The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-12-12

appointed to submit them to Sir Alfred
Miner The first resolution demands
the termination of the war with its
untold misery, protests against the
devastation of the country and the
burning of farms, which twill leave
lasting heritage of Bitterness" and
declares that the independence of the
republics will alone ensure peace in
South Africa. These urge the right of
the Colony to manage its own affairs
and censures the policy of Sir Alfred
Miner. The third pledges the con-
gress to "labor in the constitutional
way" to attain the ends defined in the
two preceding resolutions and directs
that they be sent to Sir Alfred Miner
for submission TO the imperial govern.
ment.
MADRID, Dec. 7.-Portugal's return
ing the exequator of Herr Pott, the
Dutch consul at Lorenzo Marquee, has
caused diplomatic rupture between
Holland and Portugal.
LONDON, Dec. IA Lisbon dispatch
says the Dutch minister to Portugal,
Baron VonKell, and the Portuguese
minister to Holland, Count Deselier,
have left their respective posts, owing
/ W ulnOEOuOOb DbbWbbD Lle TWO
countries over the withdrawal of the
exequator of the Dutch consul at I.o-
renzo Marquee.
LONDON, Dec. 7.-Mr. Joseph Cham
| berlain, secretary of the State for the
colonies, was the centre Of the storm
which marked yesterdays proceedings
in Parliament. The policy of the EN-.
pire regarding South Africa and China,
| xl,,aN g ~
Beers and in fact all the questions vi.
tally affecting the empire, we're gravely
discussed and explained, but dominat-
ing all, was the opposition's hatred Of
the colonial secretary.
The criticism of Mr.. Chamberlain
permeated almost every utterance from
the liberal benches. For hours the
target of this abuse sat with hands
clasped around his CATERS, his head on
one side listening intently, unmoved
by groans or cheers. Sir Henry Camp
bell Bannerman shook his notes in
Mr.. Chamberlain's face and declared
that the man who published private
letters for political purposes, (referring
to the Clark Ellis correspondence
would be excluded from the society of
all honorable men and ostracised for
life, had he resorted to such action as
private individual.
1t was nearly eleven O'Clock when
Mr.. Chamberlain arose to reply to the
avalanche of attacks launched against
him. How great strain he had I'M
dergone was evident in the scarcely
suppressed excitement of tone on the
part of one rarely known to show feel.
ing in the House. He denied all &C.
cusations against his personal integrity
and after defending the publication of
the Ellis correspondence he was cut off
by the midnight adjournment.
MANILA, Dec. 7.-Considerable rebel
activity is reported. Funston with a
troop of the fourth cavalry routed a
hundred Filipinos near San Isidro, who
, left four of their number dead. The
Americans charged over the river Chico
brilliantly. Fifty of the 47th Infantry.
Lieut.. Morrow, returning from Bula-
con, encountered three hundred bolo.
men. The Americans charged and the
bolomen were routed with heavy loss,
including their major. A number of
men were captured. In fighting near
, San Rogue fifty rebels were killed.
American Casualties in above engage
ments were slight.
BERNE, Dec. Forty members of
the lower house today presented res
olution in favor of the governments
appealing to England to arbitrate the
1iansvaal question.