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THE MORNING NEWS.
Established 1850. - - Incorporated 1888
J. H. ESTILL, President.
COLONIALS HAD THEIR TURN.
CANADIANS AIDED IN* ROTTING A
LARGE II OK It LAAGER.
Raid Made by Col. Pilcher in Which
Forty Boers Were Captured, and
Many Were Killed—Two of the
Queensland Men Killed—Balance of
the Enemy Left Their Position and
Fled Over the Hills—Toronto Men
Fought Well.
Belmont, Cape Colony. Jan. 2.—A dis
patch from the Associated Press repre
sentative at Dover Farm, dated Jan. 1,
says:
“A mounted force, consisting of ICO Ca
nadians of the Toronto company and 2(K>
Queenslanders, commanded by Col. Rick
ards, two guns and a horse battery, under
Maj. Derougement, forty mounted infan
try, under Lieut. Ryan, and 200 of the
Cornwall Light Infantry, the whole com
manded by Col. Pilcher, left Belmont yes
terday at noon on a march westward, cov
ering twenty miles before sunset. The
force encamped at Cook’s farm, where the
troops were welcomed enthusiastically.
“At 6 o’clock this morning the force ap
proached a spot where a laager of Boers
was reached. Col. Pilcher, on approach
ing the position, which was a line of
strong kopjes, detached Maj. Derougc
mont with the guns and mounted infan
try to work toward the right, making a
turning movement himself with the
Queenslanders, toward the south position.
“The Boers left their lagers end opened
lire, but the Queenslanders completed the
movement, the laager was captured, with
forty prisoners.
“The British casualties were two men
killed, three wounded and one missing.
The whole forced worked admirably. The
two men killed belonged to the Queens
land contingent.”
Colonial Troops Fought Well.
Belmont, Cape Colony, Monday, Jan. 1.
—Another dispatch from Dover Farm,
dated Jan. 1, cays:
“The colonial troops, who have been
longing to be allowed to meet the Boers,
have at last been, given an opportunity to
do so. and scored a brililant success. The
raid conducted by Col. Pilcher was very
difficult, owing to the fact that the move
ment of the troops was iufmediately com
municated to the Boers by natives. In
order to prevent this. Col. Pilcher, in mak
ing his forced march, from Belmont, left
a British trooper at every farm house,
with instructions not to allow the natives
to leave their huts, the patrols calling the
natives hourly in order to prevent their
A ”
“In the maneuver at Cook’s farm, Col.
Pilcher sent mounted patrols east. One
of these, consisting of four men, com
manded by Lieut. Adle, suddenly encoun
tered fourteen Boers, who opened fire. The
Lieutenant was severely wounded, and
Private Butler gave up his horse in order
to carry the Lieutenant out of range.
“Anotht r private, whose horse had bolt
cd, re urned pluckily to render service. He
was wounded in his leg and his horse was
kil ed. J * |1
“Meanwhile Lieut. Rynn. who had work
ed magnificently, reported that the veldt
on the right of the enemy was c-ear,
whereupon Maj. Derougemont ordered the
ns to a trot. They arrived within 1,500
v rds of the laager, unlimbered, and plant
d live shells in as many minutes within
the laager.
“Immediately the enemy could be sden
stream ng over the kopje. They were com
!>le ely surprised, but quickly opened a
well diree'ed lire.
Work of Toronto Company.
* A repre entntive of the Associated
Press I ad the privilege of carrying an or
‘er to the Toronto company to move dou
-1 1 -quick into action. The order was re
tvived with great satisfaction. The com
p ny rushed forward until within n thou
e ,n*l yards of the enemy’s position, when
it opened a hot lire upon the kopje and
completely subdued the Boer lire.
“The British artillery shelled the posi
tion with wonderful accuracy, while Lieut.
Ryan, with mounted infantry, worked
around and completely uncovered the fire
of the Boers who had been ensconsed in
•he bushes.
•Meanwhile, Col. Pilcher, with the
Queenslanders, taking advantage of every
cover, made a direct attack, the Austral
ians moving slowly, but surely, and only
shooting when they saw the enemy retir
ing under their steady fire. The Queens
landers behaved with great coolness,
laughing and chaffing even at the moment
oi great peril.”
FRENCH ( OAITHMS REPORT.
He Tells Hon He Drove the lioer
Force* From Colesbei g.
London, Jan. 2.—The success of Gen.
French’s column is at length confirmed
officially, the war office this afternoon is
suing a dispatch from Cape Town, Mon
day, Jan. 1, as follows:
French reports at 2 p. m. to-day from
Coleskop by heliograph as fol.ows:
"Leaving at Rensburg, holding the ene
my in front, half of the First Suffolks
and a section of the Royal Horse Artil
lery. I started thence at 5 o’clock in the
afternoon, Dec. 31, taking with me five
squadrons of cavalry, half of the Second
iMks and eighty mounted infantry, in
fantry carried In wagons, and ten guns.
“1 halted for four horns at Maidor
farm, and al 3:30 this morning occupied
the kopje overlooking and westward of
Colesberg. The enemy’s outposts were
taki-n completely by surprise. At day
light w shelled the laager and enfilade*
the right of the enemy’s position. The
artillery fire in reply was very hot from
•' 15-pounder using Royal laboratory am
munition and other guns. We silenced
iho guns on the enemy’s right flank, dem
onstrating with cavalry and guns to the
north of Colesberg toward the Junction,
where a strong laager of the enemy was
fielding h hill, and a position southeast
of Colesberg, as far as the junction. Our
position cuts the line of retreat via tho
road and bridge.
"Some thousands of Boors with two
runs are reported to beret ring toward
Norval’s Pont. AH Remington’s scouts
proceeded toward Alchterland yesterday
morning. Slight casualties: about three
killed and few' wounded. Details later.”
PRETORIA’S ACC’OI XT OF IT.
*>•■ llocm Held Their Position and
ItrlflNli Lost Henvll y.
Pretoria, Jan. I.—Last night (Sunday)
the British, in great force, attacked Com-
mandant Schoenvan’s commando in the
Colesburg district, and tried to storm tho
position.
They repeated the attack this morning,
but were forced to retreat, the Boers hold
ing the position.
The loss of the British is not known, but
it is reported to have been heavy.
The Boers consider it a great compli
ment to the Transvaal that Lord Roberts
should hove beer* selected to take com
mand of the British forces.
MO DDF. It HI VHR EXPEDITION.
Went Out to Work in Conjunction
With That of Col. Pilcher.
Moddep River, Jan. 2.—Yesterday’s cav
alry expedition, under Gen. Babington,
commanding the Ninth and Twelfth Lan
cers, proves to have been in co-operation
with a similar movement from Belmont.
This, directed by Gen. Wood, consisted of
a flying column and' a force under Lieut.
Col. Pilcher from Belmont. This force
moved into the territory between the
Orange and Riet rivers.
At Sunnyside, northwest of Douglas, it
encountered a considerable commando, be
lieved to be wholly composed of disloyal
British subjects.
Gen. Babington’s force proceeded in the
same direction, but on the north aide of
Riet river. The result of this reconnais
sance has not yet been reported.
PILCHER TAKES A LAAGER.
Captured Forty Prisoners mid Lost
Only Two Men Killed.
London. Jan. 2.—The war office has re
ceived the following from Cape Town, un
der to-day’s date:
“Col. Pilcher reports through the officer
commanding at the Orange river:
“ ‘I have completely defeated a hosti e
command at the Sunnyside laager, this
day, Jan. 1, taking the laager and forty
prisoners, besides the killed and wounded.
Our casualties are two privates k l’ed, an 1
Lieut. Adie wounded. Am encamped at
Dover farm, twenty miles northwest of
Belmont, and ten miles from Sunnyside.’ ”
TIGELA IS NOW FORDABLE.
ltuller*s Army Ready and Confident
for tlie Work Before It.
London, Jan. 3.—The Daily Telegraph
has received the following, dated Jan. 2,
from Frere Camp:
"The weather is fine. The Tugela river
is now fordable. Gen. Buller’s army is
in fine form, ready and confident for the
work before it.”
IMlelier Occupies Donglau.
Douglass, Cape Colony, Jan. 2.—C01. Pil
cher has occupied Douglass without op po
sition and has been received with enthus
iasm by the loyalists.
SEIZI RES WERE IMPROPER.
Notice to That Effect Given the
llritiMh Government.
Washington. Jan. 2.—The state depart
ment to-day received from United States
Ambassador Choate at London by cahl*
a statement of the facts he had developed
in connection with the seizure by British
warships of American goods on the three
merchant vessels, Beatrice, Mashone and
Maria.
Tho goods comprised not only flour, but
miscellaneous articles of common trade,
and while they were shipped for Lour nzo
Marquez in British and German ships, yet
the contention of our officials is that they
were not subject to seizure. They could
not lodge representations on th? subject
until they were possessed of a knowledge
of the facts, but as soon as Mr. Choate’s
statement came to hand to-day, an in
struction was cabled to him to inform the
British government that we could not ad
mit the right to seizure in these cases.
This is the preliminary step usually
taken in such negotiations. Next in o -
der will lie a report from our consular rep
resentative at Louronzo Marquez respect
ing the present condition of the seized or
detained goods and damage sustained.
To-day’s instructions to Mr. Choate were
not a demand for the release of the goods,
nor yet for indemnity, but rather a pre
cautionary notice to the British govern
ment. intended to save all our rights In
the case. It will be sufficient to inaugu
rate the settlement of the matter by no.
goliation, and the state department has
not the slightest doubt that the British
authorities will make full amends to the
owners of the goods when the facts are
all laid before it.
GERMAN’ II ARK W AS SEIZED.
Owners Have Made Complaint to
llritiMh Foreign Office.
Hamburg, Jan. 2.—The Hamburger Cor
respondenz announces that the German
bark Wagner of Hamburg was seized by
the British at Delagoa Bay on Dec. 21,
and that her owners have lodged a con:-
plaint with the British foreign offlce_
Strict silence is maintained in official
circles regarding the incident, but the cor.
respondent of the Associated Press learns
that the affair has created an extremely
painful Impression in political circles.
Energetic diplomatic steps Were imrne
diaielv taken in London, and the inedmis.
Bibilitv of the right of the British cruiser
to search a German mall steamer on the
high seas has lieen emphatically asserted.
The government Is awhlting London's re.
siionse before taking further action
The owners of the Deutscheland deny
positively that she contained persons or
goods Justifying seizure.
rrtUCAITIONS AT di iilin.
Sentries Hare Been Increased and
Patrols Are on Guard.
•Dublin, Jan. 2.-Extra precautions have
been adopted by the military authorities
here. The constabulary has been fully
armed Tire sentries, from sun down to
morning, have been Increased at the bar
racks Patrols march around and all
leaves of absence are suspended.
German Cruiser Sent.
Berlin, Jan. 2,-The German _ second
class cruiser Schwalbe has left Dar-Es-
Salaam, a seaport of Africa, twenty-live
miles south of Zanzibar, for Lourenzo
Marques. '
School at Cooper I'nlon.
N< w York, Jan. 2.— Abram S. Hewitt and
Edward Cooper Have added MO.(K to the
fund of *300,000 Jveti to Cooper Institute
by Andrew Carnegie for the establishment
of a mechanical art day school.
SAVANNAH. GA.. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 3. 1900.
BLACKBURN TO BE SENATOR.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS SELECTED
HIM U N AXI MOI'SLY.
Tno Senators Stayed Out of tho Cnn
cuu—Crowds Cheered Iloth Goebel
and Hlackhnrn—-lloth lions*** of the
Legislature Organised by the Oem
oerats—Goebel Made President Pro
Ten* of the Senate—Gov. Tay
lor Denounces Goebel Law.
Frankfort, Kyq Jan. 2.—After four
years of retirement, former Senator Jos
eph Clay Styles Blackburn was chosep to
nigh' by the joint caucus of the Demo
cratic m. mbers of the Legislature ns the
successor to Senator William Lindsay, in
the United Slates Senate.
Notwithstanding Blackburn’s nomination
was a foregone conclusion and his election
morally certain, the proceedings of the
caucus to-night were enacted in the pres
ence of a galaxy of Kentucky beauty and
a dense throng of Blackburn admirers.
Tne caucus convened at 9 o’clock and
was called to order by Senator Goebel,
chairman of the joint caucus. There was
a wild demonstration in the galleries when
Goebel came into the hall before calling
the caucus to order, the cheering continu
ing several minutes.
Senarors Alexander and Hays, Demo
crats, and McConnell, Populist, stayed out
of the caucus.
Blackburn was placed in nomination by
Senator Goebel, who said that the longest
and bitterest fight ever fought for senator
in this state, which began four years ago,
when Deboe defeated Blackburn, was
about o reach its just termination. The
state capitol rang with cheers as he placed
Blackburn in nomination.
Senator Thomas asked that the roll be
called so that every Democratic member
might have an opportunity to go on record
for Blackburn. Senators Alexander and
Hays failed to respond to their names,
otherwise the vote was unanimous. Goe
bel was applauded when he voted for
Blackburn.
Democrats Organized Roth.
Both houses of the Legislature organ
ized at noon by electing the nominees of
last night's Democratic caucus.
In the House, South Trimble, for
er, received the full fifty-eight Demo
cratic vote**, and J. P. Haswell, all of the
forty-two Republicans.
For president pro tern, of the Senate,
Goebel was elected. The four Democratic
senators who bolted the caucus last night
voted for the caucus nominees to-day.
Gov. W. S. Taylor submitted a message
of over 7.000 words, covering state affairs,
and presenting elaborate reasons for the
repeal of the Goebel election law, which
he called the “infamy of 1898 that had de
moralized. disturbed and disgraced the
state.”
The Governor recommends a stringent
law against lynching and all mobs and
•the prohibition of the use a* well as the
sale of cigarettes.
GO FUEL GIVES HIS GROUNDS.
Nine Hensons Why Taylor’s Election
Should He Set Aside.
Frankfort, Ky., Jan. 2.—The notices of
contest by Senator Goebel and J. C. W.
Beckham against Gov. Taylor and Lieut.
Gov. Marshall were served late to-day.
Nine different grounds of contest are em
braced in the notice, the substance of
which is as follows:
First. Alleged use of tissue ballots in
forty counties.
Second. Military interference with the
election and intimidation of voters in Jef
ferson county by troops under orders and
personal command of Gov. Bradley.
Third. Alleged unlawful issuance of
mandatory injunctions by Judge Toney in
Louisville on election day, by which elec
tion officers w r ere compelled to sign false
returns.
Fourth. Intimidation of railroad em
ployes by chief officers of the L*ouisville
and Nashville Railroad in several coun
ties.
Fifth. That the leaders of the Republi
can party corruptly entered into a con
spiracy with the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad, the American Book Trust and
other corporations and trusts by which
these corporations fifrnished large sums
of monejf for the purpose of defeating the
contest.
Sixth. Alleged unlawful issuance of
mandatory Injunctions in Knox and Lewis
counties, compelling county election boards
to certify to false returns.
Seventh. Alleged interference of United
States marshals in the elections, which
was the result of a conspiracy between
the marshals and the Republican leaders
to intimidate the voters.
Eighth. That before the meeting of the
State Election Commissioners, Dec. 4, the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad, through
its paid agent, John H. Whallen, entered
into a conspiracy with the Republican
leaders to bring to the slate capital large
bodies of desperadoes to intimate and
overawe the Election Commissioners into
giving the certificates of election to the
Republican candidates; that Gov. Brad
ley had here for like purposes soldiers in
citizens clothing, etc.
Ninth. That the Jefferson county elec
tion commissioners were forced, ihrough
threats of personal violence and incen
diarism, inspired by the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad, to sign returns which
w not true.
The notice avers that any one of the
grounds of the contest Is sufficient to
change the result of the election.
WHALLEN GIVES fKMNK) lIOND.
\\ 111 Have a lien ring To-day on the
Charge of Bribery.
Frankfort, Ky., Jan. 2—John H. Whal
len. who is accused by Senator S. B. Har
rell of attempting to bribe him by offer
ing him $4,500 to vote against Goebel In
the gubernatorial content, arrived here thii
afternoon and gave bond In the sum of
SIO,OOO.
He was accompanied to the sheriff’s of
fice by Gen. P. Watt Hardin and other
anti-Goebel leaders.
His examining trial is set for 2 o’clock
to-morrow, when his attorneys will enter
a plea to the Jurisdiction of the local
courts, claiming that the offense, if thek*
Is one, was committed in Louisville.
WILL ANSWER S RPOKN AS.
Trust Company Officers to Go to
Frankfort to Testify.
Louisville, Ky., Jan. 2.—County Attorney
Polsgrov and Sheriff Suter came here from
Frankfort to-day wdth subpoenaes for
President Loring and Vault Clerk Speed
of the Louisville Trust Company, to ap
pear before Judge Cantrill of the Frank
lin County Circuit Court. whh the box
in which Senator S. B. Harrell and John
H. Whallen. according to the former’s
story, placed $1,500, the price which Har
rell says was agreed upon for his vote
against Goebel.
The officers of the trust company, at a
conference to-night decided to answer the
subpoenas in person and will leave for
Frankfort to-morrow morning.
At the request of the Franklin county
officers tho Louisville police have kept a
watch on the box since a late hour last
night.
HE l SKI) A HAILROID PASS.
Ground I rued for Otistlnu Election
foniiiiisMloner Poj nt*.
Frankfort, Ky., Jan. 2.—Another snarl
was added to-day to the legal tangle
which enveloped the state board of elec
tion commissioners.
A suit was filed In the Franklin Circuit
Court by Attorney General Pratt, in tjie
name of tho commonwealth to oust from
office Charles B. Foyivtz, John A. Fulton
and Morton K. Yonts, members of the
State Election Commission. The grounds
of tho action are that Senator Poyntz, by
accepting and using a railroad pass, va
cated his office, under the constitution,
and that after staid use ho illegally ap
pointed the other two commissioners to
fill the vacancies caused by the resigna
tions of Judge Pryor and of Capt. W. T.
Ellis.
A suit filed by Po>niz, Fulton and Yonts,
the Democratic commissioners, t<> prevent
the com mission ers appointed by Gov. Tay
lor assuming the dirties of the offices is
now pending.
MGR. CHAPELLE IN M %NII/A.
Report* ns to Hie Church Ire Caus
ing; Some Uneasiness.
Manila, Jan. 2.—Archbishop Chapelle, the
papal delegate to the Philippines, arrived
here to-day on the United States trans
port Sherman, which sailed from Son
Francisco Dec. 8. He will lodge in ihe
house formerly occupied by Charles Den
by of the Philippine Advisory Commis
sion.
This action on the part of the Mgr. Cha
pelte settles the contest between the vari
ous friar brotherhoods in Manila, who,
separately, have been using their influ
ence to obtain the privilege of entertain
ing tho Archbishop and the Rev. Father
McKinnon, late of the California volun
teers and now a regular army chaplain,
who was also a passenger on the Sher
man. It is said that a ra are striv
ing to secure Mgr. Chapelle'* ear for the
purpose of securing better protection for
individual Interests.
Revolutionists having started the rumor
that Mgr. Chapelle Intends eventually to
recotftmerd the appointment of Father
McKinnon as archbishop of the Philip
pines, the latter’s defense of the brother
hoods in the American newspapers has.
been translated and circulated among the
natives for the purpos?, It Is declared, of
showing that Father McKinnon will sup
port the brotherhoods, if he is selected.
Such statements as these create uneasi
ness among the natives which is increased
by recent news received from Spain to the
effect ihnt Mgr. Chapelle will support the
brotherhoods.
The Tagalogs, It Is declared, have he
reon more embittered against the church
since Archbishop Nozuleda excommuni
cated an insurgent priest, and it is said
the number of Protestant marriages
among the natives continually increases.
LEAHY ABOLISHES SLAVERY.
The Governor of Gnin I- Institut
ing More IteforniM.
Manila, Jan. 2, 6:45 p. m.—A naval offi
cer who has arrived here from Guam
brings a proclamation, Issued by Capt.
Leary, naval governor of that island, de
creeing the absolute prohibiton and total
abolition of slavery or peonage, the order
taking effect Feb. 22.
The prologue of the proclamation de
clares that the Spanish system of peonage,
amounting to slavery, is a menace to port
ular liberty and a violation of the privi
leges guaranteed by the American consti
tution.
Capt. Leary aiso deported all the Span
is'.i priests for reasons which were suf
ficient to him.
TRIP OF THE MA Y A LEASE.
Officers Corroborate the Story of
Severe Hardships.
Manila, Jan. 2.—C01. Pettit, commanding
the Thirty-first Infantry, and L'eut. Col.
Hayes, who commanded the three compa
nies of that regiment on board the trans
port Manauense, which arrived here Nov.
28 and reported terrible experiences at sea,
Iho steamer t>elng classed as unseawo-thy.
undernui nned and short of provisions, have
filed official reports corroborating In every
detail the exclusive story of the A->oci t
ed Press, at the time, describing the hard
ships of the soldiers.
The Colonel's report, which Is particular
ly vigorous, recommends a claim against
the ship owner* for the uniforms of the
whole battalion, which were ru ned dur
ing the passage.
Nashville Reaches Manila.
Washington, Jan. 2.—The Nashville ar
rived at Manila Saturday, making the
fourth of the five vessels recently orders l
to Manila at the suggestion of Admit al
Dewey.
THREE DEAD AND ONE MAY DIE.
Fatal Result of Powder Explosion In
an Aiahnimt Home.
Birmingham, Ala., Jan, 2.—As a result
of a powder explosion at the home of C.
M. Patterson, near Drain postoflice, in
Lowndes county, fast Friday, three people
are dead and three badly burned.
Mr. Patterson was loading shells prepar
atory to a hunting party, from an open
keg of powder, which he held between his
knees. One of his little girls suddenly
threw a piece of wood on the fire in the
grate, and the explosion followed a second
later.
The little girl was Instantly killed, and
Mr. Patterson's father and mother, who
were seated before the fire, were so badly
burned that they died yesterday. Mr.
Patterson Is reported to be fatally burned.
Patterson's wife ruihtd Into an adjoin
ing room, with her clothes on lire, and
nicked up her baby. Both were severely
burned.
REWARD FOR NAVAL OFFICERS.
NOTHING YET I>l>\E Foil THE VIC
TORS OF S ANTI UiO.
President \\ ill Solid Hcoommeiidft-
Hoim to Congress at Ono^—Prob
able That Tliree C'lusNen of Medal*
Will He Provided, the First lo Cnr
r> With It mi InrrniMr of Pay
Without Promotion In Hank.
Vlou* of Hit* Sanliiiuo ( nptuliin.
Washington, Jan. 2.—The I*resident lias
again taken up the question of rewarding
the naval officers who participated In the
destruction of Cervera's fleet off Santiago
and his final conclusion will be embodied
shortly in reconimendalions to Congress,
either in the form of a renewal of the
advancement of Rear Admiral Sampson
and the officers under him by numbers,
with perhaps some modifications—the
scheme which tue Senate refused to rati
fy last spring, or according to sonic other
method.
The Secretary of the Navy, in his re
port, recommended as an alternative prop
osition, legislation on the lino of the bill
introduced last spring, which provides for
three classes of medals—one for conspicu
ous conduct in war, one for extraordinary
heroism and one for general meritorious
service—the first to carry with it a per
centage of Increase of pay, based upon
the rank of the recipient and calculated
to take the place of the Increase which
would be the result of promotion were that
the form of reward.
Either method would contemplate, in
addition the thanks of Congress to the
commander-in-chiof of the North Atlantic
squadron and the officers and men under
his commend, as they were given to the
commander-in-chief of the Asiatic squad
ron and the officers and men under his
command.
There also has been a suggestion for
the creation of the grade of vice admiral
for the benefit of Rear Admiral tiumpson
and Rear Admiral Schley.
Asa result of the Smnpson-Schley con
troversy, the reward of all the subordinate
officers in the North Atlantic squadron
has been blocked up to this time, and it
is ihe urgent desire of both the President
and Secretary Long that Justice be done
them and that they obtain the rewards
which they have earned.
Conference ni White llnii.se.
Preliminary to a decision upon his course
of action, the President and Secretary
lx>ng had a consultation with eight of the
Santiago captains at the White House.
The naval officers present were Ghadwick
v r the New York. Cook of tin- Brooklyn,
Clark of the Oregon, Philip (now renr ad
miral) of the Texas; Evans of the Iowa;
Hlgginton (now rear admiral) of the Mas
sachusetts; Folger of the New' Orleans,and
Lieut. Commander Wain wrlght of the
Gloucester. Rear Admiral Sampson wan
not present. These commanding officers
were especially Invited by the President,
who desired to hear from their own lips
the story of the buttle of Santiago, the
general movements and difficulties of the
campiign. including the cruise of the Hy
ing squadron in search of Cervera's fleet,
and their own ideas as to the method of
conferring the rewards.
For almost two hours the captains talk
ed with the President, who manifested
k*en interest In th-ir personal accounts of
the stirring events off the south coast of
Cuba. Pome of the controverted questions
were gout? into at length. The consensus
of opinion of the naval officers, as devel
oped at the conference, seemed to favor
the method of reward recommended by
Secretary Long—l he conferring of medals
which would carry with tin in a percentage
of increase of pay In lieu of advancement
by numbers. This would compensate for
noiml promotion by giving Increased pay
end by giving to the recipients distinction
which would mark them for future ser
vice.
Would Work Some Ifn rrisli 1 1.
At the same time In some castes it woul 1
work hardship; as for Instance in> the case
of Capt. Clark. Despite his heroic service
in bringing the Oregon around the Horn
in such marvelous style and tin* gallant
service of the Oregon in the Santiago
fight. Capt. Clark to-day is two numbers
below his position at the opening of the
war. This is due to the advancement of
the Manila captains whoae promotions
were confirmed by the Senate. rapt.
Clark at the conference to-day, however,
was willing that Secretary IKing’s plan
should be adopted in order that jus'i e
might Ik*. done to the* others.
The President, shortly after the r con
vening of Congress to-morrow, will trans
mit his recommendations. It Is not Im
probable that In doing so he will accom
pany them by a social message call ns?
attention to the grave injustice that has
been done to the commander-in-chief, offl
eers and men of the North Atlantic squad
ron in so long withholding from them the
rewards to which their gallant s rvice en
titles them.
IJJA Villi) HO A I) (LOMIll) IP.
Police Took Ponmcnnloii nml llnrrl
cuded a Chicago Line.
Chicago, Jan. 2.—After an exciting strug
gle stretching over miles cf elevated rail
way track, the police to-day took pox* *s
slon of the whole line of the new North
western Elevated Railway In this city.
To-night the police have elected a har
rier of ties and rails at the juncture of the
Northwestern Elevated tra ks with tho-e
of the Union loop a* Fifth avenue an 1
Dike streets, and the regular crew of the
company's one train Is urvl r arrest.
Tho arrests are the results of the re
fusal of the railway officials to comply
with an order from the commissioner or
public works to cease train running, that
official claiming that the company’s struc
ture was unsafe in its present allege! in
complete state, and that it <l<l not come
within the requirements of tho ordlnsnc**
that it be completed for operation by Jan.
1.
(a<< WI LL CAIGHT FIRE.
Millions of Feet of tins llelng Rapid
ly Consumed.
Parkersburg, W. Va., Jan. 2.—The Big
Painter go# well, belonging to the Moun
tain Stat# Gas Company, located In
Ritchie county, accidentally caught fire
last night, and all efforts to extinguish
the flames have been futile.
Millions upon millions of feet of gas ?s
going to waste, and the loss will be enor
mous. The roar from the burning gas
can be heard twelve miles, and the fire Il
luminates the whole surrounding country.
CHICAGO CANAL IS OPENED.
Form* I Ik* Needed Link He tween
Great Lake* and Gulf.
Chicago, Jan. 2.—The $33,000,000 canal, at
preswnK used for sewage disposal, butt ulti
mately to be a ship canal also. Is In uo to
day after seven years of hard werk b.v
tho trustees of tho Sanitary District,
which is the name of a corporation In
cluding the larger i>art cf thfe city of Chi
cago and many of Its suburbs.
What Ul called the CollatSTfU chann- 1
had hen completed time from a
branch of tlie Chicago river in the
westorn part of the city io within fifteen
feet of the canal. Monday night a big
steam dredge began to cut away this vv 11
of earth, bur th> work had not been fin
ished when the Sanitary District trustees
arrived on the ocene this morning. Short
ly before 9 u. m. a rmall atrenm of water
was fiow iig through the hoc in the fifteen
foot wall. Soon the dredge had cut away
some more earth and more water came
over the darn. What had gone* b for
trickled out on the ht'-oovered bed of the
main channel and (he grxat channel had
been opened.
The dredge continued for hours to cut
away the fifteen foot wall of earth. Fin
ally the cut in ihe dam was discharging
thirty thousand cubic feet of water a mln
ue, and the How was strong down the
canal. The dredge continued at work all
day so e.s to make the discharge 50,000
cubic feet or more n minute.
About Wednesday at noon the water is
expeced to reach Lockport and about four
days ftom tho time the flow began, accord
ing to the estimate <>f the chief engineer,
the cinal will be full and the water will
begin to run over the sills of the controll
ing gates at Ijockport. twenty-eight miles
from Chicago. There It will fall Into the
Desplaines river and then Into the Illin
ois and Mississippi river and so finally
Lake Michigan will shako hands with the
Gulf of Mexico.
TRIED TO GET HER CHILD.
Mrs. Cheek’* Divorced llushnnd Kill
ed, and llitntoii .Stubbed.
Montgomery, Ain., Jan. 2.—From Head
land, Henry county. Alabama, comes a
sensational story of marriage, divorce, at
tempt nt kidnapping and murder.
Borne years ago William IDunzy married
a Miss Baker and two children were born
to the couple. They were divorced, each
taking a child. Both parties afterwards
married again und the desire of tho moth
er to get possession of both children led
to the present trouble.
mother, now Mrs. Cheek, of Thom
nsville, Ga., in company with her brother
in-law, Tom Bunion, drove to- the house
of her former husband and attempted to
secure Ihe child. The father lnterferred,
which brought on a fight with Bunton.
In the fight Dnnzy received wound*
ftom a pistol which afterwards caused his
dcith and Bunion was seriously stabbed.
Mrs. Cheek took u hand rind stubbed her
former husband In the back and fled. Dan
siy’a present wife came to his old with a
shotgun with which she fired on the flee
ing woman, the shot taking effect in her
foot.
Dnnzy lingered until Monday night,
w hen he died. Bunton was carried to Do
than, wheie he is now in a serious condi
tion.
Mrs. Cheek returned lo Thomasvllle,
Ga., hut her arrest has been ordered by
the Alabama authorities. All the parties
ate prominent in that section.
CASE OF ROBERTS OF I TAIL
Committee Will Probably Recom
mend That He lit* Excluded.
Washington, Jan. 2.—The report of tb*
committee of the House which Is Investi
gating 4he case of Mr. Roberts of Utah,
will be made soon after Congress reas
sembles, and there Is reason to believe
the majority report will recommend that
Roberta bo excluded from the House and
that; lie bo not permit ted under his creden
tials to <*xercise any prlma facie right of
being sworn in.
Whether the report will be unanimous
Is open to doubt, as three of the members
of the committee are not counted on as
positively favorable to the course indi
cated, and this may result in the submis
sion of a minority report. The minority
view, if submitted, will prolwbly deal
with the prlma facie right to be sworn in
on credentials, which are regular, and will
recommend that Roberts be sworn in and
thereafter expelled.
The committee will resume its hearings
on Thursday at 11 o’clock. The testimony
is closed, however, Chairman Taylor of
Ohio having heard that the remaining wit
nesses In Utah will not come on. It is ex
!>eeted. therefore, that Thursday will be
given to Mr. Roberts for his argument. A
vote is likely to follow the latter par*
of the week.
PLAGI E SCARE IN HONOLULU.
Three Deaths There Led to New
Fear* mid New Preenutlons.
San Francisco, Jan. 2.—The steamer
Australia, which arrived from Honolulu
this afternoon reports the death of a while
girl nt Honolulu on Dec. 22, and two Chi
nese were found dead In the Chinese
quatters on Christmas day.
Th-se fatalities started the plague scare
again and every precaution was being
taken to stamp out the disease when the
beat left.
WILL INCREASE ITS STOCK.
National City Rank Will Add
<MM> Hi It* Capital.
New York, Jan. 2.—The stockholders of
the- National City Bank met to-day and
ratified the proposition of the directors ro
increase the capital stock from $1,000,000
to $19,000,000.
After the meeting a statement was given
out, in which it was announced that oi
the 10.000 whares, 9,287 were represented,
none voting against the proposition.
BLIZZARD IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Traffic Mnspended und Much Suffer-
I rue tinouK Farmer*.
Corn*, Pa., Jan. 2.—A blizzard has raged
unceasingly in Northwestern Pennsylva
nia for the past ten days. The roads
leading Into the city are Impassable, and
it is foared there Is much suffering among
the farmers. Only business that cannot
t>e neglected Is being transacted. Several
feet of snow has fallen. Kabroad traffic
is almost entirely suspended.
DAILY, $lO A YEAR.
5 CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY 2-TIMKB-A-WEEK $1 A YEAR!
TWO MILLION NEW SPINDLES.
WILL GO INTO FACTORIES TO lIH
BUILT THIS YEAR.
Will Require* Very Nearly AH That
(an Be Manufactured—Practically
All of Them Will lie Put Into)
Southern Cotton All ll*—ln Ton
Year* the I lilted State* Will Bsts
%* Many Spindle* a* K|glnnd—ln*
crcn*e In the South,
charlotte. N. C., Jan. 2.—ln an Interview
with an Associated Press reporter, Mr.
D. A. Tompkins, the well-known cottoai
mill expert, takes a most encouraging
view of the textile conditions in the South.
In reply to n question us to the prospect#
of new mill construction In 1900, Mr.
Tompkins replied that expectations In thi#
line will be fully met.
“The machine manufacturers In th#
United States,” said Mr. Tompkins, “can
make 2.500,000 spindles a year. That l#
the extent of their output. The new mill#
to l>e built in 1900 will require 2,000,000 spin*
dies for their equipment, so that the mill
const ruction this year will be very nearly
equal to the capacity of tho machln#
plants to turn out spindles.”
Continuing. Mr. Tompkins said:
“New England has 13.000,000 spindles, of
which 7,000.000 are located in Massachu*
setts. There are now 5,000,000 in th#
South. At the end of 1900 tho South will
have 7,000.000 spindles and New England
will still have 13,000,000. In Massachusetts
new spindles are being put In on fine stufß
only, while the old ones are being dlscon*
tinned on coarse stuff.
“Old England has 40,000.000 spindles; th#
South 5,0(0,000; the United States, includ*
ing the middle states, 20,000,000. At th#
rate of 2,000,000 new spindle# a year, th#
present rate of increase, ten years from
now tho United States would have about!
the same number of spindles as England,
Of these, New England and tho Mtddla
.States would probably have 20,000,000, all
on fine goods, unl the South 26,000,000. Ini
other word# tho United States In 1910 will
have as many spindles as England, an<l
tho South will have more spindles than
New England und the Middle Btatea com*
blued.”
Mr. Tompkins says there is not th#
slightest fear of overproduction If w
properly develop our market opportunities.
The Orient, he says, might be developed
to lake the product of 10,000,00 spindles hi
ten yours, over and above the present pro
duction. Just how remote tlie possibility
of overproduction Is. Is manifest from tho
fact that it will require 100.000,000 spindles
to manufacture the cotton crop of tho
world into the average grade of cloth, and
it has shown there are but 20.000,000
t-pln<lls In Ihe United States and 6,000,000
In tlie South.
TWO NEW COTTON MILLS.
Wfii lie Unlit at Rockingham, N. C,
Within a Short Time.
Charlotte, N. C., Jan. 2.—T. C. Guthrie,
Just returned from Rockingham, Rich
mond county, says citizens there have
decided to erect two new' cotton mills,
work to begin shortly.
The new cotton mills were organized at
Kings Mountain 10-day, each with n cap
ita! of $100,0(8). They are the Cora Mill,
F. rilling, president, and the Bonny, W.
A. Manney, president. Also anew banlfl
lias been organized, capital $20,000, with
W\ A. Manney president.
CON FLAG RATION IV RICHMOND.
Lon* of #70,000 to Climapcnke aixf
Ohio Office Building.
Richmond, Va., Jan. 2.—What threateno-1
to be a very disastrous fire broke out
early this morning In tho big Main street
building used as general offices by th#
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, and which
covers the site of tho old Spotswood Ho-*
tel, which was burned, with considerable
loss of life, Christmas eve, 1870.
The firemen were terribly handicapped
by frozen plugs and the network of wires
in front and around4he building, but man
mr* and to confine tfie flames to the upper
Ktories.
The loss on the building Is about $70,000,
fully covered by Insurance. The railroad
company suffered great inconvenience and
loss In the rlestructlon of papers that can
not be duplicated, but the offices are es
tablished in new quarters throughout th#
diy.
DEFENCE IS AFTER CORNISH.
UucMtlon* A*ked Him Indicate Wliof
Line May He Taken.
New York, Jan. 2.—ln the trial of Ro
land B. Mollneux, charged with the mur
der of Mrs. Katherine J. Adams, the de
fense to-day gave an Intimation of its plan.
Harry Cornish, who administered th#
poison to Mrs. Adams, was cross-exam
ined by Attorney Weeks, whose question#
were framed so as to suggest that Cor
nish mailed the bromo seltzer bottle to
himself; that he did not drink from the
poison glass, and that he was not taken
sick at the same time as Mrs. Adams.
Cornish’s relations with women, especi
ally a Mrs. /Patterson, who died In Chi
cago, were discussed and discrepancies in
bis testimony at different times were
brought to the attenlion of the Jury.
FAMILY FEUD PROVED FATAL.
One Walker County Man In Deoil anti
Another About to Die.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Jan. 2.—As a result
of a family feud, Jerome Henson and
Thomas Jones, both of Walker county,
Georgia, engaged In a quarrel at Cedar
Grove.
Jones knocked Henson down with .%
weight, crushing his skull.
Henson managed to rise, got his pistol
and followed Jones, overtaking him as h#
was entering his store.
Henson emptied the contents of his pis
tol into Jones’ body, the latter falling
dead. lift*
Henson 1* now at the point of death.
Richard C rokcr Mm Improving.
London, Jan. 2.—Richard Croker of New
York, who broke his leg yesterday, near
Wantage, while mount4ng his horse. Is re
ported this afternoon U> be progressing
favorably towards recovery.