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the morning news.
established 1850. - . Incorporated 1888.
*• J. H. ESTILL, President.
official count has begun.
doth parties ahe stile claim
ing KENTUCKY.
Talk of Throwinx Out the Vote ot
Knox Conntj-— I Taylor May Lose
More Votes In Nelson, Where His
Initial* AVere Wrong on the Ilal-
I—Official Returns* Ila ve Made
Some C'hnnge* in the Flgutea ns
I n()ltietally Given.
Louisville. Nov. 10.—The official count of
he ballots cast on Tuesday was begun
to-day throughout the state.
In this city a large crowd gathered at
the Court House. Representatives of all
tiie parties were admitted by the commis
sioners, and the examination of the bal
lots proceeded in an orderly manner.
Judging from the progress already made,
the official count will show no great vari
ation from the unofficial figures, which
Hive Louisville and Jefferson county to the
Republicans by a plurality of about 3,000.
There was no change to-day in the
claims of the party managers. The Demo
crat.- assert that Goebel will have a Plu
rality of 5,000, while the nominee himself
places it at 7,000. The Republicans claim
Taylor is elected by a plurality of 4,000.
The Times (Goebel Democrat) has the
following special from London, Ky.:
"Slate Chairman A. W. Young of the
Democratic Campaign Committee is at
Liarboursvllle, seeking to have the entire
vote of Knox county thrown out. Nurn
bt is of affidavits alleging fraud mid irreg
ularities are being filed with the county
hoard. It is believed Taylor's majority
iv,i be considerably reduced if the county
is not thrown out entirely.
‘‘Official returns from Clay reduce Tay
lor's majority to 907.
“No changes have been made by the
canvassing board of Laureat county so
fir. Taylor's majority will remain 931,
though the Democrats will file affidavits
ill the suite election board at Frankfort
mxt Tuesday asking that three precincts
be thrown out, which will reduce it.”
Voted for Wrong- Taylor.
The Times, also, has the following from
L.ird.-'town, Ky., concerning the count in
progress there:
"A serious technical error in the vote
may increase Goebel's Nelson county piu
ra.ity to 1,886. In the official count it was
diseoviicd that In every precinct except
or- \V. P„ instead of W. S. Taylor was
v ed for, and the one precinct, New Hope,
rives W. S. Taylor, the Republican can
didate, only seventy-three, leaving the of
: ti vote as certified by the two Demo
crj'i’ commissioners as follows:
"Goebel, 1,959; W. 3. Taylor, 73; William
I'. Taylor, 1,198, The Republican commis
sioners refused to certify to these figures.”
Changes in the Figures.
Reports received to-night by the Courier-
Journnl from counties where the official
count was completed to-day, show in most
•■■■ms slight changes from the unofficial
figures. In a few important instances,
however, the changes favor the Republi
l.eslie county in the Eleventh district,
watch was not included at all in the table
last night, which gave Goebel a plurality
of 971 in the state, is reported to-night as
having given Taylor a plurality of 902
votes on tlte official count.
Kenton county, which figured in last
right's table with 2,493 plurality for Goe
1-., is reduced to about 2,1U0. Oldham
county's Goebal plurality, official, comes
9i> instead of 185, as re-ported last night.
Ii a number of counties there are slight
t mgos, each candidate profiting.
Reports to the Commercial (Republican),
up to midnight, show gains of 561 for Goe
bel and 3UB for Taylor, on changes from
tie unofficial returns. This leaves Tay
loi - plurality according to the Cotnttitr
ci.Cs advices at 3,611. Reports to this
pap, r from to-day’s count cover sixty
eight of the 119 counties in the state,
noth Side* Claim It.
Uncertainty regarding the result of
Tu uiay’s election in this state is not likely
to )>, removed for some time.
both sides claim victory, the state chair
tr, ui of each party asserting that his
!:■ ki t has a plurality of about 4,000.
X' wspaper returns from Republican
■' r ■ s give Taylor a plurality of 3,438,
"!■ !• those from Democratic sources make
t..n :■■ 1 3 plurality 941. These latter cover
uu but thirty-five precincts in the state,
tntltoi ,h several reports from counties
1 ' i-limated pluralities instead of act
tni. (if the missing precincts five are in
Lou.sville. which went Republican this
> u twenty are in strong Republican
counties and ton are in strong Democratic
counties.
' ft among the factions has been ag-
BnvaU I rather than allayed by the de
intents since Tuesday. Excited meel
‘‘' are being held in many parts of the
' '• to protest against frauds which, it
i- a ege-d, are contemplated by the lead-
N itiang short of the official count will
’i an it- the result, and it is a foregone
V 1 ‘"n that the announcement of that
!"■ will simply change the scene of con
i' ■ ■ ih“ cour sor ti e L< gislature, hvhei o
:.i mpear in the form of a contest.
' litnlion has not changed ma'triallv
“1.'.10 1 p. m.
U, official count was begun to-dny in
)' 1 s °f the s ate by the county boards
" vnssers j n city a large crowd
; ' '"l at the Court House, but there
*■' n<-> disturbance.
. 1 fid- i c aims from the newspaper
I '""'ore a piur il yof £63 for Go. bcl by
1 '! ■ -, and a plurality of 3 607 for Tay
o e aired by the Evening Fost.
0M -V A CONTEST CAN DECIDE.
!> '"""o-atie Committee Makes Claim*
Got k lcl*M F.ledioii.
f r ‘iikfort, Ky., Nov. 10.—The Demo
<r'' State Campaign Committee, with a
J,'" °f eletks. Is busy to-night tabulat
"*■' 1,1 ‘ms as telegraphed from tlte vari
-1 11 my canvassing boards.
■ counties are still out, and in a
"■ 'vr of those heard front to-day, the
boards will meet again to-morrow
■ on contested ballots which may
" '“'ally affect the result,
p numbers of the committee claim
, ■ ‘O. hel s vote was slightly increased
, . official count to-day, and still
‘ , hl * election by at least 400. The
■ a ut. c declines to give the vote by
i ' :,s received by it, nnd on which
' ain of Goebel's election is based.
r > conceded on all hands here that the
f,„ ‘ I'* 11 no * be definitely ascertained
two days, and that no mat
ed t■■ U caml 'date may be declared elect
tat Legislature will finally have to
settle a contest which Is certain to be in
stituted for possession of the office.
INTIMIDATION IS CHARGED.
Democrat* Arrested by Warrants
From Federal Court.
Frankfort. Ky„ Nov. 10.—Buford Will
iams, Wingate Thompson and Coieman
Carr, prominent Democrats, have been ar
rested by a deputy United States mar
shal on warrants charging intimidation of
colored voters on Tuesday.
This makes a total of nine warrants of
thl9 kind issued by the Federal Court,
and it is understood that probably a hun
dred more will be issued.
WESTERN UNION’S BULLETINS.
Give* Taylor a Plurality In All Ilut
Two Counties of 1,382,
Cincinnati, Nov. 10.—Tile Western Union
Telegraph Company to-day issued its last
bulletin on the Kentucky election, saying
that with complete returns from ninety
four counties and nearly complete from
twenty-three others, Taylor’s plurality Is
1,382. The two counties not reported, Les
lie and Martin, gave in 1897 a Republican
plurality of 1,135.
M'KINLEY'S HOME COUNTY.
It. publican Plurality Wa* Ahead of
lluHlinell’* Vote.
Canton, 0., Nov. 10.—The official can
vass of the vote in Canton and Stark coun
ty, President McKinley's home city and
county, was completed to-night. The re
turns of the city show an increased Re
publican plurality of 317 as compared with
Bushneil’a vote in 1697, and a. decrease of
120 compared with McKinley for President
in 1896. The county shows art Increased
Republican plurality of 982 as compared
with 1897, and of 676, as compared with
1896.
HOBART WAS MUCH BETTER.
He Read a Newspaper and Seemed to
Relish Hi* Food.
Paterson. N. J., Nov. 10.—There was an
other change to-day for the better in Vice
President Hobart's condition. He was
able to sit up in a chair in his room, and
picked up a newspaper and examined it,
and eventually turned to Mrs. Hobart and
asked her to read for him.
The patient was evidently stronger to
day and took more nourishment than at
any time since his bad attack of nearly
two weeks ago.
Despite the statement of attending physi
cians, the family still have hopes of his
ultimate recovery. They were much en
couraged to-day by the fact that he was.
able to sit up such a long period of time,
and by the way in which he apparently
relished his food.
N ATURAL GAS TO BE SHUT OFF.
People Will Be Left fo Freese In
Many Indiana Town*.
Kokomo, Ind., Nov. 10.—Natural gas is
rapidly, failing in the northern part of the
Indiana field.
The Dietrich syndicate has given notice
that it will abandon its plants in the
smaller towns. Five towns in this
county are left to freeze, and nearly 2,000
families will cat cold victuals and shiver
over tireless stoves.
Coal cannot be had at any price, and
there is no wood in the market.
The syndicate controls the gas plants In
over twenty cities and towns in various
parts of the state. In Indianapolis the syn
dicate has shut off factories and hotels as
well as public buildings and there is a
scarcity of gas expecled throughout the
state. The field pressure has fallen off
from 320 pounds in 1893 to 132 pounds to the
sauare inch.
FEVER AT FORT TAMPA CITY.
Two Case* and One Death From the
Disease Occurred There.
Jacksonville, Fla., Nov. 10.—The State
Board of Health announces two cases and
one death from yellow fever at Port Tam
pa City.
A rigorous quarantine of the place and
of the docks was at once instituted, and
later dispatches this'evening declare that
no excitement exi ts nor is there any in
dication of an exodus whatever.
Dr. Porter, state health officer, declares
that owing to the lateness of the season,
there is no fear of any spread of the dis
ease.
The fever at Key West is dying out, and
it is very mild at Miami, where there were
no new cases to-day. but two deaths.
HURRICANE STRUCK JAMAICA.
Crop* Were llailly llamnxi’il la East
ern Paris of the I*lniid*.
Kingston, Jamaica, Nov. 10.—Communi
cation with the eastern parts of the isl
ands, particularly the section beyond the
line from Morant Bay to Port Antonio,
inclusive, has been Interrupted since yes
terday. This evening, however, it is being
partially re-established; and advices from
various points show that on Wednesday
the heavy weather culminated in a tre
mendous hurricane, which during the night
completely razed the banana and other
cultivation parishes. Portland, St. Thomas
nnd Morant bay are reported severely
damaged. Details are anxiously awaited.
THREE REGULATORS KILLED.
Reported That They Were Mistreat
ing Two (fill Women,
Louisville, Nov. 10.—A special to the
Courier-Journal, from Middlesboro, gives
an unconfirmed report of the killing in
Letcher county of three "regulators,”
whose names are not given.
The regulators, according to the story,
were engaged in mistreating two old wo
men, Mrs. Holbrook and Mrs. Click, when
they had a/slash with a crowd of officers
and Citizens with fatal results.
FIFEII SUCCEEDS CALHOUN.
Appointed on the Interstate Cum
merer Commission.
Washington, Nov. 10.—The President has
appointed former Gov. Joseph W. Flfer
of Illinois a member of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, vice W. J. Cal
houn, resigned
SAVANNAH, GA„ SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 11. 1891.
WHEATON’S BRILLIANT WORK.
HOW LANDING WAS MADE WITH
THE AID OF THE NAVY'.
Insurgents at Once Opened Fire on
the American Troops, But Were
Driven From Their Trenches, nnd
Many Were Killed qr Captured.
Agminnldo Him a Yacht in Wait
ing—Bad Road* Have Made the
Work of the Troop* Difficult.
Manila, Nov. 10.—-The landing of the
American troops at San Fabian Tuesday
was the most spectacular affair of the kind
since Gen. Shatter's disembarkation at
Daiquiri.
The co-operation of the troops, and the
navy was complete. The gunboats main
tr ined a terrific bombardment for an nour,
while the troops rushed waist deep through
the surf under a heavy but badly aimed
rille fire from the Insurgent trenches, and
charged right and left, pouring volley after
volley at the fleeing rebels.
Forty Filipinos were captured, mostly
non-commissioned officers. Several dead
insurgents and five wounded were found
in a buiViing, which had suffered consid
erably from the bombardment. The town
was well fortified. The sand dunes were
revetted with bamboo twenty feet thick,
which afforded a fine cover.
When the 'transports arrived in the gu'f
they found the gunboats Princeton, Ben
nington and others waiting. After consul
tation with Gen. Whca'on, Commander
Knox of the Princeton, and Command'r
Sheridan of the Bennington, anchored two
miles off shore. The gunboats formed a
line inside, the Helena, Cat.ao and Manila
close in shore.
How the Landing Wa* Made.
With the first gun of the bombardment,
the small boats were filled rapidly with
out confusion by Maj. Kroniie’s battalion
of the Twenty-third Infantry and Capt.
Buck's battalion of the Thirteenth Infan
try. While the Tines of Ik ats moved shore
ward the gunboats poured the full force of
their batteries into the trenches. About
two hundred men held their places until
the keels of the boats grated on the shore
when their Mauser bullets commenced to
sing overhead.
The battalions formed in good order.
Capt. Buck, with Pierce's and Patton’s
companies, pursued the insurgents on the
left into the bamboo thickets. On the
right was a frail foot bridge across the
river, leading to the town.
Gen. Wheaton, personally commanding,
ordered a charge across the bridge, and
Capt. Howland of his staff ted Coleman's
and Elliott's companies of the Thirteenth
and Shields' company of the Twenty-third,
who behaved splendid under their first
fire, into the town, which was found to
be nearly deserted, except by the aged and
some Spaniards, who had hidden in the
buffalo wallows, and who came shouting
delightedly toward (he Americans.
Two companies of the Thirty-third had
a skirmish along the Dagupan 'road with
the retreating Filipinos.
The troops camiied in the rain during
the night, and in the morning Gen. Whea
ton established his headquarters in a
church, quartered his men in the house*
and sent the captured Filipinos beyond
the outposts, with orders not to return.
Aguinaldo Ready to Klee.
The inhabitants describe all the roads
os practically impassable, and say they
believe Aguinaldo has secreted a yacht in
Ihe River Ixinapo, near Subig, for use in
his flight when he finds his capture is In
evitable.
Wednesday was devo'ted to reconnais
sances. Maj. Logan went northward to
Sdtito Tomas and burned the Filipino bar
racks. Capt. Buck's company of the Thir
teenth went to Sun Jacinto and disposed
of small bends. Marh’s company of the
Twenty-third went toward Magdalen on
the Dagupan road and had several shorp
fights with small parties. They killed
eight men, brought in twenty prisoners
and had five men wounded.
The Santo Tomas road seems to be the
only possible means of retreat for a large
body north from Tarlac. and Gen. Wheat
on commands it. The insurgents of this
section are going to reinforce Tarlac.
The battleship Oregon has arrived here
from Hong Kong.
Capt. Chenoweth and Lleuts. Davis,
Van Horne and Bradford, with two com
panies of the Seventeenth Regiment, rec
onnoitering northeast of Mabalacat, at
tacked and routed a battalion of insur
gents, killing twenty-nine of them. Three
Americans were wounded.
Gen. Wheaton reports, by the Benning
ton, that when the landing was made at
San Fabian the Insurgents encountered 309
recruits who were on their way to Dagu
pan, where they expected the expedition
to land. They retreated to the mountains.
Twenty-eight Spanish prisoners were res
cued.
The report of the landing at Llngayon
was brought by the commanlder of the
Manila, who saw the fight. He got the
geography mixed.
Work of Lawton anil MacArtliur.
It has been raining hard throughout the
week, handicapping Gens. Lawion and
MacArthur. The transportation is the
chief difficulty. In the advance Gen. Law
ton depended on the river to get his sup
plies. The San Isidro river is fed by
mountain streams, and is alternately too
shallow for navigation or to swift. Two
and three launches were necessary to pull
the casco moving the supplies from Sun
Isicl.ro, and the mule trains moving sup
plies from San Isidro over the muddy
roads, made onCy two or three miles a
day. The troops were on short rations
most of the time. The only provisions the
counlry yields are rice, a few chickens
and buffalo. The officers carry a supply
of cash to pay the natives liberally for all
they take.
The highlands are cool, and the health
of the troops is good.
Gen. Young has captured another large
share of insurgent ammunition and muni
tions of war which 'hey were obliged to
leave in their hurried retreat.
Gea. MacArthur is bringing siiprflea
from Angel s by the use of mule and Cara
bao teams.
Reconnaissances aleng the front have
discovered the Insurgents strongly en
trenched before Bambang, with several
cannon and a rapid fire gun, but they ate
short of ammunl lon.
Maj. Bell has hi en engaged In another
daring exploit. While scouting with five
officers and two men of the Th'rty-slxih
Infantry and Lieut. Hawkins and ten
men of the Fourth Cavalry, he crept be
hind a trench ccn'ainlng a hundred Fili
pinos, rode them down and kided and
wounded twenty men and captured s x. Ho
also brought back thirty Mausers.
ARMY MOVEMENTS IN LUZON,
Gen. Otl* Wire* of the Sucre** of
Wheaton'* Expedition.
Washington, Nov. 10.—The war depart
ment has received the following:
"Manila, Nov. 10.—Gen. Lawton expe
rience* some difficulty on account of the
continued unprecedented rains in that sec
tion of the country; his advance at San
Jose yesterday, at Carranglan to-day;
strong force put througli on Aliago route;
Young captured yesterday'considerable ad
ditional Cabanntuan arsenal property in
transit north, among which 144 2-Inch guns
and twenty-two boxes ,165-ineh ammuni
tion for Hotchkiss guns, fifty projectiles
for 5 and 8-inch breech-loading rifled can.
non, two boxes of gransdes, considera
ble other ordnance property, two tons
casting, and arsenal machinery in parts.
He is meeting with opposition,
his advance is not much im
peded thereby. MacArthur reconnoiterlng
north of Mabalacat yesterday. Bell to i'ft,
Slaven's scouts directed to fiont and
Fmitb, Seventeenth Infuntry on Magaiang
and Concepcion road; Bell, Thirty-sixth,
wlih live of his offioers and two privates
of his regiment mounted, one officer and
ten men Fourth Cavalry struck 100 insur
gents in mountains west Mabalacat,
charted, killing and wounding 19, captur
ed six and thirty Mauser rules; railroad
fiom Angeles to Bamban destroyed. Mac-
Arthur will have 40,C0) rations to fiont
to-day and wilt take up advance to Tarlac
to-morrow. Wheaton reports 18 Spanish
prisoners secured, 300 Insurgent recruits
i scaped to mountains from C’emy during
battle San Fabian, the-te iciuits weie en
rou'e io Dagupan. Wheaton says every
thing favorable to carrying out successful
ly his instructions, anl that co-operation
of navy complete. ‘ Oils."
A second dispatch from Gen. Otis, receiv
ed at the same time, follows:
"Report received yesterday concerning
Wheaton’s movement erroneous. He .lid
land nt San Fabian as directed, and drove
bulk of enemy back in desired direction
towards Dagupan. Operations completely
successful in every particular."
AGUIXALDO'S CHANGE OF BASE.
Mueli InteroNt Manifested in Ills
Move by War Department.
Washington. Nov. 10.—inn rest is felt in
the war department over Aguinaldo s sud
den change of I ase norft as.ward from
Tarlac to Bayombong, about 75 miles dis
tant.
There are numerous spellings of the lat
ter place, but the form given Is the one
most generally ndher<d tan the maps in
possession of the war department.
The most interesting feature of the new
situation is that Aguinaldo has been forc
ed out of the Tarlac country into a ’eglon
to the north, where Tagalo is not spoken
and where the mountains are filled with
Negritos and other savage tribes who are
hostile to the Tagalos.
To the southwest base of Carrabello
mountain there is a narrow break in the
mountain range and within a few miles
around the base of Carrabello mountain,
on its northern slope one strike# the head
waters of the great Cagayan river, that
flows northward 250 miles into the China
sea. It is on the headwaters of the Magat
that Aguinaldo is now located. The way
is open for him down the long stretch of
river to Aparri, at the mouth of the Cag
ayan, where it flows into the sea. This
Is one of the wildest, but richest, valleys
in the island. It is believed that River
Cagayan i3 navigable for our tin-clad gun
boats 150 miles from its mouth and for
cascoes much further. It Is expected as
soon as Aguinaldo shows any disposition
to move down the valley toward the China
sea that the warship and gunboats will be
sent round the northern end of the Island
to meet him and shut off his escape.
If it is his intention to escape from Luz
on he would naturally seek Aparri or some
northern port, but the country around Car
rabello mountain is such that be could
probably stand off the whole American
force in a game of hide and seek in the
hills for the greater part of the coming
•season.
Secretary Root feels no concern over the
move of Aguinaldo to anew base of op
erations at Bayombong. The secretary
said to-day that the move was a distinct
rt trogade. The move was In the nature
of a retreat after finding that his former
l>a?e was untenable. Throughout the war
department the view prevails that Agui
naldo’s move does not materially change
the campaign plans, and that these will be
pushed with unabated vigor.
IRREGULARITIES WERE FOUND.
May Bar the Dentil Sentence of Four
American Soldiers.
Washington, Nov. 10.—The four soldiers
who were sentenced to death at Manila,
now stand an excellent chance to save
their lives. Irregularities have been dis
covered in the proceedings of the court
martial, which will require correction In
the first instance at Manila, If, indeed,
they do not bar the death sentence en
tirely.
NO CARDS SENT TO DEWEY.
He nail Hl* Bride Dined In Tlielr
Suite mill Saw No Caller*.
New York, Nov. 10.—Admiral and Mis.
Dewey breakfasted in the and ning room of
their private suite at the Waldorf-Astoria
at 9:30 o’clock this morning.
A number of people callvd at the hotel
this morning to see the Admiral, hut they
were doomed to dis ippolnlment as no card
was sent to the Admiral
Admiral Dewey and his bride w ill remain
in the city a day or so and then go to the
eurnm r home of Mis. Ludlow, tiic sister
of Mrs. Dewey, at Oakdale, L. 1., where
they will stay for a we k or ro.
DID NOT DISC! SS CUBA.
Cabinet Hegariln Election* n* In
dorsing McKinley.
Washington, Nov. 10.—The cabinet meet
ing to-day lasted almost three hours. Aft
er the adjournment two of the cabinet of
ficers said that the question of a civil
government for Cuba had not been raised.
There were some exchanges of opinion
upon the result of elections, all the mem
bers regarding the result an indorse
ment of the administration’s policy.
It was decided to establish domestic
postage In the Philippines, as It has been
established In Porto Rico and Cuba.
CENSORSHIP SEEMS SEVERE.
DISPATCHES FROM SOUTH AFRICA
ARRIVE SLOWLY.
Bailor May Not Begin tlie Cnmmitgu
Before Christman—Look* us If
England “Will Muddle Through
It,” as Lord Salisbury Said—British
Are Conserving Their Ammuni
tion—lloers Planting More Guns In
Hills Around I,mly*iiiilli.
London, Nov. 11, 4.30 a. m.— Complete
silence has again fallen upon affairs in
Sonlh Africa.
The British public must perforce be con
lent with the brief, stereotyped report
which the censor allows to filter through
from Cape Town. That this condition ot
things is no longer due to pressure of
woik or defective cables, has been amply
proven. The Eastern Telegraph Com
pany reckons that the real delay in trans
mission Is about two days, it is evident
therefore, that the censorship is respon
sible for the other two days of delay which
seems to befall all the dispatches.
Moreover, the Daily Telegraph announces
that its "appropriated" dispatch from
Ladysmith, dated Monday, which the war
office published on Tuesday, was not de
livered in Fleet street until yesterday
(Thursday) morning. It is believed the
war office received further dispatches yes
terday afternoon, but none has been pub
lished.
It is believed that Gen. Bullor never ex
pected to commence the campaign before
Christmas, and it now looks as though
this will be the ease. Certainly no artil
lery can reach Durban before Nov. 14, and
without additional guns, the advance from
Estcourt would lx> impossible.
“Will Muddle Through It.”
No doubt, as Lord Salisbury said In a
recent speech, England will "muddle
through It,” nnd yet another illustration
of muddling has become apparent In tne
gunnery instructors have only
Just arrived at Woolwich Arsenal for in
structions in siege train duties. Although
hurried preparations are being made to
prepare the siege trains, tho fact that tire
men are at Davenport and the guns at
Woolwich seems to show that tho idea of
tho siege train was quite an afterthought.
The Morning Post says:
"What will come of such muddling, if
we ever come to fighting a foe able to
turn it to advantage? Some radical re
forms are still needed in our mobilization
arrangements."
The statement from Ladysmith that the
British guns do not reply to the Hocr ar
tillery because the concrete beds for the
guns have not yet hardened, is interpret
ed in some quarters to mean simply that
the British tire husbanding their ammuni
tion as the Boer fire is only a trick to get
the British to waste shell".
Boers Planting More Gun*.
Among the few items that have arrived
from the Cape to-day Is one saying that
the Boers are planting more guns tn tho
hills surrounding Ladysmith. AH the cor
respondents in the beleaguered town are
safe and anxious to reopen communica
tion.
A gentleman, who visited Nicholson’s
Nek after the engagement, counted twen
ty-five killed and seventy wounded.
The latest advices from KimbcUey, dated
Nov. 2, say that all was well there then.
An explosion had been heard, nnd the sup
position was tha't the Boers had blown
up the railway culvert south of Dron
field.
The Belgian government, It Is said, ha*
warned Dr. Leyds, whose headquarters is
at Brussels, that Belgium is a neutral
counlry.
SHOTS STRUCK AN AMBULANCE.
Ilut British Censed Firing When
They Found Their Mistake,
London, Nov. 10.—The war office this
evening issued the following:
"From Buffer, Cape Town, 12:40 p. m.,
by message from Buluwayo, dated Nov.
3: 'A small convoy nnd escort under
Spreckley of Flumer's force was attacked
by Boers Nov. 2. Six men missing and
lost convoy.' ”
The war office has also Issued the fol
lowing:
"A report having appeared in the South
African papers that our artillery fired on
the Genova flag, Gen. Buffer telegraphs
the following account of the incident given
to the Standard and Diggers News by the
Rev. Mr. iMnrtens, a Dutch clergyman with
the Boers:
“ ‘Directly after the first cannon shot
the English thought our men were at the
railway station and firtd there. They
were not, but one of the shots went
through an ambulonce. As soon as they
found their mistake they ceas'd tiring.'
"The ambulance, in accordance with the
usages, should have been three miles from
the field of battle, so the ambulance can
not cinim the English broke the usages
of civilized warfare; but I do not think
the English would have fired on them had
they known this. It was unintentional."
NO DAMAGE AT LADYSMITH.
White Tells Roller Tligt Nothing
Serlou* llns Happened.
London, Nov. 10.—The British war office
hns received from Gen. Buffer the fol
lowing dispatch:
“Cape Town, Thursday evening, Nov. 9.
—Have received by pigeon post from Gen,
White to-day the following: 'The bom
bardment at long range by heavy guns
continues daily. A few casualties are oc
curring, but no serious harm is being
done.
“ ‘The Boers sent in to-day n number
of refugees from the Transvaal under a
flag of truce. A flag of truce from Lady
smith met them outside the pickets. When
the party separated the Boer gun* fired
on it before it reached our pickets.
” ‘Maj. Gale, of 1 lie Royal Engineers,
was wounded to-day while sending a mes
sage.
“ 'The entrenchments are daily growing
stronger, and the supply of provisions is
ample.' "
ENGLAND’S WAR ISSUES.
Treasury Bill* Allotted nt Six nnd
Twelve Month*.
London, Nov. 10 —Tendeis for f3.000.000 In
treasury biff*, the first installment of the
war fund, were opened to-day. The total
of the applications amounted to t!0,721,000.
The Issue was allotted as follows: £2,,
000,006 at six months, and ft,000,000 at
twelve months. The average rates jar
cent, were f3 lXs :il for the six month bills,
and *3, os 6d for the twelve months bl'ls.
ANOTHER AtISTEHIMM Rt'HOH.
Snj n Itrlilsh Regiment Was Itecl
nintetl by Free tttntrrM,
London, Nov. 10.—Another rumor ema
nating from Amsterdam sources says that
a ltrltlsh regiment was decimated Friday
by Free Staters. It Is added that *OO of
the British soldiers were killed or wound
ed, and thnt 300 horses were captured.
Orders for lirnv Division.
London, Nov. 10.—Orders for the mobil
ization of the necessary reserves for the
supplementary division announced yester
day by Lord Wolscley, were Issued t ills
evening. The men will Join between Nov.
13 and Nov. ai.
Moving on Yfulinn Frontier.
Herlln, Nov. lit.—The HI. Petersburg cor
respondent .f the I>nkal Anzclfter repeats
the report that Russian* are marching to
ward the Afghan frontier.
TO PHESIIIK.M' DAVIS’ MI’dIOIIY,
Daughters of Confederacy Will
Dulse tin* Mnnnmcnt.
Richmond. Va., Nov. 10.— To-doy Hon.
J. Taylor Ellyson. president of ttie Jer
ferson Ltavls Monument Association, ap
peared before the convention of the Unit
ed Daughters of the Confederacy and pre
sented the resolutions adopted by the
United Confederate Veterans asking the
United Daughters to assume the responsi
bility of raising a monument to the mem
ory of President Jefferson Davis.
The rules wore suspended. Mr. Ellyson
made a statement as to the funds already
subscribed and after a full discussion of
the matter the Daughters accepted tho
charge by an overwhelming majority.
The corner stone of the proposed monu
ment was laid In Monroe Park in this city
In 1896, ami it is designed that It shall be
a memorial, not only to Mr. Davis, but
of the ''Lost Cause.” The monument fund
now In the hands of the association and
camps amounts to some $30,000.
The Daughters are at liberty to change
the design that had been agreed upon.
The convention decided to appoint n
committee (o co-operate with a commit
tee of the Davis Monument Assoelatlon tn
pressing the matter of raising funds for
the monument.
At the afternoon session a resolution
was adopted, pledging individual and col
lective effort to have eliminated from the
literature of thd wur of 1881V65 references
to “the wnr of the rebellion" and secure
the substitution therefor of “the war be
tween the states.”
To-night the delegates attended a re
ception at the Confederate Museum,
where portraits of Qer\. K. E. Lee, (Jen.
Bryan Grimes of North Carolina and Mis*
Winnie Davis were presented.
SOUTHER UPS LIKE TO SAVANNAH,
Will Soon llrgln to Han Trains via
(he I’lnnt System.
Columbia, 8. C., Nov. 10.—The official an
nouncement Is made that Dec. 10 the
Southern Railway will open Its own line
between Columbia and Savannah.
The Southern Railway will on that date
run Its through trains via Columbia over
its own rails, and by trackage arrange
ment with the Plant System Into Savan
nah and on to Florida.
On and after Dec. 10 the Southern and
the Florida Central and Peninsular will
tie competitors instead of allies between
Columbia and Savannah. The Southern
Railway accomplished this by the con
struction of Its own line from Columbia
to Perry’s. Tills pieep of road, thirty-two
miles long, will tie finished In time for the
through trains to be run that way and
upon improved schedules.
Unusual care and expense have been em
ployed by the Southern In this work, and
os rapidly as one mile was finished heavy
ballast trains were run over It continually
until the entire work Is said to be some
of the best road building ever done In this
country.
The representatives of the passenger de
partment, S. H. Hardwick, G. B. Allen
and J. B. Heyward, were here to-day, and
they say everything will Ik; In readiness
to open the Southern's Columbla-Savannuh
line In the first-class manner In which all
tho Southern’s passenger service Is done.
HE MARRIED MRS. O’BRIEN.
I,lent. Iliimford’s Wedding Recalls
n Atlanta Sensation.
Atlanta. Nov. 30.—Word was received In
Atlanta to-night of the marrj.ige In Wash
ington on Saturday last of Lieut. F. E.
Bamford, Fifth Infantry. U. S. A., and
Mrs. Mae Kendall O’Brien.
Tills la a highly Interesting sequel to the
Romeyn courtmartial at Fort McPherson
In 1897 Lieut. ’Brantford at that time was
engaged to marry ('apt. Romeyn’s daugh
ter. at the same time paying marked at
tention lo Mr;. O’Brien. Capt. Romeyn
expressed himself freely In the matter and
Lieut. O’Brien hearing of It. accosted the
captain on parade. Ills superior respond
ed by knocking him down, the courtmur
tlal being held soon after.
Lieut. O’Brl'.n died some lime ago at Dry
Tortugaa.
Lieut. Bamford Is at present stationed
In Omaha.
SCHLEY TAKES NEW DEGREES.
Ife Becomes a Kniglit Templar nnd u
Knight of Malta.
Washington, Nov. 10.—Rear Admiral
Schley to-night received the orders which
made him n Knight Templar and a Knight
of Malta. The degrees were conferred
ujion Admiral Schley by the offi-era of
the Columbia Cornmandery No. 2. District
of Columbia, In the presence of a large and
distinguished assemblage of Knights Tem
plar of this Jurisdiction and of ttie Juris
diction of many states.
BURGLARS USED DYNAMITE.
Bank's Furnltnre Was Demolished
uml Much Money Stolen.
Melvern, Kan.. Nov. 10.—The safe, and
office furniture of the Melvern Bank were
demolished by an explosion of dynamite
touched ofT last night by roblters. who then
1 oottd the place, securing S6OO in money
and several thousand dollars In notes and
checks.
DAILY, $3 A YEAR.
5 CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK M A YEAH
WANTED IT RECONSIDERED.
AN EFFORT TO RECOMMIT THE
CITY COi nT BILL.
Motion AVns Promptly Tabled liy (ho
■louse— mu u> Elee Clerk nnd
Sheriff of City Cuart Favorably
Reported—Child Lnbor Bill Again,
Mr. Cnrltnu Wants the note of In.
lerest Made (I I’er Cent.— Anotheg
Confederate Soldier Measure.
Atlanta. Nov. 10.—An unsuccessful at
tempt was made this afternoon to hav
the chairman of the House General Judi
ciary Committee request the re-commlltat
of Mr. Lultoohe's City Court sollcltorship
bill, (o that committee, for the purpose of
amending tt. The motion was promptly
laid on the table.
The effort was made by Mr. Bass ol
Habersham, after Mr. La Roche had left
the committee meeting, but the motion
was laid on the table upon the motion of
Mr. Brandon of Fulton, who said that tha
amendment could be proposed In tho
House, a Is often done, and that to res
commit the bill now would cause It to load
Its place on the calendar, and would seri
ously Impede Its progress.
Representative Laltoche said to-nlghl
that the proposed amendment was the one
suggested by Mr. Osborne to submit the
mutter to the voters of Chatham county,
at a special election, to b held In De.
cember, 1300. Mr. Laßocho sold he wag
satisfied the people of Savannah were op
posed to this special election scheme. Tha
bill was rend in the House to-day for the
second time, and now awaits Its turn on
tha calendar, and will probably be reached
some time next week, unless there Is an
other filibustering expedition.
Representative McDonough’s bill to elect
the clerk and sheriff of the City Court
of Savannah was reported favorably to
the House to-day.
A member of the Senate Committee on
Lnbor and Statistics said to-night that
there was a tacit understanding of the
members to favorably report the child
labor bill on Monday, eliminating the
clause requiring sixteen weeks’ attendance
at school iM'fore a child beyond 10 and H
years of age could bo employed In a fac
tory. ns It Is said tho committee regarded
this proposition as unconstitutional. He
ulso said the age limit for children working
In cotton factories might be made 12 In
stead of 10.
Some Important Measures.
There was a marked contrast In the
conduct of business in the House to-day
over yesterday, and In the matter of trans
acting business the members made up for
lost time.
An even dozen bills, all of a local nature,
were passed and Ihlrty-elght fiew ones In
troduced, some of which would very ma
terially effect existing conditions, If pass
ed. Perhaps the most radical change pro.
l>osed Is that by Mr. Carlton of Clarke,
reducing the legal rale of Interest to *
per cent, per annum and prescribing a for
feiture of nol only the Interest charge,
but ulso the entire Indebtedness where
usury is charg'd.
Another Important new m asure la that
of Mr. Cuivln of Rlehino <l, to make It un
lawful for any Confederatu soldier who !•
a beneficiary under section 1642, vol. 1 of
the code of IS’B. and the amendatory acn
thereof, which relate to certain privileges
granted to aW Corfu r ale rodters over 30
years of age, to transfer to any person or
persons the privilege granted to him by the
stale, and ptoviding a penalty for any vio
lation of the provisions of this act as a
forftlture of the privilege.
Mayor Herman Myers of Savannah tele
graphed to-day for a copy of this measure,
and It was forwarded on to-night's trail.
Mr. Johiikon of Floyd thinks there Is a
wide field for the employment of depend
ent women In cotton factories, and to-dayt
Introduced a bill to allow women over IS
years of age to enter the textile depart
ment of the Georgia School of Technol
ogy.
Many Other New Rills.
The other new bills were:
By Fort of Harris—To provide for a sta
tistical report of tho cotton crop raised la
Georgia annually.
By Park of Greene—To provide that If
any manager or managers of any election
held In this state under any law thereof,
shall knowingly permit any one to vote
at any of the precincts In the state who
Is not entitled to a vote under laws of
salil state ut said precincts, or shall know
ingly prevent any one from voting who
is entitled to vole at said precinct, shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished
accordingly.
By Park of Greene—To authorize and
empower any owner of a bill of sale to
personal property to secure a
debt to foreclose the same la
the same as mortgages on
personal property are now foreclosed,
where the amount of the principal debt
does not exceed 1100, and providing de
fenses to said foreclosure.
By Park of Greene—To provide that tha
officer or officers of the several com
panies In the state having charge of coun
ty matters shall appoint all election man
agers untl clerks at all general and spe
cial elections held under the laws of thla
state to provide their compensation.
By Mr. Jordan of Jasper—To provide two
assistants for the state chemist.
Wants Them Examined.
By Jordan of Pulaski—To require all stu
dents or graduates of any school, college
or other institution of learning, the State
Normal School at Athens, Ga., alone ex
cepted, to stand an examination to teach
In the common public schools of the state.
By Hanby of Rabun—To provide an ap
propriation for the publication and dlstrl
but'on of ttie geological survey of this
state for the years 1899 and 1900.
By Denny of Floyd—To provide for the
admission of County School Commissioners
Into the State Normal School at Rock Col
lege, at Athene.
By Sturgis of McDuffie—To repeal sec
tions 1551 and 1578, providing for the In
spection, analysis and sale of fertilizers in
this state.
By Park of Troupe—To provide anew
method of registration for the officers and
employers of this state and the United
States who are citizens of this state wldia
absent from home.
By Harden of Liberty—To prohibit non.
residents from hunting, fishing or trap
ping or camping for such purposes In Lib
erty county.
By Slaton of Fu'ton—To repeal an act
approved Dec. 7, 1897, to authorize corpor
ations or individuals owning or contrail ng
any water power In tbs state, or location
fur steam plant, and operating or con
structing or preparing lo construct there
on a pin if t or works for generating elec
tricity by water oe steam power, to be
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