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THIS IS A BRITISH VICTORY.
FIIEXCH HAS DfUVEX THE BOEHS
FROM COLESBIHG.
noor* Tnk*n by Snrprlv*, Retreateil
in Disorder—A London Dispatch
Soys Tlielr Lonne* Must Have Been
Heavy—French May Follow Them
l l to the Orange River—Govern
ment Xotv Urged to Send Forward
More Cavalry.
Rensberg, Caps Colony. Jan. I.—Gen.
French h?„s completely defeated the Boers
and occupied Colesberg.
The General continued to ke p the Bo r*
on the move and presesd them c o-ely Sat
urday and Sunday, giving them no time
to make a prolonged stand, and whe t
day broke he was within striking distance
of the enemy.
Last night all the cavalry, artillery and
infantry, the latter riding in wagons to
increase the general mobility, started upon
a night march with the object of turning
the Boers’ right.
The flank operations wer- successful.
The infantry and field batteries immedi
ately made a feint attack upon the Bo* r
front, and while this was proceeding the
cavalry and light artillery got completely
around the enemy’s right fl ink as arrang
ed.
The programme worked without a hitch.
The Boers were utterly surprised, and.
finding their retreat threatened, fled in
disorder to the eastward, leaving Coles
berg in Gen. French’s hands.
Artillery Began tlie Battle.
London, Jan. Daily Mail has the
following dispatch, dated Jan. 1, from
Rensburg:
“Yesterday afternoon a big force of
cavalry and infantry, with ten guns, un
der the personal command of Gen. French,
moving by detour, occupied some hills
three miles from Colesburg, where the
Boers were in strength, confident in the
natural aid afforded them by the hills
around.
“The enemy’s position extended six miles
around the entire village.
“At daybreak our artillery opened the
battle. The Boers were taken by surprise
but replied vigorously. An artillery duel
was maintained for two hours. Then h
Boer Hotchkiss collapsed and was aban
doned. We captured it. A Boer big gun
was silenced, but this and the other Boer
guns were withdrawn to the northward,
whither we are harrassing the Boer re
treat by a damaging shell fire.
“Colesberg is in our hands and the few
remaining loyalists are jubilant. We have
captured many wagons and a considerable
quantity of stores.
“Our losses were quite slight, but the
Boers must have suffered heavily. They
may stop at Achtertang or cross the river
altogether at Norvalspont, where the
bridge is still intact.”
MAKES E\GL\\D FEEL BETTER.
Importance of Gen. French's Success
In Ein i> lilt sized.
I-rfTidon, Jan. 2, 4:30 a. m.—The success of
Gen. French in driving the Boers from
Colesburg has shot a welcome ray of light
through the gloom of the campaign in
South Africa.
Everywhere it Is commented upon as an
example of sound tactics and as on illus
tra ion of what may be done when the
right methods aie employed with the
Boers.
The government is urged to take the les
son to heart and to see that no stone is
left unturned in the endeavor to get the
largest possible forces of cavalry ond
mounted Infan ry to the front.
Now that Gen, French has the Boers
on the run. the hope is expressed that he
will give them no rest, but will harass
them until they have found their way
across the Orange river, which is twelve
miles distant. The old wagon route to
the Free State traverses Colesburg and
crosses the river by a fine bridge 1.340 feet
long. It is believed that the Boers re
treated toward Norval’s Point, further
east, ond the question is whether Gen.
French will be able to secure these two
bridges before the Boers destroy thm.
liny Deter the Dutch.
One Important .effect of the success of
Gen. French is that it will probably have
a deterrent influence upon Dutch disaf
fection. There is some disposition here to
exnggerate the importance of small skir
mishes and engagements.
It should be borne in mind that Gen.
French has only 2,000 men, and so far as
the important! points of campaign are
concerned, the situation is virtually un
changed.
At Modder river the Boers i|i| i ir in
modifying somewhat their line of defense.
Gen. Buyer’s scouts have discovered a
Boer camp established in the vicinity of
Springfield, southwest of Colenso, by a
Free State commando. A similar move
ment has been made at Modder river. A
large force of Boers, it is reported, has
formed anew laager about fifteen miles
down the stream at Kameelhoek.
Meliograph reports from Ladysmith
show that all was well on Dec. 31. The
bombardment was being continued, but
its intensity had relaxed.
MOVrMORENC’YVH ME A REST! ED.
Goldßworthy'N Brilliant Attnc-k nml
Detent of Boer Flirty.
London. Jan. I.—Capt. Montmorency’s
mottle, near Dordrecht, with a patrol of 120
rren of the Twenty-first Lancers, nnd his
retr at, Dec. 30, were followed up the next
by a successful British engagement,
ond ihe ixscue of a small party, supposed
• o l e men Capt. Monmorency left behind
him.
Under (’apt. Goldsworthy, n force of 110
n en. with four guns, accompanied by
t’apt, yontmo’oncy’s scouts, sallied out of
I'ordr* cht during the morning of Dec. 31
’o relieve Lieut. Turner and twenty-seveh
mn left ever night at Labnschagn’s Nek.
The Doers were driven back and Lieut.
Turn r’s party wan rescued. Eight 800 s
>nd thirt.cn horses ore known to have
* n killed.
The Times, in its second edition, publish-
\ v a dlsoat h from Sierkstroom, dated Dec.
■l, which eays:
CMpt. Montmorency’s scouts were cut
°ff owing to their refusal to leave a
bounded officer. Lieut. Warren, of Bra
>unt’* Horse. These men, under Lleuts.
Milford and Turner, of the Frontier
Mounted Rifles, defended themselves most
gallantly against the repeated attacks of
some 800 Boers. The enemy resorted to
sniping during the night, but were repulsed
with loss.
‘ At r*:ls this morning Capt. Goldsworthy,
with the Cape Mounted Rifles, arrived,and
the enemy immediately fled to the hills.
Turners party, whose horses had nearly
all been killed, were rescued. They dis
played splendid pluck and the brilliant
manner in which Capt. Goldsworthy ef
fected their reiief on his own responsi
bility is deserving of the highest praise.
Our loss was two men wounded. The
Boers lost about thirty men, Including
eight men killed.”
Another account says:
“The success of this little party will ar
rest the progress of the enemy’s recruiting
In that vicinity.”
A dispatch from the Modder river says:
“Dec. 31 the naval guns planted a few
excellent shells without reply. The ene
my s position on the left is, apparently,
considerably Weakened.”
SEW DIVISION ALMOST READY.
Iloers Have Mounted the Guns They
Took From Gen. Duller.
London, Jan. 2.—The Standard’s corre
spondent at Frere camp, telegraphing on
Jan 1, says:
“Sir Charles Warrpn’s division is now
nearly complete. Its headquarters will be
at Eeteourt.
“It is rumored here that the guns which
were captured from Gen. Duller at Colenso
have been mounted in the hills command
ing the drift over the Tugela river at
Springfield. The Boers, it appears, cap
tured 620 rounds of shrapnel when they
took the guns.
“Gen. Buller’s difficulties have been im
measurably increased by the enforced de
lay since the last engagement. He now
has before him a series of walled and for
tified hiils, running sixteen miles along the
line of the Tugela. These are swarming
with the enemy, posted in positions of
great strength and bristling with guns;
while the river in front is in full flood.
The coming battle will certainly be the
stiffest, and probably the most momen
tous, of the entire campaign.”
ALLEGED SPIES DISCOVERED.
Boer Agent* Said to Have Enlisted
in British Yeomanry.
liondon, Jan. I.—Alleged Boer spies, it
has been discovered, have enlisted in the
yeomanry.
A representative of Lord Chesham, who
Is in command of the yeomanry forces,
says that the officials of this arm of the
service are being pestered by agents of
Dr. Leyds, the European plenipotentiary
of the South African government. He
adds that two of them were actually ac
cepted, but that they were afterwards
discovered. He declares that the same
thing occurred in Thornycfoft’s Horse,
seven spie* being discovered in that body.
He says, continuing:
“We have given word to all our com
manding officers to keep a sharp lookout
for traitors.”
No steps have been taken thus far to
punish the alleged spies.
REPORTS OF DI TCH l PRICING.
Object Snid to He to Seize C ape Town
nnd Gov. Milner.
Cape Town. Jan. I.—Ugly rumors are in
circulation of a Dutch rising, with the
object of seizing Cape Town and the
docks and capturing the governor of Cape
Colony, Sir Alfred Milner.
The center of the movement is said to
be Paarl. a village about thirty miles
from Cape Town, whore a meeting of the
Afrikander bund was held yesterday.
A similar meering was held at Rich
mond on Dec. 28, and it is reported that
(he meml>ers of the bund in these two
iowns are acting in concert.
The members of Che bund at Wlllington
and the Dutch in Clan William, district
:<re said to be armed with Mausers, nnd
to be anxious to use them in behalf of the
Boers.
Although the stories of a rising are dis
credited. the police and military nre tak
ing ample precautions.
Bl XDESR ATH IS AT DURBAN.
German Steamer I* Guarded by Ma
rine* nnd Hlne Jacket*.
Durban. Jan. I.—The imperial mail
steamer Bundesrath of the German East
African Line, which was seized by the
British cruiser Magicienne, on the ground
that she was carrying contraband of war.
in Del a got bay. has been brought io
wharf here and is now guarded by ma.
rines and bluejackets.
The United States, German, Russian
and Austrian military attaches, who
spent the holidays in Durban, returned
to the front this evening.
The White Star Line steamship Majes
tic, which left Liverpool Dec. 13 with 2,00 b
troops, arrived here to-day.
PORT! GI'ESK FAVOR HOER3.
Kinsc ( nrlnx Will Ho Glinriloil In Hl*
Speech to the Cortes.
London, Jan. 2.—The Lsbon corre
spondent of the Standard, rays:
"It Is currently reported that the speech
of Kins? Carlos in the Cortest to-morrow
(Tuesday) will refer at some length to the
■ltualion in South Africa, but it is doubt
ful whether anything will be sail m e
friendly to England than to the Tiansvaal.
"The public is With the Doers and the
papers generally fear British and sigi s .ir
on llelagoa bay. The Portuguese govern
ment asserts that it has done everything
to preserve neutrality.' 1
RICHARD CHOKER'* l>E(i BROKEN.
Accident Happened ns Me Wns About
lo Mount n Horse.
London, Jan. 2.-A special dispatch from
Wuniago, county c-f Marks, says that
Richard CrokeC, who has been slaying ut
a country house near there, slipped while
mounting a horse, owing to the animal
swerving, and broke his leg.
Mr Croker is being attended by Dr.
Emerson, who has reduced the fracture.
Ho [a now re At In k The. accident
occurred yest<rdtiy (Monday) morning.
FitZNliiinionM vh MH'ormlrk,
Sew York, Jan. 1.-Robert Fitzsimmons
wns matched to-day with Jack McCor
mick for a six-round sparring contest at
Philadelphia Jan. 20. The purse is to be
55 per cent, of the gross receipts, the
winner to take all.
SA VANN AH. G A., TUESDAY. JANUARY 2 1000.
WARRANT OUT FOR WHALLEN.
CHARGED AVITH TRYING TO BRIBE
SE A A TOR HARR E LL.
Senator Ilnrrell'n Report of tlie Af
fair, the Sensation of tlie Demo
cratic (niicn* at Finnkfort—Har
rell’* Story of the Deal—Goebel
Men Hold the Fort and Will Or
ganize llotli Holme*—Entire Goebel
Slate Went Through.
Frankfort, Ky., Jan. I.—A warrant has
been issued for the arrest of John H.
Whallen, charging him with attempting
to br be Senator Harrell. Whallen is in
the city.
All doubt as to the ability of the Goebel
Democrats to organize both houses of the
Legislature was dispelled by the attend
ance in the Democratic caucus to-night.
Senator Goebel was nominated for pres
ident pro tern, of the Senate and the entire
Goebel slate went through.
In the House caucus all of the fifty-eight
Democrats answered to roll call and par
ticipated. In the Senate caucus four Dem
ocrats remained out. They were Senators
Alexander, Hnys, Gillespie and Roberts.
Senator Hill was sick and absent, but is
not classed with the dissenters.
In the Senate caucus Senator Harrell
created a sensation by making an alleged
expose of the anti-Goebel leaders, declar
ing that he had been approached by j. H.
Whallen of Louisville and paid $4,500 to re
main out of the cuucus. The money, h'
said, hnd been placed in a box with the
Louisville Trust Company, the key to
which he passed up to Senator Goebel,
who was presiding over the caucus, end
ing his speech by declaring that he had
entered into (he deal for the purpose of
exposing Whallen, and, further, that there
was not money enough in the world to
make him disloyal to his party and his
state.
Attorneys for Goebel nnd other congest
ing Democratic candidates for state offices
to-day served noiices upon the Republican
contestees to take depositions to be used
ns evidence in the pending contest cases
ard naming their witnesses.
The Republi ans deciaed to-night to hold
a conference to-morrow nnd nominate a
s.raight Republican s’ate of candidates.
The anti-Goebel leaders say the large at
tendance at the Democratic caucuses to
nieht does not indicate anything as to the
gubernatorial contest or ihe senatorship.
as in the Senate the Goebel men and anti-
GoeVel men entered into a deal regarding
division of the offices in that branch.
South Trimble of Franklin eounty, was
nominated for speaker of the House on the
thirteenth ballot.
HARRELL'S BRIBERY CHARGE,
Give* Detail* of the Alleged Payment
to Secure Hi* Vote.
Frankfort, Ky.. Jan. 2.—Senator Harrell
after the caucus made the following state
ment of the events hading to his charge
of bribery:
“Shortly before Christmas a man came
to see me in Russellville, and after some
maneuvers, asked me if I could be per
suaded to vote against Senator Goebel.
I (old him that I might. It depended upon
the proposition. He said that could be
satisfactorily arranged, and after some
conversation it was agreed that we would
go 'to Louisville the next morning and see
John Whallen.
“I determined from the start to pre
tend (o fall into their trap nnd expose
the methods by which the Honest Elec
tion League and other anti-Goe.be! poli
ticians hoped to defeat the Democrat who
had been elected Governor.
"Early the next morning we left Rus
sellville and arrived in Louisville about 8
a. m. We proceeded together (o the Wil
lard Hotel, where my companion left
with the statement that he would go and
see Whallen and would meet me at 9:30
o’clock at Rufer's Hotel.
“Promptly at that time I met my com
panion, who took me to a room on the
same side of Jefferson street as that on
v\hich t(i( Willard Hotel is located. lam
not acquainted with Louisville, but I know
that the room was on the second floor of
a building on Jefferson street. I think it
was near Third street, and I could easily
find it again.
“When we walked into the room, which
was a bed room. John Whallen was sit
ting there. Fie arose and we were intro
duced, shaking hands. After some pre
liminary conversation, Whalien asked me
what was my price for agreeing to stay
out of the caucus and vote against Goe
bel. etc. I said I warned $5,000. He re
plied that $."),000 was an outrageous price,
and suggested that $2,500 as about the
right amount. I would not consent and
gradually he raised the amount to $4,500.”
Then, according to Senator Harrell,
Whallen went io the office of the Fidelity
Trust Company. Afterward, at Whallen’s
invitation, he followed him to the Louis
ville Trust Company’s office.
Mr. Harrell continued:
“When 1 went inside If und WhalUn
waiting. He said to oqt? of the clerks that
he wanted to rent a box. We went back
to the vault room, where there were two
men. One of them gave us a drawer from
the vault, and we went further back,
where Whallen drew from his trousers
pocket a roll of money. We counted it,
and there were four SI,OOO bills and five
SIOO bills. He had asked for a large en
velope, and he put the money into it. I
laid the envelope into the box. There
were two compartments to it. and noth
ing was left in one of them. We took the
l*)x to one of t'he men in the vault rooip,
and 1 shoved it into place, the vault man
locked it ami Whallen told him to give
loth of the keys. He turned to the man
nnd said: ‘Now let Ihe doctor register this
i>ox in his name. We have gone nio an
agreement that he is to keep both keys,
but he is not to open the box unless lam
present.’ I registered as 8. B. Harr.ll.
Russellville, and the number of the box
was 559 as is shown on the keys.
“As we went out of the building Whal
len said: Now, don’t come to me any
more. It might cause suspicion.’ I
went to the Willard Motel, and left that
night for Russellville.
“1 saw' no more of the other fellow until
Sunday afternoon', at the Buckingham
Theater. 1 saw Senator Alexander, who
said: ‘I understand you are with us,* and
I said, ‘Yes.’ I came on to Frankfort, and
thl* morning about 10 o’clock the man who
had been acting as our go-lierween came
io me and notified me to attend a con
ference at room 18, at the Fleming Hotel,
at 2 p. m.
•“When I got there I found Green Keller,
Senators Alexander, Hayes and Roberts.
W. C. Owens came in later. Alexander
drew' paper from his pocket and read
it. in subtfUmce, it wus* a statement of
our reasons for not going into the Demo
cratic caucus. They asked me to sign
It, but I excused myself, saying I would
be back.
“I was found twenty minutes later 3t
the Capital Hotel, by the go-between,
who showed me another statement, which
was as follows, In substance
•• ‘We, the undersigned, pledge ourselves
to keep out of the Democratic caucus to
night ond to meet to-morrow morning ut
9:30 o’clock In private caucus and pledge
to vote for Senator McConnell for presi
dent pro tern., but the above agreement
Is noi binding unless seven senators sign
this document.’
“When 1 left the conference at ihe Flem
ing Hotel I did so because l was in doubt
woethtr I ought to sign the piper, and
I wanted to confer with friends who knew
what I was doing. The paper which Ihe
go-between brought me was signed by
Senators Hayes, Alexander. Gillespie nnd
Roberts. I was Informed that two more
would sign It. I afllxed my name to It.
"The four men whose names were sign
ed to the agreement remained out of the
caucus to-night. They did not suspect me
until they saw me go to the caucus.”
AV 11,1. NOMINATE BLACKBURN.
Joint Caucus Culled to \iime Scno
tnrlnl Candidate.
Frankfort, Ky., Jan. I.—Senator Goebel,
chairman of the Democratic Joint caucus,
issued a call for a caucus to-morrow
night. He states that the caucus Is for
the sole purpose of nominating a candidate
for United Slates senator.
Of course. Blackburn will be the only
name presented, and he will be nomi
nted by acclamation.
CHRISTIAN POLITICAL UNION.
National Assembly Called at Hock
Island, 111., on May 1.
Chicago. Jan. I.—The National Commit
tee or the Christian. Political Union, the
new civic organization formula id by (he
conference of Christian men and women
which has been, in session here for 'he
past two days, held its first meeting to-day
and issued an address calling for a na
tional assembly of representatives of the
new party to meet at Rock Island,lll. .May
1, 1900. The officers of the National Com
mittee of the new party are:
W. R. Bankert, chairman; W. R.
Struble, secretary, and A. D. Mart n treas
urer. J. H. Vandegrlft of Branchvllr.
Ala., is a member.
The principles and aims, of the new or
ganization are slated to (re in part as
fol.ows:
• We believe the fullnessj-f time to have
arrived when the eternal m nciples of Jus
tice, mercy at.d love as ejrjrnplified In Ihe
life and teachings of Jesiif'c'Jfi Ist.should
be embodied in the political economy of
our nat on and applied In concert form to
every function of our government, nation
al, state, municipal and local. We believe
that ti e most dltect means of accomplish
ing this end Is the formation of a political
body of united Christian men and women,
who shall use their elective franchise for
lire selection of able, worthy and con
scientious public officials who will seek
in their respective positions to perform the
functions of government in the spirit of
the Man of Galilee.
“We declare that this movement is in
no sense ecclesiastical or dogmatic in its
purpose and contemplates no challenge of
any person’s faith or creed; aims not to
disturb church relationships, nor to united
church and state In iiolilic-ecolesiasticai
bonds—but seeks solely to unify tire forces
of righteousness in the name and spirit
of Jesus, for political, social and commer
cial reform.”
NEGROES' ADDRESS TO WHITES.
Want North Carolina Franchise
Amendment Defeated.
Raleigh, N. C., Jan. I.—The negroes cele
brated the thiriy-seventh anniversary of
the signing of the emancipation proclama
rlon here to-day.
One of the features of the day was the
reading and adoption of an address to the
white people of the state, calling on them
to aid in defeating the proposed constitu
tional amendment. In the course of the
address, which is quite long, they say;
"We cannot resist the conviction that
the proposed amendment to our state con
stitution is the initial step In the direction
of nullifying the proclamation of emanci
pation and abrogating, as far as possible,
the results of the war for freedom. It is
already urged by an Influential pardon of
the newspapers of the South, and by some
of its leading men that these amendments
to the state constitution are temporary
expedients. That the thirteenth, four
teenth and fifteenth amendments to the
Constitution of the United States must be
repealed. These are the guarantees of
our freedom and cl izenship In this land.
Repeal them and slavery again becomes
lawful."
After discussing the negro problem and
the causes that led the negro into the Re
publican party, the address goes to say:
"Should you reject this ni>peal and turn
a deaf ear to our entreaty; should you
determ’ne to do that which We so much
dread, we have no power to prevent tt.
For us there will be but one remedy. We
shall be compelled to seek a home In some
other land—a better country."
PETITION FOH MIIS. MAYHRICK.
Lady Randolph Churchill Oilers a
Suggestion,
New’ York. Jan. I.—A letter from Lady
Randolph Churchill has been received by
Mrs. Caroline J. Taylor, chairman of the
woman's committee of the psychological
section of the Medieo-Ixgal Society, in
which she says that the only rational way
to base a petition for the relief of Mrs.
Maybrlck Is not on the plea that ehc Is In
nocent, but even if she Is guilty, she has
been punished enough.
Death of lien. E. S. Osborne,
Washington, Jan. I.—Gen. Edwin S. Os
borne, n repfesema'Jve from Pennsylvania
In the Forty-ninth, Fiftieth and Fifty-first
Congresses, died here to-night of heart
di ease. At the conclusion of the war Gen.
Osborne was appointed Judge advocate to
lnvestlga'e charges of cruelty to federal
prisoners brought against Capt. Wlrtz,
Confederate superintendent of the Ander
sonvll'e prison, the result of which was
the hanging of Wlrtz.
SURRENDERED TO MAJ. MARCH.
IGI'INALDO’S WIFE 4XD SISTER*
ARE PRISONERS.
Tlireo Filipino (Hllo-'m nnd Ollier
Insurgents Also Gave Til eni*el m
1 p— Southern Advance Begun With
it Severe Fit;lit nt ( ahn>no—Tno
\ inerlcniiM Killed —Twenty-Four
Meiul Insurgent* Found mid 150
ruptured. '
Manila. Jan. I.—Agulnaldo’s wife, sifter*
and eighteen Filipinos have surrendered
to Maj. March’s battalion of the Thirty
third Infanrty, at Bontoc, province of that
name.
Three Filipino officers also surrendered
to Maj. March; and the Fil pino* gave up
two Spanish and two American prisoners.
Hurd Fight ut Fa buy no.
The first movement of a general South
ern advance occurred this morning, when
two battalions of the Thirty-ninth Infan
try landed and occupied Cabuyao, oil the
outh side of Laguna de Bay. Two Amer
icans were killed and four were wounded.
Twenty-four of tin* enemy’s dead were
found In one house. One hundied and
fifty prisoners and four six-pound rapid
fire guns were captured.
The gunboat Laguna .le Bay bombarded
the town before the disembarkation of the
troops from the cascoes, which was made
under the enemy’s shrapnel fire.
The enemy evacuated the place before
the charging Americans, retreating to
Santa Rosa, to which town they were per
sued. Heavy fighting occurred along the
toad to Santa Rosa, which was occupied
by the insurgents retreating South toward
Silang. The Americans burned the coun
try around Cabuyao.
The gunboat returned to Calamba for re
inforcements and thence came to Manila
to fetch ammunition. She recently cap
tured two of the enemy’s steam launches,
one under the fire of artillery at Calamba,
ami also four caecoes loaded with rice.
Olher regiments are mobilizing to-night
at San Pedro Macatl and Pasig, prepara
tory to continuing the southern advance.
Filipino Plot Extensive.
Yesterday's capture of bombs involved
the seizure of documents inculpating a
thousand Filipinos who Intended to rise
against the Americans. Papers were also
found showing a distribution of the city
into districts and a careful assignment ot
leiders and followers. The precautions
taken by ihe Americans on Saturday, it
is now evident, alone prevented an upris
ing.
The provost marshal has requested that
(wo more regiments be detailed for the
prelection of Manila. Three thousand
’(poops are now actually In the city.
BIG FIRE AT GK EE BO HO, X C.
Wafer Froze Before It Readied (In*
Burning; Building*.
Charlotte, N. €., Jan. I.—Fire at Greens
boro, N. C., yesterday caused losses aggre
gating nearly SIOO,COO, partly covered by
insurance. The fire originated in the ele
vator shaft of (he Hague-McCorkle Dry
Goods Company’s wholesale house, and
soon enveloped the whole building and
spread to (he adjoining store, occupied
by W. J. Clary.
The firemen soon had streams playing
on the flames, but the water froze before
it struck (he burning building, nnd added
to the hardship of subduing the flames,
A large quantity of cloih and notions
were burned, and much damage done by
the water. The losses are estimated as
follows: Hague-McCork!e Dry Goods Com
pany, $80,000; insurance, $56,000; W. J.
Clary, loss $12,600; insurance, $6,500. The
damage to the buildings will aggregate
$4,000.
MISSISSIPPI’S LEGISLATURE.
Election of llnssell ns Speaker of the
(louse Is Assured.
Jackson. Miss., Jan. I.—Nearly all the
members of the general assembly have
arrived in the city, preparatory to the
session, which convenes at noon to-mor
rowr
The election of Hon. A. J. Russell of
Lauderdale as speaker of the House Is as
sured, the other candidates having with
drawn from the race. The new speaker
Is the general attorney for the Mobile and
Ohio Railroad, and a lawyer of consider
able prominence.
Gov. McLaurin's message, which will be
submitted immediately after the two
houses convene. Is a very lengthy docu
ment, containing nearly 30,000 words.
DROPPED DEAD IN NBAV FORK.
- -i
Mrs. Harris Fell nnd Died Suddenly
From Heart Failure.
New York, Jan. I.—Mrs. Margaret Har
ris, 07 years of age, whose home is In Har
risville, Va„ died suddenly of heart fail
ure to-day at the corner of West and
Barclay streets. She fell to tho sidewalk
without warning and expired in a few mo
ments. The woman was the wife of James
Harris of Harrisville, and a sister-in-law
of Gen. T. M. Harris, who served in the
Civil War under Gen. McClellan.
CARNEGIE II AS GIVEN gXOO.OOO.
To F.stabllsli a Day School In Cooper
Union, New York.
New York. Jc’n. I.—Andrew Carnegie
has given f300,000 lo Cooper Union for the
establishment of a day school, similar In
scope to the present night school and the
object of which will be to give such prac
tical Instruction as siiall enable young
men to become first-class and skilled
workmen.
GALLAGHER NOT INDIC TED.
Senator Charged With Alnlntlng
Civil Service law.
Concord, N. H., Jan. I.—The grand Jury
reported lo Judge Aldrich to-day. No in
dictment was found against Senator Gal
lagher. charged with violating the civil
service laws In soliciting subscriptions for
camiwlgn purposes from federal office
holders.
Four Were Burned to Dentil.
Barboursville, W. Va., Jan. I.—William
Ellis, wife and two children, were burned
to death in their home near here early to
day. No one knows the origin of the fire.
FIIIE IN A L4UGR TENEMENT.
A Child Wn* Killed and Several Peo
ple Injured.
New York, Jan. 2.—Three clarms have
been sent In for a fire In a five-story fiat
house No. 754 First avenue. The flames
which suddenly belched from the building
were discovered by men working in the
United Dressed Beef Company’* plant.
They carried out half a dozen women
wlille many person* got to the street by
means of fire escapes.
It Is feared that the suddenness of the
fire has cut off the escape of some of the
tenants, and it look* as though it would
be a serious blaze.
On the floor 6-months-old Loretta leoon
ert was found in bed dead. She had been
smothered by *moke. The child* lather,
Edward, a butcher, was taken to Flower
Hospital, burnd about the hands ami face.
The childs mother, Margaret, was car
ried down a ladder and taken to Bellevue
Hospital, suffering from shock. Joseph
Leonert, brother of the child, jumped from
a window on one of the lower floor*. He
was seriously injured and taken to Belle
vue.
Joseph Kellher, aged 10, a bell boy, rush
ed into (ho building before the arrival of
the firemen, lie rescued Tillie Powers, a
child, carrying her through the fire and
smoke. He was burned about the hands
and face and was taken (o Bellevue Hos
pital. Robert Lowe, aged 19, a companion
of Kellher, who arose and went Into the
burned building was burned about the
hands.
Pauline Tichman, 63 years old. who
boarded with the family on the first floor
jumped from a window and her back was
injured. She was taken to Flower Hos
pital.
At 2:35 the fire was out and everybody
had been accounted for. The house was
gutted, entailing a loss of $30,000. Ten
families were made homeless.
FIGHT TO BE MADE ON TRIBT*.
Statement . Given Out 1 ry National
Antl-Truat Conference.
Chicago, Jan. L—Members of the Exec
utive Committee of the National Anti-
Trust Conference to be held in Central
Music. Hall, Feb. 12, held a short confer
ence to-day at the Sherman House. M. L.
lx>ckwood of Pennsylvania, chairman of
the committee, afterward issued a state
ment in which he said:
“Every day the anti trust sentiment
throughout the country is being intensi
fied and everywhere the cry is going up
'What can be done to save the country
from the oppression of the trusts?’
“The mission of the conference is to an
swer this cry. To the poll tidal (copoylpta
and atntesifaen dT~the conferenAe," Mrfner
than to the politicians of the country will
(lie people look for an utterance which
will lead to their deliverance.
’The ax should be laid to the root of
iho tree of special privileges. The plan
is to treat the causes rather than the
effect, to strike at special privileges hard
and land first. In government ownership
only can railway favoritism be prevented.
Government control under corporate own
ership has proven a failure. In order to
destroy the (rusts we must take from
them the special advantages which have
created them, and they will wither of their
own weight as they meet the energetic
competitive capacity of the American peo
ple.
“Tt is the plan to organize all who nre
opposed lo trusts, with the view of unit
ing the friends of freedom in every state,
county and school district in (hat concen
trated action which alone can prove ef
feotlv*.”
UNIVERSITY Dl<’ CHICAGO.
Will Receive n IliiudNoine New Year's
Gift of ;i,:t7o,msi.
Chicago, Jan. I.—The University of Chi
cago has received a New Year's gift of JS,-
370,000. President HirpflfMlll make tho
announcement to-morrow at the quarterly
convocation of the University at Studeba
'ker Hall.
The president hoped to announce that the
university would he 34,000,000 richer, but he
has not been able to raise the $315,000,
which duplicated by John D. Rockefeller,
would make up that amount. However,
Mr. Rockefeller has wired that he will
extend the limit three months, and In that
time Dr. Harper thinks he Is reasonably
sure of getting the rest of the money, as
he has several large donations In pros
pect.
Four years ago Mr. Rockefeller gave the
university $1,000,000 and promised to dupli
cate every amount donated before Jan. 1,
1900, up to $2,000,000. One year ago Dr.
Harper had secured $1,135,000 from various
sources to apply on the $2,000,000. Since
then this amount has been raised $550,000.
It Is understood that much of the money
has come from business men of this city.
AGAINST THE BELL COMPANY’.
Decision ns to Telephone Poles on
llleliniond's Streets.
Richmond, Va., Jan. I.—United States
Circuit Judge Nathan Goff has rendered
an opinion In which he takes the ground
that if the Southern Hell Telephone and
Telegraph Company, as decided by the
United States Supreme Court, has no
right u|s>n the streets of Richmond, under
an act of Congress, passed In 1866, regard
ing telegraph lines. It has no right under
tne laws of Virginia or ihe ordinances of
the city of Richmond lo use such streets.
He. therefore, will, at a later date, issue
a decree dismissing the bill of the com
plainant company, and di-solving the In
junction restraining the city from remov
ing the poles and wires of the Bell com
pany from the streets of Richmond.
HE KILLED Ills SWEETHEART.
Small C rn*el l> Grief Then Tried to
Commit Suicide.
Norfolk. Va.. Jsn t.—There was a dread
ful tragedy in Rockingham county. North
Carolina, near Adelaide postofflee, on
Tuesday last, when T. W. Smad k!l ed his
sweetheart, Miss Jane Robinson, aged 17,
pointing a revolver at her. playfully, in
the old way. declaring afterwards that he
did not know It was loaded.
When he realized that he had killed the
girl he was prostrated with grief, and
crazed with excitement, so he turned, the
weapon upon himself, narrow y mls-in?
self-destruction in his ahots at himself.
Both are well known and belong to the
best families In this section.
DAILY. $1 A YEAR.
(I CENTS A COPY.
weekly j-thces-a-w kek n a twm
M’COY KNOCKED OUT MAHER.
POWERFUL BLOW SENT THE IRISH
MAN TO THE FLOOR.
Knack-On( Cum. In (he Fifth Hnnnd,
Tlionah (lie Flulit Wan Heheilnled
Io l.nnt Tneiity-tlf.—Retting Waa
in Miihcr’n Favor Until an Hntii*
Before (he Fluh( When MoCoy Be
rn in •> (li. Fn vnrl (e—K Id’. Worlc
AA’nn (In oil \II Ihe Way Throiifth-
New York. Jan. I.—"KM" McCoy ag’aln
placed himself In (ho championship class
by defeating I’etcr Maher In a brisk, well
fought battle of five round* before tho
Coney Island A< hletie Club this afternoon.
The flirht waa echeduled to last twenty
five rounds, and the purse wa to hava
been $20,000, but tho attendance waa not!
as I:iik as hnd been expected, and be*
fore Ihe fight was begun the principals
agreed that tho winner should receive tha
gross gate receipts.
The battle was hard fought from *tart ta
finish, but McCoy was far tho clevere#
man in the ring tactics, dodging, sidestep*
ping and hitting powers. He showed him.
self to be a good ring general, ever watch
ing for an opening, and never falling ta
take advantage of one.
Maher, although credited with being a
heavy hitter, did not get In many effective
blows. Ilis foot work was poor, and at
times ho did not appear to have perfect
control of himself.
When the men entered the ring and
stripped for the battle, both appeared in
perfect condition, and they were greeted
with tumultuous applause. Under Mar
quis of Queeneberry rules, new gloves,
provided by the club, were handed to th#
referee and he in turn gave them to tha
boxers seconds. Maher donned his quickly
but McCoy claimed that the glove* did
not (It him, and stubbornly refused to us*
them. He Insisted on wearing an old pals
which he claimed suited him, but thq
referee was obdurate, and McCoy gave in.
A Powerful Knockout Dlow.
The Icnock-out blow came In the flfthl
round. McCoy sent a riffht which fell t
bit short, and then dropping hla left to
the body, tried a right swing and as Peter
sidestepped, the Kid met him with a full
swinging left, which landed on the points
of the Jaw, and the Irishman went down,
resting on hln right elbow, and was count
ed out in this (Kmitlon. It was a terrific
b ow and, landing right on the mark,an ok
coull scarcely have withstood its force.
It was the <*lean‘st_knockout ever seenjjv
awww"'ntiw Mwivot'HH* -miniu t-opirifrcro *
unkind enough to say that Maher cottM
huve gotten up again, those who were
nearest the fighters and saw the force
of the Mow were of the opinion that Sul
livan In his palmiest days, could not have
withstood It.
t’robahly In the history of ring fights
In this vicinity there has never been auch
a quick change In the betting as that
which occurred during the two hours pre
ceding this fight. For some days past
Maher had been the favorite, as good ail
100 to 60 being bet on hla chanres. Ono
hundred to 70 on Maher was the ruling
price when the club house doors opened
this afternoon, ond in the different sport
ing centers this price was maintained un
til within an hour of the beginning of tha
contest. Then u peculiar condition of af
fairs occurred, and, for no apparent rea
son Maher stock was beared, while tha
Kid’s was bulled, and when the men got
Into the ring their positives In the bettlm,
market were reversed, with the Kid tha
favorite.
Tlie Fight Ity Hounds,
The fight by rounds was os follows:
Round One—The Kid immediately toold
the offensive, Peter breaking ground. Kl<t
feinted with his left. Kid then sent A
left hook to the Jaw, flooring Maher. Ma
her was up In two seconds. Kid tried m
cross, but missed. Maher tried a left
swing for the head, but the Kid side
stepped neatly. Maher again tried a left,
but Kid again sidestepped. McCoy send
left to body, and Peter, In nn ottempt to
return the blow, slipped and fell, but re
gained his feet quickly. They came to m
clinch. Maher forced the Kid to tha
ropes, where he put a right on Kid's body.
Kid broke away nicely, and after a llttla
sparring, put a left to Maher's stomach.
Round Two—Both came up laughing.eaclg
sparring for an opening. McCoy feinted
with his left. Peter made vicious right
and left swings, neither landing, and at
close quarters Kid put right and left to
the body. As they broke away Kid put ■
left to the Jaw. Then they mixed it up,
Maher landing right and left to the holy.
In the breakaway Maher put left to body.
Coming together again the Kid measure-!
his man and sent right to Jaw, putting
Maher to his hands and knees. Maher was*
up In four seconds nnd rushed madly at
McCoy, getting to body while McCoy Jabb
ed left three times to the face. Maher
forced Kid to the ropes and Kid slipped
to the floor. As soon ns he got up he sent
I'dt to Maher's face, sending his head
hack. Kid sent two lefts to Jaw of Maher
following with right over Jaw, which
tun ed Maher's head sideways as the gonS
sounded.
Ilulicr Become* tnxlona.
Round Three—McCoy came up mord
confident than ever, while Peter wore er,
anxious look, but was very determined.
The Kid feinted, without a blow being
struck. Maher forced Kid to the ropes,
but Kid hooked left to Jaw and escape-1
a return. Twice the Kid Jabbed left to
Maher’s stomach, and Peter became more
wary. They came to a clinch, each land
ing light rights to ribs. The Kid sent two
left hooks to Jaw. which sent Maher back,
and followed with another, which knocked
the big fellow three yards back. McCoy
blocked right In return. They came to a
clinch, hut In the break Kid rent straight
right to face and stomach. Maher tried
to mix It up und forced the Kid to tha
ropes, but the Kid fought buck and got
back to the center of the ring, where he
got In a straight lert to the face, Just as
the bell sounded.
Found Four—McC'oy was quicker on hli
feet. Both sparred earefuly with Maher
forcing. Kid tried left, landing lightly oni
the wind. Maher forced McCoy to a neu
tral corner and landed left qn the face.
Jarring McCoy. McCoy st-pp-d to left
nnd Peter struck out with left but fe 1
short. In a mlxup Peter got right to he and
and McCoy was cautioned for holding. Mc-
Coy hooked left to face and Peter fo low
ed’with left on body. Maher Jabbed lefc
straight In the face at close quart. tt a
without a return. The Kid sent left
to face, but Peter hooked two lefts to
head and then used his lefts twice more to
Kid s head, while McCoy Jabbed left tq
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