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THE MOBBING NEWS.
Established 1850. .9 - Incorporated 1888
J. H. EBTILL,, President.
MARCH TO PRETORIA BEGUN.
advance guard sent forward
111 LORD ROBERTS.
Ilr Han Located 10,000 Troops at
Glen, Ten Miles North of Bloemfon
tein—Hattie Sot Expected for Two
W eeks —Dentil of Gen. Jonbert, the
(.rent Boer Leader—FamouN Com
mandant I Spoken of Highly,
Even by His Enemies.
London, Maroh 29, 5:15 a. m.—Lord Rob
erta has sent 10,000 troops to Glen, ten
milts north of Bloemfontein, on the rail
way. This is the preliminary to the gen
eral advance.
Immense quantities of stores have now
been accumulated at Bloemfontein and
Lord Roberts’ infantry is seemingly about
to move. An impression which can bo
traced to the war office, Is abroad that
the advance will begin next Monday.
Boer observation parties are hovering
near Bloemfontein, but Lord'Roberts has
135 miles to cover before reaching the.
great position which the Boers are pre
paring at Kroonstad. Moving ten miles a
day is probably the best he can do with
field transport. Therefore he .can hardly
engage the Boers in force for two weeks.
The reconstruction of the railway behind
him may even delay an invasion of the
Transvaal until May.
Meanwhile all the important towns in
the Tree State within Lord Robert’s reach
are being garrisoned. Thabanchu, Phil
oppopolis, Fauresmith and Jagersfontein
are thus held.
Sir Alfred Milner is touring in the dis
turb'd newly acquired territory, investi
gating conditions and arranging the ad
ministration. He is understood to be get
ting materials for a report to Mr. Cham
berlain concerning a plan of civil govern
ment.
Spenk Kindly of Jonlicrt.
All the morning papers print singularly
kind editorials concerning Gen. Joubert.
They praise his military skill, uphold his
chivalrous conduct and regret that so
strong and moderate a mind should be
e/sent from the final settlement of the
dispute.
Although some of the younger command
ers thought the old soldier wanting in
dash and enterprise, his raid into the
country south of the Tugela is considered
the best piece of Boer leadership during
the whole war. It Is now known, that
he crossed the Tugela with only 3,0(h)
riflemen and six guns, but so bold and
rapid were his movements that the Brit
ish commanders thought 10.000 Boers were
marching on Pietermaritzburg. For m
few days, although in the presence, of
greatly superior forces, he Isolated Gen.
Hildyard’s brigade at Estcourt, and at
the same time threatened Gen. Barton's
camp at Mooi river. Then as British
reinforcements were pushed up, Joubert
r* rossed the Tugela without losing o
prisoner, a wagon or a gun.
Gen. White’s estimate of him, pro
nounced on. Tuesday before he died, as a
gentleman and a brave and honorable
opponent, strikes the tone of all British
comment.
derangement AVitli Portugal.
The foreign office, according to the Daily
Chronicle, Is arranging with Portugal for
some thousands of British troops to be
bnd<il at Beira and sent by the Rhodesia
Railway from Massi-Kesse to Urn tall. A
permanent arrangement is understood to
xis; for the use of tlqs route to transfer
ihe Rhodesia police. The possibility of
: ign protest is suggested by the Daily
Chronicle.
Among the items cabled from Pretoria
’ statement fhnt prominent residents
laetv object to a defense of Pretoria and
•K-ir** that President Kruger should Ve
tae to Ly den berg.
It is alleged that the principal buildings
fit Johannesburg have been undermined
by order of Kruger.
DEATH OF GEX. PIET JOUBERT.
I'fltnouK TraiiMvaal Louiler Haccamli
‘<l <o Peritonitis.
IV toria, March 2S.—Gen. Joubert die<l
ast night at 11:30 o’clock. He had been
- tiff, ring from a stomach complaint.
The town Is plunged Into mourning for
tV true patriot, gallant general and np
and honorable gentleman.
1 don. March 29.—The Pretoria corre
spoiulent of the Daily Mail telegraphing
>•-t day, says:
' ■ ii. Joubert died of. peritonitis. The
fiiM- -.,1 W ju ( a^e p’ aC e to-morrow (Thum
'l.i .i. The government is pleading with the
u H.i\v to allow' a temporary interment
Ih r with a state funeral. Joubert al-
Wi\~ expressed a desire to be buried in
a m 'lusoleum built on his farm.
dlis successor in the chief command
"and! probably be Gen. Louis Hot ha, now
commanding in Natal.”
London, March 28.—The afternoon new?-
1 is to-day publish long biographies of
_" n< Joubert. Generally, they are in a
kindly tone.
I h: Pall Mall Gaze tte says:
'Met Joubert was the one contemporary
1 : <nsvaal Boer, except ex-Chief Justice
Kotze, whose death could call forth a
sincere tribute of respect from English
ni,' !l of all parties. He was the antipodes
in the Transvaal world of Leyds, an<l per
sonally was honest, straight and clean
handed,"
•' 1 r March 29, sa. m.—The Paris press
nn.inimous in eulogizing the late Gon.
Joubert, whose death is considered a se
ri' >l,s loss to the federals. All the
u 1 '■ in thinking that a change In the
r command is bound to have grave
' ’ T u. |i}< mvs tor the Hoer operations.
• l-ihv think, however, that President Kru
' ' is fully equal to the task, and that,
' ri !'ring his military reputation, the
r " 'stance of the Boers is likely to be
com' more .stubborn than over.
IvruKt'r tin) Take Com mil ml.
Brussels, March 28.—A private dispatch
’ 1 been received here from Pretoria
U! h says President Kruger will now
‘I- chief command of the Transvaal
forces,
II HAS GONE. TO KHOO\STV%n.
S|, ll Hi,. Hoer Gcncrnl* Will Soon
n *1 ii ii<*l lon,
1 r ’tori iV Monday, March 26. -United
Codkul Huy and secretary havs
fbc iftofning ffaM.
gone to Kroonstad to make necessary ar
rangementa for United States represen
tation in the Free State.
A dispatch received here from Beer
headquarters in Natal announces that the
destruction of coal mines, likely to be use
ful to the British, continues. The Dundee
colliery has been blown up, the machinery
has been destroyed and the mine has been
rendered useless for three months to
come.
According to a dispatch from Kroon
stad, Commandant Olivier has joined
Gens. Groblaar and Lemner, who are safe
Gen. Delarey is still sick at Pretoria, but
he will proceed to the front Sunday,
rrams are frequently leaving with burgh
ers for the fighting line on this side of
Bloemfontein.
The Standard and Diggers News says it
learns that Gens. Olivier, Groblaar and
Lemner have airived at a point sufficient
ly far north to relievo all apprehension
of the possibility of their being cut off. It
is expected they will arrive at Winburg
in a few clays and effect a Junction with
Gen. Dewet. when the federals’ position,
it is dedai ed, will formidably oppose Lord
Roberts.
Reports received from the various banks
of the republics show that the cash hold
ings amount to £2,233,057.
The government has commandeered a
portion of the gold reserve of all the
banks. Bar gold has been given as secur
ity to the amount of about £300.000.
-MILNER AT BLOEMFONTEIN.
Situation In Different Parts of the
War District.
London, March 28.—The British high
commissioner, Sir Alfred Milner, arrived
at Bloemfontein last night, and was met
by Lcrj) Roberts and his staff.
According to a dispatch from Bloem
fontein published in the second edition of
the Times, the high commissioners’ visit
is of a private nature. It is thought this
can scarcely be anything but an official
subterfuge, the question of the pacifica
tion of the Free State and the treatment
of the insurgents, doubtless, being dis
cussed between Lord Roberts and Sir
Alfred Milner.
According to the same dispatch Gen.
French, previous to returning to Bloem
fontein, occupied the flour mills near Bat
ter, which are considered an important
acquisition.
Reports from Rouxville and other towns
say the surrender of arms to the British
continues satisfactorily.
Gen. Clements’ column entered Faure
smith Tuesday, March 27, having previous
ly occupied Jagersfontein. Magistrates
were appointed, the proclamation was
was read, bands of music met the troops
and flags were flo-wn. The scenes resem
bled the American occupation of Porto
Rican towns.
Among the spectators at Faurestnith
was President Steyn's daughter. Heavy
rains made Gen. Clements* march hard,
and ure causing sickness among the
troops.
floors nt I.aiiylirnnri.
A dispatch, from Maseru, Basutoland,
dated Tuesday, March 27, says the appar
ently reliable reports that the Boers are
re-entering Lady brand cause the pre
sumption that the British, troops have
crossed the line of the Boer retreat to
wards Kroonstad, and that a tight or
surrender near Lady brand is imminent.
As Maseru dispatches are not distinguish
ed fof their accuracy, and as the British
force near Lady brand, under Col. Pilcher,
is quite small, nothing very definite,seems
likely to result from the operations.
Further advices from Mafeking dated
March 16, reiterate that nil was well there
and that the cordon was not so tightly
drawn, the Boers allowing natives to
paSs through their lines, which they had
previously forbidden.
The native refugees are reported to be
too stupid and lazy to w'ork or take
cover from the shells. They gather in
crowds around the soup kitchens and
have to be driven away when the warn
ing bell rings. The bombardment, just
previous to the dispatch being sent, had
been unusually vigorous and it was add
ed that it was probable that before long
the rations would be still further reduced.
Two Boer prisoners escaped from the
camp at Simonstown, March 26. The
sickness there is unabated and many of
the prisoners are in a serious condition.
Little News From Holler.
The only word from Gen. Duller in a
report of the officers who have recovered
from wounds and who have returned to
duty, which list includes the name of
Lieut. John Churchill, brother of Winston
Churchill.
A special dispatch from Bloemfontein
says:
“The period of inaction is coming to an
end. Troops are being pushed to the
front and transports and stores ore being
collected. The men are in grand condi
tion. and the horses arc picking up won
derfully.”
However, the reports regarding the im
minence of a forward movement are so
conflicting that they cannot be taken as
in any way nuthoritative.
Lord WolHolcy In Gratified.
Presiding at the annual meeting of the
Militia Rifle Association this afternoon,
the commander-in-chief of the forces,
Lord Wolseley, said the country was to
be congratulated on the manner in which
tiie war was proceeding, Great Britain,
he pointed out had in the field the lnrg
est army ever sent across the seas in
the history of'the world, and composed
of the finest m n he had ever seen In
tiny army. This sailsfactory situation,
he continued, was primarily due to the
wonderful army system inaugurated by
Lord Cardwell, but for which it
would have been impossible for
Great Britain to carry on the
South African war. as had it not been
for the military and reserves, Great Bri
tain w< ukl have been In a very had way.
Continuing Lord Wolseley said nearly
9W otileers and thirty battalions of mili
tia have been landed in South Africa since
tho War- that 27,009 militia have passed
Into the regulars since 1887-88. and that
the embodiment of the military into the
regulars this year was successfully car
,iThe°U commandcr-in-chlef further said
that the officer in charge of tho embark
ation testified to the high standing of all
who went out. ail of which he concluded,
proved the immense value of militia to
regular troops. •
STEA N ISSUES PRDt’LAM ATION.
Calls on All Burghers to Remain
Loyal to file Last.
London. March 29 The correspondent
(Continued on Fifth Rage.)
SAVANNAH. GA„ THURSDAY. MAIICH 211. 1000.
HENDERSON ON PORTO RICO.
SPEAKER TELLS WHY A TARIFF
SHOULD HE IMPOSED.
11l Hip Firnt Place, He Say, Ilie
TriiMtM mill Sj iidlcnlcs llilve
BouKlit I'p Porto Rican Products.
In the Second Place the Ixlaml
Needs the Money to Support Its
Government—Declares a Tariff Bet
ter Than Direct Taxation.
Dubuque, la., March 28.—The following
letter, written by Speaker Henderson to
Hon. Ed Knott, United States marshal for
the Northern district of loiva, was receiv
ed to-day. It shows his position and that
of the other Republican members of the
House, who voted for the passage of the
Porto Rican tariff bill:
“My Dear Mr. Knott: Yours 21th about
Porto Rico is received. I cannot gather
from your letter what you personally think
of our action in the House, or what you
think of the President, who thoroughly
agreed with us and worked with might
and main to get the House bill passed,
and has been working in the Senate.
“The question for me to settle as an
individual representative is, What is my
duty? That question I asked and answered
when I worked with my associates to pass
the Porto Rican bill. Now let me get this
matter clearly in your mind, Mr. Knott,
for sooner or later the country will un
derstand our position.
Controlled by Trust*.
“First—There are large quantities of to
bacco and sugar in Porto Hico, bought
up by trusts and syndicates. They want
to get that into the United Slates free of
any duty and when once in, of course, it
will sell in the markets at the same rate
as the tobacco and sugar which have to
pay the full tariff rates, thus giving hun
dreds of thousands of dollars profit to the
syndicates, etc. The trusts and syndicated
are fighting the bill and I hav£ given you
the reason why. There has not been, nor
is there now to my knowledge, a lobby
here working for the Porto Rican bill,
but these syndicates and codfish interests
of Now England and other interests in
cluding the flour interests, are all trying
to get into Porto Rico without paying the
15 per cent, duty on their product as
proposed in the bill. While under the
Dingley law a tax of one iir>i'--_ to illus
trate, Is imposed upon a certain article,
under the House bill it would pay only
15 cents.
B'orto Rico Needs the Money.
“Second—Now, why have we imposed
this 15 per cent, of the Dingley tariff?
Porto Rico is poor and has been swept
by devastating and destructive floods.
Her people are not at this time, and in
their present condition able to pay the
expenses of their government. No one
w'ants the United States to pay the ex
penses of running the governments of any
of our several new possessions. The peo
ple themselves in each of the islands or
groups, should pay their own expenses.
How is Porto Rico to do this now that
she has no local government? We must
first give her a local government and
both Houses of Congress are at work on
that problem, and in my opinion that
problem will be wisely solved when it is
done. But it will take a year and a half
or two yeqrs to formulate a government
for her, and to put it in running order,
so that those people with their own gov
ernment machinery, may raise money to
run their own government.
“In the meantime what should we do?
Follow the advice of the syndicates and
trusts and tax this desolate island, or
tl\eir lands, or their limited productions?
or do as we proposed and put their trifling
duty upon their exports and imports and
give every dollar of it book to them grid
run their government? This will be felt
by none except the syndicates and trusts
and rich interests that will do the buying
there and the shipping to Porto Rico. In
directly, of course, some of this will be
paid by the consumers, but it will fall
lightly upon them and the burden will be
imperceptible, while a direct tax would be
simply brutal and inhuman. The bill also
provides that this tax shall expire in two
years, which is time enough to allow the
government machinery of Porto Rico to
get Into working order. There is no propo
sition to put a permanent burden upon
Porto Rico, but it is merely a temporary
expedient for her own Interest.
Says It Is Misrepresented.
“My friend, never was a bill so misrep
resented and misunderstood as our Porto
Rican bill and the time will come, in
the near future, when those who propose
a direct tax, which would result from ab
solute free trade, will suffer in every
possible way for their misguided conduct,
for their selfish acts.
“What the Senate is going to do is prob
lematical. It has Its share of cowards.
The Senate is always the body upon
which the great interests concentrate
their efforts to defeat proper legislation.
But this fact remains, that I have the
knowledge that I have done my simple
duty, and have done it in consultation and
co-operation with the President of the
United States, whoso heart is quick to
feel the afflictions of this little island; I
have done it in conference with such men
as Allison, Foraker and the earnest pa
triots of the Senate, who, defying spe
cial interests and combinations, are try
ing to map out a plan for the present
needs of Porto Rico and to keep our
country so that It wiU he unfettered and
fitted for the wise -treatment needed for
all of these new possessions.
"I am, my friend, your very truly.
“D. B. Henderson.
“Hon. Edward Knott, Waverly, la."
more trouble: in the eAst.
Russia and Japan Are Again a* Outs
Over Korea.
London. March 29.—A d’spatch to the
Daily Mail from Kobe, dated March 28,
says:
“Renewed trouble between Russia and
Japan In Korea is imminent. The move
ments of the Russian fleet indicate tile
probability of the seizure of the Koreun
port.
"The war office officials at Toklo ore
holding conferences ami there has been
considerable military uml naval activity
in Japan this month."
Reichstag Has Adjourned.
Berlin, March 28.—The Reichstag to-day
adopted the budget bill and adjourned for
the Easter holidays until April 24/
Japan's Warships.
Yokohoma, March 28. —The Mikado will
review forty Japanese warships off Kobe
toward the end of April.
WEBSTER DAVIS RETURNS.
Thinks Borer* Will Continue Strtig
kl* for * Sometime.
New York, March 28.— Among the pas
sengers on the steamer Allar which ar
rived to-day from Genoa was Webster
Davis, assistant secretary of the detri
ment of the interior.
Mr. Davis repeated his previous denials
that his visit to the Boer republic was
of an official nature. He m* President
Kruger at Pretoria, and was greatly im
pressed by the strength of character of
the chief executive of the Boer republic.
Mr. Davis believes that the Boers will
be able to continue their struggle against
the British for < considerable time in
spite of recent reverses. He had ati op
portunity of personally seeing ihe Boer
troops in action, and he spoke highly of
their soldierly qualities and courage.
Air. Davis said he was well treated by
the Boers, every possible courtesy being
shown him. On his trip to Pretoria, from
Lorenzo Marquez, he traveled in the
private car of President Kruger.
Mr. Davis, when interviews purporting
to come from him were ehown, became
indignant. One of the interviews made
Mr. Davis *ay the treatment of their dead
by the English was pitiable and that they
did not dig graves at all, simply hiding
the corpse under shovelfuls of earth. On
another occasion he was made to say
that the resistance of the Boers would not
be persisted in much longer.
Speaking of these statements, Mr. Davis
to-day said:
“From the time I left Pretoria to the
present time I have not given my views
to any one on the state of affairs in South
Africa. What I may have to say on the
subject will he said at the proper time
and with my authorization. Talk that
my visit was a government mission is ab
sijd. The Ohio campaign was a severe
strain, so I asked for leave of absence.
When I arrived at DeJagoa bay I found
that the. private car of President Kruger
had been placed at my disposal to carry
me to Pretoria, but how it came to be
known that I was going there I don’t
know.
“My treatment by everyone I me£ was
all that could be desired. I had the pleas
ure of meeting President Kruger and
President Steyn and Gene. Cron Jo and
Joubert and found them all able men.
The death of Gen. Joubert will be a se
vere blow to the Boers.
. “In the Boer camp along the Tugela I
spent many days and had ample oppor
tunity to see their operations. Almost
directly across the river we could see the
British forces. I saw several of the bat
tles fought about Ladysmith.’’
Speaking of the subject of intervention,
Mr. Davis said he heard the Boers had
sent out delegates seeking it, but he had
not met any of the ambassadors. He
said he did not express any opinion as to
which side would be victorious, and in
reply to another question fcx* declined to
eay whether his sympathies were with
England or with the Boers.
“That is simply a question that relates
to myself nlone,’’ he said.
Mr. Davis met the English gererals,
Roberts and Kitchener on the Modder
river and spent some time in their camp.
LENTZ MADE SEVERE CHARGES.
Sensational Personalities Used In a
Committee Room..
Washington, March 28.—-A sensational
incident marked to-day’s eessfion bf the
House Committee on Military Affairs, in
vestigating the Couer d'Alene mining riots
in Idaho. ,
In the course of the proceedings Repre
sentative Lentz of Ohio asserted that
some of the state deputies who were there
were living with disreputable women. At
torney Cheney, representing the state of
Idaho, protested, saying;
“I hurl back at you that statement. The
deputies are reputoble men."
Mr. Lentz Indignantly resented the In
terference of private counsel, retorting:
“You ought to be kicked out of the win
dow, and you would be If you had not the
majority hack of you."
Mr. Lentz attempted to read from pre
vious testimony concerning improper con
duct of deputies. Chairman Hull over
ruled this course, which further nettled
Mr. Lentz, who addressing Mr. Hull ex
claimed:
"I want to say in your teeth that If
you are a party to protecting this attor
ney in a lie you are a party to it.”
Much confusion followed, amid which
Representative Cox of Tennessee, said:
“If any man insults me I'll hit him.
Either he or I go out of the window."
Many members were on their feet try
ing to secure recognition when Represen
tative Jett moved to expel 'the attorney
from the committee room. Later Chair
man Hull remarked to Mr. Lentz that the
latter’s personal attacks" must cease,
whereupon Mr. Lentz said he would take
care of himself.
RIG BRIBES IV II tI,TIMBRE.
Caused I.oss of $215,000 Which Was
Covered by Insurance,
Baltimore, March 28.—Two disastrous
fires of unknown origin, causing a total
loss of $215,000, fully hovered by Insurance,
occurred here to-day, the burned estab
lishments boll g the Likes Berwanger &
Cos., 12 East Baltimore street, clothing
store, and the Diggs-Cui ; n Company, shoe
dealers, and the Reiser .’hoc Manufactur
ing Company, both at 9 and 11 Pratt
street.
SAME BULLET KILLED TWO.
One Convict Is Head and the Other
Morlnlly Wounded.
Greensboro. N. C., March 28.—Three men
who were serving out their sentences on
the county roads about nine miles from
here made a break for liberty yesterday
afternoon. The guard fired and two of
the convicts being in line the bullet pass
ed entirely through one of them, killing
him Instantly ami wounding the other
mortally. The third, a white man named
Eppes, escaped.
Thirty Lost With Steamer.
Melbourne, March 28.—The coasting
steamer Glenelge foundered Sunday
morning during a gale off the Crlppsland
coast. Out of a ship’s company of thir
ty-three only three were saved.
The Augustiu Italy Male,
New York, March 28.—Augustin Daly's
eolleetlcli of autographs and letters was
sold to-day. The attendance was fair and
the prices paid for some of the letters of
well ktsiwn authors and artists were eon
side red/good.
TO TAKE THE VOTE TUESDAY
ON THE PORTO RH AN TAH IF** AND
GOVERNMENT HILL.
Senator llavin Advorntnl Free Trade
With the iMlnnd, nml Urged That
the Necessary Funds He liaised by
Internal Revenue— I Tax, lie Said,
Should lie- Levied in Hum mid To
hucco—>Present Hill Means “Free
Hum nnd Tax on Fiour.”
Washington, March 2S.—The Senate to
day agreed to vote on the Porto Rican
government and tariff bill Tuesday after
noon at 4 o’clock.
Ah important utterance was made later
in the day on the bill by Mr. Davis of
Minnesota. He advocated free trade be
tween the United States and Porto Rico,
and urged that the necessary money to
be raised by taxation be by an internal
revenue tax, levied upon rum and tobacco
produced on the island. This system, in
his opinion, would better suit the people
of the United States and those of Porto
Rico than the proposed tariff, and would
be Just, equitable and constitutional.
A successful effort was made by Mr.
Foraker to fix a time for a vote on the
Porto Rican bill.
Mr. Bacon of Georgia, suggested to
morrow and Mr. Proctor of Vermont, said
Tuesday afternoon. The latter was agreed
to.
Consideration of the Porto Rican bill
was resumed, the pending question being
upon the free silver coinage amendment
offered by Mr. Morgan. The amendment
was defeated 15 to 33.
WnntH an Internal Revenue.
Mr. Davis then spoke. He said he
thought it unnecessary, in view of elabor
ate arguments already made, to discuss
the constitutional features. The question,
he said, should be non-partisan. He re
plied to the antagonistic feeling the meas
ure had aroused throughout the country,
a righteous Indignation from every walk
of life.
He maintained that n tariff could not be
levied as between Porto Rico and the
United States although it was perfectly
competent for Congress to provide for the
collection of internal ravenue on the is
land. This, he said, was Indubitably con
stitutional.
“Why insist,’’ he asked, “upon a tariff
upon the products of the island by a bill
which is so ephemeral as to expire in a
year and a day? Why, Indeed, Insist ui>on
the provisions of this measure when it
would be far better to let existing condi
tions continue?!’’
The whole project of levying tariff on
Porto Rican products was self-generative
of objections, he said—objections which
spring from every possible source.
He ridiculed the argument as to the
protection the 15 per cent. tarilT would
afford to our products and labor. No pro
tectionist, he said, would contend that 15
per cent, of the Dingley rates would af
ford adequate protection for anything.
Tlie riiilippine* Gome Later.
Adverting to the Philippines as a fac'tor
In the Porto Rican problem, Mr. Davis
said:
"When we come to deal with the Phil
ippine queelian we will take care of It.
Sufficient unto the day is the evil and
good thereof. Porto Rico is little more
than 700 miles from our coast; the Philip
pines are 8,000. The Island of Porto Rico
is naturally a part of the North American
Jurisdiction; the Philippines are a part
of the domain of Asia. Against the prod
uct and people of the Philippines, when
the time comes, the rights of American
labor will be protected by any party that
may be In power.”
Mr. Davis said it was inconsistent to
extend our laws relating to the coastwise
trade to the island and nol extend our
tariff laws. As to the feeling In the
country upon this question, he said the
issue is well understood by the people
and the sentiment speaks out to us week
after week in constantly swelling vol
ume.
“They understand well, too, that upon
distilled spirits and tobacco there is not
an imposition of a mill of taxation by this
bill. The subjects of taxation upon which
we place heavy burdens go scot free on
the Island of Porto Rico. And what do
they propose as an exchange for that
kind of taxation? Why the imposition of
a tariff? It is so easy to place an internal
revenue upon these articles that I shall
be surprised if the proposition to do so
does not meet the approval of Congress
and the people. What are the people going
to say if this bill passes? They will say:
‘Free rum and a tax on the flour the peo
ple eat.’ "
Mr. Davis said that no man could tell
how much the tariff would yield, and as
no man could say that the export tax
was constitutional, it seemed t? him there
ought to he no hesitation as to tho coufise
to be pursued, the pathway of plain duty.
The Senate then at 4:50 p. m., adjourm tl.
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ONLY A 111 SI NESS AGREEMENT.
Carnegie anil Y’rlck Are- Not on Per
sonal Friendly Terms.
Pittsburg, March 28.—Presklent C. M.
Schwab of the Carnegie Company, loft
here to-night for Atlantic City, where ho
will meet Mr. Carnegie.
On the next train going east. H. C.
Frick and family were passengers, bound
for Atlantic City, where they expect to
remain a month or more. While the hope
is general that the steel kings will meet
on this occasion, and patch up whatever
remaining personal differences they may
have, It appears to the close observer that
the reconciliation so much talked is only
in a business way.
On this subject, the Post to-morr u w will
publish a story emanating from one high
In the councils of the company In which
he is made to say that "the personal ani
mosities between Mr. Caring e and Mr
Frick are just as strong as ever. They
have not met, nor talked together since
the recent litigation began. They will not
meet on friendly teims at Atlantic City,
and It 1s doubtful If they will ever be re
conciled."
Ilryan Speaks la Oregon.
Portland, Ore., March 28.—William J.
Bryan spoke at Alltany and Salem 10-dty,
and then came to Portland, where lie
spent a few minutes, leaving to-tilght for
Pendleton, where he will speak to-morrow.
Pneumatic Tube Service.
Washington, March 28.—The House Com
mittee on PostofflcoH to-day agreed to In
sert in the postofflee appropriation bill
*725,000 to extend tho pueumatto tube ser
vice.
MORE WARRANTS ISSUED.
Ollier Arrests to He Made in tlie Goe
bel Murder t ime.
Frankfort, Ky., March 28.—Dotectlvo
Armstrong left to-night for Eastern Ken
tucky. and it is reported that he lias
warrants for more Republican state offi
cers and other |>ersons equally prominent.
It is said that these warrants are based
on Information furnished by W. R. Pul
ton, who is said to have confessed. Cut ton
Is a deputy under Auditor of State
Sweeny.
Pulton was in the executive building
previous to the incursion of the mountain
eers. and at the time of Goebel’s assas
sination, anil it is said he has told about
conferences and conversation's around the
Hate building during January.
All sorts of rumors are circulated about
what Pulton hs said, and about his
wholesale charges against state officers,
deputies* and clerks.
Col. T. C. Campbell and Arthur Goebel
went to Cincinnati to-day.
RECOGNIZES HEIM IILIPANS.
President Goes ns Far ns He Pan In
Kent neky trtnlrs.
Washington, March 28.—The President
has informed Kentucky Republicans that
while he cannot interfere in Kentucky
affairs <to the extent of disarming the
militia of either faction, he Is willing eo
far as he can legit into tel y do so, to rec
ognize the Republican officials of that
slate as the de facto officials.
Ho told them, in the same connection
that he would give directions that moll
addressed to an official by title only, ns
to “The Governor" or “The Secretary of
Slate,’’ should be delivered to the Repub
licans holding those* of! ii | i
the Democrats. The Postmaster General
has sent the following to Postmaster
Holmes at Frankfort:
“Replying to your telegram, mail ad
dressed to officio! persons by 41ame Is to
be delivered to the persons named. Mall
addressed to the state officers without
designation by names, is to be delivered
to the actual incumbent* of Ihe office.
The mere fact that contest board has
given certificate to contestants will not
Justify delivery of mall of latter class to
them until they are lawfully Inducted Into
office. This reply is based upon your
statement that contestees still hold the
office. “Charles Emery Smith,
“Postmaster General."
ItOAD MAY CHANGE) HANDS.
Pennsylvania nnd B. nnd O. AVIU Get
Control of It., F. nnd I*.
New York, March 28.—'The Evening
Post to-day says:
It may be stated on very excellent au
thority that the operation of the Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac will
be taken over by tfie Pennsylvania and
Baltimore and Ohio. Whether those roads
will act separately or jointly Is not yet
settled, but the Richmond line will here
after he dominated by these two com
panies, which heretofore fcave used it as
u connection for the South. It extends
from Richmond north to Quantlco, Va.,
eighty miles on the Potomac river, whore
It connects with the Pennsylvania’s line
|o Washington. It is also need by the At
laraic Coast Line and the Seaboard Air
Line as part of their Washington lines.
The success cf the Seaboard Air Lino
In securing a charter at the recent ses
sion of the Virginia Legislature for a par
allel line from Richmond to Washington
has brought the company’s affairs be
fore the public. There is a possibility that
the new control of the property, which
may he taken as practically established,
will bring about some arrangement by
which the building*of this parallel line
will not be undertaken.
WATSON GOES TO HONG KONG.
He Will Transfer Ills Command to
Admiral Itemey.
Manila, March 28.—Rear Admiral Wat
son, on board tho Brooklyn, has departed
for Hong Kong, where he is. expected to
transfer his command to Rear Admiral
(temey.
Two gunboats last week discovered a
steamer signalling with the shore at Capo
Boweador, Island of Luzon. They pursued
the steamer, which extinguished her lights
and escaped seaward in the darkness.
ABBOTT'S CREW RESCUED.
Schooner May lie Saved If Her Largo
fan He Taken Ont.
Fort George, Fla., March 28.—The three
masted schooner that was wrecked on the
Jetties nt the mouth, of the St. Johns
river last night, is the Gertrude Abbott
of Philadelphia. Do Lean muster. The
vessel is loaded with coal, and may be
saved if the cargo can be taken oui.
IBoth schooner and cargo are insured.
The crew remained in ihc rigging all
night. They were rescued by the tug
Three Friend* this morning.
ENTERTAINMENT OF DEWEY.
He Mas Given an Elaborate llituquef
by Gen. Schofield.
St. Augustine, Fla., March 28.—Admiral
Dewey enjoyed a launch ride on the North
river this morning. To-night he was the
guest of honor at the most elaborate ban
quet ever given In the ancient city, the
host being Gen. John M. Schofield. After
(he banquet the party attended a garden
party In'the brilliantly lighted court of
the Alcazar.
England Thanks Germany,
London, March 29.—Great Britain,/ ac
cording to the Berlin correspondent of the
Daily Mall, has thanked Germany for the
latter's warning of the Hoer plans for >t
tacklng Wallisch bay on the West Afri
can coast.
Ex-Congressman Stanton Dead.
Scranton. Pa., March 28—Ex-Congress
man M'. H. Stanton, a prominent lawyer
and formerly a leader in the greenlMtctt
labor party, died to-day, uged 56.
M artier Heaonilnntetl.
t’ainpagne, 111., March 28—The Republi
can Convention for the Thirteenth Con
gressional district to-day renominated
Congressman Vespasian Warner,
DAILY, *8 A YEAR.
5 CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY A YEAH
MACRUM TALKS OF HIS MAIL.
\SSEHTS IT WAS OPENED BY THE
BRITISH CENSOR.
Showed llounc C'ummlttee on For
eign \ ftu i i’M flu* Broken Envelopes,
Satisfied the llrltlsli Officers Knew
<i<* American < Ipher Be
lieve* President McKinley Refused
Ills Good Offices to Settle tlto
Trouble Before the War.
Washington, March 28.—Charles E. Mac
rum of East Liverpool, 0., the American
ex-consul at Pretoria, appeared beforo
the House Foreign Affairs Committee to
day, and told of the alleged indignities
he suffered tt the hands of the British
during his incumbency.
When ho gave out his statement here
some weeks ago, declaring his official
mail had been opened by British offi
cials, Representative Wheeler of Ken
tucky, Introduced a resolution! for an In
vestigation. li was subsequently ar
ranged that the Foreign Affairs Commit
tee should take the matter up of Its own
mqtlon without any direction from ilia
House and Mr. Maerum was summoned
to Washington to testify.
Air. Macruip is a slight man about CO
years of nge. Ho was asked by Chairman
Hitt to make such o statement us he saw
fit regarding the opening of his mail by
the British censor. Ho explained that
when he asked for a leave of absence, ho
desired to come home for private business
reasons, and also, because he desired to
place beforo the United States government:
certain facts which he doomed it essen
tial should bo known hero. Ho under*,
stood, he said, that the British had pos
session of our cable cipher. Ho wus not
certain of thi:, but. ho had since had In
formation which convinced hirji that hlsi
suspicions were correct.
He also desired information ns to hid
course when the < ttlament came at the
end of the war. Further, he had a petition
from some American residents in the
Transvaal asking that the United States
maintain absolute neutrality which ho
wanted to present to the state department.
The potliion he read to the committee.
It was signed by Gordon, the consular
agent at Johannesburg.
Began With tlie Wnr.
When asked as to when he wne first
satisfied that his mallfwa.s being tampered
with, he said that war was declared Oct,
12. Hr- did not receive any mall between
that date and the second week in Novem
ber. Ordinarily he had a box of mail
every week.
i’Did Ollier people receive mail during
that period?” asked Mr. Williams of
Mississippi.
“Not that I know of,” replied Mr. Ma
crum.
Pressed for specific Information as to
how he got the intimation that the Brit
ish were opening and delaying his mall,
he replied that when his mail did not ar
rive ho telegraphed our consul at Loren
zo Marquez requesting him to Inquire of
Cape Town why It was being delayed.
The consul at Lorenzo Marquez replied
(hat he also had had no mall. Mr. Ma
crutn said the defay of Ills mall created a
conviction in ids mind that tho British
authorities were responsible. The first act
ual evidence lie had was the receipt of
two opened letters. He produced the en
velopes which he said contained those
letters. One was from a private citizen
addressed to the United States consul at
Pretoria and the other was to him by
name from Consul Stowe at Cape. Town.
Knonlftlge of the Cipher.
Mr. William Alden Smith of Mlchigaif
Interrogated the witness sharply on tha
reasons for stating his belief that tha
British authorities had possession of tha
state department’s cipher. Mr. Maerum
said he could not affirm that fact from
actual knowledge, but there were certain
facts which convinced him that such was
the ease. He explained that on Nov. S
he had cabled the state department Its
cipher asking for a leave of absence. Than
message had gone through Durban. Tha
next day, Nov. 7, he said, he had-been In
formed a newspaper at Durban printed!
tho fact that ho had asked for leave of
absence,
Mr. Hmllh won proceeding to interro
gate Mr. Maerum as to the character of
the code used by him in this dispatch, es
pecially as to whether he had used wha#
was known as the Slater code, a common
code purchascable anywhere, Mr. Hit*
thought it improper to touch the mat
ter of the coties employed by the govern
ment, but it wits finally agreed that n®
harm could come/ from a direct reply a
to whether the Slater code was used.
"The message,” said Mr. Maerum, "wag
sent in the etate department code, th®
cipher of the Slater code.”
“And you claim tho substance of tha*
dispatch was made public?” asked Mr.
Smith.
"I do."
•Where?"
"In Natal.”
“Was It an accurate. publication t”
"I do not know.”
Howard Thought It Useless.
Mr. Maerum said ho had never seen thd
publication, lie had only been Informed
that the fact that ho had asked leav®
of absence had been printed. He af
firmed tint no ore knew of this fact savo
himself. At this point Mr. Howard of
Georgia interposed to question the utility
of the examination of 51r. Maerum.
“It lookn to me.” said he, "like an effort
to eoncoct a sensation out of nothing."
But the committee decided to proceed,
and in reply lo some questions from Mr.
Burleson Mr. Maerum stated that he had
been granted leave of absence by Secre
tary Hay on Nov. 15. He read to the com
mittee a message from the* cable com; any,
saying a cipher cable sent by him to (be
Secretary of State tfcv. 14 had been held
up by the military censor until Dee. 2.
Asked if other consuls had suffered any in
convenience in the matter of communicat
ing with their home governments, Mr.
Maerum Bold they had. The Belgian and
German consuls both told him I hat no ci
pher telegrams wore allowed to go
through.
“Did you report lo the state department
tha* your mtd! had been ottened?” asked
Mr. B-rry o"T Kentucky.
“I did not.”
“Did you mention it upon your arrival
in Washing *’?”
"1 did not."
"Why?"
“I would prefer not to answer that
question."
This reply raised a general laugh in tha
committee room.
Mr. Adams of Pennsylvania, then pro
ceeded to cross-qui stton Mr. Maerum
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