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THE MORNING NEWS.
Established MBit. - Incorporated 18SS
J. 11. ESTJ.LL, President
CLARK'S BIG POLITICAL COUP.
APPOINTED SKNATOII BY LIEUTEX
ANT GOVERXOH.
lF;d Sent His K< Nijvnntion to Gov.
linith-The Batter Was Out of the
State and the Lieutenant Governor
tlade the Appointment Objec
tion Will Be Made Rnt Clark and
His Friends Hold That the Ap
pointment Is Clearly Valid.
Helena, Mont., May 15.—Acting Governor
Spriggs to-night appointed W. A. Clark
oi Mutte United States senator to serve
until the next Legislature shall elect his
successor.
Senator Clark’s resignation was filed
early in the day with the Governor and
to-night he was appointed by Gov.
Spriggs to succeed himself.
Gov. Spriggs has all along been a friend
of Senator Clark, during his candidacy for
the senatorship and sine'e, although he
preserved the utmost impartiality in his
office as lieutenant governor and president
of the Senate during the senatorial cam
paign.
Gov. Smith, a partisan of the Daly peo
ple, left the state two weeks for Cali
fornia to attend to some mining cases in
which he is retained as attorney. At
that time there was no thought of Sena
tor Clark resigning. The resignation
filed 10-day came as surprise to the peo
ple of the state, who had no inkling of
the coup prepared.
During the day Gov. Spriggs received a
great many telegrams from all over the
state, urging him to appoint Senator
Clark, alleging that he* was the real
choice of a large majority of the Demo
crats and a fcarge proportion of the Re
publicans as well.
<iov. Spriggs was besieged all day by
individuals and by delegations friendly
and hostile to Mr. Clark.
Sensation in WnMliington.
Washington, May 15.—The announce
ment to-night that the lieutenant gover
nor of Montana has appointed William A.
Clark to the setot in the United States
Senate, made vacant by his own resigna
tion, has furnished Washington with the
greatest political sensation of the year.
All Washington la asking whether Clark
will be admitted to membership on these
new credentials. That he has executed a
remarkable coup on his political enemies
one which is to his advantage, whether he
is seated or not. is evident, and he and his
friends are receiving all sorts of congrat
ulations in consequence. Anew question
is raised by this appointment, and it is one
an which Clark seems to have the decided
advantage.
The Governor of Montana is Robert B.
?mith, a Populist, who is one of Marcus
Laly's adherents. The lieutenant gover
nor of the state is A. E. Spriggs, a Popu-
Lst, who is a close friend of Mr. Clark,
and who spent two months here during
pendency of the investigation, in
Cl irk’s interest.
Tn all the figuring on appointment in
c:se of Clark’s resignation. Lieutenant
Governor Spriggs seems to have been
overlooked; and yet it is he who has ap
pointed Mr. Cla* k to the vacancy.
Governor Out of the State.
The power to do this came to him
through the absence of the Governor
£rem the state.
Oov. Smith is in California, where he
went to argue a case before the Court of
Appeals. In; his absence the lieutenant
governor becomes de facto Governor of
state, not only assuming all the du
t es. but receiving all of the emoluments
•of the tffice.
The power conferred upon the lieuten
ant governor of Montana in this sort of
a ' l eme:gency seems to be greater than
that r r.ferred up n th like officer cf any
other state.
According to the interpre’ntion placed
upon ihs constitution by Senator Clark
and his friends, and also by Senator Car
ter and other Republicans who have in
stigated It, the right of the acting
Governor to make the appointment is re
garded as indubitable.
Jt is claimed by Senator Clark and his
fP>l advisor, fo mcr Senator Faulkner,
| that there is absolutely no liaw in this
title.
| ~A ny Questions that may be raised upon
c which h*? will present as
appointee must be consid
*p' without regard to this other case
whs h is res adjudicaia.
< Ini tidier Will Object.
! It is hardly probable that Mr. Clark
| Ibe allowed ro take the oath as a sen
j ator without objection being made,
j is stated to-night that Senator Chan-
chairmen of ihe Elections Commit-
J ee> has determined to make objection and
o move the reference of the credentials
l? 1,1 committee of which he is chairman.
this is done it will be vigorously opposed
ari| l Senator Clark’s friends believe that
| '' of the 'Senate will join in de
such a motion. They base this
‘‘b'U expressions from leading Re-
J*'; can senators as well as leading Dem-
; a!> ""ho have said they regard the ap
intmem as a happy solution of the Moh
l*na complications.
i , ls certain, however, the the Daly
who have fought Clark so blt
j ‘‘• | y. "ill not give up without a further
.“iggle, and the understanding here to-'
niKnt is that Gov. Smith has been urged
p. i nry hac,c fro nf" &pn Francisco to
ler.a and make another appointment,
that In done nn<l somebody else pre-
U n,s i himself here simultaneously with
! rk. the probability Is ihat tile ease
‘; then go to the Elections Committee.
I;u p is much talk in anti-Clark circle
, lni:i ;,l! being a neatly executed plot,
* v, hioh the absence of the Governor
tin™ the slate at this vry convenient
’ s a moot important facior. While
5, ‘y fc'' found who will father the
charge that Gov. Smith was got
tie siate through the cl ver rranipu
-1 on °f the Clark peoide, there are borne
\j;'’ hint it very bread’y.
, / ‘ ,irf, t Information the antl-Clo-k
here had of the prol*able appoint
arr.e to them In <l>patchc from
■ “D' l this morning. * It was also the
r they had that Senator
,i , broposed to announce his reslgna
v'. When I saw Senator Clark at the
; ( t in f on ’ ho stated that he had not re
m.V’ notice of his appoint-
M lint Senator Clnrtc Says.
| cannot say, however,” he said, in
V° my question, ‘‘that I would be
i>ns?ed to receive such nn an no u cement.
[ n °t hesitate to sny that I shall
u “ appointed. I am convinced that
j f " an appointment 'would be but corry-
Ci ‘ f ! be wishes of the great majority
in o of my state, who are
_ t borough sympathy with me in the
tCoiiliuued cn Seventh Page.)
COOSA lIIVER IMPROVEMENT.
Supplementary Ilill for River and
kinrhor Work.
Washington, May 15.—Georgia and Ala
bama occupied the attention of the Riv
ers and Harbors Committee of the House
this morning when the delegation here in
the interest of the Coosa river improve
ment was given a hearing. There was a
full attendance of the committee and
a number of senators/ and rep
resentatives particularly interested in this
work were present.
Col. D. 13. Hamilton of Rome was the
principal speaker. He explained the con
dition of the waterway and the great ben
efit to 'be derived from its improvement
on the lino which ho suggested. He was
followed by Mr. Lay of Gadsden, Mr.
Lathrop of Riverside and Capt. Teagler,
the engineer, officer in charge of that
work. The speeches were all short and
io the point and the questions of the mem
bers of the committee showed that they
took great interest in the matter. There
is every indication that favorable action
will be taken on the proposed appropria
tion.
The emergency river and harbor bill
which was reported to the House to-day
carried a total appropriation of about half
a million dollars. Two hundred thousand
dollars of this is to go to the contem
plated purchase from the Eads heirs of
their property at the mouth of the Mis
sissippi river. The rest is to go for emer
gency work to be applied on certain ne
cessary improvements to be made under
the direction of the engineers of the army.
Among the specific projects to be covered
by this appropriation are the following:
South Carolina—Great Pe Dee river be
tween Cheraw and the Wilmington, Co
lumbia and Augusta Railway bridge;
Ashley river from the city cf Charleston
to the head of navigation.
Georgia—Savannah harbor, with a view
to re-cxamir.ation of the plan of deepen
ing said harbor as submitted in the report
of (he ch ef of engineers for 1888, and a
report as to what changes or modifications
if any, are necessa y to carry out this
plan: also improvements on Cumberland
sound.
SITUATION IS UNCHANGED.
Gov. Hodgfton Hum Threatened to At
tempt to Hiimli the Cordon.
Accra, Gold Coast, May 15.—The situa
tion is unchanged. It is said in official
circles that the Governor and commander
in-chief of the Gold Coast Colony, Sir
Frederic Mitchell Hodgson, has announced
his intention, unless immediately relieved,
to make an attempt to rush the cordon.
There are now 450 troops at Kumassi,
450 between Cape Coast and Prahsu and
500 on their way from Jebba.
The disaffection is spreading among the
northern tribes. Kings Tackie and Cud
joe of Accra, have been approached by the
Ashantis.
CEBIIIXY HAS HEARD NOTHING.
Itnt Creilonpp In Given Report Prom
Congo Free Stnte.
Berlin, May 15.—The German foreign of
fice has not received any official report
regarding the alleged hostilities between
the Belgians and Germans in the Kivoo
district in South Africa, described In dis
patches to the London Daily Telegraph
from Lionel Deele, who is con
ducting a Cape to Cairo expedition
llttel out by that newspaper, but the
Berlin Journals reproduce Mr. Decle’s
statement and for the most part place
credence Ir. it. except that several of Mr.
Decle’s assertions are cons! e ed exagger
ated, especially the number of German sol
di rs. namely. 1,010, sad to he there and
the size of the disputed tertitory, said to
be( 3.0C0 square miles.
SnggcKtion From Stanley.
London, May 15.—Sir Henry M. Stanley,
the c-Übra’ed explorer who was at one
t me l\e Gov onor of the C ngo Free S*jte
points out that if the rupture occurs be
tween Belgium and Germany with refer
ence to the Congo territory, these Berlin
acts of neutrality provide that the signa
tory powers, before appea Ing to arms,
s'ould hate reconise to the mediation of
me or several f i?r:dly powers.
STRIKERS’ RIOTS \T ST. LOUS.
Several Persons Radiy Wonmletl ns
n Result of Them.
St. Louis, May 15—Th? p lire In beating
back the crowd attacking the crew of a
T anfit car tc-day fired several shots, one
wounding a men named Fladley. Thomas
King, 21 years old, one of a crowd that
stoned a Transit Company’s repair wa
; on, wos shot and badly wounded by one
of the wagon men. ,
The Suburban Company ran on full
schedule to-day end to-ritght. The Trans
its serv ce was irregular and shut down
at dark.
A ilit broke out this afternoon at the
or,fnlng' of the grand avenue line of the
Transit Company and two persons were
wounded by .‘hots said to hive been fired
by c n .u tor Campbel. '1 hr tracks had
b en ofcstru ted by the strikers and the
Grand a\*uie cars resetting near there
were sl ow r and withs ones and the of
fictrs and crew drew their revolvers. A
rtimber of shots were fired from the cars,
and J lin Fladley, a. striking motorman,
and Joseph Treadall, a bys. ander, were
wounded, the former seriously. Intense
e elttmfnt r reva led. A force of sixty po
licemen respond, and to the riot call and
succeeded in p ese ’ving order.
IIVAV YOUNG PEOPLE DROWSED.
Terrible Accident During Celelirn
tton irt ft Fete.
Rome, May 15.—A terrible accident, re
sulting in the death of from thirty to
forty persons, took place to-day at Ron
ciglione, on the lake of Vico, during a
celebration of the fete of St. Lucie, whose
chapel is on the shore of the lake. Two
boats filled with young people capsized
while returning from tho chapel, within
300 yards of tho landing stage. Only thir
teen persons were raved.
Detent of the Insurgent*.
Colon, Colombia, via Galveston, May 15.
—The Governor has received a dispatch
announcing the defeat of the Insurgents
at Cucuta, department of Snndanger. Cu
cuta was a stronghold of the insurgents.
Curson Made u Knight-
London, May 15.—The Gazette announces
that the. Queen has conferred knighthood
upon Rt. Hon. Edward Henry Carson, the
newly appointed solicitor general.
SAVANNAH, GA., WEDNESDAY. MAY 10, 1900.
RESULTS IN MANY COUNTIES.
RETURNS FROM GEORGIA'S DEMO
CRATIC PRIMARIES.
Conici-eNKinan Lewi. AVlna Frum
Jndsr Fort In the Third Which
Hud the Only Congresnional Con
test in the State~-RcKtiits in Fulton
County Much Interest In the
Jnilge mid SoUeitorship Race. AH
Over the State.
Atlanta, May 15.—Democratic white pri
maries were held throughout Georgia to
day for the choice of United States sen
ator, congressmen from the eleven dis
tricts, Governor and other State House
officers, members of the general assembly
and many judges and county officers.
The Legislature elected to-day insures
the return of United States Senator Ba
con and returns now in insure the re-elec
tion of the entire Georgia delegation in
the House of Representatives.
The only congressional contest in to
day's primaries wae in the Third district,
but there Lewis, the present incumbent,
won easily from Judge Fort. The action
of the primaries is equivalent to an elec
tion.
Gov. Candler and the other state offi
cers will remain In office two years long
er and there will be no change in Geor
gia’s delegation in Congress.
Hon. Clark Howeli, editor of the Con
stitution, was chosen state senator from
the Atlanta district.
A good vote was cast In every county
in the state.
The following is the state ticket nomi
nated to-day: *
For Governor—Allen/D. Candler.
For Secretary of State—Phillip Cook.
For Controller General—William A.
Wright.
For State Treasurer—Robert E. Park.
For Attorney General—Joseph M. Ter
rell.
For State School Commissioner—G. R.
Glenn.
For Commissioner ol Agriculture—O. B.
Stevens.
For Prison Commissioners—Clement A.
Evans, Tom Eason.
For Associate Justices of Supreme Court
—William Little and Henry T. Lewis.
For United States Senator—A. O. Bacon.
The following are the principal lo ml
officers in Fulton county: For Superior
Court judge, J. H. Lumpkin; for solicitor
general, C. R. Hill; for congressman, Lon
F. Livingston; for state senator, Clark
Howell; for representatives, Morris Bran
don, C. C. Houston. Porter King and John
M. Slaton; for ordinary, W. H. Hulsey and
John R. Wilkinson; for clerk of the Supe
rior Court, Arnold 1 Broyles.
There are about 150,000 white voters in
the state, and with wain*. clear weather,
and no hindrance preventing them going
to the polls, the result of the primary
means election. In it, according to the
rules of the party in Georgia, only white
Democratic} citizens are a.lowed to vqf-e-
To-morrow the Executive Committee of
each county will meet and consolidate the
vote cast to-day, when the committee wili
name delegates to the State Convention
equal to twice the number of representa
tives in the General Assembly from the
county. These delegates are chosen fion
among the frier.ds of the successful candi
dates. At the State Convention by the
votes of the delegates the formal nomina
tions for state* and federal officers are
made.
In case of county officers the result of
the primary is a nomination without a
convention, which in every case is equiva
lent to an election. The candidates bear
the expenses of the primary.
A WARM RACE IX FULTON.
Labor Legislative Candidate Sur
prised Politician*.
Atlanta, May 15.—The vote in the state
primary election to-day was not as large
as Vice Chairman Brown predicted, but
whether this was due to the early primary
or the 1900 registration, does not appear.
The friends of Congressman Lewis here
are jubilant over his success, as are those
of Judge Gober In the Blue Ridge cir
cuit, and Judge Fite In the Rome cir
cuit. Judge Gober’s victory was especial
ly emphatic, his majority In two counties
alone, being over 1,000.
Many of the legislative contests have
been sharp and exciting, and Fulton’s
came in this class. The surprise of the
day here was the remarkable showing
made by C. C. Houston, the labor candi
date for the Legislature, he leading the
ticket. Morris Brandon was second, and
at this hour, it Is impossible to say wHo
will hold third place, ex-Jle preset, to five
Jack S’aton or ex-Mavor Porter King.
Nelms was re-elected sheriff by a large
majority ad Hulsey ordinary by less than
.0 toes. 9 ice lor Curt Judge J. H.
Lumpl'ln, City Ccurt Judge H. 51. Re.d
a; and Solicitor t’hailes D. Hill were elected
without orpoaltlrn Judge Andy Calhoun
was re-cle tul Judge cf the Atlanta Cilm
lr.at Court by a tinge majority, and Eu
gene It. Black was re-elected solicitor of
that ccurt by a hands me vote.
Palmer and Rosser were re-elected
County Commissioners thus continuing
tho control cf the county affairs In their
hands Tax Receiver Armlsttad was re
tlected ever hit optonnt.
There developed to-day an unusual In
terest in the legislative race. This arcae
from the sharp con est between tho pro
hls nnd antis, the former centering all
their energies itgainst the return of Jack
Slaton for the prominent siand he took
against the Willingham bill, while the lat
ter trained ihelr batteries on King, as it
was understood he would champion such
a hill If clecied. The conflict was nhnrp
and Interesting. It was stated during
tho day that Porter King would assume
the leadership of the next House for the
prohibition bill, and profiling by the pres
tige thus gained, that he would be the
Prohibition candidate for Governor be
fore the Democratic primary two years
hence to succeed Gov. Candler. As it is
openly sold that Clark Howell, a r<eog
ntzed anti. Is seeking the same place, this
would pit two Fulton men against each
other for the governorship, as It was
likely at one time would be done for the
presidency of the Senate. Hon. Porter
King was induced to stand for the House
and give a dear field to Howell. Friends
of the successful candidates are parading
the town to-nlghi with tin horns anil
making the welkin ring, those of Hous
ton being the most demonstrative.
Lewis is uenominated.
No Ilonbt About Hl* Winning Over
,Tmle Allen Fort.
Amadous, Ca„ May 15.—Reports received
to-night from ail thirteen counties of the
Third district indicate the nomination of
Congressman E. B. Lewis by an over
whelming majority, he having carried
probably ten counties. Judge Allen
Fort will probably carry Sumter, I.ee and
Webster counties by a very narrow vote,
his plurality in Webster being only 25,
while Lee's plurality for Fort is only 30,
Lewis’ nomination by a very large plural
ity Is absolutely certain. The campaign
has been a bitter one, and the victory is
complete.
For judge of tho Superior Court Z A.
Littlejohn Is re-elected without opposi
tion, as was Solicitor General Frank Hoop
er. J. C. Hayes was nominated for sena
tor from the Thirteenth district. For rep
resentative to the Legislature the result is
badly mixed to-night, and cannot be de
termined until the full vote is consolidat
ed, though appearances Indicate victory
for prohibition candidates.
, HOWARD FOR LEGISLATURE.
Prohibition Candidate Won in Ilnld
wln County.
MllledgevMs, Ga., May 15—In the pri
mary In Baldwin to-day only about 70 per
cent, of the registered white voters went
to the polls. These cast a straight ticket
throughout, not a single slate house offi
cial being scratched.
In the three-cornered race for the House
Hon. J. D. Howard was elected, receiving
as many votes as his opponents together,
Mr. Barnes being next and Johnson re
ceiving the smallest vote. Mr. Howard
is the Prohibition candidate, and his large
vote is considered a great victory for the
Prohibitionists.
Hon. John T. Allen received nearly
every vote cast, some scratching and some
voting for Hon. D, B. Sanford, the Prohi
bition Candidate who had withdrawn from
the race a week or mere ago. Mr. Allen
is opposed to the Willingham bill as in
troduced in the last Legislature, having
voted and spoken against it while a mem
ber of the last House. The primary passed
off very quietly, there being no jar or hitch
at any of tho precincts. All the county
officers who held office last term will be
re-elected.
HARDWICK WAS HKSBNIMTED.
Issue Was on Ills Bill Disfruncliis
iiiK the Negroes.
Sandersvllie, Ga., May 15.—T. W. Hard
wick lead the ticket for representative by
a large majority. The Hardwick bill dis
franchising negroes was the Issue in. the
campaign here. M. Fraitklyn of Tennille
is also nominated for representative by a
good majority. He advocated the Hard
wick bill. The two defeated candidates,
A. W. Evans and A. W. J. Wood, opposed
the measure, or were not heartily in favor
of it. The result Is a victory for Hard
wick. who has received the unqualified in
dorsement of the wtjPe people of Washing
ton county. A!1 tbe county officers wtre
renominated exe/pt the tax collector,
which is in doubjil
SPENCE SEERS Tt‘l HAVE WON.
Advices Indicate That He Will Suc
ceed Himself.
Albany, Ga., May 15.—Advisee from all
the counties comprising the Albany cir
cuit Indicate ths election of Judge W. N.
Spence to* succe and himself.
Tliontan County’# Ileanlt#.
Thomasville, Ga., May 15.—Twelve hun
dred and odd votes wore polled, probably
fifty of which wore Populists. Mitchell
and Wilkes were .elected representatives.
The vc<e was very close between Jonca
and Montgomery for ordinary and be
tween Singletary and High! for sheriff.
Returns from the country districts only
partially received. The districts so far
heard from gives Jones, for ordinary, a
majority of 11H; and Hi-ht. for sheriff, a
majority of 158. The vote 1# solid for
Slate House officers, Senators Ilacon,
Congressman Grigg3 and Sol citor
Thomas.
SULLIVAN FOR THE SENATE.
Richmond's Legislators to lie Gary
Mnllierlu and O'Connell.
Augusta, May 15.—The count in the large
city wards is very slow, but tho vote Is
sufficiently counted to insure tho election
of P. J. Sullivan to tho Senate; W. T.
Gary, P. M. Mulherln and Dennto O’Con
nell, labor candidate, to the Legislature,
and Joseph S. Reynolds solicitor general.
In the county officers’ contest the pres
ent Incumbents are re-elected, Wiih only
Sheriff O’Connor in doubt. He has 45
majority, wiih three wards yet to hear
from.
RESULTS NOT KXIHVN IN 11111(1.
Polhill Seems to Lend for Solicitor
General.
Macon, May 15.—There is nothing defi
nite about the primary. Hall, Carling,
Kllbum and Felton are ahead in the legis
lative race, the chances being between
Hall and Carling for third place. ElUs
may beat Steed by a small majority for
the state Senate. Folhtll seems to lead for
nolioltor In this county. The returns will
r.ot be in until to-morrow afternoon.
How It Went In Lowndes.
Valdosta, Ga., stay 15.—There was no op
position here, except for eheriff and Coun
ty Commissioners. A fair vote was polled
throughout the county. J. F. Passmore,
the Incumbent for shi-rlff. leads Noah
Skipper by a few votes with three doubt
ful precincts to hear from. It Is believed
that Passmore Is renominated by a small
majority. It Is not known yet who the
commissioners will he. Brantley for con
gressman and all of the state officers re
ceived a full vote. Ousley was renomi
nated for the leglslatute without opposi
tion.
Contests In Muscogee.
Columbus, May 15.—At 10 o'clock 500 of
the total vote of 2,200 had been counted.
John D. Little wins for representative by
a largo majority. B. 8. Miller leads for
second place. Hon. Thomas Chappell was
nominated for stale senator without op
position. All the old county officers win
except Pou for ordinary and Andrews for
tax collector. These races are close and
the official count will probably be neces
sary to settle the contest. Redd now has
slight lead for ordinary and Marcus small
lead for lax ebllector.
1 a. m.—Hon. William Redd, Jr., will
be nominated for ordinary by 100 votes.
The count Is not yet over and the result
(Continued on Sixth Page.)
MAFEKING MAY HAVE FALLEN.
XO DOI BT THERE HAS BEEN Iltnil
FIGHTING THERE.
Fond Knoiiuli to Last Vntll June 10.
Sonic Tlilnk tin* Result Wns lu Fa
vor of tin* Rrltisli—May lit* No Seri
ous FiglltiliK l util tin- British
Reach Pretoria lpnnloii Paper*
Criticise Reception of Boer En
voy's at Xew York.
London, May 16, 4:30 a. m.—" Food will
last until about June 10,” Is the last offi
cial word from Col. Buden-Powell, the
British commander at Mafeklng, sent to
Lord Roberts under date of May 7. Five
days later the Boers attempted to storm
the town, and It Is possible that they suc
ceeded, although nothing Is known of the
attack or of its results except through
Pretoria sources, which have no counto
nance here.
The British relief column is due there
now. Ten days ago Gen. Sny man was
having difficulty In keeping the burghers
together, owing to the approach of the
British, and when the last Associated
Press dispatch left Mafcking on May 7,
the Boers had killed, on the previous day,
one of the horse guards, and had captured
several of Col. Baden-Powell’s few re
maining horses.
Maj. F. D. Balllle has sent to the Morn
ing Post, from Mnfektng, under date of
May 7, this message:
“This morning the Boers attacked us.
Rofult as usual. There la an aching void
here. Pass the loaf.”
The Transvaal army has taken a posl
(lon at Blunuwbaschdoorr pass, near Hell
bron road station, fifty miles north of
Kroonstad. Its read guard is mill hold
ing the hills north of the Valsch river,
while the Beer ecouts are In touch with
British reconnoltering parties, twenty
miles north of Kroonstad.
AVill Hold H’nrrismltli.
The Boers held a council of war at
Llndfey and British spies have learned
that the Boer*? decided to hold Harrl
smith os long ns possible.
Lord Roberts' Infantry is still at Kroon
slad. The railroad laborers are hard at
work and the engineers hope to have the
line repaired within three days.
The prairie has put on a russet winler
coat. The nights are bitterly cold, but
the days aro hot.
The Free Staters are surrendering In
larger numbers lhan after the occupa
tion of Bloemfontein. One officer of the
Transvaal artillery said:
"There will bo no serious fighting this
side of Pretoria, as Bereonlnglng, on the
Vaal, Is indefensible. Heavy guns are be
ing mounted at Pretoria, but Gens. Botha
and Llmmer are ngreed that ultimate suc
cess is impossible. President Kruger Is
obstinate and a majority of the Trahs
vaalers hold firmly with him.”
It is estimated that the Transvaalers can
still muster 30,000 men on the fighting
line.
Gen. Roller's Operation*.
Gen. Butler's advance, as his telegram
Indicates, was by the Instructions of Lord
Roberts, and it will cense or go forward as
l>ord Roberts may direct. Certain com
mentators affiliated with the war office
say that Gen. Buller’s orders to keep tils
Boers employed have been supplemented
by an order to drive them completely out
of Natal and then to move on Harrlsmlth.
Gen. Rundle and Gen. Brabant are tak
ing possession of the wide region around
Ladybrand almost without opposition.
They find the country plentifully supplied
with cattle, horses, feed and Hour. Gen.
Rundle Is reducing his transport and feint
ing his men and animals largely off the
country.
The Boers In that quarter surrender
daily, and it Is the expectation of the cor
respondents on the spot that the eastern
"I’etii-.n of the Free State will toon be as
tranquil ns the weslern. Gen. Rundie's
front is thirty miles long; but his forces
are so disposed that if any point should
be attacked, the troops there could be
quickly reinforced.
Cannot See the End.
Lord Roberts. In answer to a correspond
ent telegraphed Monday:
"It U Impossible at present to predict
when the campaign may end.”
The view of the other side le reported
by a correspondent to whom President
Steyn said:
“Sooner than leave this country to fall
Into Ihe hands of the Brltlrh I would de
stroy all of our houses and leave It a
desert.”
The relation* betw rn the Transvaal and
the P rtuguese appear to be strained. The
Portuguese consul at Pretoria according
to rrpor s from l.sbjn has been ordore 1
by President K uger to leave the coun
try. The Portuguese declaration making
food and clothing contraband has nearly
destroyed the u*efulness of Delagoa bay
to the TTansvaal.
Honor Joaquin Machado, governor gen
eral of Portuguese Eift Africa Is being
entertained at Beira, ar.d the British of
ficers who a*e passing through are show
ing him e urt sos. The Ll-b'n cabinet Is
understood to c-unt cn British protection
in the event of Boer aggression.
Ail the rnornlrg papers give long nc
cunli of the reception of the Boer en
voys tn New Tork. The Chronicle 'editor
ially says the meanest English tewn would
rot have cheered a Spanish delegotion
during our war or glv n It the city's free
dom.
Flighting nt Mafeklng.
A dispatch to the Dallj* Mall from Lo
renzo Marquez, dated Tuesday, says:
"There Js now no doubt that there was
desperate fighting at Mafeklng Saturday,
but It is believed to have gone In favor
of the garrison. All that can be ascer
tained of a reliable character follows:
“The Boers, using artillery, attacked
the town Saturday. Very soon the Kaf
fir location was Inflamed, some say tie
the result of shell fire, others as the re
sult of treachery. Fighting at close quar
ters became genercil, and, In the midst
of the confusion the Boers gained posses
sion of the Kaffir location, from which
point of vantage they brought guns to
bear on the town at close range.
"By an adroit move, the garrison, de
spite Its attenuated numbers, succeeded
In actually surrounding the party of Boers
who had captured the Kaffir location.
Revere fighting followed, but, according
to the letest reports, the Beers still told
the location, In which they are probably
surrounded.
"The truth is, I believe, that the Pre
toria authorities, knowing of the progress
of the relief column, gave orders, to Gen,
Rnyman to storm the place. As soon as
the location was In flames Boer bulletins
of victory were flying about everywhere
to encourage the weak-kneed burghers.
Boers who came down here yesterday
frCm Pretoria produced for the edification
of Incredulous Britishers two telegram?
by officials, one of which was signed by
Sny man, and said:
“ I was lucky enough to capture Baden-
Powell with 91*1 this morning.'
“There is no doubt of Ihe heavy fighting.
A telegram from the Portuguese consul
to Ihe gove.no. genera! hire confirms this,
and there is little doubt of the occupation
of the Kaffir siadt. Hut similar telegrams
were published at Pretoria about Lidy
smlth, and quite rerentl.v about Wepener
Just before Col. Dalgety wns relieved.”
FIGHTING AT ST,AND RIVER.
Rotlia Addressed the Iloera Before
the Struggle.
London, May 15.—A dispatch from the
I'oer laager at Rlct Spruit, dated Thurs
day, Mny 10, via Kroonstad, describing
the Zand river fighting, fays:
"Gen. Boltin, addressing the burghers,
said: "At this same Zand river Great
Britain in 1552 signed a treaty acknowl
edging the full sovereignty of the Trans
vaal. Now, a half century later. Great
Britain has for the second time proposed
to wrest from the Transvaal by force the
lights then fully recognized, merely to
grntlfy her land and god lust.’ "
"A report was received last night that
the British had crossed one of the lower
drifts. At 6 o'clock this morning the first
cannon shot proclaimed the opening of
the battle. The British hosts could be
seen advancing in solid masses. Their
cavalry hung on our flanks. Their infan
try were less easily discernible In the
grass. The sky wns clouded with smoke
from the burning veldt.
"The fighting began at Philip Botha's
position, above the railway bridge. A
British field battery pushed across the
river and bombarded the kopjes Philip
Botha was holding so heavily that they
appeared to be eloudeapped from the
bursting shrapnel. Under cover of this
cannonade the British Infantry advanced,
but they met with so hot a reception that
they had to retire.
"In the meantime the British cavalry
had crossed the river, moving straight
north. Gen. Botha threw the Slandder
tone with a battery of ennon to head
them off. The burghers got the advan
tage and captured fourteen of the British.
Unfortunately Just at this time, about 11
o'clock, the center of the burghers gave
way without cause. Upon this Philip
fiothn and nil the others gave way. The
Standderton and Bethel commandoes, with
the Irish brigade, covered the retreat <o
Kroonstad.
“Otherwise than, in the retreat from
It rands fort and the Vet river, the British
pressed hard on the retreating burghers.
All our cannon and commissariat were
brought out, and so far as knort*n, our
casualties were confined to dozen
wounded.”
BRITISH OFF! PIED 111 N DEE.
About 2,300 Boer* Lefi the Dny Be
fore for Glencoe.
London, May 15, 1:55 p. m.—The war office
has received the following dispatch from
Gen. Bulier:
"Dundee, May 15, 1 p. m.—We have oc
cupied Dundee. About 2,609 of the enemy
left yesterday for O'.cncoe, where they en
trained. Their wagons also left herie by
DeJagers drift and the Dannhauser foad.
Their Kaffirs say they were going to
I>aings Nek. Almost every house in Dun
dee Is compleieiy looted. The navigation
colliery Is all right. The machinery of the
Dundee colliers la destroyed. The houses
of the town are damaged, but are struc
turally Intact.”
COXCEXTB 4TIXO ON THE VAAL.
Snlil That Only 2,000 Free Stater*
W ill Fight With Boer*.
Kroonstad, May 11.—It Is reported that
the whole of the Bo- r forces are concen
trating on the. Vaal, withdrawing from
Blggarsberg and the southwestern bor
d rs.
It ts computed that not mcro than 2,000
F.oe Staters will fight on the Vaal. Rail
way communications with this place are
expected to be open on Thursday. The
transport Is working smoothly, the troops
ar.d horses ate receiving full rations, wa
t r s plenl ful and the h-alth of the
troops Is exce lent.
BUNDLE STOPPED THE BOERS.
.Completely Checkmated Their At
tempt to Go South.
Brands Drift. Sunday, May 13.—Gen.
Rundle has completely checkmated the at
tempt of the Boers to come south again
and the enemy are retiring before the
persistent advance of the British. Many
have been captured or are surrendering.
There were 150 of these yesterday and to
day, among them P.es dent St yn'a broth
er.
The Ladybrand district Is clear cf
Poors. Thty have evacuated Mequatllng s
Nek and aie now near Llndley,
BOMBARDMENT NOT HEAVY.
Iloera Around Mnfektng Do Not Seem
A*#cre*lve.
Plumer's Camp, Friday, May 4, via
Ootsl, May 7.—Natives who have drrlve l
hero say that the bombardment of Mate*
king on May 1 was not-h avy. Twelve
hundred and eighty refugees from Mafe
klng have reached here.
Patrols who have returned from the
northern borders of the Transvaal say
the*,* saw no signs of Boers. All Is quiet
here. The Boers regularly patrol tho
nelghhorhoo 1 of Mafeklng, but do not
seem to he dlsi os and to be aggressive.
HILLER AT BIGG ARNBERG.
Inform* NVnr Office of Hi* Pursuit
null Defeat of Boer*.
London, May 15, 1:30 p. m.—The war of
fice to-day furnishes tardy confirmation
of the Associated Press story of yester
day, telling of Gen. Buller’s move on the
Blggarsberg, In a dispatch from Gen.
Duller, as follows:
"Kemp’s Farm, May 15.—The following
telegrams sent to Roberts are now repeat
ed to you. They begin under date of
May 13:
" ‘ln accordance with Instructions to
keep the enemy occupied at the Blggars
berg. on May 11 I concentrated tho Third
Cavalry Brigade of the Second Division
and some corps of artillery at Sunday’s
river drift, on the Helpmakaar road and
directed Col. Bethune to advance on
Grey town with the Bethune mounted In
fantry, the Umvotl Mounted Rifles and
the Imperial Light Infantry. On May 12
Continued oa Fifth Page.
DAILY, $3 A YKAJL
5 CENTS A COPT.
WEEKLY I-TIMES-A-WEKK.M A YEAH
BOER ENVOYS AT NEW YORK.
EXPENDED A WARM WELCOME UY
SYMPATHIZERS.
Reception Committee Met Them nntl
Extended Them the Freedom ot
the CUy—Grent Enthusiasm Mania
tested I pon Their Landing: and All
the Way to the Hotel—They Will
Make Overture* Looking to Ameri
ca n Intervention.
New York, May 15.—The steamship!
Maasdam, with ihe peace envoys from
the South African republics, arrived to
day from Rotterdam. |
The envoys, Abraham Fischer, J. M. A.
Wolmarans and C. H. Vessels, were me#
by a committee, which went down the!
bay to greet them and later they wer
welcomed by a larger body of Boer sym
pathizers at Hoboken, where the Maa3-
dam docked. The Mayor of that city ex
tended a welcome to them and the party]
drove to their hotel.
The pier at Hoboken was crowded, fiagd
were flying and a brass band played patri
otic airs and struck up the Boer na
tional anthem, amid cheers and welcom
ing toots from the vessels as the envoyg
stepped off.
A procession headed by a band of musla
and the Mayor of Hoboken was them
formed and proceeded through the prin
cipal streets to the Barclay street ferry,
where the New York Committee of Oust
Hundred took them in charge and escort
ed them past crowds to their hotel.
When, told of the reverses to their arm*
and the advances made by I-ord Roberts*
the envoys merely shrugged their should
ers,
"We read these dispatches," said Mr.
Fischer, "between the line3; beside, wha#
difference does one or a dozen reverse*
mean to us? We never propose to step
fighting until wo have gained what wa
are fighting for— our Independence.”
“We should like to have the govemmen#
arbitrate with England," the delegate*
said, "and undoubtedly we shall go lo
Washington and try to have an audlenea
with President McKinley. If we cannot
Induce the government to do what we
like, we shall try 4o arouse the people so
that they will compel the government to
recognize us in that way.”
Mr. Fischer sold their future plans wera
still undecided, and that they would be
largely guided by events as they happen
ed. As it Is there are invitations from
the Mayors of sixty towns and cities In
the United Stoles, and it Is probable that
they will visit many of these placee be
fore sailing again for the continent?
They Talk of Their Mission.
The Executive Committee of the Citi
zens’ Reception Committee met the en
voys at the hotel, the chairman, Killlett
Van Renssm ler, making a brief speech
of welcome, in which he said that whtlo
the Boer cause did not tiave the sympathy
of the "upper ten and four hundred," he
cculd assure them of the nympathy of 05
per cent, of the American people.
Delegate Fischer spoke In part as fol
lows:
“We come to you with no pretense of
learning or eltgance; but to speak tba
plain, unvarnished truth as to conditions
as they really exist.
"If the sentiments I have heard to-nlgh*
could be voiced throughout your land our
Journey would have not been necessary.,
America would act with one voice. We
shall not be backward In our requests.
We are a young’ republic, but we are oni
the same platform for liberty and Inde
pendence as is this country. It Is no#
fear hat has brought us here; but wa
felt that neodle.B blood was being shed.
We come to your government and your
people; we appeal to no party, no aect.
We ask that the truth be heard and Jus
tice be done. That Is little enough for
even a little republic to ask. What Great
Britain wunts Is our gold and diamonds.
When poor they paid no attention lo us.
There must be some excuse for doing sow
and they talk about the franchise anj
many other things vague and false.
"We eomo to seek peace, but not at ahjf
price. We don’t Intend to be murdered out
of existence. We ask you that you Inves
tigate our caure. If you find It wrong
then we will submit to be made practical
slaves and give up our lands If we ara
right, then we want you to help us o
maintain the things we have won at great
sacrifice."
They Have Dartre Power*.
Mr. Fischer read a Pretoria letter an
notinelng that the envoys came here em-<
power, and In the event of all overtures fall
ing, to negotiate for the establishment of
an American protectorate over the South
African republics. When asked whether
tho credentials were broad enough to
piesent such overtures, Mr. Fischer said;
“We cannot make any statement as to
what we may be called upon to do offi
cially. It Is not that we cannot play open
cards. We have nothing to hide, but wo
might find ourselves soylng things pre
maturely.
"You may say, however, that we camel
here with very large powers. We have
not yet decided Just -when we shall go
to Washington, but it will be as soon ua
possible."
Mr. Fischer's attention was called to
the statements recently made that It
Great Britain conquered the Boers tho
vanquished farmers would emigrate ‘n
large numbers to the T'niled Slates.
“There are doubtless Individuals who
may do so,” he said, "but as people wo
are not fond of crossing the water. Wo
are, as It were, rooted to our soli. By
emigrating we might deprive ourselves of
tho opportunity of realizing our motto,
•If at first you do not succeed, try, try
again.’ ”
THEY COVIBM PLATED WAR.
A Letter From AKulunldo Which Ap
pear* to Prove the (use.
Washington, May 15.—The Preiident to
day sent to the Senate a letter from Gen.
Otis transmitting a translation of a letter
written by Agulnaldo to a filend in Ma
nila. warning him to leave that city. Agul
neldo's lexer Is date 1 Malclos, Jan. 7,
l‘l<9, and is addressed to Senor Bonlto Le
gardo. In It Aguinuldo says:
"I beg you to leave Manila with your
family ar.d to come hers to Malolos. but
not because X wish to frighten you. I
merely wish to wain you for your satis
faction, although it is not yet the day or
tho week.”
in his communication of transmittal
Gen. Otis rays:
“The letter Is forwarded to meet still
further the absurd charge that the Amer
ican authorities In Manila Inaugurated the
war.”
Of n. Oils also ttales that this letter Is
or.e of a number written by Agulnaldo to
his friends In Manila warning them to
leave the city for thrlr safety. He adds
that many families left the city In conse
quence of these warnings.