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The Portland daily press., 1900-03-01
A FEARFUL COUNTRY.


London, March LA despatch to the
Daily Mail from Pietsr's station, dated
Sunday, February %, aud describing the
twelve days continuous fighting of
which the attack upon Railway hill by
the Royal InniskilItng fusiliers was one
OF the supreme moments, says:
"rhe 1nniskiilings Joined the column
with twenty tour officers. They have i've
left That tells the tale. No map, no
penned account can give an idea Of the
difficulties Of these hills and ridges which
succeed each other like waves In heavy
sea, one giving way only to another.
Eaon oan be enfladed and, until one is
taken 10 is impossible even with the
kesnest scouting to know what fortunes
lie behind IL. The military problem
changes as the column advances, each
kopje refusing to give up Its secret until
the advancing troops have touched Its
crest. 10 add to the difficulty, the
tropical rainy season set In today. For
twelve hours, the Uniforms clung TO the
men like wet seaweed. Mud caught then,
under foot. Mists closed down and shut
out the position OF the enemy.
"This discomfort Is borne by all alike.
General Butler aud his staff are virtually
living the private's life. There hss not
been even q tent to cover the comm and
ing generals. They eat from their knees
and with their shoulder against the rocks
and they sleep where they can. field
work Is carried on under the transport
-.rou. ard ~ thaaa ara NOT buIlf rain =.
proof tiny streams of water pour down up
on aud blot the official records"
MIR. Winston Churchill. In q despatch
from Colenso dated Tuesday, says:
"The condition OF the wounded who
were urtentsd on the hillside Sunday
was SO painful that General Butler ssnt
a flag OF truce to the enemy, and 1t was
arranged that throughout Sunday mill
tary movements should continue IN both
rides, but there should be no shooting.
This truce terminated at dusk. The Beers
then resumed furious musketry attack
on the British left. The attack was re-
pulsed. Fighting continues vigorously.
We shall see who can stand 'buoketins'
lest, the Briton or the Bosr."
ueephton 70 bne DAliy 1eio2rhpn iroih
Colenso dated Monday describing the
famous advance Of the Inniskillings on
Friday Gays:
"I saw the first company waver and
then break before q sheet of we'll directed
leaden hail, and within u minute not q
man was left standing. 1t seemed to me
that the brave company Of fusiliers Was
annihilated. Shortly after~ ards, how
ever, could see some Of them move, then
rise and fall quietly to the rear. taking
cover. The supporting company was also
out up. but not quite SO severely. The
Beers are placed on high, unassailabie
kopjes and 1t would take ten times their
number to carry these positions success
fully. rhs kopjss command the railway
from Colenso to Ladysmith end "a real
right flank attack IL rendered impossible,
owing to a high and precipitious ravins.
which opens upon the Tugsla while the
left is too open and void Of cover and can
not be seriously considered as a means Of
assault
"Ths Beers and British fratsrnized
during yesterdays armistice. 1t IL re-
ported that four thousand Boers have left
tbs vicinity Of Lady smith for Dundee"
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-01
(TALK No. 129.)
DON'T FIT.

It IL q noticeable faot thai not one
pair Of glasses out Of ten. which l see
upon the street, are correctly fitted TO
the wearer's face. The lenses may be
well selected or they may not. l can
not tell without examining the eyes.
But the fact remains that the frames
are very oarelsssly adjusted. do
not care how well pair OF lenses
may be fitted, the good effect may be
entirely ruined by badly fitted frames.
II the eyes do not look through the
Lenses correctly, there Is q prismasio
effect that Is very injurious.
II the frame IL loose the lenses are
unsteady. II 1t Is tight, 1t cuts the
face. II 1t is too high the wearer has
to bend forward In order to see well.
II too low he muss throw his head
back. am very particular that all
the speotaeles which / sell shall fit
the face perfectly. 1 take pride In
seeing them look well aud feel well.
IfIhaye not frame In stock which
Is absolutely correct in every way,
have one male especially for you.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-01
SECRETARY ROOT GOING TO CUBA

Washington, February 2s.-Secrstary
Root today announced his intention TO
make flying trip to Cuba. He wished
to make personal though necessarily
brief ex animation Of present conditions
both political and industrial.in the:island
in view Of the approaching elections In
Cuba, In 20 CRITICAL point in the career
Of the embryo nation. The party, consist
ing Of Secretary Root. his wife and
daughter, and Colonel Carter. Assistant
Adjutant General, will leave Washington
Friday morning for Tampa, where the
army transport Ssdgewick will convey
them to Havana, and thence around the
island, stopping at some Of the principal
ports.
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WEATHER OBSERVATIONS.

The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, Feb. 2S, taken at
D. M, meridian time, the observation for
this section being given in this order:
Temperature, direction of wind, state OF
weather.
Boston. &c degrees sE. cldy; New
YoIk, 8s degrees. SIC, cldy; Phila'
delphia. SO degrees, SE, cidy; Wash,
ington. ss degrees. L, oidy; Albany. &c
degrees, S, snow; Buffalo, "a degrees.
Z, snow; Detroit. % degrees,
snow, So. Paul, q degrees, W. clear
Huron, OAK, "a degrees SE, ol.ar
Bismarck, "A degrees, SE, cidy
jacksonville, 66 degrees, 5, cloudy.
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INCREASE.
ORIGINAL, WIDOWS. ETC.
Bath BUILT SHIP LOST.

Sourahaya, Java. February sa. The
American ahip ST John, Capt. Fales,
from New York for Yokohama, is re-
ported lost by fire. All hands were saved
and landed at Ranjoowange. The st
John called from New York October 30,
for Yokohama. She was built at Bath,
Me-, In 1870, and had . registered ton
mage of 1885. Che was owned by ]. u.
Chapman g. Co.. of Nav York.
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SIGNS OF A WRECK.

Halifax, N. s.. February 2s.-A Var
mouth despatch says: Carcassss Of cattle
and sheep have hoated ashore on the
beach from Port Maitland to Beaver
river. The throats of some Of the animals
we're cut, and blood ran freely. showing
they had been Dirt wnsd but recently.
Deals art floating about in Yarmouth
sound. The weather has bean thick and
the supposed wreck OF any steamer coul1
not be seen.
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GALL 10 PASTORATE DECLINED. &.
Blddsford. February 2s.-The chairman
Of the parish committee Of the Saoo First
Parish Congregational church, elected to
consider the call extended Rev. Robert g..
Harbutt of Searsport. received eommu-
nioatlon Tuesday from Mr.. Harbutt stat
ing that he should decline the call ex-
tended him to Off ,iate as pastor Of the
Saco church,
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BEAL REFUSED PARDON.

Augusta, February 2s.-Ths council
this afternoon confirmed the nominations
recently usde by Gov. Powers and then
held short business meeting. The Pc
titionsrs for the pardon of Charles l..
Bsal Of Clinton, serving q life sentence
for poisoning bis father in 1883, were
given leave to withdraw.
Adjcurnmsnt was made to Tuesday,
March 80.
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The Shorts Furious to
Cover.
A Wall Street Concern a Heavy
Buyer.

New York, February 2s.-Ths Widest
excitement witnessed on the cotton ex-
change in recent years, prevailed today.
transactions reached the enormous to-
tai of about one million bales. The
shorts were nothing less than furious to
cover. So intense was the excitement
that at times brokers would be Offering
to buy cotton at two or three points
above the price ct which others were
Offering to sell It While the demand
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-01
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.

Portland, Feb. 28 l9OC-The local
weather bureau records the following:
sa. m.-Barometer. 80. 734; thermome-
ter. I: dew point, 3; rel. humidity,
81: direction of wind, NV; wind veloc-
ity, 4; state of weather. clear.
Sp. m. Barometer. 30.5l3; thermome-
ter. 20; dew point IL; rel. humidity, 81;
direction of wind, NV; wind velocity, 5;
state Of weather, It. snow.
Max. temp, 22; min. temp, %; mean
temp. IL; max. wind velocity, IA s.,
precipitation-24 hours .01.
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ment Of the surrender Of General Cronje.
Her Majesty said;
"Aooept for yourself and for all under
your command my wsrmsst oongratula-
sions ON this splendid news"
Lord Roberts replied as follows:
..."An under my command are deeply
grateful for your Majesty . most gracious
message. Congratulations from their
Queen are an honor the soldiers dearly
prize"
General Butler has wired his thanks TO
the Queen for her telegram OF "gracious
sympathy and encouragement
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TO CONSIDER MR.. CoLE's CASE

Boston. February 2s.-Th grand jury
of the United States district court n
vsned this afternoon to consider the case'
Of the March docket, the principal one Of
which is that OF Charles II. Cole, ex-
PRESIDENT of the Globe National bank,
who Is charged with mis-appropristine
and embezzling about sS00,e0o Of tas
banks money.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-01
MINISTERS

who want large congregations should en-.
courage people to use BENSoN'S Always
READY CHA kCOAL One woman iorgo' 70
order Charcoal so was obliged 10 use wood for
kindling the 1re last Sunday, and IL took 80
long she couldn't get TO church In time.
BIG BAGS l0c AT ALL GROCERS,
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-01
CHANGE Al BATH IRON WORKS.

Bath. February 2s.--The resignation of
Charles R. HAnscom, general superin-
tendsnt and marine designer of the Bath
Iron Works for the past tan years, took
effect today. Mr.. Hanscom Is succeeded
BY John q. Hyde. as present vice pres.-
dent Of the iron works.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-01
3. W. PLAIsIED NOMINATED.

Augusta, February ss.-At the Demo-
cratic mayoralty caucus. this evening,
Frederick W. Plaistsd, editor OF the New
Age, was nsminatsd for mayor by accla-
nation.
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MAINE PENSIONS.

Washing ton. February 2S.-The follow
ing pension changes In Maine are an
nounced:
INCREASE
Daniel d. Perkins, Newcastle, s17 to
ga.
ORIGINAL, WIDOWS. ETC.
Special, February IL. Margery n. Page,
Kenduskeag, %; Abbis II. Tobis, Me-
ohanio Falls, $50.
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THE CLARK CASE.

Washington, February 2s.-Congress-
man Campbell. principal counsel for the
prosecution in tine Clark case, was on
the stand during the greater part of the
day BEFORE the Senate committee on elec-
tions. His testimony was NOT impors-
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CRONJE STARTS SOUTH.
Beer Prisoners Escorted from Camp
at Paardeberg.

Loudon, February 2s-s.e2 p. m.-ihs
war offioe has received the following from
Lord Rcnerrs.
"Paardeberg. February 2s.-Cropje,
with his family. left here yesterday In
charge Of Major General Prettyman and
under the escort of the Imperial volun-
tesrs and mounted infantry.
Later In the day the remaining pris-
oners went In charge OF the Earl OF
Erroll, and escorted by the Gloucesters
and n hundred Imperial volunteers. The
women and children are being sent to
their homes. I understand that general
dissatisfaction was felt by the Beers at
Cronis's refusal to accept my effer of
safe conduct for the women and chill
dern and medical care for the wounded,
40 Of whom are now In our hospitals.
"Many Of them are In a terrible plight
for want ,f care at an earlier stage.
~ inspected the Beers laager yesterday
and was much struck by the ingenuity
and energy with which the position was
maas almost impregnable to assault"
GROWING CASUALTY LIST.
London, February 2s.-s.6 p. m.-Ths
rapidly growing casualty lists are being
:.
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QUEEN TO LORD ROBERTS.
London, February ss.-In her despatch
to Lord R0hssts, 70 lowed the announce
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Continued ON Second Page.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-09
REPUBLICANS
FEAR THE OPEN.

The will of the president has
y been the only law in the Philip I
= pine islands wherever the Anerl- :
Y can authority extends. Why does :
= the Republican party hesitate 10 :
= legiSlate upon the Philippine :
= question? Because a law would :
y disclose the radical departure I
+ from history and precedent con- :
= templated by those who control :
? the Republican party
THE storm of protest which :
greeted the Porto Rican bill was :
4 an indication OF what may be :
y expected when the American peo-
= pie are brought face to face with :
= legislation upon this subject
y IF the Porto Ricans, who well :
= coined annexation, are 10 De de-
= MED the guarantees OF our con-
= stitutiOn. what is to be the lot OF :
y the Filipinos, who resisted our au- :
= thOrity? II secret influences
y could compel a disregard of our 7
Z plain duty toward friendly people.
= living near our shores what :
= treatment will those same influ- Z
4 ences provide for unfriendly peO- I
= pie 1000 miles away?
4 If. in this country where the :
y people have the right TO EOte, I
= Republican leaders dare not take :
4 the side Of the people against the :
= great monopolieS which have :
= grown I'D within the last few I
y years. how can they be trusted to :
y protect the Filipinos from the cor Z
y poratiOns which are waiting to I
y exploit the islands Bryan
4 speech of acceptance
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: IMPERIALISM HITS
: THE FARMER

o imperialism would be profit y
e able to the army contractors; it
= would be profitable to the ship :
y owners. who would carry live sol =
= diers TO the Philippines and bring
. dead soldiers back; it would be =
= profitable to those VINO would :
= seize upon the franchises, and it 4
y would be profitable TO the officials
= whose salaries would be fixed here :
= and paid over there; but to the
y farmer, to the laboring man, and
= TO the vast majority Of those en-
= gagged in other occupations, it =
y would bring expenditure without
= return and risk without reward.
z -Bryan's speech of acceptance 4
= y
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IMPERIALISM
NEEDS IGNORANCE.

Z Some argue that American rule 4
= in the Philippine islands will re- I
y suit in the better education of the I
= FilipinOs. Be not deceived. If 4
= we expect to maintain > colonial
y policy. we shall not find ii to our 4
= advantage to educate the people. !
= The educated Filipinos are now in 4
= revolt against us, and the most ig- I
= nOrant ones have made the least 4
4 resistance to our domination. If 1
y we are to govern them without 1
y their consent and give them no I
= voice in determining the taxes I
= which they must pay, we dare not I
y educate them. lest they learn to 4
y read the Declaration of Indepen- I
= dence and the constitution of theN-
= United States and mock us for 1
y our inconsistency Bryan's 4
y speech of acceptance.
+ y y + ~ I 1
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' we condemn, the tariff tax
y alton imposed by a Republican I
= congress upon the helpless and
= distressed people OF Porto Rico !
y Such egiSlatiOn-inspired wholly I
= by greed-is indeed the harbinger I
= of evil to the republic. The at I
= tempt to collect unjust taxes with I
y one hand. and with the other, re I
= turn them in part to plundered
= people. is utterly without consti- !
+ tutiOnal warrant or justification I
= Stevenson speech Of accept
= ance.
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FRUITS OF IMPERIALISM.

Imperialism would be profitable to
the army contractors; it would be
profitable to the ship owners, who
would carry live soldiers to the Phil
ippines and bring dead soldiers back;
it would be profitable to those who
would seize upon the franchises. and il
would be profitable to the officials
whose salaries would be fixed here and
paid over there; but to the farmer, TO
the labOring man and TO the vast ma
jority of those engaged in other Occu-
patiOns, it would bring expenditure
without return and risk without re-
ward.
Farmers and Iaboring men have, as
a rule. small incomes, and under sys-
TENS which place the tax upon con
sumption, pay more than their fair
share of the expenses of government.
Thus the very people who receive
least benefit from Imperialism viii be
injured most by the military burdens
which accompany il.
In addition to the evils which he
and the farmer share in common, the
labOring man will be the first TO suffer
if Oriental subjects seek to work in the
United States. the first to suffer if
American capital leaves our shores to
employ Oriental labor in the Philip
pines to supply the trade of China and
japan: the first to suffer from the ViO-
Ience which the military spirit aroUses,
and the first to suffer when the
methods of imperialism are applied to
our own government
ct is not strange, therefore, that the
labor organizations have been quick to
note the approach OF these dangers and
prompt to protest against both militar-
ism and imperialism.
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not willing to make merchandise of
human blood
But a war of conquest is as unWise
as il is unrighJeOus. A harbOr and
cOaling station in the Philippines
would answer every trade and military
necessity and such a concession could
have been secured at any time without
difficulty
1T is not necessary to own people IN
order 20 trade with them. We carry
on trade today with every part of the
world. and our commerce has expand
ed more rapidly than the commerce Of
any European empire We do not own
Japan or China, but we trade with
their people. We have not absorbed
the republics of Central and South
America. but we trade with them II
has not been necessary to have any
political connection with Canada or
the nations of Europe in order to trade
with them Trade cannot be perma-
nently profitable unless it is Yolun-
tary. When trade is secured by force,
the cost of securing il and retaining
it must be taken out of the profits, End
the profits are never large enough to
cover the expense Such a system
would never be defended but for the
fact that the expense is borne by all
the people, While the profits are en-
-
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ARE sMoTHERING PRINCIPLE.

Against us are arrayed a compare
lively small. but politically and finan-
cially powerful. number who really
profit by Republican policies: but with
them are associated a large number
who. because of their attachm mt to
the party name, are giving their sup
port to doctrines antagOnistic to the
former teachings Of their own party.
Republicans who used To advocate BIZ
metallism, now try to convince them
selves tiiat the gold standard is good:
Republicans who were formerly at
tached 10 the greenback are now seek
ing an excuse for giving national
banks control of the nations paper
money. Republicans who used to boast
that the Republican party was pay
ing off the national debt, are now
looking for reasons to support a per-
petual and increasing debt: Republic
ans who formerly abhOrred a trust.
now beguile themselves with the de-
fusion that there are good trusts and
bad trusts. while in their minds the
line between the two is becoming more
and more obscure; Republicans who.
in times past, congratulated the coun-
try upon the small expense of our
standing army, are now making light
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EDUCATION NOT WANTED.

Some argue that American rule in
the Philippine islands viii result in the
better education of the Filipinos. Be
not deceived. If we expect TO main
tain a colonial policy, we shall not find
it to our advantage to educate the peo-
pie. The educated Filipinos are now in
revolt against us, and the most ig-
norant ones have made the least resist
ance TO our domination. If we are to
govern them without their consent and
give them no voice in determining the
taxes which they must pay, we dare
not educate them, lest they learn to
read the Declaration of Independence
and the constitution Of the United
States and mock us for our inconsist-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-09
"GUNPeWDER GOSPEL"

The pecuniaTy argument. though
more effective with certain classes, is
not likely to be used so often or pre-
scented with SO much emphasis as the
religious argument. If what has been
termed the 'gunDoWder gospel were
urged against the Filipinos only, it
would be a sufficient answer TO say
that a majority of the FilipinOs are
now members of one branch Of the
Christian church; but the principle
involved is one of much wider appli-
cation and challenges serious consid-
Grafton.
THE religious argument varies in
DOsitiVeneSs from 2 passive belief that
Providence delivered the FiIiDinos
into our hands for their good and our
glory, TO the eXultatiOn of the minister
who said that we ought TO thrash the
natives (FiliDinOs) until they under
stand who we are and that every
bullet sent, every cannon shot and
every flag waved means righteous
ness
I'VE cannot approve of this doctrine
in one place unless we are willing to
apply il everywhere If there is poison
in the blood Of the hand il viii Uiti-
mately reach the heart. It is equally
true that fOrcible Christianity. if plant
ed under the American flag in the far
away Orient, will sooner or later be
transplanted uDOn American soil If
true Christianity consists in carrying
out in our daily lives the teachings of
Christ, who viii say that we ere COM
manded to civiliZe with dynamite ard
prOselyte with the swOrd2 He
who would declare the divine viii must
prove his authority either by holy writ
or by evidence Of a special dispense
ripO
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ANOMALY IN TITLE.

What is our title to the Philippine
islands? Do we hold them by treaty
or by conquest? Did we buy them, or
did we take them? Did we purchase
the people? If not. how did we secure
title TO them? We're they thrown in
with the land? Will the Republicans
say that inanimate earth has value,
and when that earth is nodded by the
Divine hand and stamped with the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-09
PRICE ON BLOOD.

I place the philosophy of Franklin
against the sordid doctrine of those
who would put price upon the head
of an American soldier and justify
war of conquest upon the ground that
il Will pay. The Democratic party is
in favor of the expansion Of trade Ii
would extend our trade by every legit-
innate and peaceful means; but il is
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-09
NO WARRANT IN BIBLE.

Imperialism finds no warrant in
the Bible. The command, go We into
all the world and preach the gos-
pei TO every creature has no Calling
gun attachment. When Jesus visited a
village of Samaria and the people re
fused TO receive him, some of the dis
ciples suggested that fire should be
called down from heaven to avenge the
insult: but the Master rebuked them
and said; 'Ye know not what man
ner of spirit We are Of; for the Son of
Man is not come TO destroy men 5
lives, but 10 save them Suppose he
had said: We viii thrash them until
they understand who we are how
different would have been the history
OF Christianity, Compare. if you will,
trine of Imperialism with the golden
rule and the commandment. Thou
shalt love thy neighbOr as myself.
LOVE THE WEAPON.
Love. not force. was the weapon of
the NazaTenei sacrifice for others, not
the exploitation Of them, was his
method of reaching the human heart
"A missionary recently told me that
the stars and stripes once saved his
life because his aSSailanI recognized
our nag as a nag LhdI ndd no DlOOd
upon it. Let it be known that our mis-
siOnarieS are seeking souls instead OF
sovereignty; let it be known that in
stead of being the advance guard OF
conquering armies, they are going
forth to help and TO uplift. having theil
loinS girt about with truth and theiI
feet shOd with the preparation Of the
gospel of peace, wearing the breast
plate of righteousness and carrying
the word of the spirit; let it be known
that they are citizens of a nation
which respects the rights of the citi-