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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-11
POR TO RICAN TARIFF
THE BILL EXPECTED TO PASS THIS
AFTERNOON.
only One Vote to BE Taken-Members
on Both Sides Hurry
ing Here.

The resolution for the consideration of
and vote on the Porto Rican tariff bill in
the House today was an exact copy, as to
the method of voting, of the resolution un-
der which the Senate amendments to the
wilson tarin bill were concurred In at the
F1fty-third Congress. 1t is an iron-bound,
copper-riveted proposition, admitting of but
one vote-that on the motion to concur in
the Senate amendments. The general be-
lief this morning was that the Porto Rican
bill would carry by majority of from three
to five. The vote occurs at 8 o'clock this
afternoon. and the exact result depends
upon the arrival, without hindrance, of
absent members. who are hurrying to reach
Washington before that hour
The work Of Mr.. Long for the republi-
cans and Mr.. Underwood for the democrats
In securing the attendance of members of
the House and arranging pairs for sucn
as must be absent has been, perhaps, the
most thorough in legislative history. The
opposition to the bill is at disadvantage
In consequence of sickness. having three
sick men-Robertson of Louisiana, Crawley
or Illinois and Ridgely of Kansas while
the republicans have but one-Boutelle of
Malne-all of whom are without pairs
This difference will probably be adjusted
however, by two of the sick democrats be-
ing paired with Davey and Meyers of
Louisiana. The democrats, however, have
three absentees. at least two of whom will
not appear. All except Bailey of Texas,
Stailings of Alabama and Cochran of Mis-
souri, are expected and none of them are
paired. but it is possible that one of them
may get here in time to vote. 1t is said
that Bailey had a promise Of a pair when
he went away, but that 1t was broken.
On the Republican Side.
The republicans expect to have all their
members except Boutelle of Maine present
or paired. The exact location of each
member of the House is known to the
man of each party in charge of the pairs
and the organization of the forces is COM
plete. Mr.. Tawney, who is expected to be
the last of the absentees to arrive is due
at o'clock this afternoon, and King, the
newly elected democrat from Utah. is hur-
rying on his way, but is hardly expected
to arrive in time.
1t Is conceded that nine republicans will
vote against the bill, but IL there are no
more under cover who will vote against the
Dill 1t will pass by a majority of not less
than three. The republicans say that there
is one other man on their side whose vote
Is in doubt, but that they do not believe
that there will be more than ten republt-
cans against the bill
The result is subject to the fluctuations
that may come of the non-arrival of mem
bers expected on one side or the other but
this is more apt to increase than to reduce
the majority for the bill. Mr.. Long, who
Is in charge of the republican pairs saws
that the majority Is likely to be anywhere
between three and nine for the bill, and
that the bill cannot fail unless there is
treachery on the part of some republicans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-11
PASSED BY THE SENATE.
Various Bills and Resolutions Acted
Upon FavOrably.


When the Senate convened today Mr..
Money reported from the committee on ag-
riculture bill setting apart a portion of
the Arlington estate for an experimental
farm to be operated under the direction Of
the Secretary of Agriculture, and it was
passed.
A resolution was adopted calling upon
the President, if not Incompatible with the
public interest, to inform the Senate
whether any persons have been executed by
garrote in Porto Rico since the Unit ed
States authorities have been in control of
the island, and If SO, why the system Of
execution was employed.
bill to establish fish Matching and fish
station In West Virginia was passed
The resolution relating to the Quay case
was laid before the Senate, and Mr.. Bur-
rows CMich.) rose to address himself to It,
Mr.. Allison Uowa) requested Mr.. Bur-
rows to yield to him that he might have the
Senate take up the District Of Columbia
appropriation bill.
This request was agreed to, 1t being un-
derstood that Mr.. Burrows should proceed
tomorrow with his speech.
After. Mr.. Penrose (Pa.) had protested
that appropriation bills should not interfere
with consideration of the Quay case. the
District Of Columbia appropriation bill was
formally taken up. The BILL as reported TO
the Senate, carries S7.457,755.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-11
RUMORED BOER VICTORY.
Daily News Correspondent Sends Re.
mort From Pretoria

LONDON, April 1.-THE Daily News has
the following from Pretoria, dated Monday,
by way of Deiagoa bay:
TT is officially announced that a battle
has been fought south of Brandfort, in
which COO British troops We're killed and
wounded and 800 taken prisoners.
Lord Roberts Is declared to be finding
great difficulty owing to the scarcity of
water"
A dispatch today to the Daily Mail from
Brandfort. dated Sunday. says: Yesterday
Gen. de Wet inflicted the third defeat of
the British within a week, at Meerkatsfon-
TEN, killing and wounding 600. He captured
800, with twelve wagons, losing five Beers
killed and nine wounded"
The Daily Mail also has the following
from Lourenco Marquee: The Netherlands
Railway Company processes to have re-
ceived telegram reporting Boer victory
near kroonstad. the Beers capturing 800
British"
Commenting on this. the Daily Mail re-
marks: There is a Meerkatsfontein about
eight and half miles southeast of Kroon-
stad, but, if the reports be true, this can
hardly be the place"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-11
EPPS AND WOOD DEFEATED.
Result of Primaries at Richmond, Va
Yesterday.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
RICHMOND, Va, April 1.-THE returns
from yesterdays primary were slow in
coming in and the result in some cases was
not final till the last precinct was heard
from The vote was the heaviest in years
midday today. c. W. Hardwicke, chairman
Of the board of aldermen's finance commit
tee, was defeated by close vote by James
B. Wood, Chesapeake and Ohio official.
The chairman has the placing of the c,ty's
money on deposit and the banks of the city
exerted strong influence fer and agains.
his election. j. C. Smith beat II. Claiborne
Epps, the incumbent, 1J4 votes for city SER
geant. All the other old officers we're re-
nominated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-11
CHANGED BY CURRENCY ACT.
Banks Cannot Count Certificates q
Deposit as Part of Money Reserve,

Under authority Of section 5193, U. s. R.
g., national banks have heretofore been
permitted to deposit with any assistant
treasurer Of the United States lawful
money in sums of not less than $4,000, and
to receive therefor a certificate of deposit
which certifes they were authorized to
count as part of their lawful money re-
serve. Section of the act of March IA,
1900, known as the currency bill," repeals
this entire section of the Revised Statutes,
and in consequence the banks will hereafter
be prohibited from counting such certifi-
Gates as part of their lawful reserve
There are about fourteen and a half mill
lions Of these certificates now outstanding,
which are held entirely by the banks in the
principal cities of the east, with the excep-
ton of two or three western cities, and are
indicated in their reports as United States
certificates of deposit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-11
CHANGES IN ROBERTS. ARMY.
Gen. Gatacre Relieved and Will Re-
turn to England.

BLOEMFONTEIN, Tuesday, April 10
Gen Gatacre, the commander of the third
division, is about to return to England.
Gen Poie-Carew has been appointed 70
the command of the eleventh division
Several changes are likely to be made in
the brigade commands
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-11

Watchmnn Overpowered and STANDARD
Oil COmpany's Plant Robbed.

Special Dispatch TO The Evening Star.
RICHMOND, Va, April III. A. Sowell,
watchman of the Standard Oil Company S
plant in Manchester, was overpowered by
five men at an early hour this morning,
tied with wire, gagged and thrown aside
like old baggage, while the men blew open
the safe and took the contents, including
$500 in cash.
office when he was jumped on from behind.
In a desperate struggle which he made he
was struck on the end of the spine with
a burglars hammer and painfully hurt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-11
PAN-AMERIcAN CONGRESS.
Meeting of Ministers and Ambass,
dOrs Called for Saturday.

meeting of all of the ministers and
ambassadors representing the countries of
the three Americas has been called for
Saturday at the bureau Of American re-
publics to take steps to insure representa-
ton of their respective countries at the
second Pan-American congress, to be held
in the City of Mexico. This meeting re-
suits from the movement initiated by the
executive committee of the bureau of
American republics and 1t is expected that
the result will be to fix date for the
meeting of the Pan-American congress
and outline the program for the session,
the topics to be considered approved by
all of the nations to be represented at
the Congress in advance of the meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-11
MIR. MUDD NOT RESPONSIBLE,
He Introduced the New Form of Gov.
ernment Bill by Request.

The bill to change the form of govern
ment in the District of Columbia, intro
duced in the House by Mr.. Mudd, has been
referred to the District committee but has
not yet been taken up by any subcom-
mfttee.
Mr.. Mudd stated to the committee today
that he had merely introduced the bill "by
request and had no intention of calling
the bill up for consideration, nor urging it
upon the committee
Mr.. Mudd disavowed any pride of au-
thorship in the bill and said that he had
been careful to put the words by re-
guest on the bill to assure the people of
the District that he did not intend to give
his Endorsement to the bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-11
KEEP BRITISH BUSY
Gen. Roberts Reports Great Activity
on Part of Bosrs.
THE FIGHHING At ELANDSLAAG1E
Reported Boer Victory Near Brand
fort is Unconfirmed.
WARNING TO CAPE COLONISTS

LONDON. April 11.-Lord Roberts wires
to the war office from Bloemfontein, under
date of Tuesday, April 10, follows:
The enemy have been very active during
the past few days. One commando is now
on the north bank of the Orange river not
far from Aiiwal North, while another IS at
tacking Wepener. The garrison there is
holding out bravely and inflicted serious
loss on the Beers Maj. Syringe of the
Cape Mounted Rifles was killed No other
casualties have been reported as yet The
troops are being moved up rapidly. y
patrol of six men of the Tth Dragon
Guards. under Lieut.. Wetherley, which had
been reported missing since April {, has re-
turned safely"
AS the foregoing does not mention the
alleged British reverse on Saturday at
Meerkatsfontein, the Boer kilograms are
not credited at the war office, and they are
further discredi-ed on account of the dis
crepancies in the dispatches, as Meerkats-
fontein in one message is located near
Brandfort and in another 1t is located
southeast of BlOemfontein, the places being
100 miles apart
Gen. Gatacre Recalled.
Gen. Gatacre's return to England is ac-
cepted a. being In the nature of recall,
though no reason is given for it, and it
VIII DE associated IN the puDllc mind with
his lack of success. Lord Roberts criticised
his management Of the Stormberg attack,
and possibly Gatacre's having arrived an
hour and half too late to rescue the Red
dersburg force may have decided his re-
turn Cen Rumble. seemingly. succeeds
Gen Gatacre, and, according to a dispatch
from Bloemfontein. the commanders Of sew
eral brtgades are about TO be changed
The Reuter- Telegram Company's corre-
spOndent at Aliwal North, wiring at $50
this morning. says:
There Is no further news from wepe-
ner Too cloudy to heliograph. More
British troops are arriving"
Notification to Portugal
It IS learned that the Boer governments
have formally notified Portugal that they
consider the shipping of British troops and
munitions Of war to Rhodesia by way of
Beira. Portuguese East Africa, to be tam
tamount to hostile action. This, however,
will not stop General Sir Frederick Car
r1ngtons force from entering Rhodesia
Whether or not the Beers will make re-
prisals upon Portugal remains to be seen
though the best informed opinion here in
clines to the belief that the Beers are not
likely to back up their protest with action
that would bring them into hostilities with
still another power
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-11
FIRE AT BOWLING GREEN, VA.
Business Portion of the Town Almost
Completely Destroyed.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
RICHMOND, Va, April 11.-Fire swept
Bowling Green, Caroline county, last night
and destroyed thirteen stores two liver;-
stables, two carriage shops and county jail.
Estimated loss s6OO0O to $4,000: insurance,
$4,000. Only two stores are left standing
in the business portion of the town, which
is practically destroyed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-11
CAPTAIN REIeHMAN..

Omcfais DO Not Belicye He Has ViO-
lated Neutrality Laws.
Inquiry at the State andswar departments
discloses the absence Of any reports. official
or unofficial connecting CAPT. Reichman
with active participation IN the Boer cam
paign. Therefore the officials, basing their
opinion on Capt. Reichman's well-known
good Judgment and knowledge of the rules
OF war, are confident that he has done moth
ing to violate the neutrality to which he
was bound by his appointment as an OBJ
United States army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-11
Roberts Warns Cape Coioni.ts.

COLESBERG, Cape Colony, April IL
In view of the state of unrest across the
border. Lord Roberts has proclaimed q
warning to the Cape Colonists that furthef
acts of hostility will be treated with thu
utmost rigor Of martial law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-11
One. of the Merrimae.. Crew

Osborn Deignan, who was one of the gal
liant crew Of the Msrrimac when that ves-
sci was sunk in the harbor of Santiago, has
been appointed ap>acting boatswain in the
navy and assigned to duty on the gunboa.
Marietta.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-11

The Secretary of the Navy today ordered
the Marine Band to play at the Presidents
grounds next Monday afternoon for the
benefit of the children engaged in theip
usual Easter pastime of egg rolling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-11
THE ROAD TO FORTUNE,

The Road to Fortune is
through Printers Ink.-P..
T. BarnuIn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-11
Marine Band for Egx Rollers.

With the above amendments the bill "
then passed by the Senate.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-11

Dutch Church. In fact, this is the es.
tablished church of the State. Even
the tiniest village has its devout con-
gregation, and the Government con-
tributes each yesr $4,000 for the
support of its Dutch religious insti-
tutions.
The climate of the Orange Free
State is perhaps the most healthful in
all South Africa. 1t is both drier and
colder than that of the neighboring
colonies, due to the fact that the voldt
of the Free Staters 1850 high above
the sea level.
The constitution of the Orange
Free State is founded upon that OF
the United States. This constitution
was adopted on April 10, 1854, aud gave
to everyone living in the country be-
fore the date of it's .boption the right
to vote for president and members
of the new legislature. The com
mando law is unique. This law, which
was put into successful operation at
the opening of the campaign for the
raising of Orange Free State troops,
regulates the calling out of burghers ut
all times of danger. Every male in
kabitant of the State between sixteen
and sixty years of age is, under this
law, subject to the call OF the field
cornet. The number that were found
availabls for the last call to arms is
said to have been 90, 900.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-11
A Opeer Cl,urcl,.

At Santa Clara, CAL, there is Bap'
tist church which was built OF lumber
made from a single giant oak tree.
Under it's branches the first Baptist
service in that region was held, in
1853. When it was decided to build
church edifce it was thought best to
use the site Of the original meeting
place. With appropriate ceremonies
the great tree, whose shade covered
an acre of ground, vas consecrated for
its new purpose. Workmen then cut
off the tree twenty feet from the
ground. This big stump was partially
hollow, and was allowed to stand Tor
the church tower. A tapering steeple
was built on top of it.
The upper part of the tree TRUNK
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-11

be his own little Republic, the Orange
Free State. Furthermore, the two
Republics were bound by a treaty
made in 1897, after the jameson raid,
which provided that il either State
were attacked the other was to come
to its assistauce with its full fighting
force, which at that time meant q COM
bined army Of about $4,000 mep-
$4,000 Transyaalers and $1,000 Free
Staters.
So the Orange Free State and the
Transvaal joined hands. That the
Free Staters were not the first to sui.
fer by this racial coalition was due to
one of those mere accidents OF war or
caprices of fate that can neyerAbe
anticipated. Ladysmith and Colense,
Kimberley and Mafeking chanced to
be the points where the storm burst.
The Free Staters, while descended;
from the same Dutch settlers in South
Africa "a the Transyaal burghera, fosm
what might BE termed another branch
of the Boer family. They settled IN
Natal after the exodus from the Cape,
but as that became British colony,
they fell back and established them
selves in the country lying between.
the two great branches Of the Orange
River, known to the colonists as the
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-11

yaal and the Orange Rivers, and sepa-
rated from the coast by the Drachen-
berg Mountains. The Orange River
Free State, to give it its full name,
forms connecting link between Cape
Colony, the Transvaal and Natal, and
was for years called the Buffer State.
It is a vast plateau. 5000 to 5000 feet
above sea level. Its undulating plains
slope from the Maluti Mountains to
the Yaal River. In the south they are
dotted with rocky hills, which the Beers
call "kopjes." In the northern part.
however, one can travel hundreds OF
miles without seeing break IN the
horizon. When the Natal Beers took
possession of the country 1t was in
habited by different tribes. All ex-
cept the powerful Basutos have DIS g.,
persed.
The Free State is divided into the
following districts Bloemfonteln,
Winburg, ,southfeld, Harrismith and
Fauresmith. The capital is Bloem-
fontein (of which we give several IL.
lustrations), situated on o tributary OF Of
the Modder River and about ooO
miles from Cape Town. The Orange
Free State was annexed by Great
Britain in the forties, and continued 9
colony of the empire until 1854, when
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-11
BABY RAN THE LOCOMOTIVE.
A Three-Year-old's Trip Alone on an
Engine Running Wild.


CT can run ON engine like papa,"
said little three-year-old Fred Evans
as he was lifted down from the loco
motive Of the St. Johns motor line
OF Albina, Oregon, q few days ago
He had mounted the engine at St:
Johns, pulled open the throttle and
remained on the seat alone on mao
ride of seven miles. The young en-
gineer is the son of W. B. Evans, of
st. Johns, On engineer on the motor
line. He had often been on the en-
gine, and his father had explained to
him how the lever is pulled and the
wheels started moving.
The engine lies over m hour at ST.
Johns, just by the water tank, and
during this time, while Mr.. Evans
was at home at ,unch, little Fred
walked down to tho engine. mounted
the seat and opened the throttle wide.
The machine was full of coal and
water, and was ready for the road,
Several people saw the boy start, but
no Quo was near enough tc catch the
engine. Tho news was Mt once told
to Mr.. Evans, and he reached the
track just in time to see the locomo-
tive, with his boy on board, disappear
around ourvc. Thof father was wild
with grief and fear, and tho boys
mother was almost prostrated.
The news spread like wild fire, and
the whole town turned out. Excite
mont was intense, women and chill
dren cried and men offered sugges-
tions. Master Mechanic Michael +.
Brady was at that end of the line and
at once began to telephone to stations
along the line. Portsmouth and
Peninsular were notified, and men at
these points tried to board the engine
as it dashed by, but its speed was too
great. Mr.. Brady also notified the
Office at Albina. md party OF mon
ran ont the line northward to meet
the wild engine. In coming up the
long grade toward Albina, the steam
had died down little, but the regis
ter still showed eighty pounds. John
Woods, q motorman Oh the City and
Suburban Railway, was the first man
to meet the engine. He caught the
hand rail and swung mp, but in doing
so he was dragged sixty or seventy.
FIVE feet. He at once turned off the
steam, and the engine slowed down
aud stopped. It was then young Fred
made the remark concerning his ability
as an engine-driver.
The boy was not scared at oil, but
seemed rather proud of his feat.
When the engine first dashed out oi
ST. Johns he was frightened, aud as
he came through Portsmouth like
shot out guu he was yelling Justify
for smama." After coming several
miles, however, he again became
brave and held his position on the seat
With composure, with his hand on the
lever, like veteran.
The engine was stopped in front OF
the home OF DIR. Davis, on Commercial
street, and was quickly run back to.
st. Johns by Mr.. Woods with tie boy
Fred still on board. Mr.. Woods said
his success in boarding the engine was
surprise to him, as we'll as every one
else, as its speed was still consider.
able. The engine had made the run
from st. Johns to Albina in less than
half m hour.
In the meantime tho news OF the
rescue had been sent by telephone to
tho frightened parents, and for the
remainder of the day thcre was great
Joy in oil st. Johns.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-11

mountain ranges in the State are the
Stall Mountains, which lie in the east
ern portion of the republic. Praoti-
cslly all of the plains are we'll adapted
for pastoral purposes. On the basa-
toland border there is a golden strip
OF land, thirty miles broad and loo
miles long, which is considered 60 De
the best bit Of grain producing soil In
the world. -.
Think of land that, without irriga-
ton, and with scarcely any cultiva-
ton, will raise seventy to eighty
bushels of grain to the acre! Wheat,
oats, maize, barley and Kaffir corn
can all be grown, while herds OF cat
tie, horses, Angora goats, ostrlohes
and sheep can live and flourish on the
veldt.