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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-04-18
HOAR,S SUPREME EFFORT.
A Mnsterful Speech In Opposition TO
t., Inn ID = r IN SIN.

Washington, April 1T.--For more than
three hours to-day, Mr.. Hoar, the sem
ior senator from Massachusetts, occu-
pied the attention of the senate with a
speech in opposition to the policy of
imperialism" on which, he maintained,
this government has embarked. AS
prepared the address was fifty thou
sand words in length, but Mr.. Hoar
omitted much of it owing to an incip-
lent attack Of the grip from which he
was suffering He spoke for three
hours, and while 1t was a tremendous
strain on him the more important pas
sages of the argument We're delivered
with force and vigor.
The speech was brilliantly written
was Illuminated with splendid rhetori-
cal figures and was rich with citations
from history. One of the notable parts
of the address was the eulogy of Agui-
naldo Mr.. Hoar did not liken the in
surgent leader to Washington, as has
been done heretofore, but to Kossuth,
Dom Paul. Joubert, Nathan Hale and
other builders of the church of liberty.
In statecraft he likened Aguinado and
his associates in the leadership of the
Filipinos to the best minds ever pro-
duced in the Asiatic race-a race which
handed down to us the scriptures of the
Old and New Testaments the poetry of
David, the eloquence of Isaiah, the
wisdom of Solomon, and the profound
philosophy of Paul.
One of the most effective parts of the
address was his fancied roll call of
=, 4; Itch cto Of
the United States on the question of
the retention of the Philippines He
began with George Washington and
closed with President Mckinley, each in
a sentence giving the reason for his
vote. Every vote was in the negative
except Aaron Burr, who voted yes"
and exclaimed: "You are repeating my
expedition down the Mis-
l am to be vindicated at
last" When the name of William Nc
Kinley was called he replied: There
has been a cloud before my vision for
a moment, but l see clearly now; | go
back to what / said two years ago; for
cible annexation is criminal aggression;
derive their just powers
from the consent of the governed, not
of some of them, but of all of them.
will stand with the fathers of the re-
public 1 will stand with the founders
of the republican party. Mo- The eff
feet was dramatic. AS Mr. Hoar pro-
his peroration the stiffness in
the chamber was intense. Applause
swept over the galleries, but it was
hushed quickly by the president pro
tempOre
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WEPENER STILL BEsIEGED.
A Report from Roborts--8ocrs Have
Not Wttht rR vvn. NJ

London, April 17-11:10 p. m.-The war
office has received the following dis
patch from Lord Roberts, dated Bloem-
fontein, Tuesday, April II:
Our force at Wepener is still sur
rounded, but it is reported that the enc
my are attacking in a very half-hearted
manner and are anxious about their
communications, hearing that forces are
approaching Wepener from two direc-
tions-one under General Rumble via
Reddersburg and another under General
Brabant, with General Hart's brigade
in support, via Rouxvillo
"On the reoccupation of Rouxville on
April Is the few Beers there retired and
General Brabant made some important
arrests.
: "Violent storms of rain have some
what interfered with the march of these
columns, but it is hoped they will soon
be able to make their presence more de-
cidedly felt.
General Settle reports from Ken
hardt, April IA, that two hundred
Transvaalers made determined attack
the previous day on Dopaspoort, held
by party of Orpen's Horse. Our loss
es were two killed and one wounded.
The enemy's looses must have been
heavy, as they applied to us for doctors
and an ambulance"
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FOR GOEBEL' ASSASSINATION
GRAND JURY RETURNS INDICT-
MENTS Against TEN PERSONS.
GERS Among Them-Clerk Youtsey of
the Stntc Auditors Ohlce the First
PrIncipal-- Contc,t:e for Secretary of
State Also ia the List.

Frankfort, KY, April 1.-THE Frank
lin county grand jury to-day returned
indictments against ten persons, charg-
ing them with completely in the murder
of William Goebel. The principals
named are Henry e. Youtsey, James
Howard, Berry Howard, Harland Whit
taker and "Tallow Dick Combs Color
ed); those indicted as accessories before
the fact are Secretary of State Caleb
Powers, Captain John r. Powers, ex-
Secretary of state Charles Finley, w.
FL. Culton and F. Wharton Golden. In
the indictment relating to the alleged
accessories three other men are indi-
rectly referred to as accessories, though
no indictments are reported against
them. They are Governor w. S. Taylor,
Green Golden and Captain John Davis.
Henry e. Youtsey, mentioned as the
first principal, was clerk in the office
of State Auditor Sweeney. James and
Berry Howard are cousins and mcun-
taineers of note in connection with the
old Howard feud They were with the
men alleged to have been Brought here
by the Powers brothers, Finley and
others on the excursion of mountain
GERS" Harland Whitaker lived in But
Ter, Governor Taylor's home county,
and is alleged to have been in the
room in the executive building from
which the shot was fired. Dick Combs
lived at Beattyville and also came here
with the mountain men.
Caleb Powers is the republican con-
testee for secretary of state and John
T. Powers is his brother Charles Fin
ley was secretary of state when w. o.
Bradley was governor He ia now in
indianapolis. w IA Culton was clerk
in the office of Auditor Sweeney Whar-
ton Golden was a member Of the Tay-
lor state guard and claimed to turn
states evidence in the examining trial
of Caleb Powers when he recited what
he claimed to be the inside facts reat-
ing to the alleged conspiracy to murder
Goebel and enough democratic members
of the legislature to give the republi-
cans a majority. 1t is stated that the
commonwealth will at once nolle the in
dictment against Golden in considera-
ton of his testimony.
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MoGov.rn-wh h,te Go.

Chicago, April 17.-Tommy White of
Chicago went six fast rounds with Ter
ry McGovern of Brooklyn tonight, fin
ishing strong and having the better of
the last round. The fight was at 100
pounds, both men being below that, al
though the exact weights were not Civ
en- out McGovern did not, from all APP
pearances, have more than two or three
pounds the worse Of the weights. By
an agreement of the principals no de-
cision was to be rendered if both men
We're on their feet at the end of the
sixth round. McGovern would probably
have received the decision if one had
been rendered, as he was on the aggres-
sive from start to finish. White kept
largely on the defensive. He at times
took the aggressive and jabbed Meow
ern in the most clever manner with his
left.
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Views of Roberts Criticism of Generals
Warren and Ruller.

| London, April l87-4 a. m.-The govern
ment has chosen this as the moment to
publish a dispatch from Lord Roberts
pronouncing censure upon Sir Redvers
| Butler and Sir Charles Warren, two of
his most important subordinates in
| command. This dispatch, written Feb
ruary 13, has been in the hands of the
war department for five weeks just
why it is published now in the middle
of the campaign is not understood, un-
less 1T is expected that General Butler
and General Warren will ask to be re-
lieved of their commands. The revela-
tion of their incapacity must tend to
undermine the confidence of the troops
in their leadership.
Lord Roberts dispatch, with the en-
closures, is the great feature of the
London press this morning In a long
editorial the Daily News speaks of the
somewhat appalling language" of the
dispatch and then goes on to say: up
on the whole, these dispatches are dis
quieting and disheartening in no ordi-
nary degree Following Immediately up
on the recall Of General Gatacre, they
will create a widespread feeling of un-
easiness and anxiety"
The Standard, which is supposed to be
in the confidence of the government,
says: ut is scarcely likely that the pub
lication of Lord Roberts dispatch is
without a purpose. 1t irresistibly sug-
gests whether 1t is not to be followed
by further important changes in the
South African commands. Painful as
such measures may be, there must be
L. ,to% ~,
they are required in the public inter-
est"
The Times says Lord Roberts Sc
we're condemnation is justified only too
clearly by the official narratives of what
took place. The story is painful but it
Is well for the nation and for the army
that it should be told clearly and sim
ply, without concealment or exaggera-
ton. 1t is not the least of the great
services Lord Roberts is now rendering
the country that he exposes with judi
cial impartiality and wise, wholesome
severity errors and omissions in high
quarters which have cost us so very
much"
The Daily Telegraph compliments
Lord Roberts upon mot hesitating,
where great national interests are at
stake, to wound private susceptible
ties.'
The Daily Chronicle confesses to "a
feeling something like CONSERVATION
when reading the extraordinary pas
sages" of the dispatch. Whether the
government! has any special purpose or
not in publishing the dispatch, the way
in which it has been received will make
1T most difficult to retain the censured
commanders in active service.
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MATTHEW'S WHIPS SMITH.
Championship Of the
World Changes Hands.

New York, April 17.-At the Broad
way A. G. this evening the welter-
weight championship Of the world
changed changed hands, from Myster-
iously Billy Smith to aMtty Matthews
of New York. The, New Yorker resolv-
ed the hitherto unsoivable mystery with
right hand punch on the jaw in the
10Th round, sending Smith to the land
of dreams. Matthews won from the
first sound of the gong. He outpointed
and outgeneraled his opponents and, al
though his blows were no. so hard as
those of Smith, they were cleaner and
always went to the mark. The fight
was fast all the way and was witness
ed by fully 1000 spectators who cheered
Matthews wildly at the finish.
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A Wedding ut Dai m ,uth.

Hanover, N. H, April 17.-Among the
many strikingly pretty events in Old
Chapel, the place Of worship for the
Dartmouth students, in recent years,
the most delightful to those in college
circles was the marriage tonight of
Miss Alice Lester Tucker. eldest daugh-
ter of President William J. Tucker of
the college, to Professor Frank Haigh
Dixon of the faculty On Saturday the
couple will sail for Europe.
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VICyORY or M'LE4N MEN.
Result of the Republican Caucus In
MtddIetOxyn.

Middletown, April 1.-THE republican
caucus to choose delegates to the state
and district conventions May and 9
was held at the town hall tonight and
was fairly well attended. The proceed
inga were most harmonious and the
delegatea were unanimously elected.
They are Thomas w. Mcdowell, Will
liam S. Wetherbee, Edward F. Mowry
and Richard Beattie. They are all ia
vorable to the Mclean element The
caucus also endorsed for reelection w.
j. Mcdonald, a member of the state
central committee. The town commit
tee was likewise reelected. 1t COM
prises Robert C. Pike, Edward 'Morey.
James brennan, Martin Loveland and
Frederick Tryon.
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D1sPA7cHE FOR PLUMER
Carried From Matching Through thu
DOe1 Lines.

Mafeking, Saturday, April THE
success of Lieutenant Smith Eman, the
Rhodesian scout who with the excep-
ton of Reuter- correspondent, a cy-
clist, is the only white man who has
entered Mafeking since the siege began
is likely to prove of great value to
Colonel Plumer, to whom he has re-
turned with dispatches, should Plumer
decide to raise the siege in earnest. A.
Scottish crofter has introduced meth
cd of making nourishing porridge with
oat bran, which is a great boon and
is solving the question of feeding the
natives. We are now confident of hold
ing out two months longer. The men
in the trenches are determined to play
the game to the end.
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Princeton o, virginia3

Charlottesville, Va, April 1.-THE
Princeton ball team easily defeated the
Virginia team to-day. Hillebrand
struck out sixteen Virginians and his
support was good. Garter also pitched
well, but his support was ragged The
score: Princeton 8, Virginia 8. Bat
teries-Hillebrand and Kafer; Carter
and Male.
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YAAE5, 0EORGETOWN6 6.
Fast Ball at Washington--GeOrge
EYceils In Fielding.

Washington, April 17.-Georgetown
and Yale played fast ball game to-
day, the former winning to 5. While
honors were even at the bat. the field
ing of the home team was much better
than that of the visitors, who made
their errors at critical points, Score:
Georgetown -. % 1 0 1 2 *-6-10-1
Yale. -. ......0 2 3 0 0 0 0 o. SO
Batteries-White Blewett and Cranston;
Robertson and Sullivan.
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TOTE FOR WARD OFFICERS.
ALDERMEN.

ALDERMEN.
First Ward
Henry H.llman, +, 230
William A. Wright, d*, 270
Second Ward.
Frederick L. Mead r. 466
John w. Adams. d., 542
David O'Keif s, 81
Third Ward.
Frederick H. Steinert, r, 1856
James P. McGill d., GIG
Meyer Stodel, S, g.
Anthony Carroll, j. 43S
Fourth Ward.
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VOTE FOR CITY OFFICERS.
RDS.


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Senate Confirms Allen,

Washington, April 1.-THE senate to-
day confirmed the nomination of
Charles HI. Allen of Massachusetts to
be governor of Porto Rico.
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Edgar Atkins, or Tommy Atkins"
as he was familiarly called, is one of
the best known of the recent gradu-
ates of Yale. He graduated in 1899. He
entered college from Worcester acad-
emy and played on both the football
and baseball teams in his freshman
year. He never made varsity team
although it was conceded that he was
one of the best athletes in college, His
faculty for getting into scrapes similar
to that referred to above was note
worthy all through his college course.
In the celebrated sophomore-freshman
baseball game in '96 cannons and large
firecrackers Were large part of the
celebration, and Atkins was severely
hurt by a shot in the leg. On gradua-
ton he accepted the position of athletic
director at Smith academy in st. Louis.
From this school many famous athletes
have come to Yale. notably the Wear
brothers and Wallace, who played right
field on the varsity nine last year. At
kin's father is well known broker in
New York.
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Y4LE MIN SHOT IN 81. LOUIS.
stTOmmy" Atkins Has Bullet Sent
Through His Leg.

st. Louis, April 17.-Edgar Atkins,
coach of Smith academy football and
baseball team, was shot after desper-
ate struggle with negro highwayman
at an early hour to-day in the fashion
able west end of the town. Mr. Atkins
had Just left a street car when he was
ordered to throw up his hands by the
highwayman, who pointed revolver
at his head. Instead of obeying the
command Mr.. Atkins grasped the hand
that held the weapon and in the strug-
gle that followed the revolver was dis
charged, the bullet piercing the left leg
below the groin. AS Mr.. Atkins fell to
the ground the negro abstracted roll
of bills containing $40 from his vest
pocket and fled. The wound is not con-
sidered serious by the physicians. Mr..
Atkins was prominent in Yale athletics,
playing in the outfield of the freshman
baseball team in 1898 and 1899.
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Continued on Seventh PaGsA
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-25
he House of REPRESENTATIVES early in May

the House of Representatives early in May
provides for the construction of the canal
and for its protection by the Secretary OF
War. When the bill reached the Senate
Senator Davis brought forward an amend
ment for the consideration of the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations which pro-
vides that nothing in the treaty shall re-
strict the United States in the exercise OF
any measures which 1t may find necessary
for the defence Of the United States.
This amendment was taken in the main
from the tenth clause Of the Treaty OF
Constantinople securing the neutrality OF
the Suez Canal.
On this point one of the best friends OF
the Hay Pauncefote Treaty has said:
THE Suez convention provides that Tur-
key shall not be prevented from express
ing any sovereign rights necessary. and for
her own self-defence. Instead OF pursu-
ing a similar course and giving to
Nicaragua the power TO do anything nee
essary for her national defence. the
Senate committee placed in the Pauncefote
Treaty an amendment by which the United
States agrees with England that the United
States, and not Nicaragua. shall do any
thing that may be necessary.
THE committee left out nj view the first
section OF article 2 OF the treaty, pro-
viding that the Nicaragua Canal shall be
free and open in time Of war as in time
of peace and the seventh section OF the
same article. which specially forbids the
erection of Notifications.
The last section, however. authorizes
the United States to maintain such militia
ry police along the canal as may be neces-
sary to protect It against lawlessness and
disorder. and under this provision We can.
II we SO desire, send an army corps to
guard the waterway"
The hint is rather strongly made here
that many Senators who do not dare op-
pose the canal openly are doing SO secretly
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! Treaty. To this extent 1t recognizes the
existence of that treaty as an acknowl-
edged fact without expressly admitting its
present obligatory force upon Congress
either as national or moral obligation
1t does not change that treaty. but SUI
persedes IL with another agreement.
THE proposed negotiation refers to and
admits certain facts and stipulatiOns that
are stated in the Clayton Bulwer Treaty
which are undeniable, and it repeats some
of those stipulations; but the new treaty,
II 1t is ratified, stands alone. and is sep
arate and apart from the Clayton-Bulwer
Treaty. to which 1t refers. not as a means
of it's Interpretation. but for the purpose
Of identifying and in some measure de-
scribing the difficulties arising out of that
treaty. which II proposes to remove.
"As to all that relates to the canal. the
Hay Pauncefote Treaty, II it is ratified,
terminates and abrogates the Clayton
Bulwer Treaty.
THE assent Of the two Powers 20 this
plan Of abrOgation is mutual, and estab-
fishes the willingness OF both to set aside
the unexecuted parts Of the Clayton Bull
wer Treaty.
I'm this state Of agreement. in opinion
as to the disposition that should be made
OF the Clayton Bulwer Treaty. it cannot
be offensive to Great Britain II the Sen
ate, either in Its treaty making capacity
or in its legislative capacity, should de-
cline to accept the Treaty of Constantine
pie OF 1888 as the new basis of the neu-
trality Of the canal.
This is new proposition. not yet dis
posed Of. and is not a condition upon
which either party has agreed. that the
Clayton Bulwer Treaty should be termi-
mated or abrogated. Yet II is assumed
TO be such by those who insist upon the
ratification OF the Hay -Pauncefote Treaty
as condition precedent to any action of
Congress to provide for a canal.
II the Senate should reject the Hay
Pauncefote Treaty the startling question
VIII be thus raised whether the Senate.
In the exercise of its treaty making pow
er. can abdicate or paralyze its legisia-
tive power so that 1t will lose all power
to serve the country
Can one-third Of the Senate. by de-
feating the Hay Pauncefote negotiation,
compel majority of the Senate to alb
stain from enacting the House bill. be-
cause the Clayton Bulwer., Treaty would
be thereby put into full effect as bar
to such action?
THE legislative powers of the Senate
are higher and broader than its treaty
making power. and when these functions
are appealed to by different departments
OF the Government. on the, same subject
and at the same time, and with opposing
requests. there can be, no doubt that the
highest power should be exerted to set
tie the question in controversy. thereby
relieving the country Of all doubt and un-
certainty. 90
THE House bill accompfishes this re-
suit, without attempting to restrain or
coerce the treatymaking power OF the |
President and the Senate.I 1t only pro-
vides for conditions that are presented |
and demand the attention of Congress, Ly |
resorting to the supreme and paramount |
aw-making power and demanding its cx-
ercise in acts Of legisla ton"
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THE NICARAGUA CANAL
Opposition to the Ratification Of
the Hay-Pauneefote Treaty.
The Efforts of the Administration to
Compel Affirmative Action by the
Ugly Parliamentary Tangle During
the Coming Session of Congress.

The Administration, 1t is said, will in
sist upon the ratification Of the Hay
Pauncefote agreement as a condition
precedent to the construction Of the Mic
aragua Canal. and men who follow the
thread Of national legislation prophesy
that this effort of the Administration will
produce one Of the ugliest parliamentary
tangies Of the coming session Of Congress.
1t is admitted that If the treaty shall be
thus ratified it will be because Of the ex-
ercise of all the influence which the Pres
itent and his Secretary Of State can COM
pland.
1t Is said that the vigor of the opposi-
fioa to the treaty is that that instrument
provides that no Notifications shall be
erected on the canal or which will COM
mand the entrances thereto. 1t shall new
er be used In any sense as a naval base
The Hepburn bill which was passed by
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such precautions and the foreign military
attaches we're enabled to see the working
of the guns quite plainly. An explanation
of this change of attitude is doubtless to
be found in the fact that several batteries
equipped with the new gun are under or
ders for service in China. where they can
scarcely be maintained under absolute
conditions of secrecy.
In any case, 1t is always extremely
doubtful whether the air of mystery
adopted by all Governments with respect
to inventions of a presumably exclusive
character deceives anyone but the au-
thorities themselves. We can remember
the disturbance caused by the theft of
Lebel rifle some years ago. when every
one vino had an interest in knowing its
constructive details was already in pos
session Of the required information Pos
sibly. there are few rare instances of
warlike appliances being kept up the
sleeve of different Powers. The Brennan
torpedo is supposed to be a case in
point. But as regards material that
comes into daily use and is distributed
through a branch of the service, the in
telligent enquirer can generally learn all
he wants to know in one way or another"
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rARRANT ENQUIRY DELAY.
Examination of witne.se. to he Re-
sumed Next Week. yEl

Seery said today that the suspension Of
the enquiry into the cause Of the Tarrant
fire and explosion is merely for the pur-
pose of catching up with the testimony"
of which a mass has been taken. Next
week the examination OF witnesses will be
resumed. Mr.. Seery Intends recalling sew
eral Of those already heard, as examina
tion Of their evidence brings out points
which require explanation.