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THE BATTLE OF THE BALLOTS
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BOTH KENTClCKy A/ND OHIO CLAIMED
By THE -REPUBLICANS.
Fasianists In Nebraska Claim That State
By a Close Majority.
Elections were held in twelve state*
last Tuesday, Ohio, Kentucky, Mis¬
sissippi, Maryland and Massachusetts
electing a governor and other state
officers; Nebraska a judge of the su¬
preme court and two regents of the
state university; Pennsylvania a treas¬
urer and a judge of the supreme
and superior courts; South Dakota
three justices of the supreme court;
New York, New Jersey and Virginia
legislatures.
Republlcnna Claim Kentucky.
A speoial from Louisville says: By
the combined effort of the Republi¬
cans and anti-Goebelites, Attorney
General W. S. Taylor, Republican,
has been elected governor of Kentucky
by a majority variously estimated
from 7,000 to 15,000 over Goebel,
Democrat. Returns received up to
midnight also indicate the election of
the entire Republican ticket, while
the complexion of the legislature is in
doubt
The weather throughout the state
was perfect, and more than an average
vote was polled, the total falling but
little short of the vote polled in the
last presidential election. Compara¬
tively little disorder prevailed, and
aRide from several arrests for alleged
violation of the election laws, the elec¬
tion was characterized by a remark¬
able degree of quiet.
Governor Bindley remained in Lou-
lsville during the day and had the
Louisville Legion in readiness for
marching orders. The militia was
called out after the close of the polls
to enforce an injunction granted by a
local judge, but the presence of the
militia was not needed and the com-
panies were soon ordered back to the
armory.
Goebel llai Not Given. Up,
A bulletin issued at 1 a. m. Wednes¬
day by the Goebel campaign commit¬
tee at Frankfort was as follows:
“We have not enough information
concerning the state to go into detail*,
but we are confident we have won,
though the majority is small. ”
Fu*ioni»t* Win In Nebra*ka.
A special from Lincoln says: It is
evident to both parties in Tuesday’s
fight that Nebraska has repledged her
allegiance to the fusion standard,
While Republicans are not willing to
admit defeat, early figures point that
way. There has been a steady falling
off of the vote of both parties, but
while the fueionists have suffered but
little, the Republican loss has not
been less than three to a precinct.
Mr. Bryan claimed Nebraska fox the
fusion ticket by 25,000.
The Contest In Ohio.
A special from Columbus, O., was
to the effect that at 12:30 Wednesday
morning the Republicans claimed that
their plurality would exceed 50,000
with over 100,000 for Jones out of a
total of less than 900,000. The Re¬
publican majority in the legislature is
larger than usual, but no senator is to
be elected.
Judge Nash was serenaded after
midnight at the Neal house. To an
enthuiastic orowd he made a brief
speech, saying that the Ohio result was
a message to Presdent McKinley that
his home state endorsed his adminis¬
tration and presaged McKinley’s re¬
nomination and re-eleotion in 1900.
The Republicans made their largest
gains at the homes of Judge NaBh,
Senator Hanna and Chairman Diok.
Democrats made their largest gain* at
the the home of Mr. MoLean.
Tammany Kleota Ticket.
The New York World's complete re¬
turns show a Democratic plurality of
60,000 in Greater New York, which
HANNA IS PLEASED.
He Mokes a Statement Regarding Re¬
sult of Tuesday’s Election.
Senator Hanna received the elec¬
tion returns at the Union Club in
Cleveland, O. At midnight he made
the following statement:
“Under the conditions it has been
B splendid republican victory. The
returns have come so slowly that it is
impossible to say just how emphatic
the victory is, but it is a magnificent
one. It was an indorremant of the
republican party and a splendid one.
The result, so far as this county is
concerned, has no real significance,
and while it is not pleasant, it is not
a surprise.”
TO CONTROL LIHE WORKS.
Company With $3,500,000 Capital
In Course of Formation.
According to a Chattanooga dis¬
patch 0 lime trust i* to be formed in
the south. Negotiations are now on foot
to control the production of lime in
all southern states, and the capital
stock will be over $3,600,000. Options
have already been secured on several
large plants. Eastern capitalist* are
at the head of this movement.
contains the four counties, New Y(fi-k,
Kings, Richmond and Queens. Tam-
many electa its entire county ticket in
New York by 45,000, carrying thirty-
two ont of thirty-four assembly dia-
f“^o“°. g h‘,°z;?hu». D .‘“ss
Howe, the county registrar, by 2,000.
Richmond gives 2,000 and Queena
1,000 Democratic majorities. Stewart,
assembly by 396.
Returns from state and city so far
received indicate the Republicans will
have about the same majority in the
next assembly as in the last, the Dem¬
ocratic gains in the city being offset
by lo*ses iu the smaller counties. In
113 assembly districts which have re¬
ported, including iweuty-nine in the
oity, 92 Republicans and 58 Democrats
were elected, a Republican majority of
84, and a Republican gain of 16 seats.
bomoernt* Win In Maryland.
According to a Baltimore dispatch
the Republicans of Maryland have
been defeated and John Walter Smith,
the Democratic candidate, has been
elected by a majority variously esti¬
mated at from 10,000 to 15,000. There
is a reasonable certainty that the low¬
er house of the general assembly will
be Democratic by a large majority,
and that the Democrats will elect
enough state senators to overcome tie
Republican advantage among the
hold-overs and thereby control both ,
branches of the legislature ;
The Democrats are wild with enthu- I
siasm, while the Republicans are cor-
respoudingly depressed over the re-
suit, which they are inclined to attrib- :
ute to treachery among the followers
of Mayor Malster and United States
Senator George L. Wellington. The
latter has taken no part in the cam-
pa gn and has not hesitated, since his
resignation as chairman of the state
central committee a few weeks ago, to
p re dict the overwhelming defeat of
the Bepubliean ticket.
The gold Democrats, as an organi- [
za tion, supported Governor Lowndes,
bu j they seem to have but little if any
effect ou the result.
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J>ou‘h Dakota « ep " bl ‘ c ""-
^ S*£ui D.k“ta h.S
?nd«fbv tdai^s 2 000 lm^leeis Thi ArJus Leader
firThe the state bv y than 10 ’ 000
for the Re Republicans. ubHca ns
Democrat* Have Providence.
The municipal election in Providence,
R. I., was a dull one and the rote cast
was light. Mayor Baker, Democrat,
was elected for the third successive
time by a plurality of about 2,100.
Last year his plurality was 8,400. All
but one of the Democratic candidates
on t be general ticket was elected.
r»*»] R.anltln TjricInlK.
A Richmond special says: The
Demoorats swept Virginia. The vote
was small but the victory was decisive.
ed^o small ^number'^of^ members of
the legislature. They did not make a
single fight
The election was for one-half the
members of the senate and the entire
membership of the house. No state
officers were chosen. The only issue
involved iu the campaign was the con-
test made by Governor J, Hoge Tyler
against the re-eleotion of Senator
Thomas S Martin The nominations
settled this and insured the re-election
of Mr Martin ’-
New Jer*#y Republican.
Returns indicate that the Republi¬
cans in New Jersey have carried the
state by about 20,000 plurality, al¬
though there was no direot vote on a
state ticket. Tho Republicans will
control both houses of the legislature
6y good working majorities.
Democratic Congressman.
One congressman was elected in
Pennsylvania Tuesday. In the ninth
district, comprising Berks and Lehigh
counties, Captain H. D. Green, Demo¬
crat, was chosen by a majority of
5,000 to succeed D. M. Ermen de¬
ceased.
TALK OF COMBINE.
Southern Naval Stores Interests May
Be Consolidated.
The plan to organize all the naval
store houses in Savannah, Brunswick,
Tampa and Jacksonville into one big
conoern is Btill the principal topic of
conversation among the business men
of Savannah.
The Central Trust Company of New
York is thought to be financing the
plan, but it is believed the Standard
Oil Company is the real mover in the
matter, as that company has bad its
eyes on the naval stores business of
Savannah for some time. Something
like $10,000,000 will be used in the
business.
OREGON LEAVES HONQ KONG.
Big Battleship Is Hastily Recalled To
the Philippines.
* A dispatch to The New York Herald
from Hong Kong says:
The battleship Oregon, which in¬
tended leaving Tuesday for Manila,
fired a recall gun Sunday and left port
early Monday morning, She is said
to have received orders to proceed to
Cebu. She was seemingly unprepared
for sea.
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parties
CLAIM VICTORY
Contest In Kentucky Now Seems a
Probability.
REPUBLICANS CONFIDENT.
Goebel Democrats Bay They
Have Carried the State.
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face of the returns of Tuesday’s elec-
tion show that a contest is likely to
Additional returns continued
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indicated a plurality of 6.000 for W.
S. Taylor for governor.
The belated returns wore mostly
from mountain counties which are
strongly Republican. The eleventh
district, which in 1896 gave McKinley
a plurality of 19,000, ia only about,
half reported. Eleven out of nine-
teer counties in this district give Tay-
lor pluralities aggregating 12,062, in-
dieating that the Republicans have
carried the district by about the same
figures as in 1896.
The Goebel people cling to their
claim of a plurality of 5,000 in the
state, these figures being the estimate
made by the nominee himself.
In view of the probability of aeon-
test over the vote for governor, the
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fnllnvvinor following sfofpmpnt. statement, niRiln made 1»V by TiVinir- Chair-
man Long, of the Republican cam-
paign committee, is significant:
“The legislature is close, but
think we have lost the house. From
semi-official returns from all counties
except twelve, and car, fu' estimates
from these, we have ca riel the state
by 8,000 plurality for T yl >r. ”
In the event of a contest it will
come before the legislature. This is
the case only with the offices of gov-
ernor and lieutenant governor. The
law covering this point provides that
a board for determining a contest for
governor shall be chosen in the legis-
lature by lot, the seriate selecting
three and the house eight members.
The decision of this board is not final
nor conclusive. It must report to the
general assembly, where further action
may be taken.
The developments bring the
lature into prominence because of the
propahility that it ultimately will have
t0 determhl ® i8 tp be the ' next
governor of Kentucky.
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CANNOT COMBINE.
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State of Georgia Secures An An In In-
junction 5n Street Railway
Case In Atlanta.
At Atlanta, Oa., „ rp ruesday, , Judge T ,
John S. Candler of the Fulton supe-
rior court rendered bis decision and
opinion in the case of the .state of
Georgia seeking to enjoin the Tr"«t
Company of Georgia, the Atlanta Rail-
way aud Power Company, the Consol-
idated Street Railway Company and
th@ Atlgnta Raihvay Company from
perfecting an alleged consolidation for
the purpose of killing competition and
thus forming a monopoly of street rail-
'
way interests.
Judge Candler’s decision enjoins the
Trust company from selling or traus-
Erring any of the stock or bonds of
the two companies in its possession,to
each other, or to any other person,
claiming the object of such a transfer
would mean the sonsolidatlon of the
two companies into one company.
The companies are also enjoined
{ r om taking up their tracks or discon-
tinuing reasonable schedules without
obtaining the consent of the city and
county authorities.
The application for the appointment
of a receiver was denied. Both com-
panies, however, are permitted to op-
orate a system of interchangeable
transfers and make physical connec-
tions with rails if the public is to be
subserved by such.
JudgeOandler states in his decision
aud opinion that the suit was right-
fully brought, and that a consolidation
for the extinction of competition was
begun and practically perfected. Iho
injunction will be in force until a jury
can decide the case.
DEWEY HAS LICENSE.
Report That Admiral Will Wed Within
a Week.
A Washington dispatch says: A mar¬
riage license was issued Wednesday to
Admiral George Dewey and Mrs. Mil¬
dred HftZSU.
_ The application for the .icense was
made by Lieutenant Hardy M. Laid-
well, U. S. N., Admiral Dewey * sec-
secretary, in person. The informa-
turn furnished the clerk and set forth
in the license is that Admiral Dewey
is 61 years old and his bride-elect 43;
that both are citizens of the United
States, and that in the case of each
party there was one former marriage,
To these statements Lieutenant Cald¬
well was required to make oath.
APPOINTMENT FOR RATHBONE.
President Will Give Him a Snug Berth
In Cuba.
It was announced in Washington
that Major Estes G. Rathbone, at
preseut director general of the posts
in Cuba, will shortly be appointed
civil governor of Cuba. Civil govern-
ors will also be appointed by the pres-
ident within a week or ten days for
Porto Rico and the Philippines. Ma-
jor Rathbone is an Ohio man.
WHEELER WRireS LETTER.
Tells An Alabama Friend of Situation
In the Philippines.
General Joe Wheeler, in a letter to
Hon. W. J. Wood, of Florence, Ala,,
stating his views on the Philippine
question, says:
“I am delighted with the Philippine
islands. I have no doubt that a little
push and energy this fall will crush
out the Agninaldo insurrection. Ont
of 9,000,(100 people in these islands,
a do not think that he has more than
20,000 soldiers, and in a square fight
5.000 Americans would tear them to
pieces. All that is necessary to crush
s’srjazjsr&rssc
work is done.
“The evil feature* of those islands
£“ Ve been exaggerated to onr people.
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! fie , d fm tbeir and tl)8 weaUh
| producing powers of these island, un-
. a er American influence will be very
great.
'‘The action of some people in the
United States in asserting that the
; pfoIe of thn Philippines ought to
) lnve independence does a great deal
(l f harm and assists Agninaldo in main-
raining the insurrection, as he pub-
lishes and tells his supporters that, if
they hold out until winter, independ-
j ence will be given them. It also has
a bad effect in this—that people who
; are disposed to be favorable to us aud
dea i re U s to govern the islauds fear to
assert, themselves because they know
! that if they should do so, and the
, Americans ...--------------------......----, should abandon them, they —j
> would l,l i.ih.,'. tie in great danger of their
lives and in all probability their prop-
er ty would be confiscated.
“On the 9th of September I had a
little fight with the enemy at this
point, but it did not amount to much,
although as important as some other
engagements which have, been diguift-
ed in the papers as fights. I am sorry
to say that much which appears iu the
papersofthe United States is
exaggeration. I expect to he on hand
f or congress. With high regards,”
e t. 0 .
i ‘ ,,pqTibp ' to M’KINI * FV
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From the Newly Installed Officials In
Negros ** Island
J he f° bow . cablegram has , been
i n g
received at the war department from
Negros via Manila:
rp 0 j be p reR jd e nt of ths United
>ru. ^nverrinr cnuncil-
j ’
jud aud , ecretariel) who con _
stitute the new government of this is-
land, in taking possession thereof this
day, have the high honor of affection-
ately saluting yonr excellency, and
trust that in the inauguration of this
for “ government, based upon the
liberg] and deln( , cratio institutions
which have made the great republic so
grand and prosperous, that a new era
will open up to this region which will
a 0 rpar h le^itimatA legUimRte coal
of its inspira tr. on
(Signed) Munecio Bbvbhiuo
Signed) Oris.
TABLET UNVEILED.
riemory of W'.nnla Davis Honored By
Daughters of Confederacy.
The memorial exercises, which oom-
prise the most important feature of
the large gathering of southern wo-
men m Richmond, commenced at St.
8 Episcopal chu'ch at noon Wed- j
nesday when a beautiful tablet was un-
velled to the Daughter of the Confed- (
and auother to the remaining
children who l,e in Holywood.
Tb « body of the church was re-
"« ved for Daughter* of the Con- j
federaoy, end the regents and vice
regents of the Confederate memorial j
and iterary society.
the A ceremonies lar ge assembly while was brief present, beau- and |
tiful oud impressive. were j
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(VUSSISSIPtANS INDIFFERENT.
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The Noel Amendment Said to Hav*
Been Snowed Under.
Return8 from Mississippi indi-
cate that the vote polled Tuesday was
much gma „ er than eX ted especially
in the country p.ecints The total
vote cast will not exceed 60,000. The
Xoel amendm ont is undoubedly de-
feate£| a i though the Tote is somewhat
close Many electors neglected to
yote on the queatiollj wh ich is practi-
c(d ]y a vote a g a i n st the ameudmeut,as
it mn8t reoeiye a majority of all the
Tote8 cast _
MACONITES ARE HAD.
Protest Agalost Suit Brought Against
the State Fair People.
Macon, Ga., people generally feel
that a gross injustice is being done to
the city by the wide publication that
hftg iven of a foment that the
Ruit brought againit the State Agri¬
cu j bura ,i Bociety to recover premiums
dne to exbibitor8 at the Dixie Inter-
state fair held five years ago was the
act of the city of Macon. The fact of
the matter is that no one except the
law firms and a few individuals had
any knowledge that such a step had
been taken or even that such a step
was proposed.
NEW SYSTEM TESTED.
Two Rattleihlps Demonstrate Work.
ing of Marconi Telegraphy.
The cruiser New York, flagship of
Rear Admiral Farquhar, and the bst-
tleship Massachusetts returned to
New York Wednesday night, after
being employed for three days in evo-
lutions for the purpose of demonstrat-
ing the working of the Marconi sys-
tern of wirsless telegraph/ under vnri
»us proetieal eoadMsm*.
ROUTINE WORK
OF OUR COLONS
Proceedings of the Georgia .State Leg-
is lature.
BUSY BHJ88IONS ARB HELD.
Some of the Bills Up Arc Subjeot
of Lively Debate.
The debate in the house of repre-
reconsider a railroad bill rime near
taking a sensational turn when the
charge waR mndo by Mr. Hall, of
*»e pU.ntiff in a radroad suit the right
10 b " n « h, ‘ BU1 « ^ ? h,S
'«*“*euee provided the defendant . cot-
poration had an office or place of bus-
‘“e«»county. Upen theipas-
8ge of bl11 Monday mot ning there
no *J ld< , ‘»oe opposition,although
I® meftRUre wa * “*** vead for
the third - time days before there
some
j h * re wnB objection that the
1 wa ’' 8 discrimination against
“® CHUU ‘ r > >awyers ui favor of the
city lawyers. 1 tie effort to reconsider
ame in the nature of a big surprise,
’ making the motion, Mr.
tb V C at ,“"5 ld ’, ’ l> , «cauee M *‘ n ' he vetilel had ‘> not stated
‘ " *" con-
atdered , the effect of the when
measure
" a s ]J !U 'f d ° r ‘^ Passage. The de-
... '>atG "ate , broucfht. orouglit . to to til the . floor . to© the a,r)l68t ablest
6 Door
,m memoers ' mbors of 01 tbe me bouse nouse and ana the tne discus- atscus-
s:ou took up the greater part of the
session, l>eiug settled finally by au
almost unanimous vote not to recon-
.uder. Mr. iur ' Hall, rxu '‘- of or tutu), Bibb, aeciarert declared in in
j tones that several members
1 I f ,or “ e<l “ tl,at s,Bce ,be 8ee *
. lbe rbi , before the
' lon . v representa-
! ,ves one *“® biggest roads
1,1 tbe state had approached certain
'■•embers for the purpose of getting
£ 8U PP 0rt for n reconsideration on
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Fertiliser Bin Causes stir.
The fertilizer bill introduced in the
house by Mr. Jordan, of Jasper, has
created a stir among the manufactur-
ora of fertilizers doing business in
this state. The bill is the outcome of
,u8 discussion on fertilizers at the
meeting of the commissioners of agri-
culture iu Atlanta on October 24th
»«»• One session of the convention
devoted exclusively o the discus-
S '° B of tbis important subject, and the
Bte P* incorporated m the bill
f l^gmy tbe 8 agreed ent ' e “ an upon fro at “ that session. were
“ ie b '>! provides briefly that not more
hflU 3 P er cent mar 8 ul Bha11
V f avowed ,, on guarantees and
lf the 8°°d s f » U below the 3
P er oeut margin tho consumer
. Lhe right t-o the manufact-
18 g lv © n sue
urer of the article for damage to his
crop and recover what he was able to
show waa th * ext « nt of damages.
The bill also provide that no fertili-
zers can be sold in Georgia that do
not contain 12 per cent of plant food,
This is the main provision of the bill,
and the one demanded in the interest
of the farmers. Every corporation,
manufacturer, firm or individual that
sells or handles fertilizers in the state
shall be required to pay a lioense fee
of $.2. From this source alone there
will com. into the treasury annually
between $8,000 and $10,000.
c.w.ty s«t Co.te.t
On. of the hottest local fights ever
waged before the Georg., legislature
was deeded Wednesday when the
hong, defeated the bill to remove the
county seat of W i cox county from
Abbeville to Rochelle. The vote was
93 to 55 m favor of the bill, but as a
two-thirds majority was required to
P» 88 the measure it was lost This
came before the house with a fa-
vorable report from the committee on
counties and county matters, but there
8 8 red hot minorHy Iep0 rt
* S ‘ I “
The appointment of Hon. John W.
Lindsay, of Wilkinson county, as pen¬
sion commissioner of Georgia was
finally determined upon by Governor
Candler last Tuesday. The selection
of the popular south Georgian had
been confidently expected by his
friends for several weeks and Gover¬
nor Candler put an end to the spirited
contest.
The bill by Mr. Hall, of Bibb, re¬
pealing tho seotion of the code which
gives judges in the st te the right to
direct a verdict to a jury has been fa¬
vorably reported to the house by the
general judiciary comruitlee.
CONGRATULATIONS FOR BRYAN.
Democrats Express Pleasure at Re¬
sult la Nebraska.
A special dispatch from Omaha says;
Advices from Lincoln state that Mr.
Bryan has been deluged with tele¬
grams of congratulation from all parts
of the country upon the result of the
election in that state. It has been
taken as a great pertoual victory.
PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICAN.
Quaker City Shows Up With Usual
Heavy Majorities.
Iu Philadelphia, Tuesday, the total
vote cast was 152,333. The registration
was 218,354. The contest on the state
ticket was over the office of state treas¬
urer, and Colonel James E. Barnett,
Republican, had 69,543 plurality over
his Democratic opponent, William T.
Creasy.
KRUGER’S HOSTS
ALARM BRITONS
Number of Fighting Men Larger Than
Waa Coupled Upon.
IS A FORMIDABLE ARMY
But Scant News la Being Bft-
ceived From the Front.
Advices of Tuesday from London
ia filtering from the South African
war front is generally accepted as re-
nssuring, although the latter reports
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much more severe than indicated by
the official advices. There iB no longer
,. ... ^ inran “t tho the ,. on ou-
‘ P ^ ,
, elusion , that a crushing blow has been
inflicted on the Boers, as was shown
j before.
British contempt, for the burghers
j haB informed been mo difled inclined by defeat. discount The
best are to
the Tories of the cutting up of the
Boers until further confirmation is re¬
ce i ved . But the mere fact that Gcn-
erft i white was enabled to undertake
aperies of successful recon noisances
is taken as an indication that the Boer
investment has been relaxed by the
withdrawal of a portion of General
J 0 nhert’s forces southward.
While, however, the anxiety in re¬
, „ gard ---- to the - immediate ----------- stress -------- is allevi-
Dfarl a ted, 4-ltAra there is its a a xvii-lttarirpa/? widespread foav fear fitof. that
tb e authorities a»e badly blundering,
aird )rja y g,j d b)0 | a te that the main
expedition will prove too weak to
complete its task with safety and dis-
patch, as tt,,» the Natal fnv,.. force has already
admittedly failed to perform what was
expected of it.
The oonfessiou of Lord Wolseley,
the commander-in-chief, that the Boers
were more powerful and more nurrier-
t , us than had been anticipated, suffi-
j ciently ings, aud explains the the office present will hereafter happen-
war
have awkward questions to answer in
■ regard to its apparent colossal igno-
ranee of the Boer strength, which,
both iu number of men and excellence
of artillery, is apparently a complete
surprise to the British military author-
ities. Mail news from South Africa
| shows how inactirate have been the ea-
tirnatea of the intelligence department
land the governmental experts. It is
! gleaned therefrom that a fair estimate
of the forces is as follows:
“About Ladysmith, 25,000; travers-
ing Zulnland, 4,000; advancing on
, Burgheradorp, 5.000; Kimberley,
, 7,000; Marking, 4,500, and on the
northern transvaal border, 2,000.
Exaot information about the Beer
artillery is lacking, but it is known
that Ceneral .T.nbert’s detachment,
before it was reinforced, consisted of
16 Krupp field pieoes of the latest pat-
, tern, and two heavy Creuzot siege
guns, which, but for the opportune
; arrival of the British naval brigade,
would have rendered Ladysmith UD-
tenable.
OVATIONS TO SCHLEY.
Big Parade at Birmingham, Ala., In
Admiral’s Honor.
A big military display was the feat¬
ure of the eelebration in Birmingham,
Ala., Tuesday in honor of Admiral
Schley.
The procession consisted of the
greater part of the National Guard of
Alabama and a good share of that of
Mississippi, together with the cai^et
corps from five colleges in the state.
Added to these organizations were the
Confederate Veterans, the veterans of
the Spanish war, the sons of the
veterans, the Grand Army and numer¬
ous civic organizations.
The parade, headed by the admiral’*
party, moved through the principal
streets of the city, the sidewalks of
which were paoked with thousands of
people to the Rtate fair grounds, where
Admiral Schley reviewed the parade
and took part in the formal opening of
the fair. The military display was the
largest and best ever seen in the state,
and eontained upwards of 6,000 men.
After the opening of the fair the
admiral’s party inspected the exhibits,
and later held a public reception.
At night an immense banquet was
given in his honor at the Florence
hotel.
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PRESENT HETHODS CONDEMNED.
Atlanta Grand Jury Recommends a
Change In Receivership Laws.
The Fulton county, Ga., grand jury
roundly scored irresponsible persons
who seek to pnt solvent corporations,
firms or individuals into the hands of
receivers in special presentments.
The grand jurors urge that the legisla¬ Fni¬
ton county delegation in the
ture take step* to secure reforms in
the receivership laws, making a bond
necessary on the part of the petition¬
ers before a court will be authorized
to appoint a receiver.
Another reform said to he needed^*
that of putting the county officers on
salaries.
SAVANNAH PREPARING
For Reunion of Georgia Veterans of
Elaborate Scale.
Elaborate preparations are being
made at ravatiuah, Ga,, for the recep¬
tion and entertainment of the 5,000or
more confederate veterans who will
visit the city on the occasion of the
re-union of the Georgia division.
United Confederate Veterans, Novem¬
ber 22d, 23d and 24tb.
The executive committee which i»
perfecting all arrangements is in
charge of Colonel John Soxeveu.