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IMBIAMA JGUJMAI VEnKLT ESTABLISHED IS. PA I LT t:STAI5LIHi:D 1?S0. J YOL. L-NO. 69. INDIANAPOLIS, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 10, 1900. PRICE 3 CENTS. ( AT RAILWAY NEWS FTANPS. n ITIIAINS AND SUNDAYS, CENTS. 7 FOLK READY TO QUIT DOCKS HAVE HAD ALL THE TAIL TWISTING TIICY WANT. British Lion, However, In Still In an Angry 3food at 1 Determined to Make More Tronble. THE ENEMY KUST SURRENDER KniT.F.R AND STEYN WILL NOT DC PER3IITTED TO NA3IE TER3IS. Peace Proposals Uased on Independ ence of the Tito Republic Will Not De Listened To. BOERS STIIL RETREATING D3AYE NOT YET IIECOVEIIED FR03I THE POPLAR GROVE PANIC. Hoad to Dloemfonteln Said to De Clear, and Roberta Mar Advance and Occupy the Town. RESIGNATION OF JOTJEERT OTHER TRANSVAAL OFFICERS SAID TO AH DISSATISFIED. Sir IIlcks-Bench Thinks End Is Near Johannesburg to Be Rased Mafeklng Possibly Relieved. LONDON, March 10, 4:15 a. m. News received from South Africa in the past twenty-four hours indi cates that the Boer forces are badly demoralized. Kruger and Steyn are willing- to accept peace, pro vided their republics are permitted to remain independent. This prop osition will not be accepted by Great Britain. . Joubert, and other high officers of the Boer army, are reported to have resigned. The road to Bloemfontein is said to be clear of the enemy, and Roberts will probably occupy the city. High Transvaal officials say Johan nesburg will be razed, and the mines destroyed, if the British at tempt to take the place. Sir Michael IIIcks-Beach, chancellor of the exchequer, when explaining to tho bankers the terms of the new loan, gave them an intimation that the government considered the end of the war near. "Since the estimates were prepared," he said, "events have taken place that have changed the situation, and probably not all the money will be required." Whatever tho government may know or Intend, un official opinion seems everywhere to think that the Boer power is collapsing. PEACE RUMORS. Peace rumors In circulation yesterday were founded on the fact that President Kruger had appealed to Lord Salisbury for a cessation of hostilities, offering at length, by cable, the terms which he is willing to accept. These, however, are not taken seriously, as they include practically nothing more than what- the Transvaal government offered rrior to the Issuing of the British ultimatum. Official circles here regard the propositions as merely a ruse of the Boers to gain time, and do n6t consider that President Kruger is yet ready to consider the sweeping demands which Great Britain will make as reim bursement for the loss of life and great ex penditure. It was understood that Presi dent Krugers advances had met with an emphatic rejection at the hands of Lord Salisbury. who I3 believed to have said that no such attempt to retain the independence of the Transvaal can be considered for a moment by the British Kovernment. The Dally Mall publishes the following dispatch from Pretoria, dated March 8, via Lourenzo Marques, which had been censored by the Boer government: "Con vers&tlons I have had with the highest tat officials show that the Boers ( want tome arrangement. They say that if Eng land is waging a war of conquest they will fight to the finish. Otherwise they believe that a plain statement of the Boer Inten tions will reveal a basis of negotiation, now that England's prestige is repaired. President Kruger and President Steyn con ferred Monday at Bloemfontein on the in corporation of the above representations In cablegram to Lord Salisbury. The pres ervation of the independence of the two republics is a sine qua non." NO MORE ARTILLERY NEEDED. As Indicating that the authorities believe the end of the war is approaching it was stated yesterday that the Eighth Army Di vision has been under orders to embark from England for several weeks, but these orders, as far as the artillery contingent is concerned, have been recalled. Lord Rob erts having reported that no more artillery from home Is n?cessary. This Is the first paus In reinforcements since the war be gan. Elr Redvers Bullcr, second in com mand la the field, and Lord Wolseloy aro understood also to consider that no more artillery is needed. Lord Roberts has al together 4C2 guns. including siege pieces. It is quite clear that General Duller will not try anything largo In the future, as he Is to lose Sir Charles Warren and the lat ter! 19,000 men, who have been ordered to Jcln Lord Roberts. It is the expectation of the War Office that Lord Roberts, not withstanding tho necessity of garrisoning his depota, will be ablo to operate a con stantly increasing force til, by the time the Transvaal frontier Is reached, ho will have TO.OuO troop i. Ilia telegrams dealing with nonessentials are taken to mean that he Is up to some mischief, as his apparent Inactivity usually spells uncommon activ ity. Mafeklng, as a beleagured town, attracts much sentiment and sympathy. Nothing has been heard from there since Feb. 10. There Is a rumor this morning that Colonel Baden-Powell has been relieved, but this cannot hfe traced to any substantial basis. BRITAIN'S WAR LOAN. Only 150,000,000 Wanted, bnt One Billion 3Iay De Subscribed. LONDON", March 9. The amount of the new war loan will be 30,000,000. Tho Inter est will be at 24 per cent, and the bonds will be redeemable at par May 5, 1D10. The issue price is 58 pounds 13 shillings. The chancellor of the exchequer. Sir Michael IIIcks-Beach, addressed the bank ers and merchants at the Bank of England to-day on the subject of the loan, saying that In spite of all rumors to the contrary the government saw no indication what ever of foreign complications. A leading banker, who Is a member of Parliament, said to-night that the entire 30,000.000 would be subscribed by lunch time to-morrow, and that probably 100,- 000,000 would be subscribed before the lists closed. The Statist says bankers believe the applications will exceed 200,000,000. DOERS DISORGANIZED. British Advance to Dloemfonteln May Not Be Opposed. POPLAR GROVE, Orange Free State, March 9, morning. General French, who Is ten miles ahead, reports that his front is clear of the Boers. All other reports tend to confirm the state of disorganization of the Boer forces, Transvaal as well as Free State. The general impression is that the further progress of the British to Bloem- fonteln will not be opposed. A great amount of ammunition was destroyed to day. This Included several boxes of ex plosive bullets, on the outside of which the Boers had marked: "Manufactured for the British Government." KRUGER AND STEYN SAW THE ROUT. Lord Roberts Says They Tried Vainly to Check the Boer ranlc. LONDON, March 9. The War Office has received the following dispatches from Lord Roberts: "Poplar Grove, March 9. morning. Presi dents Kruger and Steyn were both present at the fight of March 7 and did all In. their power to rally their troops. The rout, how ever, was complete, tho men declaring that they could not stand against the British artillery and such a formidable force of cavalry. "Clements has occupied Norva's pont and the adjacent drift. As soon as the en gineers, pontoons and troops arrive he will cross the river, when the necessary repairs to the railway bridge will be commenced. "Gatacre occupied Burghersdorp on March 7, and was greeted with great en thusiasm on the part of the loyal Inhabi tants. His scouts report that large num bers of the rebels in the neighborhood are anxious to surrender." All the dispatches from Lord Roberts's headquarters, including those of the com mander-in-chief himself, indicate the lack of a guiding spirit among the Boers and Individual demoralizatioitrportemtng dis integration unless speedily stemmed. The flight of the burghers from Poplar Grove, according to all accounts, was wholly In glorious. A Times dispatch say3: 'Prob ably the Boers wisest course aras fight, but It was most undignified and Is certain to produce consternation at. Bloemfontein, There Is a growing outcry against any fur ther identification of the Free State with the Transvaal's interests." " Dispatches from the Boer camp at Glen- coe, via Lourenzo Marques, depict, Presl dent Kruger as donning a bandolier, see ing a rifle and inviting volunteers to ac company him, as he wished to have a shot at the enemy himself. President Kruger is also quoted as having declared in his address to the troops that he "Did not know whether arbitration or intervention would end the struggle, but that it would end quickly, within tns month, he strong ly believed." In the meanwhile the British are not staying their advance. Lord Roberts has moved ten miles nearer Bloemfontein, evi dently with the view of seizing and utiliz ing the railroad, possibly to reach the Free State capital in three or four days, whence he may begin repairing the railroad south ward, meeting the British advance from Cape Colony, which may be expected to be hastened as soon as General White takes control. The British occupied Jamestown unop posed on March 8, and the Boers are re ported to be retreating beyond Aliwal North, so that Cape Colony is practically clear of armed Boers. JOHANNESBURG TO BE RAZED. British Flag Will Not Be Permitted to Fly Overthe City. LONDON, March 10. A correspondent of the Dally Mall at Lourenzo Marques, tele graphing Thursday, says: "I am reliably informed that high officials openly avow that the British, flag shall never fly at Jo hannesburg. Tho place will be razed to the ground and the mines put in readiness to be electrically exploded from the fort as occasion requires. Most of the gold mines, except those which the government con trols, are in a shocking state. They are flooded and the machinery is rutting and being willfully smashed." DOER OFFICERS OFFENDED. Joubert and Others Reported to Have Tendered Resignations. LONDON, March 10. The Berlin corre spondent of the Daily Mall says: "I learn that there is a dissension between Pres Ident Kruger and General Joubert and that the latter has resigned. Probably Pres ident Kruger will assume the chief com mand. General Schalkburger and other L prominent commandants are also I'.kely to resign for similar reasons and because President Kruger ignored their advice to make peace overtures after the first Boer victory." - - A VERITABLE PANIC. Bers Were Paralysed by Lord Rob erts's Masterful Tnctics. LONDON. March 10. All the special dis patches from Poplar Grove confirm the reports of the panic of the Boers. Tho Morning Tost's correspondent says: "Presi dent Kruger shed tears at his ineffectual attempts to rally the Boers, who were com pletely paralyzed by Lord Roberts's mas- terly tactics. They were too demoralized to heed his expostulations and declared that the British cannon were everywhere." The correspondent of the Dally News says: "The Boers were seized with a panic. thus spoiling the whols plan, which had (CONTINUED. ON SECOND PAGE.) MÜCHMÜDDLED PORTO RICAN TARIFF QUESTION STILL WORRYING CONGRESS3IEN. Situation at the Capital Grow Ins: No Clearer, and Admlnistratlonlsta Are Vexed and Disturbed. INDIANIANS SHOW CONCERN STILL DELUGING THEIR REPRESEN TATIVES WITH PROTESTS. Opposing Doth the Port Rlcan Dill and the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty as Negotiated. MR. GAGE OUTLINES HIS PLAN TELLS CADINET HOW HE WILL CAR RY OUT THE FINANCIAL LAW. Will Refund Bonds with as Little Dis turbance to Business aa Possible D aires Corrects Misstatement. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WASHINGTON, March 9.-The Indiana senators and Republican representatives continue to be deluged with letters and telegrams in opposition to the Porto Rican tariff bill, besides many Indicative of deep- seated prejudice against the ratification of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty in a form which admits the right of any foreign power to a voice In the policy of this country in the western hemisphere. They find nothing in their mail or telegraphic correspondence confirmatory of the theory that the popular excitement on account of the contemplated act of bad faith toward Porto Rico is dying out or subsiding. This theory may be true with regard to other parts of the country. but it certainly does not fit the case In Indiana so far as Information reaching here shows, a circumstance which Is dis turbing the administration members. The refusal of several senators and representa tives who are "close to the White House" to accept the Davis amendment does not tend to clear the situation. At the Cabinet meeting to-day Secre tary of the Treasury Gage outlined his plan for carrying into effect the new finance bill which, ' it is expected, will pass the House next Tuesday and be ap proved by the President soon thereafter. The secretary explained that In all prob ability from S3 to 43 per cent, of the out standing bonds, which may be refunded under the new law, will be presented for exchange within a comparatively short time. This would involve cash payments as premiums to the holders of the old bonds amounting to from $30,000,000 to $33,000,000. A question which has occupied the atten tion of the secretary of late is whether this amount should be taken from the funds now In the treasury or from the govern ment deposits with depository banks, or whether a part should be taken from the treasury and a part from the banks. Attention was called to the fact that. even if considerable sums were drawn from the depository banks In these settlements. it would only amount to a transfer from one bank to another, or from the credit of the government to the credit of the party surrendering the bonds in the same bank. Therefore the total amount of money held by the banks would not be materially changed. In the determination of this ques- tion much will depend on the rapidity with which the old bonds are presented for ex change, and also upon whether the ordi nary treasury receipts keep up to their present mark. The secretary's purpose, as stated to the Cabinet, is to create as little financial dis turbance as possible in the settlement of premium accounts. If the treasury re ceipts continue large and the applications for exchango of old bonds for new is not excessively heavy at the outset it is alto gether probable that a considerable share of the premiums will be taken from the treasury, but should there be a rush for the exchange of bonds it is quite likely the banks will be called upon to share in the payments. On the other hand, the secretary does not propose that the present available cash balance in the treasury, which now amounts to about $300.000,000. in cluding the $100,000,000 gold reserve, shall be largely encroached upon. The question. therefore, whether the cash to be paid as premiums shall come from the treasury. the depository banks, or both, depends for its solution largely on conditions which cannot now be foretold. The new bonds will be dated April 1, and the amount of premium to be paid on the old bonds will be calculated from that date, the rate in all cases being the same, which, according to the terms of the new act, is such as shall yield a return of 2H per cent, per annum. These details were fully explained to the Cabinet, and the plans and purposes of the secretary met with general approval. Controller Dawes is overwhelmed with assertions and inquiries touching the operation of tho currency bill about to be come law. . All sorts of notions are enter tained by those who have undertaken to In terpret it, and recently the controller's at tention was directed to a press report pub lished in several papers to this effect: It is estimated that any one with $3,000 capital can start a national bank under the new system. All that is required is $23,000 In 2 per cent, government bonds, which could be secured at ruling rates for about $26,730. These, representing the capital of the bank, could be sent to Washington and circula tion for the full amount of the capital Im mediately taken out. The organizer of the banc then has only $2,750 tied up in the en terprise, but could take deposits in the reg ular way. "That report has gained so much pub licity," said Controller Dawes, "that it seems to me It ought to be corrected as soon as possible. The report is fallacious. The new law regarding circulation would not make It easier to deceive the authori ties Into allowing the bank to do business with no capital. While it is true that the organizers of a national bank can secure In circulation the par of the bonds de posited by them as security therefor. less the 5 per cent, redemption fund, if this currency was used to pay off the cost of the, bonds It could not, of course, be used as capital for the bank. Where money has been borrowed to purchase the bonds de posited as security for circulation, the bank notes Issued against them might be used to pay a portion of the debt. But this operation does not affect or lessen the ne cessity of the bank having $25,000 In unim paired cash capital, irrespective of the cur rency and bond transaction. Tue assump tion is that the $23,000 received from the government upon the deposit of that amount of bonds as security could be used both to pay the debt assumed in the pur chase of the bonds as well for the working capital of the bank in addition, which is, of course, impossible." www President McKinley has been obliged to decline an invitation to visit Thomasville, Ga,, next week. It was stated to-day that, while the President would like to go, public business will not permit of his leaving Washington at this time. - m m The House committee on Judiciary to-day adopted a resolution offered by Represent ative Overstreet, of Indiana, for the ap pointment of a special subcommittee on trusts. The special committee is to consist cf seven members, under the chairmanship of Representative Ray, head of the com mittee, and is to consider the numerous bills and resolutions relative to trusts which have been offered. Mr. Ray has not yet named the members of the special com mittee. The National Pure Food and Drug Con gress closed Its sessions to-day with more or less bad blood prevailing as a result of what some officers and members claimed was an attempted breach of an under standing that no business should be trans acted to-day before adjourning. A resolu tion was passed thanking Senators Hans brough, Allen and Mason and Representa tives Brosslus and Babcock for their efforts for pure-food legislation. All the old of ficers were re-elected, '-and the congress adjourned," although harmony had been by no means restored. Colonel John Magrew, of Lafayette, Ind., has been appointed captain of the watch of the Capitol by Sergeant-at-arms Rans- dell. He was formerly commandant of the SoldiQs Home at Lafayette and served under General Lew Wallace during the civil war. FOR MURDER ' OF G0EBEL REPUBLICAN CLERK IS ARRESTED AT THE KENTUCKY CAPITAL. Warrant Out for the Secretary of State and Several Other Persons Proceedings In the Legislature FRANKFORT, Ky., March 9. W. II. Coulton, a clerk in the office of State Auditor Sweeney, was arrested and placed in Jail to-night, charged with complicity in the murder of the late William Goebel. The arrest was made by Chief of Police Williams at 9 o'clock. Warrants have also been issued for the i arrest of Secretary of State Caleb Powers and Captain John W. Davis, policeman of the State Capitol squjrAbUt they have noirteen served. The warrants also charge them with being accessory to tne uoeoei assassination, and warrants against ex Secretary of State Charles Finley and John T. Powers, brother of Secretary of State Powers, have been sworn out and have been sent to Whitley county for service. Davis is in the city to-night, but was not at his residence, and up to a late hour the police had not found him. It is not known whether Secretary . Powers i? In the city. Several witnesses who testified at the trial of Harland Whlttaker Tuesday swore that the shots at the time of the Goebel assassin ation were fired from the direction of Power's office, and Tie and all the persons fdr whom warrants were issued to-night have been under the strictest surveillance ever since the assassination. Captain Davis was an appointee of Governor Bradley and was continued under Governor Taylor. Militia Dill Passed. FRANKFORT,' Ky., March 9.-Tho Sen ate to-day reconsidered the Triplett reso lution appropriating $100,000 for the purpose of equipping a State militia and recovering tho arms and munitions of war removed to London, Ky. Senator Triplett said that during last night the remaining arms and other military property in the arsenal here were loaded on cars and shipped to Lon don. Senators Puryear and Jones, who voted against the resolution yesterday voted for it to-day and it passed, 19 to L In the House the announcement was greeted by prolonged applause. Democratic senators unanimously went on record for a bill proposing to submit to the voters of the State a constitutional amendment repealing the secret ballot and substituting the viva voce system of voting. The bill nevertheless failed by reason of not having the votes of three-fifths of the Senate. DEMOCRACY OF INDUSTRY. Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott Discusses the Evolution of Labor. NEW YORK, March 9. Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott, lecturing last night to worklngmen on "The Democracy of Industry." said: "My object Is a very simple one. It is to try to put before you the goal toward which we ought to be moving, and some of the steps by which to approach it I have endeavored to describe by the words Industrial Democracy the ultimate end toward which we ought to strive. In poli tics we have already obtained democracy the rule of the common people. There are bosses, I know, but they remain bosses only so long as the people consent. W hile there is democracy in politics, there is not democracy in industry. I am not going to argue to-night whether there should be industrial democracy or not. I am going to assume there should be and that it is the' ultimate end toward which we should work." Outlining the evolution of labor condi tions from feudalism, when the labor and the land were owned by the feudal lord. to the present time when the laborer is free to move about as he wills. Dr. Abbott said: "Now the capitalist owns the tools with which the laborer must work. Now the laborer is subject to the man who owns the tools. The men who do the work should own the tools. This means that the laborers should own the railroads and mines on and in which they work. That is, labor should employ capital, Instead of capital employing labor." t- AKhntt sncfpHtpd several stens whleh might be taken lmmedlatetly toward the attainment of this ena. mese sxeps in in taxation, abolition of all government privileges, popular ownership or natural monopolies, uums vi money end a broadening of industrial education. CAUSES ALARM GERMAN 1 IS STIRRED VP OVER THE 31 EAT INSPECTION BILL. Chamber of Commerce Holding In dlgnatton Meetings and Bourses Feeling Effects of Agitation. REICHSTAG TAKES ACTION ADOPTS ODIOUS AMENDMENTS MADE BY THE COMMITTEE. Fears Expressed that the Measure Will Have Disastrous Results if Approved In Present Shape. VICTORIA IN VIEW AGAIN RIDES THROUGH THE WEST END OF LONDON AND IS CHEERED. Irish Soldiers Not to Receive a Shill ing to Aid In "Drowning the Sham rock on St. Patrick's Day. BERLIN, March 9. The Reichstag to day by varying majorities adopted Para graphs 1, 2 and 11 of the meat inspection bill. Paragraph 14, relating to the prohibi tion of meat imports, was adopted 168 to 93. The Cologne Gazette to-day publishes a dispatch from Berlin containing an appar ently inspired statement to the effect that influential circles of the government have quite agreed that the claims of the ex treme Agrarians cannot be accepted and that the proposals of the meat bill com mittee will never become law. During the discussion In the Reichstag to-day Count Von Kanltz, the Agrarian leader, observed that America's share of the imports of prepared meat was only $4,000,000, which, he declared, was a trifle compared with the Immense figures of America's balance of trade. America, he added, would surely not herself destroy her huge exports to Germany on account of the exclusion of her meat from this country. The secretary of state for the interior. Count Posadowsky-Wehner, replying to various speakers, said the bill was a purely hygienic measure which had been de manded by all parties with tho sole object to protect the health of the Germans. The government, he added, had been formally asked to apply the same rules of inspection to foreign meat as "to German. The com mittee, however, had not gone to such a length as that, as it had admitted lard. hams, etc., in some cases permanently and others for stated - periods. ' Sausages, it is true, sometimes contain horrible in gredients. But what justified unequal treatment of bacon and salted pork? The secretary of state declared the debate had taken a turn from which it might be imagined that they were discussing not a bill for the protection of the German peo ple, but the introduction of a new custom tariff. DANGERS IN THE BILL. Count Posadowsky-Wehner earnestly begged the Reichstag, in view of the serious objections raised in the most au thoritative quarters to the committee's draft, to restore the bill to the form in which it was presented by the government. He added that the manufacturers now went in fear of the agriculturists, and If the proposals of the committee became law this might develop into an opposition which, in case of the exclusion of commer cial treaties, might be attended by very serious consequences to agriculture. He concluded by remarking: "We must and will protect our own labor, but we must not injure others to such an extent that they will be compelled to retaliate by in flicting injuries on other important inter ests. Have a few years patience and you will best serve those interests you desire to serve." The whole controversy has occasioned during the last few days considerable strain in the highest places. At first Em peror Willllam was inclined to. fulfill the wishes of the Agrarians, especially a3 they energetically declared that their support ers would not be able to enthuse for the naval Increase If they were not passed In accordance with their desires. After Baron Von Hammerstein had spoken in favor of the committee's report and other argument had been made-against it in the Emperor's presence. Prince Hohenlohe sided strongly with Count Von Buelow. saying he would not be able to remain in office were the bill in its present form to become law. Finally the Emperor yielded to the chancellor. It Is now almost certain that the Bundezrath will not accept the bill In its present form, and before the third reading a compromise is assured. The whole nation is thoroughly aroused. The agricultural council has declared Its satisfaction with the committee's report, but the chambers of commerce at Bremen, Hamburg, Chemnitz, Essen and Elberfeld have held Indignation meetings. The National Chemical Society has called a meeting for Monday to protest. The central bureau for the preparation of commercial treaties has resolved in fa vor of "agitation against a bill involving almost the whole of Germany's commerce. Industry and shipping." The bill has affected the bourses, espe cially Atlantic steamship lines, whose secu rities declined to-day. MORE CHEERS FOR VICTORIA. The Queen Drives Through the West End of London Town. LONDON, March 9. The Queen, accom panied by the Princess of Wales and Princess Henry of Battenberg, drove through the West End this afternoon There were huge assemblages everywhere along the route, who cheered her Majesty un ceasingly. The bells of St. Margaret's pealed merrily and the members of the House of Commons cheered .vociferously as the Queen passed Westminster at 5:03 p. m. There was a great display of flags, bunting end trophies along the route. The bal conies of many residences were draped with red- cloth and streams of banners floated across the streets. Numerous bands of music paraded the West End, playing I a trio tic airs in which thousands of peo ple joined in einging. The whole triumphal procession was extremely stirring and im pressive. Her Majesty was visibly affected and manifested her extreme gratification at the warmth of her reception. The huge serenade in front of Bucking ham Palace, which was the feature of Thursday's welcome to Her Majesty, was repeated this evening, some 20,000 people participating. The Queen, the Prince of Wales and other members of the royal family, appeared at the windows and the people tang "God Save the Queen" and oth er patriotic songs. Her Majesty has not suffered from her experience during the two days demon stration. The court circular says: "Her Majesty was to-day received everywhere with the same enthusiasm as yesterday, which has greatly gratified the Queen." Queen Victoria's evident desire to sacri fice herself in order to please her people was manifested to-night by the announce ment of her intention to review two thous and guardsmen to-morrow. These troops comprise Barrington Campbell's brigades and Scott3 Grenadier Gudrds, who are proceeding to South Africa. The review will occur in the yard of Buckingham Falace in the afternoon. The Prince of Wales this morning in spected Paget's Horse and Dunravcn's Sharpshooters, attached to the Imperial Yeomanry, prior to their departure for South Africa. No Funds for Drowning the Shamrock LONDON, March 9. Replying to Mr. Patrick O'Brien, Nar'iallst, who asked In tho House of Comn ns to-day whether the government will give a shilling to each Irish soldier on St. Patrick's day to enable him to celebrate the occasion by "drowning the shamrock." Joseph Powell Williams, financial secretary to the War Office, said he thought the army funds could hardly be devoted to that purpose. It is sug gested that all the Irish soldiers, whether in Irish regiments or not, be allowed to wear the shamrock on St. Patrick's day and that the same privilege be extended to the navy. John Redmond's speech in the House of Commons yesterday does not meet with unqualified approval in Ireland, whence the Irish Transvaal committee telegraphed to Mr. Redmond: "We challenge you to come to Dublin and repeat in public the statement you made In the House of Com mons in the name of the Irish people." Will Give Her an Address. DUBLIN, March 9. At a private meet ing to-day of the Nationalist members of the corporation of Dublin, which was at tended by more than two-thirds of the en tire Council, a resolution was adopted by a practically unanimous vote to present the Queen with an address of welcome on her visit. DELAY UNFORTUNATE. Lord Salisbury Refers to the Dclagoa Bay Arbitration. LONDON. March 9.-Baron Wenlock, in the House of Lords, to-day asked the gov ernment what steps are being taken to has ten the Delagoa bay arbitration proceed ings, and whether the government is pre pared to join the United States government in pressing for an immediate award- The premier. Lord Salisbury, replying, agreed that the delay was most lamentable. He said: "We should be very glad if this liti gation could be ended. .The tribunal is not subject to the ' government In any way whatever. It is quite true that we have. again and again, under various govern ments, tried what unofficial representations could do to Induce greater rapidity of ac tion. We are informed that the tribunal declined to admit its responsibility for the delay. The president expressed the belief that It was due, not to the tribunal, but to the parties concerned." Continuing, the premier said he frankly admitted that the government chances of taking action were very small. The delay. he added, was very unfortunate, not only in its bearing on the fortunes of the liti gants, but in the discredit which tt reflect ed upon the principle of arbitration, from which they had hoped great things. Lord Salisbury then remarked: "We may be glad to do anything possible to hasten the result, but it is beyond our power to coerce the action of the tribunal." Rats Have the Plague. MELBOURNE, March 9.-A bacteriologi cal examination of rats caught at Port Melbourne wharf has established the fact that tho vermin are Infested with plague. SYDNEY, N. S. W., March 9.-A boy died hero to-day from bubonic plague. Another case is officially reported. Cable Notes. Joseph H. Choate. the TTnJtrrt Stnt am. bassador to Great Britain, has left London to join nis wiie at Cannes, France. Sixteen miners have been killed hv an plosion in a coal pit at Besseges, France. o.ne gauenes oi me mine collapsed, bury- nie me oouies oi me victims. The French minister of nnhli in(mMiAn savs the burned Thntf-r Wanrnfa. will tv& promptly rebuilt. It will bo ready before mo closing oi me raris exposition. A di?Datch from Rnms rdvr th.r. I- truth in the reDort Ymblishrt in th TTt0 States that the Rev. Father Moeller has Deen appointed Disnop or Columbus, O. RESPITED BY TH0NE. Execution of Innocent Man Prevented by a Lieutenant Governor. - HELENA. Mont., March 9. For fear the train bearing him to Helena might not ar rive in time to catch the Butte mall train on which he desired to transmit to the sheriff at that place a respite for Joseph Shafer, the Innocent man under sentence to be hanged there. Lieutenant Governor Spriggs last night telephoned the officials of his intention, and upon arrival here to day he attached his signature to the tem porary respite in order that the Supreme Court might have an opportunity to pass upon Shafer's appeal. This is believed to be the first instance in which a telephone served such a purpose. It was feared for a time that Shafer must hang, even though proved Innocent, as the Governor and Lieutenant Governor have been out of the State. Preferred Death to Prison. CHICAGO, March 9. Archibald Carle asked Judge Brentano yesterday to grant him a new trial, so he might plead guilty to murder and be sentenced to be hanged instead of going to the penitentiary for twenty-five years, as sentenced by a Jury for killing Hector McKenzie. A motion for a new trial had been overruled, and the judge asked the prisoner if he had any thing to say before sentence was imposed. "Yes," replied Carle. "Grant me a new trial, so I may plead guilty to murder and be hanged. I much rather would die on the gallows than go to prison for twenty- five years. If your honor will grant me a new trial I promise to plead guilty to mur der, so that I may get the rope." Judge Brentano refused to grant Carle's appeal for a sew trial. TO BE AMENDED HAY-FAUXCEFOTE TREATY WILL DE CI1AMGED BY SENATORS. Committee on Foreign Relntloni Adopts nn Amendment that Pro poses Important Modification. ADDITION TO ARTICLE II THAT PERMITS THIS COUNTRY TO DEFEND THE NICARAGUA CANAL. May Also Maintain Forces Along the Proposed Waterway in Case of War with Another Power. TWO REPORTS SUBJUTTED LONG ARGUMENT BY THE MAJORITY IN FAVOR OF THE CHANGE. The Clayton-Bulwer and Present Treaties Dissected Senator Mor gan the Only Objector. WASHINGTON. March 9. The Senate committee on foreign relations to-day agreed to report the Hay-Pauncefote treaty amending the Clayton-Bulwer treaty with an amendment granting authority for the defense of the canal by this count ry. when constructed. The text of the amendment follows: "Insert at the end of Section 5. of Article 2, the following: 'It is agreed, however. that none of the immediately foregoing conditions and stipulations in sections No. 1. 2. 3, 4. 5 of this act. shall apply to meas ures which the United States may find it necessary to take for securing by its own forces the defense of the United States and the maintenance of public order.' " Senator Morgan was the only member of the committee who cast his vote against the amendment. Senators Bacon ar.d Dan iel, the only other Democrats present, vot ing with the Republicans. They also voted with tho Republicans to have the treaty reported as amended. Senator Morgan talked at length during the sitting of the committee in opposition to the amendment. practically consuming the entire time of the session. He contended for the utmost liberality toward other powers in f the use of the proposed canal and held that Ameri can interests were fully safeguarded by the ' treaty as it stands. He also contended that an effort to amend the agreement might result in its defeat and indicated a pur pose to oppose it to the utmost. Some of the other senators expressed the hope that he would not go fo this extent, and before the meeting adjourned there was felt to be some ground for the opinion that the Ala bama senator would content himself with stating his opposition. While no member was authorized to speak for Great Britain, the opinion was expressed that the gov ernment of that country would agree to the proposed modification cf the treaty. IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. Senator Davis reported tho treaty, with amendment, in the executive session of the Senate to-day, and on his motion the amendment and report were made public. The report submitted with the treaty is in the main a review of the general situa tion with reference to the canal with com paratively few recommendations. It says, however, "we are In full accord with the purpose expressed In Article 2 of the pend ing convention, to adopt as the bash, of neutralization the indicated rules substan tially as embodied in the treaty of Con stantinople for the free navigation of the Suez maritime canal." The report then makes an analysis of the Suez canal treaty, laying special stress on Article 10, which, the reports says, pre scribes limitations of the utmost impor tance on the stipulations. That article is quoted entire, and the report continues: "No equivalent limitations are specifically expressed in the convention now under consideration. It may be argued with con siderable force that these limitations are implied by the general declaration In Arti cle 2, of the pending treaty, that its basis is substantially the treaty of Constantino ple. But this contention is not in the opin ion of your committee so clearly correct that the question or the right can be safely left to Inference or implication. ALL DOUBT REMOVED. "The committee think It prudent," ne report continues, "that all doubt bo re moved by an amendment equivalent in Its substance and effect to the precedent of fered by Article 10, of the treaty of Con stantinople, which, it cannot be supposed, was intended to have no place In the pend ing convention. In principle the same rea son which Justified Article 10 In the treaty of Constantinople requires that Its equiva lent shall be included in the pending treaty. If it was proper that the treaty of Con stantinople should not interfere with the measures thlch the Sultan and Khedive 'might find it necessary to lake for se curing by their own forces the defense of Egypt and the maintenance of public order or if it was proper that the provision of the enumerated articles of treaty should 'In no case occasion any obstacle to the meas ure which the imperial Ottoman govern ment may deem it necessary to Insure by its own forces the defenses of its own pos sessions situated on the eastern coast of the Red sea' surely the situation of the United States on both oceans and as to the territory to be occupied by the canal itself, requires tho Incorporation into the pending convention of stipulations equivalent to those in Articlo 10 of the convention cf Constantinople. "If it was deemed wise to reserve to the Ottoman Empire the right to suspend the operation of the treuty In certain specified contingencies for the purpose of defend ing by its own forces Egypt and maintain ing public order, and for the rurxo?e of securing by its own forces the defense of its other r?se?sion situated on the east ern coast of the Red sea, a coast L1D miles in length with Turkish possessions in both coasts of nearly 600,(VX) square miles Inhabited by 12,000,000 of its subjects In Egypt and in the provinces of llcdjoz and Yemen, on the eastern coast of the Red sea, the same considerations in principle sustain tho contention that the pending treaty should contain equivalent stipula tions." The committee concludes Its recommen dations by quoting its proposed aatnd-