No. 14,586. WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1899-SIXTEEN PAGES. TWO CENTS.

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S. it. kOIIFFRANN, Pres't.

Diew York (ffice: 52 Tribune Building.Chkigo Oftice: Boyce BuMlig.

ioneen Office: Trafalgar Btiougs, Trafligar Square.T., i. tar 1P t erved t" ut-e.i1ers in tle

- '1, .. !: :1,h %., nect Un'. :t I T @. . r 41 -ent per mOth, UrL es at the

. :t,- By mail-anywhere in the7ete . 7an -1.tage prepali-5 "etts

s. : ,, Quntapl. Sleet Star, $1 per year; with-..- 2 t ig. ati l $.".sit i 1 .t fi,.e at Washliglon. D. C.,

C 7r ! m ti sbsci 1. nmutist he pail in advirtce.U. . f ndvr.- 7'nz1 ma known on appl1n.

AT MERCY OF STORM

Transport Manauense Nearly Lcst on

Trip to Manila.

ElT. COL. WEBB HAYES ABROAD

Officers and Men Had to Bail

Ship Twalve Days.

ENGINES BROKE DOWN

'MANILA. Novemb-r 3.7::Qpm.Thtranetpotrt Mananeuse'. with Li'-;it. i'ol.Webb Hayes and three compani:s -f the31st Infantry on board, has arrwed here.

She narr wl% esenpd disast r.

The7Iftl-ers and soldiers w.er.- for twilvdas hailing with buts . T.I - amer

was un77-aw7rthv. undermiar.nned afnd short

of provisions. Her engines brk. du n on-1

she rolled three days in a tylphon.Reiofo.rcemenmta Reach MIanoila.

Gun. Otis tt1ehrapthed the War )pa;.rt-metnttday arninin(ing th arrival of tht

transports Pekin .nd Maynnteuse at Aanfla. with the t1st Volunteers. He' ad'st hat zh, r*--inent will ba used Io ;trrs-inports of Mind;anao. The t ni te-

a-1i.m.ndd by ('4h Pttit anlid th-

G- .'i I I al . ired that tht trirnp rtP'-rt Allrt sails t r fr San Fran-.o.

and thai :he Tar:;ir mnd Naiw,.th wii! satlon the -:.:th. Ie as- 7innonn-d th zr-

rhal) .f the hiospital sn: sri. wichea'-d by the wa. "r SUez N' , t-

.rI rp.rted on the arriving slhips.Trannport at San Francisco.

Gen. Shafter has informed the War De-partment of the arrival at San Fran- sco ofthe transport Sherman. with Maj. Wygant.24h Infantry; Capt. R-ad. commisi.ury;Capt. Finley, 6th Infartry: Capt. Nicker-boPn. 17th Infantry: Cap:. MeMillan. quar-termaster; Lieut. Madden. 5th Infantry:Lieut. Avery. 14th Infantry: Li.eut. Foster.Uth Infantry; Litut. Kn-wle, 13th Infar-try; Acting Assistant Surgeons Becker andBradley. nine men ho.spital corps, eighty-nin7- discharged solkiers. eight-nle sick.

f '-w!ng remains of wh.diewhot- t Na--aki were brought: A eox.de*tr

I n tro7m, . 31 Art ry. F. bruary 10.2.. 2-my: Thome 47sen.F, Wy, umi.ng VAl-

un .-r I n ry. . ptebietr 6, dy. nt1 ry:L t.: I R. Wernum1 1. st No7rth JYak t.

- me- 17'u- of lu.: Rih-ar H. Ra.ph. 1, l ah Arti 'ry. .lul 12.

-y. 1f,~r % F.TIr InfaLnry,(7 r 1, .. yar. and ty1h'id fever.

t'emti~s PriaN ililam L. Donivanit,1. th JPanr me mb+r 30 pulmonalr"y

tubi 7 a-s: Jan ' '~. iHarringtan. H.t22'lifantr . N vem .-- l1. ehr--nte -. n r r ;J,- 7h .1inn. I- :1- Infantry.Nxv-mber

I.. irt nic y dab71dWV r H. 4;i . 12\ :1h Ina r. N

vem-e . ran 0,:nry: WI:liam1 Ranls-4. 'r-: - :, '" X iiim l -

w. yc.w:. N v' m tr T. rn ie'..dir o :John l''ns. - "!lith Infatorly.N ...n'I-r 19. - ye.-rV ry tn-l mli:rl

rinurgitUn - I M-ha-l har- baind.14,h Infantry N- iber 2.. chrn 1ysn-7Ar adll generAt --r rrjlos-: l r D. ugh-

vember 4.. , hrr; sn:,ry and enral

tub~errulus

N0T IN DESTITt T1 4iRCUMSTAMNt Es.

But Capt. 4;ridiey's Widow Ha-s Only030 a Mouth From the tov.ernisent.

In order . letrn th- truth of :hE soryecnl7ring7 the. titut ci7r-r:> nes of

Mrs. Gridley. thw-low o 11. " 1rlley,

wh, -ied as a result of the 1attl of Manilahay. a reportur of The Star fa1-1 ipon the

mother of the late captain of thI. ()Iympria.Mrs. Ann E. Arnidley. w- is a -jerk in the

getral land utl:e. She said, in r u

to iniries:"I cann.t -av that TTy !idaghter-in-!tiw is

d.+-it't.. h:t th, smn!1 pesi. on siht re-

-ives n do o not su-port her. It ;, a ml-

take 1t, ;y 7 .t her 'a-UI - r i'U!, an !', a I-.S 4.i a I 7'gri .a was ih jov and

pride *'f h-''fat -r hcart. Thi re are an-..h.r...:.....:.. a tn tela~r lore

c--7n."rnn his mr- ' . t. a- 1 hav.e said.31-1 a m ot -is , rem~ eni r the lif'.lhat w'a.. ,1ken. *t'.h *ias 7em7 d at7,

fo.her , ,al7 .7TF sthhw think ourMy h N~n n.& I HeI was tLh only

m:-': t, 7iN 'if 31:n . y to giv.e hisd -Asrfor mys.elf. I exp.ct not:hin7g, wantn7 ahrin s' lng a.s I amtt able to work.

1I-;. rea2 y. I think th'e governmient shouldi10omrethin~g for the in.mily of the bravest.

dearst h,,y that ev.er lived. An effort wasma-le at the last session of Congress to In-cr.-a-" imy daughter's pension. It failed,but I do0 hope it will go through at this

MR. THIE1LKUHL REMIGNED.

Had Tried to Raise Recruits for theBoerS.

fl:-"a: 'Thailikuhl, a laborer In the fies

ri'omn .f the patent offee, and believed to

be thre promoter of a miutlary expedition toth- Trsavaal to help the Boers. resigned

tn'.- :y. Th'- r-7mmiiss7oner of pensions was

ah-:r to disgniss him. Some weeks ago an

r1-'.t.emen1'1t app.earea in the local papers.-kimg ableibo.died men of military experi-en-e- who dIeir.d to.' go to the Transvaalitoadl1 up7on Gustav'. Thilkuth. The patent of-rte otficlial- hod :heir a tte.ntiont called to ther.;:ter. andI Them7;uhl was called upon foran7 exp!:tdtl'ion. He made a written state-

meant t :h.- Se-r'tary of the Interior, dis,-elaimoag any intefntionl of raising a muili-tary --m~:;n :;y nght 'h,- British. The mat-

T.,-iton' to mfeet- in7New Yiork No-

1 7n this matter was brought to the at-- t li te authorties. th- re-s:ignatio7n of

T kh wa= aircaiy in hand7. it was 1m--t iy act-ptedI Mr. Theilkuhl was noth - oml.- todayi and could not be found.

EX-ENATOR CALL'S CHARGES.

.4ot Likely to Be Investigated by theindustrial 4'omminnIon.

The proposeition of ex-Senator Call for atiini77tio7tn intl the charges he has mada

rein-.'g to the- manner in which Senator.elt Taliafe-rro of Florida was elected It

not apt to bte fa'.orabily considiered by thtindustrial co7mmjission. lie has recelivedlittle encoura gemnent fro~m the commissloorthat that matter wouldI be considered b3them, as there is a generai feeling thatsuch a case can properly be consideres.'nly by the Senate. Mr. Cail based hhiclaim that the industrial commissIon shoukinvestigate this case ton the allegation thai

r-'oney was used by the Standard Oil Comnpany. through Gen. Henry M. Flagier, tataring about the election of Mra. Taliaferrohut the cotmmission will not be likely tIundertake to pass upon the fitness oftI rntted Stales senator for a seat in tha1.777.1y.

Seator Ahimon Expected Tonight.S4enator Allison. chairman of the commit

* .- .n approtpriationls, Is expected to arriv,h..e b.. t.s -en

THE PRESIDEN 'S MESSAGE

Practicatlly Ready for Submission to

Congress.

Will Probably Not Be 4ent In Until

Inesiny-Will Be Longer Than

It Wan La4t Year.

Th PreSident's annual mer-'age to Con-gri Is .r;w Ieally completed and reidy for

tranrnis.ntoCitoness when that bodtynext week. The message will h-

imuually l'ng. in a.eunt of the ittner-e a important ti.''jrl. it 1.scuseS. It

will be lon.-r by several thousand wordsthan tI,. in. ' )f last year, which con-

tainal bout 16.mot words. Th, portions of

ti- m-ssa t r.-ating of various topics hiv'. .n -nt ;o th' public printer as theyh*.o -!-n finished, and the printer In turn

has sumitd proofs for revision. Neailyail otf tih pesoage is in type. but it willht lwold oipen until the ta; noiniute for fimil

chng,-s ad additions. This is espeel:illytIr. of tht iortion trea*in of tlt Philip-pine insurrection. wbich seems now totter-ing to its falll.Tb cont. nis ,f the m'saEn. are heing

-.retull.- gi;ardd. Tihe Pr-sident has talk-e6 to a good. mniny people about the mes-sag'', tmi more I- less is known of thet'de'- <ti.'''se d. out the detailed4 mannerin nhih they are treattl is, of course. 11n-IvV V , 1It i4 not .rutcin that the messaige 'will he

Sitt to Cnur.s next Mionday. It is cus-t-.nmar.t ' -ni it onl the ,% o; the asset-

hiung .tress. but ks the death of the\ ice Presi.-int makes it certalin that therte. vt least. will a'ljiourn Iimediately

out of re.p ct to hi- mnmory. it is not uit-lik.iv that the mes'age will tw withhelri Tsd'aly. It th lHou the aljoort-mnt 'wl ')- Ieayede3 only until that ho tyts &r.CtRnI2ze. whin. upon the announeni.ntof the diath if tie Vic, Iresident. It aiiowill y'j-rn

Di.ens.ed by the Cabinet.

Neaiy all cf the time of the cabinet to-

day was taken up in discussing the Pres-Idens message- H- read many portions ofthe mesosage. and the cahinet indulged indiscussion. This took up so mitch time thatn, attempt hal been made to talk of otbrmat:te-s when the calinet adjourned at 1:30oelock.

NO HITCH AS TO SAMO%

Agreement Between England and AmericaWill Be Signed.

Subject Matter of the Paper Is All

Agreed to-Only Needs Gran-

matical Correction.

LONDON, November 2.-It is offmiallyrcported that the statement that the United

States has rejceted the agrepment ltween

Great Britain and Germany regarding Sa-

mca tnd has sublitd a new draft of an

agrrfrnmnt Is misleading. A representativeof tbhe Asso iatel Press has been infornedLnt the exa-t status of the Samoan ques-

tti1n Ir a' follows:Consequent upon the signing of the Sa-

mean treaty between Germany and Great

I:rintin, to which the United States has sig-nificd Its asnt, there was drawn up a new

form of agreement between Great Britainand the Unitedl States. This was necessi-

tfted by the new order of things, but in no-

wise affected the validity of the German-

British agreenent. which included spheresof infloence in Africa and In other matters-.nirely foreign to American interests.The statement that the agreement has

be-n reject'd is based, according to theBritIsh otficial.,entirely upt.n the sugges-tiens naolo by the United States of a

chtnge in tho wording of the draft of theagr- ntit 1-tween hers'-lf and Great 1ri-tai. Those changes are entirely gram-nattIal and will be arCeded to.That the United States submitted a new

tzreat affecting the thrtelpowers concernedis *nilmw'tical y denied, as, it is pointed not,the United Stats, thoigh consulted. was

rat a gtat'iy to the lritish-GermaItreaty. It is presumel that the UnitelStat's has pening with Germany an

are rn.nt similar to that with Great Bri-tain. It in relation to the draft, over

whi. Ih differen-esi as to the wording aros.'.G-rmany has no econc-rn. The foreign of-tice expresmes entire satisfaction with theprogress of the negotiations, and it Is sailoficially that there is no danger appare-ntof any hitch.

GEN. WOOD AT NEW YORK.

Governor of Santiago Province Ar-rives on the McPherson.

NEW YORK. November 28.-Gen. Leon-art Wood. governor general of the provinceof Santiago, Cuba, was a passenger on thetrantport McPherson. which arrived fromSantiago today. Gen. Wood said: "I have

no knowledge of the business for which Iam called to Washington beyond the orderto report. Before I left we heard thenews of the death of the Vice PresIdent,and the flags were half-mtasted on all the

putblic buildings. HIs aIosl great, as hewas a strong man in the administratIon.Hils death was heard with profountd regretat Santiago."The condition of Santiago in relation to

public affairs Is Improving daily. We em-

ploy many men on public works. stich as

roads. etc. The people are employed andcontented. We have no destitution, and,exce'pting a period after the great stormsand hurricans when the rains washed therps outt of th. ground in many places, we

have not isir,.d rations. This issue wasl-s than 1,KMl. I htave great hopes for theearly dev.lopment of the mininug industriesof, Santiago province, wIth its wonderfulrich deplositS of iron, copper and zinc ores,which are bound to add to the prosperityof the island."G'n. Wood expects to proceed to Wash-

ington this afternoon.

WOULD MEET IN CHICAGO IN JUNE.

Majority of National Republican Comn-mittee Express Their Choice.

Spe. lal listch to 'The Evening Star.CLEVELAND. Ohio, November 28.-Over

half the meinbers of the national republi-can committee have been heard from, andhave expressed themselves as favoringChIcago as the place for holding the nextconvention, and June as the month. Thereseems to be no doubt here that SenatotHanna will retire from the chairmanshig:of the national committee if President Mc-Kinley will consent. The Senator dreadsthe responsibility in view of his condition,of health.In an interview at Columbus Col. Chas.

F. Dick, secretary of the committee, bquoted as saying that should Mr. Hannaretire, and should President McKinley ten-der the honor to hbou. he (Col. Dick) wouldnot decline it. The Ohio big four will beForaker. Hanna. Nash and Dick.

SteamsahIg Arwivala.At Glasgow-Peruvian, from Boston:

State of Nebraska. from New York.

ROBERTS OF UTAHHis Conviction of Polygamy and Dis-

I&

franohisements

THE AMNESTY PROCLAIlONS

Claim That He Should Have Actedin Good Faith.

SENTI1MENT AGAINST HIM

Mr. t',iirts of Utah was convicted in lm9of polygamouI!s cohabitation, and servedfour months in prison. i'nder this convic-tion he ws disfranchised and prohibitedft m, hidling ofice. Mr.l'.oberis was prom-int-it in politics in Utah, and disfranchise-ment was a severe blow to him.

eit tier-fore hastened to take advantageof the amnsty off-red by President Hurr-son some time afterward to those who hadoffti-titk against the law, that Is, the Ed-monis at-1. prohibiting polygamy and un-lawful cohabi;ation.

Amtnexty Proetamation.Pisidet rI-rison's amnesty proclama-

tion itas a follows:"I io hereby d-clare and grant full am-

natsty anl pardon to all persons liable tothe p-naltics of said act by reason of un-lawful cohabitation inder the color ofpolyganous or plural marriage who sinceNovCmber 1. ]I%"), have abstained from suchnlawftul eabitation hilt upon the expressenlition thtat they shall in future, obey thelaws of the United States hereinbeforent-ld, but not otherwise." This was Jan-utry 4, 1sI13.

Presdtt.-r-T Cleveland. September 25. IS94,also Issued an aninesty proclamation to all

"excepting p"er-ons who have not compliedwith the conditions of said proclamation ofJaniary 4. 1 The condition of absti-tnence- from future cohabitation was plainand nimista kable.

It is contended by some that an interpre-tation of tiese proclamations meant thatif a peison continued cohabitation withpliral wives his amnesty and his frtnchisewere forfeited.

His Repristration Onth.Mr. Robterts clinched his tentewzl to the

rights of citizen'lhilu by taking bifore a

registration UIcer. Augusat 27. LitMi. the r,

utred registration oath is folluws:"I will sulport Ith. i'onstlitutlion of th--

United States and will faithfully Iuboy tiI.-lavs threuf. and es;ce-in:ly will obev thenet of 'ongre 5s aplurtwlu.Ilarci 2i,'(the Edmunds actt, * * * and I will not,diructly r izoireetly I<d or albet. u-. nII -*ot i;vis, any other pierto to commit anyo' said crirr-s.

It is nut denied. or at least it has tiotbt-i-n denlied. that Mr. Roberts has lived inthe marriage- state wiih his plural wivessince then. August 11. IslT, the reputedSunid wite of Mr. Hihris Ire twins. iti-- ale-cL.The I.r contention wIt!-h has been F t

up inIFfavor of Mr. Roittsi is accepted astechni--ally correct. It is cli imed that uponthe admisisiun of Utah t. stateh-d ti-Edmunds ict did not aippliy, th-relfore th:tthis oath to ohey it was void and that in

habiting with wives married prior to Ihiaimisslon of the state no law was br.-keti.There is a disposition amoin imany I I,

resentatives in Congress to lisregarl thi:tlctica'Iplea of Mr. Roherts' su-jrters.

They clanim that in granting amnesty Prus-idents larrison and Cleveland acted Ingood faidh, and that good faith may reu-sonably be exacted from those who availedthemselves of the amnesty.

Mr. Roberts' Position.In an Interview with a Star reporter last

week Mr. Roberts was asked:"Do you hold that the fulfillment of mar-

ital obligations inourred prior to the a.imission if the state is not in violation ofthe compact with the UnIted Statesy'"Most emphatitally I do," he r *-lid,"b-

ctumse the eonstitutional convention car.-fully avoidetd the. adoption of a n-asur-wi hich wouId hav- made suc-l fuljllnit-n aviolitot of th- iontrciut.

The amni-ty pro-ilamations- ,f Prdents I!arrlso"n itnd Clevelat;lduubt-dlyco%--rl my nsi as I therit thi- oath. Itook th- oath, the usual rmittration tati,In Aua;ig:, 1- mal have strictly oIbserv-dI -s nifiuThat w ift'r th nl Sti-tuitiomal ourv "tion Lat rI-t and fraaodhe ttu u-i-' utiton and it wias then I-

for,- tih 1ii pi- forIdt li-n, in the fall If1 "'.05.

"'The I: itI a law rutuiring thattath ,'or-i b., iitatitn on the a~lmis-sunit i:ai t th-l'iu- n five mnthaft'erXar,' a rul sitAn- thai timne we hav-h-n liing u ir th.- c< tstittitn and lawxsu-f th-- --a ' 'tah. 'Th- extiration bylimi oin of the t'iitud Statt-s laws Is thtpart inat has tiot yet beetn st;tid."Wi--%etr ;rructness may attach to this

claim If ihul!unre to the oath, It Is notb-liev-i that Mr. Itoberts enn escape th-Sentint-tit aginst polygamy.

Mr. (it'leveland's Message.Presldent Cleveland, In his message to

Congress in 15, said:"They (the Utah commissioners) further

report that while there cannot be foundtpon the registration lists of voters thename of a man actually guilty of polyga-my, and whIle none of that class are hold-ing office, yet at the tact election in theterritory all tile officers elected except inone county were men who, though notactually living in the practice of polygamy,subscribe to the doctrine of polygamousmarriages as a divine revelation and a lgwunto all higher and more binding upon theconscience than any human law local ornational."Thus is the strange spectacle presented

of a comimunity protected by a republicanform of government, to which they owealleglance, sustainIng by their suffratges 'aprinciple and a belief which sets at naughtthe obligation of absolute obedience to thelaw of the land which lies at the founda-tion of republican Institutions."The strentgth, the perpetuity and the

destiny of the nation rest upon our homesestablished by the law of God, guarded byparental care, regulated by parental au-thority and sanctified by parental love."These are not the homes of polygaimy.

The mothers of our land, who rule the na-tion as they mold the -haracters andguide the actions of their sons, live accord-ing to God's holy ordinances, and each, se-cure and happy in the exclusive love of thefather of her children, sheds the warmitght of true womanhood, unperverted a-'dunpolluted, upon all within her pure antiwholesome family circle. These are notthe cheerless, crushed and unwomanlymothers of polgamy."The fathers of our fami-lies are the best

citizens of the republic. Wife and childrenare the source3 of patriotism, and conjugaland parental affection beget devotion tothe country. The man who undefiled withplural marriage is surrounded in his singlehome with his wife and children has astake in the country which inspires himwith respect for its laws and courage forits defense."These are not the fathers of polygamous

families. There is no feature of this prac-tice or the system which sanctions itwhich Is not opposed to all that is of valuen our institutions."

Primetples a~t Stake.These are the kind of arguments which

are being advanced by those who ares mostdetermined to unseat Mr. Roberts. Theywill insist, especially the women who havetaken up the fight, that this House shallstand on the broad principles at stake,brush aside the technical defense put up ofinvalidation of Roberts' responsiblties bythe .amisson of the state .nd the .bro.-

tion of the Edmunds act, and expel him.It is this sentiment. growing stronger

every day, which i being brought to bearupon members of' the House, and Impellingthem to line up with the forces which,sooner or later, will demand Mr. Roberts'expulsion by a two-thirds vote, If all othermethods to oust him fall.It is recalled that when polygamist Can-

non was denied admission to the House itwas charged that he was being persecutedfor his religion's sake. The answers madeto that charge are quoted from the commit-tee report on the case:

Polygamay, Not Reto@n, Attacked."it cannot be said that polygamy can be

protected under that clause of the Consti-tution protecting every Due in the worshipof God according to the dictates of his own

conscience, and prohibiting the passage oflaws preventing the free exercise thereof.

"It is true that vagaries may be indulgedby persons under this clause of the Consti-tution when they do not violate law or out-rage the considerate judgment of the civil-ized world. But when such vagaries trenchupon good morals, and debauch or threatento debauch public morals, such practiceshould be prohibited by law like any otherevil not practiced as a matter of pretendedconscience."And while it is a matter of but little

moment to the country at large what thepeculiar belief of Mr. Cannon may be, stillIt does become a matter of grave impor-tance when he presents himself as the rep-resentative of a great crime, not only amoral crime, but a legal crime, denouncedas such by the civilized world, and so de-clared by the highest tribunals of justiceIn the land, and boldly demands that heshall be recognized as such, and we cannotcomply with such demand without makingthat crime our own.

Fatal to Welfare of the State."Toleration of religious views Is a holy

duty enforced on ongress by the Constitu-tion, but no law does or can exist whichpermits toleration of a practice hostile tothe safety of society. Such a practice maybe introduced by the best and highesthuman authority, but whether under thenamne of prophet, priest or king, it mattersnot so long as the practice introduced beagainst establisned law of the land or fatalto the welfare of the state.". Polygamy is the basis of a fanati(al

hierarchy which is antagonistic to our iI-stitutions and laws, and no one who is sub-ject to it can be well disposed toward thegovernment of the United States.

":. It is a disgrace to our civilization andoffensive to the moral serise of mankind.

'3. it breeds open deflance of our laws,and reri~lers a republican form of govern-ment imposible where it, prevails.

"4. It Is hostile to civil society, and fatalto the welfare of the state."This case shoid be sent back to the

people of Utah with a stern admonitionthat no person shall ever be seated as a

delegate in this louse who violates the lawand offends as George Q. Cannon has of-fended, and still does offend, by his own

-olemn confession."It will be observed that in all this there

is no indictment againt Mormonisn as a

religlon. It is against polygamy.The oipposition to Mr. Roberts is not that

he( is a Mormon. but that he is a polyga-mist. living in the relations of wedlock withplural wivts. The retort that this state hasnot bieen proved to Congress is being metwith the sugge.stion that the bordein ofproof he placel upon Mr. Roberts. In otherworts. tbat he be requiq.4 to show that heis not a polygamist.

Mr. Hepburn's Vtiews.Representative 14ephufn, who has been

giving very careful consideration to theRoberts case. Rays tha the question ofform of procedure mva be thoughtfully

nsidiered before anything is done, so as to

vi11 making an uudesirable precedent.He says he does not think that there can

he any doubt that Mr. Roberts must not bepermitt4d to sit as a member of the Houseand that the only question is to adopt themost orderly and proper way of protectingthe House from having his presence im-posed upon it. There are, he says, severaldifferent views of the ease being urged, alllooking to Roberts' exclusion from theHouEe, and Mr. Hepburn is not altogethercertain in his own mind as to which wouldbe best.He says he believes, however, that there

1s no flaw in the legal proposition madefrm.ni one view of the case, that Utah has,h,\ the violation of the compact underv.lilh she was admitted to statehood, for-ilel he-r right to representation in Con-gr'Ss. In his judgmqnt, MOngress could en-

,;rce this forf-lire to the fullest extentrA epr I':et ah of her statehooti and con-uent representation in both houses of

(!Ir. ie natter might be carried only to-h, extent of the House declaring that3hill should he deprived of represen' vtion

n the H-wI- until suh time as she sawto sendi o lhe Hotise a representaizve

whose elt wa- not a vi-lation of the'mpat male with the United Sta s gov-runl'ntt. Hl says he loes not 5, that-H% proposition is in any way subijet ' a

;tl ohj, ction.

May Prevent His Tailng the Oath.

Another vIew of the case strongly urg I,Mr. Hepburn says, is that of not permittingtoberts to take the oath of office, and that

it seems proper that he should not he pt-r-nitted to clothe himself with the powersind rights of a representative in the faceof the fact that the state has sent. himlere in violation of the conditions underv.hich she was admitted to the Union.it in considering the proposition to deny

Roberts the right to take the oath the dan-ger of a precedent being made must betaken into account. The House and everymember thereof, he says, may act in a

judicial capacity with respect to the qual-illeations of members, and may decide thecase on evidence sufficient to convince themembers of the propriety of the action.This right to decide might be exercised at

once on the member presenting himself tobe sworn in, if a majority of the memberswere convinced of liis guilt, but there beingnothing on record of the evidence uponwhich the action was based, it might ap-pear hereafter, when turned to as a prece-dent. simoly that a member was arbitrarilyprevented from taking his oath, and at atime of serious political disturbance, whenparty spirit was greatly exrcited, the prece-dent might be so applied as to create cont-fusion, destroy a legal majority, or, by re-prisals. empty the House of everybody butthe Speaker-to give the matter an extremeapplication.The fact is. he says, while the manner of

prcedure must be carefuliy considered.there is absolutely no doubt of the right ofCongress to expel or exclude Roberts fromthe H-ouse. He says l1e has not yet madeup his mind as to whether 1ie should beexcluded at the very start or be permittedto take the oath and then be -expelled.

HOUSE DISTRICT COWNITTEE.Practically Deatided . Tha-t ifr. Balb-

cock Will Reo Okaiu'nan.It is understood to he pracitcally decided

that Mr. Babcoclk will remain chairman 01the Hotuse Dist'rict comm~ittee. It is saidthat while Gen.. Henderson's persoini in-clinations were -to put him on the commit-tee on rules, he yielded to the wishes ofcitizens of the District and will desgnateMr. Babcock to continue his valuable serv-ices to Washington as chairman of the Dis-trict committee.Gen. Grosvenor of Ohio; it Is reported, will

go on the committee on rules. It is said tobe the desire of the President that this as-signment should be made; -Mr. Dalzell andMr. Bailey will be on t~e cormnittee andthe democrat chosen tof;lead the minoritywill liii the quota, the Speaker, of course,being chairman of the comittee.Mr. Brosius is slated. to be chairman of

banking and currency.

Bemeb-Hwesmeyer Wauptlals.NEW YORK, N'owember a-FrederIck 0.

Beach and Mrs. Cartsy lavemeyer. thewidow of the, elde~t son otthe late Theo-dore Havemeyer, were m~rt-ed at GraceChurch, this city, today. Wm.K Vander-

POWERS WANT LIGHT

Questions From Embassies in LondonRegarding the Transvaal.

BROUGHT OUT BY WAR DECLARATION

British Claim They Expected Warto Be Ended by Now.

NEW BELT ADOPTED

LONDON, November 28.-The AssociatedPress learns that the action of LordPauncefote and other British ambassadorsin notifying the powers that a state ofwar has existed since October 11 betweenGreat Britain and the South African repub-lies has prompted inquiries by the variousLondon embassies regarding the nature ofthe hostilities. The Associated Press is of-ficially informed that the notification hasIn nowise changed the British views as tothe Boers' status.But in spite of the ambiguous references

in the queen's speech and other officialdocuments at the commencement of thewar regarding "military operations" andother evasions of the usual term "war,"it appears that the United States has (on-

sistently recognized the Boers as forming.practically, an independent state, consider-Ing the claim of British suzerainty tooslight a thread to put them in the light ofrebels.

It is tacitly admitted by the British offm-cIals that the usual communications rela-tive to a "state of war" were not madeearlier because it was not thought thatvictory would be deferred long enough tomake such a diplomatic step necessary.The government maintains that giving thelt'.ers belligerent rights does not constitutean acknowledgment of their claim to In-(!pendence, evidencing as proof of this<5ntenti-on that both foreign governmentsanl the government of the United Statestreated the confederates as belligerents.The war offie' has decided to test the

Mills web cartridge belt, in use in theUnited States army, and has given an ini-tial order to a Boston firm, which, at theoutbreak of the Transvaal war, transport-ed a factory to England, immediately re-ceiving a revompense for this enterprise bythe aforementioned order. The British armyis now using leather cartridge belts, whichhave been found t-, bec.'e stiff aid cov-er-d with verdigris.METHUEN'S HARD-WON VICTORY.

Corrected List Places Him Yvoknen at19S Men.

LONDON, November 28.-A dispateh hasbeen received here from Gen. Buller, giv-Ing a list of the casualties among thetroops engaged In what was hitherto knownhere as the battle of Gras Pan, but whichis now odicially designated the battle of-Enslin. It proves, as anticipated. that theBritish success was heavily bought. Thelosses announced today, added to the navalbrigade casualties, previously notitied,make a grand total of 19S as the cost ofGen. Methuen's second battle. The York-shires. apparently, bore, with the navalbrigade, the brunt of the fighting, as therewere, in addition to three officers, forty-eight of the rank and file killed, woundedand missing. The fact that the list con-tains the casualties of the 9th Lancersseems to dispose of the fears that the cav-alry was surrounded and captured, espe-cially as none of the Lancers are reportedmissing.

Little News From Seat of War.

Apparently the government is monopoliz-ing the single cable working to South Africa,as up to2o'clock this afternoon no news fromthe seat of war has been made public withthe exception of General Buller's dis-patches. This Is particular:y tantalizingat the present crucial moment. While thelatest news is of a fairly reassuring char-acter, from the British view-point, muchof it is assumed to be true on insufficient,rldence. For instance, the reported cap-ture of Honey Nest Kloof, of which thereis no confirmation, while the stories of therapid retirement of the Boers in Natalmust be received with caution. The factappears to be that the British scouts hav,lost touch of the Burghers, portions ofwhose forces, after withdrawing out ofre(ch of observers, may, it is claimed,make a detour with the object of Interrupt-ing the British line of communication.Sharp fighting may be expected at any

time on the southern frontier. PossiblyGeneral Gatacre's first battle will be inthe rough passes of the Stormberg moun-tains.

Changes in British Fleets.The particular service squadron of the

British fleet has been ordered to proceedto Gibralta December 5. It will probablyreplace the channel squadron, which iscoming home for Christmas leave.It is said that the French cabinet has in-

structed the minister of war to refuse alloffcers leave to go abroad, and that officersabsenting themselses in order to go to theTransvaal will do so at the risk of dis-isisal.A corrected list of the British casualties

at Gras Pan shows that Flag Capt ain Reg-inald C2. Prothero 'of the D)oris, and Lieuten-ant of Marines WValter C. Jones, also of theDoris, previsly reported wounded, werekilled.The additional casualties tek graphed by

Gen. Buller appear to be the lirst intimationof the actions of Gen. Met huett's forces.which have not yet ibeen reported.The 'Jth Lancrs larticipaled itn a recon-naissance on Sunday: they must have safe-ly returned from the pursuit of t11p itoersafter the battle of Gras Pan.Gen. Buller's list of the casualties shows

among the wounaded of the 2d1 YorkshireLight infantry were Capt. C. A. yates.ILieut. H. C. Ferryhough and Lieut. C. H.Ackroyd. The casualties among the non-commi-ssioned officers and men of the~vai-ous regiments engaged were: KIlled. 10;wounded, '71; missing, 9t.The war office has received the fo'lowing

dispatch from Gen. Buler, dated Piler-maritzburg, Natal, November 28:"Our last news from adysmith, No'vem-

her 24. said all well, An old1 message. aatedNovember 10. just arrived. begins: 'Jlouberthas explained firing on one (Red Cross?)flag, previously reported. Have acceptedexplanation as satisfactory.'-"Lleut. Lethbridge, rIfle brigade, died ofwounds. Others wounded generally doingwell. Health of troops good."SIx wounded D~ublin Fusliers captured

on armored train south of Colenso sent heretoday."The casualties in the reconnaissance of

the armored train, Friday. November 24.were: Killed, Lieut. F". Owen-Le.wis, Bom-bay Infantry, and one private, wounded,one.In the reconnaissance of Sunday, Novem-

ber 261, 0th Lancers. wounaded, Lieuit. J. G.Sterling and one tronoer.

Oroker- Sail. for Earope..N~aW YORK. November 28.--Rtchard

Croker sailed for Europe today on the Kai-ser Wilhelm der Grosse. A number of per-sonal and political friends went to thesteamer's dock in Hoboken to bid the Tamn-many lander fareweln

THE WAY TO WIN IN 1900

Senator Chandler Gives His Views on

Republican Policy.Warns New Hainjmshire -oters .gainant

"the Railroad Power." Trusts

and Other menneen.

CONCORD. N. I.. Novebn1r s.-tni. IStates Senator Wi. F. Ohandl r. *;.v.Charles A. Busiel and otivrs today isnsuian {idiress to the repuldicans of N %wHampshire, inviting .-op-ranmnit op;ing what is termed "the railroad power' inthe Ftate, and In suppre ssing evils ,rimgfrom industrial comlines. aml adv- .itsImproved election laws and other reforms.The adiress, in part. says:"The undersigned repuiblians slic-i: yIIu

co-operation in efforts within the party toobtain:"1--The statutory prohibition of free

passes on railroads."2-The repeal of the power of the su-

preme court to decide that any steam orelectric railroad which its pronmots desinreto build, Is unnecessary and hostile to thepublic good."3-A 'primaries' law governing the ,au-

cuses and conventions of the politcal par-ties."4-The discontinuan e cf c.llution for

alleged campaign ,xpenses -1 large -ums ,fmoney from office holders. the treasuriesand owners of railroais at i other sour-s,and the promotion of hone st -etin meth-

"'-The suppressio.n of the evil- arisingfrom trusts."Under the head of trusts the address :0!-

vocates the universal app;icati. n in thestate and nation of the princip!" of ire-stricted competition, which is th life ,oftrade and the basis of all prosperity it s.-

ciety. and the election of mmbers 7flegis-lature and of Congress who, will e.nfo.rcethis principle.The conventions will readily enough de-

nounce trusts and declar for enmetition.The danger is that the cause will be- I'-trayed by the representatives and senatorsin the state legislatutre. and in the nationalCongress: so that extraordinary pains mustbe taken by *he people to stand againstsuch betrayals.The appeal concludes: "The unde-rsigned

believe th:tt the neglect by republicansgfenerally to pursue earnestly and in goodfaith the tilve objects named above will en-danger republican ascendancy in state andtlnation. while with the sincere and -fftctIvepursuit of those 'b.-''t state and nation:ilvictory in 1i1'X, wiI be achievd.'

CHANGE IN MANAGEMENT

Result of Transfer of Stock in DistrictTitle Insurance Company.

Mr. Eugeue Carust Succeeded inPresidency by Mr. W. J. Newton

-Proposed ('onnollidation.

The change in the management of theDistrict Title Insurance Company. as one

result of the recent transfer of large blocksof the stock, was made yesterday after-noon at a meeting of the directors. Mr.Eugene Carusi tendered his re-signation as

president, as he intends to resume the prac-tice of law.The resignation was aciepted with ex-

pressions of appreciation on the part of theboard of the value of the services renderedto the company by Mr. Carusi. Mr. W. J.Newton was elected president. Mr. Na-thaniel Carusi will continue as secretaryof the company and in charge of the workof examining titles as heretofore. N.other change is contemplated ir. the person-nel of the coml any, the vatancies inl tIe

board of directors having becin filll bythe election of Messrs. S. W. Woodward,E. Southard Parker and W. J. Newton.Mr. Woodward has aleo been elected

president of the Columbia Ain cy aniTtust Company. a corpration rec .IIlyformed under the laws of I)elawar-. 11S.outiard I'arker is the t reaurr an d .

J. Nwton secretary. The tmtan purtOse I

the new nipany, a4 annoin i, is thit.it is to be the n.diin1fr th- investmn'tof out ide mneiy it, this t.dtrict. and it i4ex pected, as the sam. persna al ctirelyidentified both with the titl' colpaly andthe agency company. the business r'la-tions of the two cone rns will be intimate.

Project Not Abandoned.It is understood that the plan which has

been under consideration for some time of

btinging all the title companies of the Dis-ttict into one company has not been aban-doned. There is a prospect that in the near

future a company will be formed under the

laws of the District, with a capital of a

million of dollars, which will cover thetield now occupied by five companies. andwill di, at a greatly rtduced cost, the busi-nss that is now carried on by all the title

companies. It is claimed that -tch a

union of interests canl protitably be formedwithout cutting off a single high salariedofficer of any of the companies, but thatthe services of alt wilt be needed and th-expenses will be so much redtucd that allthe business can be taken care of and themargin of protit would provide a good divl-dend on the enlarged stock.

SENATE CURRENCY BILL.

Flinlance Committee in PraetiealAgreemlenti With House Comnmittee.A prominent membher of the Senate finane

committee, when asked if any meeting ofthat committee hal beeni called to considera currency bill, sail that no formal nloticehad betn given oif a meeting by the repub-lIttan members of the ciommitt.-e. He. un-

derstood that the chairmtan of that cam-mittee would nit return to Washintgtonuntil after Thanksgiving, but as all themembers of the coramittee were in Wash-ington. he assumed that there would besome conference of the members Saturday.and that the committee would probably beable to submit the result of their delibera-tions of last summer to a caucus of therepublican senators whenever a caucusshall be called,He said no bill had b'on prepared, hut

that the subject had been so thoroughlydiscussed that it would be only a matter ofa short time for its preparationt by the Sen-'ate committee. The senatoir also said thathe did not think any form-al meeting ofthe republicans of the Senate committeewith the memtbers of the House caucuswould be held , but from what he hadlearned of the House caucus committee'saction he thought there would be no essen-tial disagreement with them on the pro-posed financial legislation. There might bedifferences asa to methods and details, buthe felt sure there would be an agreementas to the result aimed at, which was adeclaration in favor of the gold standard.and such legislation as would make positiveprovision by law for its maintenance,

Venezuetan Firm Fall.CARACAS, Venezuela, Novenkber 28, via

Haytian cable.-Aron Watt & Co.,* bank-ers, have suspended payments.

Aron Waits & Co. of Caracas wereclassed as a very reliable firm of importersand bankers. They have been establishedabout twenty years and DIealt in wholesaleand retail dry goods. They had a branchhouse in Paris_

A LINERA6 RDUCATIOW.

Whether or not you wishto buv anything the adver-tising columns of The Staramply repay the most cae-

ful perusal.

CONGRESS IS COMINGMembers Expect- d to Be All Here by

Saturday.

NO CONTEST OVER ORGIIZATIONBoth Parties in the House Wil

Ho'd Caucuses.

WORK T( I1WG IN F1XIIly

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dream"ns if triumpn wich' I~u a 1ottill inl his en . he hope In .. hit viie--

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captureof .\ into Sr.b.-u.n o

hOn forc-e and .. e f Ii rom Iih, .ind Atail. ev. en it, i i he r. t ah at t .- I .)h

wA ik it may I- saifl. s hat I hreis no la-rger even the 4rtn , Fill-pin k ii,) ovMrnint a - n thnd e Tlia- n. to

te auth... riTy -- th-of 'nit ne a. -- in thel'hililp tin s n b.TT geir iss !L th. dnigo-tk

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,, udition. What the Pr %ii ll h:mv toreort with reit n -t i ur h atn wilh

th woi-rld at r ' ill h grt inginthtextrieed tou i that whof"- a prbb in th, ir

Th fn tyin tv y t i..tq nttg hi ('.-ngr, -4will not he with t lnter f. o ill .. thpre-liminlat y m .. TheI''l1 firs t w'ill h, bythe d. moerats, who, will hob1 a raurus,

pr.tably Satiurda y rni ngiih , t i.ettiandh fir notmial b ir.-t whrm iui.r noi

cn iabecircumnstanwcs will Ilh.1-11-lw.Th ewill be th- mnist cote il tzg .ui

tho-ugh o If t,, pari tib r c-siittii Ii I.- :mliwill furnish th hur tti f tant t I eis

seriousprocer Th i P ifwi kia nIl hr-

ail , f .-d 1 -iius- wlt, suIt n tn-i -. uiate-r fate living whih is lcng i-r- tly

Made. gives it an iinttl-s whi it h uld b,9appreciate . Th- shtb' lf. tail

sh.ou y wat b laid Itjfl e.,rtoidthis incidnt 'f 111 fliig Q. siInTh ebian au t-urmi, hline affdr. Tha fonlity of hi citmilnn

aIspeaikershik ;nn i i!: -r a.1% una mirwws-lyw-tdwill I t gin., thrnigh wnhil an-I

ther-- will b, s.-1 ltu sto almuts -nw -.f the inn r -fll Thw oT., c! ..fthe prfcdro in the teer. elp.ntath only perplxng ioAeia.n1-f I-td

organizedornthe fora apndin ..ipthe ti-at Tnto.. ha1atta f$. w-1

Innunetent ef Thoma Predent'sle

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twe irin iofn w h--t natliv ors-. . arunofthe odnahe of the thre Pehlaet linonl then br wtill nould wtohr ion-

terkts oe in hte r calnctened.etgethI erielhve tha esrs. of membl.r.rrulnompny thogh nil deite nasmurac (ifr

to his lsetaedti. dutulaw

thEwllb anK nvembrpa 2-fh inbt

jurotin theS;oaier wlle ins sr.ecThemoaoy wisn the nam o eek .B'llins.

the s eleion of the bpeaker a. and .bwak.ing in of the D. mber f the.los