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SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 1900.
FIRS11 SECTION EIGHT PAG ES
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STILL A HALT
Br
tish Nerves Sorely Tried by
South African Events
THE MOVE ON THE FREE STATE
Mary Net B OrUrl by Lord Roberta for
i Sral Weeks Orrau of Ink
I'ouwl Oat In Ailvire.
LONDON Jan. 30. (Tuesday. 4:30
aJ m.). History pauses for time in
S mill Africa, ft is one of those nn
sajtlsiacotry ..-pauses that are nearly as
trying lo the British nerves as the se
q -ence of reverses, . am! apparently it
will terminate -only 'when Lord Roberts
gjves th word for the forward move
ment intothe Free State,' which, ac
cbrdingftp the most cheerful view, he
will n be able to do for a fortnight.
VVhetlu-f he will permit General Duller
to makb anothet attempt to relieve
I -ilsiniili m ! quite outside the knuw-
edge of thofse even closly connected
with the war. office.-' With the troops
Uie to arrive during the next month.
be may think himself strong enough,
to try two large operations. Combin
ing the forces tinder Generals Mcth
tien, French j and Gatacre, jnnd adding
to this the.' arriving trootsV Lord Rol
erts would have 70,000 -for l he? invasion
of the Free State, with 40.000; to 50,0 o.
guarding communications, and 40,000
trying to ..rescue Xadysmith.
'The prb'ic burns with impatience
1 that somcthip;? should re done, hut
J there is'notluitg to do but wait on the
pr-pasratins. Oceans of ink are pour-
t e.I out in advice. - Orators are at work
J in the provinces, tcllinK.the people that
j, "linjfljmd has set her teeth in prim de-
termination to see it through."
The .government's declarations in par
liament, . thef counter declarations of
those otitsiilii the government, and the
con sequent 'discussion in the press? and
n 'hv platform, will immediately en
thrall the public interest. The thing
on whichever"body seems agreed is
that more inch niust -go. ,
Twenty thtKtsaud two hundred and
twenty-two nun, and. 155 guns are at
na. KJevni thousand infantrv and
cavalry, inclmling 500 yeomen, are I
praciicany . rcauy 10 eniia.rK. 1 nere
forc the government, Wiithout doing
more, can place at the disposal of Lord
kulrts 40.000 aditional pxtn ,anl 155
guns. -Thef further purposes f the
war officials fare supposed to embrace
in the nitfh1rhood of! 56,000 men.
As the indication is that candidates
will heJratlier scarce, the war otlice
will iss'te orders fr these reservists,
who were found unfit at the previous
nn lilt7at ion j examinations, to reort
fTri'!rther e.xamin.itiin. Applicants
f r tlie cavalrLseryicc arc still freely
ofiYring as yeomanry
(jc-ncril It tiller"', operations has cost
qi2-men, so far, officially reported with
in ten days, j Applying to the "206
Spionkop 'casualties, reported today,
the rrle of tti proportion of losses of
ifticers indicated, there are 500 casual
iies yet to conic. The total casualties
of the war compiled from official re
Acts gently on the
Kidneys; 1-iVER
and I Bowels
riEANStS THEYSTEM
c 1 EFFECTUALLY
OVERCOMES srrO 1..
OUT TMC itMWINt-MAHf i Bt
(IurrniaITgyrvp
roa u Br jui caiT rrt niasmfc
ports, are 9,523 nearly a division. Of
these 2486 are killed; 4S11 wounded,
and the rest are. prisoners The aggre
gate British home troops in, South Af
rica number 116.000; the Natalran
forces,; 7158, and the Cape Colonial,
24.000. f . - ;
NO MORE NEWS.
London, Jan. ; 2f. (Midnight.). The
war office announces that no further
news has -been received from South
Atrnca, except a report from Lord
.Roberts that the . situation is unchanged.-
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The war office denies the report that
Ladysmi'.h has surrendered.
NOT OFFICIAL.
Berlin, Jan. ao, -An official agency
hais communicated the following to the
press: ' . ;
"Jn spite of all statements that Dr.
Leyds (diplomatic representative of
the Transvaal) is here by official invi
tation, his-visit is by his own initiative,
and though he has Received the ordi
nary courtesy, his presence, is entirely
without; political significance.
F'AIJNtEFOTE TO RETIRE.
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Great Britain to Lose Her Ambassa
dor in Washington.
New York, Jan. 29. A special to the
Ilerald from Washington, says: It is
now Considered as settled at the Brit
ish embassy that Lord Pauncefote will
retire as :imlMS,-dor of Great Britain
to the United States April 1st. There
have been reports that Lord Paunce
fote period of service would, in view
of the South African war, be extended
another year, but so far as recent ad
vices indicate, this will not be the case.
Lord Pauncefote's ! departure will
make Baron Fa va. the Italian ambas
sador, the dean of the" diplomatic corps
here. Lord Pauncefote's successor
has not been selected, according to in
formation current here. Two diplo
mats who are considered especially
available by the British authorities are
Mr. Sanderson, .under secretary of
state, who holds the position 'occupied
by Lord- Pauncefote before his trans
fer to Washington, and who is a broth
er of the British consul-general in New
York' and Sir Henry Howard, minis
ter of Great Britain in the Netherlands.
In diplomatic circles it is believed
that the British government will in
cline toward an .official.-familiar-' with
questions pending between the United
States an I Great Britain, and one cal
culated to: increase ,the friendly rela
tions now existing. ;
; IN CONGRESS. '
Weather Bureau Bill Knocked Out in
the House.
Washington, Jan. 29. -The bill for the
re-organization and improvement of the
weather bureau, which includes a pro
vision for ipensioning disabled and aged
employes of the service, received a black
eye in the house. The bill was bitterly
fought by the opponents of the civil
pension rolls on account of -the life ten
ure provisions it contained, and it was
sidetracked on a test vote of 57 to 53.
Although the speaker ruled that it re
mained unfinished business when the
house was again in committee of the
whole, the opponents of the measure be
lieve the action of the day kills it.
A lively scrimmage occurred ovec the
Sulzcr resolution to investigate Secre
jary Gage, which the ; committee in
rules remommended should le ' sent to
the ways and means committee, as the
latter committee has the response of the
secretary in its possession.
EVENTS I?f CHINA.
Discussed by Russian Papers A Rus-so-Japan
Alliance.
Sr. Petersburg, Jan.; 29 -The news
papers here are paying considerable at
tention to events in China. The No
vosti expresses the opinion that the
dynasty will last for mt long . time to
come, but adds that "China will never
be restored o her former condition, and
the unavoidable work of partition will
be accomplished peacefully, though per
haps in the distant future."
The Rossija asserts that) , it was not
necessary for Russia to take a hand in
the coup d etat. and adds?'- A Russo
Japanese alliance is inevitable. It is
only a question of time. In the mean
while it is important that control of the
naval ami military forcesof China does
not fall intr the hand of Americans.
British or Germans." I f
The paper concludes: "We must
keep on the alert and nee how the new
situation affects the interests of West
ern Europe, above all, those of Eng
land." I A DETECTIVE SHOT.
Train Robbers, Whom He Attempted to
Arrest. Did the Deed.
Holden, Mo.. Jan. ao. John Jackson,
detective for the Missouri. Kansas &
Texas railway., from Sedaha. was shot
through the head and fatally wounded
by an unknown man iiere early thy'
morning. Jackson ami two other of
ficer were attempting to arrest six men
suspected of train robbery.! j
ROBERTS' MILEAGE. -
Washington, an. 2 Tne touse
committee on mi'eage today discussed
the claim of Brigham II. t Roberts for
mileagf. which amounts to about f 1000
The majority of the committee rc of
the opinion that he is not entitled to
this money,"' ' ' "-X -
Each man can learn something from
his neighbor; at least he cSn learn to
have patience with him to live and let
live. Kingsley. - ,
MANY
KILLED
Discrepancy in, the Accounts
; : from the Battlefields
REPORTS TROM BOER SOURCES
Ar (irnenUly Credited In London Otteera
'- KUlejd in the tUttls Intloil
i Many Noted Name. ,'
LONDON, ' Jan. 29. There is com'
roent in i London on the discrepancy
between -the Boer account" of the re-
apture. ofSpionkop and that sent by
General Puller. The latter says not a
word about the Boers scaling the hill
and attacking the British trenches,
and capturing 150 men who had hoisted
the white, flag, as at Majuba hill. In
steadr he spoke of the m.-fintenance of
"the best traditions of the British
army." There is not much doubt that
the Boer account is correct. It is by
no means boastful.
The London military critics' have
given ti hope of saving Ladysmiih,
which is undoubtedly snort of food and
aminunition. The garrison went on
short rations December 2d.
As it retuired a month for Buller to
recover from his earlier defeat at Co
lenso. it; is not thought he can pull his
disheartened army together now in
time to do 'anything for Ladysmith.
London, awaits anxBiusly forthe Boers
to movei They seem to be fighting on
a -ery definite, plan, and it is thought
they may attack Buller or assault Lady-smi'-h.
! j . '
Parliament meets tomorrow, and the
radical-and Irish members are preparr
ing forj a savage onslaught upon the
government. ,
Following is the casualty list of the
British bfliCiers at Spionkbp:
Killed Staff Captain M- IL Virtue,
Captain? S. M. Stewart, Lieutenants F.
R. Malock and E. Frascr; Second Lan
cashircsi; Capt. ,C. Muriel, Lieut. W:
Lawley and A. II. Wilson. Second
Middlesex; Major A. K. Ross, Capt.
W. Kirk and Lieut. A. H. VVade, Sec
ond .Lancashire regiment;. .-Lieut; Pipe
Tolfetstein, Second King's Scottish
Borders; Capt C. G. Birch and Lieut.
F. M. Rachael. First South Lanca
shire; j Lieut. H. W. Garvey, First
Borderers; Captains W. II. Vetre and
C S. II Knox-Gore, and Lieutenants
C. G. Grenfel, P. F. Newman, P. F.
McCorquedal and 1 1 ill-Trevor, of
Thornyjcroft's raounfed infantry; Lieu
tenants Randall and Knockshand, Im
perial fight infantry.
Wounded Col. Blomfietd (taken
prisoner): Major Waller and Lieuts.
R: S. Wilson and L. E. Charton. Sec
ond Uncashire fusileers; Major E. W.
Scott-Moncrief nad Captains . D. H.
Burton, G. II. Bentley, Second Mid
dlesex? Capt. W. Sanlach and Lieuts.
A. Dykes. J. Nixon and G. R. Steph
ens, Second I-ancashire; General Wood
gate. 1. seriously; Capt. F. M. Carlton
and LietitS. S. A. Forster and J. W.
BaMwtn of thestaffr-Capt. R. A. Bet
t i n gtoh a n.d Lieut Iloward. Thorny
croft's! mounted infantry; Capt. Cole
man, 'imperial light infantry.
Missing Capt. S. W. G. Elmslie,
Captain Hicks and Captain French,
Lancashire fusileers; Major G.
A. Donald, Thornycroft's mounted in-j
fantry.
Sacrificed to
Blood Poison.
Those who have never had Blood Poi
son can not know what a desperate con
dition it can produce. This terrible
disease which the doctors are totally
unable to cure, is communicated from
one generation to another, inflicting.! ts
taint upon countless innocent ones. :
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by a purse who Infected my La be -with blood
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eurws'made by It. to tTy Swiffa Speeine. wo
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LEARN
British Officers Aware of the
Errors Made by Them
THE
NATION IS MORE DETERMINED
: 1...
To Clitlwstely Aebievo Soereae lo Afrlea
( Roberta Report Ueaersl Frenrb'a , ,
! Latest Operations.!. .
LONDON, Jan. 28, (Sanday, 4:30
it. m.) The only news issued -by the
war office during the night is.a dispatch
from Iord Roberts, dated yesterday,
(Saturday), stating thai he Situation b
unchanged, and that (jfeneral French
reports a reconnaissance of' the enef
my's position on ThurAlay, when he
found the Boers strongly posted at
Pietfontein. Hie maps did not show
any such plae in the region of General
French's operations, and if is prubable
that Pietfontein. ten miles horthA of
Cole.Jjurg. is the place alluded to.
Special dispatch front Coletiso. dated8
Wednesday, January 24th, says that
Commandant Lucas Meyer's -command!
surprisedSind surrounded a strong body
of General Methueu's infantry, killing
and wounding twenty-three and cap-;
turing fifteen. "!
An, eminent British general, review
ing the situation to a representative of
the Associated Press, thus sums it tn: '.
"First of all we underestimated the
enemy. Secondly, wu knew nothing
of the power of modern weapons when
opposed to each other in the hands of
tolerably equal forces Thirdly wc
desertt'd stratecv to satisfy sentiment.
By that. I mean that Ladvsnith and
Kimberlev aptealcd to us. and we ans
wered as iuicklv and unthinkingly as
does the electric receiver to the trans
mitter. .
"We have learned manv things, but
chiefly, we have learned that long
range sruns and rifles minimize tremen
dously the advantage which formerly ac
crued to the aggressor. Yet.I thorough
ly believe, and I am not speaking with
out experience, that had any contin
ental nation undertaken the same task.
with the same force, it would by Ihis
time have been wiped out. There are
a lot of things which might, have been
learned, had we watched vopr land
fighting at Santiago. But we did not.
As a result, we did not have- nrjlf fs
to cut wire, and we knew nothing alxiut
'Mausers. But our apreciation of our
shortcomings only makes us more de
termined. It may be six months, and
it may he a year; but we sh"il thieve
our object."
From the fieJd of party strife and
military criticism it is a relief to turn to
an extract from the latter of an officer
at the front who writes:
"An orderly was bringing some
water to wounded man. lying on the
ground near ane. -.hot through the ab
domen. He could hardly speak owing
to the dryness of his anouth. but he
said: '
" 'Take it to mv Dal first; He's worse
hit than m." "
After, readine this one can under
stand that fieneral Buller did not slop
over when he wired; "The men are
splendid'
JIEFEAJL RUMORED.
Berlin. Ian. 27. 'Some of the papers
here claim to have a teleeram ; front
Pretoria savine that General Warren
was enticed into Suionkoo. where the
Boers fell upon him: that seventeen of
his cannon were captured and that Bul
let's hasty retreat over the Tugela river
alone can save him.
The alleged Pretoria telegram adds
that the British losses were 800 men
kVJIed and 1500 men wounded- The
Hi snatch comes throtieh Brussels, and
does not receive much credence, in this
city. '
INDIA IS LOYAL.
Calcutta. Tan. 27.- A monster meet-
tnrr -.f . 1 1 i Atn s and W nfiannmAtans tO-
' - " " - -- y
UdJ V""V' " . v ...... " -' ' ' .
swerving lovaltv and attachment to the
British throne. The meeting also m-scrrlM-d
63.000 rupees toward the man-'
sion house fund, tor the reiiet 01 1am
ti'te of the victims of the South Afric
an war. - . .-, ;
GOEBEL SHOT.
Frankfort, (Ky.) Jan. 30. Mr. Goe
lel, the democratic pretender ' to - the
office ot governor of this state; was
shot five times this moriinr while
walking down the street. The shots
were fired "from an upper window of a
business block. The assassin escaped.
Goebel is in a precarious condition.
KENTUCKY DEMOCRATS
NOW IN COMPLETE CONTROL
.OF THE LEGISLATURE.
Have About Sufficient Votes to Seat
Goebel as Governor Two Re
- publicans Unseated.
tro-A VPFnnT T Tan. r The
case I Van Meter, democrat, against
I : - . ,t. I-.
ierry, rrpuuiican, iui a w4i
islature, was decided in favor of Van
THEY
Meter by a vote of 51 to A5- ..This- vote.
the republicans andj democrats-admit.'
is,' aii accurate forecast of .the vote fnl
the Goebel-Taylor jronteiit. 1 " : I
The democrat ic leaders, without Vx4
ception, claim that kh seating of Vatl
Meter oversliadows jaccurately the seat-
ing of Goebel. Th house now $tand
sixty ' democrats, including. Van Mete
and Speaker Trimble, and forty- repufc j
licans; the senate libs twenty-six dem
ocrats and twelve jrepublicans. Th
democrats, on the vote in the guber
national contest, cat'have but a jMissij
ble maximuni of ivfenty'-four, GtKf
Itel will Ilsmti mi Vf.li" an, I .r-nii,r 11. IP
a Goebel man, is inbapacitated by sickj
ness and has never qualified. "t Botfi
sides admit the senate to be very eveif-
sary on joint ballot to seat Goebel ak
ti'erior. j
! '
A CLUB DINNER.
Made the Occasiori of Ridiculing tl
Aumintsaration.
11
annual dinner of the Gridiron Chm w.is
given at .the Arlington , hotel tonighi.
and. like its predecessors, was the nutft
successful event of jthe season. Ti'
club is Cfmiised o fortv Washingtojn
corrcspjondents. who! each cive a -riuni-ber
of dinrwrs ami make the last Satur
day evening in lannarv a notable oc
casion, as it is the anniversary Qf tl)e
ortraniration. - j j
The initiation of stwo mennbers wis
made a treat for a burle-soue of im
perialism. The club "expanded' ffr
new mmers. raised the president jo
the rank of enrperqr, anl "crowned"
liim. Reorts from (colonial governot-s
and vassal states, and the conferring tf
titles, were rudely interrupted by "I'n f e
Sam' who seized the crown and droi c
flic "decorated officials" frmi the. roon.
A minstrel show, -with really new joks.
anjnsed the guests, (and several sons
written for the occasion were givtin,
one verse being allotted to W. J. Bryjin
witli an allusion to 10 to i. Mr.
Bryan was a guest. ;
MAGERS WAmiMERSED
CEREMONY WAS PREFORMED
IN PRESENCE pF SHERIF1-
The Prisoner Continues to Protest 1:1 is
Innocense Saaffold Is Completed
and Successfully Tested. j
DALLAS, (Or.) Jan 27. W. G.
Magers, condetnned i murderer of Hay
D. Sink, was today! i'nYmerscd..-in he
county jail.-.-A large tank was pkved
in the tad where the ceincnmnv tok
place. Rev. Barton Riegs oIliciatinK in
the presence of SherjlT Van -f rsdcl. Jhe
death "watch and a few oilier witnesses.
With tlie date of jhis execution jjiist
one week distant. M.atrers stiH protests'
his innocense of thejerime of, winch! he
twice stands convicted. The scaffold
has been completed and tested. M ith
satistactorv results. l-.vervlliing isi in
readiness for the final art of the tragjily
winch has occupied jso'miu li attent!
ion
for the past seventeetn months.
A WISE CRiOAKER.
Lomlonjan. 27. T.'rbf. Cold vAn Sijiith
writes to (he Sjieakir one of the i'r-t
misleading letters which could possibly
be put boforc the British pitblic.j It
commences bv savinir:. s
"I suptose the dofiors of the Mhiiu
thought they were paying a compli'licni,
to America, in calling, it bv that name,
but. really, they were ipncking J the
Annercian conscience as there arejfe'w
things more certain ! than . that . the
Maine was blown up jby the igniti.ng'f
coal in her bunkers.:' The same jicci
dent has happened tp three American
vessels since, one of jthem cfmiin.ifclcd
by the same captain: of the Mhinc.
though" in these case the fvessclsAverc
saved. Nothing is more certain "than
that the Maine was jnot blown in by
Spaniards." j , ! .
There is more in the same strain, in
cluding, as proof of his contention),'' the
remark that "no more now is heafd of
the monument which) was to-be erfrcter
to the crew of the 'Maine."
Ghildrci)
Kow sad it b to see weak
children-boys and cirls who
are pale and thin. They tab
not enjoy the sports of child
hood, neither are they able
to profit by school life; They
are indeed to be pitied. But
there b hope for them. ; j
Scott's Emulsion
has helped such children for
over a quarter of a century.
' Your doctor wi3 tidl you it b both
ood nd medkine'b them. They
bein to pick up at once tmdet its
use. - Their color improvts, the Hesh
bccomci more Erm. the weight
Increases and all the full Cfe and
vigor of childhood returns ajaiti.
Atalldnunots; $x.nd ft to. 1
SCOm & fcUWJiE.Ownm, New Yr.
TO TRY AGAIN
-'
California Legislature Meets in
Special Session.
TO CICCT A SENATOR NEXT WEEK
Kponsltta for th I'ullor vt
the Kegalikr Slon.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Jan. 29
The . senate and assembly of California,
.oday erfected its ori;anir.ition to meet
in extraordinary session. Much dilTVr
ence of opinion prevailed among the
nvembers. as to the necessity of reor
ganizing. The republican majority of"
the senate' caucused on the subject, and
it was conceded that it was necessary
to reorganiie. This was done by the
re-election uf the orncers and many
attaches of the regular-session.
The assembly proceeded immediate
ly to business willwtut "reorganization.
It was i-oncedei, Jiowever, that the:
vote for .United States senator shall
not be taken until the second Tuesday
after reorganization, a. week from to
morrow, i . I
Governor Gage read his message to'
the joint assembly, a' very unusual pro- t
Ceeding. The message contained some'
7000 words. " Those who were respon
sible for tlie failure to elect a United
States senator at the regular sessitm
were severely denounced, and the re
publican papers which, according to
the governor, were j in a mea-uire re
sponsible for it, severely condemned.
The whole proceedings were of so un
usual a nature that it created an inter
est bordering on the sensational.
MANY CHANGES MADE
iNAM E OF PORTO RICO TO HE
SLIGHTLY. AMENDED;
President to Be Autfaoried to Appoint
A . -VI-.'. .1- ... 1"
du only uiiiiii in vioxiiii
the Island iColonv.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. The sen
ale coiimnittce on Puerto Rico has de
villed, so far as it can decule, that the
island shall be knowrir as Porto I'ico
and . not Puerto Rico, as' fixed by the
re'cent.executive ortler. "
The committee went over the 1'oraker
bill in detail, dccidijng itpti many
charges 'in. the fihrasWtUigy, atvL sojiio
a'lteratiilirs in the piiyisions of the bill.
Probably-one of tlnf most important
changes was to strike out the word;
constitution., wlurrier it apt wared in
the original print of the bill. 11
change was made because of the opinion
generally fxprtsel tjliatuur constittiV
tion is rwt suitefl , toi the Puerto Rico
pe m1e. ' J
An4hcr important j annen.liiif nt pro
vides -for. the retirement of 4 1 1 Puerto
Rican coin, and to siibMitiile for them,
the coins of the Unittlil States, .notli-
-er provision autlioTizeH inr
uresidi nt to
awionvt an -oiticer f; the army to lie
governor c4. inland.
LOUD CRITICISM, j
British Government Censured, but No
Trouble Is Feared.
'.'.-.' '
London, Jan. 27. TIioukIi criticism
of the government and its methods of
handling the war is unabated, it is safe
to say that when parliament .meets on
Tuesday next, nothing; serious will re
s'dt. There will be the usual motions
of censure, with, perliaps, more than
the usual impasionrid denunciation
of the Various departments of the ad
ministration, especially the w;wr and
colonial offices. But. such is the pa
triotism of the, average Englishman,
and such is the strength of the conser
vative organization, tlmt.it will 'be sur
prising if Lord SalislMiry's majority is
even appreciably weakened.
A FARMER'. CRIME.
Murdered His Dangliiters Companion
in a Fit o. Rage.
Iacrosse, Wash,, j Jan. 27. -At 7
o'clock last night Samuel R. Clemens,
a farmer, shot and killed George Bo
land, the bullet striking the center of
the nose and penetrating the skull.
Clemens then mounted a horse and
escaped, t The ofTicrts have obtained
no trace of him. Clemens' young
daughter ran-away from home a week
ago. Last-night, while she was on her
way u a. mas'iueradcf ball in company
with George Boland j and two others,
Siemens waylaid them and" shot Ho
land, i (
TO SUCCEED! ROBERTS.
Governor of Utah j Calls a Special
. Election for Congressman.
Salt Lake City. Ian. "27.- Governor I
Wells has published fa prrclamation.
calling an election to be held Monday,
April 2d, for the purposc-of electing a
representative in congress to fill the
vacancy caused by the exclusion of
Uingham II. Roberts. . ..
Double, j doubler toil and trouble;
that is the- life of all governor ih.-it
Veally govern ; not the spoil of victory,
only the glorious toil of battle Can be
theirs. Carlyle.