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VOI II. RALEIGH. N. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1900. - ......... . No. 15 SCRAPPING IN LUZON Several Minor Affairs Report ed to the War Deparment The boys kept moving HARPING ON ROBERTS Case of the Mormon Argued in the House. Five Insurgents Killed tn Four En cements Two Horses Anions the Prisoners of War Filipinos Evacu ate Santa Cruz Steever Inflicts a Severe Loss on Tinlo's Forces Baker . Goes Over to the Enemy. mally on its behalf, congratulated the President on the prosperity of -the country and the success of the admin istration. In replying, the President said: . . "I cannot conceal the pleasure it gives me and the honor I feel in this call on the part of the National Board of Trade. I repoice -with you all itt out universal prosperity, and I trust ,that prosperity may be long continued Sfe. .i BREEZY DAY IN SENATE wisdom and conservatism of the busi ness men of the United States. We shall, rely upon them to (help us solve the 'great and momentous problems to wuicn your chairman has xererrea, m the hope that their settlement may not only be to the highest interests of the American people, -but the highest good of those who by the fortunes of war have come within our Jurisdiction and care. I thank you and "bid you good morning." 'Washington, Jan. 24.-iSeveral minor tactions in the island of Luzon were reported to the War Department to day by General Otis. The dispatch from Otis follows: "MacArthur, from the 20th to 23d, reports four minor engag'erhents in which five insurgents were-killed and several wounded and captured. He also captured four rifles and other property and had noj casualties; he imported that Major Bishop, Thirty sixth infantry, in north Sambales, with a detachment of sixty Lmen, at tacked two insurgent companies, kill ed nine, wounded and captured four teen, secured twenty-two rifles, sev- Pettigrew Says the Flag Flies: Over "Slavery and. Polygamy While thc Army and Navy Destroy the Indepen" dence of a Christian People Tillman and Chandler Indulge tn an Ex change of Compliments COL BRYAN IN NEW ENGLAND. .Washington, Jan, 24. Roberts' case was again argued dn the House to day, occupying the entire session. In terest in the arguments pro and con showed no relaxation. The galleries were well filled. A number -of mem Touches a Responsive Chord In De nouncing Trusts. (Stamford, Gt., Jan. 24. Ool.fWim. J. inc.- He was met bv a delegation and bers 011 ;bpth sides spoke, some ; argu- taken to the town hall. The ball was ing against adoption of the majority crowded; and when the orator entered ireport, and favoring the minority, there was some applause, but no se- -while others strongly urged adoption rious enthusiasm manifested. His ' - , . , .n views were most radical on the old the former and rejection of the lat- theme of silver and 16 to 1. He de- ter- The legal aspects of the case nounced the fighting an the Philip- were gone into at length by several pines, saymg the United 'States had Qf the speakers. ttosWs" asTt was doSr ' spoke "'all men were created free and in favor of the majority report, refer- equal." ring to Roberts' assertion that his (Ro- 'Plua T? QcTVunVHia r rvo,i4-Tr Tt-ri a irwicnATtCiL I j. , t -t 1 . ', eral thousand rounds of ammunition. M 7 Vi. . 7 ' 71 , v- verts; exclusion w oui a oe a aangerous two horses with equipments. His cas- trusts, he contended. ualties were three men wounded, one 'nearly an hour. i I it:. . i a- - Beriousry. "General of SteeverJ Third Cavalry, against 'General. Tinio's force in the north. He. inflicted very heavy loss on the Insurgents, ; in which twenty-eight of them were killed. Dodd's troop at tacked , insurgents near Santa Luca. He had no casualties. "It is reported from the south that He spoke for attack on' the bulwarks of .'the ; const! tution, said: "As the old ship sails yen. His appeal to New England to rouse over these troubled waters the tim- xvuui ireiwris -ui liwu snn trvtt in hwiTvrs l IhM I'm snm' s!h will nvr founder o clock Col. Bryan left for New Ha- in the miry waters of Salt Lake" (Laughter.) .i Among those who supported the majority was Landis, of Indiana. The speech of Mr. 'Landis, wnich - was I chiefly r a denunciation of the Mor mon Church and the people of Utah for violation of their pledge, prior IEFICIENT IN HUMOR Promoters Do Not Re- alize Where They Are At OPEN vs. CLOSED DOOR Congressmen Clamoring for Open Door in China and a' Closed Canal In Nica ragua Disposition Shown to Rash the Canal mil Through Without Considering . the .Difficulties or Re moving Obstrnetlons from the Way DEPUTIES IN AN UPROAR, Sitting Suspended While a ITIember Is Forcibly Ejected from the Chamber Paris, Jan. 24. A lively discussion to admission as a State, to abandon th enemy has 'evacuated Santa Cruz was raised in the .Chamber of Depu- polygamy, was loudly applauded ; ; and is supposed to "be on the eastern ties today by deputies whose names ap- coast; mat tne ciTy nas 'ueen in our iearea m ll-ocurator Bulot's charges Pettlgrew Carries Ills Point. Z.l 0f session of the Senate was enli rr mm him 7 -t l V TtL T & by Mr- Pettigrew, -who aeKH .r. , 0S.iU in'another attack Son the ad- .1. 7 r ZZJ j: wl . W1VI- VTolx' fcatolstration'a Philippines policy fra " ,llE:ATl.f, ri'J.t': an Annpuom newspaper, witnoat coimCtfo.'with a -resolution off ered Yir 7 T- v v attacmng any creaence tnereto.unames -by him yesterday calling for in-forma ' lignum lil-owiiii l-uuo I. uj. rvtIJliira XKITlSRIi TO &f'4H1T T' 1 XTTI a Tl H - I J. : iU. j. j e lid,3Pana?r ion. ,He declaredthat it was Monis tlie nftau ofSulu. He declared that r . " '- "' - " , , ; Huggwiw xnq insertion or we i the treaty maintained polygamy . and . , - , -v 1 jiiiiiues. 'vls uuue iu reveuigw ou J Slavery insurgents xase ln ueni. siocKiey inimseii lor 'having called Moms a Mr. Spooner asked PettiTew if 5re Washington, Jan. 24.-iGeneral Otis swinaier.- tie now cauea nim a scoun- believed rfche President approved the ' , . cabled the War. (Department as fol-,areJ- section - of the treaty recognizing "ws: 4 -v At this point there was a great tu- slaverv7 and , Petticrew renlied "m "' Iientenaiit Stockley, Twenty-first 'mult in the chamber. Bernard was phaticaUyi that he did sb'believen; '3r. 'r regiment has been missing since the suspended,- but refused to leave. The ispobner med to disprove this by qxio- rjth instant, wnen be- was reconnoit- sjixmg 01 wie enaimuer was suspenaea ting from tne iTesment's message tn ' ering on duty at Talisay, near San.wnile Uernard was lorcabiry removed. regard to the matter, but Pextig.rew Washington, Jan. 24. The apparent disposition of Congress to " rush through Nlcaragnan Canal bill at the present session, without waiting for the report of the commission now studying the various routes, ing deep concern to the more conserva tive Republican leaders. Repfetentative Cannon (Rep., 111.), when asked what he intended to do in opposition to precipitate action, re plied: - "I do not care to say .anything now. My position is well known, and may-be found frequently expressed in the Congressional (Record for ' the clos? ing days of the last session. ; I stand now ' where I - stood then. 1 am so busy with affairs of my own in this appropriations committee that I have no chance to follow the progress of the canal project in the House." Mr. Cannon favors the canal, but is against, the method of building it now proposed. He would favor waiting fori -accurate information and i an ad justment of international relations in volved. . Senator Caffery, when his attention was called to the fact that he was quoted as an apponent of a Nicaragua Canal, answered: I am not opposed to an inter- oceanic canal, or to the Nicaragua route, ; per se. All I have objected to is ith; purpose manifested here to cnwd the Nicaragua bill through in ,t j . t j j a ueu oioi nasce, insxeaa oi waning till T$ne hear from the commission ap pointed "to- report upon the respective feasibility of the Nicaragua and Pan ama routes. f'Tfcen there are the two questions First, How are we going to dispose of the daytott-lRulwer treaty? and sevnd, What reason have we to know! perate climate. His mail has been held at the Adjutant General's office for more than a week. Itis hinted that he is sulking; and, while this may be untrue, it is the only 'explanation yet found for his tardiness in coming to Washington, where, the official army list represents bim as stationed. As al ready stated in these columns, he may have the Chicago command for the short time which elapses 'before ?Mer ritt's retirement in June and his own installation in charge of the Depart ment of the East with headquarters at New York. V The movements of General Wade are watched with great interest by ar my officers. Unless some accident oc curs, or a great military hero sud denly arises, Wade will succeed to the command of the army when General Miles retires in 1903. Wade himself wiH retire in 1907, and will tbus .be in command four years.' His name is not mentioned for the permanent com mand at Chicago, because he is sai3 to prefer St. Paul, although the other command is usually ranked higher. When General Merritt retires in June there will probably be a general re arrangement of army comrriands. . Gen eral Shaf ter may have been, discharged ffrom the voluntary army by that time, leaving vacant two departments, Cali fornia and Columbia; the other two vacant departments, the Missouri aDd the Lakes, .will also have to be filled. It is, of course, possible that some of these departments may be consolida ted, especially if an army of J65.000 men is retained in the Philippines for many more months. . Tom as, a tan gas province. He was evidently captured. (Search, is still being prosecuted." . ; Raker Probably a Deserter - Washington, Jan.- 24. Officers of HOT IN THE COLLAR. would have none of it, characterizing it as double dealing and on. par with evervthmff else in the whole misera ble affair." He asserted that' the' flag Count De Castellane Waxes Wrathvl was flvincr ovpr slavprv and .TWilvMrhv I x i o"..T7 Toward a Paris Editor. I while the army and navy were ae- I.-rrrr. tcllane received a dispatch today from tian people. that Charles "Raker, private, Third ar- I ;l77"r ZZT Z "r,r;v JJirector Roday, of The Figaro, a Paris The resolution was agreed to .Mr. Otis several months ago as dead, is & deserter, ana tnat ne as wixn me: m- , . ,M.A 4 owned bv Arbi-iran an wynTraWnd vicuiwia 'd.u.Ti uja l 'uc iiou ucrcii iixi'vv-i : . r started the stories Pettigrew alsd offered a resolution de tliat the count left Paris to escape his daring that the seizure of products surgents. Several inqturies- were made at' the War Department by per- f y losses on the Rour se, f .n. i.A i t,;Jv. r,.i r reiterating the charges. Castellane Irnm5 aci of war should be viewed as an un sons interested in him. General Cor bins cabled Otis for particulars, and Otis, after investigation, replied: "Charles Baker was reported hav- wrote a caustic reply to Roday, in -LJie urgency uenciency mil was re which he said that Roday's dispatch Ported and notice .was given that it wifii in TcPTvinKr witTi fihA Tmlli notn- vviyuia caireu up tomorrow. TJie v,. . T' JriPtv Whih harntPrii 'PhA ' FVa.rft session ciosea witn a mscussion on n.n r ipeprrwi I wmriT I .t TOnwn Jprr J . -o . ,, : Mv::.r:rT' , " , 7. dlnrPd that h iilltinn -trP xu eomerence report on tne uensus quarters winnout permission, ne naaj 7."y77r 7: 7;77.777 I""L7 "Z bill, during which Tillman and Hhand been offered a commission by insur-lLTOUili' "i11 iCUC1.aLCU 1UWU WU w ,Zt n,:nn a ' 1 I X 1 JS ri ,J 1 1 1 I 11,1 l . A tl'w-ril l , A m - - I lllflll.l.ll I Ll "I I M I press a mueu-suit iw yue 'iiuiiaitu xuou- Jr. . 7 II Baker had been killed by insurgeorts, -f?na jrrancs icoy iue a;pomiwu vvv vyas oimi. worm iiue , ,r . A . but this is not confirmed. DREAD IN OLD KENTUCKY, mOney expended by him (Castellane; in Kpndinir the di&Datch. Diea witnout warning. Lenoir, N. CJ., Jan. 24.rSpeeiial.-- 3wis Harvens, a prominent builder and contractor, whose business office is ill the Girard touilding, Philadel phia, died very suddenly here this af- . m I . J i? ! 1 W rrw- vernoon oi neixt xauure. jr. iiaTens ;;W.ava1mj,iu; Tqn U vi,vh M" , "" "i tret ween the civil and military au- aiad jfustT taken the train to retuirrf ; thoritles ls dminent. WTtien Colo- ttiDime. nit? uivu vvnutj aituiiijj in ms eeat in the car. ) The Citizens Fear a Clash with the vState ittilitla. latter retorted that a "a Pitchfork seldom touches a grasshopper." With out action on the report the Senate adjourned KIORLEY OS TRE WAR. The British People made the Dupes of Stock Jobbers. London, Jan. 24. ExjGhief Secretary for Ireland Morley, in a speech at For far today, severely arraigned the gov ernment for plunging the country into war. While he admitiedyfhat the Boer niltmatum made war unavoidable and that England had no choice but to fin isht it, he expressed the belief that if the sensible, sober, honest people of England had examined the grievances of the TJitlanders very few would say that righting these wrongs a little sooner or later was worth the sacri fice of a brave and chivalrous life like General Wauehope's. He attributed the war to a eonspira cy of gdld hunters, and said it' was maddening to think thalT the British people should be paade the dupe of stock jobbers. He decdared that the government should bave pursued conciliatory policy. . He took a gloomy view of he future, and said 'that England would, not only have to appease South Af ricaj" but migh$ be called on to face dangers in died passion's resentment. . He pre dicted that at the appearance of an English ambassador at such, another conference as that held at The "Hague gthe most polite diplomat . would burst out laughing. The meeting adopted a motion of confidence in Morley. BRYAN IN NEW JERSEY. SUES HIS UNCLE SAM. JIEFOKMING CUBAN LAWS. nel Williaims, commanding a battal ion of troops from Lexington, came marching from the depot this morn ing, an -charge of .'Milton" Kendall and his two sons, Williams and Charles, charged with the murder of Eugene Cassell in this county, January 4, there was much 'jeering of the troops American Principles Will Re Engraft ed and Spanish Obstacles Removed txwxau, . x.iu citizens. Upon reaching the court for reform of the .laws held an for- ,presS;ting the prisoners to oial meeting at the palace today. The g e phUips that officiai denounced general scope of changes to -be made e bringialg of troops into the town, was discussed It is not antended to The jaidge deelared there was no dan eradicate the Latan Jaws but to en-j of moD violence -and told Colonel , graft certain principles of the Amer- Williams he might as well go home, fican law and cut off Spanish obstacles 1 replied he could not com- whidh stand in the way of speedy jus- j as was here under ord&ra from TO MEET AT CAPE TOWN. ExSecretary of War Roloff is en gaged in revising the rolls of the Cu ban army for franchise purposes. No order has yet been issued restrict ing suffrage nor does the general pub lic expect such an order. Feelers, thrown out by Wood reveals fat tVia.t. tfhfi ifffnrfll n.n;hlir is ot- rPd to anv suffrage restrictions. Washington, Jan. 24. The.State De- . ... . trt ivtifr-4- iVi o o iVvrvn rrtvrf 1-1.1 4- Tio politicians declare tney aunsist on an P'11-"""" the Governor. Tonight the colonel has pickets throughout the town. British Prize Court Will Settle the Flour Seizure Case. unrestricted suffrage. British prize court at Cape Town will shortly take up the case of American frwvr?atnfTs on the British steamshin Itl'KiNLu laiumjMniiiuiin .(Maahona, seized by the British. Eng . 'land having admitted the seizure to be Informally Addresses the National a violation of international law, and ? Board of Trade. 'mo charge of contraband being made, Washington, Jan. 24. The delegates- the court will unquestionably direct the In attendance at the annual meeting release of the goods. The iState De af the National Board of Trade called partment bas been-notified by some of on McKinley today to pay their re- the owners of the goods detained that epects. .. Governor Stanard, speaking anfor- they are wiping to sell the property to Hingiauie Savannah Man Wants the Government to Pay for Ills Plantation. i Charleston, Jan. 24. A suit for $10,000 against the United (States was filed in the United iStates Circuit Court today by Arthur Lynah et aL Dam ages are asked for the destruction of a rice plantation otn the Savannali river alleged to have been caused by the Carter improvements at Savannah, which, it is claimed, raised the level of the river. ; the; replies of, Nicaragua and:othe(r quarteTS where the warad kin- uosta jftica are going to give us me right of' way we jieed ? The men who now have hold of the Panama pro ject tell us that they can furnish a practicable canal with the expendi ture of $100,000,000 of private capital. It seems to me that this would an swer all. our needs, and relieve us of a-considerable problem. As regards the right of way, too, the concession granted -to the Maritime Company has lapsed, and there might be some diffi culty in.' obtaining a revival of it for our government. ' "It seems to me strange that, in view of all these considerations, the people behind the iNicaragua Canal are willing to crowd it through without first clearing the path. One of the arguments which will undoubtedly be made is that, with the artificial re suscitation of our merchant marine by subsidies, a jeanal of some kind will be almost a necessity to us, and that this need is so imminent that we can afford to waive all preliminary ques tions. But that is nonsense." Representative Moody (Rep., Mass.), of the appropriations and insular af fairs committee feels about the same way. While strongly in favor of the canal project in itself, he views with some apprehension the disposition of many Congressmen to push rough shod not only over the 01ayton-iB.ul-wer treaty, but also over the treaties that Nicaragua herself has with four or five leading nations. "It reminds me much," said he today, "of propos ing to build a house on another man's land before finding out whether you can buy it or not, and at a time when or five other fellows think they own mortgage? on the property." i Another conservative RepuMican leader said that he could not under stand the deficient sense of humor of those people who had been shouting for an open door in China and were now clamoring for a closed channel across the Isthmus. 7 ANXIETY IS INTENSE British War Office Waiting for Word from Buller, THE FEELING IS HOPEFUL Everybody Wants to Know the Result of the Projected Night Attack on the Roer Works Steamer Sent Out to Look for a Disabled Transport De monstrution Made Over Arrival o? the Hospital Ship Maine. London,' Jan. 24. There is most in tense anxiety at the War Office. The Marquis of Lansdowne, secretary of state for war; Field Marshal Wolseley and George Wyndham, parliamentary under secretary of state for war, have been in attendance all day awaiting further news from Buller. Military clubs have been crowded since morning with members who are patiently waiting to hear from South Africa. There is generally a feeling that Bui-' ler was convinced of the success of his projected movement; otherwise he would not have referred -to it. ' There is some criticism of the course of the War Office, many persons be lieving that officers were indiscreet in publishing that part of 'Buller' s dis patch referring to the projected attack on Spion Ivop. There was more activity in Pall Mall' today than at any time since the open ing of the war. There were crowds of callers at the War Office,- despite notices affixed at various entrances that no news had been received. Search for a Disabled Transport. Cape Town, Jan. 23. The transport Cymric has been sent from here to search for the disabled transport Man chester Corporation and tow her to thia port, . , ; Capt. Carter Must Take His Medicine New oYrk, Jan. 24. The United States Circuit Court of Appeals this morning handed down an opinion eon firming the decision of Judge Lacoimibe, m tne Una ted iStates Circuit Court, in October, which dismissed the.! writ of habeas corpus and declared that for mer Captain Carter, United Stites En gineers, had been legally sentenced by the army couiit-martlal. The court held that the court-martial had jurisdiction to determine whether or not the 1 ac cused was guilty of any offences cre ated by the articles of war, and that the sentence was not excessive. Re Makes a Hit by a Reference to the Roers' Struggle for Liberty. Jersey City, Jan. 24. William J 'Bryan arrived in this city tonight from New Haven. He; was met by a delegation and escorted to the rooms of the Davis Association, where he was entertained at dinner at which twenty-five members of the associa tion were present. He was subse quently escorted, to St. Peter's Hall where he was accorded a most enthu siastic reception. The hall was crowded. - Mr. Bryan, in the course of his re marks, declared he was satisfied that if God. wished to reveal His will to the American people he would choose some one besides Mark Hanna to dis close it. He said he had witnessed the republicans going up and down the land declaring what Cod's will was. lie (tw-yanr -was sure ir Vicxi knew them as well as he Md, God would never tell them his business. He denounced imperialism and trusts. Referring to the Boer war. he said it was a sad day for the Uni ted States when it could not sympa thize with a nation struggling for its liberty. At -this point the applause was deafening. . He discoursed at some length on. free silyer and declar ed that the issue was as much alive today as ever. i Mr. Bryan's speech, in New Haven was on similar lines. , Roers Driven from a Position. , Spearman's Camp, Jan. 23 Evening. Fiedd artillery and a few howitzers this morning shelled the Boer left from a kopje on the right, the infantry keep ing up a continuous fire, from good cover. .The Boers abandoned the sum mit of the kopje, which they had been holding, and -the British then occupied it, but the enemy " took shelter behind a stone wall on the sSJe of the kopje and held the position for hours. - They retreated in the afternoon, the British dropping shrapnel and lyddite shells on them as they crossed a ravine. The British then occupied the position they had held. Casualties were few. ARMY COMMAND CHANGES. Obliterating the Past. Washington, Jan. 24. The House Committee on Pensions today directed a favorable report on the bill making service in the 'Spanish-American war sufficient to remove disabilities against those who aided and abetted .Southern troops during the war between the States, so far as drawing pensions is concerned. The bill is intended to ap- I ply particularly to 'the parents of those serving in the war witn sspam. General Wade Regarded as the Officer Who Will Succeed Miles. Washington, Jan. 24. By a recent War Department order, Gen. J. F. Wade, commander of the Department of Dakota, with headquarters at St Paul, is directed to assume temporary control of the Department of the Lakes, with headquarters at Chicago, owing to the retirement on Sunday of Brig.-Cen. Thomas M. Anderson. This does not mean that General Wade will remove from St. Paul to Chicago even temporarily; he 'will probably admin ister from St. Paul the affairs of the more southern department, which is now almost stripped of troops. Who will fill the place permanently Is still unknown, and only General Brooke can tell. . General Brooke left St Augustine Hast night for "Washington. He went (from Cuba to Florida immediately af ter transferring his command to Gen eral Wood, and it was announced tha he would proceed slowly north in order to escape the danger of a sudden transition from a tropical to a tem- ADVOCATES RADICAL REFORMS National Roard of Trade Adopts Im portant Resolutions. Washington, Jan. 4. Resolutions were adopted at today's session of the National Board of Ttrade advocat ing the establishment of an executive department in commerce and indus tries; a uniform reduction of 25 per cent in the present rate paid for transporting mails on railroads; an establishment of one cent letter post age; the creation of an inexpensive domestic parcels post; : favorable ac tion by Congress on the Hanna- Payne subsidy bill, and the abolition of the revenue tax on spot transac tions in grain and other farm pro ducts. - 1 . ! No Relief for the Suspense London, Jan. 25. The anxious sum pense into which feuller'.s announce ment of hi s dmpendi n g as sault on Spion Kop plunged the country has not been relieved. There is nothing from any source indicaung even whether the attack was delivered. Affecting scenes alt the War office continued until past midnight, when the dl sappoin ted jcrowd reluctantly statrted homeward after being noti fied that: nothing more would be is sued .before morning. . The best balanced criticism regards the (British and Boers as being1 Even ly matched. The question is. raised whether reinforcements can possibly reach Buller before the crisis is reached. Over six battalions of; in fantry and artillery which reached Cape Town some days ago have not been reported since, and the hope is ventured that they have gone to Natal and will arrive v in time to turn the scale in -liuller's favor. ' . There is news, of fighting Tuesday, lasting, from six o'clock in the morn ing until dusk, but it was not a gen eral engagement. The Boer artillery, however was more "active, the fif teen pounders they captured at Co lenso throwing shrapnel, though , ap parently doing little damage. , Belgians Want McKinley to Intervene Brussels, Jan. 24. Signatures to a national address prepared at a mass meeting held here January 4 asking President McKinley to intervene in the South Af rican war number nearly one hundred thousand. Double that number Is expected in "a fortnight, when the address will be forwarded to Washington, Reception to Doctors and Nurses Cape Town, Jan. 23. American wo men here gave a reception today, at. which doctors and nurses - from the hospital ship Maine and Consul Gen eral iStowe were the principal guests. Sir Alfred Milner will probably visit the Maine, which ls creating much in terest here.- She will sailfor Durban after coaling. . '.-,' Roers Prepared for, Resistance. "London, Jan. 24. A disjatch to the Times from Spearman's Camp, dated January 23. describes Tuesday's fight ing and adds: ' "We are no further advanced. The Boers are prepared to fight almost in terminably, having entrenched a ridge which stretches in an almost uubmoken line from Drakensborgen many miles to the j eastward." - Macrum Will Sail Saturday. (London, Jan. 24. Macrum, former United States consul at Pretoria, South African republic, will sail for New York Saturday in the steamship St. Paul. Texas Sympathizes with Roers. Austin, Jan. 24. In the House of Representatives today a concurrent resolution extending the,, sympathy of the Texas legislature to the Boers was referred by a vote of 73 ayes and 31 - -f