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THE MORNING NEWS.
Established 1850. .- - Incorporated 1888
J. y. ESTILL, President.
BRITISH LOSSES WERE HEAVY.
KILLED AND WOI'UDFJD IN BATTLE
AT K All EE SIDING.
Tito Officers nml Nineteen Mon Lost
Their Lives, Millie IG7 Were
AVnundeil lndications Are That
Roberts 11ns fora me weed Ills March
Northward—Eighth Division Or
dered to .Join Roberts—Sending
Prisoners to St. Helena Angers the
Boers.
London, April 1, 4 a. m.—The war office
has posted the following dispatch from
Lord Roberts, dated at Bloemfontein,
March 30, evening:
"Reports point to the enemy’s leaving
Brandfort and proceeding in a northerly
direction. The casualties in yesterday s
engagement were more numerous than at
first reported.
"Officers killed, two; wounded, eight.
Rank and file, killed 19, wounded 159,
missing 3.”
The war office issued no further news
last night, and the few dispatches re
ceived from the scat of war bear evidence
of having been delayed by the censor.
According to a special dispatch from
Pretoria, dated yesterday. Lord Roberts
has commenced his advance northward.
The dispatch says that there are daily
skirmishes, and that a big battle is immi
nent.
This, however, may refer to the opera
tions preceding the engagement at Karee
siding, which has apparently cleared 'the
way as well as secured an advantage of
positions whence the next operations may
be conducted.
Tucker's division is now strongly occu
pying the Boers camp at Karee Siding
with the way clear to Brandfort, which is
reported already evacuated.
Eighth Division to Move.
Orders have been received at Cape
Town for the Eighth division to be dis
embarked and sent north immediately on
its arrival there.
The Boer forces in the neighborhood of
Paardeberg are reported to be actively en
gaged in marauding and in attempting to
capture British horses left on the veldt
owing to their weak condition.
Six hundred Barkley refugees sent back
from Cape Town are stranded, the Kim
berley military authorities refusing as
sistance to allow them taf.proceed.
Much Kaffir looting is Teported at Klip
dam. An active campaign is in progress
on the part of loyalists of Cape Colony
for the annexation of the republics and
the punishment of the colonials who serve
in the Boer army. Meetings in support
of this policy have been held in many
important centers under the auspices of
the South African League.
The transportation of the prisoners to
St. Helena is arousing the anger of the
Boer, who threaten to retaliate by send
ing the British prisoners to Koomati
poort, reputed to be the worst fever den
in South Africa.
BOERS HAD STRONG POSITION.
Took Careful Flank Movements for
ilie British to \\ in.
Bloemfontein, March 31.—The Boer posi
tion yesterday was one of great natural
strength. Only the turning movement of
tlen. French and Mnj. Legallals, the lat
ter commander of the mounted infantry,
on either Hank, insured the British suc
cess.
The chape of the kopjes ms irregular.
The Boers’ right flank consisted of a long
hill with wooded sides connected with the
main position by a long low ridge, thickly
wooded. The rest of the position toward
the left, consisted of broken kopjes, all
connected by high ridges.
Majt Legallals moved round the Boers
left and engaged them, first freely using
his Vickers-Maxims and gradually forc
ing the Boers toward the center, where
they made a good stand.
Maj. Legaliais was unable to move un
til late in the day while Gen. French
moved early. The latter made a wide
tour toward the rear of the Boers, but
was unable to complete the movement
before the Boers perceived this intention
and abandoned the position. They retired
in good order between Gen. French and
Maj. Legallnis, where the mam body of
ihe Boers, with four guns, held an excel
lent position on the edge of a deep donga
whence they shelled Gen. French.
The. infantry attack was delivered at
midday, when the Norfolks opened the
fight by seizing the lower sdppes of Ugly
kopje. Steadily they worked their way to
the tTost of the hill, where a hot engage
ment ensued. The Lincolnshire's occupied
the hill on the right,*protecting the Eigh
teenth Battery, which dragged its guns
up the Hill wilh the greatest difficulty and
opened a heavy fire at close range.
Meanwhile the city imperials getting
into touch with the Boers, the remainder
of the Vickets division advanced across
a semi-circular basin through which a
railway ran. It was very open ground and
the Boers from the detached kopje and
ii*ge delivered a heavy fire. In spite of
this, however, the British moved on stead
ily, as if on parade. The advance was pro
tected by guns which vigorously shelled
the Boer position.
About 4 o’clock the British advanced
simultaneously and occuppd the Boers’
position from which an excellent, view
could be had of Brandfort, fifteen miles
distant, across the open plain. The Boer
loss is unknown.
SITUATION AT MAFEKING.
President Stcyn Sold to Have Gone
lo Pretorlu.
London, March 31.—Lord Roberts to-day
reported to the war office that he had r -
ceived news from Col. Baden-Dowdl at
Mafeklng, up to March 10, when the gen
eral health of the garrison and its spirits
were good, the locally made gun, search
light and ammunition were Working well,
the food was holding Out well and the pa
per currency, which the British command
er had issued was satisfactory.
From Carte Town it is reportei that
President Steyn has gene to Pretoria al
ter, according to refugees Issuing nh ord r
that all British burghers refusing to join
the Boer armies shall bo shot. The stories
of refugees, however, are notoriously un
reliable. >
The news from elsewhere is meager,
though the last reports from Natal indi
cated the speedy clashing of the opposing
armies.
DEATH OK COL GOUGH.
It Occurred at Norvttl’a Punt on Lnnt
Wedaradny,
London, March 31. Lord Roberts reports
fpje Jlofraug ■ Jfeto&
the death at Norval’s Pont Wednesday,
March 28, of Col. the Hon. George Hugh
Gough, C. B.
Col. Gough had been private secretary
to the commandr-in-ehtef of the British
forces. Lord Wolselcy, since 1897. He was
born in County Tipperary, Ireland, July
25, 1862.
HELD THE BRITISH AT BAY.
Boers Fought Well at Mnfet Kop
During Six Hours.
Kroonstaad, March 31.—Gen. Smuts to
day engaged the British at Ma£et kop,
south of Brandford, and held them at bay
for six hours. The burghers fought well.
The casualties are unknown.
The Free State Raad will assemble at
Kroonstaad April 2.
ROBERTS AVinED KRUGER.
Kipling Wrote a Poem on the Dentil
of Gen. Joubert.
Bloemfontein, March 31.—Gen. Lord
Roberts has sent a telegram of condolence
to President Kruger on the death of Gen.
Joubert.
Rudyard Kipling has written a poem on
Joubert’s death, which appears in the
Friend of the Free State.
Burled Wltli Military Honors.
Bloemfontein, March 30,—C01. Gough of
the Fourteenth Hussars, who died at
Nerval s Pont, was buried here to-day
with full military honors, Lord Roberts
and staff following the remains to the
grave.
Started for St. Helena.
Cape Town, March 31.—The first batch
of prisoners started to-day for S4. Hel
ena.
NEW RAPID' TRANSIT SVSTKM.
Angust Belmont to Operate It With
E. P. Bryan lu Charge.
New York, March 31.—The World to
morrow will say:
August Beimont and his construction
company will operate the Rapid Transit
System. The unexpected admission from
Mr. Belmont that he was forming a com
pany to operate the road, came through
his announcement that E. P. Bryan of
St. Louis, had been engaged by him. Mr.
Bryan has been vice president and gen
eral manage!- of the St. Louis Terminal
Railway, which position he has just re
signed.
Mr. Bryan has a contract with Mr.
Belmont, representing the new company,
for five years, at $20,000 a year. He will
receive SBO,OOO before a car is operated
over the line.
GOES TO THE PENITENTIARY.
ilerger Was Convicted of Embezzling
Ovey $.'100,000.
Chicago, March 31.—Robert Berger, a
partner of E. S. Dreyer, the banker, re
cently convicted of embezzling over $300,-
000 of the funds of the West Park board,
was to-night found guilty and sentenced
to an indefinite term in the penitentiary.
The specific charge against Berger was
receiving funds for deposit when he knew
the bank of E. S. Dreyer & Cos. to be in
solvent.
Berger received the verdict with com
posure. He was at once taken to the
county jail and locked in the same cell
with E. S. Dreyer, his former partner in
business.
EFFORT TO SECT HE FINLEY.
Republicans at Indianapolis Say It
AYoutd Be Resisted.
Indianapolis, March 31.—1 t Is believed by
prominent residents that Kentucky Dem
ocrats are here waiting a favorable op
portunity to take Charles I’. Finley, ex-
Secretary of State of Kentucky, and car
ry him to Kentucky to be tried for com
plicity in the assassination of Senator
Goebel. Finley is known to be in conceal
ment here. He has been at the residence
of the sheriff, a part of the county jail,
litre.
The Republicans here say any such ef
fort will be resisted and that if the two
factions meet there will undoubtedly be
bloodshed in this city.
WOMAN CONFESSED HER CRIME.
Says She Served Poisoned Ontnieal to
the XVlnold Fnmily.
Cincinnati, March 31.—The woman un
der arrest in connection with the poison
ing of the divorced wife of Charles O.
Winold, her children and others, to-day
confessed that her name was Faltha Gal
linn and she has been fully identified.
She says Winolt) placed the poison in
the oat meal ana she served it to the
family. She says Winold promised to
marry her and wanted to get the family
out of the way. For this purpose she
secured employment in the family as a
domestic. She gave the name of Violet
Foster when arrested. It is thought Win
old will soon be captured.
LUXURY OF THE SUMNER.
After nil Inspection Briggs Reas
serts Ills Charges.
New York. March 31.—The transport
Sumner started on her voyage for Manila
with 782 volunteer soldiers and sixty offi
cers, and supplies, this afternoon.
Congressman Edmund H. Drlggs of
Brooklyn, after making a thorough In
spection of the transport this morning, de
clared that the charges of extravagance
and lavish expenditure of money on the
Sumner are true. He condemned the un
sanitary arrangements for the soldiers,
and declared that he would demand fur
ther investigation of the refitting of the
Sumner.
AGAINST THE FENNSYLVANIA.
Decision Adverse In Compulsory Re
lief Department.
Youngstown, 0., March 31.—W. E. Mc-
Cready secured Judgment to-day against
the Pennsylvania Company for sl6ti alleged
to have been retained from hla wages. M<--
Cready claims that when he was given
employment by the company us a brake
man he was coerced Into Joining the relief
department and that a portion of Ills
wages was withheld each month against
Ills protest. The suit Is regard'd ns a
test case. The company gave not co of
appeal.
SAVANNAH, GA.. SUNDAY. APRIL 1. 1900.
PORTO RICO NEEDS REVENUE.
i
GOAL GEN. DA ATS DECLARES TAR
IFF IS NECESS.VnY.
Takes $2.000.000 Annually to Pay the
Government's Expenses—Can lie
Rnised Only by Cnstoma Duties
Says Davis—President of Porto Ri
enn-Ameriean Tobacco Company
Declares Tariff AVI]A- Stop Ship
ments to America.
'San Juan, Porto Rico, March 31.—1n an
interview to-day with the Associated Press
correspondent, Gov. Gen. Davis said:
“I have not felt it proper for me to dis
cuss congressional matters, filling as I do,
an executive position. I have expressed
my views, fully, however, on Porto Rico's
needs, and I might say if Congress should
adopt free trade, the receipts of the cus
tom houses would naturally cease. One
million five hundred thousand dollars have
been collected during the fiscal year, and
with free trade, this will be lost. What
then will run the island?
"Although I have received no official
advices regarding an appropriation, I un
derstand through the newspapers that an
appropriation was decided upon, and I in
fer that this appropriation will be spent
on insular government expenses. If free
trade is adopted, I cannot see how the
necessary funds for Conducting the affairs
of the island are to be raised by myself
or those who succeed me. Two million
dollars are the present expenses, and this
amount will be needed annually. There la
only a small revenue incoming, from
stamps, liquors, tobacco and mercantile
licenses, and it is impossible to collect
taxes because of the condition.”
Tobacco Man's ATetv.
W. T. Townes, president of the Porto
Rican-American Tobacco Company, says
the proposed tariff will keep Porto Rico
out of the American market; that Porto
Rico will sell to Europe, China and Japan,
and not a pound to the United States.
The tariff means a difference of $725 on
each thousand pounds of finished tobacco.
United States makers can buy the same
leaf and make it up in the United States,
and sell it $725 cheaper han\ the Porto
Rico manufacturers.
The Porto Rican-American Tobacco
Company employs 500 hands at Ponce'and
San Juan, and has an output of clga’-a
and cigarettes to the value of $1,000,000
annually.
Mayors AVnnt to Resign.
The Mayors of many towns have become
dissatisfied and wish to resign, although
only elected a few months ago. They do
not like the responsibility of their offices
and the empty treasuries. A general or
der was recently issued prohibiting resig
nations except on account of Illness.
The deficits have been caused for the
most part by the order in 1899 removing
municipal taxse on meats, breads, foods,
etc., which order, however, was considered
just, but on account of which the city re
ceipts have fallen off about half. In many
towns funds are unavailable to pay police,
clerks, teachers and the commonest ex
penses for the past few months.
CULTON MAKES A DENIAL.
Says He Never Implicated Himself In
Confession.
Frankfort, Ky., March 31.—A1l the de
tectives are out of the city. Culton re
peats his denial that he even implicated
himself In his confession, and says he
will explain everything on the witness
stand. . ,
Thomas Campbell and Arthur Goebel
have been active in preparing cases for
the grand jury. Judge Moore says sev
eral warrants are out that have not been
served, but declines to give names. Gov.
Taylor's wife and daughter went to Louis
ville to-day, and their effects were ship
ped there. It is said they will not re
turn until the pending cases are settled.
MOUNT SENDS REQUISITIONS.
First One AA'ent to Taylor and the
Second to Beckham.
Indianapolis. Mafch 31.—Last week a
requisition was issued by Gov. Mount on
the "Governor of Kentucky," without
naming anyone, but it was taken to
Frankfort by a Republican and was pre
sented to Gov. Taylor.
To-day Gov. Mount again issued a re
quisition on “The Governor of Kentucky."
This time it was placed in the hands of
a Democrat to serve, and it will be pre
sented to Gov. Beckham.
This is because the man wanted is now
confined in the state penitentiary at
Frankfort and the officials of that insti
tution recognize Gov. Beckham.
The requisition is for Rudolph Gossman,
who is wanted in Floyd county- on a charge
of burglary committed in 1896.
SOCIALISTS AA ON THE POINT.
Signor Colombo Resigned Presiden
cy of Italian Chamber.
Rome, March 31.—Signor Daibertl, the
vice president of the House, took the
chair at the opening of the Cfiambcr of
Deputies to-day and announced that Sig
nor Colombo had resigned the presidency
and that the other officials attached to the
presidency had also resigned.
The sitting to-day was calm, though the
Socialists were exultant at the resignation
of Signor Colombo, which, with the with
drawal of the decree law. they attribute to
their uncompromising obstruction.
CARNEGIE STEEL COMPANY.
Lust Meeting Held and the Formal
Transfer Made.
Pittsburg. March 31.—The last meeting
of the partners of the Carnegie Steel Com
pany, Limited, was held to-day. At this
meeting the formal transfer of the Inter
o?ts and property of the limited partner
ship was made to the Carnegie Steel Com
pany, the Pennsylvania corporation which
will operate the Pennsylvania property of
the company In the Interest of the New
Jersey corporation, tho Carnegie Com
pany.
Increase In England's Revenue.
London, March 31.—The annual state
ment of the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
Sir Michael Hicks Beach, for the year
ending March 31, shows a net Increase In
revenue over 1899, of £11,899.377, of which
£7.462,801 occurred In the last quarter, and
was evidently due to the Immense pay
ments for the release of landed goods
previous to the budget announcement.
HOI RLE TURRETS A SUCCESS.
Trlnl of Those on Kearsnrge Proved
Most Satisfactory.
Washington, March 31.—The following
telegram has been received at.the navy de
partment from Commander Folger of the
battleship Kearsarge just returned f:om
a sea trial:
"Fort Monroe, A'a., March 30.—Secretary
Navy, Washington: The double tuiret
thoroughly tested and Is an assured suc
cess both from military and structural
standpoints. No interference between
planes of guns or Inconvenience from blrsl
or smoke. The structure tested with sim
ultaneous discharges of three guns Is am
ply strong to withhold tho united shock of
the four guns of either turret. The ab
sence of suitable electric device for sim
ultaneous discharge of all the guns pre
vented this final test. Both pairs of eight
inch guns tested in simultaneous firing.”
SAYS IT SETTLES ALL DOUBTS.
Admlrnl Snmpson on Test of Super
imposed Turrets.
Washington, March 31.—Admiral Samp
son, who was aboard the Kearsarge. dur
ing her last run out to sea, arrived here
this morning from Fort Monroe on his
way north to Boston.
The Admiral witnessed the test of the
double turret, a feature of naval archi
tecture peculiar to the United States
navy. The test settled completely all
doubts as to the practicability of this
idea. According to Admiral Sampson, none
of the predicted faults of the system de
veloped. It had been contended that the
blast of the eght-inch guns superimposed
above the big twelve-inch guns would
make it impossible to operate the latter;
that no man could live in the turret. As
a matter of fact the blast was so fight
that two officers stationed in the two
sighting hoods on the lower turret were
unable to agree as to whether there was
any blast at all. and if there was they
could dbt tell its direction.
A piece of cotton wool placed in the
forward slit of the middle of the sighting
hood was driven into the hood, but on
either side it remained undisturbed.
Contrary to predictions, there was no
difficulty in maintaining the four guns m
the superimposed turrets in parallel; the
shots were delivered almost in one spot.
Owing to a fault In the electrical connec
tions, which can easily be remedied, it
was not possible to discharge more than
three of the guns together, but the three
shots nt a thousand yards dropped in the
same place in the water.
No trouble was experienced with the
turning devices and other mechanism;
everything Worked with perfect smooth
ness. The same was true, according to
Admiral Sampson, of the Kearsarge as
a whole, everything, boilers, engines,
steering gear, functioned perfectly.
SHOULD HAVE INDBPENDKiN^tB.
El Cuhnno Quotes Senators Butler
nnil Pettigrew.
Havana, March 31.—United States Sen
ators Butler and Pettigrew are represent
ed by El Cubano to-day as saying they
were convinced that the Cubans are fit
for self-government; that the Cubans
want independence and are not the ene
mies of the people of the United States,
but are grateful to them.
The Cubans, El Cubano represents the
senators as saying, are resentful of the
conduct of President McKinley for not
fulfilling the sacred promise of the joint
resolution. They are perfectly sure that
President McKinley wifi not do anything
to make Cuba independent, but, on the
contrary, ail ills resolutions tend to
strength the military hold of Ute United
State on the island in order to convert
Cuba into an American colony.
El Cubano says the senators declare
that all respectable Cubans of standing
want independence, only those wishing
annexation who are in the employ of the
intervening government or discredited Cu
bans. The Spaniards, who were at first
annexationists, are now warned by what
happened in Porto Rico and have chang
ed their minds and are helping the Cu
bans toward independence. The Cubans,
El Cubano makes the senators say, do
not believe the promises of President
McKinley, knowing that the only people
who can help them are the Democrats,
who hold the freedom of Cuba as most
sacred.
CAMBRIDGE HAD GOOD CREW.
Besleil Oxford In tine of Hie Poorest
Knees Ever Seen.
London, March 31.—The greatest rowing
contest of Europe, that between the Ox
ford and Cambridge crews, ended to-day
in a most pitiful procession. The only
interesting feature was that the record
time was equalled. Even this perform
nnce was minimized by the fact that Cam
bridge won on one of the strongest flood
tides that has marked a race day in years,
and in perfect weather conditions.
The crowds were in no way diminished
from the tremendous proportions of recent
years, but there was no chance for en
thusiasm. It is a long time since
the race was so barren of fea
tures. If pressed, Cambridge prob
ably could have smashed all record*
Oxford Is officially estimated to hav
been beaten by one minute, but as a
matter of fact the dark blues had ceased
rowing before they reached the winning
post and about a quarter of a mile Sep
arated at the finish one of the best from
one of the worst crews that ever appear
ed in this classic event. At no time in
the race did Oxford appear to make any
serious efforts to catch up with their riv
als, who led from the start. The losers
were beaten before the race begun and
the hundreds of thousands that blacken
ed the banks of the Thames realized It.
The course was the usual one, from
Putney to Marilake, and the official time
of the winner was eighteen minutes and
forty-seven seconds. It was the fifty
seventh annual race between the two col.
leges.
NOT TO BE MADE PUBLIC YET.
Instrnctlnn* to Philippine Commis
sioners Held Up.
Washington, March 31.—Secretary Root
said to-day that the inatructlons to the
Philippine Commission will not be made
public at present, as it la desired to keep
them open for possible change or addi
tion until the last moment. Consequently
the final written Instructions to the com
missioners will not be delivered until the
day of their departure from Ban Fran
cisco for Manila, April 15.
Ilrlttsh \Ynrslil|ia nt Tnkn.
Tien Tsln, March 31.—The British sec
ond-class drulser Hermtone, and third
class cruiser Brisk have arrived at Tuku,
FAIRBANKS URGES A TARIFF.
OI'POSES HIS COLLEAGUE ON POKTO
RICAN QI ESTION.
Sny* .Innun of ArkunHtiM Proiionoil tlic
Only Moiiftiire Yet Presented In
Knvor of Miißnr anil Tolmeeo
Trusts—llls Views n to \\ hy There
Should He n Turf If—Senator Ha eon
on Ills Amendment—V ote to He
Taken Tuesday.
Washington, March 31.—50 far as the
committee in charge of the measure is con
cerned, the iPorto Rician bill was complet
ed to-day with the exception of two
amendments, which senators had requested
should lie over until Monday.
The final two days’ debate on the hill
will begin at 11 o’clock Monday. At 4
o’clock Tuesday afternoon the votes will
be taken on the pending amendments and
the bill.
The feature of to-day’s session was an
exhaustive discussion of the pending meas
ure by Mr. Fairbanks of Indiana. Par
ticular interest was manifested by sena
tors on both sides of the chamber in the
speech, in view of the attitude of Mr. Fair
banks’ colleague, Mr. Ileveridge.
Tie supported vigorously and unequivo
cally the pending: measure, making an ar
gument which some*, of his colleagues said
would attract widespread attention.
Consideration of the Porto Rican bill
being resumed, Mr. Bacon of Georgia
made a statement concerning the mibstl
tute he offered yesterday for the pending
unfinished business.
He desired, he said, to arrogate to him
self no credit for the substitute, as it was
the measure originally prepared by Mr.
Foraker, amended slightly. He could not
speak for all members on his side of the
chamber, but he knew thrit as he had in
troduced tho measure in the utmost good
faith, some Democrats at least would
support it. It presehted, he thought,
the best proposition yet made as to Porto
Rico, Inasmuch as It provided a free ter
ritorial government of the United States.*
Ilavemeyer Wonts Free Trade.
Tho pending question was on Iho
amendment offered by Mr. Allen of Ne
braska providing that the bill should des
ignate Porto Rico as a territory of the
United States. Mr. MeComas read a re
cent statement of Mr. liavemeyer, presi
dent of the American Sugar Refining
Company, in which he argued In favor of
the fiee admission fo the United States of
sugar from Porto Rico and expressed the
belief that the time would come soon
when it would be admitted free.
When that section of the bill relating
to the legislative assembly of Porto Rico
was reached, Mr. Pettus of Alabama of
fered this amendment:
“That the legls’atlve assembly of Porto
JEUco shall have no .power or authority to
r onact any law 1n conflict with the consti
tution of the United States."
The amendment was lost, 15 to 31.
Senator FairhiinkM* Speech.
Mr. Fairbanks then addressed the Sen
ate In supjiort of the pending measure.
Adverting to the provisions of the pend
ing b}ll, Mr. Fairbanks said:
“The etatement has been frequently
made that the duties were modified and
imposed at the dictation of the sugar and
tobacco trusts.
“The only legislation suggested in the
present Congress which wns In the Inter
est of the sugar and tobacco trusts was
proposed by the senior senator from Ar
kansas (Mr. Jones), who Introduced an
amendment proposing to refund to those
who had paid it, the s2.oUO,(xx> collected on
im|)orts from Porto Rico. The money, if
the senator's amendment had been adorn
ed, would be returned to the sugar and
tobacco trusts, and other importers now
suing the government,
“The money collected from the trusts
find Importers in New York has recently
been appropriated by an act of Congress,
and will in a few days be sent to Porto
Rico to be expended in public works, in
the cause of education and in granting
relief to the poor people requiring It.
“For one, I would regard myself ro?r°*-
ant to the trust committed to me and false
to the best Interests of the people of the
United States if 1 did not bv my vote com
pel these trusts and their allied interests
to pay some part of maintaining the Porio
Rican government which they do pay un
der the duty upon their raw products,
rather than Increase the direct taxes upon
the people in the island, or, in the alterna
tive, appropriate it from the treasury of
the United States.
Lobby From I'orto It lon.
“Mr. President, it has not escaped public
attention that a lobby from Porto Rico
has been maintained here during the con
sideration of the pending bill. It Is heed
ed by a British subject who has been In
sistent for free trade between Porto Rioo
and the United States, and who is one of
the largest producers of sugar In the bl
and, having overd SBOO,OOO Invested In hla
sugar enterprises.’’
After pointing out that the proposed
tariff shall cease absolutely on March 1,
1902. and that so far as the Porto liken
assembly shal have put into operation a
system of locaJ taxation the commerce be
tween the Island and the United States
shall be free. Mr. Fairbanks concluded:
“We should consider the subject before
uln no illiberal or dogmatic spirit. No
matter what shades of opinion there are
with respect to the best course to be pur
sued, and the wisest measure# to be adopt
ed with respect to Porto Rico, there ore
perfect unity of purpose among all par
ties here to provide the most liberal form
of government, and Just laws under which
may l>e promoted in the very highest de
gree her welfare.
“It Is not given to finite mind to real
her future, but we may believe that under
the inspiration of Republican laws, and
under tho Impetus of American example,
her people will grow' in knowledge,
strength and power and forever bless the
great republic.”
Limit on IndelitednenM.
It was provided by an amendment ffore
ed by Mr. Allen and accepted by Mr. For
aker that “no public indebtedness of Por
to Rico or of any municipality thereof
shall be authorized or allowed in excess of
7 per cent, of the aggregate tax valuation
of Us property.”
The committee amendments with the ex
ception of tw-o—the one relating jo th
queaior. of citizenship of I’orto Ricans an 1
the otehr fixing the qualifications of a dol
egnte to the House of Representative# oi’
the United States, were agreed to.
Mr. Chandler, chairman of the Commit
tee on Elections, gave notice that he
would defer asking the Senate to begin the
consideration of the c*c* of former Sena
tor Quay on Tuesday next, in avo dano
with the unanimous consent agreement,
but he would ask the Senate to proceed
with the case on Wednesday next, either
under the order of the Hcnaie or as a sub
ject of the highest personal privilege.
A bill wus passed granting lands to the
state of Alabama for the education of ne
gro students at Montgomery and Troy,
Ala.
After a brief executive session the Sen
ate at 4:10 p. m., adjourned mi til 11 a. tn.,
Monday.
BROTHER MORTALLY WOUNDED.
George Armstrong Aetnnted by Jeal
ousy Fireil Fntnl Shot.
Ocala, Fla., March 31.—George Arm
strong shot and mortally wounded his
brother, John, early this morning at the
home of Mr. J. L. Sinoak, two miles east
of Ocala.
John has been been residing with bis
brother for the past fifteen years, up to a
short time ago, w'hen a family difficulty
arose, and Jolm was forbidden to inter
again the homo of George, or to speak to
him or his family.
A few days ago, at a picnic near Blich
ton, John met ami spoke to Mrs. Georg#
Armstrong. That evening she came to
Ocala to visit her sister, and it wras soon
whispered to George that his wife had
gone off with his brother, whereupon he at
once started in search of him and found
him tills morning, and without warning
or notice, emptied tho contents of* a
double-barrelled shotgun, loaded with
buckshot, into his back. Beveral bullets
lodging in th email of his back, one In
the head, and several In the lungs.
Jealousy is the cause of the affair,
knowing ones say there Is absolutely no
grounds for the accusation against tho
young man. George Armstrong Is now’ in
jail and will, be given a preliminary hear
ing Monday.
CONSIDER IT PREPOSTEROUS.
Story of tlie Sale of 2,000,000 Ton# at
7f Cent# Per Ton.
Newr York, March 31.—Representatives
of •Southern coal companies in this city to
day said they regarded of tho
New Orleans dispatch announcing the sale
of 2,000,000 tons of Alabama coal to an
English syndicate at 75 cents a ton at the
mouth of the coal pits with 50 cents allow
ance for transportation to New Orleans,
making the low* price of $1.25 a tun as
highly Improbable If not a gigantic hoax.
J. C. Mabon of the Sloss-Sheffleld Coal
and Iron Company of Alabama mid.
“The local demand for coal In the South,
particularly in Alabama, Is too great to
spare any for foreign shipment. Coal
cannot be bought for 75 cents’ anywhere
in these mining regions. The miners are
•selling oil they can dig for $1.20 to $1.25 a
ton. The freight rates to New Orleans
were never lower than $1.26 and I dare say
they are as high as $1.75 at the present
time. The story Is preposterous on Us
face.’?
A GIGANTIC COAL DEAL.
Ontfpnt of 8,000 Ton# o Day Sold for
a Year to Come.
Charleston, W. Va., March 31.—One of
the largest coni deals ever made In this
district was closed here to-day by C. J.
Wittenberg, president of the High Carbon
Coal and Coko Company of New York.
The owners of twenty collieries signal
contracts with this company for fhe sale
of all coal shipped East by them for the
ensuing year. These mines have a daily
output of 8,000 tons. A large part of thU
coni will be exported from Newport News,
Va., and will reach foreign markets at
which American coal has never before
found admittance.
RICHER HY NEARLY fu.000.000.
Rnrkfcller Confirms His Gift to Clii
<•go l niversify.
Chicago, March 31.—The University of
Chicago is richer to-night by nearly $5,000--
000 than It has ever been* before. John TANARUS).
Rockefeller has confirmed his gift of $2,-
000,000 to the university, and President
Harper, Secretary Goodspeed and the
trustees supplemented it with the an
nouncement of gifts in cash and land re
ceived aggregating in value more than s.\-
000,000.
It wus a condition of Mr. Rockcf ller’s
gift—the latest of a series aggregating
more than s7,ooo,ooo—that before the uni
versity received the same it should dupli
cate the amount with gifts secured
through the efforts of Us officers and
friends. This duplication was complete l
to-day and Marshall Field contributed
$135,000 to the fund. The total endowment
of the university is now $11,000,000.
THESE DEEDS NOT TAXAIIIaR.
\\ lien Made I ndcr Section 11170 of
Georgia Code of 1882.
Washington, March 31.—Commissioner
Wilson of tho internal revenue bureau has
rendered a decision in which he holds that
deeds of conveyance In the state of Geor
gia, executed under the provisions of Sec
tion 1970 of the Georgia code of 1882, ore
not taxable.
He has also held as to the tax on an as
signment at the time It Is executed, that
It, the assignment, Is taxable* In the same
amount as would accrue were anew mort
gage made at the time Instead of an as
signment.
MANY MINERS BENEFITTED.
\nv Srale nml F-lglit Hoar Day Take
Effect To-morrow.
Pittsburg, March 31.—Nearly 30,000 coal
miners will be benefltted by the new ecale
which goes into effect on Monday. It
calls for an advance of about 20 per cent,
and the establishment of an eight-hour
work day. Large meetings were held
throughout the district to-day, at which
the miners’ officers explained the new
scale and urged the men to carry it out
to the letter until the end of the year.
PAN t II AM * I It RENDERED.
This Insurgent Lender Hus llcen Dc
vaiAtitlng I'n nny.
Manila, March 31.—The Insurgent Gen.
p.mo, who has been terrorizing and de
vastating the province of Panay, has sur
rendered at Degaapl to Brig. Gen. Kobbe,
who is bringing him to Manila.
Cotton Is n Rear Admlrnl*
Washington, March 31.—The Senate to
day confirmed the nomination of Capt. C.
S. Cotton to be rear admiral in the navy.
DAILY. $S A YEAR.
5 CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLI 2-TIMES-A-WKEK.fI A YEAI®
SHALL THEY OPEN SUNDAY?
AMERIC AN AND III! IT 1811 SECTIONS
AT PARIS EXPOSITION.
Important Question That la Now En.
KHRlnx the Attention of tlie Com
missioners—There la Much llellx.
loan Sentiment Akhlhil It. Thouglx
Sunday I, ,i I’nhllc Holiday la
France—Troubles of the Ministry.
Monument to Lafayette.
(Copyright, !!WO, by the Associated Press.))
Darin, March 31.—The important queo
lion whether Iho American and Brills!*
section of the exposition shall be opent
Sundays loomed up tihs week, engaging
the serious attention, of both the Ameri
can and British commissioners on whoml
pressure is being brought to bear by sees
lions of their respective countrymen tat
close their exhibits.
United States Commissioner General
Peek's mail has brought a btg batch oi
protests on the subject, based chiefly upon
religious scruples, and tho commisslonefl
finds himself upon the horns of a dilem
ma, us the closure of the American eec.
lion upon what will lie the most popular
visiting day of tho week certainly will no#
meet with favor from Frenchmen.
The British commissioner has received
an official intimation from his government)
to go as far ns possible toward concilia
ting Ute religious feeling onj he subject.
The American I'ommlsslon intend to clos<i
their bureaus on the Sabbath and Mr.
Deck will consult with the French author,
ities with a view of coming to some ar
rangement which will reconcile the. sus
ceptibilities of Ills own countrymen wlthl
the French expectations and with the cus
tom here, which makes Sunday a public)
holiday. j
t an Do ns They See Fit.
A representative of the Associated Dress*
saw tho French exposition authorities in
regard to closing the American section on
tho Sabbath and was told on behalf of
Commissioner General Pickard that the*
United States would lie quite within their
rights in closing their exhibits, but that it
would be regarded as a very unfortunate
decision. Sunday, he was informed, was
always the greatest day of the week and
the shutting up of the American building*
would debar hundreds' of thousands from
viewing what will undoubtedly be one ofl
the most interesting and imiiortant exhib
its.
United States Ambassador Dorter Went
througli the American section on Thurs
day, and he afterwards expreased himself
as extremely satisfied with the state of
progress ns compared with the represen
tations of other countries, lie heard noth
ing but praise from Frenchmen regard
ing the architectural features of tin*
American buildings.
The political Interest of the week cen
tered around the debate In the Chamber
of Deputies on the Interpellation regard
ing (he troubles in the Island of Marti
nique, in which tho government, after
hnving successfully repelled last week’s
assaults, had one of the narrowest es
capes in Its experience. The character
of the debate, however, had the result
of shaking confidence in the position of
the Walderk-House pu cabinet; and th>,
air since has been full of rumors of an
other determined attack by the opposi
tion. which, if successful, will bring M.
Barrlen into power ns premier of a mod
erate radical ministry.
Tlie Lafayette Monument.
It is now settled that Archbishop Ire
land will deliver the dedicatory address
nt the unveiling of the Lafayette monu
ment on July 4. The address will ba
spoken In French and will he non-relig
ious iu character. Ambassador Dortefl
will act as president and the other Amer
ican ambassadors in Europe as vies
presidents. Commissioner General Declc
will make the address of presentation tci
France; Mr. Frank J. Thompson, secre
tary of the Lafayette Monument Com
mittee to tlie Exposition, will speak oni
behalf of the school children, and thei
monument will be unveiled by forty-seven
American girls, who will pull tri-colored
cords simultaneously. e
A member of the French Aero Club ha*
offered a prize of 100,000 francs for an In
ternational competition to solve the bal
loon steering problem. The prize must ba
won within five years, during which period
three thousand francs annually will ba
distributed to competitors towards defray
ing the expenses of their experiments.
Ambassador Porter dentes emphatically
the report published In America that hla
daughter is engaged to be married to
French duke, and adds that she has never
cither seen or heard of the gentleman
mentioned.
1
BEGINNING OF NEW rOLICY.
Executions Mean There Is an Effort
lo Stop Brigandage.
Washington, March 31.—The execution
of Morales and Gonzales, the Phlllpplna
leaders, It is said at the war department,
marks tho inauguration of anew policy
in the Philippines.
No official report of these cases has been
received at the war department, and it is
stated that Gen. Otis has acted entirely
on his own responsibility In the matter
under tlie authority conferred by the ar
ticles of war. It is stated at the war de
partment that Gen. Otis' action*" is un
doubtedly intended to suppress brigand
age and outlawry in the Philippines, but
some conservative officers fear that his
summary action may Jeopardize the safe
ly of American prisoners now in the
hands of the Insurgents.
BLOODY FIGHT OVER A COBPSE.
Two Men Quarreled and One It**
Middled tn Death.
Dallas, Tex., March 31. Last night, mar
Crockett, while W. IT. Oliver and J. A.
Castling, brothcrs-ln-law, and their wives
were sitting up wiih the corpse of F. M.
Moorehead, their father-in-law, the iw>
ment quarreled and Oliver was stabbed to
death. Castling Is in Jail. The men t.re
among the most prominent planters in
Southeastern Texas.
Dcnth In n Burning Wreck.
Vladlkavkas, Caucasus, March 31—A
mall train collided with a freight train
near Alkahan Tchuit to-day. The petro
leum tanks Ignited and the engineers of
both trains, the postal clerks and many
of the passengers perished in the flames.
A New Duke of York/
London, March 31.—The Duchess of York!
gave birth lo a son at York Cottage, Sand
ringham, at 7.30 o'clock this morning. Th*
Ducliess and Infant are doing well.