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4 ®he git* tyaxxl ©iobe THE GLOBE CO.. FUBLIBHERS. Knn-ivd at Poßtoffice at St. Paul, Minn., *s Second-Class Matter. CITY SUBSCRIPTIONS. By Carrier. 11 mo \± m osj_l2 mos Dally only | .40 $3.26il $4.00 Dally and Sunday.. .60 2.75 5.00 Bunday_.. „_ .„. f J8 .78 I ISO COUNTRY SUBSCRIPTIONS By Mali. |J mo I 8 mos I 12 moa Daiiy~~on7y 725 $1.60 $3.00 Daily and Sunday.. .S5 2.00 4.00 Sunday .75 1.60 Semi-Weekly 60 1.00 BRANCH OFFICES. New York. 10 Spruce St.. Chas. 11. Eddy in Charge. Chicago, No. 87 Washington St.. Harry Fraliok. Mgr.. Williams & Lawrence In Charge. WEATHER FOR TODAY. Minnesota—Generally fair Friday and Saturday, fresh northwesterly winds. li>u;t Generally fair Friday and Satur day; colder Friday in extreme western portion; west to north winds. Dakota—Fair Friday; Saturday fair uiil warmer; west to north winds. South Dakota—Fair Friday and Satur day; northerly winds. M ntana—Fair Friday and Saturday; easterjy winds. Wisconsin—Fair Friday preceded by snow flurries near the lakes; Saturday fair; fresh northwesterly winds. ST. PAUL,. sterday's observations, taken by the United States weather bureau, St. Paul, P. F. Lyons observer, for the twenty four hours ended at 7 o'clock last night. Barometer corrected for temperature levation. Hig-hesi temperature 28 Lowest temperature 13 Average temperature 20 Daily range 15 Xi i ■ > meter 30.01 Humidity 90 Precipitation Trace 7 p. in., temperature 27 7 p. in., wind, southeast; weather, anow i!^ff. YK.STKkKAYS TEMPERATURES. •SpmHigh •SpmHigh leford ... X lo Cheyenne ...38 42 Bismarck ....16 88 Chicago 26 28 rary 28 S4 Cincinnati ...30 i'l Duluth 22 22 Cleveland ....22 2fl Ldmonton ... S 24 Denver 46 56 Havre 3S 42 Galveston ...54 r.G 42 44 Jacksonville .4t5 50 5 ur.°_! 80 4fi Montgomery .40 40 Medicine H-axM 32 New Orleans.s6 58 Mlnnedosa ...It 24 New Y0rk....50 52 Pr. Albert.... 8 12 Omaha 48 50 QuAppelle .." 18 Philadelphia .46 56 *■- .u™"•■■•?* 38 JMttsburar ...24 42 WMlstan ....18 22 S. Francisco.66 66 EL""? 6* ■"I! 2tiSt- Loul3 32 34 _^\Va.shiiTgt c >n time (7 p. m. St. Paul). FRIDAY, MARCH 27~13007~~ 'MIL! ISSIE IS MADK. It has now been formally decreed by the party In power in our national af falrs that the island of Puerto Rico is not an Integral part of the United States. That Ia the meaning of the vote just taken In the house. It Is a declaration made in the teeth of the recommendation of the president, that the Puerto Rlcans are aliens and must remain such; that they ;uv without the privileges of the American constitutional system, and that they are not within the operation of any system of civil government what ever. The event Is regarded as a great vic tory by the Republicans In congress. No one pays any attention to the expressed wishes of the chief executive of the na tion In the premises, and his individual Influence may be properly estimated on the ba.tf.s of the five Republican votes which were cast In favor of the substi tute offered In the house embodying the recommendations of his message. He has merely shown his readiness to sneeze when the syndicates and cabals which surround and control his administration take snutf; but, to be just to him, ho shows, as the record Indicates, not much more readiness in this direction than hay» the muss of the men who in the house have Just voted in favor of the proposed tariff. The question of Imperialism ig thus clearly brought to a test. There can b« no longer any equivocation or doubt. If this measure i, 3 valid, we can hold foreign possessions—crown colonies, as it were— the natives of which we may indefinitely exclude from all political rights and priv ileges whatever. The cowardly and ly« Ing pretense that this measure ia for the benefit of tho people upon whom that tar., iff Is imposed will disappear in thin air once the atmosphere of the supreme court la reached. The naked question then will W v. hciher our constitution warrants th* undertaking of extending our power Ut» definitely either by armed conquest or treaty over foreign peoples in no way related to us, and-holding such peoples under our sway, either while withhold ing from or extending to them the politi cal rights, privileges and immunities of citizens of the United States. Tf we can hold these peoples by force; If we can hold their countries In any other character than that of territories of the I'nited States, we may no longer close our eyes to the truth that a sub. stantial change has been wrought In all former conceptions of the nature and scope of American political institution.. If we cannot so hold them but can em body far-off lands like the Philippines Into our political system as territories of ! the I'nited States, even then must man> of u« give up the fruits of our thought and study on the great problems of hiu man society which have been so ardu ously pursued since the inception of American political Institutions. In either view the limitations and safe guards which find such profound expres* Blon in the writings of Jefferson and Washington and in the Monroe doctrine and which would confine our political in terests to this hemisphere are wiped away, and wa must and will at once pro. ceed to meet the imperial systems ot Britain, Germany and Russia on a com. mon plane and seek our commercial gain on precisely the lines which those great nations are now pursuing. There is no other way. The supreme court of the United States, when the question of the Puerto Rico tatv iff comes before it for adjustment, will be confronted by the greatest occasion that has arisen in Its annals since it was called upon to decide the social and po litical statue of Dred Scott. Whether the people will feel called upon to go behind whatever decision that tribunal then may reach, as they went behind tho Dred Scott decision, the Immediate political future must determine. The Issue is at last made. The people must fight it out at the polls in November, and no doubt their conclusions then reached will gravely Influence the action of the high est court of our general government. But so vast are the questions which are in volved in the principle of the action taken by the house of representatives that we may need not one but many presidential elections to enable us to reach the final conclusion of the vast controversy thus opened. There will be •still much more excited political debate on this great question, but the action of the house on Wednesday, if It is ratified by the sen ate, la certain at least to secure for us the speediest and most conclusive adjust ment that can be reached of the momen tous interests Involved. tm POLYGAMIST OFFICEHOLDERS. The attempt of certain enterprising In dividuals to relieve President McKinley from tho embarrassment attending the "suvierainty" of the United States over the polygamous, slave-holding, salary- ST.tbblng sultan of Sulu having failed by reason of the apathy of Spain and the immobility of the lines of latitude and longitude, the administration is left to face the conditions it has created, ond to explain to the people what measures It will take to suppress slave holding and polygamy in this new island possession. But there is another matter pending in congress regarding which tho people of the United States are anxious for infor mation, and that is—what truth la there In the allegations that President McKin ley appointed polygamlsls to federal of fices in Utah? This question was asked in congress, and was referred to a committee for In vestigation. That committee met to con sider the allegations, and called for the production of the papers relating to post office appointments in Utah. The pjstof ftce department produced certain papers, and the assistant postmaster general re quested that these papers be examined in executive session, and not made public. This request was granted by the com mittee, and there the matter stands. Unless these reports and papers contain something thut is grossly Improper and scandalous— some malfeasance or mis feasance on the part of some high official —it is not probable that such a singular course regarding them would have been adopted. The public has a right to know how it came about that polygami-sts were appointed to federal offices; the public has a right to know who recommended such persons for appointment, and if thay were aware that they were recommend ing polygamlsts; the public has also tha right to know if President McKinley wa3 misled as to the character of these ap pointees, and if so, who misled him; or if the president was not misled, did he know that he was appointing po!ygami3ts to federal offices, and if so, why did he appoint them? The public is prepared, now that the case of the polygamist congressman from Utah Is disposed of, to witness congress deal In an equally drastic manner with polygamists who now hold or have held federal offices, and nothing less than a complete statement of the facts leading to their appointment will be satisfactory. CIIAY'S COMING TRII'UPH. While the country remains aroused to a condition of considerable excitement ou the important subjects which have been receiving congressional consideration for some weoks past, the cause of Matthew Stanley Quay proceeds noiselessly on its way toward success. It is not at all in the plans of politicians of the Quay va riety to indulge in what is commonly called "a splurge." They are too wise to draw any more attention to themselves or their official or political operations than cannot safely be avoided. There Is no sense, according to them, in borrowing trouble, and the most _ inexhaustible source from which trouble can be pro duced is, of course, newspaper publicity. This they are prepared at all hazards to evade. How well Senator Quay and his man agers have managed this latest little un dertaking of theirs is shown by the reflection that, while ordinary persons in and out of political life have been grow ing red in their faces owing to the extrem ity of the views on the Puerto Rico tariff, the few gentlemen who look strictly after business and leave all sentiment in poll tics to be cultivated by others have man aged to get a report and a vote which is virtually equivalent to conferring the coveted seat on the Mephistopheles of Pennsylvania politics. As a matter of information it may be stated.for the benefit of those readers who have not recently been thinking of this not Insignificant member of the great imperial triumvirate of Hanna, Plait and Quay, that the senate recently took a vote on the question whether the Penn sylvania statesman's case should be con sidered. The result of that vote was an agreement to consider it, an"d the vote ' itself revealed even greater strength for J Quay when the final action comes to be taken which will decide his right to his seat. Many senators who voted against ' consideration of his case and were anx ious to see it stand over further will cer tainly vote to allow the appointee of the governor of Pennsylvania to retain his seat. There may of course Be some fili bustering indulged in. but the best opin ion is that the state of William Perm ig in no danger whatever of losing the serv ices of its senior senator, who has done so much during his public career to mold and characterize the prevailing standards in that state of public morality and re sponsibility. It is auite as well that it should be known thus early what course the ma jority of the senate piasaao to adopt in this particular case. While yet Clark's case is under consideration. It is well that a decision should be reached in the case of Quay. As the evening Imperialist or gan of this town recently so laboriously portrayed the radical difference which prevails between the character and meth ods of the two men in political life, it seems eminently proper ttatf fhe imperial ist majority in the senate should show their rigid adherence to abstract right by openly adopting Quay while they re pudiate the corruption of his non-im perialist associate, Clark. The sooner this demonstration of political righteous ness Is made the more satisfactory it will be. No doubt Mr. Quay is deeply con cerned at the present moment over the THE ST. PAUL GLOBE, FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1900. necessity which ia now Imposed on him of drawing Ids senatorial pay while being uiiablo to render any equivalent for it In statesmanlike service. ST. PALL'S NEW PAPUII. The streets of St. Paul were enlivened yesterday afternoon by a swarm of news boys crying "The St. Paul Daily News." This ia the new evening paper whose ad vent has been heralded for a month and whose appearance has been anticipated with pleasure. It is a most creditable folio, and the Globe extends the right hund of fellow ship most heartily. There is a wide field open in St. Paul for a second evening newspaper, and it U confidently expected that the Daily News will fill It accepta bly. The bright appearance and crisp Jauntlness of thla latest venture indicata that it will do so. It claims that It is here to stay, and there is every reason to believe that it will achieve the suc cess which its first issue would seem to warrant. It is understod that the new paper Is strongly backed financially, slid its edito rial staff has been selected with excellent Judgment and from among the best in the profession. The nine students of the Detroit Col lege of Medicine who dissected a small pox cadaver may be said to have adopted an effective method of disseminating practical knowledge—and smallpox. The current in the Chicago rlvor has come to stay, says the Chicago Tribune. The country, judging from the recent hubbub, had supposed it had gone to St. Louis. Mayor Kiefer seems to take a quit de light in keeping p^jple on the anxious seat. Rarely, if ever, has he nmde a board appointment on time. No one who has been in Kansas City on the Fourth of July doubts that ther* will be a hot time down there about that period thla year. If Congressman Tawney had a James Gray in his district, he might have more regard for the opinion of his constituents. A New York theatrical man votes with the majority by naming his new musto hull the Sehley. Philadelphia hasn't the honor of bela? the first to receive the Langtry with open arms. Philadelphia to Sioux Falls. They come high—at least one kind does. March not only came in like a lamb, but it brought the fleece with it. MUSIC AND THE STAGE. MME. NEVADA. A nightingale in truth is Mme. Emma Nevada, the charming soprano who de lighted a large a;id appreciative St. Paul audience at the People's church last night. Mme. Nevada Is the star of one. of the most artistic concert combinations heard in these parts for many years, and t.hfi soloists gave an Ideal concert pro gramme. To those who have kept in thorough touch with the musical events and celebrities of the old" world, and have followed the career of Mme. Nevada through the different spheres of Europe, her superb art and divine vocal powers were known, but to the majority of the people and American audiences her mar velous skill and artistic coloratura work were a revelation. Mine. Nevada is the possessor of a magnetic and winning per sonality, petite and Fronchy figure and prepossesses her audience as soon as she steps upon the stage. To the student of the voice Nevada is a living, breathing lesson; such enunciation, perfect tone production and resonance have seldom, been heard or equaled on this concert stage. The "Bell Song," from "Lakme." was her opening number, and brought out the flexibility and delicate qualities of her voice. As encore to this number she gave a simple English ballad. It was in the (a) and (b) numbers that her art might have been said to appeal mostly to her audience. In the first num be*? "Travouachka," by Tchaikowsky, one could hear the tears and sobs in her voice, and the singer seemed almost lost in the spirit of the soaig. The old and well known aria, "Rh for se lin," was given such a rendition as to bring applause b' i^ie its finish, and afterwards encore demanded, which was graciously re sponded to In a German song, trilled and sung la the delightful pianlssimos and mezzo voce, which is one of her chief charms of voice. The "shadow dance," from "Dlnorah," contains all the pyrotechnics of vocalism and was poured out by the flutelike voice that appeals to the heart like the song of the nightingale. As an encore to this number Mme. Nevada completely cap tured her audience by her singing and accompanying herself on the piano of "The Mocking Bird." This old but ever beautiful song, typically American and familiar to all. struck a responsive chord in the hearts of the hearers and brought to a close one of the most charming con certs given in the West for many seasons. Mr. Louis Blumenberg, the 'cellist of the company, is supreme master of his in strument and sings out his solos in smooth and sympathetic tones. Mr. Blu menberg played the "Hungarian Ca price." by Dunkler. and Its technique dif ficulties were lost and overcome by his accurate and at all times perfect execu tion. Mr. Blumenberg holds an undis puted position as one of America's finest 'cellists, and his name la always an ar tistic ornament to any programme. Too much cannot be said of Mr. Seldon Pratt, the pianist-accompanist of the company. Mr. Pratt aasumes the double role and carries his part triumphantly. Mr. Pratt is a most sympathetic accom panist and follows Mme. Nevada with much care and taste. His solos were full of dash and vigor, and, in spite of his strenuous dutien, he gave an encore after his two Chopin numbers, "Nocturne" and "Scherzo," playing in response "Humor osque." by Berger. The success of the Nevada concerts in Western states is due largely to the enterprising manage ment of Mr. Charles Young, who has di rected the entire tour. The company rest today in Minneapolis and will give their Minneapolis concert on Saturday even ing at the Lyceum theater, going directly to Chicago for concerts at Central Music hall March 8 and 9. METROPOLITAN. "Arizona," freah, breezy and charac teristically American in every line and situation, is playing to big business at the Metropolitan this week. The play and the company presenting it have scored a big hit, and the indications are that the remaining performances will be played to crowded houses. The engage ment will close with Iha matinee and evening performances tomorrow. The fourth of the series of fortnightly concerts by the Danz Symphony orches tra will be given at the Metropolitan opera house Sunday afternoon at 3:30. A carefully selected programme of popular music will be presented. "A Bachelor's Honeymoon" will be pre sented at the Metropolitan opera house for one performance only, Thursday even ing. March 8. This piece was seen here last season, when it played a highly sat isfactory engagement. GRAND. "Secret Service" is being well received at the Grand and fully deserves ita good support. The play is clean-cut In story theme a-nd action. Its present production is adequate in its scenic appolntrru-ni.M, and Us dramatic portrayal in exceptional* ly strong, not a role of the play suffer ing1 from weak Interpretation. Tomor row at 2:30 the only remaining matinee of the engagement will occur. Next week at the Grand local theater goers are to enjoy a musical comedy that has excited more discussion perhapß than any other dramatic production for the past four or five seasons, "The Telephone Girl." Like"all the productions which have emanated from the New York Ca sino, It is largely spectacular and abounds in picturesque features. The company is said to be an expensive one, large in number and exceptionally ar tistic In quality. It is safe to predict, with the strong local desire for novelty In a comedy way, that "The Telephone Girl" will receive a cordial welcome next Sunday night. SMART SHORT STORIES. Rev. Dr. William Bliss la the head of the new school of political science, of which the chief featureH are direct leg islation and- the Initiative and referen dum, is supposed to have mainly among followers college men and pedagogues. One of them said lately to a woman: "I do not understand why Dr. Bliss' friends should be exclusively learned men—es pecially scientists." "Why, Tom Moore explained that long ago," was her quick answer; "they have turned from the bliss of science to tak* up the science of BHkb." • * • Young Willie Jefferson, son of the fa mous "Joe," is a typical Jefferson, In habits, manners, looks, and wit. Some weeks ago, Willie was given a nice fat sum out or the savings of his dintln gulshed father, and allowed to go to Eu rope for the summer. Willie went. One day Joseph Jefferson received R cable gram marked "colled' from Willie, then iv Paris: '-Send me 3500 dollars.—Willie." Th.c elder Jefferson answered: "What for?" The reply seemed to arrive almost before Air. Jefferson's message was sent. It read: "For Willie." Willie received the money. • • • Oliver Wendell Holmes enjoyed that humor best which was of his own produc tion. On one •ccaMoo he was holding forth at great length on the subject of cannibalism, and. having wound himself up to the proper pitch, he turned sud denly to Thomas Bailey Aldrich, who was sitting near him. and asked: "Im agine: What would you do if you were to meet a cannibal?" "I think," Mr. Aldrii.h sweetly replied, "that T should **•• to I)lck an acquaintance with him " nils rejoiner cast such a gloom over Dr Holmes that during the rest of the din ner his conversation wa.s limited to mon osyllables. • • • In one of his farces. Glen McDonough had written two or three lines to be spoken by a chorus girl. The lines wore Riven to a ffreen, heavy amateur, who looked well and would do. At the re hearsal the- slrl made her way to Mc ?£ n°U£ h ' who heW the b'>°*. and said- Mr. McDondusrh. I have a line in the first act and one in the third. Couldn't you wrlto m> one for the second act too? McDonough' thought a minute, looke.l at the girl. £nd said: "Yes; in the banquet scend you enter and say 'Here is the ham.' " "Oh, do ] bring the ham on with me?" No, my dear; It is not a speech, it is a concession." • * • At a gathefing ,of Cincinnati folk on New Year's eve. J. G. Schmldlapp. who is lookkig after the building of the n-w seventeen-story structure at Fourth and Walnut streets (says the Cincinnati En quirer), wus one. Nearly everybody made some sort of a speech, or told a story ur sang a sung. Mr. Sehmidlapp enjoyed It all. but volunteered no speech or song This fact was noticed by Attorney VV'il by who was loastmaster of the occasion and, turning to Mr. Schmldlapp, h* said "We haven't had a speech yet from Mr SchmidJapp. Of course, we know he Is rather backward, and more given to do ing than saying, but now we call on Mr Schmidlapp for one of his seventeen sto ries." : SITS OF INFORMATION. There are scores of places in this coun try where only one mail comes every fourteen days. • • * Cotton manufacturing in Mexico con tinues to increase. Each year finds more looms in operation. • • » Washington firemen are provided with portable telephones which may be con nected with any fire alarm box. • • • It .is a well known fact that no sooner c.o&a a mouse trap or a cat enter a house than it is followed by a troop of mice. • * * A $ 100.(00 gold brick, the largest ever melted iv a Canadian mine, is to b« seat down from the lvootenai district shortly • ♦ • During the past summer there were 5 943 visitors in YeHowstone Park who lived in camps, and 3,217 who stayed at the hotels The expense of the tour, however, is yet too large for the great majority of the ptople. • • • It has fceen decided by the North Caro lina supreme court that, a prisoner sen tenced to confinement in the penitentiary i'or life, whose sentence is afterward commuted to a form of years, is entitled to the statutory commutation for good conduct only from Ihe date of commuta tion. ! « • • The portion) of the stale of* Washing ton west of the summit of the Cascade* range is covered with the heaviest con tinuous belt of forest growth in th o United States. This forest extends over the slopes of thp Cascade and coast ranges, and occupies the entire drift plain surrounding the waters of Puget Sound • • ♦ The longest, steamer route given on thft hydrographic office map is that con necting New York and Esqulmault by' way of Cape Horn—lG.29o miles. This ia exceeded by the track used by sailing vessels connecting New York and Yoko hama, via the Cai>e of Good Hope. This is 16,900 miles in length. PRETTY THINGS TO WEAR. Sliver jewel boxes, with removable pin cushion tops, are among the late novel ties in the shops. • • • Silk and wool challles in a vast army of floral and fancy stripe effects will be used for summer gowns. • • • One of the favorite styles in stock col lars has a cravat of white panne, -with black fringed ends. • ♦ * Some evening gowns are of Renais sance lacfe, on which are effectively fir ranged diamond-shaped figures of white cloth with colored centers. • * • Hemstitched" effects in underwear are more popular (thar^ cheap laces or em broidery. There is a new material which will appear in" fine chemises, corset cov ers, etc. It seems 'thinner in substance than sltk meni, a«d is certainly mosl dainty. It will figure to a great extent in the creation oX trousseaus for the Easter season^ c fotjiTmiSers dead. Little Hope >fo>r tfc e four Other* Yet ' ttnt<tiu!»ecl. REDDING, Cal., 'March 1.-Of the eight miners imprisoned by yesterday's cave-in in the Iron Mountain mine, and who were rescued, four "have died from their in juries. Hope "bf rescuing the remaining four alive has been abandoned. The four dead are: David E. Ross, A. Cavanaugh, H. Castillion. .Alfred Oates. The four still entombed are: J. Mcßroom, S. Cally op. A. Van Buren, J. A. Oates. While their rescue is being rapidly pushed, it Is without expectation of rinding them crtive. They have been imprisoned over forty hours, and even if uninjured by the falling rock have undoubtedly died (ur waut oi air. ARE IN BLOEMVOm-EIN I Continued From First Pas*. the evening, when the famous peal of bells wag rung In honor of the occasion. Pall Mall, the Strand, Fleet street and Oheapslde echoed and re-echoed until long after midnight with the cheers and songs of the reluctantly and slowly dispersing crowds. Even now, at 2 o'clock In the morningr, there comes from Mansion house square the sounds of vigorous cheering. Every where big crowds are to bo found, and al though noisy they are perfectly orderly. Throngs remained In the vicinity of the war office until 11 o'clock last evening, when It was announced no further news was at hand for publication. From every part of the land there Is a "constant In flux of telegrams telling of rejoicing. Lady White, wife of Sir George White, and Lord and Lady Lansdowne, all of whom attended the performance at the Alhambra, were cheered for some minutes. At all the theaters there were scenes of enthusiasm, vocal manifesta tions and the waving of flags. In parliament an onlooker would have had no idea that anything unusual had happened. There was a small attendance in the house of lords, and there were only four ladies in the gallery of peer esses. Lord Lansdowne's statement only evoked a shadow of enthusiasm. In the house of commons the war was not men tioned until 7 o'clock, but the house was crowded, and there were evidences of strong suppressed feeling. Finally a man arose and asked If any official news had been received from South Africa that had not been communicated. Amid a profound hush, Mr. BaJfour arocse, holding a slip of paper, and read Gen. Buller's dispatch from Nelthorpe, beginning: "I have just returned from Ladysmith." The whole house burst into a shout of joy, follow ed by prolonged cheers. EXPERT WII,KI\SO,\. He Hfow S«xe« No Cunne for Uneaitl nww a« to the Future. LONDON, March 2.—Spencer Wilkinson, in the Morning Post, says: "Lord Roberta has taken the true meas ure of the Boers, and has thereby shown his mastery of what Napoleon called the 'divine part of the art of war.' "No doubt the chapter of British re verses Is now closed. He would ba a bold strategist who could now offer to the Boer leaders a plan of campaign prom ising ultimate success. "Lord Roberts will soon have a force of 60,000. The Boer comma nder-in-chief can now hope for little from strategy. From his Interior lines he Is not strong enough, while contending with one army, to strike with effect against the other. He may possibly attempt to hold Gen. Buller at the parses leading out of Na tal, where a email force, at some risk to itself, can cause considerable dalay. Meantime he can gather his forces in th 3 Free State for resistance to Lord Rob erts. "If Lord Kitchener Is at Arundel, It would seem to imply an intention to re store the railways, and to open direct communication with Bloemfontein. "The statement that a force of Boers under Commandant Dutoit haa crossed the Vaal river at Fourteen Streams ac counts, perhaps, for a portion of GfeXL Gronje'a army, and this portends further trouble for Mafeklng. It looks possible that the Boer forces may now collapse altogether, although that must not be counted upon. Lord Roberts, however, will soon have troops enough to d al with any guerrilla warfare, and, altogether, there Is no need for further uneasiness. 'The nation is proud of its troops and of their Commander-in-chief. It is grate ful to the colonists for their magnificent proofs of imperial unity. There remains no obstacle to the intention of carrying the war clear through to the end." PLE.V FOR BOERS. Sir. Salzer Wants the President to Bring: About Peace. WASHINGTON, March I.—Representa tive Suizer, of New York, today intro duced the following resolution in the house: "Resolved, That the republic of the United States sympathizes with the brave Boers in their struggle for free dom and independence and hereby de clares that the people of the South Afri can Republic and the Orange Free State are, and of right ought to be. free and independent, and the congress of the United States hereby protests and re monstrates against the barbarous war now being waged by Great Britain against the patriots of South Africa. "And the president Is hereby author ized to take such steps as may, in his Judgment, gecore sod bring about an hon orable peace between the contending par ties." RELIEF OF LADYSMITH. Cjien. Hull'-r'?* A.U no nil cement to 'War Ofllce. (From Globe Extra of Thursday.) LONDON, March 1.-9:52 ft. m.— The war office has received the following dis patch from Gen. Buller: "Lyttleton"s Headquarters, March k— 9.15 Morning.—Gen. Dundonald, with na tive carbineers and a composite regi ment, entered Ladystnlth last night. "The country between me and Lady* smith is reported clear of the enemy. I am moving on Nelthorpe." Gen. Buller wires from Nelthorpe, un der today's date, that he has just * re turned from Ladysmith. He adds that the whole country south of that place Is cleared of the Boers. The following is the text of Gen. Buller's dispatch: "Nelthorpe, March 1.-5:20 p. m.—T have just returned from Ladysmith. Ex. cept a small guard north of Surprise Hill, the whole of the enemy lately besieging the town have retired in hot haste, and to the south of the town the country 1* quite clear of them. "The garrison was on half a pound of meal a man per day and supplementing the meat ration by horse and mules. The men will want a little nursing before be* ing fit for the field." TAKEN WITH CRONJE. Nephew of the Chief of Police o* Berlin. BERLIN. March I.—Among the prison era taken toy the British at Paardeberg with Oen. Cronje is a nephew of the Ber lin chief of police, Lfeut. yon Heist er, formerly a member of one of the Prussian regiments. 3 oimloii I'fohh Comment. LONDON. March 2, 5 a. m—The edi torials in the morning newspapers are not only jubilant, but are written in a tone of confidence as to the future, which con trasts strongly with the gloomy forebod ings of the previous six weeks. Gen. Bul ler's misfortunes are almost forgotten, al though it is everywhere recognised that the relief of Ladysmith is largely due to the activity of Lord Roberts. Hnly May f»uK(te»( Peace. ROME, March I.—The Radical members made an Interpellation In the chamber asking the minister of foreign affairs whether In view of the recent British vio tories in South Africa he Intends to take into consideration the friendship between Italy and Great Britain and utter a word in behalf of peace between the belliger ents. Mynii»u<uy for Cronje. WASHINGTON, March I.—Representa tive Fitzgerald, of Massachusetts, today continued securing signatures to a mes sage of sympathy to Jen. Cronje. th« captured Boer commander. The signa tures now number 100. May Need More Troop*. MELBOURNE, Victoria. March I.—The secretary of state for the colonies, Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, has cabled to the Australian governments asking whether they would be able to send additional troops to South Africa, in the event ot imperial troops being required elsewhere. Dropp-ed Dead in Court. BIRMINGHAM, Ala.. March 1.-F. V. LipKcomb, a prominent lawyer of B*s netmer, dropped dead this afternoon in the court room of the circuit court- I ARMY IN LADYSMITH. jj Nov. 2—Boers destroy communication be tween. Ladyamlth and Durban and the siege Is begun. Nov. B—ln fighting south of Ladysmith a column of Boers Is annihilated. Nov. 6—Boer assault repulsed by Gen. White. Nov. 9—Vigorous attack on I^adysmith Is repulsed with a Boer loss of about 800. Nov. 12—Ladysmith again shelled by the Boers. Nov. 13^-Joubert moves south of Lady smith with hla main army. Nov. 24—Qen. White reports all well at Ladysmlth. Nov. 30—Ladyamith effectively Bhelled by the Boers from Lombard's Kop. Deo. 2—Boers shell the town with con siderable effect. Rations said to be reduced and much sickness prevalent. Dec. B—Detachment of British carries Lombard's Kop, capturing a gun. Dec. 11—Another sortie made to destroy a howitzer. Object Is accomplish ed, I>ut the losh Is large. Dec. 15—Gen. Buller, attempting to cross the Tugela and relieve Lady smlth, meets with large losses at Colenso. Doc. 19—Provisions at Ladysmith suffi cient for two months; rations ample and good. Jan. 6—Boens attack Ladysmlth in force, but are repulsed. Losses heavy on both sides. Jan. 10—.Second general advance on the Upper Tugela river by Buller'a troops under Gen. Warren and Lord Dundonald. Jan. 11—Lord Dundonald seizes Swarfs Kop and a cable ferry at Pot gleter's Drift. Jan. 16—Gen. Warren forces a passage at Trichard's Drift. A part of Gen. Buller's force also crosses the Tugela at Potgieter's Drift. Jan. 20-21—Gen. Warren engages the Boers both day 3. Jan. 22—Gen. Buller reports "substantial progress" on the part of Gen. Warren. Jan. 23—Gen. Warren takes Splon Kop, but with heavy loss. Jan. 24—Spion Kop abandoned by the Brit ish. Jan. 26—Gen. Bullor retreats to the south bank of the Tugela, having fail ed to force a passage to Lady smith. Feb. I—London Is advised Gen. Buller will make another effort to relieve Ladysmlth. Long list of British casualties received at the war office. Gen. White announces his forces in good condition, and able to hold out indefinitely. Feb. 3—Siege rations of bread and meat for British at Mafeklng. Anx iety on account of no word from Gen. Buller. Feh. 4—Boers block way to Ladysmiith by blowing up bridges and digging up roada. Gen. Buller's plans secret. Feb. s—London5—London war office gets Informa tion of the report that Buller has crossed the Tugela river and is moving upon Ladysmith. ' Mafeking holds out against Biege. Feb. 6—No report from Buller on his venture across the Tugela. Fet>. 7—No word from Buller. Gen. Mc- Donald checks a junction of Boer forces In Natal. Feb. B.—Definite news that Buller has been three days on the advance upon Ladyamlth. Boers found strongly Intrenched about Sp'on Kop and British advance tem porarily checked. Reports of heavy British losses In Buller'a column. Feb. 9.—Reports of fierce fighting on the Tugela, but no official reports from Gen. Bullcr. British forces gain some progress toward Ladysmith. Feb. 10.—War office gives credence to re ports that Gen. Buller has beeft forced to retire and recross the Tugela. Feb. 12.—Report that Gen. Joubert Is try ing to Hank Gen. Buller. Th ra ter of war transferred to Mod der river. Feb. 13.— Kimberley In dire peril. Army of 35,000 men mobilized under Gen. Roberts on Modder river. Feb. 14.—British forced to retire after hot fighting at Colesberg. Gen. Bul ler heard from at Chleveley. Feb. 15.—Gen. Roberts enters the Free State with an army of 50,000 men, turning Boer lines at Ma gersfontein. Feb. 16.—Censor stops all dispatches from BuUer's army. Feb. 17.—London cheered with authentic news that Gen. Cronje has be gun retreat north from Modder river pursued by Lord Roberts | with an army of 70,000 men. Feb. 18.—Buller again attacks Boers on ! the Tugela, while Lord Roberts ■ Is in full pursuit of Gen. Cronje. Feb. 19.—Believed that Cronje escaped from Gen. Roberta. Buller en gaging the Boers along the Tu gela. Feb. 20.—Buller turns the Boer lines and captures Monte Chrlsto. Feb. 21.—Ten thousand Boers withdrawn from Colesberg district to re> lieve Cronje. Buller think* re lief of Ladysmlth Is near at hand. Feb. 22.—Lord Roberts has Cronje in a. trap; the Boer general is sur rounded and a time limit given them in which to capitulate. Lord Roberts expects the sur render of Cronje's eiitire com mand. Feb. 23.—Cronje declares he will fight, after being refused an armis tice. British war office an nounces total losses of 11,208 up to the 17th of February. Feb. 24.—Unauthentic reports that Cron* je has surrendered. Feb. 86.—Not believed In London that Cronje has escaped. Buller presses forward toward Lady* smith. Feb. ?6.—Gen. Cronje's resistance at Paardeberg hopeless; wants to surrender, but Is prevented by young Boer soldiers; many of his men taken prisoner by Brit ish. Feb. 27.—London war office announces Today's Attractions at St Paul Retail Stm§» FIELD, SCHLICK & CO. say assort ments of all kinds of waah goods In im ported and domestic fabrics are at their very best; also that the clearing sale of the soiled and mussed underwear left from their annual sale is a record break er, «md for today and tomorrow the prices are lower than ever. MANNHEIMER BROS, give a few hints of needed things—Friday extras for housekeepers' day—and at the same time give a cordial Invitation to look at their new spring stock. BROWNING, KINO & CO. continue their clearing sale for today and tomor row of men's and boys' suits, overcoats and ulsters at a trustworthy saving of from one-third to one-half. PLYMOUTH CLOTHING HOUSE, corner Seventh and Robert—They waste no time nor expense, but immediately Cronje's surrender to Lord Rub. v-i-ts; terms unconditional. Surrender was made at 4:35 o'clock morning of Feb. 27. Feb. 28.—Rumors of peace as result of Cronje's surrender. The Boer general made a dash for escape, but was driven back. March I.—London war office announces the relief of Ladysmlth through publication of an official tele gram to that effect from Gen. Buller. Qen. Buller moving upon Nelthorpe. Ladysmlth was In a state of sie^a from Nov. 2, 1399, to March 1, 1800. Even before the declaration of war on Great Britain by President Kruger the Boerb were pouring through the nel-s of the mountains into the territory of Natal, and, after the defeat of the British at Dundee and Elandslaapte, the camp at Ladysmlth was surrounded and the sleg? bejjun. The position of Ladysmlth was a most unfortunate choice for an encampment, Tho military man who selected it could hardly have exhibited such poor judg' ment had he been a paid servant of the Boer government. The town Is about thirty miles from the foot of the Drakensberg ratltfi of moun tains and about ISO miles north of Dur ban, on the Natal government railway, which at Ladysmith divides into branches to the Orange Free State and the Trans vaal, respectively. Ladysmlth stands on the flat ground which slopes down to the Klip river, a tributary of the River Tu gela. It la the Klip river which the Free State Boers have tried to divert by en gineering work at Its sources in the Dra kensberg, with the object, possibly, of cutting off the town's water supply and also of rendering easier the passage of the river at any point where the Boer wagons may require to ford It. The town of Ladysmlth ranks third In Natal (next to Pletermarltzburg), although apart from tha military camp ltn inhabitants do not number more than 4.000 or 5,000. The local directory, however, shows that nearly all the residents of sufficient im portance to be included in such a work bear English, Scotch, Welsh or Irish nanves. Arriving at the town by rail from Dur ban, a rocky ridge of hills, fringed on their tops with mimosa trees. Is seen on the right of the line. These hills inclose Ladysmlth In a rough seml-clrcle, pro tecting It from the severe winds In the dry winter, but rendering the town rather oppressively hot In the summer. In Na _tal, it may b« here remarked, the sum mer begins In October and ends In March; the summer Is the rainy seaaon, and at midsummer the sun rises at 5 and sets at 7 o'clock. The town, whlcn has a pleas ant, homelike appearance, ie tiie main center of Klip river county. There are thirteen streets, fairly well laid out, and among the public buildings are the town hall, built at a cost of some £5,000, a market office, court house, prison and fort, government school, postoffice, pub lic library and reading room, branches of the Natal and Standard banks, a Roman Catholic sanatorium and school; and, among places of worship, churches of the Dutch Reformed,. Church of South Africa (or Anglican), Wealeyan and Congrega tional communities. The streets are not well paved, but progress has been made of late in drainage, gasworks and a water works scheme costing £26,000. The popu lation Includes, bssldes white people, some 2,000 natives and nearly as many Hindus and other Indians, who nave im migrated via Durban and act as coolies, waiters, servants, etc. At present, how ever, Ladysmith's resident population la chiefly swollen by Its military defenders. Since 1897 some thousands of Imperial troops have been stationed here, and the number is now, of course, very largely augmented. The camp is situated, near the waterworks, about two miles from the town; It Includes a barracks, hospi tal, church and permanent stabling tot some 1,500 horses. The government rail way department has also large repairing and other workshops at Ladysmith. To the north of Ladysmlth the railway runs a mile or bo to Orange Free State Junction, where the line bifurcates, tho main route bearing east to Elands Loagte. Glencoe, Newcastle and the Transvaal, while the Free State line branches off due west toward Van Ree nen's Pass and the Drakensberg moun tains. For some time after leaving Lady smith the country remains open, dotted with low, stony hillocks, and seamed with stone dykes, but some fairly pretty scen ery opens up after half an hour's rid* on the main route, mimosa trees deco rating the broad alluvial valleys and farm homesteads peeping out of dense grove,* of blue-gum trees, until sixteen miles north the train approaches the bleak and lonely uplands of the coal dsirict, wh:ch commences at Elands Laagte, where th© battle was fought. In th-* westerly direc tion, after leaving tho junction already mentioned, the Free State Una swe the west toward OHvter'a Hock, and, aft er traversing oji open, bare country a short distance northwest of Ladysmlth, ajfain crosses the Klip iiver and pa^'H by Walker's Hock, Besters, Colworth an 1 Brakwal stations to the mountain pa?a. A few miles northwest of Ladysmith on this route a magnificent mountain pano rama opens out. the Drakensberg runs ■ in this neighborhood containing rugged, mighty peaks, from 11,000 feet downward. H. H. Smith and other enterprising farm ers have excellent farms in the neigh borhood, and there are large grazing farms at Besters station. Between Beat ers and Brakwal there are high stony kopjes (hills), with a wide prospect of hill and vale to the eastward. In the thirty miles between Ladysmlth and Brakwal the train rises 1,350 feet, al though Ladysmlth itself is 3,285 feet above sea level. To the southward of Lady smith Ihe stations on tha railway going in the di rection of Marlrzburg and Durban are In the following order: Nelthorpe (six and one-fourth miles from Ladysmith). Ple ters (nine and one-fourth miles). Ch'eve ley (twenty-three and one-fourth ml'es), Frore. Enneradale and Estcourt. whero the line crosses the VV'eenen road, forty - three and one-fourth miles south of La dysmith. Nelthorpe and Ple»©rs are lone ly out-stations of Ladysmlth, chiefly re markable for the number of native kiaal* in the vicinity. At Colenso. which i? a village, the railway crosses the River Tugela. the longeac river in Natal, and a very rapid, rocky torrent. tell the people abont their bargains la shirts, trousers, hats, furnishings, and they tell It well. A. H. SIMON says his auction sale of diamonds, watchea, silverware and cut glass Is the most successful of Its kind ever held. NORTH STAR FURNITURE COM PANY call special attention today to their large assortment of dining room fur niture of all grades and prices. ST. PAUL. HARDWARE) COMPANY have a good black hair serviceable brush broom. In three lengths, at approachable prices. YKRXA has a special fiah sale for to day, in addition to the many snaps In groceries. SCHOCH has a long list of bargains for Friday on fish, soap, baking powder, flour, eggs, fruit, etc., etc.