Fair play., 1900-03-17

| continue TO retreat before the British
and they may not defend Bloemfon-
tcin They were said to be concentrat-
ing at Abraham's Kraal. 80 miles from
the Free State capital. The evacua-
| tion of the northern districts of Cape
Colony is now nearly complete. Not
witlIs.anding rcverscs the patriotic
| spirit Of the I:oers shows no diminu-
tion. and everyone is willing to give his
services to aid the government
| LATER.
| In the senate, on the 9th. the feature
OF the open session was a speech by
Mr.. Lindsay (Ky), on the Puerto
Rican government and tariff measure.
He claimed that under the treaty OF
Paris. which provided for the civil
governments and political status of the
native inhabitants of the islands a.
Guircd by the United States from
Spain. congress had authority to deal
with Puerto Rico and the Philippines
as il saw tit giving free trade to one
and lclying Il tariff on the products
! of the other. Discussion of the Mason
| Hocr sympathy resolution was dis
cusScd behind closed doors. In the
house. it being the first day pension
session under the new rule. % bills
were favorably acted upon in commit
tee of the whole and subsequently
passed.
The board of directors of the Kan
sas pcnitcntiary. after a conference
| with Gov. Stanley. on the 9th. decided
that the price of the product of the
hindin" twinc plant of the state prison
at Lansing. direct to the consumer.
will he ten cents a pound. or as near
that figure as the cost of production
will permit.
| Twenty large freight engines have
been ordered by the Union Pacific rail-
road from the Baldwin locomotive
works. for delivery at the shops in May
and June The weight of each is. en-
"inc in working order. 10000 pounds;
tender. 105.n0O pounds: total weight
in working order. 2s5.OOo pounds.
The political movement against the
| government of Santo Domingo may be
considered ended. Gen. Peppn. the
former governor of Santiago de los
Caballos. and three of his followers arc
bcin" pursued 10y the troops of the
| government, and il is expected the,
| will soon be taken prisoners.
Alexander Carter. - years old, in Il
temporary tit of insanity. on the 9th.
shot and killed his brother Charles.
university student, aged 80 years, at
the home of their parents in North
Berkeley. Gal. He then placed he
m!rz/lc Of the pistol III his mouth and
| blew his head of.
As reported by K. G.. Dun & Co. the
| failures for the week ended on thr
9th. were 2u5 in the United States,
acaiust ISs last wear and 33 in Canada,
against - last year.
The house committee on public
lands. on the 9th. fayorably reported
| he series of bills relative 10 land laws
i'll Alaska. previously introduced bv
Mr.. Lacey, Of Iowa.
In the senate. on the 10th. the dip
loEIatiC and consular appropriation
| bill WAS further considered, amended
i'll Il few minor particulars and passed.
The remainder of the session was de-
voted L" -ulo"ics of the late Monroe
l.. Hayward. In the house an agree
mcnt WIS reached to take up the bill;
prov iding Il government for Hawaii on
| April .. the final vote TO be taken on
| April :. at p. III. Consideration OF
the WiscIoung contssted-election
case occupied the remainder of the sc.'-
sion.
| I'll" democrats in Kentucky have COM
m,mCod Organizing and equipping
force OF militia with which to oppose
the state militia under Gov. Taylor,
should the latter, as it was rumOrd
| they would. attempt to arrest Co...
Ecr>ham. New interest and danger
waS added to the situation by the ar
rest OF two of the prominent republic
an state officials for whom warrants
had been issued, charging them with
completely in the assassination of Gov.
Goel,i.
| The will of the late Thomas Henry
Ismay. founder of the White Star Line
Steamship Co, has been probated,
showing Il PERSONAL estate of E1,291,.
ss1. Numerous Iegacies. in all about
G25pGo. are left to charities, and the
remainder of the estate goes to nem-
bers uI the family of deceased.
. .IohI y. Little, the actor. died in
Brooklyn. on the 11th, aged 62 years.
He va, :: native of Philadelphia, and
was at one time manager of thcate-
in Chicago. lie toured the whole Unit
ed States with his company, produc-
ing Around the World in Ninety
DAYS
| Christ Eauer was murdered by Ernst
Meyers, his brother-in-law, 50 miles
east oi Sioux City. Ia, on the night of
the 10th. Both men were farmers.
Bauer met death in defending his
mother. with whom Meyers had picked
a quarrel. Meyers had been drinking.
Addison {. Rand, president of the
| Rand Drill Co. and treasurer of the
Latin II Rand Powder Co.. died i'm New
York city. on the 11th, aged 50 years.
Fire. on the 1lth. completely wipe1
out all the business houses in RedfielG,
Ia or the south side of Main street.
The loss is estimated at 100000.
The United States cruiser Philadel-
phia sailed from San Francisco for
San Diego, Cal, on the nth.
Three fresh cases CT bubonic plague
Iwere officially reported in Sydney, n.
s. W., on the 1lth.