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LONDON, Murch 21 4.10 a. m.--Vhlle
then- In ,i lull In mllltury oHTHtluns,
uii- prcn! surrounding "f the war
stlOW Interesting developments.
The colonial (iil(. ,ii W'li ciiiph"') l
u"' Town the t.-xt of a proclamation
i''MfTiilnK the ili-lrui (Inn of irox-rty
Thin will tint ! nublUhed In London
until after It promulgation In Houih
Afrh.i, 1 mi t It m known It will convey
kii liitlinail .ti that any wanton de
strut Hon of British property durlnir
tin wur will be regarded u worront-
big it claim fur compensation mid an
Justifying n levy uihui prlvui.. proper-
ty. should tin. mxource of ih. Tranx-
VNiil rriiulill.- prove liiiil-iuut.-
The fii-t that tin- proclamation In
sueo uy llw colonial olflce is regurd
m1 ii m it significant Indication t,ut the
republic v. Ill 1m- udiiilniKi rfl un
crown i iiliini'n. In ihln conni-cilm ii
m understood that the leader f the
nppotltlon lit parliament now -:nlt
that no other settlement In ihiI)U,
since trie lUiit-M Inrlm i.nn their
ili iiiiiml for iihw.lut Inili pcndi n'c.
In view of thin, the effort of th?
IIImtiiI will ! confined to mt urlnu In
ino t:ienient the bet treatnunt of
the Dutch Hiulutlon. Incluillng .-cur
Uy nK ilnt their dlfram him-.
It U beoomlnr regarded a iulte a
ettled matter that ihould the war I
ended, a I now hoped, befor June,
the- Bovernment will dluolve arlla
ment and appeal to the country on the
biiNl of the MuccrMful South African
xllcy. 8hould the war drag on. the
dlm.ol.alon will be poi,tponet until next
fprlng.
In any event, one of the foremost
plank of the government p,.f,i, M, Wl
be arny rvirKanliatlon.
ANOTHER TOWN TAKEN',
Kitchener Occupied Prlekii Monday
and Captured a Number or
. Prisoner.
l)I)ON'. March 20,-The war of.
flee ha received the following dlnpatch
from Lord Uoberta, dated Titnt'infon
teln. Tueadny, March SO:
Kitchener occupied Prlenka yester
day unopMied. The rebeU surrendered
their arm. The Tranvaalern escaped
across the river.
"Stcyn I circulating note by mean
of dlspatoh-rldem In reply to my proc
lamation to the effect that any bur
gher who sign a declaration that he
will not fight against us again will be
treated a a traitor and shot.
"IHocmfonteln people are affording
us every assistance In the matter of
hospital accommodation. We hove
censeijuently been able to arrange ror
500 beds.
"Thirty-three prisoner were taken at
Prleska, 100 stands of arms and some
supplies and explosives. The Doers
have begun to surrender an Kusutoland
frontier."
UliKltTY OH DEATH.
Kruirer Pay the Boers Will Not Yield
Vp Their Independence.
NEW YORK. March 20.-A dispatch
to the Herald from Pretoria, dated
February 10, says:
Your correspondent has Just had an
Interview with President Kruger. He
shown but little evidence In his counte
nance of the tremendous strain ho
undergoing.
'This war was forced upon us by
England which has been mislead by
Cecil Rhodes and the millionaires who
want the country," he said, "The floors
yielded is fust ns possible, until thev
saw that nothing but complete surrcn
tier of their Independence would satisfy
England.
"Having been forced Into the war,
the Doer will conquer or die. I ex
pect no old from other nations but we
are glad of sympathy and friendship.
The Transvaal Is willing to mako peaco
at any time, but we want no more.
Only nbsoltite Independence Is possible.
We do T)ot want more territory, but
re content with our present frontier
If we are permitted to live peacefully.
.'his Is all we ask.
"The Transvaal will stipulate In the
peace terms that Natal and Cape Col
ony Dutch now fighting with the Boers
shall be regarded as belligerent and
suffer no loss of property. I learned
that some of these men had been cap
tured and were being tried at Cape
Town, charged with treason. This
government at once cabled to Lord Sal
isbury stating that If such men were
not treated as prisoner of war we
w ml I niak" reprisal on the British
f I lnoniT held here, :
"Lord Salisbury replied dodging tn
teul point, and threatening, If w In
jured a single lirltlsh prisoner, to hold
me personally responsible, I suppose
ho ji. cunt the lirltlxh would hung me.
Huh thrin is arc contemptible, and
cKMtiot prev-'nt ine from performing
niy duty to my country, The Trans
vaul government replied today inform
lug Lord ftillshui-y that they d'upl
his thr.-ut.
"There Is no truth In the story of
conspiracy OKHlnst tn- Houih African
Dutch. This Is tint their quarren. Th
OnniKO l-'tee Ht.iu I Iiouiid by treaty
to aid us. Mr. 'iMirvliier 'rrwa.e.y
urged us to )i'-IJ.
"Jt Is too early to prophecy the out
come of the var or It duration. The
llmm r In Clod's hands and He will
not let. us ix-risii. i'l)- .olai 1,1 ili.g
strength Is but 4'i.QOO, but with find's
uld we call prevail. I have two .hun
dred blood relations fighting and would
rather see I hem ixrlsh than to yield to
Knklund's unholy aKgreHHlon. It Is
liberty or death. I have protected
llrlllnh property lii tin- Transvaal and
shall continue to do o.
"Convey to the American people my
esteem. We feel that every American
fhould be with us In this struKg!. for
liberty."
PACIFICATION OF AFRICA.
I'.rltlxh 'lovermneiit Will Try to
(luce Settlement of the Volun
teer Soldiers.
THE ASSASSIN.
IS DISCOVERED
Gomel's Avengers Said to Know
All tbe Facts.
MURDERER'S NAME MULATTO
Has Escaped to the Mountains, But
Goldci Is Held in Keadioess to
Testify to Details.
In-
Nl.W YORK, Man h "0.-A 'dispatch
to the W,orld from London says: '
A part or tbe Rrltish plan for the
paclllcatinn of South Africa Is now ap
parent in ihe announcement that all
tin- Prltlnh authorities there will make
every effort to induce th; rew rvlsta.
the time expired men, the volunteers
and the colonials from abroad to set
tle there hj soon as the war is over.
by giving them two hundred and forty
acres of lard each provided they will
Mvnpy the land for ten yeur.
It is suid that the men who do not
wish to take up land will be made
emptlng offer to cnlltt In the char-
vied (Itrltlsh) South Africa Compan-
es field fori-e under General Carrlnir.
on.
It Is declared officially that the war
ilhce will not sanction or encoura?
ransfers from the colonials, volunteer
or yeon.unry to "(he regular establish
ment of the Kiitlsh army.
RI SIAX REPLY TO KRCOER.
ontents Is Not Known, but It Will
R a Strong Document,
UKRLIN. arch 20. -The St. Peters
burg corr-.'sMindent of the Lokal An-
Iger, telegraphs that the minister of
foreign a (Ta Irs has prepared an offlclul
omn.unliiue which will be published
within the next day or two. It con
tains Prussia's answer to President
Kruger' request for Intervention.
The commlnliiue hus been drawn
up with the knowledge and consent of
Fiance and Germany and has received
the approval of the ciar, As regards
Its contents, all that the correspondent
has been able to learn is that the note
Is directed with due precautions
asrainst England and its tone is very
serious and will certainly not fall to'
moke a deep impression."
May
GERMANY IS CONCERNED.
Take Step to Prevent the ,
struct Ion of Johannesburg.
De-
iiL'JSVILLE.' March 20.-The star-
ln growing out of the conference be
tween Sergeant F. Wharttn Oojden, 0f
the Parboursvllle cniiany of the state
tiilitla, and the attorneys who are
n unaging the Investigation of the as
sassination of Governor Gotbel have
cuuscd a sensation throughout the
slate.
, iolilen will be placed on the stand
by the prosecution In the trial of per
sons uln-ady arrested for alleged com
plicity In the ussafcsl nation, but Infor
mation as to the exact nature of the
testimony he is ex-cted to jjlv g laclt
ll.K. Attorneys Capbell ami Pulsgrove de
cline to diw uss the mutter and Golden
will say nothing. Specials from- Win
chester say (.olden is still at that place
in company with hit, attorney.
'I will do all I can for my friends all
the time," Golden Is rerted as saying.
"!!ui I must first be true to myself.
When the time tomes I will tell all I
know. Whatever elie may be said
aMiut ne, I don't think I can be ac
cused of being a liar, a coward or a
democrat, and I want it distinctly un
derstood that I am not here under
guard."
Tile story Ui published that Golden
has divulged to the attorneys the name
of the man who fired the shots, and
killed Governor Goebel. The person
ni"ntion?d Is one Mulatto, who formerly
lived at Winchester, and is known a
o diad shot. This man is now sup
posed to be in the wilds of one of the
mountain counties.-
Evidence that lie at In Frankfort
at the time, tf the assassination was
found among the pairs taken from W.
H. Coulton, a clerk In the auditor'
ot'ice, when the latter was arrested a
week ago, charged Willi beiiw accessory
to the murder.
Among these paper were receipts for
board biliB amounting to about 300
incurred by eighteen men who were
in Frankfort for some time before and
at the time Governor Goebel was shot.
In one of these receipts the name ot
Mulatto is mentioned.
to the state of Washington and District
of Alaska."
Tt, committee recommended that it
lie on the table. The resolution had
been referred to the war department,
Hull said, and came back with the fo.
lowirg endorsement:
"Information the department pos
sesses In this and like case has always
ben held to be confidential, and for
good and sufficient reasons ha not
beer made public. It remark, how.
ever, that Great Britain, so far as the
d'-partment is Informed, 1 In no In
stance erecting fortifications trespass
ing on our right. II. T. Corbln, ad
jutant general."
Acting Secretary of War Melklejohn
submitted an endorsement calling at
tention to that of the adjutant-general.
Sulzer took the floor and delivered
a scathing denunciation of the admin
istration's alleged pro-English court,
charging that it did nothing without
the conwnt of Downlngstreet, that the
recent action or Secretary Hay wa
taken up on a request of Lord Salis
bury and thus defeated concert of Eu
ropean powers, to intervene in South
Africa, and charging generally that
the English were erecting fortifica
tion along the Canadian border that
menaced the peace and welfare, of this
country.
The motion to lay the resolution on
the table was carried by a vote of U
to S3. On demand of Sulzer, the yeas
and nays were ordered. The resolution
wan laid on the table by a vote of 110
to 97.
The Loud bill, relating to second
class mail matter, was called up. It
was agreed that a vote should be tak
en on the measure Thursday. Loud
explained the provisions of the bill.
EMIGRATION TO
THE NORTHWEST
Remarkable Tide Now Enroute
to Pacific Coast.'
ESTIMATED TO EXCEED 20,000
Mostly Native Americans of Desirable
Class, Provided Kitk'Ample Means
for Developing the Coantry.
THE WHEELING AT TAKU.
fctate Department in a Quandry as to
' Whether Germany or China in
Responsible for the Mis
sionaries. WASHINGTON, March 20. The sec
reiarr of the navy has received a cable
gram from Admiral Watson stating
that the gungoat Wheeling had pro
ceeded to Taku. where she will be re-
lleved ty the Concord about May 10,
ana win go as usual in the summer
to the Alaskan coast.
The state department Is in a quandry
to devise means to render effective pro
tection to the American missionaries
at Shantung.
The difficulty lies In the fact that the
missionaries have in most case gone
ai far as 200 miles Inland, and a fur
ther question arises as to who Is charg-
auie wun meir protection, cnina or
Germany.
NEW YORK. March 20.-Much con
cern Is being shown by the German
government In the threat by Montagu
White that the Roers will destroy Jo-
hant'eitburg to prevent It being made
the bius. of , the British operations
against Pretoria. The Berlin author!-
ales will strongly opos such action
because of the damage which will be
done to the property owned by Ger
mans.
In accordance with the Instructions
of his government, Baron Von Hollo
ben, German ambassador, has gone so
far as to sound the United States
touchlmr its views of Mr. White's
threat. It is not thought that the Cnl
ted States will take any action or join
In ony representations to the Boer gov
ernment on the subject. If Germany
wishes to prevent the city from being
raxed to the ground. It Is said she
should herself make representations to
the belligerents. The Interests of the
United States itf Johannesburg are
comparatively small, while Germany
is largely Interested In the mines there,
In view of Germany's inquiries on
the subject It Is thought not unlikely
that she will make on effort herself, if
she Is unable to Induce other powers
to Join with her, to have the belliger
ents to agree to protect foreign prop
erty in Johannesburg at least.
WANTS EMPEROR REINSTATED.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 20.-A clr-
cular distributed throughout China
town announces that Loong Ki Chow,
a Chinese performer now at Honolulu,
will be In this city next month.
In substance the hand bill declares
that if the dethroned emperor is not
reinstated the powers of Europe will
soon Invade China and eventually con
trol It. Chew Implores the Chinese of
America to use their hands and money
in behalf of the young emperor.
THE HOUSE VICTORIOUS.
Contest Over the Puerto Rican Revenue
Appropriation .Yielded by the
Senate Conferees.
WASHINGTON, March 20.-The con
ferees on the Puerto Rican appropria
tion Mil have agreed upon a compro
mise measure.
Tlw senate ciinfere receded from
sei.ate amendment limiting appropria
tion to the revenue collected on Puer
to 'Rican Importations until the first
of Inst January, and restored the clause
Irt the house bill applying to the fu
ture revenues, reading as follows:
"Together with any further customs
revenues collected on Importations fri.m
Puerto Rico since January 1, 1900, or
that shall hereafter be collected under
the existing laws."
The provision in the senate amend
ment specifying the purpose for which
the money shall be used is retained,
but tin addition is made declaring spe
cifically that It shall be for the aid
of the. Puerto Rlcans."
GOING TO WASHINGTON.
Delegation of Umatilla Indians to See
the Great Father.
SPOKANE. March 20. Chief Joseph
Heath, of Nex Perces and staff, who
are here from Rapwai, Idaho, left here
today for Washington to have a person-
el Interview with the president.
Joseph wants his tribesmen to hold
land In severalty and desires that the
tribe be removed to the old stamp
ing ground near Umatilla, Oregon.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
WASHINGTON, March 20. Bills
passed the senate today as follows
Increasing the appropriation for the
public building ut Seattle to $245,000.
For the relief of Avery D. Babcock
and wife, of Oregon.
Authorising the secretary of the
treasury to fix the "salaries of deputy
collectors of customs at the sub-ports
of Tacoma and Seattle, Wash., and re
pealing all laws Inconsistent there
with.
SULZER TURNED DOWN.
His Resolution to Make War on Great
Britain Laid on the Table.
WASHINGTON, March 20. Hull,
chairman ot the committee on military
affairs, reported back from that com
mittee the following resolution, intro
duced by Sulzer:
"Resolved, That the secretary of war
Is hereby requested to Inform the
house as early as possible what for-,
tlllcations Great Britain is erecting,
constructing and completing along the
northern frontier of the United States,
especially at Puget sound and other
places on the Pacific ocean, contiguous'
WRECKED SAILORS' RESCUE.
Officers and Crew of the Ship City of
Florence Brought Into Frisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 20.-Cap
tain Stone and twenty-six men of the
wrecked British ship City of Florence,
which struck on a reef ten miles south
of Point Pedro, at 9:30 p. m., March
l:. Were picked up by the tug Alert,
two miles north of Point Pedro late
this afternoon, and brought to this
city. .
The Florence sailed from UUi,ue for
San Francisco, February 2, with one
thousand eight hundred tons consigned
to Balfour, Guthrie & Co. March 19,
at 9:30 p. m.. with the weather hazy,
and the wind from the northwest, the
ship struck twice on a reef. She was
full to the snippers in ten min
utes after striking, compelling the of
ficers and crew to take to the boats.
The crew saved some of their person
al effects, but the olllcers left the sink
ing ship with nothing but the clothes
on. their backs.
The vessel was a total loss.
CHICAGO WOMAN MURDERED.
Wife of a Saloon Keeper Shoots Down
Her Husband's Paramour.
CHICAGO. March 20 Three hours
rfi'ter the shooting of Miss Stropher,
a cashier of a restaurant, early today,
Miss Ch:rliM Smith, the wife of a well
know n saloon keeper, with whom Miss
Stropher Is said to have associated,
was arrested and made a confession,
sayin? she had shot Miss Strother be
cause the latter had taken her hus
band's love.
Mrs. Smith, who was arrested, claim
ed she was justified In the killing of
Miss Strother. Mrs. Smith Is only
23 years old.
THE INDUSTRIAL INQUIRY.
CHICAGO. March 20. The congres
sional Industrial commission began the
first of a series of sessions in this city
today at which the general condition
of the manufacturing Interest of the
West will be investigated.
ST. PAUL. Mutch 20. It has been
estimated by the ollicials of the various
Nortt Western railway centering here
lha the emigration movement no?r
ur.dir way' from the older states to the
Northwestern states from Minnesota
w-.-st to Washington will exceed 20,000.
This I said to be one of the la.rg. gt
emigration movement for several
years and one of he most remark
able points about it is that It include
but a very small per centage of for
eigners. Four hundred settlers went out on
the Northern Pacific last night and a
many more from Wisconsin and Iowa
have gone through on that line to
Montana and Washington.
The usual hoineseekerg rates' from
this city to any point In the Dakota
has been announced by all the rail
roads for today and March 28 and April
4, so that thse days will, show the
greaust rumber of colonist.
The largest movement come next
week, when upwards of 5,0jO actual
settlers have secured tickets, many of
them having purchased their farm
lands so that work can be' started !m- ,
mediately.
AN ACCOMPLICE ARRESTED.
Man Accused of Connection With the'
Murder of Fred. D. Whitney
' In Custody. 1 "
WALLACE, Ida.. March 20, Peter
Rernier was arrested today, charged
with complicity In the murder of Fred
erick D. Whitney.
Whitney was foreman of the Helena-"
Frisco Mill on Canyan creek. On the
night of December 23, 1S97, he waa
taken from his room by moked men,"
led down the railroad track and bhot.
Whitney came here from Butte, where
he had Influential relatives. A reward
of HS.OOO was offered for the arrest and
conviction of the guilty men and Gov-
err.or Steiinenberg offered an additional
reward of J1.000 for each guilty man
convicted, but the reward was never
claimed. .
The general Impression is that Ber
nier was not a member of the mob,
but that he knows much more than '
he told on the witness stand at the
Inquest.
. .
BIG MONTANA FIRE, v
Business District of the Town of Red
Lodge Destroyed and One Man
Burned to Death.
BUTTE, Mont., March 20. A special
from Red Lodge, Carbon countv.
Montana, says:
A lire started in Hall's general store
at 5 o'clock this morning in the busi
ness center of the town and burned to
the ground a two story brick block,
the Red Lodge Improvement Company,
containing three stores on the ground
lloor and the offices- of the Red- Lodge r
Picket &. Carbon County Democrat and
Business Men's Club, besides a number
of other offices, also Freeman' new
brick block, with Its large stock of
drygoods and clothing.'- '. '
lohu Davis, a farmer from Robert.
was burned to death. The loes la
about J200.000.
CAPTAIN LEAHY'S ORDERS.
Some of Them Causing Di-tsal is-'"action
in Guam.
NEW YORK, March 20.-A special to
the Herald from Washington says;
Information has been received at the
navy department showing that some of
the orders issued by Captain Leary
goernor of Guam, have not been al
together satisfactory to the inhabitants
of the island.
One of the orders issued by Captain
Leary for example, forbade the ring
ing of church bells night and morning.
As practically all of the inhabitants
of Guam are Roman Catholics and very
devout this caused some criticism. Cap
tain Leary has explained to the de
I aliment that the reason for the crder
was that the church was quite near tlr-;
hospital and that the ringing of the
bells disturbed the typhoid fever pa
tients. Most of these patients have
teen discharged from the hospital and
it is believed the governor can now re
voke his original order.
Captain Leary has la the main done
excellent work In the island and the
authorities are much cratiflnd at ii.
manner In which he ha administered
affairs. It Is understood, however, that
he will not be allowed to remain much
longer, but will be detached and an
other officer with the rank of captain
sent to succeed him.