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2 THE OMAILA DAILY BEE : MOXDAY , FEBKUAUV 12 , 11)00. ) THAT HATE CASE AT NORFOLK Secretary of State Porter1 * Grandstand Play Comes to ( Taught. ' - SMYTH AND MESERVE BLOCK HIS GAMi Furlcr'n lllufT to < il\u ( In1'coplc of llln nixlrlct r.\i-r ) ( UtiiK 'I'll ! > Deiniiml IM Culled liy the Other Member * . LINCOLN , I'eb.r ll.-Speclal.-Tho ( ) cheniu or Secretary of Slate t'ortor to strengthen his political standing In the Third congressional illstrlct by appealing t" the popular prejudices of hlu constituents In the matter of the reduction of the fiolqht rate from Sioux City to Norfolk bcctiu to have fallen as Hat ad the proverbial pan cake. cake.Mr I'ortcr went to , Norfolk yllh the Stain IJoard of TrnnnportnUon to attempt 11 play to the grandstand by making a blurt .it giv ing the people of liU district ! ) V cry thins they demanded from the railroads The Ma uppcrmcK In the mind of the secretary of state appeared to be to obtain for himself the credit for any concessions from the railway companies that might be brought about nl this meeting , o that he might pose In the next congressional campaign ao the radical opponent of the corporations. Ills well laid plani , however , were de feated by the clever manipulation of a brace of politicians and he came home without the expected glory. The two men who thui BO succcwfully defeated the aspiring con gressional candidate wcro Treasurer J. II llcservo and Attorney General Smyth. It was generally imrtcrntood bv those In terested In the hearing of the Norfolk rate would be taken cnso that no definite action by the bard until after It returned to Lin coln Inasmuch as Secretary Porter had been Instrumental In taking the board to Norfolk and because ho had lalscd such a sMr about the secretaries not doing their duty It wns naturally supposed that ho would take the Initiative In any action against the railroad ! ) . Combine to Otitiilt Porter. Mfcsorvc and Smyth understood thus and be for 6 the hearing began at Norfolk they combined to outwit him In- his own game. It WHS arranged for Mr. Mcscive , when the signal should be given by Mr. Smyth , to the freight propcst a icsclution reducing rate In n manner agreeable to the people of Norfolk. As soon as Mr. Meservo had fln- lahcd the reading of the resolution the at torney general Immediately arcso and promptly seconded the resolution to i educe the rate as propc d by Mr. Meservc. Auditor Cornell at once took In the situa tion unu rushed the resolution through tea a vote , allowing only a few minutes for discussion H was carried by a unanimous vote nnd there \u \ no record of Secretary I'ortcr having had any part In the discus sion of the resolution. Since the IJoard of Transportation re turned from Norfolk the point has been raised that the reduction of the freight rate between Sioux City and Norfolk results In n discrimination against Omaha. The rate fixed by the board between Norfolk and Slou\ City Is better than the rate be tween Omnha and other cities no further way than Noifolk , thereby giving Sioux City , an Iowa town , a decided commercial advantage over the Nebraska metropolis. It undoubtedly means a good thing for Sioux City and would bulid up Noifolk as a dis tributing point for central nnd northcin Ne braska. Speaking of this , Auditor Cornell said , "Wo are going to build up a metropolis In Sioux City. The Bee and tho' World- Herald aro'nlways pounding us and I can't see that we nro under any obligations to Omaha/ ' How It will benefit the people of No * braska to build up a metropolis In Iowa he did not explain. Lincoln nnd Fremont , It Is understood , will protest ngalnst the re duction of the Sioux City rate. As the change In the rate will throw n portion of the Omaha business over to Sioux City It Is not probable that the nikhorn and North western rallioads will protest very vigor ously. FEAR THE STORY WOULD LEAK ItliiKoMnlvV Aot tin- Only I.im > er In MI1 H Cime Who lviii- What WIIM none. PALLS CITY , Neb. , Feb. 11. ( Special. ) A letter of considerable significance wns read during the hearing of the Mllcb case hero. Itwas used by Detective Harbaugh in his testimony to show that all the attor neys in the case wcro cognizant of what wan going on. The letter Is as follows : ST 1 OlirS Nov. 25 , ISO" ! lion. John L. ivnii . , .r Now York Life Building , Omaha. -Dour Sir : MrV Snow called today NebDour nml - there Is i o doubt nt nil th.U . he is the who wrote Colonel Miles' will In the man Hue of 1S97 Ho had known him early s proMoiiHly and had of months o for a cmi to Intercut him In load und boon properties tryliic in Mln-ourl and Arkansas. JUlPa im" to 4.1s . omro ono .lay nnd re marked that Ho Dellevert ho would make a eww 111. ami ke < l him If ho thought he him ami-Snow told him could vvrito It for , th t ho "ought ho could MIlM tol.l him that lie had made a " 111 about elu-ht or ten yearn before , but It did not suit h'ni Miles brought A ilny or so aflenvanl Sim' lot of memoianda conrernlnir how a h " property was to go , ami from It ha wVote to \\lll. which , hi * recollection Is. contained eight or ton pages , nnd Ho was prHent when the will was executed , nnd executed it. Ho fO'P i > ° witnesses were Sir Miller. proprietor of the hotel , nnd the cirri : whoso nanio h did not remember , Tin raya that tha will distributed a very nroat deal of pioperty. fmm lands In Ne braska. and Knnsa-j and oilier iiroiierty. In Which ho rucHlIs tlui t'nltecl States bonds nnd Homo properly In PmirisylVHiilu. and ho that remainder of na > b that 1m remembers the property was left to lil oldest son , whoso nninu ho thought wan Jofepb , llo volunteered thn statement that thrre VVIIH one IhliiK wllih he rvmrmbercs veiy lils- tlnrtly , iind that was of Mile * ankliiu him If this will did away with the old one , and his calling attention t" the rlauso : "I hnrcny revoke all other wjlh ? bv juo made. " Mr. Snow Impresses nu > well nnd I have tnado nn oiiRaBement with him for further conferonio tomorrow , when I will havu an nllliliult prepared in * to lin | facia ho 1ms civ en wo today , which I wilt try mid have him execute , as a mere matter of jirecau- Hti does not Know at all of the lltlE.itlon rcndln ? In the matter and I did not In form fylm at nil of HIP Imjwrtiweo of Ills testimony. I will wrlto you further to- > lr HlngoldfKy writes mo today that the FallH City court will nnt open until tha Uth rox. I do not PO how It Is : > < wilblci for nio to 1 > e thoio on thn Hth. as I havn thice c.mcn for trhil on the 11th , ono ot which 1ery 1 Import int. and iwo Import- nut ones on the 13th'v ' , Mv Dear ItliiKoldsky : An I ampry much riiihcd , to i .i\ > tliiK I soudou rarbon envy of letter to Wobstci. hut th's rngp ought t" KII t(1 him. however hu uct the carbon of It. Tlier U no doubt what ever that we huxo the rluht m.ui. SMOW lir : > retsos mo ad n very < lecfi t and fiank frllow , I did not let him know at all of the Imm-rtnnco of liln Information , and ho liH n't hinted nt any fen or rew.irJ I nm nfnijd of leaks at 1'nlln City end think that 1 10 Hnow matter * hould bo Kent Rtrlftly wlth'u the hounds of your ir , VVl ter and me , (1. Note In Ifadpencll * Have alTl.I'Vlt made Depend on me With > ou next week. Krci | ) ) Uoiisnes9 ) , pour stomnrli , constipa tion aiid all liver Ills uru cured by Hood's PHI ® 'Slid non-Irrltatlnt ; cathartic. Trice 25 cents of all druggists or by mall of C.I. Hood A Co. , Lowell. Mass. nil letters nnd papers I send you. Oet Jours fiom II. I'lnttMiionlliVotnnn' * ( lull. I'LATTSMOUTfl , Neb. . Feb. 11. ( Speclnl. ) At the regular meeting of the Plaits- mouth Woman's club Mrs. S Waugh le\l the "Current Topics" and furnished many Horns of IntcrcNt. Mrs , J. I. Unruh gave a short account of the assassination of Goebcl Mrs. Herald gave n brief description ot the manneiB and customs ot the people In Manila The president , Mrs. II. 0. Fellows , upoko of the school system of that country Gcorgo L Farley na\e an Interesting speech on "Eminent Leaders In the United States. " lliinir t'neox eretl. rLATTSMOUTH. Neb , Feb. 11. ( Special. ) George L Swltzcr , on behalf of the cltl- rcns of Nehawka. filed a complaint against William Fullrldp , charging him wltjt telling lltjuor without license. Sheriff W. D. Whee ler searched the premises and found two gallons of whisky , fourteen quarts of beer and ono pint of gin Fullrldc gave bonds and I'ollco Judge Archer set his case for hear ing March 1. "cllcr Prlrf foiUnder. . niXON , Neb. . Feb. II. ( Special. ) The IJKon Creamery company has just com pleted negotiations with the new creamery plant at SlotiY City , whereby the cream 10- cclved nt Dlxona \ consigned direct to SloiK City after being separated. The Sioux Clt:1 company guarantors a better price for the butter and nt the same time there Is nulto u mvlng of expense to the local plant. Court nt (1 rnnil iMlnnil. OIIANI ) ISLAND. Neb. . Feb. 11. ( Spe cial. ) The February term of district court for Hall county will commence tomorrow. The dokct shows eighty-two civil and thli tceu criminal cases. All the criminal cases are continued from the last term ot court. Ihla IH the smallest number of cases filed for any term of the district court since 1881. Aen Hotel for ltol < lroue. HOLtmCGi : , Neb. Feb. 11. ( Special ) .1. W. Trammel , proprietor of the H. & M hotel nt Oxford , Neb. , purchased three lots ycsterduj of Harry Stern , next to the post- office , nnd will erect thereon n three-story brick hotel as soon ns the weather will per mit This 'will give Holdrcge good hotel facilities. ' mm Incl > riiNkit. CUCIOHTON. Neb. Feb. 11. ( Special Telegram. ) About three Inches more of snow fell here this afternoon , but much of It melted ns It fell on account of the mlld- of the temperature. I'lnllNinoiitli .loiiriuil Sold. PLATT3MOUTH , Neb . Feb. 11 ( Spe cial ) The I'lattsmouth Journal , the only democratic newspaper published In this countj , has been bold to the Journal Pub lishing company. Pine Wi'iitlirr. TRENTON. Neb. , Feb. 11 ( Speclal.- ) Slnco the blizzard the weather has been mild , consequently the enow is fast disap pearing. Votex. Palls City Is to have a public library. The now Methodist church at Graf was dedicated Sunday. The Harding company has purchased the Oakland cieamery Farmers near Burwcll will try sugar beet raising next summer. Pierce is agitating the ( [ Uestlon of water works and electric lights. Hank Hnlveraon of Stantou county killed sKtcen skunks in one day. S W Nllnnd of NucKolls cotinl > had .1 leg broken by a horse stepping on it. 'the proposed militia company at Wnhoo Is llftccn men short of the lequircd number. Faimers In the vicinity of IJellwood com plain of the depredations of grain thieves. 1o ! Knights of Pythias organized a lodge nt Wnkefield with a strong member- Shin. Thieves entered two Alma residences nnd secured some Jewelry and a small amount of money. The Gibbon creamery , which started operations last August , has been operated successfully since. I'our Madison men got Into a fight o\cr SO cents and It cost them ? JI to fettle for fiacturliig the peace. The sheriff of Furnas county arrested a couple of inui at the Burr hotel In Alma. They have been working the Kurnas county people with a purported life Insurance scheme. John Baxter , an Omaha Indian , wns ad judged Insane by the Thurston county in sanity board nnd taken to the asj Him nt Norfolk. The electilf light plant at Crelghton and upon which that town prided Itsell so much at the time of Its acquisition , evidently wns not a success , ns the sumo has been removed. The air Is full of talk that the Newcastle line of railroad will be extended this year. The question is being strongly agitated up In nnd about St. James and at other points on the proposed route. Wausa people are trjlng to ralso a bonus to fecuio the election of a flour mill at that place. Partlds from Oakland are de sirous of locating at that point If a large enough bonus can be secured. Flllmore county banks will not pay the amount of Interest required by law on county funds and the authorities are going to buy a burglar proof safe and keep the money In the treasurer's ofllce. Sliiqo the Ilrst of the year sixty-two homestead entries have been made at the Alliance land ofllce , twenty-two homestead lliml proofs and six timber culture llnnl proofs , which Is a pretty good record for a traction of a month. The various cilmlnnl charges ncalnst Charley Sharp In connection with the burg lary of Hook Island cars In Sarpy county have all been dismissed nnd Charley Is now free from trouble on that score The charges against Frank Sharpe and Vincent still utniul Albion will undergo a building boom I ho coming season that will bo unprecedented In Its hlhtory Pieparatlons are already under way for a number of brick business buildings and the icnldenco IIOUKO boom will start with at least twenty-live new houses. While out hunting Umll Dlcdrlck of Sterl ing met with a painful and serious acci dent , Ho slipped on the Ice and dropped his gun In such a mnnnoi that It was dls- rlmiged. The charge toio a largo hole In his loft hand near the thumb and tilled tha other hand with shot. About fifty HCTOJ of sugar beets will be cultivated In the valley Ijetween Spuds and O'Fallon the coming season , thn most ol which have already been contracted , In Older to promote and encourage sugar beet fultmo the North I'lalte. Land and Water company will permit their tenants to use three acres of land fieo for this purpose and will give a premium of $10 to the fanner who cultivates at leant tlueo nun-s i oC beets and which attains the best result * according to chemist's test at the annul Island factory , and J3 for the second best , WITH WOUND IN THE HEAD Iowa Mini Kounil with Knee Haltered and Mix I'oeltt'lN Turned Innld Out. C II. Best , a meat market man Iron Shelby , la , waa found with a badly woundc. I head wandering aimlessly along Wobste street near Sixteenth street nbout 11.3i o'clock Saturday night , When taken to thi police station , nn examination disclosed i pccullat wound cf circular ahnpo nbout twi and a I'nlf Inches In dljnpterln ) the lowe ( i back part of the head and a cut over thi j right ojo. City Physician Ralph sowed u ] land drccbcd the woundii. I Beet wns unwilling to tell how he got hurt claiming to know nothing about It , but sali ho had (50 ( or $00 In bin possession before r-and. A search of bis clothes rcvealci tome letters addressed to himself , n icvolver tome other personal propel ty , but no money Appearances Indicate that bo was olthc struck In the face with a mntul knuckle mi' ' fell on a curbstone , or else was hit on th head with un Iron bar and foil on hl face His pockets were ( unit ; . ! Inside out , iiullcat Ing jobbery Best had been drlukiug mi could sjvo no clue tu the c'4lo DC teeth Jorgeusan &u4 Baldwin tpcnt bomo tlmo In instigating , but were unable to nnd any thing Beet was dctalued at the station untl morning , TREASON IN ANTI-EXPANSION Senator Kjl of South Dakota Addresses the Ameriran League. POLICY OF THE ADMINISTRATION IS RIGHT Mnn > MnUo MlMnUe of .MIilnM ; I'ropo- L'riiNlilnur I na > oldnlile Vnr One rinul DlNimxItIon of iNliiitdM IN Another. WASHINGTON , Ken. 11. ( Special. ) Senator Kyle of South Dakota , having de cided that the cause ot expansion Is In finitely greater than 1C to 1 , hns definitely cnst hU lot with the republicans of the up per body of congrcBS. 'lucre Is forming all through the western states a society known ns the "American league , " which hns for its object opposition to the policy of the admin istration and favoring null-expansion. On January 11 , 1900 , before any pronounced cx- pitGslcns had been made in the senate upon thlu subject , Senator Kjle sent the follow ing letter to seme of his constituents , whom ho understood had allied themselves with th's organization. "This la not a political question , but one which hns been forced upon us In the con duct of the war with Spain for humanity's sake. It should not bo wrong to stand by an administration in such times as these , even though one's political Instincts may be different. "In mj Judgment , President McKlnlcj's policy touching the Philippines is correct , and many prominent democrats and populists throughout the country nit In thorough accord with him. I refci to such men us Senator Moigan and Senator Teller , than whom thcro me no more conscientious men lu the United States. Mr. Bryan recently be longed to this class. "Tho m'stako of many who oppose the administration is the mixing of propo sitions , . The crushing of the rebellion In Lit wan n territory by treaty under th'1 sovereignty nnd Jurisdiction of the United States Is one proposition ; the final dispo sition and government of those Islands , a separate nnd distinct pioposltlou. Upon t In former proposition Mr. Brynn waa once right. He urged his democratic friends In the senate to ratify the treaty with Spain , thereby giving us sovereignty over the Philippine Islnuds. Later he. took the only logical ground remaining , namely , that the rebellion In such territory should be crushed. The lives and property of American nnd foreign governments demanded such action. Mr. Brynn after having gene upon record ns icgnr.ls this expression in more than a dozen Interviews , later found It necessary in order to please his party nnd retnln his position ns lender to berate the president and his associates for 'ehooting down In nocent Filipinos , ' and the 'prosecution of a war solely for greed. ' In other words , he has placed himself In a very unenviable at- tltudo before the American people ; on all fides of this question for purely selfish ends. I cannot follow Mr. Bryan to his conclusions , though he Is less bitter than Pettigrew , and others , who , , had they been in most any other country , would have been arrested tor treason. I like to feel that I am a patriot. I take delight In standing by my country when It needs my nsslst- nnce. My father a union soldl'-r taught me to respect the flag and defend It where- over planted. I would uot haul H down. But what must wo &ay of Mr. Atkinson and his associates. Including Pettlgrow. who nd.ocato pulling down the flag , vvlth- f drawing our troops and apologtrlng to th'fe 'world ' for our attempt to maintain our sovereignty ; at the same time eacrctly praying that 'tho god of battle may sus tain Aguinaldo until he is finally trium phant ? ' Their only logical climax Is 'shams for their country. ' Our climax so far as political action is concerned ehould bo to banish them beyond the confines of political life. From papers , ofllcinl and otherwise , captured from the followers of Agulnaldo , wo lenrn that the utterances of these enemies of their country have stimulated the exertions of the enemy In Luzon and led them to believe that by keeping up the rebellion until the assembly of congress the administration would be- rebuked Had the treaty been ratified the first week after coming to the senate , in my Judgment , not a shot would have been fired In the Philip pines Upon the heads of these unpatriotic citizens must lest therefore the blood of the killed nnd wounded In that fnr-off land , The soldiers of our Into war , ns well as of the civil wnr , have no place In thcjr hearts for 'copperheads' and It matters not when or where an election may take plnco the returns will show , as they always have shown , that the patriots outnumber those who sympathize with rebellion. Left to I'l'eKlilent mill f'onnre.MH. "Finally , ns regards the second proposi tion the final disposition of the Philippines the whole matter Is wisely left by the president In the hands of congress. Wo must consider the question In the light of a duty I to civilization and the welfnie of our gov ernment. U Is not vvlso for ono to prejudge any case. It would bo unwise for any man to adopt an Ironclad rule In beginning busi ness llfo that ho would Invest money only In merchandise nnd never in rcnl cstnlc. 1 Tbo tlmo might nrlso when It would ha right nnd profltablo to do oo. The United Stiites have expanded In the past though many thought It unwise nt the tlmo. The hand of Providence may bo In our occupa- I tlon of the Philippine inlands. Ono thing Is 'ccitaln ' , the United States can give those i unfortunate people the best government under the sun a government which means liberty to all. To the rillplnos , law IH synonymous with oppression. They have I never known any government except the Spanish and that meant oppression. In my Judgment In two years of Amorlenn rule the Intelligent pcoplo of those Islands will want moiQ of It nnd will nsk for annoxatlon. "Moio than this , It sometimes happens In the economy of nature that nations as well ns Individuals haVe ncM to bo delivered from themselves. Through Intertribal war * In their somibarbarous stale they have killed and maimed thousands of their pop ulation In jears gene by A few lives maybe bo loat In the present struggle , hut In th ( end with a stable government the peoplt will settle down happy and contented In the peaceful pursuits of life. Commerce- will IK revived and churches and schools will ) > < established. These agents of civilization wli : accomplish moro under a now order o things In ten jcnre than they could po * > slblj do under ilfty ycnrs of Spanish or nntv. | . rule Tlueo people may think they have thi best way , but civilization In Its march o progress orders differently , nnd upon bomi advanced nation Is put the responsibility o raring for and civilizing the weak and un fortuuato. fortuuato.C'o C'o in in ere I u I \ili antiiueN , "I have not spoken of tbo commercial ad vantage to acciuo to the United States h ; poesefcslng this key to the oriental markets Not a civilized nation on earth today under estimates this. To the American farmer am manufacturer It means now markets am our tliaro of the world's eastern trade , Bu this is not as Homo charge the motive li suppressing the Insurrection. In the for tunes of war the sovereignty of the Philip pines dropped Into our hands , What kind o n covcrnuient we shall give thorn remain j to bo determined by congrcia. Personally i am In favor of according them the largcs liberty uud freedom consistent with a Jus and stable government and I think In thi end we shall not widely differ Inasmuch B I thluk wo both have the same cad In ylvv thp ultimate good of those unfortunate people. "In connection with the 'American league- ' now organizing In our state I wish to call attention to a hand ot misguided Individ uals who during the civil war were per- slrtcntly criticising the president nnd dog ging the heels of our brave soldiers. They vvero known as 'copperheads' too cowardly to fight , but under the protection of our laws gave the enemy every aid and en couragemcnt possible , I remember them veil In southern Ohio , Indiana and Illi nois C. L. Vallandlgham of Dayton , 0 , our congressional district , was their leader and under his guidance hundreds ot leagues vcn organized , such as 'Sons of Liberty , ' American Knights' and 'Knights of the Golden Circle. ' Seventy thousand citizens of Indiana were thus organized and wcro olllctrcd by many distinguished democratic leaders nnd politicians. Amongst other counts I notice that their avowed pttrposo was- " 1. Discouraging enlistments and resist ing drafts. " 2. Circulation of disloyal and treasonable publications. " 3. Communication with and giving In telligence to the enemy. 1'lre on I'orl Stiinter. "Tho began their pernicious work before thi ) firing upon Fort Sumtcr nnd did not cioso till i the last battery ot the confed eracy had been silenced. By scattering abroad their treasonable papers and tracts , by resolutions ot sympathy nnd by mass meetings they led the confederate leaders to believe that many northern states would secede. In the darkest day of the war they nominated Ocorgo B. McClctlan for the presidency and In their platform in- coiporatcd this plank : " 'Resolved , That this convention does ex pressly dcclaic ns the sense of the Amer ican pcoplo that after four years of falluio to restore thu union by the expel Imcnt ot vvai , during which , under the pretense ot military neccbslly or war power higher than tilt constitution , the constitution Itself has been disregarded In every part and public ULcrty and private right nllko troddctt down and the material prosperity of the country essentially Impaired , justice , hu- monltj , liberty and the public vvelfaicdc - mr.nd that Immediate cffoits be made for a cessation of hostilities. ' "It Is surprising to note tno similarity between that resolution and the purpose ot thcso leagues nnd the put pose of many un patriotic cltl/ons and members of congress an expressed In their resolutions of today. "Tho long-suffering of the civil war ad ministration wns remarkable and It wns not urtll patlcnce/had censed to be > a vlrtuo that Mr. Lincoln ordered Vallandlgham to the south and by military order arraigned. In September , 1864 , a number of citizens ot Indiana before a tribunal on the charge of treason. Many were convicted and sent to the federal prison. Not until then did many thousands of unsuspecting citizens realize the nature of the conspiracy or the depths of disloyalty Into which they had been led. The names of the leaders the nnircs of every Individual member became a hissing and a bjword In their communi ties and the stigma today rests upon their Innocent children. Many of the prominent leaders during the thirty succeeding jeara made declarations of loyalty , but the dts- ; race followed them to their graves. May Commit fenmc I'ollj. "In the light of this bitter experience t Is surprising that any citizen or party of the present generation is icady to com mit the same folly. Mr. Atkinson of Bos- top is the Vallandlgham of the present war. His literature "bristles with treasonable ut terances nnd , reprinted In the Journals or the country and by congrcts as special doc uments and scattered amongst the many , encourages them to believe that their cause s not only Jus'k ? but that the administra tion will certainly be reversed at the next election. As previously stnted , It Is my opinion that had the Spanish-American treaty been ratified within one week after coining to the senate not a gun would have been fired In Manila. Since then many an American home has been darkened and many a brave American boy lies in the soil of Luzon. Their blood icsts upon the heads of the unpatriotic citizens who profess to think they do God's service by firing In the rear of our soldiers. The so-called 'American league' will gather In man/ unsuspecting citizens , who In the heat of politics will follow the leadership of dema gogues , but will live to lepent In sackcloth their connection with any such organization. 1 hope you may Ube jour good Influence for your flag and jour country. Wo can dis cuss the final disposition of the islands later. "Please write me as to the purpcee of the 'American league , ' ns jou understand 11 , an.i . give mo your opinion as to whether it Is not nn unwise thing to take any step which will encourage the Insurrectionists In the slightest degree and cause the loss o ! valuable human lives. " CONCERNING FINAL PROOF CoiiifreHNiniiii Sutherland HciMiren nn Inuiordint Itullni : from ( lie I.uiid CoinmlKHloner. WASHINGTON , Feb. 11. ( Special Tele gram. ) Congressman Sutherland hns se cured an Important ruling by the commls- fcloncr of the general land olllco affecting the rights of county Judges In taking final proof in land entries. The register of the land olllco at McCoti' ' had refused to designate County Judge Pylo of Frontier county to take final proofs oven when the applicant had requested to go before him. Commis sioner Herman held that the register had erred In thin matter and In the futuic he Is requested to designate u court ofllcer whom tbo applicant requests. Liquor In Hie riilllpplneM. WASHINGTON. Feb. 11. Captain Frank M , Wells , chaplain of the First regiment of volunteers , who hns Just returned from the Philippines , spoke In Gnrllcld Memorial chinch today under the auspices of the Woman's Christian Temperance union on the liquor question In the Philippine Islands. Ho declared that slnco the American took Manila 400 places where liquor Is sold have sprung up In Manila , while before the Amer icans entered the Island Manila had only three saloons. The Filipinos , ho nfcsortcd , spoke well of the American soldiers , save that they said the Americans weio "bad people" when they had drunk much liquor. Whisky , ho snld , was aold In barracks at Hello not over llftccn feet from his head- quaiters until he put an end to It by com plaints and provost marshal. RRE RECORD. llrooKI > ii AIM > Ynril llnlldliiK. NKW YORK. Fcb. II. Building No. 7 In the Brooklyn navy jard , occupied bj the clectilcal equipment department , was dcslrojed by fire today. The lotw Is $100- OCO. equally divided between the bulldlna and machlnerj. A large quantity of valua ble records wcro raved , which Admlial Philip said would have Involved a task ol nUuut ten yeurs to replace. The flro la believed to have been caused by a defective electric light vvlie , lllueullx WORCKSTBU. Mass. , Fob. 11 Klre In the Glllam block , on Main street , occupied by the American BUicult company , com pletely gutted the building , doing $60,09C damage , of which the bUcult company sus tains $50.000. To Curn t'olil III One Uajr. Take Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money If U fall to cure. E , W. Qrovo'8 signature U on each box. 25c. PLENTY FOR CONGRESS TO DO Considerable Work for the National LigiV latora Daring tha Coming Week. CURRENCY BILL COMES UP IN SENATE UN I'rlemlN Claim It Will TUN * li > n .Mnjorlf } nf About Tuent > Voles Work of the llonnc. WASHINGTON , Feb. 11. The first four days of the week will bo given up to the cuncncy hill In the senate nnd after that measure Is disposed of there will bo n con test for precedence In the Interest ot sev eral measures. These Include the bills for providing forms of government for Hawaii nnd Puerto Hlco , the Nlcaiagua canal bill and the resolution Tor the seating of Senator Quay upon the appointment of the governor of Pennsylvania. Which ot these will tnUc precedence remains to bo determined. Just now thcro is some sharp sparring for first place. The currency bill will be voted on Thurs day nnd all the tlmo not given to such routine business ns the Introduction of the. bills nnd the picocntntlon of reports and petitions will be devoted to this measure until It Is acted upon by the senate. Mon day and Tuesday will be consumed with set arguments for nnd ngalnst the bill pro * pared In advance , nnd Wednesday an 1 Thursday will bo devoted to speeches not exceeding ten minutes In duration on the various amendments to the bill. The most Important ot th w amendments Is that of fered by the democrats through Senator Jouos of Arkansas for the free coinage of silver on terms of equality with gold. Fol- lovvl.ig this numerous other changes will bo suggested , but It Is quite well under stood ( hat nil of them will be voted down unless proposed by the committee on llmiuce , with which the1 bill oiigimitcd. The demo crats count upon getting all the demo cratic , popnllstlc and slhcr republican votes , except those of Senator ? Caffery and Lindsay , gold democrats , for their free coinage amendment , but they will still fall far shoit of the necessary number. No ono doubts the passage of the bill by a largo majority on the final vote. Senator Aldrlch says he counts upon n majority of twenty or twenty-two votes. The opposition do not concede so ninny , but admit that the total against them Is formidable. The ( ) nl > Case. The friends of Senator Quay say they fully expect to bo able to get consideration of the opposition in his behalf Immediately after the financial bill Is disposed of , but there Is unquestionably a disposition on the part of Bomo of the republican senatoie to crowd the matter over and take up either the Porto Rlcan or the Hawaiian bill , the chances be tween thest being favorable to the Porto Rlcan measure. The indications are that the Nicaragua bill will bo postponed until after the Hay-Pauncefoto treaty is acted upon by the committee on foreign relations , though Senator Morgan sajs he will nsk for the con sideration of the bill at the earliest oppor tunity. The set speeches on the financial bill , so far ns announced , arc as follows : Monday , Senators Elklns , Wolcott nnd Butler ; Tues day , Senators Allison and Jones of Nevada. HoiiNe I < * oniiHt. The tlmo of the house will be completely occupied this week. Tomorrow , under the rules , will bo devoted to District of Columbia business. On Tuesday the legislative , ex ecutive and judicial appropriation bill , which will bo reported to the house tomorrow , will bo taken up. It la ej.pccted to consume Tuca- day and Wednesday , and on Thursday the house will enter Upon a week's discussion ot the Porto nicnn tariff bill. This measure , as the entering wedge in the matter of leg islation for our insular possessions , naturally attracts much attention and there has al ready developed great pressure for time , especially upon the democratic side , so that it is probable that night sessions may be held toward the close of the debate next week. "BOBS" AT THE FRONT ( Continud from First Page ) correspondent is reliably Informed that a special representative arrived heie today In cognito. Ills Is a secret mission to secure Italy's support of the Russo-Gcrman inter vention In the British-Boer war. The Mar quis Visconti-Venosta , the Italian minister of foreign affairs , favors European inter vention in the wnr , but fenrs to wound British susceptibilities. DUTCH SYMPATHY FOR BOERS nl Capetown lime the II- niONt I'll I til In ICniKer unit HIM btnrdi Soldier * . iCopyrlght , 1900 , by Press Publishing Co ) LONDON , Feb. H ( New York World Cablegram Special Tclegiam. ) Battersby's letter from Capetown January 17 plainly in dicates that the Dutch In the Colony arc still confident of Boer sucerss. Ho declares the Capo Is full of spies and Boer sympathizer nnd that Kiuger receives all the Information ho ivantn about British movements In Capo Colony. The Dutch in Capetown hove the first news of all movements at the front. "Ono disagreeable feature , " ho writes , "U the Dutch feeling hero of their totnl failure to bo Impicsscd with all that hns been hcen of the British rcbources Fleets of troop ships have filled the bay , thousands of men landed without altering the confldcnco of Dutch admirers of Paul ivrugcr. In the present absence of all news the Dutch colony serves ono useful purpose , that of knowing by the faces of which men to observe nnd guess the puiport of what the papers may print n week later. There is about that In terval between the umllo of a certain mem ber of the Afrikander Bund and the details of a Boer victory. " ( 'oiiNerlptlnii In Australia. LONDON , Fcb , 12. The Dally Mall pub lishes the following dispatch from Sydney , N. S , W "Tho news of General Bullcr'n reverse hns canted a great scn.iatlon here rar- dlnal Moran , In n remarkable speech , hns advocated conscription In Australia , In vlow of popslhlo complications. He thinks It may coon become nccc sary to defend Austrnlti nnd therefore regrets the departure of the local troops. " OPINIONS OF THE EXPERTS London AVrUvrn Toll \\linl They Knou About { | unr In south .Africa. ( Copvright. 1MO , by Press Publishing Co ) LONDON. Tcb. 11 ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) The Leader expert snjs "Bullcr felt It useless to per- stW'j In the attempt to relieve Ladjsmith , which would have cost us more loss than tl.o number of men remaining In Ladysmlth. Wo hoar now of two attempts to turn Uul- ) cr on himself , one by a small Doer column through Kululand nnd another with 0,000 men In Natal under the redoubtable Joubert himself. H is quite posplblo that Buller Is hold on the Upper Tugela us much by the ruggcdneffl of nature ns by the enemy's artillery. Ho may hp ao weak on the Low or Tugela as to leave his right flank nnd hid communication with the sea open to a strong attack , but ho must -make the best of his force. All the reinforcements within learh for a fortnight to coiuo arc earmarked foi an attempt to force a passage of the Ointige ther , which wo have got nt a point where It Is Of llttlo use to us , nvo for the relief of Klmborlcj' . Our line big nrmj- , instead of being free to maneuver In the Held , is tied by the loft leg to Klmherlej- plcaso Ilhodfs and by the right leg at Lndj smith , neither town having the very smallest mili tary value. " The export declares that Roberts' plan Is Ilullcr'a original one , and notes with alarm the appearance of enteric fovcr In Galacrc's and other camps. Ho snjs Kitchener has not got up to the front yet nnd Hobcrts Is not likely to order a general advance until the chlef-of-stnlt arrives. The Post expert thinks the movement against the Orange Free State will begin at the Modder river , with Roberts In charge. A How feature in the rooming's news Is that the Boer force at Colesborg Is not sur- lounded , but only half surrounded , nnd has frco communication with the Orange Free State. The Inference from reports from Capetown Is that French , nnd probibly nil the cavalry divisions , are now nt Modder river , and that Kelly Kcnyn hns nt Steyns- bcrg not moro than one 'brigade ' ot his di vision. Ho also declares that Duller will have no difficulty in meeting and crushing any flank movement of the Boers south of the Tngola and cast of Colcnso. AMBULANCE CORPS FOR WAR Tlilrtj-Mne Irishmen lleei'i.Keil for lte.1 CriiHH Work In Afrlen Clilcnuo CHICAGO , Feb. 11. The ambulance corps , thlrtj-nlno In number , recruited and equipped by the United Irish societies of Chicago , left for New York today on its long Journey to Join the Boer army on the battlefields of South Africa. Two special coaches vvero attached to the regular Lake Shore train for the party. The corps Is equipped with surgical and medical supplies which , in addition to the personal effects ot the members of the corps , filled thrco baggage cars. On arriving at Pretoria the men will Join the Boer army and work under the flag of the American Ued Croes so ciety. \\orct fioin I'leteriniirK/.lnirK. LONDON , Feb. 12. The Plctcrmarltzburg correspondent of the Dally Mail , telegraph ing yesterday , says : "The Boers have occupied BIojs' farm , south of the Tugela , which Is under an hour's ride from Chlevely , nnd have turned the homestead Into a hospital. "On the farm arc hills commanding both bridges over the Tugela as well ns Forts \Vjlle and Moljneux and from which a view of Bulwana and Ladj smith is ool.Uliable. "Thcro is much apprehension here regardIng - Ing the Boer movements and the authorities ai < on the alert. " H l I'- < > - IN I'ounil Krozen. FOND DU LAC. WIs. . Feb. 11. 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