The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-22
The DYING QUEEN
a,,,pLAIN's TOUCHING REFERENCE
TO QUEEN VICTORIA.
IN BORDER OF TWO WORLDS
,,rcER,s BAD DEAE TO AN AMERI-
CAN CITIZEN.

= Rrovn's Claims Amount to
=. 0OO. OOO-Deprived of His Prop
.tx and the Courts Packed
,rsinst Him After First Decision
"a Reen Rendered in His Favor.
senate Decides to Press the Claim
rDon Great Britain.
washington, Jan. 21.-The Senate to-day
.o5 an executive session of more than
.n,o hours duration after routine bust
.ss had been disposed of. The legisla-
.,no executive and judicial appropria-
..,n hill then was taken up. SiXty-siX
nsges we're completed before adjournment
A. the opening of the session the
.,,isin in his invocation referred with
Ian nathos to the condition of Queen
Victoria.
with multitude which no man can
,,,rober." he prayed, eve come with ire
r,sndous anxiety and profoundest awe to
the bedside of the great, good queen
Who lives on the border of two worlds.
living for more than three-score years in
.he fierce light which beats upon a
throne, by neT cOHuuCl anu SHdiDSlSl SllS
hos won not only the loyalty of her own
roonle but the veneration and homage
NJ all true-hearted men and women
around the world
Mr.. Turner of Washington offered a
resolution requesting the President to
transmit to the Senate il not ncom-
natible with public interest, information
of what steps have been taken by the
state department to protect the rights of
p f. Brown, "A citizen of the United
states in the matter of his claim against
the South African Republic together with
comics of all correspondence and papers
relating thereto.
MIR Turner made statement regarding
the case r. r. Brown was an American
engineer who went to South Africa eight
wears ago. He located a large number
of gold mining claims in Witfontein,
adopting up to date and essentially
American methods in his work. He was
deprived of the claims by order of the
South African authorities and instituted
suit against them for $1S5OOGO Dhe case
was decided by the South African courts
in favor of Mr.. Brown, Notwithstanding
ing the claims held by Mr.. Brown from
location The judgment of the court so
incensed President Kruger and the Volks-
raad that the judges were removed sum-
marily from office. Subsequently the new
court dismissed the case of Mr.. Brown
and he was invited to institute a new
suit Realizing that the court was pack
ed against him, he decided to appeal to
his own government.
Mr. Turner said the claims of Mr.. Brown
now were worth $5,OO0OO0 or 100000. Mr..
Turner said the idea of his resolution was
10 press upon Great Britain the meritO-
rlous claim of Mr.. Brown and to ascer-
tain what steps had been taken by this
government in regard to it, since Great
Britain had assumed the responsibilities
of sovereign over that country. The reso-
lytion was adopted
Mr. Ganinger of New Hampshire made
retraction of his statement that liquor
licenses had been issued to saloons in
Manila by Gen. Harrison Gray Otis, based
on a Geographic denial from that gentle
man. The legislative bill was then taken
up and read. Mr.. Gallinger protested
against the amendment to the bill for
keeping the library of Congress open on
Sundays. The amendment was agreed to,
however, without division.
At 5.25 .. m. the Senate adjourned.