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The Mousing Post, mbbbs SBBSSBBSBSsssssBSBBBSBBBwMpMwssJSswBwMieii ""l'M"MM"W"""WMMMMMMMBwiBMiwMMwaMMMM j RALEIGH, N., C. FRIDAY, MARCH 16. 1900. No. 92, A PLENTY Republican Lawyers Anxious for E wart's Shoes. THEIR NAME IS LEGION rite of the Powers That aiional Convention Death of North Carolina Bob Be pabcan Bf JOHN BOYLE. n- Ma roll 15. Speefal. i r I ea l led at me nrte "will run down home as soon as the Crawford-'Pearson contest is decided by the House. Faurth class postmasters have been appointed In iXorth Carolina as fol lows: J. O. Gluyas, a t 'Bristow, Meck lenburg comity, vice R. 'D. Whitley, dead; W. X. Hicks, at 'Dexter, Gran Tille county, vice 'W. 'II. 'Green, re moved; J. ill. "Erwlh, at Hazel, Surry county, vice I. II. Nelson, resigned; J. W. 'Watts, at Holsclaw, Alexander county, VJee TV Jj. 'Peninell, resigned; F. C. Bisfoiop, at iMaplo Springs, Wilkes county. Tice - R, A. St ike, re signed; .Ella "Wagoner, at Montland, Alleghany connly, vice J. A. Oaudill, resigned. Mr. KitchSn has introduced a bill to pay tbe heirs of William Davis and W. II. -Flint, of tStokes county, $1,200 for property destroyed during the war. Mr. At-wateir has tntixxluoed a (bill to pay to the heirs of Vash-ti 'Smith, of Wake county, $1,180 (for supplies furr nislied the Federal army during the WTar. Congressm'an IClutte reports that his TROUBLE ENOUGH NOW Republican Statesmen Not Disposed to Borrow Any, ONE THING AT A TIME make Porto Rico a Present of Duties Collected on Imports from the Island and Leave the Settlemeat of the Jus tice In Collecting the Taxes to the Fu ture and the Courts Democrats Ob Ject to the Plan. Washington, March 15. The Senate BOE&SlFIGHTING MAD Salisbury's Letter Arouses intense Excitement. WAR TO THE BITTER END New Surprises Await the British as Hostilities Progress-Krnserand Ad ; Tisers Preparing a Defiant Reply , Officials Who Surrendered Bloemlon tiln Denounced ai Traitors-Heavy CI uu Mounted in Strong Positions !Ixo!(io!n, iCairdh 15. Intense exciiite- . .L(l-.. He l il iuite an extended !-vvw v-i:h tiic :Iresident and ac- V-1 -)::n wittl xe ;enate Slfclia !' .- Kwart ease. It is unknown 1 .Mi.-it.i Prit chard recom- ,1 withdrawal of Dwarfs li''I lilt 'LtTlli. - nam. ui. , ,v.fi- i resiuenL lj aci, i;cc , . :i.w-nt without any sugges- :-.:n iiini. .v r.'V it iuas hpeome practically t ;!ia: .lu-.lge Ewart's name . iiwvrul adversely by the .i-.i i: ;ary Committee, Senator S :l - :grJ ha- boen receiring stacks ki.- ;,.;-er-; fioai citizens 5n Vcstern v. -i (ar.I:ua asking him to'reeom- daughter (Mary is now pronounced out I Rican bill today. Mr. Jones of Ar- kan'sas inquired -wUiait Mr. AlllskMi pro- . tirst time in a week ot Jangrr ana 'as on the road to re- tt wi . 'liver si my: me auness or alls daughter, who !is in Baltimore, Mr. Kluttz has stayed itliere, running over here to attend the daily sessions of the House and returning to 'Baltimore iu the e-veoiing. PORTO RICO FINANCES. Free Trade with the United States the One Thin: Needful. Cs'ew York, March 35. A specdal ca blegram from Charles M. Pepper at San Juan, Porto Kico, to The Herald, says: The custom's collectors; have been making import -tables bused on fhc tariff duties. The returns are not com plete, but they show conclusively that free trade With the United. States would not de-sror rthe Ssland's reve- i iir: cue and then another for jmies. They indii!te that the Dingley jh.i.tioa. In not a few instances jrates against Kurope would yiekl more - , vi i btos themselves have come Man that last by having .free tumr . ,, . 'kets in the United Statevs. The figures l-csumed consideratiori of (the Porto tmient i4reTaiIs at Pretoxia, say dds- paltchcs & pom tfheire. The 'Boca's and their leaders are wil-d Wu'bh resent mciuit at Lord Salisbury's pilaimly ex posed to do with the duties collected, after January 1, 1900. Mr. Allison replied that that was a question Tor Con'gress to Jeal with in the future. : "I regard tliis as a most important gladly accepted. New Zealand's total of 1,450 men is equivalent,' in propor tion to the population of the -two countries, to 80,000 from .Great Bri tain. . BItOKITlFONTEIN WAS GLAD to presiseii intention, to wipe out the two republics. - All cfcusses say they are (determinied to "fight to the bitter end to preserve the Transvaal's umdiepeind ence. Socreftary- of 'Sltaite iRiei'tz de- measure," said Mr. Jones. "I do not clares that the war will now be fought lelieve there is anv law for the col- tto a finish. The Boers say England's o:: !Iv in their own behalf and I hi powerful a.id. are based on eighteen months' experi- ov,rrea.-hing the bounds to?1 tlu 'm htinuafion of ; everv prominent Kepubli- I lare uropean imports of nee. cotton !.l . x- .... 1 . .1 : -...- .i'.VV.-r )I1 wesif'tll -ui iu v.uiuuuai nx:-u and eager to step into J.:!-e 1A;irts hoes. and either direct manufactures, leaflier .goods and pro visions. Collector Davis, .who has made the investigation, is positive in rr7- n'l v is milling the political concl its ions. ;.tV:o ..Main the lifetime job. This! It e-t:ima ted tliat two-thirds of : iikiv have the effect of weak- n' Asitant Attorney enei-al F-jya :kM uijn the place. Still, he ; favorite and stands well with the Prr-Mnt, with whom he comes :u: 'r- iuent contact, and with Sen f,r Triu-Iiard, wlio. when the vacancy nVfil. rejoin mended Boyd to the I'r-?ivii: :'or the judgeship and only Kxorst-.l Kw-art at the Presideht's' per stcai rattiest. J:: !i v :nu'h of their convention f;irau-ff fund the Philadelphians la..- forwarded to .Mark Hanna lis not last yeaT's sugar and tobacco crois are awaiting shipment. Xo relief is possible until the American markets are opened. Every merchant is anx ious for congressional legislation that will remedy financial disorder, provide imlform currency and make possible an insular loan. All parties here are violently opposed to the substitution cif a .coiimiFsioncr for ,a territorial delegate. Coiisiderable anti-American feeling exists. The federal party will hold a meeting "Saturday. This party repre- kt!..wu. At Philadelphia .the boast is tsents the old Spauiisli innuemce. Munoz n..ii riiar half of the amount is now i;i ri'n hands of Mr. llauna. Xoc a n -.-A :' atliraiatioa or denial of this rii-m .in he extracted either from Mr. ii..r.;i or Secretary Dick, .though when '.'.xy re. t'ived th first instalment' of -". "jo tiiey spread the news far and v:A. li is evident, of (ur.se. 'that tlie I'lii'.iif'piiiaas are working as hard as .i'-y , on suliscriptions, but there k :n t-vi.len.-e t.hat since the Republi cs erfi v holders of the town shelled Rivera, its leader, is making the most of The ill feeling against the United States. SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION. Better Ways of Working Discussed by ITIen Who Know. Charlotte, X. C, March 15. Special. The second day's session of the State Sim day School Convention convened r ail rhir si,:ir .nli witii whioh trw at 9:o0 this morning. After dervotional ?'-jy w.-iiin- presents for Mayor Ash- cxeixuses, X". B. Brougliton of Raleigh WAzS daughter money lias hWn very fcusjaed the -better ways of working ri-n: f,il in the Quaker City. A day or an Sunday scihoois. Charles lloss of azo ihe allied 'Republican clubs Asheville spoke on IxJtter Avays of h ;ae city announced their intention working in counties. Professor Ham ra:e a fual"of $10,000 witli which j5'H, international field secretary of Sun '-ur-r:ain distinguished delegates to! day jc'hool work, then made an excel .nine .invention, but as the mavor lent address on the teachers helper. At the afternoon session a Sunday school i institute -as condaicited by Itev. B. W. Spillman. At n.iglit the subject of World-wide Sunday .school work was discussed by Professor 'Ha.m311. Mr. B. F. Jacobs, one o the princi pal speakers of the convention, tele graphed today that he would be un able to be present, Profesisor Ham ill (takes his place on 'the programme. pi:!)!; taat no other tax be inn!, on spirit of Philadelphia until ;'' '''Jvearion guarantee was com 3'; "i. this scheme of hospitality was 'n.I.nd. Mr. Ulanna, it is remark y . :k!s n.it yer recanted his threat to ' ,Vinv ution tin some other oity I i.ut.lclpliia fails to make g-ood" :i p:-o;-.r time. 'He has been offered . n,i of the Madison Square ,,J; !ri -a N"w York, and when he was N- 'I.tham he .is said to han'e VA:' garden, .presumably v : a.' v;-v- f determining its fit as a - omention hall. If the 'Fh-il-11 "ipaians jlon't. hurry up and raise ' .:n;sf,i 81m.0(K) it is firmly be ; w l :i-r,. that Mr. Hanna will order l ;k 'iv, :it;i,ii to Xew York. . ir- lh -tias Xel.son Guifiin died ves- !;'.v ar Carfield Hospital, where '! take.n d-Vbruary 2i for f' ,!.!;nt". ;r2flin was a native . !,n:i Carolina, but had been a res- "asnnigton for Twenty-live W.-1S :l ;niir rt in1 r.'tinement, combined with v'iis of honor. (For many """Vldini Willi! IIIItT I-eiuon i.n tlie TkiVh1irn-f ivn ' and h:-;if, a;- Ti 1 . i ONLY ONE WITNESS. Industrial Commission Gets Through with Its Uasiness In Charlotte. Charlotte, X. C. March 15. Special. The sub-commit'beo of the United States Industrial Commission exam ined only one witness today B. O. Duncan, a prominent citizen of X'ew iKTry, S. C. Mr.' Duncan for a num ber of years acted as consul and ob oerved conditions in Spain, Italy amd other European countries. The com mittee requested Mr. Duncan to write out in -full his observations of condi tions in the South and. forward his letter before final adjournment. The commission passed a resolution thank- in sr .nvemhers of itliift Afn X..rr. A-uomas Reynolds of rciub for the use of roams ni, Ciwk. m? v-l; .Mrs 'Petlxm,ella c-! kindnesses itendcred. One member of lam.. ';:,.rJJrmi'a Strickland Wil-.wKe commission raited -tilint ih neses examined ihere viere men of as high grade as any examined fin this country. The. commission adjourned before noon. It goes from here, to Atlanta, where it will be joined by Senator Kyle and Congressman Iivingstion. Sessions will be Oield also In Birmln- itnam, Memphis and other cities. , and Miss .Margaret E. Griffin, :r-V , l,,nston nBd npt. John C. vi!.r -i i tt P ., ",r'-rm "as hei o-l- '1"r,n' Es'L, who ; u iixt fall. Mr. (i a ba.m has been started for tho is now here, the Democratic x-a -ir. uienn is one or ' 't entprt-imlnr r. .1 1 aiici jup u l tut 'takers in X'orrh Carolina, for the rht years ticket and la., i i u"" mucn strength to-it. .rai'n from Raleigh to in- e aiu-e monument arrived to- lection of these duties, and I do hold that 'their collection was in violation of the 'fundameratal principles of our government." "Purther, he expressed his opinion that the funds col tectekl in duties ought not to be returned to Porto Rico, but to 'the people of whom the duties were collected. Mr. Lindsay suggest eiil that the amendment offered by Mr. Jones was a proposed settlement of a question which was alt leat cipen to doubt. If those who paid tiro duties on Pcrto Rican products imported into this country believe they have been wrong ed, they are at liberty to institute suits to secure their righ'ts. In fact, he 'understood that isurt had aUr-eady been begun against the United 'States to recover duties paid on Porto Rican goods. "If Tve are to determine the question now," said Mr. Lindsay, "and then later the courts should decide otherwise, we shall be in the posi: ition of 'having simply made a donation to these people." "Why," said Mr. Spoouer.. "should we anticipate the decision of the courts in ithe matter? 'Suits are now pending to recover this money. In my judg ment the du'ties were levied properly and cannot .le recovered." j Mr. Turley asked Mr. Spooner win it would .not be well for Congress to wait until tho courts had4pasweJd upon the question before approiwiatiug this monev. "Yes," replied Mr. Spooner, vehe mently, "wait: let the people of Porto Rico starve untFi the courts have de termined whether we shall pay back the money collected as duties to the sugar and. tobacco trusts. I cannot be lieve the Sena tor would stand Iby any such proposition ats that." 'Mr. Clay inquired of Mr. 'Spooner if it were not true that in the midst of their distress we had collected this burdensome tax from the people of ( Porto Rico. "Xo, it is not," replied, the Wiiscon-; sin Senator. "-The duties were paid by a comparatively few people, and those are not the poor people. We were right in imposing the tariff and we are right in making Itihis appropria tion." Without action on the Porto Rican 'hill, 'the Senate, at 4:43, adjourned. task is. greater than she realizes, and that tactics not dreamed of will he resorted to. President Kruger and his advisers aire preparing a defiant ireply to 'Lord Salisbury. It will deny that the Boers have made any annextitions.. It will declare that British tenritory was oc cupied for purely ' strategic purposes. It will pradtically defy England to do her wSoirst, and express a. determiina tion t light to the tost ditch for inde pendence. The Boers are trememdously irucens ed at' -the O range Free Sibate ofiicials Lwho gave up the keys of Bloeinfon- itein's public offices to Lord Roberts. The lives of Frazor and Kemer, who gdA-e up the. town and, welcomed the Enigllsih, would nob be safe in the Transva al ca pi tal . They a re reported as traitors. Another itihing that ex citer the ire of the burghers Is Ithe shipment of Cironje ami his army to St. Helena, and the a-efusal of Great Britain ; to exchange pnisoners. The Boers ciiaim 'that rthe reason Hhe Brit ish' would, not exchange irisoners is because one Boer is worfth. fifteen (Britishers. Thf motto Of Bloemfonteih appar ently is: "The king is dead; long live the kin Transvaal Boers Had Threatened Tear the Town to Pieces. jSloemfontein, March 15. 9:05 a. m. When the British troops entered this city Tuesday they tfound that it pre sented a regular Sunday appearance. The shops were all closed, and the ladies in the streets were wearing their Sunday attire. Many of the res idents declared that they' expected the place would he bombarded. The JJaffan correspondent had a con vei'satioai with Councillor tDaly today, who described an ernibittered meeting of the executive council that was held the day prior to the surrender. Af ter the meeting 'President -Steyn boarded a train and proceedted to Krom'stadt, Avihere he has established his govern ment. The Transvaal 'Boers "sought to compel the iFree 'Staters to resist the British entrance, but their efforts were of no avail. A messenger wasvsen't to the .Boer camp on the Moddei" River with the information that the IFree .State Boers would not attempt to hold Bloemfou teiii, which had not fortifications, against General Roberts, they knowing that to attempt a defense would result in the practical destruction of the town. This message excited the -indignation of the Trans vaalers, who threatened to pull Bloemf onteiu to pieces. The citizens were, therefore uncertain whether the English or their own allies of ' the Transvaal would bombard the town. Therefore, when the British entered there was eonisiderable rejoicing, as their pres ence would prevent an attack upon the place by the Transvaal brs. CIVIL VAif INVITED Republican Opinion on Action of the Goebelites. TAYLOR WILL NOT DOWN Surrender of tho Itlllitla or Ills Ode Not to Be Thought of With Tayloy ... ,i Out of Office, Kentucky Will Not Be a DIealthy Place for Republicans Or-f Canlzatlon Formed to Defend Al leged Conspirators. - TIYLOK'S CONFESSION District of Columbia Bill Passed 'Washington, March 15. The House spent the entire day discussing the District of Columbia Appropriation bill, which was finally passed, and at 4:20 the House adjourned. - IT1LST TAKG HIS TEN XEAR8 fiit r.-.n dr.T,; . n ,ff Iostffle will become subsidiary . t, mwy order office after cial act. . Pr. , v ear Creek. Bi T'- rit- nosf onv ilari-i.-. t i i . . J2r. VVU iiionas-and Atwater.ifox email money,. Small money to Be Coined. (Washington, March 15. Mr. Rob erts, the director of the mint, today announced his in tention of speedily Ha king steps to ancrease (the stocks of coin under the new flnan- As quickly as possible, at A AAA ...11 .tl VV,VT .""4 " .,o,i . ,ml intervention .bv , put on tuie market to meet the demand t ""v 7, , rr The Court Says Carlisle Was Lucky to Escape Hanging. BaUas, Texas, March 15. The State Court of Criminal Appeals has affirm efl the sentence of ten years' 'imprison ment a"gainst John T. Carlasle tfor the killing of Prof. William Lipscomh. in the Central Christian Church of Dallas on the night of July 9, 1809. Profes sor Lipscomb was principal of the Dallas nubile school. Carlisle had been dismissed as janitor. He shot Professor Lips-comb to death during church services withlouit wa.rnnnig and in the presence of a iarge congrega tion. On the trial he pleaded insanity as his defense. .Twice 'Bavrnks. of the Court, of Criminal Appeals, in the written opin Sti nf ifflw irwin-t affirmin'g the sen tence, rebuked the trial jury for its leniency, concluding: "The .fiourt 'is at a loss to understand how the jury reached the verdict they did. The evidence am pry supports murder in the first degree and. the hiftst. wenalty, which is death." - John T. Carlisle is a cousin of for mer United States senator jonn u. Carlisle of Ivemtucky. Intervention Made Impossible Paris, March 15. Replying to , a question by Senator Chaumie today, rf Delcasse, miinister . of f oredgn af fairs, slta-fled that Presidents Kru-ger and Steyn had approached the powers with the view of their Intervenition be tween the South African republics and Great Britain. Lord Salisbury reply to the telegram of the Boer presidenlts, jhe powens impossible, Accordinig to a telegram sent on Wednesday, the . welcome to the Brit ish tixiops" continues to le mo:sit cor dial. President Steyn. and a few of the state officials are reported to have reached: Kroonstiadt. - Remington's guides were the first to enter the town, 'labout 1 o'clock. General Lord Roberts, with ithe Highland brigade and the cavalry, followed. Scouts hii've been sent northward, but the main body of General Roberts' forces wiill probably rest for a fewda3'S. A correspondent, telegraphing from Bethulie, March 14, describes some ex citing incidents in conn ection with the saving of the wagon bridge which .the Boers continued to mine unclei: an 'ar tillery fire. Later on Lieutenant Pop- ham of tthe Derbyshire regiment, the Sherwood Foresters, crossed unobserv ed during a storm of shot and shell and cut the connecting wires. He dis covered several boxes of dynamite, and returned and took a part of his regiment, who crossed and carried off the dynamite. At night Captain Grant iremoved the charges from -the borings and threw them in'to the river. He also disconnected "the remaining wires. General dementi's patrols have ef fected a junction wi'th Gatacre's forces at Burghersdorp. A patrol has started from Bethulie in the direction of Ali 'Wlal Xorth to try to vpen up communi cation with General Brabant. " It is reporited from Pretoria that General Joubeait left again for the front March 12. The dispatch of troops to South Africa continues unceasingly. A bat talion of 1,110 men of the Scots Guards sailed from Southampton this morning. A Double Hanging at Nashville Yes terday Observed by a Big Crowd. Xashville, X. C, March 15. John Taylor and 'Robert iFor tune -were hang ed today for the robbery and -murder of Robert Hester, near 'Rocky Mount, December 21, lSDO. Sheriff Warren threw the trap at 1:10 p. m. Fortune died in four and three-quarters min utes and Taylor in eight minutes. Taylor made a few remarks, confessr ing the crime for -which he and his partner were convicted. He also con fessed to the murder and robbery tf the negro Lawrence Jackson at 'Wel don, December 18, 1889'. The d ouble execution was public and was witness ed by a tremendous oiwd. .The num ber of 'people present is estimated at 0,000. . Boers mount Heavy Guns Dadysmith, March 15. It as stalbect that the Boers are occup-ing several strong po'sitionis at the juncrtjion of the Draken'sberg amd Biggarsberg ranges. They have heavy, gums at' Pongweni Kop,. Slaitikulumguntain, Im.pa;ti, Gib son's Farm and Cundycleuigh. The reeonslbruction of the railway UtoWtard Dundee is o-apidly proceedinj Provisions in Ladys'mi'th are still scarce. General Bu'ller's men and horses are thoroughly restored. The atrocious.. murder of Mr. Robert Hester, who was a respected and well-to-do citizen of Xash county, is fresh in the minds of Raleig'h people. The two negroes were brought here the morning after the crime for safe keeping. They were confined in Wake jail for a .-number of weeks. Thje two negroes i were taken lack home the 4th of ias't month, when they were given a'trial and convicted. Mr. Hester, who lived near 'Rocky Mount, was returning from that place to Ins home when waylaid. Tire negroes held him -up, flashing revolvers 4u his face, and demanded his money "and valuables. These he. surrendered and pleaded with the highwaymen not to shoot iMim. 'After kecurjing their hooty the -negroes deliberately shot their help less victim. Mr. Hester was hit iby three balls and left to die in the road. The dying man was soon found by friends, who tracked the negroes twelve miles distant and brought them to Raleigh. A lynching was narrowly, avoided. , The confession of Taylor clears up the mystery of the murder of Law rence Jackson at Weldon, which, up to the, present time had been unsolved. Jackson was crossing the river bridge at Weldon with a sock of salt on his shoulder, when he was assaulted and robbed. iHe had just 'been paid off, and it was known that he had a. -good sum of money on his person. BAILEY GOES STUMPING Lady Roberts Made the Flag;. ' "London, March 15. A dispatch from Bloemfontein, dated March 13, says: "The union jack hoisted over the presidency - was specially made by Lady Rib-erts, wife of the comimander- in-chief. "President Steyn's brother enter tained .GemfeCal French at his farm yesterday. Gemeral Roberts took breakfast with, him today." New Zealand Offers More Troops London, Maireh 15. In the House of Commons today Colonial ,. Secretary Chamberlain fetated t!t a fuiither of fer, from 'Xew Zealand of 500 men for service in,. South, Africa,, had leJeai Former Leader In the House Aspires to a Seat in the Senate. Washington, 'March 15. Representor tive Bailey of Texas, f ormer Demo cratic leader in the House and the present active lieutenant of Mr. Rit-h-ardson, the minority leader, left to day for Texas, to be 'gone for an ex tended canvass 'in support of his can didacy for the -Uiiited, States -Senate to succeed Senator Chilton, who will be a candidate for- re-eiection. Mr. Uailey will open his canvass on the 24th instant at Cameron, Texas, and will probably remain in the "Start until 'the .final resprJlts are diterm!ii,ed in the primaries, June 9l Aside from State issues, he will .make Xationai issues and, other general questions fea tures of his canvass. IjouS'Sville, March 15. An organlza tion wiE be formed today toinvestl gate the charges against Messrs. Pow ers Coul'ton, Davfs and "Hazlipp,, cfcarg-ed wi'th complicity in th Gosbel assalssinaition!, and itio raise money ta defend them. This organization has emplo3red former Goveroor Bradley aa I'ead'ihg coumsel It iis said that lit will protect the accused by force If neces sary. The Republican's declare th-a'ti the acts of !the Goebelites will (resulll in plunging the iState into a cavil war. . The prosecution of the Goebel 'caso was today placed under the absolute ctont'rol of Col. Thomas C. Campbell.- Republicans say fthait Taylor rea'lizea (that as long as he hits the militia afi his back his party has some chance, but that with his (staff out of office and the Goebelites in sole change of the miliitsia, the lives of the prominent principals, will not be worth much. With Taylor f orced out of office, Keon tucky will . not be safe for Republi- cams, .they declare. Rut organizations 'to act with the big body 'bo organise today 'will be formed all over the State, and the acts of the Goeheiliitiea will be met with force if attempts ta convict Republicans are carried ifur 'ther. ' - Taylor decilares that he will noft bmt render the militia nor his office.1 Sec-wtary of State Powers, i'n dis cussinig the fact that a warrant h!axl been sent out for Reuben Miller, ' who is chief clerk ifor Mr. 'Powers, said! iJlhat 'tlie warrant agaimsit 'MWlesr ' toj nothing -midi";. than a sciheme to arrest and- place in jaiil everybody oonmectedi with Ms - office, for -no " otihier reaison) 'ihan to ' get possession Of lit if rposssi ble. ' S - "- 'iBitt. th'eyHwitl. never get it," M Mr.- Powers", with a-look of debermtkiia-tion-in his eye, alatrvithstanding thafi he ds a priisoner in jail behind IheaTyi walls and strong iron 'ba,rs. "Xb, biir J tiiey wiH never iget possessioir of it. If they arreat Muiller, itlien a. maun waal be appointed to take Qiis place, anifl. iC, this second man is arrested then an other will be appointed, &TBd so wi until they get tUmed of arrestins itbeni all. The office of Secretary of State will never be surrendered to the gang . now trying to .get ipossession of it.'- Gen ea"al Collier denies that he and General Cast'Iemiau came to amy agree ment about peace. Their coii'versattonl was mweily a friendly, one, in which) both expressed a desire that- peaice ' should prea)!il. General Coliwsr also denies having said he would give up when ithe Court of Appeal's had. pass ed on the contest WARNING TO THE BOERS. Compliment to Cronje iXew York, March 15. The Rev. Dr. Robert Stuart MacAifihur, in a writ ten statement regarding the-exile of General Cronje, says: s "General Cronje, the ibrilHant Boer, another son of Mars, i. now on his way to exile on tflie lonely island of St. Helena, This act of the British government is in one sense a great compliment to General Cronje. He is thus put practically into the same category with the -great Xapoleon whom all the world feared. XothLng ihat Britain could do to Cron je is so certain 'to give ; him immortality of fame as 'his exile to ift:e island made e-er mem.'o.rable by, it's association with 'Xapoieon, Great Britain Will Hold Them RV sponsible for Destruction of Mines London, March 15i Replying to 4 question in the House of Commons to day as- to the reported wrecking of the coal niEmes near Liadysmi'th .end: Ithe determination- on the part of the Boers to demolish the machinery of the gold., mines and' to destroy the primcipal mines at Johannesburg, Col onial Secretary Chamberiain stated .that the ma'tter wais under rotIoub con sideration iby the igovernimenit. presi dent Kruger had toeem wnnwd'a-t itJlio commencemenit of ithe wajr,tha:t h'e amd his go vernmentv would 'be expected, to proteot the V lives and property ' of peaceable citTiasens. -Kruger and h'i government wia te held responsible ifor any damsnge that may be done to property. HILL WANTS A NEWSPAPER Ulterior Designs that David B. Has Da Not Appear Albany, March 15.The .Hon, David; B. Hill 4 s again desirous df cson'arol ling a newspaper.' He once owned a controlling interest in the I3mira Gk zsetfee, a Democratic 'organ of that city. Xow Mr. Hill is anxious (to secure con trol of the Albahy Argus. . A few years ago the (majority of stock of the Argus PuMi-shliis Com pany was purchased by the Bote Hots well P. Flower, Anthony N. Brady and Edward Murphy, Jr. It Is said: that the Flower , estate owns con trolling interest in the paper, anld Mr. Hill is negotiating: for the purchase of ithat, interest. . ' f The Qu eon's Visit to Ireland. Ixndon, March 15. The Queen will sail from Holyhead for Kingsfawn, Ireland, on the special yacht Victoria: and Albert April 4th. The yacht wiU be escorted to Kingstown by. the cruisers v Australia and Galatea, Hen Majesty will start ifor Windsor- ou. hetj retuxu trip, April A 4