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THE MORNING NEWS. i
J Established 1850. . - Incorporate 18SR. -
J. H. EBTILL, President. j
SALISBURY APT TO SURRENDER
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THE KAISER'S dispatch to KHI-l
GER 01*K\S HIS EYES.
Th<* Vrnrmrlin Corrmiiondeui'r
Brought #o Light by the Correa-:
pendent of the l<ondon Ctirotilclc '
>lay Also Cause Him to Look I pen |
the Boundary Dispute in n Yevr j
Light—The British Public Bojclns I
tn lieu lire That England’* Hus- ;
gjshne** lias Made Her a Bit In
populur Among the Nations.
LOndon, Jan. 4.—The message sent yes
terday by Emperor William to President
Kruger of the South African republic
lias aroused popular wrath in England
to an unmeasurably greater extent than
did President Cleveland’s message on the
Venezuelan dispute. The latter dealt
with a question that was of remote pub
lic interest and little understood here,
but the German emperor has touched
roughly the wounds rankling In British
memories ever since the ingominy of
Jlajuba Hill, . where the Boers
inflicted a crushing defeat on
troops belonging to the regu
lar army of Great Britain. Furtlier
nioie, the message to the president of
the Transvaal outrages the British be
lief that the South African republic still
pertains to the queen’s lordship. His maj
esty’s message said: "I express my sin
cere (dhgratulation, that, supported by
your people, and without appealing for
help to friendly powers, you have suc
ceeded by your energetic action against
the armed bands which invaded your
country as disturbers of the peace, and
have thus been enabled to restore the
peace and safeguard the independence
of your country against attacks from
without.” ,
if the government responds to tlie pas
sion that is now rising to fever heat
throughout Great Britain It will take early j
notice of the emperor’s missive in terms j
amounting to an outspoken challenge, and |
me country, which It would be difficult
to persuade Into accepting the United
States as a foe, would not hesitate to
tackle Germany.
The Venezuelan dispute has hardly stir
red the national pulse; throughout it
has chiefly been a matter of declamation
on the part of the newspapers. Germany's
intervention in the Transvaal has set En
gland aflame. The perception of Great
Britain’s solitary position among the
powers of the world is now forced upon
public conviction and this fact will un
doubtedly have much to do In hastening
nn agreement with the demands of the
United stales regarding Venezuela.
The Saturday Review (independent) ad
vocates the making of concessions to
the United States. It quotes from the
New York Sun to the effect that it would
lie better for England to eat crow at
home than eat dirt abroad, and adds: “In
view of our enemies on the continent,
Lord Salisbury must yield. It is better
10 eat a deaf of home crow thati any
forullii Mrt.'*-— ” '
The Glohe (conservative) says that the
entire empire will become a war party if
Emperor William’s words are followed by
deed. The mildest liberal organs write
in the same tone. The papers teetns with
abuse of German insolence and arrogance,
and the emperor’s deliberate insult and
appeal to the government to strengthen
its fighting forces and to prepare for war.
This time the press accurately reflects
popular feeling.
The question is to what length will Lord
Salisbury’s minlstery Obey the country’s
behest. It is an amazing fact that dur
ing the recent troubles Lord Salisbury
has not once summoned a meeting of the
full cabinet. With the crisis in the east,
President Cleveland’s message, and war
clouds all around, the prime minister acts
like an irresponsible dictator. He com
municates constantly with the queen and
her advisers, and consults the Right Hon.
Joseph Chamberlain, the colonial secre
tary, and the Right Hon. A. J. Balfour,
first lord of the treasury, his inner cab
inet, but ignores the rest of his col
leagues. The last cabinet Council was
held on Nov. 18. At that time the minis
ters merely arranged a programme of
their sessional bills. They were not al
lowed to discuss foreign afTalrs. But If
not in touch with the public, Lord Salis
bury keeps closely allied with the court
party, where German influences is dom
inant. The country may call for war
with Germany, but dynastic considera
tions and court affiliations would oppose
giving way lo the popular demand unless
before a public storm threatening the
existence of the government.
I>r. Jameson’s friends rely on President
Kruger of the Transvaal to prevent his
execution. Dr. Jameson, while at Kim
berly was summoned to Pretoria to at
tend President Kruger In a dangerous ill
ness. Under the doctor's ministrations
President Kruger was cured and the two
became strong friends. This friendship
may now stand Dr. Jameson in good
stead.
The Yachtsmen, commenting upon the
inquiry by the New York Yacht Club into
the charges made by Lord Dunraven
against the Defender syndicate in general,
and Mr. C\ Oliver Iselin in particular,
says that Lord Dunraven has signally
failed to substantiate his charges, and
hat it becomes more and more apparent
that an egregious blunder was commu
t'd in making the charges. The paper
adds that the copimiUee of inquiry has
been actuated throughout by an impar
tial spirit.
The cattle dispatches sent from Wash
ington by the special representative of
the Morning Chronicle, giving the unpub-
Ished correspondence anent tlm British
Bunina boundary dispute exchanged l>v
Lord Aberdeen, colonial secretary in the
' a'linet of Sir Robert Peel, and Senor
Portique, the then Venezuelan minster
to England, seems to have burst on the
lot. ign office as a surprise. It is almost
incredible that the permanent officials
at the foreign office, who are responsible
for coaching the prime minister, should
Lave been ignorant of this correspond
n yet it is known in official circles
that the brief on whch Lon! Salisbury
■'used his reply to Secretary of State
idto., did not mentipn the dispatches that
''“'■r. cabled to the Chronicle. It is un
derstood that the prime minister is deeply
chagrined because of this fact. He may
mark his displeasure by insisting that
' tain of the permanent officials shall
retire.
A measure like this would be a prelimi
nary to a general surrender, and would
afford a convenient bridge for Lord Salis
' s retreat from the position he lias
assumed. The foreign office will prepare
an extensive report on the Venezuelan
dispute. This will be accompanied with
rtians showing the historical dctnls of the
mrrtory in depute. That Lord Salisbury
"•*1 'limb down seems to be assured.
MONEY MI M.
'b' Declined lo Talk About the
Gcorge-McLuurln Dispute.
Jai'kaon, Miss., Jam 4.—Hon. H. D.
Money, candidate for United States Sen-
Bf'v lias arrived and opened headquarters.
Col. Money figures extensively in the
i c letter and MeLaurin interview,
■jn.itur George having stated that Gov.-
MeLaurin urged him to run, and ho
Lo min) stating that he did not, the
“’■‘Morn Associated Press correspondent
’Uclit an interview to get his version of
no controversy. He declined, however,
~ sa ,y a word for publication further
.nn ,i was none of Ms fight. Col. Money
,■ ' confident that he will be Senator
ent* su cceseor regardless of who may
w the race.
She JHafnin®
FATALITIES AT A FIRE.
Tito Men Killed and Fonr Injured in
Leaping From Window*.
Philadelphia, Jan. 4.—Two men were
killed, four badly injured, and a score
or more persons had narrow escapes late
this afternoon at a tire in a combined
store, hall and tenement house on the
corner of Third and Gaskill streets. The
dead are:
Harris Levi, 45 years of age, suffocated.
Marks Fienberg, 30 years old. spine frac
tured and internally hurt. He died short
ly after being taken to a hospital.
The v icitims are all Polish Jews.
A score of tailors who had been hold
ing a meeting on the third Hoor rushed
to the window and the majority of them
jumped safely to the sidewalk, a canvas
awning breaking their falls. The four
who were hurt, however, received their
injuries by Jumping.
Harris Levi was afraid to jump and he
fell hack into the room and was suffo
cated.
Marks Feinberg hung from a window
sill until the heat caused him to release
his hold and he fell, landing in a barrel.
He died soon afterwards.
The five small children of Joseph'Zellers
were saved by their 13 year old sister,
Jennie, taking them to the roof and drop
ping them onto the roofs of adjoining
buildings. The children finally reached
the ground in safety. The loss will not
exceed $5,000.
FLORIDA SHORT LINE.
The Southern RailwnV’* Fast Flyers
lo Begin Kiinulng Monday.
New York, Jan. 4.—The Southern rail
way announces the re-establishment of its
famous “New York and Florida Short
Lina Limited” trains for the season of
1896, the first train south bound leaving
New York Monday, Jan. 6, and daily
thereafter.
Those trains are composed of the finest
equipments the Pullman Company can
supply, consisting of the latest design in
compartment, observation, sleeping and
dining cars, and first-class vestibuled day
coaches, operating between New York and
St. Augustine. Also attached to this train
are Pullman drawing rooip sleeping ears
from New York to Tampa and Augusta.
The route Is over the Pennsylvania rail
road from New York to Washington,
thence over the Souther railroad’s own
rails through the beautiful and histori
cal Piedmont section of Virginia, North
Carolina and South Carolina to Colum
bia. at whih point connection is formed
with the Florida Central and Peninsular
railroad, which takes the train through
an interesting section of the south.
Leaving New York at 3:20 p. m., Jack
sonville is reached the following evening
at 6:30 and St. Augustine at 7:40 p .m.
The journey to Jacksonville or St. Au
gustine takes only a day.
MORE ARMENIANS MASSACRED.
Two Thousand Believed to Have
Been Killed at Rlrldjlk.
London, Jan. 4.—The correspondent of
the United Press at Constantinople tele
graphs under date ot -Jan. 4- that-a ter
ribly massacre has taken place at Blrid
jik, near Aintab, in Asia Minor. The offi
cial report of the occurrence states that
900 persons were killed.
Constantinople, Jan. 4.—lt is believed
here that the massacre at Biridjik was
committed by Kurds of the
cavalry. The ycent massacre at Orfah
was a terrible affair. The porte admits
that 900 persons were killed there, but
other accounts say 2,000 were slaughtered.
An imperial irade has been issued or
dering the reorganization of the Turkish
army, and increasing the Turkish forces
in Macedonia, Crete and El Heiaz, Arabia.
The increase will be completed by spring.
CANADA’S CABINET.
Six of the Members Send Tlielr Res
ignations to the Premier.
Toronto, Ont., Jan. The Sunday
World's Ottawa special, says the trouble
in the dominion cabinet reached a climax
to-night, when Premier Bowell received
a letter signed by six of the ministers,
tondering their resignations. The min
isters named are Messrs. Foster, Haggart,
Tupper, Ives, Montague and Dickey. Con
troller of Customs Woods is also reported
to have signed the letter. The special adds
that Sir Charles Tupper, high commission
er to Great Britain, had a lengthy con
ference with Sir Mackenzie Bowell, in
which he expressed his willingness to as
sume the premiership if requested to do
so. Premier Bowell will consult the party
in caucus before doing anything.
FIRE ON A STEAMER.
It Increases In Force Between Gi
braltar anil Genoa.
Genoa, Jan. 4.—When the British steam
er Egyptian Prince, Capt. Dunbar, which
sailed from New Orleans Nov. 24, via St.
Michaels and Gibraltar, arrived at this
port to-day, it was discovered that the
fire which was burning in her hold when
she arrived at Gibraltar, and which was
supposed to have been quenched, had in
creased in force. The cargo is being dis
charged and the damage will probably
prove to be heavy.
OHIO’S LEGISLATURE.
The Republican Caucuses Nominate
Candidates for the Offices.
Columbus, 0., Jan. 4.—David L. Sleep
erner of Athens was nominated for speak
er to-day by the House republican cau
cus. The party’s majority is twenty-six.
John R. Mailer was nominated for clerk
and Charles H. Boeter of Dayton for
speaker pro tern.
In the Senate republican caucus Alex
ander Cayce of Franklin was renominated
for clerk and John C. Hutzinpaller for
president protem.
A FIRE WITHOUT A PANIC.
The A*udleuoe In the Theater Not
Aware of Its Existence.
Richmond, Va., Jan. 4.—During the per
formance at the Academy of Music to
night fire was discovered in the basement
of the building. The superintendent of
the fire alarm telegraph was in the Acad
emy and being quietly notified of the
tire telephoned for a chemical engine,
•ind the blaze was extinguished without
the audience knowing anything about the
matter.
LEADVILLE’S ICE PALACE.
Ten Thousand People Attend the
Formal Opening.
Leadville, Col., Jan. 4.—Ten thousand
people attended the formal opening of the
Leadville ice palace to-day. Nine hundred
came up from Denver, Including eight of
Leadville’s ex-mayors, now residing In'
Denver. A regiment appeared in tobog
gan costumes and there were all kinds of
sports and festivities Ten special trains
from different parts of Colorado and Utah
brought the crowd and made the opening
festivities decidedly brilliant.
SAVANNAH, GA., SUNDAY, JANUARY 5, 1890.
BITTER AGAINST JOHN BULL
GERMAN HATRED OF THE ENGLISH
STRIKINGLY SHOW X,
The Whole Empire Heady lo Take
I P Arms in Defense of the noera.
The Relations of Ihe Two Govern
ments Strained Almost to the
Point of an Absolute Rupture on
Wednesday—The Situation Not Yet
Devoid of Danger.
Berlin, Jan. 4.—The emperor's act in
sending a message to President Kruger
of the South African republic, congratu
lating him upon the victory of the Boers
over the armed forces led into the Trans
vaal by Dr. Jameson, administrator or
the British South Africa Company, Is
hailed with enthusiasm throughout Ger
many, and will add greatly to his majes
ty's popularity as being a true Interpre
tation of the intensity of German public
hostility toward Great Britain.
The message of the emperor could not
have been a very great surprise to the
English government, as some days prior
to the publication of the message the em
peror instructed Counit von llatzCeldt,
the German ambassador to Great Britain,
to inform Lord Salisbury with the utmost
frankness that it was the firm determin
-1 ation of Germany not to allow the gov
ernment of the South African republic
to be overthrown. At the same time Count
von Hatzfeldt was Instructed to demand
an explanation of the movements of the
authorities of the British South Africa
i ompanv. These representations were at
once answered by .the British foreign of
fice. The first replies ma.it by Lord Salis
bury were deemed unsatisfactory, so
much so, Indeed, that the relations of the
two governments on Wednesday last be
eame so strained as to be on the point
of absolute rupture. The consequence was
that a diplomatic surrender on the part
of Lord Salisbury was the only thing that
averted the gravest climax. Even now,
although the situation is modified, It is
not devoid of danger and the summaries
of the comments of the English press up
on the emperor s interfer. nee in tne
Transvaal a%iir. which are published
here, serve to liighten the popular anger
against England, while the anti-English
feeling pervades all classes of the Ger
man press. Every political party and
group, the socialists included, sides with
the Boers and denounces the aggression
of England.
The North German Gazette quotes with
expressions of approval tho declaration
of the Cologne Gazette that the Trans
vaal republic is an absolutely independent
state and the Deutsche Tageszoitung,
says that not only the road to Constanti
nople, but that also the road to
Johannesburg lies through Berlin.
Several newspapers with government
affiliations and inspirations acquiesce
in these expressions and add, that
the alliance between Russia and France
has been enlarged by thu auees
sion of the triple alliance to a concert
of European powers with anti-English
aims. A number of papers ure exulting
tn the Isolation of England and predict
that her lonely situation will become an
’lmportant factor in the settlement of the
Venezuelan difficulty.
The youth, the brawn and sinew of Ger
many are moved to offer active assis
tance to the Boers, while their elders are
inspired to tender moral and financial aid.
Dr. Carl Peters, the explorer, was charg
ed by a meeting of the Deutsche Colonial
Gesellsohaft, held yesterday, to send a
cablegram to President Kruger of the
Boer republic expressing the sympathy
of the society with him and his cause
and proinistng active and material sup
port. A private syndicate has placed at
the disposal of Dr. Peters the sum of
300,000 marks for the purpose of organiz
ing a corps of volunteers to go to the
Transvaal, and similar offers have been
plentiful. Among other offers is that of
a number of young Americans, studying
in Germany, who have expresed their
readiness to acept a chance to light the
British if the conflict in South Africa is
continued.
The sum of the position is that Great
Britain must withdraw her pretensions
to a right to interfere in the Transvaal
and punish the leaders of the Britfsh
South Africa Company who are respon
sible for the Invasion of the Boer terri
tory, or she will inevitably become in
volved in a collision with Germany. A
formal German protectorate over the
South African republic Is not designed,
but the government of Germany will sup
port the Transvaal republic In declaring
the convention of 1884 void, thus enabling
the Boers to obtain their full indepen
dence of Great Britain. Virtually British
claims to suzrainty over tbe Transvaal
must in all respects be abolished. If the
South African republic shall ask a refer
ence of the matters in dispute between it
self and England, the questions will be
referred to the European ‘powers which
are interested in Africa, and Germany
will support such a conference. France
can be relied upon to take part and if a
conference Is had it will igreatly disap
point German expectation if the discus
sion of the questions involved does not
result in recognition of the independence,
not only of the Transvaal but of the
Orange Free State, as well.
It is not denied here that reform in the
administration of the internal affairs of
the South Africa republic is advisable, hut
they must be obtained without the appli
cation of foreign pressure, British or any
other, unless strictly questions for inter
national settlement. Little or no sympa
thy Is bestowed upon Dr. Jameson, an.l
Mr. Chamberlain's appeal to President
Kruger to deal gently with the British
South African prisoners is derided by the
German press, who declare a summary
trial by court martial, followed bv the
prompt execution of the leaders of the
raid commends itself to German opinion
as the proper mode of procedure in their
oases. A strict application of the law
involving the sacrifice of the lives of the
rank and file of the prisoners would not
meet with approval here, but it is the gen
eral opinion that an example ought to be
made of the leaders.
It has transpired that the emperor has
had a serious quarrel with Prince Fred
erick Leopole of Prussia, the husband of
Princess Louise Sophie of Schleswig-Hol
stein, sister of the empress, over the re
cent accident to the princess while skat
ing near Glenicke castle, Potsdam when
the princess and one of the ladies of the
court. Baroness Calmar, broke through
the ice and came very near drowning. It
appears that the emperor upbraided the
prince for the indifference of his treat
ment of his wife, and the prince used some
pretty rough words in replying to the
kaiser's rebuke. The emperor thereupon
ordered him under arrest for four days,
with confinement in a room in his castle
for that length of time. The kaiser at
once telegraphed for a detachment of the
First Guards, to be sent from Potsdam
to Glenicke eastle to guard tbe prince,
and he has since been confined there, not
being permitted to leave his chamber
upon any pretext. .
V CONVICT SHOT DEAD.
The Bullet Fired al Him as He Was
Escaping From .tall,
Montgomery, Ala,, Jan, 4.—A special to
the Advertiser from Columbiana, Ala.,
says: "Deputy Sheriff T. I. Seale killed
Amos Robertson, a prisoner, to-day. As
Seale unlocked Rob&d fell door he
and another prisoner ran ofer the deputy,
knocking him to the floor. The deputy
getting on his feet opened fire on the flee
ing prisoners and Robertson fell dead
The coroner's verdict was justifiable kill
ing.”
CEREAL CROPS OF THE COINTRY.
Estimate* of Their Area, Product
and Value.
Washington, Jan. 4.—The estimates by
states and territories of the area, product
and value of the principal cereal crops
of the United States for 1895, made by the
statistician of the department of agricul
ture, in'given as follows:
Corn—Area. 82,075,830; product, 2.151,139,-
000; values, 567,509,000; yield per acre, 26.2
bushels. Farm price per bushel, 26.4
cents.
Winter Wheat—Area. 22.609,322; product,
361,242.000; yield per acre, 11. M bushels.
Spring Wheat—Area. 11.438,010; product,
205,861.1100; yield per acre, 18.0 bushels.
Total wheat area, 34,047.332: product, 467.-
103,000; value. $237,939,800; yield per acre, 13.7
bushels; farm price |>er bushel. 50.9 cents.
Oats—Area. 27,878,406: product, 824.444.U0i';
value, $163,655,000: yield per acre, 36.6 bush
els; farm price per bushel, 14.9 cents.
Rye—‘Area, 1.890,345; product, 27,210,000;
value, $11,965,000; yield tier acre. 14.i bush
els; farm price per bushel, 44 cents.
Barter—Area, 3,299,973 product. 87.573,000;
value, $29,312,100; yield |kt acre, 24.4 bush
els; farm price per bushel. 33.7 cents.
Buckwheat—Area. 763.377; product. 15,341,-
000; value, $6,936,000; yield per acre. 20.1
bushels; farm price per bushel, 45.2 cents.
Potatoes— Area, 2,9s4, Ofi'product, 297.237.-
000; value, $78,985,000; yield per a re, 100.6
bushels; farm price per bushel, 26.6 cents.
Hay—Area, 44,206.453: product, 67.078,541
tons; value, $333,186,000; yield per acre, I.OG
tons, farm price per ton, $8.35.
WORK ON THE TEXAS.
The Ship t Norfolk to He Kxniiilneil
by n Board of Survey.
Washington, Jan. 4.—The battleship
Texas has arrived at Norfolk, where she
will he examined by a board of survey
to ascertain her condition and to report
on the extent and cost of file necessary
repairs to put her in good condition for
service. The Texas will then he placed
out of commission, her officers and crew
assigned to other vessels and the repairs
begun. It will be necessary to place the
Texas In dry dock to make the necessary
alterations, and this operation will be
exceedingly delicate, not only on account
of the mtsfortunes which followed the
docking experience at the Brooklyn navy
yard, but because the navy department
once declined to dock the vessel al the
Norfolk yard, the reason given being that
her great width would make It exceed
ingly ticklish work to get her Into the
basin.
Acceptance of the Kiilnltdin.
Washington,' Jan. 4.—The President to
day signed the Joint resolution authoriz
ing the acceptance of the rum Katshdln,
constructed by the Bath Iron Works, at
Hath, Me., and rejected by the President
and Secretary of the Navy, for failure to
make the speed required by the contract.
YX’ork on the New Battleship* Begun.
Washington, Jan. 4.—The contracts for
the new battleships Kearsarge and Ken
tucky were to-day delivered to the Secre
tary of the Navy, duly executed, and work
on Jhe ships has already commenced by
the Newport News Company.
Status of the Gold Reserve.
Washington. Jan. 4.—The treasury gold
reserve at the close of business to-day,
with all withdrawals out, stood at $61,311,-
828. The withdrawals at New Y'ork to-day
for "domestic purposes” were $113,(8X1.
TOIL OF THE TARHEELS.
Annual Report of the State Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
Raleigh, N. C., Jan. 4.—The annual re
port of the state bureau of labor sta
tistics was issued to-day and covers cot
ton and woolen mills, farm labor and
fisheries.
The commissioner recommends that a
law be passed fixing eleven hours as a
day’s labor In factories, and prohibiting
the employment of children under 12 years
of age, and not allowing those between
12 and 14 to work unless they have a cer
tificate showing that they attend school
at least twelve weeks during the year,
and giving the commissioner power to en
force these laws. There are now 1,658
children under 14 years old employed.
The report says the average monthly
wages of farm laborers are $8.75 for men,
54.65 for women, and $2.90 for children.
There has been a decrease in wages for
two years.
It costs 5(6c per pound to produce cot
ton In North Carolina, 60c to produce a
bushel of wheat, 40c a bushel of corn and
30c a bushel of oats. Many letters from
farmers are published. Almost all of
these call for more money and a majori
ty lay great stress on education. The
farmers are In better condition than in
years past and are very largely raising
their own supplies. The report says
30.0U0.000 pounds of cotton w ill be required
this year in excess of 124,000,009 pounds
consumed by the factories last yeur; that
all the factories are running on full time
and that there Is no check in their pro
gress.
LILLY WHITES OF LOUISIANA.
They Select Their Candidates for the
State Ticket.
New Orleans, Jan. 4.—The sugar plant
ers, generally called the "Lily Whites,”
calle’d a mass meeting this even
ing at the Hotel Royal. Judge
Taylor Beattie presided, and D. S.
Ferris was secretary. About 100 persons
were present. They adopted a resolution
denouncing the contemplated suffrage
amendment to the state constitution and
selected as their part of the ticket, which
it is expected they will agree on with the
populists when the party holds Its con
vention at Alexandria; E. N. Pugh of
Ascension, for governor; J. D. Donnelly
of Orleans, for secretary of state; L. F.
Southen of Terrebo Bonne, for attorney
general. _
ITALY’S AVAR IV ABYSSINIA.
The Report That the Native Army Is
Advancing Denied.
Rome, Jan. 4.—Advices received by the
government from Abyssinia state that the
commander of the Italian troops at Ma
kalleh had Informed Gen. Baretrieri, com
manding the Italian forces operating in
Abyssinia, that disputes among the lead
ers of the natives are causing separate
raids to be made upon the Italians'. The
rumor that King Menelek, with his
forces, had begun an advance is denied.
The Abyssinian army is still at Dolo.
A COAL BREAKER BURNED.
The Lota #150,000 anil 700 Hand*
Thrown Out of Work.
Mahony City, Pa., Jan. 4.—The breaker
at Park colliery No. 2, and opera
ted by Lentzllth & Cos., two miles from
here, was burned this evening. The ori
gin of the Are is unknown. The entire
structure was , consumed in fortv-flve
minutes, together with the engine' and
boiler houses. It was the largest Indi
vidual breaker In the regions and gave
employment to 700 hands. The breaker
was new, having only been started up
last spring. The old structure was burn
ed two years ago. The loss Is SIOO,OOO.
but Is fully Insured.
JAMESON’S FIGHT A LONG ONE.
ONE OF Ills BATTLES WITH THE
BOERS LASTED EIGHT HOI HS.
Three Attack* Made and the British
Reported to Hair Acted in a Most
Gallant llnuarr—Their Force
Greatly Ontiiiimhereil and Greatly
Exhausted From Their Long 'larch
nnil Lack of Food.
London, Jan. 4.—Joseph Chamberlain,
secretary of state for the colonies, re
ceived at 5:20 o’clock thisl morning a cable
gram from Sir 11. G. R. Robinson, gov
ernor and commander-ln-chief of Cape
Colony, saying: ”1 received the following
telegram from Sir Jacobus A. ile Wet,
British agent at Pretoria, at 6 o'clock last
evening: ‘Everything quiet now. Further
serious disturbances will not occur. A
deputation from the Johannesburg reform
committee came last evening, giving a
guarantee of peace. I informed President
Kruger of that guarantee and he as
sured me, pending Gov. Robinson's ar
rival, that if the Johannesburg people
were quiet and did not commit any hostile
acts, that Johannesburg would not be mo
lested or surrounded by jhe burgher
forces. Tiie deputation wus highly pleased
at this assurance, and gave a pledge that
the reform committee would preserve or
der.’
"Agent de Wet proceeds to say: T tes
tify in the strongest manner to the great
moderation and forebearance of the gov
ernment of the Transvaal under excep
tional and trying circumstances.’ ”
Gov. Robinson of Cape Colony has tele
graphed to Mr. Chamberlain that of the
force led into the Transvaal by Dr. Jame.
son seventy were killed, thirty wounded
and 500 taken prisoners. He also tele
graphs that it ts stated In Cape Town
papers that Jameson, White and Wil
loughby were lodged in the Pretoria Jail.
Gray and Coventry of the Rrittsh South
Africa Company are among the wounded.
A deputation of merchants Interested
in the South African trade to-day visited
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain in con*
neetlon with the troubles In the Trans
vaal. Replying to the representations
made to him by the deputation, Mr. Cham
berlain said that the probability of fur
ther disturbances wus remote. The gov
ernment, he added, sympathized with the
undoubted grievances of the Ultlander*.
Sill, he hoped that friendly representa
tions to the Transvaal government would
be successful. Referring to the invasion
to the Transvaal by Dr. Jameson, he said
the government had done its duty and
nothing more. The government would ad
here to Its obligations under the conven
tion of 1884 and would uphold that con
vention In all Its provisions. From this
position nothing had occurred to induce
the government to recede.
The government has received the fol
lowing dispatch from Cape Town, dated
noon to-day: "Jameson surrendered at 2
o'clock In the afternoon of Jan. 2. The
actual lighting lasted from 3 o'clock in
theNifteriioon of Jan. I until 11 o’clock at
night: Jameson made three attacks; The
men behaved in the most gallant manner.
The Boer's attacked the angle of
Jameson’s force and had a fire on hl
front ajid flank."
In response to a query from the colonial
office, Sir Walter lleley-Hutchlnson, gov
ernor of Natal, has sent a dispatch con
firming the main facts of Dr. Jameson’s
defeat. He adds that the Boer’s who op
posed Dr. Jameson's force numbered
about 1,500. They occupied a strong posi
tion. Two battles were fought. The gov
ernor also sends extracts from newspaper
telegrams, which were confused and con
tradictory. The main points deductable
from these dispatches are that Dr. Jame
son arrived near Krugersdorp on Dee. 31,
and attacked the Boers on the day follow
ing. He was repulsed and then tried to
move by Ranfontein to Roodeport, but
was stopped at Doordrop. Heavy fight
ing took place on the afternoon of Jun.
2, at which time the Transvaal state artil
lery arrived. Dr. Jameson's force was
hopelessly outnumbered, and were almost
exhausted, having been without food for
three days. The horses, too, were help
lessly jaded. Dr. Jameson yielded after
sustaining a loss which, if the original
force was 800 men, amounted to 240 kilted
and wounded.
The St. James Gazette says that the
German emperor's gratutlous Insult to
England in the message uf congratulation
sent by him to President Kruger furnish
ed another argument in favor of Great
Britain pushing on the work of increas
ing and strengthening her armaments.
The Globe says: “It Is a profound mis
take to imagine that England will not
tight whatever insults may he offered to
her. British passion is steadily rising
and the solicitude of the ministers is to
prevent a permature outbreak.’’
It is understood here thal the scarcity
of news from the Transvaal is due to the
fact that the British government Is ex
ercising rigorous censorship over all, and
especially press and private messages. Oc
casionally a private message filters
through. One received to-day says Pres
ident Kruger has declared his willingness
to make a satisfactory concession to the
demands of the Uitianders.
Another dispatch gives credit to the
Cape Times, published In Cape Town, for
the assertion that |n the battle between
the Boers and the force headed by Dr.
Jameson, the former were a great deal
more numerous than the latter. Dr.
Jameson and 553 of his followers, the pa
per says, were taken prisoners and con
ducted to Johannesburg. Dr. Jameson
was not wounded.
The latest reports says that eighty of
Dr. Jameson's followers were killed. The
excitement In Johannesburg is subsid
ing, and the citizens are disarming.
A HUSH OF OFFICE SEEKERS.
Mississippi Legislator* Being Talked
Into 'Shadow*.
Jackson, Miss, Jan. 4.—A large number
of members of the legislature have ar
rived, but for every one there Is a can
didate for door-keeper, sergeant-at-arms,
clerk, porter or something of the sort,
and they will have no peace until the
selections are made. The contest for the
speakership promises to be lively, but lit
fades into Insignificance when compared
with the position of state librarian, who
under the law of this state ts a woman.
There are more than a score of candidates
on the ground, and they are talking the
members into shadows.
TENNESSEE’S UNDERWRITERS.
A Requisition for the Secretary on
a Charge of Conspiracy.
Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 4.—Gov. Peter
Turney has issued a requisition upon Gov.
William O. Bradley of Kentucky for the
arrest of J. T. Ashbrook, secretary of the
Kentucky and Tennessee board of Un
derwriters. Ashbrook is charged with
conspiracy in connection with the Chat
tanooga agents, who were arrested this
week. Several of the agents were released
upon immolate trial and the others will
he tried on Jan. 10.
‘ 1 ” w
Malier to Start South To-day.
New York, Jan. 4.—Peter Maher and his
party will leave by the Southern railway.
Piedmont Air Line and tho Sunset Limited
to-morrow afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, en
route to El Paso, to prepare for the fight
with Fitzsimmons In February next.
TWO SEW' ORDNANCE COMPANIES.
They Propose to Put I p ImpurlPßl
Work at Norfolk.
Norfolk, Va., Jan. 4. —Two Important
charters were granted by the corporation
court of this city during the latter part
of the December term and their purport
was made public to-day. Two companies
were chartered with the right to manu
facture munitions of war, with general
ottices in Norfolk and branoh other* In
Alexandria, Va. The first is the Hotch
kiss Ordnance Company of America, with
a capital of not les sthan 912->,OUO, nor
more than $1,000,000, and the right 10
acquire “the guns, gun-mount, torpedo
and ammunition business of the American
branch of the Hotchkiss Ordnance Com
pany, limited, an English ooriiorallon,
as a going Concern, anil the works, man
ufactories, liuiktlngs. lands, good-will,
stock In trade and other property and ef
fets used or connected with such busi
ness.’’
The right is also granted to acquire the
exclusive right to use, manufacture nnd
sell goods, products and merchandise
throughout the I’nltod States under all
patents now owned or that may hereafter
be acquired by the Hotchkiss Ordnance
Company, to carry on the business of
manufacturers and dealers In all kinds
of ordnance, of Iron, brass and other met
al, foundries and litters, machines and
engineering tool makers, etc., etc.
The officers are: Alfred Debuye of New
York city, president; John 11. Sumnier
tleld of Brooklyn, vice president; Charles
H. Oulick of Washington, I). secreta
ry and treasurer; James H. Wilcox and it.
A. Debit" of Norfolk, with the above nam
ed officers, constitute the board of dlree
tors.
The second company is the American
Guarantee Company. This company was
chartered with the right to manufacture
and deal In ordnance of ull kinds, ma
chine and other guns, torpedoes, arms
and weapons for military, naval, sport
ing and other purposes; all kinds of am
munitions. gun powder, shot, bullets,
cartridges, ball, shell or other missiles or
explosives for warlike and other pur
poses: to purchase, acquire, hold, devel
op, loan, sell, or exchange real or per
sonal properly, Including patent rights,
letters patent and other rights; to enter
Into arrangement with any government
or authorities, supreme, municipal, legal
or otherwise, and to obtain from such
government or authority all rights, com
cessloas and privileges needed In the
company’s business. The capital stock Is
to be not less than $125,000 nor more than
$2,000,000. The principal officers are to be
located In Norfolk, with a branch office
In Alexandria. The officers anil directors
are President, William J. Houff of New
York city; vice president, William Stev
ens of Brooklyn; secretary and treasurer,
Alfred Debuye. New York city. The
above named officers and John if. Sum
merflebl of Brooklyn and James H. Wil
cox of Norfolk are the directors.
IHED <)N THE ESSEX.
Comiyfliiiler Lewi* Kingsley Passes
Away Suddenly.
Norfolk, Va., Jan. 4.—News was received
here this evening of the audden death on
board or the United States training ship
Essex of I’ommander Lewis Kingsley,
United States army, commanding the ves
sel.
The Essex is at present at Yorktown,
from which place the Intelligence of Com
mander Kingsley’s death was received.
No particulars have as yet been ascer
tained
Commander Kingsley was born In New
York state about fifty years ago, and
graduated from the naval academy In
18l>5, und was assigned to the schoolshlp
’’Sabine.” He was promoted to master
In 1808. He was commissioned a lieuten
ant In 1809 and served on the "Brooklyn”
on the European station In that year.
He was promoted to lieutenant command
er and assigned to ordnance duty at
Washington in 18IH. He afterward did
duty at the government torpedo Staton
and at the Boston navy yard, and be
came a commander in 1892. Oommstvl-r
Kingsley also served In the hydrogruphb:
branch, and was on duty at different times
aboard the old men-of-war Lackawunnu,
Richmond and New Hampshire.
A 1 HEIGHT ENGINE BLOWS I P.
Only One Man of the Train’s Crew
Left to Tell the Tale.
Zanesville, 0., Jan. 4.—A Columbus, San
dusky and Hocking freight engine blew
up early this morning two miles south of
Fultonham and twelve miles from this
city. 'Engineer Bert Mead and Fireman
Frank Hess and Brakeman Fred Kreltz
were killed Instantly. Conductor Ira Mor
ris was fatally injured. All the men lived
at Shawnee.
The only survivor of the crew Is Neal
Kreltz, a brother of Fred Kreltz. The
others were blown a considerable distance
away.
Engineer Meade was found about 150
yards away, dead. He had both legs and
an arm broken and his head was terribly
crushed.
Conductor Morris was found fifty yards
distant, badly scalded and died shortly
after being found.
The body of Brakeman Fred Kreltz has
not been found, and It Is supposed to be
at the bottom of a creek nearby,
WILD EXCITEMENT AT HAVANA.
A Cigarette Factory Fired—The
Streets Full of Soldiers.
Key West, Fla,, Jan. 4.—Passengers to
night by the Olivette report great excite
ment in the province of Havana. The
city is under martial law, and there is
secret surveilance on all people leaving
the city.
The large cigarette factory of Slborney,
on Gervasio street was set on fire this
morning at 6 o’clock. It is supposed to
have been the work of sympathizers of
the Insurgents.
The streets of Havana are full of sol
diers, called out by the military authori
ties to prevent crowds from assembling.
La Discussion, a prominent Spanish
newspaper, warn* the authorities that the
insurgents are nearing the gates of Ha
vana Gomez, with a large army, is at
Gulnes, In the province of Havana, about
forty-two miles from the city. Maceo and
Uoloff have joined forces and are working
their way up the southern coast, about
thirty miles from the city.
RETURN OF THE LIBERTY HELL.
The Relic lo Come to Savannah on Its
Journey Homeward,
Philadelphia, Jan. 4.—The Joint special
committee of the councils on the Atlanta
exposition to-day decided to stop at Char
lotte and Greensboro, N. C., on the return
trip of the liberty bell, in deference to
a request from Senator Butler of North
Carolina. Other places which will be
taken in on the route are Macon, Savan
nah, Charleston, Columbia, and Barnes
ville. The committee leave here on Tues
day, Jan. 21, and going direct to Atlanta
will arrive there the following morning.
The return trip will be begun on Thurs
day morning, Jan. 23, at 8 o’clock. The
mayor and a committee of the Atlanta
councilmen will accompany the bell back
to this city. The party will arrive here
about noon on Monday, Jan. 27, and will
be greeted with a parade of the military
and other organizations.
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5 CENTS A COPY. V
1 WEEKLY 2-TIMKS-A-WEEK $1 A YEAJU
CHOSE BREWER FOR CHAIRMAN
THE HOI NDAKY COMMISSION HOLDS
ITS FIHST MEETING.
Mr. M title tlie Only Absentee—Tha
Next Meeting to He Held Next Sale
unlit >—The Commissioners Have m
Talk Willi Secretary Olncy Before
Beginning Work—President Gil
man Authorised to Hunt I p a Good
Mail of the Disputed Territory.
Washington, Jan. A— Four members ol
the commission appointed by the Presi
dent “to determine .the true divisional lino
between the territory of the republic of
Venezuela and that of British Guiana.”
assembled at the state department at H
o’clock this morning for discussion. The
absentee was Hon. Andrew D. White of
New York, who will he in Washington
Tuesday.
Frederick Coudert was the first member
of the committee lo appear. He reached
the state department shortly after 10:30
o'clock and was shown Into Secretary
Olney’a office. Fifteen minutes later Jus
tice David J. Brewer and Prof. Daniel C.
Gilman arrived together, and Just at It
o’clock. Chief Justice Richard Alvey, tils
remaining commissioner, put In his ap
pearance, having Just arrived from Hag
erstown. Md.
The four commissioners remained with
Secretary Olney for half an hour discuss
ing routine matters pertaining to thelg
organization, ilr. Olney will not partici
pate Iri any way In the work of the com
mission, and when the commissioners
emerged from his office into the diplo
matle reception room he remained behind.
Each member of tho tribunal, with tiuj
exception of Mr. White, received his for
mal certificate of appointment from tlia
President to-day. The form of this cre
dential Is peculiar and extremely explicit,
urging the commissioners to proceed with
out delay, pointing out rules for their
government, und noting that the report
must be made lo the President. The form
of this credential Is us follows;
“To the Honorable David J. Breweri
You are hereby appointed a member of
the commission to investigate and report
upon the true location of the divisional
line between the territory of the republlu
or Venezuela and that of British Guiana.
“It is expected that the commission will
avail Itself of all possible sources of In
formation, will apply to the matter all
pertinent rules of municipal and interna
tional law and will moke a report to tha
President of their conclusions, together
with tho evidence and documents sub
mitted to und considered by them, with
as little delay as Is compatible with tha
thorough ami impartial consideration of
the subject to ho dealt with.
"In testimony whereof, I have caused
these letters to be patent and the seal
of the United States to he hereunto af
fixed.
“Given under my hand at the city of
Washington on the fourth day of Janu
ary 111 the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and ninety-six. and of the
Independence of the United State* of
America the one hundred and twentieth,
"Grover CleveliMtd,
"By the President; Richard Olney,
~ “Secretary of State.”
I pon asemhllng in the diplomatic room
the commissioners at once proceeded to
the selection of a presiding officer, who
will hereafter ho designated as president.
As was expected. Justice Brewer was
chosen unanimously.
The fact that he was named first on
tho list of the commission os announced
by the President was the basis for thin
expectation, hut Justice Brewer’s high
standing as a Jurist is understood to have
been the real reason why he was tho
choice of his colleagues. President Brew
er proceeded to administer the oath of
office to the other commissioners and then
Commissioner Alvey acted In a like ca
pacity for the president.
A motion toi designate a clerk to act fo
ihe present temporary session of the com
mission was adopted and J. Walter Hland
ford, private secretary of the Secretary
of State, was accordingly designated.
Commissioner Gilman moved that an In.
quiry be made os to the best map show
ing the physical characteristics of the
country in question, and whether it could
he reproduced In convenient form for th
use of the commbtslon. This was second
ed by Commissioner Alvey and adopted
ahd the commission authorized Commis
sioner Gilman to make such an Inquiry.
This concluded all business for present
consideration and on motion of Commis
sioner Coudert the commission adjourned
to meet on .Saturday next, Jan. 11. at 10:3l>
o’clock n. m. (unless the president of the
commission chose to select another date!
In the diplomatic room of the department
of state.
The four commissioners went back to
Secretary Olney’s office and, after telling
him of what they had done, walked over
to the white house to ]>ay their respects
to President Cleveland. They sjient about
fifteen minutes with Mr. Cleveland, and
then went to lunch. The commission will
exercise great care in the selection of a
permanent clerk, as this matter Is deem
ed to he of some importance. It Is un
derstood that a person who speaks and
writes the Dutch, Spanish and English
languages is desired.
PEACE IF POSSIBLE.
The New I ork Chumber of Commerce
Committee Appointed.
New York, Jan. 4.— President Alexander
E. Orr of the chamber of commerce, has
appointed the following as the committee
on the Venezuelan question, authorized
by the chamber on Thursday last; Abra
ham a. Hewitt, Carl Schurz, John Bige
low, Oscar S. Straus, Cbauncey M De
pew, Seth Low, William E. Lodge. John
A. Stewart, August Belmont, Morris K.
Jessup, Vernon H. Brown, Charles S.
Smith, Francis B. Thurber, A. Foster Hig
gins and Alex E. Orr.
DH. JAMES E. REEVES DEAD.
lie Wan mi Eminrnt Mlcroscoplat and
Sanitary Specialist.
Clmttanooga, Tenn., Jan. 4. Dr. James
E. Reeves, the eminent microscopist and
sanitary specialist died here to-day. *Tha
deceased Is best known by his “Manual
of Medical Microscopy for Students.” A
recognised standard In colleges. He
brought upon himself a libel suit in 1893
by his exposure of Amiek’s, consumption
cure. He gained the suit, however. The
profession reimbursed bfm by popular
subscription. Deceased was one of the
founders of the American Public Health
Association and its president in 1885. The
state of West Virginia Is Indebted to him
for her board of health and excellent san
itary system. He studied diseases from
the standpoint of science and was a high
authority on germ diseases, being Inval
uable In consultation. Hts precautions
saved Tennessee from being invaded by
yellow fever in 1888. He held membership
in many medical organizations and was
a member of the executive committee
and an officer at the international medi
cal congress at Philadelphia in 1887. Dr.
Reeves was born in Amissville, Rappa
hannock county, Virginia in 1829.
Virginia's Masonic Grand Chaplain.
Lynchburg, Va„ Jan. 4.—Rev. Dr. George
H. Raiy> D. D., ps/fltoi' of Centenary
Methodist Episcopal church of this city,
has been appointed grand chaolain of
grand lodge of Masons of Virginia to
fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Rev. George W. Dame, D. D.