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A KINGDOM'S
EXPECTATIONS
ENGLAND VIEWED THROUGH
COLORED GLASSES.
ROSEATE HUE TINGES ALL
Friendliness of Germen Emperor
Cause of Felicitous, Almost
Joyful, Comment.
London, Feb. 9-A comprehensive
view of the international situation re
veals only improved prospects for con
tinued peace and harmony.
From the British standpoint, Queen
Victoria's death appears to have
strengthened, rather than weakened,
Great Britain's position among the
nations. A sufficient time has elapsed
since Victoria ceased to reign for the
foreign office to feel the political
pulse of the capitals of Europe, and
the brief examination, commenced in
no spirit of cocksureness, resulted in a
feeling of satisfaction and security at
Downing street.
The foremost factor in this, nat
urally, is Emperor William's attitude.
Responsible officials here make no at
tempt to conceal their elation at the
circumstances attendant on his ma
jesty's visit. They do not shut their
eyes to the dissatisfaction the emperor
has caused among certain sections of
his subjects, but rely implicitly on the
imperious force of Germany's ruler to
successfully overcome the internal
opposition engendered. Closer rela
tions undoubtedly now exist between
Great Britain and Germany.
Lord Salisbury and Lord Lansdowne
are quite prepared to hear Count von
Buelow. the imperial chancellor,
satirically belittle the effect of Em
peror William's visit, but in Downing
street this will be taken as meant
purely for home consumption, and as
merely more evidence of the skillful
hand of the emperor.
The allianuce between Great Britain
and Portugal scarcely needed she visit
of King Charles to render it stronger. I
Yet the continued stay here of that
ruler is believed to be likely to bring
the peoples of Portugal and Great
Britain in closer touch, thus rendering
easier the work of their respective
governments. So far as the diplo
matic phase goes, the Associated Press
is offibially informed that nothing new
has resulted from the king of Portu
gal's stay in England.
The mutual responsibilities in con
nection with Delagoa bay were too
well understood previously to need
further discussion. Thus Portugal,
Germany and Great Britain are be
lieved to be more closely united than
ever in their history-united by a
compact that, in the opinion of lead
ing British statesmen, is stronger even
than the dreibund, which is, yearly,
becoming more of a tradition than a
working agreement.
The only feature of the recent in
ternational happenings regretted at
Downing street is the emperor's dec
oration of Field Marshal Lord Roberts
with the order of the Black Eagle. It
is thought his majesty went almost
too far, in view of the hostile com- 1
ments the German press is in the
habit of showering on Great Britain's
South African campaign. "Still,"
say the officials, '"Emperor William
never does things by halves."
Neither in China nor in other parts
of the world do Russia and France; in
the foreign office's views, give any in
dication of counteraction against this
'activity Jf British diplomacy. Lord
Salisbury is said to rely on Emperor
William to keep in touch and harmony
with the czar. So long as this is feas
ible, France is not expected to take
any serious initiative. Moreover,
according to dispatches in the British
press, French anglophobism seems to
have abated since the queen's death.
Austria and Italy are put down as
sure to do nothing contrary to Em
peror William's wish. It is easily seen
Emperor William is now the dominat
ing figure in European affairs. To
this Great Britain has no objection.
She has made it possible, and trusts to
benefit by it. Relationship between
the reigning families of Europe is not
held to be of much account in the
ohancellories. but so far as it goes, it
is believed King Edward VII's per
sonality will tend to improve its de
gree of potency.
More important to some cabinet
ministers than the European situa
tion is the belief that a solution of the
Nicaragua canal dispute can b3 ar
rived at without the slightest friction.
With the exception of China, this was
the only serious cloud on Great Brit
am's diplomatic horizon previous to
the queen's death. Now it is hoped it
wall disappear. The exclusive an
nouncement by the Associated Press
yesterday that Great Britain is about
to make counter proposals to the
United States on the basis of the
- United States amendments to the
Hay-Pauncefote treaty, which are
likely to necessitate extended nego
tiations, not a word of which is
known in England, may be safely de
soribed as a pound of. Salisbury and an
o.noe of Lansdowne. The aged pre
nier's foreign policy has been some
-w w:.injstly defiized as a mixture of
j:Ibwla and fatalism.
k.. - oYdowne, is said to have
SPt a imathber aggressive stand
' . t onr 6 th olbervaaoe of
the ethics of treaties, but the same
spirit of comprumise, which ,it is
hoped will be shown by the United '
States prevailed within the British
cabinet, Lord Salisbury, as usual,
gaining his point. Whether the cabi
net is unduly optimistic in thinking
the United. States will consider or
agree to county proposals, time alone
will show.
As a foreign official sententiously
remarked, "nothing is ever settled by
one dispatch," simultaneously with
the accession of King Edward (whom I
incidentally, golfers refer to as the
first sovereign who has played golf
since James II) the waters of the Nile
have been turned back. Sir John
Aird cabled this week: "The last
channel has been closed at Assuan.
You can now walk across the Nile."
This will solve the problem to provide
corn in Egpyt. The excellent piece of
dam construction will have to .with
stand a severe strain when the Nile
rises with the next floods.
The Westminster Gazette this after
noon prints an interesting story, which
it believes to be absolutely correct, to
the effect that before the recent re
tirement of Mr. George J. Goschen
from the office of first lord of. the ad
miralty he sent a letter to the queen,
saying in substance that he desired to
relinquish the office, as he was weary
of public life In replying, Queen
Victoria thanked Mr. Goschen for his
long and devoted services, closing with
the words: "Your old queen is weary,
too, and longing for her rest."
WILL NOT COMPLY
Reply of Great Britain to Sen
ate's Nicaraguan Canal
Demands.
London, Feb. 8-It has been learned I
by a representative of the Associated
Press that a reply will shortly be sent
to the United States Nicaragua canal
project. It will not comply with the
senate's demand. Neither will it be
in the nature of a flat refusal, though,
for the purposes of immediate con
sruction, it will be tantamount to
such a refusal It will conist, mainly
in a counter proposal, or proposals,
likely to necessitate extended nego
tiations. The nature of the proposal
is not yet ascertianable.
Lo:rd Pauncefote will probably be
the medium through whom the answer
will be sent and by whom the subse
quent negotiations will chiefly be
conducted. In British official opin
ion it is likely that several months
will elapse before the matter reaches
a conclusion, by which time the Hay
Pauncefote treaty will have lapsed,
on the basis of the senate's amend
ment.
The British counter proposals are
now formulating and it is hoped an
entirely new agreement satisfactory
to both countries will eventually be
reached.
MORGCAN GIVES HIS VIEWS':
Believes Action Charged to England
Will Create Resentment
in Senate.
Washington, Feb. 8-So far as can
be ascertained the administration has
not had any intimation of the counter
proposals the London dispatch says
will be made in the matter of the Nic
araguan canal project.
There is a feeling of regret that the
British government has felt con
srained to adopt such a course, as the
hope was entertained that the amend
ments to the Hay-Pauncefote treaty
might have been accepted in the spirit
in which they were made.
Senator Morgan when informed to
night of the new stand taken by Great
Britain said he believed if Great
Britain had decided to take the action
stated it would create resentment in
the senate and among the people and
distrust of the motives of that govern
ment. He hoped it might result in
some action on the pending bill at this
session. Senator Morgan, however,
was not willing to say what action, if
any. he proposed to take to bring about
such a result.
One suggestion made tonight as a
possible counter proposal was that
Great Britain in return for conces
sions made by her, might desire an
t open port on the Alaskan coast, as an
entrance into her gold fields in the
Klondike.
CHICAGO SNOWBOUND
s Many Lives Lost in the Blind
ing Element-Traffic Is
0
t Suspended.
e Chicago, Feb. 9- Seven inches of
e snow last night and this morning here
e is causing almost a complete tie-up of
'e many car lines.
- Many accidents hlave occurred on
is account of the blinding snow.
- Switchman Andrew Switzer was
n killed by a Grand Trunk engine. Al
i- vin Carlson was badly mangled while
i- inspecting air brakes on the Lake
)f Shore road. Victor Carona was killed
by being run down, and Ida MoOune
re lost her life in a snowdrift.
i- All trains from the west and south
if west are late.
PUNISHMENT
FOR HAZING
SPECIAL COMMITTEE REVIEWS
THE PRACTICE.
BRUTALITIES CONDEMNEDO
Bill Submitted Providing Stringent a
Measures for Detection
and Eradication.
Washington, Feb. 9-The report of
the special congressional committee
which investigated the hazing of 2
Cadet Booz and the general subject
of hazing at West Point was today sub- t
mitted to the house of representatives
by Chairman Dick of the committee, e
together with a bill making stringent
regulations against hazing, fighting e
and all brutal practices. The report is I
an exhaustive review of the practice 7
of hazing in all its forms, and while s
moderate in tone is, nevertheless, a
stinging arraignment of the many bru
tal practices enumerated. It specifies
more than 100 distinct methods of an
noying and harassing fourth class
men, and describes them in detail.
One'of the "funny formations" de
cribed is that practiced on Philip
Sheridan, Jr., who was compelled to
ride a broomstick "in mockery of his
illustrious father's achievement at
Winchester." The report states that
a system of fighting has grown up
which is shocking in its character.
The fights are described and the com
mittee states that the West Point code
is more vicious than the Queensberry
code.
The committee held that fighting
is the worst form of hazing. The re
port says that such fighting as that at
West Point is a felony according to
the statutes in many of the states, and
the time has come when congress must
decide whether fights, which are high
crimes elsewhere, shall continue at
West Point.
The committee finds that Cadets
MacArthur, Breth and Burton were
hazed into convulsions, others hazed
until they fainted, while others were
hazed until they were sick. '£he haz
ing of Cadets Buoz and Breth are
elaborately treated, but the commit
tee does not attribute their deaths di
rectly to hazing.
The report adds: "But, while we
cannot fit upon hazing the responsi
bility of these two deaths, the possi
bility that it hastened them and the
blot it throws on the otherwise fair
and glorious fame of the academy;
the conflict with proper training and
discipline, and unfitness in this new
century urges the adoption of reason
able, yet we believe effective, meas
ures for its eradication and the promo
tion of discipline at the academy."
The bill submitted contains eleven
sections against hazing, and. provides
means for its detection and punish
ment. Dismissal is provided for tak
ing part in a fight or a challenge, di
rectly or indirectly, or for any form
of annoying, harassing, or bracing of
cadets. Cadets dismissed are made
ineligible to appointment either to
army, navy or marine corps. Provi
sion is made for courts of inquiry,
courts martial, closer" associations be
tween officers and cadets and other
means for effectually stopping the
practice of hazing.
CAN'T LET CO
Uncle Sam Must Hold Onto
Cuba Till Next
Fall.
Washington. Feb. 9-It is now ap
parent to officers of the administration
that it twill scarcely be possible for
the United States to withdraw en
tirely from the government of Cuba
under the most favorable circumstan
ces before next fall at the earliest.
This is conceding the possibility that
the Cuban convention may adopt a
constitution entirely acceptable to this
government on or before the first of
April, next.
It is recognized on all sides that it
will require several months after the
adoption of the constitution to com
plete the organization of the Cuban
government and have it in successful
operation. All national officers must
be chosen, laws enacted for the collec
tion of revenues and establishment of
a stable government, a police force or
constabulary organized to take the
place of the United States military
force for the preservation of peace and
the maintenance of order, and muni
cipal governments organized in this
country. At least three months' no
tice is given of a general election, and
it is argued that owing to the 'condi
tions in Cuba, where all preliminary
electoral machinery has yet to be pre
pared, it will take more time to pre
I pare for the election of the president
and other national officers, after
which the administrative officers must
be appointed and necessary laws en
acted before the structure of the gov
ernment can be properly established.
SAt any rate such is the view of the
officers of the administration as stated
today by a prominent member of the
cabinet who is thoroughly familiar
with the situation.
NAVAL BILL COMPLETED.
utler Takes a Shot at Armor Plate
Question.
Washington, Feb. 9-During almost
he entire session of today the senate
ad under consideration the naval ap
ropriation bill. Practically the bill
vas completed when it was laid aside
or the day, all the committee amend
ients being adopted; but as the meas
.re was about to be placed on its pass
ge, Mr. Butler of North Carolina pre
ipitated a discussion of the armor
late question.: In order to enable
ome others to speak upon the matter,
he bill was laid aside until Monday.
Eulogies upon the late Represeut
tive Harmer of Penuslyvania con- I
luded the session.
WOMEN LOYALISTS.
Lmerican Sovereignty Over Philippines
Desired.
Manila, Feb. 9-Fifty American and t
100 Filipino women organized the e
Roman's Peace League at the Libertad
heatre today.
The league advocates American sov- E
reignty. (
A Filipino woman presided. The
xecutive committee will meet at the 1
esidence of Mrs. Taft, wife of Judge f
Caft, Tuesday to complete the organi- 1
ration.
HEROES OF SANTIAGO
'ardy Advancement of Naval Rank
Will Occur Monday--Samp
son Leads Schley.
Washingtnm, Feb. 9-It is expected
that the president will, Monday next,
re-nominate all the officers connected
with the naval victory off Santiago,
July 3, 1898, whoso nominations for
advanced rank failed of action in the
senate many months ago.
The new nominations will be identi
cal in character with those formerly
sent to the senate; with this differ
ence, that the operation of the per
sonnel law already has advanced many
of the officers whose names were on
the list and consequently the depart
ment is obliged to make some recom
mendations to carry out the spirit of
the board's instruction.
Rear Admiral Sampson is advanced
to the rank after Rear Admiral
Howell, the senior officer in his grade
and next below Admiral Dewey.
Rear Admiral Schley is advanced to
the rank next below Rear Admiral
Sampson. The order of advancement
in the case of the other officers is prac
tically the same as in the original
nomination.
PUGILISTS AT SEA
Legal Entanglements Leave Every
body in Doubt as to What
Will Happen.
Cincinnati Feb. 9-The situation is
more complicated than ever tonight
regarding the contests scheduled for
next Friday night between Martin and
Childs and Jeffries and Ruhlin.
Another day will be spent in hearing
arguments and the case will not be
finally submitted to Judge Hollister
until Monday evening. It is hardly
possible that the judge will then be
ready to render his decision Tuesday
morning, and if he renders it on
Wednesday or Thursday there will be
very little time for the proposed appeal
to the higher courts
Meantime there are all sorts of
rumors about other proceedings, in
cluding an action against Madden
and Brady for perjury, and especially
against the former. During the argu
ments this afternoon Judge Peck in
sisted that the proceedings should be
in a criminal court rather than one of
equity and asked why Brady, Madden,
Cook and others, who were in the
court room were not arrested if they
were planning a prizefight, and held
the same as Jeffries and Rubhlin were
two weeks ago. Counsel for injunction
replied that such might be the case
further on.
At any rate, there is much talk
about what may yet be done to pre
vent a fight. While the defense denies
s jurisdiction of the court of equity
to grant such an injunction as is asked
for, they will proceed on appeals and
I possibly otherwise in case injunction
Iis granted. It is reported that if the
t injunction is refused plaintiffs will
- stop their proceedings on account of
f the limitation of time and leave the
r matter to the governor. Plaintiffs
3 have no doubt as tothe outcome o!
pending suits except on the point o!
I jurisdiction of the court of equity and
- on that point the ,defense expects a
s decision in their favor.
I FRENCH OCCUPIES ERMELO.
Capetown, Feb. 9-General Frenul
has occupied Ermelo, in the Trans
vaaL Six thousand Boers retired,
The Boers violently attacked Smith
Dorriens outpost at Bothwell February
i 6, but were driven back with heavw
loss.
A BUTTE TRAGEDY.
e Butte, Mont., Feb. 9-George
d Brown, a ranchmaan, shot and killes
ýe his wife and then put a ballet in hi
ir own head and will die. No knows
cause for the aot.
SENSATIONAL
DECLARATION
CONGRESSMAN BROWN'S NEW
DEPARTURE.
OPPOSES COLONIAL POLICY
Urges Congress to Assure Filipinos
of Putpose to Give Them
Independence.
Washington, Feb. 9-The considera
tion of the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill in the house today
developed something of a sensation,
when Representative Brown of Ohio,
standing in the center of the republi
can side of the chamber, made a
speech strongly condemning a colonial
policy and urging that congress should
at once give assurance to the Filipinos
that the purpose of the United States
was to give them indepenldence.
His announcement that he would
advocate a resolution to this effect
was loudly applauded, particularly on
the democratic side, and at the close of
the speech many of his republican as
sooiates crowded about him and con
gratulated him.
Representatives Miers, Indiana,
and Dinsmore, Arkansas, also spoke
on the Philippine islands.
Consideration of the diplomatic and
consular bill went over at 2 o'clock
and the rest of the day was given to
eulogies to the late Representatives
Daly of New Jersey and Wise of Vir
ginia.
GEIORE ITtE l'iUtl
He Did Not Know Much-Singular
Absence of Vision on Part
of Witness.
Minueapolis, Feb. 9-A feature of
-the afternoon session of the Hamilton
trial, was the appearance of Fred H.
George on the witness stand. Interest
centered around the testimony of
George, who told of the circumstances
surrounding the quarrel of Hamilton
and Day, and of his part in separating 1
them. His testimony tallied in the
main with that of other eye wit
nesses. The evidence of both men was
substantially the same as that given
at the coroner's inquest.
George stated positively he had seen
no knife during the evening and did
not know how he got cut on his hand s.
or at what time. A numb sensation
in his thumb had given him his first
intimation of his own injury. Not
knowing that Day was injured, he had
passed between the two men he had P
separated'a second time and hurried to
attend to his own wound.
On cross-examination George said c
that the fact he was hurt had not sug
gested to him that someone else might
have been cut. There were others
in the room. "My attention was at
tracted to them when they came to
gether a second time, at the end of
the billiard table. I separated them
again and said, 'Boys, you'll have to
stop; you can't quarrel here.'"
Witness then felt a numb gensation
in his right thumb. Passing between
the two combatants he went to the
wash room and wiped his hand on the
towel.
• When I saw Hamilton and Day I
clinched a second time," explained
Mr. George, "Hamilton had his arm i
arond Day's neck. I'll recall that; I
don't mean to say that. I mean as
they went down in a clinch Hamilton ,
was on top. I didn't know anyone but
myself had been hurt," he explained
a second time to Mr. Boardman.
The court then ordered an adjourn
ment until 10 o'clock Monday morn
ing.
SWEET COMBINATION
Gigantic Deal to Unite American
and Hawaiian Sugar
Interests.
San Francisco, Feb. 9-The Post
1 says: Notice will appear shortly of
f the incorporation in New York of the
a American and 'Hawaiian Commercial
s company. This strongly backed com
pany will in turn absorb the property
and interests of the Honolulu, Hutch
a inson, Kilauea, Onomea and Paanhaua
a sugar plantations, issuing shares to
holders in those companies at rates
proportionate to their holdings.
Details of this gigantic deal have
not yet been made public, but enough
h is known to warrant the statement
* that besides the companies named a
* number of strong plantations in the
' islands not listed here will join .issues
y with this powerful corporation.
Y The Post says that the latest
strength of the sugar market can be
credited to the pending formation of
this combination of the sugar com
e panies.
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Throat Troubles
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treme western part of the State and only a
few miles from Cairo,
Ill., where the Ohio
empties into the Mis
sissippi River. It may
be that th'ioat troubles
are common here be
cause of locta
tion, but,
whatever the
reason, I find
it wise to con
- stantly keepa
S' supply of
' Acker's Eng
- lish Remedy
for Consump
tion on hand.
It is the best
thing I ever
came across
for coughs, colds and throat tron. ', and
I have used it in my family for ycari. No
druggist here can be depended upon to have
it always, so I am writing this letter to W.
H. Hooker & Co., 220 Broadway, N. Y., to
order a dozen bottles at a t' My wife is
bothered lately with sore t -d difficult
breathing, but just as soon. dozen bot
tiles get here, I will give her a fiew doses, and
she will certainly be well again. I expect to
write another letter in a short time saying
my wife is cured, for I feel absolutely sure it
is what she needs." (Signed) T. A. WHITE.
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the United States and Canada : and in Eng
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atistisfied after buying, return the bottle to
your druggist, and get your money back.
We authorize the above guarmntee.
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UNQER STATE SUPERVISION.
Pays 5 per cent on Savings Deposits,
Interest compounded quarterly.
Pays 7 per cent on Time Certificates
of Deposit, not subject to check.
Issues Savings Certificates on Build( q
ing and Loan Plan with definite time of
maturity and definite payments.
Loans Money on Real Estate to be re- -
paid in monthly installments running
from ONE to TEN YEARS, to suit bor
rower.
Trustees -- Lee Mantle, president;
Chas. Schatzlein,vice president; Fayette
Harrington, treasurer; Chas. R. Leonard,
attorney; A. B. Clements, secretary; F.
Aug. Heinse, Henry Mueller, Frank W.
Haskins, James H. Monteath.
FRED H. FOSTER, local agent.
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