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THE MORNING NEWS,
tablished iSSO. - - Incorporated 1888.
J. H. ESTILL, President.
If Ml Cl 1
a
Any Attempt to Oust Taylor
From Hts Office.
''ll’NCriON SERVED ON HIM
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officer Wha Served It Was Put
Under Arrest,
klifiin Will Represent Goebel n
* Vlnn Governor To-day-If tle
op Do \ot Obey Him, He >lny
lrgani/.e a Force of IHh Oun-Thcn
I lie Trouble Would Ilfuin in lOarn
' eat—\ not lie* r Selon of the I.oKiM-
Inture Held at Which Goehcl unit
llccklinni Were Flc*ctcil Auain.
Goebel Wnn Much better Last
N itt,b(—President Ilan Refused to
Interfere.
Frankfort, Ivy., Fob. 2.—The first clash
between the executive and judicial pow
ers of the state occurred to-day.
A still greater clash is imminent to
morrow. and beyond the possibilities of
to-morrow lies a sea with skies lowering
and so stormy an aspect that no politic
ians of either party can predict where it
will carry the Kentucky ship of state.
There can no longer be a concealment of
the fact that affairs are bordering on con
llict in aims.
Legal iro'oss may provide a remedy too
dilatory to please a few of the more im
patient, and it is in the power of these to
reate a world of woe at almost any time.
The clash of to-day come when an offi
r of the Circuit Court of Franklin coun
p was arrested by the militia while ai
pting to serve notice of a legal pro
' ling on Gov. Taylor. The clash of to-
row may come when the officers of
w court attempt to force the rulings of
v! presiding judge.
. Lind this judge the Democrats will
to-morrow for the first time an cxec
o heed in the person of Acting Gov
•ior Beckham, and from the Demo
■ a tie. standpoint a regularly appointed
cljuiant general, whose orders the troops
, low encamped around the Capitol build
ng are bound to obey. If they decline to
txy. the new' adjutant general will, the
'omocretsi claim, have the power to or
inizc military forces of his own and pro
ed against all people who defy the au
ority of his office and that of the Gov
rnor of the state, whom he represents.
Tlie Repnblienn Attitude.
On the other hand, the Republicans are
fixed in their attitude that there is on in
urrcction in the state, that Beckham and
’• "tion of his adjutant general and his
rders are those of people acting in o|>-
position to law, and those who show re
sistance to the proclamations of Gov. Tay
lor are in rebellion against the common
wealth.
I I hey will resist any attempt of any kind
!•> remove them from their position around
* i* Capitol, meeting force with force, and
th it means civil war.
Me lirsi clash of to-day came when
Alonzo Walker, a stenographer employed
by the Democratic attorneys, was placed
under arrest in the Capitol grounds charg-
I with conduct tending to incite mutiny
I "1 riot. He had pinned to the door of
the private office of Gov. Taylor a notice
el injunction proceedings.
I < i-morrow the injunction undoubtedly
be granted. Judge Cantrill has the
reputation of firm enforcement of his rol
if|g and wilK use all the p.-wer In his hands
to secure the operation of his injunction.
II is dually certain that the Repub.leans
Will pav no attention to Judge Cantrill or
his writs.
I tie Democrats claim the Republicans’
ai rest ot Walker w’hile carrying out the
orders of the court has placed them in
■ ontempt of court and they will make oil
ul the (point possible.
Goebel Alueli llettei*.
The condition of William Goebel is to
night considered belter than at any time
since he was shot.
The iron will and determination of the
wounded man that he wiU not* die by an
assassin's bullet is, however, still cont-id?
‘red the main factor in sustaining him.
b it to-night the attending physicians for
ihe first time hold out some hope of his
ultimate recovery.
gov. Goebel secured some sleep during
the day, which increased his strength per
fptibly, and though unfavorable symp
-1 ins showed themselves at times, the
*-K k man always raided well.
ompared with twenty-four hours ago
Li* condition shows a decided lmprove
•M-iit. his temperature being more nearly
normal, though some fever still shows It-
v ' ■!. His pulse and respiration are stijl
br-rh, but his kidneys, the condition of
wiil li last night was regarded as the
most unfavorable symptom, are perform
ing their functions in a more normal
manner, thus obviating in a degree the
danger of lira* mic poisoning.
Report From (idrlii In It noun.
Gov. Goebel during the day complained
somewhat of bed soreness and he was
turned partly on his side to relieve the
strained muscles. This for a time had an
unfavorable effect, but he soon rallied
and shortly afterward fell into a light
sleep. His temperature to-night is 100 Vi,
his respiration CB, and his pulse 120.
Should the wounded man succeed in
passing through to-night well, his physi- j
clans express the hope that his recovery,
though necessarily slow’, will be sure.
At present Gov. Goebel breathes alto
gether from his left lung,” said Dr. Wil
liams to-night. “Clotted blood has almost
entirely coated his wounded right lung,
which of course, forms a natural band
age, and prevents further bleeding, but
later will prove somewhat a source of
danger. The clotted blood will decompose
in about eight days, and then it may be
necessary to remove a section of a rib in
o?der to remove the decomposed blood.
Phe wound will th< n be drained and the
danger then wall be from secondary hem
orrhage.’*
Legislature Held a Scanlon.
The Democratic members of the Legis
lature to-day effected a regular organiza
tion for the first time since the swearing
in of Gov. Goebel.
A secret session of the members of both
houses was held in one of the parlors of
the Capiiol Hotel, at which the ele tion
of William Goebel, as Governor, and J. C.
W. Beckham, as Lieutenant Governor,
w'as reaffirmed, first in separate sessions
of the House and Senate, and afterward
in a joint session.
Preceding this action the members of
the Senate elected as president pro tern..
Senator Carter, wffio was nominated foe
that position at yesterday’s caucus.
A committee of the members of the
House, composed of Representatives Finn,
Laferty and Cochran, was also appointed
to draw up a set of resolutions showing
the condition of affairs as it exists at iho
state capital to-day, and covering thor
oughly the Democratic side of the contro
versy. Probably no further attempt will
be made to hold session in. the State
House.
Will Not Go to London.
It seems to be well understood among
the Democratic members of the Legisla
ture that the session at London will be
ignored altogether by them, and that no
Democrat will attend, “until compelled to
do so.”
The Democratic members will continue
to hold sessions at some convenient place,
until the political atmosphere has cleared.
This plan of action was decided on to fore
stall any attempt on the part of the Re
publicans to arrest them and compel their
attendance at London, which action, ac
cording to the Democratic members, has
been determined on by Gov. Taylor.
If arrests are attempted no resistance
will be made by the Democrats, either to
arrest or to attending the session at Lon
don, should they be arrested. It was de
termined that all acts of violence should
be avoided, and that the battle for supre
macy hereafter should be fought out in
the courts. Nevertheless, the situation
10-night is regarded as grave by members
of both parties, and no one Is willing to
forecast the resuit of. the anticipated clash
of authority between Gov. Taylor nnd the
.state courts.
action is expected at the session
Monday in regard to offering a reward of
$50,000 for the arrest and conviction of the
would-be assassin of Gov. Goebel. The
Democratic leaders to a man are in favor
of such action.
National Committeeman Urey Woodson,
who is one of the chief advocates of the
measure, said to-night that he had little
doubt that the reward would be offered.
Frankfort, Ky., Feb. 3.—At 12:30 o’clock
Gov. Goebel was as comfortable as he
had been at any time during the day. He
was able to take a little nourishment at
midnight, some ice cream being given
him. Indications are for a good night.
ADDRESS FROM DEMOCRATS.
Legislature Presents It and Appeals
to the People.
Frankfort. Ky., Feb. 2.—The Democratic
committee appointed at the afternoon ses
sion of the Legislature has issued the fol
lowing address to the public on i>ehalf of
the Democratic members of the Legisla
ture:
“The present crisis in Kentucky is with
out a parallel in the history of our repub
lic. The best efforts of those who love
law and <yder, peace and justice, are de
manded in these deplorable and perilous
times. Democratic representatives have
used legal methods and followed the plain
provisions of the law under unprecedent
ed and exciting circumstances when the
Capitol of our commonwealth was fill
ed with armed soldiers and embittered
Republican partisans, and their rights to
occupy their seats in the House of Rep
resentatives was denied and their chosen
leader stricken down by the hands of an
assassin.
"* • • while the 4rial (the guberna
torial contest) was progressing before the
contest board, hundreds of armed‘moun
tain desperadoes were brought to the seat
of government for the purpose of Intimi
dation and for the further purpose of In
citing a state of lawlessness, which would
excuse the calling out of the militia.
“The Democrats suffered this indignity
calmly and w’lih coolness, determined that
the law, in so far as they were concerned,
should not be superseded by brutal force.
“The Republicans even with their arm
ed intimidation, were unable to provoke
the Democrats to violence.
“Upon the morning after all the testi
mony upon both sides had been heard by
the contest boards, at about the hour of
H o'clock, Hon. William Goebel, then a
state senator and the contestant for Gov
ernor. was fired upon and dangerously if
not fatally wounded, by a band of as
sassins concealed in the building occupied
by William S. Taylor, as Governor, whose
seat Mr. Goebel was contesting. Imme
diately the militia was summoned, and
the executive building was surrounded,
and the civil authorities were denied the
right to search the building for the cul
prits."
They then recite the adjournment of
CobOMKKi on Fifth Tag*
SAVAAi\AH. GA.. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 3 1900.
A TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT.
KIDCO M VIRXDED BY COMMISSION
roil PHILIPPINES.
Based on tl,o (.overnmevt of LoulsJ
nnu Aflor ,1,0 Purchase of Time
Territory—Ainorlonn Otllelals Arc
Needed, Hut the Filipino. Should
lie Oiven it. Mueh Self-Government
a. Possible—Con,mi..lon Think.
Island. Should lie Held.
Washington, Feb. 2.—-The President to
day transmitted to Congress the report of
the Philippine Commission, comprised in
the first volume, the second volume to be
issued later merely relating to the cli
mate and natural resources. The report is
signed by Prof. Schurman, Admiral Dew
ey, Col. Denby and Prof. Worcester.
The commission announces itself un
qualifiedly in favor of a government anal
ogous to tltat of a territory of tlie United
States, with a Governor appointed by the
President. They say it Is desirable that
the inhabitants of the archipelago should
enjoy a large measure of home rule in
local affairs, iheir towns to enjoy sub
stantially Ihe rights and privileges of
towns in a territory. The provinces should
be vested with substantially the functions
of a county in a territory; this system
might be applied to Luzon and the Vts
cayan Islands aL once, and Initiated on
the coast of Mindanao. The Suiu archi
pelago calling for special arrangements
with the Sultan, ihe commission says, need
not be considereil in this connection. The
Filipinos could manage Iheir own town
and county affairs through their own of
ficers, whom they could elect with no
help from American officials except such
as would be involved in control from the
central government at Manila. The suf
frage should be restricted by educational
or property qualificalions, or both.
American ttttieials Needed.
This system would necessitate a small
body of American oificiais of great ability
and integiity and of patience and tact in
dealing with other laces, and on tins ac
count the commission says they could be
called advisors or oommlss.oners, and that
one for every 250,0ut) natives should suf
fice, they to report to the central gov
ernment at Manila. Their main fun tion
would be to advice town and county coun
cils in the discharge of duties and to
watch the collection of revenue and its
expenditures.
Our government of the Philippines, the
commission Insists, must be adapted to
the Filipinos. The commission discounten
ances a proposed protectorate like that
of the British over the Malayan peninsu
la and any simulation of the relation'be
tween Australia and Canada and Grtat
Britain, the conditions diff.r ng. The pto
lectorate desired by the insurgent leaders
is one under which the United States
would assume all responsibility for prb
tecting the Philippine government against
foteign aggression, while their own of
ficials would collect iNWenues. Nor could
the liability to foreign nations bo reduced
without permitting them directly to seek
redress, and such a course would, It is
to be fear ed, spec lily load to the appro
priation of the Philippine Islands by tixe
Great Powers who would not need to seek
far for pretenses of intervention. Clearly
ther plan of a self-governing colony, the
commission says, is a misfit to the Philip
pines, nor are the British crown colonies
and colonies having representative insti
tutions but no responsible government,
typified by British Guiana and Hong
Kong respectively applicable.
The Government Proposed.
The commission lakes as a basis for
the government proposed the territorial
organization of Louisiana. The act is set
forth in full. It provides for a gov
ernor and secretarfy of treasury, and. vests
the legislative power in a council appoint
ed annually by the President. Courts arc
also provided for.
Nearly all the offices will, umler this
form of government, be filled by Filipinos,
and the merit system must be adopted
and lived up to. The patronage or spoils
system, the commission soys, would prove
fatal to good government in the Philip
pines. The small number of American of
ficials needed include in the first group
governor, secretary, attorney general, cer
tain judges and other officials of the terri
torial government, and in the second group
heads of postal, customs and other depart
ments. The officers of the first group
should he appointed by the Ppsid, nt. and
of the second transferred from the home
service. In neither case should there be
examination. The Filipinos, they say,
are of unusually promising material, pos
sessing admirable personal and domestic
virtues and being naturally peaceful, do
cile and deferential to constituted aulhor
ity.
The Conclusions Kellctied.
In connection with the subject of govern
ment the commission reaches the follow
ing conclusions:
First. The United States cannot with
draw from the Philippines. We are there
and duty binds us to remain. There is no
escape frem our responsibility to the Fili
pinos and to mankind for the government
of the archipelago and the amelioration
of the condition of its inhabitants.
Second. The Filipinos are wholly un
prepared for Independence, and if inde
pendence were given to them they could
not maintain it.
Under the third head is included a copy
of Admiral Dewey’s letter 10 Senator
Lodge, which was read in the Senate the
other day denying Aguinaldo's claim that
he was promised independence.
Fourth. There being no Philippine na
tion, but only a collection of different peo
ples, there is no general public opinion in
the archipelago; but the men of property
and education, who alone Interest them
selves in public affairs, In general recog
nize as Indispensable American authority,
guidance ard protection.
Fifth. Congress should at the earleii
practical time, provide (or the Philippines
the form of government herein re rn
mended, or another equailly liberal an I
beneficent.
Sixth. Pending any action on the part
of Congress, the commission ileeommen Is
that Ihe President put in operation this
scheme of civil government In such parts
of the archipelago as are at peace.
Seventh. So far as the finances of the
Philippines permit, public education shoull
be promptly established, and when estab
lished made tree to all.
Kighth. Tin greatest rare should be
taken in the se'.ectionof officials for admin
Islratlon. They should be m ole of high
est character ami fitness and partisan pol
itics should be entire y separate 1 from
the government of the Philippines.
Am to the Tariff.
The commission are unable to find nny
means of assimilating the tariff of the
Philippines with that of the Unit'd Stiles,
saying thai the differences are fundamen
tal' and irreconcilable, and that so long
as the existing chasm remain.- between
the economic and social eond ti ns of the
Philippines and those of the United S ate-,
so long will it remain imp; a neable to
identify Iheir tariff. They, live n, rec
ommend that for the prtsen; u .east, to
attempt be made to readjti-t the tariff to
our basis.
ARGUMENT IN' SKAMOAHIt GASH.
Ilenril Before .luilge Watltlill, Who
Reserved His OeeUlun.
Richmond, Ya., Feb. 2.—Argument in the
case of Thomas F. Ryan of New York
against John Skelton Williams and others,
on the amended petition of the complain
ant filed at Norfolk, for an injunction
against the defendants to restrain them
from consolidating certain railroads into
the Seaboard Air Line system was begun
this morning before Judge Waddill in the
United States Circuit Court he , and con
tinued until 8:30 to-night.
The complainants contended that the act
of the Virginia assembly ei inging the
powers of the Seale aid and Ho.moke,an I
permitting consolidation,' is Invalid, be
cause there has been no Oonrurrent legis
lation on the part of the state of North
Carolina, it having been provided In the
charter of Ihe Seaboard nnd Roanoke, of
1853, that it should not he atm tided with
out such concurrent legislation.
The defendants claimed that ihe amend
ment of the charter of the ltaieigh and
Gaston by the North Carolina Legislature
allowing the Seaboard and Roanoke to
consolidate, was such concurrent legisla
tion. The complainants held mat the char,
tor of the Seaboard and .'Roanoke could
not be amended without t e ronsent of all
the stockholders, against which tlie de
fendants held that the uiinrPr in itself
provides for amendment, nnd. further, ’that
power of amendment Is given under a gen
eral law which provides that all charters
may be amended or repealed.
The Judge reserved his decision.
EDWAHDS GETS APPOINTMENT.
The President Hns Named Him ns
Postmaster at Macon.
Washington, Feb. 2.—The President to
day sent to the Senate the name of Marry
S. Edwards, the novelist, to be postmas
ter of Macon.
This action settles the contest there'as
between the regular Republicans and the
Lily Whites, and the decision is in favor
of the latter class as represented by Maj.
Hanson.
The appointment of Edwards is on the
recommendation of Maj. Hanson. This
appointment and that of the postmaster
at Columbus were the only ones which
he requested of the President, and Ihe
President’s promise was easily obtained.
Since then the regulars have tried hard
to induce the President to change his
mind. They first put forward Walter Cor
bett as their candidate, and afterwards
withdrew him and put up Col. R. D.
Locke the former postmaster, because ho
could command stronger business support
than Corbett. But the President has stuck
to his promise to Maj. Hanson and to
day's formal appointment is the result.
AN AGENT OF RUSSIA.
Snmoiiii \ lews of Ycsseolltsaky, the
I’nn-Sln vlst tgi||tr.
Berlin, Feb. 2.—The German government
has* information that Vesseoiitzsky, , the
Pan-Slavist agitator now In lgtndon. is
supplying tlie press associations and the
continental papers with matter designed
to embitter the relations of England and
Germany and to weaken the Dreibund.
Vesseoiitzsky is regarded here as a
mere agent of the Russian government.
The Hamburger Corresponded in an ar
ticle evidently inspired, shows him up,
and explains how he was expelled from
Germany, in connection with this the
Vossiche Zeitung and other Liberal pa
pers point out that the extreme and anti-
British papers in Germany are merely
following in his tracks. The Vossiche
Zf-iUing, which deprecates the way certain
journals have of treating England as the
arch enemy of civilization and a negligi
ble quantity in future international ques
tions, says:
’ When Germany and Great Britain have
been rendered sufficiently hostile by this
sort of thing the scenrs will be suddenly
shifted. Russia will compromise all her
difficulties with Great Britain and offer
her hand for an anti-German alliance, and
the restoration of Alsare I/orafne.”
ALABAMA'S SEN A TOR AH IP,
• _________
Primaries to IK* Held To-day la Two
Important Counties.
Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 2.—Democratic
primaries will be held In Russell ar.d Win
ston counties to-morrow. These counties
furnished the last halt aground between
Senator Morgan and Gov. Johnston f r
succession to Morgan's seat In the United
States Senate, prior to a respite of two
months, when the primaries are to be held.
Russell is believed io be the p votal
county and Gov. Johnston conclud <1 the
campaign there to-night by a speech at
Girard. It is said that If Rus-eli coun’y
goes against Johnston the Governor may
bo considered "out of it," and he has spent
the greater part of the week there'.
Although Senalor Morgan Is In Wn-Ii-
Ington, his assistants have been on duty
In Russell and Winston cotin leg during
the week, and they, too, talked at Girard
to-night. The Morgan people decline io
make predictions as to Russel, stating
that they have made a stiff fight for * c
ery Inch of ground, and that the result
will depend on the town of Girard with Its
labor vote.
Two representatives will be chosen from
Russell county and one from Winston.
RORI EMOHE UA< STRIC KEN'.
Candida.r for Senator Against Mor
gan nf Alnlimnn.
Montgomery, Alii . Feb. 2.—Hon. John D.
Roquemore, a candidate for the United
States Senate to succeed John T. Morgan,
was stricken with apoplexy last night, and
has not yet recovered consciousness. The
doctors say there is soiik* sign of improves
menl to-night.
Pht-Sps' Condition Unchanged.
New Haven, Conn., Feb. S.—The condi
tion of K. J. Phelps remains unchanged.
POINT MADE ON PETTIGREW.
PHEVEXTEII IIIM Fit >M SPEAKING
O* THE PHILIPPINES.
Il* Made tli' Mlntnko of Martini* Be
fore - O’Clook—Protrivt made
Against the Hilling; of the ( Imlr.
Finnnelal Hill i nlied tp. lint no
Senator \\ hn ltend> to Spenk I pon
It—Tin* tinny ( an* \\ ill lit* Token
I l \i‘\l \\ ednesdny.
Washington. F.- 2.- An effort b> Sena
tor Pet tig row of South Dakflio, to dls
cu> the Philippine question In the Senate
to-day, taking for his t<*xt the resolution
which he offered yesterday, was of no
m ail, as he was met by i po m of order
which took him from the floor.
He had goth n only so far as the charge
that the great journals of the country
would 1101 publish the facts concerning
the Philippine war, when, the point of
order was made by Senalor Oallinger and
sustained by the chair.’ Subsequent 1> he
offered another resolution, on which tu*
will speak next week.
Senator Allen of Nebraska concluded tils
speech in arraignment of Secretary tlagc,
because of his transactions with the Ni
ttonal City Bank of New York. He had
previously introduced a resolution provid
ing for n investigation by (he Senate of
the treasury department, hut objection to
Hs consideration sent it over until next
week.
In opening the Philippine debate Mr. Pet
tigrew said he desired to r< ach the |>e *ple
through Uie |4an he had adopted of secur
ing the publication of the matter he of
fered in the form of a document, being an
ti-imperialistic comments.
Mr. Pettigrew was proceeding with Ids
remarks when Mr. •Galling , r of New
Hampshire made the point of order that
no question of consideration could be de
bated under the ruies before 2 o'clock in
the afternoon, if objection be made. lie
tehrefore objected. Mr. Frye, in the oh dr,
sustained the point of order.
“1 do not care.” sad Mr. Pettigrew, “to
object to tiie ruling of the chair, but it is
a departure from (he customs, practices
and rulings of the Senate.’”
”1 simply rise,” interjected Mr. Cock
rell of Missouri, “to make a solemn pro
test against the ruling of the chair. I
know that ho desires to do right, but his
ruling Is a departure from the regular
practices of the Senate.”
Mr. Hoar maintained that the chair's
ruling was correct, it was not, he said,
a matter of courtesy, but of porliameirtnry
right. •
The debate the parliamentary ques
tion was terminated by a positive ob
jection by Mr. Wolcott, and a demand for
the regular order.
Mr. Alien resumed his speech, begun yes
terday, on i'.e statement of Secretary
Clagc concerning his relations with live
National City and Hanover Banks of New
York.
At 2 o’clock the financial bill was laid
before the Senate, hut no senator was pre
pared to speak upon it.
Mr. Chandler gave notice thatJiext Wed
nesday iie won and call up the Quay case,
at which time Mr. Turley would address
the Senate upon it.
Bills wer* passed recognizing the ‘gal
lantry of F. ff. Newcomb, commanding
the revenue cutter Hudson, of his officers
and men; also neirlng ' :>t. l>. B. Hodg
son of the revenue cutter m rvice for effi
cient and meritorious service in the com
mand of the cutter Hugh McCulloch at
Manila.
Mr. Pettigrew offered* the resolution ex
tending the sympathy of the Senate tx> the
Boers, previously introduced by Mr. Ma
son. and gave notice that he would speak
oil K on Monday.
After a brief executive session the Sen
ate adjourned till Monday.
(HTINOIt TASK WAS AIK*I'ED.
Hu**** 11 on fin to Whether the Indict
ment In Sufficient.
Now York. Feb. 2.—United States Com
missioner Shields for several hours to-day
listened to the final argument of Lawyer
A. J. Rose In behalf of the Gaynor broth
ers and D. B. Greene, the contractors
Jointly indicted with former Cept. O. M.
Carter, for the Savannah river and har
bor improvement frauds.
Mr. Rose argued, for the dismissal of
the defendants because the Indictment
was the only evidence presented in sup
port of the facts charged in the com
plaint. and he contended that of Itself it
did not establish probable cause of the
guilt of his clients.
United States District Attorney Erwin
o r Savannah and Assistant United Stales
District Attorney Baldwin insisted that
the validity of the indictment could not
be attacked before Commissioner Shields,
and the proper place to do fo was before
u court.
Mr. Rose will probably finish his argu
ment Saturday.
REVOLT OF THE SOIDWEUK.
French Comment* on tlie Military
Situation in Egypt.
Faris, Feb. 3.—The Figaro referring to
the reported revolt of the Soudanese
troops, says:
“Fnfortunately for Great Britain 'the
Egyptian troops know what to think of
the private feelings of the Khedive and
of the declaration dragged from him.
Without much importance, the first symp
toms of the revolt are worthy of note.”
The Matin says:
“If the Cairo dispatch be correct, Eng
land will find herself face to face with
in< xtrical/e international difficulties. Sho
has no right to use Egyptian troops in
South Africa. The Sultan and the Euro
pean nations who control the debt will be
justified in objecting.”
WILL GIVE MA*!*?>*A TIME.
Will Have Chance to Show *ie \\n%
Not TrnillnK With Enemy.
Cape Town, Feb. 2—-The Supreme
Court has decided to make no order of
contis atlon In the case of the steamship
Mashona, at present, In order to give her
owners time to show wdtHin three weeks
that sho had no intention to trade with
the enemy.
The steamship Mashona, from New
York Nov. 3. \Hj9, for D bay with
a cargo of general met h ndi*e including
flour. w f as seized Dec. 8, by the British
warship I'atridgo
MOVING TOU tRDS TIdELA.
Indications of \ not Iter Effort to Get
to Lntl y sin I th.
London, Feb. 3, 4:10 n. m.—Tleiiogratns
flashed from Ladysmith three days ago
say that the Boer investment lines then
were thlnn'ngr and tlint the besiegers were
moving in force toward the Tugela. indi
cating that a collision was expected th.ro.
This intelligence bears out other signs
that,Gen. Jail er purposed u fresh attack.
The war office c< ntinuea to reveal noth
ing of what has happen* <1 in Natal. With
out exception the military critics regard
with dismay the prospect of a renewal of
the assaults unless Gen. Duller has been
heavily reii foicid, and there is nothing to
indicate that this Is the case.
Lord Kitchener has been traveling from
army to army in Northern Cape Colony,
and Gen. French, by instructions, is now
in Cape Town consulting with Lord Rob
erts. Large engineering constructions
are proceeding at Madder river, suggest
ing that Lord Methuen's fortified enmp
has been selected as the base from which
to Invade the Free State. Numerous* sid
ings, platforms and wurdiouscs arc being
bu It. and a permanent railway bridge is
well advanced.
German strategists assert that the to
pography of the country would make in -
vaslon easier from Klmlierley and the dis
trict northeast than from the more rugged
region of 8t rkstrom or Colesburg.
HI MOIIS FIIOM SOI 111 A Fit IC* A
Sn> French Has Taken soo llorrs ini
Itolierf* Wants More Men.
Ixmdotv, Fob. 2. —Dispatches from sev
eral points in Boutth Africa merely tell
of desultory shell firing and the move
ments of patrols, though Cape Town men
tions n rumor that Gen. French has cap
tured 800 Boers, where and when not be
ing announced.
Sensational rumors are current that the
militia ballot act will be in force Feb. 14,
and thait Gen. Lord Roberts, the command
er-in-chief of the British forces in South
Africa, has cabled for OO.'XK) additional
men, which, it is added, the government
has promised to give him, sending 60,000
militia and volunteers and 40,00 militia re
serve*.
Jt Is also sold the volunteers will bo
mobilized forthwith. Tt is even assorted
40-day that the cabinet Itas specially dealt
with these matters.
The. militia ballot act makes every un
married man between 18 and 30 years of
age liable to serve for live years.
The Gazette this evening sny* it is the
Queen's Intention to confer the Victoria
< ’loss on Copts. Congreve and Reed,
Lieut. Roberts and Corpl. Nurse for their
attempts to save the guns at the battle*
of Colon so.
MAFEKINU NUT RELIEVED.
Dispatch From Gnlberoiies Indicates
Knell Is Not (lie ( use.
Lorenzo Marquez, Thursday, Feb. I.—A
dispatch from Gaberones, dated Jan. 23,
describing a rec< nnaissance of some of
Col. Plumer’s forces around the Boer
laager southward, seems to dispone of tho
rtory that Maf klng has been relieved. On
that date tire Rhodesians captured two
Transvaal flags and drove off the Boer
outposts before r turning to Gaberones.
MAFEKING ON SHORT It \IIONS.
Outs Are Itelng Snved to Supply the
Troopers, If Needed.
Mafeklng, Jan. 17.—-Siege rations of bread
nd meat have only now been enforced.
Oats intended for horses are now saved
to supply the trooper#, if needed. Tinned
milk and matches are command* ereo.
Liquor is scarce. #
Lady Sarah Wilson is piuckily attend
ing to hospital work and constantly pass
ing to and fro under shell fire.
FREE STATEII* ARE TRIED.
They Are Trying to Find Out the
llv-111mIi I’eaoe Term*.
Cape Town, Feb. 2.—11 appears beyond
doubt that the Free fttnte burghers ere
becoming tired of Ihe war, and influential
Free State leaders are reported io be ee
cretly negotiating looking to learning Brit
ish terms should they leave their Trans
vaal allied.
MEN GOING TO AID BOER*.
Mteyn Aeeuses Great Britain of Co
ercing Boer* Into War.
London, Feb. 3.—The corresjK>n<lent of
the Times at Lourenzo Marquez, tele
graphing Feb. 2, says:
"Crowds of military-looking men are
still landing here. These include a num
ber of smart men, evidently officers.
“President Sieyn, addressing the burgh
ers in Natal, accused Great Britain of co
ercing the Boers Into war. He said that
England had already drunk deeply of Boer
blood, but was still unsatisfied. Had not
Sir Alfred Milner, he asked, said that the
Afrikanders must annihilated?
“This i the grand, final object of the
war,” he exclaimed, "but God will never
fxrmlt the subjection of the Afrikanders.
Ix*t not tho burghers imitate the barba
rian like looting of which the enemy are
guilty, but let them struggle as Chris
tians."
Itussin's Loan to Persia.
London, Feb. 3. —The Time* publishes
the following dispatch from Teheran:
“It Is believed tHat the consideration of
the Russian loan will take the* form of
railway and road concessions In Northern
and Central Persia, and probably also per
mission for the passage of the troops
through Sieatan. It is rumored that tele
grams from Baku to Europe have been
temporarily stopped pending very large
movements of troops toward Afghanis
tan,"
Four ( lilldrci> Burned to Hentli.
New York. Feb. 3.—The house of George
Winans, at BouUonville, Westchester
county, was destroyed by fire in the ab
iience of the parents la*t night nnd four
of his children, whose age* ranged from 2
i ‘so 8 years, were burned to death.
DAILY, $8 A YEAR.
5 CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY 2-TIMES A WEEK 11 A YEAR
SPURIOUS VIRGINIA BONDS.
*( IIKOr.TF.It IIFFISF.S TO TALK OF
IIIH UK Ah IN THEM.
Hint Bark to Jail In Default of *7,000
Hull—Case to t nine l|i Monday,
Hands Had Been Rejected liy \ ir
ginla and Sold an I ndnJnicd
Freight—\ Irglniu State Auditor
Tells llou Tle> Probably Gut Into
t ireii In t lon.
N\v York, F. 2.—Julius flehroeter,
who was committed it* jail In default of
s.'i,ooD bail on a charge of having swindled
the banking Him of Ladenberg, Thai man
& Cos., out of $38,000 by means of worth
less bonds of (he state of Virginia, wad
icarraigned co-day*.
Little Is known of Schroeter'* past life,
and ho declines to discuss the matter
which culminated in bis arrest. The pro
ceedings in court to-day were very brief.
Counsel for Schroeter asked for an ad
journment to Monday, counsel for th*
complainant making no objection to till*
• xcopt to ask that Ihe bond be increased.
This was done, bond being placed at $7.-
oa. aqd Schroder was returned to jail In
default of ball.
Just as Scliroeter was being led back t<s
Ills cell In the Tombs, Joslah ityland, Jr. t
Plato auditor of Virginia, entered the
court room- Ffo said ho had never met th<j
prisoner. With reference to the bonds ut-*
tered by Schroeter, he said:
“I have had exclusive contrdl of tho
Virginia debt fund since ISS-I. As to those
particular bonds, which have been known
in the stock market as tho Riddhberger
bonds, called after the late Senator Itld
dlcbergcr whose picture is engraved on
thorn, 1 am unable to state how they go®
Into circulation in this or any other way.
Under the last calling for their issuance
the sinking fund commissioners awarded
the contract for engraving to the Kendell
Bank Note Company, of this city, that
concern being tho lowest bidder.
"The condition providing that the bond*
be listed in the Stock Exchange her*
brought alxmt a change In the contract
that resulted in the Virginia financial au
thorities making a demand on the Ken
dell Bank Note Company for the surrender
of the bonds. They, however, sent on*
box containing 431 l>onds to Virginia by
express, but the sinking fund commission
ers refused to accept Dio box and had it
returned. H appears that the Kendelft
Bank Note Company refused to take it on
its arrival here, and the Adam* Express
Company, we have reason to believe, sold
this box of bonds os freight. That was on.
or abotit July 1, 1882. I wish to state, how
ever, that the Kendell Bank Note Com
pany was paid In full tor the contract un
dertaken in cugrav ng the bonds. Tho
contraci was subsequently given to the
American Bank Note Company.
“The first intimation that I had of th*
matter was that *4 Nov. 1, last year, when
one of the spurious iwnds was sent to mo
for inspection by it bank In this city. Iri
Boston one bank, in July last, loaned $16,-
(XM) on what was represented to bo $20,00*)
worth of bonds, bearing the seal of the
commonwealth of Virginia. The man
whose name J have been unable to recall
and who gor this $15,000, whs arrested, but
the coFf* was compromised and he wai
turned loose, giving him six months in
which to prove thb validity of the bond*,
which tie said he obtained from an uncta
in Maine.”
Mr. Hyland will lie in court when thes
case against Schroeter is reported, oil
Monday.
(OL. III! A AN IN VERMONT.
Made Speeches ia Weather 20 De*
grroM Below /.era.
Montpelier. Vt.. Feb. 2.-Col. W. J. Bry
an arrived here this afternoon. The rid#
was ; long and cold one, the temperature
touching 2G degrees below, yet Mr. Bryan
at variou* towns Blood upon the platform
and shook bands with a number of peo
ple. including the Dartmouth Coileg#
Iwys.
On ariving here he went to the hotel,
and f little Inter he visited the Dewey
homestead. In the evening he addressed
two audiences, representing in all nearly
5,000 people.
Bryan Declined Invitation.
Concord, N. H., Feb. 2.—W. J. Bryan re-*
reived a telegram to-day from the stu
dents at Dartmouth College requesting him
to speak to them on his way to Montpe
lier to-day, but he sent a message In re
ply, saying that it would not be posslbl#
to comply.
On leaving this city for Montpelier Mr.
Bryan was given a hearty farewell cheeff
as the train pulled out.
MINERS M ALB &GRBBD ON.
Provides for Advances All the WnjA
From tl to 20 Per Cent.
Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 2.—After a Join 6
conference lasting nearly two weeks th#
delegates from the United Mine Worker#
of America and the Interstate Operators*
Association finally adopted a scale to
night which is a compromise between th#
first offer of the latter.
The seal*- agreed upon provides for an
advance of from 9 to 14 per cent, ton ir*
the mining districts and an advance of 20
per cent, on side day labor, based on th*
present Hocking Valley scale.
Austrian Sympathy for lloers.
Vienna. Feb. 2.—Under the auspices ol
the German nationalist* some 30,000 peo
ple met to-day to express sympathy with
the Boers. The Dutch minister, Dr. Van
Der Hoveti and several Kedlcal member*
of the Relchsrath with almost all of th#
Dutch residents of Vienna participated.
Immense enthusiasm was displayed, war
songs were sung and a telegram was sent
to Dr. Leyds.
• Report Was I• fan tided.
Washington Feb. 2.—Mr. Darnell, Unit
ed State* counsel at Nogales. Mex., ha*
reported to the state department that
there is not a word <f truth in the story
that six Americans were shot by order
of Gen. Torres near Guaymas. becaus#
they were found with the* hostile" Yaqui
Indians.
Italian Bark Wrecked. •
Cette, Feb. 2.—The Italian bark Qulri
nale, from Carthagena. has been wre rt ke I
near Vilierol. Capt. Cdld and six men o£
die erw were drowned