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F.tabtlshed I*so- •- - Incorporated TO
* J. H. ESTILL. President
Hi 1 US.
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Town of Hull, Out,, Wiped Out by
the Fire Fiend.
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FIVE SQUARE MILES BURNED
Ottawa Did Not Escape the Fearful
Destruction.
LOSS WILL BE 520,000,000
Nearly 15,000 People Are Ren
dered Homeless.
More Than 11.5(H) of All
liin<l Were Destroyed and tle
Lumber Horned Kntails 21 I.oss of
or More—Fire Started in
nn Old HuildiiiK and Carried by 11
Hijili W iml, Soou (it lleyoml Con
trol-Several People Lost Tlieir
Lives— Calamity Mill Entail Great
SuflVriutf*
Ottawa, Ont., April 27.—-Five square
miles of territory burned over; more than
L’,500 dwellings, factories, mills, stores
and other buildings destroyed, entailing
a ' t. .imated to reach $20,00),000 and
b tween 12.000 and 13,000 men, women and
childr- n homeless, is a summing up of
the havoc wrought by the fire which has
b en racing at Hull and in Ottawa since
11 o’clock yesterday morning, and at mid
nig t was not completely under control.
Most of the lumber piles in Ottawa and
Hull have disappeared and now are mere
heaps of charred wood ond ashes. Half
a dozen churches and schools, a number
of mii’ -, the Hull water works.Nthe Hull
C v.rt House and jail, the Jostoffl.ee, the
cement- almost every business place,
a? I about 1,000 dwellings and shops in
Hul have been destroyed. Indeed, prac
t;' and y nothing of Hull is left but a
church and a few houses beyond it.
High Wlml Did the Work,
dne -pot where the fire originated is
about a quarter of a mile from the main
s ti *t of Hull, and as the gale was blow
ing from the northwest right in the direc
tion of the lumber piles and mills on both
t*.e Hull and Ottawa shores of the Ottawa
rb'*r and Chaudiere Falls, it was soon
seen that the fire was almost certain to be
a large one.
l y 11:5) o’clock the fire had got a good
ho and on Main street, and the entire street
a dozen of cross streets, w r as burn
f 1 I'tui’tlcally there is not a house left
in the street.
Jumped Half a Mile.
Abo it this time the fire made a jump of
nt *‘fly half a mile and ignited Eddy’s
"ood yard, near the match factory. It was
p n in flames, and a fifty-mile an hour
£ 1 f was blowing a high column of flame
a r( > '* fridge stieet and set fire to the
'd\ paper mill and the other buildings
of the company.
!l "‘ ut this time also sprang across
t • n 'iuva river and caught the sheds in
•f (he McKay Milling Company
1 ni t Island, and in a few minuter
1 r piles on Victoria, Chau II e
* " d>, one of the power houses of the
( 1 ' ' hlloctric Company, the Victoria
J ou ]<lVy an< J half the buildings on the two
islands' were in flames.
J 1 ' I hy it is estimated that besi.les
factories, etc. burned, 1.500 resi
wore destroyed. The touA los3 is
es,ini; ' at $15,000.1X0 and the insurance
t $2,500,000.
S*Veep of Flame".
the Victoria ond Chaudiere islands
thing mass of roaring flam s the
another jump and caught in the
1 - * •‘•beds of the Canadian Pacific Itail
; • l> and soon after the Union Sa
-1 v * tblaze. The rolling stock and
the freight and baggage had been
1 <it the flames spread with great
• ud in a very short time the whole
1 ' udiere fiats were fire swept.
! 1 -of .fire was blown by the wind
‘•ily continued to blow a gde
1 ~w Kocheeterville, Mechanicsville
i ! ‘ l| " uiburg. The fire also devastated
1 ' '!• settlement of St. May’s village.
1 nu-s spread-along the Richmond
ir, dng Martin & Warner's flour
• xu nded almost to Skeads’ mill,
I' r “ miles beyond the city llmlis.
' k there was almost a continu
of Are from Itrf starting place at
1 'e street, Hull, to the Si. Louis
l the experimental farm in one <ll
- l through and beyond llinton
' -noiber, a distance of nearly seven
I' some place* the fire was more
I 1 half mile deep.
1 lr< * % I in on t Notlllllg.
! ll >' of Hull has been burning ■irufc
II l ' J '^ a J r * All that remains st the tim
of writing is a small corner In the east
end of the city, and before long it, too,
will be in ashes. There are a few houses
standing in the suburbs of the burned
city.
Hull has a population of about 12,000 peo
ple, and more than half of them are home
less to-night. The entire business part of
the city, including the Court House, Post
office, public buildings and newspaper of
fices, is one mass of ruins.
The population is composed almost en
tirely of people who work in the mills or
tvho derive their business from those
works.
The fire crossed the Ottawa river in the
afternoon, took hold among the lumber
piles on the brink of the river and ex
tended to the lumber yards and mills. The I
result is that the whole of that part of
Ottawa known as the Chaudiere flats, sur
rounding the Canadian Pacific Railway
station, where the lumber mills are all lo
cated, Is fire-swept. The only building
standing in the whole area is that of the
Ottawa carbide factory, which is newly
erec'ted and fireproof.
Fifteen Thousand Homeless.
From the flats the fire extended across
the Richmond road on to Rochesterville
and ns far as the experimental farm.
Westerly the fire took in Huntonburg and
Mechanicsville, so that on the Ottawa Bide
of the river there is a larger area cov
ered by fire han on the Hull side. It is
estimated that at the present time the
number of people homeless in the two
cities and suburban towns is not less than
12,000, and it may reach 15,000.
The government hoe; given the drill hall
and the large exhibition buildings fo the
city to accommodate the sufferers. All in
stitutions have lent a hand to aid the dis
tressed. The only industry left standing
in Hull is the Goulmer and Houston Lum
ber Mill, at the extreme end and beyond
the city limits, and it is still in danger.
The large Roman Catholic Cathedral is
surrounded by flames. Nothing can be
done to stop the fire. It will burn Itself
out to the water’s edge.
The Hull Lumber Company’s mills, the
extensive works of E. B. Eddy, both
match and paper factories, as well as
his residence, are all in ruins, ae well as
the in ter provincial bridge, which connects
the city of Ottawa with Hull.
Loosen on Ottawa Side.
On the Ottawa side of the river the loss
is still greater. There are in ashes the
Bronson and Western Lumber
Company mills, the J. R. Booth
Lumber mills, the McKay Milling
Company, the Ottawa Electric Railway
power house, the Martin and Wamock
mills, the Victoria foundry, the Ottawa
Saw Works, the Ottawa Specialty Com
pany, the Pain Planning mills and seve
ral other industries. There are also some
fine residences included in this area, In
cluding that of J. R. Booth valued at
nco.oco.
When the fire was seen to be disastrous
the acting minjst r of public works tele
graphed to Montreal, Peterboro and
Brockvllle for fire appliances and all as
sistance that could be sent. But though
they arrived speedily they were of no
avail. Nothing could stop the ravages of
the fire, which leaped over whole blocks
and broke out in all directions.
The Canadian Pacific Railway station
a wooden structure, was one of the first
buildings to go.
Ottawa Hurley Escaped.
A large cliff which ext nds back from
the Ottawa river and a shifting of the
direction of the wind were all that saved
the whole city of Ottawa from becoming
a prey to the fire. Shortly after noon the
wind which has been blowing northwest
erly, changed to southeasterly, thus sav
ing what remained of Ottawa.
It is almost Idle to talk of losses while
the fire yet burns, and with a change of
wind would certainly sweep the city, but
a moderate calculation would be some
where between $15,000 and $20,000,000.
The government had the militia called
out and adjourned the House of Commons
until Tuesday on account of the fire.
In Hull the fire has about burned out.
The business portion is all gone, and over
half of the residences. * The Roman Cath
olic Cathedral has been saved, together
with Eddy’s sulphite works, Gilmour &
Hughson’s mills are also standing.
The only means of communication be
tween Ottawa and Hull Is by boat. From
2 o’clock the only water to be had in Hull
is from the river.
Chief Benoit, of the Hull fire brigade,
was injured and taken to the General
Hospital in*Oitawa.
Origin of the Fire.
The fire originated through a fire In a
dirty chimney, and the high wind caused
the flames to spread raidiy. Coming to
the Ottawa side of the river, that portion
of the city east of Division street, the
old boundary line of the city before
Rochesterville was annexed was almoet
entirely burned down. Here and there a
building remains.
The village of Ilintouburgh, still fur
ther cast, in close proximity to the city,
has not been destroyed as reported. The
greater part remains. Mechanicsville, too,
which was reported to have been entirely
swept away, still remains. The fire at
midnight was largely confined to that part
of Rochesterville lying near the St. Louis
dam In the southeastern part of the city.
Unless a heavy wind rises the remainder
of the city Is safe.
The bucket brigade* of the military and
the Montreal firemen, with their engine,
did yeoman service at this point. In ad
dition to the losses mentioned there Is thut
of the Export Lumber Company, Limited,
whose establishment was at the Chau
diere. Their loss will be very heavy, but
Is covered by Insurance in American and
English companies.
A prominent lumberman is sponsor for
1 statement tbit the pflce of lumir
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SAVANNAH, GA.. FRIDAY. AI’UTLi 27. 1003.
HE WANTS SCOTT UNSEATED.
PETTLS OF ALABAMA MAKES A LE
GAL ARC I’M EXT.
field That the Case Had Not Been
Fairly Investigated hy the ( 0111-
mittee—Charged tli* Legislature
That Elected Scott With Debauch
ery and Bribery—Morgan Iplield
His Colleague—Chandler Upholds
Committee's Action.
Washington, April 26.—Almost the entire
session of the Senate to-day was devoted
to consideration of the right of Nathan B.
Scott of West Virginia to retain, his seat
in the Senate.
Mr. Petius of Alabama, who alone of
the members of the Committee on Privi
leges and Elections, is opposed to the
claim of Mr. Scott to a seat, made an
elaborate argument to sustain his views.
Mr. Morgan of Alabama spoke in favor of
his colleague’s contention.
Mr. McComas of Maryland, Mr. Turley
of Tennessee, Mr. Chandler of New Hamp
shire, Mr. Teller of Colorado and Mr. Al
len of Nebraska, addressed the Senate in
support of the resolution, declaring Mr.
Scott entitled to his seat. The case went
over without action.
Mr. Petius presented the minority report
of the Committee on Privileges and Elec
tions in the Scott case, being the only
member of the committee who declined to
sign the majority report.
“I desire,” said he, “to speak to sena
tors who can decide fairly, upon their own
judgment and not upon caprice and
whim.” He begged senators, therefo’e,
to lay aside any personal considerations
in this case and decided it upon its merits
as a proposition of law. Mr, Pettus then
made an argument in support of his posi
tion. After having been Interrupted by
Mr. McComas to correct a statement of
fact, Mr. Pettus refused with some heat
to permit an interruption by Mr. Spooner,
of Wisconsin, who desired to ask a ques
tion.
Would Not Be Interrupted.
‘‘l shall not yield for debate of this
question,” said the Alabama senator. “It
is not fair and it Is not just for senator
to interrupt an argument for the purpose
of seeing whether he can debate the ques
tion letter than the man. on the floor.”
“I think,’’-'Said Mr. Spooner, “it would
have been courteous in the Senator to have
assumed that I desired simply to ask a
question.”
‘‘Oh! no,” returned Mr. Pettus, ‘‘it would
not be; I have heard the Senator debate
positions after asking a question. I took
a necessary precaution. I do not approve
of this practice of interrupting in argu
ments. This way of just bulging into the
middle of an argument Is excessively bad
manners, even if it does so often occur
in the United States Senate.” (Applause.)
Mr. Pettus analyzed the work in the
Legislature declaring of It:
‘‘The debauchery of such infernal pro
ceedings cannot be too strongfy charac
terized. It is a horrible state of affairs.
And yet we are told that the United
States Senate cannot examine into a fraud
like that.”
Later, he pointed out that at one point
of the proceedings Mr. Scott needed just
one more vote.
‘‘There are some very smart people In
West Virginia,” said he, “and they went
immediately to the bargain counter.”
In Need of Civil Service.
Further along Mr. Pettus sharply criti
cised the action of the Governor of West
Virginia in entering into the case in the
interest of Mr. Scott.
‘‘lt makes me sick,” said he, “that the
Governor of a state should get down into
the mud and dirt of a vile case like this.
And from his actions I should think they
needed civil service in Charleston.”
‘‘How about Alabama?” Inquired Mr.
Elkins of West Virginia, facetiously.
“I’m not discussing Alabama now,” re
plied Mr. Pettus. “But the Senator’s pic
ture is in this thing, too. Don’t get im
patient. I’ll get to you after a while.”
(Laughter.)
Mr. Pettus maintained that the case had
not been fairly Investigated by the Priv
ileges and Elections Committee.
"Senators,” said he, “until you belong
to that debauched class described by the
Senator from New Hampshire (Chandler)
who vote on cases of this kind from whim
and caprice, you mus 4 vote on the law
and the evidence.”
Mr. Pettus urged a thorough Investiga
tion of the case.
Mr. Turley of Tennessee followed with
an argument In support of Mr. Scott’s
right to retain his seat.
Chandler Support* Scott,
Mr. Chandler, chairman of the Commit
tee on Privileges and Elections, present
ed an explanation of the agreement en
tered Into by the Republican and Demo-
leaders in the Legislature and in
the state of West Virginia, and declared
it was perfectly valid, perfectly honest
and perfectly fair.
He held, with Mr. Turley, that the Sen
ate had no right to enter Into an investi
gation of the action of the Legislature in
respect to the seating or unseating of any
of its members. He believed the contest
made against Mr. fcVovt had been made
wrongfully and unjustifiably.
Mr. Morgan made an extended argument
In support of the motion of hi* colleague,
Mr. Pettus, to recommit the case to the
committee with instructions to make a
thorough investigation of it.
Mr. Teller maintained that the United
States Senate could not pass upon the
action of the West Virginia Legislature, os
It was a constituiional body, and fully
qualified to determine nil matters for
itself.
An effort was made to fix a time for a
vote upon the case, but Mr. Pettus ob
jected to denouncing the effort as “inde
cent. haste.”
The case went over until to-morrow.
QUEEN II\H LEFT DUBLIN.
Conferred Titles on Several Official"
Before Go lnc.
Dublin, April 26.—Queen Victoria and the
Princesses Christian and Henry of Bat
tenburg left the vice regal lodge at noon
and took train nt King** Bridge station en
route for England. Large crowds give
Her Maje-ty a royal farewell.
The royal yacht sailed from Kingstown
at 1:16 p. m„ amid the roar of royal sa
lutes.
The Queen conferred baronetcies ujon
th** Lord Mayors of Dublin nnd Belfast,
the title of Lord Mayor on the Mayor <>f
Cork and his successors in office, and
knighthood upon tin Mayor of Cork and
the Mayor of Londonderry.
Has Itenclicd llol>liend.
London, April 36.—Queen Victoria ar
rived at Holyhead u r*. in. and will
proceed to-morrow to Windsor.
MANY FILIPINOS KILLED.
Insurgent Los,.. Hare lleen Heavy
In North llocn*.
Manila, April 26, 6:16 p. m.—About 300 of
ttw enemy have been killed recently In
North Ilocos, including Dodd's light and
the attack on Batoc (?), April 16, when
from 600 to 700 rebels, a quarter of whom
wore armed with rifles, determinedly at
tacked the Americans, charging their po
sitions and fighting at close quarters. The
engagement lasted all the afternoon, the
enemy burning the town; but they were
repulsed after the arrival of American re
inforcements.
The Insurgents generally were aggres
sive in that province. They captured an
American provision wagon near Lapo.
The Americans having obtained evi
dence that the alcaldes of I.qpo, Magsin
gal, Cabugas and Slnalt were holding
treacherous communication with the in
surgents, imprisoned them and burned
Lapos Town Hail.
There have been several minor fights
In the province, including an attack by
200 insurgents on Lavag, April 17, forty
of whom were killed and eighty were
captured.
The officers report that the men of the
Thirty-third Regiment and Third Cavalry
behaved splendidly under very trying cir
cumstances. There were no American
casualties at Batoc (?), where 180 Insurg
ents were killed and seventy captured.
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LIVINGSTON WANTS ACTION.
Will Demand Hearing on His Greene
and Guvnor Resolution.
Washington, April 26 If the House Com
mittee on Judiciary does not take action
upon Col. Livingston’s resolution, calling
for information about the Greene and
Gaynor case by to-morrow, Col. Living
ston will demand that the committee be
discharged from further consideration of
the resolution, and that It be considers!
by the House. This he can do under tha
rules.
His resolution of inquiry was designed to
force the committee to pass upon the bill
relating to the transfer of indicted per
sons from one district to another which
was prepared by the Attorney General
and which has passed the Senate.
One reason given for prompt action In
this matter is that the bond of the con
tractors In the Savannah work given to
the government, expires on July 1 next,
and It is argued at the Department of Jus
tice that unless there Is prompt action the
government will lose heavily.
AMERICAN CLAIMS ON TURKEY.
Government Said to Have Demanded
Fro-nipt Payment.
Constantinople, April 25, Wednesday.—
The negotiations between the United
States and the Forte regarding the Amer
ican Indemnity claims have again been
transferred here.
United States Charge d’Affalres Griseom
yesterday handed to Tewfik Pasha, Minis
ter of Foreign Affairs, a note based on
instructions he had received from Wash
ington, doubtless demanding prompt pay
ment of the indemnity.
Another iradc, issued April 25, orders
Rear Admiral Ahmed Pasha to proceed to
America In order to study the construc
tion of battleships.
SULTAN’S ADROIT MOVE.
He Will Include Our Claim. In the
Cost of a Cruiser.
London, April 27.—The Constanttpole
correspondent of the Daily Mall says:
"In addition to rebuilding the American
structures at Kharput, the Sultan has
found a way of paying the Indemnity by
ordering a cruiser to be built In the Unit
ed States, the cost of which will include
the $90,000 claimed. By this adroit move
he hopes to shelve the question of prin
ciple and avoid giving the Powers a pre
text for pressing their claims.”
CANCELLED THE CONCESSION.
Maritime Canal Company Lo.ea Its
Government Grants.
Washington, April 26—The Nicaraguan
government has finally cancelled the con
cession to the Maritime Canal Company to
construct a ship canal across Nicaragua.
This decision Is the result of proceedings
covering a period of nearly seven months.
The original concession would have ex
pired Oct. 5 last, but the company applied
for an extension of the period and carrbd
its appeal through various stages, Includ
ing a demand for arbitration.
The Nicaraguan government admltt and
the obligation to arbitrate the matter nnd
appointed Hs arbitrators. The company
being notified that in accordance with the
common law of nations, It must name Ni-
as arbitrators, failed to do so.
WHEELER WILL HUN AGAIN.
Will Re a Cnndiilnte to Succeed Him
self In emigre**.
New Decatur, Ala., April 26—A personal
friend of Gen. Wheeler Is authority for
the statement that tho General will be a
candidate to succeed himself as congress
man from the Eighth Congressional dis
trict.
The same person is authority for the
statement that Gen. Wheeler’s resignation
whs due to the fact that he feared the fight
would be made on him In the House, The
Indications are that he will have no op
position.
TO TURN IT OVER TO CUBANS.
Mason Want* United Stair* Troop*
Withdrawn From Cuba.
Washington. April 26. —Senator Mason
to-day Introduced n Joint resolution In the
Senate requesting the President to with
draw the fore* of the United States from
Cuba so as to turn the government of that
island over to the Cubans by July 4 next.
I,senate Mmx Succeed Rivera.
Havana, April M.—Gov. Gen. Wood has
offered the |<*4 of IV * retary of Agricul
ture. Industry nnd Commerce to Honor
I’erfeclo Lucoal*.
POSTOFFICE BILL PASSED.
EFFORT TO KNOCK OUT SOUTHERN
FAST MAIL FAILED.
Usual Fight Was Made- Against the
Special Hull Fueilltles for the
South Charge Against Dockery
A\*hs Refuted hy Ills Friends—Extra
Compensation for Carrier* Who
Work Overtime —No Pneumatic
Tube Service.
Washington, April 26.—After four days
of discussion the House to-day completed
the consideration of the postoflice app:o
priation bill and passed it.
The attempt to strike out the $196,000 for
special mail facilities from New York to
New Orleans and from Kansas City to
Newton, Kan., met the fate it has ever
since the appropriation was placed In tho
bill in 1893.
No one demanded a seperate vote upon
the amendment striking ont the pneumatic
tube provision and the House- by a large
majority stood by the amendment to give
extra compensation to letter carriers for
work in excess of forty-eight hours a
v/eek, although the carriers were said by
Mr. Cumimngs of New York to be o)poseJ
to it.
-Without preliminary business Ihe House
resumed consideration of the postoflice
bill.
Mr. Tawney of Minnesota moved to In
crease tho salaries of 479 railway postal
clerks, class SA, from $1,300 to $1,400.
Mr. Loud, chairman of the Postoflice
Committee, opposed the amendment. Mr.
Loud had read a postal, the writer had
received from Tawney urging ull railway
postal clerks to urge their congressman
to vote for the Tawney reclassification
bill or for this provision in the postoflice
bill. This, Mr. Loud said. Is only part
of the schenfe of concerted attack being
made upon Congress. The amendment
was adopted, 83 to 32.
Fast Mail Facilities.
Two hours were devoted to debate of
the provisions appropriating $171,238 for
special mall facilities from New York to
Atlanta and New Orleans and $25,000 for
those from Kansas City to Newton, Kan.
Mr. Little of Arkansas led the dobnte
In opposition. He declared that they were
relics of the most vicious system of leg
islation that ever invaded Congress.
Mr. Underwood of Alabama favored the
appropriation for the Southern mull pyb
sldy, which, he said, was necessary to
keep up quick communication with the
South. The particular train which carried
the mail to the South from New York, he
said, would not be run were the appro
priation withdrawn. All the boards of
trade In the South, he said, had petitioned
for a continuance of the appropriation.
Mr. Williams of Mississippi vigorously
opposed the appropriation. It was of no
benefit to the people of the South, he said.
It went Into the pockets of a syndicate
which resided partly In New York, partly
in Great Britain and partly in Germany.
He denominated It as a “Job," part of the
scheme In which the pneumatic, tube ad
cates were interested. The people who
supported one, he said, as a rule, would
support the other. All these "jobs,” ho
declared, should be defeated.
Mr. Swanson of Virginia and others
spoke In favor of the appropriation.
Mr. Little of Arkansas moved to strike
out the appropriation for special mall fa
-1 cllltle* from New York lo New Orleans.
Tho motion was defeated, 41 to 90.
The motion to strike out the appropri
ation for special facilities from Kansas
City, Mo., to Newton, Kas., was also de
feated, 35 to 82.
Charge Against Hockey.
A little flurry was caused bv Mr. Cow
herd of Missouri, who denounce ! as abso
lutely false a statement made by Mr.
Bromwell of Ohio during the debate, to the
effect that a former member of the House
(Mr. Dockery of Missouri) had been Inter
ested in the continuation of this service
In a former Congress because he was Inter
ested In a newspaper which would be
benefited by it.
He charged that the statement had been
made to Injure Mr. Dockery in a pending
political contest.
Mr. Bromwell denied this. He had
heard that Mr. Dockey was interested In
a newspaper, hut he had no personal
knowledge of It and was willing to ac
cept Mr. Cowherd's statement that such
was not the fact.
Mr. Hepburn of lowa elicited applause
by saying that Mr. Dockery In his long
service had commanded the confidence
and respect of the Republican side of
the House and no one believed ho could
be guilty of such an offense.
The Pnearoattc Tube*.
Mr. Cummings of New York had read a
petition from New York, which he said
he had been requested by telegraph to
present to the House. Tha Merchants’
Association of New York. It said, re
spectfully petitions Congress to reconsid
er Its decision striking the Item for pneu
matic tube service from the postoflice
appropriation bill, on the ground that
there was no specific charge of bribery
or corruption: that New York city Is the
clearing house of tho country for Incom
ing and outgoing mails, for which it re
ceived not one dollar extra appropriation,
and despite which it had returned $5,578,-
933; that its* present facilities for handling
mails are utterly inadequate and expedi
tion of the forwarding of the malls is
necessary.
Without further amendment the com
mittee rose. (
Mr. Cummings demanded a separate vote
upon Ihe amendment providing extra com
l>ensallon for letter carrier* for work in
excess of forty-eight hours a week and
such numtier of hous as may be required
on Sunday. Mr. Cummings said llie
amendment would break down the eight
hour law and was opposed by the lei ter
carriers. The amendment was adopted, 74
to 60.
At 5:05 p. m. the House adjourned.
TRAIN HELD UP IIV A NEGRO.
Went Th route!* a t'oneh anil It oh heil
the I'assenirers.
Little Rock. Ark., April 27.—A south
bound St. Louis, Iron ami and Southern
passenger train was held up by a negro
bandit near Hlgglnson, fifty mile* north
of Little Bock, at 1 o'clock this morning.
The negro had no visible confederate*
and confined hi* operation* to one pas
senger conch, compelling the |inlc-trh k
en passenger* to hand ewer their valua
ble* nt the point of a pistol.
The hendlt escaped, but the her Iff of
Wtitle county stalled In pursuit at one*
und will probably overtake the fugitive.
PURSUIT OF FLEEING lIOEHS.
Lord Robert* Now Hus nn Exceeding
ly Elbe Lent Army.
London. April 27.—Israel’s poort, which
Is not marked on tho maps, lies between
Sannas Post and Thaba Nchu.
Gen. Hamilton has probably by this time
arrived at Thaba Nchu, as ho Is using
his utmost endeavors to cut oft the Boers
who are retreating from DeWetsdorp.
The Boer forces at Thaba Nchu are not
unlikely to make a stand to cover the es
cbie of the convoya from the southward.
They have laagers about eight miles
apart, stretching from Brandfort to Thalia
Nchu, with a has© camp at Sumalldell
station.
A report comes that a small force of
British mounted infantry had a brush with
a pat ty of Boers ten miles east of Karee
Siding, who were trying to establish a
connection between Brandfort and the
Boer forces to the southward.
Gen. Brabant in the fight with tho Boers
at Wopener had a narrow escape.
Gen. Pole-Carew’s advance was much
hampered hy the tardy arrival of artil
lery, which prevented him from captur
ing Leeuw kop before darkness set In and
enabled the Boers to secure their retreat.
Apparently Lord Roberts, with the com
mands in tho hands of younger generals,
now has an exceedingly efficient army.
The report that tlie Boers had reoccu
pied Boshof proves to be untrue. Lord
Methuen Is still there and Gen. Hunter's
division from Natal, which was supposed
to be going to Bloemfontein, Is arriving at
Kimberley, There Is evidence that some
important operations are afoot In that
district.
The Boers are showing more activity In
Natal.
RUNNING FIGHT AVITH DOERS.
Clinnce* Arc That They Will Escape
From the British.
London, April 26.—A1l tho Interest In
the ‘South African war Is now centered
In the running fight in-progress between
the burghers retreating from the south
ern portion of the Orange Free state and
Gen. French’s horsemen and the In
fantry of Gens. Pole-Carew, Chermside
and Rundla •
But the British hope of conclusive re
sults is slim at present, the Boers escap
ing unbeaten ahd having accomplished
an immense amount of damage. They
clung to their positions as long as It was
safe to do so and they have now stopped
off to hold the next commanding ridge
through a broken country admirably
suited for a rear guard defense.
Dispatches from Allwal North under
date of Wednesday, April 25. Fays the
Boers left Wepener so hurriedly that
many of tho dead were left In the
trenches unburted.
Commandant S. CronJe Is reported to
have been killed.
According to advices from Bloemfon
tein, the attempt of the Boers at Brand
fort' to get In touch with the command
at Thaba Nchu was frustrated by a force
despatched by Gen. Tucker from Glen.
•A dispatch from Pretoria reports the
arrival there of Lord Rosslyn as an un
wounded prisoner.
HOURS HEAT HACK nRITISH.
Two Fights In Which the Latter Ifni)
Nome Losses.
Brandfort, Monday. April 23.—A British
column, In Ihe direction of Bultfonteln and
Hoopstcad, has been beaten back through
Boshof. The federals sustained two cas
ualties and the British, hud twelve men
killed and a number wounded.
Yesterday Gen. Kelly-Kenny's artillery
at DeWetsdorp Indulged In a mild bom
bardment of Gen. DeWet’s position, the
firing lasting through the morning.
Tlie scarcity of water 1s supposed to be
very pressing at Bloemfontein. A des
perate attempt was made by a large Brit
ish force in two columns yesterday to re
capture the water works. Their right
flank was beaten, back, however. A party
of fifty were cut off and twelve men were
killed.
Tho Johannesburg command has cap
tured a British scout. Borne American
scouts have been shot.
BUNDLE AFTER THE nOERS.
TTiey Moved Off lu a Northeasterly
Direction.
London, April 26.-IA special dispatch
from DeWetsdorp, dated yesterday, says:
"Owing to Ihe approach of Gen. Frenoh
and to Gen. Bundle's persistent shelling
the Boers relinquished their positions last
night, retiring, with their guns, In a north
easterly direction. Gens. French and Itun
dle joined hands east of DeWetsdorp this
morning.
“Gen. Rundle Is pursuing the Boers in
forced marches.”
FRENCH AT lIE WETSIXIUP.
Doer* Hurriedly Girt Ont of the Way
ol French’* Force.
DeWetsdorp, Wednesday, April 25.—Gen.
French entered this town to-day with two
cavalry brigades. He left camp at day
light und found the Boers holding the
hills. These were shelled and the Boers
retreated. The cavalry pushed around the
position of the Boers above the town,
where they were holding Gen. Rundle In
check.
It is reported that 6,000 Boers passed
through the town last night in order to
avoid Gen. French's attack In the rear.
THIRTEEN BLOWN TO PIECES.
Explosion of-tlie ’Transvaal Govern
ment Arsenal.
Pretoria, April 25.—A serious explosion
occurred at the Begbio works, used by
the government ns an arsenal, last night.
The walls of the building were destroyed
und the structures In the neighborhood
are a maos of flumes.
The shrieks of the women and children
In the adjoining streets added to ihe
ghastliness of tho scene.
Ten workmen were killed and thirty
two were Injured, Including Herr Grun
berg, the manager of the works. The most
Important of the machinery was saved.
Tlie cause of the explosion In unknown.
Tlie works employed 260 persons, mostly
French and Italians,
The Red Fro** anibulurica did great
work In helping |h* wounded.
Forth* r particular* from Johannesburg
(Loulit,Old ou tfcvtilth P*gd.
DAILY, *8 A YT’ AIL
5 CENTS A COI T.
WBKK-LY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK.n A TEAR
CANDLER GROWS EMPHATIC.
TOOK OCCASION TO DENOUNCE HE*
PUBLICAN FANATICS.
llriiKirlnl Bay Furnished the Text,
nnd the Governor Snlil the Fa
natic* A\ ho Preside*! at the Rirtlx
of the Hepnhllrnn, Party Are Nog
All Dead Yet—Scored tlie llepnlill
enn* tin Their Policy Toward Phil
ippines anil Porto Rico.
Atlanta, April 26.—The observance of
Memorial day In Atlanta was made nota.
bio by a speech delivered hy the Governor
of Georgia, in, which he scored Republican
"fanatics” and criticised the war in tha
Philippines.
The speech was made at tha p-esenta- i
tion of crosses of honor to the veterans,
and was loudly cheered. Gov. Candice
said In part:
“You fought not to promote the ambition!
of a crowned head, not for conquest, nog
to force your government upon an unwill
ing people, but for the God-given right of
local selfr-government.
"You rebelled against Ihe domination of
a sectional political parly, led by fanatlcg
who did not and do not believe in this car
dinal doctrine, and who were the eworq
enemies of you and your Interests and
your Institutions.
"Blinded by fnnataclsm the leader* ol
this parly either could or would not dd
you an<l your section Justice. You werd
maligned and abused and reviled and slam*
dered.
"It Is a singular fact, as has been Just
ly said by a distinguished Republican!
senator a few ypars ago that the North
ern conscience was never quickened to
a full realization to the enormity ol
slavery until their own slavre had beotg
converted into gold and the gold had
found a safe lodgement deep down iQ
their pockets.
"The Southern people were goaded In
to secession In spite of (heir love for thg
constitution and the Union.
"Perhaps both sides sinned as the con
flict grew fiercer. Let the question res*
where the legend on the beautiful badge
you are to wear places It. Deo Vindlce.
Let God judge between us.
"I do not mean to disparage nor Im
pugn the motives of the gallant men who
confronted us on a hundred battle-fields,
nor of the great mass of tho people of thd
non-seceding states.
.More of the Name Kind.
"I am denouncing tho fanatics who pre
sided at the birth of the Republican party
and nursed the bantling into vigorous
manhood, and taught it the doctrine of a
higher law and o disregard the llmltas.
lions of the constitution, reverse the pre
cedents of a hundred years, and who, dis
regarding the golden rule, preached from
the pulpit the doctTlne of hate instead ol
‘Peace on earth and good will to men.'
"This breed of fanatics has not run out.
None of them were ever killed In battle,
for they did not go. They are still In
Congress' and In the pulpit,, and are
preaching the same unholy gospel. They
still dominate the party of Lincoln, and
Seward, and Chase, which denied to yout
In 1886 the blood-bought right of local
self-government, ond which is to-day
waging a war of conquest against an un
offending people 10,000 miles nway, and
denying 4o them the rights for which
Washington, nnd Marion, and Sumter,
and tlie Lees fought on the fields of Cam
den, and Yorktown, and Cowpens, and
Kings mountain, and for which you
fought as no men have fought In 2,oo4yeart
ut Mnnassue and Shiloh, Gettysburg and
Chlckamagua. Tho same party, drunk
with its excesses of usurpation, are Ira
violation of the spirit of tha constitution,
holding a million people on the Island ol
Porto Rico In a stnte of vassalage and
taxing them without representation, as
they held you and taxed you in the day*
of reconstruction. It is a healthy sign,
however, that some of the ablest and mosfi
patriotic men of this i*arly are protfistlnu
against this usurpation of power and this
abandonment of the teachings of the fath
ers and the traditions of the republic.”
Presentation of tlie Cross.
The gathering at the Capitol, at which!
Gov. Candler took occasion to settle old
scores with old foes was for the’presenta
tion by the Daughters of the Confederacy
of Ihe “Iron Cross” of honor to the mem
bers of the local camps of Confederate
Veterans. Mrs. Helen Plane, president ot
the Daughter* of the Confederacy, Inaug
urated the movement and from her hand
the cross was delivered to the old warriors
as they marched down Ihe aisle of ths
Capitol and past the speaker's stand.
The "Iron Cross” 1- an emblem of which:
the old soldiers will be proud, comlnig
as It does officially from the Daughters
of the Confederacy. It is In the form of
a malteso cross with the battle flag of
the Confederacy In the center and on the
reverse side Is Inscribed "Southern cron*
of honor. United Daughters of the Con
federacy to the United Confederate Veter
ans, Deo vlnei, 1861-1864.”
The picture, as the old veterans, some
hobbling on crutches nnd others bearing
the fearful scars of war In armless sleeve*
and maimed visage, marched up and re
ceived the decoration of the women of the
lost cause, was pathetic. As each preeen
tatlon occurred H was acoo*mpanled by a ’
ehout from the veterans and the loudesl
cheers of tho spectators.
The oration of the day was delivered by
Capt. W. D. Kills. The weather w s
beautiful and the city took n holiday to se
the parade of the local military and civil
ians. A drum corps of eighteen pieces,
organized by the city fire department, was
a striking novelty.
I.MI’HESSIVE CEREMONIES.
Tribute I'niil to the Bend of Itutk
Armies nt Mobile.
Mobile, Ala., April 26.—Five thunsand
people gathered In Magnolia Cemetery to
pay tribute lo the memory of the Con
federate dead 10-day. While the cere
monies were going on the rain descended
in torrents. All the local mllltl* und tits
Confederate veterans were present and
decorated the graves of the dead soldier*.
After tho ceremonies there had been com
pleted th* soldier* and veterans marched
to Ihe place where the Federal auldlsrs
are buried In thu same cemetery and ex
erclxcs held, which were xhortomsi hy
th* rIY Rev, Gardiner C, Turker I**l
th* prayer and S|*oke, In pari, ns follows:
"Win I. lb* I '* 111 of the ChtcsgO I'nl
verrliy pa I*l the Isauiltul, worthy tribute
lo tin fiHifndorau soldier* burl***} thr*|
win’ll during !h late w.tr tin. <’oi>plng*r
und hi* staff uestalwj In th* * < unityt*
(Continued ou isvntb Bug*.)