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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-14
REASON OF BoER. SUCCESS
Military Expert SAYS That Warfare
Has Been ReNoiutionized by Use
of Powerful weapons.

NEW YORK. Feb ia dispatch 10 the
Herald from London says:
Mr.. Julian Ralph. in letter to the Daily
Mail, from Modder river, says
British defeats at the hands OF the
Beers are due to the fact that the meth
DDS OF modern warfare nave been brought
TO pause by the demonstrated power of
the weapons of today.
The essential qualities Of the army OF
twenty years ago are no longer the SUI
preme necessities for success, The man
behind the gun stands more supreme than
ever
dig trench and line it with good
shots. supported by modern artillery. and
no enemy can advance in the face of
them. They may be outtianked or starved.
but while their ammunition holds out none
can Dust them, for they fiji the whole plain
over a radius of at least 400 yards with
such whitening blast of shrapnel and
rifle bullets that no troops can stand in
the open before IT,"
Speaking Of MaGersfoutein, he SAYS:
The Beers there demonstrated the fact
that given plain. field glasses modern
magazine rifles and quick-tiring small
guns, and the whole German army itself
could not dislodge the 65000 men or the
two Boer republics by frontal attack on
those grass-edged trenches. Not 5000
british could have beaten those 1900
Beers, eNcept az such sacrifice of life
as no commander would require or could
be pardoned for occasiOnirg.
For frontal attack the old military
manuals declared that the attacking
Tending force. but today, with the new
weapons. II Is said that ten men must
attack one
One of the most formidable new con-
dttions Of war which we are experiencing
is one that we have never. or next to
never. seen before. for there are men in
our army who have never seen q Boer in
battle. / know Of officers who have seen
only one or two in one battle and Ave or
six in another.
our men have thrown themselves upon
the Veldt and have fired for hours at
time at the noise or fame at the trenches
Of the enemy whom they could not see
At Modder river there were whole bat
tallions az ours that did not know at the
end OF the day whether the enemy was
north or south 81 the river
"A European army fighting under Euro
pean rules Is a clumsy weapon against the
Boer who opposes us with weapons which
tender one man as good as ten. and all
ten Invisible
we remember the old saving that an
army moves upon its belly. ana We para
phrase II To make it read A modern
army must fight upon its belly
IF Germany got IN "a trench that could
not De turned. all the world could advance
and be slaughtered. but not all the world
could DUST the Germans from that
trench
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CONFIDENCE IN ROBERTS.
nritish People Satisfied That Bnl-
Ter. Last Hepui.e Is n Feint
Ordered by Lord Roberts

NEW YORK. Feb. 1.-THE striking feat.
are q me war situation IN London ls ihe
ocundiess confidence reposcd IN Lord Rob
efts. Gen Buffers report of his third re-
puise. Published today. aroused no harsh
erNhisrn. for Some % the experts saw tba
atfa-k Was only a fcint ordered bV TnrA
Roberts With a view 20 keeping Gen lou
beTt busy and preventing him from serA-
ing vetufurceuents 20 Gen. Cr0nja AZ kim
Re-'cT The pititul condition on the fn-
hRhttAuts IN Kimberley. who are Hvirg ID
disease 81 an appalling rate leads fn the
he ief spHf Lord Roberts With his Nae
army ef -1aN men, wili sndeaVor 70 raiss.
the siege a. once. On the other hand OK
peris say that invasion ~ the FNraa Sfare
would he wiser tactics. But whafever I.crF
Roberts does VT be accepted as the best
thing 20 do.
The Boer raid ito Zululand continues 10
aiarm Natal z is believed the -Tya rst.s., =
e~r VII sWNfn VAST nsrfs ~ -af.f. lfs ~
Zu'u,aud and then 1aid Northsaste-n
Natal
A dispatch from Pietermaritsbarx states
that fresh meat Is abundant IN Natal
thirty oxen being slaughtered daily. ard
that the Boers have over 100 guns 10
tween tho Tugcla river and f.etvsmith
end ina Boer artillery IRE greatly I'm
nfcsse9 an Who see q. no guns being
mounted 81 almost impossible places
Charles Williams Ihe military critic or
the Morning Leader Who Is understood
10 have close relations with Lord Wolse-
ley the corrmsnder-in-chies OF the Brit
tsh army, writes as follows. The govern
neni las. night refused 70 say whether
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Resolutions Adopted.

After short preamble the resolutions
are as follows:
Resolved. That congress take immedl-
ate steps under the power Of eminent do
main or otherwise. As may be deemed the
most expedieut, 20 establish the tele-
grsph and telephone systems % the
United States As adiaucts or the postaffice
department and subject 20 It's Operations.
THAT congress defeat all measures
that have been or may be proposed. and
repeal ali that now have the sanction %
law whereby private corporations may &C
quire control ~ the volume % the cir
culatlug medium and create banking
trust
That the tariff shah no longer Ne EN-
plnyed 10 foster and bustross trusts. but
that congress shall place on the free list
al articles the sale c. which IN the
United States u controlled by a trust
That congress lake immediate stems
under the power ~ eminent domain or
Otherwise as may be deemed the more er-
pediont- TO take. own and operate the In
ters,ste rail- highways now owned Mnf
operated BY private persons or railway
corporations. and
Whereas. the political power % the
trusts rises IN their frequent representa-
fion }n and control ~ the houses of Iegt2-
lafion. Re re- Commend the adoption 81 the
system known as ,firect legislation ~
make the government once more as ~
right II ought 20 be- and as once conceived
alike ~ Thomas Jefferson and Abraham
Lincoln. a government FOR the people. 81
thF PEOPLE ana By The people"
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Lords Roberts and Kitchener were sent
70 the front without consultation with
Lord Wolseley or not. X has already been
so stated in this place. and II is again as
serted Lord Wolseley learned the news
from the Monday morning papers. and the
appointments were made on the previous
Saturday"
The remainder OF the criticism Is devoted
to the governments army plans. Tho
writer declares: THE ministerial scheme
developed last night In both houses is in
the main a colossal costly imposture, des-
ignstcd at once 10 hoax the country into
the idea that some satisfactory reform
Of our military system Is at length to be
accomplished and to throw dust in the
eyes Of foreign nations"
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French Financiers Come Together on
Nicsrnguan Question.

NEW YORK. Feb. IA dispatch to the
Herald from Paris says:
A general meeting OF the Compagnie Nou-
velie du Canal de Panama was held IN the
Rue dAthenes. Among those crescent
were NJ Samper. who represented the in
terests of the republic OF Colombia. and al 20
NM CAUTION and kiegges- Ferrctt snare
holders appointed 20 act ss scrntinerS
should a formal ballot be necessary In
tie han were about 800 shareholders repFc-
senting upward OF 4oa.ea shares
The following board was elected win
only one or two dissenting votes. NJ
Mariushe. administrator OF the Credit
LyonaisSe NJ. Louis Chorun. dIrecteur sies
etudes; NJ EttTavaux. ~ Compagnie Nhel
Couyreut, NJ. Maurice Hutin Raron Pierre
de Lassus, NJ. Saint Genies. OF the admins
tratinn OF societe general; NJ Georges Mar.
Tin, OF the commission de controle ~ tua
Compton National d'Escompete NJ, Far
nand Monvoisin. administrator Of the -redit
Industrial % commercial. VI. Charles Rou-
get administrator Of the Comnagnie Fran
eaise des Cables Telegraphiaues. and W
Paul Terrier. director OF the Compagnle
General des Travaux Puhliques-
Secretary Lampre said IN an~fnterviep
The new board will now proceed To alest
president Nothing definite will he known
as 10 any further movement on the mart
OF the company FOR about week and n
goes without saving that up to that time
any question affecting the PROPOSED pg.r-
chase by an American syndicate or of any
considerable amount % shares cannof te
discussed and certainly no one could vet
say what the altitude 81 the company vii
be until the new board has begun work
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ACME MILL c..


such position that Carnegie could, through
personal malice, force him from the firm.
and that for Carnegie to attempt this in
1900. through the guise of proposed agree
ments which looked 10 the honor and we'll
being OF the firm. to crafty his personal
malice, was most vicious and fraudulent
misconstruction and misuse Of the same.
A General Partnersbip.
The bin alleges that the new partnership
OF the Carnegie Steel Company. Limited. is
not limited, but general partnership,
but Prick In unwilling TO take advantage
OF what he believed to be a limited patti
nership until he was advised otherwise
after this controversy arose. and he there
fore offers ta) to sell his interests in the
firm at what the business men will Judge
them fairly 10 be worth; (b) TO execute
new papers making a valid. binding, lin
tied partnership and 10 continue the Arm
In all respects as 1t was intended hereto
fore 10 do: (c) to continue the firm, even
IL II IL general partnership. and all are
individually reliable. provided he be al
lowed to participate in the manage
ment, because to leave the manage
ment TO Carnegie would result eventually,
as he tFrick) believes, in financial loss !:
I'D II Carnegie refuses all these Offers
then he asks the court to dissolve the
partnership and have a receiver appointed
to sell the property and pay the debts and
distribute the balance.
In sympathy with Frick.
Mr. McCook also called attention 20 the
fact that three of the oldest partners,
Henry Phipps. tr.. Henry NJ. Curry and
r. 7. +. Lovejoy, and several smaller
holders of interests. are in sympathy with
Prick and opposed TO Carnegie's present
attempt.
The bill was not filed until O'Clock this
afternoon, and the Carnegie Steel Com
pany was not notified of the suit, owing
TO the lateness OF the hour. A copy OF the
bin VIII be sent TO the defendants to-
morrow.
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MUST GIVE CONCESSIONS.
Free state Minister Thinks Eng
lands Power rs waning

NEW YORK. Feb, IA dispatch 70
the world from The Hague says
Or VI. =. Y. Muller the Oranre Free
state minister 70 the Netherlands Is re-
ported "a have said IN an interview
The war Is the beginning OF tn, col.
lapse of England's power Ia South AFRICA
The longer the war lasts the -eavier viii
b. the conditions Of peace. FOR England
viii not come out 81 4 without giving im-
portsnt concessions"
Tho Young Trtnsvaaler secretary ~ the
legation, added
Roth republics VIII have fun freedom
ard Independence Further. EngianR ueifi
nave % give uu those parts ~ Cane Cot
enN. Natal and RschuanaiRmd where the
Inhabitants have thrown IA their lot with
the republics. for they mus; not ~ ieft
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STRANGE TALE FROM PARIS.
Four Thousand british Lost In zuiu,
land.

BRUSSELS. Feb. N-Le Petit Rleu, IN
correspondence from Pretoria. publishes an
extraordinary account OF 700 British col
diers who 8, Is said by the writer. ar
rived toward the end OF December last
during the retreat rom Dundee az the
riveg Maputa, the boundary between swax-
Hand and Portuguese territory
According to the narrative they had lost
their way and wandered for weeks IN
Zululand, arriving shoeiess. Ia rags aud
dying Of hunger. These soldiers were
thought &c have been shut up with sir
George White In I.adysnith
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Army APPROPRIATION ntIt.
tnci"des Funds for relesrsna line.
In Ataska
MASIIINL.r.N-

WASHINGTON, Foh. l2-The house
committee on military affairs today com
rleted the army appropriation Asii II car
rtes Sill 20 ~ against $50 oSe rN4 in the
bin for the current year The great an
crease IS accounted fur ~ the gast tkat
the appropriations Tor the current sseai
year were inadequate and the argent s0-
hctency niik recently passed Carried a
large &duiuQnal appropriation for the
army for the current year
The hiu Includes an appropriation Of $40 -
SO for cable and telegraph lines 10 connect
the military posts in Alaska with head.
quarters At 81 Michael and slea 600 Tor
military bridges and roads IN Alaska
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Eleven insane soldiers have bccn sent from san
Ffanriseo 60 the gussrnmsut hospital az Washing.
ton, and - is probable that sh1ut thirty more via
months nearly so emeptsd soldiers have been serf
the continent. and q Is said that nver "a
viii arrive fgum Manila n nearly III
cases the viosently insane. aud the trpute,f
q their tfuuhe i the ecasseas vigilance 70
auired on outpost duty in the Philippine.
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TOR Meyirsn government row uroh{hVs the su
t1anEv ~ 1ruas ard sErluur'sirr g. ~ .,at. -
~onoFs, owing tq fbe rsTolHtinn Ddn ia nsaarpzs
there American miHfrS who have hsrr;sfarr i.er
Permitted O. carry rif- ard six shnotcrs aud h-lts
tau ~ cat'ntses tuto souoFa arc n0w prevented
from Cafryins AIRS whatever ard A.. strtrr..s
oi srgnuniticn az Ncxs,rs and Sass
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The platform, as agreed upon by the ccrn-
mit;ee on resolutions and as Il VIII Re sub
mitted to the conference FOR adoption to-
morrow morning. is preceded by long
address 70 the voters Of the country
This address urges the people 70 organ
TIE az once TO deprive trusts OF their pow
or. II recites the methods pursued by the
trusts and the effects Of their operation
upon the people at large. and cites as par
tlcuIsriy aggressive tho Standard OH trust,
the beef trust, The elevator trust. the
anthracite coal trust. the sugar trust, the
steel trust and the paper trust
Continuing, the address says.
AS a elimination OF this aggregation OF
gigantic trusts an INSCRIPTIONS congress
sional lobby now threatens to set up an
all embracing bank trust. which would
regulate the volume % paper money and
dictate commercial discounting IN the in
terest Of all the great trusts and TO
which bankers Ia general would sustain
a relation similar 20 which grocers al
ready bear 20 the OIL trust and the sugar
trust"
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TO crnF a corn IN Owe n.v

Take Laxative Promo Quinlne Tablet.
All druggists refund the money 10 ii ,rils
20 cure. r. ". Groves signature 10 on
each boz Xc
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lAAAAAAAAAAAA
ACME MILL CO.
WILL
DEMONSTRATE
According to the Following
Schedule:


The Raiston Health Club Foods
ana the Acme Health Foods are
made By this firm. Their demon
strators will explain why those
goods are superior to all others.
! You will find il interesting and
edifying to see these demonstra-
tons. Note the dates:
Keene Mercantile Co, Twenty
fourth and Jackson, February IA
b. ". Padley, Twenty-ninth and
Jackson, February IA and Is.
Parlor Grocery Co, 1a29 Second
avenue, February IS and Il.
Louch, Augustine & Co. SIS First
avenue. February ls. II and 10.
]. A. Stavik Il Co. Fourteenth and
Madison, February IS and 20.
Haley. Lutz a Co, Marion and
Second avenue. February % and q.
wilkes Bros, Eighth and Pike.
February Il and 2.
Fraseh Grocery Co. 30 Yesler
way. February q and %
W. 8. Mayfeld, &C Pike street,
February % and "a.
r. L. Runkle, 10 Seventh avenue,
February "a and %.
CooDer a Levy. I0i First avenue
south. February g ana 2.
Jno. Decker. Denny way and
Summit. February e.
Damus Grocery Co. s2f Howard
avenue north. February D.
II. A. Farmer. Twenty-frst ave-
nue. and Jefferson. February =.
OUTSIDE POINTS.
Wildes. Metzger & Requa, Ever
EFT, March I and 2.
Metzger & Co. Everett. March
and 3
Q. T. Kraabel. Everett. March z.
Lowell Grocery Co, Lowell,
March g.
Mason A. Co. whstcom. March 6
and 7.
ireland & Pancoast, whatcom.
March and 7.
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George Fred william. speaks.

George Fred Williams then intro
duced. Mr.. Williams declared that the
snti-monopoly forces must be organized for
the overthrow Of the spirit OF greed and
commsreialism. and that II neither II INC
old political parties was found capable Of
defending the rights OF the people. then
a new one must be formed. lie declared
however, his belief that the Democratic
party has cieansed and purified itself for
this very contest"
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American flags were carried by number
Of persons in the Auditorium meeting to-
night The stage was flied with prominent
antitrust men. Judge William Prentiss
called the meeting to order and introduced
President Lockwood. OF the National Anti
Trust League as presiding officer.
Frank Monett, former attorney general of
Ohio. was the next speaker
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Continued from Page one.

connoissance. There is no confirmation OF
the reported sortie Of British troops from
Lsdysmith, nor Of Boer outhankias
movement. A report comes from Duroan
that British artillery forced the Beers to
evacuate their camp on Hlangwana NIL,
south Of Colenso Il would be an import
ant advantage If the British were able to
occupy the position.
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Boer Invasion Of zuIuiand.


Friends OF Cecil Rhodes are becoming
alarmed at his possible fate and have sent
an emissary 20 see Or. Leyds, diplomatic
agent OF the Beers in Europe. in regard TO
the probable course the Beers would pur-
sue in the event OF his capture.
Leyds assured the Intermediates that
the Beers did not intend TO kin Rhodes.
but, he added. they would certainly hold
him as hostage until an indemnity for
the Jameson raid was paid
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NUMEROUS SPEAKERS
Score THE TRUSTS.

Continued from Page One.
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Use of Bryan's Name.

President Lockwood regretted that ". J.
Bryans name was mentioned In the discus
sion, and declared II was his intention 20
keep politics out of the conference. II has
been decided to limit all future addresses
in the conference TO twenty minutes. IN
order to get through with the programme.
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This is not like political convention.
as we have no promises to make or offices
TO give. We are here 10 tight for prin-
clple. | firmly believe that this gathering
is the beginning Of movement which viii
wipe every malevolent trust from the coun-
try within a few years. II is unfair TO
charge that this is a political scheme, plan
ned in the interest Of any one candidate
or set OF candidates We have members
OF all parties and classes In our ranks and
we are all working. with unseihsh motives,
for the betterment OF mankind"
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LONDON. Feb l3-A dispatch to the
Evening News from Rensberg says severe
fighting occurred during the British re-
treat. various outposts on both sides SUI
fering heavy losses. The dispatch adds
thar It is doubtful II Rensberg can be
held.
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Do
You Sleep
Well?
If you do not try a pint OF
Rainier
Beer
Before retiring. II indu-
ces the most restful and
refreshing slumber.
An Opportunity to Procure Heavy
Underwear at Exceptionally Low Prices.

Two DOZEN half-plnt bottle. delivered
to any part q the city. 100 Tel, Raj
r,ter N
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Mass Meeting Tonight.

The night session was in the form Of a
mass meeting, which was called at the
Auditorium and brought out some of the
strongest speakers among the delegates, In
Guiding John P. Altgeld. T.. s. Monnett.
Samuel NJ. Jones. John Crosby, George
Fred Williams and Tom l.. johnson
President Lockwood. Of the Antitrust
League. said tonight
This Is remarkable gathering in mary
respects. Every delegate paid his own rail-
road fare here. and the speakers are all
volunteers The league has not spen, "A
dollar in promoting the movement. The
delegates Travelled many miles for a purely
unselhsh motive.
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conference that congress extend to the
settlers upon government lands the same
advantages that have been given to rail-
road corporations. and grant 10 said set
tiers free homes by the immediate passage
OF the free homes bill now pending in
congress"
Gen. ]. B. Weaver. OF Iowa, was the
next speaker.
Trust Promoter an Enemy.
turer Of ST. Louis. addressed the confer
ence on his personal experience with
trust. Mr.. Wettmore declared. on his per-
sonal experience. that the trust promoter
IS the worst enemy of the human race.
The protective tariff, he declared. was
the foundation of the modern trust and
its concomitant evils. The farmer, he
asserted. now feels safe from the en-
croachment of trusts. but there Is moth
ing 10 prevent the monopolies from enter
ing agricultural fields when the other
avenues OF industry have been exhausted.
Mrs. Helen NJ Cougar. OF Indiana, fol-
lowed She was the first woman speaker
ed throughout
Ex-Congressman Jerry Simpson. OF
Kansas, came next
5. w. Sample, of Minnesota, followed
Chairman Monuett read a telegram
from United States Senator Mason. re-
GREETING that he could not be present.
Adjournment was taken until evening.
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output and purchased other plants. ore
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As Carnegie owns one-hslf per cent ~
the Csrne9ie Steel Company. Limited, he
viii therefore own more than one-half Of
the per cent, whlch Frtck seiis. and II lie
can thus acquire per cent OF Fr,ck's nolA.
ing- for what would amount to about q 900
90. he viii make net profit on that trans.
action. based on hts own selling price, as
above stated. IN the neishhorheod Of &, on =
90,
frick further says that never since 1857
had either firm attempted 10 foFce a part
ner to sell That no interest whatever was
ever acquired unin the sc-caEea agree
ment of i&9, and none under the one of
lSs1 except, AZ TIE times when the ananclai
condition and earning power az the com
pany were radically different, the company
did purchase The interests o. three de.
ceased partners. but by an amlaahie ana
satisfactory Arrangement with the repre-
scntattve~ ~ each Neither IN the whaie
history o. both arms WAS Il ever supposed
that any partner had placed himself IN