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A DENIAL FROM CERMAHY
t She is Backing Spain Against the
United States.
rlin, March 3. To 1
&n office dpinv thnit np-rmamv is
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treaty of Paris. Thdse Officers eay
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- ooicuLiuns m recara to tne own-.
ly tK ILhe islaindis are beinlg conducted
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POLITICAL
CLOUD OVER
' ENGLAND
Impending Dangers of Seri
ous Foreign Com
plications. Intense Hostility to Great
Britain in France.
Progress of the Military Campaign in
South Afriea.
The Meaning of Kruger's Visit to
President Steyn.
LEYDS SAYS THE TRANSVAAL IS
REAY TO TALK OF PEACE WHEN
ENGLAND WILL TAKE THE IN
ITIATIVE. Londton, March 3. From a military
point of view the change in the situa
tion during the past fortnight has oeen
all that the most patriotic Englishman
could desire. The political outlook, on
the other hand, has darkened instead of
grown brighter, and the gravest ap
prehensions exist in - quarters which
possess actual knowledge of impending
dangers. This is simply confessed in
the government's extraordinary appeal
to the colonies for information as to
the number of men available in
case "it needs them in the South Afri
can war or elsewhere." No official in
formation is forthcoming as to what
the vague word "elsewhere" really
means but it is almost universally in
terpolated as "The Indian frontier."
It is commonly supposed that the
Franco-Russian attempt to induce the
sultan tqreopen the Egyptian ques
tion having failed, Russia may push
the military preparations already inaue
on the Afghanistan frontier. Possibly
this is the" most imminent danger. But
Russia really has done nothing yet to
betray any such intention.
The French situatidfa is becoming
more obviously threatening despite the
imminence of the exposition. The hos
tility to England has reached an in
tensity which is gravely perilous. A
French diploma'tist of high rank said in
conversation in Paris yesterday:
considerable party in France is in fa
vor of immediate war. with England,
and cooler heads have great difficulty
in keeping peace. I, myself, am doubt
ful whether we would be worse off if
we wait any longer. The -antagonism
between the two countries has reached
such a point that a break may come at
any moment."
Sir Charles Diike, who is one of the
coolest and keenest observers In Eng
land, entertains the same opinion, and
the prophesies of war with England be
foreSep'tember are common in Paris.
On the other hand it is probably un
just to accuse the present French gov
ernment of deliberately plotting a rup
ture with England. The key of wie
situation is, after all, St. Petersbc-0,
not Paris. The French would hardly
undertake to attack England without
the consent and aid of Russia, and the
czar remains inscrutable, the moment
apparently not yet having arrived.
There are various features of the situ
ation, which is unquestionably more
critical than any other in the world's
recent history, engrossing the attention
not only of the statesmen and diplo
matists, but of all intelligent classes.
The financial and commercial critics
are anxious, and the failure of the com
plete reversal of the military situation
in South Africa, to improve the stock
market is perhaps the most convincing
danger signal of all.
The Boer situation, considered by it
self, is muh simplified. Half the Or-
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ange Free State will probably be in the
undisputed possession of the British in
a few days, and other Boer lines will
be withdrawn from the British ternri
tory, except in the northern Natal.
The progress of the British invasion
will probably be slow or rapid, accord
ing to the skill and courage of the out
numbered federal forces.
It is fondly hoped in London today
that the object of President Jvruger's
visit to President Steyn is to consult
with him on the question of suing for
peace, but there is not a single fact
beyond the recent Boer reverses, which
have been overwhelming, on which to
base such a hope. In fact it is incon
sistent with all Boer declarations, and
their behavior during the war.
There is not the least doubt that the
British government would gladly wel
come peace overtures at the present
moment, and, while insisting on a relin
quishment of Boer independence, it
would gTant the most liberal terms of
autonomy, in order that England might
be left free to deal with the foreign com
plications which now threaten her.
The slow, dogged Boer resistance,
which would require all the present
British force in South Africa for an
other six months, would be regarded by
England as a calamity to be escaped
at any reasonable cost."
WHITE LED SINGING.
London, March 3. A despatch from
Ladysmith states that when General
White reached the 'postoffice after the
arrival of Lord Dundonald's cavalry,
be was called upon for a speech. He
said: "People of Ladysmith: I thank
you all for the heroism and patient
manner in which. you assisted me dur
ing the siege. It hurt me terribly to
cut down rations; but, thank God, we
have kept the flag flying." General
White, Who was very much affected,
led the singing of the British national
anthem. A correspondent says, in the
semi-darkness', "The appearance of the
gray-haired general leading the hun
dreds of bare-headed men in singing
made a picture never to be forgotten.
QUESTION OF PEACE OVERTURES
London, Mardh 3. Dr. Leyds, in a
letter written to a friend in London
before the relief of Ladysmith, said it
was false that the two republics had
made any overtures for peace, directly
or indirectly, to England or to any
other power.. They are still waiting for
England to give some sign of willing
ness to discuss honorable terms of
peace and the republican igovecmiments
will not be slow to respond. !
DRANK VINEGAR.
Capetown, March 3. The Volkatem,
official organ of the Transvaal govern
ment at Preatfa,tateB 'tfcat fhe Boers
consume' Sarge. '" quantities' of 'diluted
vinegair in order to overcome the las
situde caused by the fumes from the
lyddite shell's. The South African News
accuses Rudyard Kipling of leadiing a
mob of invaders into 'the parliament
house at Capetown.
OFFICERS ESCAPED.
Lorenzo-Marquez. March 2. The
Standard and Diggers Nevrs of Johan
nesburg states tihat three British offi
cers escaped from Pretoria last Mon
day during a confusion winch followed
the cutting off of the eQewtj-Tcfty.
MORE TROOPS.
Sydney, New South Wales, March 3.
Premier Lyne communicated to the
colony chamber the queen's request for
additional troops from the Australian
colonies. He received replies from all
other memlbers offering cordially to co
operate. POLICE FIND BOERS.
OoQenso, March 3. The Natal police
came in contact with 'the Boers at Bes
ters yesterday. The Britisfli losses
were trifling.
INSPIRES TROOPS.
London, March 3. Replying t'o the
queen's congratulati'oins, Buller, at La
dysmith, cables that the troops much
Appreciate tlhe queen c telegram, and
that her sympathy has helped to in
spire the troops.
LEYDS SAYS NOT.
Brussels, March 3. Transvaal Agent
Leyds denies tlhe statement attributed
to. him, that M aft king has been re
liieved .
ON THE DEFENSIVE.
Capetown, March 3. A Dutch newspa
per spates that Joubert began the with
drawal of the Boer' forces opposing Bul
ler February 25th. He left a force at
Grobler's Kloof to give the impression
that the reuief of Ladysmith Would be
obstinately resisted. The paper sitates
the seige was wholly ttrategicial and
hai been raised on account of the con
ditions on the western border. Hence
forth it says, the Boers Will- act oely
on the defensive.
CONFERENCE REPORT
ON FINANCIAL BILL
Discnssion on That and Q,nay Case
: Occnpy Attention.
Washington, March 3. The Quay
case and the conference report on the
financial bill were the chief topics of
idiscussion at today's session of the sen
ate. Mr. Ross discussed the Quay case
in a speech in support of the resolution
against his being" seated.
Mr. Teller and; Mr. Allison indulged
in a rather extended dolloquy on the
conference report on the financial bill.
Mr . Teller declared that it conferred
too much power on the discretion of txje
secretary of the treasury in the matter
of maintaining a gold reserve. He
characterized the provision in the con
ference bill that it is not intended to
preclude International bimetallism.
The pension appropriation bill, ap
propriating $144,000,000 was taken up
and read, and after passing a few pri
vate pension bills the senate adourned.
HOUSE SESSION.
Washington, March 3. The session
of the liouise today was brief and unim
v portant.- After some routine business
the death of Congressman. E5pes, of Vir
ginia, 'was announced, and as a mark
of respect the house adjourned.. . . .
THE RED SHIRT
' CONSPIRACY
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lis. THE
BELLAMY-DOCKERY ELEC
TION CONTEST.
Sen6atonal Affidavit by a ''White
Government" Captain.
When Saloon Were Closed by Republi
can Mayor Bellamy Dispensed Liquor
in His Office More of . the Goebel
Law.
Gazette Bureau,
, Washington, March 2.
The preliminary hearing of the evi
dence in the Bellamy-Dockery case was
begun today before committee on elec
tions No. 3. Congressman Crawford'and
Harry Martin were among those who
attehdted the hearing. General Dud
ley, of Washington, of counsel for Col
onel Dockery, occupied for two or three
hours the attention of the committee.
An interesting feature of his speech
was when he addressed himself to the
charge that there had been a general
conspiracjpon the part of the democrats
to carrJe election regardless of con
sequences. In illustrating his remarks
he called attention to a large map of
the district over t which the contest is
being made, showing the great change
which had been made in the vote in
the various counties . at .the last elec
tion, as compared to previous elec
tions. Large, jred lines .showed .where
the red shirts from South Carolina and
the border counties had operated.
There was no end to the evidence to
prove that such a conspiracy as charg
ed really existed.
Something like a sensation has grown
out of the case by the introduction of
an affidavit made by M. F. Dowling, of
Wilmington, who was the captain of
the red shirt crowd, otherwise known
as the White Government Union club,
a secret democratic organization formed
in 1898 for campaign purposes. Dow
ling was also a . moving spirit In the
organization known as 'the rough rid
ers, 8 which had the same duties to per
form as the first named organization.
The affidavit sets forth tfte "fact 'that
the organizations were- forffced for .the
exprlfis purpose of electing the demo
cratic ticket at all hazards, and by any
means necessary to 'do so. It was the
plan to succeed if 'they "had to shoot
every negro in North Carolina to do
so." For this purpose the men were
armed, paraded the streets of Wilmin-
ton and other places while so armed
and attired in red shirts held incendiary
meetings and otherwise carried on a
systematic plan of terrorization, as
though' a state of war existed in the
state. The affidavit states that when
there was talk of Senator Pritchard.
Senator Butler, Governor Russell and
Colonel Dockery speaking in Wilming-J
ton, a meeting of these red-shirted and
red-minded men was held and It was
decided that there should be no speak
ing, even if the "speakers had to be
run out with guns. It recited how, in
one of the precincts where the fusion
ists had secured a large majority, a
lot of armed democrats rushed into the
room where the ballots were being
counted, the rush being made on the
plea that a man had taken a fit, and
in the confusion carried away the fu
sion tickets and replaced them with
democratic tickets. All this was done
at the suggestion of the organizations
referred to.
"Rut the reallv sensational feature o
the affidavit came when it was stated
that when the republican mayor of
Wilmington ordered all the saloons
closed so as to prevent rioting
the contestee, John D. Bellcuu.y,
counteracted the good effects of the or
der by dispensing whiskey free from
his own office. Dowling made all these
statements, of course, from his own
personal knowledge; in fact he assist
ed in carrying out orders made by the
organizations, and therefore his testi
mony will carry great weight. The at
torneys for Colonel Dockery have a
number of photographs of groups of
red shirts, all armed, which will be in
troduced that will necessarily carry
full confirmation of all the allegations
of the contestant.
The house took up for consideration
today the first of the southern election
contests, that of Aldrich against Rob
bins, from the Fourth Alabama dis
trict. Judging from the first speech
which was made in the cose the Ala
bama democrats will have about as
much difficulty in proving their claim
of being exclusively a white man s par
ty as their fellow democrats do In
some other states. As is the case in
the Pearson-Crawford contest, it has
been shown that the democratic gains
all came from those counties where the
colored voters are most in evidence.
It probably surprised a great many of
the members from northern states to
be told that even in Alabama the
democrats must go to the black belt
for their big majorities. Mr. Aldrich,
the republican contestant, has secured
(handsome majorities in counties where
the negro vote"' was so small as to be
scarcely worth mentioning..
The discussion of these, election con
tests will doubtless bring' the matter of
southern elections once more promi
nently to the attention of the country
at ktrge. The press generally shows a
disposition to take up the subject any
way. Yesterday the Star of this city
said:
"The late Senator Goebel came t Into
national prominence7 'as the' author of
a partisan election liw. It was his sole
claim to distinction outside of the corn-
; monwealth of Kentucky. The measure
i was so extreme in its terms, ami what
was intended tn. .. r:i- , .
"i 3fnr manifest- fair-mInded meD
of his own party joined with the mem-
jbers of the opposition party in de-
nouncing it A determined effort was
mane to defeat It, but without success.
Mr. Goebel possessed extraordinary in
nuence ove the legislature, and put
the measure through even over the re
publican governor's veto.. He was a
prospective candidate for governor at
the time, and it was thought that he
had materially forwarded - his chances
of success in that direction by thus se
curing to his party the exclusive con
trol of the entire elections machinery
of the state.
"This law, in a certain sense, cost
Mr. Goebel his life. It divided his
party into two extremely bitter factions,
and their contentions during the gu
bernatorial campaign all but threw the
state into riot. He led his own faction
wftft characteristic boldness and un
compromising fierceness, and his de
feat at the polls embittered him and his
friends severely. His appeal from the
action of the state election board, which
decided against him, still further com
plicated and intensified an already
threatening situation, and his death by
violence followed.
"Mr. Goebel has "been in his grave
only a month, and there is already a
strong movement on the part of those
who followed him In life to wipe the
law which bears his name off the
statute books. Mr. Blackburn is a
leading spirit. He confesses to a dis
appointment in the law, and he thinks
it will be to the advantage of his paa-ty
and the state to repeal it. He advo
cates a return to the old viva voce plan
ef voting, and urges immediate action
by the present legislature.
"The maorjity of the present legis
lature have shown themselves to be so
unequal to any task set before them,
and the general situation at Frankfort
is now so complex, that nothing at this
time may come of Mr. Blackburn's
recommendation. But the fact that
an election larw, designed to promote
the ends of bossism, and defeat the
popular will where the decision at the
polls is against the boss, breaks down
after one trial and is marked for re
peal, is something upon which all the
people of Kentucky may well be con
gratulated." George H. Smathers is in the city.
W. A. H.
LOUISIANA CAMPAIGN.
, New Orleans, March 3. The Louisi
ana state, campaign opened today.
Senator Caffrey was the principal ora
tor at the meeting .here at which the
fusiomlsts opened the fight in support
oil the independent ticket, on Whicn
Mr. Caffrey is the caindidate for gov
ernor. McEnery was the chief orator
today of the ratification meeting held
at Donaldstonvllle, which 'opened the
democratic campaign.
DENOUNCE PAPER TRUST.
New Orleans, March S. Th? martlional
editorial association adjourned today.
Resolutions were adopted denouncing
the paper trust and caflling upon con
gress to repeal the duty on paper and
wood pulp.
Fresh vaccine points, etc., at Grant's.
It is money well spent when you buy
Grant's No. 24 for colds and la grippe.
25c. at Grant's.
Fountain syringes perfect goods only,
a new lot, $1.00 to $2.25 at Grant's.
Wood's
birds 10c.
Songster Food
at Grant's.
for canary
Elm Lozenges for all Irritations' of
the throat, 5c. at Grant'6.
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.TrvVinsnn. TTiav a.rpt nhean while the old
stock lasts.
Year by year the sales of Camphor
line increase. Could this be true of a
fake. 25c All druggiats.
Mra. F. R. Darby says: "Camphorline
la not only good for chapped hands but
for burns and inflamed surfaces also.
My huslband would have been badly
burned the other day had I not used
Camphorline quickly and freely."
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SPEAKS IN
NEW YORK
Touches on Questions of
National Issue t Dinner
of Ohio Society.
Country Not Allied With Any
Power but Friendly
with All,
Trials of Responsibility Arising from
War Wiih Spain.
Solemn Engagements Contained in
Treaty of Paris.
THERE CAN BE NO IMPERIALISM
THOSE WHO FEAR IT AND
THOSE WHO HAVE FAITH IN
THE REPUBLIC ARE AGAINST IT
New York, March 3. The dinner of
the Ohio society at the Waldorf-Astoria
tonight was one of the most elab
orate held here in some time. Among
those gathered at the dinner were some
of the most prominent men of the coun
try. The fact that President McKin
ley would attend, and was among those
scheduled to speak, lent a peculiar sig
nificance to the occasion. There were a
number of other speakers, .including
Governor Roosevelt, but the speech of
McKinley was the one in which the
greatest interesfwas centered.
Replying to the toast, "The Presi
dent," McKinley touched on a number
of questions which are now the lead
ing issues before the country. Legis
lative assurance of the continuance oi ,
the gold standard, he said, would short
ly be given, and -an open jdoor in the
far east for American products had
been secured. He declared that this
country was not allied with any power
but on terms of amity with all. After
briefly touching on the war witH
Spain, he said that out of it had.7 come
great trials and responsibilities. The
solution of the problems resulting
from the war, he declared, rested ud
all, and no political outcry could ab
solve the Americans from their solemn
engagements, contained in the treaty of
Paris. The people must choose, he
eaid. between manv things and has
desertion," and it would never be the
latter. Righteousness, with which ev
ery nation must control, was the solu
tion to the problems confronting the
country. He said that he was confi
dent that the people would master them
and decide them intelligently and
justly. "There has been," he said,
"a reunion of the people around the
holy altar consecrated to a country
newly ' sacrificed by the common sac
rifices of the followers of Grant and
Lee who had fouerht under the Same
flag and for the same faith, there can be
no imperialism, rnose wno tear it are
against it. Those who have faith in
the republic are against It." He de
clared that there was a universal ab
horrence of it and unanimous opposi
tion, and the liberators Would never be
come oppressors. He closed with the
hope that God would strengthen the
nprinlp tn nnrrv tn distant Affmisitions
guarantees of "life, liberty and happi
ness." The speech was frequently and
vociferously applauded.
DR. BALLARD'S Barbecue Toast il
lustrated by Fred. A. Hull, is now on
saUe at all uhe book stores in the city.
Furniture sold on fasy weekly pay
ments at Mrs. L. A. Johnson's, 32
Patton avenue.
A choice collection of Wood's and
Manderville and King's flower seeds at
Grant's. '
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