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of th ( . heliograph almost Impossible All the
correspondents are well JOHN STUART
lcjils Still ill llrillli.
( Copyright , J'KjO , by Pres * Publishing Coi >
BI3HLIN , Pel ) n ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram ) Dr Lcyds is
Htlll hern , having- postponed his trip to St
Petersburg YcstenViy a dinnei party in
Leyds" honor vvas attended by Regent Duke
Albrccht of Mecklenburg Schwcrhi and his
brother , Duke Frederick This same duke
In president of the German Colonial society
and according to tolegianis from Pails Is
nld In an Interview with the Prench explorer -
plorer , Merlal , to have expressed himself
In favorof the British evacuation of Egypt ,
Internal settlement of the Egyptian and
South African question and to have re
gretted that Germany was unprepaied with
an adequate navy , as otherwise things might
hnvp taken another course. Ills hlghners Is
also stated to have suggested Trench and
Russian co-operation against England nnd
said ho wan highly satisfied with the pres
ent Russian advance in central Asia
VlulUpilrMi of War Talk.
LONDON , Fob C There was a multi
plicity of war questions In the House of
Commons today , but little Interest was taken
In them , Mr. Wyndham , parliamentary un
der secretary for the war olllce , said In an
swer to a question that the government had
no Information regarding the alleged shootIng -
Ing of Irish prisoners by orders of Colonel
Baden-Powell and General Loul Methuen.
Answering another question , Mi. Wynd
ham said the British artillery in South
Africa was fully up to the continental stand
ard
Mr Balfour , the government leader ,
replying to William Redmond , Irish na
tionalist , said the secretary of state for
the colonr | , Mr Chamberlain , novel mode
any such announcement ns the one referred
to by Mi , Redmond , namely , that n triple
alliance between Great Biltain , the United
Stages and Germatty'ha'dtbecn arrived , at
' " '
Roply'lng "to aiiothc'r qiSestton of Red
mond's , suggesting the formitlon of a vol
unteer corps In Ireland to replace the troops
withdrawn , Mr Balfour said ho recognized
the patriotism of Mr. Redmond's constitu
ents , but regarding this change the settled
policy of the goveinment required further
consideration.
Thn debate pn the address In icply to the
speech from the throne was then resumed
by Sii1 William Vernon Harcourt. liberal ,
who declared the war wat , duo to a reversai
of the policy laid down by the government
In 1881 and 1895. Reviewing the negotia
tions , Sir William said the great misfortune
vvas that the men consulted In regard to the
rltuatlon In South Africa were the authors
of the mid and the "Helots of Park Lane"
Hero Mr Chamberlain Interjected , "Does
the rlgut honorable gentleimn mean that
the persons to whom ho refers wcio con
sulted by the colonial olllce and that no
others wore consulted' "
The liberal Btatcsinap parried the ques
tion ,
Ilcfcrs to Iiiiut'Hoii'N liilliirnri' .
Regarding the attacks on the South Afri
can commission , of which he was n mem
ber , Sir William Vernon Hareourt s ild the
only' rcii.sou BO far as he was aware that
the Investigation was not prnsucd fuithcr
wan"lhat the committee would have io 10-
nsseuiblo during the following scsblon of
Parliament nnd the nuthoi of the raid 1ml
suftyijlcnt Inlluencc limldo and outside the
hou'sp to prevent the leappolntinent of thu
committee
Rop'jylng to a question In regaid to the
( leajjh notice published by the Standaid Sat
urday , reading
St'LACHLAN-On ( . 'lirlttnmx day , shot in
th6 rmirkot tuiu.ite , Harrlsmltli , Oruugo
rie < > Stiiti- , South AfiiP.i , foi ipfliblng to
light against liN country men , John Mc-
ttL , jr . iiued 10. eldest son of John
MXiLuehl'in of Wuduumtli ami
otUio lito John MrLuchlun < " l.umbpth
Tnn , bocretaiy of state for the colonlco ,
Joseph Chamberlain , said he had lecelvod
a cable mesjagr from tbo governor of Natal
to the effect that the report of the shooting
of MeUichlan had appealed In the press , but
had subsequently been cmmadlcted The
govmnor added that he knew of no founda
tion for the repoit , but was trying to ob
tain Information in regnid to the mutter
The government , Mr Chamberlain aSd d ,
had uskcd the British ambissidor nt Wash
ington Loid Paunccfote , to icqiipst tlio
Vnlted States government to inquire Into
thn matter .u PiPtorla through the United
States consul there
Crltlrnl Humof tlio "VVur.
.Mr Chnmbcilaln admitted that a. cillUal
blugc of thu war had been joaclud and
that the situation was undoubtedly furious ,
though , In1 added , ho did lot believe thn
country was in dangci He icfuti'd to dlj-
CUB8 the South African < ommltteo mid
hrlolly summarized the negotiations with
the Tiunsvanl , pointing out that tie 1 sius j
botwccn the lloora and British ucre ie.il
nnd great and Inherent In the difference Lo-
twcnn the Bos" and British civilization.
If the British prcpaiatlora for war were
HuUlelenl , IIP continual It was wholly dim
no the fact that the government was datci-
miiu'il to do everything to ccctirc pence and
o do nothing to endaUFci It
j
Mr Chambeil.Un fuithci declared that the
Little Strokes
Fell Great
r 77ic giants of the forest nwsf yield at
lust to the contwual blows of the ivoods-
man. When the human blood has become
clogged nnd impure / / little drops of
Hood's SarsapatiUa , properly { .ikcn , wilt
fell the oak of bad blood.
vvr vas Just necessary and right Ho re
gretted the p-oposcd amendment to the ad-
dicss because , he said , It v onld thiow doubt
upon the unltcdncas of t'no kingdom It
would bo premature' , continued the colonial
rccretary , to talk of tcms of settlement.
"But , " ho asserted , "there will be no second
end Majuba Never again shall the Boris
erect In the/ heart of South Africa a citadel
whence to proceed to disaffection nnd race
anlmo'lly. Never again shall they be able
I to endanger the paramountcy of Guat Brlt-
] I aln Never again shall they be nblo to treat
i an Englishman as though ho belonged to au
! Infcrloi race "
Mr Ch.tmberlaln asked the opposition
whether .they believed In the proposition
that the war was necessary and said that
I the opposition proposed tooto fo1 the war
| as "unjuct and unnecessary , " and then vote
for IU vigorous prosecution. The war , the
secretary asserted , could not be averted ex
cept by the absolute surrender on the part
of Ore-it Brtnln of nil to which It attached
Importance. Believing the war Inevitable
j how could they vote for an amendment
that said the war was not unavoidable' A
policy of that sort was said to unite the
paity , but fin the eyes of Europe It throw
doubt upon the union of the United King
dom
VilniHs
"Wo have suffered checks , " said Mr.
Chamberlain , "and have made mistakes. I
am not anxious to dispute as to the blame ;
let the government bear the brunt until
the time comes when we can see where
the blame Is to be apportioned between the
system and those administering it. In the
meantime blame us.
"What la now urgent Is to redress those
checks and to repair mistakes You say
we I'ave sent too few troops , but we are
pouting them Into South Africa In a few
weeks we will have 200,000 men there. We
will have as many mounted men ns there
ave mounted Boers. > Our , Colonies are multi
plying their offers/ e.v ery offer Is grate
fully accepted and Lord Roberts has elected
from among the colonials his guaid of
honor
" .Meanwhile the spirit of the nation Is
unbicken. There Is no sacrifice which we
are unwilling to make. There is no sac-
ilfice wo aio unwilling to ask of the colonies ,
If wo think It necessary to success. I
must go further than this nnd amlt that
this war , under now , conditions , In a new
country , with new arms , against a people
whcse tenacity and courage are as admirable
as the coinage and tenacity of oui own
boldleis , has required a larger scheme thin
any the government has yet been called
upon lo meet.
"One of the lessons of the war is the
cnoi mous defensive power possessed by
troops defending their own country. The
second point is that when wo propose a
scheme lo meet this craeigency we shall
do so , not as a party , but ae a nation. No
other nation has ever had a better right ,
hovvcvei , to bo proud of Its soldiers What
other nation could transport BO manv tioops
so gicat n distance so well9
Rcfenlng to statements regarding "na
tional gloom , " Mr Clnmberlaln tiild " 1
do not accept the phrase I know of
anxlotv nnd Irritation perhaps , but not of
vacillation approaching fcai 01 gloom "
The colonial societnry concluded with a
glowing tribute to the manner In which th"
colonies hive milled to the empire , sav
ing " \Vc aio now finding the Infinite po
tentialities ami lesourccs of the empire.
We are advancing to the icallraUon of that
great federation of our race which must
inevitably make foi peace , llbetty and jus
tice. "
John Dillon said tint the nationalists , be-
llrvlng the war to be an unjust and
Inlqultoua war of aggression , tntlicly un
provoked , weto unable to support an amend
ment declailiiR that the vvnr should bo prose
cuted with vUor Ho praised for the pub
lication of General Sir William Butlci's dis
patch , sayliiK'
"It is gpneially bcllovcd that General SI"
William Butler considered that in cap" of
wir no attempt should be made to protect
Natal beyond the Tugola If so , the country
Is entitled to know. "
ill. Balfour No , It lo not
Mi Dlllcn , continuing , said that the mili
tary lopntntlon of England was Irreparably
mined , that the Boors had established n
claim to be free and no amount of brute
fcice cculd cvci diminish their claim.
DIM IK rt I.uili'sniltli.
LOUREN5o MARQUIS , Pel ) B. Webster
, the United SUUs assistant secretary
oJ the Interior , accompanied by a party of
fiiuuii , ui at the head laaqer of the Boers
nt l.ady.mlth .nil Is closely Inspecting the I
i.ini.i | nnd IH . lilonu mound the besieged I
toi n Ti'o fleimou consul at Pretoria , HOT i
p.lcim inn , l-i aicomjmnylng Mr. Davis an his
tii : > to the liocr head laagci
'Ui'3'i and Ivriu ; < ! I'rotenl ,
CAPETOWN. 1 eh 5 President Steyn
and I'rieldcnt Kiugcr have cammunlcated \
v.lth Klfld MaiMial Loid lloberts , the Drlt-
Ifcli commandcr-ln-chlcf protesting against
the destruction rfui'Ti houses and the
dovastntlon of property. Lord UobcttB , lii
irplylit , , de lined the rlter ea v.ero not sus
tained , adding t'l.it wanton dsstrit-tion of
| u'v.i > u j c n.i.ry to Hrltlth prani.c'
Mure THIII-IM fnr South \frlen ,
LONDON. 1'eb j Tl War office an
nounces U' it tlftceu trcr.vioits vlll be
I
Blurted between today and next Monday '
with J.OOO troops , Includlrg tinrourth cav '
alry bilgaJe , militia Lnttnllon nnd 3,000 yco.
manry , with 2.S horat-B nnd \ \ gun * . Tluoc
1' tOO are not Included In the 180,000 duo to i
lie In South Africa on , I'cbruary It. The ,
night ilivUl-n of 10,000 mer U stllfftvallabla
tO Ufllll
SI'01 > S Till ] UOlHill ,
and Worl.H IXT I lie Cold.
Laxative Bromo-Qulnlno Tablets cine a
cold In one day No cure , ho pay. Price , 23c.
i DEMOCRATS HAVE THEIR DAY
j Congressmen Denounoa tbo Philippines
i Poli'cj of the Administration ,
OCCUPY THE TIM IN BOTH BRANCHES
C'linnip ClnrK SIIJR He PHMIIS n\inn- |
nloti li ) TiiUlnic llrldnli North
\incrlciiii I'ONm-MMloiiN
tilth Hi'iiiihllcniit ,
WASHINGTON , Pcb. 5. Democrats of the
house tonUmied their nssaults on the Phll-
Ipplnp policy of the administration during
the general debate upon the diplomatic and
consular 'appropriation bill today' . Two
speeches were Inndo by democratic membcis
of the ( foreign affairs committee , Ulnsinorc
of Arkansas nnd Champ Clark of Mlssouil ,
opposing the retention of the Islands The
speech of Mr. Clark , which lasted almost
two hours , was n notable effort replete with
epigrams nnd attracted much attention. No
republican spoke In defense of the ndmlnls-
tr.itloti policy today.
Slbley of Pennsylvania who vvas elected
as n democrat , but who made a speech last
week defending expansion , vvns goaded today
Into the announcement that the democrats
ciuld consider his scat constructively on the
republican side.
lie fore the debate began an effort was
made to pi s n bill looking to the appoint
ment of au export commission to examine
into the question of the pollution of the
water supplier of cities , but It was defeated ,
S" to CC The Chicago members considered
tint It was nlmcd especially at the Chicago
dralmgo canal.
Commenting upon General Otis' reasons
for changing the language of the president's
proclamation to the rillpinos , Dlnsmoro of
Arkansas said "The biting , blistering sar
casm of General Otis constitutes Insubordl-
'
nation at the very least. '
(
I Dinomoro said ho wa not given to ndu-
lotion , but he respected Agulnnldo OR ono
who had the courage to fight for the liberty
and Independence of his own people. In con
clusion , Dlnsmoro said , speaking of the
alleged puiposo of the administration to
hold tbo Philippines
"I believe , as fully ns I bellevo anything ,
that the moment this obligation Is Imposed
upon us as It will bo unless the people at
the polls prevent It , that minute will mark
the beginning of the decadence and fall of
the \iiiorlcan republic In this belief nil
history bears me out "
Claik of Missouri , a member of the for
eign affairs committee , spoke next. In his
chaiacteristlc way he laid down the follow
ing propositions
Se.\eii I'roixiilttoiiM l.nlil Uoviii.
"A man Is not a traitor because ho Is
opposed to doing those things which jeopardize
ardize the life of the lepubllc.
"An American Is not a pessimist because
he Is unwilling to see his country adopt as
n hettled policy the political principles of
Alexander , Cae'snr nnd Napoleon ,
"In the hands of political jobbers the
American flag , like the mantle of charity ,
will bo made to cover a multitude of wins.
"I think more far more of the liberties
of my children than of all the trade of all
the earth
"I would like to leave them both ilch and
free , but of the two , I would lathci leave
them free free to labor , free to work out
their own destiny , free to sympathize , with
and help all peoples struggling for liberty
anywhere and eveiywhere
"I would not give the life of one healthy ,
honest , moral , patriotic , ambitious , cour
ageous , American white boy in exchange for
all the rillpincs who novvllvo.or may live
in the archipelago this side the great resur
rection day.
I'Dellcvlng firmly that the annexation of
the Philippines , either bv force or with
their conbent , will In the end pro e danger
ous , perhaps ruinous to oar 'gfiveinment
of the people , by the people and for the
people , ' I am dead against It now and for
all time "
Notwithstanding President McKinley at
Boston ten davs after the peace treaty was
ratllled said the Philippine question was
now with congress , that congiess vvas the
conscience and judgment of the country , thq
executive and not the legislative depait-
inent of tbo goveinment wan determining
the question Congress had fallen so low
that It was now simply a register for the
will of the executive department 1C we
teak the riliplnos Into partnership , the
knell of the American icpublic was Bounded.
. "An a private citizen , " said he , "I wish
the president long life and piospcilty. As
a politician , I hope his death U set for high
noon , March 1 , 1901 " ( Democratic ap
plause )
Ho would sacilftco as much foi his coun
try as any man , but William McKinley was
not the countiy.
1'nii Over the Sulii
Mr. Clark raked n laugh by bis refer
ence to the ticaty made by General Bites
upon behalf of the United States , with the
sultan of Sulu Democrats nnd lepnbllcans ,
ho said , had joined in putting B II Ilob-
erU out of the house because ho h id three
wlvco lie asked the republicans to join
with them In keeping out of the house a
sultan with 300 wives "This distinguished
republican olflclal , " said ho , "gets $150 a
month and the keeper of his haiom $7. per
me nth If this keeps on , the time v.lll < omo
when no icpubllcan official will bo properly
equipped v Ithout a harem nnd n l.ceper of
a harem " ( Laughter and applause )
Mr , Clark Bald that ho was not opposed
to expanslcn. Ho was today in favor of
taking every foot of British possessions
In North Amerlsn This utterance evoked
democrat ) : applauso. Ho piedlcted that
Oicat Britain spiending herself over the
globa In her nttmpt to thioltlo the republic
of South Africa was to take the flint gop |
upon that dismal path that all nations had
trod bcfoie "I believe It the beginning of
the end of Great Britain , " nld he , "and I
say God grant It "
Clark spoke almost two hours Aftci he
had concluded Mr. Slbley called down upon
himself the wrath of the Missouri democrats
by reading a letter fiom n "former demo-
uiatlc member of the house from Missouri ,
who supported the Chicago platform. " en
dorsing his speech of a feu days ngo Ho
i\rcw \ a lound of applause from the republi
cans by telling the democrats that hereafter
they could consider his scat constructively
on the republican side "
Mr , Cochian of Mlssouil replied to Mr.
Slbley In a warm flve-inlnute speech
( HlllTJ III Illll SlMMltl * .
WASHINGTON , Fob r. Senator Cattery
of Louisiana In a discussion of the Philippine
question In the senate today broke now
groun 1 by defining his.position as an mill-
exparalonht. In i espouse to a question us
to nl.nl. In the prcbcnt clicumstaiKcs , ha
would do "I'll ' the rillpinos. ho slid with
charactcilstlc 'fcnorgy "Turn them loose
an noon as we can get rid of them Tbat
would be better foi thorn and Infinitely bet
ter frr UK "
Cnffery s iirgiimtnt v.as mainly a discus
sion of the constitutional question Ho muln-
taluc 1 that the constitution extends abso-
Intel/ over the Kltiplnot ) . nnd that they
vveio entitled to all the right * and prlvl-
leges of cltl/cnb of the I'lilU'd Statcb guar
anteed by the constitution
Ho dissented from the proposltl n that
thU country should take over the Philip
pine Islands aa proposed by Mr Bererldgc.
Ho maintained that under the constitution
the rillpinos weio citizens of the United
SUUh , entirely , completely , abtolutely
"They became so , " he declared "by the
annexation of the Philippines by. the United
States and by the fact that the Hug of this
I government floats over the Islands , nnd the
[ flag carrlci its citizenship wherever H
I floats'
TELLING THE CLARK STORY
Ono of { he Senator' * Iliinnirin
Illn Duties AVc'rr to Drink
ttltli the < ' ! to > H. "
WASHINGTON. Keb. 5. When the Senate
committee on privileges and elections re-
suracd Us Investigation of the election of
Senator Clark of Montana Mr Campbell , at
torney for the prosecution , produced the
aflidavlt of Mr. Illll , which that gentleman
had testified had been altered by himself nnd
Mr. Campbell. Mr Campbell said ho had
made no changes In the document.
At this Juncture Attorney Poster of Senator
Clark's side , nskod that Mr Campbell be
compelled to' restore to Mr. Btckford the
letter which hail been "stolen ' In Its trail's-
mission. Ho referred to the letter from
Plckford to J3cn Talk , which Hill had sild
had been" taken .from him nnd opened by
Campbell when he was taking It to Fnlk nnd
, which Campbell had admitted that he had
read , hut which he said Hill had opened
Mr Campbell resented Mr. Foster's Intima
tion that the letter had been stolen , onylng
this was absolutely untrue , and adding that
be would turn the letter over to the com
mittee when culled for.
Senator Chandler snld this would be satis
factory.
James Hyaii of Butte was the first wit
ness. Ho knevy Jloproscntntlves Normoyle
and Murray , that Nprmoylc had asked htm
( Hyan ) to see Claik for him nnd ascertain
whether ho cotild not get some money for
him ( Norcnoyle ) out of the contest , that
I Mutiny liad told him that If ho coujd get a
ruichasor for some Iris of his for $2,000 he
would not come lo Washington to testify.
Ho said he had gone to Helena In Mr. Clark's
Interest during the session of the loglslatute ,
but that he had paid his own expenses.
I "What did you do In Helena ? " asked Mr.
Burney.
"I drank whisky principally , " vvas the
reply. " 1 helped Ml , Clark by having a
gcod time vlth thu boys. "
Several other witnesses testified.
MACRUiVl IS SIILL A MYSTERY
to iMe SriTiMnrj lln > , Dri
for III * Ohio Home lo Mnj
a Work.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 0. Mi Macrum has
come and gone and the rca&on for his leav
ing Pretoria when duty seemed to demand
his presence nt that capital remains as deep
a mystery ns ever and must SD remain , piob-
ably for another week. The foi mer con
sul's appearance was awaited at the State
department with Interest Just before noon
Representative Taylor , of whoie congres
sional district Macrum is a rceldcut , called
at the department and spent some time In
conference with Assistant Secretary Hill
and was followed about 3 30 o'clock by Mr.
JIacrum , v > ho came alone. Secretary Hay ,
who had had an exhausting day , had gone ,
so the ex-consul was obliged to pay his re-
epects to Dr. Hill His stay vvas short ,
about twenty minutes , pcihnps , and he left
Dr. Hill much In the dark.
Nor did It develop vvhether or not Mr.
Macrum was the bearer of any message
from Kruger. He did not mention the sub
ject to Dr. Hill. Ho said he was tired , \pry
tired. He had. been five weeks on the sea
and road traveling constantly , and begged
for time in which to prepare himself to
report He said nothing as to bis rcasona
for rppearlng < ft Washington , but asked
that he 'ba ' permitted to go to his home In
East Liverpool0 , for a few days to at
tend to some mailers of business which
were pressing and to reel.
At 7 30 Lonlfeht he left here for his homo
in Ohio. n , ,
IGNORANUE AT THE WAR OFFICE
! MII > V < > tliliiR tx KIIO\TH There Ilc-
! ? urillii7 IIllllrr'M ItrcroNslnn'
the Tuuelu.
LONDON , Keb 5 The correspondent of
the Asooclated Prcfos learns from official
sources that absolutely no confirmation has
been received by the War office of the icport
that General Bullci has re-crossed the
Tugela river and Is marching on Ladysmlth.
On the contrary , according to the infoi ma-
lion of the War office , at the present mo
ment theic Is every Indication that things
are quiet at the front and that no Immediate
movement is anticipated
Regarding the dispatches from Ladysmlth
saying that Buller guns have been heard
there , It Is surmised that some practice
may have been going on with the now bat
teries which have Just reached the front.
DISPATCH CREATES ACTIVITY
It u mm- that l.nruc r < irce of Iiifaiitr ]
IN tlxiliC to Seize Nor-
MtlNllOllt.
CAPCTOWN , Pcb r. , A ulspatch from
Nnauwpoort bays There Is great activity
hero and on the Ilcnsberg-Hanovcr road , due
to the dispatch of an overwhelming force of
infantry to seize Norvalspont
Tbo cavaliy , having completed the ic-
connalssance , Is being retired to recoup
losses. The Bbers'at Colesbufg are virtually
surrounded.
i'i IIMC IN v uotirri ; > G MOUII.
niNereitlt Wnr Olllee Storj It HUH Ao
\e H of rnrnnril Movement.
LONDON , reb.'B ' The War office state-
nienl that it has iccelved no conilrmatlon
of the report that General Duller has le-
erosfced the Tugela river has failed to shake
public belief that operations of tremendous
Importance are proceeding at the Tugola and
It Is thought that cltu ! < r the denial was
piompted by a dcolre to keep the military
movements as secret as > possible until soiio-
th'Hfc ' Is nccompllbhed , or that General Bui- ,
lei Is keeping the homo ofllclals In the
clnik pciuHng reaults. It Is obviously dif
ficult to extract the truth from the conflict-
Ins statements shrouding General Duller'g
movement , but most of the commentatois
agiee that the aggregate of the Items tends (
to confirm the belief that movements of Im-
po'tanco nro In progress j
It is true that the correspondents at Gen-
eial Bullar's headquarters convoy the 1mi
prwfclon that his main farce Is still south
of the TiiBola , hut It Is easily conceivable
Hint the dispatches nro BO censored. j :
448 p m \ jspe-ial dispatch from t
Durban , Nofnl , dated today , says "There Is 1
no definite news fion Genoial Duller , but 1
It is reported that thoio was heavy fighting I
yesterday" | i
Feasibly , though dated Saturday and Sunday - >
day , thu dispatches weie in reality written I
prior to the movements leportcd to have
commenced Krlday This has already hap
pened an various occasions , dispatches being
detained by the censor and redatcd when
actually relea.scd.
Whatever may be the actual situation there
bcenib no doubt that General Dullcr's prep
arations for a fresh attempt to relieve Lady-
Bmlth wrro completed Thuihday or Friday ,
and though the sliul was pobslbly dcfened
fium the date first selected It will not belong
long before It Is definitely known that Gen
eral Build's fonet arc again fighting their
way to\\.ud LuclyMinllh Those , however ,
who expect General Bullor to reach the be
leaguered tq\vn tonight seem to have forgotten -
ton the procure of ( he Doers The bent in
formed people , while sanguine , fully realize
that a British victory can only bo achieved
at a heavy ccat
Supreme Court Adjourn * .
WASHINOTdN , Fob , 5 The United
States supreme court tcday took an adjourn *
meiit until the 26th lust.
| P tT t t Tt I 'PIT IM fPTTf I I\
CANAL TRtATi IS StllLIiO
Important Document Signed by Secretary
Hiy and lord Pauncofote.
UNITED STATES GAINS EVERY POINT
.No Itctnrn OH or ( M ! ( iron ! ItiHnIn for
COIKTHHIOIIN MlttlC III ( InltrOC -
llUMlt MCMNnltl * l * < Sent IO
the hunnte.
WASHINGTON , Teh 5. The Hny-Paunco-
fete troily , amendatory of the Clayton-
Ilulwcr treaty relative to the construction
of the Nlcaraguan canal , was signed nt the
State department today by Secretary Hay
for the United States nnd Lord Pauncefoto
for Great Britain. Though the consumma
tion of the treaty occupied some time , owing
to the necessity of comparing the two
drafts , there was little formality nbont the
(
ceremony , nnd n convention that Is expected
to bo , for the United States at least , of the
most far-reaching Importance and value ,
came Into being without any theatrical sur-
loundlngs.
There were present beside Secretary liny
and Lord Pauncefoto only Mr. Bromley ,
honorary attache of thu British embassy
and prospective son-ln-lnw of Loid Pounce-
fete , Sidney Smith , chief of the diplomatic
bureau , nnd William Ovvjnn , the faithful
nnd discreet messenger to the Department
of Stale , who placed the bcals upon thl < >
eonvenilon , ns he has upon nearly every
treaty of importance to which the Unlled
States has been n party for the last thirty
y cars.
The first thing In order was to compare
the ttvo drafts of the treaty cnictiilly , to
Insure their Identity , which work was poi-
formed by Messrs Smith nnd Uromley.
Then the signing took place , Secretary Hay
attaching his signature tlrst to the copy
of the treaty which is to be retained by the
United States government after the final
exchange of ratification The seals were
attached anil then there were congratula
tions and the ceremony wat , over. Messrs
Smith and Bromley retired and Secretary
Hay and Lord Pauncefoto had a long pri
vate chat.
TriiiiNiiiltteil to the Semite.
Mr Smith carried the freshly signed
treaty to the White House , where the let
ter of transmlttal was Mgned by the presi
dent , so that the treaty could be dispatched
at once to the United States senate for rati
fication. The letter of transmlttal was
purely fornnl , simply commending the treaty
to the senate without entering upon any
argument to demonstrate its great value.
Secretary Hey declined to make public
the text of the treaty or even to make any
statement as to ita details , holding that
courtesy to the senate obliged him to re
main sllont until the benate itself removed
the sen ! of confidence from the convention.
So that nil that is now known of this con
vention Is that it amende the Clay ton-Btil-
vver treaty of 1830 In such manner that
Great Diltaln yields to the United States
the right to construct the Nlcaraguan canal ,
or a canal at any ethel point on the Isthmus ,
without British participation. Most of the
other features In the Clayton-Bulwer treaty I
nre retained. This is notably true of ar- I
tlclo v , which guarantees the absolute neu- j '
traltty of any canal and the eacurlty of the '
capital Invested. It is undeibtood that the
United States continues upon itself this ob
ligation to maintain the neutralization of
the canal , which shall be forever open and
free It is also believed that the treaty
looks to an International undertaking on .
this point. Because the requirements of
International courtesy would not otherwise
bo observed , It Is expected that the senate
will not make the convention public before [ I
tomonovv at the earliest , and on this point I
there has been some understanding between
Secretary Hay and the British government.
This treatv was arranged between Secre > j I
tary Hay and Lord Pauncefote , who are the
principals , and who manifested that fact
by signing the treaty. Pcealbly the fact
tbat the flist news of the success of the
attempt to reach an agi cement on this Im-
poitant subject came from London , vvas
the ground for the belief In some quarteis
that the negotiations weie all conducted
there.
I niler N < > OblljiiilloiiN to IlllKliuill.
\s scon ao the treaty Is ratified and the
ratifications haVe been exchanged the United
States will be nt liberty to proceed at once
with the construction of nn Isthmian canal
unfettered by any obligations toward Great
Britain , save that of allowing to British
citizens , as to the cltbcns of mhei na
tions , the use of the canal on the same
terms with American cltlrens Possibly this
might have been done- without today's
treaty , for the question as to whether 01
not the Clayton-Bulwer treaty Is still alive
has been a subject of controversy for manv
years nnd many able minds have taken op
posite sides. But the present admlnlhtra-
tlon Is convinced that the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty is still In force and It felt Itself
bound by the moot sacred obligations to
live up to the ticaty as long as it stood
unchanged , and , desiring to amend It , re
sorted to the only honoiablo means In Its
judgment J to lenllzo Its dcslies , hence , the
treaty I signed today.
Thcro Is absolutely no quid pie quo of
fered i to Great Britain In this treaty In re
turn | for the valuable concession to the
United States. Whatever loturn the United
States may cheese to make for this con
cession Is a thing of the futuie.
LONDON rcb. 5 The Westminster Gn-
inlto this afternoon alone comments on the
Nicaragua j agreement It welcomes the
.
announcement , but enya It Is sui prised
Great , Biltaln docs not get compensation
for j "relinquishing Its undoubted rights. "
The paper realises that Lord Salisbury
anay have good reascoa for assenting to this ,
but | hopes Great Britain's friendly action
"will count In the oeltloment of'the Alaskan :
dispute" | '
While the publication of the dispatch ;
from Washington regarding the annulling
of th Clayton-Bulwer Nicaragua canal ;
treaty and substituting for It tlm Hay- :
Pauucofote ] treatv caused considerable sui-
prlse , It wan fully canhrmoti at the foreign
office , whole It Is Raid the \sHoclntcd Press
Waublngton dispatch In coiroct in every par
ticular. The appaient celerity in icjchl-ig
an agreement Is explained by the fact that
the whole matter was practically nettled '
between Secietary Hay and Arnbabsadir I
Pauncefoto In 1&98 About n fortnight ago I
In consequence of the attitude of tlio senate - ;
ate Mr Phoate , the United S'nttH ambas-
sidor heio , iccelved tnutiuctlons to prtsj
the conclusion of the negotiations The ,
British cihlnet confideod ! tlip matter mil
received the Dominion of Cinadn winctlot
to grant the I'nltcd States' request The
attitude of the- cabinet consisted In the b
lief that the Olnyton-Hnlwcr trentj wit
made when the conditions governing the un-
tloni were so utterly different that It wa *
now out of date nnd Impracticable Uellev-
Ing the present n most Inopportune time
for bargaining nnd haggling , the British
ministers decided to give the1 United States a
free hand
FOR GOVERNMENT OF ISLANDS
I'rpirtttril In tinonnt < -
Mlth Miijorlt * ntu ! Mliuirlt )
1 1 i-jio i In.
WASHINGTON. Pcb S Soon after llu >
senate convened today Senator Kornker of
Ohio chairman of the committee on Paclllc
Islands and Porlo Hleo , reported A bill
providing n form of government for Porto
Hleo.
Onlllnger of New Hampshire presented [
n statement of the \lows of himself nnd
Perkins of California , dissenting In part
from the majority report.
The following bills wore passed To create
n new division of the cMstern judicial district
of Tennessee and change the limes an 1
places of district courts of the northern
district of Texas , authorizing the Dubuque
K. Wisconsin Bridge company to construe
n bridge across the Mississippi river a
Dllbtlqtie , la
INITIAL MEETING I ? HELD
: Wulj Oi-Kiinlrcil llriitilillnin Nn-
tloniil CoiiKroiNloiiiit CoinnitlU-o
I21l'ftl ItH OfllOtTH.
WASHINGTON , Pcb 5 The newlj or-
ganlred republican national congrcssiona
committee held Its Initial meeting today fjr
the selection of ofllccrs and adoption o
general plans Koprescntatlve Bab-ock o
Wisconsin was elected chairman for the
third time , with RepresentativeSlurmai
of New Tbrk as vice chairman , Hoprescnta-
tlvo Ovei street of Indiana , sccretaiy , am
W B. Thompson treasurer Mi Babcock
was empowered to name the executive com
mlttcp , which was given nuthorltv to cany
on the work In the absence of the full com
mittee Kor purposes of general conference
however , the full committee will assemble
once n month during the session of con
gress.
A resolution vvas adopted requesting thu
cirly conventions be held lil-thc various dis
tricts In order that the national committee
may learn the nominees
HAGUE TREATY IS RATIFIED
AVlthoiit OhjfCtlon or Illvlnlon tin
ienntiApproMH the 1'eaec (0111-
liaul In lj\eeutl\e ScxMlon.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 5 The senate In
executive session ratified the- Hague peace
tieaty , also the extiadltlon treaty with the
Arggntlnc Republic.
Both were adopted wilhoat objcctlou 01
division
AMriuuv.M/i : TIII : IIYW.YIIVN nn.
liniitfeN Pintle IM IIoiiNe Coninilttee.
! 'i i-shli'iit to Name .lud cn.
WASHINGTON , Peb G. Several changes
In the Hawaiian bill were made by the house
committee on territories today and In this
form a print of the bill as revised vvas 01-
dered , preparatory to reporting It tomorrow
or next day. The more Important changes
today were those giving to the president
"
the appointment of "judges of the supreme
court and allowing appeals to the United
States secretary of the Interior In cases in-
volvjng ( ho conveyance of public lands
The original hill gave the appointment of
judges. jo , the governor anil the prop iaty
of thp clmnge was questioned by members
of the'Hawaiian ' commission on the gibund
that the effect would be to Import ofllpo-
holders from the United States. Other
changes previously agieed on and Incorpo-
rated In the final draft are those doing
away with all property qualification for
voters , and making each branch of the Ha
waiian legislature the judge of Its own
elections , instead of vesting this judgment
in the supreme touit
In the main the changes are Bald to be
toward Americanizing the measure by mak
ing the proposed form of government con
form to the practices In this country.
MIII,10\.S KOH I'l nilTO IllCO.
I'reNldent of the Inland 'IVllN llouie
Coiiinil ttee. AVhut IN Needed ,
WASHINGTON , Pcb u Senor Lucas
Amadeo , a Puerto Rlcan , advised the house
Insular committee today that a loan of about
$10,000,000 and the creation of stable con
ditions were neceojnry to bring Pueito Rico
out of ita present deep depression
Some opposition developed In the com
mittee to a redemption of Puerto Rlcan
coins at CO cents on the dollar and their re-
coinage.
'Nomination * IM the Prexlilent.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 5 The president to-
iay ! sent the following nominations to the
senate
Interior Thad A Thompson of Austin ,
Tex. , to be supervisor of the census Tor the
Tenth district of Texas , Joseph O Smith of
Cortcz , Cole , to bo agent for the Indians
of the Southern Ute iigtncy In Colorado.
Navy Commander J P Merry , to be cap
tain ; Lieutenant W P. Kullam , to be lieu
tenant commander ; lieutenant ( Junior grade ) ,
II. H Caldwell , to bo a lloutcmnt , Lleu-
ten.int Commander U R Harris , to bo a
commander , .Medical Inspector Wllllroi G
Palrwoll , to be a medical director. Surgeon
D N Bertolctte , to be a medical Inspector ,
Pay Inspector D. A Smith , to bo a pay
director
Ciilian Interim ! I
W \SIHNGTON , l"pb C. The Wai depart
ment gave out today nn Itemized statement
of iccolptH In the department of Internal
revenue for the lo'and of Cuba during the
flvo months ended November 30 , 1899 The
chief Items arc as follows Inheritance
and conveying tax , U'O.IUS , corporation
lav , $3S,90fi , tax on railroad freight and
passengers , $120 337 The total Internal
revenue receipts for the flvu months ended
November 30. 18')9 ) , were $1GU,2ll
CroivdHr f"nnIIrined ax I'oxlmaxter ,
WASHINGTON. Kob 0. The senate to
day confirmed the nomination cf J. H
Crovvdei of Gordon , Neb. , for postmaster
at that place.
To I'oreitloKO on n IIre er > , .
CHICAUO , KPto 5 A dPirPH of foio Jostire II
vvas entered today in tlip caup of John M <
Niiltn iipl\cr uf thu National bank of
llllliolH , ujfnlnst llio American Crowing < Jin-
jians * cialmB unalnst the Brewing compiny
uniuum tu ? 000ooo
Obesity.
Corpulency.
The efficiency of "APENTA"
The Best Natural Aperient Water ,
in removing fat and corpulency , is proven by experience ,
FOR REPORTS by Profepsor Mcbreicb , Berln ( ,
Bogofalowsky , Moscow , Professor Althaub , London , and
American Authorities , Address ,
United Agency Co , 5th Ave. , cor. 4zd St , New York ,
Sole Agents of THE APOLLINARIS CO. , Ld. , London.
A
Be Advised by Residents of Omatia
Let Uiter Strangers Severely t
Alone ,
Do not leave Omalm to look for proof
Head the teMlmonv which iiptfeurs In v < ut
dally papers.Rlvpn b } Onnlm's bwl cltl/ens
Hero Is one out of scores
Mr 1 ! L Howe of 2(121 ( Bristol itreet who
has clnrge of the trninmltter between riii
cngo , St Louis nnd California In the West
ern Union Telegraph Co 's olllre says lip
fore 1 procured Dimn s Kidney PI1H IK
Ktilin R Co n drug store , uiri'rr of 1Mb niul
Douglas streets. 1 tried cvon\l well-known
proprlelai > medic-lues iu irnntoed to br miio
cures for any form of kidney trouble , bin i
best iliej only guui mn tcmpoiai'V u I i
irinalty 1 give up Honrihlug for , a trine h
but ns ny baflf ached and then- was ton
frequent action of the Kldliev secretions n
stiu 1 , HIP If Doan s Kidney 1'lllu lerforim I
half what thev piomlscd they niUht l i >
me. ovei ( he illtncult.v The treatm nt Inn
nppirentlv cured me for up to date I 1m
not noticed n symptom of a jpqinciur
Dean's Kllnov Pills ir < - Hold hv all tleil
ers Prlre 30 lonls pi r | \ Sent bv mall
on irrelpl of prlro l'o. < tPi Mllbmii Cn
Huflalo N \ sole agents for tlip I
Itimeinbn the nnmo Dnan s nnd laU iio
suhstltutp
Xcnv short line between Imihii nnd Min
neapolis nnd St Paul vli he Illinois IVn-
ti il n R from Om.ili i io Ton Dinig < ami
the Mluneapi.lls . & St Loul > R It from
Port Dodge to Mlmu ipolls and St Paul
P. M.
DAILf
Minneapolis 730 .1 ni ft Paul
S ( X ) .1 in A fast vestibule nUhi U nn.
carrying thioush Pul'maii sleeping cai ml
coaches
LEAVES A.M.
OMAHA EX. sUV.
Ai lives .Mlnuo ipullK 7 00 p in St Paul
7 30 ] > m , A fast day rnln cam Ing
through parlor cai and coucho"
Indilltliin ii Tort Doil .oral
'I'mIil I.eiiACN Oilmen Illiillf nt IHO
t > . in , ilnllj e t'epl Siiniln-vi
Thioughittalns from New Union Station ,
10th * St. Omaha. Tickets and icsjiaUlou at
CITTlClvirr OPJ'It U , 1 HKJ I'liriiniu
titut. for I Mil Slieet.
The wet slushy strepts , ihP sudden
chaniTPs In the weather and tbo
bicllll burdened .ilr tniUi Knbru-
uiy n iPirlblc limn for 1'itoitmonl i' '
That tiulit fci'llnir .u TOMS eheit
pain In liingF , lioirscnosM ami div ,
licit throat all wain of Pneutnonlii
But. PNEUMONIA CAN HH
CURED by
Lung Balm .
ipiau ) ° o thn jiocitli u Donotratliig
piopeitlos of Dr Kav s LuiiK Balm
lout ovpry nilnuti * Pnoiimonl i- .
gpim that haunts the lungs j
HERE'S PROOF- \
Rev R D Robertson. Palls-ndo ,
Nebr , writes "A voifng lady ( a
neighbor ) whofo told was In the
Ilrst stagis of Pniumonlu wan
hel'ieil nt ONCE by Di Kuy B
Lung Bilm and Is now up and out
doors. It should be kept on hand
to meet the lirs nymptoms of n
cold
REFUSE SUBSTITUTES-lteiMCKllr-s
" .lust a Good' MS Dr K iy' Lunj ?
Balm .110 NOT in idi * 01 so'd ' bj
.Miyoni' aliyvvlien' A1 innsl
'Nts or from usfor Hi and
i en Is AddlcsH us foi Kiee
cal Advise' , Sample and JSyok
DR. B. J. KAY MEDICAL CO , ,
Saratoga Springs , N.Y.
Don't fzlllolpy
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when aulfcrlntf from any had }
aonilHIon of ilia Stomach 7
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Id , lliitllneeH VV'nliu hilnj ,
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