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THE BOBRS AT KROOKSTAD
Rallied by Kruger and Stej-n to De
fend Hie Transvaal.
HcnI for the nrltitih A(hnncp. nml
12en Defiant lilreKctl lij the
President of the rVuVrntoil Ile
jiuhlicn Oom 1'nnl'v Impassioned
Appeal to the Itnrjiln'rs to Maln
tuin Their risht for Freedom k
buranecM of Ultimate ucceis The
Oransrv Free State Lender " am
Hi People Acrainnt OIej inRT the
Proclamation of General Hubert.
LONDON. March 2L A despatch from
Protoria, dated March 20, 1 p m , and
received from Kroonstid, Orange Free
State, under date of March IS, sajs:
"The Pretoria federal commandos are
here. Thc arc in grand spirits. The
are ready for the eneni and are even de
fiant! awaiting the British advance
"Presidents Kruger and Fteyn address
ed a vast camp meeting todaj. The
Transaal Piosident made an impassioned
appeal to the burghers to maintain their
gallant fight for freedom He told them
that it was certain the ultimate result of
the war would be that the Boer republics
would retain their ndejcndence despite
the temporarj British occupation of Blom
fontein. "President Stevn followed President
Krugoi in a strong speech He told the
burghers that the Free State was far from
conquered because its capital had been
oecupicd by the British He informed
the burghers that England had deflnitclj
refused to allow the republics to remain
as Independent states Therefore, all the
republics had to do new was to fight to the
Inst.
'President Stejn stated that in the six
months the war had been going on the
Boors had lost less than 1,000 men killed,
nnd that the fighting was reallj commenc
ing now. As President he warned the Free
State burghers not to beliee Lord Rob
erts.' pioclamation and accept his invita
tion to laj down their arms He assur
ed them that the British had failed on
ever occasion to keep the solemn trea
ties the had made Sir Alfred Milar,
the Governor of Cane Colonv. Mr Sten
stated, proclaimed that the Afrikanders
vvottlti be exterminated 1 nowing that the
lopsWice would fight to the end He closed
bj urging the bwrghers to place their trust
in God
"PreWit Stejn'a anponl teased the
burghers to a ititck of wiW cutkttstasK '
The correspondent of the "Times" at
Bloomfontcin, telegraphing under date of
March It, sovs-
"It is assumed from the destructiott of
the bridges along the KreensUd Railwaj
line that the Transvaal Beers are aban
doning the defence of the Oraagc Free
State.
"The telegraph liae is working to Retl
ocrsbmg A toris of joung Boers has
been formed for the purpose of policing the
neighborhood of BloemferKeta and prevent
ing the Kaffirs from looting The corps is
commanded bj a British officer
A despatch from Pretoria savs that the
reports that Mafeking has been reriev e4 are
untrue, The War Office alec tajs there is
no newi from that point.
The Pretoria despatches saj that Colonel
Plainer, in whom the British hopes of
Mafekmg's relief centre is unaMeMo ad
voace south of Lobalst The Boers have
stopped him, both bj opposition m front
and b threatening his rear.
Lobatst is fort-seen miles from Mafe
Kinir. Plumor reached there several weeks
ago bj advancing down the railroad The
Beers immediate! bent forces to strength
en the cordon around Mafeking and des
jwtehed a commando to cut the railroad
beyond Plumer Since then the relief
force has not been heard from
FOR JOHANNESBURG MINES.
Tianxvaal Mitiintccrx IJni inc: 11a
chittcrv in Thi Conntrj.
HOUGHTON, Mich March 21 The Boer
threats to dnamite the mines and ina
chiner of Johannesburg mav be mcolj -a.
bluff, as the London despatch asserts, but
loading mine managers and engineers from
the Transvaal who have visited the cop
per district in large numbers since the be
ginning of hostilities, think different!
The mine managers are in the United
States to place orders for new equipment
immediatel after the destruction of the
old machiaer
One Johannesburg mine manager new
here, Pope Yeatman, of the Robinson
mines, has full plans and specifications for
a complete new equipment which will .ost
about 1.000 000 Leading American ma
chinerv manufactuiers have made condi
tional bids on probabl 520 00ft 000 worth
of new mining niachiner for the South
African gold mines
MOBILIZING AT KLMBERLEY.
A Brigade of Imperial "ii'omiuirj
Itnpidl Concentrating:.
KIMBERLEY, Maich 20 A brigade of
Imporial Yeomanr Is lapidl concentrat
ing here Lord Chesham will command,
with Captain Reed as brigade major, John
Greonfcll as aide-de-camp, and Maurice
Gilford as staff officer.
Eric Smith commands the "Bucks"
Borkshircs, and Oxfords, who have al
rcad ai lived and are under canvas The
men look verv smart, the are well
mounted, ard the discipline is excellent,
Younghusband commands the Yorkshires,
bherwood Foresters, and Nottmghams'
and Mevrlck the Northumberiands The
Staff ords and Worcesters aie expected
dail.
TO BE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.
General Ilolicrts to suveeeil Lord
A olselt in o emlier.
LONDOX. .March f 1 'Truth" states
that Lord Itoberts wi'l succeed Loid
Wolscle as commander-in-chief of the
arm in November next, when the lattcr's
leim of service empires
The War Office suggests that, in v iew of
the approach of winter In South Africa,
people who contemplate reading comforts'
to the soldiers had better provide woolen
articles.
Hour dinirnl Ilentcv Here.
Rear Admiral George C. Itemey arnved
in Washington tods from Norfolk and
wont to the Nav Department where he
was In consultation with officials about his
duties as commander of the Asiatic squad
ron. He will kail from Sau Francisco for
Manila oh Murch 31.
Frank Lihlicj A. Co., I.iimlicr and
!rllvveik-v.nrd,, warehouse, aHd alBee, Oth fcL
aud A e im.
A PETITION FROM CUBANS
Congress tsketl to Keep the Inland
I ndiT American Control.
The Cuban-American League has sent
the following petition to Congress:
"The Cuban- meiican League, an or
ganization of Cubans and Americans, who
beliee that it is no. onl for the Let inter
est of both countries but that it is the desti
n that the ffag of the United States shall
remain permanent! in Cuba, hereby pe
tition the Congress of the United States,
that the will follow tie recommendations
made by President McKiulc in his two
messages for territorial go eminent, free
trade, and the return of all tariff taxes
collected upon merchandise between Porto
Rico and the States of the Union since the
final ratification of the treat with Spain
transferring Porto Rico to the United
States of America.
"We would also petition that so much of
the Joint resolution of Congress approvod
April 20. IStS, as is contained in the fol
lowing words shall be repealed:
" 'Fourth The United Slates hereby
disclaims an dipocition or intention to
exercise soverelgut. Jurisdiction, or con
trol over said islands except for the paci
fication thereof, and assert its detcimwa
tion when that is accompllbhcd to leae
the gov eminent and control of the island
to its people,' and that in its place the
following proclamation, changed so as to
app! to the present time and to Cuba, be
substituted as the basis of our relation
ship to that island, that was issued by
Major Gen Nelson A. Miles, Commanding
the Armies of the United States, upon tak
ing possession of Porto Rico "
The petition quotes at length General
Miles? pioclamation to the inhabitants of
the island, wherein he states that the Ar-
mj brought them "the fostering arms of
a nation of free people whose greatest pow
er is in its justice and bumanit to all
those living within its fold," and asserted
that the United States military force
brought the people of the Island protection
not onh to thcmseles but to their prop
er!, that their prosper!! would be pro
moted and that the iminunilie- and bless
ings of the libeial institutions of the Unit
ed States would be bestowed upon them.
RAILWAY WRECK AT ALTOONA.
u Kiitinccr Killed and His fire
man Serloitxlj Injured.
ALTOONA. Pa , March 21 The econd
section of the Western Express, while
running at a rate of sixt milts an hour
through the Altoona ard about 3 Ij this
morning, was wiecked a shoit distance
west of the tower. Engineer Andiew
Kauffman, aged fort -fixe, of Hamsbuig.
vas jammed in the wreckage and died
from his Injuries two houi& later it the
Altoona Hospital. Fireman W. H Shu
man, also of Harri'-burg, was scvcrel in
jured, being horribly cut about the Lead
and bodv Yard Brakeman W E Otto of
Altoona. who was standing on a freight
car some distance aw a from the wreck.
was struck b a piece of Iling timber and
knocked from his car. suffering sevre
bruises and lacerations on the ankles
The engine two baggage cars, and one
txprebs car were demolished four tracks
were torn up and the two Pullman coaches
damaged The passengers were badly
shaken up, but none were injured A piece
of rail was forced clear through the boiler
of th? engine. Fireman Shuman when
picked up, was covered with ostcrs whicn
came fiom a barrel in the express car.
Te wreck was caused b the picking of a
s itch
YOUNG WOMEN IN POLITICS.
A I.ivclj Cnmimlxii for the OtHoe of
Cil t Ii-rk.
TOPEK. Kan , March 21 Corfevii!e is
excited over the contest Tor Cit Clerk be
tween Miss Elliott the Republican nomi
nee, and Miss Rose Bell, a school teacher,
the nominee on the Citizens' ticket
The late Capt D S Elliott, of the Twen
tieth Kansas, killed in the Philippines,
formerly held the office. His daughter was
his deputv and she has administered the
affairs of the office since his death. Meet
ings are held everv night, and committee",
of men and women are canvassing the
towjj for votes for their favorites
FRENCH RECIPROCITY TREATY.
Protocol K-vtciiditx; the Time foi
Itatltication.
A protocol embodJng an additional ar
ticle to the French reciprocit treat,
providing for the extension of the time
within which the ratifications of the trea
t raut be exchanged was signed at the
State Department this morning b M Jules
Cambon. the French Ambassador, and Sec
retar Ha. It will be transmitted to the
Senate
The period named m ihe original agree
ment for the exehane of ratifications was
March 24 and the additional article pro
vides for an extension of the time for one
car
THE WASHINGTON NAVY YARD.
Nnial Order "VlnUitiK: liniice
in
Important MntiotiM.
Among the nuval order? issued toJa
were the following Commander E C
Pendleton, detached from the Washington
Xav Yard and ordered home; Commander
L II. C. Leutze, detached from Bureau of
Ordnance and ordered to the "Washington
vard as superintendent of the gun factor ;
Lieut. Commander AW D Rose, detached
from "Washington aid and ordered to be
examined for retirement; Lieut. Comman
der C Thomas, detached from Washington
ard and ordered to the Constellation;
Lieut. Commander G H Peters, detached
from the Office of Xaval Intelligence nnd
ordered to Iowa as executive officer.
TRADES UNIONS IN CHICAGO.
The Alow of . .1. Chalmers on Or
trail ircd Labor.
CHICAGO, March 21 The imlustnal
sub-'ommission which is in session at the
Auditorium Hotel, in this cit, to inves
tigate manufacturing and business condi
tions began its work of taking testimon
esterda. with Col. Albert Clark cf Boston,
as Chairman, and former Lieutenant Gov
ernor llairis. of Ohio aud John L Ken
ned, of Washington, present. W. J.
Chalmer, President of tne manufacturing
concern of Traser & Chalmers, said among
other things:
' Chicago is the hotbed of trades union
ism in the United States, and unions in this
country, and espeeiallv in this citv, form
tho most gigantic and arrogant trust
known in. the world In Chicago this trust
is-!ed by tho walking delegate, who knows
more of the slugging and other arts of vio
lence than he does of the trade represented
b the union."
Mr. Chalmers said the unions object
to a man exercising his freedom and right
under the Constitution to work where
when, and for whom he chooses He de
claied that the unions practically sa "You
must join the union or vou must not
work, if jou do not join the union we
will use persuabion," and "persuasion, as
practiced m Chicago, means violence,"
the witness added
AL emr ilrnBUt for Ivrctol.
Clenr Door-, li; in. thick, tin Lnntn.
1 23. Bought leforc the iie therefore low price.
INVITED TO PORTSMOUTH
Euglbli Hospitality Offered to Amer
ican Warships.
Scerclnrj Loiik Thank the "Major
for Ills Offer and Miv h It A ill He
Accented If YckkpIm Ire Sent to
Kuropr 'I he North Ytlnntic Siiunri
rou Mas Be Selected for the Dulj.
LONDON, March 21. The Ma or of
Portsmouth has received n despatch from
Secretar Long, of the United Stites
Nav, to the effect that a squad
ron of American warships, would cer
tainl be sent to European wa
ters later on. Up to the present time, how
eer, no arrangements have been made for
such a squadron.
Secretar Long said this afternoon that
he received several das ago an invitation
from the Ma or of Portsmouth, England,
to send a squidron of essels to that har
bor during the coming summer. The In
vitation has been under the consideration
of the Chief of the Bureau of Navigation
to whom it was rcftired b Secretar Long
The Secretar said that a similar invita
tion was received b the Department last
ear, but it was declined because there
v ere no vessels that could be spared for
European waters He added that the
Portsmouth harbor was one of the finest
in the world and that the invitation of the
major of that cil was greatl appreciated
It will be accepted if an vessels are sent
to Europe within the next few months
At the Bureau of Navigation it was sad
that at present tlicie were no snips that
could be spared for a cruise in Euiopean
waters and that a iepl had Leen sent
to the Ma or of Portsmouth, In which it
v.a stated that the Secietar of the Navy
thanked the ma or for his invitation It
was also stated that if an vessels weie
sent to Europe thev would spend soTie
time In the Portsmouth harbor.
It Is considered more than probab'e thu
cev era! v es-els of the Navj may go to
European waters late in the f-ummer. The
ship of the North Atlantic squadron v. ill
be coming north within the next few
months, and will visit Boston in
June
I Uit
fter that the movements of the fleet are
uncertain The new battleships K - arsirg -
and Kentuck will be in commission be -
fore midsummer, ard the cruiser Albinv
will al-o join the North Atlintic squidron I class rate This should be done for busi
witbin a few weeks It Is believed that 'i'' reisons and Mr. Bromwell quoted
tvo oi more vessels of the j-quadrcn will
be ordered to Europe to join the Baltl
more, which will bring Reai Admiral Wat
sen home from the Philippine. Admi al
Waton las orders to viit Pari-, and s v
eral European port It is said that if
vessels are t-nt frcm th.s countr to Eu
rope thev will be placed under the cim
mand of dmiral Watson, and vTl vlfit
Portsmouth as well as the prmicpal har
bors on the Continent
WHEELER TALKS WITH ROOT.
'I lie ( n era I LiUelv to ti'cit a De
partment command.
There now appears to be no doubt that
General Joe Wheeler will be made a brig
adier in the Regular Arm and given com
mand of the Department of the Lakes,
with headquarters at Chicago
General W heeler called on Secretary
Root toda but, owing to the Secretary
being vei busv, he on! hal a biief con
ference with him
On leaving Secretar Roat, General
"Wheeier aid that he hid not (Werm'iied
what action he wojld take regarding lib
scat In Congiess.
' I want to talk the matter over with the
President and Secretar Root, he taid,
4 and when 1 have hid that conference I
will be in a position to state positively
what I shall do I hope to settle the mat
ter within the next few das"
If the position of brigadier general in
the Regular rni is offered vou will ou
accept if" General Wheeler was asl-ed
"I hope to serve the best interests of the
countr and if the President thinks that
I can do co by accepting a position of
brigadier general in the Regular Arm 1
will do so" was his repl
" s to what department I will have
charge of if given the position that of
course is a matter for future consideration
The Department of "the Lakes would suit
me ver well, but I do not kno.v that I am
to be assigned there if made a brigadier
general "
BUYING CAPITAL TRACTION.
V Belief 'Hint the V morion n Kail-
flini Cnmpanj nn(N the Ilonil.
It was said toda on ecellcnt authorit
that the American Itailwavs Compan of
Philadelphia is flic concern that ia now
negotiating for the purchnc of the Capi
tal Traction Compan. The stocks of the
Capital Traction Compan todav had a
rapid advance, going from par to 104 A
large number of out-of-town orders for the
stock were executed, on the local exchange
Rumors regarding this new out-of-town
business were living all over F Street,
and It was not until afternoon that it
was learned that large orders for the
stock were still unexecuted Some of the
orders" were traced to the American Rall
wavs Compan. The concern is a railwa
trust that was organized last ear, and
has alread purchased railroads in Spring
field and Da ton, Ohio, Chicago and other
cities, and is understood to be negotiat
ing for various other properties in East
ern cities
It cannot be learned that the Washing
ton Traction and Elcctrio Sndicate ii in
anv wa connected with the pre-ent ne
gotiations It is understood that the
prominent holders of Cap tal Traction
stcck in this city have refused the first
offer made b the American Railwas
Companv, and that thev have made a
counter proposition to sell for 125
REVOKED A CHARTER.
Vetion of the H-vecntite Council
of
the Federation of Labor.
At a meeting today of the Executive
Council of the mencan Federation of
Labor held at headquarters this evening,
a decision was made revoking the charter
of the American gents' Association, be
cause of the limited number of local un
ions and because of the irregular charac
ter of that organization
While this decision affects all unions,
it docs not prevent them from becoming
connected with the Federation providing
they can prove their legitimacy. The de
cision applies to the charter of the asso
ciation as a national body.
Elected Una Delegates.
CARLISLE, Pa , March 21. Tho Repub
lican Count Convention held here ester
day was a Quay convention. Col. Charles
H. Mullin, of Mount Holly, the Quay lead
er of this count, was elected delegate to
the National Convention from this district
and" Instructed for President McKinle's
renomination. Former District Attorne
Arthur Raple, Carlisle; J. E Failing, Up
per Southampton, and G. B., Wetzel, Car
lisle, were elected delegates to the State
Convention. No resolutions were adopted.
Good Floorlap. "ortli Carolina Pine,
2.20 per 100 square feet; bought before the ri&e.
THE ADMIRAL'S CONDITION.
Dencj'n Physician Torlild II i Tnk
Iiik n Moriiini; Drive.
S YVANNAH, Ga , M-irch 21. Admiral
Dewe, who became III' esterday
afternoon while do-vn the rlver.on the cut
ter Hamilton, is still confined to his bad at
the De Soto Hotel. His attending phjsi
cians, Dr St J E Graham and Surgeon
General Winan, announced this morning
that he was unable to stand the fatigue
of a morning drive about the clt and this
had to be cut o it of the programme for
the day. The phsictans advise absolute
rest for the Admiral and he Is seeing no
one. Mrs Dewe is with him
The illness of the Admiral has cast a
gloom over the entire proceedings incident
to his trip to this city. There is to be a
militar parade this afternotih in his hon
or, troops being here from Georgia, and
South Carolina to take part in it Dewe's
phjsicians sa that he cau review the pa
rade, but, in view of the fact that thev
announced esterday that he could attend
a leception Hst night, which he was una
ble to do this ma be doubtful
He will be present at the banquet but
a short time tonight, 'and his doctors have
advlFed him against eating heartily. It
is not thought he will remain longer at
the banquet Loard than to receive the
souvenir vase, to be tendered by the city,
and to accept it with a short spech of
thanks
A committee arrived at noon to invite
the Admiral to Jacl sonville, Fia -It his
purpose to spend a few days in Florida
after leaving Geoigii He leaves for Ma
con tomorrow morning Gen. Nelson A.
Miles and part will arrive today from
Port Roal General Miles will not re
view the militar pirads this afternoon,
but will attend the banquet tonight.
MACON, (Ja , March 21 The city is
gay with bunting av.aiting the coming of
Admiral Dewey tomorrow. All the sur
rounding Confederate naval officers have
been invited to meet him
DEBATING THE LOUD BILL.
'Vo SneoclieH in Its Uavor Heard lv
the House.
Consideration of the Loud bill to regu
late second-class mail matter was resum
ed in the House tcdaj and the bill was
advocated bv Air Bromwell He said that
the manufactured protests against the bill
conveved the inipre sion tint the publica
tions affected b it would be treated like
obcene publications and denied the use
0f the mails altogether This wa3 not the
j pnen T i nrnmu aII c-niil If ima nnli rtr
1 , , , ., . .
1 that the sh0dId be rcqiftnd to pa
higher rate of postage than the second-
from the report of Postmaster General
mith to show that but for the deVicnc
caused b the handling of second-class
matter the Dcpaitment would possess a
siuplus of man millions
Discussing borne of the publications,
which under the present 1 iw are entitled
to entj to the mails as pecond-cIa-s
matter' the speiker mentioned the fact
that last week two tons of ''npho" mat
ter were offered for distribution "to edu
cate the oui.g men and the oung women
of the land "
The bill was also advocated by Mr
Grit'frs Thu lull Jin s.ili! wflffe Mm mrvsf
misunderstood m.d mnliraM! measure
.nor i.pfnrA dm iinnfe- ..&,- ;.! h-
ventured nothing in the ('Lclaration ihat
two-thirds of those voting against it
would do so because thev would not take
the time to investigate and answer objec
tions bv constituents, who were them
selves ignorant of its contents The bill
was in the interests of the people and hi
asserted that if the Democrats would give
linn their attention he would convince
them that it was their dut to support It
Mr Griggs reviewed the provisions of
the bill in detail and replied to the objec
tions ind critLisms against them In re
sponse to him Mr Adamson had read the
text of the protect agiiust the bill, whicn
he said was a full answer to Mr Griggs
statement.
THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE.
Committee (o Take Charge of Leg
islation for the Celebration.
The House Committee on Rules, bv Mr
Dalzell, reported today a resolution which
was agreed to, authorizing ihe appoirt
ment of a committee of nine to take
chnrge of legislation pertaining to th
celebration of th one hundredth anniver
sar of the Louisiana Purchase to be neld
at St Louis in 190.1.
The Speakei announced tho following
members of the committee" ravney,
Steele Sherman Jo Corlis-, Burke, Wil
liams, Bartlett, and Ote.
FEARS OF A NEW FEUD.
Gulden's IVstintiui Mn Mai t
A 11-
fhor Kentiiikj V enilcttii.
B VKBOURSVILLE Kv , March 21 If
Sergeant Wharton Golden goes on the wit
ness stand at Franklin Friday and testifies
against Caleb Powers, it will, according to
several prominent n en hero, precipitate a
feud between the powerful Golden and
Powers families Capt. 1 --B Golden,
brother to the sergeant, is alread an ene
m to Caleb Powers, and it Is. stated will
join the ittornevs for the prosecution and
assit in tring to convict both Caleb and
John Powers, if the latter is arrested Jobr
is till in hiding, pre&uraably at ins fath
er's home, three miles from here on Brush
Creek It is reported he is nssembling all
the members of his old State Guard compa
nv around him and that he will not be
taken alive. Other friends are flocking to
him "
John Powers is the man referred to b
Attorne Campbell in his Cincinnati inter
view, as being the acturl sl?yer f Goebel
whose arrest would require tires-thousand
men Campbell is said to belteve that John
Powers hired "Tallow Dick" Combs, the
mulatto, to shoot Goebel Attorne j for
the prosecution, It is believed here, can
nver get their witnesses to Frankfort to
testify against Powers and other mountain
men as the witnesses will bo afraid of be
ing killed
"fallow IMeK." t.'omiis Found.
LEXINGTON, K , March 21 A tele
gram from Beattvilie sas. ' Tallow Dick"
Combs, the negro accused of firing the shot i
which killed Goebel, is running- a barber
shop there and has made no effort to go
into hiding.
Inoiensiim Capital Stock.
RALEIGH, N. C, March 21 The cap
ital stock, paid up, ot the Henderson cot
ton mill at Henderson is increased from
$150,000 to $230,000. In sixty davs the
knitting mill there, with $50,000 capital,
will be in operation. .jMachiner is now
arriving Henderson is to have et an
other cotton mill. -
Three Aevv Ponloineew.
Tirst Assistant Postmaster General
Heath eterday created new third-class
postoffices to commence operations April 1,
one in Weatherfleld, Okla . with annual
salary of $1,400; Shrevo, Ohio. $1,000, and
Monona, Iowa, $1,000. He also accepted
the proposition of James M. Esler, of
Tarentum, Pa., for rent of a room in tho
postofflce building at Tarentum for five
vears from July 1, 1900, at $350 per an
num, including boxes, fixtures, and furni
ture, heat and light.
Carpenterx' lints fljctired very
Complete stocks ready for instant ifce.
low.
THE TYRANNY IN IDAHO
Slrong Evidence Brought Ont at
the Coeur d'Alcne Enquiry.
Commitment IllniikK IlcHcmbllngr (lie
I"n m o ii h French Lcttrc dc Cachet.
Ordcra of Arrest Isnucd In IllnnU.
A. r. Gill DcicrlueH the Arbl
lrur Permit hjstcni for Minora.
The Tdaho mining enquiry was resumed
by the Committee on MUitarv Affairs of the
House at 10.30 o'clock this morning.
There was introduced in evidence the
form of commitment under which men are
held in Wallace jail and to whom the writ
of habeas corpus is denied It resembles
the lettre de cachet which Louis XIV sold
to members of the nobility and under
which thousands of innocent persons were
thrown into the Bastile. It contains no
speciiic charge against the man arrested
It is signed in blank by the Issuing mag
istrate, and given to a constable who fills
in the blank with the name of the man he
elects to take into custody. This form of
warrant was served on men who might be
found working without a permit to work.
A cop of the form of commitment fol
lows To Angus Sutherland:
fcir V.ou jre litrt-bv rcnucat'il to take ard to
hold in our cutod one who lias been
arrest d for violating the jirwljouiion of the
(ovcrror of Idaho, declaring martial law, and
the rules and rvg-.i'ation of the inihtarv district
established thereunder, raid to lie held by
ou as tuch militar prisoner until further orders.
men IHvNCK,
Suit. Itcprcsviitalive.
Wardner, Idaho, .
Ilull-l'cii Ilrntnlit.
The first witness this morning was A. F.
Gill, who had been recalled, he having said
that he could tell certain things which he
had observed in the Coeur d'Alene district
and which observatlors had not bean
brought out bv questions asked him dur
ing his examination m chief While at
Wardner he saw that in the side of the
bull pen there were several holes. Through
one of these he saw a prisoner's hand pro
truding. He saw a colored soldier, who
was standing guard on the outside stab
at the protrudlrg hand with his baonct,
mficting a blood wound
Later he hud a conference with Captain
Walsh at Burke. "I told him that I had
been to Wardner for the purpose of secur
ing the release of some men whom I could
show were not implicated In the destruc
tion of the Bunler Hill property," he said
"I tcld him that it was neces3ar to se
cure the permission of Mr. Sinclair before
the men could b released He s?id he waa
under the impression tbrit the prisoners
were in charge of the troops Later he said
he had disco. ered that I vas right and that
prisoners could not be released without
the assent of Sinclair."
Mr Dick uupstioncd fb witness about
his objection to signing the application for
permit to work It has ben shown b
the testimony that in Idaho a permit f-ys- !
' tcm p-evails Ko man can be emploed
! in the mines unlets he presents a permit
signed b Bartlett Sinclair, State Vuditor.
Should this officer refiue to ieue the per
mit, there is no pover In the State which
can compel him to, and without this jer
mit the miner must either leave the State,
beg, or starve The application for a per
mit contains a clause which the appli ant
must sign, that he is not nnd has net b en,
a m-mber of a miners' union. Were lea
member of such a urion he could rot get
a permit to work, and without a permit,
could not get erap!oment. Sinclair i
charged b the union miners with being a
tool of the Standard Oil Compan, which,
it ib claimed, owns the Blinker Hill and
Sullivan properties It has been said that
Sinclair made hi-, advent in Idaho is a
Standard Oil detective
The witness said he had refused to sign
the application for a p"-mit to work, be
cause he considered it un-American, un
just, an attack on organized labor, and a
gross presumption on the part of the mine
owners. He thought it was opposed to the
spirit of American institutions that a man
could not get emploment except under a
permit from a State ofTuer representing a
trust.
Mr Dick attempted to weaken the testi
mon of the witness b fine reasoning and
metaphSical questions, hut the facts stood
oat boldly that no man could get worn
unless he secured permission from Sin
clair, and this permit would not be issued
if the applicant were a member of a min
er's union.
Mr. Dick's Stump Speech.
Mr. Dick began to make a statement in
a criticism of Mr. Lentz on the ground that
the time of the committee had been abus
ed Mr. Sulzer said "I object," several
times, while M Dick was saving "I sub
mit, Mr. Chairman "
When Mr Dick had delivered himself of
his criticism, Mr. Sulzer said. "Now. Mr.
Chairman, that Mr Dick has mnde his.
stump speech, I move that the committee
shall proceed in order.
Under redirect examination b Mr. Lents
it was shown that if a man should be
found at work without a permit, he would
be arrested, thrown in jail, and that he
could not be released on a writ of habeas
corpus The time of the trial of the pris
oner depended upon the pJeasure of Dr.
France, tne doctor for the Standard Oil
Mine Company.
A hen some of the men refused to return
to work in the Tiger and Poorman Mine
because of cruel treatment, the weie
driven to work at the point of the bionet
b Federal troops "tint had been let out
to the mine owners " The exduse given for
driving the men to work b the soldiers,
was that water would destrov the mine
The witness was the master mechanic of
the mine named and he said there never
was anv danger that the mine would flood
It was shown at the hearing that the
statute of Idaho prohibits discrimination
against men because the are or are not
members of a union The permit system
was in violation of thiss law, but the per
mit sjstem was backed b the Mine Own
ers' Association, and the wUness had nev
er heard of an arrest being made for vio
lation of the statute prohibiting discrimi
nation Mr Lentz, and Mr. Robinson, counsel
for the miners, introduced in evidence a
transcript of the bill of exceptions filed
with the Supreme Court of Idaho
rres(cd "Without Cniise.
The next witness was William R
Shields, of Wardner, Idaho On April 20,
1S99, he was at Mullan. His present occu
pation is that of a commercial traveler for
a clothing house. He was born in Rich
mond, Va , seventy ears ago, and has
lived in Idaho for fifteen ears He left
Mullan on April 30 and went to Montana.
On May 1 he met Charles Francis ."t St
Regis, Mont. He was working for a lum
ber compan, and Trancis and others had
told him that Francis had been working
there for several months A box car of
prisoners came by, and, stopping at the
station, Francis went down to look at
them The troops arrested him. He said:
"I can prove to ou that I have not been
in the Coeur d'Alene country for six
months." The -witness said: "I had a pass
ing acquaintance with this man and I walk
ed toward the train and said, 'Francis, have
you any mone?' and he answered. 'No'
Do 5 on Intend to huililr
Call first to see F. LiLbey i Co , C and X. Y. ave.
I offered a couple of dollars I had, but I,
too, was threatened with arrest."
Theofflcers made no effort to investigate
Francis' statement that he had not been
In tire Coeur d'Alene country for six
months. He was arrested while in his
shirt sleeves and was not even permitted
to get his coat, which was at his boarding
place about one hundred yard3 from the
place at which he was taken into custody.
St. Regis, where the arrest was made, i3
about thirt-two miles east of the Idaho
State line.
It was drawn from the witnes3 " nder
cross-examination that the officer in
charge of the troops was Lieutenant Lyon,
U. S A. In consequence of this and simi
lar arrests the Governor of Montana sent
the following to General Merriam:
Helena, Ma 12, ISSD
Cereral Jfcrrura, Commanding Ln.tcd States
Troop. Wardner, Idaho:
Sir: I notice, through the medium of the prcn,
a statement that you ordered Lieutenant ion,
bavins prisoners at !irouIa, to take them at
once to Idaho and to pav no attention to orders of
anrone ele than the commanding officer. Mar I
as if you vere correctly reported in tine respect'
In thrre troubles the civil authorities of Montana
have been vulhntr t3 aid the proper authorities
in the arret of fngjtnes from Idaho and have
done all that was a'Scd of them. Hut we must
understand tlut ro part of Montana is aetin? un
der martial law.
While I am willing to frire all proper and legal
aid to the officers of Idaho or Lnited States ol
d ts in the arrtt of criminal, it must not be
a,umed (hat the civil authorities ot this State
vnU silently permit even Federal troors to dtn
rrcard the end law or the procca, of civil au
thorities. I am a firm believer in the
dectrme that the military mut always be
subservient to the civil authority Trusting that
ou were m'n,iioted in the press despatches, and
that j on did not intend to disregard the civil
autl oritie, I am, ver respectfullv.
ItOllhltT B SMITH, Covernur.
At noon the committee took a recess un
til 2:30.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE.
The Irtfent Deficleuei IIII! Taken lp
and Passed.
In the Senate today a resolution was of
fered byMr Pettlgrew and was agreed to,
dlrectln;)the Secretar of War to inform
the Senate as to the qualifications required
of voters in Cuba at the coming election,
the purpose of the election, who has charge
of it, andfwho prescribes the qualifications
of voters.
The Urgent Deficiency bill was taken up
and passed.
The vote of yesterday adopting a resolu
tion for the appointment of a messenger
for each Senator not a chairman of eorn
mittce, was considered, and was referred
to the Committee on Contingent Ep-mes.
The conference report on the Porto Ri
can Relief bill was presented b Mr. Alli
son and went over until tomorrow.
The Senate bill to authorize the juJgea
of United States district courts to ipnolnt
stenographic reporters was taken up and I
reau ii uses tne compensation ot report
ers at $2,000 a year, with 10 cents a folio
and j cents, a folio for carboa copies. Ia
reply to enquiries, Mr Hoar, who reported
the bill, sa'd it would require the appoint
ment of about ninety stenographers, but
that the compurgation would not be all an i
increaee of expenditure, as- stenographers
were no.v emplojed and paid, their enarg
cs in some cases re-a hing ver large
amounts
In the couroe of a discusSam of the bill.
Mr Allen criticise.! the las practise ot
Federal courts In some districts in allow
ing juries to separate during the trial of
caiiej. ciril or criminal. He admitted
that his remarks hid nothing to do with
the pending subject. The bill was then
passed.
The bill to provide a code for the dis
trict of Alaska was taken up and the for
mal amendments as reported bv the Com
mittee on -Territories were about to be
acted on when the absence of a quorum
was suggested b Mr Bate. The roil was
called and fort -five Senators one mora
than a quorum answered.
After all the committee amendments
were agreed to an amendment was offered
b Mr Perkn.s providing that the sent of
government shall remain at Sitka until
the necessarv ground-, and buildings at
Juneau are obtained After a short discus
sion the amendment was agreed to
The bill went over and the bill tempora
nl to provide for revenues for Porto Rieo
was taken up
PORTO EICAli TARIFF EILL.
Senator I.Jim!mi Proposes
tnte Section.
Senator Lindsay of KentuVy
posed the following substitute fo
Mllisti-
has pro
the tariff
section ot the Porto Ricanjbill
"That on and after the passage of this
act trade between the customs collection
districts hereb established for tho inland
of Porto Rico, and the customs collection
districts of the Onited States shall be free
from all import or tariff duties-and all la-vs
or parts of laws requiring or authorizing
the collection of import or tariff duties on
articles of commerce between an of the
customs collection districts herein named
are to that extent hereb repealed. '
STREET-IMPROVEMENT PLANS.
A 1II1I I'rov iilinRT for A 0rL on Con
necticut Avenue.
Mr. McMillan toda Introduced in the
Senate an amendment intended to be pro
posed bv him to the District Appropriation
bill, appropriating J2j,CC0, for grading and
paving Connecticut Avenue (extended) be
tween Columbia Road and Kalorama Ave
nue. FOREIGN GIFTS TO OFFICERS.
A llill to Vlloiv Americano to Accent
I'rcsentK.
A bill was introduced bv Mr Davis in
the Senate toda to authorize Commander
James M Miller, U S. N.; Surgeon Oliver
D. Norton, U. S N , and Edwin V. Morgan,
formerly Secretary of the Samoan Com
mission, and now Secretar of the United
States Legation at Seoul, Korea, to ac
cept presents tendered to them b the
Emperor of Germany. These presents,
which the are. respectively, to receive,
are in the possession of the State Depart
ment and consist of a gold watch and
chain, a marine glass, and a sliver writing
table
FOR TJSE OF THE INSANE.
niierituouM IMiblic Document Unj
lie bent to s j'limis.
Mr. Davis toda introduced in tho Sen
ate a bill providing tint whenever there
shall be a surplus number of public docu
ments or other works undistributed upon
direction cf members of Congress, and not
necessar for the use of the Library of
Congress, the shall ba distributed among
the various State asIums for the insane
in which indigent patients are confined
The distribution is to be made in num
bers proportioned to the numbor of pa
tients for whom the aslums limy have
accommodation.
In Search of u "W i ecK.
The naval tug Wapatuck left New York
yesterday for Cape Ma N. J . to look for
a wreck reported off that coast. At the
Navy Department it was paid that the
character of the wrecked vessel was not
known.
NorfoILA. Washington btcumltnn! Co.
Delightful trips daih at C 3a p m. to Old Point
Ccmfoit, cwport eV', Norfelk, and V,irgma
Beach tor schedule, see page 7.
Complete KnuiiIIcM Lumber mid Villi
woiL; e to thing necessarv to con.tract a bouse.
TARIFF BILL IN DOOBI
Senators Again in Conference With
the President
Mr. Fairbanks Snld fo Have Urced
the Adoption of the Free Trade
Amendment Other "IVUite Honxo
Callers Complimentary Kexolu
tlon From the City of Dublin.
Senators Fairbanks, Burrows, and Mc
Mlllao called at the White House tbla
morning and were in conference with tho
President for some time. Tho Porto Ri
can bill was again the subject of earnest
discussion. As usual the Senators wera
reticent and would say but little.
Senator Fairbanks saM that the Torto
RIcan bill came up only 'incidentally dur
ing the discussion and that he bad come
to see the President with reference to hav
ing women made members of the jury ot
awards at the Paris Exposition. Mr. Me
Kinley favored the idea, he stated.
Senator Burrows talked more than his
colleagues who have been to see the Presi
dent about the Porto Rican bill. He said
he thought the bill would pass in about a
week, confirming the somewhat significant
remark made yesterday by Senator Foraker
as he was leaving the President's recep
tion room that there would be eo importaat
action taken for a week. Mr. Burrows saiel
that the bill will probably be amended.
It is said that at the conference this
morning Senator Fairbanks in the general
dlscustlon urged the adoption of the Bever
idge free trade amendment, pleading that
wbile he should like to vote for a party
measure, the pressure from home was too
strong to be allowed to pass unheeded.
Senators Burrows and McMl.km. It Is
said, stood out for the bill in its present
ff-rin, but intimated that they wowM be
willing to vote with the majority when it -has
been deter raised definitely that tho
tariff provision will have to be dl?pwed
with.
The President is saul ta have taken eo
part in the discuioa except ti urge har
mony. It is said that he baa eeaaed givisg
advice unless asfced for it and Hn dis
cusses the matter with eoasideraMe r
serv e.
Senator Pntehard called at tho WMte
House to discuss personal matters
Representative Pugh of Kentucky, with.
O. E. Wilson, a lawyer from LsutovUto,
called this morning The political t-itHa-tloa
in Ken'ucky was nisnnsed th Pres
ident it is said, expressing the hwe tfcot
a solution of the ditScultv raav seen b ar
rived at an! rettcratias? his determination
net in intervene unless to put dewa In
surrection Representatives of the Board of Trustees
of the Joan E Dixee Industrial Sski at
Dinwiddle Court Howse. Va.. ealled vjmn
the President and invited him to a&tentd
the school - eerameMeBaent exorcises Jtme
3. Th- President said that he akoaW ttka
to attend as he was hi sympathy vrKa nt
dHstrial education ot th negre. Jle
should do so If ptiMtc bwrfness peraritMd.
Th members of the cenmtet wstti
Charles B Cheshire, vice prcskktnt ef tfet
school; J T. Cheshire, S P. Timsas, am
John S Baldwin.
The President today reeeivred a eepy i
the municipal proceedings of the Cerpmii
tion of Dublin with reference to th visit
of Daniel TaHoa, Lord Mayor ot tav ty.
to the United States two atontns asn. He
was received by the PreWnt at tint tints
and welcomed ia his travels ihniu ii.lmt
the United State The reaototioo roads:
l'rpcd by the L rd ir, Mcnndcd by
eilkr ttrsttr J P and owiied naaaimoanh:
That thu cm il f the f orporatioa Ike
"V cf 9'"1'1' VT1 th"r
nation of ib honor coaierted on the fjori Mayor
y toe tTeentrat of lb l sitnt t-le on ts occa
sion ot bis recent iH to W4uB?ton, and Ma
warm reception ntrafctl to Mm. vatf !
the (.oTfisorn of the &imo mmI Viator. J?J
grant A htm the needem of the wrenl rMwv,
To the (.overaor f fie awj rd M BuoMSw
and Kmrjll to the Cltiacn oi ihe I mted is
ir the r ner! Nwpttalrty
Oenl of the Corporation.) "
llrK ( UIPBELL, Town Cfcfc
February 13 !
GOLD GRANTS IN ALASKA. ?
V Resolution of Kixiuirj prrccutc?
Ij the Jcuati-. "
In the Senate toda a resotati&a was of
fered bv Mr. Turner and was agreed to, ot
reeting the Secretary of War to inform the
Senate whether an concession or gran to
excavate the gold bearing bed of ths sen
at Cape Nome. A!aka, or in other Afog
kan waters, had been made to any Individ
ual, corporation or acsocmtio by the Sco
re tar of war or by an other otneml ot
the War Department, and. if so, upon what
theory of jower or authority such oon-ee-slon
or grant has been made.
A short colloqu on the resolution fol
lowed, in the course of whuh Mr. Tunner
said that he had reliable inforneat'on from
the Governor of Alaska that such rnn
eesoions had been, made, and he regarded
the fact as a shame, a reproach, and a
ccandal.
Mr. Wolcott said he had no doubt that
the Secretar of War would, be a anxious
to answer to the inquiry as the Senator
from Washington was to make it, he
cause the concession would be such a
clear violation of law that it was utterlv
impossible the Secretar of War shottki
have made it.
INTERRED AT ROCK CREEK.
The Scr-vice nt the Fnneral of Col
onel Child.
The funeral of the late Col Albert F.
Childs, former chief clerk of the Twelfth
Census, took place at 3 o'clock this af tor
noon at the Chureh of Our Father, corner
of Thirteenth and L Streets northwest.
The funeral services which were exceed
ingly simple were attended by the members
of Masonic fraternities of which Colonel
Childs was a prominent member. The ser
mon vva preached by Rev. John Van
Schaik, jr Man floral tributes were sent
to Mrs. Childs. among them a handsomo
one presented b officials and clerks of tho
CnuE Olhce. The inter meat was mode at
Rock Creek Cemetery Colonel Childs was
a native of Ohio and fifty-nine years nt
age. He served m the civil war ami at
one tim was chief clerk of the OovernRwnt
Printing Office. He leaves a w dovv. Mrs,
Lavima Chhus, and a brother. Prank A. ,-q
Childs.
buiuK for Dhurce.
YORK. Pa. March 21. Dr. Ktnrl
McDougall bits instituted suit for a di
vorce from his wife on the ground cf loftV
deltty and asks for the custody of tkotr
seven- ear-old son Mrs McDougall !
nies her hushaDd s charges and snys tho
she left him on account of his brnttittty.
She will contest the application for &
vorce. Dr. McDougall was married ewv
en years ago. He is the eldest son of the
late Pev Dr James McDonaS! for mtsy
vears the president of the York Coiloc, ale
Institute Mrs MeDougall's father w?
recorder of deeds for York county.
I'ljnnN 11u!iich College, Sth anil l.
f5 Ceruus Office Examination 3
Heny hIovUh Inlil in last I'nll
htforc recent advame at mi!g Our figures tow.
oth and . x.. ave.