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New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
pORTUGAES LESSENED DONAIN.
SHE HAS ALREADY LOST EMflhI'' |''N
NOW OTHER POSSESSIONS ARE
THREATENED.

T, tho neus which was published few days ago
in the Berlin "Lokal Anzeger" is true that oy
secret stipulation between England ana Det many many
portueal's Asiatic colonies and the north OF Zam-
has, will hocome German possessions. another pig
slica NJ territory will be taken from country
which at one time took high rank Tor coioniai
wealth and stretched forth to possess large snce
of the earth. ,as.
In the early days Of its existence Portugai Haoe
conquests from the Moors. took LISBON ana an
nexed Madeira and the Canaries Theh 'aseo va
CANA made the passage to the East Indies py ,he
Cane Of Good Hope and planted the flag or Portu-
eaI on vast stretches OF territory and Cabral rev
wears later did the same in Brazil for many
'.oors these great domains fourshed and yielded
vos, sums In revenue to Portugal giving that coun-
try prominence among the Powers. But the envy
and jealousy of other commercial nations were
aroused and between 1902 and 1870 the Dutch tooA
by force most of the Portuguese settlements IN
India and Portugal itself became the object OF Eu-
ronean ambition TO such extent that IN l'oZ II
was only England's protection that saved rortu-
gal from the united forces OF France ana SPAIN
In 1874 Portugal ceded the greater part OF Guinea 10
France and lost its power in that part Oh .he
world. ,.
The sway OF Portugal over Brazil was compete
,or hundreds OF years. In 1914 the Hebrews were
oxDe,ed from Portugal and sent TO Brazil. ana
other subjects considered undesirable were shipped
to the new Portugal In South America but IN 1861
both Portugal and Brazil became subject TO SPAN.
The country became a kingdom In lSl0 and declared
its independence In 1872: three years later It's
independence was recognized When the repuo-
lie was established in 1889 the last nope oil SPAN
and Portugal In the direction of Brazil vanished
ord the last Portuguese colony in America came
to an end.
Portugal still holds some colonies. but VIII have
a small showing in that direction when the Asiatic
part is taken away At present The European co.. 90
k1Ar
EnSlish square miles and population or 200
In Africa Portugal has Madeira; the cape r verd
and Mozambique These African possessions repre-
sent about $50 800 square miles ana 25lSoO OF popu-
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
THE BOER COMMISSARlAT.
The Result Of Foraging Expedition.
Hans Dcbruck. lecturer on history in the Univer-

Hans DelbrGck. lecturer on history IN the Univer-
sity OF Berlin.
strong and even passionate feeling or resent
ment against England prevails at the present mo
successes Of the Beers have been greeted with eN-
ultatlCn and further IiNorapic Jews IS HWhlt'u
with eager suspense. This need not excite surprise
al any rate 50 far the Russians are concerned
for they have long their greatest enemy In the
English. France. until recently. had divided her
dislike between tie English and the Germans. but
that humiliation has thrown her antagonsm tow
ard Germany into the background Hence, the
curious and Characteristic feature in the poltcal
situation OF Europe al this moment Is that the
people OF Germany, the leading Power of the Triple
Alliance. are entirely in agreement with the mem
bers OF the Dual Alliance. inasmuch as a sentiment
0i hale Tor England unltes the whole comment
To-day az German parties arc united in rejoicing
over English defeats
II you ask the man in the street why he is inn
pued with such an unbounded i'l-feeling toward
Boers, his reply would be that the Beers are Of
ms, ms own race. and are being visited with an un-
E5niisb sNem eau hcinoIs. war on the part Oh the
inooerate and reserved in their opinions; they
ore .Ta osposea 10 attach too much value TO the
qutston OF afnnity' since the English also as
out that the Beers. albeit Christians. are semi
"a, n,arossirlSns. whereas the English are people on
tnS % hisnest ieye, OF civilization Neither do they
take the judicial question OF right and wrong 10
pe % az aecIslVey clear as 10 preclude every doubt
or oIHefence or opinion Ii cannot well be malice
alorehought on the part Of the English that caused
tne Boers. ana II Is the gold fields which have
PI9uuceI the present conflict. The gold fields have
@ leu ne Outanders into the country of the Beers.
and the Outlanders claimed an opportunity TO take
part IN ihe government, which the Beers refused.
Inc Engnsh nave interfered IN this dispute
~, ~ - oopiously nor true. as the English assert,
races; they fighting for equal rights OF the i'm
migrants win the Dutch inhabitants Nor II be
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
SUIT DUE TO SELLING OIL TO BOERS.

Henry Simon Of this city, speculator' mas
brought suit against the Tidewater OIL Company
for the recovery OF about $500 which he alleges
he lost In johannesburg two and one-half years
ago through the failure OF the oil company 10
carry out his instructions. His lawyers are FUR
long g. O'Conneu OF the Vincent Building, In
Broadway Mr.. Simon thought he could make con-
siderable money by shipping kerosene TO Johannes
burg which at that time was enjoying a DOOM
OF unusual dimensions. He asserts that he ordered
the oil put up in Ave gallon cans, as that was the
shape the Beers in the Transvaal have been IN
the habit OF buying it. The oil was shipped 10
D.,asoa Paw and held there till Mr.. Smons wife,
who was in this country paid for 1t. BY the time
the oil got to its destination It was pracucahy an
sold although none OF the prospective purchasers
had paid for their goods. The oil was quickly de-
iivered by Mr. Simon 10 his customers; ana ne
was Just about collect when II was dlscoyeredd d
ina, The cans contained only four gallons instead
~ ave The news spread rapidly, and the angry
Roers enraged at what they called another yam
Voc swindle" gave Mr. Simon one hour to get out
of town lie says ne fed with his life ana was
Siad 70 get away Now he wants the oil company
TO paw HIM $500 which he lost In the transactlon'
The company asserts that II properly nlled MI
Simon's order.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
HOW DIFFERENT WOUNDED MEN ACT.
From The Cape Argus.

From The Cape Argus
The conduct OF the wounded men OF dinerent
nationalIties was worth noticing. sandy haired,
square headed German, with lance wound
through the muscles just above the knee JOINT was
brought in bowling and shivering ike slckiy
schoolgirl in the Mysteries He kicked up such e
row and threw his about so, for al tne wor!a.
like a man In the derium tremens ,that a, ri2t IN
the Cordons. with one arm In a sling threateneu TO
brain him with empty beer bottle; lie was
lifted OFF the dining table and laid on the moor oy
some kindly disposed individuals who did not wish
to see the Draining process. and was nearly right
again next morning. go, NJ,
cent This fellow had his wrist shattered by
Mauser bullet which had passed on. and killed
somebody else probably On the "held dressing"
being removed the blood spurted out OF the
wounded arm like garden spray, which caused
the gallant Dundonian TO calculate, Ma God.'
After getting his wound attended TO he mmedi-
ateIy tackled plateful OF bread and jam. saying
apoiogetcally Il hena' had onythng tae eat the
A man with a bushy black beard and strongly
marked features lay his back In a bed In one OF
the side rooms. His head was bandaged up and
the mattress was saturated with blood. which
flowed freely from a wound In his shoulder. The
writer Imagined ne recognized In the wounded man
an old Natal friend. ana said "Halloa. Godfreyt
What's UP with your The man looked UP. with
pathetic expression on his wan. woebegotten face,
and saw IL was not Godfrey.
In turned out the mans name was Harris: but
how ne came to be fighting on the Boer side stiii
remains a mystery. All he could say was, I've
been d. fool
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31

that 1ley are fighting for the right to oppress the
Outlanders; and the British are fighting for the
real Independence Of the Transvaal under which
Boer and Briton VIII have equa. rights ana stand
toward each other footing OF political equality.
It is, indeed, melancholy that the desire to 'put
bact the clock Lord RoSebery's happy
phrase and to resist the application 70 their conn
fry of those principles and ideas which are the
prord attributes of civilization should delIce South
Africa with many streams of blood. The fact
that England Is fighting the battle Of mankind In
he. endeavor 10 carry the charter OF freedom TO
ferered State Is ine oaSr .'
supported I'm this for freedom by her liberty
loving sons who dwell the fringes of her empire
An intuition thrills the Anglo-Saxon world that
TIE federation Of South Africa the basis OF equal
nights TO Boer and Briton. which will follow the
var Is only the precursor of the federation of Can
ada Australia and South Africa with the British
rmplre and In the fulDoeS Ct ''Tae. Of the fedora
isn Of the whole English speaking race
THE OPINION OF GERMANY.
England the Transvaal and the European
Powers" is the subject Of article by Professor
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
.er especinilY OF Russia,

OF all her rivals together especially OF Russia
France and Germany.
Such is the state OF public opinion IN Germany.
There is only person In the whole country VINO
thinks otherwise, and that is the Kaiser Ana III
Germany foreign polite Is SNAPPED llt Dy r, r.n
lie opinion but by the Kaiser. In America people
think IL me privilege Of free country TO make her
politics herself. In Germany we do not.
RUSSIAN HOSTILITY TO ENGLAND.
Vladimir Holstrem and Prince Ookhtomsky write
on Great Britain the War Path" They say in
part:
Not only have the English I'm the course Of the
last three years acquired the ~noIe OF tne nlIe
wise after bringing matters to the verge Of war
In connection with the Fashoda incident. they have
terror 10 the west OF the Nile, acquiring by n con-
vention forced on France Darfur and kordofan
and lying in walt for an occasion OF expanding
their dominion In the eastern direction oy tne con-
have done their work pretty neatly Nearly the
whole OF Eastern Africa has fallen into their lap.
The sinister significance OF the BRUSH successes
mentioned above lies In the fact that al these
achievements OF British diplomacy and military
power are parts OF vast preconceived scheme
The present Transvaal war Is but the realization
OF one OF its details and that II Is unfairly and un.
scrupuously waged against state whose pohtical
and international status IL quite clearly defined only
shows the extent TO which she oad taih ana mis- he
Russian view OF the present crisis In South Africa
and need | say that this view is fully justified oy
the facts OF its history. as set forth by Enghsh
The present Transvaal war has the following
meaning TO the British Empire. Bearing In mimi
on the one hand that British political power u on
the wane and wishing, on the other hand, 10 iniuse
new blood into the empire with the aid OF It's coo.
MES British politicians have started on career OF
conquest. making ont OF tho Transvaal an r ooJe..
OF all the forces OF the British Empire the colonial
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
A WAR FOR AN EMPIRE.
EUROPEAN OPINION OF THE STRUGGLE
IN SOUTH AFRICA.
LEvEsoN COVER. DIR. LEYps. EARL GREY. PRO-
FEssoR DELBRCECK, VLADIMIR HOLM
SIREN AND PRINCE ooKHToMsKY
IN "THE NORTH AMERI-
CAN REVIEW"


The North American Review for January con-
tains a series Of FIVE articles under the general
heading Of "A War for an Empire" dealing WIN
the conflict in South Africa. The first Is cnti'Ieu
The British Army: Resume of a Conversation
With Field Marshal H. r. II. the Duke oil cam
bridge X. c." by G. Leveson Cover Formerly
Controller Of Her MaJestys household. He says
In part:
one of the most striking features OF the preseHHt
situation is the s;eadiness and freedom from PAM
SHOWN not only, as Is natural, in military clrcleS
bu; by the British public at large. Thls mas oeen
equally noticeable upon previous occasions "nen ~,
partial and preliminary reVerscS hal oCcuIIeu III
the initial stages Of a campaign.
The same national characteristic or keeping a coo
head in difficult and sometimes trying clrcum-
st2Hces appeared during the long ana Anxious
vicissitudes OF the Pen.nsular campaign. aIthouein
this was less remarkable then than now lnasmucII
there then telegraph to fash imperiect
had even had time TO assume some definite ana CON
siStent shape.
The practice OF detailing separate companies OF
different regiments special service. as was done
in 1881 at Majuba with such disastrous insults Is
certainly undesirable. The rule holds good
10 the attaching Of officers TO other corps ana
regiments than their own Sometimes this Is IN
evitahlc the loss of officers in regiments whlch
have been hotly engaged has 10 be made good from
outside; but, generally speaking, il is system 10
be deprecated tending to weaken the intimat te
personal relationship between officers and their
men. which is an invaluable factor in the service
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31

denied that there good grounds for the Eng
lish Governments formulating such demand on
President KRUGER The English Government was
justified In this course-at least so say those who
have followed the whole course OF events with
desire TO judge dispassionately. But even those
who concede so much agree In the main with the
judgment of the crowd; for they say that II Is i'm
material whether England's right OF interference
in the Transvaal is based upon the Convention or
not: the real cause Of the action Of England s her
claim TO be the paramount Power In South AFRICA
And the position Of paramount Power In South
Africa is only the preliminary step toward the
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
ITO AUTHORS.

lation The Asatc possessions which are men
tIoned in the rumor from Berlin are Goa In india.
with 1910 square miles and 52sCo inhaoitsnts'
Tmor with $3.50 square miles and 2ocu fnhaoi-
tants and Macao. In China, an island with 4 pop
uiation OF about 1000 OF which about 500 are
Portuau.se although less than 1000 OF these came
from Portugal. The exports from this little town
amounted last year to about f2s5.OW: =.
The Goa possession is valuable because OF the
great salt works where thousands or laborers are
employed The chief products OF the island or
Tmor are coffee and wax.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31

forces included 1t imports likewise the denying
10 the colonies OF a right to a separate life 10
separate interests; all fe all Interests, mus, De
sacrificed for the English ideal 1t Is notorious that
for a number OF wears the leading English states
men have persistently put forward the idea OF the
colonies cooperating in The defence OF the empire.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31

tho aeht atTalana Hill: up the hill we went with
fixed bayonets but the towards Woua @ hos " truce
and our general would not let us fire on tnem wheh ne,
n and the cavalry could nave slaughtered the !ot:
VIC ~ The papers say the Dublins were hrst on tne
hill but it was the Royal Irishlt does n3t ng
ianSd's Arst battle was won by the Irish Brigade
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
JoyaITy OF IRISH SOLDIERS.

From The London Globe
There Is a letter from private In the Royal irish
Fusers which should be bad reading for the rebels
in Ireland He is describing with graphic power
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31

Retrospective.-"Harry."
what Is It. porothyg'
"Did YOU give me that paror lamp last Christs
mas, or did ! give It to your-QndanapoNs Jour-
nal
New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
THE OPINION OF GERMAN

England the Transvaal and the European
Powers" is the subject Of article by Professor
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Does Not Request Recognition !;
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-After an inter-
esting debate of about three hours the
house by vote of 302 to 80 adopted the
resolution offered by Mr.. Taylor, of
Ohio, for the appointment of special
committee to investigate the charges
against brigham II. Roberts. the Nor
mon representative-elect from Utah.
Previously the house had rejected a sub.
stitute resolution offered by Mr.. Rich
ardson, the leader of the minority, to
allow Mr.. Roberts to be sworn in and to
send the whole matter to the judiciary
committee. This substitute resolution.
however, by no means commanded the
full Democratic strength. Only 81
members voted for it. OF the 80 who
then voted against the Taylor resolu-
ton all were Democrats except two,
Mr.. Loud, a California Republican, and
Mr.. Newlands, Silverite from Nevada.
By the terms of the resolution Mr..
Roberts is now not only excluned from
all participation in the proceedings OF
the house until the committee reports
and the house passes upon his case. but
he is denied seat in the hall. Whether
this will be interpreted to deny him ad-
mission within the chamber pending
the disposition of his case is vet to be de-
cided. \ The reading of the presidents
message was completely overshadowed
by the dramatic proceedings which re-
suited in the action of the house. The
galleries were thronged with spectators,
mostly women, who sat patiently
through the three weary hours that pre-
ceded the debate and then waited on
three hours more until it was concluded.
The most remarkable feature of the
debate was the fact that Mr.. Roberts
presentation of his own side of the case,
which lasted almost an hour, became so
absorbing that he won the sympathy of
many of those In the galleries and was
several times showered with applause.
It was evident that he realized that the
house was overwhelmingly against him,
and at times he spoke fiercely and def
nitely.
After the reading of the message the
Roberts matter was taken up.
1t was arranged that there should be
three hours debate, one-half on each
side, one-half hour to be allowed Mr..
Roberts, it to come out of the time of
the minority. This arrangement having
been made, Mr.. Richardson, the Demo-
crdtlc leader, gave nOtlce OIL d SUBSTITUTE
resolution he would offer, as follows:
Whereas, Brigham H. Roberts. from
the State of Utah, has presented GER
tificate of election in due and proper
form as a representative from said State,
therefore be it
Resolved, That without expressing any
opinion as to the right or propriety of
his retaining his seat in advance of any
proper investigation thereof, the said
Brigham H. Roberts is entitled to be
sworn in as member of this House upon
his prima facie case.
Resolved further, That when sworn
in, his credentials and all the papers in |
relation to his right to retain his seat be
referred to the committe on the judiciary, |
with instructions to report thereon at the |
earliest practicable moment
Mr.. Tayler then opened his speech in
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Kidney Trouble
PreyS Upon the Mind.
Women as Well as Men Suffer and Are Made Miserable by
Kidney and Bladder Troubles.

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Kidney trouble preys upon the
mind, discourages and lessons ambi-
ton; beauty, vigor and cheerfulness
gradually disappear, when the kid
neys are out of order.
Kidney trouble has become so prev
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child to be born afflicted with weak
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Pains, aches and rheumatism come
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due to neglected kidney trouble.
Kidney trouble often causes quick
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publicans. The resolution was adopted
302 to 80. Those who voted in the nega-
ative were as follows:
Adamson. Allen .(Miss.), Bailey. Ball.
Brewer, Burlison, Carmack, Cooper,
Davey, De Graffenreid, Dinsmore, Fitz-
patrick. Fleming. Kitchen, Lester. Lewis,
Mcclellan, MtCulloch. Maddox, Norton g..
c., Rhea, Richardson, Robbins, Slayden,
small, Snodgrass Stephens, Turner,
Democrats: Newlands of Nevada. Silver.
ite; Loud Of California, Republican.
The speaker then appointed the follow
under the resolution. RepubIicans-Tay-
Ter (O.), chairman; Lands Qnd), Morris
(Minn.), Freer CIV. Va.), Littlefield (Me.),
Mcpherson Qa-). Democrats-De Almond
(Mo), Lanham CTex.) and Meyers Qnd.l.
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AMSTERDAM. N. Y. Dec. 6.-Thres
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81. F. Bowler, overpowered and bound
the night watchman, Paul Larson, and
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They secured 5000 in.reyenue stamps
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Major Armstrong Dead.

WASHINGTON, Dec. General OtiS
informed the war department. Of the
death of Major Frank @. Armstrong,
surgeon Of the Thirty second infantry.
which occurred at Manila The cause Of
death was given as Iymphatic leuk
aemia. \