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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-27
PROCEEDINGS IN HE HOUSE.
Last Day of General Debate on the
Porto Ricnn I'LL

The House this morning proceeded az
euee after the reading OF the journal, i'm
Committee Of the Whole to the las: days
general debate on the Porto Rican Tariff
bill Mr.. Carmack was the first speaker
opposing the bill He said that If the SUI
preme Court gave its support 20 the rev
policy Of which the pending bill was the
FIRST manifestation il would. as it aid in
the income tax case. have 20 overtura The
precedeu-s OF one hundred wears
Mr.. Clayton got the foo- IO1E enough %
read a letter written ty Mr.. Payne. Chair
man Of the Committee on Ways and
Means. 20 a constituent I'm New York jan
uary .. 1900. declaring iu f8y-r Of Op u-
ing the markets Of Porto Ric0 and OF tie
United States 10 each others products.
Mr.. klc5erg read the Introduction OF q
long speech against the bi.I and was f0,-
lowed by Mr. Pierce who vehcmeut.v en-
Quired the reason why the Ways and Means
Committee the Speaker OF the House. and
the President himself had changed front On
the question os Porto Ricln trade
Mr. De Almond opposed the bill iu q
speech OF an hours length. He said that
the people of Porto Rico came TO US under
conditions that called for fair play with
them. Advocates OF The bill. however.
sought 20 set aside or violate the Couzti-
tuition, not for a philanthr0pic purpose to-
ward the Porto RicaEs but al the tehesJ
Of mighty aggregatious OF capital and
trusts.
The first proposition OF the advocates %
the bul Mr.. De Almond said. was that
iu dealing with Territories. Congress can
legislate outside OF the Constitution. II
that be not true. then their Efforts must
fail and fail miserdbly. He reached the
conclusion that Congress could do nothing
except in accordance with the Constitution
Not only he argued did the Constitution
extend over territory acquired by the
United States by the fact o. possession.
but laws general iu their nature and uni
form IN operation. applied 90 the new ter
riJOry both without Congressional action
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THE AFRICAN TELEGRAPH LINE.
The Expedition Crosses the Nile ut
Ripon EnIIS.

LONDON. Feb. "a despatch from
Mombsss. under today's date. states that
the Uganda Railway Telegraph Line
reached Ripon Falls on February IS and
crossed the Nile on February ls thus e.
tablishing communication between the
sources Of that river and London
A despatch on May !. 1888. stated THAI
this expedition had reached the 3c0-mile
post Of the total distance 90 Lake V.ctoIig
Nyauza.
The construction OF a railroad f-om Nom
b1sa TO Lake Victoria Nyauza. a distance
Of go miles. was begun ON December Il
1895. Last year Sir q. NolesVorth. an
eminent engineer, who was sent cut 90 in
vestigste made a report iu which he said
said that. considering the great difficult
ties, good progress had been made in the
work. The S25-mile post was reached early
last summer Tne Macupa or Salisbury.
bridge across an arm Of the sea. separating
Mombasa from the mainland. was oTeaed
last July The cost Cf the first 2I9 miles
of the railroad was E1g45.2SI.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-27
Testing wife's Equal Rights.

RALEIGH, y. C., Feb. 27.-In GuIf0ri
county young man who was courting a
young woman was forbidden BY her htber
told him he was welcome. and he followed
her advice. The angry father sued him
Tor tresp8ss. The mother signed his bond.
The case was tried and the father lost.
the magistrate holding that as husband and
wife are one she had right to invite the
young man. An appeal was taken by the
father TO the superior court. The question
will then be seJtled as to a wife's equal
rights on the premises
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-27

MANILA Feb. p. via Hongkong, Feb.
27-omcers in the field now unite in say
ing that the pacifcatiOn Of the Philippines
is impossible between the present time and
the beginning Of the rainy season. They
set the time for this result from two TO
six years. No one who has been at the
front and studied the situation with honest
eyes believes that the insurgents can
be subdued under two years A majority
Of judges are more inclined to SIX years.
The reports OF casualties and prisoners
taken by the enemy in attacks on patrols
and provision trains are suppressed az far
as possible by Otis special orders. Agui-
naldo's wife is kept under close guard as
a prisoner in Manila. Her movements are
constantly watched. II aer husband makes
any attempt TO communicate with her
through spies it is expected that they will
be intercepted and useful Information
wrung from t-em.
Mrs. Aguinaldo. a highly educated young
woman, is in sympathy w.th her husband
and his eouse While she is kept a close
prisoner, insurgent officers. captured and
sent TO the capital. are liberated
ChappelIe and Otis are AT odds. Chap
pelle has ordered the Spanish friars to re-
main here. He is definitely committed 10
the return OF their parishes Otis is Op-
posed TO The plan. so the matter stands
at deadlock waiting a decision from
Washington.
General Otis refused TO allow the local
papers to announce the coming Of Civil
Commissioner Dsnby. The state Of OTIS
health is such that his doctors think he
must soon break down.
The above despatch from Manila cor-ob-
crates the news printed exclusively iu The
Evening Times OF yesterday and stating
that army officers were disturbed over the
continued silence Of General Cts. j, was
stated yesterday that Secretary Root had
cabled Otis asking FOR an explanation Of
his failure o report and instructing him
70 furnish exact information concerning
affairs be- the Philippine An army officer
said today thet Otis failure 10 send de-
tailed Information concerning the move
ments OF American troops had been con-
strued In % unfavOrable light. There IS
general impression that corsidera bic
ground has been lost in the Philippines
through unnecessary delay, and that the
Insurgents have been active OF late. al
though the news Of their operations has
been withheld.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-27
The Virginia VI. L. Conference.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. Feb. 27.-The con-
gregation Of Trinity Methodist Episcopal
Church here have begun preparations for
the Virginia Annual Conference ot 1900.
which is TO begin Thursday. March %
Bishop John F. Hurst. Of Washington. VIII
preside Trinity Church. on Washington
street. is well fitted to accommodate the
conference. having a large auditorium,
with ample committee rooms. etc The
present pastor OF that church. Rev. Dr.
Masters will decline further service here
after the conference and will join the
Florida Conference
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-27
Thc RniIrnr Mail scrricc Ennnir,

The Joint Postal Commission 0f The
Senate and House met yesterday 20 con-
slider the report of President Adams. OF
the Interstate Commerce. Commis: ion.
who has been the commissions expert in
the Investigation OF the Railway Mail Ser
vice. IS there were but two copies OF the
report which is quite voluminOus. the
greater part OF the time was devoted to
incidental discussion. and the committee
adjourned until later in the week 10 give
the members time 10 read the report They
expect TO make report 10 Congrss as soon
as possible.
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CrOnje SurrenderS UnCOnditiOn-
ally TO Genersi Roberts.
HIS ENTIRE ARMY CAPTURED
Three Thousand BOer Prisoners
in ritiSh Hands.
SMALL NUMBER A SURPRISE

English Troops Force the Fighting
by RuShes on the EurEher
Trenches. Compelling the FcdernIs
10 Lay Down Their Arms-The Let
ter of CnpituIntion Delivered In
der n Flag OF Truce-Neeting OF
Victor and Nanquished-The OIL
cinI Report to the London War Of
The Queen Cables Congratulations.
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and further advance by the British will
meet with slaughter"
The Pretoria despatch also declares
that when small bar Is OF Cronie's force
escaped through the British lines they
were pursued BY overwhelming numbers
and eXtermiuated by the British cavalry.
no attention being paid to the Whit flags
OF surrend r.
The reports Of The British that these
small bands were pursued and destroyed. 20
concludes the despatch. means that the
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-27
THE CANADIAN CASUALTIES.
4 Captain and One Private Die of
Their IniurieS.

N---N-
Their Injuries
OTTAWA. Feb. 27.-The following cable
has been received by Lord Minto from the
Governor of New South Wales:
The Premier. on behalf of The people Of
New South Wales, desires to express deep
sympathy with the people Of Canada in
the loss Of so many Of her valuable and
gallant sons
The militia department resolved a
cablegram announcing the deaths of
Capt. II. NJ. Arnold OF Winnepeg ani
Private Patrick McCromy. OF the New
Brunswick company. who were wounded
in the engagement al Paardesoerg on the
18th.
Sir Alfred Miner in cabling the
corrected list Of Canadian casualties in this
fight added the following tribute TO the
valOr Of the Canadians:
i wish to express TO you the great ad-
mirauon which is felt here for the noble
share borne by Canadians in the late en-
Sagements
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-27

were massacrod by the English cavalry.
No prisoners or wounded in these small
bands were taken. the entire number be
ing eXterminated. the L.ancers being
brought into use. when bullets failed to
Kill
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-27

I Two witnesses appeared before the Com
I1itt-c on Privileges and Elections OF the
Senate ia the Montana Senatorial enquiry
today. They we're Attorney General no
/ Ian and Henry 6. Beckett Clerk Of the
E Supreme Court or Montana. The session
. uas more remarhabie for discussions as TO
tIe admis9ibil.ry OF evidence than for the
evidence itself ON tbc side Of Senator
Clark f. was shown that Mr.. DAILY had
made donation to a Helena newspaper
ana on The other side ,de testimony given
b. Lyon, Clark witness. was considerably
damaged. Senator Chandler had no, sufi-
cicatiy recovered 10 preside and his place
as chairman Of tbe committee was filled
by Senator Hoar
Mr. Nolan. Attorney General of Montana.
. vas recalled. NJ. Campbell aszeG him If he
had The sections OF ,Ae statutes OF Montana
. Is'atEs TO election primaries AID general
elections, about which he baI testified
+ when he "as on tine witness sand several
+ days ago. Mr Nolau answered yes. ana
+ quoted section 1890 10 lsg7 Inclusive
-Sir- Nolan. yCu were asked some quez-
4 tious the other Gay about the guarantee
( you made 20 certain witnesses of immunity
/ TO persons testiyius 10 the bribery ca-es
( before the Supreme Court Now viii YOU
+ read section 200 of the penal code On
f which you based thar luarau .eer"
! The section was read as desired
. The witness gNptlfl.d tle sums OF mon
ey which had been turned over TO him
for The collection cf evidence ia t1Is case.
Nr Campbell said De expected To- submit
. tg a suF-,rrrrr.frrl. or --e 4-.--r--se---5o,
. ,,....+.. III. ..r
-''s-' OL '-s
ut71ui senehJs mao, gE him In the course
Ct the remCusJa-.g against Sera-or
Clark
Nr. Foster a-rrr- -rf4 vor ro.,ivs
nothing as rrmr.-...--, % - -
vices iu ,ae W,II.8m. nj -burseueut ana
trial. excepting YOUR s4fs-,g.r
no sir. / did uot."
Did Mr. UaIy. or any OF his companies.
pay you retainer
no, sir
Nr Foster asked the witness to turn to
the statutes against gambling. He would
show he said. that the laws against gamO-
ling were not enforced. though the witness
under direct examination had sworn that
mere was no laAlit ll me enforcement OF
lhe laws
senator fc-I. ,---AE chairman or the
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and surnorf 5erercv I'm -over7r7q-t ..
slight cortro-r-sv occurred between
Mr.. Foster associate counsel for Senator
CLARK and -be vf.-res Counsel seemed 10
draw the rrnfIrsirr -b,- -ba witness v-as
eTsgrire ~ LS5 s..r- f,ise1y - Ne
Nr Fosrer u-3s sore-elv -en-f-,a-,ls4 nv
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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-27
THE SLAUGHTER ENDED
Cronje Preferred Surrender to Use
less HIoOdshcd.

LONDON. Feb. ga despatch to the
Central News" from Roberto headquar-
tiers says:
'Paardeberg Orange Free State. Feb.
27-(4:05 a. m).-General Cronje. com
mander Of the Orange Free State Army.
has surrendered Internationally TO the
British forces under Lord Roberts He is
now prisoner in this camp.
'Cronje sent an officer to the British
lines al dawn this morning with a flag OF
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-27
DESPERATION OF THE BOERS.
They Declare the British Must Wade
Through More Blood.

Through More Blood.
THE HAGUE. Feb. 27.--Despatches re-
ceived from Pretoria say the surrender Of
Cronje has made the TransvaaI Govern
ment all the more determined to carry on
the defences. THE British the despatch
adds must wade through much more
price win indeed stagger humanity Sew
eral lines Of defence have long been plan
ned and these lines are almost impregna-
bic. The railroad bridge at Fourteen
Streams. north Of Vaal River and fifty
miles above Kimberley, has been destroyed
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-27
An Attcmpt nt suIcidc.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Feb "A
Young man named Emmett Saunders. Of
Nansemond county. who is visiting az the
home Of s. J. Howell attempted 20 COM
nit suicide yesterday afternoon by taking
three ounces Cf la.dauum. His condition
IS serious.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-27

Representative Allen Of Mississippi has
introduced in the House a bill providing
that the number Of chaplains ia The Regu-
lar and Volunteer Army shall be equal 10
the number OF regiments I'm the service.
The status Of chaplains in he Regular
Army Is 20 be the same as now. while
those in the volunteer service arc to hold
their commissions only during the con-
tinuance Of their regimen,s I'm the service
The pay and allowance Of al chaplains 4;
30 be computed as in the case of an other
officers. according tc length Of service, ana
shall be that OF their rank I'm the Army
FIynE'S business College, Sth and Il
Business, Shorthand, Typewriting--$25 year.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-27
FOREIGNERS NOT DESIRED.
The Number Of Paupers and Cthers
Deported Last Week

The report Of the Bureau OF immigration
for February = shows that there were
deported during the week G. paupers. .
diseased. contract laborers. and re-
turned in one year. or the paupers. Is
were Hebrews. - Italians. 6 MoraES
English. 3 Croati3ns. 3 Germans. 3 Magyars.
Polish I Italian (northl. / Scotch. and
West Indian
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-27
SNOW and Loo Apnrorrintion.

An estimate for an appropriation Of 81 600
! for clearing snow and ice on Government
reservations within the District Of Colum-
I bia was received in the House yesterday
| from the Secretary OF War. II was re-
ferred to The Committee on ApprOpriati5ns
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-27
PEACE AGAIN DELAYED
Poor Prospects Of Pacifiea ion in
the Philippines.

on1cers Agree That the Rainy Season
VIII Not End the RebeIIion-Otis
suppresses Reports Of TaE~i OPe-
ratiOns - AguInaIdo's wife Held
as Bait TO the insurgents.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-27

batants. Besides these there are over
1000 women and children and Kafir Ia
borers and members Of the Red Cro-s Re-
lief Corps"
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REJOICING IN LONDON.

Queen NiCt"rin Gables CoHgratuI-I-
tiOnS 81 Lori Roberts.
LONDON. Feb. 27.-The Queen. who is
at Windsor Castle. has cabled her con
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-27
Norfolk * washiB=son steamboat ca

Delightful trips daily al esq p, H. 70 Old Point
SemioSi. Newport N@,~s No~fas. sHd Virginia
Dcach. For e-bedule. see Fage 2.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-15
JUSTICE TO THE CONTROLLER.

The charges of gross breach Of trust in con-
nection with sale of city bonds which have
been brought against Controller Golfer were
doubtless a surprise TO this community. Few
citizens of New-York had ever heard of Mr..
Coler when Mr.. Croker conceded his nomination
to the Democratic organization Of Kings County
In 1897, and not all of them by any means are
prepared to admit that he has become as great
a man In two years and half as his personal
friends would naturally like to have him sup
posed to be- But his integrity had never been
questioned, far as we know, until Mr.. Mack
asked the Governor to remove him, and we
think II is only just to Mr. Coer to say that
public confidence in his ability to make COM
pete defence seems to have been strengthened
rather than impaired since the accusations We're
made.
In any case It should be said that the Con-
troller took the proper course the moment he
heard of what had occurred in his absence from
the city. He not merely denied the charges
brought against him, which any man in his po-
sition would have done. but demanded Of Gov
ernor Roosevelt by telegraph an immediate
hearing. To an immediate hearing he is clearly
entitled. The Governor has an important en-
gagement Mt Philadelphia just now, but he
should not make that an excuse for putting the
Controller off until after the Republican Con-
vention If he desires official attention In the
mean time. We regret to say that the Governor
has not invariably been so prompt as he should
have been to give men accused of misconduct
in office an opportunity to vindicate them
selves. He has set at least one bad precedent
which he ought not to follow in this instance.
Mr. Coler's personal claim to be heard at once
is perfectly legitimate. and the city Of New
York has keen interest not only in knowing
at the earliest possible moment whether or not
its chief financial officer is worthy of the trust
reposed in him. but In having full Justice done
both to him and his accuser.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-15
GOLD DEMOCRATS STILL FOR COL


Some Of the Gold Democrats of the East may
be SO tired of their principles that they are
ready to embrace Organism, but they get no
comfort from men like General Buckner, their
candidate for Vice-PresdeDt four years ago.
he declares that through the country at large
the Gold Democrats are stronger now than they
were then, and that the cause of sound money
has made many converts from among those who
voted for free silver in 1896. At the same time
he does not expect that the Sound Money Dem
ocrats will hold any convention nominate
any ticket The clear inference is that il the
Kansas City Convention persists in reafirning
the monetary doctrines Of the Chicago platform
The bulk of this vote will go to Mr. Mckinley.
IL is doubtless true that other issues will af-
feet popular judgment all over the country, and
! Gold Democrats here who are anxious for any
excuse 10 oppose the Republicans. and others
whose vision is blinded to everything but ex-
pansioD, may be drawn over to Bryan. but in
the Middle and Far West IL is doubtful If there
IS any such tendency among Gold Democrats.
and ii is there that the Gold Democrats have
gained their principal accessions Those whose
conviction of the errors of Organism is recent
are less likely TO take Iukewarm interest In
sound money than those who once fought that
battle The Western farmers who voted for
from practical experience the value to them of
the gold standard not to be lightly led TO
vote for the man who before deluded them
They have too recently escaped from his
clutches. 1t would take stronger feeling
against expansion than is yet anywhere mani
Tested in the West TO take back TO BRYAN old
supporters who. while Mr. Mckinley was In the
White House developing the policies now before
the people, were well enough satisfied with those
policies in the making to turn from Bryan on
tie silver question after it had been settled as
much as il Is now and while Bryan stood in
antagonism 10 the Administration on the new
issues. There would be no logic IN such aban-
donment of what these voters themselves under
practically existing conditions have adopted as
their controlling political principle No man
who became a Gold Democrat since 1896 can
well support Bryan. Only he who took that
stand under other conditions, before the ones
tons growing out of the war came up can find
good excuse for urging new and paramount
issues as reason for change
General Buckner is probably right in looking
for no Gold Democratic nominations Indeed II
is difficult 10 see how there could be any. Anti
expansionists might take the name Of the or
ganization which ran Palmer and Buckner.
Deyotees OF any other idea might do the same
Hut the movement would not be sound money
movement any more. The preservation of f1uan
eial stability depends on the Republican party.