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GUARDING THE PASSES.
Twenty Thousand Beers Along the
prakenberg Range.

LONDON. March 2S.-A special to the
Daily Telegraph from Ladysmith dated
Monday, says: There are about 10000
Beers guarding the nine passes. over the
Drakenberg range. They are led by Com
mandant De Beer. of Harrismith, and con-
sist of Free Staters. 1t is reported that
the Beers have moved their big guns from
Biggarsberg. as il is not intended to make
a stand there"
a dispatch from the Boer camp at Glen
coe. dated March %. says: mo attack is
expected TO be made on the Boer forces in
Natal. Generals Botha and Meyer have
been joinet. by their wives. Pretorius. with
patrol. got between an advance guard of
Lancers and it's main body. March o. One
Lancer, who refused 10 surrender, was
shot. General Botha denies the reports
that Transvaal women were wounded in
the Tusela trenches. General Butler has
sent the Beers "A list of their wounded,
stating that he buried sixty men. General
Botha says this Is impossible. as his rolls
do not show any such loss"
a Ladysmith special says: "Boer patrols
endeayored to trap a party of the Thir-
teenth Hussars. March Is. at waschbank
a hot chase ensued. Several Beers were
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TWO LEADERS BEATEN.
QuiGg and Sheehnn Defeated I'm New
York Primary Elections.

NEW YORK, March 2.-Primary cleo
tions were held in the Assembly district OF
New York city to-day. The Republicans
chose delegates to the Assembly district
conventions and the congressional conven-
tions. and the Democrats elected delegates
TO the state convention. which will name
fcur delegates to the national convention.
There were severe contests in only two
districts. the Ninth. where the Croker
faction of Tammany sought TO overthrow
John c. Sheehan, and the Twenty-first.
where Abe Gruber sought TO retain the
Republican leadership. and was openly op-
posed by the Republican organization. led
by ex-Congressman Quigg.
In the Ninth district Mr.. Sheehan was
defeated The Goodwin faction polled 1,6a3
votes and Sheehan's men 1.549 In the
Twenty-hrst district Mr.. Gruber won. He
will have majority in the delegation OF
% or CO. and on the popular vote about 200.
Mr. Gruber had the support Of ex-Mayor
Strong, Ex-Governor Black, General Brook
field and many other anti-machine Repub-
licans OF influence, who were unsparing I'm
their denunciation OF Mr.. Quigg. The lat
ter is chairman OF the Republican county
committee and Senator Platt's personal
representative in New York city. politics.
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WHITE AT CAPE TOWN.
Hero of Ladysmith Given Cordial
Reception-Tribute to SymOns.

CAPE TOWN, March 27.-Sir George
White was accorded an immense reception
here to-day. Replying to an address he
paid a tribute to the late General Sir Will
liam Penn Symons, who, he said. first
taught the Beers that the British soldiers
could drive them from their strongest
positions.
General White related several instances
of the courage of the British troops dur
ing the Lady siege. He said: Dur
ing the attack on Caesars camp remote
corner was held by sixteen Manchesters,
who fought from in the morning until
dusk, when the Devonshires reinforced
them. Fourteen lay dead, but the two sur
vivors one of whom was wounded, still
held the position. The same day SER
geant with one of the guns had leg and
one arm shot off. He fell across the trail
of the gun and said: Roll me out of the
way and go on working the gun"
SOUTHAMPTON, March 27.-Arrange-
ments are being made here to receive Cen
eral White. who will sail from Cape Town
Tomorrow He has cabled an expression
of his willingness to accept an address.
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feet. all merchandise and articles. except
coffee. not dutiable under the tariff laws OF
the United States, and all merchandise and
articles entered into Porto Rico free or
duty. under orders heretofore made by the
secretary of war, shall be admitted INTO
the several ports thereof. when imported
from the United States. free OF duty, ali
laws or parts of laws TO the contrary not
withStanding: and whenever the Leglsla-
tive Assembly of Porto Rico shall have
enacted and put into operation a system
of local taxation TO meet the necessities OF
the government of Porto Rico. by this act
established, and shall, by resolution, duly
passed, so notify the President he shall
make proclamation thereof and thereupoan pa
all tariff duties on merchandise and arti-
cles going into Porto Rico from the United
States coming into the United states
from Porto Rico shall cease. and from ana
after such date all such merchandise ana
articles shall be entered at the several
ports of entry free of duty; and in no event
shall any duties be collected after the first
date day of March, 1902.
There is also a substitute for Section 2.
concerning the disposal Of the Porto Rican
revenues 1t provides that 1.-The duties and
taxes collected in Porto Rico. less the cost
of collecting, and the gross amount of all
collection of duties and taxes in the United
States upon articles of merchandise COM
ing from Porto Rico shall not be covered
into the general fund Of the treasury, but
shall be held as a separate fund. and
placed at the disposal of the President, to
be used for the government and benefit of
Porto Rico"
The secretary of the treasury is also to
designate the several ports and SUPPORTS
of entry in Porto Rico and make such rules
and regulations and appoint such agents
as may be necessary to collect the duties
and taxes He is also to fix the compensa-
ton and provide for the payment of all
such officers as he may find ii necessary
to employ.
The internal revenue laws are exempted
from the provision that the laws Of the
United States shall have full force and ef-
feet in Porto Rico.
Instead of a delegate in Congress from
Porto Rico there is to be a resident COM
missioner to the United States who shall
| be entitled to official recognition as such by
| all departments, upon presentation to the
Department of State of certificate of
| election of the Governor of Porto Rico,
| and who shall be entitled to a salary, pay
| able monthly by the United States, at the
rate of $500 per annum.
The only change in the administrative
| feature of the bill is one requiring the ap-
proval of the President of the United
| States I'm the matter of the Porto Rico
telegraph and telephone franchises.
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MAFEKING SHELLED.
Several Natives Killed and White
Men and Women Injured.

SeNeTul NutlNcS AIlleQ anu Wnlte
Men and Women Injured.
MAFEKING, March 1.-THE Beers re-
commenced the bombardment of this place
March II. a six-inch gun which had been
comparatively silent for a week firing the
shrapnel used against troops in the open.
The projectiles were Intellectual against
cover, but were dangerous to pedestrians.
One shell burst in the courthouse killing
several natives and wounding four per-
sons. Several women were also slightly
wounded. The steel plate of the shell
passed through the hotel Office and spent
itself beneath table, where 1t was scram-
hled for by the en- ives Another shrap-
mel shell burst above the bomb proof oc-
cupied by the Reuter- Telegram Companys
correspondent and sprinkled the wall with
bullets.
There has been little development since
the dispatch of March TO- A detachment
of colonial natives commanded by Mac
kenZie advanced to Jackal Tree fort the
position originally occupied by the siege
gun on the southwestern heights, but the
Beers discovered the plans and evacuated
it. Previously a detachment of Barralong
natives had been dispatched against a new
fort threatening our western position and
succeeded In creeping up to within few
yards of the sleeping Beers outside and in
the rear of the fort. They fired three vol
leys and then retreated in accordance with
their instructions.
Sunday, March II, was observed as a
truce The British troops sat on the para
pets conversing with the Beers and
amicable relations We're maintained until
dark
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NO FEDERAL AID.
Washington VIII Not Extend Help or
sympathy to Taylor.

WASHINGTON, March 27.-The Cabinet
discussed the situation in Kentucky to-day.
Senator Deboe and Representative Pugh
saw the President and several members of
the Cabinet, before the meeting. IL is
learned that no federal Interference was
requested, nor is any desired, but it had
been intimated that the moral support OF
the administration would be very helpful
and welcome, as would an expression OF
sympathy. The delegations that have been
here so far as can be learned, have asked
nothing more than that.
1t can be stated on high authority that
however much the President may sympa-
thize with the Republicans in Kentucky he
realizes that the federal government cam
not take any part in the controversy The
questions at issue are before the courts
and so far as the government is con-
cerned. it is positively asserted they VIII
be allowed to pass upon them without the
least interference or an expression of in
terest by the federal authorities.
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RUSSIA READY FOR WAR
NEARLY 25O,OOO TROOPS ALREADY
MOBILIZED FOR SERVICE.
Black Sea Squadron and Transports
Prepared to saiI-Turkey I'm Dam
ger of Another Licking.

LONDON, March %, &. m.-The Stand
ard gives prominence to the following spe-
cial dispatch from Odessa:
There can be no longer any doubt as to
the object OF the warlike preparations now
being completed in south Russia. Nearly
$4,000 troops have already been mobilized
for active service. The Black sea squad
ron, with transports, is held in instant
readiness.
1.-The tension in the relations between ST.
Petersburg and the Sublime Porte becomes
every day more acute. The position is
looked on with the gravest apprehension.
IF the Ottoman government, supported
by Germany, should prove stubbornly in
tIactable with regard to Russia's conces-
sionary demands in Asia Minor serious
complications must inevitably ensue. The
Russian garrisons i'm the Caucasus and
along the Armenian frontier have been in
creased fourfold and equipped for active
service
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MRS. GOLDEN's LETTER.
Heartbroken Woman's Bitter Attack
on Her Husband.


FRANKFORT, KY, March 27-Capt.
Will Horn a nephew of Mrs. F. Wharton
Golden, whose husband was the chief wit
ness against the accused Republicans, has
received the following letter from Mrs.
Golden, which denounces her husband in
scathing terms and convicts Golden of
perjury:
Tuesday evening. Will came home on
first train. I have heard what Wharton
is said to have told. i believe If he told
it he has been drunk or bribed. You tell
Mr.. Powers he can have all of their evil
dence thrown out. L would not believe
him or Frank Cecil on oath. don't know
Howard. but he has got bad reputation.
To think those men thought so much OF
him and then for him to lie against them
Oh. I'm killed. / am not sorry for Whar-
ton. 1t is those innocent men he has lied
on. had a thousand times rather have
seen him buried. can't hardly bear TO
the restless days and the sleepless nightsi
How can / bear it? / have grieved so
much about those men who were in prison,
/ believe TO my heart, innocently, and those
the money would have punished. i am al
most crazy. / never want to see Wharton
again. He sent me the money TO come TO
see him last night. / sent IL back TO him.
/ never dreamed that he would do such a
thing. Oh, who is to be trusted? l have
not got sense enough to know what is the
best, but If you can do any good by stay
ing do so. Please see Mr.. Powers and tell
him he has my greatest sympathy and
every Republican has the greatest ad-
miration for him. Wharton can never
come back here. | would help the people
lynch him, and he certainly will be hung
if he ever comes back. Yours respectfully.
BETTE"
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NEW MILITARY DIVISION.


WASHINGTON. March s7.-Secretary
Root took a step long contemplated In the
administration of the Philippines. BY direct
ing the creation OF an entirely new military
division TO be known as the Division OF
the Pacifc" embracing all OF the Philippine
archipelago The division In turn Is to
be divided into four military departments
as follows: The department OF Northern
Luzon. commanded by General Macarthur:
the department of Southern Lazon. CON-
mandeG By General Bates; the department
OF the viscayas. commanded by General
Hughes. and the department Of Minandano
ana Joio. commanded BY General kobbs-
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CHANGED AGAIN
FoRAKER's PORTO RICAN BILL
AMENDED As CAUCUS INSTRUCTED.
Ii still Provides for n Tariff, and Is
Therefore Not satisfactory to
"Reciprocity" Senator's.
MAY BE ADOPTED, HOWEVER
FORTY-FOUR VOTES CLAIMED BY
THE CIRCULAR" FACTION.
BeveridEe, Davis, Hoar, Mason, Nell
son, Proctor, Ross, Simon and
wellington Holding Out.
MAY NOT PREVENT PASSAGE
BUT WILL BE ABLE TO DELAY A
VOTE UNTIL NEXT WEEK.
House Leaders Now willing to Accept
Amendment-New Features of
the Foraker Bill.
Beveridge, Davis, Hoar, Mason, Nell
son, Proctor, Ross, Simon and
wellington Holding Out.
MAY NOT PREVENT PASSAGE
BUT WILL BE ABLE TO DELAY A
VOTE UNTIL NEXT WEEK.
House Leaders Now willing to Accept
Amendment-New Features of
the Foraker Bill.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. March Ex-senator For
aker brought in to-day the amendments
TO the Porto Rican bill as instructed by the
caucus committee and agreed upon by the
so-called regulars" They are in accord
ance with the outline contained in the dis
patches last night. The amended bill is
by no means satisfactory TO the senators
who want free trade established between
Porto Rico and the United States. but there
is no doubt 1t can be passed through the
Senate. The regulars claim and name for
ty straightout Republicans who will vote
for the amended. bill and who would, in
deed, vote for the bill as ii came from the
House. To these they add Kyle, of South
Dakota, Jones. of Nevada. McEnery, of
Louisiana, and Teller, of Colorado, max
ing a total of forty-four. AS there are only
eighty-seven senators. three seats being
vacant. one each in Delaware. Pennsylva-
MIA and Utah. forty-four would be just
enough to pass the bill. Besides. Of the
eleven who have been holding out Cullom
and McCumber are regarded as sure to
vote for the bill when the time comes. and
there may be one or two others. Thus the
bill is reasonably certain to receive forty
SIX EOleS 4sluc seudlOIS are Stlll uOlulIiS
off-Beveridge, Davis. Hoar, Mason. Nell
son. Proctor. Ross, Simon and Wellington.
Unless they should be reinforced all they
can do is to delay the vote They cannot
pefeat the bill or amend 1t so as to provide
for free trade between Porto Rico and the
United States
Senator Foraker, who has the measure in
charge, will push for a vote rapidly as
possible, but the Republican opponents of
the bill declare no vote shall be taken this
week Will the bill as amended pass the
House? The best opinion is that it will.
Speaker Henderson and the ways and
means leaders, now that they regard it as
inevitable that the bill will return to them
amended, say they think the House will
accept 1t. There is no question that if the
bill providing a tariff between Porto Rico
and the United States was now to come
before the House as a new proposition il
would fail. but having passed it once that
body will hardly reject it when 1t comes
up again In a modified and less obnoxious
form. Such Is the view taken by conserva-
tive and unprejudiced observers.
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congressional convention met here to-day
and nominated G. III. Grosvenor for Con-
gress for the sixth time. William l.. Stin-
son was nominated for elector and 5. II.
Berry for alternate. both of Ross county
c. r. Rannells. of Vinton. and John F.
White, of Logan, were nominated for dele
gates and l. ID. Axine. of Perry. and =.
b. Stanberry. of Meigs county. for al
ternates 10 the national Republican con-
yention General Grosvenor made a
strong speech favoring the denomination
Of Mckinley Resolutions were adopted ap-
plauding the conduct of the spanish war
and Endorsing the acts of the administra-
ton in regard to the Philippines and Porto
Rico
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WELL TREATED By BOERs.
Correspondent Cox Released from I'm
prisonmcnt mt Pretoria.

DURHAM, Monday, March 26-William
Cox. a newspaper correspondent who was
released from imprisonment at Pretoria
has arrived here. He adds his testimony
TO the stories of the good treatment of the
prisoners by the Transvaal authorities.
though the subordinates sometimes subject
ed the captives TO annoyances.
Mr. Cox saw Secretary Reyes. and said
he evidently worried at the turn of events
Prominent persons at the Transvaal capt.
tai bitterly accuse Mr.. Hoffmeyer. the Af-
rikander leader, and Premier Schreiner of
deserting them. They said they expected
a hundred thousand Cape colonists to join
the republics. General Joubert Is appar-
entity suspected of half-heartedness. and
Mr.. Cox gathered that his lie will be I'm
CONTINUED ON SECOND PACED
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Movements of steamers.

NEW YORK. March 27.-Arrived: Fried
erich der Crosse. from Bremen; Bowie
from Liverpool; Spaarndam. from Rotter-
dam; Mesaba. from London Aller. from
Genoa. Sailed: Tauric. for Liverpool:
kaiserin Mariena Theresia. for Bremen.
via Southampton.
QUEENSTOWN. March 27-Arrived.
oceanica. from New York for Liverpool
and proceeded.
ANTWERP. March 27.-Arrived: West
ernland. from New York.
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Pastime of the CoIoniaIs.

LONDON, March PA dispatch to the
Daily News from Mafeking, dated Friday
March 16 describes the humorous side of
the siege. 1t appears that the Colonials
set up bottles, inviting the Beers to shoot
at them and then chaff the enemy when
the shots go wide. Another trick of the
Colonials is by persistent concertino play
ing to lure the Beers, excited by curiosity,
to raise their heads from the trenches
when they are promptly sniped.
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PYTHIANS CHOOSE DETROIT.


DETROIT. Mich. March 27.-It was def
nitely decided tonight that Detroit will
get the convention of the Supreme Lodge
of knights of Phythias next August After
spending the day here looking over the
ground Major General Carnahan, of In
dianapolis. supreme commander of the
Uniformed Rank of Pythias, decided in
favor of Detroit
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Methuen's Camp Attacked.

WARRENTON, March 26.-The move
ments of the Beers on Saturday indicated
that they were trying to find range in or
der to shell the British camp. which moved
during the night. The Beers kept up a
steady smashing. The railway line is clear
and an armored train arrived here to-day.
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Free sta,er Arrested.

LONDON, MarchV,s.-A dispatch to the
Daily Telegraph from Bloemfontein, dated
Monday, says: "The Transvaalers have
arrested Commanant Prinslee, who had
their permit, but had settled upon a farm
twenty miles north of Bloemfontein. wish
ing to enjoy peace under British rule
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court, and he was remanded until to-mor-
row. when IL is understood satisfactory
bond will be secured. The court then ad-
journed.
MORE ARRESTS MADE.
AT l1:3O o'clock this morning Detective
Armstrong arrested II. f. Youtsey, Re
publican Auditor Sweeneys private secre-
tary, as the man with the black mustache,
whom Golden mentioned in his testimony
as the man to whom John Powers gave the
key to the office of Caleb Powers. Youtsey
is half-brother of the Hon. l.. j. Craw-
ford, a prominent Republican of Newport.
The warrant charges him with being an ac-
cessory before the fact to the murder of
Senator Goebel.
E. j. Martinez, who has six aliases, ac-
cording to local officials. was arrested here
to-day charged with conspiring 10 prove q
false story of the shooting Of Goebel at
Frankfort, KY, Jan. 80. Martinez claimed
that the murderer OF Goebel was John NJ.
Davidson, Of Glasgow, KY, who killed him.
self at Springfield, Mo-, Feb. is. Martinez
claims to have a confession from Davidson
which involved other prominent Kentuck-
ians 1t is charged that he instigated false
affidavits to support the bogus confession.
Martinez attempted to sell his story, with
his documents. to local papers. and their
investigations showed the whole thing TO be
a feke II is stated that Martinez did sell
New York papers a story Of the Maine
disaster, and it is claimed that he is a re-
markable faker.
The Democratic militia will be retained
here until the April term of the Circuit
Court, which begins Monday and at which
Secretary Powers and others are TO be
tried The Youtsey arrest, followed by his
alleged confession and that of Culton.
caused another futter of excitement, and
Mr.. Beckham decided that il was best to
keep the troops here.
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FIGHT At LADYBRAND.
British Enter the Town, but Retire
After Capturing the LandrOst.

MASERU, Basutoland, March IA
small British force, commanded by Colonel
Picher, entered Ladybrand this morning,
after driving in the Boer outposts. A con-
siderable body of Beers then attacked the
British, who retired after capturing the
landrost. The British had three men
wounded, and the Beers eight men wound
ed. 1t is understood that the Beers are
trying to check the British while their con-
voy of wagons pushes on to Senekal.
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READY FOR RETREAT.

Beers Have Transport Trains Packed
at Newcastle.
LADYSMITH, March N-It is reported
that the Beers are massing in their in
trenched positions at Biggarsberg. and it
is added that their transport trains are
packed at Newcastle in readiness to fa-
cilitate their retreat in case necessity re-
quires such step.
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wounded" The same dispatch says: "a
printed document has been found giving
the Boer losses at Spion Kop at over $500
but this can scarcely be credited
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BRITISH TROOPS WELCOMED.
Jagersfontein and Fauresmith Occu-
MED by Clements.

LONDON, March 2S.--The Daily Mail pub
fishes the following from Fauresmith.
dated March q: General Clements's col
umn occupied Jagersfoutein and Faure-
smith this morning amid great rejoicing
and enthusiasm and without opposition
The British troops were warmly cheered
and union jacks are now flying every
where"
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cured by Davis was not acceptable TO the
court, and he was remanded until to-mor-
row. when il is understood satisfactory
bond will be secured. The court then ad-