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WASHINGTON, MONDAY, IMAIlCn o, 1900.
Pkice One Cent.
MNCIIOra BOERS
General French Enses t-,e Enemy
But Is Forced (0 Retire.
A. Larger Force ov Going; rornnrd
and Hnrd FlKrhtin-- Is Expected.
JoiiIutI Concentrutin-; His Troops
nl Irhnm's ICrnul T cIt, e Thou
sand to Fifteen ThouMtiid Men In
His CoiiiiniiiMl I'priUtciit Rumors
Thnt the Transanal t;ocritmeiit
Huh Made Ou-rtures for Pence The
Reported Conference In !-atal Rc
llKioub Appeal 3Iude bj Kruger.
LONDON, March 3 A despatch from
Osfontein. dated March 3, sajs
The cavalrj of General rrench, forming
the advance guard of Lord Roberts march
toward Bloemfontein, is being sturdllj op
poked In its progress eastward An at
tempt was made this morning to oust a
force of the encmj, occupying a strong po.
sition within four miles of this place, but
after the exchange of rifle shots and the
receipt of a half a dozen 4-pounder shells
from the Boers, General Trench retired
A larger force is now going forward, and
hard fighting is expected
"The Boers are concentrating at the
junction of the Kaalspruit at the Modder
River, on a farm called Abraham's Kraal
General Joubert is in command and is re
ported to have between 12,000 and 15,000
men in his forces The position offers
great natural opportunities for defence, a
series of small hills permitting of forti
fication and commanding the passage east
It is about thirtv-five miles northwest of
Bloemfontein. The gathering of this force
show that the British will not be permit
ted to reach Bloemfontein without oppo
sition. The Boers are in manj comman
does, all mounted, and of such an ex
tremelj mobile character that thej appear
to be overrunning the country, southwest
and north
"The Boers are still entrenched and
were addressed bj President Stejn, -who
exhorted them to avenge Cronje and fight
for their home's It is expected that Lord
Roberts will bond a strong force to the
south to head off the Boers who have left
the vicinitj of Rensburg and who are at
Stormberg so they cannot join the Boers
in the neighborhood of Abraham's Kraal
and Bloemfontein "
V Bloemfontein despatch saj s The
Boers are reported as falling back on Blg
garsberg. but Btitish information is that
the are going in the opposite direction,
toward the pabses of the Drakenbberg
Mountains into the Orange Tree State If
the Boers do go toward the Biggardsberg
range thej w ill find there a heavy force of
mounted English sent bj Buller through
Zululand to intercept them at the north "
Aliened Pence Overtures.
A. despatch to the "Times" from Lou
renco Marques, of jesterdaj's date, savs:
"It is persistentlj rumored that the Trans
vaal Gov eminent has made overtures for
peace On the other hand, it is asserted
that the Boers propose to make a stand at
Glencoe and Laing Nek. Meanwhile the
entrenchments at Pretoria hae been ex
tended in anticipation of a siege
' The conference betw een Presidents
Kruger and Sten and the general com
manding the Boers in northern Natal was
hurriedly arranged when the news of Gen
eral Cronje's surrender was receiied All
official confirmation of the surrender,
which took place on Tuesdaj morning, was
withheld from the public until Thursday
night The "Johannesburg Standard and
Diggers News" of Fndaj morning even
made a feeble attempt to ridicule the ru
mors of a defeat.
"President Kruger telegraphed a fenid
religious appeal to the Boer troops which
ill officers and men were ordered to read
He urged the burghers to stand fast and
strive for victorj in the name of the Lord
He told them that unleso thej had faith
In God cowardice would ensue and their
position would be hopless the moment thej
turned their backs to the enemy Past
victories he said, showed that the Lord
was on their side The President of the
Transvaal urged the men not to bring de
struction on their progenj by falling back
"A high official in Bloemfontein, Orange
Tree State, informed a Boer correspondent
that if the Free Staters now confronting
Lord Roberts are repulsed thej will retire
toward the Transael and that the united
brethren of the two republics will main
tain the struggle to the last
"The Boers return their casualties at
Colenso, during the week ending February
J3, as thirt-one killed and 130 wounded"
LONDON GETTING NERVOTJS.
The Postponement of the Uuecn's
Trip Considered Mprnlucunt.
LONDON, March 5 The feeling of ner
vousness in financial circles appears to be
on the increase and the markets are weak.
This is especiallj true of consols
The anxictj is not caused by the war In
South Africa, but is connected altogether
with the international situation The
abandonment of the Queen's visit to the
Riviera, in view of the improved military
outlook, is regarded as of grave signifi
cance. REPORTED RUSSIAN ACTIVITY.
The Matter Mentioned in the House
of Commons.
LONDON, March 5. In the House of
Commons todaj Rt Hon. William St. J.
Brodcrick, Under Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs, said the Government had
no information regarding the reported ac
tivity of the Russians in Persia.
He added that nothing had been learned
bj the British Government In reference to
.he cession of a Persian port to Russia.
Little I.ootinKT nt Johannesburg.
CAFE TOWN. Match 5 The manager of
:he Bank of South Africa, who left Johan.
aesburg on Tebruarj 23, and has arrived
ierc, reports that there has been verv Ut
ile looting in that district. None of the
Mines has been destrojed
Mediation li Italj.
ROME. March 5 In the Chamber of
Deputies todaj the Marquis Emilio Vls-:onti-Venosta,
Minister of Foreign Affairs,
itated that the present time was not fa
vorable for an offer from Italy to mediate
between the British and Boers
A Champagne Triump!:.
Uimirpawd quality and unp recall nted im
fortation. 109,303 ca-os m 1S98, or T2,m me
roro tlian am other brand, are the leaturt rf
5 II Jlumm's Lxtta l)n, viiot-t viatai of lv3
s jmmirjiiil m iiini.iiHr fit m.
FUTURE OF THE BOERS.
AfriLnndcr Donil In Fnv or of Main
taining the Rcpuhlles.
CAPE TOWN, March 5 (11.10 a m ).
The members of the Afrikander Bond are
organizing what they call a Conciliation
Committee, and are advancing views in
faor of maintaining the Boer republics
The committee purposes sending deputa
tions to Canada and Australia to urge this
view.
The English In the Colonj are unani
mously in favor of the abolition of the ze
publics and their absorption bj Great
Britain. The question is hkelj to cause a
split in the Cape Minlstrj. It is known
that one membsr of this bodj is stronglj
in favor of the abolition of the republics
The British officials saj the rebellion in
the Carnarvon district of Cape Colonj is
of no importance. They state that the
trouble has been caused bj some of the
poorer classes of Boers who have no fixed
habitation and who reached that point dur
ing one of their nomadic treks.
THE BRITISH BUDGET.
A Statement Made Iit. the Chancellor
of the Exchequer.
LONDON, March 5 In the House of
Commons todaj Sir Michael Hicks-Beach,
Chancellor of the Exchequer, presented
the budget, and made the statement that
but for the war there would have been a
surplus of "3,500,000.
The total receipts of the Government for
the financial jear had been 116.000,000,
and the expeditures, exclusive of the war
receipts, 110,300,000 The estimates in
cluded 60,000,000 on account of the war
and defensive operations at home that
were made necessary b the war.
TRENCH LABOR AGITATORS.
A. Court Decision Lends KncournKe-
tnent to alUlnr Del ffntcs.
PARIS, March 5 A decision of import
ance to trades unions and all woikmen
has just been rendered bj Judge Magnud,
who holds that workmen and their leaders
have a perfect right to attempt to induce
fellow -workmen to go on strike
He sajs a political leader mav also ad
vocate a strike without being subject to
prosecution as a disturber of the peace
The conservativ e press is protesting tuch
a verdict, but it is recognized generally
as representing things permitted in prac
tice. KIND WORDS FOR ENGLAND.
Paul Dcschnncl Indirectlj Adv Iscs
"strict "eutrnlit-..
PARIS, March 5 "If one cannot or will
not help the weak, it is foolish to 'rritate
and Insult the strong," said Paul Des
chanel last night at a banquet given him
at Nogent le Rotrou, celebrating his re
election to the Presidencj of the Chamber
of Deputies
This sentiment was regarded as par
ticularlj suggestive and evidence of friend
liness to England. He concluded his
speech bj sajirg
"Let us not set aside the great duties
which the continental wars of the last
half centurj have imposed upon us Let
us march in the direct road toward our
invariable goal "
RIDING ON AN AVALANCHE.
ronr Men Have a Ihrllllnp Adven
ture 'Near Dt en. Vlaskn.
VICTORIA B C , March 3 A ride on
the crest of an avalanche is the thrilling
experience that four men at Djea live to
boast of Messrs Beemin, O'Brien Her
man, and Kirts -were working near the
summit of the White Pass line when the
snow on which they were working started.
They landed bejond Stone House. They
had" traveled over a thousand feet, and
were only a little bruised by the sudden
stoppage of the avalanche.
DECORATED BY TRANCE.
Mnnrlce Grnn Presented " 1th the Le
Krion of Honor.
NEW YORK, March 5 The Cross of the
Legion of Honor recently conferred upon
Maurice Grau bj the Fench Government
was presented to him vesterday along with
a splendid testimonial from the members
of the opera company.
Edward Lauterbach made the presen
tation speech, ar-d at its close he dre a
flag and revealed a superblj decorated and
illuminated testimonial In the form of a
letter to Mr. Grau signed bj all the mem
bers of the company. Frank L Sanger
then pinned to Mr. Grau's breast the
jeweled cross of the Legion, suspended
by a crimson ribbon
Mr Grau was vhiblv affected as he raid:
"I thank you all from the bottom of mj
heart. It is to jou that the greater share
of the credit is due "
Mme Eames sprang forward, and, em
bracingthe manager, kissed him on both
cheeks, "her example being followed by
Mile De Lussan and almost all the other
women.
FUNERAL IN A THEATRE.
Great Crowds Attend the Oljscuuie
of an Vetor.
PITTSBURG. Pa. March 5 The novel
ty of a funeral from a theatre drew such
an immense crowd to the Alvin, where the
bodj of Charles L Davis lay In state yes
terday afternoon, that the police were
forced to close the doors The latter were
opened at 10 30 o'clock, the body of the
dead theatre owner having been placed in
a bronze casket which stood at one end of
the "Red Room '
Twentj police officers were necessary to
keep the crowd in line Services were
conducted bj Rev. John A. Jayne, pastor
of the Observatorj Hill Christian Church.
The pallbearers were H W. Williams. Per.
cy Sage, Francis O'Neill. William Adams,
S. A Johnston, and W. W. Fullwood. Mr.
Davis' will will be read toady.
INDIANS WANT TO VOTE.
A DelcfjnUon f Sioux to AsL Con
fjresH for Suffrage.
Commissioner WTilIiam A. Jones, of the
Indian Office, received a call today from a
delegation of five Sioux Indians from
North Dakota. They wanted to traict
business relating to the tribe. Thej are
also endeavoring to have a bill placed be
fore Congress allowing their people all
over the countrj to have the right of suf
frage The Indiars were attired in modern cos
tume and gave ther names as Hollow Horn
Bear, Rniben Ranch Bear, Good Voice,
William Spotted Tail, and Rainj Thunder.
The " eelv's Deportations.
The Bureau of Immigration issued a
statement todaj according to which nmc-tj-nlne
aliens were derortcd during the
week ended March 3 Among these were
73 paupers, 12 diseased, 6 contract labor
ers, 5 returned In one jear, 1 insane. For-ty-cight
of the paupers were from Italy
(Eouth), 11 Hebrews, 3 each of Germans,
Polish, Scotch, and Slavak; 2 Magjars, 1
each Greeks and Irish; 1 Insane, 8 diseas
ed and 2 returned in one jear were He
brews, 3 diseased, 5 contract laborers, 2
returned in 1 year were from Italj
(south) 1 Polish contract labor, and I dis
eased West Indian.
L
Rebels Engage the Americans Xear
Xncva Caceres.
Adjutant
"Wounds
l,nlleher Dies From
Reeclv ed IliKht Enlisted
Men
M-vtj
A oundcil Insurgent Len-ve
four Dead on the Field.
Rifles mill Prisoners Cnptmed.
The War Department received a cable
despatch from General Otis todaj showing
that the Insurrection in the Philippines is
far from ended and that the inburgents
are still fighting in southern Luzon, where
it was thought thej had been subdued
The fight reported took place in the
southernmost province of Luzon save one,
San Miguel Bij being located on the
southeastern coast of the Island Nucva Ca
ceres, which is mentioned, is the capital
cf Camarines Province and located on the
Bicol River.
The despatch which follows gives details
of a livelj engagement in v fci-h the casaal
ties were unusual j heavj.
Manila, March 3 l'JOO
"Adjutant General Washington
' Bates, two battalions Fortieth,
Tortv-fifth Regiment, detachments Ar
tillerj, Engineers Signal Corps, total
2,200 men, landed troops on southeist,
northwest, and southern coast San
Miguel Baj, Camarines Province to
move ou Nueva Caceres in three col
umns, onlv strong opposition encoun
tered bj Godwin and battalion of his
regiment at Libmanan northwest of
Nueva Caceres, Godwin's loss, Adju
tant Galleher, died of wounds, three
enlisted men severelj, five slightly
wounded; enemj left sixtj-four dead
on field, man j wounded, cared for bj
our medical officeis, Godwin captured
number armed insurgents, eighteen
Spanish prisoners, thirtj rifles, con
siderable ammunition, and propertj,
particulars of minor engagements of
other could not bo reported, Nueva
Caceres found practicallj deserted, in
habitants in mountains, troops now
covering important points in Provinces
Camarines, Albaj, Sorsogon, Navj
rendered raott valuable aid in land
ing troops and supplies OTIS."
Adjutant John Barbee Galleher, the of
ficer v.ho was killed In the fight, was born
at Frankfort, Kj., September 20. 1S74 He
was first lieutenant and adjutant of the
First Kentuckj Volunteers during the war
with Sp-iin and is now serving with the
Twentv -seventh Volunteers H1b mother,
Mrs L Galleher, resides at Sewanee,
Teun.
CAPTAIN WILDE'S VIEWS.
He Thinks OiiiiiitmI Filipino War
fare Is limit Over.
PROVINCETOW N. Mass. March 3
Capt G F F llde of the United States
battleship Oregon writing from Manila,
Januarv 13 saj s
' The war business as an organized re
sistance is about over There will un
doubtedlj be more or les guerrilla war
fare or, more properlj speaking bands of
robbers prowling all over the Island, and
causing disturbances Thej ought. If
caught to be summanlv dealt with, shot
on the spot. That would soon put a stop
to their depredations and murders
"We have a large number of vessels
here Counting Miiall gunboats that we
captured from the Spanish and others that
we purchased after the war with Spain
was closed we have fiftv -three all told,
quite a big fleet The small gunboats are
about 3M) tons are vcrj nice craft adapted
to shallow water work and to ascend smajl
rivers and get into small bights and bajs
where insurgents might get arms landed
or food supplies smuggled in As big ships
are no longer needed out here I am hoping
to get ordered back before manj months
A SOLDIER KILLS A COMRADE.
Private Herman Law son Mnrdertd In
the Philippines.
JAMESTOWN N Y , March 5 The de
tails of the murder of Herman Law son, a
private im the Fortj -sixth Regiment,
serving in the Philippines bj John Con
nor, a comrade, have been received in a let
ter to Lawson's mother, written bj Walter
Groenberc, a tentmate snd witness of the
deed The letter sajs that the quarrel was
started bv Lawscn's iefuil to give Connor
some smoking tobacco and Connor was so
incensed that he left the tent threatening
to get even
A few dajs afterwaid Connoi again came
into Lawson's tent, and appljing a vile
epithet, accused him of stealing his trous
ers Lawson was l-ing down at the time
and told Connor that he lied At this Con
nor jumped on his 1 reast and kicked him
in the face until he became insensible
The matter was kept from the officers and
the trouble between the two men was
thought to be ended, but on Januarj 20, at
9 30 in the morning Connor again entered
the tent, and pointing his gun, said to
Groenberg and Colbv. the other inmites of
the tent ' Get out of here or I will shoot
jou all " He then took deliberate aim at
Lawson and fired, the ball passing entirelj
through his head
Tho mother of the murdered boj- resides
in rainier Street, this citj, and has two
sons in the Philippines who enlisted with
out her knowledge last October Thej
were her onlj support, and when thej left
she was compelled to go to vork in the
worsted mills The murdered soldier was
twentj -one jers of age
KNEW HER SON WAS SHOT.
Cable evvs Confirms Mrs. Treacej "s
Distressing Dream.
DETROIT, Mich , March 5 In a list of
casualties recently cabled by General Otis
to the War Department was the name of
Leslie Norman Treacej, a member of Com
pany D, Thirteenth Infantrj, now serving
In the Philippines Treacey was shot in
the arm
The cabled report contained no news for
Treacej "s mother. "I was not surprised to
receive the message, for I have been ex
pecting it for a week," said she "I
dreamed last week that Leslie was in a
hospital and I could see all the dreadful de
tails "When I woke up I said to my chil
dren that Leslie was hurt, and that wc
would heai of it soon "
REPORT OF CHIEF PARRIS.
L'hc Operation of the Fire Depart
ment During Last Month.
Joseph Parris, Chief Engineer of the
Fire Departmtlit, has submitted his re
port of the operations of the depirtment
for the month of February, as follows-
"There were twentj -eight alarms of fire,
being a decrease of 20 as compared with
the previous month, and a decrease of 1
as compared with the corresponding month
of the preceding year. Five of -hese
alarms were false. There were also 17 lo
cal or silent alarms for which no bells
were sounded, which were answered bj
the department.
"The estimated loss for the month was
$5,110, covered by an insurance of $4,740,
against a lors of SS.210 and an insurance
of $7,155 for the previous month, and,aIoss J
corresponding month of the preceding
year." ",
DISTRICT BILLS PASSED.
Favorable Vetlon on Important Local
Measure.
It was nearly 1 o'clock bifore Chairman
Babcock secured the floor to call up Dis
trict bills, the time of the House prior to
that having been taken up with the con
sideration of miscellaneous bills.
Mr Babcock called up Hquse bill TOO"?
to establish a Board of Charities for the
District of Columbia, said board to con
sist of five members to hold office three
j ears The board is to visit, inspect, and
maintain a general supervision over all in
stitutions, societies, or associations of a
charitable, correctional, or , reformatory
character. The bill was raised.
Mr Babcock next called up House bill
S0CT to amend the act approved Julj 22,
1S92, to provide for the opening of alleys
in the District of Columbia It provides
authoritj to the Commissioners to open and
close allejs or to widen or Etraighten them
and to supplj proper drainage.
Thf second section provides that the Sur
vevor of the District is to make out tripli
cate plots of such alleys, showing their
courses and boundaries, etc.
The third section provides that the Com
missioners have the right t close an al
ley or part of an alley thaiebj rendered
useless or unnecessarj. The bill was
passed
PASSED BY THE SENATE.
Tin' Pension Ypproprintimi Hill p
provtd Vftcr Ileitis, Amended.
In the Senate todaj the Pension Appro
priation bill was passed after being amend
ed In some technical particulars It ap
propriates $143,245,2 !0, being about $12
000 more than the appropriations for the
current veir The report wti'h accompan
ies the bill gives the number of pensioners
on the roll in 1S99 as 9'U Hl as against
489,725 in 1S8U, and the average annual
value of each pension as $132 74. The av
erage annual value of pensions allowed on
account of the war with Spain is given as
?1 V5
In discussing the bill Mr Allen declared
hiiiifaelf in favor of 'an enlarged pension
policj " There was nothing to be gained,
he said ' bj a hair splitting and haggling
process lespecting pensions'
This morning the newly elected Semtor
from California Thomas R Bard, was pre
sented bj his eolleague, Mr Perkins, and
had the oath of office administered to him
bv the President pro tempoie. Mr. Frye,
Mr. Bard took his seat on the Democratic
side of the chamber, there being no va
cant desk on the Republican fide
The conference report on the Financial
bill wa tiken up in order to give Mr Tel
ler an oportunitj to conclude his speech
in opposition to It He declared his be
lief that the proposed legislation would b.
disastrous and expressed the hope that the
time would come when it v,ou!d be re
versed through the common sense of the
people It was the eulmlnation, he 'aid,
of an effort to mike monev dear b the ex
elusion of half the metallic monej of the
world
The resolution of the Committee on
Privileges and Eleetions declaring Matthew
S Quaj not entitled to a seat in the Sen
ate une'er appointment bv the Governor of
Pennsylvania, wj-s tal en up and Mr Car
ter made an argument agunst the reso
lution and in support of Mr Quav's right
to the hat.
THE PORTO RICAN BILL.
Jenntor Davis Offers a rec Trade
Vmeudnient.
An amendment to tho ponding Porto
Rican bill offered in the Senate todaj by
Mr Davis provides for fr trade between
the island and the United Pistes
It extends to Poito Rico the provisions
of the Constitution whieh provide that all
duties, imposts and taxes levied and col
lected slnll be uniform throughout the
United States and that uo restriction
shall be pi iced on the commerce between
the States
RELIEF BILL REPORTED.
Senate t lniins Committee Favois
VI-
loivances foi Con! motors.
Senator Kean from the Committee on
Claims, has pi canted a repoit to the Sen
ate" l ecomim iidint; the i issage of the bill
for the relief of ihe Ulanlic Works of Bos
ton. In Scptembei and Oaober, lSti2, the Navj
Depaitment entered into contracts with the
Atlantic Works of Boston for the construc
tion of the machinerv engines, and boilers
of the two double-enders (wooden hulls)
Osceola and Sassacus The contracts were
performed to the satisfaction of the Gov
ernment but the contractors, it i claimed,
were undulv delaved in the performance bv
the officers of the Lnited States
The contractors for the machinerj and
hulls of tne double ender gunboats con
tracted for In the jeais 1S6J and 1SCJ ap
plied to Congies for an additional allow
ance over the contract pi ice paid therefor
bv the Navv Department, and a board of
officers was appointed to evamine their
claims under a resolution, p-v-sed in the
Senate March 9 1SI"
Under this resolution the Secretarv of the
Navj appointed i boaid, consisting of
Commodore Thomas 0 Selfridge. Chief En
gineer leauder Henderson, and Pav mas
ter C II Eldndge which convened at the
Brookljn Navv Yard June . 1SC3 and con
tinued in session for more than six month1?
The board after nitical examination of
the bill of cofet presented bj the several
contractors for vessels and steam machin
rj contracted for in the jears 1802 and
1861, who have appeared and made sworn
statements, has determined tho excess of
cost in the several cases over and above
the contract price and allowance for ex
tra work to be is follows.
Osceola. $20,5H 73, Sassacus, $20 313 73,
Otsego, $2-',3SS61, Lenapie, $29,16124
THE PHILIPPINES BILL.
It Vests the Temporary Governing
Povrer In the President.
The Senate Committee on the Philip
pines todaj ordered a favorable report on
the bill introduced bj Senator Spooner,
vesting iu the President the power to gov
ern the Philippine Islands until Congress
otherwise dnects
STEAMER MUST BE SOLD.
Supreme Court's Decision on the Caji
tuictl Iienito CsteiiRcr.
The Supreme Court todav affirmed the
Judgment of the Florida District Court, or
dering the sale of the steamer Benito Es
tenger, captured bj the Hornet off Cape
Cruse. Julj 27, 1S98, loaded with 1 200 bar
rels of flour.
Defence was made that the vessel had
been' previouslv transferred to a British
subject and was thereforo not liable to
seizure The couit said the evidence in
this direction was not catIsfactorv and the
judgment below was affirmed.
Got. crnor Tanner IuPS,ot iiiT.
SPRINGriELD, HI , March 5 Governor
Tanner's condition is considerably improv
ed todaj, though he is still confined to his
bed He lested well last night and was
able to take some light nourishmeat
Great care is being exercised as to his diet
to prevent another relapse.
!ortoIU A W:i.1i1iiki steamboat Co.
IJelitfMrul trips dailv at C 30 p w to Old 1'olnt
romfoit Newtwrt News. Norfolk, jiud V,trgima
Beac.li Tor schedule see page 7.
THE DISTRICT EXPENSES
Mr. Gront Reports the Appropria
tion Bill to the House.
The Total Amount Recommended for
the Fluent Year 1001, Exclusive of
the AVatcr Department, Is SO,UOS,
:!h..'M bums Allowed for the Pub
lic bcliools and Other Purposen.
The bill making appropriations for the
support of the Government of the District
of Columbia for the fiscal jear ending
June 30, 1901, was presented to the House
this afternoon by Representative Grout
from the Committee on Appropriations
The estimates of the Commissioners of
the District of Columbia, upon which the
bill is based, exclusive of the Water De-
partment. asmresrate J7.744.230 4S. one-half
of which amount, or of such sum as Con-
gress may appropriate, is required to be
drawn from the levenucs of the General
Government, and the remaining one-half
to be levied upon the taxable property and
privileges in the District of Columbia oth
er than the property of the United States
and the District of Columbia, pursuant to
section 3 cf the act approved June 11, 1878,
entitled "An act providing a permanent
form of government for the District of Co
lumbia "
The total amount recommended to be
appropriated for the general epenses of
the District of Columbia for the fiscal jear
1901 in the bill Just submitted is, exclu
sive of the Water Department, $6,608,
378 31, of which sum the General Govern
ment is required to pay $3,302,939 15, that
being one-half of the whole, exclusive of
the amount ($2,500) recommended for ex
penses under the Highway act. The first
named sum Is $1,135,872 17 less than the
estimates submitted bj the Commission
ers The amount appropriated for the general
expenses of the District of Columbia for
the current fiscal jear (1900) Is $6,707,
394 77, or $99,016 46 more than Is recom
mended in the bill for 1901
The amount recommended for the Wa
ter Department, all of Which is pa able
from the water revenues, is $134,141. being
an increase of $3,000 over the appropria
tions for the Water Department for the
current fiscal year.
It Is estimated that the water revenues
available for the fiscal year 1901 will
amount to $358,200, but it is provided in
the bill, as it was In the acts for the cur
rent and eight preceding fiscal jears. that
anj surplus of tnese revenues over tne
appropriations made specifically therefrom
shall be applied to the work of extending
the high-service sjstem of water distrinu
tion Under these indefinite appropria
tions of the surplus water revenues there
has been expended up to December 31.
lSri, for extending the high-service sys
tem of water distribution, the sum of
$717,1153 32
The total general revenues of the Dis
trict of Columbia for the fiscal jear lr,01.
it is estimated by the Commissioner", will
amount, exclusive of anj estimated sur
plus of the revenues of prior jears, to $3 -(2$
451 49, or a surplus of $223,402 34 after
meeting the appropriations proposed t
the bill, together with the obligations (e
timated at $99,610) imposed upon the Dis
trict bj the act of March 2, 1SS9, estab
lishing the National Zoological Park, and
for one-half the expenses of the Court of
ppeils and Supreme Court of the Dis
trict and of amounts for the Garfield and
Providence Hospitals.
'Ihe Public Schools.
The committee recommend provision for
thf construction of all school buildings es
timated for bj the Commissioners, in
cluding 1 twelve-room building. 4 eight
room buildings, and " four-room buildings,
and the completion of the 2 manual-training
school buildings and the 4 eight-room
buildings previouslj authorized, the con
struction of a fence around the Western
High School, and the furnishing and equip
ment in part of the manual-training
hool building for the first eight d visions;
the whole involving a total expenditure of
$340100, towaid which the bill approp t
ates $ '.20 800 and authori?e contracts to
the amount of $210,500 for the remainder.
The number cf teachers is increaeJ, in
accordance with the estimates, from 1 179
to 1 224, or 43 in all, to provide f-r the
natural growth of the schools
The salaries of the teachers of the Cen
tral. Eastern, Westerr, Business, and Col
ored high schools are provided for at
$1 600 each, making an increase of $100
each in four and a reduction of $200 in
one of these salaries Tne appropriation
for kindergarten instruction is increa ed
from $13 000 to $23,000 For rent of school
buildings the amount is increased from
$14 000 to $17,0C0
Limitations with reference to appropria
tions made in the bill not heretofore im
posed or changes in existing limitations,
are recommended in the section on Im
provement6! and repairs, as follows.
" nd hereafter, when as manj streets
and entire bocks of streets in any section
have been paved as the amount alotted to
that section will permit, and there still
remains a balance insufficient to pave an
entire block of the street provided for
pavement uron the schedule, such balance
shall remain available and be added to the
allotment for that section for the next
succeeding jear."
The amount of the contract heretofore
authorized for the extension of the bound
arj sewer to the vicinitj of Twentj -second
and A Streets northeast is increased from
$190,000 to $230,000
CIcnnliiK' the Streets.
Under the head of streets the bill pro
vides that the Commissioners of the Dis
trice of Columbia arc authorized to
invite bids and make contract for oper
ating the District quarrj for such term of
jears, not exceeding five, as may be de
termined by them to be most advantageous
to the District.
The Commissioners of the District shall
make specifications for the manner of
sweeping and cleaning the streets by ma
chinerj and bj hand labor, and shall ad
vertise to let the work to the lowest re
sponsible bidder, according to such sped
fications and if the same or anj part can- J
not be nrocured to be done at a nr.ne ,,nt I
not be procured to be done at a price not
exceeding 20 cents for hand work and 20
cents for machine work per thousand
square jards then thej maj- do the work
under their immediate direction, but it
shall be done" according to the specific.i
tions provided that the specifications for
bids shall provide that the pajmont for 1a
boi in the execution of the contract shall
not be less than that now paid by the
Commissioners of the District of Colum
bia for cleaning the streets by hand, and
that of the amount appropriated $21,000,
or such part thereof as the Commissioners
maj deem advisable, may be expended un
der the immediate direction of the Com
missioners without contract.
In the matter of bridges the Commis
sioners are authorized to purchase or con
demn so much of the land within the lines
of Massachusetts Avenue extended to
which the District does not now possess
title, and such adjacent land for side
slopes, embankments, and so forth, as my
be necessarj, and to use for such purpose
not exceeding $3,000 of the sum herebj ar.
piopriatcd Under the section relating to public
schools it is provided that it shall not be
lawful to paj, or authorize or require to
be paid, from any of the salaries of teach-
ts herein provided, any portion or per
centage thereof for the purpose of adding
to salaries of higher or lower grades.
Authority is given to enter Into con
tracts for the construction of certain
school buildings within the stipulated
amounts of estimated cost, respectively,
and in the aggregate for $219,500 In excess
of the sums appropriated.
In the section on police courts the bill
provides that hereafter each of the Judges
of the court shall be entitled to six weeks
vacation annually, and that the provision
made for justices of the peace shall cover
the services rendered by them, each of
whom shall serve for six weeks.
For the purpose of securing better align
ment of boundaries the Commissioners and
the Board of Control of Rock Creek Park
are authorized to adjust and change the
boundary between the park and the tract
of land near Brightwood, District of Co
lumbia, recently purchased by the District
of Columbia for a reservoir site; provided,
that the area of Rock Creek Park shall not
be diminished by such adjustment or
change.
In the section on charities it is set forth
that the Board of Children's Guardians is
directed to contract with the Hart Farm
School during the fiscal year 1901 for the
care and support of not less than fifty
hos at the rate of 210 Per br Per an
num
Other Allowances.
In the Executive Office of the District
of Columbia one additional driver at $4S0
is allowed, and one additional assistant
inspector of buildings at $4S0. The sala
ries of assistant inspectors of plumbing
are increased from $l,0CO to $1,200. Anew
boiler for the harbor police boat, to cost
$1,500, is allowed. The Assssor's office is
given one new clerk at a salary of $900.
an additional clerk is provided for in the
Engineer's office, and an assistant inspec
tor of gas and metres Is appropriated for.
The salary of the Superintendent of Street
Sweeping is Increased from $2,000 to $2,200.
An increase of $1,800 Is allowed for addi
tional employes of the Surveyor's office.
For the Free Public Library there are al
lowed a cataloguer at $600, a janitor at
$480, an attendant at $360. The sum of $1.
000 is appropriated for the urchase of
books, and $1,500 for binding.
Nine hundred dollars is appropriated for
the restoration and preservation of por
traits belonging to the District of Colum
bia The amount allowed for replacing and
repairing sidewalks and curbs around pub
lic reservations and municipal buildings
is cut down from $15,000 to $10,000.
The amount asked for the Improvement
of the Benning and Anacostia roads is cut
down from S130.000 to $49,000, a reduction
of $81,000.
For sprinkling, sweeping, and cleaning
streets $140,000 is granted in the bill
against $143,000 asked for.
For the construction and repair of
bridges, the sum of $25,000 was asked for
by the Commissioners and $15,000 allowed
Five thousand dollars is allowed for the
protection to the inlet to the conduit at
Great Falls
THE DAY IN THE HOUSE.
Ihe Appeal of Mr. Ilailej Laid on the
Table.
In the House todaj Mr Sherman asked
unanimous consent for the consideration of
a bill extending until Januarj 1, 1!HH, the
time for completing the bridge between
New York and Long Island, but Mr. Scud
der objected
Bills were passed permitting the State of
Wjoming to exchange certain lands in that
State for unoccupied public lands and set
ting apart certain lands In Oklahoma for
cemetery purposes.
During the discussion of a bill Incorpor
ating the Frederick Douglass Memorial
Association. Mr. Bailej insisted upon dis
cussing with the Speaker his right to the
floor in the time of Mr. Babcock, Chairman
of the District Committee. An end was
put to this by the Speaker declaring him
out of order, from which decision Mr. Bai
ley appealed Mr Pavne moved to lay the
appeal on th table, and Mr. Bailey compli
cated matters by moving to adjourn. This
was ruled out as a dilatorj motion. The
appeal was laid on the table by a vote of
123 to SS.
AGAINST THE PAPER TRUST.
A Resolution Cnlllnir on the Vttor
ne General to Prosecute.
A joint resolution has been introduced is
the House by Representative De Vries.
and recites that a combination called the
International Paper Company had secured
control of the paper industrj and had
raised prices 60 per cent
For that reason the reolution abolishes
the duty on white and printing paper and
on the materials for making the same,
and instructs the Attornej General to p-o-ceed
against the International Paper Com
pany under the Sherman Anti-trust law.
THE PRESIDENT RETURNS.
He Vrrives Early. Tnl.es a 'Nap, and
Il ceil es X isitors.
Representatives Pajne and Dalzell were
earl j callers at the White House todaj.
The President arrived from the station, up
on his return from New York at S.30
o'clock, and after breakfasting took a short
nap, going into his office at 10:30. The two
members of the Wajs and Means Commit
tee were the first callers he received. They
came and left together. Mr. Pajne said
that he had called to see the President to
get something, and that he had not suc
ceeded. Senator Thurston and Representatives
Bartholdt and Hepburn also called, but
were not long in the private office. They
said that their business had not been of
an official nature
The President is looking better than
when he left for New York on Friday last.
He was then pale from confinement. Tho
trip has given a ehalthier tint to his
cheeks Secretary Long dropped in social
lj on his waj to luncheon, but said that
there were no matters pertaining to the
Navj which he had to discuss.
MR. BOUTELLE'S CONDITION.
Ihe Maine Representative Likely to
Seek n Henomlnntion.
BANGOR. Me, March 5 Edward P.
Boutelle, brother of Representative
CTIinrloc A P.nntpllp mihlii!ipi i rnrrf tn-
. . , , .", ,, ,
AaY In to a statement made in a lo-
cal paper Saturday to the effect that "on
account of the continued illness of Mr.
Boutelle it has become apparent to his
friends that it would not be prudent for
him to accept a renomination as Repre
sentative to Congress, and it Is not be
lieved that he will do so."
Edward P. Boutelle says In his card: "I
am at a loss to understand the authoritj
for this statement unless it is to be found
in the circular letter issued by William
Engals Saturdaj containing a similar an
nouncement. Whatever the source, it is
incorrect. Mr. Boutelle'" friends have ar
rived at no such conclusions On the con
trary, the friends of the Congressman are
murh encouraged at his steady improve
ment, and if he continues to gain, as it is
now believed he will, his name will as
suredly go before the convention.
"I submit to the people of the Fourth
district the question whether or not this
persistent effort to undermine him, at a
time when he is making a hard fight for
the recoverj of health wiecked In the pub
lic service, and is therefore unable to
speak for himself, Is in good taste, polit
ically or otherwise. Knowing the peopl"
of the district as I do. I think I know what
their answer will be."
FMflS OF AN OUTBREA
United States War Vessels Sent tc
Central America.
Costa Itlca ami Mcnracnn Llkelr
KnsrnKe In a Conflict The Cruis
er Detroit and Mnrhlehead to Pro
tect Vinerlcan Interests One Vessel
to lie stationed on Each Coast.
The Navy Department has finally taken
notice of the threatening conditions fa
Central America. There is every reason to
fear an early outbreak between Nicaragua
and Costo Rica, and two cruisers have
been despatched to those countries to pro
tect Americans and American Interests.
The Navy Department today Issued tho
following bulletin regarding the situation:
"The Detroit and Marblehead have been
sent to Central America, one on each side,
on account of despatches received from our
representatives there which indicate soma
recurrence of the disturbed state of affairs,
and for the purpose of protecting Ameri
can interests there."
The countries involved in the trouble are
Costa Rica and Nicaragua, and the De
troit has gone to the Atlantic side of the
two countries, while the Marblehead will
look after affairs on the Pacific coast.
For some time trouble has been brewing
between the two countries, and it has ben
said that the difficulty arose over a grant
of land on the southern shore of Lake Nic
aragua to Nicaragua by Costa Rica. The
Costa RIcans, believing the maritime ca
nal will be built through that country, are
reported to have demanded the return eC
the land.
An official of the State Department, in
speaking of the reported troubles between
the two countries today, sakl that a rep
resentative of Costa Rica had iafwraed
him that there was no tremble over the
land grant, but that a maa whom the
Costa Rican Government had had impris
oned in New York for counterfeiting its
bonds had since gone to Nicaragua and
organized filibusters to invade the eountry.
The threatened invasion was temporarily
checked by Costa Rica sending troops to
the Nicaraguan border
The information on which the Navy De
partment has acted earae to the State De
partment from several official sources. It
was laid before Secretary Long by Secre
tary Hay this morning Ever since the
canal treat j was negotiated there has been
much excitement in Nicaragua and Costa
Rica, in which the maritime canal was in
volved in some way that nobody appeared
to be able to explain.
The latest information shows that the
whole of Central Ameriea is excited, and
that an outbreak may come at any time.
The acute feature of the preseat excite
ment is the organization of a revotottos
ary movement in Ntearagua bj Ceeta Jtieaa
refugees, who are preparing to crsas tso
frontier Into their owa country. TWs
movement is headed by Mora, the Ce4a
Rican who Was convicted la Nev York.
A despatch was received by tae State
Department last week from Mr. Hart, the
United States Minister at San Jose, say
ing that a revolutionary nrovemest 1ms
been organized in Nicaragua, Utat Csia
Rica had been declared under martial few,
and that the troops of that eoastrj bad
been ordered to the Nicaragua bertwr.
Since then several despatches teMsg of
expected trouble have been received ac
the State Department, but none of than,
until today, was definite enough to BatK
the Government in sending warships.
A "WAR CXATAT ALLOWED.
Catherine A. Talhnrtt. Vdministrn
trlx. to Receive JfJMOO.
The Court of Claims ha3 adjudicated the
claim of Catherine A. Talburt, adminis
tratrix of George W. Talbuttt. of the Dis
trict of Columbia, for supplies taken by
the military forces of the United States
during the civil war
George W Talburtt, in the year 1391,
was the owner of a tract of land contain
ing 223 acres, known as "Chichester." in
the District of Columbia, adjo.n.ng Uaion
town, and about one mile distant frm the
Washington Navy Yard In tbo sunnier
or the autumn of that jear the military
authorities of the United States eased all
the timber, about 4 560 cords to be cut
from 1C0 acres of woodland on sail tract,
and this wood was cut bj soldiers of the
United States Army, regularly detailed fr
that purpose. This timber was tall,
thrifty, and valuable, consist. ng of aak,
hickory, chestnut, and pine, and wag of
good quality.
In the j car 1S63 George W. Talburtt was
the owner of a tract containing 164 acres,
in the D.stnct of Columbia, on the Living
ston Mill Road, three and a half miles
distant from Washington. About one-half
of this tract was in superior timber, the
remainder being in a high state of culti
vation, enclosed and subdivided by good
and substantial fences. In September.
1863, the military authorities of the Uni
ted States took possession of this traet,
and used and occupied it until November,
1S65.
The amount petitioned for by the claim
ant was $30,442 3S, and he amount allow
ed by the Court of Claims is $9,100.
CHICAGO STORM-SWEPT.
Another 1 nil of Snow That Threat
ens Traflic.
CHICVGO, March 5. Another heavy
snowstorm, with gusts of rain. Is laglng in.
Chicago. Snow has been falling since day
light, and already an inch has been added
to the heavy fall of last week, which is
still impeding traffic. If the snow turns
to sleet, as appears likely, added to the
great masses of sno.v and ice on tbe
streets, it will undoubtedly tie up all the
transportation lines in the city.
FAYERWEATHER WILL CASE.
The Famous Contest Has Reached the
Snureme Court.
Another installment of litigation under
the will of the late Daniel B. Fayerweath
er, of New York, has reached the United
States Supreme Court in the petition of
William P. Landon against Bulkley and
others for a writ of certiorari to the Court
of Appeals for the Second Circuit, to bring
up the judgment of that court for review.
Landon is an assignee of Union- College,
who sued for 100,000 by the terms of the
will of Mrs. Fayervv cather, on the ground
that by the statute of New York relating
to wills Mr. Fayerweather as to half his
entire estate, died intestate. In closing
the art-ument in support of the petition,
Mr. Paige, counsel, says "We submit
that for once ia his life, Judge Wallace fc
raistaken "
VI j nn's IStisIness Colli sc, J-th and IC
Eu&rjcs-, Shorthand. Typenritin-; $25 a year.