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VOL. XXII.— NO. 328.
VOICE OF LABOR
NOW RAISED AGAINST THE RE.
ELECTION OF MR. M'KINLEY TO
THE PRESIDENCY
RATHER STARTLKG RESOLITIOS
IT IS ADOPTED BY THE KNIGHTS
OF LABOR GENERAL ASSEM
BLY AT BOSTON
AS AN ENEMY TO LABOR
Resolution Adopted So Declares
President MeKlnley Mast Be Roe
<>K"ize<l — labor Element Asked to
Vole Akuluk( Hint and Ills Asso
ciates — Trusts Denounced — I'rged
to Also Oppose Imperialism.
BOSTON, Nov. 23.— Almost the entire
flay In the Knights of Labor general as
sembly was devoted to the consideration
Df national questions. The resolution con
reining the investigation by the indus
trial commission was passed, with an
amendment referring the matter to the
executive board, with instructions to
formulate the protest in as stringent
language as possible, .and forward it to
President MeKlnley.
A protest from District Assembly 220 of
Brooklyn against the alleged unjust
treatment by the governor general of
Cuba of labor organizations in their at
tempt to Introduce an eight-hour law, and
against the same treatment in affairs at
Wardner, Idaho, brought on the adoption
of a rather startling resolution. It was
as follows:
"Resolved, That the general assembly
has ample evidence that President McKin
ley is aware of the conditions that exist
In these places (Cuba and Wardner) and
has, to say the least, made no effort to
redress the wrongs or to corect them, al
though urged to do so by prominent la
bor leaders, congressmen and United
S.tates senators, and we, therefore,
must recognize William MeKlnley as the
bitter enemy of labor and ask labor to
use its votes against him and his asso-
ClSftM."
The r^colution was passed, and the gen
eral officers were asked to give it wide
publication.
On the subject of the International bank
bill the recommendations of the general
secretary-treasurer were concurred in.
The r*a»oimendations were that if the
bill wa* Qijein presented to congress the
members were urged to oppose it.
On the trust Question the resolution
adopted said:
"Resolved, That the order of the
Knights of Labor is a mortal enemy of
the system tto.t is resulting in placing
the great industries of the nation under
great combinations of capital, called
trusts, and we call upon the working
people to work together as a unit against
any legislation to foist such combinations
Upon us."
The resolution upon imperialism fol
lows :
"Resolved, That the general assembly
of the Knights of Labor condemns the
foreign policy of the national administra
tion in its efforts to subjugate the Fili
pinos by conquest, and opposes the ex
tension of our territory or government
beyond the limits of this continent as
contrary to American principles, the
American peoples interests, and the in
terests of the great masses of working
people."
In a resolution the issuance of interest
bearing bonds. was opposed, but if such
issue is made the assembly would rec- j
ommend bonds in denominations of less '
than $20. The resolution also opposed
national banks as banks of issue and re
quired the abolition of indirect taxation
and of the contract system on all public
works. It asked that congress be re
quested to authorize an unlimited coinage
of silver at the present legal ratio. It I
requested that postal deposits and say- i
Ings banks be established in connection I
with postofflces, and that the president,
vice president, supreme court judges and
United States senators be elected by the
people.
The question of the mire workers and '
their condition in Nova Scotia was dis
cussed at length, and the general master
workman, and general secretary-treasurer
■were authorized to wait upon Mr. Henry
M. Whitney in regard to the matter.
Birmingham, Ala., was selected as the
place for the next meeting.
SILVER ISSUE.
Republican Bimetallic Forced Are
to Confer.
BLACK FOOT, Idaho, Nov. 23.-Form e r !
Senator Dubois, who is chairman of th»
executive committee of the National S I
ver Republicans, has left for Chicago
to attend a meeting of his committee on
Nov. 28. Teller, Towne, Hartman. Con
gressmen Wilson and Shafroth and oth -r
National Silver Republican leaders will be
present. Mr. Dubois says that the bi
metallic issue is still important, and the
n^:-:t national fight can be won for Bryan
and the Chicago platform. He does not
think Imperialism or expansion will bi an
issue; that it will settle itself before the
next convention. It cannot, in his judg
ment. In any event, divide the bimetallic
forces.
TO THE STATE BOARD.
Contest as to ThroTring Out Louis
ville Vote In Referred.
LOUISVILLE. Ky., Nov. 23.-The last of
the official returns have now been cer
tified by the county boards of canvassers,
and probably within a week the state
election commissioners at Frankfort will
begin their task of determining whl. h
ticket was elected Nov. 7. The Jefferson
county canvassers today heard argument
of counse l on a motion to throw out the
vote of the city of Louisville on the
ground of alleged intimidation by sol
diers, who were called out by Gov. Brad
ley on election day. The' Republicans
took the ground that the board had no
jurisdiction, being empowered simply to
count and tabulate the votes. This view
was sustained, and the matter now goes
to the state election board, where no
doubt the motion of the Democrats will
be renewed.
A number of additional Indictments
were returned today by the federal grand
Jury again&t alleged violators of elec
tion laws.
AXTI-BRYAX MOVEMENT.
Maryland Democrats Offer to Take
the Lend In It.
NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-Maryland Demo
crats will lead in an anti-Bryan move
ment if any encouragement is offered
them by the leaders In this and other
Eastern states. This fact was an
nounced to Richard Croker by ex-Sena_
tor Arthur P. Gormon and Governor-eloot
The St. Paul Globe
John Walton Smith. Senator Gorman la
quoted as paying to a friend last evening
that a sufficient number of anti-Bryan
delegates would be sent to the next na
tional convention to prevent the Nebraska
leader from obtaining the two-thirds
vote necessary. Senator Gorman and
Governor-elect Smith have been in close
conference concerning the policies Mary
land may develop during the next six
months. Among those at the Waldorf-
Astoria hotel was Buchan Schley, cousin
of Admiral Sehley, and surveyor of the
port of Baltimore under the last Cleve
land administration. Mr. Schley is a
close friend 6f Senator Gorman, and his
presence started the rumor that Eastern
Democrats would unite in presenting the
name of Admiral Schley in the next con
vention. It is said, however, that Ad
miral Schley has announced that he
would have nothing to do with the plan,
and would not accept the presidency as a
gift. If Senator Gorman's plans reach
their full fruition Maryland will hod a
very early state convention, at which a
delegation to the national convention will
be named which will be solidly and open
ly opposed to Bryan.
Other Eastern states and some Southern
states are expected to follow Maryland's
example. No candidate has been settled
upon, it is said, with whom to oppose
Bryan.
Mr. Bryan In Arkansas.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Nov. 23.— C01. W.
J. Bryan lectured before the students
of the University of Arkansas at Fay
etteville today on "Pending Problems."
He exacted a fee of $250 for the lecture
and donated the Bum to the university
for investment, the interest to be ex
pended in purchasing a medal annually
to be awarded as the prize in an ora
torical contest.
MAIL RATES.
Congressional Committee Listens to
Report of Expert Adams.
NEW YORK, Nov. 23.— The special joint
commission appointed by congress to in
vestigate the matter of the rates paid
for the transportation of mail met again
today. There were present Senator Al
lison, of Iowa; Senator Chandler, of New
Hampshire, and Senator Martin, of Vir
ginia; Congressman Loud, of California:
Congressman Moody, of Massachusetts,
and Congressman Fleming, of Georgia.
Prof. E. E. Adams, the expert appoint
ed by the postal authorities, presented
his report. It was in the nature of an
investigation of the postal-carrying facil
ities and was in the main an argument
showing that the question of public util
ity ought to be considered in fixing rea
sonable compensation to be paid common
carriers, such as railways, steamship
lines, etc., for carrying the mails. Among
O^WEY FflrVO^S M^GttflrNT MfVRINE.
CLEVELAND, 0., Nov. 23.— Admiral Dewey, in a letter to the
Marine Review, concerning the upbuilding of our merchant marine
In the foreign trade, says:
"I have much pleasure in expressing my belief that the upbuild
ing and strengthening of the merchant marine will have a very
beneficial effect upon the country at large, and tend to promote its
prosperity. I hope to see everything done that can be done toward
the growth and re-establishment of the merchant marine."
the considerations which he brought out
to support his argument were these facts:
First, that the postal service is in a
way solvent; that it ought to have prece
dence in movement over everything else;
second, that the character of the railway
is quasi-public. The railways, he main
tained, were public utilities, inasmuch as
they may be controlled by legislative ac
tion in fixing rates. The question to be
considered is whether to class mails as
freight, express or passengers.
PLEA FOR STATEHOOD.
Gor, Brady, of Alaska, Urges It la
Hi* Report.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.— Gov. Brady,
of Alaska, in his annual report, pleads
for statehood, government establish
ment and operation of cable and tele
graph lines, and persistent branding of
fur seals and cessation of killing them
for at least ten years. An appropriation
of $110,000 is asked for a penitentiary and
suitable public buildings at Sitka. The
governor says that to preserve the fur
seals the United States should own a
property right in the seals and brand the
letters "U. S." four inches long on the
back of every female seal, thus spoiling
them for furrier's use; this branding to
be done by a force of experts, to be sent
out by the government, equipped with
latest electrical apliances.
The gold output summary for the sea
son follows: Eagle City and Forty Mile
creek district, $750,000; Birch creek and
its tributaries south of the Yukon, $450,
--000; Manook, Hoosier and other creeks
about Rampart City, $250,000; Cape Nome
district, $1,500,000.
INDIAN UPRISING.
Interior Department Not Officially
Cognizant of lowa Tronble.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.— The threat
ened uprising' of Sac and Fox Indians in
lowa on account of forcible detention of
an Indian pupil, a mairied woman, at the
government school, has not yet been of
ficially reported to the interior depart
ment. While the authorities do not at
tempt to sustain the action of the agent
I in attaining a married woman pupil, the
! government claims the right, once pupils
are enrolled In a government school, to
; compel them by force or otherwise to at
tend. The Sac and Fox Indians have long
opposed this policy, and the matter has
given rise to considerable correspondence
between the department and agency of
ficials. Some months ago Pomeschick,
the Sac and Fox chief, came to Washing
ton to enter protest, but finally condition
ally consented to co-operate with this
policy and promised to send his own chil
dren to school. Mr. Wilcox. menticnel in
the press dispatches as seeking a habeas
corpus for the detained pupil, is regarded
here as a disturbing clement.
SAYS IT WAS PERSONAL.
Pension Attorney Soeo Com nil nn lon
er Evan* for Damage*.
CHATTANOOGA, Term., Nov. 23 —
Thomas Glffe, a prominent citizen of this
piece, has filed a F.uit for $25,000 damages
acrainst Commissioner of Pensions H.
Clay Evans. Glffe was cne of th*» pension
attorneys wrom Evans had disbarred for
Rlleged crookedness. Giffe alleges that
his disbarment was a personal matter.
Commissioner Evans der.ies this state
ment and says he was acting officially.
whitema'n yields.
Will No Longer Fight Extradition to
Chicago.
NEW YORK, Nov. 23— Alcnzo J.
Whiteman, who is wanted in Chicago on
a charge of having swindled the Grand
Pacific hotel out of $250, will not fight his
extradition. Through counsel, Whiteman
told Justice Bookstaver, in the supreme
court today, that if he were allowed one
c.ay in which to see his sister and arrange
certain money matters, he would make no
further trouble, and would leave for Chi
cago tomorrow. Justice Bookstaver
granted Whiteman's request. He will see
his sister and try to get money to pay for
Ma defense in the Chicago courts.
FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 24, 1899.
IS FULL FLllillT
AGI'INALDO REPORTED SEEN BY A
SPANISH CORPORAL IN VICIN
ITY OF lI.VV AMIIO.M; ■v.
HE WAS COVERED WITH MUD
APPARENTLY HAD BEEN RIDING
LONG AND HARD AND CONTIN
UED O.\ JOI'HNEY
CORPORAL'S STORY BELIEVED
Filipino Chief Thonght to Have
Passed Through Gen. Wheaton's
Lines — Insurgents Are Surprised
by Colored American Troops, Who
Filipino Women and Children Re
garded as Cannibals.
MANILA, Nov. 23.— C01. Carpenter,
Nov. 18, advanced to Santa Barbara,
straight north from Jaro, taking trench
after trench, the enemy fighting and re
treating. Gen. Hughes' column has stead
ily been advancing north to gain a posi
tion west of Santa Barbara. It encounter
ed the enemy in small detachments. Six
to ten Americans were wounded In this
column. Col. Carpenter started during
the night of Nov. 20, and opened with
Battery G, of the Sixth artillery, <tt day
break, Nov. 21, on the trenches. The
enemy volleyed as the artillery took up a
position, wounding four. Two companies
of the Twenty-sixth regiment, garrison
ing Jaro, moved through Capaz, attack
ing the enemy on the right flank, just
north of Jaro, at daybreak, Nov. 21, driv
ing them towards Col. Carpenter.
The country between Jaro and Santa
Barbara is thickly intrenched, especially
near Pavia. The Sixth artillery fired on
the trenches, and the Eighteenth regi
ment charged, the enemy retreating to
the next trench. The Eighteenth again
charged, encountering and attacking a
force of 8010 men, who were hidden in
the long grass, and who severely wound
ed several Americans. During the after
noon of Nov. 21 the fighting was severe
immediately south of Pavia, three miles
north of Jaro.
The Twenty-sixth's companies returned
to Jaro after the flank movement, having
captured three six-pounder, smooth bore
cannon, and a quantity of arms and am
munition. The enemy's loss was not ob
tainable, but seven men were found dead
in one trench. The insurgents are falling
back on Santa Barbara, which, it is ex
pected. Gen. Hughes has attacked before
this.
IN FULL FLIGHT.
A Spanish corporal captured by th«
Filipinos has arrived here from Tarlac.
He says he saw Aguinaldo, accompanied
by a prominent leader and fifteen men,
arrive at Bayambong during the night of
Nov. 13, hatless, his clothing torn and
spattered with mud, and his horse ex
hausted. Aguinaldo, it appears, rested a
short time, seemed anxious, consulted
with his companions and the villagers as
to the nature of the roads, secured fresh
horses and proceeded immediately to
wards Mangalaren, in Pangansin prov
ince, west of Bayambong.
The corporal tells a straight story, giv
ing minute details. He is convinced ha is
not mistaken, having seen Aguinaldo sev
eral times during recent months. Aguin
aldo, it appears, would have had time to
leave Bayambong Nov. 13 and pass
through Gen. Wheaton's lines Nov. 17.
INSURGENTS CONCENTRATING.
The insurgents from the north are con
centrating at Mont Alban and San Mateo,
where it is expected they will make re
sistance to the Americans. The Spanish
never occupied these places, and the
insurgents believe them to be impregna
ble.
A reconnoissance to the northwest of S->n
Mateo on Tuesday developed the fact
that the rebels were moving- stores and
men to Mont Alban. The number of the
Insurgents is unknown.
A reconnoissance made yesterday show
ed that 200 rebels are intrenched at San
Mateo and others In the valley between
there and Mariquina, where the reber out
posts are stationed.
Gen. Young entered San Mateo last
September and found the place not es
pecially adapted for a strong resistance.
SEVERE FIGHTING.
Severe fighting north of Hollo be
gan on Tuesday, Nov. 21. Four Ameri
cans were killed and twenty-five wound
ed. Including three officers. The insur
gents are retreating to Santa Barbara
but the fighting continues.
Gen. Mac Arthur has returned to Tarlac
and has established his headquarters at
Agmnaldo's former residence.
During the entire movement from Ge
rona to Dagupan not a shot was fired
The inhabitants of San Carlos met the
Americans with a band, formerly at
tached to the insurgent army and the al
calde (mayor) with Gen. Mac Arthur and
Col. Bell in a carriage headed a proces
sion through the town. Gen. Mac Arthur
received an ovation. Explaining the
Americans' intentions, he announced that
they intended to garrison all the towns
on the railroad.
Hundreds of men are In the fields harv
esting rice, along the railroad. The for
eigners in the territory assert that Aguin
aldo w-as not expecting the American
advance for a month, when the rains
would have finished. He had permitted a
large part of his army to scatter to their
homes and do the harvesting. The sol
diers have hidden their rifles about their
homes. If this Is true, many rifles are
likely to be brought in to secure the $30
offered for each weapon seized.
The fording of Pampanga river, above
Tarlac, by the Thirty-sixth regiment and
a battalion of the Seventeenth regiment
was a noteworthy feat. The river is broad
and swift. Part of the command was
ferried on rafts and the remainder swam
over, holding on to a life line strune
across.
THOUGHT THEM CANNIBALS.
Capt. Leonhauser's capture of the town
of O'Donnell was a remarkable stroke.
His command consisted of three com
panies of the Twer.ty-flfth regiment.
Capt. Albright and Lieuts. Gantz, Bate
and Mortan commanding. He started at
7 o'clock at night and marched eight miles
In the mud. The only r.-ay of approach
was along a road and over a bridge,
which was strongly fortified. The en
trance of the town was entrenched. The
soldiers lefj, the road and followed a cat
tle trail to the head of the town. At day
light the command separated, one com
pany advancing on the back of the town
and the others Hanking it. The insurgent
force was asleep, except those at the out
posts, who were captured without shoot
ing. One platoon ran down the main
street to a trench and the other detach
ments made a quick search of the houses.
An officer, describing tne scene, said:
"The negro soldiers were pouring out
of every house, dragging sleepy, frighten
ed Filipino warriors by the collar and
kicking them into the street. It was a
rac> to see which company would corral
the most Filipinos. The women and chil
dren, believing the stories told that the
negro t.oldlers were cannibals, shrieked
frightfully. After all the rifles had been
secured, the Filipinos were surprised by
being told to go to their homes and at
tend to work."
SHOT FROM AMBUSH.
How Maj. Guy Howird Died In the
Philippines.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 23.— 0n board
the transport Belgian King, just arrived
from the Philippines, ig the body of Maj.
Guy Howard, of Omaha, who was killed
on Oct. 21. He was passing up the Rio
Grande river near Arayat, in a small
launch, when he was shot by a native
concealed along the bank 3of the stream.
He was a son of Maj. Gen. O. O. How
ard, retired. The body was placed on the
transport, after funeral sarvice had been
held at Manila, on the morning of Oct.
25. It will be Bent to Omaha for inter
ment.
The only passengers on the Belgian
King are Capt. Brett, of the Twenty
fourth infantry, and eleven discharged
soldiers from various regiments. The ves
sel left Manila on Oct. 25, and there is no
sickness on board.
FILIPINO JUNTA ACTIVE.
Sending Documents to America In
Behalf of Mepublie.
NEW YORK, Nov. 23.— The Filipino
junta at Hong Kong is becoming more
active as the meeting of; congress draws
nearer. Senator Fairbanks, in company
with all other senators and representa
tives now in Washington, according to a
Tribune correspondent, has received
through the mails a pampmet signed by
Felipe Buencamino (Philip Goodread), so
called secretary for foreign affairs of the
Philippines republic, setting forth the va
rious reasons why his government should
be recognized. The pamphlet has an ap
pendix containing the various dispatches,
telegrams and orders that passed between
the United States and the insurgents at
the time of the war with Spain. On these
documents Senor Buencamino seeks to
raise the impression that the Filipino re
public was to receive recognition from
the government.
SPAMSH PRISONERS.
Duke d'Arcos at the State Depart
ment In Thefr Interest.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.— The Spanish
minister, the Duke d'Arcos, called at the
state department today to learn the pros
pects for the release of the Spanish pris
oners held in the Philippines. Thus far
nothing has bean heard as to the meas
ure of success attending the dispatch
of a message from President McKinley
to Aguinaldo, concerning" the Spanish
captives, but it is assumed in the recent
forward movement of the American
troops and the scattering of the Filipinos
that some difficulty has been experienced
by Gen. Mac Arthur in delivering the
message. The American advance has re
sulted in freeing scattered bands, about
sixty to eighty in all, and besides these
200 sick prisoners are about to be re
leased and put aboard an American ship
now on the way north to receive them.
There remain about 2,000 or 3,000 Spanish
prisoners In the hands of the insurgents.
Troops to Invtide Cavlte.
WASHINGTON, Nov. ."23.— 1t is said at"
the war department that by the end of
the present week Gen. Otis will receive
reinforcements to the number of 3,000
men. It is said the major portion of this
force will be thrown directly into Cavite
province, south of Manila, and clean out
the insurgents who have infested that re
gion ever since the fall of Manila.
MR. HARVEY EXONERATED.
Declared Xot Gollty of Favoring the
Book Trust.
LA CROSSE, Wis., Nov. 23.— State Su
perintendent of Public Instruction Prof.
L. D. Harvey, of Milwaukee, has been en
tirely exonerated from charges, preferred
against him Aug. 19 last by four anti
combine publishing concerns, that Har
vey was recommending and pushing the
sale of books of the American Book com
pany, commonly known as the "trust,"
to the detriment of anti-combine com
panies. The charges were referred to a
special committee composed of A. E.
Thompson, of Oshkosh; J. J. Fruit, of
La Crosse, and Gustave Wolleager' of
Milwaukee. The opinion written by
Fruit, just made public, is a complete
vindication of Harvey, ahd will be sub
mitted at the next meeting of the full
board.
STUCK TO~HIS POST.
Bravery of a B. & O. Engineer Less
ened Severity of a Collision.
CUMBERLAND. Md., Nov. 23.— The
second section of Baltimore & Ohio pas
senger train No. 9, west-bound, which Is
the oyster train, crashed into the first
section In South Cumberland early this
morning and was wrecked. Engineer L.
H. Kindle, of Baltimore, stuck to his post
on the second section, checked its speed
and prevented the telescoping of the pas
senger section. He was seriously injured
and may di^. His fireman, Lewis Mas
ser, of Baltimore, was terribly scalded
end died In the hospital here. No one
else was dangerously hurt. The rear
sleeper of *he passenger eectlon was
wrecked and burned.
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SHAFTS TO HEROES.
Dedication of Monuments on Chat
tanooga Battlefields Begun.
CHATTANOOGA, Term., Nov. 23.— At 10
o'clock this morning the exercises of
dedicating the 107 monuments and mark
ers of the state of Illinois on the battle
fields surrounding the city, were held at
Orchard Knob, the site of one of the
principal memorial shafts and famous
during the Civil war as the headquarters
of Gen. Grant. It is estimated that more
than 1,000 Chattanooga people attended
the exercises.
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FATAL MISTAKE.
Prominent Railroad Man Dead of
Arsenical Poisoning.
SIOUX CITY, 10., Nov. 23.-General
Manager F. C. Hills, of the Sioux City,
O'Neill & Western raliroad, died today of
arsenic poisoning, having eaten by mis
take beefsteak food in which the drug
had been mixed for the purpose at kill
ing rats.
POLICY IS PLAIN
CHAIRMAN JONES, OF NATIONAL
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE, DE
FINES HIS POSITION
DEMOOaiTIC ISSUES HCHATCH)
PARTY TO STAND FOR THE PRIN
CIPLES IT HAS LONG AND
STEADFASTLY ADVOCATED
FREEDOM FOR THE FILIPINOS
If Americans Are to Stand by the
Declaration of Independence,
Says Mr. Jones, There Is but One
Policy to Pursue In the Philip
pines — Says Cuba Should Not Be
Annexed.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23. — Senator
James K. Jones, of Arkansas, chairman
of the Democratic national committee,
returned to Washington today from his
trip to Chicago, where he went to attend
a conference of the executive committee.
"There was some effort on the part of
outsiders," said the senator this after
noon, "to make it appear that very Big
niiicant business was being transacted
by the committee. As a plain matter of
fact there was little or nothing of popu
lar interest in the meeting. It was sim
ply to arrange some matters of organi
zation."
"What will be the policy of the Demo-
THE CAUSE OF TH E COAL MAN'S WOE.
cratic senators toward legislation this
vlnter?" he was asked.
"Democratic, speaking generally." was
the senators reply. 1 don't pretend to
speak for anybody but myself, when I
talk about any particular measures. I
believe in resisting to the utmost the
proposed gold standard legislation, the
abolition of greenbacks and the exten
sion of privileges to national' banks. The
Hawaiian islands are now part of our
domain by annexation, and the people
there should be admitted to all the priv
ileges of government that are accorded
to residents of the United States.
PHILIPPINE QUESTION.
"If we are to regard ourselves as
Christian gentlemen, standing by the
Declaration of Independence, I do not see
how we are to force upon the Cubans
or Filipinos any form of government
without the full consent of the governed.
It seems to me out of the question to
ever make a staie out of the Philippine
islands. We are already pledged to give
the Cubans independent self-government.
I haven't the least doubt in the world
that if it had been known we were go
ing to acquire the Philippines through
our war with Spain the words 'and the
Philippines' would have been inserted in
the pledge for independence to the Cu
bans."
FUTURE OF CUBA.
"Would you support any immediate leg
islation looking toward a change in the
government in Cuba?"
"If progress is being made in Cuba
toward an Independent government for
the Cubans, in good faith, I would not
hurry unnecessarily about its establish
ment. If there id not good faith in the
steps that are beins taken I should
be In favor of shaking things up. It
makes no difference to me if 90 per cent
of the Cubans are in favor of annexa
tion and should express it by their vote.
I regard it as all-important for us to
entirely withdraw from that island and
leave the Cubans free to act for them
selves."
Senator Jones asked with considerable
concern about the developments in the
case of Senator Quay, of Pennsylvania.
Apart from personal considerations, he
said, he should regard it as a very grave
error for the senate to allow Mr. Quay
to retain his seat.
"The precedents are so strong against
this," said Senator Jones, "that a reverse
vote now would give the country at
large the idea that the senate was play
ing politics."
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\or(lMvffi( Pensions.
"WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.— Minnesota
pensions granted today were: Original,
James McCabe, Nassau, $17. Increase-
Gottlieb Shendell, Renville. $6 to $10;
Freeman D. Doud, Bemldji, $14 to $24.
South Dakota— Original, David W.
Milne, Spearflsh, $6; James R. Hoover,
St. Lawrence, $6. Renewal. Amander
Kiraball, Jefferson, $0 *
PRICE TWO CBNTS-JSaETSs™.
BULLETIN OF
IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE DAY
Weather Forecast for St. Paul:
Fair.
I— Filipinos In Flight.
Battle in South Africa.
Jones Defines a Policy.
Labor Scores McKlnley.
2— Address by Got, Lind.
Grlndeland i.mv Status.
Chance for Guion.
3 — Minneapolis Matters.
Vice President's Funeral.
4— Editorial.
State Political Gossip.
Honor for Diaz.
s—Sporting5 — Sporting News.
Devtey Is Pleaded.
G— Markets of the World.
Bar Sliver, 50 l-Bc.
Chicago Dec. Wheat, 60 l-2c.
7 — News of the Railroads.
B— St. Paul Social News.
Mayor Kiefer Married.
Street Car Accident.
OCEAN LINERS.
NEW YORK —Arrived: H. B. Meier,
Bremen. Sailed: Steamer La Bretagne,
Havre.
BREMEN— Arrived: Trave, New York.
LIVERPOOL — Arrived: Oceanic. New
York.
LONDON— Arrived: Mesaba, New York.
NAPLES— Arrived: Steamer Kaiser Wll
helm 11., New York, via Gibraltar, for
Genoa, and proceeded.
ROTTERDAM— Arrived: Steamer Am
sterdam, New York. Sailed: Steamer
Rotterdam. New York.
TODAY IN ST. PAIL.
METROPOLITAN— NeiII stock company
In "Amy Robsart," 8:15.
GRAND— "HoteI Topsy Turvy," S:15; re
cital, Schubert club. 3:30.
Olympic Th-eater— Vaudeville. 2 and 8 p.
m.
Cathedral bazaar, Sherman hall, 8 p. m.
Cherry Sisters, Raudenbush hall, 8 p. m.
Lecture on "Municipal Charities," Rev. S.
G. Smith, Y. M. C. A. rooms, 8 p. m.
Flagr presentation to Gettysburg post, Q,
A. R., Fairfield avenue and South Wa
basha street, 8 p. m.
Ladies' social, St. Paul Camera club, 8
p. m.
Temple quartette, People"s church, S p.
m.
Entertainment, Jefferson school, 8 p. m.
Summit Lodge No. 163, A. F. and A. M.,
meets, 8 d. m.
Midway Lod^e No. 185, A. F. and A. M.,
meets, Masonic hall, Hamline, 8 p. m.
PROBABLY MURDERED.
Mysterious Death of a Medical Stn
dent at Toledo, O.
TOLEDO, 0., Nov. 23.— W. L. Thomas,
of Bradford, Ont., a medical student at a
local college, met death mysteriosuly at
Ironville. a suburb, early this morning.
His body was found under the derrick of
an oil well at 9 o'clock. His clothing was
wet and bedraggled, and there are con
tusions on his head and face.
Little is known of Thomas here. He
has been working his way through col
lege, and was employed by Dr. T. A.
Miller, 625 Adams street, who identified
him this evening. It is thought that
Thomas whs murdered.
—
PAID EVERY DOLLAR.
Death of Jaiiiem McMnnes, of Peo
ple'w Bank Fame.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 25. -James Mc-
Manes, who for many year? has boon a
Republican leader of this city, died today
in his seventy-eighth year. Mr. McManes
was a delegate to the Re\>ublican nation
al convention which nominated Lincoln,
and also to the one which selected Gar
field. At the latter he was one of tho
framers of the manifesto in opposition to
Grant. He organized the People's bank,
and was Its president until its failure
nearly two years ago, after Its cashier,
John Hopkins, had committed sul?ide.
With tha affair? of the bank in a very
involved condition, and owing consider
able money, Mr. McManos, then feeble
and. as many believed, near death's door,
took from his private fortune over $500,
--000 and reimbursed depositors ar.d other
creditors, and closed the bank's doors for
ever, without its owing a dollar.
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COLLEGE FOR GIRLS.
Philadelphia!! to Curry Out a Lvii S -
Cherlshed Idea.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 23.— A college
for girls that will rival Glrard college
In beneficent work is to be established
here by William L. Elkins, the traction
magnate, of this city. The idea of a girl
college is said to be an old one of Mr.
Elkina, and his friends assert that he
has been considering the main features
of such a project for several years. It
la pointed out that girl orphans have
no such advantages as are enjoyed by
boys under the Girard will, and It Is the
chance to supply this badly needed Insti
tution that Mr. Elkina has embraced.
FIGHT AT BEUOI
BOERS WERE DEFEATED AFTER
THE BRITISH HAD STORMED
THREE RIDGES
WAS 1 SECOSD EM.WSLJAGTE
VICTORY COST THE BRITONS MANY
OFFICERS AND ME.V IN KILLfcU
AND WOIXDED
LONDON IS SORELY PUZZLED
Cannot Understand How Gen. Jou
bert Manages to Check Advance
of Seventeen Thousand IJrlrisU
Troops and Yet Invent Ud.^n.Kh,
Kimberley and Mafeklng _ Boc»
Arnij- Greater Than Estimated.
LONDON, Nov. 23.-The secretary of
war has received the following dispatch
through Gen. Forrester- Walker from Gan
Methuen, dated Belmont, Nov. 2?:
"Attacked the enemy at daybreak this
morning. He was in a strong position.
Threo ridges were carried in succession*
the last attack being prepared by shrap
nel. Infantry behaved splendidly and re
ceived support from the naval brigade
and artillery. The enemy fought with
courage and skill. Had I attacked latex:
I should have had far heavier loss.
"Our victory was complete. Have taken
forty prisoners. Am burying a good num*
ber of the Boers, but the greater part
of the enemy's killed and wounded were
removed by their comrades. Have cap
tured a large number of horses and cowg
and destroyed a large quantity of ammu
nition.
"Brig. Gen. Fetershaugh was severely
wounded in the shoulder and Lieut. Col.
Crabb, of the Grenadier guards, is re
ported wounded.
"Our other casualties are the followingl
Grenadier guards, Third battalion, Lieut,
Frier, wounded; Lieut. Blundell, danger*
ously; Grenadier guards. Second bat
talion, wounded, Lieut. Leslie, Lieut,
Vaughan, Lieut. Guerdon-Rebo and Lieut.
Russell; reported wounded, LJeuts. Lyon
and Cameron; Grenadier guards, rank
and file, killed 26, wounded 36, missirg- 13;
Coldstream guards, First battalion,
wounded, Lieut. Grant; Coldstream
guards, Second battalion, wounded, Lieut.
Hon. C. Willoughby and Lieut. Burton,
the latter severely; Coldstream guards,
rank and file, killed 8, wounded 23. miss
ing 5; Scotts guards. First battalion,
wounded. Maj. Hon. North Dalrymple-
Hamilton, severely; Lieuts. Bulkeley and
Alexander; Scotts guards, rank and file,
killed 9, wounded 34; Northumberland
fusileers, First battalion, killed, Capt.
Eager and Lieut. Brine; wounded, Maj.
Dashwood and Lieut. Festing. danger
ously; Capt. Saple and Lieut. Fishbourne.
severely; Northumberland fusileers. rank
and file, killed 12, wounded 32; Noith
amptonshlre regiment, Second battalion,
wounded, Capt. Freedland and Lieut.
Button, severely; Yorkshire regiment,
Second battalion, rank and tile, wound
ed 13."
SECOND ELANDSLAAGTE.
Before anxiety as to the situation In
Natal has been relieved there tomes news
of a great battle at Belmont. This
has happened sooner than was expected.
Only the official account is yet to hand,
but so far as can be gathered the fighting
appears to have been almost a r peti
tion of the battle of Elandslaagtf*. A dis
patch of the previous day estimated that
the Boers in that vicinity numbered 2,000,
and that they had Jive guns and. judging
from the absence of any statement to the
contrary in tne official report, it in be
lieved that the British were slightly su
perior in number to the enemy. The
Boers had chosen a position with their
customary skill, and were strongly in
trenched. The British were obl-iged to
carry three ridges in succession. Ap
parendy the guards bore the blunt in
carrying the last ridge by a bayonet
charge, after its defenders had been
shaken with shrapnel.
Nothing is said as to whether the posi
tions so gained were held, and the de
struction of ammunition Seems to Iv.dl
cate that the contrary was the rase.
While Gen. Metheun can be congratu
lated upon a brilliant victory, it is again
at the cost of a heavy loss of officers and
men.
The diary of events at Mafeklng up to
Nov. 17 has arrived. It giver- little that is
new. At that date Col. Baden-Powell
had no idea of being relieved for a fort
night or perhaps a month. Both Mafe
king and Kimberley, however, seem to
be quiet.
Later details regarding the Arundel re
connoissance say the Boers there wore
engaged in destroying the railway. One
account says that after the rerirement
an ambuhmce train with dotors was sent
out from Naauwpoort. If this were so
the British casualties must have exceed
ed three.
DISQUIETING REPORTS.
The situation In Natal remains obseur©.
Fighting was reported at both Kstcourt
and Ladysmith. It was at first reported
that heavy firing had been heard in the
direction of Willow Grange, leading to a
belief that Gen. Hildyard had made a
sortie. Later dispatches announce that
Gen. White sortied from Ladysmith and
inflicted a demoralizing defeat upon the
Boers. It would be premature to give full
credence to either report. What is quite
certain is that Ladysmith. Esteourt and
Mooi River station are all isolated, and
the Boers seem able, after <U;aching;
enough troops to hold three British forces
aggregating 17,000 men, to push on toward
Pietermarltzburg with some 7,000 men.
A disquieting feature of the whole
campaign Is the fact th»t all the advanc
ing columns report meeting the Boers In,
force. After the brilliant success of Gen,
Joubert In partially parlyzing the re
lieving columns, the question is asked
what would have had happened had he
at the outset of the war, Instead of sit
ting down before Ladysmith, pushed oa
toward Pletermaritzburg?
BOERS AND BASUTOS.
An official dispatch from Sir Alfred Mil
ner to Mr. Chamberlain reports that thus
far the efforts of the Boers to provoke
an uprising among the Basutos, or to
start a civil war, have been unsuccessful.
The governor of Cape Colony says:
"The Boers Informed Chief Jonathan
that If he would join them he would be
defended. If he remained neutral the£
told him he would not be molested, but
they declared that he must expel th«
British magistrate and allow his fellow
tribesmen to pass freely into the Orang*
Free State, whose government In return
would guarantee Basutoland to the Basu
tos In perpetuity. The great concern of
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