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' THE morning news.
Fete Wished 1850. .- - Incorporated 188S
*" 6 J. H. KSTILL, President.
ITALIANS ARE STIRRED UP.
STRIKERS assert TlfEin places
SHALL NOT BE FILLED.
Tlir> Dem nil <1 Higher Waives for
Hui tiling tin* Biff Cornell Dam, and
> They Will Resist W ith Arm*
\n> Attempt to Put in Other I.n
l,orerM The Strikers Are AVoll
4rmed— Attended Church With the
Deputy Sheriff*.
( ui Landing, N. Y., April 15.—While
€ vrvt]’.ing is quiet and peaceful in the
iu iahh-trhood of the Cornell dam to-night.
v -i Italians are on strike for increased
v c. nearly 300 arfned deputies are
guarding the works and each one of them
Is guessing as what to-morrow may bring
forth.
The striking Italians, whose homes are
j n :■vicinity of the works, are behaving
, ;U irthut are doggedly determined.
Italian Consul Branch! and Arbitra
ge peic-hanty are making strenuous ef
forts to effect a settlement.
Th- strikers swear that if outside la-
I r is brought here they will fight tooth
tt n l nil to prevent it. Angelo RoteHa,
■who is the recognized leader of the strik
ers, said to-night:
Will Flight Military Too.
“This is a fight to a finish. We earn
ynor- money than we are receiving and
the contractors must pay us for our work.
Tl state should protect us and instead
of ding deputies and soldiers to help the
boss* s they should compel them to treat us
ri-Mfully. Ours is a just cause. We only
ask for fair play. If the bosses attempt
to bring the other laborers here we sh ill
pp \vnt any work being done, and if the
military come to help them w r e will fight
the soldiers. The bosses will have to give
us our rights and until they do so not an
other stone will be put in its place on the
big dam.”
The strikers are all well armed with
guns ami pistols, while the sheriff's depu
ties have only long night sticks and 32-
ealiber revolvers. The deputies are in a
■\ while <he strikers command the
adjoining hill. With the guns the Ital
ians could riddle the sheriff’s men, who,
in iurn, coultl not send a bullet from
their revolvers half way up the hillside
in cas- n fight should take place. Most*
of the deputies are'being fed at a near-by
hoarding house. They claim they are in
ufh i n.tlv fed, made to work overtime
•n*l threats of a strike among them were
Ife to-day.
Attended Clmrcli Together.
The feature of the day was the ming
ling of the strikers and deputies at the
Kift r service in the little Homan Catho
lic chapel in the valley, Whlcfi was built
by th* contractors. The majority of the
cor.gr jution is made up of the strikers
and their families and it is feared that
when they would come in contact with
the minions of the law there would be
trouble. The very opposite occurred, an
the men greeted each other amicably.
Rev. Father J. J. Owens, the parish
priest, celebrated the Eastern Sunday
mass, and in addition to the regular choir,
her- was a mandolin and guitar quin
btie. the leader of which was the leader
°f the strikers, Angelo Potella, Father
Ow<n> counseled he strikers to obey the
law and shun the saloons.
(iOYHRNOH WILL* CALL TROOPS.
I'i'f Hundred Men Will He Sent to
Quell tlie Strike.
X- w York. April 15.—Gen. Roe announc
f ! t !iy that he had received a formal
written lorn and from Sheriff Mallery of
T i t Hi* ster county, this morning:, to call
out 500 troops to go.immediately to the
£ ‘of the Italian laborers’ strike fit
f ’ r °' n dam. He said that Mallery came
from W. st Chester and gave him the de
oumd in person.
Governor has decided to order out
< to-morrow morning the fourth sepa
-7 mpany of Yonkers, the eleventh
pepur.it.* company of Mount Vernon,
•n A of New York and Troop C of
Brooklyn.
Roe gave as his reason for order
- . many cavalry, and so few Infantry
t’ > there are over six miles of territory
to ..ver. and that It is necessary to have |
which could move quickly and be
f *l. He said also that the topog
r i y of the country is exceedingly hilly.
( "n R ■ does not expect to have to call
° any New York infantry, and thinks
I !f ’hr VK) men will be sufficient to quell
the s’rike.
roops will number 160 infantry and \
,v !ry. Squadron A. will furnish
- nu n and Troop C. will have 150.
NIV in: A tIHXURAL STRIKB.
* * Knr Xakera Declare n Strike* for
Miglier Wages.
York, April 15.—The 5,000 cigar
* 1 who have been locked out. have
"Ia strike for from $2 to $3 per week
in wages. It Is understood that |
■ r** of the manufacturers have de
• In :n the fight, and 8,000 more
1 I women will be locked 1 out to
r w. They, too, will at once declare
strike.
V
"ral strike throughout the coun-
II threatened.
m:\atoh hakxa quite ill.
1 11 ’dent hihl Other LrflderN Ala,- Go
to 01.1 Point.
"natl, April 16.—Word has lieen re
h.'re that Senator M. A. Hanna Is
!) "I'h Ia grippe at Old Point Com
'* that he may not be able to at
' Ohio Republican State Conven
" .'olutnbua next week.
1 : I'l'ported that President McKinley
' Republican leaders will lo at
. hi Comfort this week for an In
■ eonference anil recreation.
M " \ I ION Al. MI HDKH CADE.
Confessed He Expected to
lie n Great Magician.
!, ri, April 16.—A sensational case of
r has just eomr* to light at Grune
:| fopulnr suburb of Ilerlln. The
r ' Ja. nlcke, has confessed that
I "I io l.e a great magician, and
Induced I,), victim, Louise ilerg
’ "c i bim and to drink a potutlon
i "trychnlnr, from which she
l " ‘ orpse wan bidden under Ice.
"o 'i" l * Jaenlcke bad a legul.V
ul umtouMra us it uiukktua.
SEVERE STORM 1\ KANSAS.
House* Blown Down mid Several
Death* Are Reported.
Wichita, Kan., April 15.—A storm ap
proaching a tornado in proportion is re
ported from near Winfield, between here
and Newton, and in the vicinity west of
Chester.
Two deaths are reported and four peo
ple are said to have been injured by over
turned houses.
Wires are down and names and partic
ulars are unobtainable to night.
At Putnam, it is said several houses
were blown down and four jieople serious
ly injured. Word was brought by pas
sengers on the southbound Santa Fe train
that two passengers were killed, but it is
impossible to confirm this report to-night.
The telephone and telegraph wires were
rendered useless by <he wind, and all at
tempts to> reach Putnam, Newton or af
fected points, have proven futile.
West of Clearwater, it is reported that
n strip of country five miles long was
swept by a storm at 6 o’clock to-night,
and that several farm houses, barns an 1
other buildings were blown down. No
casualties are reported from there.
STORM AY AS QUITE SERIOUS.
All of Freemont** House* Wrecked
AY J tli Lon* of Life.
Kansas City, April 15.—The fact that in
definite scraps of information are all that
can be secured gives cause for alarm
that the storm is much more serious th&
is generally admitted.
At Front, a small settlement several
miles west of Freemont, in Sumner coun
ty, it is said all of the houses were
wrecked with loss of life. This report
cannot be {substantiated.
The storm area, so far as can be learn
ed, extends over about ten counties near
and at the southern line of the state. The
cyclone disturbance seems to have fol
lowed the trend of the Arkansas river.
BAD WEATHER IN THE AYE ST.
Mixture of Bain and Snoiv Has Been.
Doing Much Damage.
Denver, Col., April 15.—A mixture of
rain and snow has been falling incessant
ly throughout the state of Colorado for
the past twenty-four hours, and with the
exception of intervals of several pours,
the stormy weather has been continuous
for eleven days. '
Although no serious damage to rail
roads has as yet been reported several
small washouts have occurred and rail
read officials are prepared to receive
n vvs of greater ones. In the agricultural
districts much seed ha 1 been planted and
as the ground is now saturated it is fear
ed, the seed w’ill rot in the ground.
From Idaho Springs, Central City and
other points in the Clear Creek and strict
come reports of a heavy snowfall yester
day and to-day, blocking the railroads and
paralyzing the mining industry in that
section.
At 5 o'clock this afternoon the snow was
three feet deep and still falling. The
weather is warm and the snow cannot
last and it is feared slides and washouts
will come with the thaw.
Cheyenne. reports the southeast
ern part of Wyoming thoroughly soak'd.
A 24-inch water main broke at Twenty
fifth a (id Franklin streets this afternoon,
Hooding the adjacent property arid cutting
off the water supply for two miles in the
resident district.
A report comes from Fort Collins that
the Cat he la Poudre and St. Vrain rivers
are badly swollen, the latter being two
miles wide at Longmont. Ordinarily the
St. Vrain is but a small Stream, and if
the report Is correct, much damage will
result to ranch property in the lowlands
around Longmont. Longmont Is inaccessi
ble to-night by wire.
An Irrigation ditch between Denver and
Boulder broke and the water rushed over
the Colorado and Southern traeks, wash
ing out a stretch of several hundred feet
Of track. No trains are moving over this
branch of the road.
All eastbound Denver and Rio Grande
trains are tied u-p at Monument by the
heavy snow that has fallen on the divide.
Trains west over this rdad left Denver to
night with double-headers pulling them.
Trains over the Santa Fe are late sev
eral hours.
Colorado Midland trains are a’so laid
out.
WILL FIGHT TO THE FINISH.
If Pnt Out of Hie Senate, Clnrk Will
Make Uaee Again.
New’ York, April 15—W. A. Clark of
Montana and (New York, and former Gov.
Hauser of Montana, he'd a conference
here to-day relative to Mr. Clarke's Unit
ed States senatorial arp'rations. Mr.
Clark referred all questions to Mr. Hau
ser, who in turn said that Mr. Clark
“would tight to the last to retain
his seat in the Berate.
“If his seat Is declared vacant, finally,”
sai l Mr. Hauser. “Stnator Clark will be
come a candidate for re-election by the
n xt state L glslature to be e ected in
November.”
It is said that although the Senate
Comniitti e oil Privileges and Elections
has agreed unanimously that Mr. Clark
was not entitl'd to his seat, Mr. Clark
will cariy* the contest into the open Sen
ate.
MI LE CAtSED A 1111 l WRECK.
Engineer anil Fireman of Freight
Train Were Killed.
Chattanooga. TANARUS( na, April 15.—A through
freight tiain on the Southtrn Railway
struck a mule and was wrecked while
running at full speed, near Huntsville,
Ala.
The engineer, Percy Armstrong, and the
fire man. Sandy Osborne, were killed, and
five of the train's crew were seriously In
jured.
The engine plunged down a steep em
bankment aid Immediately caught fire.
The freight cars crowded upon the over
turned erg.tie and lnstanlly suffocated
and crushed to death In the cab, both en
gineer and fireman. The wreck caused a
delay of twelve hours,
Hunsln Not Preparing for AVnr.
St. Petersburg. April 15.—At a confer
ence held yesterday between representa
tive Russian bonkers ond tile Ministry of
Finance, the director of the credit de
partment. announced on l*-hnlf of Minia
icr of Finance. M IteWllte, that there
wa* no foundation for the rumors that
Russia was making warlike preparations.
SAVANNAH, GA., MONDAY. APRIL 16, 1900.
MILLIONAIRE WRIGHT DEAD.
CALLED SHOOTING BY MRS. LOTT
HIDGB AN ACCIDENT.
AVith That nn His I>> ing Statement
the Coroner** Investigation A\ ill
Probably .Mark the Close of Till*
Sen National Case—Mr*. Lott ridge
Makes a Statement in Which Site
Rente* Wriglit Caine to See Her in
the Interest of a Erientl.
Chicago, April 15.—Rufus Wright, the
millionaire manufacturer of rubber tires,
shot during a scuffle for possession of a
revolver in the apartments of Mrs. Louisa.
Lott ridge, at the Leland Hotel, died to-day
from the effects of the wound.
The body of the millionaire is now at the
undertaking rooms, where an inquest will
be held to-morrow.
It is the opinion of the police that the
coroner's investigation wfill mark the c'ose
of the sensational case. A statement by
the deceased to Chief of Detectives Colle
ran that the shooting was accidental will,
it Is thought, clear Mrs. Lott ridge of all
responsibility. Wright died with words of
exculpation on his lips for the woman
whose revolver was responsible for his
death. He persisted in saying that the
woman was not to blame for his condition
and that he had the revolver in his hand
when it was discharged.
In the Interest of a Friend*
Mr. Wright’s son-in-law and partner,
Fred Morgan, was at his side at death.
Mr. Morgan held that his father-in-law
was on an errand to help a friend who
had become entangled with the woman
when he received his death wound.
Although he admits he can offer no evi
dence, Chief of Detective Colleran strong
ly believes that the weapon was not in
the hands of Wright when it was dis
charged. A careful examination of the
position of the wound, he says, will show
that it would be impossible for Wright
to have held the weapon in his hand.
Capt. Colleran says also that Mrs. Lot
trldge said she could not remember
whether the weapon was in her hand or
in Wright’s.
Mr*. Lottridffe** Story.
Mrs. Lottridge, in a statement made to
the police, said:
“I cannot remember what led up to the
production of the revolver. I was talking
to Mr. Wright when he asked me to show
him a revolver of w’hich he had spoken
previously. I refused to do so, and we
talked on other matters for a while. I re
member that, finally, I went to my valise
and took out my weapon and when he
saw it Mr. Wright begged me to throw it
away. As I remember, he tried to take
the weapon from my hand and we scuf
iled. I stood up and he was sitting on the
coudh. I had hold of the weapon, when,
with a sudden effort, he tore the revolver
from my grasp. He fell backward and I
followed him. I managed to get hold of
the butt of the weapon, he holding the
guard. As we struggled the weapon was
discharged, and, bad as I felt from the
liquor I had drunk, I could not help cry
ing out in horror when I saw he was
wounded. lie fell back on the sofa, and
gasped that* he was shot. I laughed hys
terically and told him he was all right.
He insisted he had been wounded, and beg
ged me to call a doctor.
Said She Was Overcome.
“I told him he was dreaming, and then
set about caring for him. I took a hand
kerchief from his pocket and attempted
to stanch the flow of blood from his neck
where the ball had entered, I saw
at a glance that the revolver had done
deadly work, but I could not bring my
self to tell anyone of the occurrence. I
waited on Mr. Wright for two hours pos
sibly, before I summoned a doctor. I was
so overcome that I could not talk, and
may have said things I ought not to
have said, but the pressure I was laboring
under was the cause for my actions.
“The story that Mr. Wright came An
my room- in the interests of a friend is
false. He came to see me at my request,
lie had known me long enough to come
at my least call. He was In good spirits
when he entered the room. We drank
together and talked of matters which con
cerned ourselves. We had a pleasant
conversation until the revolver was In
troduced by chance, and the struggle
which ended In his death.”
TAKES INTEREST IX RACES.
Mrs. I.nttriilge Was Horn and Reared
In Fort Erie. Out.
Buffalo, N. Y., April 15.—Mrs. Louisa
Lottridge is well known In Buffalo and
was bom in Fort Erie, Ont., just over the
Niagara river from this city. Her maid
en name was Bachus. She spent her earli
er life in this little Canadian village and
returns there every summer, and It is
said, takes great Interest in the races.
She married about Iwenty years ago.
Her husband was a railroad man, but lit
tle is remembered concerning, and
nothing Is known of the divorce which is
sold to have been granted. Her sister,
Mrs. William Dunn, resides at Fort Erie,
mid the family has always borne an ex
cellent reputation. Another sister Jives
in Montreal.
EXPLOSION OF A GAS PIPE.
One Alan Instantly Kileil mid Severn!
y Badly Injured.
Logansport, Ind., April 15.—High pres
sure and a piece of alleged defective pipe
In the mains of the Chicago Pipe Line
Company, at a point four miles southeast
of h* re were the catlso of a terrific ex
plosion to-day in which Michael Ellison,
Jr., was Instantly killed and five other
men received Injuries, from which It Is
doubtful if some will recover.
Twelve men were In a. trench repairing
a leak In a 10-lnch main from which the
gas had been transferred to an S-lnch
main near It. The men wore around a
“T" In tho 8-Inch main and Ellison was
stooping over It when the explosion oc
curred, and he was thrown 150 feet away
and Instantly killed.
Georg'- Morrison. In charge of the work,
found himself sbraw Ing on the ground
thirty feet away with gravel and dirt
blown Into his skin, his whole body
wrenched and most of tils clothes torn
off. Will Briggs also hurled some diatanco,
was taken home unconscious Three la
borers were knocktd dawn and bruised In
a frightful manner. The ”T” weighed 1,-
Hti pounds and It whs carried a distance
of fifty f' et. taking off the top of George
Ndson's hat ut.d a small leinch of his
hair, otherwise not Injuring him.
The explosion was hoard for miles, be
lug Mvcompoukd by a heavy Jar, <
MORGAN MADE CLEAN SHEEP.
Will Have 118 Ont of 120 Volo. in
Alabama Lealslntiirf,
Birmingham, Ala., April 15.—Later re
turns from, the Democratic primaries hel<l
throughout the state yesterday, only serve
to confirm the reports already eent out
of the overwhelming victory of Senator
Morgan over Gov. Johnston for the Untied
States senatorship.
St. Clair, with one representative, which
was <ho only oounty credited to Gov.
Johnston in last night’s report, has fall
en into the Morgan column, leaving John
ston without a county, as the result of
the primary elections held in flftyefour
out of the sixty-three counties yesterday.
Senator Morgan will have 116 of the 120
Democratic votes In the general assem
bly.
IV. J. Samford, for Governor, may go to
the State Convention with a, majority of
the delegates, as the returns indicate
that ho carried the state with Jhe excep
tion of a few oounties.
WHITES IGNORED BY GOMEZ.
Rivalry llotween Races Caused Ex
citement at Santiago.
Santiago de Cuba, April 15.—The recep
tion tendered to Gen. Maximo Gomez to
day on his way to San Domingo, caused
great excitement, owing to the efforts of
the white and black partie* to obtain the
first recognition.
The black party, represented by the Cu
bano Libre, which continues occasional
*fmblication in defiance of the orders of
the authorities, who had directed its sup
pression, sent a tug to meet the steamer
Marin Herrera at quarantine and suc
ceeded in inducing Gen. Gomez to accom
pany them.
Meanwhile another tug, carrying the
Civil Governor, Gen.’ Castillo, the Mayor
and other officials representing the domi
nant white party, was entirely ignored
T.y Gomez.
The black party, highly elated, took the
guest to the landing, Where an immense
crowd gathered on the frail private wharf
of a local boat club. This collapsed and
many were thrown into the water, one
man being drowned.
The official party declined to recognize
Gen. Gomez, In consequence of his recog
nition of the black paTty, and there is con
siderable excitement.
When the procession passed through the
city without either civil governor or may
or, rioting was prevented by the
vigorous action of the police, under Ameri
can officers.
This afternoon all the cJubs gave recep
tions to Gen. Gomez, but the white party
refused to attend any of them.
SURPRISED THE POLITICIANS.
Secretary Long's \\ 11 ling ness to Run
for A'ice President.
Washington, April 35 Secretary Long's
implied willingness to accept the Repub
lican nomination for the vice presidency,
as Inferred from the statements made by
him on that subject yesterday, was a mat
ter of general comment in Washington
to-day.
It set the Republican slatemakers to
thinking, and for the time being has se
riously upset the calculation of those who
believed that the honor would go to one
of a half-dozen others mentioned for'Wo
vice presidency.
Secretary Long was called on by a num
ber of persons during the day and wins
importuned for an exa<-t statement of his
attitude on the question. He seemed dis
inclined to enter into any general dis
cussion of the matter, however, prefer
ring to let it rest with what he has al
ready said on the subject, believing that
the vice presidency is an honor of such a
character that no man could well refuse
to accept it. The secretary, however, is
not an avowed candidate seeking the
place, hut the belief Is general that If the
nomination is offered to him he will ac
cept.
Secretary Long was asked to-night for
an expression of opinion regarding Ad
miral Dewey’s candidacy for the presi
dency. In a good-natureTl way he evaded
making a reply, but laughingly remarked
that Dewey "was the honored man of our
navy."
ONE SISTER DEAD, ONE CRAZY.
Were Knocked Down by Tramps and
Their House Hblihed.
Toledo, 0., April 15.—Shortly before mid
night two tramps, with white handker
chiefs tied over their faces, stopped at
the house of two sisters, Kate and Jo
hanna Sullivan, living four miles from
here, knocked at the door and as Jo
hanna opened the door, one of the men
struck her across the head with a club,
knocking her down.
Kale sprang to the assistant of her sis
ter, when a second iramp felled her with
an ax. The women were bound and gag
ged and the house robbed. Johanna died
In a short time, and Kate Is a raving ma
niac as the result of her Injuries.
The tramps escaped with S2OO In money.
ALGER ON DEWEY’S RACE.
Thinks the Admiral Will Meet Mcl
a lie holy Dlsaji point in ent.
Detroit, April 15.—“1 think Admiral
Dewey has made a grave mistake In an
nouncing his candidacy for the presi
dency,” said ex-Secretary of War Alger,
in the course of an interview to-night.
"It looks as though the wealth of praise
showered on th< Admiral since his return
from the East Ims turned hl head. It is
harder to resist prosperity than adversity.
I feel sorry for him, for his ambitions will
certainly be unfulfilled. His action Is lll
advtsed. I predict for him in his presi
dential nsplratlons a melancholy disap
pointment.”
Miss Alary Field Freneli Dead.
Amherst. April 35.—Miss Mary
Field French, aged 75 years, a cousin of
the late Eugene Field and tor a num
ber of years his guardian, died suddenly
at her home 10-<lay.
tjiieen Took a Long Drive.
Dublin, April 15.-The Queen took a lung
drive this afternot n through the villages
adjacent to the city,
BOERS REPORTED DEFEATED.
BRABANT SAID TO HAVE CRUSHED
THEM AT WEI’ENER.
Till* ua, However, I* Unconfirmed
nml In Relieved to Be Premature.
British t'AMiinltleM nt Wepener.
AYlnter 1* Approaching, and the
Soldier* Are Getting Ready for It.
Churchill Say* 275,000 Men and
TlioiiNund* of Horae* Are Needed.
London, April 16.—The Cape Town cor
respondent of the Daily Telegraph, tele
graphing Sunday, says:
"An u neon fir mod report la in circulation
here that Gen. Brabant has lnflicte 1 a
crushing defeat upon the Boers at Wepe
ner, capturing guns and taking prisoners."
London, April 16, 4:55 a. m.—The war of
fice had nothing to communicate to the
public yesterday.
It may be taken for granted that the
rumor of Gen. Brabant’s victory at Wep
ener is premature. With the remainder
of his force he left Allwtrt North Satur
day for Rouxj’ille, and there has scarcely
been time for an engagement.
There Is practically no fresh news this
morning. All the Boemfonteln dispatch*a,
however, breathe a confident tone. There
seems to be a heavy demand on the rail
way, for so large an army leaves the
populace bare of everything save the ab
solute necessities of life.
The fact that the censors allowed Win
ston Churchill’s dispatch on the remounts
to paSe speaks volumes for the condi
tion of that question**hnd concerning the
prospect of any immediate advance to
ward Pretoria.
The utmost Lord Roberts will be able
to do for some time to come will be in
the direction of clearing the Boors from
the southern part of the Free State.
The dispatches announce the approach
of winter. The first pinch of frost has
been felt at Bloemfontein,' where consid
erable rain has fallen.
It is said that President Kruger visited
the Boer camp at Kroonstad, as well os
Brandfort.
DALGETY IS SURROUNDED.
Bnt Hi* Position I* Strong and III*
Gun* Are Well Served.
Maseru, Basutoland, Saturday, April 14.
—Sir Godfrey Lagden, the British resident
commissioner, returned hero yesterday
(Friday) from the scene of operations near
Wepener. He and the paramount chPf
have stationed 3,000 armed natives to re
sist possible Boer entrenchments.
The orders of the resident commissioner
are that the Basuloe are not to be allowed
to cross the Free State frontier on any
pretense whatever. Two natives who
crossed and looted an abandoned Boer
farm, are now in custody.
001. Dalgety’s position is strong and
well chosen, but he Is completely sur
rounded.
The Boers have their backs against
Basutoland, and if they stay much longer
they will be hemmed in. The British oper
ations are keenly watched from the neigh
boring hights. Shelling and sniping have
l>een going on steadily during the last six
days.
Col. Dalgety’s guns are. admirably
served, and there Is no waste of ammuni
tion. The Boers, when they see the elec
tric flash of 4ho cordite bolt into their
holes or behind walls.
So near are the Boers and the Basuto
Guards, that they converse. The ambu
lances are dose to the border, but the
killed and wounded are not removed
until nightfall, in order to conceal the
number of casualties. The Boers are
1 fadgued and their horses are tired and
footsore.
The Boers attacked fiercely the British
northern position on Monday, April it,
but they were beaten, back at daybreak.
Nothing is known here of the casualties
on either side.
TREMENDOUS COST OF AVAR.
Churchill Says Thousand* of New
Mo nil Is Will Re Needed.
London, April 16.—Winston Churchill,
telegraphing to the Morning Post from
Bloemfontein, under Saturday's date, re
iterates his opinion that the war is bound
to prove an extremely expensive business.
He says:
“Two hundred and fifty thousand men
will be needed before the end is attained.
The question of remounts will continue
one of vital importance. Great numb rs
are now arriving, but. owing to the fact
that they have to be put to wt;rk before
time Is given to them to recover from the
effects of the voyage their condition Is loiv
and the death rate among them high.
“Thousands, therefore, will be wanted
In addition to those now here or on the
way, and great resting depots mutt be
formed, together with an ample staff to
nurse and exercise them. If that Is done,
then, about four or five months hence, you
will be able to give your cavalry anew
lease of life ar.d strength.”
NO I’LACE FOR VI SI TOR*.
Milner Says They Should Keep Away
From Koutli Afrle/i.
London, April 15.—Joseph Chamberlain,
Secretary of State for the Colonies, has
received the following dispatch from Sir
Alfred Milner, British high commissioner
In South Africa:
"The number of visitors to South Africa
Is constantly Increasing and Includes
many, especially ladles, who seem to have
no particular cull of duty or business.
“I am sure tills would not be the case If
It were reallztd at home that visitors, who
in ordinary times, would be most wel
come, may, under existing conditions, lie
come a serious source of Inconvenience
to the work of the mlllinry ami civil offi
cers and putting a strain on our limited
means of accommodation, which are ur
gently required for those who hnve duties
to perform here or who are Invalided from
the front.
"A considerable Increase In the expense
of living—nt all times very high—ls caused
by this excessive influx of visitors, amt
this Is a hardship lo persons (St the latter
class,”
After saying there Is no place less suita
ble for recreation than South Africa at
present, Blr Alfred Milner concludes as
follows:
“Lord Roberta, lo v.hom I Uuvo suU-
mltted this message, authorizes me to add
that he fully concurs in the views ex
pressed."
CASUALTIES AT WEPENER.
Boer Force* Arc Gettlnjg Many Free
State Recruit*.
Allwal North, April 13. —It Is officially
reported that the British loss at Wepener
in four days’ fighting were eighteen men
killed and 132 wounded.
Allwal North, Saturday, April 14.—C01.
Grenfell wires that the casualties at We
pener include Quartermaster Williams,
Lieut. Halford and Lieut. Duncan and fif
teen men wounded.
Sir Godfrey Ltgden, resident commis
sioner at Maseru, telegraphs that no shell
ing hftH been heard from the direction of
Wepener to-day.
A regiment of British infantry and a bat
tery of artillery arrived Friday.
Gen. Brabant's headquarter* and nil the
mounted troops have gone to Rouxvllle.
The Northern Post asserts that the
Rouxvillo district furnished 1,000 recruits
to the Boer foreo as a result of the in
vasion last week.
Five hundred: Boers, under Commandant
fiwanepoel, forced tho Royal Irish Rifles
4o evacuate Rouxvillq. Tho former Land
rost, who had been acting for the British,
offered to go to tho front to prove himself
n true Free Stator, and almost to a man
the Free Staters, who had. taken the oath,
rejoined the Boer*. Nearly everyone pro
duced a Mauser.
Looting, however, was repressed. It
was reported that there are 7,000 Boer* at
Wepener.
Fourteen British sympathizers have
been imprisoned. The Boers admit hav
ing shot Mr. Guinoy, a hotel keeper, for
taking forage to the British.
A paymaster with £1,400 was captured.
BOERS MAY WITHDRAW.
Believed They Are Contemplating
General Retirement*
London, April 16.—The BJoemfontein
correspondent of tho Daily News, tele
graphing Saturday, says:
"President Kruger attended a confer
ence of the Boer commandants at Brand
fort on Thursday. It is believed that a
decision was reached to 'withdraw the
Transvaal forces to the north of the Vet
river, preparatory to u general retirement
acroaa the Vnal river, if hard pressed,
leaving tho Free Staters to Its own re
sources."
TREATED LIKE CRIMINAL*.
Lord Robert*’ Telegram of Protest to
['resident Kruger.
Bloemfontein, Saturday, April 14.—Lord
Roberts, in his telegram of protest to
President Kruger regarding the treatment
to which the colonial officers and troops
who aro now prisoners at Pretoria have
been subjected, complains that the Boers
have treated them as if criminals confined
in jail.
He points out that there are ninety
cases of enteric fever and dysentery In the
prisoners* camp at Waterval; that the
Transvaal government failed to supply, on
demand of the doctor, the necessary medi
cines and medical comforts; that the pris
oners were forced to bivouac on the oi>en
veldt; that the sick placed In an
open shod, with an iron roof and that it
was only when the new doctor threaten
ed to resign that medicines and mattress
es were supplied.
He Invites President Kruger to remedy
lhis state of things and contrast* it with
the treatment the British give to Boer
prisoners, sick and wounded, who, as Lord
Robert* says, “receive tho same treatment
as our own soldiers."
Four farmers who had taken the oath
to abstain from further co-operation with
the Queen’s enemies, were found signal
ling to the Boers at Karee siding and have
been brought here.
HEINFOItCEMENTS FOR DOERS.
Their Arrival Should I’reelpltnte an
Action at Wepcner.
London, April 16.—Tho Bloemfontein
correspondent of the Times, telegraphing
Sunday, says:
“It 1 reported that reinforcements for
the Boers, with sixty wagons, have ar
rived at DeAVetsdorp, en route for Wepe
ncr. This should precipitate nn action.
"The statement that President Kruger
has been south seems to confirm the re
ports that the Boers are getting disheart
ened. This continued exertion of his per
sonal efTort seems now to have become a
necessity.”
COL. SCIIIEL TRIED TO ESCAPE.
He anil Two Other Roer Prlaoners
Sent to the Citadel.
St. Helena. April 15.—G01. Bchlel and two
other Boer prisoners were landed to-day
and sent to the Citadel In consequence of
an attempt to escape^
It appears that Col. Schief bribed a hod
man to take a letetr lo a Dutch cruiser,
but the lioatman by mistake took it to the
British cruiser Nlotic.
A largo knife wus found In possession of
one of the three. Col. Schlel walked to
the Citadel, declining a carriage that was
placed at his disposal.
Dalgety Say* All I* Well.
Reddersburg, April 15.—C01. IJalgety wir
ed yesterday: "All well. Enemy appar
ently slackening attack.”
Gen Chermsldc's division Is encamped
seventeen miles cast of the railway. Boers
are supposed to be In the vicinity, but an
atiuck by them Is Improbable.
Diamond Miner Captured.
Wnrrenlon, April 15.—Frank Smith, n
well known mine owner, fell Into the
hands of the Boers while driving from
Barkley West toward the Frank Smith di
amond mine.
COULD NOT AGREE ON FUSION.
Republican* anil Populists of North
Carolina.
Washington. April 15.—Several unsuc
cessful conferences have been held be
tween tho Republican and Populist lead
ers In Congress and others from North
Carolina with a view lo effecting fusion
on a state ticket during the coming cam
paign. it is said to be likely that two
ebmplota tickets will be put In the field
against the Democratic ticket, which ha*
already l*n nominated. The Populists
were unwilling to make soft!'lent conces
sions and the attempt at complete fusion
was ft-uatrated.
DAILY, A YFAJL
5 CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK.*! A TEAR
NEED OF A NEW CONFESSION.
PRESBYTERIANS IRE TOTTERING
UNDER AN INCUIILS.
Tlint I* the Conclusion of Dr. I'nrk
lifirst Who Say* the Present Creed
Should ll<* Sent to the Muneum,
Could Get Along Willi \\ lint Christ
Snill to Nicodomus— Startling Com*
purl. *on Drawn Anent the Prciles*
filiation Theory.
New York, April 15.—Rev. Dr. Charles
H. Parkhurst, speaking in his pulpit in
Madison Square Presbyterian Church to*
day, made a vigorous assault on the West*
minster confession of faith. He said:
“Wo ought to have anew confession of
faith. It Is surprising that the Presbyte
rian Church Is able to do as much as if
is doing with such nn indubu* strapped
upon us as wo are tottering under in our
present confession. The tiling needed is a
simple, brief, Saxon statement of a half
dozen or so of* tho vital ingredients of
Jesus Christ’* message to the world. £
could get along with a confession of faltht
containing but tho little that Jesus Bald
when he was trying to make a Christian
of Nicodemus: ‘God so loved the world
that He gave His only begotten son that
whosoever believeth In Him shall not
perish, but have eternal life.’ Better give
tho present cried a dignified place In tha
museum for what U Is, then hack it to
pieces end revamp it for what it is not.
“And then, onco more, if there worst
among us tho distinct feeling which the
Gospel so wonderfully guarantees, that
everything in all this great Christian mat
ter pivots on the absolute and uncondi
tional love of God, wo should be Intolerant
toward everything that states or even
suggests anything like a partial or ait
arbitrary love ont God’s part, loving soma
because He chose to, and damning tha
rest in order to show what He could do
and how just He was.
“Now that 1* our book, the Presbyterian
confession of faith, in tho third chapter*
If we are thorough Presbyterians and he*
lieve what our doctrinal prospectus ad
vertises us as believing, wo believe it
probable that some of the children in
your homes, little children, perhaps tha
babe of your bosom, is damned, already
damned, damned before it was born,
damned from everlasting to everlasting,
and then you are invited to come Into
church and say 'Our Father.' "Why, any
man who should become a father for tha
sake of the joy and ‘glory’ he would uso
in burning and racking his own ofT-
Fpring, deliberately creating a child with
a view to the agony into which he was
going to torture it, would be chased from
tho earth ns a fiend and as an ebullition."
CLAIMED TO BE EMPEROR.
Strange Cnse of a. th Inn inn n—Battle
With the Boxers.
Victoria, B. C., April 15.—The steamer
Rio Jim Maru, which arrived here yes
terday from the Orient brings a strange
story of a Chinaman who was arrested
at Wu Chang.
After lying In jail and being beaten ho
proclaimed himself to be the Emperor,
lie claimed ho had escaped from the pal
ace, where he had been Imprisoned by
the Empress Dowager und had since been
traveling Incognito. He possesses docu
ments bearing the seal of tho court o 8
Pekin Identifying him as the Emperor.
A party of British government survey
ors engaged on the work of defining tha
Burmese boundary, had a collision with
a large body of Chinese laborers, who
some time ago waylaid and murdered Con
sul Lytton, Maj. Kittle and Mr. Sun
derland of the former boundary survey
party. This time the Chinese were com
pletely routed, eighty being killed and
many Injured.
Official advices have been received a!
Pekin of n severe engagement between
the Imperial Chinese troop* and a largo
body of the "Boxers' ” secret society. Tha
battle, which was Indecisive, occurred nt
Yen Chin, In Pechili province. About 4,000
men were engaged, tho forces being
equally divided. The casualties were very)
heavy.
COMING TRIAL OF COLSON.
Kx-Congreiiiiin to Answer for Kill*
lug Ethelbert Srott,
Frankfort, Ky., April 35.—0n Tuesday)
the trial of ex-Congressman David O. Col
son, surviving principal In tho Colson-
Seott duel of Jan. 16. In which Lieut. Eth
elbert Scott. Charles Julian and Luther
W. DeM'*re were killed and several oth
ers Injured, will be commenced. The trial
of Col. Colson will bring many here fro ml
the mountain districts.
THE REVOLT IS DYING OUT.
American Mi**lon*irle Hava Allied
in Securing Peace.
Berlin, April 35. According to official
reports from the Caneroons, the revolt
there Is dying out and orderly condition*
are being resumed.
This Is understood to be duo largely td
the good offices of American mission
aries, who have acted as Intermediaries
in negotiations for a peaceful settlement
with the Bull chieftains.
TAYLOR GOES TO WASHINGTON.
He I* Looking After Hl* Interests
Before Supreme Court.
Washington. April 15.—Gov. Taylor of
Kentucky Is In the city and will remain
here until Wednesday to look after his In
terests In the contest before the Buprema
Court for the offiro of Governor of Ken
tucky. Ex-Gov. Bradley, chief Republi
can counsel in the case, will arrive to-mor.
row.
EARLY REPORT EXPECTED.
Grand Jury Hit* About Finished tha
Goebel Investigation.
Frankfort. Ky.. April 15.—The grand
Jury which has spent the last two weeks
Investigating tho ussusslnatlon of Goebel
will leconveuo to-morrow and resume ths
Investigation. It 1* un<krstood that near
ly all of the while.---' ■* have lieen heard
and the report Is expected very soon.
Ilulatend Hu* Accepted.
Cincinnati, April 15. Murat Halstead,
the veil ran editor, returning home to
night from Philadelphia and confirmed th
ri pert that he had acoepb-d the presi
dency of what Is to be krriwn as the HaL
ate ad Colh go of Journalism m this city.