The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, December 31, 1900, Image 1
MORNING NBW
|v,i - . Incorpnntlcd 1*
!■' * j n kHTIIJU President.
A BRITISH DEFEAT
u „,ihm. aonitb um op a,
slltovt; POBT.
BOERS CAPTURE HELVETIA,
imiri'f K,t ’ MSD ANI * 800
1 PIUSONRHS.
. |f . „f fhr II;mI Srm llrltlah
" lo Take n Vtrjr Hopeful
Hi** *itunll*m. \4%%ltt
\ M*' * l * *
Hhu tUr 4ir**m Irllvlt) *! *•
* ti< r% ** •*> !*••• Kltrbm
, r -,
, * . 11.—The xvnr of!1-'o hnn r**-
foitowiiift <llnpatch from Lx>rl
, Dec. 80. I'** m.—G*n. Lyt
,,rts that our po#t at Helvetia
~1 >cHt*rlay norning by th
x; .>u fifty were kill* ! *nl
, 4 ,„| two hundred taken prla-
K l ich*n*r reports that h© If* fol
j h x email fore* In th#‘ track
m y, Helvetia being raoccupiM
who has lw**m reinforced from
; ivflK n very strong poeltion
( , ,j :j hiuknlorp-Lydenbunt Railway,
I by a detachment of the lJv
, time at. Am aakiDg for further
In i h I'rfM* Tnkf* Mfefil View.
!/.. . I Dec. 81.—While I*>rl Kitchener
t . id new* for England on th© ©l#x
h, ■ *>• o! the year, the preoa continue*
• i hurprielngly hopeful view of a
! u.itioti and of revelation* of an
i-l\ wide Held of Boer activity
<; no Wet 1* etill at large. Kimberley
. t*d. The I?oer* are In for e
, m io have captured a strong |wd
, Helvetia, In tlie Uyndenburg #ll*-
w hlle. Judging from Lord Kltchen
, \ \ recent advice*, no progrei** t*
made again*! the Invader* tn Cape
x o <*ny.
.rding to further telegram* received
y, /.cruet I* practically besieged,
i , t •*■ provision* *ufllclcnt for five
r The garrlton at Ottouhoop ha*
; withdrawn to Llctrtenburg.
, h from Can.avon tkat*l yeeter
, : . i>rts that the Hoer* who have
I , ihrentening that |wint were driven
. it : tire being pursued.
l j*. , vldent,** say* a belated m*
i tn Krugeradorp. dated Dew 1 . 23. "that
i commissariat in the direction of
. tllesbt rg i> well supplied and thui
•ft* i. country hfilurctui hep ©! the
, rg u properly cleared of Boers,
> will ogitlnue to eon rent rate th©r©.
r .nd r* inn partlcuary adapted to
i Ir m *hol* of warfare."
l;,-r admit that in their fight with
f;t j .*. m nt* at Nooitgedachi they kwf
"It - understood that leorl Kltchencf
ii ,i-k the colonies officially to *en<
tii j a Durban dhpatch, datH
i j.\ **f* 5* t h® desire* it to be knowi
iu Au iaiia and Canada that Australian
aid Canadian* who are nerving in Xat*|
i l 1 * eligible for immediate cnHsttm and
i; -rn-giilar corps, whl*h I* proceedltii
. • Joi.iinnesnurg for five month* service.
>*%% lai nalew* Reported.
To empha.-ize Lord Kitchener's covet
ii.frui- . u that no progress is being nmf
n i*■ ? th#* invasion of Cop© Colony, h
ndent at Hurghcradorp. wlrMfi
reports an fallows:
r. fresh commandoe* .ire
t ‘• • ny. Urn- has already crossed nr
J.r . u-I.iar. ar.d the arrival of onotherj*
ii. atily expected in the Hleyosbilg
• The Dimms are *ald to have tfo
r> - hors*** wch, though in bad *f
ai • Well >Uspiled W ith L -Metff’l
r n nid amniunition. Capturel Iksr*
‘ 1 that the intontlon of th**s** commln*
u • - m t, r*> m .• t>out am! wait until tin.
l*e\\Yt apfXNirs on the scene/*
All dlsiratche* arriving In Ixsidon a b e
thir ih** Caie Dutch show no Inclinn n
to rise. but. on -the contrary, appeal to
Ih tired of the war and desirous of p *e.
Many retiis• t. stippy the Iloers i th
lo l si-I if w illing to give Informs on
to th* l.r n-h regarding lkvr t".
Details of th*- <ireyllng>t.d aff ilr p w
that, while Colville's column wan pur- ng
the Boers, a second force of 400 of the
ci* my was imh ii moving toward the * mp
wlu-re the lirlthh transport was Jn
h,-a*ne.l Tlie small Itrltlsh for • ••
n plucky stand until rein for. .-men ar
rl\*d with artillery, and. after a s •* re
light, the Itoers were defeated. The trlt-
Ish losses altogether were nln* kill*- and
dSty-three wounled nn<l missing The
Do* rs arc said to have had third-one
killed
llers Mmiiia In Suiiill Pnrtlf.
Lord Kitchener, wirit;g from l*rvHa,
B.iturdny, Dec. ill, say*.
"Theie mu much change In t*l r
ti.itton In * *: *h Coloiiy. The eau rilfor*
of the onernjr appears <* have bron up
Into small p.irtl> at Utretcht anAo n
moving ahouf rapidly In il*e *am iUtrDt.
• alently waiting for nui>pori the
isirth.
"The ki*t report states that thdwest
< n fnree is m-.ving to Carnavon. rids!*
nn*i Thorfieyeroft are in cKmm*
"French he* ofOtgrifd Ventds*lori
( <em*dHs rrjKirtu fl at he I* oposed >n
t e r*Mid to Hustenbrrg. The **strn line
w •- blown up near l*an, and u trjn "a
--h Id up this imnnlng on the Btsjderion
lir'c ne.iT Vatftl station.
•White's column has arrived and
kal. Knox’s column and Doye's prig *is
i holding Dr Wet from leaking
south.’*
BUY 111. MAM %Kltß*i.
W i rn.nl Issued fr Member if !•*••*
kelirelner Cabinet.
Ix mlon. Deo. St —“A warrant *• t**"
te#u <1 Dr. T. Water, •knombor
of t t* late 8> hrelner cabinet, wp 1 un-
Uer irrnt on a oharne of di-irrlnit a
eotlitlotta epeech at tiraaMtrttt 1 '
In* !o retwlllon. In oonnocllon attti the
r<-<;ent lioer Invaaton of the *ny; an-l
thi*. ”*ajn* the Cihi Town (or*>i.'<' , 'ni
of the Dally Teloitrai>h," 1* the <*itm<’nce
tn.tni of a orle of arreetn. hiaMM *
wide extension of martial law.
■Matt, Mall tall, for Sn.tMWI *r. Wen.
IXMi.'on. Dec. SlCotnmentlnlupon the
Helvetia disaster, the Dailj’ |all tails
upon the yovemment to sell out at
least 50.00} additional men.
Aervlees of Mnoels llerhird.
le>ndon. Doc. -Mr. Chamlrlaln. ac
dordlnjr to a dispatch from Wejtnftao, N.
7... has declined the acivlce ofUuoii* tor
South Africa
Matning
PUT BACK TO QUEENSTOWN.
I** kr > '* l ntle , Terrible Kaprrlenee
In th** *torm Wtih Over fttm
•*•%* ii ifrr % board.
Queenstown, Ike 8.-Thv British
st* an er leak. M yuntl.-, cat 4 Taylor,
from Uv ijm.,, I'j.h; S5. and Queenstown
D< 1. for John, returned t* Qu< ns
lown hatbor x*sterhiy (SuiMkiy) in rnin :
ift.*f .1 t. rrll.lt* • xp. lienee In th goie.
Su. left Quonsiown Wednesday, carry
ing rhe Car lian mills, fortv-ftvc sakion
j - •
*tcvragt iMsser.gers. jhnr||i||y for
elgntrs. wit.l many Jews among them.
Hbt had r. • point abcHit 4W mtl*;s
w. >t Thursday night, when she encoun
tt l . in. r iD.s gain. Ih having splen
did *h* w.uld have got through, hud
no the s- t-ring g.*sr w nac damage*!
h*i . p.a iog her in a dangerous post-
Itioi Th. w worketl hrav.ly and rig
lu* h:.dw ir; ,11.1 the Ve*e| tve ugalit
hr*agh? ui .? r control, rnfortunately the
, hanlge r **-.> laH anie damaged The gnte
I In hi twenty hours, and an lmmen<* *<*
I r*e over the vessel. smashing the
D < > hn -h and flooding her between
I* ne. wnere the steerage ptissengers wer *
io fttd it also Lisliml away ;i greater
;- •11 *.* * he Httliii* and dul oonsidera*
1 *i‘' and image. Three ltfels>ats were
*a - * * * m- of the rew wer j-erloi.**.
’vinjund, an i.i* nani'ii was kille<l at
H k .
r' f n th.- -f.-rm mo*lerate<| Capt. Tav
-I*| d** i-• ' to rtum t* yju *n**tow n. It
di ’ • work to steer th*- Il ship,
hit she n 11 .1 •• I to nn hor here without
tf*Dt tf.* Her officers an.l men were ex
hiust.M).
U? I.ak* Marantic proceeded un*k*r or
ders tj IdvserpKtl this evening with all
t-M 1 rjgers and mails, to br transfer
rfd ro the Iwikr Su(HTlor. which will
I Nave th. Metvy Tiifslay. Tugs will b*-
tnt fr*n Liverpool to meet h-r. There
jil! - oijvl.J. rahlc anxiety as to her
nfofy It i- urvl. rspKvl that ther* were
pd.-M rS'sable eries among the pisscn
i*-*> who arc said t* have howled in des
iitlr for tiours, exjwcting that the steamer
oud founder it any newnent.
V||U TATUM A IITHKIIKYIIVIk
More London I'lrms Kxpeeted In Foil
T-d y .
I lr.flon, Dec. 30l —London *to**k broker*
pro very npprehen a iv- as to the result*
fuf to-r,orrow's chilling*. Ileor traders
for th. btst fortnight had been concen
trating their attacks on the Whittaker
t Wright shares and had not these assault*
fail'd, tha results must have been quite
1 s s.-r - ttkmal was the suspension of
the fjcmdo.a and Ulobe Finance Corpor
ation. l.imtt'Hl
A* iTairs stand now. it Is expected that
no fewer than six additional Arms will
.•isp.-r.d to-morrow. The feeling this
evening Is very gloomy. It 1* feared that
the general markets must become ofleet
ed.
Till; mtM'ltl MTI 'TIO'I.
llhj ll*. hii T.i|.||lnK fin y In I.nmlon
*lot*k llnrk.t,
Ixin.lnn. !)-. 31.—1 t Is annmuv'wl that
M.irqnis rf Duffenn hii-I Ava, on rs
sslvlnir n s that his son. lairtl Knslvr
i.-lt *7*. koo*l ha<l wnun l*
.i, 1 at aionfonttln. r>slifnsl ths ehalr
manshlp of th. 1. n.lon anl (llobo Finance
Corporation. I.lmltnl.
Th. IMily Teietrraph says:
“Th. !>• ar orders to sell for a fall In
I.ak View and other shares emanated
chiefly from Adelaide, where the condi
tion of th. properties was I.resnmahly
le-iter kiiow'r. So perefafently did ih.* 1
.a>- r.tlons l.ecene Halt an oiae’sina Kreup
In 0.l i by ti e l.oi and n an.l li obe Flnai.ce
. ...o.ion Limited, tried to create a
c oil r In the • (wires to sque. * out th*
i>..rs, but they were unable to I sty for
ti e lirse block* of .hores purchased."
The Financial New*, which is inclined
to the vh th.n the leind.m and O.ohe
Finance Corporation, srfll v. itet the
.'..nini.-.letl >n It requires, mentions a re
iiort that one ar .up actually .rffer.sl f.,0.
.n t„ assist In •k-allna with the crt*K
t.ut was Informed that at least P*A^‘•• ,
will l> required.
THE %I.ID <** *H.
F.mprror In I-r.lrl
,,wtr In Imjtnrlniil t rrenn.ny.
81 c.rier.burtr. D**. 30-Emperor Nleh
o!a- aeoordtnir to very recent tnformatkvn
(rent a member of th. Intf rial family.
,111 arrive here from Mo.oow about the
end of January. He will not ietlct(-t*
in lb., ceremony of the blle.lny of th* Ne
va .ran.l Duke Vla.llmtr.th* o!det of h*J
K rand .Ink.- will . re t .re.nt him
that fun. Con The i k.ne, however are
-u bet to < ‘i in*, at any moment; and. In
.-vent. Information concern In* the
I
IV . r attainable, owltik to the |k.l|c* pre
.■attrion* taken to Insure hi. safety while
traveling* _
Ml AHItITH tTII'I O "fHT
lilted ktale. and Hnawln ' ol *’ rr "
l.nrlnn to Newotlate.
m Cet.-r.hura. I he. SO.-There haye
Iw, r; no rusotlallnn. reyar.lln* the arbl
tr itlon of the China Indemnltl** b.-twa.
thl . Culled State an 1 Itu.-ia, which flr-t
arbitration; and the ral.ln* of
th© corr© , #pondcut of th#'
man
:; 1. timelv until t o n. KOtlatlnm.
r/Tim . further It *< h*-
/ that ltu..la I. .till m
“'b/d to eum-rt th- < trbltratlon propoeal.
aTMIhHEHtct* term..
, rman Hanker, tk.nrlc.ed of l
Ileritn. Dee. 30-The U>™ An.e„er an
nounce. that the appeal In the *• of he
banker Sternbern, eonvlet.-! of an olTenm
ayulnri morality, wlb r.wll In a now
trial, owing to a byal flaw.
~ ui .o a.eert. that pre*e,llna have
beeti ’beftun a-aUw. Dr. theh-dm.
-I th • b*f4*nse, snd Dr. Her
fhnuer ' the Junior eo.m-el. for oolhi.ion
with Criminal Comml-.toner Thiel to
.* re Hi. •rally f# l * 1 aequltial of Sternberg
u,e on Hr*Mh • hnnmel.
Uon.ton. Dec A dlß.ateh from Do
v ' M} . thr gale ha* renewed and that
the wir.J la blowing heaet.y In the chan
nel. [
-enndnloo* Oon* of Dovrle glonlata
tonden Dec*. Jl.—Scandalous acetic* oc
enredot • Dowie Zlool.t meeting In iwr
mondaey town hall laat evening, the dH
culßUtmUng tn a Ir #hfc
SAVANNAH. GA„ MONDAY, DECEMBER HI. I'•><>.
CHINA TO SIGN NOTE
mid. ti i rrt i uMtiTiott miHMk.
ill rue: pom ms.
FOREIGN ENVOYS NOTIFIED.
tiii: onor.it th *i.\ i M:\ri i ri:i>
in i iiiuixK.
%\JII .Ask That \* K otlntlon* < nm
nirn*r Fnrlbwllb and Thnt Milt
• itry o|M*rNtlonn <Vnsc—t>r. Msrri
*• U rllrs I limi (li* (.rrmnuH \rr
rfittiiiK Trwublr Ip Ihfir I unvs
llnrlitif• uml ( Imrncs \ n
U niarrirr With llnd In III*,
fvktn, D.*c. JO.—The C*hin**
tlrnics have bf*n uMiprctMlly onl*rctl
to sign thr preliminary Joint n*>t<* and
h-iv* notiflt.) the foreign envoy* to ttwit
cfleet.The Chinese thccnsclvcH were grx’St.
I> i'tonight.| t receiving ihe inqM rial
InstructlociM. Neither LI Hung ('hung nor
Prince Ching had expected success
(crHiiadlnig the court tint lor ten day*
Th© EmptrorV instructions are to agree
fully to the note, but to endeavor to g
the beat term* po**ll>le, particularly ti
tn** mnCter of litniilng the number of trie
legation gimrtl* and also a* to the |*tlacas
where these are to k located.
The (denipotentlnrie* *sre )n*tru*teil t*
©ntleavor to limit the nurnier of armt
post* along the of railway to as few
a.t [KKsible anti lin<tli> to re<|ti***t (h
Rowers not to destroy the forts, but mere
ly to disarm them
Li Hung Chung’s health 1* had and it*
i* doubtful whether he will h** able to do
more than affix his signature to an Instru
ment deUgating hi* ptw**r to l*rlnc*
Cuing until another pit itlpoCenilary ha
been appointe<l. lie wa* ipi>el this morn
ing and carried tn a enir to tne re-idtn e
of Trintw* Chlng. with whom he h* id a
long consultation/ Prince Chlng then cali
ed upon the doyen of the dlpionuitic cri*,
che flponish minister. Bettor deColsgan,
tnd requested him to notify th- other en
voys that instruction* had been received
from th Emperor to sign the note.
lilt. timiHl.lri RKPOHTS.
-n>. Chine.* Arc hendlnw Formal
Aceeptftnrr- ly IS*toy.
laandoet. Dec. 31.—Wiring to the Tim-,
fiom I’ektn yesterday. Dr. Morrison *uy;
“The Chinese have accepted all Itn
eondltlone of the Joint note. They nre
sending formal acceptance by on envoy,
and ask that negotiations should com
mmee forthwtlh and ml.itary operations
cease.
"Lt Hung Chang Is much better, al
though greatly shaken.
"Five expeditions are now operating.
Every report tells of Increaeing unres*.
Tho policy of depriving the Chines., of all
(tower to exercise authority Is spreading
disorder broa.l n-f and forcing peaceful
Chinese Into opposition."
In a dlsputrh. .htted T*ec. 2*. Dr. Mor
rison send* a long protest aguln.t tier
man harshness which, he says, I* creat
ing Instead of cheeking disorder. He a
- the Herman* of harrying the coun
try. mid punishing the Innocent no.I the
guilty Indiscriminately in order to levy
line, for defraying their own military ex
pense*. and to form on excuse for con
tinued hostile occupation.
He also charge. Count von 3Valder.ee
with a breach of faith, on the ground
that he gave LI Hung Chang a map de
fining the area of the occupation In the
province of Chi LI and Indicated the dis
trict beyond which the allies would not
Operate, an I yet allowed the Herman
tiuupg to fr.Stc* severe |>unlhm‘itt U|“>n
the Chinese at T.ang Chau and Yung
Chlng, both of which are outside the area.
Repenting his statement that t‘i* Her
man. are preparing for nn expedition to
Sian Fu In the spring and also foment
ing trouble In the Yang-t*c valley. Dr.
Morrison says:
“The question arises whether the occa
sion should not ta* selxed to separate the
British troops from Count von Walder
see's command.”
Full KILN KM OYS XOTIFIKO.
Princes Communicate the Imperial
edict Accepting the Ante.
IVtris. Dec. 30.—The Havas agency ha*
received the following dispatch from Pe
kin;
"Prince Chlng and LI Hung Chang have
communicated to the foreign envoys an
Imperial diet. In which the Emperor de
dares thnt China accepts the Joint note
and authorises Prince Ching and LI H'tng
Chang to negotiate acl to ask for n
suspension of hoatllltle*."
Prince Chlng and La Hung Chung, ac
cording to another dispatch to the Havas
agency, say that Emperor Kwang Hsu
has expreiwed a desire that the court
should return to Pekin at the end of Feb
ruary.
MIAHTF.M Wl Ik hi HPRISBO.
llnd Thought Term* > Joint hole
Too Harsh for Acceptance.
Washington. Dec. 30.-The report that
the Chines, plenipotentiaries had been
directed to sign th* Joint note in a source
of satisfaction to official* here as Indi
cating a disposition on tn* part of the
Chinese government to heed the desire of
the Powers that negotiation* shsill be en
tered on at once, and the present unsat
isfactory rendition of affairs terminated.
The Emperor. It was expected, would In
atruct hi* agents to obtain the beat term.
po**ibl*.
One of th* principal objection. s*M to
have bean made by Ihe Vchltieae to th*
location of any great number of legation
guards In Pekin. Is that these guard,
would be a menace to the existing Chi
nese government.
A* has been already stated In them,
disiattchee th# United States government
dues tsh desire the absolute detnolklon
of th>< Taku forts, but simply their dis
mantlement so that ready access to -he
Chinese capital of a foreign force would
not be prevented The demand of the
Power* In ihe Joint note, however, was
for the destruction of the forts
The Inquiries said lo have Iwen made by
th# Chine-# government of Ihe envoys, of
wliteb Inqulrtaa. however, no official In
ttmatlon hs* been received from Mr Con
ger. hare been regarded by the officlels
of this government as reasonable and be
oai*>* of this no more delay than ha* oc
curred was experienced In tlie court's di
rection for the signature of the note,
haa cons* from Mr. Cougar la*
k tiding the status of the note since a
cgblgram fron hint **tn iluy* ago an*
notnw irg that it had been pres**itte! t .
<lt* ChUiesf
Mr Wu. the Chines'* minister. 1* some- ,
what puzzled ii* to Ju*t what constru*ih ;
tu place rn th I'ektn dlatHitrh. All lions ,
h*- has regarded the demands conveyed lit j
the )o,nt note as harsh and never© ard
the statement that It had be* n *lsnd
C'Uts' - him surprt*' . lie is Inclined to
!>©liev that in all trob tblflty wh.*t the
Knipi r r h.n directed Is thnt the Chin*
|df*r.it'*(H tu tarie* iHxvriHi to discuss In a
friendly manner with the envoy* the
term* of the agreement with a view, as
-• !t and in the i’ektn dispatch, to obtain
th K*st term* |>oe*ttle ah*ng cert tin
sjs dtl'd line*. iral also in other* not con
tained in the caldegram.
IT U A* 1.l HI \. 4 H AM*.
**n( a tirniiH Uemortnl l the
Thr'iitf, I rgltiu 4 ompllance.
Fekln, Saturday, Dec. 28 -The foreign
communities in Pekin an' greatly satis
fied at the decided tone of th* collective
note and the assertion that the Rowers
are determined to entertain no proposal*
for the modification of their demands.
It 1* said t iMtt LI Hung Cluing sent a
memorial to the throti*. couched In very
strum. Terms, urging complete compli
ance.
The German* killed forty Chinese
troop* tear Man Cheng, northwest of
Ran Ting Fu. Tney had no casualties.
Among the native* s feeling of great
distrust I* being cau*d apparently, by
the high-handed action of the Hermans,
ns the Chinese suspect them of nn Inten
tion to force a serious engagement with
the Chines** troops.
TO MET! It A TO PEKISL
l*erl*fent Heporls t** Tills F.lfeet
4 IretllMfetl In KhNMKhal.
Hh inghai, Dec. SI. -There r- perslst
♦nt rejH)rt* tn circulation hero that the
imperial court t* preiwrlng to rettirn to
IVkin Chino*© advice* from the capital
*av that ninety carts with mules and
horse* have been dispatch'd to Tai Yu©A
Fu to meet and bring back the Inioert il
isrsonag'** rsl their entourage.
It li a!sH> asserted that Fm|i©mr Knurr
lisu h.* rntninortcd llu Ring (’hlh. former
governor of the province of Hhan HI to
Himn Fu to a<‘<i*mpany him o fvkin
Th- rising In tlw* prov
ince of Kn Ru I* spreading; and thr
*roop* of the viceroy of the province of
Hu Nan are alone able to hold their own
UfcMlnM the re lie la.
MURDER OR SUICIDE.
Mtnini l*r©l*l©nl %rr©M©l € lutrur'l
Willi Heatla of Woman With
U lioni It© W aa Too Frl©o'tl? .
(‘hiCHKO, Dec. 3D —Merritt D Hoff, pre*-
kie nt of rh© Turn Affwin Arm GoLi Minin*
'imp;iny of Rhoentx. An . was arr©st©<i
here 10-Uay. uut I*, held f©n<llnn an ln
v etiicvutoii by the polios Into the h*ath
of Mrs. N*>ra Hammers, who was fuutul
deni in her ruuni, with a bullet tn her
brain.
Hoff, who he*l !>©©n •*#|uaint'<l with
Mrs. Hammers since July, :ulm4t* that
he# was io the riam at th© ttm© of th©
shootinir. which whs done with Ms re
volver. but h© claims th© woman com
m tte#i suicide.
Charles Gdiissen. n frleiul of HofTs, atvl
Mrs. I-V'lta Oliowell. a staler of th© dead
woman, hiv© also l©en arr#*t©il Th©e*
two milntain that th#* wman her
p lf Leaun© she feared Hoff, who ha#* a
a if© and daughter. Inteiwl©*! to hl<
ac ]Uflintanc© with her.
Hoff’s revolver was found In one of th©
d'a<l airman’s han#ls. Hoff claim*# that
when Mr©. iluinm©m fired the fatal ©hot
h* picked | the weapon anl ran for a
doctor. On the way he met Gnua©'*n and
told him of the tragedy. Hoff sa>*s he
rave the revolver to Onussect. who. In
turn, took it k to th© room where h©
shooting occurred an I pUicvd it tn th©
woman’s hand.
Hoff lived for elfhteen years tn Min
neapolis. and win* the station mrent of
the Great Northern Itallrond In that city.
TO BE NO RE-ORGANIZATION.
t halriuMn J.hn*Hfi Way* Aallownl
11. u.o. rnllc tiimßilltss Will
Mss' a* Orxsnlsnl I will
lIMI4.
Kuus.s City. Mo.. Dec. 3 n —J. H. John
son, chairman of the Executive Commit
tee of the Democratic National Commit
tee, who passed through Kansas City to
day I* rout* from Chicago to hie iiome In
Kansas, said:
"I am not tn a position to any what
will be .kmc townr.l maintaining the Dem
ocratic organisation perfected .hiring the
last campaign, but 1 will way that there
will be no reorganisation of the National
Committee. The ommlttee I* organised
until 19W. amt will remain am it Is until
that time. I believe that the present
precinct organisation can be malntain*d
and made entirely self-supporting."
WILL INCREASE ACREAGE.
Usnrlirster Textile hrrrsr, Welles
I pnw Outlook for Future l ot*
ton Crop.
Manchester. Kng. Dec. 30 Reviewing
the cotton Industry the Textile Mercury
remarks:
"One effect of the present condition*
cen hardly fall to be a great Increase In
planting next Spring. In spite of any at
tempt* to prevent M Should a determin
ed and combined effort on the part of the
American cotton slate* restrict production
so as to cruxmtntn price* *1 the present
level, this will simply invite competitor*
on the other land* to enter til, field of
cultivation."
SPANISH POLITICS.
tteuor Isxssls Declares Thu, a
(hang* of Ministry I* Inevita
ble.
Madrid. Dec. 30 -Humors of a cabinet
crisis Increase. Benor Bagasta. former
premier, who baa Anally broken silence,
declare* that a change of ministry l* In
evitable on account of the differences In
the cabinet Itself. *• *H •• 1" ranks
of It* supporters.
Many ministerialists assert that the Ax
carraga government will oontinu*. Should
p f,a. its only poislble successor would
bes mivda ministry.
Two persons were killed and eleven se
riously wounded at Vlvar. province of
Urecada. during an election riot
A TRIPLE KILLING
It KOI I.Tt OF A liltl >KFA MAY’*
mm.i.i a \\i> nai it n
DEADLY FRAY AT AB3EVILLE.
HKHIFF. \ \4tHTIIKM Al'ft. AMB t.
g. %l ANSI! Al.. A l.l* llli:.
Wm. h>l(* 'it Mnsni liiMti ii' I’nlnll)
by ,I'ihn iHio-by, t n4(*l *(o#e*
V,itrlul himl Usnhlrr, Hersii'r He
Not Rlm 4rl for V’owejr.
INnkly, |'urfti*'l In *lerllt Ke• -
••rdy oii'l 4 Itlsenn. Kills (Im* Mterlll
ami la llltoaelf Killed.
Charleston. H. C , Dee. .*W Thrs men
were kilisl in Abb'*vtllc, this state, last
night. the r***ult of a drunken min’*
spleen and malice.
Two of them, the sheriff of the county
and a highly respected N'Mihcrner, Wil
liam Kyle, of Mu -.i hu-* tts. who hsa
!ei*i sui* rlrrtendlng th© hulidlfg of a cot
ton mill In Abb vlll*\ wer© playing card*
for plndar* at the h**i I. when John Dano
by. a notorious gandHcr, who waa foi sev
eral years I’nltcki Htates marshal, throw
82 wi th*‘ table, and mild;
"Play for this/'
This was refused, nd an altercation
ensued Dans by suddenly dr*w a IT© call
ler pistol and 'hoi Kyle in the aUloin* n
to the amasement of all present ll thou
i>ackH| out of the declaring that
he would shoot any nun who art* nt,< l
to stop him
H© was followed by two policemen, but
held them at bay with Ills pistol until
Jihetiff Kecmoly anl a numix-r o( **itl
xens arrive*!. Th© sheriff -albl to Ihins*
by to conw* out of th© house of his fih
©rdn~4aw. wait her he had fled and sur
render.
Dansby cam© out closing th© door be
hind him. and with the remark.
"Well, we’ll all go to hell together,"
commenced firing.
Danshy srcia shot twice In the leg and
full In th# chest, the sheriff was struck
once In the left breast near th© heart
and fell n* sxn as hit. Danshy walked
some fifty steps and was relo.eling bis
IHstol. when he wa shot again, som*- say
l*y th© 'tying sheriff
Th© sheriff and hi stnyer died within a
few minutes. Ky.e lingered until 2 o'clock
(o-ttay.
YOUNG MAN’S RASH DEED.
Il4©m|ilr'l 4• Kill Uomaii V. hum ll©
tla'l 1.0% e'l anil Thru l*nl Itullrt
Into If!■ Own ll©al.
Dublin. Gi., Ow. 3u.—Dr. I*. M John
son of l/ov'Mt was In th© ©tty y©sf©relay.
#n#l brought th© in-mi that r©ar iltrrtMn,
Thutvelay ntah#. Mr Hobrrl Mrri©. r©n
drr©l b -p©r.iti by unr©<iuit©i lov‘. #-r
--danvorr'l to vnurdtr a Mrs. Ttiom(kins, a
brirl©. n*l shot him© If through th© h©a#l
John was in tov© with th© indy, an#!
when h© b# an) that she ha#l mart I* I de
t©rmln#-l to kill her.
He called Mr to th© iloor and fir©l at
h©r twice wHb a pistol, but both ball*
flew wkl© of th© mark.
He th*r. ah'4 himself through the h# ul.
but will probably recover.
Morris nerved durliiK th© war with Bpuln
In on© of th© Georgia rtirtmfiit*.
THE END OFTHE CENTURY.
Xrehdeacon Farrar Takes a tllosiU)
visa of the Outlook for Bxglsn'.
Ixindon, Dec, 31 - All reliulou* denomi
nations arranged for "end of the dentury
services." some of Which were held yes
terday, and others wl.l t*e held to—toy.
At Westminster Ab!’y Archdeacon Fied
erlck W. Farrar. preacbiiiK yeeterdny.
took a very gloomy vb w of the future,
lie said he thought It by no means itn
probable that evrly In the coming century
England would have to meet a combina
tion Of le.iJpc: ’> Lower*.
Referring to Ihe "serious Irnde competi
tion of Or many msl the I'ninri States
he appeoled to England to rouse herself.
Alluding to the national curuc of Intem
perance, he said that the Itev Charles
.Sheldon had tokt him that he had ***n
more drunkrnnsas in England In '>
year than in hts own country, the Unit'd
Suites, in a whole lifetime.
ARB SOT l> THE XI XHKF.T.
Danish Islands Mill Dr Mold In This
t ouatry. If at Alt.
Copenhagen. Dec. 30—In Danish official
circles the report that Germany 1* nego
tiating to purchase the Danish Antilles
Is denied.
"If thr Island* are to be aold," aaM a
high official to-day, "the purchaser wl I
be the United Btates and no other Bower
All will tie wold or none.”
RIC 4 HI ITS row OOKSSA.
empress send- tilft* to Red t ross
Society I’eople.
Bt. Petersburg. Dec. 31.—The Russian
transport Bt. Petersburg ha* left Odessa
with fifteen hundred recruit* for th* mari
time province*. Bh* carries also numer
ous presents from the l-.mtres* ro the Red
Cross Society's offielala and nurse* tn that
district.
OFIIXIXA TOtHIMT* KII.IUD.
Xseended Mnuntatns Ml I houl Halites
nnit Fell lot > Xhjss.
Ixndon, ike. It -Two Herman tourists,
Iletren Ijylner and Klrwlllngsr. a*e. n.Je.l
Mount Bchwartaen’ergen wMhoot guides,
according to a dispatch to the Daily Ex
press Horn Vienna, and felt Into an abyss
and were killed.
BKSt. IRIDT XT MARACAIBO.
Mis Departure Regarded ns a Death
Dion to HevolnHna.
Caracas. Venexueia, Dte. 30 via Haytten
Cable Oen Uribe, the chief of the Co
lombian revolution, who was recently de
feated at Ooraxel. In the province of Botl
var. ha* rrrtved at Maracaibo. This I*
regarded a* a death blow to the revolu
tionary movement.
AMERICANS VERY ACTIVE.
Vimij I nsssrmi'sla tn Philip
pine"-—( 'Mimlmml'iii tl©'*'nmeii'l"
l.i'il'loy meni of American
Ten * her*.
Manila, Dec To-d-vy brought mmy
reports of captures >f insurgents as th-*
result of sc* tiling throughout 1 aiann. The !
Americans in this w*ik sustained no •
ualtt' s A detachment of the Fourth It©*
In* nt captured sixty In the province of
Cavite
Gn WhHiton reports having capluwtl
and burned Ur.morio s camp In the prti-
Ipmila, nar r* m Antonio
Gen Funston repirts that five Insur
gt tils were killed utwi several capttirel
i,i at Gavsuu.
ib n Hut It h wires that the iswlamitloti
of the governor geneial has liad good re
sults In hts district
Near Moil tw* >e t©rda> a doom insur
g I'S Wele killed itixl eight W'.uiHb- \
Gen. Grant telegraphs that he has de
tmbments covering th© kw‘r fairthai* f
M'nint Arayat in the li*i* f cai‘*hln
AleJantHato ll* says that last Fui.iv I
a iblehment of th# F*rty-first Infantry j
rskb'l th© ©amp of th© Insurgent leader !
mill s ur# <t fMHii© #f hw i*ap©r
N; *r Ali.iJn to-day Capt. M *n*loxa wit r
thirty men of Batvllco’s command, sur
render#*'! ta im©nts of tn© Wrvnrtii !
.u*l Ninth 4*ivlr> klilel twelve Insui
x* i;t and d©trov©d several *arop* Ih th>
Os marines lDtrit
The Rhlllppln© C.*mmisslon has d*lel to
the |K-it. ling s* hh| bid a provlsUst f**r lh. !
employmeiit of Ameri*.ii t©*ch©rs :•
salaries ranging from s7a lo SWO per
month.
atil Hint XKIXAKO ALIVE.
Officer lit I'lilllpidne" Heporta Terri
ble Atrocity.
West Superior. WK. Dec. .~ln let
ter written from the Rhlhii|dnes Just 1©
fore tin* recent elect ton to Ills relative#
in this city f'apt. Harry W Newton say
that ar that tiro© the encroaclwnoitta of
the tiatlV'S were w*rs© than they had
b • n at any tim** during th© year pre
vious As one Instance of their ferocity
he writes:
"Just the otl*r *lay they Jumped • de
tachment of out Twenty-fourth, numher
*tng twenty-two men. and capture I slxl©©n
of them 4>n’ of ll©iii was f.mnd terribly
mutilated. sh#wing signs of iM-ing sklnne !
whlto yel alive."
CROWE RENTED THE HOUSE.
OmMlin I- ISiilflrr Tkftl
( rnn. I— Ik W liuiw M<*
Hralnl thf
Omiiiq. Ni'h. I ><-o. * John Smith,
it tiruommnk.r MBpko>'*d hy thr
Srlmriderwlnti broom taetary, !*■ pol
-ttvrly ldmttfl-l Phi Crowe n thr imm
.Ihi, in M. pri'-mca*, rent ad th* H hi.ri.tor
wln.l hon Otovrr .tr.-.t, which waa
u*'<! a. a prlirn for Kddto Cudwhy whtl.
ho wi. Mit' 'lolnlno l for thi s2f>,wt ran
mtm. Thl I. thr flrat pohttlve prraon*!
ra-barnitlcn of any of th* bumltta and <■-
tabllaho. tho moat lmi>rttt point yrt
devrtopr.l tn tho c*r. Wiirn *ko<l lo
Identify tho plotitrr of Tat Crowe In eon
n.jtlon wMh the caM-. Hmlth .aid:
"You nord not .how mr any plcturr. I
know ahat mn. It waa Cal Crowr. I
could invo tald any |lhs* offlerr the
•ami, thlna trot he called upon nu- 1
wua huay at lV ■' hr*om nioohlne when
Cat Crowr catlb'd to rent thr hou■ and
paid no attention to him during hlw talk
with Mr.. R'hnrtdrrwlnd Then 1 thoiiKht
I rnoanlacl the voice and wfopf—.l my
machine lona cnoiitth to art a towel lwk
at him. 1 -aw hi alancr that the man
waa none other than Cot Crowe, a man
whom I have known for ten year.. I
am a. fw—lttvr aa to the hlcntlty of Cat
Crowr aw 1 would I— of my own brother "
Smith ha. lived In Omaha twelve year.,
dtirlna whl.ti time he luia known Crowe
and ween him at frequent Interval*.
WATCH NIGHT SERVICES.
gout hern XI. Ikndlsts Have Raised
BI.MMI.WMI lr a Txrentletk t'eu
lury t'.dsrstinnsl Fund.
Jackon. Mis*., tk-c. BA—BSsbsp Charles
It. Hii.k-way. president or the general
hoard of education of th* Methoillst Kids
oopal Church. Roulh. has re.eive.l advice#
that the watch night eervlre* Monday
night In Ihe chur lie* throughout the
South will Is- th* most enthusiastic In the
history of the rhurch
The services will also lie held In the
Northern branch of the church ami In
England. Dlshoo Galloway announces
that |1 .gyi.ieo ha# been mined hy the
Southern Church os the twentieth cen
tuty fund for educatkinal purpose*.
THE KENTUCKY FEUDISTS.
*l* 1 lay t iinnty Xlen Killed and
Twelve M ussdeil Mlthlu the
Last To Meeks.
IxirsViri. Ky., Dec. 30 Fiir men have
been killed and *n wounded In Clay
county light# within the past two week*,
white two other Clay county nan wer*
killed and two were wounded In a light
Just over the Clay county line during th
same iwrl-st, m ikliaf a total of six killed
and twelve Wbunded within two weeks
The faction* are again becoming hostile
sisl drastic mleisures may be necessary
to quell the feudists.
AkurilEH H<>* KI DA X PRO.
A Hansom Thought to He the IMiJrrl
In This Case Also.
Houghton. Mich.. Dec. 30.-Th* S-year
old son of Mrs. Itavmond Thlervy of Dol
lar Bay. ha# been kidnaped, evidently in
the hope of securing a run som It I# be
lieved ihe boy was taken by a well known
character In the copper region. an<l th*
Sheriff. With a large posse of Indignant
cttlxcr.s, 1# ocmirlng the cwntry hoplna
to catch him before he gets beyond the
elate line It Is thought he Is heading
for Cana-ta.
THE RKVOLI'TION IT BOIB*.
Varying Aeeounls Herelved of state
of Vgnlrs in I ot.io.btn.
Klng* ,on - Jamaica. Tec. SB.—The British
steamer Orinoco, which arrived here to
day from Colon. Colombia, reports con
siderable rebel activity hi nearly all the
province*. Tbe Colombia Railway and the
•e 1
Ixed. and huslneas t* at a standstill In
every section, excepi Colon. The Colom
bian government, according to the seme
advice*!, haa been making uneucoeasful at-
to corner the rebel band*
DAILY. A YKAR
CKNTN A COCY
YYKRKLV ITIMKh-A-ft KKK.tI A YEAR
ROOSEVELT TO MEN.
M:AA \ 4l|| K'* OOVKIIKM SPK.AKJr
TO 1 . M. r. A.
CARNEGIE HALL CROWDED.
Ill* PAHTH I I AULT f AITIOYEO
THEM %4. A I \**l MAYA,
\o More Moral In* llrrak Ih© Tenth
4 omnia ad men 4 A*%% Than l iiaa
llren for 4he l'nl Thirty 4 ©*-
turlea—%\ c-rvl• f• \.( Hie 4n1% <.*tt|
’lhlng In I |p-l'*r fletter tn lla
U ©ll Aomefhlnift Worth litilng.
The I rne 4 hrlatlan Is 4he Trae
4 Ittsen.
N*w York. Dec Yi ftov. Ronsavalt
sp**k* l this aftfervuxni at Cnnu>g © Halt
I'rfore an audleti* • *f young men that
completely ni1,,1 lh© lions©, it mt* a
nia** m<©‘li\g arrangtsl by the Young
Men’s 4‘hrl-tlsn As*wl..:l.i4i of the city,
but It wu •* mewhat utilqii© In the fact
Ihit th© chief sjMcakrr w s In a wav *•!•
dressing more than • hundred other au
dlen ©* thfCHgtinat the < *<untr>. It hsl
been arranged ►*> that oopfra at Oov.
Hot ••veil - - had been serur*.ul In
a*!v n © nnl t t Hpcrcturlin of
cladons throughout the country, snd It
was sal#! that the siblrcss was read .'llothl
at more than a hundred ©ther nnetliigs
at the same hour.
VA ItlLfthi E Dodgv pr*‘s.(|ed an*l among
thus© on h© piatftitn were Gen. O. O.
Howard, G©n. John it. I<nmk© uii*J v
rl'us offhers (i**m the liartiur forts and
the navy ysrxl. There were also moro
tiwin a htitqlrcd blue J.n k©t* am) soldiers
presont. most of whom ar© n©m*er* of
the army and navy branch of the asso
ciation The New York festival chorus
h.*il elevat©#! seats on the itlafiorni and
conducted by Mr. Morgan. <hr •hrwwfr,
tettalered musical setoctlons.
Mr 1 H>dge spuke brietla >n the history
#f the \. Al. C. A., and tlien SUlfglsel
i'ol. li*usveli iii th© various rapacUte*
in which h© is known to the pnidte. Ttw
Vice |*resUleft-elect was rec4%*ed With
prOlOlged applause
The following are extnsets freon tho
address:
Thru** anaoclaHoas of jwin fry lo make
men self-helpful ami to help them hwi
they urn self-helpful. They <fc> not try
merely to carry *n.-n, to belief!t them for
the moment hi the oat of their future
undoing. This muni that ait In any
way connected with them not merely re
tain, tail Increase their self-re*pecl. Any
man olio takea part In the work of such
an oigenlsnlton la lehrfiud to lottir va
lent and lienettte the community to >•■
ement of couraa a .ways with the proviso
that the organtaalb.h la well mansard,
ami la run on a ouslness basic, a* well
a* with a phllanthropic purpose.
The forline of brotherhood la necessart
l> as rsmote from a patronising spirit on
the one hand, a* from a spirit of envy
end malice on the other. The best work
for our upllftlna must la* hmc by oui
selver. ami yet with brotherly klrak)**as
for our nriahlair In such work, and
therefore. In the kind of work .tone by
the Young Men's <'arts'tan Associations,
we all eland on the selforcspecting haais
of mutual benefit sal commaai effort. All
of ue who take |rt In any such work
In whatever measure, both receive ami
•eaifer benefits. This Is true of the found
er amt giver, and It la no less true it
every man who takes advantage of what
the founder ami ttlver have done. This
* r.ahermssi makes us nil realise now
much we hove In common, and how tnueh
we can do when we work In common. I
doubt If It Is possible to overestimate iho
gissl .lone by the mere fact of assorts,
that with a common Intereal, and for A
..annual end, and when the common In
i' test Is high on.l the .a.mmnn end pecu
liarly worthy, the g.sst done la of ooures,
many times Increased.
There are, of course, a thousand differ
ent ways In wrhlch the work can bo dona,
and each man must choose as his tasi.-a
and his powers bid him. If he la to do tha
best of which he Is capable, ftabr all iho
kinds of work must be curried along on
certain definite line* If good la to mane.
Ail the work must be attempted us on tha
whole this Young Men's Christian Asso
ciation work has licen done; that la. In a
spirit of good will towards all ami not
of hatred towards some; In a spirit In
which to broad charity for mankind Micro
Is added a keen ami healthy sanity of
mind. We must retain our selfrrsp.-.;*
each sml all of ue. and we must I-*warn
alike of mushy sentimentality and of
envy and hatred.
There la degradation to us If we feel
envy and malice an.l hatred of one'*
neighbor, for any cause, and If we envy
him merely herons* of his riche*, we show
we have ourselves low Ideals. Money la
a good thing It ts a foolish .iff.—t itton
In deny It it.it it Is not the only gno4
thing, and after a certain amount he*
been amasessl It ceases to be the chief
even of material good things It Is fop
better, for Instance, to do wrll'g I,lt of
work which Is well-worth ‘king. I do
not care whether this work Is that of an
engineer on a great railroad or rspf iln of
a fishing lata*, or foreman In a factory
or mnchln.* shop, or section ho**. or di
vision chief, or assistant astronomer In
an observatory, or a acrend lieutenant
somewhere In China or the Philippines—
each man of these' hoe an Important
piece of work and If he I* really (ntcraate.)
In It. and ha* the right stuff in him, he
will he altogether too proud of what ho
Is doing ami too Intent on doing It well,
to waste his time In envying others.
From the days when the chosen people
received the decalogue, to our own. enry
ami malice have been recognised ns evils,
and woe to those who appeal to them.
To hr* ak the Ten'h Mommamtment 1* no
mor> morn! now than It ha* b-n for the
past thirty centuries. The vice of envy la
not only a dangerous, but also a mrnn
Vice, for M I* always a confession of In
feriority. It may provoke conduct which
will be fruitful of wrong doing to others;
end It must cause misery to the men
who feels It. It will not be any the lea*
fruitful of wrong and ml-ery. If aa l
so often the case with evil mo
tives It adepts some hlgh-svmding
alia*. The truth la. gentlemen that ra-h
one of tM has to him certflln passions and
Ins’.lneta. which If they gain the upp*r
hand In his soul would mean that thw
wild beast had <ome uppermost *" him.
Kr.vy malice and hatred are such pas
sions. and thay are Ju*t as bad If direct
ed against a class or group of men aa
It directed against an Individual. What
we need In our leaders art
(Continued on Fifth Fags.)