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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-02-27
THE CARKINGToN PUBLISHING CO
SAMPSON ANsWERs coNcAs.
Cervcrn's Chicf-of-staff Evidently Lied
About the CristobaI Colon

Boston, Feb. 26-Admiral Sampson
to-day positively denied statements
made by an article that has just ap-
peared in a volume Of the "war-note
SERIES" issued by the bureau of naval
intelligence at Washington by Captain
Victor III. Concas Palau, formerly
ria Teresa and chief of Admiral Ger
vera's staff in the Santiago BATTLE. In
the course of the article, which is
translated from the Spanish Cervera's
captain says: "The Cristobal Colon, al
though going at the speed Of thirteen
knots, ran ashore on sand, and if Ad-
miral Sampson, with a more seaman
like spirit had ordered the divers to
close the valves he could most certainly
have saved the cruiser, but with few
erish impatience he towed her off with
his own flagship, the New York. Hard
ly had the ship been foated when she
began to list, at which moment, with
great dexterity he pushed the Colon
back again with the ram of his own
ship toward the sandy shoal, but it was
too late and, turning over, that noble
cruiser went to the bottom of the sea
forever"
Admiral Sampson says in reply: "The
Cristobal Colon surrendered ran ashore
and broke her sea valves. Her cap
tain, after he came board the New
York assured me that the Colon was in
good order. He took his meals with me
on board the New York, and more than
once assured me that his ship was in
good order. The Colon floated off with
out any assistance and Captain Chad
wick pushed her back on shore where
she now lies. At low tide she Is about
ten feet dry. AS I said before, the
captain said he had not injured her.
This statement was, of course, dis
proved. The valves had been broken
and could not be closed. I accused the
captain of having broken the valve
stems. He declared that if it was done
the engineer did it and that it was
without his knowledge or consent.
the fact that the ship had
been sunk after after she had surren-
lered made me recommend that the
officer be retained on
BOARD, or that he be shot as having de-
;troyed public property, which, after |
ler surrender belonged to her captors. |
made the same recommendation in |
'egard to the captain of the Sandoval, |
who sank his ship after the surrender |
1t Santiago and several days after he |
rad received a letter from me warning |
lin that he was no longer at liberty to
10 injury to the vesseln
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Statement by MIR. GosheD-Navy Pre-
pared for All Emergencies.

| London, Feb. 26.-In introducing the
naval estimates in the house of com
mons to-day George j. Goschen, the
first lord of the admiralty, said there
was nothing spasmodic or sensational
| therein. The total, with the expected
additions, would be 9S0,000,000. There
had been complaints that the estimates
would be sensational, but the govern
ment fully realized the situation and
knew the nation expected the navy to
be prepared for all emergencies, and
the estimates were framed on that foot
ing. Nothing, he continued, had been
put down for the mobilizatio of the
fleet. If mobilization should be neces-
sary the government would not hesitate
to mobilize and come to parliament for
money, but he thought the time had not
arrived for taking that course and he
hoped that it would not arrive.
Continuing, Mr.. Goschen said that
Great Britain was not menaced by any
naval power. Europe knew her strength
and the number of ships she possessed.
There were times when demonstration
was advisable, but the government did
not think it advisable upon this occa-
sion. Regarding the export of coal, Mr..
Goschen announced that the govern
ment could not prohibit it unless a war
with a foreign power or in an emer-
gency very different from the present.
The admiralty, he further asserted, was
considering how it could organize ma
val reserve in conjunction with the colo
nes. He explained that with an ade-
quate organization the government
could get a very valuable contingent
from Canada and Australia. The nego-
tiations with Canada were well advance
ed Canada asked that the period of
training be reduced, but a final decision
on the subject had not been reached.
Dealing with the construction of fresh
ironclads, Mr. Goschen remarked that
The Hague convention already seemed a |
thing of the dim past. When the peace
conference was called he suggested that
possibly the beginning of further build
ing of battleshps might be suspended,
with a view of ascertaining the senti- |
ments of the conference. Great Britain |
alone, he added, suggested a reduction |
of armaments, but nothing was done. |
and in the six months since the confer
ence more gigantic programmes,
forward eight, sixteen and
eighteen years, had been put forward
than ever before had entered the minds
of the powers. Great Britain proposed
to spend in 19O0-1901 9S,460,000 Russia
$4,000 900 and France G4,154,000. We
must keep abreast of other naval pow
ers, not only in Europe and the United
States, but in Japan.
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GEN. BULLER,S CAMPAIGN.



London, Feb. 27.--The Times has the
following from Pietermartizburg dated
Friday, Teb. 23: "The Dublin Fusil-
iers have again distinguished them
selves by volunteering to take Globler's s
Kloof, which they did. This gallant
battalion which began the campaign
eight hundred and fifty strong can to-
day be said to muster on parade only
between 100 and 200 of it's original
members" "
Grobler's Kloof is said to be the key
to Ladysmith.
Winston Churchill is a dispatch to the
Morning Post from Frere Camp dated
Sunday says: 1.-The idea that the Beers
are raising the siege of Ladysmith is
premature. The advance is being pur-
sued in the face of the most stubborn
opposition and of heavy loss Presi-
dent Kruger's grandson is among the
Beers killed" Mr.. Churchill then pro-
ceeds to describe heavy fighting last
Friday in which the Inniskillings APP
preached within 500 yards Of the sum-
NIT of rocky Boer position and then
gallantly charged in the face of hail
of bullets. He says: "After repeated
attempts, however, and having lost
heavily, they recognized that they were
unable to- prevail. Nevertheless they
refused to retreat, but lay down on the
slope, behind a shelter of walls. The
Connaughts and the Dublin Fusiliers
We're sent to their support, but the
light faded and the night closed in be-
fore the main attack had developed
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Washington, Feb 26.-Tha, general de-
bate upon the Porto Rican tariff bill
was to-day extended until tomorrow
night. Interest centered in the confer
ences which were going on among tho
republican leaders and the dissenting
republicans in their effors to compro-
mise their differences upon the bill The
speakers to-day were Messrs Boutell OF
Illinois, Brown of Ohio, Mondell OF Wy
oming, Graham of Pennsylvania and
Reeder of Kansas for he bill and
Messrs. Bartlett Of Georgia, Lanham OF
Texas, Moon of Tennessee, Williams Of
Illinois, Johnston of West Virginia,
of Nebraska, Jett of Illinois,.
Noonan of Illinois and Wilson of Arizo-
ma against it.
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UNSE4SONABLE WEATHER.
Temperature Above the Average South
md Below North.

Washington, Feb. 26.--The weather
bureau publishes the following special
conditions and general forecast: Fair
weather prevailed Monday except in the
middle Rocky Mountain region, where
snow is reported.
The temperature has fallen in the
North Atlantic states and over the
great part of the lake regions and also
in the Rocky Mountain and Plateau
districts and has risen in the Missis-
sippi and Ohio valleys and thence over
the Middle and South Atlantic and
Middle and East Gulf states. This
evening the temperature is above the
seasonal average in the gulf states and
Florida and generally west of the
Rocky Mountains and is fifteen to
twenty-five degrees below the seasonal
average in the Ohio valley, the Lake
regions and the Atlantic states from
North Carolina northward.
The following temperatures are re-
ported: New York city, II degrees;
Boston, IA; Albany, 10; Philadelphia, 1S;
Washington, IA; Savannah, "a; Jackson
vile, 40 New Orleans, 54 ST. Louis,
16; Kansas City, IL; Chicago, 2; st.
Paul, below; Duluth, below; Denver,
30, and San Francisco, SO; Key West,
So; Sault Ste Marie, Mich, 20 below
A disturbance which is developing
over the Middle Rocky Mountain region
will move eastward during Tuesday,
attended by cloud and rain area over
the middle western states and the Mid
die and Upper Mississippi valley and
by SNOW followed by clearing and
colder weather in the Middle Rocky
Mountain districts and northern Texas
BY Wednesday the rain area is likely
to reach the Atlantic state coasts. The
temperature will moderate in the CEN
trail valley and the western lake region
Tuesday, and in the Atlantic coast
states and the eastern lake region Tues
day night and Wednesday. Along the
coast westerly winds will be-
come variable Tuesday and shift to
easterly Tuesday night and Wednesday.
On the middle and west gulf coast the
winds will increase in force and pos
sibly become high from the southeast.
messages have been sent from
New Orleans to Brownsville.
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THE METHODIST UNIVERSITY.
Bishop Hurst of the Washin gton Insti-
tuition OH Its Needs.

New York, Feb. 26.--Bishop John f.
Hurst of Washington, D. g., to-day ad-
dressed the Methodist preachers on the
american University" This is the
title of the Methodist university at
Washington, of which Bishop Hurst is
the chancellor. The bishop referred to
the failure of efforts to get the national
government to establish a university at
Washington, and he added: "There are
five magnificent Roman Catholic insti-
tutions Washington to-day. I have
understood that $50,000,000 has been
willed to these institutions and will ul-
timately come under their control.
There is no contention whatever be-
tween our own smaller work and this
Roman Catholic work. The university
now has property worth about a million,
exclusive of the land, which in the Off
cial schedule is put down as being
worth $S00000. History hall cost $175,-
0C0. The hall of administration, known
as the Pennsylvania building, is to cost
$4O0, 900, of which $4,000 has been rails
ed There is to be an Ohio building
soon, and President Mckinley, who is a
trustee of the university, contributed
81, 900 toward that purpose few days
ago."
Although the American university is
a Methodist institution, so per cent. of
the gifts to it have come from members
of other churches than the Methodist
Speaking of the opportuni-
ties for study in Washington, Bishop
Hurst said: There are fourteen great
scientific institutions in Washington.
The collections in them cost $32, 500, 900,
and it costs $3,500,000 a year to maintain
them. l have Travelled pretty widely in
Europe and 1 say that as regards sci
entific collections all the cities of the
continent do not equal Washington.
except Edinburgh and London and Ok
ford and Cambridge" The bishop said
that in this period, when a wave of free
thinking was sweeping over the coun-
try, the need of such an institution as
the university at Washington was all
the greater.
The Rev. DR.. w. l.. Davidson, secre-
tary of the university, emphasized the
fact that the American university was
purely for postgraduate work A reso- |
luton was passed approving Bishop |
Hursts work. 4
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MARCUS DAM TESIIFIES.
Admits Giving 200 for Prosecution
of the Clark Inquiry.

Washington, Feb. 26.-Marcus DAILY
the millionaire miner Of Montana, was
the principal witness before the senate
committee on elections to-day. He was
on the stand for about two hours and
was then excused on the plea that he
was not well and that the questioning
process fatigued him. Mr.. Daily con-
fessed that he had contributed $4,000
or $25,000 to the prosecution of this case,
but he asserted that he did not enter
into any conspiracy before Mr.. Clarl1's
election to injure him. He had not
contributed any of the 100000 used in
the Whiteside exposure. In conclusion
he rendered his checks and check books
for the past five years for the inspec-
ton of the committee. Mr. Clark lis
tened attentively to Mr.. Daly's testi-
mOny.
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AGREE ON PORTO RICO BILL
HOUSE REPUBLICANS HOLD sue.
CESSFUL NIGHT CONFERENCE.
Important Notifications nIade-Duty
Reduced from Twenty-Five to Fifteen
Per CeMt.-Bill TO Remain In Force but
Two Years-Will Havo Support Of all
Republicans Except Four.

Washington, Feb. 26-At the conter-
ence of house republicans Tonight on
the Porto Rican tariff bill assurances
We're given that the president believed
the measure constitutional and would
approve 1t If it came to him and an
agreement was reached to limit the ops
Grafton of the bill to two years and to
reduce the duty imposed by 1t from
twenty-five to fifteen percent. Of ths
American tariff. AS result the repub-
lican leaders claim that the bill will
have the support of all the republicans
except four-Messrs. Mccall Of Massa-
chusetts, Littlefield of Maine, LorimeN
of Illinois and Crumpacker Of Indiana
and that this loss will be offset by af-
f1rmative votes OF, the opposition. They
claim the passage of the modified bill Is
certain.
After the conference adjourned at IL
o'clock Chairman Cannon gave out the
following statement Of the amendments
agreed on by the conference:
"The conference requested the ways
and means committee to offer an
amendment to the bill, as follows:l
Amend the title to make an act tens
porarily to provide revenue for the
island of Porto Rico and for other pur-
poses and to add the following sections:
This act shall be taken and held to bs
provisional in its purpose, intending to
meet a pressing, present need for reve-
nue. for the island of Porto Rico and Is
not to continue in force after March l,
1902
"These amendments were adopted
with practical unanimity. Another to
reduce the duty imposed by the act
from rs to Is per cent. was adopted by
a vote of 105 to IL. A further amend
ment is,.to be offered by the ways and
means committee to make it clear that
no double duty is imposed; that the
payment of one inteFnal revenue tax ia
the total tax on importations."
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New York, Feb. 26.-Sammy Kelly of
New York and Eddie Lenny of Phila-
delphia were to have met in the princi-
nal bout at the Hercules A. G. in Brook
lvn tonight, but through illness Lenny
was unable to appear and Lennys place
was filled by Austin Rice of New Lon
DON Kelly and Rice put up game
battle, which lasted the limit. Referee
Charley White declared the bout a
draw.
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Boston, Feb. 26.-The sixty-yard ANA
teur Athletic union championship was
decided at the Sportman's show to-
night, the winner being E. C. Schaff1er
of the University of Pennsylvania.
Time 37%. The best amateur SWIM
mers Of the country were in this event
and will compete in the eighty-yard
Amateur Athletic union championships
and the American diving champion
ships, which will be decided tomorrow.
Fred Wenck of Yale won in the second
heat, but went out later.
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CRONJE COULD NOT SURRENDER.
Men Would Not Allow It-A Free
Stafer's Opinion.

New York, Feb. 26.-"Even if General
Cronje wanted to surrender his men
would not let him do so. Everyone is
determined to fight to the bitter end.
Therefore, American newspapers are in
error when they state that the general
is foolhardy in resisting so desperate
w." This statement was made to re-
porter by Philip Lonter Vessels of
Bloemfontein, brother Of the president
of the Volksraad of the Orange Free
State, who arrived here several days
ago to raise funds for Boer widows and
orphans "And even if General Cronje's
forces should surrender" added Mr.
Vessels, ''that would not end the war
We have done the British no wrong and
we have never deserved the under
handed tricks they have employed
upon us since the fire." The American
Pner committee announces that it
has Just forwarded $1,000 for Boer wild
ows and orphans to Treasurer c. c. De
Villiers of the Afrikander committee of
the legislature at Cape Colony.
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HAD VOTTIKEN POISON.
A Suicide Scare at the Arlington Hotel
Last Night,

About 1890 o'clock last night Andrew
Cahill, young man twenty-threa years
of age, who was stopping at the Ar
lington hotel was taken violently ill.
and it was thought that he had taken
poison with suicidal intent The police
ambulance was called and he was taken
to the hospital, where it was found that
he was suffering from an overdose of
alcoholic stimulants. 1t as stated at
the hospital early this morning that his
condition was not at all serious. CahilI
comes from Meriden.
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BoERs SAID no WISH PEACE.
President steyn Reported to Favor
Ending the MRr.

London, Feb. PA despatch from
Lourenzo Marquee dated Friday, Feb
ruary 90. to the Daily Mail says:
president Steyn is said to favor
peace. The Boer general who was in
command at Colenso sent message
to President Kruger saying that he
had been smashed up there and recon-
mending overtures for peace. The
burghers at Mafel1ing are also report
ed to have sent word to Kruger that
they would rather defend their own
farms than fight elsewhere. The Pre-
toria government is paying its debts
with bar gold, the English professional
coiner having refused to work. Under
standing how continental shareholders
are affected by the closing of the Rob-
inson bank, President Kruger has al
lowed the institution to reopen
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BULLER,S DEATH LIST
Contains Three Lieut.-Coioncls,A All In
the Fusilicr Regiments.

day issued an additional list of the cas-
ualties sustained by the Fifth brigade,
February "a, which includes seven Off
GERS killed, twenty-three wounded and
one missing. General Buffers death list
contains the names of three lieutenant
colonels-Thackeray of the First Royal
Inniskilling Fusiliers, Sitwell of the
Second Royal Dublin Fusiliers and Tho
rold of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. An
additional list of the British casualties
at Paardeberg February Is is announc-
ed and gives lieutenant and eight men
killed, a lieutenant and seven men miss
ing and thirty-eight men wounded.
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New York, Feb. a6.-There was a good
attendance to-day at the sale of the col
lection of the late Prof. 0. C. Marsh of
Yale university, at the American Art
galleries, Madison Square south. About
800 objects, comprising Japanese blue
and white porcelain, Japanese falence
and old pottery and japanese Cloison-
ne enamels, were sold for 81, 725. Among
the buyers were G.. Schirmer and E.
Whitney Of New Haven, Conn.
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THE TROUBLE In KENTUCKY
MINOR DEMOCRATLC CONTEST4 MIS-
GIVEN ELECTION CERTIFICATES.
Quickly Go to State House and Make
Formal Demand for Possession OF the
Oniccs-Republicans Refuse-Intunc-
ton Suits Filtd-Evcry Branch of
the Stute Government Now Tied I'm

Frankfort, KY, Feb. 26.-The state
contest board to-day awarded certifi-
Gates of election to all of the democratic
contestants for minor offices. Immedi-
ately afterward the contestants were
sworn in and repaired to the state house
in a body, where they made formal
demand ON the republican incumbents
for possession of the offices, but the de-
mands were not acceded to. The demo-
cratic contestants sworn in are: For
of state, A. B. Hill; attorney
general, Robert J. Breckinridge; audit
or, Gustave G. Coulter; treasurer, Will
bur Hager; superintendent Of public in
HI. V. McChesney.
Immediately after the swearing in of
the democratic officials injunction suits
were filed by each of the new officials
seeking to oust the present incumbents
and enjoining them from discharging
the duties of their offices. The installa-
ton Of the democratic officials will have
the effect of tying up every branch of
the state government, pending decis-
ion of the contest by the courts. From
now till then the state will be practical
ly without a state government.
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The thermometer at the corner Of
Chapel and State streets registered at
zero at 2:30 o'clock this morning. This
is the lowest temperature registered at
that corner this winter. The coolest
night previously this winter was one
night in January, when the mercury
dropped to 4 degrees above.
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10 co,eb Harvard oarsmen.

Cambridge. Mass, Feb. 26.-Harry
Vail of Halifax, N. s., has been ap-
pointed coach fer the Newell Boat club
at Harvard. Vail coached one Of the
crews in Baltimore for two years and
the Vesper Boat club Of Philadelphia
one year.
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Washington, Feb. 26,-The senate to-
day confirmed the following nomina-
tions To be major general by brevet,
Brigadier General Harrison Gray Otis,
u. S. "; to be brigadier generals by
prevent, Colonel o. Summers, Second
Oregon V. l.; Colonel H S. Kessler.
First Montana. V. 1.
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London, Feb. 26.-The Brussels cor
respondent of the Daily Mail says:
"As result of special inquiries in
Boer circles here 1 am able to corrobo-
rate fully the reported danger from the
intrigues of the Afrikander bund and
the coming congress. Unless the ends
of the bund are otherwise attained, it
will fan the flame of rebellion through
out the colony"
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No "SaphOn In Waterbury,.

Waterbury, Feb. 2s.-According to a
notice signed by Mayor Kilduff and the
city clerk, which was served on ine
manager of the local theater to-day,
"Sapho,' which was booked for pre-
senta ton here tomorrow night will not
be produced No license will be grant,
ed and Chief of-Police Egan has been
instructed to see to it that no performs
ance of the play takes place.
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LAST NIGHTS POLO.
New Haven Defeated In Fino Passingi
Game by Fall River

Fall River, Mass, Feb 26.-The home
team defeated the New Havens tonight
in a beautiful passing game by a score
of eleven to eight. The visitors were
warmly welcomed, as nearly all played
on the old Pawtucket team Of last year.
Summary: Score--Fall River IL, New
Havdn s. Rushes-Lincoln 1S, Bone 5,
Warmer 4. Stops-Lations 80, Heffernau
80. Referee--Brady. Timer-Porter.,
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NATITES Alta BOERS.
Ktll a Few Men and Capture Several
Wagons and Oxen.

Lourenzo Marquee, Monday, Feb. 26.
"A dispatch from Gaberones, dated
February 90, says: "Chief Linchwo
has reported that he made reprisals
from the Beers near Sequani, killing
few men and capturing several wagons
and oxen. There were some casualties
on both sides. The Beers at Crocodile
Pools notified Colonel Plumer that fear
ing the natives would attack the
wounded, they had placed their hospi-
tai within the laager. Colonel Plumer
replied that the ambulance would of
course, be respected, but the troops, he
said, could not expect good behavior
from the natives while they were in
vading the territory of the nativesF'