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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-17
ON THE LEGISLATIVE BILL.
Mr.. Miers Offers an Amendment and
Attacks the Trusts.

When the House of Representatives con-
vened today the Speaker announced the
appointment of James H. Davidson OF Wis
consin as chairman of the committee on
railways and canals.
The House then resolved itself into COM
mittee of the whole and resumed considera-
ton of the legislative appropriation bill
In order to present his views upon trusts
and his opposition to the financial bill.
which is now in conference, Mr.. Mlers
Qnd) offered an amendment. He antag-
onized the provision of the financial bill
which authorized national banks to issue
currency. and denounced the fastening of
the gold standard upon the people as glar-
ing iniquity. He declared that the retire
ment of the greenbacks and the placing OF
the national banks above the government
was the completion of the most wonderful
blunder of the age.
Mr.. Miers declared that after the passage
of the Mckinley tariff law thirty-four new
trusts were organized, and since the Nc
kinley administration had assumed power
and the Dingley law had gone into effect
200 of such monsters" had raised their
heads in the country with a capital aggre-
eating s., ,000,0 100000.
The House agreed to set apart Saturday.
April T. to pay tribute to the life and public
p Bland of Missouri.
Mr.. Miers' remarks precipitated a lively
political debate, participated in by Mr. Sui
zer On W, Mr.. Grosvenor (Ohio) and Nj
Cannon Qn).
Mr.. Sulzer. after directing attention to the
recent antitrust conference held in Chi
cago declared that the trusts were not only
doing irreparable injury, but were doing Il
through the backing of a republican admin
istration.
Mr. Grosvenor (Ohio) replied in a humor-
ous vein adverting to Mr.. Sulzer's aspi-a-
tions to the vice presidency
He closed by saying that the democrats
had ample opportunity between 1872 and
1886 to enforce the antitrust law, but had
failed to do SO.
Mr. Cannon poured Oil on the troubled
waters in an amusing speech, In which he
appealed to the bel,igerents to permit a
little public business to be transacted,
"just to fool the people" Q4aughter9
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-17
INSANITY AMONG THE TROOPS.
OMcial Statement Shows Published
Reports Are Highly Exaggerated,

1t was recently published in various news
papers that 2jO demented soldiers had been
sent across the continent during the past
three months for treatment at the Govern.
ment Hospital for the Insane, across the
Eastern branch. and that over 200 more
soldiers We're expected to arrive at San
Francisco shortly from Manila In view of
the alarming character of the statement.
BILE to ascertain the facts from the official
records Of the War Department,
He has just received report on the sub
ject showing that the original newspaper
statements were highly exaggerated. A
statement of the commitments Of enlisted
men to the Government Hospital for the In
sane by the Secretary Of War, from Nav j.
1898. up to the present time, covering prac
tically the entire period from the outbreak
of the Spanish war, shows as follows:
Admitted to the hospital-Regular armv.
134; state volunteers. 20; United States vol
unteers, 10; ex-soldiers recommitted. o: a
total of 223 men. OF this number there
have since recovered and been discharged
Regular army, 6S: state volunteers "a.
United States volunteers, 9; ex-soIdiers. 1:
a total of 100. There are now under treat
ment at the hospital-Regular army. az.
state volunteers, 16; United States voiun-
teers, 4. and ex-soldiers, s; total of 94
military patients.
OF the total number treated at the hos
pital, only thirty-seven men served in the
Philippines, and Of these eleven have been
discharged as cured, thus dispelling the in
timation that service in the Philippines is
having an Injurious effect upon the minds
of the troops A significant fact in this
connection is that there was not a single
insane patient among nearly 27O invalid
soldiers just brought home from the Phil
ippines on the hospital ship Missouri.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-17
DETAILS OF THE MOVEMENT.
London ChrOnicle'. Correspondent t
Tells of Gen. Roberts Advance.

London Chronicles Correspondent
Tells of Gen. Roberts Advance.
LONDON, February 1.-THE Chronicle $
second edition this morning has the fol-
lowing dispatch from Watervaal Drift,
dated Friday, February 49, morning:
Lord Roberts with the 9th and 1th Di-
visions and the cavalry division, in march
ing to relieve Kimberley, rendezvoused at
Enslin and then marched toward the Free
State. The 9th Division crossed the Riet
river at Watervaal Drift and marched
along the right bank. The Beers showed
fight and We had several casualties. The
division then marched on to Jacobsdal.
The cavalry captured Brown Drltt, on
the left flank of the Beers main position.
Both columns are now marching nortn
parallel with each other.
The British captured many prisoners,
but their casualties were slight.
The Chronicle also has the following dis
patch from Wegdelies, undated, via Mod
der river, February 16. morning:
General kelly-kenny. with the 9th Dl-
vision, has entered Jacobsdal. The Beers
made feeble attempt to hold the eastern
ridges but were outfanked by the mount
ed infantry and retired. There were few
British casualties.
The division then evacuated Jacobsdal,
marching north in the track of French 5
cavalry, which crossed the Modder river
and engaged the enemy, who retired with
heavy losses.
The Tth Division crossed the Riet river
east of Koffyfontein and drove the enemy
before them.
General Tucker is now on Colonel KEEL
ly-Kenny's right. and probably will effect
a junction with his force. The enemy is
retiring north. The 9th Division, under
General Colville. is in the rear of the 9Th
Division. The enemy so far has made no
I'VE have CAPTURED thousands of stock"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-17
THE FRICK-CARNEGIE SUIT.
Attorneys for the Defendant Have A,
cepted Service.

PITTSBURG, Pa, February 1.-THE ac-
ceptance Of service by the attorneys for the
defendants in the Frick-Carnegie equity suit
clears the way for the actual beginning of
the fight in the courts between the two
steel kings The recognized adherents of
each are doing all in their power to mar
shall their respective forces for the con-
test and consultations on campaign plans
are being held night and day.
The fifteen days allowed for filing an an
swer to the suit dates from yesterday. 1t
will probably be filed before the expiration
of the time limit however, as the counsel
for Mr. Carnegie say all the papers will
be ready when he returns to Pittsburg,
which will be early in the week beginning
February %.
The defense. it is said. will be in the
nature of general denial of the allega-
tons of Mr.. Frick. as to Mr.. Carnegie !
malevOlent intent, and strong contention
that the ''ironclad" contract still exists
and is forcible and binding it was
under the old firm of Carnegie Bros. &
Company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-17
CONNECTING THE LAKES.
Hearing Given by the River and Har-
hOr Committee.

The river and harbor committee of the
House gave a hearing today to those in
terested in the connecting waters between
Lakes Superior and Huron. Colonel Ly-
decker, the United States engineer officer
in charge, explained the congested condi-
ton of the Sault Ste. Marie canal, where
there were two or three blockades last
summer, eutatling loss to lake shipping of
$1,OOO,OOO He favored the Improvement
and deepening of one of the shallow corl-
Meeting channels, for temporary use. until
a new lock could be constructed. Colonel
Lydecker also detailed the important work
in progress at the Lime Kiln crossings, De-
troit river. and in reply to questions dis
cussed the advissbility of increasing the
facilities of the St. Clair flats channel This
can be accomplished either by doubling the
width of the present channel or by new
channel, thus giving one channel for the
up traffic and another for the down. This
project is merely tentative, however, as
there has been no call for a survey for this
Improvement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-17
COLLEGE STUDENT SHOT.
Tragedy Due to Class Spirit ut Della
ware, Ohio.

DELAWARE, Ohio. February 17.-Frank
p. Brown, a student of Ohio Wesleyan Uni
versity. was shot from ambush late last
night. The bullet struck him in the neck,
It is not known who fired the shot. Glass
spirit runs high over Washington's birth
day. and some twenty-five members of the
sophomore class arranged to burn an ef-
figy Of the freshmen class last night. They
started a big fire near the young women's
seminary. They were requested to stop by
Professor Austin, the dean, when some one
In hiding fired a pistol five times. No one
was injured at that time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-17

the Boer rear guard as being General Cron-
je's it is still doubtful If that general Is
personally with it. and it is possible he
may be employing more than one line OF
retreat. The reported capture of large
British convoy by the Beers is still not
mentioned officially.
There is TO news of importance from else
where on the scene of war.
Enthusiasm at Cape Town.
Dispatches from Cape Town announce
that enthusiastic demonstrations followed
the announcement of the relief of Kimber-
ley. Government House was surrounded by
huge crowds and the British high commits
sioner and Governor of Cape Colony, Sir
Alfred Miner received an ovation. The
house which Lord Roberts occupied on mis-
arrival at Cape Town was similarly feted.
There were parading through the city,
cheering for "Bobs.' flag flying and hostile
demonstrations outside the offices of news
papers sympathetic to the Beers and before
the residences of ministers supposed to be
in sympathy with the burghers.
The relief of Kimberley was similarly
celebrated in other towns of Cape Colony.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-17
FRENCH HAS CRACK TROOPS.
some of the Best British Regiments
Are With Him.

Some of the crack troops of the British
army are included in the cavalry division
Under General French which has been op-
Grating for the relief of Kimberley.
A number of the officers in this division
are noblemen and favorites in London so
ciety. Among the commands under French
are the following:
Household Cavalry.
Sixth Dragon Guards.
Sixth Enniskillen Dragons.
Tenth HussarS.
Fourteenth HuSsars.
Fifteenth Hussars.
New South Wales Lancers.
Second Dragons.
Mounted infantry, including colonial con-
tingentS.
Horse artillery.
The famous Highland Brigade, it is sup
posed, is in the infantry column which has
been following French.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-17
the Metropolitan Line.

Mr.. Pearre has introduced in the House
the bill offered in the Senate and hereto
fore printed In The Star. by Mr.. Mcmillan,
providing that the Metropolitan Railroad
company be required to extend by double
tracks the lines of its underground electric
railroad from its present terminus at the
Intersection of 18th street and Columbia
read easterly along Columbia road to the
present 10th street northwest; thence north
along 10th street to Park street: Provided
that no tracks shall be laid within the
curb lines of 10th street extended, accord
ing to the highway plans. and no cars shall
be switched in the streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-17
TO AMEND CONSTITUTION.
Proposed to Put FtOhibifion of Polyx-
amy in It.

The House committee on election of Presi-
dent and Vice President has submitted a
report in favor Of joint resolution for a
constitutional amendment disqualifyins
polygamists for election as senators or
representatives in Congress and prohibit
ing poIygamy and polygamous association
between the sexes. The report says this
amendment to the Constitution is designed
to remove all doubtful construction of the
law and to effectually provide a means of
extirpating the evils of polygamy by max
Ing 1t unlawful In any place. It refers to
the Roberts controversy. and says that
while the decision of the House establishes
precedent 1t is not one of absolutely hind
ing force. so that constitutional enact
ment Is desirable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-17
RURONIC PLAGUE IN MANILA.
Mai. Edie Using Heroic Measures to
STAMP 1t Out.

MANILA, February 17.-Out of a total
OF 81 cases of suspected bubonic plague
reported. AZ proved genuine and 81 deaths
resulted, half of them being Cinnamon.
There were Il cases during the past week,
mostly within the walled city, and a hun
dred inspectors, under the superintendent
of health officer, Mai. Edie, are enforcing
the sanitary regulations Thirty of the in
spectors are Cinnamon who have been fur
nished by the Chinese merchants.
The health department census shows the
population of Manila is about 10000, in
Guiding 81 900 Chinese.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-17
MRS. CRAVEN HAS NEW WITNESS.
He Will Testify to Her Marital Rela
tiOns with Fair.

SAN FRANCISCO, February 1T.-Mrs
Nettie Craven's attorneys make the an
nouncement that she is prepared to pro-
duce a witness who will testify that the
dead millionaire was introduced to him by
Mrs. Craven as her husband, upon which
occasion the senator admitted the exist
ence Of a marriage contract. The new fac
tor in the case Is Ben. F. Lamborn, city
clerk of Alameda, man of prominence and
standing in the community. The attorneys
for the Fair estate do not attempt to as
sail his integrity, but claim that they will
show that he Is mistaken in his assertions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-17
DECISIVE ACTION EXPECTED.
Views in London on the News From
south Africa

LONDON, February 17.-With General
Cronje in full retreat and General Kelly
Kenny harassing his rear. hopes run high
that a decisive action will occur, If it has
not already been fought The dispatches
from Jacobsdal confirm this belief, saving
General Cronje has been obliged to "out-
span,' in other words, form a laager, or
camp. in order 10 rest his oxen. This ex-
plains General Kelly-Kenny's latest dis
patch referring to shelling the laager,
which also brought lCng-expected word Of
General kitcheners whereabouts. That
the general who so recently pursued the
khalifa TO his doom is supervising the pur-
suit of General Cronje adds greatly to the
confidence of the nation. now so eagerly
awaiting further news II General Tucker
with the 9Th Division, is able to effect
the projected junction with the forces of
General kefy-Kenny, while the 9th Df-
vision, under General Colvi1le Is rapidly
coming up from the rear, the hero of
khartoum should have a sufficient force to
decisively engage General Cronje and pre-
vent him from reaching Bloemfontein with
an effective force.
Over the whole Modder river district
there is such tremendous military activity
that IT is hard to realize the area covered
or grasp the full meaning of the move
ments.
Beers Active Elsewhere.
The Bo=rs, though retreating from Mag
ersfontein, are active elsewhere. A special
dispatch from Orange river. dated Friday
February ii. says they attempting to
cut the British line OF communications at
Graspan, bat 1t is said they are not likely
TO effect n serious result. They are how
ever. undoubtedly making strenuous effort
TO cut the British lines TO De Aar.
On the other hand comes the news that
Gen Macdonald has again occupied kood-
oosberg.
What precautions Lord Roberts has
adopted against counter attacks are nor
yet known. but the war office and the puh-
lie are thoroughly convinced that he is
fully able TO cope with all contingencies
and that. II il is within human possibility
he will iniiict the defeat Gen. Cron.e
that is so much more important than the
relief Of Kimberley, brilliant as was fhe
latter achievement
While General Keliy-Kenny's, or rather,
General KiIcheners. dispatch referred to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-17
sutcide of PrIvatc Eric,x,on.

Gen. Wood, commanding at Havana. to-
day reported to the adjutant general the
death by suicide at Havana on the 2tst Of
January of Private Martin Erickson of the
hospital corps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-17
BOERS IN RETREAT.
Ke||y-Kenny Harassing
Cronje's Rear
LATTER LOSES A WAGON TRAIN
Kitchener Directs the Pursuit
in Person.
B0ERS ATTACK GAFACRE AGAIN
Begin SheIIing His Position at
MoIteno This Morning.
BOERS ATTACK GAfACRE AGAIN
BRITISH LOSSES SLIGHT

LONDON, February IA dispatch to
the war office from Lord Roberts says that
General Kelly -Kennys brigade Friday cap
tured seventy-eight wagons Of stores and
ammunition belonging to General CronJe.
Following is the text of Lord Roberts
Dispatch
"JACOBSDAL, February IL. $50 a
General Kelly -Kennys brigade captured
yesterday seventy-eight wagons laden with
stores, two wagons of Mauser rifles, eight
boxes of shells. ten barrels of explosives
and a large quantity of stores. all belong
ing to Cronje's lager which was still be-
ing shelled by our artillery when Kitchener
dispatched his messenger"
General Roberts reports the British cas-
ualties during the fighting at Jacobsdal as
follows: One killed, fourteen wounded and
three missing.
Cronje in Full Retreat.
JACOBSDAL. February IL. via Modder
river.-General Cronje. with 10000 men. is
in full retreat toward Bloenfontein. Gen
eral Keny-Kenny is fighting rear guard
action and harrassing the retreat.
The Beers are reported to be leaving Spy
fontein. going in northwesterly direction.
The Beers captured a large convoy as a
result of yesterdays Thursday fighting
at Riet river. The British casualties were
comparatively slight in view of the ire
mendous bombardment. Less than thirty
men were wounded and but one killed.
General French's division was enthusiast
ticalIy welcomed at Kimberley. The Off
GERS dined at the club last evening. The
news Of the entry into Kimberley has
greatly cheered the troops, who are work
ing splendidIy.
No Messages Taken for Kimberley.
NEW YORK, February 1.-THE CONNER
cial Cable Company this morning sent out
the following notice:
The British post office requests US to
cancel yesterdays notice in regard to Kim
berley-
There IS no Geographic communication
with Kimberley at present"
Beers Attack Gatacre.
o.o-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-17

Boers Attnck Gatacre.

LONDON. February It, 2:3T p.m.-A spe-
cial dispatch from Sterkstroom, dated to-
day, says the Beers. with artillery. com
enced an attack early this morning on
Molteno. near that place. occupied by troops
commanded by Gen. Gatacre
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-17
THE FORTUNE BRINGER.

Frequent and constant
advertising brought me all
/ own.-A. 7. Stewart.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-07-11
THE GOLDEN EAGLE.
New Firm Takes Charge of the
Well Known Clothing House.

The firm Of Oppenheimer & Ettin-
ger has been dissolved, and they will
besucceeded by Oppenheimer, Beeson,
Morse Co. as proprietors of the Gold
en- Eagle Clothing House of this city.
Mr.. Ettinger, as announced some
time ago, retires from the firm and
goes to Eu Clair, Wisconsin, where
he has purchased the Star Clothing
store. The new firm is composed of
j. g. Oppenheimer, Joe Beeson,
Frank Morse and Arthur oppenheim-
err. They are all we'll and favorably
known to the business and social
circles of the city, and will be well
coined into the new relations.
The senior member of the firm, J.
G. Oppenheimer, has been with the
house ever since it was established
here nearly twenty years ago, and
has had active management of the
successful business. Joe Beeson has
been with the Romer Clothing store
about six years, exclusive of the time
he served in the 51st Iowa during
their campaign in the Philippines.
He is popular with all who know him
and is a fine salesman. Frank Morse,
for more than six years has had
charge of the books and Office of the
Sam Baldauf emporium, and is an ex-
pert accountant, as we'll as popular
and enterprising young business man.
Arthur Oppenheimer, who has just
graduated from Ann Arbor, has'been
identified with the Golden Eagle more
or less for several years; and is well
versed in the business. Each one of
the new firm will have charge of diff
ferent departments, and it is safe to
predict the business will be we'll man
aged, and that the Golden Eagle will
be continued in the fore front of
Iowa clothing houses.
Starting in modest but substantial
way nearly a,score of years ago the
Golden Eagle has prospered and de-
veloped with the town. It'now &C.
cupies a handsome brick block,
40x12O, two stories with basement,
and is filled from top to bottom with
all the latest styles and makes of
clothing and gents furnishing goods.
1t is one of the leading business in
situations of the city, and the new
l man will land otraputb tO tba o1roo1 II
substantial management. We con-
graduate them on their investment
and trust the,yield may be hundred
fold.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-07-11
CT,T TKrrTnR
III IA0lDE.
Your Friends and Neighbors in
0skaloosa will Show
You How.

Rubbing the back won't cure back
ache.
A liniment may relieve, but can't
cure.
Backache comes from the inside,
from the kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Pills get inside.
They cure sick kidneys.
Here is oskaloosa proof that this
is so:
Mr.. Geo. Playle of 12l4,aWest A
avenue, says: My back pained me
for quite while just over the hips,
and at times it was serious OBJ
stacle to my movements, such as
STOPPING, lifting, etc. Time passed
and it got no better, when / learned
of Doan's Kidney Pills. procured
them at Blakeslee & Heinzman's
drug store. My back soon improved,
the appearance of the renal secre-
tions became natural and their ac-
tions normal"
Price so cents. Foster ilburn
Co., Buffalo, N. Y, sole agents for
the United States. Remember the
name-Doan's-and take no substi-
tute. .
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-07-11
Cedar.

Charley Stern is threshing barley
to-day.
Miss Eta McCarron is visiting her
sisters.
r. w. and @. w. Moore have each
bought a new binder, preparing for
harvest.
Charlie Charnock and family, of
South Dakota, are visiting in Cedar
and vicinity.
The corn in this neighborhood is all
laid by and the farmers are ready to
commence harvesting.
, Mrs. Glasgow and Andrew Steele,
of your city, are visiting their nieces
Mrs. Coger and Mrs. Woody.
Curtis Melvin, assisted by Ben
Bradley, Lincoln Warren and. others
have commenced to- shell IA 900
bushels of corn for Mr.. Caste.
Rev. Scoles and family went to
Williamsburg last Tuesday to visit at
the parental Pike home. Rev. Sperry,
of Hedrick, will fill his appointments.
Frank Moore has just laid by So
acres of corn nice and clean, which
he plowed and tended with four
horses besides putting in so acres of
oats which Is fine.