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Stock Yards Editioi? Details of One of the Most Important Industries of St. Paul. 1 VOL. XXIII.—NO. 1. « CAUSE JUST CONGRESSMAN SULZER SO CON TENDS IN A PASSIONATE PLEA FOR THEIR CAUSE STBIGGLE FOR THEIR HOMES LIKENS THEM UNTO THE BAND OF AMERICAS PATRIOTS WHO OP POSED BRITISH TYRANNY HE FAVORS INTERVENTION )6nys That President MeKinley Miouid Have Mnde War Impossible —Declares That Cougrem Ha* the Power to Act Should the Chief Executive Fall to Do So—Refers to Hlh Resolution in Congress. . ItRRLI\, Jan. I.—lt Is announced jfjliat the (ierman protected cruisers, .Condor and Schwalb, are now on •the way to Dclnßon bay. I NEW YORK, Dec. 31.—The United Irish of New York and vicinity filled Uhe Academy of Music tonight with a fcmass meeting 1 caljed to express sympathy "with the Boers and opposition to Eng l. land In consequence of the South African war. Senator Mason, of Illinois; Con gressman Sulzer, Congressman Cum mings, of New York, and others ad dressed the meeting. Justice Fitzgerald, of the supreme court, presided. The entire house was filled. The proscenium | and the balconies were all well decorated , with a profusion of American flags, the j green Irish emblems and occasionally the flaj-'s of the two South African republics. .Justice Fitzgerald, after calling: the meet "|ng to order, said: "It is a great honor to be asked to ?peak to this great audience tonight and i to join in expressing our deep indignation the unjustifiable war now being (.waged by Great Britain upon the people l»of the Transvaal, and to give utterance I,to our sentiments of deep admiration for 'he gallant stand being made by the em 'battled farmers of South Africa in de fense of their property, their lives and their liberties. "The British colonl ai office seems to have, up to this point, made a mistake £ln calculating the fighting qualities of ithe farmers. It is Is said that the colonial secretary ■will send more troops to Africa. Perhaps when the yeomen, foxhunters and, by the gracious permission of the 4ueen, the Duke of Connaught go to j he relief of the besieged troops, TSng- L end's cup may again be- filled with bit fterness. j "The great heart of the American peo [ple goes out to the people of the Trans vaal and the Orange Free State. They "are fighting for the same principles, they are against the same sovereign and red ccated soldiers that fought us a century ago. and would fight us "tomorrow if they dared and thought It would benefit them." MR. SULZER'S ADDRESS. ! Congressman Sulzer spoke next. He Jsaid: i "I am not ashamed to have it known I that my sympathy is with the heroic 'Boers in their resolute endeavor and de (termined effort to maintain their homes /and their independence against the piracy '(and the tyranny of the British crown. [I want to sec them win, in this contset, ) because they are right, and deserve to win. Their cause is a just one. No one [can honestly dispute that. They are de fending their homes, and repelling a re morseless invader. England's attempt ■ to steal their country Is an outrage—an llact of criminal aggression, and should , {be condemned by the Christian powers of 'the world. In my judgment nine-tenths' of the American people are against En •gland in this matter, and in sympathy with the South African patriots. The ,-courage of the Boers in the face of tre- odds has challenged the admlr 'ation of mankind, and their heroism \ against almost insurmountable obstacles ihas won the respect of the civilized world. ''They are entitled to our sympathy, nnd .'we would be false to ourselves and to iall our history if we did not give It to them. i SOUTH AFRICAN PATRIOTS. I "The South African patriots are white I men. They are a good deal like the patriots of our own revolution. They love their homes, their freedom, and their .liberty. They come from good old Saxon ancestors, from the north of Europe. They are flesh of our flesh, and bone of ; >ur bone. They love free institutions, the ,iamp as we do, for the sake of personal > iberty. It comes to them naturally, and jy Inheritance. Their love of libeTty is not of a day, or of a year, but of cen turies. They have never been conquered, and in my opinion, no matter what others may think, they never will be. The story of the struggles and the hardships of '■ these brave men in South Africa is one of the saddest pages In all history—an 1 Imperishable heritage to their hardy and I valorous descendants. No one can im { partially read it without feeling a deep [ sympathy fur them in their present strug gle io.inaintain their freedom and inde pendence p;,-a!nst English greed for gold, .English tyranny, and crminal British ag turession for land. | "They carved out, unaided and alone, . their own destiny in the wilds of the tlark continent, amid unspeakable hard ships and privations, and gave to the t vorld a civilization as good as our own. Tb'or a century and more in sunshine and" fin storm, these brave people plodded on fund they bullded, like the fathers of this Mi public, better than they knew. Sur l rounded by savage, harassed by wild } beasts, visited by famine and scourged by . disease, in all the long, weary and dreary k years they never lost hope—they prayed Ito God and never despaired. They are a sfclmple, Christian people, as honest as ««iey are brave. They redeemed the wild tßrness. turned the desert into sweeping cselds of grain, made the jungles blossom fJke a rose, and dotted the hills with vil ijiges and towns. Notwithstanding all l#.iey had to contend with they grew— Jrhcy prospered, and they were happy— f until perfidious Albion came. SPIRIT UNBROKEN. \ "The spirit of their patriotism is un 'Droken. You cannot conquer a brave t >eople Inspired by the love of liberty rand battling on their own soil for their tj'iomes. They will never surrender their i freedom. They will resist tyranny until t they are exterminated by overwhelming t and superior forces These brave Boerb fe-ire fighting tee republicanism against fc monarchy; foi democracy against plu ocracy; for home rule against the bayo iet; for sovereignty of the individual igainst fhe sanctity of the crown; for the ballot against the throne; for the love of home against the love of gold; for sacred freedom against a ruthless invader; for school house and the church against the army barracks and rhe mili tary forts; for religious freedom against ►foreign domination; for the flresWe of civilization against the blazing torch of jevastation; for free Institutions against Imperialism, and above all and beyond i they are fighting a brave battle for • rights of man. There never would have been troublt. gold had not been discovered in thfc i d. The rich find of gold there is at i . bottom of it all. Love of gold is the / ise of this cruel Anglo-African war. f ;il Rhodes, the most daring and colos- - - - ■' **:■ --7-... ijp^jj*^ x sal grasper and manipulator of the cen tury, coveted the Boers' golden land. He wanted It for his English-created syndi cate. He instigated the Jameson raid, and repudiated it when the Boers made it a miserable failure. He stirred up dis sension among the people at Pretoria; he conspired in South Africa and in Eu rope to overthrow the Dutch republic. He is the power behind the British min istry in this war, and Chamberlain is now, and always has been, his willing tool. I WAR FOR GOLD. "This conflict should be called Cecil Rhodes' war for gold in South Africa. He is responsible for all the woe, all the sorrow, all the despair and all the mis ery the war has caused. The Boers have made him practically a prisoner. He is shut up in his diamond mines at Kim bcrley. He will have to eat diamonds if he is not speedily rescued. I hope that the Boers will capture him and give him immediate trial. "I glory in the spunk of grand old Paul Kruger. He is one of the world's great est heroes. He knew only too well how dangerous was delay, and everything that has occurred since he issued his defiant ultimatum to the British crown has dem onstrated his wisdom and his foresight. He is a grand old man—one of the world's immortals—and will alVays stand out on the pages of history as a friend of man, a lover of liberty, and a champion of freedom. The ultimatum he issued to England rang round the globe, and will live in the world's history. • Have we forgotten that Thomas Jefferson issued a similar ultimatum on the 4th of July, 1776, to King George? I know the Dec laration of Independence is today no more popular with kings and queens than when it was written, but I am American enough to believe that It is Just as true today as It was in 1776, when It sounded the death knell of the divine right of kings, and proclaimed to all the world a government based on the consent of the governed. "It is to.o bad the Declaration of Inde pendence is not as popular as it used to be. It seems to be in such disfavor in Washington that the present pro-English secretary of state has locked it up in the safe; that the Anglo-American ambassa dor to the gilded court of St. James makes after-dinner speeches to tipsy lords and dukes about the bonds of im perialism and the ironclad friendship of England and America. There is no doubt a secret understanding exists today be tween the White house and Downing street. 1 am opposed to an Anglo-Amer* ican alliance, expressed or implied, espe cially when its object is the advancement of imperialism, the march of armies, tho downfall of republics, the destruction of free institutions, the enslavement of men and the perpetuity of the power of kings. INTERFERENCE SUGGESTED. "The president should have offered the friendly oflices of this country to pre vent this cruel war. He should have re sponded to the great and mighty peti tion for peace presented to him at the be ginning of the war. He should have act ed on the findings, conclusions and judg ment of The Hague conference. He could have done so consistently. But the friends of free Institutions should not lose hope, we should not despair even though the White house seems to be en veloped in the atmosphere of an English fog. It is not too late for this republic to assert itself in behalf of republican institutions. It is not too late for us to demand an honorable peace In behalf of humanity, Christianity and civilization. If the president will not act, congress can, and congress should. I have offered in the house of representatieves a joint resolution protesting against the war, granting the Boers belligerent rights, and instructing the president to bring about a cessation of hostilities and an honor able peace. This ought to be done, and done at once. I promise you I will do all in my power to pass that resolution, and pass ft will, in my opinion, if the president continues to exhibit symptoms of Anglophobia. "Is American patriotism dead? Is the *£\ T»\ that aninaated the people in 1776 and 1&12 forgotten? Is the Declaration of In. dependence no longer potent for the up building of republics and the perpetuity of free Institutions? Is our form of gov ernment a farce? Do the great names and heroic deeds of the Revolutionary fathers no longer appeal to us? Are we dead to American feeling and to na tional sentiment. Shall we tear down our monuments, trample in the dust the con stitution, send back to France the statue of liberty, and turn to the wall the pic ture of the great emancipator? "If democracy and free institutions find no answer here, then indeed are repub lics a thing of the past, and the message of the future an imperialistic cry of de« struction, of oppression and of tyranny." GROANS FOR CHAMBERLAIN. When Congressman Sulzcr, in the coursj of his speech, brought in the name of Chamberlain, the crowd mingled groans with their hisses, stamping, waving Bor flags, whistling nnd cheers, with occa sional remarks, interrupted the speech all the way through. Justice Fltzgera.~, in introducing Sen ator Mason, said that the meeting was not a partisan one, at least so far as politics in this country was concerned, and he tald he would present a Repub i2 nn, a United States senator from Illinois. Senator Mason received a hearty wel come. "We are here," said he, "to send wcrds of sympathy and cheer to the farmers of South Africa who are fighting for f.ieir country and their homes. As Justice Fitzgerald says, this is not a partisan meeting, unless it be partisan to love In stitutions that are our own, and to believe in the granting to others of the same i:b erty that we hold dear. We do not astc about, a man's politics or about his re ligion tonight. We ask him whether he cares for the institutions of free gov ernment and liberty. Mr. Su'.zer, the elo quent young gentleman who precedsd ma, has agreed with me so often on matters relating to Cuba in the past year oi ro that I hardly know his politics. This ij a matter tonight that rises above party politics." Senator Mason reviewed the his tory of the Dutch people In South Af rica and her relations with England. In the course of this he referred to "Lillipu tian statesmen who are trying to fill the place of the great Gladstone, and who are now seeking to belittle his memory by Insinuating that fear made him dic tate the retirement of the British from the Transvaal after Majuba Hill." "I think that we as onlookers have the right to say," said Senator Mason, "that if In that matter Gladstone had a grain of discretion, the events of the iast six weeks In South Africa have shown that It. was in accordance with sound statesmanship." MR. WEBB'S FAREWELL. Addresses a Letter to Employes of Wagner Palnce Ca.r Company. NEW YORK, Dec. 31.— In regard to the transfer of the Wagner Palace Car com pany to the Pullman Palace Car com pany, which took place yesterday, Pres ident W. Seward Webb addressed the following letter to the employes of the Wagner company today: "The Wagner Palace Car company has transferred its property and business to the Pullman company, and hereafter you will receive your orders from the latter company. I desire to thank you, one and all, not only for myself, but on behalf of the stockholders, whom I represent, and also on behalf of the many railroads over which we have op erated, for your faithful services during the past fifteen years, which have con tributed so much to the prosperity of the Wagner Car company. I trust you will be as faithful and as loyal In the future to the Pullman Car company as you have been In the past to the Wagner Car company." _ SNOW IN GEORGIA. Heaviest Ever Known Fell There Daring Sunday. MACON, Ga., Dec. 31.—The heaviest enow ever known In this part of the South fell here today. It is estimated that • the fall was fully six inches on the level. Much Tvheat has been planted in this sec tion, and the farmers say the snow in sures a big crop. MONDAY MORNING, JANUARY 1, 1900.—TEN PAGES. MUST SHOW CAUSE GERMANY WANTS TO KNOW UPON WHAT GROUND ENGLAND SEIZ ED SHIP BUNDEiSRATH OFFICUL ACTION IS TIKES RIGHT OF THE BRITISH TO MAKE THE SEIZURE LNDEiR CIRCUM STANCES QUESTIONED WAS IN NEUTRAL WATERS Grout Britain Could Not Legally Question the Rlgrht of Pa«sengrers to Go Where They Pleased, Even if That Be to Join tbeßoer Armies —That la the Coat cat lon of Ger man Prcns nud Diplomats. BERLIN, Dec. 31.—Regarding the seiz ure by the British cruiser Magicienno of the Imperial mail steamer Bundesrath, of the German East African line, a high of ficial of the German foreign office, who was Interviewed by a correspondent of the Associated Press, says: "Silence must be preserved at present concerning the actual status of ihe ncgo tiationc which have been begun with Great Britain about the matter. Appro priate steps have been taken, of which Germany must await the result. The matter Is regarded by Germany as of the utmost importance, because seriously involving the rights of neutrals." This afternoon the foreign secretary, Count yon Buelow, conferred at the for eign office with his advisers, and then re ported to the emperor. A cabinet council will consider the matter. It is also said in government circles that the British right of search is questioned, and, at any rate, the British right to stop passen gers, whether they intend to join the Boers or not, is strongly disputed, as the vessel in which they were was neutral, and the territory to which they were pro- 1 ■ . : : : : : — — ... „ ... -^ . ■" ■ ■:. ■ - '■■;•*!■■' ' - - ' " ; IIVE STOCK EXCHANGE BUII^NO AT SOUTH ST. PAUL. ceedlng, namely, Delagoa bay, is also neu tral. Redress, It Is asserted, will be In sisted upon by Germany PRESS SCORES ENGLAND. The press today unanimously scores England's action in the Bundesrath seiz ure, which is characterized as "gross in solence," and as "calculated again to il lustrate the need of a powerful Ger man navy, to render such overbearance on the part of England impossible in the future." The National Zeitung strongly argues that England had no right to interfere with the Bundesrath, and expresses the hope that she has not adopted a flexible theory regarding contraband. The Lokarl Anzeiger surmises that there must have been a serious quarrel between the commanders of the Bundesrath and the Magicienne, if the latter officer "over stepped his prerogative in carrying off the steamer,' and expresses ths hope that "Germany will speedily enforce the re lease of the vessel." Even. the moderate Vosslsche ZeUung calls the proceeding "characteristic of English insolence," and adds that "the whole attitude cf the English before De.lx. goa bay provokes a general protest." It is significant that today the German flottenverein distributed in Berlin 200,000 copies of a strongly worded pamphlet, pointing out the need of a strong Gvrman navy. From a well informed authority it Is learned that preliminary negotiations have been going on for some time be tween Great Britain and Germany, la London, for the purpose of extending the scope of the treaty regarding the Portu guese colonies, but the Asiatic colonies of Portugal are not comprised in the ex tension proposal. Despite the semi-official disavowals, several of the leading German papers be lieve in the existence of a secret treaty concerning Delagoa b?.y, but they H\a crtdlt the statements of the Lokal An zeiger regarding its nature. The Harn burgerisclier Corres-pondenz says: "The treaty has no definite form, .and it would only come into force in case Portugal should consent to sell a portion of her colonies. ,Jt is confined solely to her African possessions. Russia has scan .the treaty and has offered no objections." The Vosslsche Zeitung also asserts that the treaty does net mention Portugal's Asiatic possessions. AN IRONICAL MANIFESTO. The Vorwaerts today published the al- leged text of a new manifesto from Em peror Nicholas against the increase of naval armaments, which, it is Bald, he will promulgate on the]first day of tho Russian new year. Thg Vorwaerte cor respondent says the casr is considering the calling of another International con ference to consider this question. The correspondent oft th© Associated Press on Inquiring at $he foreign office was told the manifesto 'tvas bogus. From other sources the correipoßfient learned the Vorwßertc intended Jthe manifesto as Irony against the government. Count Arthur yon, Borpstorff, who four years ago came near parrying one of the Barrison sisters, of vaudeville fame, has just become betrothed to the daugh ter of a wealthy * manufacturer, Hcrr Stollwerck, who has made a fortune la chocolate at Cologne. •Emperor William during the week has suffered somewhat from his "old-time eat affection. Since the monthly settlement otv Thursday, which parsed off smoothly, the market has been decidedly easier. Money Is now offered freely at lower rates, London exchange declining. Fur ther exports of gold are improbable, as only 3,000,000 for export were taken direct ly from the Reichsbank. Last week soma gold was Imported. The financial papers ly point out that the ease with which Ber lin has passed the close of the year demonstrates' the solidity of' the German money market. Th« expla/natlon offer ed is .that Germany took the most correct view of the war In Sotitb Africa, and its effect, making preparations for months against the yearly settlement. Henca speculative engagements were reduced to a minimum. Nevertheless, it Is under stood that the demands upon the Reichs bank last week were enormous. —i !*•« ■ DROWNED IN A BATH TUB. 'Frisco Newspaper Reporter Found Dead In His Apartments. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. SL—HiUyard F. Johnson, a reporter on the Chronicle, was found dead in a bath l-ub at his lodgings yesterday morning. Th« tub was full of water, and appearances Indicated that Johnson had fainted and fallen into the water. This theory is sapported by the fact that his feet were enc^setl in. a pair of slippers, and the bath ipwtle had re cently- been used, while h}s clothes were lying across a chair in hfa bedroom ad- Joining the bath roont He was also, known to have been a sufierer from heart disease. Johnson came to San Francisco; with the Kansas volunteers as the cor respondent of the Kansas City Star, and after the regiment sailed for Manila he. secured a position on the Chronicle' through Will A. SnoWj who had Known him In the East. Snow ..was drowned while attempting to board the transport Tartar, with the Kansas troops, about two months ago. Snow, at the time of his death, was water froijt reporter for the paper, and Johnson gucceeded, him. Now, by a peculiar incident, Johnson Is a victim of accidental drowning. He wag twenty-three years of age, and unmar ried. His fatner resides ax Walnut Creek, in this state. LIKES AMERICA BETTER. British Consul at Kansas City Re- »i«.is to Become Naturalized. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 31.—Philip E. j Burrough, who !w been British consul j In Kansas City for nearly six years, has j resigned, owing to the press of private i business, and he intend to go before the court Tuesday and beaome a naturalised citizen of the United States. It Is not known who wiH be his successor. There will be a lively effort to secure the honor. Mr. Burrough. has been to all -intents and purposes an American ever since he assumed the duties of his olHce. He has been identified with every movement for the advancement of Kansas City's interests. "I feel as if I should • become natural ized," said Mr. Burroug-h. "My children are growing up; I never expect to return to England; this is my *!oine, and I shall live and die here. lam thoroughly in sympathy with the Institutions of this country, and though no one here ever doubted ray. loyalty to my own country I shall feel thoroughly at home as an American citizen." WOLFSOHN IN €ALEFOBNIA. Identity of the Man Sa^esed to Be Dead Fnlly EXaMtohed. LOS ANGELES, Cat,. Dec. 31.— The Wolfsohn mystery ,has; • been partially cleared by the arjivaf" £rora Chicago of Aaron Wolfsohn. He has? been identified; by S. A. D. Jones, (he local agejit of the New York Life insurance company, aa the man he insured-, for $10,000,;; hotwith standing Jones' preffeus pos.itiV9~aeclara tion that the matriJwhQ COmifiitted sui cide in a lodging bfouse.Jn this city sev eral weeks ago was Wolfsobn, whose heirs were entitled to the amount of the insurance policy, which wag paid over to the public administrator of this city. The identity of the suicWe and the ob . ject of his representation aa Wolfaohn will how b-i investigated. BOMBS ARE FOCI FILIPINOS HAD PLANNED A COUP IN MANILA DURING FUNERAL OF GBN. LAWTON AMERICAS OFFICERS ADVISED PRECAUTIONS TAKEN PREVENTED THE ATTEMPT FROM PROV ING SUCCESSFUL AVOIDED THREATENED ROUTE Bombs Were to Have Been Thrown From Hißh Itnlldlngs Along the Mnp of the Funeral Procession •-This Beeomlng Known, Another Course Wai Taken—.Filipino.* Ei- pected ARiiiniildo in Manila* MANILA, Dec. 31.—Four explosive bombs, a few firearms and 500 rounds of ammunition were discovered In a house in the center of Manila this morning, while the police were seeking Recarte, the insurgent leader, who was said to havo come to Manila in the hope of ef fecting an outbreak, yesterday, by tak ing advantage of the mobilization of American troops at Gen. Lawton's fa gneral. * Today It was learned that the plot In cluded the throwing of bombs among the foreign consuls attending the ceremony, In order to bring about International com plications. These, it seems, were to have t>een thrown from the Escolta's high buildings, but the avoidance of the local ity by the funeral procession spoiled the plan". The populace, It is thought, had been prepared for. the movement by a rumor circulated, among the natives yesterday that Agulnaldo was personally to lead the outbreak. The Americans were advised of what was brewing, and prepared for . all contingencies. Capt. Morrison, who commands the troops In the most turbulent disrict of the city, says he does not believe an actual uprising will ever occur, as the natives lack the resolution to take the first step in a movement that would entail fighting at close quarters with the American troops. TO INVADE CAVITK An American advance in Cavite prov ince, couth of Manila, Is expected shoiMy. Reliable reports from native spies show that there are upward of 2,000 organized insurgents under arms within a mile of Imus. They are strengthening their in trenchments, and possess artillery. At Novaltie the Filipino intrenchments have been much strengthened since Gen Schwan's advance. A thousand of the en. emy are in that vicinity, and there ar» 60C at San Francisco de Malabon. From twelve to one hundred garrison all the towns in the southern part of Cavite province, and the same may be said of the towns in Batangas province,- The province of North Camarines and South Camarines ho:d (juantities of hemp, which the people cannot market. As * consequence, the population in that part of Luzon is suffering from lack of food. Rice now costs four times its normal price. It is estimated that l,n<v) insurgents are intrenched at Calamba. Reports have been received that 2,000 insurgents are massed at Mount Arayai. having strong positions, which command steep and narrow trails, and that they are prepared to roll boulders down upon advancing troops. NORMAL CONDITIONS. Life along the coasts of the p: Winces of Cagayan and North and South Ilocos is resuming normal conditions. The American troops occupy the important towns and patrol the country roads. Tha natives implore the Americans to continue the occupation, to establish a eettl-d gjv ernment and to terminate the uncertain ty, abuses and confiscations that have characterized the rule of the Tagalo in surgents during the last eighteen months. Vast amounts of tobacco, said to be worth $2,000,000, are ready for shipment at Manila. The opening of the ports .of Dagupan, San Fernando, Vigan, Lacag and Aparri tomorrow will permit the re sumption of trade, bringing relief to'com munities greatly in need of foodstuffs. Many vessels have already cleared from Manila for these ports. Incoming Spanish prisoners declare that Agulnaldo has ordered the release of all Spaniards now in possession of the rebels. The mountain passes o£ Cagayan and tha two Tiocoa wvlnees are still guarded, In PHICE TWO CENTSHroffc&Srt. BULLETIN OF IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE DAY Weather Forecast for St. Fault ■; Fair; Continued Cold. . ta J—Bombs Found In Manila. England Must Show Cuu»o. V* ■Plea for Boer (na««. 4 Treason In Cape Colony* 2— State Taxes In 180©. Proud of Got. Lintl. 3-Mlnnoapolls Matters. News of Northwest. 4—Editorial. One Hundred Yearn. The New Year. 6—Sporting New*. Pope Names Successor, 6—Work for Congress. -v Washington Memorial Service** 7—Popular Wants* B—South St. Paul Stockmen. 9—Stock Exchange Report. ~ * LO—Boein.Hat-L«bor Entertainment, South Si. Paul Business. OCEAN LITERS. NE"V7 YORK—Arrived: La Normandie, Havre. Sailed: Werra, Genoa, etc. HALIFAX, N. S.—Arrived: Parisian, Liv erpool, and sailed for Portland. SOUTHAMPTON — Arrived: Steamer Southwark, New York, for Antwerp. QUEENSTOWN — Sailed: Lucanla, Liv erpool, for New York. TODAY IN ST. PA.UI* METROPOLITAN—"The Little Minis ter," 2:30 and 8:15 p. m. GRAND—Hoyt's "A Day and a Night," 2:30 and 8:15 p. m. Olympic—Vaudeville, 2:30 and 8:15 p. in. Palm Garden—2 and 8 p. m. Skadng races, Lake Ccwno, 8 p. m. Y. M. C. A. receptions, 4 to 10 p. m. Shekinch lodge, A. F. and A. M., West St. Paul. 8 p. m. Paladin commandery, Knights Templar, Masonic hall. Fifth street, 8 p. m. the hope of catching the insurgent gen eral, Tinlo, who Is still a fugitive. It is asserted that Lieut, Gllmore is In Tinio's custody. MONTOJO»S DEFENSE. Spanish Admiral Admit* That He Wai Outgeneraled. CHICAGO, Dec. 31.—1n the text of Ad miral Momtojo's defense under court-mar tial the bulk of the blame Is charged bythq admiral not to himself or his fleet, but to the Spanish government for its un prepared condition. He also claims that Admiral Dewey kept put of range of the Spanish guns—a proceeding which Monto jo refers to as a "retreat." Montojo says: "The only preparation that had been made for war was made by the Ameri cans, who were businesslike and ar ranged every thing with, pencil and paper. , Tb& initial ..velocity of our cannon was 51Q meters; that of the smallest cannon of our enemy was 750 meters. Admiral Dewey, with pencil In hand, not«d the\ thickness of his mantlets and hi* cas-e --merits, and knew what energy was re quired to penetrate them. He also knew exactly the weight of the most powerful projectile of our ships, and by a simple mathematical calculation he arrived at the distance at which he could fight without himself receiving any harm. Thus he ascertained that he could fight at a distance of 2,000 or 3,000 meters, with absolute Impunity. The situation, there fore, was just this: We were vulnerable to all the pTOjecctiles of the enemy, and this the enemy well knew, while he got out of reach of our cannon, and remained out of res-ch all the while." Admiral Montojo adds: "In order to give an Idea of our miserable situation I may mention that we had only fourteen torpedoes for the defense of '2,000 meters of space, and that the cable which we obtained in Hong Kong was only long enough foT five torpedoes, and therefore only five torpedoes could be placed." TRANSPORT THOMAS SAILS. Will Brine Home Remains of Gen. Linrrton and MrJ. LrfJgau. WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.—The departure of the transport .Thomas from Manila, I yesterday, with .the remains of Gen. I Henry W. Lawton aboard, was announced j in a dispatch received- at the war depart- ! ment from Gen. Otis today. She has also aboard the remains of the late MaJ. John A. Logan. ANTC-GOEBEL FOKCES. They Have Engaged Hcadqnnrten at Kentucky Capital. FRANKFORT, Ky., Dec. 31.—The antU Goebel Democrats, through ex-Congress man W. C. Owens, engaged headquarters tcday, which will be opened tomorrow. Senator Lindsay, who came home from Washington at the beginning of the holi days, was conspicuous, in the anti-GoebeV counsels. Chairman Long, of the Repub lican state campaign committee, has called a meeting of the members of both houses foi a Joint conference to morrow morning. It Is expected that a report will be then received from the anti-Goebcl Democrats regarding their at titude on the organization of the two houses, and the general policy of the session will be talked over. Tonight the trains brought large addi tions to the crowd of political leaders al ready here. Among them were Gen. P. Watt T-lardin, who opened headquarters and launched t»is senatorial bnom on an antl-\Jofbel platform. With Hardln came ex-Secretary of State Headley, and sev oial senators and representatives who arc pronounced anti-Goebel men. It was announced" tonight that the antl-Goebel members of the legislature and leaders on that side will hold a conference tomor. row at the same time the Republicans meet. It may be decided to wait until after the Demccratic caucus, tomorrow night, before putting up the anti-Goebel elate of candidates for places in the or ganization of the legislature. The antl-Goebel leaders Increased the estimate of their strength in the two houses tonight. They now claim to have eight Democrats In tho senate and thir teen in the house. This would give the cofclitior a majority on joint ballot, or would control either house in separate sestion. -**- OHIO LEGISLATURE. Erlef Meeting Will Be Held This Morning;. COLUMBUS, 0., Dec. 31.—Tha seventy fcurth general assembly will rr.eot tomor row at 10 a. n:., and will remain in ses sion Jus* long enough to organize by electing the Republican caucus nominees. Lieut. Gov. Jones will preside In tho sen ate. His successor, Judge John A. Cald we-11, of Chiclnriatl, will not qualify un> til next Monday, when Gov.-elect Nash will bo inaugurated. Gc.v. Bushnell's message will, be submitted to.the legisla ture Tuesday. Almost the solo topic in legislative an-1 political circles today has been the ac tion of the Republican senate caucus ir. excluding. Senator Brown, the independ ent .Republican of Hamilton county. 1900 Is HereT The Globe Wishes You B HBPPY pw YHBR. EIEIIES IN CAMP BRITONS ARE CONFRONTED WITH THE MOST SERIOUS PROBLEM OF THE WAR DJSIFPECTIOJ OF TBE »CTCH BECHI7ANA FARMERS, IN VRYBURG DISTRICT, JOIN THE BOERS ALMOST TO A MAN * TEEASON IN CAPE COLONY Colonial Authorities Using Every Precaution to Prevent an Insur rection There and Risings Else where — Alertness of the British Has Rendered Concerted Pro-Boear Action Difficult. LONDON, Jan. I.—The Dally Mail pub lishes the following dispatch from Cap* Town: "Ninety-five per cent of tho Bechuana farmers, in the Vryburg district, joined the Boers, helping them to loot the stores through the country north of the Orange river. They also undertook t« invest Mafeking, while Gen. Cronje'a men went south to meet Methuen. The government of Bechuanaland is being ad ministered as If the Dutch had been la possession ages." BRITONS-DISCOURAGED. LONDON, Jan. I.—ln the absence of confirmation of the reported sortie from Ladysmith that story Is discredited. No such hopeful view can be taken as the Boer account of the Mafeking sortie seems designed to convey. No word re garding any such movement has yet ar rived from British sources, and the feel ing cf suspense Is deepening, as it is feared Col. Baden-Powell's silence indi cates that his position Is becoming des perate. The dispatches from the front breathe a ccnfic.ent spirit which la by no means echoed here. The latest Lady pmith advices show that the Boer shelling is becoming deadly, while sickness and iinnui must also be telling strongly upon, the garrison. The news of the spread of a rebellion among the' Dutch colonists and cf the attempts of Boers to cut the rail way at widely different points is very dis quieting as bearing upon the safety of the extended lines of communication. GEN. BULLER'S DANGER. All the correspondents are beginning to hint of a forward movement on the part of Gen. Buller, the dangftrr of which U indicated in a eTspatcK-to the Daily Tele graph from Frere, recording Ihe unfortu nate failure of "two recor.noissances. la ono case the Boer lines at " ' to have been bombarded br eC men drew tftg Boer fl Intended that the naval gi bard. This, ho* ever, the do, owing to some misun the reconnoiterir.g part> to flounder back to can ....o^h tne wet and stormy Light, marching in mud and water, with the greatfst discomfort. According to the same correspondent, a Blmilar fate awaited another reconnoia sance in the opposite direction. It 'Is roughly estimated that there ar» ■ 25,000 Boers between Ladysmith and Co lejiso, some 400 being on the south side of the Tagela river. At all points the enemy shows ceaseless activity. A large number of Americans are said to be finding the-'r way into the various volunteer regiments being rals?d in Capo Colony. It Is ulso reported that many Africans are arriving at Delagoa bay, having b3Qn expelled from the Rand 'oe cause that they had refused to work tho Johannesburg mines for the government. PLUM PUDDING IN SHELLS. j The following heliograph message has | Iseen received by way of Weenen from ! Ladysmkh, dated Wednesday, D:c. 21: "The Boers are actively bomtfard.ng the town. One shell struck the Devonahire mess tent, killing Capt. Dalso and wound ing seven lieutenants, Dant, Twlas, Tring ham, Cerrafln, Byrns, Sacafe and Kane." A later dispatch from ; Ladysmith by way of Weenen, dater Friday, Dec. 29, save: "All well. The "Eoenj have been firing plugged shells, containing plum pudding and the compliments of the season. They are still fortifying their position, and are evidently determined to make a firm stund." NEWS FROM FRONT. The war office publishes the following dispatch, dated yesterday, from the gen eral officer commanding at Cape Town:"" "Methuen's position Is unchanged. "French reports that the Beers, fear- Ing their communications would be out by our cavalry, have retired to Ccfles burg. "Hear unofficially from Sterkstrom thxt a B.l.ish re;o.inci?sanc? fev^n miles north of Dordrecht, engaged superior forces and was obMged to retlie on Dordrecht.'' TO MAKE A FINAL SORTIE. A dispatch to the Dally Mall from Lou renzo Marques, dated Dec. 29, says: "It is reported from Ladysmith, by way of Pretoria, that the British are destroy ing their heavy cannon, prior to a final sortie. The Transvaal agents here have bought up aii the available milk, sugar and coffee." FIGHTING INSURRECTION. CAPE TOWN, Dec. 28.-The colonial authorities are using every precaution to prevent an insurrection on the part of disloyal Dutch in Cape Colony and to prevent a rising elsewhere. Every where the British colonists are being or ganized into home guards, drilled and made ready to act in' their respective lo calities should armed Dutch colonials gather. The theory is that the British home-staying colonials should be fully prepared to cope with the Dutch col- , onials without the aid of regulars. The alertness of the British renders action on the part of the pro-Boer resi dents difficult. Unable to act openly, they slip away singly or In small group* to join the enemy's forces. The author ities have been informed of many cen ters of agitation where it is considered undesirable to particularize, but there nothing like concerted action apparent over wide districts. The case of Mr. Mihlcan, solicitor to the De Beers company, who is accused of treason, acquires increased Importance, as he has been transferred from the cus tody of the other authorities here to the military authority at De Aar. His h'g position causes the Dutch to watch his case keenly. BRUSHES ARE FREQUENT. Parties of Boers have been operating some seventy miles south of Lord Me- Continned on Third Pave.