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THE HEAVY RAINS
IMPEDE ROBERTS
No . Movements Reported From
the Scat of War. .
Till; SICK J LIST IS LARGE
The Boert Are Orxialilng Special Ujloe
f Fortlgi Volunteers le Be Cow
ode' by a Frc Rue
Ide Olllur.
UlNDON. Ai.rll J9. 5 a. m.-H.av
ruin Imped') tlie .Movement of tho
lilltlsh Cciluihll. 1 h blockade i
Wcpcnir continue, although relief li
near.
I,nrge quantltle of tre are bWni
moved southward from Illoemfonteln
which lit the reversal of tlie course
of (rilwlil for Hie last six week.
The Mhlpment are made necsary
by the operation In the nuthwct of
the Fito Htute. There are 2,ooo sick
nol'lli m In the Held hospital, numt
of the caw bring of dysentery and
enteric fever.
With the exception of these facte,
the embargo uie.n war iiitclllgem-e l
almost complete. Hwll corrvep n-
tlcMi tu-nd trlvialltloe or etat'-nvnte
which obitcuri, rathir than fxplaln
the ailuatlon, In thi-lr effort to pre
imre matter that will pane the cvnaor.
Here and there a phrase liill'-uti ex-
pt'tanry thnt lnrK thing are nlx.il I
to huppt-n.
What U to be dhe with Kir Red-
vi:r IJulH-r and Sir Charh-a Warren
ocrupli everybody' attcnilou.
It 1 now vn'rally acceuted that the
government had a purpose In the pub
lication of Lord Uobert dlnnatch ana
that the recall of Uenvrul Duller and
General Warren ha probably been de
cided upon.
According lo the Boer report. lher
I a uteaJy How of foreign volunteer to
the Tranvnl. Hlthorlo thee adven
turers have Ihiu attached to varlju
comitiundo. Now It I Mtld they are
to bf formed Into a Hpecial legion,
with continental olllcer, and there I
a rumor that the command will be
given to a UUtlngulxhed French vol
dler, lately retlrvd, who I now In the
Trunnvual.
rreuniobly the otlUt-r referred to In
thl report I Oi neral Do Negrlcr, for
merly a member of the French aupremo
council of war, who wa removed from
the active lint In July by Marquis De
Galtlfct, a dlBctpllimry meoure dur
ing the breyfu court martial.
hahi ox nixLKit.
Pronouncfd by London Globe a Hav
ing Lnat All the Itepuiatlon
He Hud Left.
LONDON. April 18. Lord Robert'
criticism of General Huller. General
Warren and Colonel Thorneycroft con
tinue to be the topic of intereet. All
the afternoon paper comment at
length on the strictures of the British
commander-in-chief In South Africa,
taking the same line as the morning
paper, praising Lord Roberts for hi
frankness, and speculating upon 'vhat
the publication of the dispatches at
the present momeut portends. Some.
of them mulntnln there Is nothing left
for General BulUr to do but to relgn.
Tho Glob declare: "A more plia
ble record of Indeclalon In plan, and
confusion In execution, we have seldom
read," and adds that what little repu
tation General Duller had left, hn been
scattered to the wind.
.CASUALTIES AT WEPENER.
The Dead Still Lie on the Field Un-
burled.
MASERU, April 17. Colonel Dal-
getty casualties since he ho been be
sieged at Wepener have been 20 killed
and 100 wounded. The Boer losses are
reported to have been considerably
heavier.
After tho night attack on April 12,
tho dead were left on the field, where
they still lie unburled.
There I a conflict of opinion among
the leaders. Some want to attack
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Free ttuiei Exhorted to Htand Firm
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CAl'K TOWN, April 18. -The Boer
government are circulating the fol
lowing manifesto to Afrikander
throughout Cape Colony:
"We feel that ouf fate and the fate
of the whole of Afrlkandom U at stake
and we appeal to you to stand and light
shoulder to shoulder with us. You
cannot, you may not, allow the tyraut
to extinguish forever your fln-t trait
of charexler a a nation.
"With you on our side the issue can
not be doubtful. We must conquer.
God grout that love for your country
and your liberty and the toble virtue
of men truly free may Induce you to
Join u In the hour of our supreme
struggle."
WILL BE KKFKALKD.
British Columbian Law Discriminating
Against Allen Miner Will Be
Abandoned.
NKW VORK. April IS. A Montreal
dispatch say:
Hon. Hmlth Curtis, minister of mine
In the British Columbia cabinet, an
nouncea that the alien labor law which
win ased by the British Columbian
legislature at It last seaslon to ex
elude American miners from the Atlln
district will be rcealed at the July
session of the legislature.
To allow Americans to work plucer
mines in the meantime, the govern
ment has decided to grant free miners'
certificates to companies incorporated
under the law of the province of Brit
Ish Columbia. As the expense of in
corporation 1 small, the American
holding claim or deciding to do so, can
follow out their inclination with little
more trouble than British subjects.
After the law Is repealed all will be
on the same footing.
EARTHQUAKES IN BOHEMIA.
Serious Disturbances With Landslides
Extending Over Entire Province.
LONDON, April 18.-The Vienna cor
respondent of the Dally Telegraph
saya:
Tho mountain which overlook the
town of Klappi, where the landslide
recently occurred, has undergone a
seismic disturbance, which I spreading
throughout the entire province of Bo
hernia, between the river Elbe and
Eger.
The height of the Bohemian middle
range are moving and houses and
churche have collapsed In eome thir
ty vllages. Railway embankment
have been moved, streams diverted
and road sunk. Thus far there has
been no loss of life, but a constant
watch Is Imperative.
DIVIDING UP TURKEY.
Emperors William and Joseph Will
Take a Slice of Her European
Holdings.
ROME, April 18.-The Trlbuna to
day say the forthcoming meeting of
Emperor William and Emperor Fran
cis Joseph In Berlin has In view ar
rangements for the occupation of Al
bania. European Turkey, by Austrian
Hungarian troops.
This statement has caused a sensa
tion In Italy.
TO WATCH THE ECLIPSE.
OAKLAND, Cal., April IS. A party
of eight astronomers, of which Profes
sor Charles Buckhalter of Chicago
observatory will be a member, will
leave on Tuesday next for Union Point,
Go., to observe the total eclipse of the
sun which Is to occur May 28th.
COUNTESS FESTICS 8AFE.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 18. Advices
from New York state that the Count
ess Festlca, formerly Miss Ellen Hag
gin, who waa reported to have been
drowned by the sinking of her hus
band' yacht, 1 in that city. She waa
not on ' the vessel at the time of the
disaster.
FIRM ATTITUDE
TOWARD TURKEY
Causes a Sensation in Foreign
Diplomatic Circles.
WAR NOT YET INTENDED
But tb SalUi Win Mot B Allowed to Sri
tie tlx Matter With Any Farther
ProinlK-la Oaly Win
B AccepUJ.
WASHINGTON. April 18.-Ncw of
the firm attitude assumed by the state
department toward the Turkish gov
eminent In the prosecution of it claim
for damage to American missionary
property caused something of a senna
tlon in diplomatic circles today.
Three successive American admls
ters have prosecuted these claim, each
received a promise of prompt aettle
ment, and yet not a dollar bas been
paid. With European diplomats that
1 an old experience and they have con
sequently been somewhat surprised at
the announcement that the United
States government Is actually going
to inslt upon performance instead of
promise.
Owing to possible entanglements
with European powers, the important
step to be taken by our government
will not be warlike, but will sugjest
In the moat dignified manner the in
dlgnation felt by the United States at
the betrayal of Turkish promise.
THE TI'KKlfH fcitBROCLIO.
Selxure of Port Smyrna Under Consid
eration By the President.
NEW YoRK, April 18.-A special to
tho Tribune from Washington, saya
The United Statea charge d'affaires
at Constantinople wilt be directed to
Inform the sultaa that this government
must lnlst upon the payment without
further delay of the $100,000 Indemnity
for outrage on American missionaries
and destruction of their property. Un
less prompt action on the sultan's part
anticipates the ultimatum and the debt
is discharged before a resort will be
made to drastic measures.
Several courses have been urged on
the president for the collection of the
$100,004 Indemnity, which is admitted
by the sultan to be due to the American
missionaries. Consideration has been
given to a proposition to seize the port
of Smyrna and administer its customs
revenue until the Judgment and the
expense of collection Is cancelled. This
course has not been wholly abandoned
in the remote contingency that satis
faction is Indefinitely delayed.
It involves serious complications In
the Mediterranean for which the
United Statea Is extremely reluctant to
axsume responsibility for the recovery
of so small an amount at the present
time. It might precipitate war.
through Turkey's sending some of it
antiquated warships to Smyrna to re
sist the- temporary American occupa
tion. In that event the necessity of
sending a large fleet to the Mediter
ranean would create alarm among the
powers and disturb the delicate equilib
rium now existing In Europe.
Under the circumstances it han been
determined that diplomatic resource
will be first exhausted, with the confi
dence that the sultan will be brought
to understand that his promises cannot
be lightly broken.
The proved claims against Turkey
Include about $300,000 for the destruc
tion of property alone. To these, which
admitted of practically no dispute, was
added the Lents claim of $40,000 which
wa presented by Secretary Olney.
FREE SILVER CHANDLER.
Wants to Make the Race Question
Again an Issue of Politics.
WASHINGTON. April 18. Senator
Chandler today Introduced a bill "for
the prevention of the denial or abridg
ment of the right of citizens of the
United States to vote on account of
color."
In presenting the bill, Chandler said:
"It provides that any requirement of
any qualification for suffrage prescrib
ed by any Btate In Its constitution or
laws which directly or indirectly Is
made to apply to any great body of
colored cltlxens of the state while it Is
not made to apply to the great body of
white cltlxens is hereby declared un
constitutional." SPOILING FOR A SCRAP.
Unhappy Democrats of the South Try
ing to Create Trouble In the
House.
WASHINGTON. April lS.-The de
bate on the naval appropriation bill
under the five minute rule today drift
ed Into politics and for a good por
tion of the afternoon member fought
hammer and tongs across the political
aisle.
The partisan rancor almost culminat
ed In a sensational scene between Gros
venor, of Ohio, the champion of the
administration, and Williams, of Mis
sissippi. fc'ome of the democrat began wor
rying Hawley of Texas by pointedly
asking If the preildcnt had not chang
ed hi mind on the Puerto P.lco tariff
question, and Grovenor finally threw
himself Into the breach.
Williams made an Interruption that
drew a sharp rejoinder from the
Ohlan about the "unfair advantages"
taken by the MlsslsslppUn. Thl arous
ed the wrath of the latter, and after
Grosvenor had concluded, be mac's a
stinging response in which lie said par
liamentary language would not permit
Mm properly to characterize Grosve
nor' offense.
Later Grosvenor disclaimed any in
tentional affront and there the matter
ended.
I'KAfGltEHSIVK PEOPLES PARTY.
Mlddle-of-the-Koader Change Their
Name and Denounce Bryan.
KANSAS CITY. Mo., April 18.-The
middle-of-the-road popull3ta at their
moss convention today effected a per
manent state organization and adopted
a new name the "progressive people
party." The name will be presented
to the national convention for ratifica
tion. The platform condemns W. J. Bryan
and John D. Rockefeller for their al
leged connection with the trusts.
The delegates to the Cincinnati con
vention were instructed to vote first
and lost for Wharton Barker for presi
dent and Ignatius Donnelly for vice
president COLVIJXE INDIAN LANDS.
Sooner Occupying the Cholt Sec
tion in Advance of Presi
dent's Proclamation.
SPOKANE, April 18. A Greenwood,
B. C, special to the Spokesman Re
view says advices received there from
Cbesawon in the north half of the Col
ville Indian reservation state that the
sooner are going Into the agricultur
al lands In advance of the date set In
the president's proclamation, of Octo
ber 10.
The portion of the reservation to be
opened to agricultural settlement con;
tain 150,000 acres. Out of this, the
Indian have been allotted less than
100,000.
IMPORTANT RAILWAY CHANGES,
The Kockafeller Interests Working For
the Consolidation tvf a South
. western System.
NEW YORK, April 18. The Tribune
says:
The current buying of Gould stock
1 thought in Wall street to foreshadow
an Important railroad consolidation In
the southwest.
The Rockafeller interests which con
trol the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
road, have bought the Missouri Pacific,
and n consolidation of these roads is
naturally talked of. The rumors go
even further. Including In the consol
idation the Texas Pacific and the St
Loui Southwestern, which have al
ready been classed as part of the "Mia
sourl Pacific System" although the
Missouri Pacidc Railway Company
does not control these two companies,
as It does the St. Louis, Iron Moun
tain A Southern and the International
& Great Northern, the remaining mem
bers of the "Missouri Pacific System.
HARRISON'S ADDRESS.
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He Will Speak at the Presbyterian
Ecumenical Council.
INDIANAPOLIS. April 18. Ex-Pres
ident Harrison will leave here today
for New York to preside over the
Ecumenical Council which opens Satur
day. General Harrison will deliver the
opening address, but his private sec
retary said Mr. Harrison would not
discuss in his address the proposed
change In the Presbyterian creed, but
would" contlne himself to the general
work of the council.
General Harrison declined to express
hi views upon the creed question.
PUGET SOUND ALARMED.
The Japanses Threaten to Overrun
That Part of the Coast.
TACOMA. April 18.-Tho Dresent im
portation of Japanese to Puiret sound
has reached unprecedented figures and
thousands more of the subjects of the
Mikoda are now afloat headed .his
way.
During the month of April 3.500 Japa
nese have been landed In Puget sound
ports and those of British Columbia.
SHOMOON ACQUITTED.
SEATTLE. April 18. The trial of
Charles W. Shomoon, charged with
murdering Charles J. Morbacher, cul
minated tonight In a verdict of not
guilty.
MORE JAPANESE IMMIGRANTS.
VICTORIA, B. C. April lS.-The
steamer MUoa arrived tonight from
Kobe with 1,200 Japanese Immigrants,
a majority of whom are destined for
the United State.
CLEVELAND ON
FREE DEMOCRACY
Mis Letter to the Brooklyn Jcf
fersonian Celebration.
FALSE LEADERS DENOUNCED
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Excltcmeat
PRINCETON. N. J., April 18,-Ex-Presldent
Grover Cleveland today ent
a letter of regrtt to be read at the din
ner of the Brooklyn Democratic Club
at Brooklyn thl evening, to the birth
of Thomas Jefferson. Mr. Cleveland
says:
"Whatever succes may have attend
ed a party of opportunity with Its
sail spread for every transient breese
of popular sentiment or excitement, ex
perience has abundantly demonstrated
that democracy is so constituted that
it Is only strong when courageous In
the right, and only victorious when it
force are marshalled under Its old and
well organized standard.
There ho never been a time when
the false leadership of our party tnd
a departure from the rimple democratic
faith have not been quickly dis
covered and ruthlessly rebuked by
llstlts support, pronounced defection
and bitter defeat. These consequence
have thus far been so inevitable that
the lesson they teach cannot be dis
regarded without Inviting calamity."
"The healthfulness of our party may
well be questioned when It will ehrlnk
from such an examination of It posi
tion a will enable It to avoid disaster
by keeping in the course of safety, un
der the guidance of true democracy.
"Therefore-, those -vho claim to b
followers of Thomas Jefferson will fail
to discbarge a solemn duty If, In this
time (J doubt and temptation, they ne-
gleet such an examination and If this
discloses any tendency in the party
control to subordinate the principles
of pure democracy and to distrust
their conquering power, then auch con
ditions should not continue without a
brave and early democratic protest."
BRYANISM REPUDIATED.
Ex-Governor Campbell's Address at the
Brooklyn Jeffersonian Anni
versary. NEW YORK. April 18. The Brook
lyn Democratic Club gave a dinner
tonight at the Germania Club to com-'
memorate the 157th anniversary of the
birth of Thomas Jefferson.
Jn responding to the toast "the res
toration of Jeffersonian democracy,"
ex-Governor Campbell, of Ohio, declar
ed that the party of . Jefferson could
not survive half democratic and half
populistlc. He repudiated the social
istic theories brought into the party by
the populists.
Speasing of the Chicago platform of
1S?H he declared that' it enunciated
many great and enduring truths, but
coupled them to at least one fatal er
ror un-Jeffereonlan and, under exist
ing mining and commercial conditions.
Impossible proposition of "H to 1."
EIGHT CHINESE ARRESTED.
The Murderer of the Chief of Police
of Steveston Has Confessed.
VANCOUVER, B. C. April 18.-Eight
Chinese are now in the provincial Jail
at Westminster charged with the mur
der of Alexander Main, chief of police
of Steveston, or with being accessory
to that crime.
One of the prisoners, Chan Yee
Chung, today confessed to the murder,
stating that Yip Leek, a highbinder,
had ordered the assault on Main, but
that the murdered officer had first been
struck on the head from behind with a
mattock' wielded by a third Chinese,
who ha tied and who has not yet been
captured.
The mattock, with its Iron hook, wa
today found near a cabin covered with
blood, and a long knife was also found
with traces of blood upon its blade.
FRUIT BADLY INJURED.
Cold Snap Ha Caused Widespread
Damage Throughout the
Northwest.
PORTLAND. April 18. The cold
snap last week throughout the North
west has undoubtedly damaged the
fruit crop, but to what extent can
not be determined at present.
In some localities fruit Is apparently
badly damaged, while almost on the
adjoining section the trees are not
hurt in the least.
JOHN R. PIKIN. PRESIDENT,
HOUSTON, Tex., April 18. Tl.e
trans-Mississippi congress today elect
ed John R. Pikin, of New Orleans, a
president