A T R IP TO A M E R IC A .
I
CUBANS
Agulnaldo W ant« to Saa tha Unltad
Stataa.
MANILA, April 5.—C hief Ju stice
A rellano, who adm inistered to Aguln*
aldo th e o ath of allegiance to th e
U nited S ta te s governm ent, described
today th e conditions leading up to
and atten d in g the cerem ony, which
wim sem i-private. Agulnaldo, still de
tain ed In un a p a rtm en t of th e Mala-
cunan palace, uud aw aiting orders
from W ashington, had expressed him
self uh anxious to learn m ore reg ard
ing the A m erican system of govern
m ent, ami had asked C hief JiiHtlce
A rellano to enlighten him. T he chief
Ju stice carefully explained tho various
m easu res passed uy the Philippine
com m ission, uud show ed him w hat
provisions were m ade for education
and pro g ress and for m unicipal and
provincial self governm ent. L istening
with deep Interest. Agulnaldo finally
exclaim ed:
"I never believed the
A m ericans would be so fair and lib
e ra l.” Before the conversation had
ended, he had agreed to tuke th e oath
of allegiance, and this was Imine-
d lately adm inistered. Senor Arelluno
say s:
"A gulnaldo's action will Induce all
th e in su rg en ts to su rre n d er, and I
p red ict th a t the iHluuds will be com
pletely pacified by June, Agulnuldo
Is ea ^ er to visit the U nited S tates,
but when I questioned him on tho
su b ject of holding office, he replied
th at he had. no d esire s In th a t direc
tion and Intended to re tire to p riv ate
life a fte r a trip to A m erica.”
U onstancla Probleto, «laughter of
th e «-x-chlef of the K allpunan society,
who Is p resid en t of th e w om an's
peace league, was perm itted to have
a long interview with Agulnaldo. She
re p o rts having found him In a quan
d ary, professedly desirous of peace,
y e t re lu c tan t to abandon tho Idea of
El 11 id no Independence.
'H e seem ed unable to muke up his
hind reg ard ing th e oath of allegiance
to th e United S ta te s,” she says, "be
cau se he had sworn etern al fealty to
th<- Filipino tlag and had been elected
lead e r of th e revolution. He showed
n disinclination to a ssist In ending
th e Insurrection, though he bowed
som ew hat to public sentim ent. He
w anted a conference In o rd e r to a s
c e rta in th e w ishes of th e Filipino
people and suggested th a t a conven
tion consisting half of in su rg en ts and
h alf of Paclflcos should decide the
m atter.
"I told him th a t 90 per cent of the
population w ere In favor of peace, and
he resp o n d ed: ‘Even so, my lot Is
yet with those upholding th e cause
of th e insu rgents. W ith th e ir con
sent, I would Quit, but otherw ise, how
can I? By th e trick e ry of th e A m er
icans I was captured. Now th a t I am
a p riso n er I m ust consider w hat Is
b est. L ib erty Is sw eet, bu t those
whom I would d ese rt would h ate me.
H ard Is my lot. If paroled I should
re sp ect my word, but som etim es I
th in k exile and im prisonm ent would
he p referab le.’ ”
S A L IS B U R Y
Rumors T h a t
W IL L
R E T IR E .
He W ill Resign in a
Few Days.
YORK, . April 5.— A dispatch
General
Rejects Manchurian Treaty
and
So Informs Russia.
WANTS TO CONTINUE ON GOOD TERMS
liui Say» Thu Action Wat Made Neceuary by
Preourc from Other Power»
Earl
Li Wa» In Eavor of the Treaty.
PEKIN. April 5.—T he C hinese gov
e rn m e n t has form ally n o ticed R ussia
th a t China, ow ing to the a ttitu d e of
the powers, Is not able to sign the
M anchurian convention.
“ It Is C hina’s d esire ,” says th e for
mal notification, "to keep on friendly
term s with all nations. At p re sen t
she is going through a period which
Is th e m ost perilous In th e em p ire’s
history, and it Is necessary th a t she
should have th e friendship of all.
H ow ever m uch she m ight be willing
to g ra n t any special privilege to one
power, when o th e rs object It is Im
possible, for the sake of m aking one
nation friendly, th a t she should alien
a te the sym pathies of all o th e rs.”
LI Hung Chang says th is le tte r s e t
tles the m a tte r definitely, and th a t
R ussia wuh Inform ally notified to the
sam e effect M arch 29. P rince Ching
says th a t every C hinam an except LI
H ung C hang was a g a in st signing the
convention.
A G R EE D TO BY C O L O M B IA .
W ill
Lease
Canal T e rrito ry
United States.
lo
the
NEW YORK. April 5.—A special to
th e H erald from W ashington says:
Official d enials greeted th e pub
lished rep o rt th a t J. P ierp o n t Morgan,
having discovered a gold m ine on the
P anam a canal route, would head a
sy n d icate to build a canal, and had
secured P resid en t M cK inley's co-op
eratio n and the aid of Colombia. De
nials cam e from th e w hite house, the
s la te d ep artm en t, th e Colom bian le
gation and th e F ren ch em bassy. f.lt st
of th o se who denied th e re p o rt de
d a r e d th a t it was s ta rte d to m ake
difficult th e negotiation of canal
tre a tie s by the U nited S ta tes.
T he big new s developm ent in the
can al situation is th a t M inister Silva,
who is also Colombian m in ister of for
eign affairs, in his m em orandum to
S ecretary Hay, has form ally ag reed on
behalf of his governm ent to g ra n t the
U nited S ta te s a long lease of th e te r
rito ry through which th e canal passes.
He s ta te s em phatically, how ever, th a t
his governm ent will not cede sover
eignty. T he lease is to be gran ted
on th ese te rm s:
T he U nited S ta te s shall pay to Co
lom bia, In half-yearly Installm ents,
d u rin g th e first 25 y ea rs a fte r th e
opening of th e canal to th o public
service, a sh a re am ounting to 5 per
cent of its gross incom e; dur'r.g a
second perlo«! of 25 years, 6 p er ce n t;
d u rin g a third, 7 p er cent, and during
a fourth, 8 p er cent. T his Is on the
basis of a 99-year lease. T he U nited
S ta te s shall g u aran tee th a t th is sh are
shall be In no case less th a n 1250,000
annually. In case of th e issuance of
stock, Colombia is to receive a sh are
based upon th a t given It by th e P an
am a Canal Com pany, am ounting to
one-th irteen th of th e num ber of shares
issued. Colom bia Is to receive $250,-
000 annually for th e use of th e ra il
road. Colombia m ails, troops and ef
fects belonging to th e republic, and
em ig ra n ts to th e country up to th e
num ber of 2000 m ust receive railroad
tra n sp o rta tio n free of charge.
Co
lom bian vessels a re to be allowed free
use of the canal. Finally. Colombia
binds h erself to g ra n t perm ission to
th e F rench Canal C om pany to nego
tia te w ith th e U nited S ta te s for th e
sale of its concession. T he conces
sion absolutely forbids th e com pany
“to cede or m ortgage its rig h ts under
any consideration w h atev er to an
o th e r nation or foreign governm ent,
u n d er penalty of fo rfeitu re.”
NEW
to th e T rib une from London says:
P a rliam en t has adjourned for the
E a s te r recesB, a fte r a session m ore
satisfa c to ry to the opposition than
to th e governm ent. T he record of
b u siness is m eager, but th a t is a
sm all m a tte r in com parison w ith the
lack of en ergy and Judgm ent with
which th e house of com m ons has
been led.
T he continuance of Lord S alisbury
in power for m any w eeks Is doubted
by some of th e m ost experienced p ar
liam en tary heads. T h ere a re rum ors
th a t he has sought to offer his re sig
nation before his d e p a rtu re for B eau
lieu, and th a t A. J. B alfour would be
foun.i in th e upper house when p ar
liam en t reassem bles. A nother v er
sion Is th a t nothing will be done for
a fo rtn ig h t and th a t Lord S alisbury
m ay consent to rem ain In office until
th e close of the session if his health
im proves in the R iviera. T h ere was
no lack of gossip in the sm oking
room of th e house of co m m m s d u r
T R A IN S IN T H E F A L L .
ing th e closing hours, but th e only
p o in ts on which th e re w as a general W ashington & Oregon In Vancouver
a g reem en t w as th a t the governm ent
In September.
had been on a dow nw ard grade since
VANCOUVER,
W ash., April 5.—E d
th e k in g ’s speech was read, and th a t
a stro n g er leader th a n Mr. B alfour m und Rice, Jr., se c re ta ry and m an
w as needed in the com m ons.
ager of th e W ashington & Oregon
R ailroad Com pany, which recently
A R M Y M O V IN G N O R T H W A R D .
purchased th e rig h t of way of the
P o rtlan d & P u g et Sound R ailw ay Com
Meaning of General Plum er’s Occu pany. from th is city to K alam a, said
pation of Nylstroom.
tonight th a t th e com pany is m aking
NEW YORK, April 5.—T he new s a rra n g e m e n ts to com m ence building
e line a t once. T he com pany ex
from Lord K itch en er th a t G eneral p th ec
ts to a d v e rtise for bids A pril 15,
P lu m er h as occupied N ylstroom , is and to have th e line com pleted and
tak en to m ean, th e London co rre ready to run tra in s into V ancouver by
sp o n d en t of the T ribune says, th a t the S eptem ber, in tim e to move th is se a
B ritish arm y in South A frica has at son's fru it crop. Double crew s of su r
last resum ed th e n o rth ern advance veyors are s e ttin g grade sta k e s end
cross-sectioning, and it. is th e in ten
tow ard P ie term aritsb erg . N ylstroom tion to have th is work finished th is
is situ ated a little way off th e ra il week. C hief E ngineer O’Neill is p re
way, about 90 m iles n o rth of P reto ria. p arin g plans for Construction, and bids
It was held for a few days by G eneral will be asked soon.
T he line from V ancouver to K alam a
B aden-Pow ell in A ugust last year, but
had to be ev acuated because th e force will be a little over 30 m iles long.
th e n a t Lord R o b ert’s disposal was T he grade, Mr. Rice says, is in very
insufficient a t once to provide a p er good condition, only req u irin g to be
m an en t g arriso n and to secure the leveled In places *nd cu lv erts nnd
railw ay line northw ard from P reto ria. bridges built. T he re m a in d er of th e
T h e re can be little doubt th a t Lord rig h t of way has been cleared. T here
K itch en er's la te st re p o rt indicates the a re no heavy grades, and th e line will
execution of a com prehensive plan be com paratively easy to build. Reg
for th e conquest and pacification of ular, tra in s, he says, will he operated
to and from V ancouver a fte r th e com
th e N o rth ern T ransvaal.
W ith th e occupation of P letefm ar- pletion of th a t portion of th e road
itsb u rg th e m ain tru n k lines of rail until th e bridge across th e Colum bia
w ay would be lost to th e Boers, but and th e connecting line acro ss th e
th e re 1 h a heavy ta s k in th e protec peninsula to P o rtlan d h as been com
tion of an o th er line of com m unica pleted. Mr. Rice e stim a te s th a t It
tion, 240 m iles long, th a t would be will require 18 m onths to build th e
added to th e burdens of th e B ritish bridge a fte r th e rig h t to co n stru c t It
has been obtained from congress.
arm y.
S A T IS F IE D .
Wood Explains
Amendment.
the
P latt
HAVANA. April «.—T h e so-called
radical elem en t In th e Cuban consti
tutional convention, including Ju an
Gomez, Portuondo, Alm an and Man-
duley, bail a conference today with
Governor General Wood reg arding the
P la tt am endm ent.
1 G eneral Wood said th a t th e United
S ta te s governm en t Intended to daal
Justly by th e C ubans, and had no de-
s lie to retain possession of th e island.
IB; pointed out th a t th e P la tt am end
m ent was draw n prim arily with the
view to pro tectin g a w eak nation
against, outsiders, as well as against
Internal strife, and would not Inter
fere with Cuban Independence. He
explained th a t the W ashington Inter
pretatio n of clause 3 of th e schem e
of relatio n s was th a t th e United
S ta te s claim ed th e rig h t to Intervene
solely for the purpose of preserving
‘. be independence of th e island, m ain
taining an adeq u ate fo rce to protect
Ilf«;, property and individual liberty,
and com pleting th e obligations Im
posed by th e tre a ty of P a ris upon the
United S tates. He ex p ressed th e opin
ion th a t in draw ing up a tre a ty many
points in th e fu tu re re la tio n s of Cuba
with th e U nited S ta te s m ight be ex
plained to m eet p re se n t objections.
T he delegates re tire d apparently
pleased with th e interview . Senor
P ortuondo said he th o u g h t everything
would be settled satisfac to rily . He
was In favor of th e ap p o in tm en t of a
com m ission to go to W ashington, and
expects favorable re su lts from such a
step.
O rders w ere Issued today directing
th e holding of m unicipal elections
th ro u g h o u t Cuba Ju n e 1. T h ere will
be 15 days tor re g istra tio n , beginning
A pril 19.
R E D U C IN G . O U R
FLEET.
W arships to Be W ith d raw n From the
Asiatic Station.
W ASHINGTON. A pril 6.—T he pros
pective reductio n of th e United
S ta te s naval force on th e A siatic s ta
tion is beginning to assu m e definite
form, but th u s fa r th e m a tte r has not
been considered by th e p resident, nor
has S ecretary Long had an oppor
tu n ity to co n fer w ith R ear Adm iral
Remey. B ut th e naval bureau of nav
igation, w hich h as ch a rg e of th e as
signm ent of ships to th e various s ta
tions, has proposed th a t th ere be a
reduction o f th e force on th e Asiatic
statio n . T his has been based on a
i ecom m endation of th e need s of the
navy and w ithout referen ce to any
of th e political q u estio n s involved.
Should it be deciiled to reduce th e
force, th e hom ew ard m ovem ent of
v essels would probably not begin be
fore sum m er. As yet no consideration
h as been given to th e disposition of
the ships w hen th e y a re relieved from
service in th e fa r E ast. It is said,
how ever, th a t th e N orth A tlantic
squadron will he augm ented by at
least one or tw o ships, while the
S outh A tlantic and Pacific statio n s
also will be reinforced. Q uite a num
b er of ships will h av e to go o u t of
com m ission, as th ey have seen long
service in trop ical w a te rs and will
need a p re tty g en eral overhauling.
N E W S FR O M A L A S K A .
Peculiar complication at Skagway In
Regard to Bonded Goods.
PO R T TOW NSEND, W ash., April 5.
—A ccording to advices from Alaska
b rought by th e s te a m e r Dolphin to
day, a peculiar com plication in th e
custom s business a t S kagw ay has
com e up re la tiv e to bonded goods
p assin g throug h Skagw ay.
T hree
riv e r steam e rs belonging to th e W hite
P ass and Yukon C om pany arriv ed at
S kagw ay in bond. T h ey w ere en tered
is B ritish bottom s w ith o u t cargo.
T h ey are billed to W h ite H orse, and
a re being dism antled for shipm ent
o v er tn e railroad,*piece by piece. An
A m erican and a B ritish custom officer
a re statio n ed on each boat. T he ow n
e rs of th e boats will n o t break up the
hulls nor ship such portions as are
in ju red in dism antling, and th e cus
to m s officer at S kagw ay is try in g to
find ou t w h at to do w ith w hat is left
and w h e th e r he can collect d uty on
portions of vessels not shipped. The
com pany says it will burn w hat is left
of th e vessels, but th a t does not s a t
isfy C ollector A ndrew s, and he h as
w ritte n th e d e p a rtm e n t for in stru c
tions.
D iscovery of coal in K londike h as
b ro u g h t fo rth an o rd e r from O ttaw a
th a t ro y alty m ust be paid on coal th e
sam e as on gold. T his o rd e r w as re
cen tly received a t Dawson, and caused
a general p ro test, as co nsum ers say
th e arice of fuel Is alread y sufficiently
high w ithout th e addition of royalty.
Bids for a New Cruiser.
Will TAKE B Tint
Russia Will Not Leave Manchuria
Until She Sees Fit.*
HER OCCUPATION IS ONLY TEMPORARY
Explanation of Her Attitude I» Satisfactory to
America, hut Not to Japan-Latter
MaXcs a Vigorou» Protest
ST. PETERSBURG, A pril 8.—T he
O rtidal M essenger today publishes «
detailed review of th e negotiations
conducted by th e allied pow ers w ith
th e C hinese p len ip o ten tiaries a t Tien
Tain and P ekin, and of th e n eg o tia
tions th a t led to the p re sen tatio n of
the F rench d raft of peace conditions,
which consisted of 12 points, but
which a re not yet concluded. T he
R ussian governm ent th e n m akes th e
following statem en t:
"W hile an ticip atin g an early se ttle
m ent of th e questions affecting th e
m utual relatio n s betw een all the pow
ers and China, th e R ussian govern
m ent, on its part, considered it neces
sary to concern itself w ith th e e s ta b
lishm ent of a p erm a n en t o rd er of
th in g s in th e C hinese te rrito rie s along
th e borders of which th e R ussian
A siatic possessions extend for a dis
tan ce of 8009 v ersts (5300 m iles). To
th is end, provisional w ritten condi
tions for a m odus vivendi w ere
agreed upon first betw een th e Rus
sian m ilitary au th o rities and th e Chi
n ese go v ern o rs of th re e M anchurian
provinces. W ith referen ce to th e in
stitu tio n of a local civil a d m in istra
tion subsequently, and a fte r a careful
co n sid eratio n of all th e circu m stan ces,
th e R ussian governm ent drew up th e
d ra ft of a special ag reem en t with
C hina providing for th e gradual evac
uation of M anchuria, as well as for
th e adoption of provisional m easures
to assu re peace in th a t territo ry , and
to prev en t th e recu rren ce of ev en ts
sim ilar to th o se of last year. U nfor
tu n ately . w ith th e ob ject of stirrin g
up public opinion ag a in st R ussia,
alarm ist ru m o rs were circulated In
th e foreign p ress re g ard in g th e p u r
pose and in ten tio n s of th e R ussian
governm ent.
Falsified te x ts of a
tre a ty estab lish in g a p ro tec to rate over
M anchuria w ere quoted, and erro n
eous re p o rts w ere designedly spread
of an alleged ag reem en t betw een
R ussia and China. As a m a tte r of
fact, th is ag reem en t w as to serve as
a basis for th e re sto ratio n to China,
as con tem p lated by th e R ussian gov
ern m en t of M anchuria, which, in con
sequence of th e alarm in g ev en ts of
la s t year, w ere occupied by R ussian
troops. In o rd er th a t th e req u isite
m ilitary m easu res m ight be tak en , it
w as im p erativ e th a t th e question
should be settled one way o r th e o ther.
It was im possible to lay down fo rth
w ith by m eans of a m u tu al ag reem en t
th e conditions of th e evacuation of
M anchuria. A ccording to new s re
ceived. serio u s h in d ran ces w ere placed
in th e way of th e conclusion of such
an ag reem en t, and, in consequence, its
accep tan ce by China, w hich was Indis
pensable for th e grad u al evacuation of
th e province, proved to be im possible.
“As reg ard s th e ev en tu al resto ratio n
of th e province to China, it is m an
ife st th a t such in ten tio n can only
be carried out w hen th e norm al sit
u ation is com pletely resto red to th e
em pire, and th e cen tral governm ent
estab lish ed a t th e cap ital independent
and stro n g enough to g u aran tee R us
sia against a recu rren ce of th e ev en ts
of last year. W hile th e R ussian gov
ern m en t m ain tain s its p esen t o rg an
ization in M anchuria, to p reserv e
o rd e r in th e vicinity of th e broad
fro n tiers of R ussia, and rem ains fa ith
ful to its original and oft-repeated po
litical program m e, it will quietly aw ait
tu e fu rth e r course of ev en ts.” .
STO R M
IN
M ARYLAND.
Snow In the Mountains May Lead to
a Flood.
HAGERSTOW N, Md., April 8.—T his
section of th e C um berland valley is
walled in w ith snow, w hich covers
m ountain ranges n o rth and south to a
d epth of from th re e to five inches as
a re su lt of th e recen t storm . T he
rain fall was heavy, causing a sudden
rise in th e Potom ac riv er and o th er
stream s. T he Potom ac is swollen
about six feet, and is still rising,
w ith every indication of th e stream
g ettin g wild and doing dam age. T he
banks of th e C hesapeake and Ohio
canal are being w atched a t points
w here th e riv e r bounds th e tow path.
O th er strea m s are n early out of th e ir
banks, but no dam age is reported.
R eports from th e fam ous South
M ountain peach belt in d icate th a t in
ju ry has been done to th e early fru it
by the freezing w eather. The early
buds had been forced alm o st open by
th e recen t w arm w eath er, and th e
sudden change w ith th e te m p e ra tu re
falling to freezing cam e a t such a tim e
as to do considerable in ju ry . Up to
th is tim e th e re was ev ery p rospect of
a large crop of peaches th is sum m er.
IN T E R V IE W
W IT H
KRUGER.
Opinion of Transvaal ex-President on
the Situation.
N E W YO RK . A pril 8.—A disp atch
to th e H erald from P aris says:
An Interview with Mr. K ru g er ap
pears in th e M atin. T he ex-presldent
of th e T ran sv aal was seen In a mqd-
est little inn a t U trecht, w here he Is
staying for th e m om ent. H is eyes
have been very much im proved by
recen t operations, and he can now dis
pense with spectacles.
S ittin g in
front of a tab le with a Bible u n d er
his left hand, Mr. K ruger delivered
him self of an Im p o itan t statem en t,
to which fu rth er significance was
given by th e presence of th e O range
F ree S ta te delegate, H e rr F ischer.
Mr. K ruger began by announcing
th a t S atu rd ay next he proposes re tir
ing into th e country for com plete
rest. The little village of H ilbersum ,
not fa r from U trecht, has been se
lected for his abode. N othing h a s
yet been decided reg arding his trip to
America. Mr. K ruger will u n d erta k e
the Journey If his stren g th p erm its
and if th e re is any hope of gaining
ad v an tag e for th e Boer cause.
P ointing to H err F ischer, th e aged
p resid en t declared th a t th e tw o re
publics are indissolubly united.
" H e rr Fiocher,” he said, “Is fight
ing for th e sam e cause as m y heroic
friend P resid en t S te y r,
T he tw o
p resid en ts and th e tw o com m anding
generals, B otha and Dewet, will sh are
th e sam e fate.”
On being questioned re g ard in g th e
reliance he placed on th e B oer of
ficial teleg ram s and sta te m e n ts in
parliam ent, Mr. K ruger, h alf risin g
from his arm chair, declared:
"T h e B ritish governm ent, B ritish
teleg rap h and th e B ritish p ress al
w ays try to m ake th is m uch”—and he
m easured his little finger—“look like
th is m uch”—and he extended both
arm s.
”1 am persuaded ev ery th in g Is go
ing well th ere precisely because o u r
enem ies continue to dissim u late and
tra v e s ty facts. As re g ard s G eneral
B otha's negotiations, th e public know s
from th e blue boov and by read in g
G eneral B otha's la st dispatch th a t it
w^s th e B ritish general who first m ade
proposals. N ever did th e B oer gen
era! refu se to listen. W e do not fight,
except for peace. W e are not con
querors, but, although G eneral B otha
listened to th e B ritish proposals, he
n ev er u ttere d a word of equivocation
on th e su b ject of independence. In
dependence is th e only tre a su re we
cherish, even if we h ave to sacrifice
all o th ers. It is for th is reason our
citizens forsook th e ir farm s and sac
rificed th e ir lives, and our women and
children now suffer tem p o rary serv i
tude in th e enem y’s camp.
TO P R E V E N T A RM Y FRAUDS.
Regulations Concerning the
portation of Supplies.
T ra n s
WASHINGTON, A pril 8 —T he w ar
d e p a rtm e n t has received a copy of a
reg u latio n to ca rry into effect an act
of th e Philippine com m ission am en d
ing a section of th e provisional cus
tom s regulations, which is of in te re st,
in view of th e recen tly re p o rted
frau d s in th e com m issary d ep a rtm en t
in th e islands. It show s th e p recau
tions ordered to be tak en to guard
a g a in st any m isap p ro p riatio n of gov
e rn m e n t supplies. T hese reg u latio n s
provide briefly th a t w here supplies
for th e arm y or navy in th e P hilip
pines come on o th er th a n governm ent
vessels th ey shall be accom panied by
a certificate from th e chief of d e p a rt
m ent charged w ith th e ir custody ce r
tify in g th a t th e goods are exclusively
for th e arm y or th e navy o r th e in
su lar governm ent, and th a t no o th er
disposition of th em will be p erm itted .
T he reg u latio n s also s e t fo rth th a t
prom pt notice m ust be given th e col
lecto r of custom s for th e islan d s in
case of th e nonacceptance of any con
sig n m en t of goods or can cellation of
sale. Goods purchased in th e P h ilip
pines a fte r im portation m ust be ac
com panied by an affidavit of th e seller
affirm ing th a t an absolute sale has
been m ade by him and th a t “he re
ta in s no in te re st of any kind or ch a r
a c te r in such goods.”
N E G O T IA T IO N S
W IT H
BOERS.
More of the Kitchener-Botha Corre
spondence Made Public..
LONDON, April 8.—The le tte r of
G eneral Botha, th e B oer Com mander-
in-Chief, to Lord K itchener, com m and
ing th e B ritish forces in South Africa,
p ielim ln a ry to th e re cen t peace m eet
ing, casually referred to in Lieutenant-
G eneral K itch en er's rep o rt of th e ne
g o tiatio n s and from which th e oppo
n en ts of Colonial S ecretary C ham ber
lain hoped to obtain som e clew of the
reaso n of th e failure of th e conference,
was published as a prelim inary paper
th is m orning. This le tte r is dated at
th e C om m andant-G eneral's camp, Feb
ru a ry 13, and com m ences with a re fer
ence to “th e verbal m essage from vru r
excellency.” C ontinuing, th e letter
say s:
"I have th e honor to inform your
excellency th a t no one desires more
th a n I to bring th is bloody strife to an
end, I would also v ery much like ic
m eet your excellency for the purpose
of m utual discussion to see if it is
not possible to discover term s under
which th is can he done.”
W ashington, A pril 6.—Bids w ere
opened in th e office of th e se c re ta ry
of th e navy today for th e c o n tra c t to
build th e protected cru ise r M ilwaukee,
oth erw ise know n as p ro tected cru iser
No. 21. S ecretary Long announced
before th e opening of th e bids th a t
should any belated bid reach th e de
p a rtm e n t which is proved to have
been held up on account of th e storm s
in th e W est, it will be considered
along w ith those opened today. T h ere
w ere tw o bidders and th re e bids, the
U nion Iron W orks, of San F rancisco,
and C ram ps & Son, of P hiladelphia,
Manila Harbor Improvements.
P U R S U E D BY P L U M E R .
th e la tte r firm su b m ittin g tw o sep a
W ashington, April 8.—T he division
ra te proposals.
of in su lar affairs, w ar d ep artm en t,
h as received copies of th e specifica Boer Seat of Government Is Again
New Washington Saw m ill.
tions and blue p rin ts show ing th e
Shifted.
S outh Bend, W ash., April 6.—The proposed im provem ent of th e p o rt oi
fram e is up for a new saw m ill at M anila authorized by th e Philippine
LONDON, April 8 —Lord K itchener
F ran ces, in which O. A. C u ster is th e com m ission. T he work includes about re p o rts as follows to th e w ar office:
m oving sp irit. T he m achinery is ex 150,000 cubic yards of rip rap , 21,000, “Colonel P lum er has advanced 20
pected daily, and it is th o u g h t th e cubic yards of co ncrete and rubble
mill will be ru n n in g by May 1. It m asonry In b reak w aters, about 5,000,-' m iles beyond Nylstroom , unopposed on
will have a daily cap acity of 20.000 000 cubic yard s of d redging and a pile th e way, tow ard P ietersb u rg .”
A ccording to th e P re to ria co rre
feet. It will ta k e th e place of Mr. of bulkhead 4700 fe et long. T he
C u ste r's shingle mill, which had to be dredging will he in mud, sand and spondent of th e Daily T elegraph, th e
closed down on account of his cedar shells to a depth of 30 feet, th e d red g B oers have shifted th e ir seat of gov
land being tied up in a co n test. A ing m aterial to be used for reclaim ing
e rn m e n t from P ie tersb u rg to a point
sp u r will be Inuit to the mill from the land.
35 m iles n o rth east.
N o rth e rn Pacific track .