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LIVES LOST IN MINE HORROR
FCTRTy ME/N ENTOMBED I/N BOWELS
OF THE E7VRTH By EXPLOSION.
Esfiaiate l ,as to the Number of Victims
hfDisaster Are Conflicting.
A special from Brownsville In Pa
sy. savs- . Forty orty men men were were entombed en.ombe in the the
Braznell mine, as tne result of a gas
explosion, which occurred Saturday
morning.
There were between forty-five and
fifty workers in the mine when tho ex-
tnSait
The explosion occurred at 7:30
o’clock a. in. Owing to a shortage of
cars less than the usual number of
men entered the pit. The mine is that
of the Stoekdale Coal company, 'liar- and
lias four miles from Brownsville.
lier in the morning Fire Boss James
Radcliffe went through the mine as
usual and found gas or “fire damp” in
two places. The lire boss reported the
presence of the gas, but informed the
superintendent that it was. all right for
the m-n men to enter. -->1-- mu The ----—— men were i— low-
ered into yao mine in the cage de-
scending the main shaft, which is
tical. From forty to fifty men had en-
tered the mine and dispersed through
J
it ........ when the ignited in ’
gas some mau-
ner not yet discoverable.
A tremendous explosion occurred,
its force must have reached every man
in the mine. The cage in the main
shaft, which was at the bottom, was
blown into splinters and tho hoisting
machinery wrecked. About a bun -
dred yards from the main entrance
was an air shaft, also vertical, and
brick lined. It was toru by the blast
and the bricks wore blown to the very
top.
Frantic women and frightened chil-
dren dashed out of their dwellings
just across the railroad track and
rushed toward the mouth of the shaft,
They were driven back by the smoko
that poured up from tho mine. Amin-
ute later everything was quiet. The
big engines stopped and the fan was
hushed. There was no possibility of
ot once aiding the imprisoned men at
the main shaft, and a rush was made
for the ventilating shaft, 150 feet away.
Fire damp kept the rescuers out of
the mine until 3 o’clock in the after-
noon, when the first gang descended.
A mass of wreckage was found at the
bottom of the shaft, in which lay seven
men, their faces blackened and burned
and their bodies distorted.
When the first party was worn out
and nearly poisoned, another took its
place, and this was continued until
late into the night in an effort to suve
the survivors.
Sunday morning the rescue work
was resumed and the horror of the
Braznell mine grew in intensity with
every hour.
At the same time there was a strong
presumption that the laws regulating
mining were carelessly and probably
criminally disregarded.
The first bodies of the victims were
brought out of the mine Sunday
morning, and never in the history of
mine disasters were human beings so
horribly mutilated. It was nearly 11
o'clock before tho first five bodies
were taken out, twenty-eight hours
after the explosion. At 5:30 o’clock
three were brought to the surface and
at 6:50 o’clock three more came up iu
the cage of the main shaft.
At least twelve other bodies were ia
sight, but could not be reached ou ac¬
count of the debris.
The estimates of the number of
the dead were conflicting. A. B.
Braznell, president of the Stoekdale
Coal company, said he believed that
but twenty or twenty-five men had
been killed. Men who were working
around the mine say thirty-five to
forty men were down the mine shaft
in the cages, while about tweuty
climbed down the steps in the eleva¬
tor shaft. From fifty-five to sixty meu
were in the mine, and of this number
but twelve have been recovered alive.
All the rest, whatever the number, are
dead.
KAISER ABANDONS IDEA.
Tire German Government Will Not
Buy Danish West Indies. I
The German government has defi¬
nitely abandoned all idea of acquiring
the Danish YVeat Indies, either by
purchase from Denmark or otherwise.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press received this information from
an authoritative source Tuesday. The
German ambassador in Washington
has left no doubt that any such at¬
tempt would bo looked upon by the
Americans as au unfriendly act, and
as a serious infringement of the Mon¬
roe doctrine.
CALIFORNIA SHAKEN.
Earthquake Almost Ruins Little Town
of 5au Jacinto.
At 4:25 o’clock Monday morning a
severe earthquake shock was felt over
a large portion of southern California,
the undulations lasting about twelve
seconds. The center of tho shock ap¬
peared to have been at Sau Jacinto, a
small town in Riverside county. Ten
or fifteen buildings wero damaged,
chimneys toppled over and waffs were
craoked and shaken. The total dam¬
age at San Jacinto and Hemit, a Bmall
town near by, is estimated at $50,000.
Another evidence of the force of the
explosion was discovered Sunday af-
ternoon. On the hillside fifty feet
back from the main shaft, was discov¬
ered an arm r.nd a foot. They were
portions a victim killed 108 feet be¬
low the surface and blown ont of tlie
shaft like a bullet from a rifle.
From statements obtained it seems
«lear that the presence of gas in quan-
tities ia the mine was P e,,fectl y wo11
knowni an q that naked lights wore
used for several days before the ex-
plosion.
TT
t>ULȣ? ij U. .
Lord TcTo^Zm«:sT por
occne of nosuiities in
South Africa.
Field Marshal Lord Roberts, who is
* J° d , °* . *• ,, ,, ... ,
aS8um0CO “ mar
forces South AfrIca _ left London .
m >
Saturday, starting on his way to South
Africa amidst scenes of enthusiasm,
vividly demonstrating tho national in-
terest in the event and tho belief that
the departure of tho general can bo
accepted as a guarantee that whatever
can be done in South Africa will be
nn.M.1,1 carried ....i- out i,w by +1. thoroughly ..i. i.. competent rtnivinoioui
hands and on carefully matured lines,
Although only privileged persons
were permitted to enter the railway
station, this did not prevent lire gath-
ering ering of of immense immense throngs throngs at at ail ail tho tho
approaches approaches and and other other points points of of ad- ad-
vantage, who cheered repeatedly as
“Bobs,” accompanied by his wife and
two daughters, drove up. Seldom has
the terminus witnessed such an in-
spiring send-off.
Every appearance of the field
shal was the signal for ringing bur-
rabs, lusty shouts and good wishes.
The moment the veteran commander
arrived he was surrounded by military
officers and other friends and held a
semi-private reception in the waiting
room. After personal leave-takings,
Lord Roberts reached the platform,
where general greetings and parting
words were exchanged.
Many ladies pressed forward to get
a last handshake and bid him God
speed. One woman, with her eyes
filled with tears, exclaimed: “God
bless you and bring you safely back to
us.”
This wish was echoed and re-echoed
in varying phraseology I.y hundreds
thronging the vicinity of the train.
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AMERICA . N FLOUR SE<ZED.
'
erasers Make Fa*iLd Openin'For ~ a
L uss With W itn England.
A special to tho New York Herald
from Washington says:
Secretary of State Hay will have a
tjj 0r0 ugh investigation made of the re-
ported seizure by British cruisers of
Revera i cargoes of American flour off
I Delagoa Bay, South Africa. Initruc-
tions have been sent to the American
consul at Lorenzo Marquez, Portu¬
guese, South Africa, directing him
to make a thorough inquiry and to do
everything in his power to prevent il¬
legal interference with American com¬
merce by either belligerent.
Ambassador Choate has .Jso been
instructed to make inquiries into the
cases and to make such reeommenda-
tiou to the British foreign office as
the facts in the case may justify.
The seizure has given 7 rise ,Y to a lot of
speculation , . to , what this
as govern-
mentis going to do in the matter.
The stuffs were shipped from Ameri-
can ports consigned to the Portuguese the%ro-
ports of Delagoa Bay-and
tests over the seizures have raised the
whole question of contraband of war
and the rights of neutrals. It has
caused much discussion in Washing¬
ton.
THE CHARLESTON INQUIRY.
Officers of the Wrecked Vessel Are
Held Blameless.
A special from Manila says: The re¬
port of the Charleston court of inquiry
just rendered is favorable to the offi¬
cers of the stranded warship. Itshows
that due vigilance was exercised iu the
embarkation of tho crew into the boats
which were well handled.
FALL OF PINNACLE ROCK.
Old Landmark at Cumberland Gap
Tumbles From Its Perch.
The celebrated Pinnacle rock, which
overhung Cumberland Gap, Tenn.,
and was a noted natural spectacle, fell
from its lofty height Tuesday. The
town was awakened as if by an
eai tbquako as the immense mass,
weighing hundreds of tons, came
tumbling down. The course of the
rock was from the town and uo lives
were endangered, although consider¬
able property was destroyed.
SIX ARE HELD.
Three of the Havana Custom House
Appraisers Are Released.
Three of tho Havana custom house
appraisers arrested on charges of fraud
have been set at liberty conditionally
by order of Collector Bliss. Six oth-
era charged with receiving bribes and
of fraudulent practices are now held
at the disposition of the court. Col¬
lector Bliss believes he has sufficient
evidence to warrant the steps he is
taking, and expresses the opinion that
within the next few days all tho guilty
persons will be lodged in jail.
BULLER SEEKS
TO TRY AGAIN
Wants to Retrieve Before
Lord Roberts Arrives.
BOERS GAINING STRENGTH
n QlltCOni?. . ___ 0. . Another , * 20fap ViOUiU ... D .
L'i!C'Tl ‘ 3 !!i = “No I'fifirOVClliCilt “ "
F(?r the Britisll.
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A London special under date of
Wednesday was to the effect that
Winston Churchill’s arrival at Chievely
camp on December 26th is perhaps re-
r sib,8for /r over - colonng n
the gr av ity of the situation, but all
the latest news conveys the impres-
sion that Duller may bo intending h an-
other „ attack , upon the _ Boer position, .
Certainly the Boers are not mac-
tive. At both Mod ter river and tho
Tugela they are said to be strengthen-
ilJ( ”... , tll ; forces '. and exteudiiic - defense - -
W0 ‘ ks > wkich >» both , . cases are seem-
mgly almost impregnable.
As showing the difficulty of obtain-
i—anAiirain ing accurate infnvmofion information a ft ftftrvuQnftiii]- correspoud-
ent of the Daily News at Capo Town, ’
under dale of December 21 st, an-
nounces that “Genera! Buffer is com-
ing to Cape Town to meet Sir Charles
Warren Warren and and then then both both will will go go to to Mod- Mod-
der der river.” river.”
As five battalions of General NYar-
reu’s Fifth division are said to have
gone to Natal, his arrival at Pieter-
maritsburg seemed natural.
Dispatches from Ghieveley indicate
that General Buffer forces will remob-
iliae at Frere before attempting an-
other advance. Doubtless he would
be glad to retrieve the Coleuso
verse before the arrival of Lord Rob-
erts, yet he is hardly likely to attempt
another frontal attack. It is more
likely that he is preparing to strike
should the Boers make any offensive
mave.
Mr. Churchill’s reference to Lady-
smith may imply that the situation of
th'-j garrison is more desperati than
had been supposed.
The Boers continue fortifying the
hills commanding the town. General
White, however, heliographs that all
was well in Ladysmith on December
26th.
Competent military critics in Lon-
don regard the campaign as at a com-
plete deadlock for the present, owing
to the dispersal of the British forces
an d the lack of adequate transport,
They . believe it will be many weeks be-
fore Lord Roberts is able to reorgan-
ize and to make an effective move.
Tho Boer trench work is so good
that it enables tho enemy to hold a
wl *h a very few men, and to
tra ™ 1 great distances under perfect
co yor. 80 as rapidly to reinforce any
attacked, Ihe limes, which
comments editorially upon the severe
strain, says:
“It is difficult to avoid the conclu¬
sion that our troubles are due to the
unreality of the presumedly practical
lessons given in the maneuvers at Al¬
dershot.”
Dispatches from Modder river rep¬
resent Dutch disaffection in Griqul-
iand West a3 growing very serious. Iu
t °™ 8 ® ntb ’ e Dutch popula-
tion has joined the Boeis.
The The rebels lebeis have nave formed tormea a a liw,, laa oL ,i nt at
a point thirty miles west of Modder;
D 1 ' 01 ’ cam P- '
m The ,^^2.^ T.mesi, a P e under Town date correspondent of Friday, De- of J
cember22d, says:
“Anxiety regarding the attitude of
the colonial Dutch is steadily growing,
They make no effort to conceal their
sympathy with the two republics and
the only question now is whether, if
the military situation is not changed,
they will keep from open rebellion.
“Even in districts that have not
been visited by the Boers in the east¬
ern part of the province the Dutch
farmers are riding about armed. This
is the case also in districts only fifteen
miles from Cape Town, where a sedi¬
tion movement is busily propagating.
The British forces are inadequate to
guard 1,000 miles of communications.”
TAPP SAID NAY 1
Atlanta Lawyer Refused to Appear as
Witness Against Himself.
An Atlanta dispatch says: S. C.
Tapp, one of the attorneys charged
with barratry by Thomas Austin, re¬
fused the request of Mr. Austin to
appear as a witness against himself
before the bar associaiion committee.
Mr. Austin addressed a letter to Mr.
Tapp, in which the lawyer was polite¬
ly asked to take the stand and answer
a few questions, which the merchant
desired to propound. Tho letter was
sent by a messenger, to whom Mr.
Tapp delivered a verbal answer do
clining the offer to be a witness for
the prosecution.
TWO NEW FURNACES
To Be Erected Near Harriman, Tenn.,
By Wealthy Capitalists.
A Chattanooga dispatch says: Tho
officers and directors of the Cumber¬
land Construction company, Cumber¬
land Coal and Coke company, Missis¬
sippi Ybilley Trust company and Ten¬
nessee Central Railroad company, all
wealthy capitalists of New York city
and St. Louis, Mo., will erect two new
blast furnaces near Harriman, Tenn.,
immediately after January 1 .
STRONG FIGHT
To Be Made Against Insurance
Companies In the State
of Mississippi.
Thirty-one of the largest fire insnr-
unce companies of the country will Vie
forced to suspeud business in Missis-
sippi on the charge of violating the
anti-trust law.
Attorney General Nash has filed a
bill of information with the clerk of
Hinds county circuit court at Jackson,
declaring that all companies belong-
ing to or observing the rules and
rates of tho Southeastern Tariff associ-
ation have violated the auti-trusi law
and aaks for quo warranto proceedings
to force them to suspend business.
The bill has created dire consternn-
tion in insurance circles, and local
agents are wiring their managers ask-
ing them to come to tho.scene for con-
Terence.
1 ho al iorney general names thirty- _
T ! :1WeS W ' 16 ’ ' vh,ch
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«**-»"»*
m the price of mcnrance for and in
state of Mississippi, have sought
to oarry T f 6 J?, ow f rry,Bg tUe
into effect. They have unlaw- ,
fully and designedly agreed with each
other and among themselves, en -n
with the other, under the name of the
iSoutlioasterii lank association in
fn! tlicraa ? e 0 said conspiracy, trust
and combine, to abide by, adhere w
and be governed by the rates estab-
Inmed, fixed, issued and sent out by
aa,d aSElbola an ,‘ l lts secretary,
nirJes . t. , .
' r emmg.
In conclusion the bill asks for a
feiture of charter and franchises of the
<!° u *pan>e« named above ami _ juugmeti . ,
-
will deprive them ot all rights to
1,1rac ’
The warranto proceedings ...
quo wi..
be argued at the approaching session
ot ® lroul t court and the uuoiney
S eneral 18 uou getting scrvme on tue
companies, through their local agen
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BOERS RESUriE FIRING.
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London War Office Receives Dis-
patches From Gen. Methuen.
The war office at London has re-
ce ived the following from Cape *27—Ma- Town
dated Wednesday, December
thuen reports as follows:
0:30 vesterdav evenin'? the
; Boers on the south side of Makers-
f ou teiu opened a very heavy fire for
sometime This morning enemy^at the nava i
brigade fired at the 'The the west
par t of Magersfontein. cavalry
brigade is reconnitering in a northerly
direction
“Lieutenant Masters has made an
extended reeonnoissanee westward
and northward of Enslein and reports
a ll well. The farmers were glad to
see onr men. They were suffering
from want of food. I have established
a market here where I can pnreh.se
fresh milk and vegetables selling to
the farmers tea ami other articles
which they cannot . otherwise L1 purchase. , i
^
Heavy t T fell last night.
rain
“Gatacre and French report no
change in the situation. Baden-Powell i
reports all well December 12th.”
DOUBLE-JOINTED TREATY.
Report Current That Germany and
England Will Partition Delagoa.
A dispatch 'i: to The New York Herald !
fiom r T* Lenin „ says. .
The Lokal Anzeiger publishes the
contents of the German-English Port-
nguese secret treaty. This double
treaty will have executive force a8 :
BOO n as the Swiss jurists, Messrs. ,
Bhaesei, Hensier and Goldan, arbi-i have
given a decision in the Delagoa
tration.
The decision it is expected will be
given in a month, and will probably
be in favor of England, iu which case
Portugal must pay to England and
America au indemnity of £1,900,000
sterling. England obtained in 3 891,
from Portugal the right of pre-emption
in Delagoa bay. The cession of Dela-
goa bay to England may therefore be
expected in March next.
It is possible that President Kruger
may now declare war on Portugal and
attack Delgoa at once.
READY TO FIGHT BRITAIN.
Many Thousand Irishmen Are Anx¬
ious to Help the Boers.
A secret meeting of Irishmen was
held in Wheeling, W. Va., Wednesday
night in the interest of the Fenian
movement and the Boer cause in South
Africa. T. E. McVeagh, of Dublin,
who is a candidate for Michael Da-
vfft .,,, s seat , in . parliament ,. , , has . been in
the city for a week working up tho
meeting and made the principal ad-
In # interview he confirmed
dress. an
the report that the Fenian movement
was on foot, and said there were 200 ,-
000 Irishmen ready to strike a blow at
England at any opportunity.
CARPENTER RETIRED.
Relieved at His Own Request After
Thirty Years’ Active Service.
General Gilbert S. Carpenter, who
was recently confirmed as brigadier
general ia the regular army, has been
placed ou the retired list ou his own
application after thirty years’ active
service. His retirement leaves two
vacancies in the list of brigadier gen¬
erals, and results in promotions in ev¬
ery grade of the line.
ALL DEMOCRATS
1 WILL BE UNITED
I
[ 1 So Hectares Danforth, Leader of the
j Party In New York.
1
TOURS SOUTHERN STATES
Objections to Chicago as Piaco
For Next Convention.
Elliott Danforth, chairman of tho
Democratic state committee, returned
to New York Wednesday after a trip
through the south, during which he
talked with Senator James II. Jones,
chairman of the national committee
and most of the chairmen of the south-
ern Democratic state committees.
Mr. Danforth gives the following
result of Ids observations and
.w »e Xt ^
national campaign:
“I found,” he said, “that the senti-
ment " ai St'nerally in favor of select-
; In g some western city other than Chi-
cago as the place for holding the na-
tional convention. Tho members of
the national committee have a strong
feeling against Chicago on account of
treatment they have received from tlie
newspapers since tliev established
headquarters in the city in 1896. It
looks now as if either Milwaukee or
Kansas City will secure tho national
contention. Milwaukee seems to be
in the lead. It has an auditorium
with a seating capacity of 35 , 000 , and
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the citizens . have offered to entertain
the delegates handsomely.
“ T akso discover ' ,5 — that there is a gen-
e ral feeling in favor of establishing
the headquarters of the national rem¬
mittee next year in Washington. Ben¬
a t ov Jones favored Washington in
1896, but gave way to Mr. Bryan, who
was in favor of Chicago,
“In my trip through the south I ob-
served one thing which will be con-
sidered of particular interest in Naw
York, namely, that none of tho leaders
seemed disposed to insist on free sii-
Vtir as Th e main issvie of the campaign
next year. They did not say tliey had
abandoned the 10 to 1 idea, but they
that the situation had
changed since 1896, and that the dom-
iuant issues next year were trusts and
imperialism. This is to say, they are
unwilling to repudiate the Chicago
pTpA£° r m, but tU®y see that new issues
! “ir-reaching importance have come
Uk * ate 'Y an< T their choice should be
j recognized. Even states like North Carolina
m
d found that the anti-trust and nuti-
I ™P eria ' lsm ideas engaged the atteu-
: tu,n °^, tke l Je °P' e lnore than the free
j sllVer 188lie ' I" Tact, I might sum up
nl Y observations by saying that the
, ” f Democrac Y \ n tko sou I k
! ,s fi,lc h that _ I am confident there , will
; be httle trou h ,e ln bringing about a
, of tb democracy the whole
1 ul,1< '“ ® ot
c0 " l !;. ry ” ext Y ear -
, I he Democratic national conven-
tion,” Mr. Danforth added, “will be
held a short time after the Republican
convention, according to custom. No
mfttter wheQ j u hekl tllere is uo
donbt about the befld of the ticket,
Everywhere , I T heard . 1 only Mr. Bryan ^ ,
s
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name mentioned. rri They are not talk- n
iug about candidates for vice president
yet. An eastern man will probably be
selected.”
SHOTGUN AND KNIFE.
Tragedy In Alabama Caused By Over¬
plus of John Barleycorn.
A wh , , kim A occurre<1 at De .
posit, ., a small town , in Marshall , n couu-
7 to^^brothers ,, rn •
’
T ’ a nephew and a cousin
, ■ tbrnat-entHurr „„d
^ thrcfat cu^froi «■ Ta-nes Te ITardnn had
hts ms tn roat I,. Mck bac K of Urn ,! e
neck , to , tbe left side of his chm . by )his
“ e P he w » Jed die Hardon. James Har-
‘J 0U dled . a bours lat er. John C.
Lardou, a brother to the dead man,
waa a * 80 baril Y cut and ™ a Y dle -
As D ' 6 figbt was drawlD 8 to a cIose
,, H ac Lussell. a boy, ran up with a
double-barrel shotgun and shot Jeddie
pardon through his the abdomen entire and load death passing was
instantaneous,
About two years ago Jeddie Hardon
shot and permanently injured his
father.
Whiskey is said to be tho cause of
the terrible difficulty.
EXPENSE OF LAW MAKING.
Georgia’s Recent Legislative Session
Cost More Than Uusual.
Colonel William J. Speer, Georgia
I state treasurer, has completed the
work of paying off the legislative bills,
. and the total cost of the session
I ro-
cently ended amounts to $69,921:71.
In the legislative expenses the bills
of several special ^he committees are not
inoluded> expenses of the tax
commissi tll0 investigating ° e com-
mittee for the geological department
and the Northeastern railroad com¬
mission will make au additional $4,000.
The cost of the sessiou of 1899 is
higher than for a number of years.
VICTIMS OF THE MAINE.
Bodies Arrived at Washington Under
Escort of Guard of Honor.
The remains of 151 sailors killed at
the time the Maine was destroyed,
arrived at Washington Wednesday
morning over the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad iu a special train of six
cars. They were escorted by a guard
of honor composed of twenty men
from the battleship Texas, including
mong them one of tho members of
the original Maine crew, Terry Shea.
NEWS OF WAR
COMES EASIER
Censor In South Africa Seems to Be
More Relenting.
THE BRITISH ARE GLOOMY.
Reports From Cape Town Indi¬
cate Bad Situation at Present.
A London special says: Dispatches
from South Africa are still greatly de¬
layed. But they are arriving more
freely, which shows that the censor¬
ship has been relaxed.
There appears to be no great change
in the situation. A dispatch from
Laurenso Marquez, dated Tuesday,
December 21st, gives the following
from the Boer lauger, dated Tuesday,
December 19th:
“The British naval guns at Colenso
have, been cannonading Bulvvar bridge,
over the Tugela river, with a view of
smashing it.
“Tho bombardment of Ladysmith
is proceeding slowly. General Jou-
bert has arrived here, and been ac¬
corded a hearty welcome. He ad¬
dressed the burghers on December 18.
“More British prisoners have been
sent to Pretoria, including Colonel
Buffer, Major Walters, Major Bail-
waik, Major Foster, Captain Dick,
Captain Norton, Captain Fitzherbert,
Captain Ford, Captain Hutchison and
Lieuts. Smithers, Bonham, Thourne,
O’Conneyghy, Kundbald, Christian,
Briggs, Birch, Halford, Tarbuil and
Jones.”
A dispatch to the Daily News from
Ladysmith, dated Friday, December
15th, by heliograph, says:
“Another sortie last night. General
Hunter with 500 volunteers destroyed
one six-inch Creusot gun, one How¬
itzer and one Maxim. One Briton
killed. The Boer gunners fled.”
There is an idea in some quarters
that General Buffer’s destruction of
the Tugela bridge heralds at attempt
to cut off the Boers now south of the
river, but the general opinion is that
the British will not make any serious
move pending the arrival of Lord
Roberts.
The newspapers continue actively
to discuss and criticise the manage¬
ment, or rather mismanagement of the
campaign.
GATACP.e’s EECONCEXTRADO OKDEK.
A special from Capetown says: Gen¬
eral Gatacre, in order to check insur¬
rection among the Dutch colonists and
to prevent disaffected persons giving
information or other assistance to the
Boers, has issued a modified reconcen-
trado order.
By its terms all males over twelve
years of age, of whatever nationality,
residing outside of towns or villages,
but within a radius of twelve miles of
military camps now established or
hereafter to be established north of
Sterkstroom, nre required immediately
to vacate their places of residence and
either remove to some place outside
the twelve-mile radius or to form a
camp in close proximity to the nearest
military camp—the spot to be selected
by the officer commanding—where
they must reside until further notice,
providing for their own needs. All
persons found within the radii with¬
out passes will be arrested.
TRESTLE TRAGEDY.
Train Runs Down Family, Killing:
The Mother Instantly and
Badly Injuring Others.
A special from Anderson, S. C.,
says: While Mr. James Jones, his
wife, two children and his brother-in-
law were walking up the railroad track
Tuesday night enronte home, a traiu
dashed up behind them while they
were in ihe middle of a high trestle.
Mrs. Jones was caught before she
had time to jump for her life. Her
body was horribly mangled.
Mr. Jones, with an infant in his
arms, sprang from the end of the cross
ties and went headlong into the swamp
below. Both he and the baby will
recover, although tlieir escape from
death was miraculous.
The others escaped death by jump¬
ing, and all were badly injured, some
probably fatally.
It is claimed that the tram ap¬
proached the trestle without giring
any sound of warning and the people
on the bridge did not know of their
danger until the train was within a
few feet of them.
The older child fell through the
frame work after vainly trying to
jump.
ARE AFTER PENSIONS.
Soldiers of 71 st New York Regiment
Put In Their Application.
A special to the New York Herald
from Washington says:
“Applications for Spanish war pen¬
sions still continue to be received at
the pension office from members of
the Seventy-first New York regiment,
and the total filed on behalf of inem-
bers of this regiment has now reached
318.
TR00P5 REACH MANILA.
Two Transports With Regiments Ar¬
rive at Philippine Islands.
General Otis has notified the war
department of the arrival at Manila of
the transports Duke of Fife and St.
Paul, carrying thd Thirty-eighth in-
fantry, and the transports Ohio and
Indiana, carrying the Fourth infantry,
There were no casualties.