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FEELING AT IDAHO INQUIRY
Hull and Lntz Ilava a Tilt During ths
I , Inveitigat'on,
"BULL PEN" RECORDS TO BE INTRODUCED
Testimony of the 'Wllncssc's Inter
spersed ill Mi Controversies of the
Committeemen Our 'Witness
Itcliitcs 1 1 1 h llxiicrlrnecs.
WASHINGTON, March 14. reeling ran
hlg'h'at tho Couer d'Aleno Investigation be'
foro tho houso coinmltteo oh military affairs
today and there were several spirited ex
changes between Chairman Hull and Repre
sentative Lentz. George Cornell waa on tho
atand relating his experience during Im
prisonment, which differed only In detail
from those of other witnesses. Ono of his
recitals was as to an old Holdlvr, who be
cause of brutality of tho negro soldiers
toward him took his Grand Army button
from his coat and with tears In his eyes
threw It away. Cornell said ho made n
memoranda of tho affair, but tho book was
taken from hlra. and .ho -saw It afterward
In tho possesion ot.jlartlett Sinclair, the
governor's representative during tho trou
bles. Mr. Sinclair, who was present, arose and
declared there ,wa,8" no 'such soldlor as had
been jjcs'qrlbd.' . j
Mr. Lentz protested against statements not
under oath. Ho nlso gave notlco that ho
would call on Mr. Sinclair to producn all his
books, to locate this alleged soldlor entry.
Chairman Hull hero Interposed to remind
Mr. Lentz that ho was not tho entire 'coin
mltteo and was not In a position Indi
vidually to onjer tho production of bopks.
This was tho'provlncotot iho committee and
..wjtljout .hUctyjaodgnJiViMr Lentz' , .notices,
amounted to nothing'. v ' 1
Mr. -Lent z stated that thin was the usiinl
notice- that b'ookS'i referred' to In testimony
would 1)8 called for. - Ho asked that the
committee mako tho request, and without
objoctlon this was done. Mr. Lentz also
moved that the coinmltteo eall for all rolls,
records, etc., showing tho names of these
hold In tho "bull pon," tho charges against
them, etc. Tho commltteo went Into oxctu
tlvo Besslon to pass upon the motion.
At tho executive (session tho committee
voted 0 to C against calling for tho Imme
diate. presentation of tho rolls, records, etc.,
of tho "bull rcn."
When tho open session was resumed the
testimony was soon Interrupted, by another
exciting controversy. One of tho attorneys
present In behalf of the ntnto of Idaho occu
pied a seat near tbo head of tho tablo and
Mr.-l.entz referred to tho outsldo "coaching"
which 'was going on. Ho also questioned
tho attorney as to whom he represented, by
whohl h6 was retained and what retainer
had been paid. Tho answer was that Gov
ernor Stcunenburg bad given a J2."0 check
as retainer.
Then the following colloquy occurred:
Chairman Hull What difference does that
mako?
Suiter of New York Don't be so timid,
Mr. Chairman.
Stevens of Minnesota Thero Is such a
thing as decency,
Sulzcr That may be.
Stevens You had. hotter got a llttlo of It.
Dick of Ohio I object to tho Insulting re
murk of, the. gentleman from New York to
the 'chairman.
Sulzor Never mind what you want to do
ibout It. 1 will havo my rights hero. You
From Washington
How a Llttlo Boy Was Savod.
"WfishinRtou, D. C "When our
boy was nbout 10 months old ho brofco
out-with a rash which was thought to
be measles. In a few flays ho had n
swelling on tho left sido of his neck
and it was decided to bo mumps. Ho
was given medical atlcndanco for
about three weoks when tho doctor
said it was scrofula and ordered a
salvo. Ho wanted to lnnco tho sore,
but I would not lot him and continued
giving him modicino for about four
months when tho bunch broke in two
places and became a running soro.
Throe (16ctors nid it was scrofula and
each ordered a blood medicine. A
neighbor told mo ot a casu somewhnt
like our baby's which was cured by
Hood's Sarsnnarilla. I decided to
givo it to my boy and in a short wliilo
his health improved nnd his neck
healed so' nicely that I stopped Riving '
him tho medicine. Tho soro broko j
out again, nowevor, wneroupon I again
gnvo him Hood's Snrsnparilla and its
liorslstont uso has accomplished a com
plete cure. I do not think thero will bo
cr,cn a scar left. I cannot speak too
highly of Hood's Sarsaparlllaund I rec
oinmeud it every where I get a chance."
Mks.Nettik Ciiasi:, 47 K St., N. 13.
Llko Magic,
"A complication of troubles, dys
pepsia, chronic catarrh and intla'm
inatiou ot tho stomach, rheumatism,
etc,, mado me miserable. Had no
appetito until I took Hood's Sarsapa
iilla, which acted' liko magic. ' I am
t thoroughly cured." N. 11. Skklbv,
1874 West 14th Ave., Denver, Col. '
y If you havo failed to get relief from
other' remedies try Hood's Sarsapa
rill.a. It cures when nil others full,
becauso it is Peculiar to Itself.
Bee, March II, 1900.
O
The w.iy a Corsoi in made has every
thing to do with its comfort, annearance
Tlie Flexibone Corset is made
of good material and is llexible that's the
rnniiiln(iili -if CMInrulUJ If Will firliinf tlufllf
1QTU AND DOUGLAS STB.
can rest assured of that. I know, Dick, you
are very sensitive. '
Dick Not at All .sensitive to anything you
can say.
Sulzer We will have our say here.
Tho manner of tho exchange, showed that
tho members were very much In earnest.
Tho witness then went on with his testi
mony. Ho told of tho vlloncss of the barn
where tho men were first conflued nnd of
tho harsh treatment accorded thorn.
At tho afternoon session tbo witness, Cor
nell, said ho never heard an army officer toll
miners who had quit .work In the mines that
he would put them 'back at the point of tho
bayonet If they did not voluntarily resumo
work. Tho military authorities, he said,
were In control nnd superior to tho civil au
thorities. Tho cross-examination did not
materially niter Cornell's story.
GOOD EXAMPLE IN IRRIGATION
Cnnniln
tines A limit Un
lit n Systematic
31 ii oner.
Mutter
WASHINGTON, March 11. "No Investiga
tion by tho census office has aroused n more
actlvo and sympathetic Interest than that
relating to land reclamation by Irrigation,"
saya Hydrographer Newoll, In chargo of Ir
rigation In both the census oftlco and tho
geological survey.
"Tho cast In qulto as much alive to tho
Importance of tho subject as tho west. Its
manufacturers and Jobbers see In tho grow
ing west n market of great absorbing ca
pacity. The Canadians have sot nn examplo
to tho United States In the businesslike
way In which they have gono about the
problem of tho public domain. They also
havo vast tracts of arid land lying east of
tho Rocky mountains and north of Mon
tana. In spite' of a relatively low tempera
ture tbey havo demonstrated the success of
Irrigation In a broad and practical man
ner. "Instead of allowing developments' to pro
ceed (ln . haphazard way thoy'drew.a lesson
from failures and mistakes on this sldo ot
tho boundary and, first made li n nnntraln
suryey to show tbo location and character
of tho Irrigable lands, tho sourcos of supply
from which theso lands can bo watered and
tho possibilities of regulating the flow of
streams by reservoirs.
"Tho peoplo of the adjacent state of Mon
tana, seeing tho good effects of such
Dollcy, nro eager to havo similar surveys
mado of the public lands or that state In
order to Hhow at a glance, on appropriate
maps, the lands that may bo Irrigated, nnd
water sources for their reclamation and (by
reports) tho cost of benefits to bo derived
from adeqtiato systems of storage reservoirs
nnd high-lino canals. As a preliminary step
tho census office Is ascertaining what cnnnls
are now In operation, tho extent and value
of existing works nnd tho area and produc
tion of Irrigated lands. Director Mcrrlam
desires that nil Irrigation schedules be filled
out and returned as promptly ns possible nnd
Irrigators who havo not received such
schedules will at onco write for them."
FAILURE OF HAGUE TREATY
Xot One of I'ontrn Represented In
Conference Una Unfilled the
Three Convention,
WASHINGTON, March 14. In diplomatic
clrcltti hero an unpleasant suggestion has
been thrown out to tho effect that Tho
Hague, conference has resulted In complete
failure, and that evon the limited program
agroed upon Is never to bo perfected.
Tho basis for this view Is the fact that
up to this moment It Is not known officially
that a single ono of the powers represented
In tho conference has. ratified the three con
ventions prepared there.
Tho troatles themselves rcqulro that each
of tho participants In tho conference shall
bo notified whonever the other parties ratify
the conventions. Up to this timo no such
notice has reached this country.
So far ns tho United States government
Is concerned, only ono of the three treaties
has been ratified by the senate, and even
In that cabo tho formalities have not been
carried to completion. It Is probable, how
ever, that tho appearance In Washington
of tho newly appointed Dutch minister,
bringing with him tho official copies of tho
conventions, may result In further action by
tho United States upon them,
l'KNSlONS FOIl WliSTKII.V VKTUHA.VS.
AVnr Survivors Itenieinliereil by the
(ieiieriil fiovernment.
WASHINGTON, March 11. (Special.)
The following pensions havo been granted:
Issuo of February W:
Nebraska: Orlplnnl James Doyle, Friend.
$12. Additional Kdmund Hhreiner, Oeuevn
W to 13. Increase Artemus Heald Tal
mage. IS to $10; I'eter Hartman. Hamilton,
$h to $S: Jonathan 1". Vanscoy, Omaha. $ti to
$. Original widows, etc. Nnncy aastlnenu,
Hrndshaw, $S.
Iown: Original Jonathan M. Joseph.
Orrston, $S; Hdwln It; Miison, Jlarlon $6.
i ui-i rujMT tutu j7, iimnnm, uorvnon i
to IS: Charles F. Drown. Waterloo. $g to $S'
John M. tiuthrlo. Uehlgh. $5 to $10; William
!. Anderson, Keokuk, $6 to $10, Original
widows, ote. Kate Sears. Atlantic, $8.
South Dakota: Original Daniel H. Sour.
Oastlewood. $6. Increase William II. llnyne
Aberdeen, $14 to $2t.
To A III Vi'ifni IniliiNtrlnl School.
WASHINGTON, March H. Mr. Wise to
day Introduced a bill to encourngo tho
organization of Industrial schools for tho
benefit of the frerdmoir of tiio south. Pro
vision Is mado that when seven white citi
zens, resident of the' late stavo states, form
an organization and securo $10,000, an ap
propriation of $130,000 shall bo made for the
school.
Tiki Democrat Were Omitted,
WASHINGTON, March II. It nppears th4t
Representatives Ruppert and Wilson, demo,
ernts of New York, voted for the eonferenco
report ou tho financial bill yesterday. Their
names were Inadvertently omlttiM yesterday
from tho list of democrats who voted for tho
bill.
M'lilNLEY SIGNS THE BILL
President Affixes His Signature to tbo
financial Measure.
OV-RSTREET PROVIDES A NEW GOLD PEN
lltccutlic Ashs If lllll linn lleen Coin
1 1 1 a I ultli Cure mill Itccnlls Nil oi
lier of fill ii i 11 1 111 1 1 n Ap
proved on the 1 llli.
WASHINGTON, March U. At fourteen
minutes to 1 o'clock this afternoon the presi
dent affixed his signature to the financial
bill, thus making It n law of the land.
Mr. Ovcrstreot of Indiana, who had tho
bill In charge, arrived nt tho White House
about five ml mi ten before that time and was
shown Into the cabinet room, where he waa
Joined by tho president, who nftcr Inquiring
If tho bill had been compiled with care af
fixed his signature to It.
At the same time he recalled to those who
stood by tho fact that many of tho Important
financial bills which had been parsed by con
gress had been approved on tho Hth of tho
mouth. He spoke of tho Sherman net, the
resumption act and now tho bill which was
before him.
In signing the bill the president used a
new gold pen and holder which Mr. Over-
street had brought with him for the purpose.
TWO VIEWS ON THE COLONIES
Teller A rotten Hint Constitution Illicit
Xot I'olloiv the l'lnit Turner
Snyn It Must.
WASHINGTON, March 11. -Two argu
ments were presented to the senate today
In which almost antipodal positions worn
taken by tho two senntors, Teller of Colo
rado, In a brief speech, maintained that tho
constitution does not extend over territory
acquired by tho United Stntes, while Turner
of Washington elaborately contended that
tho constitution embraced the acquired terri
tory the very moment tho Unl"d States took
permanent possession of St. Teller held
that this government could make the out
lying territory Into states or could hold It
as colonies, us It Haw lit. while Turner
maintained that tho United States could not
hold colonies or dependencies, AbMo from
tho constitutional questions, tho two senn
tors wero In practical agreement. Iloth
were opposod to tho pending bill nnd both
objected to any of the Insular territory be
coming a part of tho United States or any
of Its inhabitants citizens of the United
States.
Teller declared he could nnd nmplN au
thority for legislation relating to our Insular
posseF6lons authority not derived from tho
constitution.
"And I do not believe." said Teller, "that
tho constitution is in force In any of our
new possessions. Congress, I bollOve, Is
supreme so far as tho making of legisla
tion for ncqulred territory is concorned.
Of course. In enacting such legislation, con
gress Is bound by certnlu fundamental prin
ciples that underllo this free government.
"After a careful examination of all su
premo court authorities, I have been able
to find only -ono caso that will support the
doctrlno that tho constitution goes of Its
own vigor Into tho acquired territory.
"My own belief Is that wo can make tho
acquired territories a part of the United
States, or not, as congress may see fit. If
wo do not mako them a part of the United
Stntes we can hold them apart as colonies
that we havo tho samo power as Great
Urltaln ha3 to hold colonial possessions."
"I do not want to mako Porto Itlco and tbo
Philippines a part of the United States, and
I do not want to mnke their inhabitants cit
izens of tho United States." said Teller. He
added that the relation he would establish
between the United Stntes and the acquired
territory was entirely consistent with tho
history and traditions nnd principles of this
country. If ho hud time, he believed ho
could provo that tho fathers of the country
contemplated the acquisition and tho holding
of colonies by tho United States.
If Porto Iticans were not citizens ot tho
United States then they had no right to de
mand that they bo given free trade with
tho United Stntes. Teller reiterated his
own opinion that tho people in tho insular
possessions nro not now citizens of thp
United States.
Turner of Washington then resumed his
discussion of the Porto Rlcan measure, Tak
ing up tho lino of his argument, where ho
dropped it yesterday, ho continued the cita
tion of constitutional authorities In support
of tho contention that tho1 constitution fol
lower! the tlag Into nil territory. acquired by
tho United Stntes with tbo Idea of being
held permanently. Turner challenged any
senator to producn a decision of tho 'Supremo
court holding It to be necessary that the
constitution should bo extended by act ot
congress over acquired territory, or that the
constitution did not extend ex proprlo vlgore
over such territory.
STATE POSTMASTERS NAMED
Prenldent Mcmlx Nomination of
White Held for 1'eru nnil Tnylor for
YVIlhcr to the .Semite.
WASHINGTON, March 11. The president
today sent the following nominations to the
senate: ,
Postmasters Nebraska II, II. Whltefleld,
Peru; T. J. Taylor, Wilbor.
Indian Territory Janrcs E. Elliott, -Dun-
ran. Colorado c. B. Chrysler, Delta. Cali
fornia F. L. Glass, Martinez.
MANY Sl'IUKCTS UNDKIl OXR IIRAH.
House StnrlH In to DInimikh District of
Col it m hi n lliialncim,
WASHINGTON, March II. Tho District of
Columbia appropriation bill was taken up
In tho house today and under the latitude
allowed Adamson of Georgia discussed the
Nicaragua canal, Cowherd of Missouri tho
Philippine question, Howard of Georgia
questions .relating to tbo Philippines and
tho "open door" policy In tho Orient, and
Ruckor of Missouri tho advisability of elect
ing senators by tho peoplo. Routell of Il
linois replied to Cowherd.
The houso adopted a resolution setting
asldo alternate Fridays for tho consideration
of prlvato bills reported by the claims and
war claims committees.
Tho District of Columbia appropriation
bill carries I6.60S.37S.
Cowherd, addressing tho houso on the
subject of tho Philippines, held that tho
advocates of Imperialism wero actuated by
two motives militarism nnd commercial
greed, Ho denied that Jefferson was tho
father of modem expansion, quoting ex
tensively from Jefferson's writings to bIiow
that Jeiferson's motlvo in securing the an
nexation of Louisiana was to avoid embroil
ing the country In foreign wnrs In tho fu
ture. Jefferson, o said, desired to Insuro
poace. Modern expansionists courted for
eign complications.
Denth of Colonel YVnllncc.
WASHINGTON. March H.-Tho War de
partment has been Informed of tho death at
Fort Huachuca, Ariz., yesterday of Colonel
Robert B. Wallace (first lieutenant Second
cavalry), commanding the Thlrty-seventh
volunteer Infantry.
Colonel Wallace was born In Illinois and
was appointed to tbo Military academy from
Montnnn. Ho graduated In 1890, and was as
signed to the Second cavalry ns a second
lieutenant. Ho assisted In the organization
of the First Montana volunteers, was ap
pqlpted lieutenant colopel of that regiment,,
nnd nccompanled II to tho Philippines, Ho
Viii severely wounded In the action t Cal-
ooean, February, 1S99. Major General Me
Arthur recommended him for brevet colonel
cf volunteers and brevet captain and major
t'nlted States Army for "gallant and
meritorious services In the battles of Febru
ary C and 10, 18!!, In front of Manila, and
nt the crossing of the Itlo do Grande tie Ui
Pampanga, April 27, 1S0P.
Subsequently, he was appointed colonel
of tho Thirty-seventh United States volun
teer Infantry, but on account of continued
Illness resulting from woundw received In
battle, ho was compelled to return to the
t'nlted States for medical treatment and
waa at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., ou sick leavo
when ho died.
REPORT ON SHIP BUILDING
Statement of A (tin I rut Illchhom In Itr
mini to I'mnrcn" of linproir
inciit In the Nnv.
WASHINGTON, March 11. Admiral Hlch
born's latest report of tho progress of the
work of building tip the navy shows that
of tho battleships under construction tho
Kearsargo an,d tho Kentucky at Newport
News are ndvanqcd toward completion 9S
per cent nnd 9S per cent, respectively. Tho
Illinois, at tho snnic place, stands nt 7S per
cent nnd the Missouri has Just been started.
Tho Alabama, at Cramp's, Is sot down at
03 per cent; the Maine, nt tho snmo place,
nt 22 per cent, nnd tho Wisconsin nnd the
Ohio, nt tho Union Iron works, at S8 per
cent and 18 per cent, respectively.
Tho Albany Is the only sheathed pro
tected cruiser upon which any work has
been done. She Is practically finished,
standing nt 0!) per cent. Work hns not yot
been begun on the Denver. Des Moines,
Chattanooga, Galveston, Tncomn and Clove-
land.
Of tho four monitors, tho Kansas, at
;.ewport News, Is 19 per cent completed:
the Connecticut, at Hath, U per cent; the
Florida, at N'lxon'B, 23 per cent, and tho
Wyoming, at the Union Iron works, 43 per
cent. 4
All of tho sixteen torpedo boat destroyers
aro at last Under construction, the work
accomplished ranging from 85 por cent, upon
tho Uiwrence, building by tho Fore River
hnglno company, down to 0 per cent on
tho three boats In the yards of tho Maryland
sicei company.
Tho fifteen torpedo boats arc also on tho
slocks or afloat, tho state of the work rane
lug from 08 por cent, In the caso of tho
Goldsborough, nt Wolff & Sewlcker's, to 2.".
per cent, on tho Riddle, at Dath. Tho sub
marine boat Plunger stands at 85 per cent.
TAFT CaHs COMMISSION
Hentln Notice to the Member to Con
vene nt IVnshlnRton on
.Ma roll 17.
WASHINGTON, March 14. Judge Taft,
president of the new Philippine commission,
has notified his fellow commissioners thnt
tho commission will convene In this city
March 27.
Judge Taffs resignation of his Judicial of
fice takes effect tomorrow. It had been sup
posed that tho new commission would bo
called together Immediately thereafter, but
it Is probablo that the task of closing up
his alTalrs preparatory to a long absence
from the United States has made It neces
sary for Judge Taft to defer tho first meet
ing until tho 27th Instant. Meanwhile the
old commission hwindlng up its nffalrs.
DBYVISY WATCIIHS Stll.MAUINIJ IIOAT.
One of a 1'nrty Wltncmilnir I'erform
nnco of the llollnnd.
WASHINGTON March 11. A large con
gressional party, Including members of the
senato and houso committees on naval af
fairs, today witnessed tho performances of
tho Holland submarine torpedo boat. The
party wns accompanied by Assistant Sccic
tary of the Navy Allen, Admiral DeWey and
other naval, officers. Tho president's yacht,
tho Sylph, conveyed them down the Potomac
to a point near Mount Vernon, where the
torpedo boat, after engaging lu some pn
llmlnary maneuveie, mado its dives. The
party on the Sylph followed alongside and
noted tho progress of the boat's movements.
On Kb first dlvo it remained submerged for
ten minutes, going In a straightaway course,
approximately a mile. Coming up after this
run, It discharged a torpedo from Its torpedo
tubo at an Imaginary enemy's war vessel
and then turning, dived again Immediately
and camo up somo distance away.
Following this it mado a succejslon of
short dives. Members of the congressional
party, after their return to tho capital, said
they considered the exhibition a success.
Committee Act on Pennlon.
WASHINGTON, March H. The house
committee on pensions today ordered bills
reported grnntlng pensions to tho widow
of Colonel Stotscnburg of tho First Nobraska
regiment, killed in tho Philippines, at $10
per month; to the widow of Captain Allan
Capron, Jr., killed In Cuba, at $30 per month,
and to tho widow of Captain Allan Cnpron,
sr., nt $z per month. Tho distinction In
rate In tho Capron cases Is due to the prop
erty owned by Mrs. Capron, sr. The bill
pensioning tho mother of Lieutenant Brumby,
flag lieutenant of Admiral Dewey, went over
pending tho decision ot the pension bureau In
this case.
Fortifications Alonn Frontier.
WASHINGTON, March 14. In the house
committee on military affairs today Mr. Sul
zer cf .New York culled up his resolution
directing tho secretary of war to. Inform
tho houso what fortifications Great Britain
is erecting along tho northern frontier of
the United States, especially ut Puget sound
nnd In tho northwest" border country.
An amendment was mado striking out tho
reference to Great Britain and making It
refer to "any foreign power." A motion to
poatpopo consideration of the matter for n
week prevailed on a party vote of fi to C, nnd
the resolution went over without action
Visit of Ailjiitnnt Renernls.
WASHINGTON, March 14. Tho adjutants
general of tho various states now In this
city endeavoring to secure an Increased ap
propriation from congress called at tho War
department today, under the escort of Gen
eral Harries of tho district militia, and
paid their respec'ts to Acting Secrotnry Mel
klejohn, General Miles and Adjutant Gen
eral Corbln, after which they took luncheon
at tho Army and Navy club as the guests of
Gencrnl Harries.
French AKree to Intension.
WASHINGTON, March 14. The Stato de
partment has been advised formally of tho
willingness of the French government to
extend tho period of time allowed for tbo
ratification of tho pending French reci
procity treaty. In the absence of an agree
ment of this kind the treaty would fall on
March 21 through the omleslon of tho neceo
?nr.v ratification. Tho length of the exten.
slon has not yet been arranged.
I'nviir Nntlonnl I'nrU lllll,
WASHINGTON, March 14. Tbo house
commltteo on military affairs today ordered
a favorablo report on the bill of Representa
tive Livingstone of Georgia for a national
military park near Atlanta, da., on tbo site
of tho battlo of Peach Tree creek and other i
famous engagements connected with the I
slega of Atlanta. Representative Sladon
of Toxas will mako tho report.
Cnviilr) mini Killed hy n Full,
WASHINGTON, March 14. Goneral Wood,
at Havana, lias roportert to tno war depart- .
ment tho death 'In Puerto Principe yester- I
day of Prlvnto James J. Rellly. a saddler i
or company I, Eighth cavalry, as a result
of a fall from a horse.
Stops the Conirn
nnd Works Off the Cold.
Laxative Bromo-Qulnlne Tablets cure a cold
In one day. No cure, no pay. Price '.'5c.
BOERS RECEIVE AN ANSWER
SaUsburj'a Reply 8ent On to Our Consul
at Pretoria,
BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT AT PRETORIA
Tcvt of the CorreMnilence Itelireen
Ihe Three Conntrlen Tottnril I'ence
Overture Will Not lie Mnilc
I'uhllc for n Time.
PRETORIA, March 12.-(Vla Lourenzo
Marqtiez, March 13.) Lord Salisbury's reply
to Presidents Kruger nnd Steyn causes bitter
disappointment and Stato Secretary Reltz
nays It means that the war will be fought to
the bitter end.
WASHINGTON. March' ll.-The answer of
Lord ballebury to the message from l'rcsl
dents Kruger and Steyn, which was trans
mittca through cur government, was received
at a lato hour last night by Secretary Hay
through Mr. White, our charge nt London.
As Indicated In the London dispatches the
nnswer wns a declination of tho uppeal. It
has been transmitted to Adelbcrt Hay.
United. Statos consul nt Pretoria, who will
submit It to the two presidents. This marks
tho end of tho first overture toward peace.
It Is believed here, however, that another
effort will soon ho made by tho Doers to
attnln peace, though recourse may be made
.u mj.uu inner agency tnnn the United States.
Tho president had decided that It Is not
proper nt this time to mako public the text
of tho correspondence between Pretoria,
London and Whshlngton, relntlvo to the
peace negotiations. Therefore, the Allen
resolution adopted by the eennte calling for
the correspondence must remain unanswered
for tho present, though thero Is reason for
believing tho cause for mnlntnlng se
crecy on this point will son disappear.
It Is stated, however, that the press dis
patches have Indlcatod the salient fenturcs
of the correspondence with sufficient ac
curacy and about tho only omission so far
- H-H I- 1 . .. ...
..o van vv luarneu was uic rullurc to develop
tho fact that the uppeal of tho Boer gov
ernment that the United Sintna n,iM h
allowed to Intervene vns accompanlod by an
uurncHi expression by tho president of his
willingness to do nnythlng within his power
to bring about the termination of the war,
which ho hoped might be attained.
Courteous In President.
Lord Salisbury's reply, whll' -mly declin
ing the request of tho Boer government,
conveyed his appreciation of the commendu
ble sentiment which Inspired tho president's
utterances.
Inasmuch ns there appears to be some
confusion In the public mind respecting tho
various efforts made by the Boers to end the
war, It may be stated that this particular
correspondence passing through the State
department was separate und apart from the
noto addressed by Presidents Kruger and
Steyn to nearly all the continental powers
believed to be In svmnuthv with thfr fi,tn
and waa also distinct from the appeal' ad
dressed directly to Lord Salisbury, by tho
tWO Presidents. Which with his Inrdahln'a
answer formed tho subject of the communi
cation maae by mm yesterday to Parlia
ment. Fischer nnd Woolmnrnns Sail.
LOURENZO MARQUEZ. March 13. .Mr.
Fischer, the Orange Freo State secrelnrv.
and Mr. Woolmarana of the Transvaal execu
tive council sailed for EuroDo todav liv th
Gorman steamer Kaiser.
FALL OF ONE CAPITAL
(Continued from First Page.)
llshed In the second edition nf tho Tim,..
says; "Tho reply, especially tho last para,
graph, relating to Independency hn9 been
received In Natal with a ferllnir nf rri ....
lief and Is dispelling all doubts."
A private dispatch from Johannesburg has
been recelvod In London. dntrH SntrHU
March 10, contradicting tho reports that the
mines nro nooucd nnd all tho machinery
broken, and asserting that all Is well.
FIFTY-ONE OF SIXTY FALL
Story of ii Desperate Sortie from
Mnfeklnir The Killed Niimlicr
Twenty-Five.
LONDON, March 7. (CorresDondenco nf
tho Associated Press.) From Mafcklng tho
Times correspondent sends a more thrilling
accounj or mo sortlo or the garrison on De
cember 1(5 thnn has yet reached this country.
It will be remembered that Baden-Powell's
enen endeavored to capture Oametree, a par
ticularly annoying Roer fort. After relat
ing tho start of tho sortie, the correspond
ent continues:
For a moment It seemed as though the
fort opposed to tho rush ot Captain Vernon
and Captain Sandford wns a mere wall re
quiring only to bo scaled to be captured.
But when tho men npproached within 300
yards of tho fort rifles rang out from every
possible point, and tho ground was swept
by Mauser and Martini bullets. Captain
Sandford was tho first to fall mortally
wounded with a bullet in tho spine. He
fell down, calling to his men to continue the
chargo, but whero he had fallen he died.
Our men now began to drop rather rapidly
and Captain Fllzclarence was disabled with
a bullet In tho thigh. Ills place was taken
by Lieutenant Swinburne, who nt once con
tinued the charge, that officer and Lieuten
ant Bridges of tho samo squadron being
among tho nine who, upon the termination
of the fight, wero unwounded.
The ground around tho fort wns becoming
dotted with tho figures of our wounded men
who, although thoy were hut an irregular
soldiery, followed their officers with the
pluck nnd dogged determination of veterans.
Tho brunt of tho fight now fell upon the
companies under tho Immediate cemmand
of Captain Vernon who, undaunted by the
Impossibility of Ills task, steadily fought
his way forward.
As they approached nearer his men. undis
turbed by tho shower of bullets which fell
about them, cheered repeatedly, tho echo
of those cheers giving rlso to the Impression
that tho capture ot the position was immi
nent. The steady rush of our men undefeated
by tho worst that ths enemy could do was
rapidly demoralizing thoso who were firing
from behind tho loopholes In the fort, and
It may havo been, had we not had our re
sponsible officers shot or killed before we
reached tho walls of tho fort, a different
story might have to be told. As It happened
Captain Vernon, with whom was Lieutenant
Paton, cteadicd his men for the last charge
when a bullet struck him In the body. For
a brief Interval ho stopped, but refusing thp
entreaty of Lieutenant Paton that she should
fall out, ho Joined the offlrer onco wore In
taking the lead. From tho point which they
had gained tho charactor of the fort was
seen and tho heavy flro under which It was
defended showed It to be Impregnable. It
rose soruo seven feet from tho ground, from
tho edges of a ditch with sides that It was
almost Impossible to climb.
It was certain death which stared them In j
tho face within twonty-flvt yards, but not a
man was dismayed, Thoy continued. The
ditch was before thorn, the fort beforo them j
and through three tiers ot loopholes camo '
the enemy's flro. Our men from one side of
the ditch fired point blank at an enemy,
who from behind his loophole fired point ,
blank at them. Hero those who had served i
until now were cither killed or wounded and i
It was here that Captain Vernon was hit
again ns he, with Lieutenant Paton and the
scout, Cooke, whose tunic at the end of the
enKagemunt was found to be riddled with
bullets, endeavored to clamber Into the fort.
' Oaptnln Vernon nnd Lieutenant Paton man
aged by superhuman efforts lo reach tho
! loopholes, Into which they emptied their
' revolvers.
Their example wns eagerly copied by tho
few who remained and who were shot down
ns they plied their b.tyonets through th"
apertures, Hero Captain Vernon. Lieu
tenant Paton, Corporal l'lckard, Sergeant
Boss nnd many others were kllloJ. Cnpaln
Vernon wns shot In the head, the third
wound which he had received within 200
yards. Lieutenant Paton wns shot In the
region of the heart. Bugler Morgan, who
was tho first to ply his bayonet, wns shot In
threo places, but It Is believed he will live
A mighty rpnr rose up and we who had not
taken part In tho charge agnln thought the
position had been carried. But It was tho
triumphant shout of the Boers. Those of
our men who were left fell back savagely
nnd sullenly, with a contempt of the
enemy's lire nnd tho desire to renew the
nttnek. When t,hey fell In ngaln, out of the
i sixty men that had been engaged lu the
chargo only nine were unwoundod. Our
killed were twenty-one, our wounded thirty,
! of whom four have since died. There were
nlso three who were prisoners In the hands
of the enemy.
REMOVE FREE STATE CAPITAL
nisiuilch from I'rctorlu Inillcutes the
Hoe i-m Anticipate l.onluu
lllocmfontelii.
PRETORIA. Tuesday. Marrh 1.1. -A dla
pateh from Blccmfonteln says that In view ot
the military situation the scat of government
may be removed to Kroonstadt.
IIEI.ItilOV IS I'tMHtl.Y llM'OlNnKI).
Winston Churchill Tells of Opportuni
ties Missed Chutilnlns.
I trVirrerriondenre ot the Associated Press. 1
LONDON, March 7 Winston Churchill,
writing to tho Morning Post of a soldier's
service at Spearman's camp, says.
It Is a solemn Sunday and the eump, with
Its white tents looking snug nnd peaceful
In the sunlight, holds Its brenth. that tho
beating of Its heart may not bo heard. On
such n day as this the services of religion
would uppeal with pnsslonnto force to thou
sands. I attended a church parade this
morning. What a chanco this wns for a
man of great soul who feared God. On every
side were drawn up deep masses of soldiery
rank behind rank. In all perhaps 0,000. In
tho hollow square stood the teneral, tho
man on whom everything depended.
All around wero men who within the, week
had been face to face with death and wero
going to face It again In a few hours. Life
seemed very precarious. What was it all
for? What was the good of human effort.
all the anxious questionings of weak spirits?
It was one of thos? occasions when a tlno
preacher might have given comfort and
strength whore both were sorely needed,
nnd have printed on many minds a perma
nent Impression. Tho bridegroom's oppor
tunity had come, but the church had her
lamp untrlmmed. A chaplain with a raucous
voice discoursed on the details of "Tho Siege
nnd Surrender of Jericho." The soldiers
froze Into npathy and after awhile the
formal, perfunctory service had Its welcome
conclusion.
'Ah I inarched home an officer said to mo
"Why Is It. when the church spends so much
on missionary work among heathens, she
does not take the trouble to send good men
to preach In time of war? The medical pro
fession is represented by somo of Its greatest
exponents. Why arc men's wounded souls
left to the care of a village practitioner?"
Nor could 1 answer, but I remembered the
venernblo figure and noble character of
Father Brlndle In tho Riviera war, and
wondered whether Rome was again seizing
tho opportunity which Canterbury disdained
the opportunity of telling the glad tidings'
to soldiers about' to die.
Wnr IC perls Are .luhllnut.
(Copyright, 1900, by Press. Publishing Co.)
LONDON. March 1t. fVnw YnrW Wnrt.l
Cablegram Special Telegram.) The war
experts aro all jubilant over the oecunatlon
of Bloemfontcln.
The Post CXnert BUYS: "The ronlstiinrn
of the forces In the Orangcj Freo Stato Is
broken llOWn and nvnr tllnnmfnnlnln llnl
tho Hag which will continue to wavo there
whtlo the British empire lasts.
"Tho advance on Bloemfontcln represents
tho first stage of tho new campaign, nfter
which there may be a possible paiiBo. The
new campaign in Natal may perhaps not
open until tho redistribution of forces Is
complete and Roberts Is ready to resumo bis
advance."
liners lOnt renched to Stop Duller.
LADYSMITH, March 14. Tho Boers havo
been located in several strong positions near
tho Junction of tho Drakcnsberg and tho
Blggarsborg ranges. They havo heavy guns
lu position on Pongwonl kop, nt Hlatlkulu,
and in the Impatl mountains, ns well ns at
Gibson's farm, near Cundycleugh pass. Geu
eral Hutilor now commands tho division.
Both men and horsos of tho relief column
nro completely recovered nnd nre now In tho
pink ot condition. The reconstruction of
the railway from Ladysmlth to Dundeo is
progressing rapidly.
IleJolcliiK nt Cnpetoivn.
CAPETOWN, March 14. A great popular
demonstration took placo hero on receipt of
tho news thnt Bloemfontcln had been oc
cupied by the British. All tho church bells
wero rung and a procession, heado.1 by tho
union Jack, went to the government house,
Where Sir Alfred MUner made his ackonwi
edgements. The demonstrators sang "God Snvo tho
Queen" and then paruded through the prin
cipal streets, cheering nnd singing patriotic
songs.
I'lnmcr Milking llenduny.
LOBATSI. Tuesday. March G. -Colonel
Plumer's forco reached here this morning
It Is believed that onlyaslnglo brldgo south,
ward has been destroyed and that other
wlso tho railroad is intact within five miles
ot Mafeklng.
CAPETOWN, March 14. Colonel Plumer
Is now within forty miles of Mafeklng.
Wur 1. on ii I'nsncs Third ItenilliiK,
LONDON, March 14. In tho Houso of
Commons today the war loan papsed Its third
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