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THE MORNING NEWS,
established tSBO. - - Incorporated ISBB.
j. H. ESTILL, President.
LOW VITALITY AT LADYSMITH.
(,I.V WHITE’S FORCE SAID TO BE
AT ITS FAST GASP.
Condition of Surround I ngn and the
j’olftononN Water of Klip Stiver
Have Reduced the lleulth of the
Troops to a Low Standard—Gen.
Haller’s Tiding* Weighted \\ ftth
Long: l.ist of Casualties!—His Losses
in \tteniptn to Relieve Gen. White
\re 4,000.
London, March 1, 4:15 a. m.— Gen. Dul
ler distinct success in storming Pieter's
hill brings the rescue of Ladysmith near,
Inn the war office intimated late last
evening that an immediate announcement
of relief need not be expected. The go
ing <o and fro at midnight of officials and
m> mongers suggested that important
news has been received.
As his message rev r eals, Gen. Buffer's
successful attack came after the hard
fighting of Friday, and it was improvised
and its execution begun during the arm
istice of Sunday. In proposing the arm
is i.e the British commander stipulated
that both side 9 should be free to move,
I'llt that neither should do any shooting.
He was, therefore, within his privileges
in immediately beginning to transfer his
t roops.
Gen. Buffer’s tidings come weighted
with his long list of casualties. His
1< • in the four attempts to get Gen.
White out aggregate 4,000.
Ladysmith is in desperate straits.
Charles Williams, the military expert,
says he learns on very high authority,
presumably that of Lord Wolseiey, that
“Gen. White’s force is almost at its last
gasp."
“This is not so much,” says Mr. Wil
• ’ ims, “on account of any lack of provis
ion* or of ammunition, neither of which
i- yet exhausted, as because of the pois
onous nature of the Klip river water and
tin evil effects of the heat. Even those
who have escaped fever, dysentery and
diarrhoea are in a state of Idw vitality.
They can still man trenches and would
probably hold their own against: a last
desperate assault, but they can initiate
nothing- Gen. Buffer now knows that, as
units, the regiments will be of no use to
him for months.
“The water of Klip river is not available
f* r drinking, and to boil it is impossible,
because of the scarcity of fuel. It is thick
with putrid animal matter. Tea made of
i: tyas a suspended fiber, something like
if tea. it te caused by the sewage from
the Boer camps."
Mr. Williams adds that when news like
this passes under the thumb of the denser
it more than offsets whatever jolly news
may be heliographed from Ladysmith.
There is no authoritative indication as
yet of what Lord Roberts will do next.
1: seems likely that a branch railway will
i • ■ built across the veldt to lessen the dif
ficulties of transport. Col. Girouard, who
built the Soudan Railway, is with Lord
Roberts. The strain on the western rail
way is seen from the fact that the popu
lation of Kimberley, two weeks after the
relief, continues on reduced rations. Lord
Roberts’ troops thus far have been only
partially fed.
It is quite clear to technical heads that
hose who talk of an immediate and rarid
advance far into the Free State do not
realize the transport conditions. The
Boers, as it now appears, have built a
railway from Harrismith to Kroomstadt
to facilitate the movement of their troops
Vetwien Natal and the Free State.
Mnft king was holding out on Feb. 16.
At that tune the Boers were showing un
usual activity and firing inflammable
she Is.
T • Boers who hold positions south of
the Orange river have been weakened.
Meut. writing on behalf of
1 f ns If and other S andlnavian prisoners,
affirms that there are no mercenaries in
the Br er aimyand no volunteers who re
v' ive a penny for their services.
TAKING OF PIETER’S HILL.
Gen. Iliillcr Reports tle Victory and
Hopes liiM Loss Is Small.
!/>ndon, Feb. 28. —The war office has re*
C( vcd the following from Gen. Buffer:
‘ Headquarters, Hlangwani, Feb. 28, 5 o.
U!.-rinding that the passage of Lange
" icht’s spruit was commanded by strong
u r. n iiments, i reconnoßered for another
I- ige of the Tugela. One was found
f ' 1 wc* below' the cataract by Col. Send*
111 h, Royal Engineers, on Feb. 25. We
commenced milking: an approach thereto,
,! 1 on Fob. 26, finding that I could make
l *" passage practicable, I crossed the
R,,ls >ud bagge.ge back to the south
Bj,) of the Tugela, took up the pontoon
on Monday night and rela Id it at
V- new site, which is just below the point
*' iked cataract. During all this time
troops had boon scattered, crouching
1 lr hastily constructed small stone
f 7' ,u 'T M und exposed to a gulling shell and
hr*-, and throughout they maintained
most excellent spirits. Tuesday Gen.
1 *n. with two battalions of the Slxih
' 'Go and the Lublin Fusilleers, crept
'it a mile and a half down the. Ixanks
’he river and ascended an almost preci
-1 *ff of about 600 feet, assaulted and
( , "o . the top of Pieter’s hill. This hill,
i"./* certain extent, turned the enemy’s
‘ and the Fourth Brigade, under Col.
‘ ' t, and the Eleventh Brigade, under
Kitchener, the whole under command
* ,1 ‘ " a *T*h assailed the enemy’s po
•• non, which was magnificently carried
y ‘ ; *** South La cash Ire regiment about
' G We took about sitty prisoners
rj!." attend the enemy in all dlre<*tlons.
1 ti- seems to )ye still n considerable
'" v of them left on and under Bulwana
, I M|ri, u!n. Our I hope, nre not
ii, ".' owtalnly are much less than
1 v would have l>eon were it not for the
w < ,n * rahle manner in which the artillery
H
v Hoyal Naval force and the Natal
'Val Volunteers.”
"IlE\ ROHCItTfI A\D CRONJR MET.
“Lmi M n l. n Gallant Defense, Sir,”
U as 1.0r,| Roberta* Salutation.
I'aar tie berg, Tuesday. Feb. 27, Majub&
a ) 3a. m.—The British camp waa awak-
Ipje JHofmttg
ened by the continued rattle of rifle fire
at daybreak and the news arrived that
the Canadians, while building a trench
quite close to the enemy, were fusiladed
ut a range of fifty yards. The Canadians
gallantly worked forward and occupied the
edge of the trenches along the river en-,
tirely enfilading the Boers. This move
ment was followed by a cessation of the
fire, except an occasional solitary shot.
Suddenly a regiment stationed on the
crest of a hill perceived a white flag and
burst into Cheers, thus first announcing the
surrender of Gen. Cronje.
Shortly afterward a note reached Lord
Roberts, bringing tidings of the Boers’ un
conditional surrender, Gen. Prettyman
was sent to accept the surrender.
At about 7 o’clock a small group of men
appeared in the distance crossing the
plain towards headquarters. The latter
being apprised of Gen. Cronje’s approach,
Lord Roberts went to the front in the
modest cart in which he sleeps and or
dered a guard of the Seaforths to line up.
A group of horsemen then approached.
On Gen. Prettyman’s right rode an el
derly man in a rough short overcoat, wide
jji inimed hat, ordinary tweed trousers, and
brown shoes. It was the redoubtable
Cronje. His face was almost burned black
and his curly beard was tinged with gray.
Lord Roberts walked to and fro in front
of the cart until the Boer general arrived,
when the British commander advanced
gravely and kindly saluted the Boer com
mander. He then motioned Gem Cronje to
a seat in e chair, which had been brought
for his accommodation andi the two offi
cers conversed through an interpreter. Ho
afterward breakfasted with the British of
ficers.
Gen. Cronje’s face was absolutely im
passive, exhibiting no sign of bis innei
feelings.
lx>rd Roberts was surrounded by his
staff when Gen. Prettyman, addressing
the field marshal, said:
“Commandant Cronje, sir.”
The commandant touched his hat in sa
lute nnd LoTd Roberts saluted in return.
The whole group then dismounted, and
Lord Roberts stepped forward and shoo*
hands with the Boer commander.
“You made a gallant defense, sir,” was
the first salutation of Lord Roberts to the
vanquished Boer leader.
CRONJE’* DEPARTIRE REPORTED.
He Left Pnnrdebcrjf Tnemlny In
Charge of Huj. Gen. Prettyman.
London, Feb. 26, 8:08 p. m.—TThe war of
fice has received the following dispatch
from Lord Roberts:
“Faardeberg. Feb. 28.—Gen. Cronje, with
his family, a eft here yesterday in charge
ot Maj. Gen. Prettyman, and under the
escort of the City Imperial Guards. Later
n the day the remaining prisoners went
in charge of the Earl of Errol], and es
corted by the Gloucesters and 100 Imperial
Volunteers. The women and children are
being sent to their homes. I understand
that great dissatisfaction was felt by the
Boers at Conje s refusal to accepi my of
fer of safe conduct to the women and
children, and medical care for the wound
ed, 170 of whom are now in our hospital.
Very many of them are in a terrible
plight, for want of care at an eariier
stage.
“I inspected the Boers’ laager yester
day, and was much struck by the inge
nuity and the energy with which the po
sition was made almost impregnable to
assault.’’
Lord Roberts also cabled: “Rensburg
was reoccupied yesterday by Gen. Clem
ents."
IV CRONJE’S CAMP.
A Correspondent Says Ills Trenches
Wore l nder*cropn*l Dwelling;*.
London, March *l.—ln a dispatch from
Paardeberg, dated Feb. 27, a staff corre
spondent says:
“On my first visit to Gen. Cronje’s camp
I was admitted inside, even, before the
British guests. At every ten paces I
came upon the swollen carc'asses of horses
and mules, tainting the air so it seems
impossible that thousands could have en
dured such a frightful stench. The river
banks were honey com bed with trenches,
such as never have been seen before in
warfare. These were really underground
dwellings. Unless a shell was to drop
straight down into the opening it would
not reach the Interior. Flat trajectory
projectiles would be bound to fail to reach
them.
“The Boers were lying or sitting on the
ground. Their faces wore haggard and
nan. They said there was not a drop of
spirits in the laager. Every countenance
showed joy at the end of the dreadful
liege. Some of them laughed, and said
they hoped they would soon get whisky.
“Nearly all the Free Skaters spoke Eng
lish, but there was not a won* about
the fighting, the only expressions being
those of joy over their present deliver
ance. One man, shaking his fist in the
direction of Gen. Cronje, ‘That man
deserves to lie shot.’
“Not a woman or child in the camp had
been hurt, except a girl who had an in
jured finger. There were heartrending
partings between several men and their
wives and many of the women cried bit
terly. Seveial youths of from 15 to 18
years of age were in camp.
“The Transvaalers appeared to have lost
their former truculence.”
BRITISH BADLY TREATED.
Cutrldjucc Sn > * Primmer* Were With
out Medical Supplies.
London, March I.—The Pietermarltz
berg correspondent of the Daily Telegraph,
under date of Tuesday, says:
“Mr. Cutridge, a contractor who resides
at Dundee, after being kept in Imprison*
• ment at Pretoria for five weeks, was put
beyond the Portuguese border. He de
scribes the treatment of the British pris
oners as disgraceful. Fever had broken
out Ik*fore he left and a Boer doctor told
him that the government would not al
low adequate medical supplies.”
CLASSIFYING TIIE CASIAI/TIE*.
I p to Yesterday Morning the C*ul
ticN Numbered 12.HJ14.
London, Ft b. 28. 8:55 p. m.-The rapidly
growing casualty lists are being classi
fied as quickly a possible. They show
that up to this morning the total number
Continued on Filth Rags.
SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY. MARCH 1. 190D.
PORTO RICAN BILL PASSED.
IT GOES THHOI’GH THE HOUSE ON
A VOTE OF 172 TO 1(11.
The Measure aw Ponied Reduces the
Tariff Front 25 -to 17* l*er Cent, of
tle American Tariff and Limits Its
Life to Two Years—Congressmen
Brought From Beds of Sickness to
\ ote—Doth Sides Exerted Every
Effort to Get Out n Full Vote.
Washington, Feb. 28.—The battle royal
over the Porto Rican tariff bill ended in
(he House to-day in a sweeping victory for
the Republicans. The biff, amended as
agreed upon at the of Republi
cans on Monday night so as to reduefe
the tariff from 25 to 15 per cent, of the
American tariff and limiting its life to two
years, was passed by a vote of 172 yeas
4o 161 nays.
Six Republicans, Messrs. Crumpacker of
Indiana, Fletvher of Minnesota, Heatwole
of Minnesota, Littlefield of Maine, Lorl
mer of Illinois and McCall of Massachu
setts, voted with the opposition against the
bill, and four Democrats, Messrs. Davey
and Meyer of Louisiana, De Vries of Cali
fornia and Sibley of Pennsylvania, voted
with the Republicans for the bill. In ad
dition, Mr. Warner, Republican, of Illi
nois, was paired against the bill with Mr.
Bouteile, Republican, of Maine, for it. Two
other Republicans, Mr. Lane of lowa and
Mr, Fails of Indiana, were absent and
unpaired. They were understood to be
against the bill. Four Democrats who
were opposed to the bill, Messrs. Fleming
of Georgia, Small of North Carolina,
Smith of Kentucky and Stallings of Ala
bama were absent and unpaired. Other
pairs for the bill were Gibson of Tennes
see, Reeves of Illinois, Bouteile of Maine,
Harmer of Pennsylvania, Bailey of Kan
sas, Sheldon of Michigan, Wadsworth of
New York, all Republicans, with Tate
of Georgia, Sparkman of Florida, Fox of
Mississippi, Bellamy of North Carolina,
Cox of Tennessee and Eppes of Virginia,
Democrats, all against the bill.
Herculean efforts had -been made to get
out the full vote, and this led to some
remarkable incidents. Six men were
brought from beds of sickness; two of
them from hospitals.
Mr. Brownlow of Tennessee W’as brought
in a carriage, accompanied by his wife
and his physician. He sat bundled up
near the entrance until his vote was given,
and then withdrew'. It was felt that the
strain would be severe on him, but when
Mr. Tawney. the Republican whip, urged
that the bill might -be lost by this one
vote, Mr. Brown low said: “1 would rather
lose my life* than see this bill defeated.”
-Mr. Tawney and three associates were
out in carriages until midnight last night
accounting for every vote, and Mr. Un
derwood, the Democratic whip, was simi
larly exerting every means to get out his
vote. Three Democrats were brought from
sick beds.
The first test to-day was on a substi
tute offered by Mr. McCall on behalf of
the opposition. It was the original Payne
bill for free trade with Porto Rico and
was defeated, 160 to 174. Only five- Re*
publicans voted for the substitute. Mr
Fletcher, Republican, of Minnesota, who
subsequently voted to recommit and
against the bill, voted against the substl
tuW. A motion to recommit it, which fol
lowed, shared a similar fate, being lost,
160 to 17.'.
There was great excitement throughout
roll calls, which were followed with eager
interest by thousands of spectators, who
packed the galleries to suffocation. Th<*
Republicans indulged in a demonstration
of wild jubilation when the final result
was announced.
Immediately after the reading of the
journal the clerk began reading the bill
for amendment under the five-minute rule.
When seel ion J was reached, Mr. Payne,
chairman of the Ways and Means Com
mittee, offered the following substitute for
that section:
“Section 3. That on and after the pas
sage of this act all merchandise coming
into the United States from Porto Rico,
and coming Into Porto Rico from the
United States, shall be entered at the sev
eral ports of entry upon the payment of
15 per cent, of the duties which are re
quired to l>e levied, collected and paid
upon like articles of merchandise imjK>rted
from foreign countries; and, in addition
thereto, upon articles of merchandise of
Porto Rican manufacture coming into the
United States and withdrawn for consump
tion or sale ui>on payment of a tax equal
to the Internal revenue tax imposed in
the United States upon the like articles of
merchandise of domestic manufacture;
such tax to be paid by internal revenue
stamps or stamps to be purchased
and provided by the commissioner
of internal revenue and to bo
procured from the collector of inter
nal revenue at or most convenient to
the port of entry of said merchandise into
the United States, and to be affixed under
such regulations as the commissioner of
internal revenue with the approval of the
Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe;
and on all articles of merchandise of Unit
ed States manufacture coming into Porto
Rico in addition to the duty above provid
ed in payment of a tax equal in r ite and
amount to the internal revenue tax impos
ed in Porto Rico upon like articles of
Porto Rican manufacture.”
Mr. Payne explained that (he substitute
reduced the duty from 25 to 15 per cent.,
and nlso removed some confusion regard
ing double taxation. He said he etill l>e
lieved, however, that 25 per cent, would
be better. Be said the amended bill prob
ably will raise about $1,250,000 per annum.
Mr. Berry of Kentucky said the amend
ment proposed petty Instead of grand lar
ceny of the people of Porto Rico. He ridi
culed the laliorious debate through which
the House had passed over the question
ot what (he “United States'” meant under
the constitution.
Mr. De Armond of Missouri called at
tentlon to the peculiar language of the
substitute. The words “coming into (he
United Suites,” he said, were plainly in
tended to evade the constitution. But he
argued that (he “murdering of the Queen’s
English, and the “violation of the “can
ons of language” could not make It con
fctltutional.
Mr. Grosvenor of Ohio said that much
of the opposition to the pending bill was
due to the fact that it was misunder
stood.
Mr. Otey of Virginia convulsed tho
House and galleries by mimkking the
mannerism of some of the Republican
leaders, concluding with a parody upon
the sjKjech of Mr. Cannon of Illinois yes
terday.
The Payne n mendrrlen t was adopt <d
without division.
Many memoera on both side* of the
House made Icief speeches, explaining
their positions. Mr, Richardson of Ten
nessee had read a comnwnW alion from a
delegation of Porto Ricans appealing for
free trade. *
Mr. Payne, in reply, said the gentlemen
who signed (hat communication were nil
directly pecuniarily interested in export
ing sugar and tobacco Into the United
States.
A verbal amendment to section four was
adopted. Mr. Payne then offered the fol
lowing section agreed upon at the con
ference of Republicans on Monday night:
“This acx shall be taken and held to be
provisional in its purposes and intended
to meet a pressing, present need for rev*
<riue for the Island of Porto Rico, and
shall not continue in force after March
1, 1902.”
Mr. Powers of Vermont wm< the author
of the amendment and supported It.
Mr. Sibley of Pennsylvania announced
his Intention of voting for (he biff. But
Porto Rico, he said, was n mere inci
dent to the broader proposition.
“The emergency,” Interrupt and Mr. Wil
liams of Illinois, “is not in Porto Rico,
but in the ix>litics of lh< Republican
party.’’ (Democratic applause.)
“Mr. Sibley: “You have located tho pol
itics on the wrong side.” (Republican ap
plause.)
Mr. Williams: “It is pretty hard to lo
cate you.” (Laughter.)
Mr. Sibley replied that as he had said
before, his seat could be considered con
structively on the Republican side. Con
tinuing, he said that if it wn* established
that every foot of territory owned by
the United States was on an absolute
equality, then he w-as opposed to the whole
ix>licy of expansion. If the Inhabitants of
the Philippines could compote with Ameri
can production and American labor he
was willing to give the archipelago to
\guinnldo. He concluded with a scath
ing characterization of h*B Democratic
critics.
Mr. Hepburn of lowa said that the
treaty by which Porto Rico and the Phil
ippines became ours could never have
been ratified without Democratic supjwrt.
Mr. Carmack of Tennessee suggested
that the Democrats had voted to ratify
the treaty because they believed in the
assurance of Republicans. Mr. Hepburn
among them, that the Philippines w'ere to
be retained only temporarily.
Mr. Hepburn indignantly denied that
anybody speaking for the Republican par
ty had ever offered such an assurance.
Mr. Payne’s amendment was then
agreed to without division and he offered
the following to come in before the en
acting clause:
“Whereas, The people of Porto Rico
have been deprived of markets for a large
portion of their products and have lost
property and crops by severe and unusual
storms, whereby' they are impoverished,
and are unable to pay internal revenue
and direct taxes, and',
“Whereas. Temporary revenue is neces
sary for their schools, their roads end
their internal improvements and the ad
ministration of their government; now,
therefore," etc.
At this point Mr. Cummings of New
York threw the House Into a furore, of
excitement. He described how he bellev
ed it to be the duty of every man in h
great crisis to rise above party and sup
port the government as he had done dur
ing the Spanish war.
“I believe now we should fo-Mow the
lead of the President,” said he, emphat
ically, “and I will vole for this bill—”
This statement electrified the House.
The Republicans without waiting for him
to finish his sentence, rose en masse and
cheered, while the Democrats sat stunned
and dazed. Mr. Cummings stood with
arm upraised until the Republican ap
plause ceased.
“I will vote for this bill,” he continued,
addressing the Republican side, “provided
it is amended in accordance with the ad
vice of the President for absolute free
trade with Porto Rico.”
'lt was now the turn of the Democrats
to cheer, and for several minutes (hey
made the rafters ring. Tho excitement
and confusion increased as the time for
the voting drew near.
Upon the .amendment of Mr. Payne, to
insert a preamble before the enacting
clause, (he rising vote was 163 yeas to 151
nays. Mr. Payne then offered the last
committee amendment to Change the title
of the bill.
When the committee rose, Mr. McCall
of Massachusetts, for the minority, of
fered as a substitute Mr. Payne’s original
bill for free trade with Porto Rico.
The committee amendments were adopt
ed without division. The McCnii substi
tute was lost, 159 to 175.
The following Republicons voted wdth
the opposition for the substitute: Heat
wole of Minnesota. Littlefield of Maine,
Lorlmer of Illinois. McCall of Massachu
setts and Crumpacker of Indiana.
The following Democrats voted with the
Republicans nuninst the substitute: Davev
of Louisiana. Myer of Louisiana, Sibley of
Pennsylvania, De Vries of California.
A motion of Mr. Richardson, the minor
ity leader, to recommit the bill to the Com
mittee on Way* and M* ans. was lost, 162
to 156. On this Mr. Fletcher, Republican,
of Minnesota, who voted with the Repub
lleans on the substitute, voted with the
Democrats, and Mr. Bpight, I)emo rat, of
Mississippi, who failed to get In his vote
on the substitute, voted for the motion to
recommit.
The vote on the final postage of the hill
was 172 to 161. The announcement was
greeted with uproarous applause.
At 4:40 o'clock the House adjourned.
MISSISSIPPI'S ELECTION I%U S.
A Bill In l roil need Providing for Pri
maries in All Elections.
Jackson, Miss., Feb. 28.—The Senate
Committee on Registration on*l Elections
this afternoon reported a substitute for the
numerous primary election biffs in(rodujed
during the session, which the members
feel confident will secure passage in both
houses. The substitute adopted means a
radical change in the election laws of
Mississippi, and by some it is claimed will
bring tho negro back into politics. The
bill provides that hereafter all nomina
tions of officers, from Governor to con
stable, shall be by primary elections to
lie held in all counties on the same day,
nnd that the laws applying to suffrage
qualifications in the general elections shall
prevail. The biff will l>e vigorously op
posed by the representatives from the
Delta counties, where the large negro pop
ulation is rapidly qualifying itself for suf
frage.
CONFLICTS AT BKI^FAHT.*
Ornnuemcn nnd Antlon*Jl*ts Injure
Eiteli Other With Atones.
Belfast. Feb. 28.-A rumor that Lady
smith had been relieved led to street dem
onstrations in Belfast to-day, whdeh pre
cipitated conflicts between the Orangemen
and Nationalists.
There was considerable stone (hrowing
an*l many pereons were injured and aoine
property damaged.
SENATOR M'LAURIN’S SPEECH.
HIS VIEWS RELATIVE TO THE
PH I LIPPI \E S Vlt ES lA TE D.
The Islands Legally Ours nnd Should
Be Detained Because of the Trade
Wt Mould Get From the Orient.
Says the Southern People Are
Study lug the Ruentlon mid Won’t
Be Mislead Much Longer—Practi
cally no Progress Made In the Ha
waiian Bill.
Washington, Feb. 28.—Notwithstanding
the agreement made by the Senate to vote
on the Hawaiian government bill at to
day’s session, the final vote on the meas
ure was postponed until 4 o’clock to-mor
row. Practically no progress was made
on the bill to-day, although it was under
consideration nearly four hours.
Mr. Aldrich explained the conference
work on (he financial measure, One of
the amendments authorizing the gold re
serve to be held In bullion as well as gold
coin was added, because the facilities for
the coinage of gold would not at present
admit of coining the gold in sufficient
quantity o maintain at all times the re
serve in gold coin. The provision pro
hibiting the use of bond sale proceeds to
pay current government expenses was due
to the apprehensions of the
House conferees that a so
called endless chain might Ik'
established. Ho said tho authority to sus
pend the issue of certificates whore l’nit
ed States notes and silver certificates in
tho general fund exceed $60,000,000 was
simply another way of protecting the re
serve. The issue first of silver certificates
of sryall denominations was to avoid any
possible contraction of the currency. The
additional coinage of $20,000,€00 of subsi
diary silver was to meet expected later
needs of our island possessions. The au
thority for banks to issue one-third of
their circulating notes in denominations
of five dollars was agreed to because
banks in remote parts of the country
needed a good deal of currency in small
biffs to accommodate customers.
Concerning the bimetallic amendment
Mr. Aldrich said the position taken by
the United Btates was that bimetallism
was now impossible except by interna
tional agreement.
Mr. McLaurin of South Carolina was
then recognized to speak o*l the Philip
pine question. He said: “In the discus
sion of this question there has been mani
fested a disposition to ignore the condi
tions by which we are confronted and to
project the debate upon a line of political
sentimentalism. This mode of discussion
is not only unpatriotic, but it is an evasion
of the trust issue. This is not a political
question.”
Mr. McLaurin strongly deprecated the
position which the Democratic lnarty had
taken in making the Philippine question
and expansion a political issue. He i>oint
ed to the past to show that some of the
greatest Democrats who ever lived were
expansionists, and to prove by their acts
and measures that if it had not been for
them the United States would not have
been the nation It is to-day.
lb* took the ground that (he Philippines
are rightfully and legally ours by the
treaty of Paris and that the United States
should hold them, affording the Filipinos
every opportunity to acquire the art of
government and giving them all the pow
ers and rights possible in the. circum
stances. He dwelt particularly on the
great opportunities afforded by the isl
ands for trade lK*twven Americans and
the nations of the Orient. He did not
agree with some of his colleagues on the
Democratic side th.it our trade In the
East was a mere figment of the imagina
tion. He quoted statistics to prove that
the experience of (he last decade con
tradicted those who asserted that our
Eastern trade was of not of Immense
consequence.
“It is not in the Orient," he said, “that
we must look for markets. There must
a change in our policy. We must en(er
Into actual competition for this trade.
We must ns a nation recognize changed
conditions, nnd I believe that by holding
the Philippines our trade in the Orient
will continue to Increase until all sur
plus products for years <0 come will find
remunerative markets in the East.”
Mr. McLaurin then discussed the special
interest of the South in the exipansion of
our trade.
“I am glad," said he, ”to boOieye that
the 'Southern people have determined to
investigate and tftudy 'this question rather
than to be led blindly by political anti
expansionists. The Southern farmer by
the increased price received for raw cot
ton last year has'become aroused. Fealty
to party and misleading information, I
fear, has produced among thorn opjkwl
tion (o territorial expansion. The effort
has been made in my own state to sup
press all information and arouse public
sentiment again** expansion. The fright
ful ghost of ’imperiaMsm’ has been held
up before the peonle of the Bouth to
frighten them, hut I 'believe it Is imjios
albfe much longet to thus mislead them.”
Mr. McLaurin said, in sketching the
progress of the (South during the past
twenty years, that the 'blight of nogro suf
frage and negro domination had almost
extinguished hope and energy and manly
effort, but, like a giant bound with fet
ters, she aroused herself at las) nnd again
starti*d upon an era of industrial life.
“Capita! has flowed into that section,”
said he. “There h* confidence' in ;l
Southern enterfrises. The hitter memo
ries of the are being forgotten In the
rush of the development of our resources.
Our people feej that (hey are again a
part of this gr tat country, and are left
free and untrammelled to work out their
own destiny. Our Southern manufactur
ers have already reached out to the mar
kets of the orient, and discovered (heir
advantages. The Southern farmer needs
such markets for hts raw cotton to make
its production remunerative.
“By the acquisiton of the Philippines we
hold the key to the Eastern, situation.
We need not rely solely upon treaty rights
to secure the ’open door,’ but can demand
equal commercial opportunity with other
notions, and if necessary with the vant
age ground we hove, assort that demand.
Will the United States throw away the
golden opportunity by giving up the Phil
ippines? I nm in favor of holding them,
and I believe the Southern. farmers and
manufacturer* will sustain me In my po
sition. I believe further that the prea
ence of the United States and of its flag,
the emblem of human freedom, progress
and civilization, will carry to the mil
lion# in the Orient unnumbered blessings
which In the coming years will be for
their betterment ami amelioration and will
.conduce to the perpetuity and glory of our
free institutions and the commercial su
premacy of the nation."
Consideration of the Hawaiian govern
ment hill was resumed.
Mr. Allen made a attack upon
the biff. He declared that the Republican
party was “actuated by a wild and unre
stricted dream of power."
Mr. Teller of Colorado offered an amend
ment to the section of the bill providing
Judges for the Hawaiian courts, creating
a territorial judge who should have full
jurisdiction over all rational matters, ex
cept those relating to admiralty.
The discussion of the amendment con
tinued for two hours and a half.
Mr. Morgan of Alabama, in concluding
a long speech, deodar and that, he would pre
fer to see the hi 1 defeated rather than to
have it passed In its present crippled anti
emasculated form.
The hill went over nnd a final vote on
the measure and amendment will be tak
en at 1 o’clock to-morrow.
The Senate at 6:20 p. m. adjourned.
REIMIILICAVS \% %Vl’ A CHANGE.
Kentuckians I’rotcwt Against Elec
tion laiuN In Southern States.
Frankfort, Ky., Feb. 28.—The Republican
joint caucus of the Legislature met to
night. and after a long discussion concern
ing election laws in tiie South, and partic
ularly the Goebel election law in tills
stale, decided to take the Initiative in a
movement to bring the matter before Con
gress. The purpose la to call a convention
of states, in which Kentucky, Tennessee,
Alalmma, Mississippi, Missouri, Virginia,
North Carolina and South Carolina shall
take part. Congress is to amend the no
tional election laws so as to take out of
the hands of the state governments the de
tails of nt least congressional and presi
dential elections. Several prominent Re
publican leaders, In addition to tho Re
publican members of both houses, were
present to-night. National Committeeman
John Yerkes made ft speech. He declared
that the election laws in the states men
tioned practically amounted to disfran
chisement of the Republican voters.
Unknown persons stripped the State
Capitol building of the emblems of
mourning with which tho front of the
building was draped in memory to Gov.
Goebel. A court of inquiry will bo held.
Tn the Court of Appeals to-day R. J.
Breckinridge, Democratic Attorney Gen
eral, filed a motion demanding* that the
court recognize him. Republican Attor
ney General Pratt objected. The court
declined to pass on the question nt onca,
and ordered tho matter submitted, as a
decision would Involve all of (he contests
over minor state offices.
BOTH SENATE* AT WORK.
Democratic aad llc|>iilllcnii Confirm
ing- A mini 11 fluents In Kentucky.
Frankfort, Ky., Feb. 28 —The Republi
can Senate to-day confirmed a dozen fip
pointments by Gov. Taylor of officers for
the various asylums and other charita
ble institutions. The Democratic Senate
at noon confirmed a batch of appoint
ments by Gov. Beckham for these places.
The Democratic state officers say the
Democratic county officers art* paying in
money to Democratic Treasurer Hager,
the first having le n received to-day.
THE KKAYAItD BILL PASSED.
It Offers $IOO,(KI(t for the Ammiismlii of
Gov. AYlllium Goebel.
, Frankfort, Ky., Feb. 28.—The Ward bill,
which appropriates SIOO,OOO to be put in
the hands of committee to be expended
by that committee in an effort to detect
nnd convict the assassin of Gov. NViHiam
Goebel, was passed to-day by the Bouse
by a strict party vote of 52 to 25. Five
hours was spent in exciting debate over
the biff, and all substitutes and amend
ments to it were voted down* Tho biff
ab passed Is in Its original form.
LORD HOSLIIKHY RESIGNS.
Bet ires From I*remfencie* l)fcane
of SeottiNli DiNiipprovnl.
March I.—Lord Rosebery yes
terday resigned the president of the Scot
tish Liberal Association, a post he had
hr Id for twenty years, and also the hon
orary presidency of the Midlothian Lib
eral Association, which tie had held sine*
its formation.
He firmly declined to reconsider his res
ignation and declined to meet a delegation
that called upon him to urge him to
do so.
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman was
elected to succeed him as president of the
Scottish Liberal As.'^oclatlon.
It Is understood that Ird Rosebery’s
retirement is due to Scotch disapproval of
his war policy, and it is Ixdleved that his
rr rru-ans his absolute retirement
for the lime being at least from politics.
ATTK MIT Ell AHH A HS I \A T ION.
A Vencxiielnn Tried Two Shots fit
■'resident Castro nt Cameus.
Caracas, Venezuela, Feb. 28—During the
carnival process lon yesterday a Venezue
lan fired two shots at President Ciorlano
Castro without effect. The President was
afterwards acclaimed by the populace. The
city Is quiet.
Gen. Castro became President of Vene
zuela last October as the result of the
successful revolution against President
Andrade, who fled from the republic. Hut
Castro was not recognized as President
by the United States until Nov. 21), 1899.
He is about 63 years of age, and lias a
strong support of the Liberal i>arty.
WATCHING THE BLHONIC PLAGUE.
Surgeon General Informed of 11* Ap
pearance (n ( or.iinel iMlfinil.
Washington, Feb. 28.—The surgeon gen
eral of the Marine Hospital Service has
been Informed that the bubonic plague
has ai>i M *** ro d on the Island of Cozunel, off
the coast of Yucatan. , It was brought
there from Brazil. Quarantine officers in
Mexico, In the Gulf states nnd in Cuba
and Porto Rico have been directed to ob
serve strict quarantine.
\ Temporary Receiver Appointed.
New York, Feb. 28.—Ex-Mayor Hugh J.
Grant was to-day appointed temporary
receiver of the Third Avenue lloffrofnl
Company by Judge Lacombe of the Unit
ed States Court.
DAILY, $8 A YEAR.
5 CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK $1 A TBAH
THREE BURN IN A TENEMENT.
SKW VfMIK rOMCK AMI KIHKIIKN
M.lKi; MM THIIII.LU.N'G lIE
<TKS.
Fir- I)rnki> Out at Mlilnlulit—TliM
Tlir<‘* llnrnril to It.'iifli \rr
rrn of Kiltvttnl I rcltlmini, Whose
Wife It Alho hllMMiiiK —Do.en of
People lle.eiietl lit 1 neonoeloua,
Couilltlou Policeman Trnoey
Overcome W lille llc.cillnir In for-.
tiinnteM, lint Will Heoover—Eflunn—
elnl l-00, $25,0M.
New York. Fell. 28.—A fiord? fire brokij
out nt mlilnlßht ill a tenement at 1001}
Third avenue. ,
The police und firemen made many thrill,
lnif rescue., anil after the fury of tli*
flames had been spent, the bodies of thre*
children were found in the ruins.
They aro Ihousht to be the children of
Edward Friedman, who lived on- the toft
floor of the building. Friedman’s wife,
is missing. She Is thought also to have)
been burned to death.
A dozen or more people were rescue.!
in a eemi-conseious or unconscious condi
tion.
Follccman Thomas Tracy did valorous
service, entering the burning building re
peatedly and linally dropping on tho thtr<)
floor overcome by smoke. His comrades
carried him out unconscious and ho wid
sent to tho l’reabyterlun Hospital. Ha
will recover.
Another policeman carried out n 5-year
old lx>y who was found almost dead ot
tiie third floor.
The Are broke out tn the basement o|
the building and the entire structure wag
destroyed.
The financial loss is about 525,000.
At a fire a year ago the Friedman /ami
ty lost two other children by suffocation.
While the firemen were fighting this firs
another broke out on Third avenue, Just
five blocks away, under almost similar
conditions. Tiie fire was quickly ex
tinguished. At the same, time there wtta
a liro raging at 1828 Second avenue, very
close at hand, where a four-story flat
house was entirely gulled. Here also
the |K/ice and firemen made a number ot
rescues. -
A few minutes later, about midway be*
tween the two flies on Third avenue, ai
fourth fire broke out In the lioltom of an
air shaft. This wu also quickly extinguish*
od. The police and Chief t’roker of tho
fire department are strongly of the opin
ion that the fires wofe prearranged and
tho work of Incendiaries.
1 • i . 1 ■■■'—
m:eis of tub SIVT.
Secrctnry MnltcM n Statement to the
llniise \llvlll Committee.
Washington. Feb. 28.—Secretary Long
made a stab ment to the House Naval
Committee upon the needs of the navy
and the desirability of not building new
ships In tho government sh'p yardß. As to
ships, he held to his reoommendatfon
at the time Congress met, namely, thres
armored cruisers of about 13,000 tons each,
with the heaviest armor and most power
ful oidnunce; twelve gun boats of about
900 tons each; three protected cruisers ofl
about 8,0 0 tons each. As to building war
ships in our navy yards Mr. Long say#
tiny cost much more than those built un
der contract and took twice as long to
build them.
Admiral Dewey suggest.-.! to the com
mittee that it leave off the twelve gun
boats and give three new huttleehips in
stead. He said the Unilvshlps would be
more serviceable, as (len. Otis had Just
purchased fourteen gunboats and hail
turned them over to the navy. They worn
in very fair condition, and the Admiral
said that from his experience he thought
they wire juwit the vessels needed fob
service in Ihe Philippines. He also look)
strong grounds in favor of sheathing war
ships.. lie sold the sheathed ships couldl
run three times as long as strips un
sheathed without being docked.
The Admiral staled that if the cruise*
Charleston, which was lost on a reef In
the Philippines, Tftid been sheathed it was
tils opinion that she might have been
saved. Asa reason fiw thinking this way,
he died the fact that a nriheh war ves
tal that was Bheathcd ran upon an un
known reef, under circumstances similait
to tho Charleston and was saved by ai
sheathed bottom.
Wll.niUST EXCITEttE\T I*HBVAILEni
Transactions Heuclieit n Million!
Holes on .\ev Vork t'ntlon Exchagct
New York, Feb. 28.—The wildest excite
ment witnessed on the Cotton Exohanga
in recent years, prevailed tnsVay, trans-.
actions reaching the enormous total <tf
about 1.00n.000 bales. The shorts wera
nothing less than furious to cover. At
times so Intense was the excitement, brok
ers would lie offering to buy coltoq at 2
or 3 points above the price at which olh
ors were offering to sell it.
While tho demand .was general anJ
largely from European source*, the fea
ture of the local market was the insatia
ble demand from a Wall street concern,
reputed to be heavily short of March
contracts and also reputed to have been
a heavy seller yesterday, in keeping witi
a large numlx.' of bearish dispatches
which they sent forth yesterday. This
concern bought enormous quantities ot
cotton, especially for August delivery.
At the host iioinl Ih-- market showed ths
unusual advance of 18 to 39 points. The
record of transactions overflowed the large
board provided for their accommodation,
and an auxiliary boaid was provided to
complete the record of the day's trans
actions. Just liefore the close there was
a selling movement to secure profits, and
the market finished Irregular and easy at
a net advance of 14 to 24 points.
THUN It (111 HE It KILLED.
|
Louie Logan Was I liable to Lose tho
Detectives.
Kan as City, Feb. 28.—While making a,
dush to escape to-day, Lonle Logan,
known also as Lou Curry, one of the six
men who on June 2 last robbed a Union
Pacific train of Wt.OuO In cash near Rock
Creek, Wyo., was shot and killed by de
tectives who had trucked him from Crip
ple Creek.