WEEKLY OUEGON STATESMAN, 1TUDAY, MAY 25, 1900.'
J. H. . Hart, Republican j Nominee for District
Attorney Surprises Jack Jeffrey.
II Enters the Joint Canvass anii' Bests the Young ntan from
r Jackson CcantyRepsblicans Arc Gaining
Ground' Rapidly.
(Yvom Daily Statesman, May 24.)
STAYTON. Or.. .May 23. The joint
canvass of the Marfon county candi
dates, which was so jhappily inaugurat
ed in Turner yesterday, and which was
acoraplete success "at that place, from
a'Republican point of" view, is contin
uing oh the same lines, witha possible
change in the interest of ths Republi
cans, as the candidates of that party
find what gross misrepresentations if
facts they have to meet, and how easily
the statement of the Demo-Popo-Fusion-Citizens
aggregation are refuted.
As per the agreement made between
the respective chairmen of the' two
parties, the opening of the discussions
at the several places alternates, the Re
publicans having the opening hour ami
10 minutes for closing, while the Fus
ionistsTtakc second place at one point,
with the Fusionists opening and closing
and the Republicans taking second place
at the next place of meeting. :
. The figlvt on the part of leading Fusion-
speakers has narrowed down to ?
plea for votes for two candidates Dur-
bin "for sheriff, and Jeffrey for district
L attorney, all others being practically
lost sight of 'm their efforts to save at
least these two-"from the catastrophe
' which is threatening their ticket. Ilcfef
is sadly disfigured, and is begging tin
personalities be left out. as he has found,
to his sorrow, that he is particularly
vulnerable, and is securing very little
fame on this canvass, in fact.Ie than
any of his friends anticipated., Dimick.
of course, is still battling for himself,
and earnestly works for the defeat of
the Republican Legislative ticket, con
tinuing to swear like a trooper and rant
at the opposition partv for refusing t
follow him into the Popocratjc camp,
lie is creating much amusement to tin
crowds, though a number of propls
" "sincerely pity him.
. lAt Jefferson. last night, the large hall
was filled to! the very doors, and the
debate was fast and furious. Jack Jef-j
frey, the Populist lawyer from Jacks u
county, wjio is running for district at4
torney on the Fusion ticket. repeated
his threadbare statement (made at Turn?
i er and 'Marion earlier in the day) that
he had invited Mr. TIart, his opponent,
i to 1 meet him ; in a joint debate during
the Marion county joint canvass, but,
that Mr. 'Hart had declined to do so;
and in his .usual egotistical manner he
proceeded toi tell of-his own abi'ities
as-a prosecutor, and belittling Mr. Hart,
telling his auditors, with a brazen ef
frontery worthy of a better cause, that
ins election jor district attorney was
really uecessary.for good -order and the
prevention ot crime. .A surprise wis
in store lot this "able" advocate, how
ever, when, at-the close of bis perora
tion. Mr. Hart suddenly appealed in
the ball, mounted the platform as the
first Republican speaker, flatly denied
the assertions, of Jeffrey, regarding pro
positions for a joint debate. - asserted
that he had never received such pro
posals -from Jeffrey, and delivered orti
of the bcst addresses yet made on the
canvass by either party. Mr. Haft
showed himself a ready and pleasant
.speaker, a deep student and an adroit
debater, and in five minutes time con
vinced the large audience by his ad
dress, that he was by far'the abler man
of the two. rand that the Republicans
had made no mistake in nominating
him to oppose the man who left Jack
son county for Jackson; county's good.
The other candidates on the Republican
ticket also maxVe excellent addresses. Dt.
J. N. Smith ami Ixt L. Pearce firing
some hot shot into the Fui-"n camp.
Lieut. Chas. A. Murphy and Capt. J.
M. Poorman. there as elsewhere, re
ceived, an ovation, and it is quite'ap
parent that the tboys who rallied to the
support and defense of the "Old Flag"
in a war for humanity, will he kindly
remembered on election day. i
. At Aumsville. this .morning. th?
same program was carried out. and in
this. Populist stronghold where every
Fusion candidate found some fricrwlsijto
cheer him. iHofer's effort fell Hat and
when he closed his labored appeal to
the Voters for support for Durbin. Tet
ftcy. ctc.4 "not a leaf stirred." This
man Hofef when he has the closing
speech m a place, indulges in person
alities, but w hen the opposition fire the
same. ammunition at htm. at the next
point of meeting, he whines and begs
that personalities be drooped winding
up with the threat that he has some
cards up Ins sleeve, but does not "wish
to mjnre the Republican candidate.
The whine and threat affect the Remib
licans very little, and there is no likeli
hood of much time being wasted on this
"has been, i who is now so throughly
Known all over this county, that he
could scarce hope to be elected path-
tnater. The debate here ; was - not
warm, the Fusion candidates appearing
to have lost heart somewhat. Dr. sj.
N. Smith, hot ' L. Pearce, J. M. Poor
man, C.C, Murphy and others of th
Republican candidates appeared, speak
ing briefly and to the point, with tell
ing effect,!while Prof. J. N. Hart again,
to the great pleasure of a big portion
of the large audience, literally , "wined
up, the .floor" with Jeffrey, and that
picturesque individual has come down
considerably from his high .hoise.
Good-sued audiences greeted the
campaigners in Sublimity this aftfr
noon. and here tonight, and the Re
publicans ; made splendid progress? in
the discussion , of live issues. ; They
held their ground, and, if appearances
ire no: deceptive, made materul gau.s.
The opposition has been put , on the
defenstve by the Republican speakers,
and Jeffrey, Hofcr and Durbin ,.; will
from this on. be kept busy making ex
planations of their public acts, if the j
venture on the platform. Pledges,
made in the past and their violation f
fast as made, will not be very easy! of
explanation, and the Fusion shakers
will find it a hard, road to travel from
this day forth.- -
The Statesman yesterday -cccivcd a
letter from a. gentleman at Mill City,
regarding promises for economy, made
by Sheriff Frank Durbiu while on the
campaign prior to his election. The
letter is self-explanatory; and is as fol
lows:, , i 'r - ?: . V ; .'
'"Mill City.Or.. May 3, jorxx
"Editor Statesman:" I noticed, in a
recent issue of the Capital Jourit.it. the
statement that Frank - Durbin did not
atree j to accept f 1500 per annum tor
his scrriecs if elected sheriff, which: I
know! to be absolutely fa!e. Icom per
sonal knowledge. When the candidates
were here on the canvass a Republican
speaker! asserted that Durbin would
rot take the office for $1500 as the plat
form pledged him to do. Mr. Di rbin
became very indignant at .h:s ttnatk,
and arose and declared that he stood
squa.fcly upon the platform of his party
and woid be willing to take $1500 for
bis services if elected. On such prom
ises 9$ these Durbin bought his elec
tion to the office and he should have
had tire manhood to have" stood by
thvm. After the promises ere i-.ade
it was too late to discover that .the of
fice Could not be run for to small a
tm. j :.''..- - ;
"In" fixing the salaries of .rounty of
ficers, the members of (he Legislature
tivok him at his word and alaced ffc at
the figures he. agreed to take it for.
Durbin has no valid excuse io offer.
He will be unable to give to the people
oi this section ot the county a sptisfic
;ory explanation of his actions in re
gard to the-salary 0 the sheriff's office
Your truly. FARMER."
Fine printing. Statesman Job Office.
A PUlZE ESSAY.
Successful Farming in Washington
r- a Mortgage,.
(From Pacific Homestead.' Salem. Or)
We had lost our 'home in town by a
mortgage, as well as everything else,
with the decline of the "boom" in '9.
and as the only thing at hand I was
working as a newspaper reporter at
$15 a week, with rent ' to pay and a
family of four children growing up.
When a bov I had spent three years
on a farm and had been a harvest hand
in Michigan and in Dakota, sheared
sheep, worked in a nursery, and run a
threshing machine. In the three years
on the farm I had read the American
Agriculturist and was always interested
in farming.
Something had to be done and. I
kept my eye out for a farm. Farmers
were despondent on account of the low
prices of wheat and hops, as well as
everything else, and many farms were
being sold out at mortgage foreclosure.
I finally learned ot a farm ot 170 acres
inai nail oeen taken in on a $3000 mort
gage which the mortsiaze oeonle hnd
rented for $40 the year before, and was
then abandoned. The owner was will
jng to sell it for $750 cash. It was an
old! farm, taken up 30 years before.
Haft oi it was bottom land lying along
the river; the rest steep hill, covered
originally with fir timber, but now with
cuit trees and second growth.
Ten acref of the bottom had been in
hops, and a nop drying" 'ftp use,; three
tumble-down barns, an ' old Water saw
mill, a shambling house and several
smaaer outbuildings added to the neg
! .t I. t r . 1 .. . - .
ict-icu iook 01 tne place. An old or
chard ot an acre was grown uo with
weeds and brush, and oi the fifty acres
01 una once cultivated barely 20 was
icit nr to piow. the rest had grown
up to brpsh. All the cleared land wa
thickly dotted with big stumps, mostly
luuuifwiioii out a 'ew cedar,
t ua e 1. t ... . ..
nau --"o uml i maue tne owner
an offer of $7; per vear cash in advance
rent tor the place for a term of five
years, with the privilege of purchase
at $750 at any time within the term,
winch was accepted and we moved on
to the place. It was ofFthe main road
in a rather lonesome Ipoking place,
winch' had-something to do with the
cheap price. Part of the old house was
to-n down and the remaining i part
cleaned and straiehtened anl n,i
whitewashed. One of the barns was
put in order and the others as wen at
the old mill torn 'down to make sheds
and fences. The old orchard trees were
sparingly pruned and sprayed and a
little of the growth of brush in the field
cut. ' - - ; . ,
A team of horses, harnesa. wagon and
some other tools as well as two cows
and heifers, some pigs, chickens and
ducks were easily procured from farm
ers, who were ready enough to give
credit. A new plow was boucht and
the spring all the valuable
land was plowed without stopping
to,dg out stumps or clear out
brush, except the small patches and
edges that 4iad already been cut. The
idea was to raise as much croo as dos-
siblc tor the amount of work. We were
too tar from market because of bad
roads to make it profitable to raise
such things as required Irequent trip
m tA.ni ; Wk..t .-.-...! .4 .1
uiKat nuum nui pay jo raise
In j competition with the great j wheat
larms where it can be grown and put
on the cars for 20c a pus-heL corn will
not grow in this country, where the
cniuaic is not warm enough tor it. but
pork, poultry, eggs, butter, potatoes,
onions, winter apples and - other! fruits
were apparently the best crops, r
The first year we raised 1000 bushels
ot potatoes on a little over 3 Ucres.
which sold for $15 per ton; 400 bushels
ot onions on 1 acre sold for $350; also
sold some eggs, a few carrots and eight
pigs for $ too. I came Tout in the fall
with a good supply of vegetables and
meat for winter, a nice start in pigs
for the next year, and a pointer that
there was money in turkeys and ducks.
Inctdently we found out, at a cost of
half our poultry, that three of four dogs
and a flock "of guinea fowl would go
a long way toward keeping away wild
cat toxes. skunks and other poultry!
By . the next spring aj good mafly of
tne easiesi. stumps wtrc luatu uui .ihu
a few blasted withdyrrarhite. The'edge
was cut from brush patches, squaring
out plowed places.' The old land was
weedy but no weeds fvas allowed to
grow. The manure was fcut on the' root
crop land where, there j was the most
work. Good crops of sugar beets were
raised, wmch were fed! to horses, cat
tle, pigs and boultry. Oats were raised
for hay, I tried the experiment of sow
ing barley 1 and. Canada field peas to
gether and found it a great success. As
soon as the crop would do to cut we
began to mow it with at scythe and feed
to the pigs, cutting andi drying the last
oi the crop and stacking the hay, but
saving Out plenty of sieed. There are
no pea weevils in this country and peas
make splendid feed for pigs.
The second year we ld 300 turkeys
for $209 and also made a good profit
on the ducks, which were sold while
three-fourths- grown, "and the poultry
and eggs paid for all. the groceries. It
was hardly profitable to make butter.
For a tew cows it did -not pay to buy a
cream separator, and dairy butter, no
matter how good, would not bring the
price of "creamery butter. Other work
paid better than making butter the old
wav. - " . - i
s Near the city were . af , score of dairies
which suppled the city iwith milk. Their
cows were good and they used gener
ally thoroughbred bulls; they raised
few of the calves. It; paid better to
sell their milk and" buy new cows than
to raise-the calves. , .The first year I
bought six well bred Jidfer calves and
more the 'second: yeaf. and later sold
them back to the daifymen at a good
profit. The third year five acres was
again planted in hops. This year the
crop w;ent a fon per.acre andxost about
$100 per acre to grow) and harvest, not
taking into account the vajue of the
land. The hops we hope to sell for
12c, or better. lurkeys, pigs, cows,
eggs and poultry paid best. .
The farm is paid for;, the brush clear
ed up. the stumps much less, the weeds
kept well out bt sighSl. plenty ot fruit
trees and small fruits, of all kinds set
out and growing, and ( we don't have to
worry about where tie next month's
living is to come from. Neither have
we a mortgage hanging over our farm
and home. Jerry fMeeker. Pierce
County, Wash., in Farm and Home.
WHITE RIBBOKERS IN CONVENTION.
Marion County W. C. T. U. Me-t
Woodburn Address, by II ;i. .-i hn
G. Wooley, Temperance Orator
in
(From Daily Statesman, 'May 24.)
Woodburn. Or.. May 22. The eighth
annual meeting of the Marion county
W. C. T. U. convention met at 9 a. m,
today in the M. E. church, in this city,
County President Ms. R. M. Steele
of Turner, presiding: 'The devotional
exercises were conducted by the presi
dent. Hon. John G. 'Wooley was pres
ent and offered prayer; and later sd
dresMd the conventium, to the (k light
of all. He was introduced by Mrs. Lucia
F. Additon. and wa given the Chau
tauqua salute. The Unity Circle was
formed with Mr. Woijdey. each one re
peating a passage of pcripture in turn,
and at the close all joined in the sing
ing of that good old Ihymn, "Blest Be
tlve Tie That Binds.".;j
At 10 o'clock the; I regular business
meeting of the -convention was called
to order with a largfj delegation pres
ent. The usual order! acording to the
program, was carrie-d out. The noon
hour devotiom were conducted by Mrs.
M. A. Wngivt. evangelistic suDermtend-
ent.- ii
The afternoon sessalon of the convin
tion was called to order at 1:10, o'cloek.
Reports of various superintendents of
ttepartments were read, showing great
advancement along some lines ot work.
A membership bannier oi white satin.
embellished with gilt lettering, con
taming the motto. "The Eetcrnal God
Is Thy Refuge," was prominent among
the decorations. The county president,
Mr, ik. AI. isteeie, ,))t Turner, gave as
:t talisman for the year, the words. "The
joy of the Lord is vpur strength."
The c-eniMf"eT'!hn was. according
to program, of a -routine nature.
PAMOUS EXPRESSION'S IS
AMERICAN HISTORY.
In the following larticle arc
riven
-omc expresKin, which have become
famans in the histofy of our country,
together with so'.-.tirng of the pcrs.ni
who gave voice to .ri-m:
"Give me liberty. .,r give me death!"
Patrick Henry, in a fsp-tch ileiivered in
Marcli. 1775. ;he ec-nl Ytrginia
Convention, in -.import o the resolu
tion "that the Colociy be immcdiate-lv
put in a state of def-inse." :
."I only regret that I have but one
file t jfive to iny icountrv." -Tne !.-. t
words of Crptain Katluh Hale, who
wa-i executed as a Soy by ine Criti.rh
in 177 Washingt:sin had sen hint to
visit the English camps on Long !?
land in order to tr.ttn s.-mc t
or tiowes movements. He n.inril 1
' - - - - - ........ .vuv
: t 1- ' ... J
vs.. in .iitiy.. aiio- was on
oacK, wnen recognise! v a Torv rt
alive, arrested! trud. and rotulrtiml
10 eieatn. . riernvmnn . and t-ven
iiioie, was denied htm. and m furmvli
1.1 1 ... . u j . . . . 1. . .
e estroyeei. buch bnitality. however.
- . . . . ".
am nor crnsri tus noble spirit, as- his
uying woras sliow. i:
"T!..... . ' .
'" rc wie re-coats. we must
oeat tnem today or'Mol v Start-e
widow.' General Starke gave vent to
J cxpresscKMi wlin he saw the Urit-
trn lines torming ur the attack upon
Bennington, Vt., in 11777. His patriot
ism so mnred hi troops .that ihey
oe enemy f ana took six iiun
cireei prisoners. Althlotigh Mrs. Starke's
name was tuzabeth; or "Betty," sh
ttauitionaliy known; is "Afoliv
te is
"I have not yet begun to lg:jt " Thi
was the reply of tine redoubtable Paul
Jones when the Serapis. hailed the Bon
iiommc Kichard to kno.v if she had
struck ncr coiors T on Senfemhr o
!775. off the northeast coast of England.
ji.ics ijjvc su) a aetermKWI right that
the Serapis soon surrendered.
;V have met the encmv and they
are ottrs." Captain Oliver liad Ter
ry sent this message to General Harri
son atter vanauishintr th nriH
Lake Erie. September 10, 1S13.
"Don't give up the ship." These -jrtrc
tne dying words of Captain-Lawrtrce
on June 1, i83. His ship was cap
tured by the British hip Shanno:r;orT
Boston tiaroor.
"I'll try.'-" sir." said Colonel Tam
Miller fin reolv to General Tlmn'a
quesUon if h. could take a cerUin baVI
r'
lv J
v Weak and trembling, unsteady; of hand, uneasy
of mind. Frightened at trifles. ? Tortured by, an
indefinable feeling of fear
Excited by noise, oppressed by quiet never at
ease. Irritable and miserable. - .
; Forerunning symptoms of Nervous Prostration
brought on by a debilitated system and over-taxed
body or brain. '-' Xj'.'-i .
" THE CURE is Xr. Williams' Pink Pills for
Pale People- ' ' :
They bring new, life to worn-out sufferers
send rich blood tingling through every vein,
soothe and strengthen every nerve. i : V
They have restored to the Paralytic the use of
his' limbs ; to the victims of Locomotor Ataxia and
St. Vitus' Dance the full control of the nerves ; have ,
raised up the sufferer from Nervous Prostration;
freed thousands from the pangs of Neuralgia and
Rheumatism, and saved the lives of many who were
threatened by Bright's Disease and Consumption.
At all Drugftata or direct from tb Dr. Win lam Mcdtctn Co.. Scbenee
tady, N.Y., poatfiald 00 receipt of price, 50c per box ; six boxea, 2.fi&
tery at Lundy's Lane, July 25, 1814.
The words were afterwards stamped
upon the buttons' of the soldiers .of mr
regiment. . ;
"Independence forever!" John Adams'
proposed this for a toast for .0-banquet
to.be given July 4,; 1826. the klay on
which he died. I: has. been stated :hat
these were his last words, which s a
mistake, as hi last words were: "Thjin-r
as Jefferson Still survives." , ' .
"Liberty arid Union, now and forevj-i
one and inse-parable' Daniel Websteri.
Senator from Massachusetts, in his
speech against secession, in 1832, dur
ing the memorable debate with Rob
ert G. Hayne. Senator from South
Carolina. .
"Blooel is thicker than water." Josiah
Tattnall .first used this expression; . as
regards our feeling: for the English,
when, in June. i85g. he risked bis life,
and the lives of his men. to help the
British seamen against file Chinese in
the bloody battle of Peibo.
; "There's Jackson standing like a stonie
wall." shouted General Rff he ral
lied his nieti at Bull Run, and Thom.is
J. Jackson was henceforth- Ivnown as
"Stonewall , Jackson."
"Excuse I me. sir; I have to report
that the ship has been blown up. 'and is
sinking." calmly spoke Sergeant "Bin"
Anthony of the Maine on the. night oi
February 15. iSeS. down in the harbor
of Havana,
' "Remember the Maine." Sch!cy.
Don't cheer now; those poor, deviis
are dying."' Philips. "Don't mind. 'rap.
boys; Ko ion llghtins." Allen Capro'!
"Who would not gamble tor a new
ar on he fiag?" O'Neill. "Don't
swear; sboot'-s-Wood. "The mjrine I,
avenged.";- Wainwright. are plrae
which became historic during the r.
eent war with Spain..
CHINA'S BLOODTHIRSTY BOX
ERS.
Eleven; millions of men are said to
belong to the Chinese Society of Box
ers, against which the United States,
in connection with the great European
powers, may soon direct armed force
This immense organization, which
now stands for lawlessness. robleiry
and murder, was once respectable. It
is a good influence gone wrong1.' Orig
inally it was organized as a protest and
a means ot defense against the bandits
with which the province- oi Shan Tuirg
was infested. It was. in fact, a Jaw and
order league.
At that time the life and property of
no honest man was safe. The bandits
were not wild ruffians, such as those of
Italy or the American West, but on the
contrary seemed to be men of peace.
By day they toiled as shoemakers, car
penters." farmers and what' not. but at
night tfiey repaired to their strong-!
""" i me mountains ana irom them
made descents upon villages in which
any mi nwas reported to possess a
Store of money worth having.
It was to c(ru?h these brigands that
the Boxers were organized. As the so
ciety became powerful many eM'hont'st
and designing persons entered it 'fyr
the prestige and protectionit afforded.
just asj dishonest and designing persons
ally themselves with influential bod'esi
in other lands today. These men nnv
ca a etisturning element, and in many
cases atrecteet the.' cttorts Of the society
agamsi ineir personal enemies. wnm
they represented. as bandits and i'lawle
persons.
somf 01 tnese victims, it is said, ter-
rihed by the persecution or the Boxers
Iookedj for some other force from which
they might hope for protection, and
found jitr in the Christian missionaries
and especially the German Cathobc
T-t. i r 1 . '
,inese;ir.cn proiessea conversion, and
besought succor," and the missionaries
used every endeavor to secure justice
t .t-i. rt - 1 ... ......
pior ijicm. incn, in - turn, some ot the
missionaries, it may be inferred, pe
came the victims of tksignirig men
who ptrpfessed Christianity in order to
uuiam am in iuiuiiiK just punjsament.
and in some cases it is probable they
were able to secure ; from these noble
ana .-eit-sacrincing racn and women a
protection which they did not Jtogcth-
er- deserve, ims . condition intensified
the feeling , which has always existed
again; me missionaries. , .
This feeling i-erows to som. rf
i.at tihe eneraS contempt with which
V Chinese regard foreigners. The
Chinese bterarv class am tri
and give close scrutiny to the teach
ings of the Christian Bible, i In order
u. w:"con3.e "is i teelmg this' miss,on-
anesjhave in most case aAnnt.t
rese dress. But Chinese ideas of pVo
pne t are the most straightlaccd in the
World., atld the rnitsinniriez A--
.., - - ui;uc
ineir r native attire havff
beVn i able' V Thent.3 Thi
. ' v.fc &IW.1VS
i-. w - r
J
has been especiallj' true or the wiomen.
whose Western freedom of action has
- been shocking to the natives, although
quite correct from our point off view.
Every effort has been made by the
missionaries to adapt themselves Ito lo
cal conditions, but in China first im
pressions can rarely be eradicated, and
complaints made against the .! early
Catbolic missionaries. two cetiturics
ago, are ejuoteil against their successors
of today. f
It is'sveh wild tales as thesef that
have been used to' excite the Boxers
against the missionaries, and the; same
charges have, been used in all parts of
China, and have resulil in murder af
ter murder. But- in fc-ality the rp-)t of
,'all the .hatred with 'which Christians
are regarded is that they disapprove of
what thev regard as the idolatrous wor
shio -of ancestors. This ceremony is
part of Confucianism. The educated
Chinese is wUiing to latign at
hism or Taoism, but reverence lor his
-ti-octorc is one i of the nassiorts jot his
lit '.
There has always been a'fiuestion as
t.- ulirthr this nractice is idoEalrous
rcntial. whether it is re
licrioiKi or merely social, and hid the
early missionaries been willing ?io ac
ccpt It all China might possibly iiayi
been Christian, or at least qtiasi-lChris
tian today; but the Pope, aiter some
hesitation, pronounced against Jit and
the Protestant churches have followed
suit, and it has remained ever ;iince ;
practically insurmountable barrijer be
1 ween the two ocoples.
A series of -outrages extending over
ten vcars. culminated in the mufder of
a young Church of England missionary
named 'Brooks. -a mooth-taced. Cheer
ful boy of 21. In going to join atbroth
er missionary in Shan-Tung he passed
through a village where a band pi tlur-tv-five
Great Swords were at 'dinner.
He might have passed through fn safe
ty1 had not a little girl raised the cry
"ang Kweitze! or toreign
dvil.
ilnstantlv' the rebels were upojn their
feet and had surrounded Brook. They
ptf-hed him about, called him vile
nimcs. and a. . last,-while som held
hijm. othe-s thrfist a hook throogh- his
nhse. to which a rone was tied. They
palled him aboixt here and there) to the
immense amusement of the mok, At
last the unfortunate boy manavd to,
extract the Iiook and break away irom
his tormentors." He started to rn?n from
the village, but three ot the ehji-!s got
horses- and rode after him. They soon
succeeded in overtaking him. ami then
killed him with their swords.
It was this tragedy which aroused
the Briti.-h government to action, al
though the war in Smith Africa ha
doubtless operated fo prevent rhfc more
energetic protest that would have oth
etwise, been made. ( !
'The Chinese government has not
vet succeeded in suppressing the Box
ers. A lew ncads nave been cut olt
and hung up in cages by the highway
to serve as a warning to evildoers. an
al number of perpetrators of minor, of
fenses against the Christians have been
haled before the Court of Rightcau
Judgment and sentenced to such pun
ishments as wearing the cangue, : Iut
the reign ,01 lawlessness still continues
if in less violent form, and has been the
occasion of the joint-note in which the
American Minister is said ; to fravc ta
ken part, and in which, the Powers
threateh to send troops toknro
missions unless the Boxers
pressed.
MAFEKING CELEBR.T
UMafeking, May i& -When the Boers
were driven off or taken prisoners, and
this garrison relieved, the. meeting be
tween Koioncl iiaden-l'owcll and th
Boer commander. Eloff. wa itrn.tir
"This is commandant' Eloff. sir." said
uaptam Singleton. "Good evening.
Commandant" saich Colonel Baden-Po-
weii. welcome r and have some din
ner. ;
A early every mes3 in town raked up.
somewhere hidden, a store of liquor, a
bottle of champagne in one place, a
flask of whiskev in another: Tht whole
town joined in the jubilation, singing
."uu jjic me Yueen .ami oiner. pat
riotic songs . all- nighf long, t; ;
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Leading Republican Senators Dis
cuss the Cuban frauds.
TWO NOTABLE j SPKCHES MADE
On a Subject That WfH Become a
Paramoant Issue of Campaljr.
Tlllmau Is Wrathy.
WASI!!NGT0Nj,May 2X This wa5
a day of rasping political controversy
and oratory in the' Senate.' With the
controversy those on the Dentitcratic
side "of the chariiber. ,anomaloir, a it
it. ay seem, ha J "little to lo. What by
the far-seeing iStnafors is regarded a
likely to .be. the paramount -issue the
approaching National campaign, was
the subject of two notable speeches, .one
by Piatt; Republican of .Connecticut."
atvl the other by Spooner, 'Republican;
of Wisconsin. The. former, w.-is in
rnswer to a speech delivered a few days'
ago by Bacon..1 Democrat 01 Georgia,
on his resolution, demanding the 'ex
amination of the financial conditions in
Cuba. Piatt favored the adoption, of
the resolution, but deprecated what he
called a cheap effort to make p -htical,
capital out of a shameful condition ot
iKedetl no prdding to -induce -it to
probe to the bbttom.
The. speech of Stiooner was a con
tinuation of. this address of yesterdny
on the Philippine rruestion. In t
course he became involved in a heated
jnd-sensational ciIlotiy with Hale. Re
publican of Maine, over the Govern
ment's conduct of affairs in our "in
sular possessions.' It was a remark
able controversy between two of -the
best equipped $enat ors in the Senate.
Dale interrupted Spooner to sav.
: ..: ,.r t. .i 1 '
mar. 111 view ui wu.11 h.iu ii.ippeueti in
Cuba, it would have been better had we
abandoned it.
"I think." said Hale, "we would have
been better off if we had not taught the
Cubans the lesson that has been taught
in the last few months." j
Spooner "What lesson?"
Hale "The lesson of Ifraud. pecula
tion, cbcating. appropriation of , rC.
cnues. vstealingj a carnival in every dir
ection of conniption and; fraud."
Spooner. (warmly) "fit is a little
this side of the chamber,! to reply' to a
Democratic speech."
Tillman. Democrat ryf South Carolina,
declared that our agents fin the island
were carpet baggers, and the sooner,
they got out the "better.
"On." replied Spooner. "'If the Sena
tor, from South Carolina finds a carpet ;'
bagger in heaven, when he gets there,
he will prefer to go to tht other place."
"I certainly will," replied " Tillmaiv
promptly.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, ay 2$. The -biinil
chaplain, in his invocation in the House
today, ratiier startlccl the House by re
ferring to the 'Cuban frauds which, he .
said. -brought the -blush of shame to the
oheeks of eveey true American.
. "We pray,." be- continued, "that the
culprit will be brought to speedy justice,
that we may give an object lesson t
the world in dealing with pcrtidy and
fraud." ' '
The House adopted a resolution, to -empower
the ways and means commit
tee to sit during the recess to consider
the. reduction and revision of the war
revenue taxes.
The Senate bill to provide a Collector
of Customs at 'Honolulu at salary oi
$6000 a year, and deputies, was passed.
The House also passed the Xeely ex
tradition bill. I The Democrats object
ed to the language of the bill, 'which
covered "any foreign country or ter
ritory, or part ithereof, occupied by the
united .States.!
The Democ.it wanted the bill to ap
ply .specifically to , Cuba, contending
that the broatk'r lahguage assumed pos-
sibilities of farther acquisitions bv -the
United Spates, of a character similar t
that of Cuba, t
BELCHAM'S. PILLS No equal
for Constipatif.t.
ON THE TRANSYAAL BORDER.
LORD ROBERTS IS DRAWING
NEAR THE VtAL.
Kruger Prepares' for the Defense of
Pretoria and Johannisburg State
? 'Archives Removed.
LONDON, May 24. (Thursday).
Lord Roberts is drawing near to the
frcnticr of the Transvaal His infantry
masses arc thirty-three miles north of
Kroonstad, at; Rheno.vter river. Some
thousands of cavalry arc already across
the river. The Boers arcretiring to
wards the Va.al. with their lieavy bag-
a si- already across that river. Twelve
thousand men; and four guns compose
the retreating army:- The trains con
tinue to run from Verronniging.Ut the
Vaal. to Pretoria.
Foreign engineers assert that Pretoria
is able o stand years of siege." 'Accord-;
"is iu auriecsi inim Lou'enco .Marrr"" -the
Pretoria fortifications arc described
yet been placed . entirely in a sitate of
defense. The Transvaal Government
nafer and war -iitt' Imvi 1iicn rrinoV- '
ed to Lydcnburg. Foreigners continue
10 - leave ... ine kpimi n ic . ine uuilii -.
cruiser Friesland is at Delagoa bay. so
it is reported, to furnish an asylum to
the fleeing -Hollanders and a passa-ge
to Europe. , . , . . ; . .
THre iBoer forces continue to' dwind-C. -
Some of. the corresoondents assert that
probably only! about '24,000 of the h-.d-
irst ficrhter v'rt rpmain althonoh there
are detached parties in various parts ot
the i Transvaal.' .1. ' t. .' '.''
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