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Number 1432.
THE SIEGE
Culler's Troops Relieve Gereral
White at Ladysmith.
CITY ENTERED .LAST NIGHT
Diiu'douald's Ile;iiiieiiis "Welcomed
With Great Joy.
OIIEERIXG CROWDS IX LOXDOX
Tlie (loccn CnlIe ConKrntuIntloiiK.
I'Ijiks UiMitlnjvil ThroiiKliout the
KrmJiNh Capital Ilritlsli Puree
Nm Moving From I'led-r'n Station
""to jfcltlioriio Boer Positions In tlic
Vloinitj of the llolensrnereil Town
Found Deserted o Demonstra
tion Made lij the IIiirj;licrN.
LONDON. March 1. The beleaguered
city of Ladysmith has been relieed and
all England is today rejoicing. The de
spondency of yesterday occasioned by Gen
eral Buller's somewhat enigmatic despatch,
has been turned into enthusiasm. General
Buller's cable conveying the welcome news
follows:
"Lyttleton's Headquarters, March 1
(9:05 a. m.). General Dundonald, -with
the Natal Carbineers and a composite
regiment, entered Ladysmith last
'night.
"The country botweon me and Lady
smith is reported clear of the enemy.
I am moving on Nelthorpe.
"BULLER."
The relief of the garrison com
manded by General "White by General
Buller, after the long siege, caused more
rejoicing than the surrender of General
Gronje. It was not expected for at least
two dajs, and the previous unfounded re
ports of the relief of the place caused
doubt to be expressed at first as to the
genuineness of the story.
risgs are flying everywhere in London
today, the Marlborough -House, the home
of the Prince of Wales, setting the ex
ample. St. Paul's bells will ring this
evening. About 11 o'clock immense
crowds gathered around the Mansion
House sd in other places, cheering and
staging the national anthem.
The Quoon has cabled her congratula
tions to Generals Buller and White. Wind
sor is covered with flags and there is the
utmost enthusiasm at the barracks of the
Grenadier Guards.
The latest despatch from Ladysmith is
LnilKiuitli and Its Surroundings.
dated on Wednesday. It states that the
garrison passed Majuba Day expecting an
attack. During the evening a false alarm
was given. There was heavy firing for
some hours, but no assault. The message
rnds, "Anxious watching is undermining
the nerves of many."
Mafeking endured a severe and protract
ed assault on Saturday and Sunday. Tho
Boers were driven off with a loss of forty.
The British losses wre two killed and
three wounded.
A despatch from Colenso to the "Central
News," says: "A portion of the forces of
General Buller, headed by Gen. Lord Dun
donald's Horse, the full force of Natal
Carbineers, and seven companies of other
regiments, among them some Dublin Fu
siliers and the Lancashires, has reached
Ladysmith and raised the siege. Thev
came via the road across the Klip River
and east of Caesar's Hill. Runners yester
day morning brought the information that
General Buller expected to relieve the gar
rison within twenty-four hours, and the
consequent rejoicing was great.
"General White made preparations to
tally out and aid the advanra of ih nwi- z.
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GKVIIIIAL.
ish if It became necessary Dundonald re
ports that when the Lancashires charged
on Pieter's Hill Tuesday they overtook
Boers flying from the trenches and bayo
neted them. Sixteen of the fleeing men
were killed and twenty-three wounded.
"The Boers, after the capture of Pie
ter's Hill on Tuesday by General Barton,
with the Dublin fusiliers and two bat
talions of the Sixth Brigade, seemed to
fade away. There was no general ic
tiring mocment observable, but they sim
ply disappeared as the British advanced.
"Groblor's Klcof was abandoned, and as
Lyttleton pushed forward bib men the
road Fecmed to be clear.
"Lord Dundonald, with his mounted
troops., was tent on a scouting expedition
to the west on Tuesday night, and recon
noitred all that night. On Wednesday
morning he reported that he could reach
Lad smith, and the Natal Carbineers, a
few Fusiliers and Lancashires.. with sev
eral other companies, were placed under his
command. They had little difficulty in
making their way through the raincs
and around the hills to the southwest of
the city, and last evening crossed the
plain, following the railroad track, and
entered the city.
"Their arrival was hailed with frantic
joy bj the besieged. At first it was
thought they were the advance of Buller's,
main force, but this was not so. Buller
according to the relieving force, is rapidly
moving north along the railroad from
Pieter's Station, and is expected to cc:u
py Nelthorpe, four miles south of Lady
smith bj tonight. It is expected that Bul
ler's main column will reach Ladj smith
tonight or tomorrow.
"The Boers have not made any demon
stration from Bulwana this morning, and
it is doubtful if they are aware of the
entrance of Dundonald into Ladjbinith.
They unquestionably hae retired in great
numbers from the country surounding La
dysmith, for, 'according to Dundonald". re
poFts. hills that had been occupied by the
enemy to the southwest were bare of Bo
ers yesterda-. Dundonald came first in
line. The garrison. at Ladjsmith nas in
desperate strait1; for water fit to drink,
and fever of various kinds was making sad
havoc among the men."
The seige of Ladysmith practicallj began
on October 20, 1SS9, when the British
forces under General White were compell
ed to Tall back from Dundee and Glencoe
although the town was not cut-off from all
communication until November 24. In their
retreat to Ladysmith the British fought nu
merous engagements with the Bcrs suffer
ing heavy locses in officers and men. Be
tween October 2S and No ember 2 se
vere fighting- occurred on the out
skirts of the city following British
sorties, the Boers being victorious
in every engagement and clowly
driving the English to seek refuge" behind
their entrenchments. Since November 24
until last night the investment or the qity
has been complete, the bombardment by
the Boer batteries on the surrounding hills
being almost incessant.
General Buller began his advance for
the relief of the beleagured garrison late
in November and had to fight every inch
of the ground for many miles before the
besieged city was reached. Four times he
crossed the Tugela River and four times
ho was driven back.
The forces under General White at the
beginning of the seige are believed to have
numbered about 8,000. Since then many
have been killed in battle or have suc
cumbed to disease. The resident popula
tion of Ladysmith is about 3,000, but this
was largely increased by refugees swarm
ing Into the town before the advance of
the Beer army.
EXCITESLENT AT ABEBDEEN.
Soldiers Rnsli From the Ilnrraokx
Slioutlusr "With Joy.
ABERDEEN. March 1. The men in the
barracks here were madly excited when
they .heard that their comrades at Lady
smith the Second Gordon Highlanders
had been reliccd.
The men were dressing fcr parade when
the news was received. They rushed out
of the barracks half dressed, and shouted
themselves hoarse.
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THE LATEST FROM BULLER.
He A'Islts l.niljimltli nnil Reports on
Km Condition.
LONDON. March 1. The War Office has
received .the following from General
Buller: ,
"Nelthorpe. March 1 (3:20 p. m.).
1 have just returned from Xadysinith.
Except for a small rearguard north of
Surprise Hill the whole of tho enemy
that have Jately been besieging Lady
fcmith have retired in hot hafete. To the
south of the town the country Is quite
clear of them.
"The garrison were on half a pound
of meat .- Jay and were supplementing
their meat rations by horses and
mules. The men will want a little
nourishing before they are' fit for the
road. BULLER."
SENTIMENT IN RUSSIA.
AcnsnaiierN Abuse Kiilniitl mnl isns'
Rt'Nt Forcible Inter cntion.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 1. All the
Russian newspapers have taken advantage
of Cronje's defeat to shower abuse upon
Great Britain. Their utterances, because
of the strict censorship imposed upon Rus
sian newspapers, are taken to refleU Gov-
GEMilAI.
ernment opinion. They declare that the
Transvaal has fully earned its complete
political independence with an outlet to
the sea.
They suggest that the best help for the
Boers would be to create a diversion
against Great Britain elsewhere, and they
maintain that It is the duty of Europe "to
intervene and end the most infamous of all
the wars England has ever waged for
predatory purposes."
PRISONEKS OE HIGH DEGREE.
3Inny Influential Federals Captured
by General Hobprtx.
CAPE TOWN. March 1. The Bder pris
oners captured by General Roberts include
Commandant Wolmarans, a member of the
Transvaal Executive Council: two members
of the Volksraad, and two sons of Hen
Fischer, a member of the Orange Fiee
State Executive Council.
General Cronje and Commandant Wol
marans are President Kruger's firmest and
closest supporters. Wolmarans attended
the Bloemfontein conference.
BOER WOKEN TJNHURT.
The oii-Conibntnnt in CronJeN I.na
rcp Protected From Injur.
LONDON, March 1. A news agency
despatch from Paardeberg states that the
women and children in the Boer laiger
were uninjured, except one girl, who Wa3
wounded on the tip of the finger.
Thrpp British officers and nine sodiers,
prisoners in the laager during tha bombard:
ment. were an proviaea wuu m.-ep ui-
ter holes and kindly treated. The Boers
are reporteu in iuu torce to inc soumwesi.
SCENES IN CRONJE'S LAAGER.
The Bocru Thnnkfnl nt linking: Eh
capcrt Deuth.
PAARDEBERG, Feb. 27. (Via Modder
River, Feb. 28, 7:55 p. m.L Among the
Boer commanders who were taken prison
ers were commandants J. Martins, II. West,
and Verstcr; field cornets, J. Snyman, J. H.
Vande, J. H. Bosman, W. L. Lemmer, and
Badenhorst; Adjutants J. S. Maree and J.
A. Botha; War Commissioner Arnolds and
Acting Field Cornets P. V. Devilliers and
G. J. Dupless. The biggest commandoes
that surrendered were the jpotchefstroom,
of 700 men, and the Bloemfontein, of 500
men.
Before the arrival of the guard to re
move the prisoners, the laager presented a
pitiable sight. The Boon. Avere lying or
eitting in groups. Their faces vere hag
gard, worn, and nearly all were crying out
for a drop of spirits. The laager had been
practically destroyed. Nearly all the Free
Staters spoke English and their principal
idea seemed to be thankfulness for their
present deliverance.
One of them, shaking his fist in the
direction of General Cronjc, said:
"Damn ou, you hard man. You deserve
to be shot."
Several of the prisoners were jouths of
sixteen and eighteen. There was n strange
scene when the prisoners crossed the
river. It looked more like a frolic than
warfare. The prisoners took their trou
sers off, and many splashed water on each
other and cracked Jokea. Others, with
grim faces, looked with disfavor on this
careless merriment. The Boer rifles that
were surrendered were uninjured.
Tho prisoners look more like an irregu
lar horde than soldiers. There are many
grey-beardsd men and beardless boys among
them. They appear to bb well fed, but
tired. They carry a roumi roll like that
used by farm servants infearrying effects
when they are changing situations. Gen
eral Cronjc and about a dozen others alone
looked like men of position. Een the
uniformed Orange Free State Artillerists
were ragged.
All the prisoners accepted their posi
tion complacently. General Cronje sat si
lently smoking under the trees near head
quarters. The others were arranged in
rows on the veldt according to their com
mandoes. About fifty women and children
traveled in their own Cape carts.
A correspondent tramped out on the
eldt and saw some British soldiers re
moving,, the Boer sick on stretchers. The
correspondent did not tee a single wagon
intact anywhere. Most of them were half
burned. Meat and potatoes were scattered
among old clothes, trunks, and cooking
utensils.
There were thousands of rounds of Mau
ser and Martini-Henry cartridges, but
there was scarcely any artillery ammuni
tion. Only four Krupp 12-pounders, one
raIm, and one VIckers-Maxim were
found. The positions south of the liver
were piotected with remarkable trenches
that looked like split dumb-bells. They
were banked with sandbags waist high
and the ends were deep and overhanging.
There were many bags tilled with flour,
bread, and cartridges. Probably not more
.nan three persons lived in each trench.
General Cronje's force numbered 4,100
odd. The food In the laager was very
scarce and most cX what remained was
putrid. '
A two hours inspection of the Boer laa
ger was nauseating. It is marvelous how
anyone could remain ten days there among
decomposed horses and the entrails of cat-
WHITE.
tic and sheep which were being roasted by
the sun.
There was a fearful stench and every ten
paces the odor from dead horses, mules,
and cattle polluted the air. The river,
which was swollen, collected In every lit
tle shallow spot heaps of the boated car
casses of animals. The correspondents at
Paardeberg all dilate on the necessity of
sending all the horses possible to General
Roberts as the mounts suffered terribly.
BRITISH OCCUPY COLESBERG.
General Robertd' Troop Enter the
City Without Opposition.
LONDON. March 1. General Roberts ca
bles War Ofilce"as follows: ?
"Paardeberg, Feb. 28. Clements reports
that, on hearing Colesberg had been evac
uated, he sent a force to occupy Colesberg
Junction. He rode into Colesberg and re
ceived an enthusiastic welcome. He seized
an amount of ammunition, arrested several -j
persons, and returned to Rensburg. The
railway is clear and working to Lanewele
man's Siding. He reports tomorrow in
reference to a few culverts that have been
blown up. Our troops hold Colesberg and
Colesberg Junction."
UiinIiioks SuHpeituVtl In I.ierpool.
LIVERPOOL. March 1. There is great
excitement over the lclief of General
White at Ladytmith. Business was suspend
ed for some time, and tlie schools ciored
for the day.
Norfolk A- WnuhiiiRton Steamboat Co.
Ucu;.,llful trip$ dalv at C:S0 p. ,. t0 old Tomt
Comfort. Kewport Xpws. TCcWote. and Virginia
UcmJi For tcljecu'e, sec gaze 7.
OTIS MAY BE RECALLED
War Officials Dissatisfied Wjth His
Dil tory Policy.
RumorH That ire "Will Soon Be Snpcr
xcricd in the Philippines "MncAr
tiiur or Wlicnton Likely to Succeed
Hi in Irritation Over I,on IJela j
in For online Reports of UeatliH.
The continued silence of General Otis
and the apparent cessation of operations
against the insurgenta may result, it
is said iu Army circles, in his being re
called, and a oungcr and ab.er man,
probably Brig. Gen. Arthur MacArthur or
Brig. Gen. Llod Wheaton, being given
command of the Army in the Philippines.
The President, it is said, has for some
time desired to replace General Otis, but
has hesitated for political reasons, it be
ing pointed out that the change of com
manders of the Army in the Far East
would be an admission that the Adminis
tration had erred In placing an incompe
tent general in charge, and that, had a
more able clflcer been in command the
work of quelling the insurrection might
hae been prosecuted with greater igor,
and already accomplished.
The press despatches announcing that
General Otis' health is fa'ling, it is stated,
will give the President the opportunity to
recall General Otis, with the annour.ee
ment that, as the insurrection has been
put down, Otis will come home for a long
rest, and probably be sent to the com
mand the Department of the Lakes, with
headquarters at Chicago. This change v ill
be made, it is said, within the next few
days, as Major Gen. We3ley Merritt, in
charge of the Department of the Last, will
retire on account of age in June, and vill
be succeeded by Major Gen. Jotm R.
Brooke. General Otis, being the ranking
brigadier general, will probably be made
a major general, and called home.
The Department of the Lakes has been
practically vacant since the retirement of
General Anderson in January, the duties of
the ofllce being performed by General
Wade, who commands the Department of
Dakota. General Brooke has been in
Washington since bis return from Cuba in
January, and it is said will not be sent to
Chicago, but will wait till General Merritt
retires, and will then be given the com
mand of the Department of the East.
The negligence of General Otis in his
reports to the War Department was
btrongly shown, said an Army officer to
day, in the list of casualties cabled Secre-
I tary Root Tuesday. One of the most strik-
; ing features of his report was the an
nouncement of the death of William E.
Brace, of Company H, Thirty-fourth In
fantry, from an accidental explosion -of
gun cotton. Private Brace was killed No
vember 7. The long delay in reporting his
death is considered by Army officers an
indication that the military machinery in
the Philippines Is not working smoothly.
Secretary Root, it is said, has not been
satisfied with the reports of casualties,
and only a few days ago he issued an order
directing that officers in direct command
of soldiers killed report at once the death
of their men.
The casualty list received from General
Otis on Tuesday contains deaths which oc
curred from two to four months ago. Fred.
D. Day, of Company H, Thirty-sixth In
fantry, died January 1, but his death was
only reported on Tuesday A number of
other deaths which occurred in January
and the first two weeks in February were
contained in the latest casualty list.
Three bulletins were received from Gen
eral Otis today. One giea a list of casu
alties: another the receipts at Manila of
products from recently opened ports, and
the third tells of the rescue of Spanish and
American prisoners.
The bulletin concerning commerce says:
"Received Manila since recent opening isl
and ports, 13,000 tons hemp, 70,000 bales to
bacco, large shipments abroad soon."
The return of prisoners Is chronicled In
the following despatch: "Arrived today by
Government transport from east coast Tay
abas Province, S American and 410 Spanish
soldiers, recent prisoners in bands Insur
gents; also 2 American citizens and 17
Spanish friars.
The report regarding the rescue of pris
oners is incomplete, none of the names of
the Americans rescued being given.
The casualty list, like all of the lists re
cently received, contains the names of men
killed nearly two months ago. Several ot
them met death on January 9 and 12. The
list contains the report of a man being
wounded on December 4. A list of five or
six men wounded at San Francisco, Ba
tangas, on the ISth of January is gien,
though no account of any engagement at
that point has ever been furnished. The
report also contains a list of men wound
ed at various other places during the past
few weeks, but no accounts of the fights jn
which they were engaged have been re
ceived by the War Department.
AGONCILLO'S UGLY THBEAT.
An Intimation That American Pris
oners May lie Jjliot.
PARIS, March 1. Agoncillo, in charge
of the Filipino junta here, made an ugly
threat against the United States last night.
He said: "Our American prisoners now
number forty-nine. What would the Yan
kees say if, in reply to President McKin
ley'b recent manifesto, declaring the war
in the archipelago terminated, we were to
have our American prisoners shot as a
means of showing that the war is not ter
minated? "On the contrary, the war will be con
tinued with more fury than ever. Inde
pendence or death is the slogan of 60,000
men who make up the army of patriots. I
have information of the complete rotrt of
the American army at St. Vomas and Ba
tangas by the Filipinos under General Mal
ar." OTIS' LIST OF CASUALTIES.
Soldiers Killed and "Wounded in the
Philippine.
General Otis cabled the War Department
today the following list of casualties:
Manila, March I, 1000.
Adjutant General Washington:
Casualties Killed, Luzon, Third Cavalry. Jan
uary 12. Hangar. Company C, Michael Rarry,
Cliarlu. iltnson; Thirtj-ninth In(antr, January 9,
anto Tomas Bjtangas, Company E, Walter ila
kinson; Kortv-ninth Infantry, January 23, Le-fw-pi,
Timothy Heneghan; Thirtieth Infantry,
January 18, Pan Francisco, Batangao, Company
11, William Salllfilmry; Company C Joe Ilurns";
Jolo, Twcntj -fifth Infantry. January 30, Rangao
Tau-dawi Cioup, Company H, Egbert V. DcWoIffe;
Strucant Wilivter in (Jihlions.
Wounded Luzon, Thirty-fourth Infantry, De
cember 4, Company G, Patrick .1. Murphy, arm,
i-'.iglit; James Smith, thigh, slight; Fred Carr,
jrm, sliplit; Fortj -seventh Infantry. January 23,
lejra'pi, Company G, Hosn Rarton, firct serxrant,
jrni, moderate; Company F, Matliew Galiuan,
head, texcre; Thirtieth Infantry, January 18. San
Francisco, Itataugaf, Ccmpany C, Frank Junker,
IMdiii-, sccrc; Harry Waitc, corporal, abdomen,
seere; Mctor McMillen, hand, flight; Company K,
Christian Anderson, thudi, j-light; LIie Tracy,
arm. slight; Company!!, Horace Maine, trachea,
slight; Thirty-eishth infantry, January 27, San
Luis. Company R, .Teiry W. Stephens, chet,
slight; Charles W. Switzer, arm, alight; Charles
II. Muir. major, liccl.- moderate: Tli'rty-nintli In
fantry, February 1, Calamha, Company 0, d
liaiiiBiicIiliolr. corporal, knee, slight; II. Itdihen
Mclio!. thigh, Might; Frank Yewell, arm, slight;
.Taj Rlahdell. knetf, slight; Comnany G, Jack
Noel, leg. slight; Jolo, Tncntj-third lnfantrj,
January 30, I!on?aof Company II, William T. Car
ter, lumbar region, revere; John A. Grcathouse,
netk, eere; I'anaj, Forfj-fourth Infantry, .bum
arv 30, Matlalag, Company II, Xcalt O. L.Short,
thigh, moderate. . 'OTIS.
CENTRAL AMERICAN UNREST.
The .Maritime C'xtnnl Question nt the
Bottom of the Trouble.
In spite of official details from the Gov
ernments concerned information contin
ues to reach the State Department that
there is a state of political unrest prevail
ing in Nicaragua and Costa Rica, and the
advices of the Department show that the
maritime canal question is th3 main la
sue involved. Territorial matters arc sup
posed to be at the bottom of the reported
disquietude.
Although the Nicaraguan authorities
have asserted that there is no issue over
the area formerly owned by Costa Rica
and now belonging to Nicaragua through
which the proposed canal will pass the
information received here indicates that
this very matter is likely to give rise to
trouble between the two countries.
All the State Department's advices on
the subject disagree with the assurances
given officially to it last Friday by the
Nicaraguan and Costa Kican diplomatic
representatives here that there wa3 no
danger of a conflict between the tv,'o coun
tries. This Gpveniraent is anxious to pre
vent a war in Central America and it is
understood that steps have been taken to
bring Nicaragua and Costa Rica to a bet
ter understanding.
Meanwhile, the Nicaraguan Government
is endeavoring to adjust by arbitration the
complications which have resulted from
the forfeiture of the Maritime Canal Com-
! pany's concession and the granting of a
new concession to construct a canal to ths
Cragin-Eyre Syndicate. Tho latest ad
vices to the State Department are that the
arbitrators to adjust the differences b
tween the two companies have not been se
lected and the method and scope of the
arbitration have not b?en detsrminsd.
TROUBL3 FOB COSTA EICA.
V DiMirriiiitlcri .Natlie AtleiiHitx
to
Arouse Mcnrnun.
NEW YORK, March 1. The falliwing
explanation was given today as to the ori
gin of the reports of a probable conflict be
tween the Republics of Nicaragua and
Costa Rica:
"Two years ago Frederico Mora, a Costa
Rican, was arrested here on the charge ol
counterfeiting bank notes of the Govern
ment of Costa Rica and Colombia. He was
convicted and sentenced to a term of twe
jears in Sing Sing prison. He was released
four months ago, but was immediately re
arrested on another charge of a similar
nature. Bail to the amount of $3,CC0 was
furnished for him. Now comes the news
from Nicaragua that he has escaped to that
country and is responsible for the reports
of the probable outbreak of hostilities be
tween Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
"Mora has always charged that his con
viction was brought about through the
machinations cf the Costa Rican Govern
ment, which, he said, desired it on ac
count of his friendship to President Santos
Zelaya. of Nicaragua. It is even hinted
that it was the latter who supplied bis bail
here. Mora has issued a proclamation, in
which he says the treatment accorded
prisoners at Sing Sing is worse than that
suffered during the days of the Spanish in
quisition, and that his conviction was the
result of a scheme concocted by President
Rafael Iglesias, of Costa Rica, because he
was a strong candidate for the resi
dency.'' The lecords of the Secret Service Eu-
rp?m tthnw thnt tnr.i ttifh tven mnn siul
a woman, were implicated in the counter-
reiung oi ?i,uuv,uvu m oana noief, aim an
except the woman, who turned state's
evidence, were convicted. Mora asserts
that hejs the victim of persecution at the
bands of his Government, and has vowed
to be revenged. He has surrounded him
self with Costa Rican exiles In Nicaragua
and threatens to Invade Costa Rica and
start a revolution for the purpose of de
posing President Iglesias.
Consul General Dr. Juan J. UHoa, of
Costa Rica, said today that h"e has re-
rrlvori nrtrnto hHvIpps pnnfirmlnr tha t
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claims of Mora are ridiculous, and that the
people in Costa Rica will pay no heed
to him.
THE DAY ZN THE HOUSE.
Rcfnsnl (o Consider an Alnlinina Con
futed Klectlmi t'nie.
After the transaction of some routine
business, in the House today Mr. Mann
called up the report of the Committee on
Elections, Xo. 1, on the contested election
case of W- P. Aldrich vs. G. A. Robbins,
from the Fourth district of Alabama, the
committee recommending the seating of
the contestant. Aldrich successfully con
tested Robbins' election in the Fifty-fourth
and Fifty-fifth Congresses.
Failing to get a postponement of the case,
on account of the absence of Mr. Fox. a
member of the committee. Mr. Bartlett
raised the question of consideration.
The House refused by a vote of 13S to
143 to consider the case. The result was
effected by the absence of a number of
Republicans and the adverse votes of II.
C. Smith, and Mr. Mondell. Mr. Mann
changed his vote to moe a reconsidera
tion, which he did.
Mr. Bartlett of Georgia I make the
point of order that the vote could not be
reconsidered.
Speaker Henderson The point is well
taken, and the Chair orders the call of
committees.
The clerk called Committee on Elections.
No. 1, when Mr. Mann said that if in order
he would call up the case of Aldrich versus
Robbins. Mr. Richardson made the point
that that matter had just been rejected
by the House and that it could not be tak
en up again today.
The Speaker said the point of order wa3
not well taken, but the case could not be
taken up under call of committees- without
express order of the committee to call it
up then.
Mr. Weeks of Michigan for Elections
Committee No. 3 gave notice that on Tues
day next he would call up the contested
election case of Wise vs. Young from
the Second district of Virginia.
Some time was spent in an effort to se
cure consent to make Mr. Loud's bill to
amend the law relating to second-class
mall matter, the special order for three
days beginning March 20, in the course of
which it was asserted that the Committee
on Rules would report an order for the
consideration of the Nicaragua Canal bill,
March 13. The Loud bill was made the
special order for March 30.
At 2:30 the House adjourned until to
morrow. PBOTEST AGAINST SMOKE.
Xew York Cltlaeim Ilefore the limine
Committee on Commerce.
A delegation of New York citizen?, rep
resenting commercial and navigation in
terests, and the masters and pilots, was
before the House Committee on Commerce
yesterday to advocate the bill of Repre
sentative Muller, providing for the dimi
nution of the fumes and smoke arising
from tha factories along the Kll von Kull.
in New York Harbor. The committee
unanimously agreed to report the bill fa
vorably. The delegation included Sidney F. Raw
son. Erastus Wiman. County Engineer
Morrison, Captain Dow, of the Pilots As
sociation, and Messrs. Kolff and Pendle
ton, of the Staten Island Chamber of Com
merce. JJl.-. To Hnltlmore ami lie- J?!.!."
turn iln IeiiiiHyl;iiiin Itnilroml.
TUUcl on rale Satnrda and Sunday, Ma.ih "
and 4. good to return until Momlax, M-rt.Ii 5
All trains cscipL Congressional Limited.
ports of the menacing attitude of Mora. tt" """"" t"'"- l3e "" -" "
He said that the Government had ordered the original Sgtare f 25 per cent. Tlw Re
troops to the border to prevent any at- ' publican leaders concede that the awouat
tempted ia-lon. Dr. UHoa added that the . 0f Dercentaee is of no araetical imrort&Me.
TEE PORTO EIGAN POLICY
Repnblicans Frightened by
Passage of the Tariff Bill.
the
Generally Admitted by the I.eaileri
nt Both Ends of the Capitol That n
SvrlotiH Mliiiidcr Han Been .Made.
DcmocratK KInteil Over the Iiie
KalHtMl !y Political Opponents.
Plainly, the lUpttUfcaas at both ends
of the Capital this merniBg ware feeling
uncertain. If not actually uaeay. as to the1
political effect af th-- passage of the Porto
Rican Tariff bill.
It is regarded m significant of their"
state of mind that no-ne of them is yet
willing to talk for ptthlteattea m 'the only
phase of the iewie involved, which now Is
strictly political since tho rusieen has
been -crossed by the bill betag feraed
through the Ho twe usder tho party hisb.
Tho general feeling probably was ax
pressed in a brief colloquy of a eoafWeaital
nature between two RepuMtsan House
members from the West this raoraiag in
the presence of a Times represeatatfva. It
is pertlaeat to reanrk that both members
voted for the bill.
"I am afraid we did a bad piece of buil
ces yesterday." said one member.
"Yes." sweated the ataer. with a taae ef
fear in his v&iee. "1 am afraid we did."
"You must not target that I warned yu
of the danger," the first netaber ob
served. "That's so." replied bis aorapaalast in
misery, "tmt I notice that jeu dM net
heed your own warning."
"I understand that most of the big He.
publican papers came aut this morwteg
with deprecatory editorials oa the soh
Ject." the first member remarked.
'That's bad," suggested the secosd mem
ber. "But. then, the press will be IL.
right by the time the eaatpaiga aseas. aad
will better understand-the subject."
"I hope so," was the only reatarlt at the
first member.
The foregoing is not a faacifwi soWsqiiy.
It is 2S Bearly aa accurate report af the
actual oceurreace m the repertwiai Mem
ory can make. The twe members quoted
are of natioaal reputation aad their voaes
useally are listened to respectfully ia Re
publican council?.
Naturally the Democrats of both the
Seaate and House are jubilant over the
prospects of a sweeping victory in Novem
ber, which were ushered in wiefc the pass
age of the Porto Riean bill. Gladly do they
accept the Issues the Bill precipitates.
Some of the more enthusiastic Democratic
leaders declare that they cook go to the
country today on these issues ia tie per
fect conSdoace of the most completo tri
umph in the history of America aoitttsg.
They conceive that the issues as hhmw its
exactly erdors
the riagiBK Daawiuaiin
slogan of "the Republic against
that the issues are coastit -
pension agaiBst-fnsperialism. . -
and bo favors for the expaastai '
ean commerce in the laear ;
The House Porto Rican hfll w rj
to the Senate this moraine aad '
Senator ForakT's committee, h h &.-,
ally believed that It will be rushed through
the committee with all possible speed, wiflh
, j .. ......l .1 1..1H ti. .
So do the Democratic leaders. The prin
ciple involved, it is acknowledged. Is see
that rises higher than all of the saeaey
that could be piled up than all ef the
revenues that could be wrung frojn the
starving Porta Ricans. The Democratic,
leaders in the Senate are expected to fully
develop the new issues between the parties
when the bill is reported from Senator For
aker's committee and the debate broadens
under the liberal rules of the Senate.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE.
Ir. t Ihj Sm:i1h sr-iliit tlie Reten
tion of tlie l tlliilne.
In the Senate today a bill reported from
the Commerce Committee e.xteadtag the
time for the conpietioa of the bridge aver
the Missouri River at Yankton. S. Dale;.
was passed.
On motion of Mr. Aldrich it was agrstd
that a vote on the coaler pace report aa the
Financial bill should he taken at 4 o'doctc
Tuesday afternoon.
The House bill to teaperarl!y prevftto
revenues for the relief of the Island oli
Porto Rieo was received from tha HOaee
and referred to the Committee en FaafSv
Islands and Porto Rieo.
Mr. Clay addressed the Senate ia apposi
tion to the retention of the Philippine Isl
ands. He quoted some remarks of Mr.
Foraker when the Paris Treaty was under
discussion to the effect that the President
was not in favor of retaining those islaads
and that it was the purpose of the Admin
istration not to exercise permaaeat domin
ion there.
He also quoted from remarks Mr.
Lodge to the same effect, and said that
seven out of the nine speeches made In ex
ecutive session in favor of the ratification
of the treatv took the position that as soon
as the authority of Spain was ended it
would be the duty of Congress to legislate
for the independence and self-government
of the Philippine Islands.
At the close of Mr. Clay's speech the
Hawaiian bill was taken up the pend
ing question being on Mr. Teller's amend
ment in relation to the judiciary of the
Territory.
Mr. Morgan continued his speech begun
yesterday against the amendment and
generally against the bill.
For the Commissary General.
The Secretary of War sent to the House
Committee on Military Affairs this after
noon, thiough Commissary General Wes
ton, a bill providing for an increase of six
officers in the Commissary General's de
partment. Th officers are a colonel, lieu
tenant colonel, and four captain3.
General 31cXalta's Successor.
CHICAGO. March 1. Edwin A. Potter.
President of the American Trust and Sav
ings Bank, was yesterday selected to suc
ceed the late Gen. John McNulta, as Re
ceiver for the National Bank of Illinois.
The selection was the result of a confer
ence between Comptroller of the Currency
Charles G Dawes and the persons most
deeply interested in the receivership. Mr.
Potter accepted the jppolntment and be
gan his new duties this morning. Mr. Pot
ter is also placed at the head of the Cal
umet Electric Street Railway as a result
of the appointment.
Sf!. t Hultlmorr ami Uetiirn Ia.
II. & . Satnrdnjr ami Sunday,
Vatli .1 ami t v J fr return until toHowfnfT
i i .i Tuint' ,1 d on all trains except KoysA
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