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CAPT. MILLEN IS
ORDERED TO SEATTLE.
VIII Take Charge of the Port Ste
phens and Go to Manila on
Hoard Her.

Special Dispatch 70 the Post-inteiligeneer
WASHINGTON. Feb. sl-Capt. Marion
y. Miilen. assistant quartermaster. now
in New York. has been ordered at once
10 Seattle for temporary duty. He VIII
take charge OF the quartermsster's prop
erty on the transport Port stephens and
take passage for the Philippines
Capt. Reuben r. Turner. Sixth infantry,
at Fort Wright. has been ordered 70 Co
mmbus barracks. Ohio. his duty as con-
structing qusrtermaster at Fort Wright
will be assumed by the post quarter
master.
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WASHINGTON. Feb. a4-The diplomatic
appropriation bin was today reported to tho
senate by the committee on appropriations
The appropriation made by the bill was in
creased $1,000. making a total Of N.-
RS. 1sS.
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Belief That 1t Is Intended ss a
Barrier Against Trade.
This Country May Retalfate by
Opening Every Bottle of German
Wine and Inspecting Every Pair
of German Socks-German News
papers Come to the Conclusion
That Their Pro-Boer Attitude IL
Rather Opposed to Germany In
terests, and Are Modersting Very
Much in Discussing the War.

Copyrighted 1900 by the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Feb. 2i.-The receipt OF news
from Washington intimating the cessa-
ton Of the commercial negotiations with
Germany has created a sensation here.
Mr. Andrew d. White. the United States
ambassador. said TO the correspondent
of the Associated Press:
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Senator Turner'S bill for q public build
ing at Spokane was favorably reported In
the senate today, with an amendment
raising the cost Of the building from
sSso.00o TO sJs8.eoo.
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Tnrin war In Prospect.

Tariff War In Prospect.
"I interpret the reported Washington
action as due TO the most recent shape
of the meat inspection bill. II the bill
is adopted in it's present shape IL viii
cause a bitter tariff war between the
United States and Germany, in which.
believe the latter will get the worst of
it. The United States could cause the
greatest trouble by opening every bottle
of German wine and investigating every
stocking etc. or course II would be
mere pretext, but il would be no worse
than they have done with our meat,
which the world recognizes as excellent.
The German government officials already
express satisfaction with the American
inspection and we have never objected
to another stringent inspection here. IL
II is done for sanitary reasons and not
as a hindrance 20 trade. l understand
the German government is opposed to
the present form Of the bill.
DO Not Know of the Hitch.
The correspondent understood from q
member OF the embassy that the foreign
office tfd not know the actual status OF
the negotiations in washington. and ask
ed the embassy a few days since for in
formation on the 81 bieot.
A responsible foreign office official said
10 the correspondent today:
II have no information regarding
hitch In the proceedings in Washington,
but to attach no importance to the latest
news The negotiations will proceed In
a conciiatory spirit as heretofore.
Germany recognizes that some of the
United States agricultural products are
necessary for Germany. like cotton and
others Tho American government, at
the commencement OF the negotiations.
was In favor Of secrecy tin definite re-
suits were reached. That was the only
reason for preserving silence here"
Abuses In the Army.
The reichstas this week was ensrnssed
with army affairs, Herr Bebel, the Social
ist leader, and few others uncovering
a number OF abuses which had hitherto
remained in the dark. The war minister.
Gen Won Gossier. replied iengthily and
succeeded IN. explaining satisfactorily most
OF the cases. though a few of the worst
remain. Gen. Won Gosxler even had the
courage 10 defend them. though not a sin
gle party in the reichstag sided with him.
Army Duel Defended.
Won Gossler rather defended the army
duel az an institution. hRliowea by tradi-
tions, and with all It's shortcomings the
best system 20 extend and preserve the
esprit De corps and the hige standing %
personal honor tn the army. He showed
that the number OF duels was steadily
diminishing. and that the same ia the
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CAUCUS HELD ON
PUERTO RICO BILL.
No Definite Conclusion Come
To by Republicans.
LEFT TO A COMMITTEE.
viii Try to Arrange a Compro-
mise Before Monday Night.

Most of the Opponents of the Msas-
ure Profess q Willingness 60 Con-
slider Concesstous. and to Prcpo-
sttion to Limit the Time of Ex-
istepce to Two years Meets with
Apparent Favor ON Both sides
Chairman Payne Inttmases the
BiII Was Prepared I'm War once,
with Approval of the President.
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WAR NEWS COMES
TO SUDDEN CLOSE.
Nothing Further of Roberts
or of Cronje.
WAR OFFICE Is SILENT.
Speculation Therefore Takes the
Place of Facts on Situation.

IL II Accepted ~ Beyond Question
That Cronte IL Entrapped, and
Escape IL Impossible for Him,
and the Only Doubt IL when His
Surrender VIII Occur, Despite
News From German Sources That
toria That He Has Been Rein
forced-BuIIer Pressing Forward.
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Protest Against Nome support.

Senator Perkins visited the treasury
department today TO again protest against
making Cape Nome SUPPORT of entry,
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ItttIrn.Ia IL ysbem.st.
/. g..as.s.t,en 80 ~ seFfea3 esA

The speeches ~ NJ. Mccall and Mr..
attracted maeh tHtercat hs.
cause ~ the poeiiive mtllt88e they haya
takcn Mr. ArrnH shcka eafsniv tas
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sktrmishes Near Arundel.

\ special dispatch from Arundel. dated
Friday. says:
THE Beers have formed a strong force
seven miles west OF here Gen, Clements
has kept up a searching FIRE on the
kopjes, We expect TO take their position
before sunset"
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The EfseechtnakinE became general. Rep
reseutatives tiliG. Cannon, sperry. Sac
Cali 81 0hio FlstchsF. Lacey, Tompsins
and IAttieaoid sttcaeeainG each othaF
Mr. Lacey hfoaehg forward compTo-
mise giving 70 the president fun authority
- aet For tims the discussion turned
oR this proposition. bat II failed 10 de-
s-ste~, s,s41eN etrefsVff
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Continued On PAGE Elsht
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4 sterkstrom dispatch Of Thursday says
British refugee from Heidelberg asserts
that The Beers have admitted losing 800
men Ia the assault on Iadysmith. Jaau-
airy s. and that it Is true that Gen. Jou-
bert was 10 longer IN command.
tie added that some Free staters we're
publicly aoxgcd for cowardlcs after the
battle OF Belmont
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The retreat OF Cronje seems to be hav-
ing an effect on the Cape Beers, as
Dordreeht dispatch. dated Thursday, says
they have opened negotiations for submis-
slon. Gen. Brabant Is treating with
them and in Difference 10 the wishes OF
tho governor OF Cape Town. is offering
lenient terms. meanwhile eeasins opera
tious
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PAARDEBERG. Feb. 22-There Is sun
no change In the situation There was
intermittent shelllng today. and during
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BERLIN. FEB. "a $50 ,. m.-SeverAI
newspapers announce that they learn from
private sources that CrouJe has succeeded
in forcing his way through the British
lines.
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This was met with a counter -propoEi.
iloa from Air. Throop. % Pennsyivsas2.
thar fhe Is per cent rate an provided by
the original bill be retained With a dec
iagation that this will 10; operats as a
president Neither propoaition vas ia
Yorabsy entertained, ard fheg wsrs not
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Up To Midnight none ~ the propositions
had been voted upon. and members began
Leaving the hall The feeling prevailed.
however. that the twc-year limitations
would be agreed upon as a basis of COM
promise. and that with this ehangs the
biii would receive pretty genefaL al
though not unaaimous. support.
umletapin shrdl cmfwg cmfwy vbgkaIj
As the attendance WAS rapidly asmin-
iEhing, It became apparent thst no final
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oronje'. Condition Unchanged.


The arrival OF the British supply ool-
umn at Paardeberg may have given Gen.
Roberts the opportunity to resume his
fierce attack on Cronje's lager, for
doubtless he could not keep up the Wig
orous cannonade with which he started
Possibly the long wait may he due to a
determination 20 endeavor to starve out
Cronjc's gallant force. Other late Paarde-
berg dispatches say the Boer plight Is
still hopeless and that Lord Roberts is
ready to meet any reinforcements
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ero.venor SoneommitssI

Mr.. Grosvenor cf Ohio. was expected
10 make a statement more directly lndi-
eating the presidents desires. but ha
carefully refFained from doing so. lie
said that he had recently attended a
banquet where be was expected 10 speak
from the throne" but ha had prepared
a speech which wholly omitted anything
authoritative 50 tonight he said ha dld
not intend 10 speak from the thrnne.
lie said that thu proposition limiting the
operation Of ,ho hiii to twD years was
as far as the measure Ehouid be changed.
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and OF the Kansas city. Omaha and East
eru railway. another property OF the Har-
rirnan syndicate. This will give the syn
dictate two through lines of its own be..
tween Chicago and the Gulf Of Mexico and
one through line TO the Pacific coast, the
latter being formed by the Illinois Cen
trail. and Union Pacific and the oregon
Short Line.
This, with the vanderbllts big North
ern system and tho Milwaukee and st..
Paul and Burlington and Rock Aiahd AS
ready allies will give the "bottllng syndi-
cate good start in consolidating the
roads west OF Chicago,
u. II. Hartman was in Chicago to-day,
but declined TO discuss the plans OF the
financial comblners. Conferences between
the presidents Of the various systems In
the Eastern combination and the financial
powers have been arranged for OF stated
periods. The next will be- held In New
York March Z.
Az that meeting the president OF each
road who hereafter will be little more
than fgurehead. will be required TO make
full showing Of every detail Of his road,
TO enable the owners OF the properties TO
put the finishing touches TO their plans.
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CAPTURED APACK TRAIN
American Supplies Fell into the Hands OIL
insurgents.
TWO MEN WERE KILLED, FIVE WOUNDED
Reverse to n Column Transporting
Rptions TO the soldiers I'm the
PhiIippines--Sine Missing.

Washington, January 20.--The frst un"
toward happening in the highly successful
campaign now going on in Luson is an
nounced In the following cablegram:
Manila, January 2o-Pack train, twenty
ponies. transporting rations between santo
Tomas and San Pablo, Laguna province,
escorted by fifty men under Lieutenant
Ralston, Thiftieth infantry. ambushed yes
terday; Two men killed Ave wounded
nine missing. Pack train lost lieutenant
and thirty men returned to santo Tomas
with killed and wounded. Affair being In
vestigated.
"Doret Forty-nfth infantry. found in
sursents In Batangas mountains prepared
in ambush to meet him lie killed eight.
wounded three captured seventeen, one
Spaniard, six rides his casualties. two men
slightly wounded. otis
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ROYAL EXPECTATIONS.
Queen victoriu's List OF Descendants
10 Be Increased.


Copyrighted. 1900. By Associated Press,
London. January 9o.--Whilc Great Brit.
ain Is being depleted by death aud war
service of representatives. OF her best tam.
ilieh. comes the announcement thai the
year 1900 will give the queen several new
great grandchildren. Since the iirst of tia
year two have already made their appear
anee, the Grown Princess Henry OF prus-
STA having been delivered OF a son IN
the spring the Duke OF York oXnects "a
again become a father. The car Is ans
once more hoping for an heir while tbs
crown princess OF Greece and Princess
Feodora OF Reuss VIII also PROBABLY add
20 queen Victoria's long list OF descend
ants.
The DeSe OF York. by the way. has
placed himself at the disposition Of ina
admiralty and Will probably receive a
command. But. though he iutimated thu,
ne was DESTROYS OF duty with the Cana
squadron. he will not attain his desjra
Tor the same reasons which prevented Tho
Duke OF Connaught from going ~ The
'front.' NO one was more anxious Ia 81
out than the Duke OF Cambridge. Realizlns
however. that this was utterly imnossIhia
ne consoles himself by making lie mis-
cradle for the high war officials. He Is
continually appearing with some new sur
gestion and Is generally being turned
over 20 General Sir Evelyn Wood, adiutant
general OF the forces. who Is very deaE
so firmly Is the Duke OF Cambridge con
WINGED that his advice e essential 10 ths
eountry's existence that he will not take
MS usual winter trip to the continent.
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GANADo GLEANINGs.
Cattle Getting Through the Win
m Good shane.

tattlt tetttnE ihrOuGn me NIDfCl
m Good shape.
Ganado, Texas, January 20.--J H.
Bumpass has purchased the property now
owned by G. Wicklund. known as the Star
hotel
Fail sown oats are now looking hne
the crop is much lnrger than last year
Cattle are doing well for this season
Of the year and the presumption is now
thas they will go through the winter in
good shape.
Bishop johnson az San Antonio. Ep!sco-
palian. will preach at the Methodist
church tonight
Rev. K. Il. Dunn of Georgetown, Texas,
formerly OF Tennessee, will I'LL the Meth
od.st pulpit ut this place for the ensuing
year.
NJ. Laque of Louisiana, father-in-law
of J. II. Wise. is here on a visit.
l.. NJ Todd, with DR.. Harters Medicina
company, Dayton, Ohio also in the drug
business at foakum, Texas. spent Sunday
in Ganado
J. W. Henderson of Victoria. with tho
New York Life, is registered at the Gan
ado hotel
II. NJ Hinzie OF Palestine. Texas, is reg
istered at the Canada hotel.
~ W. Elsbury, with " Randolph Sons
wholesale paint dealers of Houston. is
registered az the Canada hotel
NV W, I. Wright and family of Dallas
came in yesterday and will locate IN mr.
near Canada 80
Mr.. Griffin and wife came in veste-d,v
from california ard il suited expe-t =,
locate in Canada
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HEADS WILL FALL.
Giant Combination WIN Throw Man,
out OF Employment

Chicago January 20.-The feeling OF GER.
tainty that many OF them win lose their
positions as result OF the giant combine
planned by tho various systems east OF
the Mississippi river was expressed by
many Chicago railroad men today.
That the territory east Of tho Mississlppi
river has been bottled and sealed more
securely than ever before no one can
doubt, and thousands OF small and large
official heads are TO fall. IL Is now only
question Of just how few men the ANAL.
samated transportation systems can get
along with. This will be very small per.
eentage OF the total now employed,
II develops that the Hartman syndi.
cate, which Is strong factor IN the hIg
combination, has obtained complete con-
troll Of tho reorganization OF the Kansas
Guy. PittSburg aud Gulf system. When
inc receivers Of this road are discharged.
the keneral offices OF the company viii he
removed from Kansas City to CHICAGO and
combined with the otiics OF the Illinois
Central snd Alton roads. II il said that
these roads Will be merged into one sys-
tenn put under ons management ana op-
GRATED by one set Of general officers
lnul the consolidation IL effected which
can not be for some ttme after the new
owners take hold Of the Gulf road c n
NhappsH, former president Of the Alton.
WI act As president o. the Gulf systeu,
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SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.

FAkls.-The farmers Of this county viii
devote considerable acrSagc 10 potato grow
the tuNrs. OF
=, bockSihART' Clay, the young son Of Mr..
r. y, Flowers, died last evening Win mss.
sles, and another child is very dsuseronslx
sick with the same disease
PARIS There are number OF cases ~
scarlet fever In Parts yet despite the efforts
OF the health authorities The disease Is sisS
prevalent throughout the county.
Big STRINGS Burglars antere6 Mccain
ant uros: drug store and sscured 5000 or Gam
Worth OF goods consisting Of iewciry snS
KNIVES. no clew as to the grilty parties
~ LER AN the patients who have heep
eohhhea al the pesthouse with smallpox haye
been DISCHARGED cured save one Mr. I =.
OF Dallas and he Will be DISCHARGED some
time next week 7Nu'e
COOPER. The case Of Alonzo Lamb
S,n9rEea with the murder OF Ar Reufro lsst
July. was taken up on Monday morninv q;
WIS week, md lasted tn near the adjourn
mhSht o, court THURSDAY evening. CONSUMING
.hree days and Friday norninx tbe V,rS
oforsht in verdict for life sentence.
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Too busy to Retire.

'NHHuVlpulA Times.
what was formerly the rule has become 8,
,"f ."e SNeeption as to occasion special com.
merchant while still in the vigorous ne,,oa %
MS ne leaving his business To be carried
Va oV the Younger generation. In the mer-
.ss VIC q the olden time this nc,,,~rs,
tbea nStttr OF course. To be sure wbat ~. (.
sssyesI, ons'aersd fortune would non 10
Of Wy a modest competence. but estin,otes
Who "S NV, are only relative Tile mercb,,,S
ier,,,n"s successful expected TO "i1nka ii
i oy while he was young enough "H No l,,s
in ~, ne changes that have come ~ ,h o
,b o1s.uess methods the nercer ronens,itI,s'
s ~ larger demands of life and ~ o,.en'
const',nts aayanes 10 the estimate Of ~bet
Toned ciss. wealth. nave nude this oid-fash,
c cSssu Olass of retired merchants m,,ch ~.
A msgi.ss than they formerly were in eaS
able M cues Comparatively few men arc
,or,n,,, WING 70 let 20 while there IL ~,
iarre 10 10 make more ana 1t requires ~
Va 80 iu,,une now TO make rich man Thai
~. 1T ,apt To wonder al anVnnc ,sho 'n ~
g 'na' ne thinks be- has euorsh "'-
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Majority sind minority Report. Were
Made on the Roberts Case.

Made on the Roberts Case.
Washington, January 20,When the
house met today, AR Taylor tohio), chair
man Of the special committee 10 investi'
gate the case of Representative Elect Il
II. Roberts, presented the majority report
in favor Of tho exclusion Of Mr.. Roberts
aud gave notice that be would call up the
case Tuesday.
Mr. Littlefeld (Mainel presented the mi
nority report IN favor Of seating Mr. Rob-
orts and then expelling him. Five thousand
copies OF the report were ordered printed
for general distribution.
Mr.. Roberts was in his seat during these
proceedings. but made no effort to address
the house.
A resolution was passed authorizing the
secretary OF war to admit Almedo Moro
of Ecuador to the West Point military
academy.
4 bill was passed to grant the Chicago.
Rock Island and Pacific railroad right
of way through the Fort sill aud Fort
Reno military reservation, Oklahoma
The senate bill 20 authorize the building
Of the Mare Island aud League City dry
docks OF stons and concrete instead of
timber was passed without division.
The Joint resolution for the appointment
of former Secretary OF state Richard Oluey
TO the vacancy on the board OF regents OF
the Smithsonian institute caused by the
death OF William Preston johnson Of
Louisiana, was adopted.
MIR. White On. c., colored presented "A
petition signed by 24lS persons for Ma
tional legislation against lynching and
mob violence and asked that II be read
at the clerks desk.
Mr. Richardson CTenn) objected. saying
that there was no reason why this petition
should not take the usual course.
Nc O'Clock the house suspended bust.
ness and listened to tributes to the mem
DRY Of the late Representative Danforth
(Ohio)
Tho following members delivered eulo-
gIes' Messrs. Gill Taylor, Brown Gros-
venor, Norton, Lentz. Kerr and Gordon,
all Of Ohio, and Mccall (Mass)
AZ 2:l0 p, M, as a further mark OF re-
81 Get. the house adjourned,
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THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL
MIR. BALL STILL BELIEVES one
WILL BE REPORTED.
Matter Is TO he Definitely Decided at
Committee Meeting to He
Held January 80.
Special to The Post. }

Washington January 3o.-Mr, Ball has
by no means given up hope OF a rivers and
harbors bill at this session. Another meet
ing is to be held January 80, when vote
will be taken on the question. It is said
II 10 believed that considerable pressure
will be brought to bear to have bin re-
ported. especially from the West and
South. Mr. Ball is working earnestly to
have bill reported that the Houston ship
and other Texas harbors properly provid-
ed for. II is now believed that majority
OF tho committee favors bill, but they
may not continue TO do so unless they
have some popular support.