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VOjL. XXIII.—NO. 1.
BOER CAUSE JUST
I CONGRESSMAN SULZER SO CON
TENDS IN A PASSIONATE PLEA
TOR THEIR CAUSE
STRUGGLE FOR THEIR HOMES
LIKENS THEM UNTO THE BAND OP
AMERICAN PATRIOTS WHO OP
POSED BRITISH TYRANNY
|he favors intervention
Says That President McKlnley
Sliould Have Made Wnr Impossible
—Declares That Congress Has the
Power to Act Should the Chief
Executive Fail to Do So—Refers to
J Ills Resolution In Congress.
I BERLIN, Jan. I.—lt is announced
<nnt the German protected cruisers.
Condor and Schwalb, are now on
the way to belagoa bay.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31.—The United Irish
societies of New York and vicinity filled
the Academy of Music tonight with a
mass meeting called to express sympathy
with the Boers and opposition to Eng
land in consequence of the South African
war. Senator Mason, of Illinois; Con
gressman Sulzer, Congressman Cum
mtngs, 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
, green Irish emblems and occasionally the
flags of the two South African republics.
? Justice Fitzgerald, after calling the meet-
Ing to order, said:
'- "It is a great honor to be asked to
.! epeak to this great audience tonight and
p-to Join in expressing our deep indignation
L with tho 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
" the gallant stand being made by the em
battled farmers of South Afrca In de
-1 fense of their property, their lives and
[j their liberties.
J "The British colonial office seems to
uh have, up to this point, made a mistake
'■{in calculating the fighting qualities of
J the farmers. It is is said that the colonial
'J secretary will send more troops to Africa.
:; Perhaps when the yeomen, foxhunters
i- and, by the gracious permission of the
g queen, the Duke of Connaught go to
S the relief of the besieged troops, Eng-
W land's cup may again be filled with bit
|P tern ess.
":' "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
I' are against the same sovereign and red
ccated soldiers that fought us a century
ago and would fight us tomorrow if they
flared and thought it would benefit them."
MR. SULZER'S ADDRESS.
Congressman Sulzer spoke next. He
I Baid:
I "I am not ashamed to have it known
• that my sympathy is with the heroic
Boers in their resolute endeavor and de
: termlned effort to maintain their homes
" and their independence against the piracy
and the tyranny of the British crown;
I want to see them win, In this contset,
because they are right, and deserve to
win. Their cause is a just ono. No one
oan honestly dispute that. They are de
fending their homes, and repelling a rc
-1 morseless Invader. England's attempt
* to steal their country is an outrage— ai\
l act of criminal aggression, and should
' be condemned by the Christian powers of
the world. In njy 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
mendous odds has challenged the atlrnlr-
I atlon of mankind, and their heroism
against almost insurmountable obstacles
has won the respect of the civilized world.
II They are entitled to our sympathy, nnd
we would be false to ourselves and to
all our history if we did not give it to
Vthem.
;k SOUTH AFRICAN PATRIOTS.
k$Ht'The Sout'.i African patriots are white
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.
—J 1 They are flesh of our flesh, and bone of
i our bone. They love free Institutions, the
IvFnme as we do, for the sake of personal
Awberty. It comes to them naturally, and
#•!»>■ Inheritance. Their love of libeTty is
r.'Kot if a day, or of a year, but of cen-
IlL'tfurles. They have never been conquered,
V.fand In my opinion, no matter what others
I may think, they never will be. The story
'I of the struggles and the hardships of
L these brave men In South Africa is ona
I of the saddest pages in all history—an
il imperishable heritage to their hardy and
Ff valorous descendants. No one oan im
t§ partially read it without feeling a deep
I sympathy for them in their present strug-
I jfle to maintain their freedom and inde
■ pendtnee against English greed for gold.
■ English tyranny, and crminal British ag
l gresslon for land.
m "They carved out, unaided and alone,
I their own destiny in the wilds of the
I dark continent, amid unspeakable hard
t ships and privations, and gave to the
■ world a civilization as good as our own.
L For a century and more in sunshine an 3
[ in storm, these brave people plodded on
•ft and they builded, like the fathers of this
W republic, better than they knew. Sur
[ rounded by savages, harassed by wild
I beasts, visited by famine and scourged by
I disease, in all the long, weary and dreary
L years they never lost hope—they prayed
H to' God and never despaired. They are a
W B implc, Christian people, as honest as
il they are brave. They redeemed the wild
!M efrwss, turned the desert into sweeping
T fields o£ grain, made the jungles blossom
like a rose, and dotted the hills with vil
lages and towns. Notwithstanding all
they had to contend with they grew—
they prospered, and they were happy—
a until perfidious Albion came.
fl SPIRIT UNBROKEN.
(■ "The spirit of their patriotism is un
n broken. You cannot conquer a brave
II people inspired by the- love of liberty
~W and battling on their own soil for their
% homes. They will never surrender their
A freedom. They will resist tyranny until
II they are exterminated by overwhelming
If and superior forces. These brave Boer.s
If ore fighting for republicanism against
k-monarchy; for democracy against plu-
I tocracy; for home rule against the bayo
■ n S> for sovereignty of the Individual
I itfja'lnut 'he sanctity of the crown; for
■ igir ballot against the throne; for the
-*l#ve of home against the love of gold;
■for sacred freedom against a ruthless
R^-ler; for school house and the church
I ist the army barracks and the mili
| forts; for religious freedom against
w gn domination; for the fireside of
I zation against the blazing torch of
| station; for free institutions against
■i I rialisrn, and above all and beyond
Hit hey are fighting a brave battle for
I ights of man.
I' »ere never would have been troublt.
.1,1 ,]d had not been discovered in the
*WM The rich find of gold there is at
'■ OB ottom of it all. Love of gold is the
I of this cruel Anglo-African war.
If,'*; Rhodes, the most daring and colos-
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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 la
now, and always has been, his willing
tool.
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
berley. 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 always 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 too 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. I 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 offices 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 tho
president continues to exhibit symptoms
of Anglophobia.
"Is American patriotism dead? Is the
spirit that animated the people In 1776 ana
181:2 forgotten? Is the Declaration of In-
Dependence no longer potent for the un,
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
d'^ad to American feeling and to na
tional sentiment. Shall w e 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 menage
of the future an Imperialistic cry of de
struction, of oppression and of tyranny."
GROANS FOR CHAMBERLAIN.
When Congressman Sulzsr, in the coursj
of his speech, brought in the nam» of
Chamberlain, the crowd mingled groans
with their hisses, stamping, waving Bo^r
flags, whistling and cheers, with occa
sional remark?, interrupted the speech
all the way through.
Justice Fitzg-era.^, 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 said he would present a Rspub 1:
--an, a United States senator from Illinois.
Senator Mason received a hearty wel
come.
"We are here," said he, "to send words
of sympathy and cheer to the farmers
of South Africa who are fighting for their
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 as«
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. 3ulzer, the elo
quent young gentleman who preceded m?,
has agreed with me so often on matters
relating to Cuba in the past year oi so
that I hardly know his politics. This Is
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
last 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
"Wasrner Palnee Car Company.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31.—1n regard to the
transfer of the Wagner Palace Car com
pany to the Pullman Palace Car com
pany, which iook 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 haye 1 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
snow ever known in th's part of the South
fell here today. It is estimated that the
fall was fully six inches on the level.
Much wheat has been planted in this sec
tion, and the farmers say the snow in
sures a- big 1 crop. ' ■
MONDAY MORNING, JANUARY 1, 1900.—TEN PAGES.
MUST SHOW CAUSE
GERMANY WANTS TO KNOW UPON
WHAT GROUND ENGLAND SEIZ
ED SHIP BUNDE.SRATH
OFFICIAL ACTION IS TAKER
RIGHT OP THE BRITISH TO MAKE
THE SEIZURE UNDER CIRCUM
STANCES QUESTIONED
WAS IN NEUTRAL WATERS
Great Britain Could Not Legally
Question the Right of Passengers
to Go Where They Pleased, Even
If That Be to Join the Boer Armies
—That Is the Contention of Ger
man Press and Diplomats.
BERLIN, Dec. 31.—Regarding the seiz
ure by. the British cruiser Magicienne 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, gays:
"Silence must be preserved at present
concerning the actual status of the nego
tiations 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 cf 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-
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ceeding, 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 Lokal 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," ar.d expresses ths hope that
"Germany will speedily enforce the re
lease of the vessel."
Even the moderate Vossische Zeiiung
calls the proceeding "characteristic of
English insolence," and adds that "the
whole attitude cf the English before D.la.
goa bay provokes a general protest."
It is significant that today the German
fiottenvereln distributed in Berlin 2<X),000
copies of a strongly worded pamphlet,
pointing out the need of a strong German
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, in
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 •©elagca bay, but they dis
credit the stntenr.ents of the Lokal An
zeiger regarding its nature. The Ham
burgeriseher Corres-pondenz say's:
"The treaty has no ceflnite form, and
it would only come into force In case
Portugal should consent to pell a portion
of her colonies. Jt is confined polely to
her African possessions. Russia has scan
the treaty and lias offered no objsctiong."
The Vossische Zeitung also asserts that
the treaty does net mention Portugal's
Asiatic posp*pshns.
AN IRONICAL MANIFESTO.
The Vorwaerts today published the al-
leged text of a new manifesto from Em
peror Nicholas against the Increase ~vt
naval armaments, which, it is said, he
will promulgate on the first day of the
Russian new year. The Vorwaerts cor
respondent says the czae is ponsiderlng
the calling of another international con
ference to consider this question.
The correspondent of ihe Associated
Press on inquiring at the foreign office
was told the manifesto was bogus. From
other sources the correspondent learned
the Vorwaerts intended the manifesto as
Irony against the government.
Count Arthur yon Bornstorff, who four
years ago came near marrying one ot
the Barrison sisters, of vaudeville fame,
has just become betrothed to the daugh
ter of a wealthy manufacturer, Hcrr
Stollwerck, who has mad© a fortune In
chocolate at Cologne.
Emperor William during the week has
suffered somewhat from his old-time ear
affection.
Since the monthly settlement or
Thursday, which passed 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. Ijttst week some
gold was imported. The financial papers
ly point out that the ease with which Ber
lin has passed the close of the year
demonstrate* the solidity of the German
money market. The explanation offer
ed Is that Germany took the most correct
view of the war In South Africa, and Us
effect, making preparations for months
against the yearly, settlement. Henc«
speculative engagements were reduced to
a minimum. Nevertheless, It Is under
stood that the demands upon,the Reichs
bank last week were enormous.
DROWNED IN A BATH TUB.
'Frisco Newspaper He-porter Found
Dead In His Apartments.
SAN FRANCISCO, Deo. 31.—Hlllyard F.
Johnson, a reporter on the Chronicle, was
found dead in a bath tub at his lodgings
yesterday morning. The tub was full of
water, and appearances Indicated that
Johnson had fainted and fallen into the
water. This theory Is supported by the
fact that his feet were encased i-n a pair
of slippers, and the balh towfclp had re
cently been used, while his iclothes were
lying across a chair in his bedroom ad-
Joining the bath room. He was also
known to have been a sufferer from heart
disease. Johnson came to S|iii Francisao
with the Kansas volunteer^ as the cor
respondent of the Kan sail CJty Star, and
after the regiment sailed: jfbr Manila he
secured a position on the Chronicle
through Will A. Snow, w^q 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 -front reporter for
the paper, and Johnson .succeeded him.
Now, by a peculiar incident, Johnson is
a victim of accidental drowning. He wa3
twenty-three years of age, and unmar
ried. His fatner resides at Walnut Creek,
in this state.
LIKES AMERICA BEI
British <'on.sul at Kansas City Rc
mlprnM to Become NnttgSrallzed.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 31.—Philip E.
j Burrough, who has been British consul
in Kansas City for nearly stx years, has
j resigned, owing to the pre§^ of private
i business, and he intends to jb< before the
court Tuesday and become j naturalized
citizen of the United States. It is not
known who will be his successor. Thei'e
will be a lively effort to ."secure the
honor.
Mr. Burrough has been to all. intents
and purposes an American ever eince
he assumed the duties of his olHce. He
has been identified with movement
for the advancement of j^ansas City's
interests.
"I feel as If I should be>. «*e natural
ized," said Mr. Burroughs '3Ky children
are growing up; I never expae*; to return
to England; this is my !»tne,;*-«id I shali
live and die here. lam thoroughly in
sympathy with the institutions of this
country, and though no one here ever
doubted my loyalty to my own country
I shall feel thoroughly at borne as an
American citizen."
WOLFSOHN IN CALIFORNIA.
Identity of the Mi:n Supased to Be
De«d Fnlly I-l.ita 2>lLnlii'(l.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., ftec. 31.—The
Wolfsohn mystery has beea partially
cleared by the arrival from Chicago of
Aaron Wolfsohn. J?e has been identified
by S. A. D. Jones, the l*cal agent of the
New York Life Insurai&e company, as
the man he Insured ,for 110,000, notwith
standing Jones' previous positive declara^
tion that the man;-who committed sui
cide in a lodging house, in this city sev
eral weeks ago was Wolfgohn, whose
heirs were entitled to the amount of the
insurance policy, which,! was paid over
to the public administrator of this city.
The identity of the suicide and, the ob
ject of his representation as Wolfsohn
will now be investigated. - '
B« ARE FOIO
FILIPINOS HAD PLANNED A COUP
IN MANILA DURING FUNESRAIi
OF GEN. LAWTON
AMERICA!! OFFICERS ADVISED
PRECAUTIONS TAKEN PREVEiNTED
THE ATTEMPT FROM PROV
ING SUCCESSFUL
AVOIDED THREATENED ROUTE
Bombs Were to Have Been Thrown
From High Buildings Along the
Line of the Funeral Procession
—This Becoming Known, Another
Coarse Was Taken—Filipinos Ex
pected Agninaldo 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 co
have 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 fu
neral.
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
been 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 dlsrlct 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 CAVITB.
An American advance In Cavite prov-'"
ince, south of Manila, is expected shor;ly.
Reliable reports from native spies show
that there are upward of 2,003 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 enl
emy are in that vicinity, and there are
600 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 find
South Camarines hold (juantities of hsmj),
which the people cannot market. As n.
consequence, the population !n that part
of Luzon is suffering from lack of fooJ.
Rice now costs four times its normal
price.
It is estimated that 1,000 insurgents are
intrenched at Calamba.
Reports have been received that 2,000
insurgents are massed at Mount Araya'.,
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 prtfClnees
of Cagayan and North and South lioeos
is resuming normal conditions. The
American troops occupy the important
towns and patro! the country roads. The
natives implore the Americans to continue
the occupation, to establish a ?ettl:d gov
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, Vlgan, 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
Aguinaldo has ordered the release of all
Spaniards nowin possession of the rebala.
The mountain passes o£ Cagayan and the
two *igc*m nrov'nfiea are still guarded, In
PRICE TWO CENTS-jftvlTfes.
BULLETIN OP
IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE DAY
"Weather Forecast for St. Paull \
Fair; Continued Cold. . \'k
— ■ i ii
I—Bomb* Found In Manila. ■„'-.
England Must Show Cause, ,\ *
Plea for Boer Cann«.
Treason In Cape Colony.
a—Stale Taxes In 1890.
l'roml of Got. Lind.
3—Minneapolis Matter*.
Ni-iv» of Northwest.
4—lMltorlal.
One Hundred Yean.
The Ne^v Year.
6—Sporting N«ws.
Pop« Name* Successor.
<J—Work for Congress.
"Washington Memorial Services.
7—Popular Wants*
B—South St. Paul Stockmen. ?•*£**
o—Stock Exchange Report.
1O— S«yoinls«t-I/nbor Kntertnlnment.
South St. Paul Business.
OCEAN LINERS.
NEV YORK—Arrived: La Normandle,
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. PAIL.
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. m.
Palm Garden—2 and 8 p. m.
Skating races, Lake Como, 3 p. m.
Y. M. C. A. receptions, 4 to 10 p. m.
Shekinah 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, Tinio, who is still a fugitive. It 13
asserted that Lieut, Gilmore is in Tinio's
custody.
MONTOJO»9 DEFENSE.
Spanish Admiral Admits That He
"Warn Outgeneraled.
CHICAGO, Dec. 31.—1n the text of Ad
miral Moretojo's defense under court-mar
tial the bulk of the blame is charged bythe
admiral not to himself or his fleet, but
to the Spanish government for its un
prepared condition. He also claims that
Admiral Dewey kept out 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 everything with pencil and paper.
The Initial velocity of our cannon was 510
meters: that of the smallest cannon of
our enemy was 750 meters. Admiral
Dewey. with pencil In hand, noted the
thickness of his mantlets .and his. caso
ments, and knew what energy was re-.
Quired to penetrate them. ll© also kri'sw
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 light
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 ju3t this: We were vulnerable
to all tha projecctiles of the enemy, and
this the enemy well knaw, while he got
out of reach of our cannon, and remained
out of reach 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 Ion;?
enough for five torpedoes, and therefore
only five torpedoes could be placed."
TRANSPORT THOMAS SAILS.
Will Brlngr Horn« Remains of Gen.
Lawton and Maj. Logan.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.—The departure
of the transport .Thomas from Manila,
yesterday, with . the remains of Gen.
Henry W. Lcwton aboard, was announced
in a dispatch recoived at the war depart
ment from Gen. Otis today. She has
also aboard the remains of the late Maj.
John A. Logan.
Aim-GOEBEL FORCES.
They Have Cnganed Headquarters
at Kentncky Capital.
FRANKFORT, Ky., Dec. 31.—The antl-
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 consptcuous in the anti-Goebei
counsels. Chairman Long, of the Repub
lican state campaign committee, haa
cal'.ed a meeting of the members of
both houses for a joint conference to«
morrow morning. It is expected that a
report will be then received from the
antl-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-lardln, who opened headquarters
and launched his senatorial boom on an
anti-tJorbel platform. With Hardin came
ex-Secretary of State Headley, and sev
eral senators and representatives who
aro pronounced anti-.Goebel men. It was
announced tonight that the antl-Goebel
members of tho legislature and leaders
on that side will held a conference tomor
row at the same time the Republicans
meet. It may be decided to wait until
after the Democratic caucus, tomorrow
night, before putting up the anti-Goebel
slate of candidates for places in ths or
ganization of the legislature.
The antl-Goebel leaders increased th 3
estimate of their strength in the two
houses tonight. They now claim to have
eight Democrats in the senate and thir
teen ir. the house. This would give the
coalition a majority on joint ballot, or
would control either house In separate
section.
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OHIO LEGISLATURE.
Brief Meeting Will Be Held Thla
Mornlnff.
COLUMBUS, 0., Dec. 81.—The seventy
fcurth general assembly will meet tomor
row at 10 a. n 1.., and will remain in ses
sion Just long enough to organize by
electing the Republican caucus nominees.
Lieut. Gov. Jones will preside In the sen
ate. His succes-sor, Judge John A. Cald
well, of Cincinnati, will not qualify un«
til next Monday, when Gov.-elect Nash
v-ill be inaugurated. Gov. Eushnell's
message* will be submitted to the legisla
ture Tuesday.
Almost the sole topic in legislative an!
political circles today has been the ac
tion of the Republican senate caucus ir.
excluding Senator Brown, the independ
ent Republican yf Hamilton county.
1900 Is HefeT
The Globe Wishes You
JIHfIPPY HEW YEflfl.
EIEIIES 1 IWt
BRrrONS ARK CONFRONTED WITH
THE MOST SERIOUS PROBLEM
OF THE WAR
DISAFFECTION OF TOE DUTCH
BECHUANA FARMERS, IN VRYBVRO
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
rrliere — Alertness of the British
Han Rendered Concerted Pro-Bo**
Action Difficult.
LONDON, Jan. I.—The Dally Mail pub
lishes the following dispatch from Cap«
Town:
"Ninety-flve per cent of the Bechuans
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's
men went south to meet Methuen. The
government of Bechuanalarid Is being ad
ministered as if the Dutch had been la
possession ages."
BRITONS DISCOURAGED.
LONDON, Jan. I.—ln the absenco of
confirmation of the reported cortie from
Ladysmith that story is difcredited. 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 susp*nse is deepening, as It ia
feared Col. Baden-Powell's silence indi
cates that his position is becoming des
perate. The dispatches from the front
breathe a confident spirit which is by no
means echoed here. The latest Lady
pmith advices show that the Boer shelling
is becoming deadly, while sickness and
< nnul 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 aro* beginning to
hint of a forward movement on the part
of Gen. Buller, the danger of which Js
indicated in a <?ispatch to the Dally T»le
gj-aph from Frere, recording the unfortu
nate failure of two recor.noissances. In,
©no case the Boer lines at Coleriso wore
to-have been- bombarded by night. Mount.
Pc" men 'Itcw the Boor flrt, and it tvj*9
intended that the naval guns should bom
bard. This, ho* ever, the latter failed to
do, ov.rlng to some misunderstanding, and
the reconnoiterlr.g party was compelled
to flounder back to camp, through the
wet and stormy i.ight, marching In mud.
and water, with the greatest discomfort.
According to the same correspondent, a
similar fate awaited another reconnois
sance in the opposite direction.
It is roughly estimated that there are
25,000 Boers between Ladysmith and Co
leiiso, some 400 being on the south side
of the Tagela river. At all points the
enemy shows ceaseless activity.
A largo number of Americans are said
to be finding the^-'r v, ray into the various
volunteer regiments being rais?d in Capo
Coior.y. It is also reported that many .
Africans are arriving at Delagca bay,
having b^en expelled from the Rand bs
cause that they had refused to work the
Johannesburg .mines for the government.
PLUM PUDDING IN SHELLS.
The follcv.-ing heliograph message haa
been received by way of Weenen from
Ludysmkh, dated Wednesday, Djc. 27:
"The Boers are actively bombard ng the
! town. One shell struck the Devonshire
I mess tent, killing Capt. Dalso and wound
ing seven lieutenants, Dent, Twlss, Tring
ham, Cerrafin, Byrns, Sacafe and Kane."
A later dispatch from Ladysmith by
way of Weenen, dater Friday, Dec. 29,
says:
'All well. The "Boera have been firing
plugged shells, containing plum pudding
and the compliments of the season. They
are still fortifying their positln, and nra
evidently determined to make a firm
stand."
NEWS FROM FRONT.
The war office publishes the following
dispatch, dated yesterday, from the gen
eral officer commanding at Cape To;vn;
"Methuen's position is unchanged.
"French reports that the Bcere, fear,
ing their communications would be cut
by our cavalry, have retired to Coks
burg.
"Hear unofficially from Sterkstrom that
a B.Lfsh re:oinci:sinc? eevsn miles north
of Dordrecht, engaged superior forces and
was obliged to retire 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 ali 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 groups
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 is
nothing like concerted action apparent
over wide districts.
The case of Mr. Mlhlcan, 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'gh
position causes the Dutch to watch his
case keenly.
BRUSHES ARE FREQUENT.
Parties of Boers have been operating
some seventy miles south of Lord Mo-
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