WEEKLY OREGON STATESMAN,JTUESDAY, .APRIL, 3', 1900.
ASTlffflGHT
Coers Driven Back by the forces
of Lord Roberts.
TK TRANSVAAL TO BE INYADfD
Transport Servlc of the Brltlaai Arruj to
Ba C'oaecBtratad far tb AditMt
Kragera Capital.
LONDON, -March 31.- (Saturday,
4JO a. m). -The head of the army of
Lord RAerts is now about twenty-oise
mile north of Bloemforrtein.. It occu
pies a cluster of hrlls, woo from' the
Boers after a stiff fight, in whichi the
British lost seven- ofhcers and 100 men.
The Boers had jeer using theft
kopjea a! a tase for maraud irrg bands,
that had been beating up rhc country
adjacent to Bloemfontein (for supplies,
driving off cattle and forckf non-re-H
dent Free "Stater rnto their runic again.
'Hxr enemy must have "been- n consid
erable force, as Lord Roberts sent 8000
infantry and 3600 cavalry against them.
Lord Rolerts' progress 10 Pretoria
will probably consist of such forward
movements in which the Boer positions
will be attacked by a portion of the
army advancing rapidly with wheat train
transports, the main1 army coming up
at rle railroad is repaired. Lord Rob
ert is stripping the forces in the minor
.sphere. of operation of their wagons
and transport animah in order to has
fhe the advance. This- is understood
to be the reason' why he1 recalled Lord
Merhuen- -from 'Barkley West to Kim
berley. Lord Roberts' 1ras to have
Methuen s tr a msport The reason why
a hot chase -was-not -made after Com
maralant Olivier i that -Lord Roberts
did not wish to wear out the cavalry
transport. General French lost 3000
horses in the relief of Kimberleyari!
the pursuit of General Cronje. Word
iRoljerts, lost 3000 transport cattle at
Watervaal Drift.- and it is estimated
that he has lost 4000 orher animals since
the forward movement began or Feb- ;
ruary i.-jfh.
BOERS -DRIVEN; BACK.
! -London-, Man-b 30.-The war office
has issued the loilowing from T.ird
Roiertsr "
"Bloemforrtein. Match 30: -Owing
to the activity of the enemy on our mi
mediate ifroiK. and their hostile action
toward the (burghers who surrendered
I found it necessary txi drive I'hern from
some kopjes they had occupied near
Kaaree Siding station, a - few miles
south of Brandsfon. Tlie operation
was sticcefuliy -carried out by t'he
seventh division, assisted ly the "first
and third cavalry hrigak-is under French
and IgaflV regiment of mounted in
fantry. Ihe enemy retreated to Bram!-s
font and o'Mr trfoops now hold the
kopies-. - J
"Our casualties! were: Scottish bor
derers kriled Captain Goirtg; wounded
Optain Sellar; Ltiaard. Peebles.
CurgeVem and TaI ward's. Lkntena-n: s
Cotildonr and I'renoh. and about 100 tf
the rank and file.
to a possible recommendation to con
gress, by; the president on the subject.
that the secretary made Jiis statement.
D EFEATED TI I E ARABS.
French Army Wtns a Battle in
I 'North of Africa.
the
sap is fun
Senator Pettus In Debating the
J Puerto Rican Bill
Paris, 'March 3a 'An official account
has been (issued of the victory of the
French troops over an Arab army at
Imahr, Which recently- occupied the
"The French learned of the scheme and AMUSES HIS COLLEAGUES NICELY
decided to storm the enemy t position,
which was 'successfully carried on
March toth by a oIimiht led by Lieu- j
lenant-Ccilonel fctt. t ,
The town was first bombarded, and
then stormed, the Aral warriors 'ma-king
their llast stand in the rnosques.
T-hey left !6oo killed and 100 wounded
on the field. An additional forty-five j
prisoners iwece : taken. The r-rench
losses- were nine native soldiers killed,
thirty-eig-nt wounded and two officers!
wuM ruled. !
Tb Claim Afwtiut the Government, for
CatUae; tbe Maaila Cable, Wa Con
signed to Oblivion.
HOLE . IN 'HER BOW. "
Steamer AJ-Ki iMeefs With an Accident!
in Alaska Waters.
Port Townsend. Wash., 'March 30.
The steamship Al-Ki arrive! today
rom the north, three days late. While
leaving Dunbar Bay she collided with
an keoerg; knocking a big hole iiv her
bow. 'bhe was headed lor the beach.
which she! reached in almost a sink
ing condition. The hole was patched
so- that she could reach the sound.
Her pumps were kept working all the
way down. Her ofhcers report Cross
sound jbeing -filled with floating ice, the
result of a severe "shock of earthquake.
which broke large quantities! 01 ice
from the 1 glaciers and precipitated
them into the. sea.
TOUBE-RT'S FUNERAL.
British Prisoners- Send Flowers
Victoria's' Sympathy.
-Queen
New York. March 30. A dispatch to
the 'Herald from Pretoria says: Gen
eral Joulbort's funeral took place here
I.iursday. -He will be buried ore Fn-n
day at Rustfontein, in his private mau
soleum, with military honors. The
captured British officer here sent a
floral tribute.
THE BOER HERO.
New York, March 30. A World
corre4pondent. writing from Pretoria.
March jrh. says: "The Boer army has
thti far boon strengthened by about
3000 men. who have come into the
country through tXlagoa hay since the
war toegan. 1 nis Jrge 3KKiy ot men
has been recruited chiefly in Europe
1ut many 4iave ch6 from A-tnerica an-l
even Aus'raha. The 'Boer hero rf th
first four months of the war is I.osii
Botha, the victor tif -Co!cnso and Spion-
kp. and tlie youngest general in the
republican armies. The name of Botha
rs already -being mentioned. as a poisi
uie camiKJate ror rne presMency.
KRUG ER-S TI I R EAT.
London. 'March 30. The Bloemfon
te in correspondent f the Daily Chrcm
icld says: Tresklent Kruger's last
proclamation warns Wofnen and child
ren to leave Bloemfontein w-irhin five
days, as be imKl to tHTmlard and
tkyta-oy the city, and shoot the burgh
ers whom- he .captures thereV"-
PROBABLY FIGHTING.
. New York, March 30. A dispatch fo
the Herald from Port of , Spain, Trini
dad, says: The mail steamship tiolivar,
due here from the City of, Bolivar. Ven
ezuela, to connect with the , European
mail steamships, has not arrived. This
fact is regarded as an indication of fight
ing at the City of Bolivar. It is report
ed that General Hcrnandes is very nea
the city. Three gunboats are near
Bolivar, watching the movements J of
General Rolando, who is in command
of the government forces at Bolivar.
A SPLENDID OFFER. j
. iNew York. iMarch 3a -A special to
the -Herald from Washington . says:
Charles M. Pepper, a well-known news
paper correspondent, lias been offered
the office of Secretary of th Pftninpine
commission. A dispatch tendering
him the place was sent to him at Ponce,
Puerto; Rico. f-- j ;
FORBES IS DEAD.
Liverpool. March 30. Acnibald
Forbes, the well-known war correspond
ent, died in this city last night. He had
been ill for the past six months. His
wife was a daughter of Quartermaster
General of the TJnited States, General
Meigj.. :'
THE COMMISSION'S POWER.
Philippines to !Be Governed by Civil
iansTax to iBe Reduced, i
Washington. March 3a It is f the
pumose of the president to make the
civil government- of - the Philippines,
represented by the commission superior
to the military in all matters pertaining
to the government of the islands, rnot
strickly military in character. At the
cabinet! meeting today. Secretary Gage
made a- statement, showing that since
July 1. 1 800. there had accumulated a
surplus of revenues, over the receipts, of
2.ut $53,000,000, and that by the end
of June, this year, it probably would
amount to over S6b.ooo.ooa The -secretary
is of the opinion that the present
Tate of taxation might safely be reduced
to some extent, and it was with a view
London, March .to. Oueen Victoria
ha.? cabled Lord Roberts asking him
to convey to the widow of General
Joulerc her sympathy at the Joss of her
husband, and to tell "her the British
people always regarded the dead ger.er-
at as a gairant soldier and honorable
liKMian.
THE JUTE RELEASED.
Federal Officers' Mysterious Action in
Seizing State 'Property.
Spokane. 'Wah.. iMarch 30. Ninety
(Cs ol jute, en route to the Walla pen-
!temiary- tor -namufactnre into graK
acks. seized here by a deputy United
States marshal acting under instruc-
tun- from the collector of customs at
Port TowntTKl, was released today on
authority of the United States attor
ney. No explanation- rs given eifher
lor the seizure or the subsequent re
lease.
WASHINGTON, March 30. MerriT
ment swept away the traditional dig
nity -off .j the senate today. The staid
stickler for senatorial decorum liter
ally "held their sides and5shouted with
laugihter. while the crowded galSeries
joined in) the laughing tumult which
not the jfainftst effort was made to re
strain. Iliad an effort (been made it
would have been futile. 1
Senator Pettus. of Abtbama, the old
est nenjer of the 4ody his age being
only a ifew momhs short of fourscore
years delivered ihe funniest speech
beard within, the senate chambers in
many years, dt sparkled with wit and
bullied over with humor, its sarcasm
was keen, but not bittw, and even those
who were the victims of it could not
but enjoy its periect good humor ami
its unaaioyed iua. Throughout it alt.
Pettus was as solemn as it he were de
liverims a funeral oration. Not a smile
softened the deep lines of his strong
and rugtred countenance, and as he
topped occasionally to mop the pers
wiration from his 'face and head, with a
1jig silk "bandana, he glanced about the
senate as in- surprise at the Iaug-hter
of his. colleagues. Indeed, he apolo
gized once for the lighroefs 01 vein in
which he was addressing vae senate on
so important a question as the Puerto
Rica a bih.
Proctor, republican of Vermont, had
delivered a forcetm argument in sup
port of free trade with Puerto Rico.
He was followed by Pettus. who de
voted the first part of tus remarks to
the constitutional phases of the subject
Then, quite unexpectedly, came the fun
as he sharpened his wit at .tne expe
of -Gallinger of New Hampshire and
Bevendge of Indiana.
""It was a gem." said one senator
commenti-ig upon Pettus speech, '"and
it will long; stand as one of the best
examples of senatorial 'iun-making."
ienator Uepew, ot New a ork. was
the hrst to congraturate Mr. 1 ertus.
and the Nm- Yorker's -hearty 'hand
clap was rol lowed iby such an ovation
as a man seldom receives in the senate
lJurtng the en-tire session- t'ettus re
ceived the congratulations of his col
leagues.
Considerable progress was made with
five Puerto Rican measure during the
day. most the committee amend
n-.entg and several offered -by senators
'leing disosed of.
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HOW TO PREVENT IT
rOSTOF FICE BILL.
-Washington. March to. The nostof
fice apprti)riation bill, as finally airreed
fpon by the house committee, carries
$115,000,000.
, A THEATRE BURNED.
Chicago. March 30. The Columbia
theatre. one of the oldest and most pop
ular playhouses in the West', was de
stroyed by fire this afternoon, entail
ing a total loss of $100,000.
TV0 REBELS HANG
CLAIMS REJECTED.
Washington. "March 30. The house
devoted the day to war claims. A bill
to remunerate the P.rttis'h Ca1!e Com
pany for expenses incurred in reiair-
ing the-'.- Manila cable, cut by Admirai
Dewcv. which -was under consideration
several wwb ago, was consigned to
oblivion, as was the bill to iret'er to the
court of claims tle claims ot certain
citizens of the bor-i-.r -'.tie "f t'-i-.
svlvania, who suffered losses during
Che vario.?R iirurions oif rle rflel'
forces into tlvat state during the" civil
war. This bill hasi Ix'en Ik-fore con
gress for mnnv years ami involves about
$3,450,000. Three biils- were passed" to
refer small claims to the court of
claims. .
Filipino Outlaws Punished
Murdering Natives.
for
THE LOUD BILL.
Washington. March 30 The Loud bill.
relating to second class mail matter.
has been agreed to in an amended i"orm
by the house committee on postoflices
and postroads. .
THE FIRST EXECUTIONS IN LUZON
COMBS RELEASED.
Suspected Assassin of Goebcl
I rce Man.
Is
Since that American itrru pat Ion. Took Plae
VciUrilsr The Aetion Is Hcvera
ly Crlttaad.
M AX I LA, -March -30. Morales and
Gonzales, who were found guilty of
murdering their countrymen, were
hanged at noon today ini the olaza in
front ot the church at San Carlos, pro-vin-ce
of Pangasin, an officer of the
'Seventeenth infantry presiding at the
execution.
The action of the military tribunal,' in
sentencingUhese men to be hanged, is
calculated to suppress outraees by the
(bands of outlaws, but it is criticized in
some quarter as being premature, ow
ing to the fact that the insurgents have
so 11 re sixty American prisoners in their
hands, and they may retaliate by exe
cuting some ot tnese.
PAID THE PENALTY.
Beattyville. Kv.. March 30. 'Tallow
Dick" Combs, sharged with complicity
in tne v or be I assassination, has been
released from justice on a writ habeas
corpus. The case will be beard' on
Monday. The county officials refuse
to give Combs up to the Clark county
officials.
Imagination is the air of mind.
Bailev.
Trust him not that hath once broken
faith.
REMEDY SIOOKSTKO FOK THE OVER-
I'KorjtCTiojf or nors.
A Movement for the Organization of tbe
- Crower In United States Is Pro
posed Tha Plan.
The fifty-cent size is just I
right for the baby. A little I
or it in the bottle three or f
I four times a day will supply J
I prccueiy roe tai an mm Da-
1 bies need. If vour babv does"!
not gain in weight as fast as
you would like, try
Scott's Emulsion
The result will please you. If
I the baby nurses, the mother I
, No?T YorV starch 30. joe Waicbtt. I should take the emulsion . I
the Barbardoes negro welter-weight I i f. 4k ; u.U.- t 1
pugilist, defeated Andy Walsh, - of f It maKes the baby's food f
richer and more abundant ;
Murderer George -Wehster Hanged at
Spokane Yesterday.
Spokae. .Wash.. Match -mi. Georire
Webster was Jianired here this mornino-
for the murder of Mr. Luse AsplandJ
in -.vi ay HS07- the condemned man
made no statement His neck was
broken by the falU Webster was found
guilty of rmirder in the first degree by
tne superior court in beptember, 1807.
The case was carried to the United
States supreme court, but the appeal
was dismissed. .
WALOOTT WINS.
frmmm it
IrOP.Irie
Brooklyn, in a 20-round bout, at the
Broadway (Athletic club tonight. Walsh
was substituted for the Mysterious
Eilly Smith, who was ill.
NOT GUILTY.
V a a an'
jL-ewiston, Aiarcn -ta ine iurv - in
the case of ex-Auditor S. . Tannahill,
charged with forgery, rendered a ver
dict tonight, of not guilty.
only buy the dollar size-it's f
more economical -
' Both mother nd child will feel at
once its strengthening, Qpbuilding i
and tat-produang properties.
At aTI iliitsrsrtaJi sm mi! . t
SXXfTXL toOWN cgq New York. .
, (From Daily, -March 31 st).
The officers of the Farmers Congress.
fne Oregon Hopgxowers Association,
ar.td the Salem Chamier of Commerce
are considering a prciosition, submit
ted by California hop growers, which
proposes the organization of growers
throughout the United Stales with a
view to sowing he proiblera of over
production, wiPh which the grower
was confronted last year, and which
was responsible l'i a large- measure for
the demoralized condition of the mar
ket. M. L, Jones, president of .the Oregon
Hopgrowcrs Association, recently re
ceived the following letter from Geo.
C. Brewer, of Sacramento, California:
"1 beg to hand you herewith an ar
ticle on 'the only nrcans to prevent an
overproduction and corotrol prices,' and
I hope you will carefully read it and
hand it around among -tlie. hop growers
and get t'heir -views. . ,
""Everybody 1 have talked w it'll and
who have read this article arl willing
to sign an agreement, ami give a bond
it necessary to carry out thti idea.
""There is plenty of time to work this
up. and I feel quite positive that when
the grower fully understands th proposition-
he will be . -willing to help out.
"It your reort is at all favorable I
will start the baH rolling in this tate.
and feel "quite confident that t'he grc-w-.vcrwili
fall in line readily. J
"I have 'been holding back with t'his
article, hoping that all those growers
who had an idea 01 ploughing. out -their
croii would do so. when we would have
just so many acres less to ctAnerfd with
so.it you think it ibest to not put this
forward until next month sometime. d
so. but give me your 'bom stf opinion as
to whetlur your growers will be willing
to stand by it or not. ;
The article referred tf in the aljove
communication is as loliows:
"" 1 lie h;p-grownig industry has not
been prrrfitahlc ior many years, and fpr
hat reason? Ihe answer is very sm
pK? over-production.
1 lie --brewing business caun-Tt ki
pace wit-h the increased acreage in hops-.
hea you realize that but one pound
01 rhops is tied for one foam-l of 5x-vr,
and as' you know that trpon o:ie acre ot
hops- are grown aiv average ot eignt
bates, or 1440 pound.- enough for 1440
harrefs of beer, it is eay to see how. it
we have an average crop year, it is tha;
we have many more pounds 'than i
necessary, and why we at times carry
over irom year to ycar'large quantities
ot. hops, and prices consequemly low.
'The brewing business has gained
production of heer within the last
rwer.ty-one years more than '2 1.000,000
barrels, or an increase ot 1. 000.000 t)r
rc!s ter year but there was a tlecrease
in production for tlie year of iSc) uf
amvist 100.000 barrels, so while there
wrfs this reduction- in manufacture 01
Inrer, the world produced a full crop of
liops. making a large, surplus alone
without considering the carry-o-er' in
the growers hands, and brevVers sucks
w" the crlnp of 1898. -which was consid
erable, okl olds and 'hop extract' the
iatStr cutting more figure trt t'he hop
market than tlie growers imagine.
to demonstrate how the surplus is
arrived at. the folhwing figures will
show: The amount of, 1eef manufac
iured in. 1809 was 36.581. 114 barrels,
which, at one pound to the barrel (180
pounds to the "bale) we find thai 20X
228 bales A hops were required. We
grew m Washington 35.000 bales. Ore
gon 80.000 bales. California sp.oou bales,
and in New York 70.000 bales, or in
the United States a totaljoi 241.000
bales. . Add to that the amount 25.000
ibaies imported, ami we Jive 266.000
bales, but of which we hare ise fo
only 20328 bales. leaving a; surplus of
00.000 oaies. this surplus rniht have
ibeen used up by fc.n.glani had she not
grown scarry what s-he required. As
it is now. she will take but about one
half of this surplus, and niitch of that
will ibe forced art her hy consignments,
etc. In any ea-se. We shall have 25.000
bales to 30,000 bales to carry over into
tbe 1900 hop year. j '
"From the above -figures and expla
nation, we think yon will agree that it
is not tl? brewer, dealer or tne broker
who hammers t'he prices down' to "rob'
or 'brca-k the hop growtiT, but the
simple proposition" of supjiy and de
rnand. If the crop is large 'ami stocks
plentrfui.: the brewer i' in tin- hiirr
buy. and. then It what he thinks they
s"t to -oc worm to mm; on the
other hand, if the crop is short-, and itK
stocks to amount to mttch i. sight, he
will be more anxious to buV .-a tli
price named by the seller. The hop
grower is also tfuided ir seThn-fir bv th.-
"Now.5 n v.-e are convincit thaf over
production is the cause of unprofiafeit;
prices, what must-bc done to Overcome
the e-vil?. Certainly it is within the
power of the growers to prevent grow
ing too many hops. One way is to plow
out part of your acreage: but in. that
case should the world's hop crop be
short you would want all of your; acre
age to "make you a tair average crop,
that you might rake advantage of vht
ood prices that must result from short
crops; therefoxe, we conclude that tlie
better way w;ou!d be to allo-w the pres
ent acreage to stanl, make as bisf-a
crop as )-ou can, ar--d when it is within
ten days of maturity should it beshown
by the growers informing or.e another
vhat there is an over-production-, 'go
:nto your neignocr s yard and "lie vnto
your yard (or any other way) and cut
'own and destroy enough vines to equal
the anticipated surplus. v hen- you
only have enough nops for consump
tion, the efforts the dealers to get
the best and the natural stubbornness
of the growers -will combine so as to
make hop growing pay well.
"There are about 40,000 acres of hop.
:-n the Unifled States, and to meet a
surplus of 60.000 bales it would be ne
cessary to destroy a1out 20 per ceni, or
8000 acres, as follows: 1300 acres in
Caliiornia. 2400 acres in Oregon, 1200
acres in Washington and 2400 in New
York. Should the indications show
a surplus of but 30.000 bales, then but
10 peP 'ceri't only would be destroyed,
and in like proportion to reduce any
surplus; but. astsaid above, ii the indi
cations are for a crop enoug'h or less
than-the requirements, none are de
stroyed, but every hop is picked, and
the grower can lay back and take his
profits.
"It wculd only fce a matter of a few
hours for a grower of ten acres to de
stroy one acre, or" two acres if neces
sary, and the matter of a day or so for
1 grower of 40 acres to destroy four to
eight acres.
"It is not t difficult matter nor an
expensive one to obtain information
from the growers in the different states
-when the grower knows that he is
the one to 'be ' oen-e-fiited 'by simply fill-j
ing rut a -b'aivk givirg his acreage ard
comiition or 111s growing.-crop, anil nis
rder4 as compared to his la-st crop, say
once every two weeks: he will fle glad
to 0.0 it. ami he will encourage his
neighbor to do it also. These blanks
could 1e ?ent out on- a return postal
card. tnd received by one nut n in each
county, and a report made and sent to
the central office or headquartrrs of
the state, this head office of one statv
would report to the head office of am-tlu-r
state anil so ou until a complete
report of all of rive states was complet
ed, and a true state of the crop ascer
tained, an-d every grower could go to
his -county headquarters and ee for
hime'-f jut what the crop was doiiij
el s.'w he-re. and if the indications were
for a surplus, then- prejiare to cut down
his proportion of vims: but it the crop
indicated a shortage, or just enough for
requirements, do not cut d'oWm but
pick the entire crop c'eanlv. atfd cure
properly, and wail for the btiveis.
"The question resolves itself into this
would not. the grower rather pick
fifteen acres and sell at 20 cents, than
to pick twenty acres and sell for but
10 cents? "
""If systematically carried outfit will
solve the lafoor question, the jurplus. i
low prices, ami make the growing of!
hops a pieasarst and profitable industry.
"It is likely, after you shall hale read
this article, that you will cone Itiile that
the proposition is a good one and that
you favor tlve same; but, that its is not
1 .
practicable, inasmuch as all the
by "tht
tr v;
c.3:i.iit!,:is.
ers will not ab
t would suk crest. T:iereiore. tlirrt von t'i-
fei looking at the matter from au im
practicable - standpoint until you have
talked the matter over with "other grow
ers. Consult first your .neighboring
growers, and 1 feer certain. that you v.-jl
get them interestel an-I finaKy. r,
doubt, obtain t'he . co-opera f ion of the
growers throughout the United S:a:es
thus securing the desired result." . .
In' order that, the scheme may pn-ve
sucqessitd. it is essential that 75 jr
cent ot the hop yield Ik- conirol'til hy
the organisation. The details'. 01' the
plan 01. action are not yet outlined, the
m&nrrer-of procedure to be determined
by those comprising the association.'
Unless the necessary percentage 01" the
growers enter the -proposed org.-r;!:?--tionj.
it -will not -le formed. Local
parties, after read:ng the above .- rticle.
hav writ:enMr. Brewer. cxpr't-sipg; a
willingness to support the plan. pn
vidifj the growers of Washington and
New- York also endorse it. an 1 b'-eo"rue-members
of the organization. Tlu-e
four states practically produce .i!! -A
the hops that; are grown in the United
States and a .combma.tic.n. -'-such as that
contemplated, migiit prove a" fonni-1-a'ble
factor in- marketing the country's
hop .crop. i . -
CAMPAIGN IN WASHINGTON.
B R.Y A X SPOKR TO M A T Y T 1 1 ( ) V
SAN'DS YFSTKKDAY.
Large
He
Crowds Greet Him Wherever
Goes Accompanied by Gov-,
ernor Rogers and Party.
SPOKANE. Wash.. March 30 This
has been a day of hard campaignling
lori -Iryan. .He mde six sneechesi' 111
Whitman anl Sjokane counties, and
addressed 35.ocx people. At Colfax ! he-adtlressed-
an audience of 7.000. and at
Garfield 2.000. At Tekoa he spoke -'for
30 minutes to 4.000. At- Farmington
.1 300-peopte nearn 111m lor 10 minutes,
and at Spokane he addressed tw audi.-,
ences- of 10.000 each, speaking in the
afternoon and evening in the monster'
lent of the exposition. He was met at
the depot, here -by 4.000 people, and es
corted over the principal busjiu-s
streets, through banks of cheering-humanity.
With Bryan came Governor Rogers
and' a party of other state officials, and
the' were entertained between speeches -at
the residence of United States Sena
tor,1 Turner. At the afternoon mect
irg:Cilonet Bryan spoke for nearly two
hoursr and this evening his address iv.is
neajrly as long. The party left tonight
forfNorth Yakima ami Western W ash
ington. .
r
Tcplitz.- a stniall watering place in B-'
hemic, claims the honor of beim; f iien-
eraj Cronje's birthplace. It is said
that his father, a French cook - n-uiud
Crnier. " at one time owned a how l
thee. but later emigrated; 1 South
Aff .va.' where his name evontua!!y took
its present form. The general is very
fond of. country Inc. ami on this account
several times refused to Ik- candidjte
for president of- the Transvaal, a of
course that official must live in Preto
ria, - .. '
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