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the morning news. F.tabtlshed I*so- •- - Incorporated TO * J. H. ESTILL. President Hi 1 US. • Town of Hull, Out,, Wiped Out by the Fire Fiend. / 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 (Continued on Fifth Page). 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. - | 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*.)