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PRINCETON CLUB DINNER.


CHICAGO, March 4.-At a banquet given
dent Francis L. Patton and Arthur Poe of
Princeton, Robert ]. Cary, of Harvard, and
Frank X. Jones, of Yale, were the guests
of honor last night. President Patton, who
was given an enthusiastic reception, made
an interesting address. He said Princeton
projected improvements. He added that he
considered Princeton University national
In its character. He spoke of the National
University at Washington. and said he did
not think locality could make a university
national He said the next great thing for
department, and that there should be first
class school of law in connection with the
university He said that the social ques-
ton, the one relating especially to ''what
shall we do with these people?" was one
that was now pressing the American peo-
pie, and that there should be course for
the training of minds for the solving of it;
that the subject of international law and
diplomacy was one with which the best
minds of America were now wrestling.
and that 1T seemed to him the proper
course for Princeton to take was to provide
instruction that would cover these lines.
One of the speakers at the dinner, John
T. Davis, of ST. Louis, said if the univer-
sity would raise $5O0,000 for law school
endowment he would guarantee the alumni
would raise $4,000.
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HAVANA, March 4.-Quintin Bandera
has written to the Patria saying that a
post has been offered him by the interven-
ing government and has been accepted by
him, after consultation with Generals
Padro, Rabi and Lara, who have them
selves accepted positions. He says: "Al-
though L have accepted the position. L
nevertheless belong heart and soul TO
Cuba"
An official order has been issued directing
the staff OF the governor general 10 be at
the wharf tomorrow morning at half-past
to go on board the Sedgwick 10 welcome
Secretary Root. General Lee and his staff
will ride in from Quemados to join in the
reception.
The Heraldo protests against the quaran-
tine regulations against Cuba I'm Florida,
which will go into effect April 1. after
which date no one will be allowed TO land
there from a Cuban port until he has un-
dergone ten days quarantine. The steam
ship lines are already beginning TO prepare
for the exodus, as most people wiz desire
to return before the quarantine season
commences. The Heraldo says: There is
no reason for instituting a quarantine
against Havana so early in the year. as
April and May are the most healthful and
agreeable seasons"
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LONDON, March 4. Has p. m.-The War
Office has received the following dispatch
from Lord Roberts. dated Osfontein, Sun
day, March 4:
General Cronje. on behalf of his party,
and Commandant wolverans. on behalf of
1000 other prisoners. who have all now left
Modder river, asked the British officers to
thank me for the consideration and kind
ness with which they have been treated
General Clements reports that his ad-
vanced troops hold Achtertang and that
railway communication will be opened to
Joubert's siding to-day. The enemy is still
in force at Norvals pont.
General Gatacre telegraphs that the
number OF Beers at Stormberg is daily
diminishing.
Colonel Baden-Powell reports that all
was well at Mafeking on Feb Is and that
the enemy's activity was being met every
where by equal activity on the part of the
defenders.
THE position is unchanged at Osfontein.
except that frequent heavy showers have
materially improved grazing, to the benefit
OF the horses and transport animals"
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Increa,ing the Majority.

WASHINGTON, March 4.-The House
will devote this week, except tomorrow,
which is District of Columbia day. TO con-
tested election cases. The debate on the
Aldrich- Robbins case, which opened on
Friday, will continue Tuesday and Wednes-
day. After it is disposed Of the Wise
Young contest from Virginia will be taken
up and probably will consume the remain
der of the week. In both cases the ma
jority has reported against the sitting
members, who are Democrats. and the
House probably will sustain the reports, so
that by the end of the week the Republican
majority in the House will have been IN
creased by two.
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CHINESE REFORMER.


VICTORIA, B. c., March 4.-Leong Kay
Ting, one of the foremost Chinese reform
ers connected with the movement of Yang
Yu Wei for the overthrow of the Empress
of China and the establishment of a new
celestial empire, is here. He is a brother
of Leong Kay Chew, now at Honolulu look
ing after the interests of the revolutionary
party, who is expected to come northward
soon.
Like his brother, the young reformer has
been a fugitive from China since the no.
torious coup detat of the Empress dow
ager, when Yang Yu Wei fed to Japan. He
says that although posse Of twenty-six has
been sent by the Empress to kill Yang Yu
Wei, he has no fear. for he says he is we'll
guarded. Yang Yu Wei went 10 Siam at
the invitation of the King of that country
TO visit that monarch. The British gov
ernment has furnished a bodyguard-
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Colored American; Daniel Murray, of the
congressional library; Prof. William H.
Richards, dean of the law department of
Howard University; Prof. Bruce Evans
and others.
The conference was not held under the
auspices of the National Afro-American
Council, but Ii was decided to indorse the
action of the council in determining to
bring to a final test the constitutionality
of the suffrage clause Of the Louisiana Con-
stitution, and sufficient amount of money
was raised TO insure the institution of a
proper case in Louisiana and to see that
it reaches the United States Supreme Court
for final adjudication If necessary. Re-
sponsible persons in New Orleans were in
structed by telegraph to see that the pur-
poses of the conference were carried out
at once at the expense of the conference.
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Dangers of n Tariff War Ably Set
Forth and Strong Anti-Agrarian
Pressure Brought to Bear.
CoNvICTs REVOLT IN EGYPT
SOLDIERS HAD TO FIRE on THEM TO
QUELL THE DISORDER.
Five Wounded and Two of Them
Fatally - English Paper Wants
PauncefOte Kept mt Washington.

BERLIN. March 4.-Regarding the report
cabled from Washington that Secretary
Hay has received assurances from the
German government that the meat bill
would be changed United States Ambassa-
dor White said to-day that he had no in
formation to confirm 1t. but that he ex-
pected such assurances would be given.
The executive committee of the Ger
man commercial convention yesterday
adopted unanimously resolution against
the committees report of the meat bill,
declaring that such a prohibition of meat
imports would considerably injure meat
consumption the part of large Sec
tion of the nation, particularly the in
dustrial masses. The protest concludes as
follows: 1--WE protest on behalf of the in
dustry, commerce and shipping of the
German fatherland."
The influential Weser Zeitung points out
forcibly that the meat imports at a con-
servative estimate amount to only $4,000. 900
marks. whereas the exports to the United
States reach SS6,000,0O0 marks, all of which
will be threatened by the prohibition of the
bill. 1t says: "A tariff war would make
the British and the Belgians the successors
to the German trade with the United
States. Moreover, the Americans them
selves would develop those industries
which Germany now supplies"
The Mutual Life Insurance Company is
continuing it's negotiations with the Prus-
sian Ministry and offers to invest it's en-
tire reserve on Prussian policies in funds
acceptable TO the authorities instead of the
required 50 per cent, but it declines to sell
American securities. The company hopes
for an acceptance of these terms.
The German tanners have held a meet
ing i'm Berlin to discuss tariff changes, and
loud complaints were made against the
United States tariff rates. The tanners de-
manded higher duties on American
leather.
Emperor William left tonight for Will
helmshaven, where he will tomorrow adj
minister the oath to a body of naval re-
cruits.
Herr Carl Keller, editor of the Tageblatt
has been sentenced to four months i'm
prisonment for exaggerated statements"
regarding alleged vandalism of the Lerner
expedition to Bear island.
A largely attended mass meeting was held
to-day to protest against the so-called LEX
Heinze." framed to suppress certain fea-
lures of public and private immortality.
The measure was denounced as 'inimical
to the free development of art and litera-
ture and breeding hypocrisy, as well as en-
couraging blackmail." Among those pres
ent were DR.. Barth, Professor Mommsen,
Professor Won Begas. the sculptor, and
Herren Liebermann, Sebermann and Will
denbruch and number of members of the
Reichstag. AT Munich a similar meeting
was held under the presidency of Professor
Won Werner
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BADGER CASE ECHO.
Death of Martin Mahon, Of Fayne
Moore Incident Fame.

NEW YORK, March 4-Martin Mahon.
proprietor of the New Amsterdam Hotel,
and a chief figure in the Fayne Moore
badger case, died to-day at Redlands. CAL,
of lung trouble, aged fifty-four years.
In November. 1898. Mahon caused the ar
rest of Fayne Strahan Moore, daughter of
the late Supreme Justice Strahan, of Ore
gon, and her husband. ex-consul to Dur
ban, Natal, charging them with attempted
blackmail. Moore was tried. convicted and
sentenced to nineteen years in Sing Sing.
Mahon being an effective witness against
him, but being reluctant to prosecute the
woman In her case the jury disagreed. A
second trial was ordered, bet Mahon left
town and the woman was released. Mrs.
Moore, whose mothers home is in Atlanta,
Ca, is now in London.
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The Week I'm the Senate.

WASHINGTON. March 4.-The question
of seating Senator Quay, the conference re-
port on the currency bin and the Porto
Rican government bill will divide the at
tention of the Senate during the present
week. By agreement the report on the
currency bill will be voted upon at o'clock
Tuesday, and will have practically the un-
divided attention Of the Senate until that
time If there are senators who desire TO
speak upon IL. After Tuesday the Quay
resolution will be the uppermost topic dur
ing the day. There are still several
speeches to be made on the Quay resolu-
ton, among those who are to speak being
Senator's Penrose. Spooner. Perkins and
Carter. favorable to Mr.. Quay. and Senator
Burrows In opposition. The Porto Rican
bill will be debated at length. Senator's
Culberson. Turner and Pettigrew will make
set arguments against 1t on constitutional
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TAMPA, Fla. March 4.-Secretary Of War
Root and Mrs. Root and General Ludlow
and party are spending the night at Port
Tampa. They arrived at Port Tampa this
morning and proceeded down Tampa bay
to Egmont key. thirty miles. Here they
expected 10 meet the transport Sedgwlck.
which was to carry them TO Havana. The
boat failed TO arrive. however. and after
waiting all day the party returned TO Port
Tampa tonight. There Is no definite I'M
formation as TO when the transport Sedg-
wick will arrive. but the party hopes TO
get away for Cuba some time tomorrow.
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TWO IMPORTANT BILLS.
President of Manufac cturers' Assocfa-
tiOn Discusses Them by Letter.

tfOn DISCUSSES Ihem ny bctter'
CINCINNATI, March 4.-Two circular
letters have been issued to all members OF
the National Association of Manufacturers
by President Theodore C. Search bearing
on bills now pending in Congress. Regard
ing that providing a national charter for
the association, Mr.. Search says there is no
opposition TO its passage, but that the bill
is I'm danger of being lost from view
through lethargy, and he counsels members
to write to their senator's urging that the
bill be brought forward to a vote.
AS for the Culfom bill, providing amend
ments to the interstate-commerce law CIV
ing the committee greater power, the cir
cular recites the objects of the bill and
specifies clearly both the arguments for
and the objections to its passage, without
positively urging the members to take
either side. Mr.. Search, however, does
recommend that the bill should not be al
lowed to die with the committee, and he re-
quests members of the association TO write
to their senators and representatives with
reference to the bill, each giving his indi-
vidual views and his arguments for or
against the passage Of the bill, so that ac-
tion may be had
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JO4A<A' A'A NJ
WILL NOT TAKE HER SPRING TRIP
TO THE CONTINENT.
Little News of Importance Comes to
London from the Commanders fn
the south African Fields.
GENERAL RETREAT APPARENT
BOERs ABANDON CAPE COLONY AND
Gatacre Faces a Diminished Force at
stormberg and Brabant Drives the
Enemy Near Dordrecht.
FIGHT AT ABRAHAM's KRAAL
EXPECTED SOON, AS J0UBERT Is
CONCENTRATING THERE.
Dutchmen Are Rioting In Upper Cape
Colony-CanadfaHs Leave for the
Front-WiIkinson's Review.

LONDON, March 5. 4:40 a. m.-Her Majes-
ty has abandoned her intended visit to the
Italian Riviera and has decided to remain
at home Her decision to give up her GUS
other proof of her deep interest in and de-
votion to the welfare of her people. On
Thursday she will come to London for a
brief visit. remaining until Saturday. and
she will undoubtedly receive a splendid
ovation. Her heartfelt homely dispatches
TO the generals in the field and her visit
to Nettley Hospital have greatly endeared
her to her people.
Beyond the signs of general retreat Of
the Beers throughout Cape Colony there
is little news from the front. Lord Roberts
in his dispatches to the War Office thus
far published, says little. but he is un-
doubtedly active in some direction.
The onsland, the organ of the Afrikander
Bund. says: 1.-The Beers will now confine
themselves to the defensive. abandoning
an offensive policy"
Abraham kraal as shown in the War
Office maps, is a group of three kopjes
situated at the junction of Kraal spruit
with Modder river. 1t is a natural point
of concentration which the Beers could
make exceedingly strong, but after the
proofs of the mobility of the army of Lord
Roberts IL may be doubted whether they
will make a really serious attempt to bar
his advance there.
A noticeable feature of all the recent
operations at the theater of war has been
the active employment OF colonial forces,
which is in marked contrast with the pol
icy adopted at the beginning of the war.
The Australian colonies have decided to
provide the $500 men Mr.. Chamberlain re-
Gently asked for.
1t IS now seen how near Ladysmith was
to starvation and the exhaustion of am
munition. The town could hardly have
withstood another Boer assault or have
held out much longer The Daily News has
dispatch from Ladysmith which says that
the supplies on hand were only enough to
provide full rations for four days. The
town might have held out another week,
but scarcely beyond that.
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Governor General Wood Prepares an
Omciai and Hearty Welcome to
Secretary Of War Root.
WILSON ON THE PROSPECTS
HE TAKES THE VIEW THAT THERE
WILL BE NO UPRISING.
Says the People Realize the Necessity
for Peace-Good Profits I'm Cattle
Capital Badly Needed.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 4.-col.
Frank NJ. Gardenhire. a prominent citizen
of Chattanooga, well known over the State,
has Just returned from trip to Havana
Gardenhire, in an interview. predicts an
uprising on the day of the Havana munic-
ipal election this month. He says:
"In nv opinion there will be serious
trouble in Havana on the day of election.
I have several personal friends In Havana,
and this seems to be the impression among
them. According to a late regulation pro-.
mulgated by General Wood and other au-
thorities, 60 per cent. of the voters will be
disfranchised. Under the recent order the
qualifications of voter are that he must
be able to read and write and own $3.50
worth of property. This rule was advo-
Gated by the Spaniards and the more INTEL
ligent classes in Havana. The regulation
almost shuts out the average run Of ma
tives, and many of them declare that If
they are not permitted to vote in the cleo
ton there will be some throat-cutting on
election day.
1.-The people from the outside country are
now moving into Havana and all want Of
fees. Some Of them are lighting for places
on the police force, while there are just
twelve candidates in the race for mayor.
"The natives seem TO hate our soldiers
even worse than the Spaniards, but the i'm
preston prevails among the officials ct
Havana that the Cubans will engage In
rows among themselves the minute the
troops are withdrawn. The Cubans appear
to be doing little work. In fact, so far as
could see the gardening and farm work is
done by Chinamen.'
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abandon the attempt with the derrick.
Later on they placed the gun on a wagon.
which capsized in a donga.
During the afternoon, whenever the
Beers were seen approaching. the British
resumed the shelling OF Bulwana. About
o'clock a terrific thunderstorm broke over
the town, just after a message had been
photographed from Wagon hill that the
Beers were in full retreat. Other officers
said they believed they could descry British
cavalry, but most people supposed that the
wish was father to the thought. AS soon
as the storm ceased the British guns re-
opened on Bulwana, gradually concentrat-
ing the fire on the left and driving the
Beers before them, with the object of pre-
venting the enemy from hampering any
British approach.
An hour later a party of British horse
men could be seen crossing the fat below
Bulwana at a distance OF some miles. 1t is
impossible to describe the excitement and
enthusiasm among the troops that fol-
lowed Most of the townspeople had been
driven into the houses by the storm, and
did not learn the good news until later.
The storm broke out again at o'clock in
the evening and continued until o'clock
the next morning. 1t must have seriously
hampered the retreating Beers. The Brit
ish gunners kept a sharp watch to prevent
any further attempt to remove the Bull
wana gun.
The British naval gun was fired at inter-
walls through the night, and in the morn
ing force was sent out TO look after the
gun and to occupy Bulwana. Lord Dun
donald's forces went after the retreating
Beers. while 1900 of the best men of the
garrison went toward Elandslaagte, In the
hope of being able TO cut off the enemy.
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TO BUILD GREAT DOCKS.
English Contractor Arrives i'm New
York, En- Route to Mexico.

NEW YORK, March 4.-On the Cunard
line steamship Lucania, which arrived to-
day, was Sir Wetman ID. Pearson, NJ P,
of the firm OF S. Pearson & Son. contrac-
tors, of London. He is here TO look after
the Tehuantepec Railroad, which was pur-
chased by the company some months ago.
1t runs from Coatzacoalcos, 130 miles south
east of Vera Cruz. to Salina Cruz. on Te-
huantepec bay. He will superintend the
building of docks at both ports.
The docks are to be large enough TO hold
any vessel. and so arranged that freight
can be unloaded and loaded directly from
the steamships to railroads. The docks, II
is said. will be completed in two years.
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WILKINsON's REVIEW.
Beers Placed at Disadvantage-MOv-
ing to Abraham's KraaI.


LONDON, March 5.-Spencer Wilkinson,
in the Morning Post, to-day, merely re-
views the small events announced in the
dispatches from the front, and expresses
the opinion that the Beers cannot place
more than forty thousand men to oppose
Lord Roberts, except by a complete aban-
donment OF Natal He says:
Without that the Beers must keep two
strong rear guards, one at the crests of the
Free State passes ard the other at Big
garsberg. General Butler is between them,
and can threaten either at his discretion.
He can. therefore, compel them to keep a
to leave one or the other open to his ad-
vance"
The Morning Post has the following dis
patch from Osfontein, dated March g.:
General French made a reconnaissance
to-day and encountered the enemy in force
They were occupying a table-shaped kopje
Shots were exchanged, a Boer gun reply
ing
A dispatch to the Times from Osfontein,
dated March 2. dilates upon the increasing
difficulty Of telegraphing as the army ad-
vances through the enemy's country"
The correspondent says: Forage for
horses is almost unobtainable on the jour-
ney. The whereabouts of the enemy is not
exactly known, but the mobile commanders
are lowering around our army. We an
ucipate opposition at Abraham's kraal,
thirty miles east of Paardeberg, where
General Joubert is reported collecting a
force from the whole of Ladysmith's forces
with the northeastern Free Staters.
President Steyn arrived at the Boer
camp at Abraham's kraal on the morning
of Feb. q. and harangued the burghers,
exhorting them to remember Majuba, and
&c deliver Cronje"
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TO TEST THE LAW.
Louisiana Suffrage Clause 10 He TAX
en- Into Court by Negroes.
WASHINGTON. March Am importar

WASHINGTON. March Am important
conference OF representative Afro-Ameri-
cans was held yesterday. at which the
testing of the suffrage law legislation OF
the Southern States. especially Louisiana.
was thoroughly discussed. Among those
present were i. Thomas Fortune, of New
York. chairman OF the executive commit
tee OF the National Afro-American Council:
Jesse Lawson, of New Jersey. chairman
of the subexecutive committee; Represent
ative White. Of North Carolina: Thomas
l.. Jones. OF Virginia; William Calvin
Chase. editor OF the Washington Bee; Ed
ward Z. Cooper. editor OF the Washington
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BRABANT's ADVANCE.


oOrdrecht 10 Jamestown.
DORDRECHT, Cape Colony. March 4. 9
a. m.-General Brabant's colonial division,
after nights march, is now attacking the
Beers in strong position at La Busch
agnes mex, on the road from Dordrecht to
Jamestown.
Later-The engagement is proceeding
with great vigor and the Beers are grad
ually retiring before the British shell fire
from three positions.
A heavy rifle fire is being exchanged
where the British are engaging the Beers
on the right flank.
So far the Beers have had no big guns in
action.
Evening-General Brabant's advance to-
day was most satisfactory. After marching
and bivoucking over night the force
reached the strong intrenched positions,
which they occupied and now hold, the
Beers being on the opposite hill.
The British will remain tonight on the
captured positions, although the Beers
brought two guns into action and made de-
termined efforts to retake them. The Brit
ish losses are six killed and eighteen
wounded.
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grounds. and Senators Nelson and Depew
will talk In support of ii. The broad ques-
tion of expansion will be raised in connec-
tion with this measure. and II will provoke
much running debate, as well as many set
speeches. Senator Foraker, who is in
charge Of the bill. says there is no dispo-
sition 10 accept the House bill and drop the
Senate measure. as has been reported in
some quarters would be done.
The diplomatic and the pension appropri-
alton bills probably viii be passed during
the week. Either OF them is calculated TO
provoke prolonged discussion.