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FORGED ID HELD
Gronje Surrenilers Unrondition
allj fo General Roberts.
HIS ENTIRE ARM CAPTURED
Three Thousand Boer Prisoners
in rilisli Hands.
SMALL XU3IUER A SURPRISE
KtiKlish TronpK Force the Kljrhtins:
Jy Hiishe on the IJurKher
Trenches. Compelling the PeoVrals
to I.nj Down Their Vrms The Let
ter oT Capitulation Demerol I n
der a Fine of Truce-Meeting of
Victor ami A niio.oIheI Tlie OJH
elnl Heport to the London War Of
liee HejoieiiiK in Great Ilritaiu.
The queen Cnhles Congratulations.
LONDON. Feb. 27. Lord Roborts cabled
to tbo War Office from Paardeberg this
morning as follows:
Cronje and all his force capitulated
unconditionally at daylight this morn
ing. Now prisoners in my camp.
Strength of force will be communicated
later. 1 hope Government considers
this event satisfactory, occurring on
the anniversary or Majuba
ROBERTS.
In the House of Lords today the Marquis
of Lansdowne, Secretary of State for War,
read the following despatch from Lord
Roberts which was sent from Paardeberg
at 11:20 o'clock this morning:
Prom information received from
the intelligence department it became
apparent that the Doer forces were be
coming depressed and discontented.
This, no doubt, had been accentuated
by the disappointment caused by the
fact that the Boer re-enforcements had
been defeated.
1 resolved, therefore, to bring pres
sure to bear on the enemy's trenches.
We pushed forward so gradually as to
contract hie position, and at the same
time I bombarded heavily. This was
materially added to by the arrival of
four six-inch howitzers, which were
brought from De Aar. In carrying out
those measures the captive balloon
greatly assisted in giving the neressary
information as to the disposition of
the onomy.
At 3 o'clock thi6 morning a most
dashing advance was made by the Ca
nadian rogimont and the engineers,
supported by the Tirst Gordons and the
Second Shropshire, which resulted in
our gaining a point 0W) yards nearer
the enemy and SO yards from his
trenches, where our men entrenched
and maintained the position till morn
ing. It was a gallant deed, worthy of
our colonial soldiers, and one which, I
am glad to say, was attended with
comparatively slight loss.
This apparently precipitated matters.
At daylight a letter, signed by Cronje.
was sent in under a flag of truce in
which he stated that he surrendered
unconditionally.
In my reply I told Cronje he must
present himself at my camp and his
force must come out of the laager aft
er laying down their arms. At 7
o'clock I leeched Cronje and in the
ceurse of the conversation Cronje
asked for kind treatment at our hands;
also that his wife, grandson, private
secretary, adjutant, and servants might
accompany him wherever he might be
sont, I reassured him and told him
his request would be complied with.
1 told him a general officer would be
sent with him to Cape Town to ensure
his boing treated with proper respect
and that he would start today.
The prisoners number about 3.000
and will be formed into commandos
under their own officers. They will
loave here todav. reaching Modder Riv
er tomorrow, whence they will be sent
to Cape Town In detachments.
In the House of Commons Mr. George
Wyndham, Parliamentary Secretary of
State for War, road the detailed despatch
from Lord Roborts in regard to the sur
render of General Cronje, and there was
great cheering. A special cheer was given
for the Canadians when the portion of the
message referring to their gallantry vas
read.
Mr. Wyndham repeated Lord Roberts'
Ftatomont that special steps would be
taken to secure respectful treatment for
General Cronje during his journey.
Much surprise was expressed here when
Roberts officially notified the Government
that the prisoners surrendered numbered
only Hire thousand. It was expected he
had captured a force of at least eight
thousand, and unless Cronjc's casualties
number among the thousands the first
groat British victory will not turn out to
be so great aftor all, as it seems incred
ible that a force of 45,000 trained British
soldiers, under the greatest commander
the British Empire has, could be held in
check for ten days and suffer severe losses.
It is said Lord Roberts has declined to
permit the newspaper correspondents to
send a complete report of the situation;
therefore, many details are lacking.
THE SLAUGHTER ENDED.
Cronje Preferred Surrender to I sc
les Bloodshed.
LONDON, Feb. 27. A despatch to the
"Central News" from Roberts' headquar
ters says:
"Fiiardoborg. Orange Free State, Feb
27 (4:06 a. m.) General Cionje, com
mander of the Orange Free Stale Army
has surrendered unconditionally to the
British forces under Lord Robeits. lit is
now a prisoner in this camp
"Cronje sent an officer lo the British
lines at Uawn. this morning, with a Dae of
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truce. The office' said he had a message
for the BritiLh general in command He
was taken to Lord Kitchener, to whom he
said General Cronje was willing to surren
der, having found his position untenable,
and only death or capture in prospect if
he continued to fight. He wished to avoid
a useless shedding of blood and to save his
women and children. He lequestcd that
they be given a safe conduct.
"General Kitchener granted the request,
so far as the women apd children were
concerned, but insisted that the turrender
in all other respeels be absolutely uncon
ditional. To thib Cronje agreed.
"The Boer commander at once left his
laager and, escorted by half a dozen sol
diers, entered the British lines. He was
met by General Kitchener, who Immed
iately brought him to the headquarters of
Lord Roberts. The greetings between the
rival generals was kindlj extremely sym
pathetic on the part of Lord Roberts, who
has great admiration for his captives, and
brave and dignified on the part of Cronje
"The condition of affairs in the camp of
the Boers was something frightful. They
had xuh entirely out of food, except the
trek cattle and these were eaten as rapid
ly as they were killed bj the British
shells. Their ammunition had given out,
and most of their artillerv was badly dam
aged by the British lire. Most of their
wagons were burned.
"The laager was strewn with the corpses
of the dead, lying in the broad light, un
buricd and festering. The wounded were
in an awful plight. The hospital corps was
insufficient to attend to them, and they lay
about the laager in heaps, some crving
piteouslv. others shrieking in their pain,
man silentlv enduring their agonies.
"Briush troops, immediately on taking
possession of the laager, were ordered by
Lord Roberts to devote all their attention
to succoring the wounded and burving the
dead, as well as caiing for the women and
children, who, panic-btiicken and in expec
tation of some awful punishment, could
hardly be induced to accept kindness or aid
from their conquerors. The British com
missarj was taxed to its utmost to give
immediate relief to the sufferers, but
everything is being done to alleviate the
condition of the captives.
"It is believed that the surrendered force
will number between 7.000 and S.000 com-
onvnnwL,
batants. Besides these there arc over
1,000 women and children and Kaffir la
borers and members of the Red Cio-s Re
lief Corps."
DESPERATION OF THE BOERS.
They Declare the British Must A ade
Through More Blood.
THE HAGUE, Feb. 27. Despatches re
ceived from Pretoria say the surrender of
Cronje has made the Transvaal Govern
ment all the more determined to carry on
the defences. "The British." the despatch
adds, "must wade through much more
blood before they proceed further and the
price will indeed stagger humanity. Sev
eral lines of defence have long -been plan
ned and these lines are almost impregna
ble. The railroad bridge at Fourteen
Sticams. north of Vaal Rivtr and fifty
miles above Klmbcrley, has been destroyed
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meet with slaughter "
The Pretoria despatch alfo declares
that when small bands of Cronjc's force
escaped through the British lines they
were pursued by overwhelming numbers
and exterminated by the British cavalry,
no attention being paid to the white flags
of surrender.
"The reports of the British that these
small bands were pursued and destroyed,"
cone hides the despatch, "means that the
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almost hclplesK men from Cronje's laager
were massacred by the Kngllsh cavalry.
Xo prisoners or wounded in these small
bands were taken, the entire number be
ing exterminated, the Lancers being
brought into use, when bullets failed to
kill."
REJOICING IN LONDON.
tlneen licioiiu Cables oniii:t(ul.j-
llon. to I.or 1 Holier!.
LONDON, Feb 27 The Queen, who is
at Windsor Castle, ha? cabled her con-
cnovin.
gratulations to Lord Roberts on tho sur
render of General Cronje and his army.
General Roberts' despatch was posted in
the War Office just as soon as the press
lobby was opened and few people besides,
the newspaper men were present. The
news spread quickly and crowds hurried
toward the War Office where there was a
scene that has been without parallel dur
ing the war.
The comment on all lips was that this
first real victorj was doubly welcome, com
ing as it did on the anniversary of Majuba
Day.
The bulletin from Lord Roberts was
posted at the Mansion House on the board 1
leserved for royal proclamations. A great
crowd gathered on the sidewalk and in the
street and blocked all traffic of vihicles.
Shouts arose on all sides of "Read! Read
Read! Rend." There was silence for a
moment and some one read out tlie last
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sentence which produced the heartiest
cheers. Meanwhile, newcomers had ar
rived and they demanded cilence and the
reading had to be repeated. Boys' with ex
tra editions of the newspapers, Eoon ar
rived and quickly disposed ol their wares
at six pence each.
There was a scene of great excitement
and enthusiasm in the vicinity of the Stock
Exchange. The enthusiastic brokers filled
the streets, cheering for "Bobs" and for
the City of London Imperial Volunteers,
winding up by singing the national an
them. When the market opened Consols
at once rose 1-1 but soon receded. South
African mines hardened and Rands ad
vanced o-S.
The general feeling Is that the worst of
the campaign is over and that oven if the
war continues the British will not have to
encounter such difficulties as they have
had up te the present time.
RESUME OP THE CAMPAIGN.
Cronje' I.oiiKT l'ljclit Made AKuiust
Great Uililx.
NEW YORK. Feb. 27. The first news
that was allowed to dribble througn the
censor's hands of the splendid stand made
by Cronjc's men at PanWesberg DrHt
reached America on Tuesday of the 1 st j
week. It showed that Cronje and Roberts
had been fighting hard since Sunday,
February IS, just south of Koodoe's Rand,
which the Boers had be'en unable to reach,
but which position was commanded by
their fire, the British making unsuccess
ful attempts to reach the Rand themselves.
Throughout that week and until this
morning the grim old African Lion, wltn
his 8,000 men, held out against the per
sistent assaults of Roberts' 45,000 men.
The Boer langer was on fire most of the
time after the third day's battle from tho
British ljddite hhells. Shot and shell were
poured into the laager by the British and a
continuous cannonading kept up with the
hope of dislodging the Boers and compel
ling their surrender.
Reports of Cronjc's surrender from Cape
Town, Durban, London, and other places
were cabled each day, but the next day
showed the Boer general fighting as des
perately as ever. On Tuesday last, Cronje
asked Lord Kitchener foi twenty-four
hours' armistice in order to bury his dead.
Kitchener refused and called upon tho
Boer general to surrender. In reply Cronje
sent a curt note saving he would fight to
the end. Cronje's motive In surrendering
was to preevnt a useless sacrifice of life.'
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AMERICAN OFFICERS' VIEWS.
Cronje" Defeat HcKnrdcd at the Ile
KlnntiiK: of the End.
Army officers in the War Department are
unanimous in their opinion that the defeat
of General Cronje is the beginning of the
end of the Transvaal war. The opinion is
freely expressed that General Lord Roberts
solved the situation by threatening the
Boers' line of communication between Pre
toria and the enemy in front of Ladysmith.
The defeat of Cronje, they say, will open
the 'way for the advance on Pretoria and
necessitate the withdrawal of the forces
besieging Ladysmith.
Adjutant General Corbin said: "It is
what I have expected all the time. The
action of the Boers in resisting the Brit
ish is suicidal. They never had any show.
Now that General Roberts has broken the
thin shell of the Boer lines, the whole
thing will give way,"
Acting Commissary General John F.
Weston has been closely following the
South African campaign and he remarked:
"General Roberts has followed the only
proper course. You will now sec that the
Boer Army, once broken, will rapidly dis
solve. A disorganized body of men cannot
stand reverses and will not be able to meet
rapid advances. When Roberts threatened
the Boers' communications and supplies
they had to fall back. Roberts and Kitche
ner will now move on Bloemfontein. The
Boers will be compelled to leturn to the'ir
own country and defend the Transvaal."
Inspector General Breckinridge said:
"The English were being beaten backward
until they put a man in charge who was
master of his trade. That man was 'Bobs.'
General Roberts' conduct of the campaign
was remarkable. Not less so was the le
sistance of General Cronje."
Quartermaster General Ludington re
marked: "It marks the beginning of the
end. The main strength of tho Boers is
broken, and the English will press their
victory."
THE CANADIAN CASUALTIES.
A Captain and One Private Die of
Tlieir Injuries.
OTTAWA, Feb. 27. The following cible
has been received by Lord Minto from the
Governor of New South Wales:
"The Premier, on behalf of the people of
New South Wales, desires to express deep
sympathy with the people of Canada in
the loss of so man j of her valuable and
gallant sons."
The militia department 'received a
cablegram announcing the deaths of
Capt. H. M. Arnold, of Winnepeg, anl
Piivato Patrick MeCrcai.v, of the New
Brunswick company, who were wounded
in the engagement at Paardegberg on the
ISth.
Sir Alfred Milner. in cab'ing the
corrected list of Canadian casualties in this
fight, added the following tribute to the
valor of the Canadians:
"I wish to express to you the great ad
miration which is felt here for the noble
share borne by Canadians in the late en
gagements." A'ortollc v Wiiklilnstuii licnwlinat Co.
Dchxlitfal trips daily at 6:30 p; m. to Old 1'oint
Comfort. NVwjwrt Nw. Kfjrfoifc, and irtiaia
Deotii For :hcdule, t pgv: 7.
PEACE AGAIN DELATED
Poor Prospects of Pacifica ion in
the Philippines.
Officer Atcrce That the Itainy Season
AVill ol .End the Uchcllloii Ot I
SupprcsKCH Ilcpnrtn of Tncrit! Oie
ratloiih AKuInalflo'H V. ife Welti
an u Halt to the InxnrKcntH.
MANILA. Feb. 27, via Hongkong. Feb.
27. Officers in tho field now unite In say
ing that the pacification of the Philippines
is impossible between the present time and
luc u.-kiuius oi "'J e..auu. jucj
set tho time for this -result from two to
six years. No one who has been at the
front and studied the situation with honsst
eyes believes that tho insurgents can
be subdued under two years. A majority
of judges are more inclined to six years.
The reports of casualties and prisoners
taken by the enemy in attacks on patrols
and provision trains are suppressed as far
as possible by Otis' special orders. Agui
naldo's wife is kept under close guard as
j a prisoner in Manila. Her movements are
I constantly watched. If her husband makes
I any attempt to communicate with her
through spies it is expected that they will
be intercepted and useful information
wrung from i em.
Mrs. Aguinaldo, a highly educated young
woman, Is in sympathy with her husband
and his cause. While she is kept a close
prisoner, insurgent officers, captured and
sent to the capital, are liberated.
Chappelle and Otis are at odds. Chap
pelle has ordered the Spanish friars to re
main here. He is definitely committed to
the return of their parishes. Otis is op
posed to the plan. So the matter stands
at a deadlock waiting a decision from
Washington.
General Otis refused to allow the local
papers to announce the coming of Civil
Commissioner Denby. The state of Otis'
health is such that his doctors think he
must soon break down.
The above despatch from Manila corrob
orates the news printed exclusively m The
Evening Times of yesterday and stating
that army officers were disturbed over the
continued silence of General Otis. It was
stated yesterday that Secretary Root had
cabled Otis, asking for an explanation of
his failure to report and instructing him
to furnish exact information concerning
affairs in the Philippines. An army officer
said todav that Otis' failure to send de
tailed information concerning the move
ments of American troops had been con
strued In an unfavorable light. There i3
a general Impression that considerable
ground has been lost in the Philippines
through unnecessary delay, and that the
insurgents have been active of late, al
though the news of their operations has
been withheld.
DEPEW ON THE PHILIPPINES.
The senator .pcakM in Kin or of Ter
ritorial KxpaiiHlon.
At the close of the routine morning busi
ness in the Senate today, Mr. TiJrley, who
had the floor In the Quay case, said that
he would let that matter go over until
after Senator Depew should complete
his "remarks in the Philippine ques
tion, of which that Senator had given no
tice. Thereupon Mr. Depew proceeded to
address the Senate. As his own desk is at
the extreme right of the Democratic side
of the chamber he had accepted the offer
of Mr Allison to occupy his seat on the
Republican side, well in front of the Pre
siding Officer's chair.
Senator Depew said in part-
"In the wide range which has been giv
en to the discussion of the Philippine sub
ject, many questions have been raised
whih. in my judgment, have been settled
by events. They embrace our right to gov
ern the Philippines, to stay there, the ex
istence of a de facto Philippine Govern
ment, alleged understandings from our
Government to the Filipino Government
for a recognition of its independence, the
title of the United States to the archipela
go, the power of the United States to sub
due insurrection within the islands or to
impose its laws upon their people, and the
power, under the Constitution, for the
United States to acquire territories and to
govern them, except under the familiar
Territorial form, with the understanding
that at the proper time they shall be ad
mitted as States.
"Territorially, constitutionally and by the
decisions of the Supreme Court the United
States has been expanding for nearly a
Century. At the close of the Administra
tion of Washington our country was bound
ed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Ohio Riv
er. England on the north, and Spain and
France south and west, blocked the possi
bilities of development and commercial
power. Jefferson was the author of the
Declaration of Independence, of the strict
construction theory of the Constitution and
of the extreme doctrine of State rights. He
is claimed by the anti-expansion party to
day as their example and guide. He saw
that the West must have an outlet or the
fairest portion of our country remain a
wilderness. He opened negotiations with
Napoleon for a harbor at the mouth of the
Mississippi and transit over its waters.
"Jefferson saw immediately a meaning
and a sovereignty in the Constitution
which opened his mind almost as was that
of Paul on his journey to Damascus. He
eagerly said. 'We will.' to the remark of
Talleyrand. Napoleon's famous minister,
'Why not take it all?' and for $15,000,000 j
the inhabitants. French, Spanish, and Ind
ian, and the territory became ours.
"Monore followed Jefferson's example
and in 1S10 bought Florida from Spain for
J5.000.000. and Pierce Arizona from Mexi
co for ?10,000,000, while Seward secured
Alaska from Russia for $7,000,000.
"There have been tyrants and usurpers,
if Pipsident McKinlev Is one. doin
thase
same things in the past as he has done.
und they are Thomas Jefferson. James
Monroe, James K. Polk, and Franklin
Pierce.
"The ratification of the Peace Treaty by
the Senate made it, in the language of the
Constitution, 'the supreme law of the
land.' The President and Congress have
no discretion. They must obey this law.
They must hold these territories as they
must hold New aiexico. They must pro
vide government for them as they must
also for Alaska. They must suppress in
suirection by the same right and duty as
they did when Geronimo and his tribe re
belled In Arizona."
Tho Quay case was taken up at 1:10
o'clock and Mr. Turley continued his
speech in support of the resolution against
the admission of the Pennsylvania!! to a
seat in the Senate.
The Hallway Mall Service I?iitiir) .
The Joint Postal Commission of the
Senate nnd House met jesterday to con
sider the report of President Adams, of
the Inter-State Commerce Commls.-ion,
who has been the commission's expert in
the investigation of the Railway Mail Ser
vice. As there were but two copies of the
leport, which is quite voluminous, the
gi cater part of the time was devoted to
incidental discussion, and the committee
adjourned until later in the week lo give
the members time to read the report. They
expect to make a report to Congrss as toon
as possfole.
THE PORTO RICAN BILL IN DOUBT
ItejiiiiilieaiiM Xot iTet Cnnllileut That
It Will an.
The Republican leaders in the House are
in doubt as to the extent of the advantage
gained by last night's party caucus at the
Capitol. 1hoy are still strongly Inclined
to believe that the vote taken in caucus on
the acceptance of the radical amendments
to the Porto Rhan bill ensures the passage
of the measure tomorrow. Nevertheless,
there are S2veral members of the majority
in the House who still declare the bill will
be beaten.
The change w hich it is proposed to rnaka 1
in the bill does not. of course, affect the i
alleged constitutional prinsiple which Rep- '
resentative McCall and several other mem- I
hers are con lending for. Air McCall has
s I said since the caucus that hile tho bill
I as amended will undoubtedly prove wore
. j acceptable to the Porto means than .he
j said since the caucus that
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, nhich Is go greVOiisly needed in th 1-
, and, yet the constitutional objection re-
I mains. He believes that it is the plain
I duty of the Government under the Coaati
.lap tha fnaalt
Uition to abolish all tariff duties hotween j
the L'nited States and the l8land. Mr. Me- i
Call concluded by predicting that the nieas- j
ures will be defeated in the House. I
Speaker Henderson made a characters- )
tic speech in the caucus Iant night, and his (
words represent the position of not a few
Republican members of the Houso who
formerly advocated free trade with Porto I
Rico. He said: j
"I was for free trade at first, but I assure i
I you that the country doe3 not understand 1
this measure or Its purpose. Don't both- j
er witn the suhject I believed sons
months ago that the President vvae right,
but now I think this bill should paacs. So
I say to j on tonight, bojs, put on jour ar
mor and go forth to convert our constit
uents, singing 'Glory, Hallelujah ' "
There is believed to be little doubt that
several Republican votes will be cast
against the bill, but it is a question
whether these will be sufficient to defeat
the measure.
PROCEEDINGS IN iHE HOUSE.
I.n.Mt I)n of General Dehate
(he
J'orto Kienii Hill.
The House this morning proceeded at
once after the reading of the journal, in ,
Committee of the Whole to the last day's ,
general debate on tho Porto Ricaa Tariff
bill. Mr. Carmack was the first speaker '
opposing the bill. He said that if the Sn-
preme Court gave its upport to the new '
policy of which the pending bill was the
first manifestation it would, as it did in j
the income tax case, have to overtnrn the
precedents of one hundred yenrs. j
Mr. Clayton got the lloor long enough Jo 1
read a letter written bj Mr. Payae. Chair-
man of the Committee on Ways and (
Means, to a constituent in New York. Jva- 1
uary 21. l'.'Wi. declaring 111 favcr of op n-
ing the markets of Porto Rico and of the
United States to each other's pr.duct. j
Mr. Kleberg read the introduction of a
long speech against the bi'l. and was fol
lowed by Mr. Pierce, who vehemently en
quired the reason why the Ways and Means
Pnmmtf fno tlia ??nflkftr if tba ITmian llil
hf. Prpsiifp'nt himeiif ha.i -hnn?v.t rwiru n
the question of Porto Rican trade. j
Mr. De Armond opposed the bill in a j
speech of an hour's length. He said that ,
the people of Porto Rk-o came to us under '
conditions that called for fair play with ;
them. Advocates 01 the bill, however.
aought to set aside or violate the Const!-
tutlon. not for a philanthropic purpose to-
ward tho I'nrtn Riian hut at tho bohcxir
of mighty aggregations of capital and
trusts.
The first proposition of the advocates of
the bill, Mr. De Armond Mild, was that
in dealing with Territories. Congress can
legislate outside of the Constitution. If
that be not true, then their efforts must
fail and fail miserably. He reached the
conclusion that Congress could do nothing
except in accordance with the Constitution.
Not only, he argued did the Constitution
extend over territory acquired by the
United States by the fact of possession,
but laws general in tb"ir nature and uni
form in operation, applied to the new ter
ritory, both without Congressional action.
THE AFRICAN TELEGRAPH LINE.
The expedition Crosses tl
lie at
Klpon Falls.
LONDON. Feb. 27 - V despatch from
Mombasa, under today's date, states that
The Uganda Railway Telegraph LiBe
reached Riixm Fall- on February IS and
crossed the Nile on February 19, thus e-
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tablishing communication betwo3n the
sources of that river and London.
A despatch on May I, lSS, stated that
this expedition had reached the 300-mile
post: of the total distance to Like V.ctoiit
Nvana.
The construction of a railroad from Mom-
basa to Lake Victoria Nvanza. a distance
of 670 miles, was begun on December 11.
1S93. Last j ear Fir G. Moles orth, an
eminent engineer, who was sent cut to in
vestigate, made a report in which he S3ld
said that, considering the great difficul
ties, good progress had been made in the
work. The CSu-mile post was reached early
last summer. Tne Maeupa, or Salisburv.
bridge across an arm of the sea. separatiig
Mombasa from the mainland, was opened
last July. The cost cf the first 273 miles
of the railroad was JC1.1M5.2S1.
LORD SEYMOUR ANGERED.
Tin British Commander Disapproves
of a litirlc sitie on the rm.
HALIFAX, Feb. 27. Gen. Lord William
Seymour, who commands the British forces
In North America, with headquarters at
Halifax, is an angry man these days, and
everjbody in the garrison knows it. The
cause of his wrath Is the production in the
local theatre of "The Scarlet Tunic." ,1
comic opera written by a Halifax man an 1
produced by amateurs of this city. The
principal character in the opera is a major
general, who, whenever he hears of the
possibilities of active service, finds him
self the victim of rheumatism, while so
soon as news comes of a cessation of hos
tilities the major general's rheumatism
disappears.
The opera, for that and other reasons,
has had a great run. General Seymour had
promised it his patronage, but when ha
heard how it went he showed his dis
pleasure by staving away from the theatre
and using his influence to keep all the
other officers of the garrison absent. Sir
Mnlachi Daly, Governor of Nova Scotia,
saw the opera and apparently enjoyed It
greatly.
s.iiov and lee Appropriation.
An estimate for an appropriation cf $2,000
for clearing snow and ice on Government
reservations within the District of Colum
bia was received in the House yesterday
from the Secretary of War. It was re
ferred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Status of Vrnij Chaplains.
Representative Allen of Mississippi has
introduced in the House a bill providing
that the number of chaplains in -the Regu
lar and Volunteer Army shall be equal to
the number of regiments in the service.
The status of chaplains in the Regular
Army is to be the same as now, while
those in the volunteer service arc to hold
their commissions only during the con
tinuance of their regimeniS in the service
The pay and allow anc of all chaplains U
to be computed as in the case of all othei
officers, according to length of service, an!
shall be that of their rank In the rmy
Cl j-mi's Business Colleicc, Mh nnd K.
Buthicii, Shorthand, Typcwrltics 125 a year.
CUBE CASE TESTIMONY
Tho Witnesses Heard at the Sena
torial Enquiry.
Vttorney General Viun anil Clerk'
Ifenrj C !tle!ett. of the Vlontiiiwi
Mireim. Court, on the .Stiiml-Ilvl-Wenrc
Miovviiiur That IJ.jIj- Hade n
Donation to n Helena ."Newspaper,
Two Hitnnws apeard before tho Com-
nitte on Privilege and KJeetfems at tH
i fenaie Im the ttowtaiui Senatorial eaontry
tiv t., ... r. ,
J wtay J were A"y ! Xe-
laa and Mnrr O. Ri'-ktt r.UttU at ilk.
! S uirBH Vtmrt ot Montana. The tartan
j wan bw remarfcaate for dlaruootunc m to
, tKo, -..-,,,. , .ui.M ,, w fc
w. j , tj unn "
tTwtenee itself On the side ef Sanaee
''lark H wan rtown tnat Mr. Daly and
made a donation to a Helena newspaper
, aid on the other i4e the tenHinowy gives
' by Ljom. a Clark witness, wan conefcJoiaMj'
' damitgrd. Senator Chandler had n awn.
, tiently recovered to preside awl hin nflac
j as chairman ef the committee wso WUml
j by Senator Hoar.
j Mr. Nolan, Attorney General nf MnntnaVu
j was recalled. Mr. Campbell as&& fchw K an.
i had the sectiona of the statutes ot Munfawu-
irtztir.x to election vrhrar'.a uA jnMncail
tieitiops. about which he and eotlaetI
when he was an the witsett acatti srveraii
das ago. Mr. Nolan aenwored ?, aal!
onotett atsethm VS7M to 1337. iactatatv.
I "Mr. Nolan, jcu ere ahed sm nana
tions the ether day about tho annmiilao.
yon matte to certain wltoaaaea cf hMaaawlly
to persons test.frin i the hrihery orw
befare the Snnrense Conrt. Now wWI jawr
read aeetioR 2e of th penal end ae
whkh yaw baaed that .noaraa.ee?"
The section was read aa desired.
The wUneea exyeaiat-d the some of nMU
c which had been turned over te him
for the collection ef evidence to thfc tame,
Mr Campbell said he expected to Meant I
lo
sHb-iomaitUe of the tavestigttftM
committee m itemized statement ml tho
dlbmentents ninde by bint ha the cones
of the remonatrjLt tnjainnt Senator
Chirk.
Mr. Fcater asked "Did ynn inaelve
nothing a ccmpem.-itiou tier ynnr sec
rices in the Welleone disbars urn onit and!
trial, excepting your salary?"
"No sir. I did not."
Did Mr. Daly, or any of his opMre
pay you a retain r?"
No, ir "
Mr Foster ash'd the wltnesn te tan to
the statutes against gambling. He wanted
how. he ?W. that the Jaws again anaaa
Mag were not enforced, thowth tho witness
under direct examination had sworn tdnM
nere was no laxity In the cnfeftahMnU ef
the laws.
Senator Hoar, a' ting CbalrnMMi
of tb
Committee, rated to exclude the
en the ground that it did not Impeach tb
witness and was Immaterial.
Among the items of exnenditnre ea-
I T Mr. N ola n was JSe nnld te a.
Mr GreenneW. the editor of anewannper
In
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tioas by Mr. Hoar, Mr. Caffery. Mor. Pt-
tus, and Mr. Turley the witness mM Mr.
Daly had donated that amount a( money
that the paper might "advocate the truth
and support decency in gsverneaeat."
A slight controv rsy occurred between
Mr. Foster, associate counsel for Senator
Clark, and the witae?e. Counsel aeemad in
draw the conclusion trat the witness was
swearing, or had sworn falsely For thte
Mr. Foster was severely reprimanded by
Senator Hoar.
Senator Turlev took the attorney te tank
and sharply rebuked him. saying that he
had never known it to he tolerated In a
court that an attorney should he neratttted
to pass judgment on whether the witness
was telling the truth or net.
The next witness was Henry G. Riekett.
clerk of the Supreme Court ef Montana.
He was called to contradict the testimony
of Lyon, a Clark witness. Rlckett testified
that Lyon had toW him "that he expected
to go to the nenitentiary. as he was as
'leep in this thing as anybody else, as he
bad fixed State Senators Warner and Lud
" ek?n -?,so ,e"iad hat
told him that he at the instance ef Senn-
c,arK PVt Hill to vote tor
rlarK -Lyon tod me that he hod made
some money oat of the Clark case: tho he
bad deposited $2 flf in his wife's name ami
i ji.o to rny a trwt on his home."
; jjr Hicktt. to show as contended by
tae memorialists, that the purchase of State
-eBator Warners property hr Charles W.
j C;srfc was ,, a boM fMe gje. wan ed
1 as , whther the taxe were paid on that
property. The witness answereu nK mt
that the property had been setd for twev
and had been bought in by JehTemnit ctw
Mr Faulkner took the witnen itniloK
crosa-examinatioa. 'The tendency of hte
questions was te show that though chirk'
of the supreme court, the wltnee had!
manifested such hostility to Senator Cmtlc
that he had left his duties to look n evi
dence against the Montana Senator.
FOREIGNERS NOT DESIRED.
The Number of Paupers and Others
Deported Last Week.
The report of the Bureau of immtgrotifan
for February 24 shews that there wesn
deported during the week 82 paupers. 3
diseased. 9 contract laborers, and 3 re
turned in one year Of the pauper. K
were Hebrews. 22 Italians. 6 Morahs. 1
English, 3 Croatians 3 Germans. 3 Mufcyarx.
2 Polish. 1 Italian fnorth), 1 Scotch,, ami)
1 West Indian.
The " irsliii:! .11. H. Conference.
ALEXANDRI . Va Feb. 27. Toe con
gregation of Trinity Methodist Episcopal
Church here have begun preparations fer
the Virginia nnual Conference of 1000.
which Is to begin Thursday. .March 22.
Bishop John F Hurst, of Washington, will
preside Trinity Chureh. on Washington
street, is well fitted to accommodate tho
conference, having a large auditorium,
with ample committee rooms, etc. Tho
present pastor of that chureh. Rev. Dr.
Masters, will decline further service hero
after the conference and will join the
Florida Conference.
Testlntr a Wife's i;inat Itishts.
RALEIGH, X. C. Feb. 27. In Gnl.fard
county a voung man who was courting a
young woman was forbidden by her fitter
to come on the premises. The girl's mother
told him he was welcome, and he followed
her advice. The angry father sued him
for trespass. The mother signed his bond.
The case was tried and the father lost,
the magistrate holding that as bnnbaad ami
wife are one she had a right to Invito1 the
young man. n appeal wa taken by the .
father to the superfor court The quentfen
wili then be settled as to a wife's equal
rights on the premises.
vii ttempt nt iMiicide.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. Feb. 27. A'
oung roan named Emmet Saunders, e
N'ansemond county, who is visiting at tho
ho in of? J Hov HI attempted to com
mit suunie ves'-rda- ifternoon r taking1
three ouncs f iu. Junum. His coadltioa
.s serious.