The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-01

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transparent falsehOod admits that he
ordered the Smelling. | have told him
that have now established temporary
premises for Boer prisoners in the
woman's lager and hospital In order
TO protect them from deliberate she'll
ing"
The hacrum Case.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 21.-The an
swer OF the State Department TO the
House resolution calling for informa-
ton regarding certain charges made
by the late Consul Macrum was trans
mitted 20 the House today by the Pres
ident. II is signed by Secretary Hay,
and. after reciting the resolution, says:
answering the first part OF the res
olution: The Department Of State has
been in regular communication by mail
and telegraph with Charles 4. Macrum,
late Consul OF the United States at
Pretoria. South African Republic.
since his entrance upon the duties OF
the Office. Communications made to
him have been answered and the exc
cution of instructions sent has been
reported by him. His dispatches to the
| Department were forwarded through
the Consulate al LourenzO Marques.
have during that time been regularly
received. The only instance Of COM
plant in respect TO the transit Of the
mails for LOurenzo Marques and Pre-
tOria was in November last, when a
temporary stoppage OF the mails oc-
Cured at Cape Town. against which
/ Mr. Macrum and the Consul at Louren-
10 Marques protested. Arrangements
we're made for the prompt delivery of
the Consular mails to the United States
/ Consul at Cape Town, by whom the
mail for Mr.. Hollis and Mr.. Macrum
was forwarded to Lourenzo Marques.
| The delay lasted but few days and
has not required, so far as the Depart
ment is advised. After that time the
Departments mail for Lourenzo Mar
ques and Pretoria was sent by a neu-
/ trail route, which IL appears was known
and open TO Mr.. Macrum and Mr.. Hol-
/ lis as early as November 6 last. No
obstacle, therefore, Is known to have
/ existed, since then, to Mr.. MacTum's
unhampered correspondence with the
! Department of State. At no time while
at his post did Mr.. Macrum report to
the Department of any violation by
opening or otherwise of his official mail
| by the British censor at Durham or
/ by any person or persons whatsoever,
there or elsewhere. Neither has he so
reported since he left Pretoria, al
though having ample opportunity to
do so by mail while on the way home
or in person when he reached the De-
partment upon his return home.
Answering the second part OF the
aforesaid resolution. the undersigned
Secretary of State has the honor 20
say that there is nosruth in the charge
that a secret alliance exists between
the Republic OF the United States and
the Empire of Great Britain; that no
form OF secret alliance is possible I'M
der the Constitution OF the United
States, inasmuch as treaties require
the advice and consent OF the Senate,
and finally that no secret alliance. con-
vention, arrangement or understanding
exists between the United States and
any other nation
John HAY.
Department OF State, Feb. 20, 1900. -
War News in Berlin.
Berlin evidently believes the report
that General Cronje y surrounded, as
large German buying occurred on the
Stock Exchange today. News has SC
often reached the Continental capitals
ahead OF England It is possible these
reports are true.
The Windsor raport OF the relief OF
LaGysmith crcatgd momentary tubila-
ton, which was followed by a deluge
of queries at all the official points in an
endeavor TO ascertain the truth. While
fba ,,pcarf fufv vraa nj ffa hfpht "A de.
tachment of yeomanry visited the
Mansion House and crowds gathered
on a report circulated in Fleet street
that a bulletin announcing the reliel
of Ladysmith had been posted at the
Mansion House an hour previous q
the arrival of the yeomen. In few
moments all traffic was almost blocked
by the crowds and a large body Of DO
lice gathered at the spot. But wher
It was learned that no bulletin had
hanu fEauad Tho crowds dignnrgpd.