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New-York tribune., 1899-11-24
THE CAMEROONS SCANDAL.
ALLEGED CORRUPT DEAL OF GREATER MAGNf'
rUpE THAN WAS SUPPOSED.


TUpE THAN WAS SUPPOSED.
Berlin Nov. 23-Investigaton shows that the
facts in the Cameroons scandal, made pubic oy the
''Tageblatt' November 49, when that paper said an
onnarently corrupt deal had taken place by which
,be chief Of the Colonial Department gave away
81 600 square kometers OF CAMERON SOIL estimated
n no worth about 40 1000 marks, 10 various hsh
personages far exceed the "Tageolatts story
The promoters It appears. first formed company
and soon sold out 10 new company loriheu ae
Brussels and made up OF Belgians. EngIlsnmen ana
several Americans, for ls50O" francs Ahe coi-
cesslon # further appears really cost them noth-
ing The first company was named in the conces-
sion sudekamerun Prince Hohenohe-Oehringen
was one OF the original concessionaires. For this
reason the Emperor forced his resignation as chief
Court Chamberlain
The facts in the most recent grant Of conces-
sion are even worse. To company called the
Nordwest- -Kamerun territory was conceded larger
than Bavaria It lies in the hinterand OF the
Cameroons. is extremely fertile and includes vaiu-
able forests worth thousand times the obligations
the company assumes toward the Empire. The en-
tire financial obligation s only 100000 marks con-
trbution TO the proposed Lake Tchad expedition;
while there are other undertakings 10 speh1 SVUVV
marks within ten years in Improvement OF tne tract;
to construct roads. steamer lines, plantations ana
nanv The concession was granted for nifty years,
which is to be extended for sixty years more IL
road eastward. At the expiration OF the second
term the immense tract becomes the company
pay the Government small share Of its net profits
There is provision that the company OF hid-
The correspondent OF The Associated Press
learns from the Colonial once that me present
Getting biz moneyed syndcates TO take hold Of the
colonies on the prosRect OF ars1 he tboroSpbIy
ventilated in the Relchstag. and that Dr.. Won
Buchkas days as official are probably numbered.
New-York tribune., 1899-11-24

Pail Mall Gazette" dated November 20, with
the disturbing report that fever is rife in the
town Lord Salisbury's son is stationed there
with dozen well known British officers. who
are fighting under Baden-Powell.
Signs OF active operations are multiplied on
the Orange River north and west of De Aar.
where General Butler is evidently bent upon
forcing the fighting for the sake Of clearing
Cape Colony of the enemy and OF drawing off
the Free State raiders from Natal THE black
menace" Is darker than ever over Basutoand,
where Sir Alfred Miner reports that the Beers
intriguing deeply and striving to stir up
civil and recruit their field labor for saving
their crops.
While a slight improvement in Lord Sails
bury's health reported at midnight, 1t Is
not considered possible that he will do any
diplomatic work for some time. After the Cabl-
net meeting yesterday it was reported that Mr..
Balfour might return to the Foreign Office for
a few weeks. Certainly there Will be no i'm
mediate diplomatic results Of the German En-
peror's visit. But an atmosphere has been Gre
ated for an era OF good feeling and helpful as
sociation between England and Germany.
"The Daily News" THE Standard" "The St
James's Gazette" and other journals comment
in detail upon Mr. Reids speech, and THE Pail
Mall Gazette has a long and remarkable arucle
upon It, in which 1t emphasizes the importance
of the admission of Germany into the Anglo
Saxon bond This speech is described at once
as a revelation and a true prophecy Of COM
mercial triple alliance 1t certainly has enabled
the English press which has been feebly toy
ing with the Emperor's visit without knowing
what to say about 1t. 10 deal with it on broad
lines as an event with an important bearing
upon the future destinies Of the three great in
dustral and progressive nations Of Christendom.
l. n. r.
New-York tribune., 1899-11-24
METHUEN's STORY OF THE FIGHT.

METHUEN'S STORY OF THE FIGHT.
HEAVY LOSSES SUFFERED BY THE BRIT
IsH-LIsT OF KILLED AND WOUNDED.
London. Nov 23-The Secretary Of War has
received the following dispatch through General
Forester-Walker, from General Methuen, dated
Belmont, November %;
Attacked the enemy at daybreak this morn
ing He was in strong position. Three ridges
were carried in succession the last attack being
prepared by shrapnel. Infantry behaved splen-
brigade and artillery. The enemy fought with
courage and skill Had l attacked later l
should have had far heavier losses.
Our victory was complete. Have taken forty
prisoners Am burying a good number Of the
Beers, but the greater part Of the enemy Killed
and wounded were removed by their comrades
Have captured a large number OF horses ana
COWS and destroyed large quantity Of am
muniton.
Brigadier General Fetherstonhaugh was Sc
verely wounded in the shoulder, and Lieutenant
reported wounded. Our other casualties are the
following:
GRENADIER GUARDs-THIRD BATTALION.
Knled-IAeutenant FRYER.
Wounded-Beutenant BLUNDELL: dangerously
SECOND BATTALION.
wounded-Leutenant LESLIE. Lieutenant VAUGHAN.
Lieutenant GURDoN-REBow and Lieutenant RUS
Reported wounded-Lieutenant LYON and Lieutenant
CAMERON.
Rank and hle-Kiled. &c; wounded 80; missing. iS.
CoLDsTREAM GUARDs-FIRsT BATTALION.
GRANT.
SECOND BATTALION.
the Hon G. WIIIJOCGHBf ana
Lieutenant BURTON. the latter severely
Rank and fle-Killed. S: wounded. %; missing 3.
SCOTS GUARDs-FIRsT BATTALION.
the Hon NORTH DALRYMPLB-HAM-
ILTON. severely Lieutenant BUIsKELEY and Lieu
tenant ALEXANDER.
Rank and fle-Kled. .: wounded. "a.
NORTHUMBERLAND FUsILIERs-FIRsT BAT
TALLION.
Knled-Captan EAGAR and Lieutenant BRINE.
EASTWOOD and Lieutenant FEsTING.
dangerously; Captain SAPTE and Lieutenant FISH
BOURNE severely.
Rank and hle-Knled. 12 wounded. 80.
NoRTHAMPTONsHIRE REGIMENT - SECOND
BATTALION.
acknowledgement F'REELAND and Lieutenant BAR
TON. severely.
SOUTH YORKSHIRE REGIMENT
New-York tribune., 1899-11-24

CARRIED AT POINT OF THE BAYONET.
Orange River, Nov. 23.-The Hon. Mr.. Logan,
a member Of the Cape Colony Legislative Coun-
says the British troops engaged the Beers this
side Of Belmont, their artillery practice being
splendid The British infantry carried the
kopies at the point Of the bayonet, and drove
the Beers from their positions.
New-York tribune., 1899-11-24
FRENCH ENCOUNTERS THE BoERs.

GENERAL GATACREs COLUMN IN TOUCH
WITH THE DUTCH FORCES.
London. Nov. 23-The War Office has received
the following dispatch from General Forester
Walker at Cape Town
General Gatacre reports having yesterday
"wednesday encamped battalion OF infantry
near Putter's Kraal, and that reiniorceIhehss oi
mounted troops with half battanon or IN
fantrv arrived at the same camp to-day. .
The Dutch rising continues in the Broken Nan
districts. The police at Molten report tIaC C
armed Dutch have left Cradock (Cape colony
10 ion the rebels at Broken Nail taking with
them armed natives.
General French conducted a reconnaissance
toward Arundel which he found held IN
strength. He withdrew, with three men
wounded.
The Beers are reported moving from Natal
to the vicinity Of Bloemfonteln. IeleBraphG
communication with Belmont has been reopened
and a heavy engagement is reported The post
master at Hope Town reports that the huru-
man people have defeated the North rebels.
Naauwpoort. Nov. %. $40 p. ma British
force two hundred strong. consisting of mounted
infantry and police. with few cavalry, partly
in train reconnoitred toward Coesburg to-day
under General French and accomplished eigh-
teen miles. They were fired upon by party
OF Beers concealed on hill. Three men were
wounded.
Queenstown, Cape Colony, Nov. 22-for
strategical reasons and TO reassure the British
population General Gatacre has decided on
partially forward movement after the reinforce
ments arrive tonight.
Several further arrests have been made at
Naauwpoort and in that neighborhood, Of in
duentiaI Dutch suspected OF disoyalty
Replying to deputations from HerscheH, re-
eardine the Intentions Of the Free State forces
at Ladygray. Commandant Olivier declared that
an invasion OF the Herschell district was not
intended. Nevertheless, an incurson Is anticl-
pated. and the natives are arming and preparing
10 resist.
New-York tribune., 1899-11-24
SrJT AGAINST PENSION COMMISSIONER

Chattanooga. Tenn. Nov. % CspeclaD.-Thomas
Gne pension attorney. to-day entered suit in the
Circuit Court here against the Pension Commits
sloner II. clay Evans. for $4,000 damages. GNe
was twce disbarred from practising before the
Pension Bureau. and he says IL was through the
instrumentality OF Commissioner Evans. Once he
was reinstated upon the personal interference Of
the President. but again disbarred by Com
missioner Evans Evans and Gine have been polti-
cal enemies IN Tennessee politics for long time,
belonging 10 opposite factions or the republican
party.
New-York tribune., 1899-11-24
Continued on page two.
rNEoIrALLED sERVIcE.

UNEQUAI4LEU SfItFINI+
The New-York Central has eight trains every day
to ('hisago: six TO Cleveland. three 10 81. Louis two
To Cincinnati; two TO Toronto four 20 MontreaIi
nve 10 Detroit; twelve 10 Buffalo and Niagara Fails,
Including the famous Empire State Express; six
teen between New-York and Albany and Troy.
-AdYt.
New-York tribune., 1899-11-24

London. Nov. 3-The following bulletin was
issued at Hatfield House this evening:
Lord Salisbury Is suffering from influenza, but
his temperature has fallen and he has passed
comfortable day.
New-York tribune., 1899-11-24

WATER LEVEL 1000 MILES.
The tracks Of the New York Central Lake Shore
and Michigan Central between New York and Chi-
cago. Six trains day leave Grand Central Sta
tion, New York.-Advt.
New-York tribune., 1899-11-24
pR1TIsH SHIP DUNTRUNE LOST.

London Nov "a dispatch received from Coro-
mel Chill states that the British ship Duntrune
Captain Winterton, from Barry June II for Junin
was dlsmasted In gale and is supposed to have
foundered. Part Of the crew have landed at Sandy
Point searchers sent out for the remaining men,
bers have returned unsuccessful in finding them or
the vessel
New-York tribune., 1899-11-24
TWO WAYS FOR COST OF ONE

November 29th the Lackawanna Railroad will sell
tickets from New York 10 Niagara Falls and return
for one fare. good TO return to and including De-
Gambler 4th.-AdyL
New-York tribune., 1899-11-24

Southern R'y for Florida, Aiken. Augusta. New
Orleans Memphis commercial and resort centres
South and Southwest Schedule page x-Advt
New-York tribune., 1899-11-24

The British steamer Coquet sailed from Quebec
October 3 for Sunderland. and was first reported
disabled by the steamer Berwick one hundred miles
north OF the Shetland Islands with her provisions
sunnlv low The Coduet was abandoned by the
crew on November 49, and only one OF the two
boats containing the captain and ten or the crew,
reached Chrlstansand.
New-York tribune., 1899-11-24

London. Nov. 23-In the Bankruptcy Court to-day
a receiving order made against the Earl OF
Yarmouth
New-York tribune., 1899-11-24
LORD SALISBURYs CONDITION.

The Duntrune iron vessel OF 1.457 tons.
built IN 1875. and hailed from Dundee Scotland.
New-York tribune., 1899-11-24
THE COQUET DRIFTS ASHORE.
ELEVEN MEMBERS OF THE CREW ARE PROB
ABLY LOST.

christiansand. Nov. 2a-word is received here
from Bratvar that the British steamer Coquet
from Quebec for Sunderland. after drifting since
November 49, the day she was abandoned by the
captain and crew. has gone ashore near there. She
has been examined, and her bottom found badly
Injured in addition TO some minor damages. There
Is little hope OF salvage. as the stranded steamer
Is IN a difficult position TO work upon.
The eleven members OF the crew who left the
Coquet IN the second boat when she was abandoned
have not been heard from.
New-York tribune., 1899-11-24
FoRDING OF PAMPANGA RIVER.

The fordng Of the Pampanga River above
Tarac by the Both Regiment and battalion
Of the 18th Regiment was a noteworthy feat
The river is broad and swift. Part Of the COM
mand was ferried over on RATS. and the re-
mainder swan over holding on to lifeline
strung across.
General Wheaton, when General Macarthur
communicated with him, was holding San F'a-
bian and two or three neighboring towns
Captain Leonhauser's capture Of the town Of
O'DoneH was a remarkable stroke. His com
mand. consisting of three companies Of the 25th
Regiment. Captain Albright and Lieutenants
Bates and Morton commanding. started at
O'Clock at night and marched fifteen miles in
the mud. The only regular approach was along
a road and over a river whose bridge was
strongly fortified The entrance TO the town
was intrenched. The soldiers left the road and
followed a cattle trail 10 the rear Of the town.
At daylight the command separated, one com
pany advancing on the back Of the town and
the others fanking IT, The insurgent force was
asleep. except those at the outposts, who were
captured without shooting. one platoon ran
down the main street 10 a trench and the other
detachments made a quick search Of the houses.
An officer describing the scene said:
The negro soldiers were pouring out Of every
house. dragging sleepy frightened Filipino war
riors by the collar and kicking them into the
street. 1t was race TO see which company
would corral the most Filipinos The women
and children, believing the stories told that
the negro soldiers were cannibals, shrieked
frightfully After all the rifles had been secured
the Fipnos were surprised by being told to
go 10 their homes and attend TO work
REBELS AfAssING NEARER MANILA.
The insurgents from the north are concentrat-
ing at Montalban and San Mateo where II IS
expected they will make resistance. The Span
iards never occupied these places and the in
surgcnts believe them TO be impregnabe.
reconnaissance 10 the northwest Of San Mateo
on Tuesday developed the fact that the rebels
we're moving stores and men to Montalban Ihe
number of insurgents is unknown.
A reconnaissance made yesterday showed that
two hundred rebels are intrenched at San
Mateo. and others in the valley between there
and Mariquna. where the rebel outposts are
stationed.
General Young entered San Mateo last Sep
tember and found the place not especially
adapted for a strong resistance
News from the pursuit OF Aguinado is not
expected for a day two. Yesterday a report
reached General Lawton by courier from Cen
eral Young that people knowing the country
think Aguinaldo's destination is Iocos.
With General Lawton's troops In a position
10 move toward Bayombong by every road from
the south. and with impenetrable mountains
New-York tribune., 1899-11-24

Thanksgiving Day Excursion 10 Niagara Fails
via New York Central. Half-fare. PARTICULAR
srom Ticket ASentA-A18A
New-York tribune., 1899-11-24

THE OTTO HUBER BREwERY's LABEL
guarantees perfect brewing and bottling .--Advt.
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WHITE CAPTURES BoER POSITIONS
Continued on Third Page

Durham, Nov. %. 7:45 p. m.-"The Nata
Times" this evening says: During night at
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KILLED IN AN EXPLOSION.
ONE SLAIN AND SIX INJURED AT BROAD
WAY AND CANAL~ST.
GAS IN BIG TRENCH BECAME IGNITED-
BOARDS HURLED IN AIR AND MANY
WINDOWS BROKEN

ONEl,l Charles thirty-three years old Of No 23i Pa
Fifty -eighhs St. employed starter by the Met,t
polltan Street Railway Company: he Instant
killed by his head being crushed by piece Of iyin
plank.
New-York tribune., 1899-11-24
CARRIED AT POINT OF THE BAYoNE

Rank and nle-wounded. 3.
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was the only kind permitted. On the
little sheets of it and on scraps Of wrap
ping paper cherished in secrecy the pris-
oners wrote a weekly newspaper called
the Kara and circulated when guards
dozed or chatted.
The same locked box which holds the
memoirs holds also a bundle of letters
received during those eight years. The
socialists could write to no one. but let
ters could be received by them after they
had been carefully read by an officer in
charge. Across every one of their pages
was daubed the officers stamp in yellow
acid.
There came a time when reckless men
entered mad protest against their treat
ment and gave in feebly at last, as others
had done before them. The provocation
was the treatment of q woman in the
woman's division of the socialist prison
The trouble arose during the visit OF the
Governor General. When he entered
certain room one woman remained seated
"Why don't you rise?" he snarled.
why should / rise for your she re-
torted You are the cause of our sufrer-
ing"
The man fumed. Fifty lashes," he or
dered. after having a superficial eXamlna-
ton made by physician who swore that
fifty lashes were safe. The woman died.
Whipping was unprecedented In the So
cialists' prison The inmates were inteln-
gent people who had always received,
even at the worst, somewhat better treat
ment than criminals. They rose as one
man and demanded justice.
The only justice rendered was a brief
imprisonment for the physician, ~
others concerned were exonerated. Inc
prisoners grew desperate.
Let us starve ourselves the leader
said. I'VE may frighten the powers in
that way
Day after day they tasted. Four died
for want of food, and others, not able
to endure the slow death, shot, poisoned
or hanged themselves. In all twelve died.
But the Government only continued to
send food.
And so the protest died out, and the
great still despotism went on as before.
There came day when Paul Melnikon,
great sturdy Russian that he was, gave
way under the strain. He had lived
through his boyhood with sound mind
in a sound body; now he had neither.
Brain fever developed.
There were days and nights OF suffer-
ing and delirium, in which he burned the
memoirs and novels that he had painfully
written on slowly gathered bits of pa
per. When he woke he had forgotten
even his name.
Little by little strength and memory
returned, and then came news tnat posed
as generous. His sentence to imprison-
ment for twenty years was TO be COM
muted. Now, when half that time had
not yet expired, he was to be granted
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-29

long years to come to the comradeship Of
a wheelbarrow. Where they went the
wheelbarrow must go until II rotted in its
own fetters
For eight years Paul Melnikoff's ankles
chafed and ceased to chafe under their
burden. He wore the convict trousers
that buttoned above the foot to make
room for chains. He went and came
among men who despaired and sickened
and died. He walked, short Of step and
heavy of foot, within the limits marked
by rife-bearing soldiers. He lived with
out any greeting spoken except to and
from men who spoke it in the same night
mare as his. Even work, for which they
implored, was denied the socialist pris-
oners. The nightmare deepened and many
went mad.
After awhile you grow to see one face
always one face" Mr. Melnikoff says.
1T is the same with all the men,"
The one kind Of work allowed their
hands was cooking. Turn and turn about
seven at time, the prisoners worked in
the kitchen. The fare was good enough
Russia allowed her victims a quarter
pound of beef daily, besides black flour
for bread, buckwheat and potatoes. The
meals were eaten in the living and sleep
ing rooms, where men gathered at rough
tables or leaned in the hunks which had
replaced beds, or sank into their INSOFAR
able wheelbarrows.
One small room was dignified by the
name of hospital and here the sick were
cared for by any of their fellow prisoners
who would and could Melnikoff could
laugh even then and he can laugh even
now al the recollection of a dignified and
philosophical socialist who tried PLAYING
dietist for the first time There was
chicken soup to be made for sick mar. -
he relates, 'and my philosopher friend
plucked the chicken, prepared 1t and hung
it against the wall while he went to boil
the water He seasoned IL with great
care, but when he took it to the invalid
the man asked why 1t tasted so watery
My philosopher friend remembered that
the chicken still hung against the wall. y
Money might be sent the prisoners by
their parents only. Some received good
sized sums, others none at ALL A system
of communism existed among them, and
it was agreed that whatever money came
was to be put together and used for the
benefit OF all. Newspapers and books
were forbidden; there was no way to use
the gifts except to add to the food pro-
vided or to buy tobacco. The money was
intrusted to gendarmes, who made the
little purchases.
Smoking was the one luxury. and ~
was constant. The money sent by par
ents kept the men in tobacco and cigar
cite paper. Mr.. Melnikoff showed me a
tiny, close-written budget of memoirs
made of this very cigarette paper. which
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IBERIA. Exile he must IS still remain. remain - "
The chains were loosened and they fef
stepped forth past the rIfe-bearing sol
diers for the first time in almost nine
years. He. looked about him vaguely and
lifted his feet as if they were yet heavy.
Here was, freedom, after a fashion. but
what to do with It?
Those who set him free said: go to
Amoor. That is the place for exiles. You
He went to Amoor, but he did not
farm. He thought over the things that
he knew how to do, and he chose school
In the town he started school for boys
and girls. He found patrons and the en-
terprise throve. Then one day came the
announneemeTt that he was a socialist,
withdrew their children from his classes.
he must earn a living. somehow. The
way came when he fell in with the cap
tain of a steamer on the Amoor River.
He was finally made second captain.
IhlS lasted no longer than the school.
Word came racing after him that the
Government would not permit him to
carry on the work.
Next he Travelled to Vladivostok He
had been given passport when he left
over Siberia. He had been told then that
he was free to go wherever 1t carried him.
In .Vladivostok he became manager of
a railway station. The position was good,
and as the weeks went by he began TO feel
the self-respect of independence return
ing. He met Russian woman who was
young and free and good to look upon
He loved her and married her.
He had been in the railway station for
eleven !, months when the Government
to Amoor and live away from ali towns.
Take farm he was told.
He replied by showing his passport
which gave him the freedom of all ST.
IBERIA. THAT makes no difference. The
Government commands was all the an
Swer.
Then he grew bitter whore before he
had been gloomy. "a robber or murderer
is treated better" he said. When they
They are at least forgotten"
Then followed one of the escapes that
are famous the world over. 1t was made
in disguise. An American captain, in the
year 1895, took on board a Russian and his
wife who had outwitted the shreWdest
of Russian guards Melnikoff's use of
French had enabled him to carry out his
disguise.
He sailed for Manila, but found hard
dred Mexican dollars paid his own and
his wife's passage to Hongkong and there
he worked for the ten cents a day which
the white man must accept II he will COM
pete with native labor. A friend whom he
met there helped him to Singapore, and
there Melnikoff opened a store and began
to feel like man once man.
But 1t was not long before he learned
that the Russian Consul at Singapore
Melnikoff,. an escaped exile, was in his
city, and he must investigate the matter
and take action. Cautiously the Consul
went about It.