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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-08
tDv Telegraph to yirgininn- pilot.)

Washington, D. c., Feb. 7.-Mr. Vest,
OF Missouri. to-day proposed in the
Senate an amendment TO the pending
financial bill providing that the Secre-
tary of the Treasury shall have pre-
pared $500 100000 of Treasury notes. to
be known as bond Treasury notes"
They shall be full legal tender for all
debts and shall. be loaned by the Sec
rotary of the Treasury to anybody who
may deaosit United States bonds for
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-08
AIESI NEWS OF THE WORLD TELEGRAPH AND

attention TO the fact that, at the very
time this speech of AIR. Pettigrew's
was being delivered both President
Schurman and Admiral Dewey were in
the city and easily accessible.
Instead of calling them ut witness
es." said Mr.. Depew. ''he reads an al
legged proclamations of Aguinaldo,
translated by some unknown person
without any evidence of authenticity.
and published in Il New England news
paper. and then reads an interview
purported to have been had with Pres
ident Schurinan by an unknown report
err
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them. the note to bear the same inter
est as the bond deposited.

them. the note to bear the same inter-
est as the bond deposited
A joint resolution, increasing the
limit of cost of the new government
printing Office by 1000, on account
of increased price of building materials,
was passed.
Mr.. Tillman of South Carolina, offer
cd and had passed resolution calling
for information from the Secretary of
the Treasury as Ia the status of the
claims of South Carolina for moneys
paid out by the State in the Florida
war.
THE PHILIPPINES AGAIN.
AT the conclusion OF routine business
q discussion of the Philippine question
was unexpected precipitatcd by Mr.
Depcw of New York, who called atten-
tion TO some remarks made few days
ago by Mr.. Pettgrew. and read the fol-
lowing letter he had received from
Prof. Schurman. The letter is as fol-
lows:
Ithaca. n. Y, Feb, 3, 1900.
Dear Senator Depew:
IT see from page 1862 of the Con
gressional Record that Senator Petit
grew, speaking of myself, says: THE
fact OF the matter is that he tried to
bride the insurgents as near as we can
ascertain, and failed; but they would
not take gold for peace
HAD this preposterous statement
been made anywhere else I should not
have paid any attention of il; but as
1t has been made In the Senate OF the
United states desire to say TO you
that it is absolutely without founda-
ton. Very truly yours,
u. G. SCHURMAN."
MIR. DEPEw SPEAKS.
Senator Depew. in commenting. called
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Gela was crossed, nor the numbers sup
porting General Buffers movement;
but 1t is presumed this third attempt
VIII be a supreme effort on the part of
the General TO cut his way through
and that in 1t he will employ every
available man. The expression In the
official dispatch us now advancing up
on Ladysmith," it is pointed out, must
not be taken to mean that he has cut
down all opposition. but merely that he
is headed in the direction of'the be-
sieged town, and the public, therefore
is naturally on tenter hooks while wait
ing the next news.
a GOOD FIRST STEP.
London. Feb. S.-The Standard has
inc following from Spearman's Camp,
dated February 4:
The force under General Butler IS
again advancing to the relief of LADY,
smith. and after two days of severe
lghtnG, 1t may fairly be said to have
a-eafaflfinst-.t
the besieged town.
MOVEMENT BEGAN MONDAY
THE movement was begun at an
early hour on Monday morning by way
OF Potsleters Drift. The Eleventh
brigade, forming Il part of the Fifth
1 m.
Il feint attack upon the kopjes i'm
mediately on our front. The assault
was delivered at the outset under cover
OIL naval guns on Mount Alice, and sub
sequently under that of field batteries
me infantry advanced steadily to-
ward the Boer entrenchcd position nj
raktontein and kept the enemy busilv
sn,ployed. While this diversion was
pei!e made the remainder of the in
f(. a.
oiVouacked Sunday night under Mount
Aiice. moved along at the foot ns
right 'io" OIL our
y Dontoon brigade was thrown
across the Tugcla by the enginoor.,
unuer the fire of the enemy. Tho 0rst
oalt"'ioii 10 move across in the fore
ii e was the Durham Light Infantry
VI Heiieral- Lyttleton's Brigade. They
advanced against Vaal IIrantz Whit,
lies on the most direct road 49, wn.oh
smith. and after two hours snIond;,
WORK they got within charging Cista,,o.
of the Beers. ing Instance
cAHhlED At BAYONETs POINT
The first of the kopjes was car,,iea
~ mem al me point of the bayon eft
simultaneously the First Battalion l ptaa
Brigade cleared the second kopie and
| after moving along the long ridge tba,,
bvouacked on the spot.
The feint attack at Potgieter,s
Drift having served its purpose in nre-
venting the concentration of the enmv
at the critical point, the Eleventh Ri.
| gade fell back TO the river.
| In the course of the operation both
the infantry and the artillery had been
subjected TO a severe shell fire.
BOERS BEATEN BACK.
Yesterday (Tuesday) at in the af-
ternoon, encouraged doubtless by their
success at Spion Kop the Beers en-
| deavored TO rc-capture the position
taken by us at Vaal Krantz They were
beaten back. however, with loss
"The work accomplished SO far has
been magnifcently done. The shell and
Maxim fire poured in by the Beers has
neen extremely severe. but our losses
.are, comparatively speaking, small. The
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-08

handles, from which
run sprigs OF sham
rock, rose and golden
rod, cmblems respcc-
lively of Ireland. Eng
land und the United
States, these flowers
being treated in green,
red and yellow gold.
The subject of the
FIRST panel is u figure
of Welcome extending
her arm toward ii yacht
approaching from the
distant east, symbolic
ed by the rising sun. At
the top, is an Irish
harp. At the flower
edge OF this panel is
n ribbon bearing the
Appropriate inscription.
"A III i us A mi C o.
(friendly to q fricnd),
the motto OF the family
of Bellingham.
In the second panel
are the figures of Bri-
tannica and Columbia
extending hands in the
grasp of friendship,
with n lion and eagle
in attendance, while
the sun in the zenith
typities the meeting Of
east and west.
The third panel
bears the inscription,
chased in relief in flow
ing letters, as though
floating in the water,
ITO Sir Thomas Lip
ton From His Amcri-
csn Friends1, 1899, y
and supplies the mo-
tive for the whole
treatment. The upper
part of this panel is
decorated with sea-
weed, with mermaids
playing upon harps.
At the foot of the
cup the decoration in
cludes dolphins, sea
weed, shells, etc, with
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-08

wreaths OF oak and ivy
and the arms of Great
Britain. Ireland and
the United States. Nv
cry detail unites to cx-
press the idea of friend
ship and ccrdiality.
The idea of pre-
scnting Il loving cup to
Sir Thomas ]. Upton
seems to have sprung
up SO spontaneously
that it is difficult to To-
cate It's origin.
Upon the compile
ton of the contest for
the Americas cup tho
press of New York pub
lishcd n circular letter
signed by 80 represent
alive citizens proposing
that II loving cup DO
presented to Sir Thorn
rs in token OF the high
esteem in which he was
held in this country.
This letter read in part
as follows:
"Sir Thomas ]. Lip
ton has lost the race,
but he has won the adj
Inirntion OF the Ameri-
can people. Both in his
negotiations prior to
his arrival in this coun-
try and in his conduct
since he has been with
us he has shown him
self to be n true lover
of sport. Alive to ey-
cry suggestion that
promised to mid him i'm
his cherished object, he
was Mt the same time
nm open and candid
competitor, devoid of
joclieying and scornful
of trickcry. Having
spent n lifetime in
meeting success after
success with eQuanim-
ity, he has seized this
opportunity of showing
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-08
THE $4,000 EIGHTEEN KARAT GOLD LOVING CUP
THAT IS TO BE PRESENTED TO SIR THOMAS Upton.

rThomsIi
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-08

London, Feb. 7.-Whilc the suspense
is on regarding General Buffers move
mcnts and the operations affecting the
fate of Labyrinth, there comes from
other quarters interesting news In the
announcement that Field Marshal Lord
Roberts, the communicative chief of the
British forces in South Africa, and his
Chief of staff, Major General Lord
Kitchener. have left for the front. AS
this information was held UP for sever
al hours by the censor, it seems to in
dictate that an important movement is
on foot.
ATTACKING GATACRE.
\ dispatch from Sterkstroom. dated
this morning. announces that the Beers
arc attacking General Gatacrc from
two directions. Firing was then pro-
ceedng between the outposts A delay
cd Sterkstroom dispatch, dated Mon
day, February 5, says that Il body of
troops lcft the camp February g. and
that important developments were ex
pectcd II is quite rrobabfr- tifft- this
explains Lord Roberts departure, and
that the commander-in-c wishes
either TO be present at/or supervise the
long intended movement by General
Gatacrc to join forces with General
Kelly-Kenny. and thence strongly re-
inforcc General French completing the
lattcrs work at Colesburg, and estab-
fishing without fear of serious opposi-
ton the advanced position for the main
movement This, however, does not in
dictate that the main advance had be-
gun.
MOVEMENT ON PRETORIA.
The commanders will probably be
back at Cape Town within short
time 1t is pointed out that the term
going 10 the. front must not be inter-
preted into the idea that great move
ment upon Pretoria, by way of Bioen-
fontein, has seriously commenced. 1t
will be a month. or perhaps much long
er, before this can be brought about
In the meanwhile, the preliminary steps
are likely to enliNen the campaign With
sharp fighting, and news from Sterks-
troom, Thebus and Colesberg is eagerly
awaited.
EXCITEMENT IN LONDON.
When the dispatch announcing the
fighting OH the Upper Tugela was pub
llshed there was the usual scene Of ex-
element on the streets. The big pla-
cards attracted newspaper buyers, and
the news was eagerly discussed in all
quarters. There was notable excite
ment in the House Of Commons where,
In addition to the War Office announce
ment that General Butler had crossed
the Tugela Monday and was advancing
upon Ladysmith. a news agency tele-
gram was posted saying that one hun
dred additional ambulance stretchers
had been sent to the front from Durham.
The War Office at present is only
able to add, regarding General Buffers
advance. "the operations are still in
progress, but we have no information
regarding the result
The available maps do not show the
Drifts mentioned in the Boer dispatch.
The rush in the direction of the War
Office when it was Learned that confir-
nation had been received there of the
report that General Butler was again
advancing evidenced the anxiety of, the
public to obtain the latest details.
PUBLIC ON TENTER hooks.
The War Office message as given out
furnishes no clue as to where the Tu,
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-08
AGuINALDo's HAT.

Mr.. Depew referred to The letter OF
Admiral Dewey. presented by MIR.
Lodge, denying the statement of Aguin-
aldo, saying that both Dewey and
Schurman had absolutely denied the
statements attributed to them. Before
the statements OF Dewey and Schur-
man he charges OF Mr.. Pettigrew dis
appeared as Aguinaldo's army vanished
before the American troops.
The whole transaction said AIR.
Depcw, in conclusion. lis nothing better
than Aguinaldo's government. the seat
OF which is in Aguinaldo's hat
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-08
THE PENDING
FINANCIAL BILL
Senator Vest, Of Missouri, Offers
an important Amendment.
rAE PHILIPPINES AGAIN
TAE PHILIPPINES AGAIN

Mcsscrs Dcnew nnd pe,tisrew Ex-
change Views Abou. Agnlnn,,
dos Hnt-sIr. Turner's Eloquent
Tribute 20 Democracy Houxo
rasscs the diplomatic nua consu..
lar BiI,-Hr,,isn Inconsl.,ency-
How tho Republican, Party Isax
changed.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-08
BUTLER PERSONALLY
MANDS.

London, Feb. s-The Daily Tele.
graphs correspondent at Spearman's
camp, in dispatch dated Monday
night, says:
nder the personal direction of Cen
eral bniler the attack on the Boer po-
sltiohs was begun this morning by
nearly the whole of our batterics-sev-
enty-two guns-sheling the ridges
where the enemy have their trenches
and redoubts on the Brakfonteln and
the low crest facing at Potgieters
Drift
The enemy suffered severely. Sew
erai nils were smoking like volca-
noes from the effects Of the lombard
ment. which set on fire their stores and
the grass
While the third pontoon bridge was
being constructed under fire near
tSkietO Drift. the Eleventh Brigade
now under the command of Colonel
Wynne. made IL demonstration against
the Brakfontein ridge. marching across
the meadows with the support of seven
batteries of artillery.
AT IL o'clock the enemy opened 81
heavy artillery cannonade of shrapnel
common shell and pompon shells.
chiefly from Spion Kop. This was ac-
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-08
THE BRITISH AGAIN
ATTACK THE BoERs
Gums are Now Roaring in Hearing OF the
Garrison OF LadysnlitIl.
REFUSED BY Beers At ONE POINT

Lord Roberts, the Chief and Lord Kitchener
His Chief Of Staff Leave Hastily for the Front and an
Important Movement is Looked For-Pressure on Lord
Methuens Front Re1ieved-The Forward Movement
So Long Talked Of is Believed Be in Progress-Great
Excitement in London
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-08
MIR. PETTIGREw.s REJoINDER.

Mr. Pettigrew, who hal listened at-
tentivcly to Mr.. Depew. was on his feet
in an instant. In the course OF his re-
ply he said
1T is wcllknown that this Govern
ment, through the Philippine Commits
sion, offered money for the rifles OF the
Insurgents. but no rifles we're turned In
except few that had been captured
and given to friendly Filipinos by
American officers. In order that they
might be turned III to get the price Of
fered for them 1t Is quite as we'll
known that the SchurinUn commits
sion offered to Aguinaldo what amount
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durham Light Infantry took a few
prisoners in the course of their charge.
Beers FOUGHT sTUBRoRNI.Y

The enemy, as usual fourbt win
the utmost stubbornncss. me British
manoeuvring and the accuracy on the
part OF the British artillery during the
iishting on Monday were beyond praise.
uhere Is not the slightest likelihood
that the Beers will succeed in dislodg
ing us from the positions we have gain
eo. and the prospects of the relief of
Lauysmith are decidedly hopeful"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-01
NEW MUNICIPAL OFFICERS.
Hnvann's Mayor and Councilmcn to
De Sworn in Today.

HAVANA, June 30.-The new mayor. the
in tomorrow. The national party will take
advantage of the occasion to make dem
onstration in honor of their victory. In a
published letter Gen. Maxine Gomez says
that people who could support the Bit
terest trials with noble resignation have
n right to celebrate now that the hour
of triumph has come
He therefore thinks it in order to carry
cut sacred duty. and he invites his former
companions in arms to accompany him TO
salute and pay their respects to the new
mayor. General Rodriguez, the first civil
authority to be named by the people OF
Havana.
The municipality of Santa Clara has de-
cided that the petition of Bishop Sbaretti
to allow all religious marriages to be con-
sidered as legal should not be sanctioned.
Governor General Wood had referred this
question to the municipalities of the ISL
and. The reasons given by the munich
pality Of Santa Clara are regarded In some
quarters as somewhat crude.
Among other things. the municipality
argues that If this petition is granted the
Church will be again interfering in civil
affairs. Church and state are now sep
arated, the Santa Clara people say, and
besides. the Church has not shown itself
to be good instrument for the promotion
of morality. In support OF this the fear
full state OF immortality In Cuba as SHOWN
by the last census is quoted. The reply
OF the Santa Clara municipality also says
that, now that matters have been changed
it would be dangerous to make
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-01
American Music.

OF all the queer developments in the way
OF culture which this large and suddenly
put-together American civilization has
produced. perhaps the queerest is American
music
There are people who assert that Ame.i
can music is like the snakes in Ireland
that We have none; but this is rot true.
We have, and the European recognizes
that fact, il We do not. Perhaps his de-
scription of the melodies which he recog-
Mics as American would not fatter cur
vanity, but II would be an accurate one.
To trace the history of our music from
the beginning Of the nation would be to
take up the various elements which have
gone to make up the American people. In
the first place, the population has always
been more or less scattered-a pioneer or
village people; and it has no, stayed in one
place long enough to take root. 1t has
been pushing westward-always westward,
and thus the growth Of Tradition and the
love of locality has taken second place 20
the love Of civilization. The 1--we OF thugs
of the comforts and customs of village
next TO his religious instincts. II he has had
any, aLd he is quite as likely 10 speak Of
Gods country as the place where they
had cooking stoves. ard doughnuts, and
meiodeons, as in any other way. LIE in
cugou;s and tents does not fost-s contempt
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-01
AUBREY-MooRF.
Marriage of the Daughter of the
Chief Justice.


BAR -HARBoR, Me-. June 30.-Ctief
Justice FulIer's eldest daughter, Mrs. Lena
Fuller Aubrey, was married at Sorrento
this morning, after some OF tie trials that
are said to beset the course OF true love.
The ceremony was to have taken p ace
yesterday but the Maine laws and the re-
fusal OF an Episcopal clergy man causei its
postponement. The bridegroom is Dr.
Samuel Marcus Moore, of Evanston, ILL.,
DR.. Moore, who had appliei for a Ii
cense last Tuesday. did not learn until
Thursday night that the law demands that
the intention of the contracting parties 10
perform such ceremony must be filed five
days previous This made it necessary TO
delay the wedding until today. II was also
learned that Rev. W. o. Baker. of the
Epicopal Church at Bar Harbor. had re-
fused to officiate, although personally ie-
quested to do so by the Chief Justice,
who has been a close friend FOR ysare. He
objected to doing SO on the grounI That
Mrs. Aubrey had been divorced, and that
the former husband is still living. DR..
Moore came to Bar Harbor in grea ex-
element yesterday looking for a minister.
He finally secured the Rev. C. s. McLe.n.
of the Baptist Church. The latter went 10
Sorrento this morning, and the marriag,
took place Immediately. The couple left at
once on their honeymoon through the West
and will return here in August.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-01

From the Mexican Herald.

Conservatism is in the blood; the big silver
peso Of the fathers is held in such high esteem
that any proposition TO displace it would mean
pronunciamentos from the housetops People
prefer 10 be at their ease all disagreeable duties
ere postponed to manana. This is no hysterical
st. Louis, neurotic China This is a land
where the philosophic Aztec tradition has been
re-enforced by the Moorish calm. Misiudged by
hostile Mugwumps, and designing empire makers
up North Mexico goes on her tranquil way, pay
ing her gold interest abroad, keeping faith with
all mankind, srudging other nation its terri
tory, thankful that there twenty-four hours in
the day, and pensirely wishing that third OF
them could always be spent in sleep and eight
more in a long day sesta, and hating nobody
nor nothing so much as hus;ers and fuss.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-01
Newspaper Criticism,



A journal has character or a characterless.
ness of its own. II journal of character is mis-
led into doing injustice to man, it is quite as
anxious to repair the injustice, in justice to its
own character, as he be to have it repaired
in justice TO mis- II characerless journal abuses
a man, the man necessarily cares, SO weak Is
human nature, and desires to do something -
But, except in his sensibilities he has received
harm. Nobooy else cares. Nobody thinks worse
of him for having been lied about by newspaper
of no character than for having been barked at
in the street by yellow dog. He is judged by
his acquaintance according to their own knowl-
edge of him, and to what they hear about him
from in which they conhde. A reckless
newspaper pays the penalty Of its recklessntss in
finding that nobody pays any attention to what 1t
says, when 1t says things worthy of atten-
ton. And certainly no mans character was ever
taken away by mere newspaper abuse The use
of character is TO be shield against calumny."
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-01
GOVERNMENT AID FOR SCHOOLS.
C"pon Springs Conference Urges II
for the South

CAPON SPRINGS. w Va, June 90
The third annual conference in the in
terest of Southern education closed today.
and helpfulness. 1t has been character
ized BY harmony and breadth of views, and
has reached some valuable results.
Many distinguished people have been in
attendance. not the least noticeable among
them being several prominent business
men OF New York and other cities-a most
encouraging sign. variety Of topics has
engaged the attention OF the conference.
all relating directly or Indirectly to edu-
cation in the South, the necessity OF in
dustrlal training for the poor whites and
blacks, the advisability OF introducing
forces i'm art into all grades OF schools
the need of primary public schools, the
lack OF public libraries in the South. and
even the responsibility OF business ren
for the education Of the people at large.
Inc practical results were embodied in
two resolutions which were presented at
one OF the later sessions: one relating TO
Government aid for industrial education
in the South, and the other to some means
of protecting the public against appeals
for aid from worthless schools Or those
having no existence at all. The PROPOSE
ton to seek Government aid received the
but ii was opposed by others. notably by
w. L. Wilson. partly on constitutional
grounds. The matter was referred to the
executive committee. The conference
adopted the resolution to appoint a COM
mittee to which the public may apply for
information regarding schools seeking aid.
The committee consists of J. l. N. Curry,
Of Washington, D. c.; Rev. G. S. Dicker
man, OF New Haven, Conn, and r. Fulton
Cutting, of New York City.
Rev. Mr. Dickerman is retained for an
other year as field agent Of the conference
and will continue to gather information
In regard to school conditions in the South.
The delegates separate with conviction
that the Capon Springs conference has
lone more than any other agency to pro-
mote a spirit Of good fellowship and CO.
operation among those who are interested
n the work Of education in the South.