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ORDER OUT OF CHAOS
Expoiition at Paris is Rftpidlj Tailnc On
Fins Shape tnil Form.
INCREDIBLE PROGRESS DURING A WEEK
Fantutio City 8prines IntoFxiitence on the
Baiki of tho Seine.
REFLECTS CREDIT ON THE ARCHITECTS
Generally Epeakintr Ihiir Work ii One of
Unparalleled Grandeur.
GREAT AMERICAN MACHINERY EXHIBIT
Plrretnr I'rnnel Drnlir lln eeniii
pllftheil Wnntler;. A t i in u ! Ma
chine tluH H " Wnrk of
Jinny Work In hum"".
(Copyright. 1A by IT'"" Publishing"
I'AlllS. March 31 .-(New York World
Cablegram-Special Telegram.)-Thls week
incrcdlblo progris has been made In al
.. .v,.. nn.iiiiin. A most radical
nnd wholrnalo change was effoetiiJ by many i
of tho buildings being Bimuiuiin-mi.j
ished and painted dllTcront colors.
A week ago the appearance overywhero
vm plastery and crude. Now. under tho
wring sunshine, along both banks of the
unarming river, n fantastic city of color and
odd Hhapcs bus suddenly sprung Into being.
U Is tho gayest and most enticing spectacle
Imaginable.
Th general plan now explodes forth.
v... 11.0 nnblnrlruL critics admit th.it tho
,nn resnonnlble for the designs have, on the.
u.u -- ,
h... nrrninrdlshed a work of unparaneiici
Lr I
ih. AnriKan nation should gratefully !
' ,,), th. name of Francis Drake, our !
rhltiprv and electricity. With
. 1l(l. I
n modest. Intelligent energy, too seldom
emulated nmong other mwubcrs of the
American commission. Diakc tolls. The
benefit ot his prrncnco hero to our Industries
cannot bo over-v.ilued. Drake, a lover of
American mechanical ingenuity, early re
nolvcd to convince tho riHt of tho world It
had better deal with us when it needed
nnythlng In the machinery Unci Tho credit
is eololy duo to him for tho largo United
Elates nnncx at Vlnconnos. whero are shown
nil sorts of wonderful machine, doing au
tomatically what Kuropeana uso ten work
ingmon to accomplish.
DrnUe OvereiuneH Olisliielen.
Mr. Drakci received a painful setback by
the loos cf tho Paulllac, which carried some
of hlH most sensational exhibits, but bis
resourcen surmounted every obstacle. Tho
leadA of corresponding departments ot other
nations unanimously concede that the United
Ktuttw machinery and electric exhibits far
nurpiiss thoso of any other nation.
Tao superb private American pavilions
ore Hearing completion. Ono will bo oc
cupied by the McC'ortiilck Harvester com
pany and tho other by tho American nlcyclo
trust Tho latter wns conntructod under the
diroctlon of Hart Hc-rg, tho samo Hartford
man who had n. pistol duel with I.owls Sand
ford two wcekH ago. nerg, arguing that
motionless conveyances ntffr little Interest
Anally secured from the P.onuh government
permission to nitnbllsh a track around the
VlnconneH park lake. There American
bicycles nnd electric autns will bo tried
competitively against others.
MIbh Klslo Ueasoncr. tho prows agent of
tho American commloflon, requeiits that a'l
nowspnper puMishers should mall their
newspapers to tho Amorlcan commission In
earn of Charles Sims, at tho publishers'
liulldlng at exposition ground. These news
papers will bo kept on Mo ln n special
American reading room.
Mr. Drake, previously mentioned, desirous
of proving the superiority of Amerlcai(
drilling machinery lo tho best ndvantage,
itruck upon a clever Idea. The United
HUt cm government will boro a monstrous
tirteslnn well, which will bo prcnonted to
tho city of Paris with n monument com
niemoratlng tho facts. Tho munlclpnl coun
r.11 has voted a thankful ticceiptance. The
work will begin on April 20 and contlnuo
night and day until water In found.
Ileeept inn to Amerlemi Colony.
Tho French advisory board to tho Amerl
can commleslcn will glvo tho Ameilcan
colony on April 3 a great night reception. This
board was established to steer the American
uominlstflon clear of tho Innumerable hidden
reef of French diplomatic usages and smooth
tho way between the hutitllng Chlcagoans ot
our commission and tho crafty, ticklish
Troneh olllcl, is. They havo discharged their
dllllcult dutlcH with admlrnblo devotion and
tnct. The noire promises to bo a brilliant
tfunrtlon. President IxiulxU. Promler
Waldeck-llouiMeau and Minister of Com
Snerco Mllleraml will attend.
Forty American guards, constituting our
pec la 1 exposition police, wero eterday
font from lower Paris uptown by a river
omnibus to lx measured for uniforms.
When tho uteamer sighted tho United States
flag over tho national pavilion the captain
of thn guards, who wns formerly a cowboy
end ti member of the Roosevelt Hough
Ttlders, ordered three chc-r. Ills langjiigo
misled tho other pastengens Into believing It
was somo Kngllsh manifestation, which the
Frenchmen naturally proceeded to hnot
down The Americans resented this, howl
ing back defiantly. Thing threatened lo
degenerate Into a pitched battle. The rnw-
lioy captain wns already leaning orders to his
troops to throw the Frenchmen overheard
Fortunately an Interpreter explained the
mutual mistake. There was a general hand
nhaklng and enthusiastic reciprocal patting
of republican backs, followed, as the steamer
pot opposite tho United Slates building, by
the Frenchmen unanimously Joining the
Americana In n mighty cheer.
I'mirhoii ThnmpiKin'n Tronlilra,
Fanchon Thunpson's tiouhlc continue to
bo a dally tcplc In American drawing rooms
l'lrnt shn discouraged her previous backer,
Mllwnrd Adams of the Chlc.igo Auditorium
Now the French painter. Pierre igardc, hat
alo lost faith in her voice. The Blnger
cnnttused to me that sho was clinging to
the lejiittuate mimical world with dllllctiliy
nnd might drop Inlo vaudeville at any min
ute. Intorrt la felt by every American hero
In the Chicago girl who olartcil so aucplcl
onsly two years ago. I.ady Iloycr and Mrs.
Ilairest aro now oragnlzlng a concert for
Fanchon Thomson's benefit.
Ilnrnness Harden Hlcky, who was Miss
riagler, niece of the Standard Oil mas
nato of (he same name, has taken a splen
did Apartment ai Nj. OS. Avenue tic Ik dc
Iloulegnr. and itvUht pave an elabirnte din
ner, with Mr. Henry llliptinm as tho guest
of honor. The luetic? i!ll I'erojvo eieiy
Saturdsy thraugl'oiu thn exposition, .shf
Is now pernmurntly sottled 'here, and wlli
return to AmerUa next fall to tell
her Callf'irnW orange groves and all her
r W jiioporty. It will be bcr tlret visit
to her native land since the distressing ac
cident which made her n widow.
Spalding DeOarmcndla, for years cham
I Ion trnnis player of the United States, yes
t rdny defeated Jointly with his wife nil
the Paris crack tennis teams, Frcnrh and
Eigllsh. The (larmen.llas were prominent
In Baltimore society. They met In It mo
eighteen months ago, married here on I
w 111 remain In Paris permanently.
l!it ii 1 1 f ii I Anicrleiiii lllnnile.
Florence Ianoater, who came frem Ion
don to Hpend a fortnight nmong friends
here, has monopolized the nttentlon of tha
American colony this week. She Is a beau
tlful hlondo from Detroit. Experts claim
that hers Is one of tho finest sopranos
bnnn'ti (f(mi ... A ,! , mtluln Ih Urtfla .tin
went home, singing successively In Detroit.
Chicago nnd New York. Dlsintlsfled, sho j
tried London, where soMety Immediately j
took a fnney to her. Now she only slug J
nt tho most exclusive functions. i
Tl. t,l. nlnl.v In InVB I
with the beautiful Florence. Hriinca.l and
Massenet, who heart her sing, both offered
to secure a grand nper.i engagement, but
Miss Ijinraater declined, saying she would
probably not slug In public very Ion. It
Is whispered she Is engaged to marry
Georgo Kendall, u wealthy American of
leisure.
CHOATE AND FAMILY AT NICE
Dortour Their
Hiiilor
Tour Wife of AiiiIiuk
m 'I'a I;.' ii 111 nt
(ellflll.
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i Cn 1
Wot,d '
NICK. March 31. (New York
Oablegram - Spcclal Telegram.) Ambasgj-!
Tho
Choales retraced their steps to 1
Cannes, deciding to remain there a few
weeks, abandoning tho more extended pro-
lected tour. Ambassador Choato will re-
nor, Mt. and .Miss cnoaie are staying ni. - ""-""J ,, , ,.h,P, slrous of rota n ng somo memory of tne fair 4 - ' "
tho Hotel Ilellevue. Cannes. Mrs. Chonle lo circulate In oclety here on that aubject. " gagement wero moro numerous than at flrit
was taken 111 at Genoa when the party was Mngmre. 'iBhthand man o blej to a npUlflh reported. Oincers killed, 2; quoded S;
on tho way to Italy. Orcsco and Constnntl- I Cecil Rhodes, hns already acknowledged that , . f h foow,nB plcture of Mrs. rank and Me. killed, ID; wounded, 1S9; mica,
nople. (during tho later tagco of the Klmherley i , .decrepit old woman. "B. 3.
tin ii to London a montii earner man iiB.irauwiumu .ui
originally Intended.
Tim wnlillnir nf Thomns C. Dliwsoll. 8CC-
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retary or tne unneu mates u-khuuu i i
Janeiro, nnd Miss II. A. Murray, a Drazlllan
ere lo with a large fortune, will shortly
tako place In Nice. 1
A mnntr nklnltlu .
Among notable Americans here now nro
Mrs. Klin Scott MacTaW3h, who Is staying
at the Hotel Ixmvre with her son and
daughter; Miss Mary Curds Lee, at the Hotel
tie la Fulx; Mrs. (3. n. McClcllan with her
daughter. Mrs. Duprcy. at tho Villa Ohls,
whero they glvo very Ennart entertainments
to tho American and Ilritlah colonics.
Another notability of ano nor sort is
Gc .rgo Reynolds, the lightweight ooxer, wno
VlUHhU v j siwi..u. . . r -
has nmong his pupils tho Prlnco of Monacco
and tho son of tho Due do llicnoueu. lsiuore :
DeLara, composer ot "Lessallne." came here ,
came here
at the suggestion of Victor Maurel and has ,
dono remarkably well.
QUEEN'S VISIT TO IRELAND
ItinasiilelmiN Prelude lit (lie It rulitmi-
tlim of a DlntliiKulNheil
lrli.li I.niiilloicl.
(Copyright, 19o0, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON. March 31. (New York World
(,,v,im,r,q,iM'lii1 Tclecram.) An lnausnl-
'. i..,i . ti,. ..'. visit, in Ireland ,
uiuus imiuuu i " . , I
I K r.iali.i,.,ttnn rrnlll HlH DOS1-
lions aa deputy lieutenant and Jiuilto of '.he
peace, of Robert ilartyn, a dlstmguisueti linn
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wealthy young irisn lanuioru, uuuiui ui .uc
Irish play "The Heather Field," and one of !
the originators of tho movement to cstnbltah
an Irish national theater. A concert was (
..ivon nt Mnrtvn's residence. County Galway,
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to aid the fund for tho Xamlllcs oi tno
wounded Connaught Rangers. Somo of the
audience attempted to blng "God Save the
Queen" and tho "Absent-Minded Deggar,"
whllo others cried out for "God Save Ire
land."
Martvn would havo no party nangs, where-
unon Lord Clonbrock, lord lieutenant of tha
county, wrote reprimanding him ror aisioy
ally In refusing to permit the singing of
God Save the Queen.- Mariyn reioneu uy
resigning his olllclal positions. 1
Chief Secretary Gerald Balfour insisted.
on being taken to Dublin last night from ,
Loudon ln un Invalid carriage to bo present
to receive tho queen. Although ln a very
feeble- state ho Is slowly recovering from an
all but fatal Heart atiacK. ine nociors
warned him that tho excitement might bo
fatal, but lie yald ho would accept tho risk. I
AVijnTisrvfi nv immoiiai.itv.
HlMiliie Sltimlloii" In Knree Drniv I
I.nrtie l.niiilon CriMviln. .
(Copyright, 1900, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON. March 31. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) A new
farce, "Tho Nurse," by Miss Clo uraves,
which contains tome risque situations and
many suggOHtlvo parages and dialogue, was
dlsmlssed by tho Daily Mall critic with the
remark that he would not notice It. Other
Ixindon papers wildly reproved Its author and
the nctor.
The censor was inuuceii 10 visit ine jimy
but reported ho saw nothing -wrong. The
ploco Is now advertised on the posters by a
summary of tho press criticisms In tho
words. "Naughty Naughty Naughty Vide
I'ress."
"Tho Nuwo" Is drawing crowded houses
and Lottie Venue In the tltlo role gradually
accentuates rather thnn diminishes Its sug
gcstlvcinita. Deformity nf Duke's Sim.
(Copyright, 1900. by Press Publishing w.) , ,nent, In making a settlement, "to act
LONDON. March 31. (New York World worthily of Its Groat power," Is published
Cablegram Special Telegi-am.) Lord Sur- j with most Influential signatures, Including
rey. the duko cf Norfolk' only uon. Is now ! those of Herbert Spencer, Dfan Kitchen, V.
21, but Is no bigger than a child of 7. being c. Selous, Walter Crane. Goldwln Smith,
qullo bald and always wears a llttlo black , prcdorlc Harrison. Oscar Browning, Pass
skull cup. but lias most beautiful violet eyes morp Edwards, How Dr. Clifford, presi
that aeem to light up his little, haggard , Jctlt f th0 Baptle.t union, and among others
face. When at Arundel he was wheeled , uy more than thirty professors in Kngllab.
about the gardens, but In London he never j,.Fh, Welsh and Scottish universities. Tho
loavoi iho home. Ho to attended by two ' jK0 paper3 gnoer at tho petition In tonus
lady numti. who, have a separate staff of , moHt identical to thofe In which .tho
servants. The boy generally has a billiard ; j,rench boulevard press snercil at tho ef
ball which he Is continually sucking, but he rur(s ot tno j,'rmKh Intellectuals to get Jus
shows very rare gleams of Intelligence. Ho : tc), f0I. Ureyfut.
seldom oven attempts to siik. Tho duke J Rppca, nforn)at0n polnt3 t0 tbo lm.
Is perfectly devoted lo him anil never ccnies nneIK.0 ot tbo jonR-deforrrd crisis between
into or leaves tho house without going to Slr U(ml Mneri r,(sh h h ,
olu
Vtiillenees ,vlli the Pope.
(Copyright. iriOO. by Pnss Publishing Co.)
iiiiMH March 31. I New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Archbluhop 1 fled the Capo ministry that the Capo Par
Walsh of Dublin and Bishop O'Donnell of ' Mament must provide compensation for loy-
Kaphz, both stronir natlonallets, hnd audi-
iiices with thn pope this week. They are
reticent about what transpired, but It U an
open secret that they found the pope's aym
pathles largely with the Boera In their strug.
glo for independence. Kveu tho Italian
preia has been alienated from Its support f
England by Salisbury's refusal to entertain
the republic's peace overtures.
HI. 'liter llemlitn ui lllreelnr.
VIENNA. March 31. Tho high chamber-
i.i. 1, ,d amaiiIaiI tha rralfnntlnn nf Dr.
1.1,1 urn a ......i -
liana Rlehter. director of tho Imperial'
Opera, and has appointed Prof. Hcllmcra-
botger nj his sticooraor.
tppiilHl MlnUtcr of Agriculture.
STOCKHOLM, March 31. A. T. Odelbcrg,
tho govurnor of Geflebors, hJa been ap
nnlnti.l to thn newlv created Dost of minister
ot asrlculturo.
LIFE IN KIMBERLEY
Cecil Rbodei and Party Fared Sumptuonsly
Curing the Lone; Siege.
PLENTY OF FOOD AND NIGHTLY BANQUETS
Formality of Bressine for tha Daily Dinner
Not Abandoned.
MN KILLED WHILE ARRAYING HIMSELF
Miantims the Nativet Fed on Lionts to
w.-a ntr a.
IUIU UU UIUKUUU!
FillGHTFUL MORTALITY OF ALL CLASSES
White Mini lllnekn Illeil Like Sheep
on Uverr lliuiil Knlllra Kiinrrl
Devoured Victims of
Stnrvntlon.
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uwuu.i, .uiinn .i. if" i.n
nt V'n... Vrll1 .
r..i.i..n...n.a..nnil Tlrrmn I S an cant '
.:..:' ' L..i i nil rii.nniPhe.. both '
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cable and ma... about the treatment of pa- .
during tho slegea of Klmber.ey and
'lv
ficgo mo naiiveo uiu i-..ib. - --
siuio, on iocusi legs. .-ow u " ,
uie nrsi leiegrum win. uuu.
Capetown alter ino siego u iaic-u u
Whllo tbo natlvcB wero starving w nmin
. , .
It Is MIU tual l(noue anil nis inoiiuu nan
, i ,i ,i i.,i ntci.nv h.m.
im.-injr buu.. ...B....,
quets. Kven tho formality of dressing tor
dinner was not abandoned, n Labram. cn-
glneer cf tho Do llcens company, was Kiiieu
while In tho act of putting on his evening
suit to Join a dinner party at Rhodes' bouio
a few days beforo tho close Investment.
tinielnlM 1'elKii luutirnniT.
I made sovcral attempts to get lnforraa-
.. .1 41.- h .1 I I I nn nf Ihn HntlVlU
nrnnc or a .
I1ICL BTCIw h
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manKretusn.. news'
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aca newa
that tho native, women wore so desperate .
tnai mo nauvj " m, I
with starvation, mat. mey yeiuur. i
risk of tneir lives, ocyona me i.nusu nt i
on chance of. getting a few vegetables. This
WH8 BUOKequcill IU lliu liiayaiw. Muwwu..v.ur
that cattle and supplies had been got Into
Mafeklng. Tho government here, when ques
tioned ubout native privations, says It has
no Information, which may be quite true,
but it shows no disposition to get Informa
tion. The Dally News quotes Rochtort Magulro
as saying that down to tho last of tho slego
in Klmberley all tho whites had ono quarter
. , . .,.. rrv, ,
Ot KOU11U Ui UICII urr UJ. us u.uvno, ..v
admuutl. wero denied rarat during the lasU
iew wecKr,.
nnn " tr rnnt Innpd "thn hlnrKR fell
...v, '. : ,
back on locust legs. Tho locusts come along
in clouds and a nimble black man will catch
enough for a luncheon in no time.
Mr. Magulre admitted that ho did not
himself partake of nny locust legs
FrlKlitfnl Dentil Hute.
A lottcr to the) Standard says that tho
omclal death rato of children under 1 year
of ago In Klmberley was: For October, 301.6
per 1,000; for November, 300.1, and for
December, 881.7
According to tho Chronicler homo flesh j
wnn thn tlallv diet of the Inhabitants of tho
town for Blxty (lays An mcai j,a(1 bcon
consumed nnd tho horses woro starving.
Thoso which died of starvation wero stlicd
, dovourc( uy die Kaffirs.
Anther London paper says: "Tho death
rnto of , whB inhabitants of Klmberley
fnp npccmhrr wn lxtv nnr 1.000 nnd of tho
natjVClJ 135. j 1er iooo. The Infant mortality i
0f children under a year reached tho start-
,,nK ,guro of 671 t pcr j 000 whltcs and 102.7
por j 000 coiore,ii tUe c,et causes being
the want of milk, fresh vegetables and
Tho Telegraph says: "Babies died oft llko
files and a perfect holocaust continued until
tll0 oaklings wero weeded out. Freeh milk
wa1 almost unobtainable."
t It develops that on November .1 tho Boer
commandant. Weasels, wrote, to Colonel
Kekewlch. tho British commander ln Kim.
tioy, offering to nllow all -wornon and chll-
,,ren to eavo Klmberley and granting two
layg for that purpose. Afrikanders wero
to havo refuge In tho Boer camp; all others'
wero free to go where they chose.
Colonel Kokcwlch did not mako public tho
Wessels letter, but ho did insert an ad
vertisement III n local paper saying the Boer
commander was willing to receJvo
Afrikanders In his camp, and offering nil
who wished to go pcrmlfslon to do so, but
without tho privilege of returning. Tho
larger offer ho suppressed.
Prntent A Kill in t the Wnr.
A powerfully worded protest against tho
war and calling upon the British govern-
isiouer in Bouth Africa, nnd Premier
Schrelner nf Capo Colony.
I Milner. n.-tlng under Instructious from
, Colonial .Secretary Joseph Chamberlain, not!-
a"8C losses owing io i.io war. As a majorl'y
of the Capo Parliament was oppowd to Iho
war from tho outset ns unnecessary nnd ca It
wns undertaken ns nn imperial concern on ;
imperial initiative, it is hclleveii that this
demand Is Intended to placo Premier
Schrelner In an Imposrlblo position, leading
lo hlj resignation.
l'rnhulilr Itennlt.
Trobnbly aa a, consequenco there will bo
a suspension ot constitutional government
In tho calory. Mllncr reported to Chamber-
(V,,, , . . ,,
r" uLUnn ,n an
mo Lipe ijuicii reasonat,!; susnccu',1 of sym -
painy wiiii ..." .uu.ii.ou woum nni gno mo
British colonists a majority sufliSIrnt t.) ro-1
turn a loyalist mini dry. !
Chamberlain's curt refusal to entertain,
Schrelner'a protest against sending the Boer'
prisoners to Helena Is another Indlcatlcn
J that lbs Imperial gorcrutaent now tblnLa
Wlnir l.nf Htrnni;o ntortOR are tieCinUUlK ..... .rnntlnn Thn f.uatfflltlna In vnatnrdnv'u ,1 .
Kb position strong enough to disregard co
lonial Dutch feeling
Lord Roberts' rtfijy l" Mloemfonteln was
causing anxiety MWhll he explained that
he found It esyKkVlo provide bis men
fully against ttrAW' of winter climate
on the veldt
uinclng. Those ac
V'llcin winter will
qualnted m
bo far enore
ih" roopB bivouacking
In the open
eo -h torrid heat of the
Bummer.
Intense
Belting
den ehunge from heat to
tho damp following the
most dangerous. Unless
tho troo
mply provided with woolen
underw
monary
cause a imortnllty by pul
far greater even than en-
terlo fove,
RIDICULE OF MRS. CRONJE
I'rmK CnrrPMiionili'iitn IhiIiiIro In
Sneer lit tlir Wife of the
llrnx' lloer (icnrriil.
(Copyright, JiiOO, by tho Ansoclated I'ress.)
LONDON, March ni. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Mrs.
Cronjc's heroic devotion to her hus
band nnd tho Door cause might bo
thought to appeal irresistibly to tho
chivalry of nny foe, but neither her sex.
her ntc nor her misfortune spare her from
the Jibes nnd sneers of somo correspondents,
Mortimer Menpes, who Is looking for sub
jects for his brush In the track of the war,
and who painted the- portraits of General
illlU .11 s. i.rumi'. nillUD.
. ...i. . t,..,...,
- i-oor oiu .urn. i. lonje mm iii until .i uu.i,
to depart from tho Urlllsh camp that she
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nn,i ln hcr roUKh straw hat. dirty old black '
dregs ant, wltnout cloak or 'shawl of any
BOrti sbe presented a hopelessly miserable,
.,
He also sends from tho samo sourco this
ill" ill BIS ' ..w ------
rovlEC4, ver8ion 0f tho Incident of a Ilritlah
,., nnnnri Prnnln n clear.
"'"' .: . ...
"Cronjo smoKeu it nna men seni uis set-
, t0 n8k for mori..
,. 0, . gall, tUo MnAXy mcer. .tot
h,m havo a plpo of 80mo tj0l.r tobacco,
That's cood enough for him.'
"U was a sentiment applauded by nil who
heard of It."
The gallant general who defeated and held
In check Methuen's imperlor force for n
nonth Is described by Charles Hands ns
WMnr,"
dog barking."
Thls ,8 tnl( Rcnerni
lUin ID III" RtllVlHi -..v ,
onts of London papers ln promoting Kng
...rteiwi nf "flrhtinc for onial
- "" ' -
rights for all tho white races
C(jok ,nform me tnat theIr ,,ro.
. . , . etnr(ln ln A..r. t0 tho
AHn b.UUentlus ls flUlnB Well.
They expect to conduct a largo party over
theso gruesome places. Half the number
nlrcudy booked nro women, but tho agents
aro unable to pay whether they are rela
tives of tho killed. Meanwhile tho women
of fashion who went to Capetown aro return
ing disgusted with their experience, espe
cially with tho cost of living, which Is enor
mous. CHURCHILL IS S?0R LENIENCY
Again He AVnriiMJhe lnuierlnl tiovern
in r nt Against Too Severe Pnn
iNlunent of Itelivl.
(Copyright. 1000, by Press Publishing Co.)
DURBAN, March 31. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Natal news
papere publish today lnaccurato summaries
of my telegrams advising clcmoncy to rebels.
My vlew-8 on this matter aro eharnl by
many ofucors of distinction with special op
portunities of knowing tho truo situation
In disaffected districts. Lord Dundonald nnd
Colonel Thornycroft. both of whom are
closely acquainted Avlth local conditions,
havo pointed out to mo tno military au
vantnges which would follow a proclamation
encouraging rebels and wavorers to desert
the Boer army.
Colonel Sandbach. head of the Intelligence
burcnu, favors making a definite pronounco
mrnt Rbowlnir Tebels thn advantages o3
voluntary surrender. Moreover, I havo
reason to bellevo Bullcr Is not desirous of
treating them severely and that he consid
ers pecuniary punishment tho most conven
ient form.
It is strango that soldloro in tho Held
should hold mora tolerant views than pre
vail In England.
However, It ls not, porhaps, tho flrt time
that victorious gladiators have been sur
prised to seo thumbs turned down ln tho
Imperial box.
I am morn than over convinced of tho
Importanco ot showing great generosity to
submitting rebels. Natal ministers nro
anxious that every returning rebel against
whom there Is a caso shall be tried and,
if convicted, sentenced to some punishment
which they do not deslro should be neces
sarily severo, as they nro not ln a vindictive
mood, nor do they want nnyono hanged. I
most earnestly protest against this spirit
of rovenge which, though it may not anl
mato the ministers themselves, agltutes tho
colony and may eventually, unless Imperial
Influonco Is exerted, carry all beforo It.
CHURCHILL.
LONDON'S FINANCIAL OUTLOOK
Aetlve Demand f'." Sloney llnrlnc
AVeeU nml Heavy HorrorrlnRn from
Hunk nf KukIuihI,
(Copyright. 1900, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, March 31. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram,) Thero has
been a very actlvo demand for money during
the week and heavy borrowings from tho
Bank of England, tho market being now
indebted to the bank about 35,000.000.
Tho supply of money is Boant as the banks
nro uisinciineu io leim ireciy wnuo tuo out-
iVltl
SHics
iiiok is w uiisciiieti. uivincnu nnu omer position.
paymenta duo at tho beginning of tho now , Abollt' 4 n.clock tho nrItBi, advanced sl
quarter havo be-cn largoly anticipated, so It TOUlUneoiisly and occupied tho Boer posi
ts doubtful whothor they will nfford tho ro- ,,, from whcll an CXLVeiit view could
llcf expected, especially as an Installment , Vo hMl of urandfort. lltlcen miles dlatant
of tho khaki loan falls duo April 0. across tho opon plain. Thei Boer loss Is
Discount rates aro, as a rulp, kept up to , unsown
tho Bank of England's level, only occasional roionei' rjough of tho Fourteenth Hussais.
trnntuctlons on tho Hit of threo months' ,vno died nt Norvalspont. was buried here
hills being entered Into nt 3 15-16 per cent. j,.rlday -with full military honors, Lord Hob
Tho bank evidently believes its control of crts and 8taf( following tho remains to tho
the opon murket to bo secure for a few rraVp
. I. .. . . I. !-.. . ... . '
luuiiin?, iij.ii, uii) luaiiuouuiiru oi rules Hi
ii comparatively high level will preclude the
possibility of exports und that gold will bo
attracted from abroad. I
Uevcnua rpturua continue lo go beyond all
estimates and It is evident that the chancel
lor of tho exchequer's recent estimate of tho
nggieato rcvenuo for tho year ending today
will be exceeded by $30,000,000.
Lust week's revival of business on tho
stock exchange continues, especially in
.
morCnn rails.
1 Kafllra remain flat, owing to tbo prevalent
teIe( ,hat ,.nJ of tho w8r s 6llll rc
llloto.
'
DrltUii Ship nt Chliiii.
TIBN-TSIN, China, March. 31. The British
second-class cruiser Ilermlono and third-
clasa cruller Brisk have arrived at Taku.
RMIES ON THE MOVE
Hobarti' Foroei Start After the Boers North
of Bloemfontein.
BRANOFORT 15 REPORTED EVACUATED
Information Which Doei Not Coincide with a
Rigorous Cemonhip.
FRIDAY'S CASUALTY LIST IS GROWING
One Hundred and Ninety-Thres Erltisb
Killed, Wounded and Mining.
NO REPORTS OF ANY BURGHER LOSSES
DelnlN of Ihe llnllle Slinir Hip Hnrro
Uiri't'lcil nn Orilrrly Hclrent
After ItnniiiKliiK Tlirlr
Illicitly' Foroe.
LONDON, March 31. Tho War office hna
.... . .. . i. . t. l
poBicxi xne loiiowing mspaicn irom nam
,., .,.j to ...!.. in-. in
Itoberts, dated at Olocmfonteiu, March 30,
evening:
l.randfort and proceeding In a northerly
"JU-ports point to tho enemy's leaving
kkuu.nstau, urange l- roo state. Kri-
"ay. .Marcn ju. -general nmuis touay on-
Kagcu ina untisn at .Mateuop. uoutn ot
Urandfort, and held them at bay for six !
hours, Tho burghora fought well. Tho
casualties are unknown.
Tho Free State llaad will atBcmbln at
Kroonstad April 2.
LONDON. April 1. I a. m. The few dis
patches received from tho seat of wnr bear
ovldonco of having been delayed by tho
cctsjor.
According to a special dispatch from Pre- I
torla, dated yo3terday, Lord Roberts has
commenced his advance northward. The
dispatch says that there aro dally skirmishes
nun mat a Dig Dattlo is imminent.
This, however, may refer to tho opera-
tlona preceding tho engagement at Karoo
siding, which has apparently cleared the way. '
ns weJI as secured an advantageous position
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ducted.
Ilriimlfort lleporteil Mvnennteil.
Tucker's division ls now strongly occupy
ing tho Boers camp at Karoo siding, with
the way clear to Urandfort, which Is reported
already evacuated.
Orders havo beet, received nt Capetown for
tha eighth division to bo disembarked and
sent north immediately on Its arrival there.
The Boer forces In tho neighborhood of
Paardeberg aro reported to be actively en
gaged iu mirnudlng and ln attempting to
capture British horses left on tho veldt off
teg lo tholr weak condition.
SU hundred nVugeej scut back from
Capetown nro stranded, tbo Klmberley mili
tary authorities refusing atslstance to allow
them to proceed.
Much Kaffir looting Is reported at Klip
dam. An active campaign Is In progress on
tho part of loyalists of Capo Colony for the
annexation of thn republics and tho punish-
mont of tho colonials who servo In tho
Boer army. Meetings ln support of thin
pollcy have been held In many Important
centers under tho ausplccu of tho South
African league.
DetiillN of Krlilnv'n Buttle
nr nPMtrnvTPtv aio,'m. nt tJ. n.
nf i'rnJt nitornl
J !,,,,, J
Ii. Cillils thn
,'., .
position yesterday wns ono of
strength. Only tho turning
Ocnnral French and Malo'r I.,
i..- ....i- ,i
o7e.thTnank: ensUroi Zn
Tho shaDo of tho konlrs was Irreculnr.
Tho Boers' right flank consisted of a long
hill with wooded sides connected with tho
mnln noaltloti hv a lonir. low tI.Ieo. thleklv
wooded. Tho rest of the position toward
tho left consisted of broken kopjes, all con-
ncctcd by a high ridge.
Major Lo Gallals mored nround the Boers'
left nnd engaged them, first freely using his
Vlckcrs-Maxlms nnd gradually forcing tho
Boers toward tho center, whero they made a
good stand.
Major Lo Gallals was unnblo to move
until late In tho day, whllo General French
moved early. Tho latter mndo a wldo detour
toward tho rear of tho Boers, but was unnblo
to completo tho movement beforo tho Boers
perceived tho intention and abandoned their
position.
They retire! In good order between Gen
eral French and Major Lo Gallals, whero
tho main body of tho Doom, with four guns,
held an excellent position on tho edgo ot a
deep donga, -whenco they shelled General
French.
Hot KiicnifPHifnt nu n lllll.
Thn Infantry attack was delivered nt mid
day when tho Norfolks opened tho fight by
seizing tho lower slopes of an ugly kopje.
Steadily they worked their "way to tho
crest of tho hill, whero a hot ongagemont
ensued. Tho Llncolnshlrcs occupied tho hill
on tbo right, protecting tho Eighteenth bat
tery, -which dragged Its guns up tho hill
with tho greatest difficulty and opened a
heavy firo at clooo range.
Meanwhllo tho City imperials, gottlng In
touch with thu Boers, tho remainder of
Tucker'., division advanced acrefs a semi
circular basin through which a railway
raIK lt wa8 very opon ground nnd tho
ttoen jr0Tn tho detached kopjo and ridge
I delivered a heavy flro. In spite or this,
h0W0Ver. tho British moved on steadily, iw
, on parad0. Tho ndvanco was prntectod
lljr RUns wllch vigorously fthellod tho Bodr
RETALIATION F0R ST. HELENA
llnei-N Threntrn In Send lliitli.il I'rlit.
oiiem to -Vnrt Fever Den In
South Afrlen,
CAPETOWN, March 31. Tho first ratca
ot prlaoners started today for St. Helens.
LONDON. April 1 Tho transportation cf
the prisoners to St. Helena Is arousing the
anger of tho Boers, who threaten )n re
tallato by sending tbo British prisoners lo
Knomatlponrt, reputed to bo Iho worm fever
den In South Africa.
Hubert Condoles .luuliert'K Drnth.
BLOEMFONTEIN, March 31 General
(Lord Roberts has sent a telegram ot cob-
THE BEE BULLETIN.
WcHthcr forecast for NVbraska -
Knlr. Modcrati'. Southerly 'Winds.
Pit so.
I I' I n I nh litis; I i (lie I'renelt I'nlr.
1,1 fo In Ivlmlii'rl.-.v Diirlnu Stem-.
I.ntcut from Soiilli frleii.
illicit Snllerliiu In Porto Itleo.
" UiihnIii I'Iii ii ShriMitl (iillllc.
!l i'lirnUti Mlnlc c,
Mtniitlnril (III I' Men nn iinier.
'I S"r le li KiiIhIiM Kntloli.
i'k of tin Itiillronils,
II Oiiinlin Soelrty HuiimiIiiu,
S I'ouiii'll HlufTx l.oenl Inttern.
II AITnlrK nt Sonlli (liiiiilin.
11) limit N.mix iiikI ('oiiiiiient.
('lunlil'liluc Ili'TcllI (Kforil.
With the WheeN mill Wlieelineti.
II SiiirliiK lli-vlrw of (lie Week,
II In the Dninnlii of Woninii,
1! Weekly tiiiiseiiieii I Ketleiv.
Weekly Miloleul ltele.
l;clioc of the Vnl.'-llooni.
III " The Inle of (lie Intln."
1 7 'Ink I ok of the Oiiniim,
lluiitlnir Don n the 'I'minloi:'.
Deiiineriit le 'renilenelr.
IS Killtorlnl mill ('oinineiit.
II) Noun of the l.oeiil Court.
'oiinl llti Mimic 'I'ri'i'K,
JO I'M) of Letter CnrrlerK.
-I Condition of Oniulin'n 'l'rnile.
Conimerelnl mill I'lnnnehil Netin.
Tetuiiei'iiliire nt llimihii exteriliiyi
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dolenee to President Kruger on the death of which tho Island's people as n whole havo
(ienoral Jouberl. been thrown.
Kudynrd Kipling has written a poem on The dlstrlbutlnn of relief supplies wan dl
Jotibert'H dealh which appears In the Kiiend continued temporarily somo weeks ago. As
of tho Tree State, the paper published hero
by tho wur correspondents.
RUIN LEFT IN ROBERTS' WAKE
WlinlcMile Dent met Inn of Property In
the Trnel. of Urltlxh Arinj
Ailvmiee.
(Copyright. 1000. by Press Publishing Cn.)
LONDON. .March 31. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Thin turil-
bio plcturo Is painted by n special corr -
spondent of tho Manchester Guardian of tho
wholesale ricttructlon of property In tha
truck of the British advance through tho
OrniiEu Free Statu:
-Tho way from Bloemfontein to Ktmbcr-
oy a n uno of desolation The farmhouses
imvc nui iiini'i)' urra Bjcm-uii-. u.m. .
savagely destroyed, mirrors smashed, pianos
wrecked, works torn from clocks, children's
toys and books wantonly destroyed. Even planters will employ tho starving and Porto
tho buildings themselves have been burned uiCo will soon iegaln Itself."
or seriously damaged. On .March 17 the Chamber of Commerco
"It ls hnnl to say who ls recponslble. ii, a special meeting, at which It was do
I know Ixird Roberts and the olllcrrs of his elded to call a mass meeting for Monday,
force did all that was possible to prevent March 11), nnd to present a petition lo Gen
thelr men looting or damaging property." cral Davis boseeehlng him lo do nil In lilt
. . . . l''er lo Inlluenco legislation In congress for
BRITISH GENERALS SCORED rono rico.
An Ollleer Write of Inellleleney
Uluh I'liieen niri-.nl Slnp
lit Duller.
In
int. niuy uu inn h'iuiv nmcfl vi'y ine rir"- es-
LONDON. March 22. (Correspondence of clonal broczo will blow on Iho tariff ques
tho Associated Press.) An officer present tlon. They cannot rellovo tho planters lor
at Splonkop writes In Today such a scathing tho samo icnscn. They say they will l.o fat-
description of the tactics employed iu tlila
fight that tho editorial column of that paper
cays:
"Napoleon's bitter commentary comes lo
mind: 'Lions led by nsscs; nuil It Is not tho
asses who pay tho toll.' "
: Tho officer writing tho account says in
' part:
I "l repeat that it is Impossible) to hop'
for tho first glimmer of success until n
man of ability Is placed in command nnd
until thu minor leaders are men of at least
ordinary intelligence nnd vigor.
"I do not profcfs to know for what spc-
I do not profcfs to know ror what sne-
qualities tho leaders have hitherto been
cuoscn. uut nearly nil nro men we Known
throughout tho army for Incapacity, whoso
"arnes oxcuo ucrtsion among an wno
havo served under them.
I "I refer not to regimental offirers friflavlwr tho building ho called tho people
. whom I wish to speak with much rcspoct),
"who havo llttlo opportunity of Inllucnclu"
j tho minor actions of a battle, but to those
elected officers who nro either ddvlsoro or
commanders.
"Somo of theso havo proved themselves
to bo eiual to their reputations, somo ot
them havo astoiiisheil even those who know
them best for tholr utter lack of common
sense, for -weakness ln difficulties and even
far inability to put In practlco tho ele
mentary rules of war that all soldiers havo
learned In tho lower gradm of tho service.
This last failure strikes one tho more when
wo consider that they have all. or nearly
ull. received a high military education at
tho staff collage; many of thorn havo even
boon lecturers and profetsors.
Inelllelentn Should He lleenlleil,
'Thoro Is only ono remedy for this state
of affairs, all gcnorals who havo proved
their Inellleleney nnd they aro as plentiful
us thu nnthcaps which rover the South
African plains should bo nt once recalled;
tho necessities of tho country demand It.
Thoro Is no difficulty In discovering them;
they nro known to every one, from tho
gener.il-ln-chlef to tho druiniuor boys In
their own brigades."
On tho preliminaries' to the attack, on
Splonkop ha says:
"Just beforo dusk tho officer command
ing (tho late Genural Woodgatoi) was In
formed that bo had been selected to lead n
night attack on Splonkop. He had never
oven seen tho hill be was to attack, nor
heard Its name, and no rorreet maps were
at hand. During tho few nvnllabln mln.ttos
ho mndo cviTy ettort to vlow tho ground.
But tlmo did not allow und he had to gropo
his way back to his own camp after dark.
So pitch black was the night and so now
was ho to the place that In that hnlf-inlln
ho lost himself completely and hnd great
difficulty In getting back. But he was a
brave man; ho had received orders nnd ho
allowed no doubt of success to cross hU
mind. To thoso who know tho ground it
piesentod a gloomy prospect and threatened
a terrible disaster, worse even than tho
ono which ovorwbelmcl General (iatacro.
"Tho cry was always for moro men, mom
men, till tho hill was so overcrowded that
every bullet and every shell produced de
struction. At no tlmo should mora than 200
mon, nt tho outside, havo been allowed on
tho exposed ground on top of tho hill.
Probably n smaller number would havo
sufficed. Tho rcmalndrr should have been
kept well hidden behind tho slope. A
greater blunder could not have been mado
by the tncxit Ignorant private In tho army,
hut throughout this war wo havo never
realized that men cannot bo crowded to
gether without ruining every chance of suc
cess." Illir I.oinl of I in in I urn ntii,
, NEW YORK, March 31 -The Ht.iunsblp
Phoenicia, which urrlvil todnv finm Ham.
burh" nd Boulogne, brought -,00S steerage
puns. titers, tn largest number or Imml
k run is arriving by any one Hleitrafcr In
many years.
SEED IN PORTO RICO
Laboring Olaues in tin Island on the Verge
of Starvation.
ALL WAITING ON TARIFF LEGISLATION
Until the Question in Settled Business ii at
a Standstill.
STARVING WOMEN VISIT THE GOVERNOR
Walk Twenty Milei-Such an Event Un
known Heretofore.
WANT QUESTION SETTLED ANY WAY
People In Mnft Mretlnu 1'rtlllnn for
Action li I'miKrenn Cher r the
t nltcd Ntnte niul (iov
erntir Dnlx.
SAN Jl'AN Pi: POKTO 1UCO. March 21 -
(Correnpondenre of tho Anjoclaicd Press.)
dull the tariff quest lou Is settled buslncm
In Porto Klco will remain at a Ktnndstlll.
Tho laboring clamc-s are on the verge of
starvation; there Is work for them to do,
but the plnnlcrn who need their ,ervlce
ate without funds with which to employ
them.
ICven the Porto Hlcan people do not know,
nor do they realize, tho condition Into
" reaull many people began (o drift In from
the country districts to tho larger towns,
whero some rations wore distributed.
On tho 16th, as already loported, more
than sixty ragged, starving women walked
to the city from NailuJIto, twenty miles
away, to present a petition to the governor
general. Such an eicnt as this was un
i known under tho Spanish regime.
Our planters had no market for their
ugar, their coffee nor their tobacco. The
same eorfeo heretofore sold nt a price three
limes that of Brazilian eolfro In Spain nnd
hranro. but these luaikets me now barred.
lienor supplies are again tclng distributed.
i settlement nf Any Kimi Dexireii.
Tim .,.ni ......
iyPt ,im i.h-iit i,n 0oiiin,i m.. f,
trade bill or a 15 per cent bill or a "3 tier
cent 1)111 and the focllnir of uncertainty will
v rnSPd. Trado will bo 'revived. The
banks will ndvanco to the nlanters tie
Tho merchants demand nn Immediate set-
! tlcment of tbo tariff question one way or
I the other. Many Ray they aro on tha brink
j of failure. They aro afraid In order goods.
isfled and willingly accept any measure con-
gross may pass so long ns the question Is
fcottlrd.
1 The moss meeting wns held March 1!) and
1,000 people assembled nt tho pluai nn or-
derly, quiet crowd. No manifestation or dla-
turbanco of any sort was attempted. Headed
by Major Kjozeno nnd President Crosos of
tho Chamber of Commerco nnd six nuim-
bers of tho body, they submitted a written
statement to Governor General Davis, ret-
ting forth tho critical conditions under
which tho Island Is struggling. They wero
told that they had tho slncerest sympathies
of Genera. Davis and IUs hopes that an .
. mnu atiuwuvm ....u... . Ui.uU.
Cheern for L'nlteil StliteH.
The crowd had remained quietly In front
oft' the pnlaco and when tho president was
nround him und proposed threo cheors for
t(l(, United Statff, nnd General Davis. Tho
crowd responded lustily: "Vivn la Ustndos
' Unldos," "Viva la General Davis."
I Throughout tho day and during the fol-
' lowing days telegrams reporting similar
proceedings In othor towns began to ac-
, cumulate on tho governor general s uesK.
Following ls a copy ot tho call for thn
mass mooting:
To tho l'eoplo of Porto Rico. Commercial
and Industrial: Tho situation throui-1
which, this country Is passing- cannot bo
nititninrd: nny deluy In giving a solution
to tho problema- augments the. ungulsh untl
desecration.
ti,. n ia onn.lhln thn national senate
may close without agreement definitely to
open iniiikctH for our produce, and aeknowl
i,. iim iiprHfinalliv of all Porto means.
placing tho Hand In a condition to borrow
money, which would save tho agriculture.
and the uxistenco ot mo inuiiitumonwo,
horrible. . ... , ,,
If Much a resolution Is delayed all tho
planters will have to glvo away their pro
duction and work for tbo benellt of tho
"trust" speculation. Business and planta
.1..,,., i., ,.n iim luinml will not havo tho
value, they should havo If thero were the
hops or u convenient iniiriiui wnn-n n.m
guarantee, somo profit to the producers.
'lMio peotrto of Porto lilco ask not alms.
Tho markets In which they sold tholr pro
duen wero shut In consequenco or tho
chango of dominion, yet notwithstanding
tho tlmo trnnsylred they have never been
given the means of ceuniMinsatlng for that
Injury.
It it I ii In He Seen Hverj where.
By reason of (be war and tho cyclone
ruin may b seen everywhere; all credit has
been retired, business, cannot develop, wotk
inen are without work and their families1
without bread. We, thmeforo, appeal to
all classes and Invite them that they may
como to tho principal squaro with a view to
the organization of a quiet demonstration,
worthy and orderly, to appeal to General
Davii.
For tho last ten lUys hardly a day ban
mi sued without a visit of a delegation of
country people begging for work or ra
tions. More supplies aro coming. Thn
transport Kllpatriek arrived yesterduy with
moro thatv too tons. Hut It Is not ratloua
that thn ix'oplo -want. It Is work.
CUSTOMS RECEIPTS NEEDED
Duvl Suva viltli Free Trade.
IkIuihI Co n hi .Not I'ny (iovern
Inn KxpeiiNcn,
the
SAN JUAN. Porto Rico, March 31. Id an
Interview today with tho Associated Press
correspondent Governor Ocnoral Davis said:
"I havo not felt It proper for ma to dis
cuss congressional matters, filling as I do
an exocutlvo position, I have expressed my
vlows fully, howovor, on Porto Rlco'a needs
nnd I might bay If congress should adopt
fron trade tho receipts of tho custom housea
would naturally ceaso. One million flvo
hundri.il thousand dollars has been collected
during thu fiscal year and with fron trado
thl will fall off. What then will run tbo
Island ?
"Although I have received no official
advices regarding an appropriation, 1 un
derstnad through the newspapers that an
appropriation was decided tHon and I Infer
tbut this appropriation will bs spout on