nine vacancies must exist on
Jun 30 an,,ve tht rade of lieutenant,
and forty above the grade of lieutenant
.
lunior irracle. K even I ell tenant rnm.
manders have submitted applications
tor voluntary retirement W. T. Lowe,
W. Xilburn, F. H. Holmes. W. A.
Rooney, W. C. Eaton, J. P. S. Law-
rencc. G. S. Willits. E. R. Freeman. L.
L. Reamv and H. Minnett. There will
consequently be no trouble In creating
tne necessary vacancies above the
It is said by ofti
cials that only a
few more casualties
are necessary to -ause the required va
junior grade
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HOSPITAL SHIP MISSOURI.
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I sute has Inspected the United
S,tt,'9 ho-!,,ital 8hlp Missouri and found
ny repairs are needed. It will
probably be nearly two months befor
tne vessel Is ready for sea.
WISCONSIN NEARLY READY.
SAX FUANCISeO. Feb. 1!.-The bat
tleshlp Wisconsin now building at the
Union Iron Works Is fast nearing com
pletion. She will probably be ieady
for her trial trip before July 1.
NEW SHORT LINE OFFI 'IAL.
SENATOR CLARK
ON THE TARIFF
His Strong Protective Letter to
Montana Pepotlican Caucus.
THE WILSON BILL FAILURD
Statement of His Election Expenses
Sbow Over $166,000 frit tp In
His Contest Wltb Daly.
WASHINGTON, Feb. U.-In th
Clarit contest today Chairman Chand
ler produced a copy of the letter sent
by Clark to the republican caucus of
the M intana legislature. It is address
ed to the chairman of the caucus and
was as follows:
"In reply to your valued favor of this
date, requesting me to define my post
tlon on the tariff question, I be? to .
state that i am in favor of a high
l'p.tvtlv duty on wool, hides and on
every other product of this state. In or
der that the producers of raw material
shall get an equitable advantage In
the distribution of the tariff duties.
' It U manifest that the present sched
ules are inadequate to discharge the ex
penses of the government and there
will necessarily have to be an Increase
and readjustm.-iit.
The manufacturing interests are,
entitled to enough to protect' them
against cheap foreign labor, and they
should be satisfied to allow producers
of ra.v material to have an equal ad
vantage. "I maintain that no representative
of this state in the national congress
should allow himself to be committed
by a caucus or otherw ise to any policy
that would bt In conflict with or preju
dicial to the interests of his state.
Sen.-.mr Claik submitted a statement
showhig the expenditures on political
account by blm from August 1, ISM, to
September 1, 1X9S. The total amount
as stvwu by the memorandum was
The senator said he had made Messrs.
Wellcome McDeimott and E. C Day
each a present of $8,000. Clark said
that all the large sums paid to C. W.
Clark.' " Wetlcoriie " and Davidson' had. V
Letn paid to cany out tlie agreement
w hie h he had entered into to pay the
expens's of the proposed campaign to
rescue the siate from Daly.
It was estimated. ' he said, "that it
would take i;;5,tKI to control the com
mittee and that 7.'i,tW0 would be neces
sary to control the legislature. There
was no limit, and I agreed lo pay
w hatever miht te necessary.
"1 knvw It would take a great deal
of money to carry a state whe.e so
much money had been spent in pre
vious elections."
' laik said in r'sponse to Senator
Turley, that It was true that In the
first state el clon, he, Coventor
Rroadwaier, Governor Hauser and Mr.
Daly each had contributed ;M0,tiiW to the
democratic campaign fund.
Ask-d about the cost of the eontest
over the location of the capi'.al, Clark '
sum he had contributed l',l.i'W and he
thought th- pe. p e of Helena had rals
e 1 over S100..KI" to hold the capital. It
was common report that the opposition,
the Anaconda Company, had spent a
million .iollais to 1. cate the caplial at
Ana. 'onda. Everything was conducted
in such a higlih.indetl manner that no
body could exject to receive reengnl
li m until he b-nt the knee or cradled
in the oust to thise p ople.
lie hae', he said, personally seen iru a
paid money for th. ir votes in 183.
Dili you jreseeuie tnem?" asked
S.'iiater '.handler.
"I did not," was the reply. ' It was
useless to do so, as the Anaconda Com
pany owned the political muuiiiner.
t'o ask to have a man ar.tt,t"d would
huvo been as useless as to try to butt
up against a cyclone."-
The cross examination was then be
gun. NEW ARMY BILL.
It Will Remedy Many Defects and
Prevent Political Appointment
and Promotion.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IS. -The secre
tary of war has suit to the chatrniaa
cf the senate and house military com
mittees a draft of a bill which the de-partn-ent
claims greatly strengthens
the military system and remedies the
delect? developed during the Ssanish
American war. The biil wa introduced
in the house today by Chairman Hull,
The- chief feuture of the legislation
asked for provides for one-third of the
promotions to te made by selection.
This is to enable the president to re
ward specially gallant and meritorious
servi. e. It recognises both the length
and special fitness of the service and
Its authors claim that its provisions
are so guarded that only the most de
serving shall receive spicial recogni
tion and in no case be crraltilvs of
personal or political intervention.
The bill gives the president control
of the tenure of ollices of the heads of
staff departments and he tan. by and
with the advice and consent ot' the
s.-nate, iiiaK a new head of a depart
ment at any time when in Ins Judgment
tile elliciency of the service would be
increased tl.creb., (he officers relieved
beinw tiMiiSi'eried to the reined list.
Tins places ti e army staff on abuut th-;
yanie fomir.i; as the heads of the nnvy
siaiT departments.
lhe only immediate result under this
provision would be the probable retire
ment oI cJeneial Egun, tornmi.-saiy
general, now undergoing suspension.
Ill ll.e .1. lint. ii, I .-Il -ml ami mo.-.
general departmeuis there will be no
furthe-r api.oiiiiments but by detail
from the next lower grade of th" lum
for a term of four years.
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