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THE ASHBURN ADVANCE
Vill,. VIII.
DEFEATED, DULLER RETIRES
Mis Attempt to Rescue Ladysmith Proved to
Be a Dismal Failure.
CAPTURED KOPJE GIVEN UP
Boers Were On Both Flanks and
Position Was Hade Impos¬
sible to Hold.
London accepts as true the Boer
statement that General Buller has
once again failed to succor the be-
leagured inhabitants of Ladysmith.
These statements were passed by the
British censor at Aden and are read in
the light of Mr. Balfour’s announce¬
ment in the commons that General
Buller is not pressing his advance.
Mr. Winston Churchill wires that
Vaalkrantz was impracticable, for the
guns which were needed to support a
further advance. His cablegram leaves
General Buller on Tuesday night send¬
ing a fresh brigade to relieve the tired
soldiers of Vaalkrantz.
The descriptive writers with Gen¬
eral Buller were allowed a rather free
hand again iu explaining the ugly po¬
sition which the British held and the
natural obstacles which had to be
overcome. So it is easier to infer that
with Boer riflemen and artillery de¬
fending them, these hills, ravines and
jungles have not been overcome and
thus the public is prepared iu advance
for bad news.
Heliograms from Ladysmith dated
Monday describe the effect General
Buller’s cannonade had on the worn
garrison. Hope ran high that the long
period of inactivity and tedium was
drawing to a close. The crash of guns
was almost continuous for ten hours
and at times it seemed as though as
many as twenty shells burst in a min¬
ute.
BRITONS WERE OUTFLANKED.
A dispatch dated Frere Camp Feb.
8, probably written with the advanced
lines, says:
“The forces of the enemy our on both
our flanks and continue to render our
position extremely difficult to main¬
tain.”
This makes evident that General
Buller after devoting Wednesday to
bringing more artillery and troops
across the Tugela, was badly in need
of re-enforcements. It is more patent
that it is impossible for him to advance
until the artillery has beeu enabled to
take up forward positions for tbe pur¬
pose of subduing tbe Boer guns on
both flanks.
Almost all the critics now point out
that the mere pushing through to
Ladysmith without securing a decisive
victory on the way there would only
add danger to what is already a criti¬
cal situation.
Another Frere camp dispatch says a
Boer prisoner asserts that the burgh¬
ers expected General Buller to cross
at Skiets drift and that thousands of
Boers were being posted at Doom
kloof to oppose such a passage, while
on the captured hill there were only a
few hundred Johannesburghers. This
tends to increase the anxiety of those
who believe that General Buller has
scarcely begun tbe serious part of his
advance.
RETIRE FROM KOPJE.
The British who were in possession
of tbe kopje at Molons drift abandoned
it after a bombardment by Boer can¬
non Thursday morning and retired
across the Tugela river to their former
position. ___
JEFFRIES AND CORBETT.
Will Meet Before National Atletliic Club
In San Francisco.
Tho twenty-five round battle be¬
tween James J. Corbett and James
J. Jeffries for the world’s heavyweight
championship will take place before
the National Athletic club of San
Francisco on or about April 1 next,
William A. Brady aud George Con-
sidine, the respective managers of the
two principals, met in New York for
the purpose of selecting a location for
a battle ground, and after a brief con¬
ference, decided to accept the offer of
the Calforinia organization, which is
75 per cent of the gross receipts.
FREE COINAGE SUBSTITUTE
To Financial Bill la Introduced By Sena¬
tor Jonea.
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, has in¬
troduced a free silver coinage substi-
tute for the pending currency bill.
The substitute provides that “from
and after the passage of this act the
mints of the United States shall be
open to the coinage of silver and there
shall be coined dollars of the weight
of 412$ grains, troy, of standard silver
9-10 fine as provided by the act
January 18, 1837, and upon the same
terms and subject to the limitations
and provisions of law regulating the
coinage and legal tender qualitv of
gold.”
Official Organ of Worth County. Orders for Job Printing Civen Prompt Attention.
FUNERAL OF GEN. LAWTON.
Remains of Ideal American Sol¬
dier Laid to Rest In Arlington
Cemetery.
A Washington special says: Major
Henry W. Lawton was buried Friday
iu the National cemetery at Arlington
The services at the grave were pre¬
ceded by those at the Church of the
Covenent in tho city, where President
H. M. Stryker, of Hamilton college,
delivered a funeral oration that has
seldom been equaled in beauty of ex¬
pression, nOr could it li8ve been in
more perfect accord with the spirit of
the solemn occasion that called it
forth.
Never in the history of the capital
has there been a more representative
gathering of the nation’s official life to
pay a last tribute to the nation’s hon¬
ored dead. No mark of military pomp
and ceremony. that the regulations
could provide was wanting to render
the occasion solemn and impressive.
Nearly all the available troops of the
regular military remaining in this
country were called out. Three thou¬
sand men, infantry, cavalry and artil¬
lery, followed the flag-draped caisson
to the grave.
Lawtou was to the people the ideal
American soldier whose exploits in
three wars made his name a household
word and who being a soldier, first and
only, died in the line of duty, leaving
nothing to his children but the herit¬
age of an honored name.
It was in tribute to this soldier’s
ideal that American generosity for
weeks past had swelled the “Lawton
Fund” beyond all expectations of its
originators, and in further tribute Fri¬
day that the great ourpouring of peo¬
ple filled the streets long before the
hour when the services at the Church
of the Covenant were to commence.
But mere official formula} were
dwarfed beside the deep popular demon¬
stration that the burial of the dead sol¬
dier called forth. Every department
of the government paid its official
tribute. Flags hung at half mast.
The president aud his cabinet, rep¬
resentatives of the supreme court, of
the house and senate, and of the army
and navy, all combined to fill the
darkened church to its utmost. But
these official representatives of the
people were lost in the great crowds
that surrounded the church and lined
the streets along which the procession
passed.
President McKinley was among the
early comers, accompanied by the
secretary of war. They came to the
church with Adjutant General Corbin,
who, assisted by Colonel John Bing-
ham, had charge of the official arrange-
meats. The secretary of the navy,
the secretary of the interior, the at-
torney general and secretary of agri-
culture were also there.
The supreme court was represented
by Chief Justice Fuller and several of
the associate justices. Admiral Dewey
was absent from Washington, but was
represented by Captain A. S. Barker.
Ex-Secretary Alger was also present
by proxy, having sent from Michigan
Mr. Victor Mason, his secretary while
iu the war department, who brought a
great wreath of flowers for the already
overladen casket.
The Presbyterian burial service was
read by Rev. Hamlin, pastor of the
church, and President Stryker then
arose to deliver the oration.
After the oration the casket, light-
ened of part of its burden of flowers,
was lifted to the shoulders of troopers
borne down the aisle to the street
past the great crowd outside and
raised to the caisson waiting ° at the
door
The waiting ranks of the cavalry
moved forward and closed about it as
a guard of honor and formed into line.
Then with a rumble of wheels and a
clash of trace chains, field and siege
batteries joined the procession,
the hero of three wars moved on his
last march to his Anal resting place on
JomJc tt- glnm • - * i ai.
PARTIAL CONFESSION MADE.
Prisoner Throwa Some Light on the As*
aaaainatlon of Goebel.
Two men suspected of complicity in
4he murder of Governor Goebel were
arrested in a boarding house at F rank-
Iriday. Their names are Silas
Jones, of Whitley county, and Gotta-
chalk, of Nelsoa county.
The authorities expect to obtain _ im-
portant evidence from Jones, who has
already made a partial confession. He
declares that he personally knows
nothing of the crime, but says that
Harlan Whittaker, who was arrested
immediately after the shooting knows
a great deal about the crime.
ASHBURN, GA.. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 17. 1!)»».
A VIGOROUS PLATFORM
Adopted By the Anti-Trust League
At Conference Held In
Chicago.
After a heated debate Thursday
night the resolution committee of the
anti-trust conference, in session at
Chicago, decided to report iu favor of
government ownership of railroads and
for their seizure on payment of actual
value without payment for “watered
stock or other fictitious values." The
committee also unanimously favored
direct popular legislation as a means
of obtaining the result.
President Lockwood, of the anti¬
trust league, said that ho regretted
that William J. Bryan’s name was
mentioned iu tho discussions and de¬
clared it was his intention to keep
politics out of the conference.
The platform unanimously adopted
by the committee declares for govern¬
ment ownership of all public utilities
and natural monopolies, government
money, the referendum and direct leg¬
islation and the withdrawal of all pro¬
tective tariffs from all articles con¬
trolled by a trust. Among other things,
after urging the organization to de¬
prive trusts of their power, it says:
We make no assault upon business
combination, for diminishing produc¬
tive cost or augmenting productive effi¬
ciency. What we do ask is combina¬
tions for coercing producers and les¬
sening production. It is such combi¬
nations that constitute the trnst evil
and they we would abolish, root and
branch.
When oppressive trusts are exam¬
ined they are found to be combina¬
tions not for augmenting wealth, but
for hampering its production; not for
making things plentiful aud cheap,
but for muking them scarce and dear.
Their strength lies in a more intense
concentration of monopoly privileges.
Tho platform particularly attacks
the Standard Oil trust to which it says
monopoly engendering laws have com¬
mitted the regulation of tho peoples’
needs and rights in one department of
industry. “Their needs aud rights in
another have been by similar laws
committed to the beef trust.” A num¬
ber of set speeches were heard at the
morning and afternoon sessions of the
conference.
The night session was in the form of
a mass meeting, which whs held in the
Auditorium and brought out some of
the strongest speakers among the del¬
egates, including John P. Altgeld, F.
S. Monnett, Kamuel M. Jones, John
S. Crosby, George Fred Williams and
Tom L. Johnson.
Resolutions introduced by Judge
Fleming, of Kentucky, were adopted
by a rising vote, strongly condemning
the currency bill before congress.
A committee to prepare a memorial
to the United States senate against tho
bill was provided for and the people of
tho country urged to gather at court
houses, ichool houses and other pub¬
lic places to protest against the meas¬
ure.
SOUTHERN PROGRESS.
List of New Industrie* E*t»i,ilsh«d Dur¬
,„ e tho Pait week,
Amon . 8 the new lndustne . . . . * re P° rted . ,
the past week, the more important are
an acetylene gas company and au au-
tomobile manufactory in Virginia;
brick works - n Tenne8Bee ; bridge works
Alabama; ., , factory . . . -. North T
»“ a canning in
Caro^lina; coal mines in Arkansas and
West Virginia; a cotton gin menu ac-
tory in Texas; cotton mills in Arkan-
8a8 ’ Georgia, Kentucky, North Caro-
h” a > Boutli Carolina, Iennessee, a
? otto u 8eed o* 1 mill in North Carolina;
‘7° elec , t rlc h « ht P laot8 >“ T ? xas : an
electrical supply company in lennes-
8ee ! an electric switching device nianu-
factory in Kentucky engine works in
Virginia; “ ,l 8 1,1 «f°rgia i tud
South Carolina; foundry and machine
«^op in Texas; wo furniture factories
>“ ?or h Carohna; ice factories in
Kentucky, North Carohna, Tennessee,
£ exa8 -', and ,rr !* aUo “^mpany in
Texas; lumber mills in Flor,da Geor-
gia, North Carohna, Tennessee, Texas;
Virginia; a natural gas and oil corn-
^7 ‘. n ^ eBt P^spiiate
“ 1DeS *? Tennessee; a planing mill in
Mississippi; a shipbuilding and dry
dock company in Virginia; stave fac-
tory m Georgia and Tennessee; tele-
companies ,n North Carohna
aI ? ennessee, a ve iee fS 7
, Virginia.— .
Alabama; zinc mines in
Tradesman (Chattanooga, Tenn).
RIOTS AT MARTINIQUE.
White Resldenta of Fort De France Ap¬
peal to Island Governor.
Advices from Fort de France, Island
0 j M ar timque, state that the white in-
habitants of La Francois, being threat-
e ned with death by rioting strikers,
have sought refuge in Fort de France,
the governor having declared it irnpos-
B ihi e $o guarantee their lives,
The mana g er8 Q f the plantations are
requesting permission to organize
f orce8 G f military for the purpose of
protecting the persons who are kept
work, but the governor will not ac-
ce p$ the responsibility of authorizing
such a step.
CARNEGIE MUST
ANSWER FRICK
Charges Are Brought Against Steel
Magnate and Philanthropist.
HE IS ACCUSED OF SCHEMING
Business Partner Alleges He Wa5
Fraudulently Driven Out of the
Firm-Suit In Equity Filed.
A Pittsburg, I’a., dispatch says:
Henry Clay Frick filed a bill iu equity
Tuesday iu the court of common
pleas No. 1 of Allegheny county
against Andrew Caruegie and tho Car¬
negie Steel Company, limited, pray¬
ing first, for a decree that the pre¬
tended transfer of his interests in tho
company was and is null and void,
nnd that he is the owner of nil such
interest and is entitled in every law¬
ful way to represent nnd act for tho
same; for an injunction restraining
the defendants from any interference
with his interest iu the said company
and from excluding him from partici¬
pation in the care and management of
the assets and business.
The bill iu equity is quite lengthy
and as summarized by Willis Cook,
Esq., counsel for Mr. Frick, is as fol¬
lows:
In 1892 there were two limited part¬
nerships:
(1) Called Carnegie Bros. & Co.,
limited, with a capital of $5,000,000,
ivhich made steel rails and owned only
the Edgar Thompson steel rail iu
Braddock township, aud
(2) Called Carnegie, Phipps & Co.,
limited, with a capital of $5,000,000,
which made all kinds of steel plates,
structural material, iron forging-,made
the material and built bridges, made
armor plates and made material for
the same.
Carnegie owned over 50 per cent of
each of the old firms, and ho, with
Frick, Phipps and others owning in¬
terests iu each, formed in 1892 what
constituted a new partnership called
tho Caruegie Steel Company, Limited.
In this Carnegie retained over 50 per
cent and now has 58$ per cent, while
Frick has 6 per cent.
Both old firms were merged into tho
new, which had a capital of $25,000,-
000 and operated all the old works.
This new firm was under the immedi¬
ate care and supervision of Frick, us
chairman, from 1892 to December 5,
1899. It greatly enlarged thecapaoity
of its different works, enlarged their
output aud purchased other plants,
ore mines, etc.
THE ESTIMATES DIFFERED.
Iu November, 1899, Carnegie esti¬
mated tlie net profits for 1900 at, $40,-
000,000 aud Frick then estimated them
at $42,000,000.
Carnegie valued the entire property
at over $250,000,009 and avowed his
ability, in ordinarily prosperous times,
to sell the property on the London
market for £100,000,000 sterling, or
$500,000,000.
Iu May, 1899, Carnogio actually re¬
ceived iu cash, and still keeps, $1,170,-
000 given him as a mere bonus for his
ninety days’ option to sell his 58$ per
cent interest in this steol company for
$157,950,000. Frick’s 0 per cent on
that basis would be worth $10,238,000.
Frick now alleges, right at the head
of this enormously Successful business,
whereby at least in part he made for
Carnegie three enormous profits and
values, that Carnegie suddenly, and
with malevolent intent toward him, on
December 4, 1899, arbitrarily de¬
manded of him his resiguition as
chairman, and this without any reason
except to gratify Carnegie’s malice.
Frick, in the interest of harmony,
gave his resignation and subsequently,
on January 11, 1900, after Carnegie
had thus deprived him of his office, he
(Carnegie) demanded of Frick that he
(Frick) should sell to the firm his in¬
terest in it at a figure which would
amount to less than one-half of what
this interest is fairly worth.
Frick refused to sell at that price,
but offerod to sell and allow three
men to value the interest sold. Carne¬
gie refused this and left Frick, threat¬
ening him for not yielding to his de¬
mand.
FRADULENT SCHEME CHARGED.
Frick now alleges that after his res¬
ignation and at tho time of this last
interview, Carnegie was fraudulently
and secretly, without Frick’s knowl¬
edge or consent, attempting to carry
out a scheme, which, if successful,
would enable Carnegie, as Carnegie
hoped, to confiscate Frick’s interest in
the firm at probably not over 33 per
cent of its real value; that is, say, not
over $6,000,000 for what, on the basis
of Carnegie’s option, was worth $16,-
288,000. did
All this, it is alleged, Carnegie
secretly, and purposely to conceal the
knowledge thereof from Frick.
WOLCOTT GIVES WARNING.
Senator Says the Abandonment
oi Bimetallism Would Be
Fatal To Republicans.
The dual week’s discussion of the
ponding financial hill was begun in
the senate Monday. Tho speakers
were two Republicans, Mr. Elkins, of
West Virginia, and Mr. Wolcott, of
Colorado, and one Populist, Mr. But-
ler, of North Carolina.
Mr. Elkins advocated the passage of
the pending senate measure in a brief
but forceful argument. Mr. Wolcott,
chairman of the international bimetal¬
lic commission of 181>7, spokofor many
Republicans who adhere to bimetal¬
lism and his speech, earnest and elo¬
quent, was roeeived with unusual at¬
tention. Mr. Buller advocated the
adoption of his amendment providing
for an issue of paper curroucy by the
government.
A house hill for tho preservation of
the frigate constitution was paused,
tho measure providing that the ship
should he restored as nearly us possi¬
ble to its original condition.
The following bills on tho general
calendar were passed:
To construct a road to tho national
cemetery at Dover, Tonn., at a eost of
811,500; to carry into effect two reso¬
lutions of the continental congress
to be erected to tho memory of Gen¬
eral Francis Nash and William L. Da¬
vidson, of North Carolina, appropriat¬
ing $1,000 for each; to euoourago en¬
listments in the navy by providing
successful applicants with an outfit
valued at 845; to authorize ITou. A. S.
Handy, nt present minister of the
United States to Greece, Uoumauia
and Serviu, to accept the decoration
tendered him by tlie shah of Persia;
to authorize the following naval offi¬
cers to accept orders and decorations
tendered them by the government of
Venezuela—Rear Admiral W. T.Samp¬
son, Captain H. O. Taylor, Captain F.
A. Cook, Captain C. D. Sigsbeo, Cup-
lain F. E. Chadwick, Captain C. F.
Goodrich, Commander W. W. Mead,
Commander M. J. II. Dayton, Com¬
mander F. M. Symonds and Comman¬
der C. 0. Tood.
BEFORE JUDGE TAFT.
Application For Injunction of Kentucky
Flection CninmlMftioncrH !m Heard.
In the United States circuit court of
appeals at Cincinnati, Monday after¬
noon, Judge W. H. Taft heard argu¬
ments for over three hours on the ap¬
plications for injunctions against the
Kentucky stnle board of election com¬
missioners and the contestants for tho
state officers other than governor and
lieutenant governor.
The large courtroom was unable to
hold all who came to the federal build¬
ing for admission. Very many of the
visitors wore from the Kentucky side.
The plaintiffs wore represented by
Bradley, Wilson, Sweeney nnd Yost,
all of Kentucky. The defendants were
represented by Scott, Hendrick,linger
and Maxwell, the latter being a mem¬
ber of tho bar of Cincinnati and tho
others of Kentucky.
After the conclusion of I lie argu¬
ments, Judge Taft advised counsel
that he would announce his decision
so far as tho court having jurisdiction
in the eases concerned at 2 o’clock
Wednesday afternoon.
A T ULUGH AM FKOMBU l-LUR.
Gonorul Notifies Field ATnmliitl ltobertfi of
HU lia<l Plight.
The war oflico at London has re¬
ceived the following dispatch from
Field Marshal Lord Roberts, dated
from the Modder river, Sunday, Feb¬
ruary 11th:
“I have received a telegram from
Buller as follows, dated Friday, Feb¬
ruary 9:
( i ‘It was necessary after seizing
Vaal Krantz to entrench it rs the
pivot of further operations. But I
found after trying two days, that owing
to tho nature of the ground that this
was impracticable. It was also exposed
to fire of heavy guns in positions from
which our artillery was dominated. It
is essontial to troops advancing on
Ladysmith by Harding or Monger’s
drift 1o hold Vaal Krantz securely,and
accordingly we are not pressing the
advance by those roads, as I find we
cannot muke it secure. » ii
Ransom Holds Cotton.
Ex-Senator M. W. Ransom, the big¬
gest cotton growing North Carolinian,
is still holding 1,000 bales of the pres¬
ent crop. The rise has so far netted
him about $5,000.
OYER A MILLION LIABILITIES.
Farnou* New York Stock Broker Flies
Petition In Bankruptcy.
A New York dispatch snys: Anthony
W. Dirnock, twenty-five years ago a
famous stock operator, head of the
firm of A. W. Dimock & Co., bankers
aud brokers, Wall street, filed a peti¬
tion in bankruptcy Baturduy. His
liabilities are set down at $1,292,735;
his assets $150.
Russia Admits Coal Free.
On the proposal of M. DeWitte, the
minister of finance, the czar of Rus¬
sia has consented to the importation
of coal, exclusively for the use of the
Russian railways free of duty until
September 1, next.
NO. ‘IS.
WARRANTS OUT
FOR SOLONS
Taylor Decides To Force Attend’
ance of a Quorum,
BUT BECKHAM IS UNDAUNTED.
Democratic Executive Declares
He Will Protect His Contin¬
gent of Members.
Tho tension under which tho Ken¬
tucky Republican state legislature at
London has been laboring, especially
during the past week, reached a crisis
Friday, when tho following message
from Governor Taylor was received by
a member;
“Have warrants issued for mem¬
bers of the house aud put iu the
hands of sergeant - at - arms to
serve.”
Tho warrants wore made ont lato in
I ho day and given to Eergeant-at-Arnis
Cecil of tho house. A form of war¬
rant for absent senators was also made
out, but it was decided to withhold
tho issuance of warrants from tho
senate until Saturday, so that Lieu¬
tenant Governor Marshall could at¬
tach his signature.
The rigid secrecy that characterized
Thursday’s proceedings was maintain¬
ed, hut it was very apparent despite
all efforts to conceal it, thut all tho
legislators were laboring under a fever
of excitement.
The message from Governor Taylor
to issue the warrants was received
just before the house convened Friday
morning. Tho intelligence was pussed
secretly to members, and an air of
suppressed excitement became plainly
visible.
When the senators gathered in tho
seuate chamber prior to the conven¬
ing, several members from the house
joined them and were informed of
Governor Taylor’s message. The se¬
crecy that has marked the proceedings
of the executive sessions covered the
names contained in tho warrants. A
list of a number of members to be
brought to London had beeu pre¬
pared, but whether warrants were
issued for all of them could not be as¬
certained. Five detectives have ar¬
rived in London, and every effort has
beeu made to keep their identity a
secret.
Two of them are in the town in the
interest of the Democrats and threo
for the Republicans. Tho effect of
tho governor’s message was apparont.
Senator Cox said:
“Wo mean business. We will have
u quorum in the home and a quorum
in the senate. Wo will be in working
ordor and ready to transact business
by Monday. Further than that I have
nothing to say.” tho house
Late in the afternoon
warrants were issued and the excite¬
ment quieted down with the sudden
calmness that indicated an approaching
storm.
DEMOCRATS IN LOUISVILLE.
The Democratic legislature met in
Louisville Friday morning, having
present in each house a quorum of the
total membership. Governor Beck¬
ham made tho announcement that he
is prepared to protect the legislature
from arrest, and that he will do so.
These developments marked the
first steps toward carrying out the
plans announced some days ago by
the Democrats to set up a state gov¬
ernment in Louisville that have been
taken since those plans were devel¬
oped by the peace government.
Some commotion was caused among
the legislators by reports from London
aud Frankfort thut warrants were
about to be sworn out for the arrest of
euough Democratic members to make
a quorum for the Republican legisla¬
ture now meeting at London. When
told of this, Governor Beckham said:
“No member of the legislature
who comes to Louisville need
fear arrest. I shall not allow any
member of tho general assembly
to be arrested.”
When asked what measures would
be adopted to prevent such arrests
should they be attempted, Governor
Beckham replied that he was fully
prepared to protect tho legislature
and to arrest uny person who inter¬
fered with its members. Further than
this he would make no statement.
It is known, that since the appoint¬
ment of General Castleman as adjutant
general arrangements have been made
to provide a defensive force ample for
the safety of the Democratic state offi¬
cers.
The legislative sessions were held in
the court house, the senate meeting in
the chancery courtroom, the house in
the county courtroom. Twenty sena-
tars—or more than a quorum—were
present when Lieutenant Governor
Carter called that body to order. Reg¬
ular business was taken up where it
was dropped at Frankfort.
