Nebraska Newspapers

    o THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TTESDAY , JANUARY 0 , 1000.
Telephones CIS-GDI. Dec , January 8 , 1900.
Household
Linens.
. . .
A large line of staple Linens
goes into the second week of
our Annual January Linen
Sale.
Table Linen
Full nicaehcd 72-Inch Table Datnank $1.GO $ kind sala price , Jl.OO per yard.
Full lllcachcd 72-Inch Table Damask $1.25 kind sale price , 89c per yard. .
Full lllcachcd GSIneh Table Damask $1.CO kind sale price 75c per yard.
Full Dle.iclicd C41nch Table Damask Glc kind sale price BOc per yard.
Heavy Cream Table Damask GO-lnch wide COc kind sale price , 42o per yard.
Nupk
Full Iilcached Napklns-$3.00 $ kind Full nieacbcd Napkins 11,00 kind
est price J1.9Sn ; dozen. eale price , $3.00 a dozen.
Full Hleachcd Napkltia 12.25 kind Full Illeached Napkins $1.00 kind-
sale price , $1.CD a dozen. sale price G5c a dozen.
Toweling and Crashes
Bleached , 'Sjllver Crash 18-Inch all linen ihe 12Uc kind sale price , lOc per yard.
Hleaohcdv Toweling 20-Inch all linen Iho 16c kind sale price 12',4c per yard.
. Drown Crash TU-c kind sale price , 3c per yard.
Heal hand embroidered Ccnler Pieces mussed and soiled J2.00 , $1-75 soiled price ,
tl.OO each ,
ncmnanls of Table Damask bleaohcd and unbleached icuglha running from 1 %
yards lo 3 yards long at special low prices Tuesday morning.
4OCNTS FOR FOSTER KID OI.OVKS AND JloCALL'S
axoi &Co.
THE ONLV EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS HOUSE IN OMAHA.
V. M. C. A. BUILDING , COIl. 1OTH AND DOUGLAS STB.
JACIttOXlAN CLUB BANQUET
( Continued from First Page. )
Boston , Philadelphia , and , above all , Chl-
caRO. Ihero was no great mornlnrc papur
which hcnrllly supported our cause in 1MW.
In New York , out Of a number of news
papers which ordinarily were live to two
In favor of democracy , thai Is , In favor
of n sort of democracy that 1 hope wo
have finally fought It with , one morning
paper and ono evening paper only ; sup
ported our ticket. I believe that In the
coming campaign this condition will "o
corrected.
But I don't liolleve that the success or
the failure of dem'ocnitlo principles will
rest upon metropolitan newspapers. I
don't believe that It will rest upon news
papers 'Of any sort , for I think we have
como to an age..when the transmission
of Inlclllsenco ami' Ihe discussion of great
Issues qan be carried on , to a very srcat
degree , without the nld of the press. .
1 believe that In the so-called rural press
of the nation the democratic party has nn
agent for good , amply able to offset any
defection which may como from the ro-
nrclon of the greater clly papers by the
money power , with which , too often , th'-'lr
proprietors are necessarily allied. And as
I believe that It Is the duty of every paper
terming Itself democralle to support demo
cratic principles and sturdy never have
democratic principles been more clearly
and definitely outlined , months In advance
of Iho national convention , than they nro
today so , too , I hold that It Is the duty
of every democrat to mipport , with voice
und Influence and purse , the party paper
which faithfully discharges HH obligations.
We no longer need uny definition of democ
racy and the paper which declares Itself
democratic and falls to stand sturdily by
the principles laid down In the Chicago
platform and by Ihoso Issues which clearly
enough have already enlisted the support
of Iho democrallo parly Is simply sailing
under false colors , and It Is from these
papers that wo have to fear more than wo
.do from.those which frankly declaru them
selves in antagonism lo our parly.
llryitii'n Speech.
IMr. Bryan said in part :
Those who sludlcd the money question In
1696 foresaw' the danger threatened by the
sold standard and pqlntcd out that lt per
manent establishment would Involve us In
every financial disturbance occurring In
Europe , but the bankers were for the most
part blind to the warnlnz. What do we
see now ? Notwithstanding the Increased
production of Bold a few victories won by
tlio Boers In South Africa have alarmed
the same bonkers and they are now fearing
a panic unless England IP Immediately suc
cessful. Their financial Interest In Eng
land's triumph la so great that many of
them have silenced their sympathy for a
struifKlliiK republic nnd are hoping for tno
extension of thu authority of a queen.
If such asliatlon rcaultH from a war be
tween England nnd a little republic what
miiHt wo expect If war ever breaks out be
tween two fold standard countries of the
llrst clnss ? Without financial Independence
this nation cannot bo independent either In
Its forelBii or Its domestic policy , und yet
the republican party IH even now preparing
to chain America like a captive to Europe s
golden chariot. ,
Those who studied the money question In
189C also foresaw lhat Iho retirement of
the greenbacks was a part of the gold
standard plan. Many republicans scouted
lit the Idea and tlio president avoided any
mention of the mutter in his letler ot ac
ceptance. But now the scheme is beliis
unfolded and Ihe. financiers nro lo bo em
powered to expand or contract the cur
rency at their own will and for their own
pecuniary advonttigp. ' The policy of the
gold standard advocates Is developing stop
by step , the Ms llsh have commenced to
swallow ui > the little llsh nnd the small
bankern will soon be praying for deliver-
unco from the rule of the largo banks
which nourish under the government s fa
voritism. ,
Those who studied the trust question of
1S98 foresaw that an administration placed
In powfar by the ld' of great monopolies
could not be relied upon to destroy the
trustH , but many who could not bo con
vinced by argument are now being con
vinced by the rsipld growth and Increased
audacity of prlvatei monopolies.
Anyone who has read hlflory or under-
elamls human nnlurc knows that ono race
cannpt cross nri ocean and dom'.na'.e ' an
other race without keeping an army ever
present to hold t'ho ' conquered race In sub
jection , and yet thq republican leaders
thought or pretended to think that an Im
perial pollev would bo accepted by the
Filipinos wllh delight.
Emjllsh rule In India Is only toleraled
because 70,000 British soldiers stand ready
lo resist any alcmpt upon the part of the
natives to secure self-government. Eng
land diires not end her Indian soldiers to
South Africa tor fear of another Sepoy
mutiny. According to a book recently pub-
llHhed by an Englishman there Is not nn
Intluent'iil native paper supporting the Eng
lish policy In India and the anti-British
feeling 1 strongest among the educated
clasjx-8. Undep a colonial system the Im
perial government cannot safely educate
the subject becnuso his desire for freedom
increases wllh his Intellectual development.
The doclsfun of the nation on the Philip
pine question wil ) bo an epoch-making de
cision. Wo s'and at Iho purling of Iho
ways nnd must choose between the doc-
trlno of rcpubllf-s ami the doctrine of urn-
iilre. At this' BUpremo crhls In our nation's
history wo may recall the words of Lowell :
"Once to every man and nation comes Iho
moment tj decide ;
In tin- strife of Truth with Falsehood , for
the. good or nvll side ;
Borne Brent ruuru , ( lod's new Messiah , of
fering each the bloom or bllghl ,
I'nrts the goats upon the left hand and
the hhee-i upon the right ;
And the choice goes by forever 'twlxl that
darkness nnd that lli'-il. "
It was drawing well along toward the
morning whan thu table * ? were dci-erted and
the visitors' were permitted to seek their
' "Keep to Your Place and
Your Place 'will Keep
Withoul good health * we cannot keep
situations nor enjoy life. Most troubles
originate * in itnpure blood. Hood's 5awa-
tarillx. makes ihe blood rich and pure ,
and ihui promotes good htatlfi , tvhich-TVill
help you "keep yo.ur place , "
rest nnd the nightmares lhat follow vig
orous feasting and frequent libations.
Ex-Governor Hogg of Texas , who was de
pended upon as one of the shining lights of
Iho bamiuel , ' did not appear. All trains
from the south were watched by the recep
tion committees and Ihero was considerable
confusion about the absence of the Texas
statesman until late In < the evening , when
suspense was ended by a telegram. It was
addressed to W. J. Bryan and Ed P. Smith ,
president of the Jacksonlan club. It read
as follows :
"I regret my enforced absence. God bless
you. J. S. itOGG. "
The dispatch was sent from St. Louis.
Governor Hogg had by letlcr to President
Smith signified his Intention of being pres
ent and no explanation has been offered as
to his absence further -thau Iho telegram
quolcd In the foregoing.
Oiit-of-Toivu nan ( i nu tern.
Out-of-town banqueters registered as fol
lows : James Kelloy. Exeter ; Fred S. Has-
sler , Pawnee City ; W. M. Hlller , Pawnee
City ; M. J. Tufts , Farnam ; Jeff Russell ,
Ashland ; Charles B. Barber , Ashland ; W. F.
Porter , Lincoln ; Dr. R. B. Armstrong , Papll-
llon ; J. A. Copperthwalte , Beaver Crossing ;
C. T. Wardalow , Chadron ; A. L. Neuman ,
Oakland ; Thomas Mahoney , Alda ; Patrick
Flnan , Wood River ; P. J. Langdon , Gretna ;
Charles A. Brown , Cresco , In. ; Paul A. Hohu ,
Lincoln ; Robert Graham , Alliance ; Dr. H.
M. Cuscbccr , Lincoln ; A. II. Bowman , St.
Jcscph , Mo. ; Waldo Wlnlerslcer , Fremonl ;
S. L. Mains , Crele ; H. B. Ralley , Crete ; M.
W. Purcell , Pawnee City ; W. II. Clcmmons ,
Lincoln ; R. O , Adams , Lincoln ; Harry P.
Muller , Stanton ; Joseph Grattan , Stanton ;
Henry Schlotfeldl , Grand Island ; E. Cos-
lollof Exeler ; 0. Cowan , yalley ; C. J.
Bowlby , Crelc ; C , E. Erwln , Henderson , la. ;
W. H. Smllh , Seward'j. ; F. Gareckl , Seward -
ard ; W. II. Price , Lincoln ; J. 0. Maher ,
Chadron ; D. P. Maloney , Platte Center ; W.
L. Oldham , Murray ; A. L. Araick , Murray ;
Chris Denny , Tokamah ; J. P. Mayhard ,
BeaVer Crossing ; F. E. Hackley , Pawnee
City , George Horn , Cedar Cre k ; S. W.
Black , Pltlsburg , Kan. ; John Kanaly , Rule ;
J. II ; Becker , Table Rock ; Frank Davoy ,
Jack on ; T. A. Minor , Craig ; A. A. Blum-
mor , Craig ; W. H. Thompson , Grand Is
land ; F. E. Beal , Springfield ; F. F. Mn-
honey , GreeleyH. ; Elmers , HumphreysD. ; H.
Wentworth , Hastings ; C. Hrcnbeck , Fre
mont ; J. P. Latta , Tekamah ; M. D. Welsh ,
Lincoln ; Thomas Ashford , Homer ; 0. Grot-
ham , St. Paul ; C. S. Allen , Lincoln ; W. H.
H. Dunn , Lincoln ; F. Smith , Alnsworth ;
J. A. Munson , Alnaworth ; J. T. Stcelo , Hast
ings ; M. A. Clarke , Swanton ; T. C. McKll-
lop , Humphreys ; Wallace Wilson , Fremont ;
Wilbur F. Bryant , Lincoln ; A. II. Boyle ,
Henderson , Jn. ; T. A. Davis , Pawnee City ;
W. G. Hastings , Wllber ; W. B. Easlham ,
Broken Bow ; J. J , Wilson , Broken Bow ;
Howard Whitney , Springfield ; J. N. GafTln ,
Lincoln ; T. B. Woods , York ; M. C. Cronln ,
A. W. Crltes , Chadron ; Frank Campbell ,
O'Neill ; F. A. Cameron , Tekamah ; C. II.
Snoll , Ashland ; D. W. Meredith , Ashland ;
L. P. Larson , Fremont.
HOIKS ritCKS KOIISAKI.VO OK SII/VI2II
Former Iowa Governor Hayx Unit Wan
CmiMe of Ilryiui'H Defeat.
PEORIA , ) ll. , Jan ; 8. Jackeon. day was
observed by the democrats of Pcorla with
nn elaborate banquet and numerous speeches
at the National hotel. There -were 300
guests. Former Governor Horace Bolca of
Iowa gave the leading address of the evenIng -
Ing , his subject being , "Tho Duty of Demo
crats , ns I See It. "
Bolea urged that { he doctrine of free sil
ver bo forsaken as a party issue. Ho said
that Iho defeat of 1800 was brought about
by nothing else than the declaration In
favor of the free and unlimited coinage of
sliver nt thq ojihct'rnllo of JO to 1. He
continued :
"I suppose , as a means by which defeat
might bo averted , a manly return to the
position of the party of 1892 , strengthened ,
as It numt be , to meet present conditions ,
by the suggestion of some definite plan
that the people can see will actually es
tablish a blmctullfe bails for our financial
system. "
Former Governor Stone of Missouri de
livered one of the strongest speeches of
the evening. Former Vice President Adlal
Stevenaon gpoko against Imperialism and
trusts ;
CI.I'JVii < A.\ll SCOUI3H TJIH I.KADKHS.
Ux-l'rriililiMit ItOHiioiuI * ( o Itciien ( for
.Si * nt I iut > nt on JnuKiiiiii Day.
CHICAGO , Jan. 8. The Tribune lomorrow
will print tbo following latter from former
President Cleveland. It was received In re
sponse lo a rcquesl for u sentiment appro
priate to Jackson day :
PIUNCKTON , N. J. , JnnI , IWO.-Edltor
of thu Tr'bunc : I um only able , on ac
count of IllnesK , to sit up occasionally for a
piiurt Umo and muat forego a contribution
to your tiuppliimtnt commemorative of thu
splendid career of Andrew Jackson. I
wlah It was to be published at n time when
nancr counsels -prevailed In thu party he
did so much to strengthen and place upon
llrmer foundal'ons.
II Keenis In me lhat th Incon8lnteiioy of
unreasoning and false party leadership la
imprewlvely exhibited when the claim Is
made that Jacksonhvn democracy functions
the depradutlon of the people's currency
and a reckless illbrfnurd of the restraints
of law and order. YourR tery truly.
OHOVEn CLEVELAND.
Ilerenj- rimrneiiKiilnal .MeClffert.
NEW YOIUJnn. . 8. At the meeting of
Iho Now York presbytery toduy llev.
Ocorso W. F. Birch , stated clerk , served
notice thai he would prefer chaws of
heresy against .Rev , Arthur C. McQIffert ,
professor In I'nlon Theological nemlnury.
The presbytery set next Monday afternoon
as the time for hearing the charges ,
FILIPINOS NEVER RECOGNIZED
Lodge ReienU Declaration that United
States Attacked Its Allies ,
MORGAN DISCUSSES THE RACE QUESTION
Allen OfTem n ItCNoliidon Sli'witt
(11 % I'M Notice Of I'llllllH'lllI Speedl
Teller > o ( Siirni-Ueil lit
reunion Hull ,
WASHINGTON , Jan. 8. During a discus-
slon today of a resolullon of Inquiry offered
by Pettlgrew of South Dakota , some sensa
tional statements were madq In the senate
regarding the attitude or the United Stales
toward the Filipino Insurgents.
Petllgrew declared ihls government had
attacked Its allies nnd thereby had been
gullly of ihe gtosscsl treachery.
This statement was resenled warmly by
Lodge , who declared lhat this government
had done nothing of Iho kind and not even
remotely had It recognized the eo-callcd Fil
ipinos.
Morgan discussed at length Ihe race ques-
lion In the south , basing his remarks upon a
resolution offered by Prltchard , republican
of North Carolina. Ho denned It Impera
tive that some course should bo adopted
which would prevent n repetition of the
Ilaycs-Tllden controversy and discussed fully
the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments to
the constitution. Ho maintained that to force
the black race Into a social and political
cquallly with Iho while race was only lo clog
Iho progress of all mankind. The speech
was a slrong appeal for action lhat would
benefit both races , nnd a defense of Iho
constitutions of Louisiana and North Car
olina.
McLaurln of South Carolina gave notice of
an amendment to the pending financial bill
repealing the lax on ihe circulation of slate
banks.
t'eliniln lCrlMliitiiiii ,
Carter of Montana reported from the cen
sus committee a bill conferring on the dl-
' rector of fho census power lo employ a
' purchasing agent at a salary of $2,500 , two
i chiefs of division at salaries of $2,000 , five
clerks of the fourth class , six of the thlril
class and eight of the second class , and spe-
' clal agents not to exceed thlrty-flvo to
| p&lhcr special Information rclallng lo ngri-
cullure. Ho arked Immediate consideration
for the bill , but It went to Iho calendar on
objection.
Hoar gave nollce of an amendmcnl lo the
proposed bill providing that statistics be
gathered by the census force relating to the
water power of the country.
Pcttlgrcw announced that he would offer
an amendment providing for the gathering
and tabulation of statistics In regard to the
distribution of wealth. He regarded It as
particularly Important to ascertain "who
reaps the benefit of the toll of labor. "
A resolution by Allen , calling upon each
cabinet officer for an Itemized statement of
the amount of the $5,000,000 defense fund
each deparlmenl expended , was adopted.
A resolution calling on the secretary of the
navy for Admiral Dewey's report. In which
he made the statement that he could lake
Manila nt any time , offered by Pettlgrew ,
W03 adopted.
| A resolution offered some lime ago by Pel
llgrew , calling upon the secretary of war
for Information to an alleged Interview
i between Oeneral Torres of the Filipino army
and General Oils" was called up.
Lotlct ; Oiler * 11 SiiliNtitiile.
Lodge offered a subslltute , calling on the
president , If not Incompatible with publlq
i IntercslB , to furnish general information rc-
. gardlng the , t'hlllrjpine insurrection . .coa-
'
i ttiined In olllclal documents and'dispatches. . ;
i Pcttlgrew accepted the Lodge resolution. In
j the course of a brief speech he said :
"It we have atlacked an ally It Is 1m-
I porlant that the represenlativcs of the peo-
I plo In .congress should know the facts and
at once. I believe we have atlacked an ally. ,
I1 bellevo wo have been gullly of gross
j treachery. I bellevo we have gone farther In
dishonor toward an ally fighting with us
than any other nation ever went. "
Slowart thought this was past the time
for a discussion of how the Insurrection be
gan.
gan."It
"It has begun , " said he. "It Is now my
country's cause nnd I do not propose to ad
mit It Is a wicked cause. "
Lodge said ho could not , even by silence ,
admit that the staloffienls of Pelllgrew
were accurate.
"I do not believe we attacked an ally , "
said he. "I am sure we never recognized
the Filipino government. They had no
government , except the government of a dic-
I tater , who set himself up to Impose his
I authority on other Irlbes. The picsldcnt
has acted throughout In conformity with
the law and the facts will uphold his course.
These facts I am In favor of having placed
In the hands of all senators. They will
strengthen the hands of the ndmlnlstrallon. "
The resolullon of Pettlgrew went over
until Wednesday and Morgan look the floor
to speak on the political conditions in the
southern stales.
At 2 o'clock the financial bill became the
regulnr order and Aldrlch said he hoped
Home general understanding could bo
reached as to the disposition of the hill.
Jones of Arkansas replied that there was
no disposition on the democratic tide to
delay the bill.
"We recognize , " said he , "lhat you have
the majority nnd can pass the bill. "
Jones asked , however , that there be no
pressing action , as senators were not ready
to seak.
Aldrlch thereupon asked that the bill go
over for the day.
Stewart gave notice thai he would speak
on Thursday on Iho bill.
DlNeiiNM tin * I'eimlon < luenIon ,
A bill amending the dependent act of
Juno 27 , ISl'O ' , was called up and explained
by dalllngcr. The two amendments proposed -
! posed to the bill nro that widows who havu
Jan Income Of $2iO ! In excels of dally wages
should bo pensionable under llui act and
authorizing the commissioner of pensions
lo decline Ihe disabilities of an applicant
In fixing his pension.
A discussion of thn goncral pension ques
tion followed , in which Teller of Colorado
said ho was not appalled by the fart that
$140,000,000 annually was paid by the gov
ernment _ to pensioners. IIu WPH certain that
more men were off the pension rolls who
ought to ho on than were on and ought to
be off.
The bill was amended so as lo pi o vide
lhat In case the widow should have "re
sources" Instead of on "Income. " from
which $250 a year Is derived or derivable ,
she should be pensionable and further that
tbo bill does not apply to widows who have
married former soldiers since June 27 , 1830.
The bill as amended was passed.
A bill was also passed providing that a
widow's penelon shall commence with Iho
application and not at the data of the sol
dier's dentil and construing a section of the
dependent pension net.
At 3:55 : p. m. the senate went into exec
utive session nnd at 5 o'clock adjourned.
iinusi : is i.ooKi.vi ! i'oii J'OI.
I'llHNI-H H IlmollltlOII ( II IllV
Two I'lnli ' I'oHluiUMterN.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 8. Immediately
after the reading of the journal In the house
today Dalzell. Pennsylvania , from the com
mittee en rules , reported back the re olu-
tlon Introduced last week by Lentz , Ohio ,
for the investigation by the commltlre ap
pointed to Investigate- the case of Ilepri'-
Gtmtattve-elect Roberts of the charges that
John C. ( iraliam. postmaster of 1'rovo. and
Orcou Smith , postmaster at Logan , Utah ,
where guilty cf pcrfygnmoiift practices , with
the recommendation that It pass amended
so as to provide that the Invcstlgallon shall
bo mnde by the coronilllro on poslofflcos
and post roads , Instead of by the special
commlltct.
Wheeler of Kentucky remarked that In
his opinion the resolution for Iho Invcsllga-
lion was a pure piece of political buncombe.
"The president has full power In the
premises , " said Mr. Wheeler , "and there Is
no necessity for n congressional Investiga
tion. "
The resolullon was passed without di
vision.
drosvonor then reported back from the
commltlce on rules anolhcr resolullon In-
! Iroduced by Lrnlz for the Invcstlgallon by
[ a special committee of thn action of Oeneral
Mcrrlnm and tho. . . mllllla In the Wardner ,
Ida. , mining riots In the spring of 18UO and
ihclr course In preventing the employment
of union miners , with the recommendation
Ihnt It be amended BO as to provide that Iho
Investigation shall be made by the military
commlllco of the house Instead of
I by a special committee. The resolution ns
amended was adopted without division.
I Thursday after 1 o'clock was set aparl for
| eulogies upon the late Representative Dan-
, ford of Ohio , Wednesday for eulogies upon
1 the late Ueprcuntatlvo Oreeno of Nebraska
I and Friday after 2 o'clock upon the life and
' public services of Iho lalo Vice President
Hobarl. Then , al 1:30 : p. in. , Ihe house adjourned -
journed until Wednesday.
URGE BDLLER TO ACT
( Continued from First Page. )
Manila , If his own countrymen generally
did this , and ho answered :
" 'Yes. It Is marvelous , but wasteful. '
"Closer and closer walked the soldiers lethe
the Boer trenches , until within 100 yards of
Ihe nearesl rlllb pits. Then , lying down ,
Ihey relumed the fire , but there was lltllo
or nolhlng to nlln nl. "
By 7:15 : the Irish brigade had driven the
Boers lo Ihe norlh bank of Ihe Tugela.
They found lhal the enemy had planted the
ground with barbed wire. Even In the bed
of Iho river barbed wire was laid down.
Into the water went the Dublin Innlekllllns ,
Borderers and Connaughts , but It was
found at the ford that the Boers had dammed
Iho river nnd Ihere was len feel of waler
where ordinarily It was but kneedeep.
They slrove lo find Ihe crossings and many
a fine fellow with his weight of ammunition
and accoutrements was drowned. It was
a desperate and serious situation. The al-
lack on Iho right was making no progress.
But there were furious and angry Irishmen
who had resolved to get across somehow.
By dint of scrambling from rock to rock and
swimming a number won Ihe other side. Yet
most of them found that they had but passed
across a winding spruit. The Tugela still
lay In front nnd all Iho while Ihe murder
ous fire of cannon nnd Mauser crashed and
comrades fell wellcrlng in Iheir blood.
Spoiidun Hall of Iend ami Iron.
"In the meanwhile Cplonel Long had lost
his guns and Generals Buller and Clery. with
tholr staffs and escorts , had ridden to Iho
scene. The spouting hall of lead and Iron
snapped and splutlered and Ihe dust puffed
more than ever. Lord Hobcrs' son , wllh
Captains Schofleld and Congrovo , volun
teered lo ride out nnd endeavor to save the
two field batteries In the open. Readily other
volunleers were found. Corporals from Ihe
lines , men and' drivers of ammunition
wagons , taking spare teams , galloped out
and men and horses again began falling on
every side. Young Roberts' horse was blown
up with a shell. . Congrovo was hit with a
bullet and bis clothes were cut by other
missiles. Schofteld alone escaped untouched.
Across that'yfUlpy. of death quickly the
.surviving amnihj&.were roundedj up and the
guns hooked anjl'dragged awayj "Again and
again that day 'a\lc'mpts were made lo haul
oft the remaining guns , but the Boer flro
was Incessant and withering. At 4 the
battle was over. , General Buller abandoned
the guns and refuted. "
BALFOUR TALKS OF CONFLICT
AdilrexMcx Illn C'oiixtlt uen IN "Guent-
e t War of Generation' ' itlillcnleN
Kiiroiienii 1'roiilienleH.
LONDON , Jan. 8. Arthur J. Balfour , firsu
lord of the Ireasury , delivered his annual
address to his 'Manchester constituents this
week. An Immense audience gave him an
enthusiastic reception. Balfour contrasted
the conditions of last year , when tjio Fa-
shoda incident had been honorably closed
and the peace conference had begun at The
Hague , with those of today , when , he said ,
England had become Involved in "the great
est war of the generation. "
"It Is true , " hq continued , "that the gov
ernment know the situation contained cle-
mcn'ts ' of peril , hut it is not true lhat they
regarded the war as anything like Inevitable.
If It bo asked why the government , know
ing the Transvaal was Increasing Us arma
ments , did not protest , the melancholy rea
son rests In the Jameson raid , which gave
the Transvaal a chance to say It was arm
ing not for aggression , but for self-protec
tion. Thus we are criticised for doing too
llttlo by thoEo who criticised us a year ago
for doing too much. "
The speaker said ho believed the events
which prevented mobilization last August
had done more good In uniting all parties
nnd all parts of the empire than if Great
Britain and not the Transvaal had issued
the ultimatum.
"Even the tactical misfortune nt Lady-
smith or the exient of the Boer Invasion of
British territory , " said Balfour , -"Is not
such ns need by llsolf frighten even the
most timid. "
In defending the artillery equipment ho
observed :
"Do not believe that your soldiers nro
sent to the field wllh a worse gun than
France or Germany would use In similar
circumstances. The guns supplied to Sir
George While were Intended for a mobllo
force , not for the defense of a beleaguered
fortress. The course of Iho war has rc-
vealed Iho necessity for guns less mobile ,
but of greater range , and these nro being j '
put out abundantly. "
After extolling the BOB 'transport ' nnd the
ready response of the reserves , ho declared
that the government had given the generals
nn absolutely free hand ; that the war was
! " -mo In defense of our African empire , "
and lhat , through good and evil fortune ,
i they would pursue It unswervingly to the
' end , so that no such war ehould over bo
! waged In South Africa again.
j In conclusion llalfour ridiculed the for-
1 elgn prophesies thai the dlssolullon of the
Brlllsh empire was ulwut to begin.
ENGLAND IS APPREHENSIVE
Xot SalUllfil Iail > Niiiltli IB Hnf Men
of Melllllen'H Collllllllllil Io -
luir Heart.
LONDON , Jan. 8. ln spite of reports of
the ultlmalo success of General Whlle'd
forces In repulsing the Boer assault on
Ladyemith , which are nppnrcnlly merely
enlargements of the camp rumors contained
In General Butter's latent dispatch , the
country refuses to emerge from the
paroxysm of apprehension Into which It was
! thrown by the publication of the last words
I of the hellographed message from ( Jeneral
While "Very hard prctsod" until olllclully
| assured lhat Iho beleaguered garrison haa not
collapsed , na It seemed on tbo point of doIng -
Ing when the last signal was Hashed.
Telegrams from Rensburg say tevcn of
ficers and thirty men of the Huff oiks were
Killed and that about fifty wore raptured.
General Ficncb'E announcement that the
Kssex regiment has been tent to replace the
Suffolks la more bitter to thn latlor's friends
than the list of casualties , ns the only In
ference dedticlble from Ibis fact Is that the
Suffolks disgraced Ihenifelvea and tb lr fla
i by boiling and leaving n few of their more
staunch comrades lo fill the Pretoria Jails.
Lord do la Warr. In ft graphic description
of the battle of Magcrstontcln , says : "U Is
useless lo disguise Ihnt a large percentage
ot the troops are losing heart for n cam
paign comprised of n succession of frontal
attacks on an Invisible too , securely en
trenched and unrcaehnhle. Our men fought
admirably , but they were asked lo perform
miracles. Don't blnmo them nnd don'l blame
i Ihe gnllanl general , who was Iho llrsl victim
of the terrible dlsnsler which overcame Iho
Highland brigade. They inarched In quarler
column lo their doom.
j "Itnoral AVauchopc's last words , 'For
] God's sake , men , do not blame mo for Ihls , '
I will gladden Ihe hearts ot his numberless
i friends. There was no acord between Gen-
I ' cral Mcthuen nnd General Wauchope In reRan -
Ran ) lo the best method of attack. General
' Mrlhucn's plan prevailed and Iho mistake
losl 700 men. "
It was not nt ill the middle ot the fitter-
noon lhat there was an ofllclnl confirmation
(
forthcoming of Frerc camp rumors ot General -
' eral White's success nl Ladysmllh. But nt
3:40 : p. m. 'hn .War ofllco relieved the ex
treme tension of the waiting crowds by
posting this dispatch from the front.
"A private of the Irish Rifles , who fought
n Stormberg , In a letter to his homo says
that when General Gatacrc saw tbo position
, the guide had led the iroops Into ho shot
the guide with his own revolver. "
GERMANS GREATLY WORKED UP
Continued Selr.ure of Hlilim ( ilvci
\o ( > | > iiorltinlly ( o
Cool Oft.
NEW YORK , Jan. 8. A dispatch lo the
Herald from Uerlln says : The Herlln press
prints most violent attacks on Mr. Ohambcr-
I lain apropos of the revelations In Indcpend-
I cncla Helge. The lalest number of the
| weekly Journal , Die Nation , contains severe
crlllclshi of Iho role played by Mr. Cham
berlain by Ilerr von Houston , formerly a
' minister In Holland. . Ho declares that the
j colonial secretary trusted those who deserved -
| served no trust. Ho probably expected to
Increase the strength of his position by : i
aeries of brilliant victories In whal ho
Ihought would bo a short and easy cam
paign.
Thn capture of the' Herzog has added new
fuel lo Iho flames. The public demands the
seizure of Urillnh ships In German harbors.
The press , however , advises aqalnst this ,
as It would be a casus belli.
| Berliner Neueste Nachrlchten calls for the
j immediate Introduction of the naval bill and
, the convoying of German steamers by war
ships.
The groundless rumors of the recalling
of sailors of the licet who wore on leave had
| their origin In tbo return of men who had
been allowed to go to their homes to epcnd
Christmas.
According to the Post the statement that
the Herman steamer General , seized at
Aden , had been released has not been con
firmed.
The announcement by the Hamburg Ship
ping company that the Dundcsrath was cap-
lure 1 in Portuguese waters has caused a
bad impression on the public.
The Schule Und Leder Trade , tbo paper of
the leather trade , has caused an Investi
gation Into Ihe report that the Dundesrath
carried several thousand saddles for the
Doers. It claims that no German leather
factory or maker of saddlery has executed
orders for the Transvaal government.
The London correspondent of the Berlin
Tageblatt learns that the British consuls at
Hamburg , Antwerp , Havre and Marseille.1) )
denounce certain ships bound for South
Africa ns carrying contraband of war and
as a. result they are captured by English
war-ships- ,
NO CONTRABAND ON BOARD
Owner of Detained Slilim
the Courxo of the
Admiralty.
HAMBURG , Jan. 8. Herr Adolph Wocr-
monn , ono of the owners of1 the German ves
sels seized by the British , was interviewed
today by a rcpresenlalive of Ihe Associated
Press. Ho said :
"The last ono taken is the Herzog. It
has "on board the Dutch , Belgian and Ger
man ambulance corpe , AHIheso were
traveling bona fide under the Red Cross. It
Is certainly the first time such n corps has
been detained by -hostile government.
Their services were offered to the British ,
but were refused. Wo cannot help consid
ering the action of Iho British as chiefly
Intended to prevent the German East
African line from continuing Its service on
account of the competition we have made
against the English lines. We consider the
seizures entirely Illegal and against every
thing that until now has been considered Iho
law of nations. The aclions of Great Britain
are simply those of brutal force and what
the consequences will bo wo cannot say. So
far In both the caee of the Bundesrath and
that of the General the only representa
tions made by Great Britain consist in the
allegation that they ore 'suspected of carryIng -
Ing contraband. ' The directors of Ihe linn
have not Iho least doubt that they have no
contraband on board. Every precaution was
taken , going so far as to oven discharge at
Port Said nnd Der-Es-Saalam articles of
war shipped on board our steamers previous
to Iho outbreak of the hostilities ,
"Regarding the passonsare , many of lliem
are known lo us as regular patrons of the
lino. It was known that ethers Intended fj
go lo Iho government of tho-Transvaal and ,
while Ihero might bo Borne adventurers
anxious to profit by the prcspccts there ,
there was nol , so far as the directors could
ascertain , one passenger traveling to thu
Transvaal lo servo In its army.-
Herr Woermann Is not only a largo ship
owner , but ono of the largest German in- I
vestora In Iho East African pcssoaslnns. Ho I
Is a personal friend of Emperor William and I
Is generally underatood to be carrying out
Imperial wishes In regard to African coloni
zation and commerce.
i
l'N I'reiiiirnlloiiH.
LONDON , Jan. 8. England Is preparing [
armament and twenty-two transports will
be on the way < to South ( Africa during the j
present month , According lo Iho program
26,000 additional troops and Bovcnty-lwo
guns will soon bo nlloal. The government !
has ordered Victors' Sons & Maxim ( Mm- |
ilcd ) lo manufacluro as many -1.7-inch and >
| 6-lnch quick-firers ns can be turned out
I until otherwise notified.
IniplciiiiMit Dealer * Meel Tomorrow.
The Nebraska and Western Iowa Kutnll
Implement Dealers' association meets to-
moirow and will devote three days to uf-
fnlrs of trade. The Murray hotel Is head
quarters. A goodly number ot delegates Is
ulrendy on hund and the attendance Is ex
pected to be large. The sessions of the con
vention will be held in Morand's hall. Hep-
resontutlvfs of the miinufncturers will bo
excluded except from the Kencrul sebslon
Thursday afternoon. Thursday nlghi the
members of the nxsoi-lntlon and thi-lr wives
will nttt-nd ! thetheater. .
DAVIS1 VIEWS OX PUElirOlUCl )
Governor General Appears Before House
Insular Affairs Oommitteo.
PEOPLE SHOULD BE GIVEN FAIR TRIAL
tit' In I imlilc lo I'tirmiilnlr n Satisfactory
torySclirmc for FiiHirr Civil ( lov-
( rnmpiil iNlniUl Kiitttlcil to
Trail I'rlvlloitos ,
WASHINGTON. Jan. S. General Davis ,
governor general of Pucrlo Ulco. appeared
before Iho Insular aiTilrs commlllco ot the
house today and made a Ficncrsl statement
regarding the situation of affairs In that
Island. When he assumed charge there was
n cabinet of secretaries In charge of several
departments. The people of Puerto Hlcti.
ho said , were accustomed to nrbllrary con-
Irol conirol of HIP king Ihrough ministers.
He had believed when ho came to the ail-
mlnlslralloii of the affairs of the Island that
things could be hollered by ellmlnallni ;
these Intermediaries nnd gelling closer lethe
the people. Mixed boards had everywhere
been substituted for these secretaries and
the result. General Davis said , hud been
i very satisfactory , from his point of view.
; The civil administration was now entirely
| In the hands of boards of health , charities ,
education , public works , elc. . In all of which
Iho imllvcs had representation. The cus
toms were collected by army officer * , as
sisted by natives. Natives were everywhere
the principal employes.
The Industrial situation on the Island ,
( Jeneral Davis said , was not satisfactory.
Ho sketched the discouragement which had
resulted from Ihe trade nnd tariff discrim
ination ! ) against the products of Ihe Island ,
both In the Untied Slalcs and In Cuba ,
before Iho great hurricane devastated the
island last August. In that awful desola
tion coffee plantations had been ruined and
every banana plant on the Inland had been
destroyed. For live years preceding 1SOS
Ihe average exports had reached about Ifi-
000,000 pesos. In ISflS they were cut In
half nnd this year General Davis figured
that they would hardly excco.l $3.500 000
pesos. The people wore discouraged. They
lacked the Anglo-Saxon energy to face a
gloomy outlook.
KvttMINlllll Of .MorlKMKCH.
General Davis justified Ihe arbitrary
action of General Henry In extending for
one year from January 111 , 1S99 , the time In
which mortgages overdue could be foreclosed -
closed , but thai year would expire shorlly
and thousands of properties would change
hands. This added another discouraging
fcaluro lo Iho situation. He ( Davis ) Ihought
something should be done , but did not be
lieve he had authority to further extend
the lime under Iho irealy wllh Spain , but
that property rights of individuals and cor
porations must remain In the stains quo
which obtained when Iho Irealy was rati
fied.
Regarding the political situation , General
Davis described Iho fury with which the
natives plundered and murdered the Span-
lards after Ihe war closed. All that , how
ever , had been utopped by the military and
civil disorders had ceased.
Regarding Ihe fuluro civil government of
the island , General Davis said ho had given
Ihe subjject much Ihought without being
able to formulate a satisfactory scheme. H
would bo a dlfTlcult undertaking , but he con
sidered It essential that the people of Puerto
Rico should be given nn opportunlly to
dcmonstralo Iheir capacity to enlarge their
responsibilities. He thought they might be
given reprcacnlatlon In a legislative body ,
but that body , he said , should have In It n
majority of persons appointed by the presi
dent in order to be sure that control shpuld
not pass Into hands which 'would use It
Improperly.
General Davis said the Island was with
out debt , but 11 loan must be raised or the
present Industrial paralysis must continue.
The revenue of the Islands wore inadequate j
to inobt its wants. JForinstance , 300,000 ;
pi-sos had been allowe.il in the budget for
J7 ucation. Th'at sum provided * n very limited
education for 30,000 children/ There were ,
ho eald , 250,000 other children who had not
the slightest chance of receiving an educa
tion. In his opinion 1,000,000 pesos a year
should be expended on the roads for twenty
years.
General Davis said ho thought less than
1 per cent of the Inhabitants understood the
responsibilities of self-government.
I iitl < ! vcl ( o Traile rrlvileuren.
In answer to n direct question from Rep
resentative Hcinry of Texas General Davis
stated that he did not think a territorial
form of government , such as was proposed
for Hawaii , would be for the bent Interesls
of Ihe Island. Uul ho thought that the people
ple of Puerto Rico wore ns much entitled I
to Irado privileges as the people of Hawaii. '
It trade privileges were granted ho thought
they would go fur toward Industrial regen
eration , but In addition some responsible
body In Pucrlo Rico , in bis opinion , must
have the power of borrowing money until
tbo taxes became adequate. Ho thought
5,000,000 jtosos should be raised by { axatlon
for municipal. Insular and school purposes.
Mr. Cannon asked him if , with free trade ,
the people of Puerlo Rico , considering Ihe
climate and resources of the island , would
be nblo tJ work out their salvation.
"Quito able to support themselves , " re
plied General Davla ; "and , besides , con
tribute much wealth i lo the United States
whenever the Island Is put upon n sound
hauls. "
The local currency , consisting of about
5,000,000 pesos , ho thought , should bo rotlrc'l '
and recoliied , our money to takp it ! ) place ,
The local legislature could make the ad
justments necessary.
"American sovereignty , " said General
Davis , In answer to n question from Mr.
Maddo.x , "has been n disaster to the * over
age Puerto Rlcon. "
"That la , " suggested Cannon , "tlio old
order has disappeared and the now has not
como In ? "
"That IB It , " replied General Davla.
Continuing ho said that about 70 per cent
of thu population of the Island were Cau
casians , in the sense that the Spaniards
wore , Thcrp were 70,000 negroes and 250-
000 mnlattoes. The native Spaniards were
In thu best condition. They were faithful ,
indiistrlouii and temperate. They worn
thrifty. Hvcry Puerto Rlcan was cither
actively or passively a Catholic. A largo
proportion of the population was of Illegit
imate birth. Hut Illegitimacy did not Involve -
volvo crime. In many cases there were
obstacles.
"Tho natives , " ho said , "aro married but
not parBoncd. "
Ha thought any railroad built In Puerto
Rico , to pay , would have to bo subsidized
by the Htate. Americans in Puerto Rli-o ,
General Davis said , like the coffee grown
there and ho believes all that can be
produced can bo disposed of In New York
City alone at prices equal to thai paid fur
the best Java nnd Mocha.
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