The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, December 16, 1900, Image 1
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j I! HSTILI. President
DEFEAT OF BRITISH
I \ inSKT THE WITH AFRICAN
\\ %|K |% NOT OVI2R.
ENGLAND FEELS IT KEENLY.
l>! \% r.T M AKING HEA LAI Gill NO
STOC K or TIIE W ORLD.
I, r|r rif at >ta*leabrrg Cwme Jnal
OIM . \rmr Alter Halier’* Defeat at
. „|ebso— Northumberland*, Whtrli
j „.t no Ilea vll>, Here Hiton a
tut- •'KlsHlliif rill •.*•—Kltehraer
Miiat ila % e Mown ted lafautr).
Uar OHlee Grlua, Hut brutruU
Will ?ulfer.
;,4.don, Doc. 15.—Thw astounding and
-j. v unexpected rtvftte of the Hrlttsh
„■ NUgaliesberg. the new* of which
a4 broken t*> the nation exactly one year
* Huller’s defeat at Colenao. -er
f. .> li>potit of any hope that t ■
, South Africa nearly ended, u*wi
a hate a the myth th.*: the *>p
# i tl -re were merely of a g i r...
, . At Mr. Lk>yd-Georgu. Liberal,
N . n the House of Commons to-du>:
T * U on** of the most severe reverses
4 -I by Uuj British, and it Is quit- 1
i t the war will diag on for many
r to come De Wet la making Kt.g-
Iwi i i' - iaughtfig stc- k of the w rld. We
1.4 V ::“,ojo men In the field, vet we ere
tit,a!.;, to pruteot ourselves from disaster
is*, the minds of small cotntnaiMloi drawn
f hi a pastoral population/’
♦ • x t<.4 of the reverse and the tils*
r , of 8U h large body of tnen stir
r ler t.g too imall contingent of i:*-rs
■eated a feeling of shame and gs
t. nent. which find* free vent.
\\ i somewhat oruel coincidence the
N*. t number lands are known as the
* :rg Fifth.” The Bet ond Battalion.
♦ , * (i ich the captured companies Udorur.
* O’.e of the heaviest sufferer* at
4- • *nt-erg a >r ago. The regiment ha*
t j . n ln*en prooounced by home oral for
, !, rit; <9 to be OHO of the finest in the
1 - j army.
% lie minder of Colenao.
\.i thf foreboding* md criticism**
m Eoknso geyo rise to a year
1.. • wen by the disaster at
v g sig rir. Th" war Ofß< 0 IMM
i. irto do but to grin and bear It, and
t out to time.
In i. Gen. Kitchener * forces are lra s.
1 *i Into arointed Infantry and the
r .nrri police get to work Mr Brod
r k see* Utile hope of Improvement In tht
r ir\ situation. Hut whoever was n*-
* >, • for the surrender at h*
AUr.iM**berg la likely t< suffer. for the
i u W 4? office officials are detertnli and to
i. ■ ♦ examples of generals or any other
of! cr* guitty of such gross mlsmrtnage
r*rt. or worse, which It would seem,
t -t have occurred at this last defout.
stern attltuvle on tie pur; of the
f n ment, however, by no means and
• i the scorn • m*l Ignonin v wt i
w n **rt ;n of the I.iberai mem tiers of
J ..iment who are pleasevl by
Foer success, are rt*grhi by th
i r tart of th** community.
\: a pi*-lioer meeting Friday at w*hic.i
L ti ir*l Courtney preshktl, Oen. Kllch*
•! turn* w.i- y-*tcd with cries **i
' ViMsln!” “Butchw!" "Ikaxtl” while
r n of St* yn aiid DaWet eilcitc*! loud
lluller Made a *rn|r*a t.
''• r K tchetier's supplementary <H*-
I • referring to the disaster Mag
*‘l t‘*-rg, confirms yesterday’s m *t pes
feurs. ond denK*nsirates th .t the
i'trofdu* is ansmg the worst of the
v > Toe matter was brought up In t e
II >.>•• of Commons to-d.iy, but the sec
• • >ry of war. Mr. William H:. John
' k. had no Informat on to add, ex
*• tlt.it the wouiukd numbered s.x ofTl
mul forty-five men.
:*• new j*.je r sec preaiTangement In
t r rudese* net of IJ*er activity every
w :• Kite object b-tng to *tr*ngthen
M r Kruger's hards, while the fad that
nw* of h* fr *h disaster m* on
’ *• irmlversary of the battle of Coienso
fishes the editors With an ex• u*e t*
mind the head of Oen. Builer. The Ht.
(is/.* t’a declares ll has reastin to
• • f the National Review’s recent slate
t t that Tiuller. after his first failure to
• ' •• th* from the Tugcla, counsel*
i (in, White to surrender huljrimkh.
T < Bt. James GaX' tt© holds Builer
• '•* h lam able for the disasters of the
' a campaign, and says:
Wbei comparable blunders occurred in
* navy a court-martial mHe<l out Ju*-
1 Why, therefore, shoukl not the some
r hold good In tne army?”
* public apparently l little affected
■ • the fresh trouble*. Bokfler* are mil
• r to go to South Africa. Ibe new*
fon the Magi He* tier g having result'd
• • T* rs from volunteer regtmo.ui to pr*.
* lto the front.
* • contrast with the apparent Insuffl
' • X of the troops to master the sltua
* ' lh Pouth Africa, comes o revelation
* j be military resources at home still
•' r disposition of the government Ir.
t >dsy‘s announcement that K.ooo troopr
>-e sent from Aldershot to
' irtleipate in Lord Roberta’ triumphal
1 *T. Jan. 3.
BRITISH LORIES ARK HR ATT.
Kltehener %myn |H niheerw nnl .VW
Mrs Are Mbninx
•onion. Dec. IS.—Lord Kitchener re*
i r that eighteen officers and SSS men
•' missing friim Oen. Clement*' fore
>' dnngtot of four oompanie* of the
• s Cumberland Fusiliers.
ng from the message, these were
• urod by the Itoers
men's casushles Dec. II stnouniwl
' five officers and nine man klviJ and
*• %rer.tly many wounded
Lfd Kitchener maasaga to tha war
sff I.•• follow,
'T.'orl*. D*e. I<—C rrn.nr, broo*M In
* • for*, ia I'omnindo N.k uikw"*!
7k * ' *,u*Ute4 mttt, I rifiii to M>.
Saluinnal) Morning Mcto&
hr**v> ktltMl, flv, off'.'.r* .n4 n!n of
ath.-r rank*, mlmli*. offl.fr,
.I.'! .V.', mit, of olhr r.nk,. Th,„ l*lt*r
*■<•* (our lumr.nle, of in, NoMhunMwr
lai t Kulilif. who m,t, >tiion.l on Ih,
hll;. tin j oni, yroniamy .n.a other detai.*
,ri t Ujt I*, aupfiort tr.rm N.imta and na
lut• of wound, ar, tHur.K ir.agraphru from
Cafw Town.
Ifroadn ood s brtaad* took no part In
th *n,a|t.m.ni Th fl.fr, ,uffrrt>d ,r
--vr.ly. Knox drov* Dr Wet north to thr
Tht hanchu-l jdyt. rand ilr.r, whi-h wa,
hrM by our troop, DrWrt'a for r, about
3 tX, ,trona ma.lv ,rvrra alt, mpta to grt
through during thr lay. a,i-trd hy a
form of liorra operating from tha north.
Tl.< *r at,a k, w,-rr drtvrn ha.'k. though
aotn* of thr How. from thr aoulh wrre
at-. to grt through thr Urn."
Wiring mtrr Dr 14. Ix>rd Kltrhvnrr
rrf-ortr that arhl.r pa„lng thr llnrr In
thr nrlghtiorhool ~f Tlultan- hu. DrWrt'a
for r lom conal.lrrabiy Thr Bou4h Af
rl a Light llor-‘ an.l Thornry.-r.ift ,
.M->ttntr.t Infantry npturrd a ld-poundrr
takni at l.rWrtolorp, a pnnii<ott. rrvrral
w ..got, with ammunition, twrnty-two
ptl'oi.r, an.l wimr hor..-, and mulr, A
1-ortion of the rnemy haa not l-rrr. able
4o pa„ north.
• 1.1,11X1, ,1.1 KITt limER.
Trlla Him How thr llrfraf no (hr
Hill t nuic About.
London, 1* IS
d*r dal** *f I• c. ! r . report** to the war
office from Pretoria ms follows:
”C. mentv h.- * *me to He says
f°ur • * rnj ai i* ?* of the Northurnfx-r
--lanSs held out on the hli. a- long * their
umni'inJY.xi la r*d l i** iuw* r force ai
t" kliig the hi | wn% 2.000 S'rong. while
r force of l.two aha k**i Ckmeot*
lump. By 6> n m. the hill was car
ried.
Reinforcement:* of one <oat|.iny of the
\U*rk.shlr** falUd to r* arh tha top. Clam
ei.;< was carried out with
r* tf i iiity, but as many native drivers
l a -on lerable amo mt of trana-
wm lost All I heir ammunition
not taken away was destroyed. He re
ports that n’l behaved very well.
"Oroadw'ood has g*ne to Rusienherg
md sup|*.rt- Ollphant’s Nek, which lan
In . n relnfo*, *<L A hag of truce, which
has come Into Fommando Nek from the
lTcr?, gays Jou • -rt’s non was killed an*l
further re|N>rt* their L*?*-**** very heavy.”
Ml KIAN DIN NEK TO KKIUEH.
rresldeiit U• Gratified ty Nevrs of
Hrltlsb Defeat.
The Hsv-.e. De< 15.—The dinner given
by Queen Wllhelmlna ai the peiaca yes
terday evening was private. Mr. Kruger
sat next to Her Majesty. o;*poelt* the
Queen Mother and Dr. Leydn. Otherwia
ottlv the 1 idle* and genU**rnn in waiting
were present.
Afterword Mr. Krug**r and Dr. Igyb
converse*! for iuilf an hour with the
Queen in the drawing room, mainly *
!h- agricultural a l ethnoaojic.d condl
tbns of South Afti a.
\Yf v Mr Kruger was apprised of the
contents of Oen. Kitchener latest dls
. groat disaster to
tin* Itrltfsh. he -xpres*c-l th** liveliest sat
isfa ion and said h<* thotight the fact
tt.at ?i* ii< w < coinride*! wirh the anni
versary of the battle of C’alenao was an
. x4-!i iit augury f>r the lio*.*rs.
vniil llollin Muni* Peace.
l/ondon. Dec. 16—A |h-c|*l dispatch
from B **n*ler n. Tram- *al. dated Dec.
H, nays that ‘Sen Louis Moths* Is rt Kr
n.. lo taking a i* *etul attitude and In
forming th** burghers t it the time has
(Mn *• t * submit to the lne\ .table. It l ex-
I. . tc I r .it he will shortly make over
tures for I*eriee.
PARLIAMENT'S DISMISSED.
Quvvn's *krv,l ,|.w-h >• llritd.
dorr Unr Fond, Volrd Afrvr
I’riiiul,v, \\ rrr
Ixxrulon, D- 13.—Prllm*-n w, <1!-
ml- J tn-day unli: Ihv mi<lll< of Fcbru
,.ry, with the m-llng ot th.- ,horlvt ot
l)ir tjuoi-n'. -(>*■. h<- It w.i, follow,:
■■jlv I.or>l and Orntlvmvn: I thank you
f..r tli- llorral provlSon you have made
for the expenre. Incurred In the opera
tion, of my urmle, In 8->uth Africa and
China.”
Tie- pro.. ..lir.K* 10-day In he Houm of
Commone w.re a repetition In miniature
of the d< ban , of the brief e,lon. The
minister, w-re heckled, the war was vir
u .-ntly -I. r onn. •-1 ..n<l Mr. Chamberlain
i\ i, further attackaU. The war fur kt
were nr.ull) voted after the Secretary of
State for War had given assurance that
the government, during re would cor
4la:i> ‘.-operate with Oen Kitchener In
an endeavor to rr.d th** war.
TWrtk-olartr at ng rg were the remark*
of Jo in Ilr>n-Ki liert-. Liberal He de
c!:ir..l that the Jtrltlnh treatment of th
women of H.eith Aflioa was an outrage
on elvlllaatlon and that It was blasphemy
to hold Christian serv ees m Bt. Paul’a
n conni'i-l* it th the return of laird
Hobtrts wnle there were aueh proceed
ing In South Africa.
Mr. Brodrtek h-tly denounced Mr. Bryn-
Itidiert’i Altarges. asserting that It was
or ir. nil -o nuke aßegatlon, which could
i, prove 1. but which, however, would
t..- telegi Iphed to South Africa to Increase
th* discontent existing there. He hell up
M~ Brvn-Boticrt to the censure and
reia-o • ,t.on of K irly every m< mher of
the House of Commons. These remark*
were gre'te.l with rtwsire.
OSW %1.l nTTIBIItIHFWt DEAD.
Editor of slants /.ellnn*. Was Ho,-
nrril by the Emperor.
New York. Dec. 13—ftssraal Otlen
dorfer. editor of the fttaatr /.ettung, dleJ
at hi, honw In thla city to-dwy.
ginee IMI he has Ireen engaged actively
in Joum.i'.lrm, and a'hleve.l f.ime an>i
fortune as one of the most dlatlngulshid
editor* In this country.
With hi* Wife. Mr. Ottendorfer four.d>l
,n.l endow.sj the Old People's Home In
Astoria. They had built and endowed the
'Jermin dhpensarjr In oonnectlon wlt.i
e circulating library tn Decotid avenue
M„ ere ted In Wa native town In Auatri.t
on orphan asylum, a poorhouse a school
, no. Pit si a library, and other Ineii'u
lon* which he endowed rtchly. How
nuthiy ht* work wae appreciated ms> be
seen from the fact that the Emoeror of
Austria sent him a high decoration which
It'd dorfer as an American eltlten r
upon wrote him a very flattering let!*,
concerning hi* nmny phllanthroplcai acta.
SAVA> NA H. C A., SUNDAY. I) E('EM RE It lfi. HKK).
SENATE DETERMINED
HR RHU.I. IHVE THF. MIGHT INI
FOR l ll’V Tin; ( %NAla.
NEW AMENDMENTS OFFERED.
TELLER W ANT* TO %Rllor. \TF, Till
CLAVTON-nn.H r h mi \ i\.
I’nrakrr Anirndinml 'l*r*l> I *r*l
•hr Uonl Nup**r*fi** ***nair
Mtnipj I pun ll*** HiuM i*
Nlalf Nil nf 111* Objretin ( lltr
Treaty Thr Nrw A meiMliurnt*
l*ravll*p for Ihr Hl|b( i Forllff
Ih* I mini a* Hr On> I'l**m*
U uuhlngtun, Dec \j S< *or I, • y* in
charge of th* H ly-r.uin • fotr tr* ty.
nu.it another ♦ ff.n In tli* •x utlvf a*
*Um of ihr Senate t*> g* v i n day <■; f r ;
final vote on the treaty and :■;< am**rl
me t* t. it which hivve Ik** -i l- lb>
vanaua aenatur*. and. wh:i* Iw* 1 I 11
wm* erd, he received l* mbl* eni'our
ag< ment In thet dir* • ti*m.
The prt>'eetlir.g> to-day *.■*<•■ s.itrd of
brief by Bena’or T*‘l r ,i \vh
he *ugg*eted ihy ntibatiiu'l * th* w* I
"Mbrugale” f*r th-* wni ’** t’*•.- • " lu
the ftrr€ of the xmeti rep rt- l ve-^*
terday by the Commit?e© on F* re g* He*
let lona the **ff*'c: being t * de. lire til**
C’ayton-Ruimer UoMy ab:**.-*• 1 in e\-
r*r*>a tertna.
He then made nr. ergurnent In support
of thia auggeation, cor.tending tluit n v
nation ha* a right i abrogtite a treaty
entered I* to wl h *t'* r ;.i*i i H ♦ and
th.at If the econ<inltt*e lnu*f l.*d i • old
treaty to be abrogat'd that wrd fh*>ull
b** u*ed.
When Mr Teller oon Im-1* and Mr. !.■*! •*
renewed his effort.j* to g**t a t;me :'.x l
for a vote. Senator M >■• ! ti .*
if the time ehould be named for ;i vou
on the treaty he mould l a mo that
a vote be taker on the Ni -amguan rana
Mil; that there should be av ur !• u.d-
Ing at the same time Wh • fc..\evr,
Mr. laOdge, after an It termle-l n. r- n* w
his auggestion for fixing a tlnv*. Senator
Morgan s *l*l nothing lurth**r abjut a wte
on the canal bill.
hemilor* H mil It* ll** tieord.
Senator Alien obje :e! outright to the
first t>ro|*o-ition for a v l*‘ uje n the r .
at a time ?o he name*), and when S* n * o
Aldrich aske*l If a vote \ i••• be had
to-day on some amendments to tht* treaty.
Senator Money object* !. He * -hi bit
being a member of tlje Stna.e commit
tee on Foreign ReJatl ns who wioiiy op
posed che treaty, he f*-ir t* .i* hr sh en
titled to ample tim* to state hi* objec
tions, and added 'tint he infant to stnt*
them If It became necess.iry f r him to
occupy the entire time between t>-*liy
and the date fixed for the* Cerlasmoa a*l-
Journmeni, He said that If there was an
effort to drive him ho would undertake
to occupy all thla time Senator A drol
resfvmded that he had no desire co drive
Hena’or Mncy or any other ♦ r.t • but
that his • nlv *l#->*lr- w.i* t K*'t tne tr-aty
out of the way of other nw t* r.
At this jaint B**n.tor V i* f te*l
the al*eence of a quorum, and he roll
was nailed. A quorum appear tu; S* i .it*r
Liatf ii *
(lon failed by a vote of- t
After this little flurry th* r ws gen
eral conaultatlon among lndlvt*lu*U set i
ttws. and w h**n. on the motloti f
the K- tiate adjournerl a f-w minute lat-r.
th* re was a k od deal be ter feeiii-K thafi
ha* 1 previ- usly ex’ste-l
After the pers on Ber.at. r le dge r%-
pr* seed hlmaHf a* coniwb-r t *>f ►• • urln.-
an agreement to vote before the holld-o
adjoumm* nt.
Many Nrw %mcHdinenta.
In addition to th* am* r Inu n'* to the
treaty suggested by *h* ‘’**mniitt'**
F*regn Retatlone. Hn* f llowleg box**
been offered by Mullv.dual senator>
A met r] man t prop- cl by b*dh Senators
Klklns and Pen rase— Ins* r: at the n*l •
aecta>n l article to follow th. amend
ment prof*o I by the * mmltjev. and
adopted in Committee of tne \\ ho.e, tiu
following:
• Hut nothing contained in this treaty
si.all be construed to prevent the t ni
t-l Bt.it* * from acqiilrlnr t •“> time uf
fl. lesu territory ami soverelgm ovr 'lts
s .me, upon whs, u to puikl. nmnnv . op
crate, defend, fortify, prof- I m-l - >ntr >l
sskl ratul, nr for any of,-r |-ur.- t*
tie United Htates may d<-m bes; in lie
own Intere.tw ”
Amervlment pro>o*-d hy Mr Bevertdg- -
Amui.t by striking out article 1 of tn
proposw'd i-onvetitsm.
Atner Itn. nt propo44d hy Mr. Alien—D>
om. n.l Article 1, o slat it will real ..a
follow,:
''Article 1. I* I, a-re-d that the oan.il
may h<- ron.:ruri..l by ttu- g.y-rnm-ni
of the Unit "I Plate,, at It, own cat.
wnd that, suhjew to the pray alon* of tho
present convenbln. the sad g >vrnm--n*
, M l| have an-l er.J y the rtgM- tn l l-nl
to such eonstruetl ,ft a- well us th- ■\-
rlua.ve right of prov .1 n* for th. regu
lation and management -f the atil
Amendment proposed by M: T.ilman—
TANARUS, amend by <*r kng out th- -m- - nt nt
rers-n-'l by the rommi t..- ar-l ndople.l In
,'wmttee of th. Whole, nl In- r-ltig
t.t the end of Artleb* 2 he f l->w r:
•'lt Is agreed, however, that none 3f
the foregoing condl Hon, n-1 ettptf.itlonf
of this article shall apply to >n- as-ire,
which the Fnl't H ole, may Ilr-I It ne
eesnrv to take for aecurtng. by It* own
forces, the defense of the United Sta'ea
and the mnlntenanre of puall or I r
Am-rulmmt proposed by Mr Butler—
Amend hy striking on' - -7. "t urtl
cl< 2. of the propo-ed convention
Settatig Maon gave no t e ' > fol
lowing amendment which he said he
would offer Monday next when he tvoud
addrees the Senate upon Ihe - thj~ t
"If the government of the l*nlte.| ttta'rs
nhall construct at It* own expense the
sni-l canal, then nothing h-r-In contslt" I
shall prevent th- I'ntted (Mate* from pro
tecting said canal In any way It may
deem best for the inter- nt, of the Lu
ted litotes. '*
TREATY TALK IS TAME.
Ei'Blaad I* Too tlsrli Tsl.es t p
With south Africa—-owe 4 om
menoo Seoule'a Action.
tymdon. Dec IS.-In run of the events
in Booth Africa. It W *< areely surprlstn t
•hot the public refuae, to be oojoled Into
•oktn a burning interest in thr M
gua canal. In spite of the special Amcrt
can dispatches which -rrak th- r-corvl.
for length and *,rk>u,p„s
Th- London Tims, eorrespond-nt. to
-lay make, • paoetonat* eomp-rl*cn be
tween th- pre—ent stage of affairs, and
Ml which l*t*d at the tlm of the
V suexue.a dispute, and bitterly arraigar
lirni M Kfnley ••■*l b* B**naee. yet
ldor*l I'xuii 'f ft* *<* not cabled a word 10
’ frn j*n .*it. . ia ,u*h otily of
th* wit' on ili* David through
t! * A-m . int. .1 Prm.
fn; Y |*f'** miMlc an*l tinlignant cable
• •*- n if the tlaillua
.*• r. :\lt'.M fr. in their Ametl* an vorre
‘i fbOrtatv Ii • I no r*xK*onaiv* In
l*wni!,g >‘r* H n h*rr (Wp* s-ratlon U
f■ xpi* I of the*?#* rmbiod rff>n ta
• l N
(. ■ S.iwkt* i>A n’.iat*Hl to be treating Ibeii
government.
ih f r gn >f!;* o offi iaJ*. while
ibg tn* iii- *r > :•> ti anend*xl. w*re frank
l> >ur|M..-* I .it tti* of the majority
'• m i\i in r> than anyth.ng b* to
oi*. i, thoir •>• * to th fact tha; th*t**
w,f* tu> truth in tht* oah!tl atatrmontd
t at th** railroad intorrdta wrre •>■
r -j nfjblo fr thr -*pri*fsl*lon. or that ir
r.iiional jingolam had luddffily beeotn*
•p.i n • in tli- Ft.iu><f S .itfn There ex
Iftd in tn* f-r*’n ortb** a mpr**
ciaiif)’ of tho American objertloaa to
l'l •l.r ir th.e canai ttiwl not lw ing allowed
to fortify It.
A if the time” to quote rn
•' T* h * v.*• *!a ii*t n**e why the treity
l*h v*. ni -l* eitti the |'e<>{4e wl\t> we
w ti'vp*! to !--• the redpors-lble rt-proeenta
t. f A merit a shoull tr**wtel io
>vi !* rv b> th* Benai.. We do not r**-
' *' * present i**u**t of any gr at
iiijMri,u. • ft r we *V>ubl If the ND -
“nil a ill ever 1* a paying ln
'• 'ment. nil wh- *\er bulMn It It will
be of little tio* to Kngland, either in
••* - or war. What we do regret It* the
M i' i• * :;t boo* |.-y,n**e of making treaties
w ’ ♦ * utifry sijrth,. Bennte tak*-e su h
•i •* vie a to th**.-** it empowers to
act in its b*-luilf.
%N % INI HRASm.
('* Mm t flMMlltrr Hants tn Keep
M*ttle tl •in l** rlt I |t linsn.
Warhlt gt f n. I>e. 15 The House Com
mittee on f/ensua brgin its nonet deration
of the r*;tp|ortlonment Mil t<*-*lay. and by
a \ * of •- to f, expreiMted a preference
for leaving the representation of the
H >f ltepree*!OtaGvea at .Y 37. as ai
preceiu.
'i’l vote w**r not considered a finality,
ho\st*\er, as eever il m**mters were not
pr* *- i t. but was taken mainly a* u pre
liminary lest of the eentiment of mem
bers.
There XT'' s number of Mils hefore the
>nunltl*-* but Hie main dlseuf*Mi<n turrr
ed on th** ll<q klns bill, the total
of th*- if*..if* a- i present, arul the Hur
iult Ml), increasing the total. Tli*' vote
xx. tak*n on tti is iesue b**tws- hav
ing tin* iiou • a- al present or
without rvferem e to any purtl- ular bill
In or '* r t permit abseid members to b*
pro** -t m *1 vote, the committee adjourn
•l until 2 o’l lo kon Monday. Chairman
llopkin i>>* he h'*p e a favorable report
will t^rr*,] u|m>ii at that time. In arhlcii
a • I.*- will re|ort the bill at <m**e and
endeavor to take It up In the liou?a neatt
Tucoday.
j advocates of Increasing the nv**m.
bershlp cf the Hoaoe *lo ixt consider the
\o*e of to-duy as In any way decisive as
one of the absent memlous was uu*ded
nr th** meeting a (a - *. hl> etoan in .ea e
and th - fiber absent m -ml'cr Is said to
le doubtful, but rather Incilned t*> an
Inorsaae. After the vote had been taken
to-day, th -e king an Incraaa* movesl
an adj ur ment In order t poetione final
a io*. until the absentees w • r** present
i t
llltt %N Will. UK AN HD!TOR.
Hill Publish n Herb If Pw n* r to
DlssenliiMte Ills Vlrw.
I/nodri, Neb., Dec. 15— WI Ilia m J
liryan gave out t**-day the following
sta a ment:
”1 have for several years had In con
templ iti n the csubltshmsiit of a weekly
news; aper and tills nwms an Offortune
Him* for undertaking' It. Intending to
devot* my life to th** study and discus
sa*n of publls- questions, I have t ik* n
th s hn thod locaibp It will best accom
plish the puri*jo wnlch I liave in view.
T .r ••---• a |m •■: 1 w 11 In- able to k***p in
touch win mM, oconomlt' and iolM *al
prold-'*ms. Tli* |*.'iier will, at the same
me. if mi 4'*e*fv-i pn>vWe an <neome suf
ficlent for my pecuniary lie. d*. n*l this
kind of work Will allow me more time
with my family than 1 have been able
to enjoy for several years post
"I exjec( to leetur occss or.oJy, espe
cially in cofs ge towns, where I can
*!>• *Jc t > stu bnt -; bin my prtncp il work
will I** d<gt* w;tb the pen. or. p*rhsps I
should say. with the jwncll.
"The t* p* r will M* collel the Commoner
and will defend the prlnopies set forth In
the Kan*.a* City p atferm I sitaii le
publis • r aid • dlt- r Place of publ.oalior.,
Lincoln.**
JOHN UilllMiN I’OItTFR limn.
He Has Former Private s*ereiarf to
President MeKlnley.
Putnam. Fcnn . D* c. 15—John A'Mlson
Porter, formerly private secretary to
Pr* 1- nt M K nky, die*! to-day at his
residence here.
I!* hod Inc: rick for many weeks frith
a mal ctiar-t Int stinal disease An
lion wi< p formed marly two mmdhs
.* >. and served to stay the progress of
his malady, Mit tvitild not entirely arrest
l m.d it has t. en evident for a long tlm*
’ to his family wn*l near friends that he
wif sbwlv growing weaker Ills condl-
Hon, however, was such that he was
able to about the house, and on lost
\V<ln*r'lay hr went for a drive
On Thurs lay he was attack* I with a
sever s rkl g - > * 1 oim! never raided f o*n
if, heif;g uicorscl us much of the time
urM! his d*th Bbortly lfore the end
came he rceognlx**d the m**mbarß of his
family who were at his bedside and bale
them farewell.
PARIS t:\POWITION MINT.
Ilccelpts l.ess Titan Rspendltnres
li> SI.INNMRNI I'raucs
Paris. !>ec. 15.—The effi- ial report of
th** flnans of the Exposition show’s s
1< s* of S.O'C.WO francs. The total of ex
p#*ndkur**s is Jl6.fiijh.qq franco. Tha r*—
. pts tmoui 'd to lll.Shb.RM francs The
lo** is |es than In th-* c*ie of*either of
the preceding exjos ‘lons.
JIDGRLNT %G\INST THE DIKE.
Manchester Musi Pay gl.fMMf for
Wise nod Cigars,
!>%nd n, I>ec. li.—Judgment for C3sh was
entered in the Queens Bench Court to
day agab a t the Duke of M>m<hester f t
wine i * Igsrs supii ed by s (lt> mer
chant The claim was not contested
s ten n*T l.ost Her Propeller.
Ho y ed. W las, Dec IS-Tt Brlr‘sh
stesn *n. r*ap-. Me^sllsum
f©m H of I, for Liverpool, re
p-rrs having spoken the White Rtar
• earner Cub . Cspf. Csven, fr m L ver
o !. Dr 4 for New York, wth her pro
peller lost ninety-curb* miles fr* m Faa 4 -
not in low of th- Br.Hsh steam Thrcwile
goiXh, auQui*g (or Qusacurtowa.
SATOW STILL WAITS
HlirriSH IWININTEIt NOT ACT At •
I HOlll/.k.D I O SIGN.
LOOKING FOR INSTRUCTIONS.
COL TTLLCf K’S KORt K fl%t> AN
EB ITIkU KM'I IMIION.
Islruf. M**Plersn l-’ualit a t rosil
of lloxers *i na l**-1u a*l ***l Mt
k lie anti I hrn' I Miglt lit*
Inurii-llr I Ki*i'<mii mrudrtl for
thr % letorla l r**ss—‘l hr I ouutn
< htnrsr 111 l l'hse lu Prktu in
Great * ott•*mi|*l.
Pekin, l> 1 The lirblsii minister.
Sir BrneM Batow. hss re* elved a cotn
munlcHtlin to re ft-• t tiaii jre i t
he in n t authorise sto g the J m n to
f the Pa>wrn* lU* exp cti defti.lte ;nstru*>
tior e t<*-nu'rr*w
Col Tulh* k In* not rctu ted here lie
reports having l***i, at m k** l by Hovers,
but gives no d*' n I*.
Tho Germans r* j**>rt that their lrs ch
meni at Ho-Bi-Wu wa- While
forag ng. Tley klb l thirteen and
wouit hd twenty ('tilt .•-♦* The Germ>t> a
bed four nen w*ur tied.
l-atr -CV4 TtM.t* k ht“ returned here.
ll**
rtesice His tie? *r tm-nt was fir*l mtn
eight miles from F kiiw Ho coubl me
discover lire ac they u- i
•vnoksif 'te pow*l* r and tv*.h rn guns.
lie camped for the ti ght ai II * c
•nlle.l Kao U Ya.g . k i. n mib* ft* m
here, meeting with slight opposition l'it
he was infrm***l he w* .i.-l be atta* k- I
next day by H*>x-*rs fr.*tn Deb Hal Yin,:
amt pent for rHiifor-* merit **. Ff > m* n,
under Unit, M *l‘d* r-• n of the Twenty
nlxth Befucbistan Regiment, were ent t
ids assistance Imme*h.,teiy after th*!r
arrival Tußock attack*-*! the town, which
bad to he entered by the uho t ,f < ahn.t
Ijl'Kip
In the arts k RfePherson distlngtilsho't
llmseif H* l*M th- scnHng party which
reached the town, jumtxst down Into the
place, and emptied ids revolver, killing
five men. He then drew h*-* swonl and
• h f iehl 'ilrtiM ,f until hie rn* n srrlv*-l :n
j force, unl **vest Mm from Imj-udu *:
; death.
Merita A letorla I ro*.
Col TuJlock ipeokt highly of the lieu
I tsnant’s action lie ‘ays he >*eiiaveM he
did s d-ed wd. 'h tn- rlts the V 'tcrl
Cross. In hD jump to what teas atpxr
-ntly certain death In ord**r to 1-t ht
I men who were - .stning down the ladder.
arrive. Fortunately the ‘’bines** had on|v
j a few fcarblne# an I w-rs had shots and
S none of the Brit sh troops were wounded
during the fight Forty Pmora were kill
e*|, a number w.*r*- wound***) ui.d itmi y
were <*apture*l and hrougiit to F*km. Ow
ing to t•!*• kII 1* gof the inf oincr no treas
ure was obtalne*!.
Tullock ►.!>* the peo|l** *f F*‘kin do not
realise the ctmtempt it) which they ar.
ie I*l in the country dUtrh t-* lie u*l<l
ihot one of ihe wounded Chinamen siH*l
while dying
"You can kill me, but you cannot kill
the Boxer movement, wht h will exist un
til every foreign d* vil In China Is killed.”
Th** French rrfKrt the MpprK(< h *ui the
! Chinee** imp* ritl city of lO.flUh men, I
j Ting Fu. their garrFon. fift*n miles west
i iielng attacked by the Svlvalue guard.
They have app**.*ied to U Hung <*tutng
! and demand tiuit he prevent th* m.*r 'h
of thesa troofs owing to tho |mc** n*-go
t la * lon-
The railroad of*en!ng which was to have
taken place to-day has lieen postponed,
owing to the road not t*elng r* idy for
traffic.
ENGLAND IN D1.1.11H H ATINU.
lari I I and Prince ( lilmk %\ 111 Have
‘•(Hut ( reiteutlal*.
Berlin, t* F Th fer*-.Kn office rf
ficuils Inform the corresrtondsfit of tha
Associated Press that they do not know
why Great Britain tuts n-4 yrt authorise)
her minister of Pekin to sign the J dnt
note of the Powers Hir ICrnest Batow h s
asked I-*Sk*ln f r further Instructlwv< on
the subject Qsrmonv h* lieves the in
structions have not >et l* en revival.
It Is |M>iiilfil out that the signing of the
note will be the fir**! step of a binding
charicter yet taken hy the Powers J Int
ly, hence it 1* supposed that Great !S*4-
tain wxnt.s to < tskl*T tlve matter fully.
It is believe*! th.it Ll Hung Chung and
Prtncfc Chlng will be able to shw ac
ceptable credentials, and It I* a**um* l
they are now comm ur. bating with the
court In this The fr igr. of
fice officials s*lmlt that the indications
now are more favorable to vttlng Chii**
to come to terms They also fay the
early return of Emperor Kwang Hu to
!*ekln seems likely.
Private dlapat<-hea from Pekin say
yi>ut. Count von Wtnrtlngerode and Capt
von Uledom have been severely injured
by accidents; that IJeul Duterb#*rg.
during a aktrynlsh near Pao Ting Fu. was
killed, and that the Mancha Gen. Fang
wax captured with great booty
The reopening of the railroad between
Tien Tsln and Pekin Is expected to-4ay.
COt RT AN ll.la NOT HETI HA.
China Hill Pay Nearly Indemnity
lint Hill Not Borrow.
Paris. Dec. 15 A sre*>|l to the Temps
fpim flhanshai s y Prl • e Chlng fenl s
the otatement that the Chinese court will
return to Pekin. Hs Is also *pi -l ax
saying that China will pav a yearly In
demnity. but will nr* make a luan.
PLOTTING NEH REA OM TMIV
That Is the • barae Against Fifty.
•lx % rnrinrlinii
Kingston Jamaica Dec U.-A*ivu*e re
cclvad here from I>merars Bntlan Oul
ana. under date of Dec 5 announce ill*
arrest in Caracas. Vsnsaoeia. of flfty-ai*
I romlnept Veneauflans on the charg** of
plotting anew revolution. The arrasu.*.
•dtkd. have created great excite
menu
REICHSTAG HAS ADJOURNED.
t innt N*n Vlnrlx llrfrrs t> Ilia
'•ntf**r f An*rl*an t oal—Dle
cloaures In Ntcrwbrra ‘ asr.
Berlin. |>t**v 15 Tne Reichstag aft#r
months **f nurd wtk. ha* a*lJ*urne*l fr
th* :iofid.va Bt-sides contributing largely
to clearing th*- |r*;tv! wi atmosphere, ii
did mu. n 4. i-itaratorv w* rk
11-.* cifxir aiMwlng f tle se'recary of
t)* imp* r. l tr- i* try Dr Von Thitlmißh
of th** highly uii.wfttistactory condition of
• Kmjetor h finan. ***, oo oeioncaft atotmy
b l*a**x an 1 n er<rn**iis amount of pices
lonimiit, *\ .-.I in i*t y*t over
1 %\a nt*v*MUi *r to t.ote that Count
von
ln.r;or, who. ti'ikr Hohetiiohe,
ningnified the dm.gor >f Ainrrl in ompe*
ml-o to (i* .'StM* ally in the ui
*i'*x ag msnuf.i tursj* and itti|**rts, now.
ui •!• r Count \x • Hue on ho iniMnMxr-l
this danger, ai ougn the latter have since
doiibied Kefuirlttg to Ann-rl tn co.'.
h* sard tha at the m*t wlthtn u f*w
v*4tj Amen * will I** • . < xuppiy |n t
ot the *)X! ui v during famine**
‘Vun' vot. I.• N w Is atl.l bitterly S’ -
tacked by majority of the pr*ee on a**-
** •nt of t . lion t-. .'j*! t'Xi of Mr Kru
ger ,'.sf" Eviien:|y tf;* imi-llrltiah s'ti
timent is tmi- 'i stronger in the natbui
thin ?’.*• I infst.-r in.-i * . uni vui Buol*ar
a u pe<'ted.
1 be X| rrl || trrM | nmr
The fr* u llt g Judge In the fNtemberg
• * - < - Itn j>* n < mitt t** I > th.*t
Herr Hupp. S • mbergh* bumau ch.ef, and
Ml s Sana ur 1. ittifortmt wltnes .*- had
fi*-*l o pirrs tu kt wti Tin* testimony In
•he case was *t*4u.b-d to-night and the
ttinl will *'t.*l <turtf*g tiie ootnlng week.
Roftwrlng “* in.* iwful **! !*• *if fottlneea
wfm h the B*ttib rg cas- has shown |o
•*' ! ’ | I . Ulfl.iit .Ml the oni
l*lr- ofib l.il ft.ttiH i- fr !A!hMW aliow
k’K at* Increffo ..f is c. nt . wince lx7-
IFH. in Imtruvral **rlm* against chidren.
Th-r* w.*r* S.fidH s nfence* f g sucti of
frro-4>x alone.
'lhe I{<-i.''i*sii/i lu-t anmnmceM ‘hat Em
r‘**ir \VU ! *tr lute .iwnrded th'- Queen of
H r ugnl. ti If. ,'ivlng medal f.*r r*-. . ntly
h.*vi tig the Ilf.* <*f a German murine
Helrna Rchn.'inkn, tiie womun who at
tempt*'*! to k 11 Emp*r*r William N v IS,
bv throwing a hw*'het at him. hue l*een
*lefinltely tnatalbxt in an asylum for the
Insarte at flrealait
Afttar <t most stormy passage, during
wnlch several Hvo w *re lost, the '-q<Mi<l
• n of German warships commanded by
I' * ll* orv f PnitMUa has arrlvd at
K frotn N*r it * y
The < r-wn Prir - e of Germany. Wil
li *tn. is dev* | ping Into an x*elietit *ho,
lik** l*la futhrr In the Hpring fie Ida ve
t* r lav afternoon be *bot eight Ikmiv.
MIG NiINHF-l •• Itr llM.lt>;.
Important CTiaages NN ere NSade hy
t hlef Devery.
N**w Y *ek Dec lf> A b g shake up of
police offi lsb was announced at p dice
headquarters to-day. The trwiu'f'tw In
lti*W a number of deputy chief inspec
•orx and fifteen <'optalns, including Capt.
McCluskcv of the detective bureau, who D
r r'acc t by Dipt. Titus of the Kldrl.lge
Street Btatlon.
D*l*ufy t’hef nf Police ]Vtri<*k II M-
Lmirhlm Is sent from Brooklyn to the
!*orough of Queens, mul iHipigy t’hb f
FH.ta F. riayiwi fnum Queens to lir*wk
-lyn.
t’.ipt. M *f'luxkey rf the defective bii
rcuu go**?* to th* Grand Centra I Ilallroad
Btatlon. t’rttvt. Btq>hen O’Brien, whom
th** c<*tmil** -.n* rx under Mayor Htnmg
hu*l in the *iet**c*lve bttfwiu, and who has
►|ru - l *en itv|o *| in ilia Bronx. I* s i t
to l-ika t'apt TI us* place in the
Llrht” dUtriot.
Capt James K I*rlr*e was <tr.*nsferred
fr* tn the Grttnd Central Btatlon to Wlf *-
b*fl slrc*t a*l ‘’apt B*-hnnlttherger from
W*—t < *>• llkii r* Ith street t Bronx
Park. f'apt Thomas of the T'-swlrr oin
.v *t .f-•: ‘ *hN*f I"V* T 111 ! *M
tne rh.mg*'* without orders from the e*n
missi'Sii'hi or ***tisubatioti with thrvn.
Kvary one nt h*- .bjuart**r was antonlsh
e*l hy the sriak*’ up.
When Capt. M <’:utltry was asked con
ceTtiing his transfer, he flushed, and
ayfn • ”1 have nothing to give
went Into his room and locked the door
ROBRKHN I NRH IIA N ANHTtC,
Locked I p Tonn Marshal and Broke
lot*. Sexeral stores.
Brighton, 111 !* ll—Flve men. po4ng
as tramps, were permitted to lodge In lha
lock-up here last evening.
During the night they overpowered the
town marshal, locked him in a cell and
broke Into the private bank of Hlodett
Bros B veral charges of dynnmitc were
exploded, but the vault, which contained
a larga sum. w* only part la ly wrackad
arid lh* m**t gave up trying to secure N
T general sf.*r* of E*iard lluller was
next visit**! Here the xf** was biown
open an*l several hundred dofl trs aecurerl.
The m**n were .nteting another store
when an alarm of fir** was sounded Mean
time the robbers encwped. A posse with
titoodhoiiAflx Is In pursuit.
I
LN Nt HEM • K NDf. I ONDITIONS.
D,-alsted After the Nlterlff Had Made
Them a Promise.
Jackson. Mbs . Dec. 15—At WeatrUla,
this rfttmo-tj a flaraig attempt wx*
nuidc to lynch Charter Ila verson, a young
wh.te man confined In the Jail un*ler
sentence * f *l* *th t *r murdering a prom
inent merchant named Ammons several
months txg*> Th** mob w.*a *mr; o***| of
nearly a thousand people.
The sheriff and other eltisen* made im
passioned aptMxds for the life of Ila ver
son. and th* mob finally agreed to dl
persc on condition that if the Hupreme
Court should gTant a n**w trial and a
charge *4 venu*. th- people would he glv
#-n notice w>en II iv rs*>n wax to be t.*k r
fr**tn the coun’y.
JI DGE t I.K’NKITN i 4fN Flit MED.
• ■recede Hints* If In the Interstate
I onimeree t itnisiisxlnn.
Wnshingtoti, Dec 15.—Among the nom
ination* awnt hy he President to the Refl
ate Unlay, was that of James K. Boyd
f North Carolina to he Fnite*! Btatcs
District Judge for the Western District
of North Carolina, which appointment was
made during the racess of ‘’ongreoa.
In executive session to-day toe Senate
on firmed the nomination of Judaort C
Ir meets #a resppo<n*mei>t). to be Inter
state com met oa com mix* loner.
of the Maine.
Havana, Dec J4—Captain of the Port
Young has receive-! flte bids fbr the re
roval of are wreck of the I’ntted Urate*
warsh.p Maine The hid* have not tieen
made |ubuc. but Lh* removal of tha
wreck Is assured.
DAILY. D A VKA It
h ('KKTR A COPY
WEEKLY li-TUll .*> A-WEEK.f! A YEAR
REVENUE REDUCTION
iti:rtßLi<Axi mi iu nr 11 nitEn
11A THE Hot AF.
DEMOCRATS DID NOT VOTE.
KII-HI.M nr.'KUT T** IV A 0 Kl
**i.u V(iTf:n iNiwx.
Itrpahllrnn, Canid Vat 4ITr4 ta
fat a ’la, .... tli. i ur,. om flan..
I n.'.in.r In, Aaurnflmrnt wmm Kill
r*—l hr Ilrfu.r.l (o Haka
*a I Lu,. In ,h.- In, ..a Tn nr
Talwrrn a, I'rrarrlbrU hr tha
• on naif fee.
NV. -hu iginn, Dec 15 Th# House to
day (tossed the xjr reveiiu- r#x)uct or* bill.
The ipixsition nought t* r> ntmit tha
hill with It* true lot - t- rr;. . t is. k a
n redthlng the revenue a imst
y i*..fl* , k , w ( irwbeltii„■ , pr>>xlsgNl f*r
an li*- *m*' 'ax so drawn as t* an
adverse d*. Ih*ti* of he Huie**-me Court.
The moAhwt failed. 131 to 155
tiie bill a s p' ■** •! without th- 1 c* incur
r* n * th. ml s.or It y wuo rWdned fr.m
voting
The amendment placed In tiie WH yee
terdav tn tax exTxress r*-*lpts was de
feated on in aye and nay vote in tha
)l*‘ee, 1". to 119
Mr l‘*wera *f Vermont offered an
aniM.lni.ut which w.i* adopted provid
ing that the if.berAia* e t.u should fs>t
le lev I*. | ~i t!i rst at*- *f per -hois who
<ll. -I pn *r to June 13. ! v ph
NNantcl on Inctinie Tut
Mr New liimlx of NVv.ida off* red a modl
fbafion of the amendment he p ceenfad
>•* fr*l.4\ to tax industrial corporallono
whose gross re. eijes ex *•*■*l gVn.OQO one
twenlleth of I |H-r cent. up**n **i.-h
mi I requiting such oorpor.* t kms to file
complete statements a., to their race.pts,
taxes, wages im! I. rt His purtrose, ha
said, was io reach the great aggregations
| of w call h.
’The real porpnwe of this *m*-udm*fw la
t*> apply an InquUltion to *'or|*oraUous, la
it mg?" demanded Mr. I Varna ot Mis
isourL
"Its pur|v* ” repiidl Mr Kewiatidt,
I %h l.otu to raise revenue and to s**curo
in forma i lon i.pot* wlilch to base regula
tive legislation.”
Mr t*r.*t\enor f Ohio, ofipoaed lha
j amendment He tijito.-ol the hope that
'he House vroulil not attempt to make
inroads uj-on induatrta* cor|Hraiions wPh
; out Investigation by the proper commit
ief of the House.
“If you will frame n n amendment that
will rwacli every corporation or every in
j•' me 1 will vote for it.” otwerved Mr.
! Nawlanda amid a|q!au*e.
Mr Groavener said he might favor an
income tax If It were cons-iru.j.mal. but
I he said it was futile to dist tma an m
**ne tax after tha daclaJon of the flu
ifreme Court.
Mr fhilxcT of New York, was in favor
of <s>mie-;iit.g th I4g ror|H>rations to bear
their enure f tax burdens
Tha amen<lm*nt wns i-i, 75 to 106.
Tax un Tew aal Reer.
Mr I'trigcra!d of M *-** i* hus* tts moved
to strlk* <nit the Lax *f in rents ir pound
** tea ||* c*!aracterlied the tax as un
; Just and extortionate
Mr Paytt** op(* *1 the u rnerxlvnent. The
tax on tw. h*- said, raised 9*i,‘x.oQo of
1 evenue, and for ten years had been askei
f**r t> the lea tnule. Tiie xmernlment wae
| |efeate*J, k t T *>
After the Idil tied I*• *n read Mr. l*>vy
| of New \ ork offered as a euliatliuta for
tie ‘till a bill fixing th' titx teer at
91 .'4> per lairrri, ♦; cents upon tobacco and
n iff an*l rrf> .ijifig alt the **her re*tion*
*f llw war revenue act The sutsitttuce
j was defeated without *ll vlitlon.
After the bill had be* 11 r>trt'd to ttie
House Mr Pay tie d* rii.itid*<i a xfiangn
vots on the Smith amendment nkmtng a
tax of 1 errg ut* each express package.
on en aye and nay vote the House re
versed its aril n of yesterday and defeat
ed the Hnuth *xprees re**elpt tax iuiinul
ment, I£# to i.
The Minority Mile of It.
Mr Richardson of Tetiri* ?'• on iiehalf
of tli# minority then muted to recommit
the bill with Inamntloris ”ti forthwith
report a bill reducing ihe rev*nues un*ler
the war revenue act at least the sum of
170,400,0J0 rhe taxes r.-nmlning to lie op
|srtlotted so us to m*>re equally and Just
ly di*:rtl*ite the taxes aod to remove
them from the article* newt nearly the
tie* *• slim of lift*, and which enter must
, generally Into consumption
The committe als will Include In th#
i !*ill a provision *0 framed as t* com
-1 (dish th** Just ends of un ln me tax and
vet *-sc|i* the 4** Ision of the Buprema
! ‘ urt of the Fntted Bfatea In the cist*
j growing out of the Wilson tariff law.
The motion to recommit was loss. Ml lo
1 Isf The W l was th**n p.n%s*sl, the Detn
i o-rats refraining from voting
On motion of Mr Harney of Wisconsin
i ih** House then went back Into Commit tew
1 of tht* Whole ai*d took up the Axuddera
; tho* of she pension aiqwopriation bill.
Mr Barney state*) that there was no
| new hgi* atlon In the hill. It eras an ex
a< t copy of the bill for the current ye§r,
. both as to language and amount. It car
,
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H m-u. hr am-n lßirnl In euclly
thlrtrrn minut—.
At I.K o'r.uck 111. limn. aJJourneS.
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I'Oirni HI. ' HIIW HILL.
Ulll.arr llrpar.mrn. of .hr l.laatf
liaa <>aar4 to KiUl.
Ann Juan. I’orto Rico. Dac. U.—Th#
Houih) of I>e!- t.uc* to-ilay (aiamd unanl -
mouily Ila flrat hill. The mraaurr <W-
Clare* .ha. merohechlff In .hr Houar of
l>e|. Oil-* la ln. ompn.lhlr *llh thr kobl
ln of o.her put-itc offlra.
The mltliMry .ienarimen. of I'orio Rico
reaar.l lo rl*l ai nowi l-wlar wllh Om.
Darla' deparmre on Ihr iranaport Crook
for Nrar|T! Neara. Th< American olonir
iurn-- l ot" rn fnaaen ami avr Urn. Ilavla
an otrallon.
IBMII.VIEO Kill'll PtMMnHffrV.
*.<.•-.a n. Taaral.H>a Will hat Hr
*:sprllr4.
Turcslooaa. Ala.. Drc. IS-Thr trimtara
of the ('nlvtrdly of Alabama to-night fln
lahnl thrtr InvMllsailon into thr troubla
at thr Untvrmt)r of Alabama on tha
nlfht of Oot. * Thr hoy* having *rnt In
, communlcatton atatlng that they ha-t
derkle<l to mum to miilfary duty, thgjr
were alnoAed from punUhmrnl.
Rraoiutiona atatlng that th* chargr*
mad* by the boy* again** Prealflrm Pow
er* wrre frivolous were paued, and Com
mandant Weft’s Integrity, honesty and
dotation lo duly a*l, uucbmnd*4