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THE ASHBURN ADVANCE
vou. vii r.
BOERS BEGIN THE RETREAT
General French Enters the Beleaguered Town
of Kimberley With Slight Opposition.
A FINE STRATEGIC HOVE
Good News Stirs England and
Praise For French Is Heard
On All Sides.
A London special under date of
February 17, says: General Orouje,
with a start of a day or two, is in full
retreat from Lord Roberts, moving
northward.
Gencral French, with the cavalry,
simply staid over aight at Kimberley
and tiien pushed on to get in touch
with the retiring enemy. A long Boer
wagon train is moving toward Bloem¬
fontein, followed presumably by a
large force of British infantry. Iu
their hasty departure tho Boers lost
quanties of supplies and amuuition.
Military opinion iu London is that
Lord Roberts will not push far after
the Boers immediately because of the
present problems and tho need of rest
for the troops. Ho has to feed 70,-
600 persons in his army and the whole
KvmboTley population. He must re¬
build the railway from Modder river
to Kimberley and revictual the latter.
General French lost a few men on¬
ly in action, but the forced marches
and heat have probably made many
ill. Numbers of remounts must be
provided.
Lord Roberts has wrought a genuine
preliminary success and the impres¬
sion ii that he has done anougli for
the present. He will need to prepare
for another strike. All over England
there have been evidences of public
joy. and public
In every theater meet¬
ing, around the railway stations and
in the streets there have been expres¬
sions of gladness and jubilation over
the news- The newspapers are edito¬
rially rejoicing. closely
Those who read the news see
only one disturbing factor in the Cape
situation, and that is the pressure of
the Boers toward Lord Roberts’ lino
of supply through De Aar, which was
never more important than now.
The Boers, under Commandants De-
larrey and Gobler, are making a per¬
sistent effort to penetrate to the rail-
•wav. They have pushed General
dements back to Arundel and have
outflanked him. All are within sixty
miles, or two days’ hard march of the
central railway. left
Doubtless Lord Boberts has
considerable forces along the line and
can send back more if necessary.
A special dispatch dated two days
back,and just transmitted from Chieve-
ley, says that an important move was
then pending there, although contrary
indicalions are found in the fact that
750 ambulance bearers have been tem¬
porarily disbanded and the further fact
that traction engines are arriving at
Durban from the front to bo sent to
Lord Roberts. More artillery is be¬
ing sent to Lord Roberts from Cape
Town.
GBN. FBKNCII’S MOVEMENTS.
The following from /tiet River,
Orange Free State, tells how General
French reached Kimberley:
“General French, in command of
the cavalry division and with a strong
force of horse artillery, left Modder
river Sunday morning for Ramban,
t w «lve miles east of Enslit, where the
whole division concentrated. The next
5av he made a rapid march to Riet
river, whore a party of Boers contest¬
ed bis passage at Dekiel and Water
Fall drifts. After some hours’ shell-
ing General French drove the Boers
ft w ft y and crossed the river.
“Yesterday (Tuesday) the column
continued its march to Klip and Rom-
j aTa l drifts on the Modder river,
where again a short engagement en¬
sued, General French shelling the
•goers vigorously and forcing a pas-
PftcjG. precipitately retreated,
•The Boers
five laagers in the hands of
tlie British, besides a great quantity
of cattle and 2,000 sheep.
“The rapidity of General French’s
mar ch, and the overwhelming nature
PLUMBERS ON STRIKE.
Thef Demand Wage Scale and a Shorter
Work Day.
The plumbers and gas fitters of Sa-
vanfl ah, Ga., are on a strike. They
want both shorter hours and increased
a£re s. They have demanded a nine-
hour'W ° ever want y fixed day at but eight Saturd hours »y*
bic b they They the scale
for a day’s work. want
According fixed at $1.50, $2 and $3 a
to experience,
jbe employing plumbers assert that
the s trike will not materially affect
them and declare, if necessary, they
get out their tools and go to work
themselves. can
Official Organ of Worth County. Orders for Job Printing Given Prompt Attention.
of his force, enabled him, in spits of
the difficulties of water transportation,
to thoroughly outwit and surprise the
Boers, the British casualties were
slight.”
_
MOLINEUX SENTENCED TO DIE.
Condemned Man Vehemently De¬
nounces District Attorney and
the “Jellow” Journals.
At New York, Friday, Roland B.
Molineux was sentenced to die in Sing
Sing prison during tho week of March
26 for the murder of Mrs. Katharine
J. Adams. He made a statement as-
serting that he had not been fairly
convicted, and that “yellow joural-
ism” had put a price on his head.
After denouncing the newspapers
and making quite an extended argu¬
ment iu his own behalf, the defendant
paused, either to regain his composure
or to control his temper, and went on
speaking with remarkable clearness
and angry vehemence.
“I denounce and despise,” he said,
“the act of the district attorney in at¬
tempting to villify the reputation of
the pure and lovely woman who bears
my name, It was the act of a black-
guard and a villainous lie.
“Now, your honor (to the recorder),
I am prepared for sentence. I am not
afraid.”
Recorder Goff, in pronouncing sent¬
ence, reminded the defendant that his
counsel had already presented all the
facts to the j nry tad that the court had
but the one duty to perform.
General Molineux was asked about
the fund which it was proposed for
him to defray expenses he had beon
under by the trial, and he said, when
inquiry was made regarding his ac¬
ceptance:
“Absolutely and under no circum¬
stances would I accept such a thing.”
The attorneys for Molineux have
filed an appeal, and the appeal will
stay the execution of the sentence in¬
definitely. Molinex will, however, be
taken to Sing Sing prison.
WON’T PAY CLAIMS.
Government Take. No Responsibility For
Depredation* of Soldier*.
A Washington dispatch says: The
house committee on war claims has
reported adversely the bill for the
relief of Eugene A. Stone, of Green¬
ville, S. C. This bill asked for an
appropriation of $6,992.50 for damages
to property by United States troops
during the war with Spain. The report
is of wide importance to the south as
it defines the position of the committee
with regard to the claim bills, hun¬
dreds of which have been introduced
this session from all states where troops
were mobilized and encamped.
Several of them have been offered
from Georgia, the larger number
coming from around Chickamauga,
Athens, Americus, Albany and Savan¬
nah. The report says:
“The idea that the Federal govern¬
ment is liable or ought in any view to
pay for the depredations committed by
soldiers is not entitled to serious con¬
sideration. The whole claim is for
depredations committed by soldiers
during tho war with Spain. The com¬
mittee reports adversely and recom
mends the hill to lie upon tho table.”
TRUCE IN KENTUCKY.
Effort Will Iiw Made To Consolidate Case*
of Contest.
A Frankfort special says: The agree¬
ment to postpone tho Taylor-Beckham
suit operates as a temporary truce in
the legal battle over the state offices,
and it is not probable that thero will
be any decisive changes in the situa¬
tion till then, unless the return of the
Democratic legislature to Frankfort
adds some unexpected feature.
A part ot the attorneys on both
sides held a meeting Friday afternoon
and discussed several plans for consol¬
idating the various injunction cases in
order to avoid a clash between the
different state courts iu which they are
pending, but a final understanding
was not reached.
BOER ARMY SCATTERED.
Robert. Capture. Eneray'i Laager and
Some Supplie*.
The London office makes public tli3
following dispatch from Field Marshall
Lord Roberts:
“Jacobsdad, February 16—The fol¬
lowing from General French was re¬
ceived this morning:
“ ‘I have completely dispersed the
enemy from the southern side of Kim¬
berly, from Aloxandersfontein to Oli-
phantsfontein, and am now going to
occupy their ground. Have captured
the ememy laager’s and supplies of
ammunition. Casualties about twenty
of all ranks wounded. i it
<< t Kimberly cheerful and we 11. » it
ASHBURN, GA.. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 524. 1900.
BRYAN KEPT BUSY.
.Nebraskan Speaks and Holds In.
formal Receptions In Tampa,
Florida.
W. J. Bryan arrived in Tampa.,
Fla., Monday night, and was greeted
at the depot by a largge crowd. At
10 o’clock Tuesday morning ho was
escorted to the courthouse, from which
point he was taken for a drive through
the city. he
At 4 o’clock in the afternoon
held an informal reception in the ro¬
tunda of the Tampa Bay hotel, and
thousands of peoplo who had pourod
in by every train passed through
and greeted him.
At 5 o’clock Mr. Bryan held a re¬
ception for ladies only and made them
a short address. Following this six-
teeu Cuban boys, dressed in native
costume, appeared, each bearing a
large cigar wrapped in gold and silver
in the proportion of 16 to 1. Tho ci¬
gars were presented to Mr. Bryan
amid the plaudits of the crowd.
At 7:30 o’clock Mr. Bryan was es¬
corted to the courthouso plaza.
Benches were provided to cover every
■inch of the ground surrounding the
stand, and the scene was liglitod by
hundreds of red, white and blue eloc-
tric lights.
Congressman S. M. Sparkmau in¬
troduced Colonel Bryan to the im¬
mense throng as the Moses who had
arison to lead the common people out
of the wilderness and place American
institutions on the foundations laid
for them by the fathers of the repub¬
lic.
Mr. Bryan elicited hearty applause
by anti-British remarks concerning
the South African war; said that trusts
meant simply the centralization of all
power in the end and the subjugation
of all not interested; while the Itepub-
licau monetary policy would result in
one central bank controlling all the
money in the coutry and all business
in consequence. The only safeguard
against this was the silver policy of
the Democratic party. He predicted
a popular uprising resulting in Demo¬
cratic victory in the next election.
GREAT JOY IN KIMBERLEY.
Blea^uered Citizen* Welcomed Rescuer*
With Great Demonstrations.
Advices from Modder ltiver state
that although the rapid march of
General French’s division was marked
by a number of conflicts, tbe actual
entry into Kimberley was unopposed. still
When tho British were eight
miles off the signaling corps intercept¬
ed a heliograph message from the bo-
Ieaguered garrison to Moddor river
saying: “The Boers are shelling the
town.”
The advancing column replied:
“This is General French coming to
the relief of Kimberly.”
The garrison was incredulous and
thought that the message was a Boer
ruso and flashed the query: “What
regiment are you?”
The reply satisfied tho defenders of
Kimberley that the anxiously awaited
succor was at hand and a few hours
later General French at the head of a
column made a triumphant entry into
the place, the people surrounding the
troops and intermingling with them,
cheering wildly, grasping the soldiers’
hands, waving flags, hats and hand¬
kerchiefs and exhibiting in a hundred
ways the intensity of their joy.
The inhabitants had been on short
rations for some time, eating horse
flesh and living in burrows under
heaps of mine refuse.
IN JOINT SESSION.
The Kentucky Democratic Legislators
Reaffirm Goebel’s Title.
The Democratic members of the
two houses of tho Kentucky legisla¬
ture met in joint session at 3 o’clock
Tuesday afternoon and by a vote of 74
to 2 ratified the former proceedings
by which William Goebel was declared
governor and J. C. W. Beckham lieu¬
tenant governor, and through which
Beckham, since the death of Goebel,
claims title to the office of governor.
The Republican members of the
legislature remained away from the
joiut session, having decided in caucus
not to attend.
The senate had adopted the resolu¬
tions Monday and the house Tuesday,
and the adoption of them by the joint
assembly, from the Democratic stand¬
point, puts the finishing touches as to
its action on the contests.
Senator Triplett and Representative
Grider voted against the resolutions.
APPOINTIVE POWER CURTAILED.
Mi.aU.ippi Executive Office Deprived of
Con.lderable Patronage.
A bill has passed both houses of the
Mississippi legislature taking from the
governor nearly all of the appointive
power heretofore vested in the office,
and providing that when vacancies
occur in any state, district, county
beat or municipal office the same shall
bs filled by a special election called
for that purpose.
The measure is a very sweeping one
and robs the executive office of a largo
amount of patronage which heretofore
has been used by incumbents as a
vehicle to farther higher political aims.
JACOBSDAL ENTERED
British Take Possssion of Boer
Towa In Orange Free State.
illUTARY POLICE PATROL STREETS.
The Utmost Order Prevail* and Inhatrt-
Show No Til Will Toward*
the Invader*.
Advicos from Jaeobsdal, Orange
Free State, state that Roberts’ troops
entered the captured town Sunday.
The utmost order prevails thoio.
Military police patrol the streets,
but not a stick of furniture has been
taken. A sentry has been placed bo-
fore each store, and the soldiers are
allowed to enter and purchase what
they require.
Everything is so peaceful that tho
inhabitants express the utmost sur¬
prise, as it had beon diligently re¬
ported that tho British occupation
meant instant looting.
Judging from the conversations of
tho inhabitants, the Free Stato is
weary of the war. It is openly said
that President Steyn betrayed tho
people. Whon the luttor became sat¬
isfied thero was no truth iu the stories
of the looting proclivities of the Brit¬
ish, the townspeople welcomed the
troops ns friends. Since the battle of
tho Modder rivor, the town bus not
been garrisoned, but has been merely
used as a hospitablo depot.
When *he Boers tired on the British
Wednesday, tho townspeople protest¬
ed. Although tho British shell¬
ing considerably frightened tbo wo¬
men, the shells were only directed
at a ridge beyond tho town, which was
intrenched.
The German hospital remains in
beautiful order. It is clean and sani¬
tary, and the wounded on both sides
are equally well attended.
A correspondent talked with a num¬
ber of the Boer wounded, and they ac¬
knowledged that the British move¬
ments had nonpulsed the burgher
commanders. Even now, it is added,
they are under tho impression that tho
sole object vas the capture of .Tacobs-
dal. When informed of the relief of
Kimberley, they were at first incredu¬
lous and then astounded. The landrost
remains in the town.
Other advices from Jaeobsdal stated
that General Oronje, with 10,000 men,
was in full retreat toward Bloemfon¬
tein with General Kelley-Konny fight¬
ing the rear guard and harassing the
retreat.
The Boers captured a large convoy
as a result of Thursday’s fighting at
Itiet river. The British casualties
wore comparatively slight in view of
the tremendous bombardment. Less
than thirty men were wounded and
but ono killed.
General French’s division was en¬
thusiastically welcomed at Kimberley.
The officers diued at tho club in the
evening. The news of the entry into
Kimberley has greatly cheered tho
troops, who are working splendidly.
ROBERTS ADVISES BURGHERS.
Issue, a Proclamation Urging Them to
Cea*e Fighting.
A dispatch from Cape Town says:
Lord Boberts has issued a proclama¬
tion to the burghers of the Orange
Free State, saying that he feels it liis
duty to make known to all the burgh¬
ers the cause of the coming of the
British as well as to do all in his pow¬
er to terminate the war, and that he
issues the proclamation in order that
if the burghers should continue fight¬
ing they may notdo so ignorantly, but
with a full knowledge of their respon¬
sibility before God for tho lives lost
in the campaign.
POSITION OF L.and N.
In Regard to tfko Political Fight In Ken*
tucky Is Made Public.
Milton H. Smith, president of the
Louisville and Nashville railroad, has
given out for the benefit of the public
the correspondence which passed be¬
tween the officers of his road and
Henry Watterson, of The Louisville
Courier-Journal, bearing on the Ken¬
tucky election for governor.
The correspondence is highly inter¬
esting, as it furnishes a missing link
in the tragedy of which Governor Wil¬
liam Goebel was the victim.
“BRITISH AIDED SPAIN.”
Such Is the Declaration Made By Pre¬
mier a tela at Madrid.
A special dispatch received in Lon¬
don from Madrid says that Premier
Silvela has declared in the senate that
previous to the war with the United
States the British government con¬
sented to let Spain have 8,500 shells
which were being manufactured for
her at the Maxims factory at Pla¬
centa.
The statement has created the
greatest surprise and is the talk of
official circles. Such a statement com¬
ing from the premier of Spain is cal¬
culated to produce unfriendly feelings
were it not denied on every hand.
DR. TRACY “CONFESSES.”
Tells Senate Committee He Only
Offered Bribe To Test
Judge’s Honesty.
Senator Clark, of Montana, 'was
again the star witness before the sen¬
ate committee on privileges ami elec¬
tions Monday, notwithstanding Dr.
Traey was also heard.
Dr. Traey, Justieo Hnut’s physician,
occupied the entire forenoon and a
part of the afternoon session.
His statement concerning his inter¬
view with Justice Hunt corroborated
the testimony of the justice iu all
essontial details except ttiat his recol¬
lection was that $50,000 and not
$100,000 was the amount mentioned
by him ns the pries which the justice
should got for having the Wellcome
disbarment enso thrown out of tho
stnte supreme court.
IIo said that Justice Hunt was an
intimate friend, and lie asserted his
motive to be, in taking tho course he
did, to tost his ability to withstand the
corrupting inilnenoe of money. He
had secured no funds from any source
to pay tho bribo suggested, and had
been promised uoue for tbut purpose,
Mr. Clark liecctsarily went over
much of the ground covered in his
testimony Saturday. He was cross ex¬
amined by Mr. Campboll and still in¬
sisted that he had spent no money for
corrupt purposes duriug tho Montana
senatorial campaign.
IIo gave a detailed statement of ex¬
penditures for political purposes dur¬
iug the legislative and senatorial con¬
tests, which footed up, as Senator
Turley announced, to $139,000.
Ho declared that liis only purpose iu
entering upon tho campaign was tho
overthrow of Mr. Daly’s rule in tho
state, which, lie said, was so tyranni¬
cal that he would not desire to con¬
tinue his rosidenco iu the state if it
was to continue.
UNION MEN IIILE.
Srtvuiinah lluHdm**’ Kxclntngft Decide Up¬
on a Locknut.
All union men engaged in the bnild-
ing trades in Savannah, Ga., wero
locked out at 6 o’clock Monday even¬
ing. This includes plumbers, joiners,
carpenters, plasterers, bricklayers and
painters. Contractors will endeavor
to continue work with non-union mon.
The Builders’ Exchange resolved upon
tiro lockout iu anticipation of a strike
of tho union men on March 1st.
The journeymen plumbers had given
notice to employers that (hey would
demand an increase of about 25 per
cent in puy, with a reduction of one
hour's time to the day.
Eighty per cent of tho building
trades workmen are affected. There
arc hundreds of water pipes burst
from the recent freeze and no plum¬
bers at work to repair them.
M A It K IIA NNA’S ADVICE.
Notiflo. Republican. That Office-Holder.
Are Not Wanted a. Delegate*.
lion. Marcus A. Hanna has notified
leading Republicans at Montgomery,
Ala., that it is considered by the party
leaders at Washington to bo desirable
that federal office-holders should not
be sent to the Philadelphia conven-
ton which meets iu June. Mr. Han¬
na’s idea is explained to bo that official the
rank and file should name the
heads of the party and not the offico-
holding machine. Practically all the
leaders in Alabama are office-holders
and the advice is perplexing to them.
ABNER WELL PLEASED.
President's Brother Knthnaod Oyer HI*
Trip to the South.
Mr. Abner McKinley, brother of
President William McKinley, returned
to New York Monday from a trip
south, taken for the purpose of look¬
ing into the industrial and economic
conditions in this section.
Mr. McKinley seemed to have been
not only deeply impressed, but even
enthusiastic in his observations upon
tho southern industrial actuation. He
expressed great gratification at the
cordial reception accorded him by the
business men of southern cities in
which he stopped, including Raleigh,
N. C.; Columbia, S. C.; Atlanta, Ga.,
and Charlotte, N. C.
“I suppose I might say that the
first impression made upon me.” said
Mr. McKinley, “was the lack of what
I might call the economy of land in
the south. I think in this connection
what is most needed in the south to¬
day is what Minnesota and the north¬
west already have, namely, German
and Irish and Scandinavian farmers. I
mean small farmers, and that is why I
use the expression economy of land.”
MONTE CHRISTO TAKEN.
General Butler Wire. That He If a. at La.t
Gained a Victory.
The war office in London reoeived
the following from General Buller
Monday:
“Chievri.et Camp, Feb. 19.— I yes¬
terday moved around tbe enemy’s
flank. The queen’s guards, who had
bivouaced on the northern slope of
Cingolo, crossed the neck, supported
by the rest of the Second brigade un¬
der Hildyard, assaulted and took the
southern end of Monte Christo.”
NO. ‘29.
DEAL LEGISLATERES
Are Trying to Do Business in
Kentucky’s State House.
THE DEMOCRATS STEAL A MARCH
Mitrslmll and Cnrtior Occupy Clmtr To-
gather —DfimocnntH Again Declare
Goebel Governor.
A Frankfort special says; The
Democrats had a session of the senate
at 9 o’clock Monday morning. Presi¬
dent Fro Tern. Carter presiding, and
adjourned to meet again at 10:30
o’clock.
Tim Republicans adjourned Hatnr-
<1 ay to meet at 11 o’clock and the
Democrats adopted this movo to got
possession of tho chamber first. Tho
senate convened at 10 o’clock, both
Carter and Marshall presiding.
The Republicans, recognizing Mar¬
shall, adjourned after prayer, and led
by Lieutenant Governor Marshall, the
Republican senators left the hall.
Tho Democratic senators, recogniz¬
ing President Pro Tern. Carter, paid
no attention to the Republican pro¬
ceedings and continued in session.
The Democratic senate then adopted
a motion by Senator Allen, of Lexing¬
ton, to ratify and re-afiirm the former
action of the senate by which Goebel
was declared governor. This prevailed
on a viva voce vote, nobody making a
demand for the yeas and lines.
Senator Triplett, auti-Goebel Dem¬
ocrat, voted with the Democrats for
the purpose of making a quorum. The
Democratic senators adjourned after
adopting the Allen resolution.
The house convened atuoou. Speak¬
er Trimble presiding. Mr. Hickman,
Democrat, demanded a roll call to as¬
certain the preseueo of a quorum. Tho
Republicans did not answer to their
names and only fifty-three of the sixty
Democrats were present. The contest
matter was not taken up.
SETTLItMKNT NOT IN HIOIIT.
Tho impression that tho contest
over the governorship will not bo end¬
ed till it ib fought to a finish in the
courts is not lessened by the action
taken by the Democratic senators in
their session Monduy ratifying their
former action by which Senator Goebel
was declared governor.
The Republicans who spoke for
Governor Taylor said that he would
not recognize as legal the proceedings
taken and which, it is anticipated, will
be duplicated in the house, but has
told them that he looks upon these
proceedings ns illegal and will not
quit tho fight until the whole matter
is passed upon in tho courts of last re¬
sort.
His position is that the former pro¬
ceedings being void, tbe ratification
gives them no legal vitality; that
tho legal presiding officer, Lieu¬
tenant Governor Marshall, had de¬
clared the session adjourned whon
the vote in question was taken, and
thnt the vote should have been taken
by yeas and nays, as in the case ol a
hill or joint resolution.
Negotiations to settle the conflict
between Lieutenant Governor Mar¬
shall and Senator Carter over the
chair in the senate went on again Mon¬
day afternoon, but no agreement has
been reached so far. There was talk
amoDg the Democratic senators Mon-
day night of voting on tbe ratification
resolutions Tuesday in the senate by
yens and nays. Those resolutions
Monday received the support of
twenty-one senators, two more than •
quorum.
MISSING CASHIER RETURNS.
Warnoll Declare. HI* Mind Wm In a
Blank Condition.
Walter L. Warnell, cashier of the
Bank of Adel, Ga., who mysteriously
disappeared from that place which January
11th under circumstances led
to the belief that he had wandered oft
in a spell of temporary mental aberra¬
tion, arrived in Atlanta Sunday morn¬
ing.
The story be tells is altogether a re¬
markable one. He says that from the
time he stepped on board the train
which carried him from Adel on the
morning of January 11th until two
weeks ago, when he woke up sick in a
boarding houso in Louisville, his
mind was a blank, and he remembers
absolutely nothing of what he did dtur*
ing that interval of time.
DEMOCRATS REACH DECISION.
Beckham*. Follower. Agree to Meet I*
Frankfort.
The adjournment of the DemooratiO
legislature at Louisville Saturday to
meet in Frankfort revives interest in
the political contest and promises to
put an end to the lull which has pre¬
vailed daring the last few days.
There were more Democratic mem¬
bers in Frankfort Saturday night
than had been together at any one
time since they adjourned and fled to
Cincinnati, Louisville and other points
to avoid being arrested by the militia
and taken to London, where the Re¬
publican legislature was then sitting.
