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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-24
Held House Two Hours
and Twenty Minutes.
Enthusiastic Comment Of the
House Pages.
SPrcIAI 20 THE rREss.i

Washington, January 23.-State Of
Maine stock IL wsy up tonight In Wash
ingtou where Mr.. LitJefieid's speech on
the Roberts case is talked OF In every
hotel and club where those interest sd
in CongresiionA affairs congregate. 1t
was a great speech, measured by sny
Standard, and for % new member, 1t Is
q me- st remark abls debut, Mr.. Littlsael
spoke two hours and twenty inmates,
aud for that time held the earnest and
undivided attention Of the me m bers OF
the House and the crowded galleries. To
those who understand how hard 1t is TO
kesp the attention Of the House this Il
praise enough. The best lawyers Of the
House pronounce the argument power
ful. But there was enough Of literary
excellence to interest those not used to
legal arguments.
MIR. Littleasli spike to Houss which
had substantially made up Its mind to
another course OF action. ALI the politi-
cal power In the House Is against his
d o tIon. Nevertheless, he shook to tbs
very foundation ths position Of the ma
jority of the oom mittee. and IL Will re-
quire their best efforts to reform their
lines by the time the vots is taken on
Thursday. They win probably sucosed,
but that canrot detrsct from the glory
which Mr.. Littlsleld's speech has won
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b % use the constii ution so makes him
either BY its express language or By
necessary implications. Tbs wcrjs eoss-
sary Implication mean that II the trainers
cf tho constitution had had In mimi tn
particular exigsncy 30 which the words
ara applied they would, II the propositis n
was approved, have written into the coz
stltution the words which are 'necessari-
ly implied
"The constitution says 'this3,onssitu-
tioo and the laws Of the Unised State,
which shall be made In pursuance there
Of. shall be the supreme law Of the land
"If the mem her-sisct from Utah Is
eligible to he q representative in Congress
then for the purpose Of his case, We must
read into the constitution other words so
that 10 would read mo person shall be
representative in Congress unless he shall
have affair ed the age OF twenty ty-hve
years, and been seven years Q oitizsn OF
the United states and who shall when
eleo,ei be an inhabitsnt Of that state In
which he shall be chosen; provided that
no person shall Ire eligible TO q seat az
such representative who, in form or sub
stance, In word or Hot, In life praotios,
dsfies the constitu tution and the laws and
6enias their validity and supremaoy.'
"lhus stands the case then. IL
THE MINORITY BE RIGHT,
the trainers Of the constitution, II they
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TO SEIZE SPION KOP.
Attempt Vas to Have Seen Made By
Gen. Warren.

London. January 24-215 q. m.-The
following despatch from Gen. Butler,
dated at Spearman's Camp, January %.
20 p. m. has just been post'd:
"warrsn holds-ths position he gained
two days ago. In front of him at about
LOO yards Is the enemy's position west
of Spions kop. 1t Is on higher ground
than warren's position. so Ii Is impossi-
BILE to see 1t properly.
sit caa only be approached over bare,
open slopes; and the ridges held by War
rem are SO steep that guns cannot be
placed on them. But We are shelling
the ensmy's position with Howitzars and
neld artillery, placed on lower ground
behind infantry.
"The enemy is replying with artillery.
In this duel the advantage rests with
US, as we appsar to be searching his
trenches, aud his artillery fire is not
causing us much loss.
"An attempt will be made tonight to
seize Spion Kop. the salient part OF which
forms the left of the snemy's position
facing richards drift and which divides
1t from the position facing Porgietsr's
drift. 1t has considerable command over
all the ensmy's entfenchmsnts."
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VIOLATED NEUTRALITY.
Beers Are Said to be Crossing Portu-
guese Territory.

Beers Are Said TO be Crossing Portu-
guese Territory.
London, January "a Ma advices to
the Daily Mail from Liston. dated Janu-
AIRY 10. saysi
at has been officially notified TO the
government here from Lourenzo Marques
that the Beers have committed a breach
of neutrality by crossing Portuguese ter
ritory frum Umballs to Rhodssia. A
force Of artillery has been sent there from
Loursnzo Marques and the governor there
has demanded reinforoements from here.
every thing Is being carried out with
all possib BILE secrecy: but l am informed
on good authority that q portion Of ths
troops have already started for Lourenzo
Marquez and that others will follow i'm
medistely."
The correspondent In question adds:
II am sending a cable with this letter;
but fear 1t will be suppressed" The
editor OF the Daily Mail appsnds this
note;
"The telegram was suppressed"
Umballa Is north Of Inham bane, which
is q few miles above Cabi Das Correntss;
and the movement apparently Indicates
that the Beers are engaged in gun run
ming and men importing through
Rhodesia or that perhaps they are plan
| ming TO tnke Col. Plumer In the flank
Al correspondent OF the Daily Chronicis
at Sterkstroom telesiaphing Monday
saysi
GMsny Dutch eolonisss though ostsn-
sibly loyal, really sympathizs with the
Ro,rs and keep them posted regarding all
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PROF.. HAZEN DE AID.

Washington, January 2.-Hsury A.
Hazsn, one Of the chief foreoastsrs OF the
weather bureau died here tonight as the
result OF injuriss received last night by q
bicycle collision with n negro pedestrian.
His skull was badly fractured and he
continued un conscious up to the time Of
his death.
Prof, HAGEN WAS born in India fifty
years ago, his father being . missionary.
He was graduated at Dartmouth college
and then was connected with the scieu-
tito department. OF Yale university for
nine years. He Joined the United States
signal service In 1851.
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OUT AGAINST GOEBEL.
One of His Chief Supporters Deserts
Him.

Lexington, KY, January 2 Judge H.
]. S. Morton, eI-oirouit judge and one of
tbe leading supporters of ,Goebel in oen-
tral kentucky viii come out tomorrow in
a GARD taking an advanced position on
the situation at Frankfort. He says hs
has carefully examined the evidence OF
the contestants for the seats OF the ke-
nubIicans and concluded that "tie evil
dsnce offsrsd by the oonte tants alto
gethsr falls to support the right or claim
OF contestants to the offices they seek"
He tuIth says the course the Demo.
Gratis are pursuing Will plunge the partT
in ''A gulf of disaster II not Of dishonor. I"
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for him. The comment OF the pages on
the floor. who are as infaliibls 90 the
gallery gods of the theatre. was expressed
In variety Of compliments In which
they declared that the new man from
Maine was "Stsm-winder," "Houss-
Afire," stc. This echoed the mora cars-
fully expressed opinions OF the veteran
memters Of the Houss.
When Mr.. Littleasid, In illussratins Q
the wisdom OF undoing had presidents
pointed dramatically to the Speaker q
chair and told Of how the "Man OF ir9n.
who once sat there, hal overrulsd the
bad presidents Of the House. 1t seemed
both a recollection and renaissance OF
Ma,ne's old slories In the hall Of Repre-
eentatives.
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RAILROAD DEAL MATCHING.

Boston, January 23.-The Herald to-
morrow morning will tell OF a ameeting of
Lewis Cass Ledyard with President
Tuttle of the Boston and Maine X. r., at
Youngs hotel, today in connection with
a much talked-over report that the New
York Central railroad directors will
offer to buy at par the s5.o0o,000 worth
of Fitchburg railroad common stock held
by the state.
The Herald however also says that "A
puZzlng feature of the case comes from
the fact that so far rs actual manage
mcnt goes, possession of the state stock
would give no real power. That stock is
not voted on in electing directors"
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AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN.
MIR. Bryan Was Not Dincd I'm His
"Omcisl- Capacity.

New York. January 2s.-Coi. W. j.
Bryan ate his dinner tontsht at the
Democratic club for the first tine since
he ran as q candidate for the Presidsn-
cy. The dinner was not given By the
Democratic club ss . club. but Col. Bryan
was the guest of Commissioners John W.
Keller, who ia the president Of the club.
After Mr.. Bryan had lett the club house
tonight, President Keller emphasized the
fact that he. as a private citizen. invited
Col. Bryan, another private citizen, % his
guest, together With 12 other gentlemen.
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THE WEATHER.

Bos.o on, January 23.-Local forecast
Wednesday and Thursday fair; colder
Wednesday becoming warmer Thursday,
Northerly winds.
Washington, January 23.-Forecast for
Wednesday and Thursday:-Maine,
partly cloudy with cold wave Wednes
day with brisk to high northwesteriy
winds, Thursday, increasing cloudiness
with rising temperature.
Cold wave signals are displayed il
Northern New England.
Storm signals are displayed from Sandy
Hook to Eastport.
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ANOTHER SACo FAILURE.

Saoo, January 23.-George Chadbourne.
who for many years has been engaged In
the grocery and provision business, Q Elm
street, Snco. Is fnscoisily embarrassed
ard was Obliged yesterday 10 make a.
assignment for the benefit OF his creditors.
Mayor Luther Il. Moore Of Saco is named
as assignee.
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WEATHER OBSERVATIONS.

The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, Jan. 23, taken at
p. M. meridian time, the observation for
each section being given in this order
Temperature, direction of wind, state OF
weather.
Boston, "A, W, clear; New York, 40,
NE, clear; Philadelphia, &c, n n, elear r
Washington, 90, S, clear; Albany. 40,
W, cldy; Buffalo, %. n, clear; Detroit,
"a, NE, cldy; Chicago, rs. NE, p cldy
ST. Paul, 81, Sc. clear: St Vincent. =,
=, =: Huron, Oak, 80, Sc, clear; Bis
marck, "a, Z, p cldy; Jacksonville, g., NE.
cloudy.
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CONSTABLE LAwLER GOES TO
JAIL,

Lewiston, January 2.-ConstabIs Law
Ter was arrested this afternoon on charge
of perjury in the Griffin casa tried recent
ly in the municipal court He was lodged
In Auburn iail being unable to furnish
the re ,uired bail tie win have hearing
in the Supreme court now in session at
Auburn,
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(TALK No. 90. }
SEE TOIr.

EE TOlr.
Ifyour children complain that their
eyes tiouble OF hurt them, give the
matter attention before 1t has gone too
far. 1t Is not the fancy Of the child
but some strain or overwork Ia going
on which ought to be stopped at onoe.
Have the eyes thoroughly examined
and II any defects exist have them
corrected. The future welfare OF the
child depends upon the Importance
which you attach to these complaints.
II the trouble is allowed to progress
1t will be much more difficult to
check or remedy It. than IL is now.
Do not imagine that he complains of
his eyes just because some Of his play
mates wear glasses. 1t Is not SO In
one case out of thousand. II 1t
should be SO. the examination Will
tell the story and you will DC upon
the safe side. l will gladly make aa
examination at any time and tell
you Just what Ia needed. do not
charge for consultation and advice.
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Spion Kop Heights Key to the
Situation.
General Butler Proposes TO Assault These
by Night.

along the Oliver Hoek road sinos Sstur-
day between the Beers under Prstorious
and GOO British. The fighting lie In full
swing at Spion's kop. The Beers under
Boths and Cronjs have been sent thither.
The British elsewhere are only making
a recon naisance of the Boer positions.
President Steyn was uader fire at the
foremost position OF the Free Staters.
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LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.

Portland, Jan. s3 lt0l-Ths local
weather bureau reoords the following:
sa m.-Barometer. 29.7S0: thermome-
ter 80; dew point. 26;-rel. humidity, 10,
direction of wind. SW; wind velociS;
13; state of weather, p. cloudy.
Sp. m.-Barometer, 20. 763; thermome-
ter, Al: dew point, 26; rel. humidity,
so; direction of wind, NV; wind veloc-
ity, 8; state of weather, clear.
Max. temp, so; min. temp, 81; mean
temp, 40; max. wind velocity, is SW;
precipitation-24 hours 0.
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ATTACKED BY BURGLAR. .

New York, January g. -Mrs. Mary Has
kell, of NesdbAin, Mess. 10 dying and
her sister. Mrs. Ellen bennett Of Frank-
linviIle, N j., 10 seriously wounded, at
the homs of the latter as the result OF an
attack maze upon them last night By q
burglar.
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FROM BOER CAMP.
Terrible Bombsrdment by the
British.

Boer Camp. Upper Tugela, Sunday,
January 21.-Commandant Botha checked
the British advance yesterday mornins.
10 was expected that there would be no
further action until tomorrow. This af-
tsrnoou, however, signs were disoorned
Of an Intended movement 10 the British
northern camp.
when the heat, which was more fright
full than any yet experienced, bad worn
Oh, the British osnnos started In full
force and their infantry advanced In ex-
tended order.
Gen. Botha and Cronjs held the high
hills over which the road to Ladysmith
passed. when the Mauser fire opened n
psndem onium Of sound filled the air.
The vindictivs crash Of lyddits shells,
the sharp volleys Of Les Aetfcrds and
the whiplike crack Of Aausers were In =
tprsperssd with the boom OF the Beer
Msxims. The battle ended with dark
ness, but not without evidences OF exeou-
tion among the british that were mani.
fest at sunrise.
Field Cornet Ernst Emilio was killed,
nor did the generals escape unscathed.
At the central position. Swarts kop.
where the other road 70 Lndysmit crosses
the hills, the British advancsd from low
kopjes on the banks II the Tugs'a I'M.
moies led. Then they entered the zone OF
the Mauser IRE; and although their naval
guns kept up the usual terrible racket,
the advance was stopped and the British
had to count out their dead and wound
ed.
Commandant viljoen and two Burgh-
ers were knocked senseless by an explo-
sion Of iyddits, but Commandant ViljoeD
recovered. Field Cornet Heilbron was
wounded and, on refusing to surrender,
was shot. The British loss was probably
Insignificant. They complain that sport.
Ing Mausers were found on the field and
softened bullets with Lee-Metfords. The
Beers admit that sporting Mausers were
occasionally found, but they deny the
charge respecting expansive bullets. Not
q shot was fired BY the Beers with oin-
non or rife at the Swarts kop position.
this side'of the river.
One thousand Infantry and n battery
advanced Yesterday to tie iecond row OF
low hills tetv cen the republicans and the
river. HEAVY cannonadipg pro; ee9e1 at
q range or 1000 yards, but the feierallsts
maintained the silence Of death. This
must have staggered the British, as the
advance was stopped and this morning
they had retired to their old positions.
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THE DEAL OFF,

Boston, January 23.-At a meeting of
the directors of the Fitch burg railroad
yesterday, a letter from President futile
withdrawing the offer OF the Boston and
Maine to lease the road. was read and
placed on file.
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AT .SPION'S KOP.

Battle Has Been Raging There Since
saturday.
Boer Head Laager. Ladysmith, January
a. A.-(Monday-A battle has been raging
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Enormous crowds were present to wit
mesa the opening OF the debate In ths
koperts' case Fully there-fourths OF the
spectators were women. MIR. Roberts was
In the seat which hs has been occupying
on the extreme right OF the hall. half an
hour before noon and every neck was
craned to catch a glimpse of MIN. lie
appeared conscious of the attention he
was attracting and after looking over
some papers left his seat and paced up
and down behind the railiug which d.
vides the floor from the lobby. Nearly
every mem ber was In his seat when Mr..
Tayler Of Ohio chairman of lthe special
committee which Investigated the case
arose from behind a desk stacked high
with legal authorities and manuscript
and called up the case. He ask ed that the
agreement made between the majority
ard minority Of the committee for q vote
on the case at 4. so y. IN. on Thursday be
ratified by the House.
MIR. Lacey of Iowa objected unless it
be understood that u substitute resolution
which he desired TO offer should be con-
siiered pending. To this MIR. Taylsr OBJ
jected. lie also objected to having Mr..
1,aoey's proposition read although ap-
pealed to by Mr. Bailey of Texas and Mr..
Richardson of Tennessee. This PROPOSE
tion, as it subsequently developed was
for the expulsion Of MIR. Roberts withous
swearing him in. The majority resolu-
tlons TO exclude him and the minority
resolutions to permit him to be sworn In
and then expelled were
LAID BEFORE TIRE HO USE
and without any agreement as to vote,
Mr.. Tayler of Ohio. opened in support Of
the majority resolutions.
"If the claimant to this seat Is
eligible" said Mr.. Tay Ter, "he is eligible
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The Roberts Case Taken
Up.
Utah Mans Dramatic Defense of
Himself.

Washington, January 23-This has been
au oratorioal field day over the case of
Brigham II. Roberts. the Mormon Rep
resentative from Utah. The galleries
were packed to suffooation, chiefly with
women, and the spectators after listening
attsntlvely to the arguments Of Mr.. Tay-
Ter of Ohio, and Mr. Liitleheld Of Maine,
for the adoption Of the majority and mi.
nority reports, respectively, Of ths special
corn mmittse that Investigated the case, re-
mained long aitsr nignttall to hear the
I'm FASHIONED words OF the accused as he
faced the House ike an animal at Day,
knowing that every hand was raised
against him. Mr.. Roberts was very
adroit In the handling OF his case and at
times exceedingly dtaEias'c. Taking
advantage of the issue raised By the d.
vision in the coID mites as TO the method
Of ousting him, he appropriated to himself
the arguments of the minority that he
vas entitled to be sworn In and the argu-
ments OF the majority, that once sworn
In be could not he expelled. He defended
the action OF the Mormons In fighting the
uthorlty OF the United States for years,
because, he said, they believed that senti-
ment would change and dramatically
stated that In those days he would
rather had his flesh hewn from his bones
than to have renounced his religious
tenets. He concluded with AN eloquent
psroration In which he said he had never
besn conscious OF q shameful act, and II
he WAS sent forth he would 60 with head
erect and undaunted brow. Strange to
say, most of the applause he won from
women. But willis they appeared TO be
his only partisans. other women mani
Tasted their bitts tsr hostility by Kissing
him at every opportunity.
The speech today by Mr.. Littlefieid,
who succeeds the late Mr.. Dingley, In
dafense of the minority proposition to
seat and then expel Mr.. Roberts. was n
masterful effort and stamped him as one
Of the coming men In the House. The
manner in which he tore some of the
Arguments Of the majority into shreds,
jumped him into the front rank of de-
bsters In the House. The speech made a
deep impression. In fact 1t is predicted
tonight by many members that the ma
jorlty resolu lutions for exclusion cannot
now carry. Mr. Lacy of Iowa. has n
proposition which he will submit to
expel Mr.. Roberts by two-thirds vote
without seating him, which will have
| supporters and this may lead to COM
promise proposition. Miss Roberts,
daughter OF Mr.. Roberts, WAS In the re-
served gallery throughout the debate to-
day. The debate will Gloss Thursday
at 4.30.
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British movements. They discharge
rockets and m AXE other probable signals
to the enemy.
A general rising, however. is no longer
fsarsd."
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BoERs HAVE LET UP.

Mafeking, Wednesday, January TO-
Via Biera, January S-Sinoe the aTtil.
lery attack of January 8 the Beers have
net fired so many shells at this place.
Natives report that the Bosr . chief gun
ner Is wounded and that tive men wsro
killed and that their breast works were
damaged during the recent engagement.
Commandans ERASMUS and his friends
are reported to have departed and the
Bosr forces In this vicinity are apparent
ly fewer In numpsr. Their estimated
strength is 1000 ,nen.
SCOUTS ON BICYCLES.
Gaberones, BechuAnalano, Wednesday,
January l7-Via Lorenzo Marquee. Jan
uary 23.-A reoonnoitering force this
morning, found the Beers on the Bssuto
Hin, which the British, supported ny no
armored train occupied. Later, today,
the cyolist scouts recon noitereh, the Bosr
main lasger, ten miles south OF Fort
Gaberones. They desoribe 1t as large and
strongly entrencbed. The Beers con-
tinus the de struetion Of the railroad near
Crocodile Pools.
TROOPS ABOUT MAFEKING.
Gaberones, Bsohuanaisnd, Wednesday.
January II via Lorenzo Marquee, Janu-
ary p-Natives who have Just arsived re-
port that troops, not Boers, are patrollinR
around M ,fsking. From this it 10 con.
jectured that the Doors may have retired
from that place and that the patrollers
are some OF Col. -Lowel's men.
There IL increased activity in the Beers
position at Crocodile Pools. but with the
exception Of a couple OF shells, Col.
Plum mer's outposts have not heard from
them today.
SOME DIsQUIETING RUMURS.
p.-Ytn r.n,.xx oa rkaxa ,y.a . rrp,or
on the Bourse today that General Butler
has suffered defeat.
London, January 30 1t was reported
on the stock exchange today that two
battalions OF British TROOPS have been
captured by the Beers. There Is nothing
to confirm this report or the one current
in Berlin that General Butler has been
defeated. The fact that General Butler
sent casualty list seems to disprove the
stories.
FIGHTING AT COLESBERE.
Pretoria, Sunday. January 21.-A de-
spatch from Oolesberg, Cape Colony, say q
the British attacked ths Doer positions
there ut ten O'Clock this morning. There
was heavy fighting but the result Is not
known. According to the latest accounts
the Beers were holding their position.
A despatch from Colenso Of Thursday,
January is. says patrol OF two hundred
men under Field Cornet Ophermap,
while scouting, was surrounded but sue.
oeedsd In Il fixhtlny Its way bacK, 1t Is re-
ported that four men were killed and that
thirty were wounded and made prisoners.
SMASHED WHITES QUARTERS.
Head Boer Laagsr, Ladysmith, Mon
day, January 22.-The quarters Of Cen
eral White and Huitsr were smashed this
morning by q shot from "Lons Tom.
1t 10 not known whether any OF the ocou-
pants of the building were killed.