The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, December 24, 1900, Image 1
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BOERS’ LIVELY FIGHT
j,ltl . FEBUSti DUE ovnit
THE ITI ATIOV
DE WET THE CHIEF TROUBLE.
KITCHENER'S DISPITCBM HARD
tv W AHR ANTED IH CO A TEATS.
ghe IttTMlnn of I |>e Colon) Well.
I'lnuurd-Evident That Colonial
nuU'li Are Op*o|*ert* 11 ait Willi the
Hoere— Shrewd Unrulier. Get llolil
of Dynamite—4'olouinla Said to He
JolntOH the lot oiler*.
London. Doc. 21.—Lord Kitchener'! dl
j;c:.e. breathing a confidence hirdlv
3 tfle.l by their contents. pte almo-i
tie only available news from the seat
if hostilities In South Africa; but tele
glum* from Cape Town iteptct the situa
tion In anything but roseate hues.
Without b Sieving the assertion of the
Transvaal agency In Brussels that HOnO
Jmers have Invaded Cape Colony, it Is
quite evident that the invasion was a se
j rus and well-planned affair. In con
i ectlon with this a correspondent sends
on extremely interesting letter, dated
Jtethulie. Dee. 1, describing Oen DeWct
and his doings
"DeWst has never been taken seriously
though. 11 fay* the correspondent. "It Is
of little use to pursue him. as he fights
a rear guard action and gains twenty
mil's while he Is being fought
"He Is a born mintary genius, whose
"i u-rful powers have kept up this phe
l unei al resistance.
m >• he' fails, the whole thing roull
|>e crushed in a fortnight. He has every
eagle commando under his supervision
All his patrols and columns march ai.d
countermarch on hi* order The forces
.nd<r his commard have been reduced
by his strength of will to a properly or
ganised army, moving at l;ls word. The
r ■ ■ f the British rid themselves of the
Idea rhat De AVet's forces are a mere
j;il>h'.e, wardering aimlessly, the sooner
thev will arasp ihe need of the deter
mined effort which la necessary to cap
ture him.”
The Cspe Colony cabinet had an ini
p. nant sitting yesterday (Sunday). It up.
j<ars that th*- Boers havevleatroyed a
iallway bridge ninety feet long about
tweiie mile* south of DeAar. and that
he. Cape mails hive arrived at Ulo-finf un
tun f. r three days
Further anxiety Ixis been caused in
ta; Town by hr itlscovery that dur.ng
*. ■ • ... W- ne.kMo Kodtea let rail
if tin way place* have requisitioned ujk
I lie of dynamite The colonial govern
ii .nt is now tiulcavorinir to recover now
s'- mion of these explosrve* and is retnov-
II s vll stores of arms aiui ammunition
1 ■ m d©i*>t.
Other advices from Cap© Town repra
? r •*„. Du*< h I* •!,’ r.t in *\i ■- ' '
a fretily elated over the southw *rl
prosren* of the Boers, and a ** boasting
that the whole district of Victoria west
will ,ivM4 y.e raiders. It is ©xj*©cted In
i Town that fh© for e traveling fram
Zouipdii'i Drift is not a body of Boer a
But one of colonials, hastening to join
che invaders.
Th© I‘tetermaritssburg correspondent of
the Daily Mail says:
Th© Boers are active between Johan
r*burg and Pretoria, exchanging shots
with the British outposts, and it is re
jwted that parties of Boers are ho\*ering
art uml Johannesburg "
t tUllltN Tlt OOP’ HKTI RV.
I MlnHinU U>ll rd 111
(irinl flrlinln.
Halifax. X. 8., Dac. 23.—The Hfinwr
I.tike Champlain. having on hoard Col
titter and 530 Canadian troop* returning
from South Africa, arrival this morning
from Liverpool and disembarked her*
Col. Otter nays tin* reception given 111*
an*n In Urrat llrltain was magnificent.
In South Africa the Canadians were
lieated well by all the Imperial officer*.
Lord Hubert* In particular aeemed to
grarp the significance of the colonial *#•
rl*aance given U> th mother country.
Col. Otter cona.dcrs the Free Staters bel
ter lighter* than the Transvaul men and
more mi* invent He saw no white flag
abuse p)-r>oiMlly on the part of tlit
Jioers The republican* had much bettet
gun* than the Brltl*h.
Among the returned eoldlere are foriy
kick and wounded. One man Is Insane. The
Mayor and Lteutent Governor visited the
soldier* before they entrained, and a sa
lute In their honor was lired from the
citadel.
* a
tiii, u.u*e ilk* HiiDHunii.
Many Vessels Have lts*i t npteaaaet
Ivxperlenre*.
Queenstown, Dec. 28.—The gale has
moderated and Incoming vessel* report
fearful experiences. The German ship
lielnrich, Capt. Sag. r. encountered head
winds which prevented her sailing fur
ther than 230 mile* ca of the coast of
Ireland.
The crew were utterly exhausted, hav
ing been day and night at the pump*.
The Heinrich will dfick here for repairs.
The British steamer Karoon. Capt
Freeman, from Philadelphia. Dec. 7. for
fork, has also arrived here and report*
having passed a Leyland Line steamer
off the coa t of Ireland, during the gule
und that the latter was listing to an an
gle of 45 degree*.
Blip l\ BHH I IvniiCKU).
isisral of the Crew Drowned and
Two filed on an Islnnd.
Copenhagen, Dec. 23.—The sailing ship
lvtrra was wreck*,*! last Friday near
Cloeteborg, Southwestern Sweden. Seven
tx the crew were drowned. Three man
aged to reach On uninhabited latand.
vnere two died, the third being reacucd
‘•-day. | (
FUkernrii Are Altering.
London, Dec. *4—A dispatch from
Aherdeen says that live Shetland Ashing
boats have been missing since the storm
thsi raxed last week, ami It is feared that
t only-seven fishermen have been drown
•i
LilWesiat Count Anollaky Mlaatk*.
Stockholm. Dec. 21-The dUappearano.
rf I.lout (‘mini Snollsky. military *l
-of the Swedish and Norwegian le
gation in Berlin, ia attributed <o mental
Ovr-ngement.
watumnal) itLirniug Me to 6.
M'DONALD’S CONDITION.
slayer of Aadllor Morris Mill Ll*, i
tug, hat His Death Vluoirntarlly
F\|©*tel.
Washington. Dec 23-Samuel M - Donald
the treasury clerk who shot and lulled
l-'tank H Morris, auditor for the War j
Department .*• the Winder buiklln*
yesterday and then wounded himself, was
in a precarious condition at the Kmer- j
Itency Hovpi a) to-night, and his death 1.-*
expected moiicntiirily M iMnald has
bevti entirely conscious since his removal
to the hospital lit* tondltion this morn
ing seemed favorabl©. but tonight it took
a turn for the worse, and he began to
,-tnk. He has constantly reiterated Ihe
hope that h* would die, de* lanng he did
not t are to five. All day long there was
* continuous stream of visitotw to see the
wounded nun, but the Im:ter was partic
ularly anxious that none of his friend*
should talk to the newspapers about what
h* told them. unl he even took the pre- 1
caution to tear up their \isltiug cards so
that tlieir identity might not be learned.
Mui’houald nas a large number of friends
in tha* rity, and the opinion was expressed
quite generally that his mind was in an
unse:tied condition at the time of th*
si outing.
An anu>\ was performed on the body
of Mr Moirl.s to- la> and developed the
fa-1 t at three of the five bullets tired
struck him. The body will In- taken
f on her** To-m>rr<w evening, to Clave*
lnl. O, when the Interment will be
mao© in Lake View Cemetery. Ttio fam
ily of the d* ad man were the recipient
of mam telegrams and letters of condo
lence to-day, and among the touching in
cident?* wu- .i visa of twelve children
from Mr. Morris' Sunday School class
from Faith Chapel.
Dan A iJrosvtnor, deputy auditor for
tin. war department, and the next in line
of rank to the Uie Mr. Morris, was dis
charged on Saturday Mr Orosvenor re
ceiv'd his die- Margo papers half an hour
after the killing of Mr Morris They
vcr conveyed to him from the office of
Secretary Gage, the discharge taking ef
fect at one* Capl. C aba ugh of the
treasury watch, took charge of affairs
at the Winder building shortly after the
shooting on Saturday, with instructions
to report to \V W. Brown, auditor tor
the navy department, and the predeces
sor of Mr Mortis, who has been reinstat
ed in hit* old |HM*ttlon as auditor for the
war department.
OHIO VALLEY TIED UP.
of Hrranfoti Klrrlrlr Hall
ikiiy I• in|n ii l on
for Iftjthrr \\ n*rn.
S. ronton. Pa.. Dr *. 23.—Every otir of
the 300 car ant bam employe* of the
&rantoo Hallway Company obeyed the
•trike order which went Into effect at b
Ul .unt lll| IIIUI IIIIIK A rtf’ a */rieuw..w
only two car# were running in all of the
Lackawanna valley to-d*y. These two
, urs were manned by Superintendent Pat
teraon and dlsiiatchem, loremen and
clerks There wore few passenger*
The tted-up region extends from Pltts
toti to Forest City, a distance of thirty
miles, and Include* slxty-flve mile* of
tracks on which are run ordinarily eight
cars The men of the Wyoming Valley
Traction Company, operating all the
linen sou;h of nttaton as far as
Nantleoke threaten to go on strike
Thursday. With both companies tl*l up
there will be a (aval cessation of street
car traffle In a busy stretch of country,
eighty miles north. Including the four Mg
Miles of Scranton, WUkeebarre. Plttslon
and Oarbondate.
The strikers met to-night and appoint
ed committees lo inan the different de
pots. They are to watch mil for men
who. It I* reported, have been rcorutled
I.
Thev will also destrlbute card* lo strang
ers notifying them of the trike and ask
ing them not to ride on trolley car*. An
„pi>. .| to the local public was also is
sued, asking that Hie cars be not pat
ronised.
Tn. men demand twenty cent* an hour
\for old employe* and from fifteen to
sevenean and a half cents for new men.
A< present the new men receive an aver
of 15 S-M cents an hour and after
four years service thle Is raised to !7*i
cents They also demand a ten-hour
day instead of twelve hours as at pres
ent.
Tl>>* company In Its answer to the
grievance committee’* demands says it
Is not In a position to afford any Increase
wages at this time.
President Clark arrived to-night and
Stared that the road would be operated
with new men If old men cannot bo se
cured.
THU THI tTI imITMtITOHV.
Times hoy* B#lad Cannot A a ree
lo Afuendmenia.
London. Dec 24 -The Time* In nn edi
torial on President McKinley’s decision to
submit Ihe Hay-Pauncefote canal treaty
to Great Britain, reproaches him with
"shiftln# a dangerous rcsponalblkty" on
Ihe British government and my*:
"The President inuer bear the responsi
bility for any friedon thal may ensue.
The amended treaty Is n bargain to which
we cannot agree and lo which no rea*on
iblc American who take* Ihe trouble lo
r,fl* c t upon ur side of the question can
expect us lo agree
'•When Senator I-odge announced that
American* expect Kurope '>> y*P l °“ t ‘
of America he forgel* that Kngland I* a
groat North American l-’Wer and mean*
to remain *uch a power.
"If the Hay-Pauncefote treaty I* noi
adopte<l In a form acceptable to u*. we
shall stand quietly upon our Indubitable
right# under the Clayton-Bulwer treaty,
right- which cannol be affected by any
actum the American Senate may choose
to take." _
lit a*lA # a OFFKK DRCLINRO.
Hoamanla IHd Not Care to llarler
Her ladepewdenee for Gold.
London. pe 24.—"Kueala offered Houn
mania a loan of slstaen mliUon#." **>*
ihe Vienna correspondent of the Dally
express "to assist her In Ihe financial
crisis but Ihe offer was declined because
there were condition# attached undermin
ing Itoumanlan Indspendante,"
VON 111 BLOW HONOI4KD.
t.mperor William Confer* Order of
Black Baale l'|on Him.
Berlin. Dtc. 22,-Thl* afternoon Emprr
or William Visited the Imperial chancel
lor count •on Hueiow, end personally
conferred upon him the insignia of lb*
Order of the Black Logic.
SAVANNAH, GA., MONDAY. DEC EMBER 24, llXM).
FOR BRITISH ARMY
30,000 IIOR9i:n AM* Ml IsCV to be
P! H<NA*EI>.
AMERICAN STOCK IN DEMAND.
ngNRWAL or lOTIIfTII MAKES
MOHE AVINAUI \Ktl>tttV.
M ill Tarn I oims Aevrrsl Million
Dollars In This tountry—* vrraur
Life of Army tnlmnl* ft an Auutli
Africa Oslr vi Urrkn ati<l tbe
ft o*l Is gtllO a Bead— Only l urh
bin* From Kansas ft ftt > l South
Africa.
Kansas City. Dec. 23 Capt. Ilavgate. of
the British army, is purrhaing Go.<X#> cav
alry hors©* and mules for the British
army in (South Africa lie * ante ner
more than a year ago to buy horses and
mule©, but was ordered home a short
time tigo. But the unexpected renewal of
hostilities liah made the purchase of more
bones and mules necessary.
As fast as the animat* are Inspected and
bought they wilt b sent to New Orleans
and shipped to Cape Town. Durban, and
New Ixmdon on British tran*fK>rta, some
of which are now on their way to th**
United States one ship load of the ani
mals will be taken to Bouth Africa by
Lieut Moberly, leaving New Orleans soon
after Jan. 1. Lieut. Moberly said
"By th© time the horses and mules arc
Ur<id |n Bouth Africa, they .sf the
British government a head. That If
a large price for an animal which will be
fit for service only six weeks. Most of
the animals die be a use of the change in
climate. They must cross the equator in
going to Bouth Africa, and Ihe heat of
th© tropics kills them rapidly. The aver
| age death rate on ahtphuard la thirty-two
to the thousand.
“Forty days after a horse is pun-based
in Kansas City it is land©*! In South
Africa. 8o great la the demand for hur*©*
at the front that it is impo**ible to glv*
them the nee*led rest after landing l**for©
putting them into service, with the re
sult that they soon die. Since th*' begin
ning of the Boer war. England ha* pur
chased over 100.0(0 head of horses un i
mules In the United States Ift required
sixty-five ships to carry them from N w
Orleans to Bouth Africa. Government
transports will be kept very busy from
now an carrying the horses which Eng
land will need in Bouth Africa, and which
K■ vx h**n rrxtor#-d mirr*ha©d in the Unit
ed States Baden-Powell he* 25,(*w> tramm
ed police, and it is proposed to mount
SO.OOO of the lmp* k rlal infantry. England
ha* discovered that her soldiers must be
mounted to be able to cope with th© Boer,
who gets over the country with alarming
rapidity."
LORD KITCHENER REPORTS.
9) Rnfr Mo,riMrlit Into f'apr t'oli*-
■i. Has l,rn CbwkfU—User
tnmmantlß l*raurd b>
Urillah F'nrrss.
London. D*c. 23 —Ths war olßt ha* r*-
celvsd tha following dispatch from Lord
Kitchener dsiol Pretoria. Dec 22; *
“As far as It is possible for me to form
an opinion from th* reports of officers
on the spot, 1 think the Boer movement
Into Cape Colony has been checked. Of
the two forces that *ered the colony,
the eastern Is still north of the Zout|an
berg range, while tha one that entered
west appears to have been turned In the
direction of BrMstown and Prleska Our
troops are getting around both bodies,
and a .pedal column Is also being or
ganised which will be dispatched imme
diately when 1 know where It* services
are moat wanted.
"The Boers have not received much as
sistance in Capo Colony as far as my In
formation goes. v*> lave armed some
of the colonists who are assisting our
force*. Hallway and telegraph oommtinl
,otion ha* been much Interrupted by the
very laid weather.
"De Wet Is tn Ihe neighborhood of
fienekal Gen. French. In oonJunction
t*ia Gath Clement*, attacked a force un
.iyi*.v.r. aouth of the Magalleeberg.
The Hoers broke away in a southwesterly
direction toward Potcheatroom aryl were
followed by Gen. Gordon with a column
of French'* force.
"Yesterday evening about S o'clock
Clements' fores engaged south of Oll
phant’s Nek, but I do not yet know the
result."
A later dlrpateh from !*otd Kitchener,
dated Pretoria. Dec. SI. Bay*
"The western column of Boers occupied
Rrltstown and cut the railway south of
De Aar Junction. The enemy I* being fol
lowed up.
"Gen French has been In contact for
two day* wlih I lie t oronvi. n toe* of lleyer*
and Delarwy south of the MagaMe.dxrg.
H* Is pursing thven The enemy hove lost
considerable and Ctomnvandani Kreuse
and others nave been captured.
■Gen Ooivllte engaged two separate
commando* Dec. 21 near Vlekfonte4n. with
slight losses, the enemy retiring."
BI NNING MINK I NIMvH I IINTROL.
rirr Alerted 42 Year* tgo and May
Take Twn Year* ta Aohdae.
Tamaqua. Pa., Dec 22.—The officlaja of
the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
are Jubilant over the fact lhat the fire
In tha celebrated burning mine at Summit
Hill, which started forty-two year* ago,
la now under control, and It Is said thae
Ihe next two yearn will see ll* extinguish
ment. The lire, which ha# consumed
about thlriy-llve acre# of Ihe finest coal
land In Ihe anthracite coal region, ha*
moved westward toward Lanaford.
Two Immense drilling machines which
have beer constantly probing for the fire,
have now bottom® honeycombed lo the
earth to the weat of the burlng portion
Culm U being poured into these hole*,
and a solid moss will thus confront the
fire
■ I
Archbishop Ireland Denlra the He
port.
#t Paul. Sftnn., Dtc. JJ.—Archblxhop
John Ireland to-day denied report* the!
he wo* to vtelt Cub* and Pbrto Rico aa
a special commissioner appointed by Pren-
Ident McKinley to aetlie dispute* In regarJ
to the division of church property.
THE CUOAHY KIDNAPING.
Police Hr|in lo (.ft Some l.lgltf on
Ihe taar, baft Make • Ullp ••
the M llsfk M Man.
Omaha. Neb , Dec. 23—There was a da
cisive devolo;nent in the Cudahy kid
naping case Sunday, although ths dis
closure is negative in kind It ha* i**eu
learned that tiurs wsre two bandftft? noi
three .mplicaied in the abduction. One
of the outlaws has been slhninuted The
dark coni(Heaiond mail with the Ida k
mustache and black hair tinged with
giay. so minutely deathbed by klus
M.uM Munshaw. was in the office of
Chief Donahue ft his afternoon and w
there confranted by labile Cudahy, his
sup|K>t'd victim After carefully *<• rutin
ising him the boy said
That U not the man. H* is not tall
enough by an hu h and a half and h©‘*
not broad enough. ila’s too small In
every way.**
There is still a dark -amplexioned man
in (he case, but he Is larger than John
son and younger Otherwise he Is very
much like Johnson. tMving a black mus
tache and dark hair sllMiily mixed with
gray If the police hi*r* any Iden who
fthk mai la wttl fi"t atlMill it Bo I
far ns they know* he mis been seen by i
but one p r*oii and that*!* Kddle fhidahy i
him-vlf. The other bandit wa* tle light
complexloned nan with the brown hair
ud long light muMache. slight of bulb!
and whose age la s-ikt to lot somewhere
between 3o and S3 years. The |oltce ate |
attstied that a hey know thU man
and If h is the person ft hey
think. Iw* is. he probably will be
In custody within the next ftHi days K j
A. Cuday. Hr., still entertains the theory ;
that if Cat Crowe wan not one of fth*
men who kidnaped his son h' will U*-
no time In advising him of this fact Mr.
Cudahy has befrinded Crow* many time*
In the past.
Why." said the pucker. *‘Cal Crowe
know* perfectly well that If he had corn**
lo me a week ago and asked me for 13ft
he would have got It. He has often ex
pressed a sense of gratitude for wnat 1
have done for him, and 1 can hardly be
lleve he would turn uguinM me in this
way." , % •
\t Aft %OT TUB UtK" M AH.
Omaha Polftre lon l.oeklng for Ihe
•l.lahf' Haa
Omaha. Neb . Dec. 23.—The myefterlous
"dark” man In the Cudahy kidnaping case
was arrested this aft* moon by the police
from fth© description given by Mis* Maud
Munshaw. who lives near the house in
which Eddie <*udahy was hekl for ran
dom by his abdtrt ore His name is Ed
Johnson a lub.>rer inr th* Culahy pa king
pant. Johnson wst easily to prove
to the satisfaction of the |Ohce and Mr
Cudahy, who was called in, that he had
nothing to do with the case and was al
lowed to reftum to his wife and family.
He had tried to rem the house, but the
m>,n i</, i...i .•„•■, iv. * *,.• . * . .....
LMiishue says th** ftrr***t of Johnson nar
rows I in* in;* down and •’•Wits tb* chlsf
inlcmn ahons ih* "ilghl 11 man who r*>nl
ni th honas from Mr schustdsrwlnd.
h ts RDM'SIID MM ORII
\hin* of Sinn Klllrd In |•h•la•I•-l|>hl■
Hs.tng Csnlrit.
PhlUulclphU. Dwc. 2)—A* • result at the
fUT t*Hnln*tfOn W smetsur boxing
bout last night at the Phtladelphtx Ath-
Ictlc Club between Jose|,h Kelly and Ed
ward Sanford, who fought under the
name of Frank Bart, all boglng contesta
have been prohibited for the present by
the police authorities
Direptiw of Public Safety English to
day issued an order to the police to the
effect Ih.lt all permits for sparring con
tests hvretoforo Issued are revoked, alii
that no more (termite will be granted for
the same for the present, ami the police
are ti.elrunted to prohibit sparring ’exhibi
tion* until further notice.
M mill AGE DEI 1. SHED OFF.
\V< uld-He Bride’s Mother Jumped
He tween the t'onpie.
Busquehenna. To . Dec. 23 - At Hawley
toct Usi night while David D. Owen and
Mias Nancy D. Vaughn were being unliol
In nvirrlage by a local justice of the
peace, and when the marriage ceremony
was just half completed, the young wo
nan's mother Jutm-'d In between the
young couple and forba*le further Ite
,'endings. The marriage was then decared
off It Is said lo I— Ihe flrsl Instance
of the kind In the annais of history.
olVI> 111-:IIIt KHI IT. TIM*.
Germany rroleets Vgnlnsl Tarkey’s
l.lttle ('miner Order.
Constantinople. Dec- 23 -The expected
Imperial Irade authorlxing the signature
of the contraeA for the construction of a
cruiser for the Ottoman navy hy Ih*
Cramp Mhip-building Company, together
With he initial deposit of lIOU.IMI. he* not
yet been Issued.
It anpear* that the German embassy
has protested to the Porte against Ihe
payment to Ihe Cramp- before the
amount owing lo Herr Krupp for naval
guns ha* been paid (
JAP A NEAL MINI ATKII HKSIGNa.
Minister Tori AA na Former .fapaneae
llepreaeatallve at AVaahliiatow.
Yokohama Dec. 22-llo.hl Tori, min
uter of communications and formerly Jap
anese minister lo Ihe United State*, has
tesignsd hi* portfolio Mi consequence of
rile lierslstelit allegations of his Implica
tion In financial scandabi. He will he sue
, ,„.|ed hy Mr. liars, former minister io
Korea It I* possible that the stability
of the 110 cabinet wld be affected
atohm in nohthaa fat.
Minnesota Kaperlewelag First Dll*-
sard of the AA later,
8t Paul. Minn.. Dec. 23.—Thl* nectlon
of the Northwest I* experiencing (he first
hllxsard of th* present winter. Jn 81. Paul
the snow-fall has been light, but the
fierce wind blew It In blinding sheet*. The
storm Is general throughout the stale
to-day.
Strike In Genoa t omes to an Kail.
Genoa. Dec 23.-A strike earned by th#
police closing the Bureau of Labor Union#
came to an did 10-day. Ihe government
consenting to a reconstruction of the bu
raau. _
The German Aeronaut.
Berlin. Dec. 22—Count Zeppelin, the
aeronaut, will aooil address th* German
colonial Society upon th* prospects of
ullllxlng hi* alrshliv
IN THE PHILIPPINES
ftx>\i>irio\* tiikhi: hfroirrr.n in
ftiiA. MAO %1C Tilt H.
CIVIL QUESTIONS DISCUSSED.
TUB (IIIHI A. 1 PROBLEM ONE
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I'rpinii I urui f (•otrrumml.
Wimliiiiftton. Dw J-* Tin* War iK'parr*
meni ban UMip iwbiic a **ri#*.- of r*iorft
maU© lo Urn MaoAithur by li© üb
oniii.at#' rx i-tiiwiiiutiiift the ht.uk o:
tbr \arUAi.x t>ui'* < aua and u ntn
wltich liavc adtniitlfticiwl ih© cMI affairs
of ill*' PliLlpi’lit© IcaiKk Uuriug fth* lat
Sir Tlarc uufllrlwntly but clo#ftljf
auiiimarlxcsl iu Hi© rrioti of ikeut. Cos.
Crt>wticr. Ttitriy-ninfth lirfanftry, to tb©
mililftiy givcrrM>r.
i I'lMkr th© h©4ui of th© trragury •l©i*ftti
m©it. It U aai<l that th© problem of ©©-
curing 4 ctAhl© cur fancy ha* never up
! piixtclvti a ilcilnlt© aoluilon in th© Btiii
! ipi*UH-> ttwxHfli It haa ftot |r*Mt 1 for
1 inwnedtat© *©itl©if>©nt until very recently,
when L’nltci Bt.ii©> ami M©xl*an dollar*
w-r© for a few l.ya ©\en!y ©xcinsnged.
This *ai* tcrmiimitti by h i*ro\i*biMl or
•Ur whereby tin government arranged to
raitnbur*© tin* itank© for any lor* they
might luaiain tltmugti ja>li.x out Mexi
can •liver fur Unite*! Biatew currency
from di*lHin*lng olll'cm aixl trad** IXHftbt
la exprcened. however, an to th© <!©liabl*.
tty of ('oftittniilng thin arrangement. Th©
cuHhinis aorvlc© In ill* ua*d at ©Wki
iengih In th© report, aial It ia mml©l that
j there doc© not n©em to t© any present ne
cftHialty for an Increane in fth© numbtr
of portM of entry. Attention la directed
o th© mar kel ;ncrea?*e in the euatoai* re
t elpfts under American minag< tn* fit Thta
ie explained In |tart by th© fact that lor
meil) a large jwirt of th© tmi*ort* atn©
I from Bpalu and paid no duties. Al?o th©
i Am* rl< an of collet ilon ia Mild to
! ten*l to tvM.eM t'ollectioiu*.
The new tariff adopted for Ihe Island
Is set out In detail In almost every case
specific dune* are tlxcd, following the es
tablished system In the Islands, which It
was believed to bw dangerous to change
to the ad valorem system.
The extension of the United Wales Im
migration laws to the l-titfud without suh
wtautlal < hang* to mart the local condi
tions I* said to have proved of doubtful
expediency, and especially wo with regard
•o the contract tabor law It Is essential
ly say* the report, for Ihe mercantile In
terest* to secure employes from abroad
under contract, els* business will suffer.
These laborers do not come Into competi
tion wllb'Che native residents. Mote than
2a.OX) Chinese entered and left the Is.amts
last year, only one-ninth uf the land In
Ihe archt|elagn has been brought under
cultivation and there la no land tax.
Kegardlng the judicial *icpartment. H
was found necessary to provide a ays loin
which would l>e divested of Hums harsh
and oppressive features so much In con
flict with American aiwndards. ll was Im
l*osatble for lack of lime lo supply an
eiiltiely raw system, ao some changes
regarded as indispensable were made by
a general order It appear* that tha oper
ations of the law ns thus oualtlied have
I mama. a|l **>> lev a**oj r.b is I/a <l>f AArj.
ants In criminal cam* l!ic fun4*<u>*nti
rights of Amtlo-Saxtsit t iiiii.hhl U* Tilt*
aI It of hal>cM corimj* ha* boon frequ* fil
ly tnvokt. and uiulor ita apretfy ojM*r-
Hon nearly 1M) |iDollar*. th hcrifojc**
Hpanlnh roglme. hmc* betn liberated front
unwarraiH^l
<*ol. Browder *ay* that onoo the mlnin te
lawn urn brought up 10 American atan
dnrdu the mineral condition of the <ouu
ry will noon h cnornvup>ly improved, aa
* xic rlenced prwjpfN-tot ami competent
mining etigine*‘r* nonr In the |*.an<U atand
ready to ujidertake the work of exploita
tion
(ien J. F tfmuh. military governor of
.Neg roe, which I*land baa bad under the
entire period of American control, a *ub
•tentially autonomous form of govern
ment. report* that it ha progreveed in
merged and favorable contrast with the
other Ularide The attitude of the fwopi*
In highly favorable toward the t'ntied
States, and the largely autonomous gov
ernment which they now enjoy Moms to
be their fitting r* ward, and the people are
naturally dwdroo* hat it eliould be con
tinued Hut It will bo inspuftsibig to dis
erlmlna< In favor of Negros, the report
♦*•>>. in the scheme of government to be
ultimately adopted, so that complications
are • up* not easy of Adjustment
AI TONOMA PARTY MRG tAlftll)
Loyal Filipino lomdera Prepare for
.lelf- (tutrmiuriilt
Manila, Dec. 22 —The recant I y organised
auou omy ptrty wo- IVShi'M to-<kt' at
a o;tS.laa JlkhAid by virtually all thr
loyad Filipino leader# In Munlkt Tha ilac
la rat ton of principle* was read, and af
itt some discussion, adopted by a vole of
123, less than half u doxen declining lo
vot*. All slxued hcv Indor-cmant of the
plaiform. including Kvnor Patrrno, one
of th* most Influential of the former In
surgent leaders, wnose nsl attltud at
ward American authority had been mot h
qua# I lotted
The principal dlscusalon ms with ref
erence o the organiautloti of the govern
ment of th# parly. A council of 23 mem
bet# was elected, together with nn execu
tive committee, including Metier Arel
lano, chief Justice of the Supreme
Court; Mr Frank H. Bourne,
(tenor Amrlosla Frorr-. a former
Insurgent general, (tenor Florentine Tor
re*. attorney general for the Philippines.
Bailor Joee Near, proaecutlng attorney,
and Me fair Toma* del Kosailo. The amall
e number of vote* received by any can
didate was eighty.
ONLY ONR MAN YAOIhDKD.
Art lletaeb ment of Ninth Cavalry
Killed Foety-Bve Inaiirwenl*.
Manila. Dec. Advice# brought to-day
by at earner from Southern Luson nay
that a lieutenant and sixty men of th*
Nlnlh United Ml ales Cavalry allocked a
large hody of Insurgents last Wednesday
near Got nobs tan, province of Albay
Afi*r tb bat*!# forty-five dad insurgent*
w#tr itHintel, together with many wminl !
©d.
Th© oiiiy Annn an casualty wa the
t\ounlinK of a *rg nr.ft who w. -otn**t
ed b\ ©Hver.tl ren© -. *i.d trv k in th* |
l k by a bolo Th* relwl lo* *• th©
heaviest recorded ainong re ent ctnoun- j
nr*
The cutting of the erlr© h© delayer!
the offU let 1 reiort of th*- engagement
ALL WANT ToVe SENATORS.
%Rlßtnuf ftnrrtar* of War MelLle
foliit Tr>luu ft** <•©< On** f lit©
IrliraaisN I'lnnit.
LirwVdn. Neb.. Dec 2.’. \**l*tant fiac
re tat v of War Georg© D Mclklejohn. will
arrive in Igituoln b*-morrow to assume
i*. rs.vii,i management of hi* canvaaa for
-©at In th© I nlted States H* v nat© Th©
Nebraska leglalafttir©, whi h conven©* on
tin flrvt of the new year. wil. have tw*
•©rator* to el©* t. a succe-*or to John M
Thtirmon. and on© to fill the vacancy
caused by th© death of Monro© I, llay
wand. which la l©lng flll©*l at present hy
Benator V Alien, by appointment of fth©
Governor 1 h©r© Is a ninoil Be publican
majority in both bouara f the l©lshi
tur.
There ar* a doaen candidates for the
vacant sat* the m*r© promtnatit being
Mr .Melktejohn lUlward lbw©wwtrr. and
t'ofifrwMiuiii David 11 Mercer. f Onwhn,
David ThoiMpoon of Isliudlii, ex-t*on
re•Miisn Halnvr of Aurora. L. I>. Itich
ards of Fremont, E If lilnahaw of Falr
bury, and ei (ki\. Lorenao ftYouita© **f
Fort t alhouii. himself a member of the
-daft© Senate.
TDliim'ft % 1(1' ft OMMITTKK.
Fine 'talk From ltnirman Minn on
A% lat ( ummltte© Mill Do.
New York. Dec. 23 - The Tammany ootn
j nil!tee of five. ui*uo!nted to look Into
vie© in this cifv. will bold a meeting to
! u.orrow b|**aktng of the work of th©
committee, Lewis Nixon. Ha chaiiman.
*atd to-night
“\V have our own ayetem of checking
up the work of th© |*ollc In relation to
our complaints, and If we find that places
*iifpoaad to be close*! are really open
wiU |troc©*d again*! th© aptaln re|sn
rible. We will ha\ 'bargee preferred
r.gainat the iwptatns ami have tliem ftrled
*1 believe tivat there are som© ) gam
l.ling house# .itid j>ool rooms in th© city.
\V- have ahwi complaints against sixty
of them.
“We intend to go ahead until every
gambling house in the city Is closed."
fUOVtSIVK ItOHH AT AHWIICtII.
free* I proolrd and 'noil lionaea
• - • •• tsk l.risssml
Amerirus. (ia . Roc*. 33.-A storm of al
most cyclonic proportion* struck Ameri
cas thl morning resulting in consider
able damage along the path followed
Many small houses were leveled pith the
ground, while several hundred trea were
uprooted and fences were carried away,
llrlck chimney* were awept from house
tops. several of which wera crushed by
falling debris.
Two cMy hacks standing at the Beebosnt
Hallway depot were overtuned by the
gale and sent rolling down the hillside.
Injuring ill** horsea sod drivers While
dam*#* In the country may be consider
able no loss of life has ben reported.
TWO *KVrftSM* DHOWNKII
Irfhtar Manaon. Beamed. Kails Iw n
vri-unil Tlsif,
flusquehanna. I\*.. Dec. 23 —While a
tarty of young people were skating upon
the ice on the ttusquetvenna river last
night at Histe Dine, four miles north of
Husquehanna. the Ice broke and two of
tlie number. Mbs Ida McKune of Htate
Dine. 23 years pltl. and Arthur Munaon
of DatM-Nhcro. aged 30. want under. Miss
McKune's body disappeared from view,
but Munson aucceeded In reaching shore.
While working with the rescuers a few
minutes Utter he fell through a aadpnd
time and was drowned The bodies were
recovered several hours later.
t tiL t. %hiim:h* llKtmi AD
Senator Platt '• Mooaevelt Itld
Nof 1 onuull Him.
New York. I>e<*. 23.—**I waa not con
sulted." said Senator Platt this evening
when he was asked hie opinion of the
removal of District Attorney Gardiner and
the a in**! fitment of hoigene A. PhilMn as
his successor, "aiul as far aa 1 know, no
one connected with the Republican or
ganlsatton was consulted by the Oovernoi
1 do not desire to criticise the action of
Gov. Roosevelt. Mr. Phllbin rnay be a
good men for district attorney. If he
rhouba perform tils duties without fear
or favor and proseA'Ute lawbreakers. h*
a ill have the support of the Republican
organlxatfor and the peojde of the c§!*' **
Sill II GOYKHVMFVr MONItA.
Aald lo Hava Been Part of the Loot of
a vote Hohhery.
New York. Dec. S3—John Gleason. Jr..
20 year# old, was lock*-! up by the police
In this city to-day. and will be examined
In court to-nmrtow City detective* aay
O.easmi on lie 7 sold to (Tlark A Bon,
banker# ard looker#, two IPX) three per
urn! United Htatrs cvuiioa tionds nurn
I, re-1, i•• i*- > * i\* .v . 13.3C7, 12.2 M, for 2218-
The November coupon# were not detach
ed These bond*, tiie detective* sald.w<-ra
round to lie port of a safe robliery that
took place In llarrlabung. Pa., on Dec k
The prisoner refused positively to make
any (rtatMnvnt.
t AIINF.GIK'A LATFIAT GIFT.
Hooker AVaabliutlon Get* ggn.iMMl lor
Library at Twakegee.
Beaton. Dec. —Just before Booker T
Washington left Bolon. where he has
been raising funds for ihe permanent e
downnient of the Tusfcege* ai h-aoli'. h* re
ceived a teller from Mr. Andrew Carne
gie announcing lhat the latter had de
cided to give .# for the erection of a
library building for Tuekegae Institute
The building will be erected entirely by
student labor.
The Population of Berlin.
Berlin. Dec. 22.—'The population of Ber
lin. Including the suburbs, Is 2,40.4711, as
compared with 2,074,248 In 1823.
DAILY * A YEAR.
5 CENTS A COPY
WEEKLY 2-TIMKB-A-WEKK.It A TEAK
JAPAN IS TURNING
l*t BLIC OPIAIOg 19 AOW FAiim*
ABLE TO ft HIS A.
ARE SORE ON MISSIONARY
IIEI.Ift.KM a |>\ thkHft HinrißKll
TO FI LI 111 * ITJtft.
>ail%© Papers Ar© Ndh Hanged an
•H© Side *{ I*©aim©)-—Ant ft>i*|a©d
l llellalnuß Propagnndlsni, but n
Frellaa I haft lb© Mission Hoard*
I nnsiliui© a *tnallttK Mrnar© to
I'eaerfNi International flrlaftfttna.
Yokohama Ik< .. -The wearisome and
dtaappointing delay of th© Pekin dip,onigs
are having a market sffect upon public
opinion in Japan, producing what may bo
regarded as almost a revolution of sent I
meui in favor of <'<ikna. The nativs (a
ircra si* now mainly ranged on Ihe tide
of in dealing Wit* the chief in
stigators. not only from a practical point
of vh w looking at the wuprsme Import
ance of Inducing tne government to return
to IN ku. hut al owing fto the Inherent
fHce f the spirit of patriotism
character!i©a the Japaneeo natives. The
Japan©*© are natural!]! diking thcniselvee
what they would Imve dor© under eimlltr
piovo* a lion and a* a result Japan ia rang
ing itwrlf on th© sid© of the nations which
ar© counselling the most moderate t©rme
po*Jbl© In th** ingnuationa with the i*hi
n©so court Even som© of the foreign
i iaiM*r* here are ii|mhi the aon)© aide.
Tha tnlaslotair y iiuestlon of course ©e
ctiidc* a foreinoat pla* e In the dlsctiwrlon.
It Is now f it as esseiu.nl that the WM
ern Powers lake C4gnigame of the sen*
Mvnetit here that nllgioiw InvAiioni of
Oriental countries by powerful western
orgAiiisatlbti-H aie t ntam*utM lo filibus
ter rig expcditktna. and sltould not only
Iby discountenanced, but stern measures
should be adoptC4| for tlielr su;preaalon,
it la, of 4ours**, adnvluad tlrat Individ
ual rellglnua xe.l In the line of proiaga*-
illfin cannot lie Interfered wttn. but tha
fwliitg here is that mlsehm lajwrds <*otv*
•trtute a a?audit.g menace to peaceful In
ternational relations
Tie buslneee stagnation continues and
la exciting some alarm In foreign aa welt
aa In native circ.es T.v heritor of Yoko
harrm la well nigh denuded of shtiHdng and
there la a ateady. though as yet smalt
extslim of foreign residents. When the
('hirvese trouble* are a*(tlhl. however,
everyone is !o>kiiig for a subslamta4 re
vival of trade.
Nothing has been yst heard of tha
training ship TsoklGitma, which disap
lM*arl off the *a tern coast In the re
cent great storm, and Intense unuUety
- -*• #— 4k. 1.4. lk *tl.
dents on U>atd A warship has been dis
i*atcliel In search.
TO ACCEPT JOINT NOTE.
-w—— *
1.l Haag < bans 1 * Health Mai Permit
Hlai ft* Attead Neetlaa With
I'rlnee China T*-Si.
Pekin. Dec. S—LI Hung I'hsng. on
swenua an Inquiry from Uis furclgr. a*
vnys regarding hi* health, said he be
lieved he would be able to as lend tha
meeting to-morrow In order to accept
with Prince Chlng, Ihe preliminary joint
note.
The note will be prerensed by the Hpan-
Isft minister. Kenor B. J DeColotrsn.
doyen of the diplomatic crops, with a
few words expressive of a hope of as
prompt reply as (si.sihle to a note
which has been carefully prepared with
every desire to continue the dynasty and
..... in he hard toward Ihe nstlod. and of
a further hope that the Chinese plenipo
tentiaries will urge upon Kmpemr Kwang
llsu the necessity of an immediate oom-
Idlanre
An answer Is expected about Thuraday.
MINISTER WU DISAPPOINTED.
Ilra.nl. Ilrmaml* un < hiss as Harsh
an.l Ar.rrr sail tlopra Tha*
AVIII Hr .Amrllt.ralsff.
Washlnxton. Dae. 23 lHutomatlfl rlrcla*
iksunnl with Inlrrrat to-day lha pro
visions of Ihr joint axrrrmanl whlrh has
hrrn slxn.tl hy thr rrprrsrntatlVM Of Ihr
Powrrs at Pekin for prrsmlalln lo rhr
Uhlnrsr plrnlisrtrnllarlrs. The hope I*
xrnrrally rxprras—d that Ihe latter will
< t promptly In Ihe i-on■.ltrr.it lon of Ihe
note, and thus pave the way for prompt
m (collations for Ihe settlement of peara
terns*.
To Mr. Wu. the Chinese minister. Ihe
demands made by the Bower* are a keen
dl*ap|iolmmeiii and are not such In his
opinion ss should have animated Ihe gov
ernments which have Ihe ultimate best
Interest* of the Chinese empire at heart
ll* regards them as harsh and severe,
hut espressea ihe hope that they will be
discussed by both sides In an amicable
and conciliatory splril and that (he Pow
er* eventually will ameliorate the objec
tionable features.
Mr. AVu expect# that while 14 Hun*
Chink *il Prince Chin# ere fully quali
fied lo act In ihe matter, yet the terms
of Ihe note will be sent by te|eraph In
ihe court at ll# present ebode. which Is
connected with Pekin by let. raph.
Ws ( baas lo Hr Made an llpea Part.
Paris. Dec. a.—The eml-olfiolaJ Temp#
announces In confirmation of the proas
dispatches -that the viceroy of Ihe prov
inces uf Hu Pet and Hu Nan declare*
■.hat Wu chan# will be mad* an open
port.
tt lll. not "la.sina Her Pes."
London. Dec 11.-Dr. Morrison, wlrln*
lo Ihe Times from Pekin Haturady any#
that official Chinese declare that China
sill accept all ihe condition* of the joint
note without "losln* her face."
TORNADO IT MIfiSIIMIPPI.
Houses Were Hlonn lions ead Two
Neart.es Killed.
Macon, Mis#., Dec. Jl-News was receiv
ed here to-day that a tornado iwseed
through the eastern part of Noxubee
count* and the western part of Pickens
and Bumter routine-. Alabama. la*t nt#ht.
•fc>tc# great damace On *ever#l planta
tions house- were blown down. Two ne
groes are known to have been kilted.
Will lee American rretxkl Oars.
Manilaxo. Chill. Dec. 22.-The #ev*rn
ment of Chill, which recently Invited lan
der* for 4h> freight car*, has accepted nil
of American maoufactura.