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GATHERING FOR
HOME DEFENSE
Boers Leave British Territory to
Concentrate Against Roberts.
CROWE'S CHASE GOES' ON
Butler Reports the Enemy's Depart
re from li Croat of Ladysmith
nd Selge May be Raided.
uiii, reo. zi, 1.10 p. m, in,
Boer are leaving all the im1( . iih hold
by tin' in tin British territory and arc
concentrating for the defense of their
own. Sir Itedver Buller thinks (hut
they are about to ralne the seig of
(adysiiillh mill this the large ncw
of the day.
Ocm-ntl Clements reports that th"
tune confronting him ha been greatly
diminished, IV n thousand men ure es
timated to have gone from t hi- Cobs
berg district alone.
The Boers ate ulo retracing their
tep4 from ZuluUnd. TIiiin tticy are
relaxing their hold on all alU-a in onlcr
to nn"iiililv to oppose Lord Roberta.
II In ,rniiin on Kteudlly towards
llliM-iiif.inti'lii. This In shown by hi
lm'ointixuntl telegram from I'aurdf
berg, fifty r sixty miles away.
Ioubti-aj he la mlli behind tin- col
umn thut U pursunlg the Boers and
the next Important news may be the
occupation f liliM-iiifunteln.
Notlilfirf has be.' n heard from the
cha of f'ronjy for two dnya. Although
Uie last words of the war office to
night were that there was no tif for
publication, there la a strong disposi
tion to believe that favorable Informa
tion ha beorl received, but lit being
withheld until the oieratlona culminate
In aomethlng n'or conclusive. Tlere
la an e'lually etrong dlapoNliion to
think that Oeueral Cronje hiia got
away.
Owing to the lack of tranrtK the
riritlnh are not likely to Invade the
liner territory, except where Iord floh
erl In operating.
(leneral Hull" r will have to gtup ut
the Praker.nberg mountalna. 1'robnbly
part of hla 40,000 men will ulllnmt' ly
Join the h glona of Lord HdiertK.
If, aa Oenernl Duller aver., the llie-re
are n'treating from him, then the newn
on ery aide la favorable to the lirlt
lah, Nevertheleea trropa continue to
go up. The war office thlnka that the
cull to veterana to join the colom, to
gether with the bounty, will brlnv 45,
ooo men to the home defenae. The ur
gency with which the home defenne la
prcNHed excltea aome wonder.
With the raaualtiea Juat reported the
ItrltlHh lomea 111. wounded, killed and
captured ure now 11,103.
M'LLKlfS ADVANCK.
The Roera Hold the Ilnllway North of
the Tugvla,
LONDON, Keb. 20. The following
dlHpntch waa ret'elved at the war otnVe
from Hullcr:
"Hlow'a Farm, Tueaday, 4:10 p. in.
The fualller brigade yesterday took
Illunxwuna hill, on the light of the
enemy's poaltlon and commanding t'ol
eiisii. the rcM of the force advancing to
wurd the Tugeln. Thla morning the
enemy haa withdrawn alt troopn north
of the Tugela and had practically evac
uated C'olenao.
"Today Hart occupied Colcnao nflcr
a very alight realatence by a weak rear
guard, and we hold the Tugela on the
aouth aide from Colenao to Eagle Nest.
The enemy aeem to bo In full retreat
and apparently are only holding the
poaltlon they occupy across from t'ol
enao to hold the Ludyamlth railway
where it la cloned to the Tugela. with
a weak rear guard. Hart's advance
guard la crossing at Colenso. Our cas
ualties yesterday and today have, 1
hope, been few."
HULLER S MOVEMENT.
Cannot Prevent Isolated Tartles of
Boers From Crossing River.
DURBAN. Feb. 19.-Monday evening.
While Buller Is continuing hla move
ment on the extreme right and haa
made every disposition for the defense
of his position to the left and south
of the Tugela by maintaining a force
adequate for that purpose, isolated
parties of Boers sometimes cross the
liver. There Is much sniping.
APrRAL TO OLD GUARD.
The Queen Calls Upon the Retired List
to Form the Home Defenae While
.the Youngsters Are at War.
LONDON, Feb. 20. The niuen,
through her private secretary, UlKge.
has sent the following letter to th-
coinmiindor-ln-ihlef of the forces, Lord
Wolseley:
"Osborne, Feb. 17. My Dear Lord
Wolseley: As so large a proportion of
the army Is now In South Africa, the
oueen fully realties that necessary
I measures must be adopted for home
defense. Her majesty Is advised that
It would lie posKlble to d;vlae for a
year an elllclent force from her old sol
diers who have already served a offi
cers and privates, and, confident In
theli di.votlon to their country and loy
alty to their throne, the queen appeals
to them to serve her mee more In place
of those, who are for a time, together
with th peopl" of her colonies, are
nobly rcKlHtliiK thi; Invasion of her
Botith Afrlcun ponaei alon. Her maj
esty has slunlhed her pleasure that
thse battallotia shall be designated the
Royal Reserve buttallons of her army."
ROIIKRTH' CASUALTY LIST
British Olllcera Killed In the Relief of
Klmberley.
LONDON, Keb. 20. The war office
announces the following casualties
among officers during the relief of Kim
berley: '.
Klll-d-Lieutenant Hesklth. Hlxteenlh
lancers; Ll-n tenant Tberon W. MeClln
lis k Runhury, Swond dragoons.
Wound'il 'aptaln Gordon and Lieu
tenant lfiatoM-jr, Ninth lancers; Captain
Tuson, Hlxteenth lanc-rs; Lb-nienants
Kordyee and Ii)g. Hwond dragmms.
IIOMKARDINO THE BOER..
(ireet Activity Ani"ng Butler's Artll
lry at Hlungwane Hill.
DI'IIBAN, Keb. 19-There was con
tinuous fighting yesterday from the
British posltl ins on Cun hill and Hus
sar hill. The troops advanced from the
former towards Monte Chrlsto. There
win a heavy bombardment with thne
4.7 Inch guna and the 1"0-pounder siege
gun, supported by Infantry against tne
llovr position on Hlungwane hill, which
adjoins Monte Chrlsto, and Is regarded
as the key to Cirobler's Kloof.
The firlns wus particularly active
from Hussar hill on the strong Boer
entrenchments at the extreme end of
Hlungwane hill. These entrenchments
were str-ngthened with sand bags. The
firing still continued at 6 o'clock yes
tenluy evening.
During the day the gun "Lady
Randolph" came on an armored train
from the direction of Colenso.-
It was rejiorted that we have cap
tured lot' prisoners. The naval gun
kniK ked out the "Long Tom" on Hlung
wane hill at the llrst shot, for which
Ccnei.il Buller esp.cially complimented
the gunner.
illiuiRwane hill lies,, between two
bends of 'the Tugelii river. The Boers
have erected u bridge between Illang
wane on 1 the northern bank of the
river.
RAIL OPEN TO KIMRERLKY.
First Train Disputched With Coal to
the Relieved City.
CAPE TOWN. Feb." 19. Repairs to
the railway have sufficiently advanced
to enable the despatch tonight of the
first .train to Klmherley, laden with
coiil.
After that the military reuulreinents
will b- the tlrnt consideration; reoond,
foodstuffs, and then passengers, which
latter train It Is antlcipat-d will start
on Wednesday or Thursday.
I'.l'LLEIVS REt'KNT CASUALTIES, j
LONIH)N, Feb. 20. The casuaitlts
among ileneral Hulbr's forces In the
figlithig at Hussar Hill, Monte Crisco
hill and at other places, from February
15 to February 18, were killed:
Captain T. H. Barney and 13 men;
wounded, six olheers and 154 men.
FRENCH'S TRIFFLINt! LOSS.
MODDER RIVEH, Feb. 2n.-t;eneral
French lost only seven m n killed and
35 wounded during the throe days from
February 14 to February 16. while on
his march to Kinibcrley.
A VISIONARY' ALARM.
Social Reformer Sees dreat Danger In
the Spread of Mornionlsm.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 20. The su
prehslon of polygamy wus further con
sidered today by the house committee
on Judiciary, Dr. Joslah Strong, presi
dent of th league of social service,
speaking in advocacy of federal legisla
tion, said thut if the government did
not act. It was not unlikely Joseph
Bmtllis prophecy, that every state
west of the Mississippi would be
brought under the Mormon Influence
would be fuliniled.
COMINC. TO THE SOUND.
Ex-Secretary Alg'!'.' to IWelop His
Timber Propei ties.
SEATTLE, Feb. 2). K.-Secieiary of
War Alger and Captain Bllas are plan
ning to operate their extensive lumber
ing inter-'sta on Puget soound, and will
erect a large saw mill at Fairhaven.
Oeneial Aler was In Seattle Saturday
arranging the details of the extension.
A. II. Shook has come fnuit Michigan
to be the general supei hitendent In the
northwest of the corporate interests.
PHILIPPINE PUBLIC FUNDS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. The war
department has Issued the statement
that the rec-lpta of public funds In the
Philippine islands, beginning August
13. 1S9S, and ending December 31, 1899,
an ount to $0,896,090.
CLARK CLOSES
HIS TESTIMONY
Disclaims AH Knowledge of Re
ports of Britery In His Behalf.
WELLCOME 021 THE STAND
Floor Maiager Day Coaf routed With
Some Hard Nets to Crack la Con
icctloa With His Oatk of Office.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-Benatur
Clark today continued and completed
his testimony before the senate com
mittee on elections, but his testimony
did not attract as much attention aa
that of other witnesses who were heard
during the day.
His cross examination by Campbell,
related almost entirely to questions
concerning campaign expenses. Asked
about the reports that his son had
bought a large amount of property
from State Sentor Warren, Clark said
he made no Inquiry of him because
he was thoroughly convinced the re
ports were untrue.
"I asked neither him nor Wellcome,
nor Blckford, nor Steele, nor any of the
men In regard to any of the reports
of bribery, because I was sure they
were absolutely falfe. "The charges
were made," continued Clark, "by men
in whom I had no confidence, and they
went in one ear and out the other."
His son, he said, was In the habit of
conducting his own business without
consulting him. Campbell, during the
course of the cros examination, asked
Clark to submit his account books
showing hi expenditures since the be
ginning of the campaign In Montana,
Faulkner objected. He said Clark had
made a statement showing all bis po
litical expenditures, and that he wan
not bound to expose his personal busi
ness adventures. Campbell said all the
prosecution asked was that some one
appointed by the committee should
have an opportunity of examining ti e
bookd.
No decision was r.-ached at the time,
and Clark was temporarily excused to
permit Frank Corbett to be heard con
cerning the Incidents growing out of
his visit to Helena on a special train
on August fi last. He said he had not
at the time known Dr. Treaty, hav
ing only met him last November. Ask
id why it was necefsary to take a
seclal train to Helena August 5, In,
connection with the Wellcome disbar
ment case, the witness said informa
tion had come to him that Wtilcome's
Helena attorney said he did net mean
to file any answer. He had told Char
ley Clark that the mutter-was serious
and Important ami snould be attended
to.
"The trip was made for that pur
pose," said Corbett, "and the Idea that
I hud anything to do with bribing the
supreme court is simply Insane."
Fuulkner-H'ivlng read Justice Plg
gott's testimony, have you any correc
tion to make of your statement former
ly given to this committee.
Witness I have not: my statement Is
here with Plggott's and will have to
stand.
The other w Un sees bt sides Frank
Crbett. of .utte, recalled, were E. C.
Day, who was the Clark leader on the
tloor of the Montana house of repre
sentatives, :nd John B. Wellcome, w ho
was treneral manager for Clark.
Wellcome did not take the stand un
til late :md his examination In chief
was not completed when the commit
tee adjourned for the day. He made
a general and spe;-itlc denial of all the
allegations made by Whiteside and oth
ers. ' Thi-se denials were made in re
sponse to tuestions by Faulkner and
the witness uniformly answered. "I
did not," "No," or "Nothing like It
occurred."
Day admitted having accepted a
present of S5,00o from Frank Clark and
said he understood that It was t;lven
as a testimonial and as compensation
for his services.
His oath ot office as a member of the
house w is read and seemed to produce
quite an Impression upon some of the
committee.
"Did you have your oath of office
in mind." Mr. Birney asked. Day re
plied that he did not. This oath was
found to contain tho following clause:
"I will not knowingly, directly or In
directly, accept any money or valuable
thing for the performance or non-performance
of any act or duty pertain
ing to my office."
Corbett and Justice Pigsott were con
fronted for a brief period early In the
day in rather a dramatic manner. They
both testified concerning the mortgage
held by Corbett and there was a direct
clash in their statements.
BRYAN AND CALDWELL.
May ! Set for the' National Fusion
Convention, and Sioux Falls
the Place.
LINCOLN, Neb. Feb. 20. The popu
list national committee, of the fusion
faction, has named May 9 as the date
for their national convention.
The representation Is based on the
vote for Mineral J. B. Weaver, for
president In Is'O, or if any candidate,
for a state ofhVe las since polled a
larger vote, that vote shall b the
basis. Two delegations at large are :
given to a';h state.
The feuUire of the meeting wa t' e
unanimity with whirt the memlKTs
accepted and Indorsed the declaration
of Senator Allen of Nebraska that Wm.
3. Bryan would be the candidate of
both the populist and democratic par
tie, and coupling with his name that
of Julge Henry Culdwell, of Arkansas,
as the logical and m t promldng vlce
preslilentlal possibility.
Senator Allen went so far as to say
that he had positive knowledge that if
Judge Caldwell were nominated by the
populists as Bryan's running mate, he
would be acceptable to the democrats
and the fusion national ticket would
be Bryan and Caldwell.
An amendment to refer to the com
mittee the time for holding the conven
tion was voted down and Wednesday,
May 9, was decided upon.
Kansas City, Sioux Kails, South Da
kota, and Indianapolis, presented
claims for the convention. The bal
lot resulted: Sioux Falls 3. Kansas
City 22, Milwaukee 10. and Indianapo
lis .
liefore the result cound be annoum e
; changes were made In rapid succession
I to Souix Falls and the choice of :hat
I city was made unanimous. Chulrmau
Butler In a statement to the Associated"
j Press at the conclusion of the meeting
! said he had no regrets for his decision
of yesterday, whic h led to the btt of
the middle-of-the-road men.
"It was a bolt here or at the conven
tion," said Senator Butler, 'and we
preferred that the disturbers should
show their hands early In the fight."
i THE KENTUCKY LEGISLATURES.
Both Meet and Adjourn So as to Keep
Out of Each Other's, Way.
FRANKFORT, Ky., Feb. 2u.-The
democratic senate at II 45 took a recess
till 2 o'clock and at noon the repub
lican senale, presided over by Lieuten
ant Marshall, convened, but remained
in session only Ave minutes.
The house adopted the Alltn resolu
tion passed by the senate yesterday
ratifying the former proceedings by
which O-iehel and Beckham were d
cUrcd In office.
The republb ans refused to vote on
the original call, hoping to break the
quorum, but seeing that It had carried,
went on record.
Four democrats aid not vote. .
flOEUEI.'S REPUTED ASSASSINS.
, FRANKFORT. K.. Feb. 2't.-J. L.
! Sutton, the sheriff of Whlteley county.
I who was recently arrested on a charge
; of complicity In the Goebel assassina-
ti in. was brought here from Louisville,
j waived examination before Judge M
ran and was admitted to bail.
Whlttaker, who Is also charged with
complicity In the assassination was al
I so reK ased from Louisville and turned
1 over to the local authorities. He will
t ni t waive examination but will go to
! trial.
; MORMON LINES PURCHASED.
Western Union Company Now Controls
J Telegraph Field In Utah.
j CHICAGO, Feb. 20. Colonel R. C.
, dowry, vice-president and general su-
perintendent of the Western Union Td
i egraph Company today completed the
i purchase of all the lines of the Desert
Telegraph Company, which have hith-
erto belonged to and been operated by
i the Mormon church,
i These lines extend throughout Utah
j and to all Mormon settlements in the
states of Idaho and Nevada and their
j construction by Bilham Young w as
: In advance of the building of the rail-
! roads. For many years they were the
j principal meins of Immediate commu
I nil at Ion for the Mormon church and
; Its business connections.
! JONES' BRIGHT IDEA.
: Wants to Foivstall a Resolution Which
' Will Be Adopted by Repub
lican Convention.
' CHICAGO. Feb. 20. A special to th.'
j Post from Washington, says:
' The election of United States sena
tors by direct vote of the people by
constitutional amendment will be one
of the planks In the platform of the
democratic party, acordlng to Chalr-
man Jones of the deirnH'ratlc national
i committee.
SENTENCE OF WEBSTER.
SPOKANE. Feb. 20.-George Web
ster was today sentenced to he hanged
March 3J0 for the murder of Mrs. Liz
zie Aspland near Cheney, May 6, 1S!7.
Webster's case was carried to the
United States supreme court.
COR BAN ORE AT FRISCO.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20. The
steamer Coptic brought to a local
smelting company, l.SIO sacks of ore
concentrates from the mines of an
American syndicate In Corea and Is the
second similar consignment within a
few months.
ANOTHER M CORMICK DEAD.
CHICAGO. Feb. 20 Leander J. Mc
Corclck, a member of the tamous har
vester machinery firm, died today of
pneumonia.
PUERTO RICAN
TARIFF BILL
The House Consumes Another
Day in Its Discussion.
ITS FATE IS DUBIOUS
Maay republicans Oppose Its Passage
aad a Caucus Kill be Called to
Coasider the Situation.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2l.-AaJn to
day there were but three speeches in
the house upon the Puerto Rlcan tariff
bill. Five hours were consumed la
their delivery. Hopkins, of Illinois,
spoke In support of the bill, and New
lands, of Nevada, and Swanson, of Vir
ginia, In opposition to It.
The speakers devoted themselves al
most cxcloidvely to the constitutional
question Involved and were listened to
with attention.
Th- republican leaders are becoming
nervous over the fate of the bill. They
have only a majority of fourteen over
the opposition, which Is solidly op
posed to the measure. Eiirht votes from
the republican side would therefore de
feat it, and there are from twelve to
fifteen republican votes In doubt.
A movement for a republican caucus
is being agitated and, although no call
had been Issued up to the time of ad
journment tonight, the general under
standing was that one would be held
tomorrow night.
The republicans reported to be op
posed to the bill are McCall, of Massa
chusetts, Litt'etleld, of Maine, Powers,
of Vermont, Tompkins, of New York,
Bromwell. of Ohio, Lorlmer, of Illinois,
Heatwole, of Minnesota, Tongue, of
Oregon. Loud, of California, Jones and
Cushmsn, of Washington, and Crum
packer. of Indiana.
CHANCE FOR PETTIGREW.
Administration Preparing to Enforce
a Claim Growing Out of the
Spanish War.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 20.-At today's
cabinet meeting the Spanish claim, in
volving the proceeds of the sale of the
railroad made by the Spanish authori
ties after the treaty of Paris had been
signed, was discussed.
It will be the ccnt.-ntlon of this gov
ernment that all railroad property waa
Included in the transfer of title by
Spain to this government for the sum
of $20,000,000, and that the Spanish au
thorities had no power to transfer It.
The railroad material unused and
held In reserve may, however, be con
sidered, under the treaty, as belonging
to Spain.
FINANCIAL BILL CONFEREES,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. The con
ferees on the financial bill were In ses
sion sevearl turns today. It was an
nounced that an agreement might fin
ally be reached.
TRIPLE MEET PROPOSED.
University of California to Piay liall
Wifi Cornell and Columbia.
BERKELEY, Cal.. Feb. 20. The ath
letic manag"mcnt of Ccrnell Univer
sity hits proposed a tripie meet be
tween the I niversity of California, Co
lumbia University and Cornell In New
York in the 12th of May.
It will be impossible for California to
give t'ornell and Columbia the oate
proposed as a meet with Princeton is
arranged for that day but a later date
may be Mxed. A telegram from Har
vard stales that its athletic team can
not meet the Californians this spring.
CHINA WILL RESIST.
Provincial Officers Ordered to Fight
Foreign Aggression.
VICTORIA, B. C, Feb. 20. A war
like secret edict has been lsa-jed by
the empress dowager of China on her
own Initiative. According to the North
China H-rald, she haa dispatched a
circular to the governors and vice
roys of maritime provinces apieullng
to them to resist by force of arms all
further aggressions by foreign powers
on Chinese soil.
The edict calls upon the governors to
resist all aggressions and "protect
their ancestral homes and graves from
the Invader," by force of arms. If nec
essary, without asking lnstru ithms
from Peking. .,
All th? Chinese papers say that1 the
Russians and French are backing the
hand of the empress dowager In her
act of dethroning the young emperor.
A VALUABLE PICTURE.
NEW YORK, Feb. 20. The Metropo
litan Miisecm of Art trustees, In their
annu il report state the value of Turn
er's Grand Canal, Venice, bequeathed
to the museum by Cornelius Vaudmbiii,
as $in,000.