Newspaper Page Text
ALL IS MYSTERY
AND SUSPENSE
Roberts’ Arrival In Africa
Does Not Relieve Fears.
SILENCE IN WAR OFFICE
On Bailer’s Movements and Strategy De¬
pend the Safety of Beleaguered
Garrison at Ladysmith.
A London special under date of
January 15th says: Lord Roberts’
enigmatical announcement, “No
change in the situation,” does nothing
to allay public auxiety or to explain
the mystery surrounding General Bul
ler’s movement on the Tugela river,
and although there is a disposition to
regard the dispatch as disposing of
Saturday’s adverse rumors, the week
has opened in a state of suspense, al¬
most equal to that of last week, be¬
cause it is recognized that failure in
General Buller’s present attempt
would seal the fate of Ladysmith.
Presumably “no change in the sit¬
uation” refers to previous dispatches
sent to the war office, which have not
yet been revealed to the public. Ex¬
cept the announcement of the seizure
of Potgleter’s Drift, aud of the ad¬
vance of General Warren, there has
been no news from the Tugela for
a week. A ray of hope is in the fact
that the silence prevails from the
Boer side. Thus it may perhaps be
fairly inferred that General Buller has
■not yet met a serious check.
If the anuouncemeut of General
Warren’s movement be correct, it is
evident that General Buller’s forces
are spread over a very wide front—
perhaps twenty-five miles—and in the
event of a sudden fall of the river his
operations might be full of danger. It
is believed that General Buller has no
good survey map of the district. This
will add to his difficulties. General
Charles Warren’s advance probably
means an fittempt to sieze Hangwane
hill, the main post of the Boers south
of the Tugela. Upon the success or
failure of these operations depends
the whole future of the campaign.
the result is known, Lord Rob¬
erts wflTfee'tifiabl®-t© decide-how to
dispose the two divisions and the re¬
inforcements now arriving.
The news from other points is of no
great importance. Boer accounts tell
of another sortie from Kimberley,
January 9th, in the direction of Kam
fers dam, with a brief exchange of
firing, but no result. A heavy detona¬
tion was beard on January 8th within
Kimberley. Mail
A dispatch to The Daily from
Modder river, dated January 10th,
gives a rumor that Kimberley was be¬
ing bombarded.
Bastards Nek, mentioned in Lord
Roberts’ dispatch as the locality of
reconnaissance, is northwest of Coles
berg.
Doubts are beginning to be raised
whether it will be possible to get to¬
gether anything like 10,000 yeomanry.
Only a very small percentage of the
applicants satisfy the standard of rid¬
ing and shooting. A large number of
officers from the Egyptian army have
just left Cairo for South Africa to re¬
place those killed and wouuded.
editorsTwere shot.
Denver Attorney Attempts to "Clean
Out’’ a Newspap ;r Office.
At Denver,Col., Saturday, Frederick
C. Bonfils and H. H. Tammen, propri¬
etors of The Evening Post, were both
shot in their office by W. W. Ander¬
son, a prominent local attorney. It
is not believed that either was mortal¬
ly injured.
It is understood that Anderson ob¬
jected to something that bad appeared
in The Post aud demanded retraction
and that Bonfils aud Tammen both
attempted to put him out of the office.
Then he commenced to shoot.
* France Takes Possession.
The steamer Elf Brauch brings news
from Shanghai that French warships
have taken possession of Kwong-Cahu
Wah bay, where a boundary dispute
has been pending for several months.
SCHLEY REPORTS A SUICIDE.
Lieutenant F. E. Green of the Mont¬
gomery Kills Himself.
The following cablegram was re¬
ceived at the navy department Thurs¬
day from Admiral Schley:
“Montevideo, January 11, 1900.—
To the Secretary of the Navy: Lieu¬
tenant Commander F. E. Green com¬
mitted Buicide Wednesday evening.
Arrangements have been made for
burial ashore. A board is ordered to
examine the circumstances of the case
and report.”
No cause is suggested by Green’s
friends for the act. The deceased has
an excellent reoord.
BODIES FLOATING
ON ALL SIDES
Identity of Wrecked Vessel Is Hard to
Establish.
RESCUE WORK DELAYED
Duration of Stormy Weather
Proves a Bar to Investigations.
Advices from St. Johns, N. F •» un
der date of Sunday were to the effect
that the gale had not yet blown itself
out, and the sea was still too rough to
allow boats to get near the wreck in
St. Mary’s bay.
As yet there is nothing to show the
name of the vessel. Ten bodies have
been located among the rocks au:l
others can be seen floating about.
Plans have been made for recovering
these as soon as the weather permits,
aud it may theu be possible to get at
the name of the steamer from pieces
of boats wedged in the clefts of the
rocks.
A photograph which had been wash¬
ed ashore, apparently from the wreck,
represents a seaman wearing a cap
upon which are the letters “S. M. S.
Falke.”
It appears that the ship’s funnel
was banded red, white and black with
a white diamond. This funnel could
not be that of the Falke, as she, being
a North German Lloyd liner, would
have a yellow funnel. It is also
thought that the photograph might be
one of a seaman on the German war¬
ship Falke, or one taken while the
owner was on the other Falke.
The funnels most closely resembling
that of the wreck are those of the
American Petroleum company, which
are banded black, red, white and
black, and the vessel certainly had a
lot of petroleum on board, as the
ocean is covered with it, causing hun¬
dreds of birds to perish.
It is believed in New York that the
wrecked vessel is one of three oil
steamers chartered or owned by the
Standard Oil company.
ENTHUSIASM IN LONDON.
Departure of Volunteers Hade Occa¬
sion of Patriotic Demonstration.
Remarkable scenes of patriotism
were witnessed in London Saturday
evening after a short service held for
the volunteers in St. Paul’s cathedral.
Though many stirring scenes have
marked the departure of the British
troops for the front during recent
months, this outburst of patriotism,
on the occasion of the starting of the
London volunteers, was qnite unpre¬
cedented since the jubilee.
The vast audience was slow to dis¬
perse. Ladies stood upon the chairs
beckoning and calling to brothers,
sons and friends in the ranks, the lat¬
ter signaling back. A scene of great
animation ensued. The organist in¬
troduced a few bars of the national
anthem in concluding the voluntary.
The effect of this was magical. First
the volunteers and then the congrega¬
tion took up the strains, and the vast
cathedral was filled with enthusiastic
song.
These demonstrations were renewed
by immense crowds outside. St.
Paul’s churchyard and Ludgate Hill
were black with people, and it was
impossible for the volunteers to march.
Individual members were pulled out
of the ranks by their friends and ad¬
mirers, who raised them on their
shoulders and tuns carried them down
Fleet street to the temple. Those who
escaped hositing proceeded slowly,
surrounded by clinging women.
Afterwards at the various theaters
where the men were entertained and
yet fater ou returning to the barracks,
these scenes were renewed and the
streets were filled until midnight with
cheering people.
DEBATED THE ROUND BALE.
The Commissioners of Agriculture
Were Divided On the Question.
A spirited debate on a resohition
favoring the round bale marked the
final session of the Cotton States’ As
saciation of Commissioners of Agri¬
culture at New Orleans. The associa¬
tion declined to commit itself to ap¬
proval of the round bale, but adopted
the resolution so far as it appeals for
Improved methods in handling cotton.
M’LAURIN SERIOUSLY ?LL.
Retiring Governor of flississippi Has
Severe Attack of Pneumonia.
A special from Jackson, Miss, says:
Governor McLariu has been confined
to his room at the executive mansion
for several da^ s with pneumonia. The
disease has affected both lungs and at¬
tending physicians This repard the case as
very serious. is the governor’s
third attack of the disease during the
past three years.
Owing to the governor’s illness con
sideral change is made necessary in
the arrangement for the inauguration
of his successor, Governor-Elect Lon
gino, as he will not be able to be pres¬
ent.
SHIP WRECKED;
LIVES ARE LOST
Steamer Goes Down Off
New Foundland Coast.
ALL ON BOARD PERISH
After the Wreck, Vessel Took Fire and
Went Under In Flames—Rescae
Was Impossible.
A special from St. Johns, N. F • f
says: The wreck and burning in St.
Mary’s bay of the unknown two-masted
steamer, with its crew of probably
sixty and possibly some passengers,
all perishing, is one of the worst ma¬
rine disasters in this section for a con¬
siderable period. There is not the
slightest prospect that any soul aboard
escaped death, as the intense midwin¬
ter cold would kill any who escaped
drowning, and the ill-fated vessel was
of nearly 3,000 tons burden. She
went ashore before daybreak Thurs¬
day, striking a ledge at the foot of the
cliff, where escape was hopeless. The
crew launched the boats, but probably
during the panic some were crushed
against her sides, others being swamp¬
ed, and all the occupants apparently
perishing.
The ship was seen to be afire by
residents six miles away. Attracted
to the scene, they found the after half
of the wreck blazing fiercely, and the
forepart under water. Kerosene in the
cargo helped the blaze.
At that time only three men were
left on board. Two were on the bridge
and one was in the rigging. Those on
the bridge were safe until about 2 p.
m., when they were washed over¬
board and drowned, the bridge being
carried away.
The survivor soon after left the rig¬
ging, swam to the rocks and twice en¬
deavored to get a footing. Failing in
this, he made his way back to the
rigging, where he died of exposure
during the night. Many dead bodies
are visible tossing in the surf. Two
of them thrown up iu a cove cannot be
reached owing to the heavy sea. One
is thought to be that of a woman.
Boats and other wreckage are strewn
among the rocks for miles. Friday
was more stormry than the day before;
and it was impossible to reach the
wreck, which had gone to pieces to
such an extent that it had sunk be¬
neath the waves.
Residents along the shore made ev¬
ery possible effort to rescue the sur¬
vivor in the rigging, but lacking prop¬
er outfits they were unable to succeed.
A messenger who has just arrived
from Peters river, reports that a trunk
filled with women’s clothing has been
washed ashore there, as well as a gar¬
ment which is either a waterproof cape
such as used by a woman or man’s over¬
coat. Nearby was found some under¬
wear, initials evidently a man’s, marked with
the “J. J.” This seems to in
dicate that the ship had passengers.
ACCURACY NEEDED.
Association of Agriculture at New
Orleans Adopts Impor¬
tant Resolutions.
At Friday’s session of the Cotton
States Association of Agriculture at
New Orleans, General Jastremski of¬
fered the following resolutions, which
were adopted:
“Whereas, The necessity is appar¬
ent for the creation of a system of offi¬
cial reports emanating from officials
upon whom responsibility may be
placed for the accuracy of their reports
and estimates of cotton crops; there¬
fore be it
“Resolved, That the Cotton States
Associations of Commissioners of Ag¬
riculture does hereby petition the gov¬
ernors aud legislators of each and
every cotton state to enact laws re¬
quiring the county tax assessors to re¬
port at stated times to the state com¬
missioners of agriculture of their re¬
spective states the number of aores
devoted to the cultivation of cotton
and other products, the condition of
said products during the poriod of
cultivation, estimates of yield thereof,
the shipment thereof and such other
information relating thereto as may be
deemed useful.
“Resolved, Further, that the said
reports of ceuuty assessors should be
mado on blanks of uniform character,
furnished by said state commissioners
of agriculture, and it shall be the
duty of these commissioners to com¬
pile the said reports of the county tax
assessors monthly aud to publish the
same and transmit copies to the presi¬
dent of the associytion for compilation
and promulgation.”
The uext meeting will be held in
Raleigh, N. C., but the date has not
yet been fixed. Montgomery and Lit¬
tle Rock rlso desired the convention,
but wero defeated.
EXPANDING BULLETS
SILL BE USED
England Forced to Fall Back On
Deadly Lydite Shells.
OTHER AMMUNITION SHORT
Agreement Was Made That They
Would Not Be Used.
A London special says: Lee-Met
ford cartridges are running short in
the British magazines, and, according
to a semi-official report, the war office
purposes to fall back temporarily upon
100,000,000 “Mark IV” expanding
bullets, most of which are already in
storage in Son:h Africa.
The war office, however, has issued
a strict order to the volunteers that
the fifty rounds of “Mark IV” given
them must be used in practice at
home, none being taken to South
Africa.
After the public announcement that
no such bullet would be used in this
war, its employment, The Daily
Chronicle thinks, would be a serious
breach of faith, especially as the Brit¬
ish commanders have complained that
the Boers occasionally use such pro¬
jectiles.
The newspapers were reconciled
during the early days of the war to
cable censorship, taking it for granted
that full - narratives sent by mail would
supply all deficiencies. For some
weeks, however, even the mail corre
sponce that has arrived in London has
shown signs of habitual scissoring by
the censor. Pages are renumbered
without chronological or logical con¬
nection, leaving the happenings de¬
scribed quite unintelligible in many
cases. The editors acting possibly in
concert are laying these facts before
the public and insisting that they be
permitted to know and to print the
facts.
The Daily Mail formally accuses the
war office of “doctoring” in editing of¬
ficial dispatches before their issuance,
and cites particulars. The Daily
Chronicle avers that there seems to be
an official conspiracy against letting
the truth be known.
Although the number of deaths from
dysentery aud enteric at Ladysmith
have been published by the war office
since Saturday’s fight, nothing has
been given out regarding the losses in
the engagement. The war office as¬
serts that it has nothing to give out.
Arm chair critics who, in the absence
of reportorial or official descriptions
from the seat of war, pour fourth pages
of conjecture and opinion, conclude
that not much is to be expected of the
British hosts in South Africa until
Lord Roberts shall have had plenty
of time to think and fresh levies shall
have arrived. Time is working now
for the Boers. Each day makes more
difficult the three beleaguered posi¬
tions. %
Although the war office declines to
confirm the report that Lord Methuen
has been racalled to England, inquiries
made by a correspondent at Methuen’s
home in Wiltshire have elicited the
information that when he received
his wound his horse threw him heavi¬
ly and spinal and other injuries super¬
vened.
The thepry is now advanced that the
seizures of the German mail steamers
Herzog and General, since released,
were made on purposely misleading
information supplied to British agents,
the design being to embroil Great
Britain and Germany in a quarrel.
BLISS IS M’KINLEY’S CHOICE.
Announcement flade That New Yorker
Will Aspire to Vice-Presidency.
A Washington dispatch says: It is
announced in administration circles
that Cornelius N. Bliss, of New York,
ex-secretary of the interior, will be the
Republicau nominee for vice president.
The statement is made more authentic
by the formal announcement of Secre¬
tary Root that he will not permit his
name to go before the convention, pre¬
ferring to remain in his present cabi¬
net position.
Salary of Engineers Raised.
The recent demand of the engin¬
eers employed by the Lake Shore
road that the salary classification bo
abolished and a uniform scale of $3.80
be paid for a day’s work, has been
granted by the company
RELEGATE SILVER ISSUE.
New Yorkers Want Bryan to Pounce
Upon Imperialism and Trusts.
In connection with the approaching
visit of William Jennings Bryan to
Now York, the evening Post of that
city says:
“It was learned today that great ef¬
fort will be made to induce Mr. Bryau
to speak while here on the lines indi¬
cated in recent interviews by Eliot
Daxiforth, chairman of the Democratic
state executive committee—that is, to
make imperialism and trusts the main
issues of the campaign and avoid giving
uadua prominence to the 1« to 1 issue.”
“A Miss is As
Good as a Mile."
If you are not entirely well. you ar e &
Illness does not mean death s door, if &
a sense of weariness, a “ tired feeling " 4
life filled with nameless pains and suffer,
ing. In 907c of cases the blood is to blame.
Hood's Sarsaparilla is Nature's corrective
for disorders of the blood. member
ffic di NeverDrsappomts SctMop MiKo
Government Printing Office.
The new government printing office
will cost about $2,000,000, completion and it is
said that even after its it
wilt not be large enough to meet the
demands upon it. The height new building and
will be eight stories in its
floor space will be about nine acres.
The floors will sustain a load of 85,
000,000 pounds.
Thirty minutes is all the time required Sold to
dye with Putkam Fadeless Diks. by
all druggists.
A Youthful Schemer.
Tommy—I bought this dog to make money
out of him.
His lister’s Beau—How’s that? ten
Tommy—I expect you to give me cents
for tying himup ever’ time you come to see
sister. He's awful savage.— Ohio State Jour¬
nal.
_
Beauty Is Blood Deep.
Cl«.n blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar¬
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all im¬
purities from the body. Begin to-day to
banish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,—beauty for ten. cents. All drug¬
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, 10c, 25c, 50c.
Buller Dismissed the Giles’,
Sir Redvers Buller is credited with
being of that type of officer whose
‘‘butcher’s bill’ is rather more likely
than not to be large. That be is not
a person who will allow any ordinary
considerations to swerve him from
what he thinks is his duty was shown
at a dinner in his house not long ago.
A certain well known man was pres¬
ent, and told an anecdote which was
so “off color” that the ladies were ex¬
cessively displeased and distressed.
When dinner was over Sir Redvers.
rang the bell.
“Mr. A/s carriage,” he ordered when
the butler appeared.
“I do not expect my brougham so
early,” said Mr. A., and there was a
gleam of defiance in his eyes.
Sir Redvers did not reply, but he took
Mr. A. by the arm aud led him gently
into the hall. “It is time for you to
go,” he said quietly, and his guest
went.
A
Busy
Woman
Is Mrs. Pinkham. Her
great correspondence Is
under her own super
vision.
continent Every woman on this
should under¬ write
stand that she can
about freely to Mrs. Pinkham
her physical con¬
dition because Mrs. Pink¬
ham is
A worn mis
and because Mrs. Pink¬
ham never violates con¬
fidence and because she
knows more about the Ills
of women than any other
person In this country.
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has
cured a million sick wo¬
men. hood, Every almost neighbor
family, contains every
relieved of women
great mediolne. pain by this
PILES
“I suffered the tortures of the damned
with protruding piles brought on ov constim
tion with which I was afflicted for twenty
years. I ran across your CASCARETS in tlio
town of Newell. In., and never found anvthine
piles to equal and them. feel like To-day I am entirely free from 111
a now man. ”
C. H. Kbitz, 1411 Jones St., Sioux City, la.
CANDY
toacoitito if CATHARTIC -
TRAOB MARK REQISTtnCD
oStssss,
• •• CURE CONSTIPATION. ...
.. sterlliic K „ — tMi w Cl, taiga, So-tr., 1 H.« T.rt.
, 81*
M-TO-BAO