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who needs cotton for mis- spindies 10 begin
ming 10 believe that he would do well TO buy
now and thus avoid the rush which seems
TO DO inevitable little later on. IL that
rush comes. aud everything In the situation
now indicates that come II must, thu most
visionary dreams Of the bulls bid fair 10 be
fully realized and the Southern planter viii
have scored victory the lesson OF which
will never be forgotten by the people ecross
the water The statistical position Of cotton
Is now stronger than ever before, and while
futures, and. perhaps, even spots. may SHOW
temporary declines under the pressure OF bear
manipulation and outside influences, every
thInE in tho situation points to ltll better
prices and very small crop.
The advances Of the psst few Days VIII
probably continue TO BRING out long cotton
in considerable amounts and Il Is not at all
unlikely that decline win be in evidence
tomorrow The cotton appears 10 be II very
strong hands now, however and the bulls
after looking over the field. think that they
already seq the birds Of victory perchsd on
their banners
March cotton in New York opened at 7.T-H.
sold high at 7ls and low at 7.ls and closed
at 7.4s-A May opened at 7iT-4s and closed
3. 7Al-As sitter selling high al 74s and low
at IA
A reliable party at Brookhaven, Miss, says;
January receipts in this section are not 10
per cent OF last years and the stock In town
Is smaller than last year.
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pRonrcr.

BEANs-cslifornia stock Navy. sAaSAe;
Bayou &c. English dried &c plnks 3Ac; Linz
sasi&c black ewes Sac Texas black eyes
Saic. ., "a
BuTTER--Blus star Csc; dairy 2og2le; Red
Star 2ic. Elsin creamery 30izdSl. oleomSl :
garlne dairy bricks 1sc Lincoln solos l.c
prints lac: Special Blue star 1sc; Red Glover
Crystal Gem and Country Rolls nc speelal
dairy tic; fancy dairy lec; Daisy loc SIovei
Leaf 17alsc. Texas country butter loaloo'
Teas bricks isI2lc. ta
CABBAGE-crates $3.50; home grown laa
&c ner pound ,,..
cHEEsE-Nev York full cream l4a isri
Badger state t4i5c; Wisconsin full cream
rolls 15o Wisconsin full cream daisies Ic.
FGCs-Texss pei dozen, 12za 1880 ran
sas 1lc cauded i4d15c.
ONTONS--Pcr 10, &c.
PEPPER Chile tid15o per ID: black s'nEa-
pore lac
oTAToEs-Colorado S5deoc
PoULTRY --Hens S2,S6GtS 2o. cocks, lsrEe'
old 50 ooJ2 10, roasters. 81 sag. 15 fryers,
l26oaa % hroier. $s2 = 81 oo1 Ip 80 9s.
dozen according 10 size aud quality young
turkeys IS o0a6 90. Ducks. large S2 son go. ,su'
Geese. full fcsthered sisoa5 10. Guinea -
81 75d2 %
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FRUITS.

APPLEs-New York stock, 81 25a4 so; vir-
glna stock A.00n4. %: fancy Oregon 80
boxes 81 co
PANANAS-Fancy stock. per bunch, packed
$1.il.
CltANBERRfBS-- Crates s.. 10: barrels 81 90
COCOANVrS-Pe Per sack. 81. n1Gf4 80
GKAPES-Almeria S6.50dS00 per barrel
LEMoNS-Fancy Messina, S60s S3.50Gl co.
NANGES-Califorpin budded s. 1915. 90:
choice nayels. S3OaHS 70; fancy SO. 80
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DRUGS.

QuinIue. i2H45c per ounce in bottle: NOR.
phtue S2.3OW2.50 per ounce: cocaine sG25 per
ounce; boraX. S'sc per pound IN i00-pound
packages: coppcras, sl4o per pound Ia bar
rtiN castor oil Sl,00 per gallon In 5-gallon
llN srs. EPSON salts. ,l.60 per hundred in
barrels; alcohol. S2.Go per gallon: sulphur.
$50 per hundred in barrels; alum aisc per
pound in barrels, saltpetre &c per pound in
barrels; eamphor, 5sN6oc. wood alcohol 81 liz;
gum opium. S6S; powdered opium, st65
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New York January ~ Theirs wa :.
srcrial fssturs 10 ;oisv's metal mark. 4.
the rloes the metal exchange caiisd nis ,re,
sarrarts dun lshs corner nnchsnssa !.
Is 70 lin vf~y dnte'. bus hFm YES - Z,
ie'd sra = 20 astni spsl,sr sissdy Nh
80 bid and SIS asked i''
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norsroN wnoLrsAnr reIcns.
Current Quotations ON Round Lots OF
staple Commodities.


These quotations are revised daily ard their
correctness can be relied upon. Tho prices are
those ruling IN Houston Wholesale markets.
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s,'Ar,.

New York January IL suxar-RRv~
sirone. sellers a. any price scarce refined
hrm mould SO standard a FPS con
t4ctnnsrs s 4aa. cutloaf Y,a cuhen an
New Orleans iaruary ~ SUGAR sfYcn~
nrtn KEITH 3skiii i-js rrer ket,ls rrrtrlfusel
s9fs,, eenuifpeal rlanisfiap frfrulsfsd 81,
rfnes ispi. ysilcNk MEG itsif Sasnhas
2fkps itls. Noisssea auiss phor krtfie sea
~ csnuilnsal sass. syrup steady. 81
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RANK ohEAnIxGs.
Weshi1 stntemort bv Brpdstr.e,f.
shnlxinc Inndinr- rite.

New York, january Following tshl.
complied by pradsueet's, shows The bank
eiearinss at the principal cities for the week
ended to-day. with the percentage of increase
ard deerease, as compared with the GORE.
spending week last year:
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Grain and PROVISIONS Elsewhere.

New York, January 10, Wheat Receipts
30, 500: bushels; exports i5o,50O bushels: opot
nrm; No. y red 1S7s { o. D.. nhoat prompt;
No. Northern. duluth 7G7s T. o. h.. aHoAt
prompt No. | hard. Duluth 1875 f. .. b.,
Ahoat prompt No. = Wd 51ia elevator OPP
tious sc higher; March closed -; May fl7f.
July isis Hides firm. Leather steady Wool
quiet Cotton seed oil firm.
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WIRE AND NAILS,
WIEE-Galvanied Gliddeu $40: waukegan

SAfNn
NAlLS-Si.lo base. Advances FOR common
over base; "a, .'Qc Sd i5c; ID and sd. soc. Cd.
zoe Sd, lee l0d aud l6d, 52, Quotations arc
For less than car lots
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LIVE STOCK.
HnnsrnN

y, go. HOUSTON
rs,t ionovinE sre The quotations toy m.
sermssion company: ssuhas's
Ceoics hsavcs
Common hssvss ''''','.' ~ =
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Houston Comparative statement.
Ho"s'o" Ha''rond neceip,s.

Houstou's gross yeeeip,s OF cotton hy the
various railroads entering tho city we're AZ
foilows Bales
Houston aud Texas Central ,,,.........1,a7f
lutrrnA tionai and Great Northern ..I llh
Galveston, Harrisburg and SAN Antonio, SO
Texas and New Orleans ...............4.. Z
Houston East and West Texas ............ l2S
Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe .......... 81
San Antonio aud Arkansas Pass ... a.
Missouri. Kansas aud Texas .........,...llo log
Wagons Observation-Disclosures. 181
linters OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. iGf
Total ..........,,. ,,.,.................,5.5g
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Market bare and prices strong for chcbs
cattle. Prices on cows and light stuff adranr.
ing. Hog market improving. Car lots VII
be sold on arrival in Houston at prevailing
market quotations
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COFFEE.

New York january 1s.--conee o! srslly
opened firm, SGl5 points up, ruled s'u IA u
active all day. realizing sent prizes s,sr.
the close and hnaliy ciosed the msrss', sar-
unchanged to 10 points net lover w phrusrf
plus sales 1900 bags, including e. julf
o5; March 7.lSd7 e5 MAY "a " 7''tsp
s5d7.So; August iod7 20 sep,enyy "a Sf.1
spot coffee--Rio steady. No. innsass ~
10, iehhinE ~ Mid stssdv' roIe yooc,,.'
6i2si Sales moderate. business ~
tiors fsir Ri1
ordinary TO fair sAdeA.
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GalvcstOn statement.
galveston COTTON Rcecir,-,

~ Gulf. Colorado aud Santa 70 sSi
~ international and Great Northern 500
~ NalNostoN Houston aud Henderson 2f5
~ Missouri, KagsNs aud Texas ,.... i0s
~ GalNeNten. houston and Northern l2i
ny barge H. \, jones' ,-........,.,, 3G6
roml ..,..,..,~...."...,... s,oi
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.ow oneans. Ianunrr lN.-llos nrolncts

NpM orleans, january lN.-iioE pfu1Nt'S
drmh pork-~StNndard moss l.n0 Lard Re-
fined utrcc jAh5'.: purc lald 6ig. BoS 4
meats l1ry sllt shoulders 6S6fl,; sidps 81 i.
06i,. BACON Clear rim sides ,Hff5as Hams
Cholce sueHr cured ,06ts tii,c ordinary
20 gnod afl2ii Flour Extra faney 3,Eo{tG.$i,
patents g, ipitG.if Corn nv al iSi IRAN 7Sd
a. llaN--p Prime u Nod u On; choirC 81 0Nf s 30
Corr No sacked white 90; mixed ~, yellow
a. uas 40 yackc1 'p'-
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Kansas City. January 1s--csttle-.R ,-I,,r.
2So0 natives and $50 Texans: maIkests s1irn
er; heavy native steers 5 .l5Wo;ss a't,i
weights 4.70@5 90; stool1ers and feeders
$40: Gamers 2.5ofs. 90; Western feeders
1i,90; TEXANS S.00G4 90. Hogs-hh.s,ssiiS
- 900. market 2isGloc lower; heavy 100 100 R,-
light 425d4 90; pigs 3.eede. % sns IA %.
ceipts 5000. market steady: lambs ''0's
muttons enffl IL. niIlis :. h0fl2. 20.
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sALEs Az FnRr wORTH.

Fort Worth. Texas. January s,r.sa's-solds
large cattle sales were made today n.ss.y,-oli
Bros OF Albany, Texas. sold $500 z-y0 N I,
steers 30 f. Surrues of webox. Mont -, AZ.
understood tbs sale amounted 10 over -
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Chicago. January 10. -Cattle--Market gen
orally quiet and steady; choice feeders "
good supply and fair demand; good TO chose iss
o 2oa6.40; poor to medium 40oGi. 40; NIKE
stockers 3. 256i3. so; selected feeders Nai;'la;
$50: Gamers 9.25Gl2.S0; bulls 2seahI'
calves 4 ,50d7.50: fed Texas beeyes tWna..'
Hogs 56l0c lower; closed weak: fair ct i.i
auees; mixed and butchers 4.i5di. IA. sey y;
"a 50: light 4 S5Gi e.. hulk OF sales ls5disi
Sheen steady; lambs l0c higher native N.E
ers i.9OI6.G0 lambs 4.65d6 70; western W. ~.
trs i.A0fi. S.; Western lambs 5.e5n6 % 81 ~
csipts-Cattle 1000: hogs $4,000; sheep s"'
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NEW ORLEANS.

Especial 10 The Fostl a.
New Orleans La. January ls.-Tne ''
orlsanS live stock exchange reports ,,.y,
Receipts-C attic H7, calves aud yesIi's''
500 hogs 2la r
Sales Cattle ISIS; calves and yssrl'nss ~
hogs 5ei
LEFT over Cattle ~; calves and yssTlFs'
EOS hogs 7as
Everything choice auickly sold top pI,ss.
demand good for choice hesvs' ard ~ 4,
lev raSas mere hogs dull no INQUIRY
6hesn, quotations unchanged.
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81 Louie. Isnuarv ~ -cattls-Eecsipts -, -
Including 80 Texsns market quiet nss.,s
shipping and export steers I5ds spi ~
under 1000 pounds 2 ss64ao. stoc a6e ~
feeders 3.50dAsa Gamers S0nS ~ ...,,sYs
and Indian steers Z -s0dS.eo COWS sno.S 1s
lower, pigs and lights 465d4, IS; pacse..sss ,s
a.. 10. Sheep-Receipts 600; marker ~ ~
native muttons 4.50G5 10; lambs o'"es
culls and bucks a.2594.S5.
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
The Cessation Of Liquidation Was The Main
Factor.
FROST DAMAGE 10 The FRENCH CROP
BuiIisb Government Rcport--De-
cline In Oats.

Chicsso. January ~ The cessation ~
louidation was tho main factor in 1ltet
but nrm wheat market today With ihe
steadinssg Of Liverpool and frost damage 20
the French crou oontributory influences May
closing NC over yesterday Corn closed No
and oats 1saAc lower Provisions closed IN
changed to Iiac lover
With Liverpool arm and Northwest receipts
moderate wheat opened arm. shade over
yesterday May at e5isas5%c The weakness
Of corn and oats made itself felt shortly
afterwards ana May sold on to e5LRS55sc.
Aduitlonal reports OF damage 70 the French
gFop ~ trost caused exporters to cover shorts
Iater ana slight improvement IN the LOCAL
ana In tbs cash demands met with rather
ngnt offerings the market reacted carrying
May 70 553sa. Trade was moderately active
ana Inc advance was steadily maintained,
MAY closing hrm Mc over yesterday at 65Xc.
Primary receipts were 10000 bushcls, COM
pared with $4,000 bushels last year Min
neapoils and Duluth reported 327 cars, against
receipts were "a ears. Now York reported
40 loads taken for export. Atlantic port
slearoanoes IN wheat ana Bour were equal TO
265. 600 bushelg
Corn was easy. influenced largely by tho
assertion That tho government report, expect
ca To be bulish would be issued Saturday.
inns bong IN contradiction OF nreviouR
report That u would not be published this
month Trade was quiet There was no in
crease IN country offerings and receipts here
were z'5 cass, but the snipning demand was
also poor
The easiness Of corn combined with the
expectation of the Issuance Saturday OF q
government report discoutagins to holders
Influenced a declipe IN Tie oats market one
trm let ont 500 900 bushels the break thereby
oecasloned being belpsd along by floor trad
ere On tho decline the market stsAdied and
reganed some Of the cart, loss Oh gnod
demand from tho East Receipts hers were
lS3 cara
The PROVISIONS market was easy and dull
tine greater part OF the session The cloao
burdcred nm Weakness
Estimated receipis tomorrow Wheat Is
ears. corn SIC cars oat. 10 cars. hogs 92.o0
head
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lac leading FUTURES ranged as f0iIows.
"neut--No - open High Low CLOSING.
} saT -. s ss5s g, 81 81, s s3s
July ...",.. COS GGia sSs 6f'.
tofn- No =
January ,".,.-. .-..t ..- .. 30a4
May .,......-. 22lt 33a. 49, g3i'
July ...,..... 2t "a 9Ss, 737s
Oats--No -
j, ' a:v &. 81. al 81. 81 81.
Lard Per 100 Lhs-.
saa@'oz .., -, 5ois s.,.. 5 5-ss3a
Short ribs 100 Lbs
January ....,.. .....- - 5e2iA
Issh quotations were as follows.
l.lpur~ UNCHANGED.
.Whoat-No Q spring 5s'aass& No. red
Coru-No . sti5
oats-No, a3p43% No white 25%a26l
rye No. 69MhI
Barley No. . SSmin
Flax seed No. i50
Timothy seed Primo 2 So
Mess pOrk-Per barrel. . 2165i0.6n
Lard-Per Zoe lbs, .5,fi'aai.S7's
short ribs sides--Loose 5 50dS. so
short clear sides Boxed $50 c. ~.
Whisky High wines, Der gallon. .23ia,
sugars -Cutloaf, $50 GRADUATED rs.
AFaV lHfs - 81. : t.....
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T0GET MORE MEN
EXPIRATION OF VOLUNTEER
ARMY WILL BE SERIOUS.
NEEDED IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Macarthur Must Have Soldiers to
Take Their Places-To Increase
Regular Army.

New York, Sept. pa special to the
World from Washington says: Orders
have been issued at the war department
to the chiefs of THE different bureaus to
prepare statements showing the cost of
recruiting and maintaining a volunteer
force as against the cost Of maintenance
of the same number of regulars and
based on the item Of extra expense at
tached to the recruiting and maintain
ing of the volunteer forces. The depart
ment will make a strong fight to have
their project for an Increase in the reg
ular army put through congress.
The time is fast approaching when the
present volunteer force in the Philip
pines must be withdrawn. General Mac
Arthur has. frankly stated hat he mo
sp2re any troops and is in need of re-
Inducements. To maintain the necessary
force in the islands the volunteer army
must be authorized unless there is an
increase in the regular arrny and it is the
intention of the war department to point
out that the latter plan is. the only feast
bile one.
The plan now in contemplation is for
the authorization of congress for enough
additional men to raise the strength of
the regular army to 100, goo with perma-
nent recruiting stations throughout the
country that the regiments may be kept
up to full strength by constant recruit
ms This plan, il will be claimed. will
reduce the expenses of the army as we'll
as raise its efficiency.
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SUCCESSFUL SHAM BATTLE,
Torpedo Boats Failed to Defeat Battle
\ Ships.

Newport, r. l., Sept. 25.-The board Of
arbitrament met at the war college to-
day and considered the report of the add
mirals on the nights maneuvers at New
port, and gave out this afternoon the
conclusions:
tacks on the ships and the war vessels
ran past the forts. though in a badly
crippled condition. The former conclu-
sion Is not positive, as the claim that
the Stiletto torpedoed the Massachusetts
Is yet to be settled"
The Leyden was the only boat to make
the attempt to run out and she was held
up by the Scorpion and put out of action.
The blockaders evidently tried to avoid
the attack. fearing the submarine boat
Holland. They burned no light, except
when a torpedo boat was supposed to be
approaching within attacking distance;
then a searchlight was flashed and i'm
mediately turned off again. The tor
pedo boats had to look for their prey
and spent hours in the search. The
Texas was far down to the westward,
and the torpedo boats gave little atten-
ton to her, concentrating their atten-
ton on the other boats. The Scorpion,
which had found the Leyden in the lat
terS attempt to run the blockade, was.
herself the first to be torpedoed by the
little Gwynn. and was technically sunk
after being chased for about 40 minutes.
The Gwynn also successfully t%orpedoed
the Eagle. Then she Joined the Morris
and Rogers in an attack on the Kear-
sarge. The Rogers was caught in the
big battleship's searchlight and put out
of action, but the Morris and Gwynn
were up within torpedoing distance and
claim a point against the Kearsarge.
The Morris made an especially good
mark. The Dahlgren had to go miles
out to sea in search of the Indiana, but
found her finally and claims to have put
a torpedo into that vessel. The condi-
lions were in many respects favorable,
as the sea was perfectly smooth and the
Sky clear and bright.
The screws, however, made a disturb
ance in the water, which could be plainly
heard at a distance. In the stiffness
of the night the sound of the working
engines could be heard for miles. In
spite of this the torpedo fleet apparently
covered itself with glory.
Ihe Porter. escorting the submarine
boat Holland, reached the torpedo sta
ton at 12:45. Both had torpedoed the
kearsarge. The Holland was not seen
by any of the ships.
r n sIaLL 'F
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been hquidated or converted into Joint
stock fire companies.
Adams, Lockwood and Foreman. attor-
neys for the underwriters at Traders
Fire Lloyds. became the managers of the
Traders Fire insurance company which
was formed largely Through the efforts
Of Charles McMuIran. The company re-
insured all of the out standing risks Of
the L!oyds,' and for this reinsurance re-
ceived a premium of about $1S1 900. The
board of directors of the company was as
foliows: Benjamin F.. Tracy, Geo. A.. Ha-
lem, Harmed Miller. Levi p. Morton,
lJames A. Roberts, Howard Gould. VIM.
f. e. Stokes, ]. e. Seaver, Theo. X Penn
brook. J. jennings. McComb. Jno. JAG
Job AstOr, VIII. T. Baker Cfauncey NJ. De-
pew, A. S. Sutro, d. Sidney Appleton,
,Jno. S. Silver. Chas. w. McMurTan. Theo
Sutro. James G.. Beamer, Frederick Boose
Jno. S. Simpson, Edwin Gould, G. w.
Gail. J. B. Duke. VIM. A. Clark, VIM. Il.
aWardle Frederick Sayles Sheffield
Phelps.
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Bril-
LIANT ADDRESS,

Chicago, Sept. Ex-senator .Beveridge
OF Indiana was the chief speaker at a
republican mass meeting held tonight in
the Auditorium under the auspices of
the Marquette club. There was a great
audience to hear the senator.
Among other things he said:
1T is not true, as the opposition as
sert, that every race is naturally self
governing without instruction and guild
ance. If so. the Indians We're capable of
self-government. Our America-Or is
America ours?-belonged to them wheth-
err they We're or We're not capable of
self-government. If they We're capable
of self-government it was not only
wrong, but it was a crime to set up our
independent government on their land
without their consent. If this is true,
the Puritans. instead of being noble, are
desplcahe characters: and the patriots
of 1916, to which the opposition COM
pares the Filipinos, We're only a swarm
of land pirates rebellins against their
captain. IF the opposition is right. the
Zulus who owned the Transvaal were
capaible Of self-government, and the
Beers who expelled them, according to
tthe opposition. deserve the adherence
of righteous men.
"But while the Beers took the lands
they occupy from the natives who peo-
pied them, while we neCpled this cOun-
try in spite of the Indian who owned it,
n while his may be justified by the
welfare Of the world which those events
advanced, that it not what IS to be done
in the philippines. The American gov
eminent. as a government. will not ap-
propriate the Filininos' land or permit
Americans as individuals to seize it. 1t
will protect the Fiiipinos in it's possess
slons. IF any American secures real es-
tate in the Philippines it will be because
he buys it from the owner. Under Am
erican administration the Filipino who
owns his little plot of ground will eX-
perience a security in the possession
which he has never known before. The
English in Egypt and India ave not
taken the land from it's owners; they
have confirmed the occupants in their
ownership. In Hawaii we have not taken
tie land from it's owners: we have secur-
ed its owners in their peaceable posses
sion. And our administration in the
Philippines will also establish there that
same security OF property and life which
are the very beginnings of civilization
itself.
'Tf the opposition declare that we
ought to set no a separate government
over the Philippines because we are
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London. Sept. 1S.-(Correspondence of
tN,e Associated Press.)-The Pretoria COR
RESPONDENT of THE Standard, in a recent
dispatch, throws an entirely new light
upon Mi Chael Davitt's experiences in the
TransVaal and his feelings toward the
Beers. In view of Mr.. DaVItts contrlbu-
tons to the American press during and
subsequent to his visit to the seat of wal
the Standards dispatch is OF interest. IL
is as follows:
"Mtchael Davjtt left Pretoria on the
18TH of May, broken and sick at heart
according to the words he himself used
ON the railway train. Rev. H. j. Bats,
Baptist minister, has recorded them and
they are testified to by Rev. Henry w.
Goodwin, Congregational minister. He
told me- says Mr.. Bats. that he had.
that morning advised the Transvaal gov
ernmenjt that If they would commend
themselves in the eyes of the world and
Obtain the sympathy of European ma
lions they should ait once wire Lord Rob-
erts TO this effect:
"'NUw that the Free State is con-
quered and we are quite unable to resist
alone the might of England, in the in
teresds of humanity and to prevent fur
Their bioodshed, we will surrender.
Instead of doing this said Mr.. Da-
Witt, they have sem a message of a
threatening character, telling Lord Rob-
erts that they win blow up the mines
or destroy johannesburg IL some terms
are not made. What the terms are they
do not state and they do not really mean
to carry out the threat. Their whole ac-
tion will cover them with ignOminy and
contempt before the civilized world.
Their purpose is ito prol0ng the business
without seriously meaning to fight for
the one object Of heaping up the bars
of gold they are taking from the mines
and Of accommodating n boarding them
In obedience ITO the dictation of hat old
man, Pau Kruger.