VOL. XXIII.—NO. 61.
DEFEAT ITS DOOM
I»RHDICTIOX AS TO THE EVE VITAL,
FATE OF THE PUERTO RICAN
TARIFF BILL,
PASSED TO PROTECT TRUSTS
REPI BLICANS ARE SAID TO BE
ALARMED FOB. POLITICAL. EF
FECT OF MKAM 111 l
BUSINESS MEN OPPOSE IT
Kew \ork Chamber of Commerce
Piiawes Resolutions Calling for
Carrying Out Promise* Made Puer
to RioaiiM When Taken Into the
American Fold—('ongreNNiiinn i,lt
tlctleld Is ludomed at His Hume.
WASHINGTON, March I.—(Special.)—
There Is a growing belief here that the
senate will undo the work done by the
house of representatives In passing the
Puerto Rican tariff bill. Even Republi
cans who voted for the measure are
among those who say that perhaps a
mistake has been made, and there are
many who assert that the public elamer
against the measure cannot be over
looked In safety. The contention that
the passage of the bill commits the Re
publican party to the support of trust*
is having Its effect. What has been
done In the house cannot be undone, but
It would be an easy matter for the senate
to decline to pass the bill as sent to it
from the house, and that would mean Its
death. And that Is what is being freely
predicted will be done. The bill had a
Harrow escape from defeat In the house.
It was more party fealty than anything
In reason that secured for the measure
a. sufficient number of votes to put It
through.
ANGRY CONSTITUENTS.
It is freely asserted that many of the
congressmen who voted for the bill have
since heard from home. And It Is added
that what they heard in the majority of
Instances was far from reassuring. There
is one man, however, who Is being con
gratulated by his friends. Congressman
Ltttlefield Ls that Individual. The suc
cessor of Mr. Dingley has been showered
with congratulatory telegrams from his
native state during the day and tonight
was notified of the action of the Port
land business men In Indorsing his mas
terful opposition to the measaire which
stultifies the position originally taken
toward Puerto Rico by President Me-
Klnley. Mr. Llttlefleld Is the lion of the*
hour among those who opposed the bill,
*nd has also been congratulated by the
Republicans who were whipped Into Its
support against their judgment and
wishes. Eventual defeat of the meas
ure is believed to be its doom. If not
that, then disaster for the Republican
party when the full Import of the action
is appreciated by the general public.
VIGOROUS PROTEST.
New York Chamber of Commerce
Condemns tbc Measnre.
NEW YORK, March I.—At the month
ly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce
today a resolution was unanimously
adopted recording the Chamber of Com
merce's emphatic opinion that every con
sideration of honor, justice and human*
Ity demanded that trade between the
United States and the island of Puerto
Rico should be unrestricted by any cus
toms duties whatever, and that early and
prompt action should be taken by con«
gress to redeem the good faith and the
Implied pledges ' - • *'on as sponsor
for the future welfare of Puerto Rico.
Following is the text of the resolu
tions:
"Whereas, In accepting the cession of
the island of Puerto Uico and In assum
ing the control of the destinies of this
hew territory the people of the United
States have undertaken a solemn duty
and obligation toward the people of that
Island, and are In good faith bound to
recognize the welfare and interests of its
Inhabitants as identical in every partic
ular with our own, and
"Whereas, the president of the United
States In his message to congress un
equivocally declared that the markets
of the United States should be opened
to Puerto Rico's products, and that our
plain duty Is to abolish all custom duty
tariffs between the United States and
Puerto Rico and to give her products
free access to our markets, and
"Whereas, the secretary of war in his
last report to the president states that
the highest considerations of justice and
good faith demand that we should not dis
appoint the confident expectation of shar
ing our prosperity, with which the people
of Puerto Rico so gladly transferred their
allegiance to the United States,
"Resolved, that the chamber of com
merce of the state of New York record
its emphatic opinion that every consider
ation of humanity demands that trade be
tween the United States and the island
of Puerto Rico shall be unrestricted by
any customs duties whatever, and be it
further
"Resolved, that prompt action should
be taken to redeem the good faith and
the implied pledges of this nation as
sponsor for the future welfare of Puerto
lilco."
I mh Democratic Convention.
SALT LAKE. Utah, March I.—The
Democratic convention for the selection
of delegates to the national convention
met here today. William Roylance was
made permanent chairman. Calls were
made for B. H. Roberts to address the
convention, but he declined. The elec
tion of delegates to the national conven
tion took up most of the afternoon. Be
fore proceeding to ballot the rules were
suspended and Senator J. L. Rawllns was
elected a delegate by acclamation. The
other five delegates were elected by bal
lot, the successful candidates being: G.
W. Thatcher, A. J. Weber, A. H. Tar
bet, R. C. Chambers and W. F. Knox.
Philadelphia Convention Fund.
PHILADELPHIA, March L—Mayor
ABhbridge today sent to Senator Hanna,
chairman of the national Republican
oonnnitee, a check for $26,000 for the Re
publican committee, thus making $50.<J00
cent to the committee, or one-half of
the fund pledged by the city. The mayor
also announced that the work of raising
the third quarter is well under way and
that the full amount will be collected
within a short time and without any dif
ficulty. m
Mr. Littlefield Indorsed.
PORTLAND, Me., March 1.-The Port
land board of trade today emphatically
Indorsed the views expressed by Con
gressman Llttlefield against the "Puerto
Rican bill, and praised him for his
"courageous stand" in the matter.
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MILWAUKEE SENSATION.
r* —
Wealthy Citizen Made Defendant !n
n Fraud Salt.
CHICAC\ March I.—James F. Patten,
a wealthy and prominent character of
Milwaukee, is made defendant in a suit
in the United States circuit court, in
which he is charged with having de
frauded Mrs. Emeline Luddlngtos out of
a large share of the estate left her by her
husband, Harrison Luddington, who died
June 17, 1891.
Mr. Luddington is said to have left an '
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estate valued at more than $1,500,000, of
which the late widow claims she received
only a small part. She asks the court to
allow her $200,000 damages against the
defendant.
The cult has been suppressed since last
November, and service was had for the
first time today, when Mr. Patten passed
through Chicago for Milwaukee, on his
way home from Mexico.
The defendant is a son-in-law of the de
ceased and is one of the executors and
trustees of the estate.
A similar suit was begun in the state
courts of Milwaukee last July, but was
dismissed on a technicality.
MARTINIQUE RIOTS.
Lat««t Reported \o( ail Outgrowth of
the Strike.
FORT DE FRANCE, Island of Mar
tinique. March I.—There were several
fires the day before yesterday in the
cane fields to the north of La Trinlte and
Fort de France, on the Morne Pavilion
and Mouilvent plantations, and Sunday
there was a collision between some sol
diers, natives, and some Europeans, at
Rasepointe. Two Europeans vrcre
wounded. The recent development*
seem to confirm the opinion that the tfis.
turbances were provoked by electoral
maneuvering and did not result from the
strike.
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DEMOCRATS RECOGNIZED.
Jefferson County Officer* Take In
itiative in Kentucky.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., March I.—The offi
cers of this (Jefferson) county have taken
the Initiative In recognizing the Demo
cratic state officers. Today Sheriff Bell,
Jailer Pflanz, the circuit and county
clerks went to Frankfort to make the
usual settlement with the state auditor.
The amount of money to be turned over
to Auditor Coulter by these officers is
about $25,000.
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TO CHANGE CHURCHES.
Prof. McGlffert Will Leave Presby
terian for Congregational.
NEW YORK, March I.—Prof. Arthur
C. McGiffert, of Union Theological semi
nary, whose views are the subject of at
tack by one group in the Presbyterian
church at this time, haa definitely decided
to withdraw and will &eek fellowship In
the Congregational denomination.
In order to reach a decision he called
Into conference about twenty of his
closest friends and laid before them the
entire matter. This conference was held
a few days since. It contained men not
only close to Porf. McGlffert, but vitally
interested In Presbyterianlsm. From one
of the number in this conference it was
learned today that when Prof. McGlffert
had finished his statement the response
from the twenty men present was almost
Immediately given in favor of withdraw
al, and before the conference was over
Prof. McGlffert said that he would accept
the advice and withdraw.
From the same authority It was learn
ed that Prof. McGiffert will seek fellow
ship in the Congregational body. He has
no leanings whatever towards the Prot
estant Episcopal church, so his friends
say, and will not follow Prof. Briggs. It
Is stated that he will announce his inten
tion to withdraw through his friend Prof.
Brown, of Union seminary, doing so at
the next meeting of the presbytery, on
March 12.
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CLEAN BREAST OF IT.
More Sensational Testimony In
Cleveland Cases.
CLEVELAND, 0., March I.—More sen
sational testimony was brought out to
day in the trial of A. E. Davis and Sam
uel G. Brooker, who are Indicted on the
charge of defrauding the city while in
its employ under the last administration.
Frank Mulher, the bookkeeper of Daniel
Stewart, whose confession yesterday
startled everybody, testified that he had
erased entries In his books upon orders
I Count CssMhtde 9s Projpfyecy.
i![ PARIS, March 2.—Count Boni de Castellane has an article in the a
Vi Gaulois today evidently inspired by his recent visit to the United States, O
a and entitled, "The Two Imperialisms," in which he draws an analogy x
yi between British and American Imperialism. After pointing out that the Q
/,' Americans are taking sides over the Transvaal, he Bays: x
<<| "If Imperialism should triumph definitely, in the United States, H
jji the Latin, Germanic and Slav nations will have to defend themselves in 0
<jj the future against a union of all the Anglo-Saxon forces." X
Jf]i In concluding the article Count de Castellane says: O
X( "1 pretend neither to criticise nor to teach. I speak as a French- x
\(, man who foresees a great role for the United States in the future, and o
](> who wishes this Immense force to act in accord with France and not V
([([ against her. I speak as a sincere admirer of the country, of its prog- X
V> ress and its truly democratic institutions, and, finally, as a man pro- y
i 1 foundly touched with the hospitality which this great and magnificent x
l| nation accords to all those who visit It as friends. May the future O
!' show us the union of two democracies and not two imperialisms." v
from Stewart. These entries referred to
the alleged crooked transactions of Stew
art, Davis and Brooker and were boldly
designated on the books as "raised bills."
Another important witness today was
Henry Botten, the chief engineer of the
water works pumping station.
"ALVIN JOSLIN" DEAD.
Famous Actor Charles L. Davis Snc
cumbs to Pneumonia*
PITTSBURG, Pa., March I.—Charles. L.
Davis (Alvin Joslin), a noted character
actor, and owner of the Alvln theater,
of this city, died tonight, aged flfty-two
years. He had been sick for four weeks
with pneumonia, and died after much
suffering.
Mr. Davis came of theatrical parents,
and was born while his parents were on
the road. He went on the stage at the
age of five years, and was on the sage
continuously from that time until 1889,
when he retired and built the Alvin the
ater, at a cost of $225,000. At the time of
its building the Alvln was considered the
finest theater house in America, but it
was too much of a burden, and in its see-
MEMBERS OF THE NEW COMMISSION FOR THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
PROP. BERNARD MOSES. JUDGE W . H . TAFT. JUDGE „. C . TDE . GEN . LUKE E . WRIGHT . " PRO F. DEAN C.WORCESTER.
Po OmJ STn the HvilZ£ty o^CalffornFa"' CourMn CtaSffiatf"" °f Vermont ' Wa U S n U? iiaa UStiCC °f Sam°a A VeteP5 n t°h« *&? of * Member Member of F<Stt^ °f the Unive^ty I
FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 2, 1900.
ond season the Fort Pitt bank, which
held much of Mr. Davis' paper, took
charge of the house, with the undet stand
ing that when the $170,000 indebtedness
waa cleared its owner should resume
rhurge. The claims hud all been met,
with the exception of about 120,000, at th±
beginning of the present season, and Mr.
Davis expected to be sole owner next
season.
Mr. Davis wns known throughout the
land as "Alvln Joslin," the New England
laimer, which he originated in the early
'60s, and which was the medium by which
he made a fortune. He Is not known to
have a living relative.
POINT FOR MBS. CRAVEN.
Incident That Relieved Monotony of
I'nir Litigation.
SAN FRANCISCO. March I.—Ex-Judge
Sullivan, who was at one time the attor
ney for Mrs. Craven, was on the witness
stand in the suit of Mrs. Craven against
the Fair heirs today, but owing to the
recurring arguments, objections, etc., of
the opposing attorneys little was accom
plished. Finally, after a deal of ques
tioning, the fact was brought out that
In 1892 Mrs. Craven showed to Judge Sulli
van "a paper resembling In many re
spects the marriage contract now In evi
dence In support of Mrs. Craven's claim."
Before Judge Suilivan was excused the
Fair attorney moved to have all of his
testimony stricken out, but the motion
was denied by the court. Judge Sullivan
was also at one time attorney for Senator
Fair.
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THROUGH A WASHOUT.
Fatal Accident on the New York,
New Haven and Hartford.
PLAINVILLE, Conn., March I.—A pas
senger train south-bound on the North
ampton division of the New York, New
Haven & Hartford railway, due In this
city from Shelburne Falls, Mass., at 5:55
p. m., went through a washout about two
miles north of here and four persons were
killed and seven more or less Injured.
The killed are: Adolphus Searles, en
gineer, New Haven; Edward Barrows,
baffgagemaster. New Haven; two un
known passengers, the body of one of
whom has been recovered, but the other
is still In the wreck. The injured are: Ja-
THE OBJECTIVE POINT OF GEN. % ROBERTS' CAMPAIGN.
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Bloemfontein, Orange Free State. View of the Market Square.
cob Cobra, fireman, New Haven, proba
bly fatally; A. B. Phelps, express messen
ger, New Haven, injured about face and
head; William Zimmer, mall clerk, New
Haven, right leg hurt; George H. Merrill,
Bristol, Internal Injuries; J. Newton, ice
dealer, New Haven, right arm and left leg
Injured; Charles Hills, Hartford, cut
about head and arm injured; James
Meals, conductor New Haven, slightly in
jured.
Flour Tnut Lltlg-aitlon.
NEW YORK. March L—lt was stated
tonight that nearly 75 per cent of the
llecker-Jones-Jewel company stock
holders have agreed to unite to form a
committee to force the payment of the
interest on the bonds of the company,
which were due today. The object of the
committee, in case the interest is not
paid, is to foreclose the mortgage. If
this Is done the property will pass out
of the hands of the United States Flowr
Milling company, of which combination
It is a subsidiary company.
Six Fast Rounds.
MILWAUKEE, Wls., March I.—Charles
Burns, of Cincinnati, and Owen Zeigler,
of Philadelphia, fought six-- fast rounds
to a draw before the Milwaukee Athletic
club tonight. Burns was a favorite at
the end of the fourth round, but the fifth
was Zelgler's. The bout closed with both
men in a hot mix-up. It was one of the
best bouts ever given In the city. Jim
Barnes, of Chicago, and Sam Bird also
fought a draw. -
PELL LIKE A BOMB
THREE PROMINENT MEMBERS OF
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
TAKEN INTO CUSTODY
CHARGE IS BUCKET SHOPPING
ONE OF THE MEN ARRESTED IS
VICE PRESIDENT OF THE
BOARD OF i'HIUU
M'LAIN CASE THE BASIS
Alleged That the Parties Involved
Permitted the Use of Their Names
In Correniioudence Betwee-n the
McLains and Their Customers—
Have Hitherto Borne Splendid
Reputation* as Business Men.
CHICAGO, March I.—Three prominent
members of the Chicago Board of Trade
were this morning arrested by the federal
authorities, on the charge of "bucket
shopping." The men taken into custody
are: James Nicol, first vice president «f
the Board of Trade; Henry O. Parker,
who was first vice president of the board
immediately preceding Nicol, and Calvin
A. Whyland, president of the firm of C.
A. Whyland & Co. All of them are
charged with using the mails to dt fraud,
in connection with the firm of McLain
Brothers.
Charles R. and Albert O, McLain, mem
bers of the Board of Trade, but who an
nounced their retirement from business
several months ago, were Indicted by the
federal grand Jury today, charged with
fraudulent use of the madia,, with carry-
ing on a business in the nature of bucket
Bhopping. and defrauding correspondents
in several states. Their case will bs call
ed in the United States, district court,
March 10.
The brokers on the Board of Trada had
hardly learned the news of the indictment
of the McLain Brothers when three dep
uty marshals walked in and" placed the
three other members under arrest. The
prisoners were taken before Judge Kohl
saat, in the United States district oourt,
and gave bonds in the sum of $5,000 each.
They were then released, to appear in
court on or before March 10, to plead to
the charges preferred against them. The
three men were Indicted for alleged collu
sion with the McLain Brothers in a swin
dling scheme, and bench warrants were
at once Issued for their arrest by Judge
Kohlsaat.
ALL WELL KNOWN.
All three defendants are known on
the board, and their business method*
have heretofore been unQueeUoi cd. They
have all been Interested In the commis
sion business for years, arid kave estab
lished a large country trade. Calvin A.
Whyland is president of the firm of C.
A. Whyland & Co. Henry O. Parker Is
of the firm of H. O. Parker'& Co.
The charges against Messrs«__Whyland,
Nicol and Parker are somewhat second
ary to those against th« McLains, and it
Is said a failure to convict th« latter will
result in the release of the others.
It is claimed by the postal authorities
that, while the McLains carried on the
active correspondence which is said to
have been in the nature of bucket shop
ping, the other brokers permitted their
names to be used and made the fraud
possible. All five men were indicted
Jointly, though only three counts were
returned against Parker, Whyland and
Nicol, while six counts were given against
the others.
"The true bill" charges in substance
that the five men devised a Bcehem to in
duce correspondents in several states to
send their money for dealing in future de
livery in grains and provisions; that they
converted this money to their own use
without purchasing or Belling on the
board, as they had agreed, and that they
sent their correspondents false written
reports of purchases and sales, purporting
to show the prices at which and the per
sons to whom the sales were made.
USED THEIR NAMES.
This active correspondence is alleged
to have been carried on by the McLains,
but, in order to make their purchases
and sales appear bona fide, they had to
use the names of certain reputable board
of trade members. It is said the names
of the other three defendants were per-
BULLETIN OF
IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE DAY
Weather Forecast for St. Paul.
Generally Fair; Fresh Northwesterly
Winds.
I—Puerto Hlcan Bill Doomed.
Board of Trade Scandal.
Newt From the War,
2—(Suspicion of Incendiary.
New Chief of Detective*.
B—Minneapolis Matter*.
G. A. R. Elects tMHce.ru.
!Vt»rflnTt-»t News.
Shipping BUI Report*
4r-Edlt<»rlal!
Story of Lady smith Sieve*
*— lM.tr- Ftarh<t Sen,ncliil*.
Act of Wild Man.
6-NVni, of Railroad*.
Popular Wants.
7—Markets of the World.
Chicago May Wheat, 6S I-4-3-Bc.
Bar Silver, 59 7-Ke.
Stocks Slow.
S—ln the "World of Labor.
Cords of Laiw Books.
Mutual Unnrancc Companies.
Bowman Girl Found.
OCEAN LINEJtS.
NEW YORK—Arrived: Kaiser Wilhelm
11., from Naples.
PLYMOUTH—Arrived: Steamer Graf
Waldersee, New York for Hamburg and
proceeded.
CHERBOURG—flailed: Kaiser Wilhelm I
der Grosse, from Bremen and South
ampton, New York.
NAPLES—Arrived: Trave, New York.
Bailed: Fuerst Bismarck, from Genoa,
New York.
LIVERPOOL—SaiIed: Commission, Bos
ton.
LONDON — Arrived: Montcalm, New
York.
ANTWERP—Arrived: Switzerland, Phila
delphia.
BREMEN—Arrived: Lahn, New York,
via Southampton.
SOUTHAMPTON—SaiIed: Kaiaer Wil
helm der Grosse, Bremen for New York,
via Cherbourg.
TODAY IN ST. PAUL..
METROPOLITAN—"Arizona," 8:15 p. m.
GRAND—"Secret Service," 8:15 p. m.
Palm Garden—Vaudeville, 2 and 8 p. m.
Third ward Democrats, Jefferson club
rooms. 8 p. m.
Chamber of Commerce, Lenten services,
12 m.
St. Paul lodge, A. F. and A. M., Masonic
hall, Fifth street.
Eighth ward Democratic city and county
organization meets, Jessrang's hall.
University and Farrington avenues, »
p. m.
mltted to be used in these statements.
It is said that for this collusion with
the McLain brothers the other brokers
in the agreement were allowed part of
the proceeds as commissions. It is
claimed that Whyland, Parker and Nicol
allowed their names to be used in this
connection so as to deceive their corre
spondents into the belief that their deals
were bona fide. The names and dates
used In the indictment against the latter
threee men are: F. A. Hyke, Luverne,
Minn., July 7 and 17, 1899, and A. J.
Rogers, Salem, 10., Aug. 22, 1899.
Nicol and Parker have both been re
garded as pronounced antagonists of the
bucket shop. Nicol Is a member of
the room committee, and, while
neither is connected with the committee
which has the bucket shop matter in
hand, both neve been looked upon as
leaders In the movement to suppress thlj
irregular form of trading.
BANES BUY BONDS.
Another Advance Dae to the De
mand for Them.
NEW YORK, March I.—A slight ad
vance Was reported today in some issues
of government bonds, due to tlie demands
of out-of-town banks, which want them
for refunding: into the proposed new 2
per cents, to take out circulation. One
banker has purchased more than $1,000,000
worth for out-of-town banks and reported
fresh orders today. Predictions regarding
the probable increase in bank note circu
lation range all the way from $50,000,000
to the $300,000,000 possible.
Many state banks are contemplating
I taking out charters as national banks in
I order to profit by the circulation feature
of the proposed law. One banker knows
of more than 250 auch institutions, une
bank is sending a circular to all state
banks, calling attention to the advan
tages to be jderived from such a change
and offering to act as agent in securing
bonds.
It is reported that two very large city
banks have arranged to take full advan
tage of the refunding measure.
PKICE TWO CENTS-J gMTCSS™
M BE I BLOEf iTil
RUMORED IN LONDON THAT LORD
ROBERTS HAS 10M KiIKII (HIANUK
FHIiiK STATE CAPITAL
BOERS COME1TRITI!I« SEAR BT
Next Blv Battle Win Be With Com
injindanl Joubert's Combined
Force*—Relief of Lritdyvmlth Ac
complished Without Fighting,
Boen Having Left for Orange
Free State to Opi><>»«> Advance of
Lord Robert*— l.nd vmih ii h Gnv
rtaon In Pitiable Condition—Great
Rejoiiclnir Among Britons Every
where.
NEW YORK, March I.—(Special.)—A
London cablegram says: "If Lord Rob
erts Is not now In Bloemfonteln it is be.
lleved he will be before many hours have
elapsed. It Is stated that he will make
the Orange Free State capital his base
for future operations, while Gen. Kit
chener attends to the matter of trans
portatlon at points leading to Bloemfon
tein. The next big battle of the wai
j is to be fought near Bloem-
I fonteln, as the Boers are said to be con*
centrating in that vicinity and that they
will muster nearly 50,000 men."
AN OVERWHELMING ARRAY.
LONDON, March 2.—Britons feel that
they are living in the precinct of mo.
mentous events. Tornadoes of patriotic
excitement are whirling through the
country. Even the dullest soul must
have been stirred by the emotions of
yesterday and London's 6,000,000 were
raised to a high pitch of patriotic exha*
tatlon. It is a wonderful sight. Old
men have nothing In memory with
which to compare the day. Some lfkenrc
it to Lucknow, others likened It to the
fall of Sebastopol. It was a time of sin
gular abandon. The usual conventions
of society ceased to control, and every
body knew everybody else, all joining In
smiles or bellowing as their disposition*
moved them.
Lord Lansdowne chose the psycologlcal
moment to announce estimates exceeding
£61,000,000, and rather startled the publla
by unfolding the programme of the war
office to send out, in addition to the
80,000 troops now afloat, 66,000 fresh sol.
diers. Lord Roberts will ultimately
have a force of 250,000.
An order has reached Woolwich fot
the construction of 224 new guns, from
three pounders to twelve-inch guns.
Of these 140 are to be naval
guns. Already 25,000 workmen are em.
ployed at the arsenal and 3,000 more will
be engaged. These decisions to send out
more troops and to increase ..he home
armament met with universal approval.
The Boers seem to have gotten qu?te
away from around Ladysmith without
losing a gun or their baggage. Van
Reenan's pass is only about twenty miles
from Ladysmith. The enemy l^ad nr
tlllery In action Tuesday and they prob
ably utilized both railways In retrea*.!ng,
sending the heavy pieces to Pretoria tnd
the lighter ones Into the Free State.
NEXT FIGHTING GROUND.
Dr. Leyda pays that Gen. Joubert 19
assembling 50,000 men at Weinberg, sev
enty miles northeast of Bloemfontein.
Col. Albrecht, according to a dispatch
from Paardeberg, affirms that the Boers
have 75,000 left.
Whether Lord Roberts Is at Bloem
fonteln now or not, he doubtless soon will
be dating his dispatches there and using
the town as his advanced base.
Lord Kitchener's mission" is to combine
the forces under Gens. Clements and
Gatacre and then advance along the line
of railway to Bloemfontein. The rail
way will simplify Immensely the i^eis
plexltles of transport.
The conditions at Ladysmith, si.ioe of
which were explained by Charles Will
iams and cabled to the United States, are
now better understood, as the military
authorities are no longer retaining their
special Information. It appears that
since the middle of January horses have
been half starved and were too weak
either to drag artillery or to carry cav
alrymen, making it Impossible to dash
nut.
Emperor William, Emperor Francis
Joseph and King Humbert have tele
graphed congratulations to the queen.
COL. ALBRECHT'S CRITICISM.
PAARDEBERG, March I.—Col. Al
brecht describes the British Btrategy up
to the battle of Magersfontein a.s "stupid
and almost insane." He says there were
only 4,000 men in Magersfontein trenches
and that only half of these ware engaged
In actual fighting. He praises the strategy
of Lord Roberts, but says that the war
Is by no means ended, as there are still
70,000 republicans in the field. Gen.
Cronje's surrender, according to Albrecht,
was "due to a blunder In locking up his
men In a hole, Instead of occupying
kopjes."
Commandant Wolmarans, however, con
siders It hopeless for the Boers to con
tinue fighting in the present circum
stances.
"BOBS" PRAISES CANADIANS.
PAARDEBERG. March I—lt appears
that action was about to begin with the
Boer relief forces at the moment of Gen.
Cronje's surrender, but Gen. Roberts for
bade It until all the prisoners should be
In safekeeping. Lord Roberts addressed
the Canadians afterwards, expressing In
the strongest terms Ms pleasure and ap
preciation of their splendid work and
courage. He attributed to them the great
est share in the Boer surrender.
BOERS CONCENTRATING.
PAARDEBERG, Orange Free State,
Feb. 28.—1t Is understood that some 7,000
Boers are concentrating on the British
front. The British cavalry Is in touch
with them to the eastward and skirmish-
Ing began thl« morning.
BOER LOSSES.
BTERKSPRUIT, Cape Colony, Feb. 2?.—
The Boers admit that their losses when
Brabant captured Jamestown were fifty
killed, 123 wounded and 300 missing.
EXCITEMENT IN HALIFAX.
HALIFAX, N. S., March 1.-The relief
of Ladysmith caused great excitement,
and was hailed with satisfaction by mil
itary and civilians alike. At an early
hour all the city bellß were rung, and the
citadel flagataffs decorated with bunting.
By noon the citadel and the city had a
holiday appearance, with flags and bunt-
Ing flying. At noon a salute of twelve
guns was fired from the citadel by ih©
Royal artillery of the imperial service.
HOLIDAY IN ST. JOHNS.
ST. JOHN'S, N. F., March 1.-The newg
of the relief of Ladysmith was received
here today with every demonstration of
popular enthusiasm. The governor, Sir
Henry Edward McCallum, who Is a lieu
tenant colonel In the Royal engineers, de
clared a public holiday in honor of tha
occasion.
REJOICING IN INDIA.
CALCUTTA, March I.—There is gneral
rejoicing throughout India at the cap ure
of Gen. Cronje and the relief of Lady
smith. The statue of Lord Robf-rts has
been decorated with flowers, and many
congratulations were wired him, Includ
ing one from the Cawnpore Chamber of
Commerce, which said:
"Your birthplace salutes you."
NEWS AVENUE OPENED.
ORANGE RIVER, Cape Colony. March
I.—The restrictions preventing newspaper
correspondents using this station, which
have been enforced since Lord Roberts
went to the front, have been removed.
The news of Cronje's surrender was re
ceived with the greatest jubilation.
Train* to Kimberley are now running
regularly. The statlonmaster at Four
teen Streams passed through here yester
day. He said the Boers under Command
ant Dutrlt, passing north with a 100
--pounder, completely destroyed the bridg«
and station there.
NEWS IN BERLIN.
BERLIN, March I.—Special editions of
the Lokal Anzgier, scattered broadcast,
first announced the relief of Ladysmith.
The papers generally make but little com
ment, evidently being disconcerted by the
sudden change in the situation. The pa
pers outside of Berlin, however, continue
as virulently anti-British as ever. Mean
while the Tageblatt thinks guerrilla war
fare is the only course left for the Boers,
and the Vosslsche Zeltung Is of the opin
ion that the fate of the war depend * upon
whether Gen. Joubert is ab'.e to bring
back his siege guns safely. In military
circles open admiration is expressed for
the strategy of Lord Roberts, and the
opinion Is gaining ground that the begin
ning of the end Is approaching.
WILD TIME IN LONDON.
Brltona Demonstrate Over (lie Relief
of Lad yam lth.
LONDON, March I.—All day long cheer-
Ing thousands kept up an Incessant roar
before the Mansion house, and all traffic
in what is London's busiest concourse
ceased. An elderly gentleman, with his
silk hat on the buck of his head and his
black coat tails flying in the wind,
climbed to the top of a high lamp post in
the middle of the street, opposite tho
Mansion house, and remained for about
an hour, with his legs curled around the
post. Waving his hat in one hand and a
flag in the other, he led the tumultuous
cheering for each hero of the war and
the fierce hoarse imprecations on Presi
dent Kruger and President Steyn. Pan
demonium reigned. The news of the Man
sion house demonstration had spread to
all quartern of the city, and there poured
In a stream of hoodlums and fakirs laden
with flags, women, boys and all sorts
and conditions of people. Silk hats flew
Into the air, and small lights were of
frequent occurrence. The hundreds of
policemen on the spot had their hands
full, but as long as the enthusiasm of
the crowd was only confined to horse play
the officers did not Interfere.
Tons of firecrackers are being bought
in preparation for elaborate celebrations
tonight.
In several provincial towns, effigies of
President Kruger and Gen. Croije were
paraded through the streets and mal
treated. At Glasgow an efflgy nf Presi
dent Kruger was subjected to indignities
at the foot of the queen's statue. Over
1,000 university and college students pa
raded the streets of London, singing
"Rule, Britannia," waving flags and
cheering for "Little Bobs," who Beemed
to be a prime favorite in this demonstra
tion, although Gens. Buller. Macdonald
and White got a fair share of acclama
tions.
ALL ENGLAND JOYOI'S.
'Wildest Expression* of Pleanur«
From Every Quarter.
LONDON, March 2—Until midnight
London gave Itself up to the wildest ex
pressions of Joy. From the Mansion
house to the West end all the leading
thoroughfares were constantly paraded by
enthusiastic crowds Intermittently burst
ing into patriotic songs. Bands marching
through the streets assisted with strains
of jubilation, and the same exultant
notes were to be heard at every railway
station or place of public gathering
throughout the metropolis.
The West end clubs, the cafes, the res
taurants and the public buildings were all
brilliantly Illuminated, and their interiors
even to doors were beautifully decorated
with flags, bunting and electric lights. At
all the music halls, patriotic songs were
given, the people rising and joining amid
scenes of unbounded enthusiasm. Hardly
a person could be met with who was not
wearing the national emblem In the shape
of a tricolor rosette or ribbon. The blo
graph representations of leading general*
and heroes of the war were treated with
tremendous acclamations. One striking
feature of the rejoicing was the great
number of American flags entwined with
the British.
At 11 o'clock, when the theaters and
music halls poured forth thousands, thi
Jubilation was redoubled. In Trafalgar
square very available inch of space, in
cluding the Plinth of Lions at Nehson'a
column, was occupied by a surging, sing
ing, cheering crowd. All Joined In sing-
Ing "God Save the Queen," applauding
every reference to Roberts, Buller, White,
Baden-Powell and the rest. The scene at
this point was almost without precedent,
and is not likely to be forgotten by those
who witnessed it. A smaller, but almost
as striking a demonstration occurred In
the vicinity of St. Paul's church earlier in
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