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LIKES AMERICA BETTER.
British Consul at Kansas City r.,

British Consul at Kansas City Re-
signs TO Become NntgraIized.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec 31-Philip E.
Burrough, who has been British consul
in Kansas City for nearly six years, has
resigned, owing to the press of private
business, and he intends to L. before the
court Tuesday and become 4 naturalized
citizen of the United States. It is not
known who will be his successor. There
will be lively effort to : secure the
honor.
Mr.. Burrough has been to all intents
and purposes an American ever since
he assumed the duties Of his Office. He
has been identified with every movement
for the advancement. Of Kansas City's
interests. -.
ST feel as If I should be- me natural
ized," said. Mr.. Burrough. = My children
are growing up; never expect to return
to England; this is my Ac-ne, and 1 shah
live and die here. am thoroughly in
sympathy with the institutions of this
country, and though no one here ever
doubted my loyalty to my own country
I shall feel thoroughly at home as an
American citizen
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MoNTOJO,s DEFENSE.
Spanish Admiral Admits That He
Was Outgeneraled.

Spanish Admiral Admits That He
Was Outgeneraled.
CHICAGO, Dee. 31.-In the text of Ad-
miral Montojo's defense under court-rnar-
tial the bulk of the blame is charged blythe
admiral not to himself or his fleet, but
to the Spanish government for its un-
prepared condition. He also claims that
Admiral Dewey kept out of range Of the
Spanish guns-a proceeding which Monte
10 refers to as retreat" Montojo
says:
1.-THE only preparation that had been
made for war was made by the Ameri-
cans. who were businesslike and ar
ranged everything with pencil and paper.
The initial velocity Of our cannon was $40
meters; that Of the smallest cannon Of
our enemy was $50 meters. Admiral
Dewey. with pencil In hand. noted the
thickness of his mantlets and his case
ments, and knew what energy was re-
quired to penetrate them. He also knew
exactly the weight of the most powerful
projectile of our ships, and by a simple
mathematical calculation he arrived at
the distance at which he could fight
without himself receiving any harm
Thus he ascertaired that he could fight
at a distance Of 1000 or 5000 meters, with
absolute impunity. The situation, there
to all the projecctiles Of the enemy, and
this the enemy well knew. while he got
out of reach of our cannon. and remained
out of reach all the WHILE"
Admiral Montojo adds: 'In order to
give an idea of our miserable situation
/ may mention that we had only fourteen
torpedoes for the defense of 1000 meters
of space. and that the cable which we
obtained in Hong Kong was only long
enough for five torpedoes. and therefore
only five torpedoes could be placed"
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city, says he does not believe an actual
uprising will ever occur, as the natives
lack the resolution to take the first step
in movement that would entail fighting
at close quarters with the American
troops.
TO INVADE CAvITE.
An American advance in Cavite prov
ince south OF Manila, is expected shortly.
reliable reports from native spies show
that there are upward of 1000 organized
insurgents under arms within a mile of
mus They are strengthening their in
trenchments, and possess artillery. At
NoVait1e the Filipino intrenchments have
been much strengthened since Gen.
Schwan's advance. A thousand of the o..
envy are in that vicinity, and there are
GU at San Francisco de Malabon From
twelve TO one hundred garrison all the
towns In the southern part of Cavite
province, and the same may be said of
the towns in Batangas province.
The province of North Camarines and
South Camarlnes ho.d quantities Of hemp
which the people cannot market. AS d.
consequence, the population IN that part
of Luzon is suffering from lack Of food
Rice now costs four times it's normal
price
1t Is estimated that 1000 insurgents are
intrenched at Calamba
Reports have been received that c,00j
insurgents are lnassed at Mount Arayat
having strong positions, which command
steep and narrow trails, and that they
are prepared to roll boulders down upon
advancing troops.
NORMAL CONDITIONS.
Life along the coast of the mr. .incac
of Cagayan and North and South Ilocos
Is resuming normal conditions. The
American troops occupy the important
towns and patrol the country roads. The
natives implore tie Americans to continue
the occupation, to establish settled gov
eminent and to terminate the uncertain
ty, abuses and considerations that have
characterized the rule of the Tagalo in
surgents during the last eighteen months.
Vast amounts of tobacco said TO be
worth $2,000000, are ready for shipment
at Manila. The opening of the ports Of
Dagupan, San Fernando, Vigan, Lacag
and Apart tomorrow will permit the re-
sumption Of trade, bringing relief to COM
munities- greatly in need of foodstuffs.
Many vessels have already cleared from
Manila for these ports.
Incoming Spanish prisoners declare that
7Aguinaldo has ordered the release Of all,
sSpaniarcs now5in possession of the rebels.
The mountain passes Of Cagayan and the
two Ilocns :.rovinees are still guarded, In
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ceeding, namely, Delagoa bay, is also neu-
trail. Redress, it is asserted, will be in
sisted upon by Germany
PRESS SCORES ENGLAND.
The press today unanimously scores
Englands action in the Bundesrath seiz-
ure, which is characterized as gross In
science" and as Calculated again TO IL
lustrate the need of a powerful Ger
man navy, to render such overbearance
on the part Of England impossible in the
future"
The National Zeitung strongly argues
that England had no right to interfere
with the Bundesrath, and expresses the
hope that she has not adopted flexible
theory regarding contraband.
The Lokal Anzeiger surmises that there
must have been a serious quarrel between
the commanders of the Bundesrath and
the Magicienne, if the latter officer over
stepped his prerogative in carrying off
the steamer ard expresses the hope that
Germany will speedily enforce the re-
lease Of the vessel"
Even the moderate Vossische Zcitung
calls the proceeding characteristic Of
English insolence,' and adds that the
whole attitude CT the English before D~la-
goa bay provokes general protest"
1t is significant that today the German
flottenverein distributed in Berlin 20o,O 900
copies of strongly worded pamphlet,
pointing out the need of strong German
navy.
From a well informed authority 1t is
learned that preliminary negotiations
have been going on for some time be-
tween Great Britain and Germany, in
London, for the purpose of extending the
scope Of the treaty regarding the Portu-
guese colonies, but the Asiatic colonies
of Portugal are not comprised in the eX-
tension proposal
Despite the sen1i-official disavowals,
several of the leading German papers be-
concerning Delagca bay, but they dis
credit the statements Of the Lokal An
zeiger regarding its nature. The Ham
burgerischer Correspondent says:
1.-THE treaty mas no definite form, and
1t would only come into force in case
Portugal should consent to sell a portion
Of her colonies. it is confined solely to
her African possessions. Russia has seen
the treaty and has offered no objections"
The Vossische Zeitung also asserts that
the treaty Goes net mention Portugal s
Asiatic possessions.
AN IRONICAL MANIFESTO.
The vorwaerts today published the al
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OFFICIAL ACTION is TAKEN
RIGHT OF THE BRITISH TO MAKE
THE SEIZURE UNDER CIRCUM-
STANCES QUESTIONED
WAS IN NEUTRAL WATERS
Great Britain Could Not Legally
Question the Right of Passengers
to Go Where They Pleased, Even
If That BE to Join the Roer Armies
That Is the Contention of Ger
man Press and Diplomats.

BERLIN, Dec. 3.-Regarding the SELF
ure by the British cruiser Magicienne OF
the imperial mail steamer Bundesrath, of
the German East African line, high Of
fetal of the German foreign Office, who
was interviewed by correspondent of
the Associated Press, says:
SILENCE must be preserved at present
concerning the actual status Of the nego-
tiations which have been begun with
Great Britain about the matter. Appro-
pirate steps have been taken, Of which
Germany must await the result. The
matter Is regarded by Germany as OF
the utmost Importance, because seriously
involving the rights of neutrals."
This afternoon the foreign secretary,
Count Won Buelow, conferred at the for
eign office with his advisers, and then re-
ported to the emperor. A cabinet council
will consider the matter. 1t is also said
in government circles that the British
right Of search Is questioned, and, at any
rate, the British right to stop passen-
gers, whether they intend to join the
Beers or not, is strongly disputed, as the
vessel in which they were was neutral,
and the territory to which they were pro-
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MR.. WEBS FAREWELL.
Addresses "a Letter to Employees of
Wagner Palace Car Company.

Wagner Palace Car Company.
NEW YORK, Dec S1-In regard to the
transfer of the Wagner Palace Car com
pany to the Pullman Palace Car COM
pany which took place yesterday Pres
ident w. Seward Webb addressed the
following letter to the employees of the
Wagner company today:
1.-The Wagner Palace Car company has
transferred It's property and business to
the Pullman company, and hereafter
you will receive your orders from the
latter company. l desire to thank you,
one and all, not only for myself, but
on behalf of the stockholders, whom I
represent and also on behalf of the
many railroads over which we have op-
Grated, for your faithful services during
the past fifteen years, which have con-
tributed so much to the prosperity of the
Wagner Car company. trust you will
be as faithful and as loyal in the future
to the Pullman Car company as you
have been in the past to the Wagner Car
company"
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Tartar, with the Kansas troops, about
two months ago. Snow, at the time of
his death, was water front reporter for
the paper, and Johnson succeeded him.
Now, by a peculiar incident, Johnson is
a victim of accidental drowning. He was
twenty-three years of age, and unmar-
ried. His fa.ner resides at Walnut Creek,
in this state.
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DROWNED IN A BATH TUB.
Frisco Newspapers Reporter Found
Dead In His Apartments.

Dead In HIS Apartments.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 31-Hillyard F.
johnson, a reporter on the Chronicle, was
found dead in a bath tub at his lodgings
yesterday morning. The tub was full of
water, and appearances indicated that
Johnson had tainted and fallen into the
water This theory is supported by the
fact that his feet were encasel in a pair
of slippers, and the bath towels had re-
Gently been used, while his CLOTHES were
lying across a chair in his bedroom adj
Joining the bath rooul.s He was also
known to have been a sufferer from heart
disease. johnson came to SsrIi Francisco
with the Kansas volunteers as the cor
respondent of the Kansas City Star, and
after the regiment sailed for Manila he
secured a position on the Chronicle
through VIII A. Snow, who had known
him in the East. Snow was drowned
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OHIO LEGISLATURE.
Brief Meeting VIII BE Held This
Morning.

COLUMBUS, O., Dec. s1.-The seventy
fourth general assembly will meet tomor-
row at 10 a. H., and will remain in ses-
sion just long enough to organize by
electing the Republican Caucus nominees.
Lieut. Gov Jones will preside in the sem
ate His successor. Judge John A. Cald-
we'll, Of Cincinnati, will not qualify UNI
TIL next Monday, when Gov.-elect Nash
Will be inaugurated. Gov. Bushnell's
message will be submitted to tine legisla-
ture Tuesday.
Almost the sole topic in legislative AMI
political circles today has been the ac-
ton of the Republican senate caucus In
excluding. Senator Brown, the indepand-'
sat Republican Of Hamilton county. s..
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TRANSPORT THOMAS SAILS.

Will Bring Home Remains of Gen.
Lawten and Maj. Logan.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-The departure
Of the transport Thomas from Manila
yesterday. with the remains of Gen.
Henry W. Lawton aboard, was announced
in a dispatch received at the war depart
ment from Gen. Otis today. She has
also aboard the remains of the late Maj.
John A. Logan.
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W0LFsOHN IN CALIFORNIA.
Identity of the Man Surpassed to BE
Dead Fully Established.

Dead Fully Established.
LOS ANGELES, Cal. Dec 31.--The
Wclfsohn mystery has been partially
cleared by the arrival from sChicago of
Aaron Wolfsohn. He has BEEN Identified
by s. A. D. Jones, the lscal agent of the
the man he insured for SIC, 600, notwith-
ton that the man who committed sui
eide in g lodging house In this city sew
eral weeks ago was Wolfsehn. whose
heirs were entitled to the afnount of the
insurance policy. which, was paid over
to the public administrator of this city.
The identity Of the suicide and. the OBJ
ject Of his representation as Wolfsohn
will now be investigated. ~
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AMERICAN OFFICERS ADVISED
PRECAUTIONS TAKEN PREVENTED
THE ATTEMPT FROM PROV
ING SUCCESSFUL
AVOIDED THREATENED RoUT1
Bombs Were to Have Been Thrown
From High Buildings Along the
Line of the Funeral Procession
This Becoming Known, Another
Course Was Taken-Filipinos Elk
pected AguinaIdo In Manila.

MANILA, Dec 31-Four explosive
bombs, few firearms and 800 rounds of
ammunition were discovered in a house
In the center of Manila this morning,
while the police were seeking Recarte,
the insurgent leader, who was said to
have come to Manila in the hope OF eff
fecting an outbreak, yesterday, by TAX
ing advantage Of the mobilization OF
American troops at Gen. Lawton's fu-
neral.
Today 1t was learned that the plot IN
cluded the throwing Of bombs among the
foreign consuls attending the ceremony,
in order to bring about international COM
plications. These, it seems, were to have
been thrown from the Escolta's high
buildings, but the avoidance Of the local
ity by the funeral procession spoiled the
plan
The populace, it Is thought, had been
prepared for the movement by a rumor
circulated among the natives yesterday
that Aguinaldo was personally to lead the
outbreak. The Americans were advised
Of what was brewing, and prepared for
all contingencies.
Capt. Morrison, who commands the
troops in the most turbulent district of the
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the hope of catching the insurgent gen.
eral, Tinio, who is still fugitive. II is
asserted that Lieut.. Gilmore is in Tinios
custody.
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CONGRESSMAN SULZER so CON-
TENDS IN A PASSIONATE PLEA
TOR THEIR CAUSE
STRUGGLE FOR THEIR HOMES
LIKENS THEM UNTO THE BAND OF
AMERICAN PATRIOTS WHO oP-
POSED BRITISH TYRANNY
EHE FAvORs INTERVENTION

Says That President Mckinley
should Have Made War Impossible
Declares That Congress Has the
Power to Act Should the Chief
Executive Fail to Do so-Refers to
His Resolution In Congress.
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BULLETIN OF
NEWS OF THE DAY

Weather Forecast for st. Pauli i
Fair; Continued Cold. X
1-Bombs Found I'm Manila. 80
England Must Show Cause. y <
Plea for Boer Cause. -
Treason In Cape Colony.
i,
Estate Taxes in 1890.
Proud of Gov. Lind.
8-Minnenpolis Matters.
News of Northwest.
4-Editorial.
One Hundred Years.
The New Year.
5-Sporting News.
Pope Names Successor.
6-Work for Congress.
Washington Memorial Services.
7-Popular Wants.
s-south st. Paul stockmen. III
9-stock Exchange Report.
Observation-Disclosures Entertainment.
South st. Paul Business.
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OCEAN LINERS.
NEW YORK-Arrived: La Normandie,
Havre Sailed: Werra, Genoa, etc.
HALIFAX, N. S.-Arrived: Partisan, Liv-
erpool, and sailed for Portland. -
SOUTHAMPTON - Arrived: Steamer
Southwark, New York, for Antwerp.
QUEENSTOWN - Sailed: Lucania Liv-
erpool. for New York.
TO-DAY IN ST. PAUL.
METROPOLITAN Little Minis
ter" 2:3O and 8:15 D. m.
GRAND.,Hoyt's IA Day and a Night"
2:30 and 8:15 D. m.
Olympic-Vaudeville, 2:30 and 8:15 p. m.
Palm Garden and p. m.
Skating races, Lake Como, 8 p. m.
Y. M. c, A. receptions, to 10 p m.
Shekinah lodge, A. F. and A. M, West
ST. Paul, p. M
Paladin commandery, knights Templar,
Masonic hall, Fifth street, p. m.
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BERLIN, Jan. lit is announced
that the German protected cruisers,
Condor and SchwaIb, are now on
the way to DeIagoa bay.
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SNOW IN GEORGIA.
Heaviest Ever Known Fell There
During Sunday.

During Sunday.
MACON, Ga, Dec. S.-The heaviest
snow ever known in this part of the South
fell here today. 1t is estimated that the
fall was fully six inches on the level:
Much wheat has been planted in this Sec
ton, and the farmers say the snow in
sures a big crop, = =
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sal grasper and manipulation of the cen
fury, coveted the Beers golden land. He
wanted 1t for his English-created syndi-
cate He instigated the jameson raid,
and repudiated 1t when, the Beers made
1t miserable failure. He stirred up dis
sension among the people at Pretoria;
rope to overthrow the Dutch republic.
He is the power behind the British min
istry in this war, and Chamberlain Is
now, and always has been, his willing
tool.
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Observation-Disclosures Entertainment.
South St. Paul Business.
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Colonial Authorities Using Every
Precaution to Prevent an Insur-
rection There and Risings Else
where = Alertness of the British
Has Rendered Concerted Pro-Boer
Action Difficult.
The Springfield herald., 1900-01-26
Meals oi, Street Cars


A plan is under consideration inSi-
cago to attach buffet ears rs trailers to
ordinary street cars. The cars viii
seat twenty persons and the fare will
be 3 cents extra for ordinary trips. The
crew will consist of Il conductor and
the porter who is also to have charge
of the "kitchen," so called, hut which
will consist of the small range and
urns as in railroad butfets. Under the
system man may take his friends and
customers to luncheon and show them
the city at the same time. or he may
take his breakfast while riding to the
office.
The Springfield herald., 1900-01-26
LAKES FAR ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
Mysterious Bodies of water Found In
tile CorhiIleris.

tile CorhiIlrris.
From Crucero Alto, the highest town
in the world, the Southern railroad o.
Peru drops into Lake Lagunillas. OF
lake region of the Cordiileras, whero,
group of large lakes of very cold
pure water without inlet or outlet
says the Boston Journal. They re
ceive the drainage OF the surround
ing hills. ana conceal it some
where, but there is no visible means c.
its escape. A fringe of ice forms
around the edges of the lakes every
night the year round, yet they contain
an excellent variety of fish called the
pejerray, which is caught near the
shore and sold at Puma and in other
neighboring towns. The two largest
lakes, Sarachocha and Cachipascana
with several smaller ones in the same
neighborhood. are owned by the family
of Mr.. Romania of Arequipa, who has
just been elected president of Peru
He owns immense tracts of land in
this locality. with thousands of sheep
cattle, lamas, alpacas and vicunas
which are herded upon it. A curious
phenomenon about the lakes is thai
they keep at the same level all the.
time, regardless of dry and rainy sea-
sons. No amount of rain will make
any difference with their depth. which
however. in the center is unknown.
And this adds to the awe and mystery
with which they are regarded by the
Indians. There are no beats upon the
lakes except few small baisas, or
RATS, made of bundles of straw, which
keep very close to the shore for fear
of being drawn into the whirlpools
that are said to exist in the center
There is some foundation for this fear
for only two or three years ago
balsa containing five men disappeared
in the darkness, and it was never heard
of again. OF course, it may have been
tipped over and its occupants have
been paralyzed by the cold water in
an ordinary way, but their bodies were
never recovered. nor did the balsa
ever float to shore. Therefore the peo-
pie think the whole party was lured
into maelstrom and swallowed up
by the mysterious waters. The wnirl-
pool near the center of Lake Popo,
which receives the waters of Lake
Titicaca, is well known, and hundreds
of men have lost their lives by ven
turing too near it. Boats that arc
drawn into the current are whiried
around swiftly few times and then
disappear. For the protection of navi
gators the government of Bolivia has
anchored lot of buoys in Lake Popo.
and bostmen who observe them are in
no danger There is supposed to be
an underground outflow from all these
lakes. 1t is claimed that articles which
have been thrown into their waters
have afterwards been picked up on the
seaCoast near Africa, and careful OBJ
servers say that on the beach in that
locality are frequently found corn
stalks, reeds and other debris which
do not grow on the coast but are founG
in great abundance among the interior
lakes.
The Springfield herald., 1900-01-26
CHAPTER Nv,

At last, the outbreak of the war fur
nished the long-desired opportunity for
an open breach. Harrison imposed
conditions which he knew the young
officer would never accept and, on his
refusal, withdrew his promise. In this
way he had semblance of justice on
his side, and Roland's refusal was de-
scribed under the most hateful colors.
Florence was neither energetic nor in7
dependent She had been brave so
long as William stood at her side and
she was sure of his love and protec-
ton Alone she was unable to contend
with her father and Edward, and now
and Edwards passionate entreaties,
for the latter was determined to secure
her hand at any cost. At last. sup
posing herself deserted by the man she
loved. she yielded to these creatures
and gave up her resistance.
The young girl was suddenly startled
from her reverie by broad. bright bar
OF sunshine. The blinds of the glass
doors leading out upon the terrace had
been opened. and a man appeared, in
a light summer suit. with a broad
brlmmed straw hat pulled so low over
his brow that his features could
scarcely be distinguished. The visitor,
strange to ray came through the gar
The Springfield herald., 1900-01-26
Great Bells.

In the manufacture of great bells
Russia has always taken the lead.
The Giant" which was cast in Mos
COW in the sixteenth century, weighed
2SS, 900 pounds, and it required twen-
ty-four men to ring 1t. 1t was broken
by falling from its support, but was
recast in 1854. On June 10. 1906, it
again fell, and in 1882 the fragments
were used, with new materials. in cast
ing the king of Bells still to be
seen in Moscow. This bell is nine
teen feet three inches high. measures
around the margin sixty feet nine
inches. weighs about 443,132 pounds,
and its estimated value in metal alone,
is at least 100000. St. Ivan's bell,
also in Moscow, is forty feet nine
inches in circumference, sixteen and
a half inches thick, and weighs 127,-
$50 pounds. The bells of China rank
next to those of Russia in size. In
Pekin there are seven bells, each is
said to weigh 100000 pounds. The
weight of the leading great bells of the
world are as follows Great Bell of
Moscow" 443, 1872 pounds; St. VANS.
Moscow, 1880 pounis; Pekin, 120,-
900 pounds; Vienna, 40,20O pounds;
Olmutz, Bohemia. 10000 pounds Rou-
en-, France. 10000 pounds st. Paul's
London, 3S,47O pounds; Big Ben"
Westminster. 80, $50 pounds; Montreal
2S, $50 pounds; st, Peters Rome,
1S,6O0 pounds.