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J. H. ESTILL. President.
TO EVACUATE CHINA
* Mimic AH TROOPS CETTI\G OUT
OF THE WAY.
TO LEAVE ONLY 150 MEN.
McKINLEY'S policy begins
TO DEVELOP.
American* Will Not Be There In
kntnrient Force to Take a Hand
W hen the General Collision En
lliri-GBroiiean Powers Can Fight
II Ont Among Themselves—Gen.
( hnffee Given His Orders to Snil
for Manila—Col. Humphrey to Be
(hlel Quartermaster at Manila.
Washington, March 15.—An order was
stn t to Gen. Chaffee to-day for the evac
uation of China by American troops, leav
ing only a legation guard of 150 men. The
troops will be removed from China the
last of April.
The dispatch to Gen. Chaffee is as fol
lows:
“Adjutant General's Office, March 15,
19W —Chaffee, Pekin: In reply to your
telegram, Secretary of War directs you
complete arrangements, sail for Manila
with your command and staff officers by
end of April, leaving as legation guard
infantry company, composed of 160 men,
having at least one year to serve or those
Intending re-enlist with full complement
of officers, medical officer, sufficient hos
pital corps men and if you think best,
field officer, especially qualified to com
mand guard. Retain and instruct officc-r
quartermaster's department, proceed io
erect necessary buildings for guard ac
cording to plan and estimates you ap
prove. Col. Charles F. Humphrey on ar
rival. will make an inspection of quar
termaster’s department, Philippine Isl
ands, until July 1, when he will be as
signed to duty as chief quartermaster at
Manila, and Miller ordered to the United
States. AU stores, supplies not required
for legation guard to be disposed of in
>s>ur best judgment of course; serviceable
supplies needed, Philippine Islands, will
be sent Manila. Division of the Philip
pines will furnish supplies for legation
guard. JlaeArthur notified. CorDin.
It was stated at the War Department
that this clears up the Chinese situation
far as the War Department Is con
cerned as the guard of the legation can
in no sense be taken as occupation of
Chinese territory ,and cannot be used
for any other purpose.
The transports Summer and Indiana
will be sent to Taku to take the troops
in China to Manila. These troops con
sist cf the Ninth Infantry, four troops
of the Sixth Cavalry and the light bat
tery, formerly commanded by Capt. Reil
ly. Two transports will bring away the
1.100. animals w hich have been used by
the army in China.
Gen. Chaffee has advised the depart
ment that the best place for embarkation
is Taku. which will no doubt be clear
of Ice on the date fixed for departure.
GERMAN'S LOOTED SAC MING.
'lr. Rockhill Says Lenleacr Is On! of
Quentlnn In Somo Canon.
Pekin, March 15.—1 t was reported at the
Vnlted .States legation by Rev. W. E.
Ament of the local staff of the American
Board of Foreign Missions, that the Ger
mans had visited the prosperous market
town of Nau Ming, sixty miles from Pe
kin, and completely looted it, and that
they had also ransacked and desecrated
native Christian chapel and despoiled wo
men of their trinkets, even taking rings
out of their ears and generally ill-treat
ing the natives.
The attitude of M. de Glers regarding
further punishments is delaying the de
mand of the ministers of the Powers
upon the Chinese, and the mat
ter has been referred to the
home governments. Mr. Rockhill,
the American special commissioner, says
that personally he Is in favor of draw
ing a clean sheet over additional execu
tions, but that certain high officials
throughout the provinces are guilty of
most barbarous crimes and that it is
ireneraMy recognized tliat these must
be punished if only as a warning to
others. In every case where leniency
was possible Mr. Rockhill has advocated
h. but he has felt that in a few cases
leniency was out of the question. He
• s ays M. DeGlers had virtually agreed
to certain additional punishments, but
that the change In his attitude Is pre
sumably attributable to Russir/s an
noyance at the Interefernce of the other
Powers In the Manchuria affair.
At the latest meeting of the ministers,
M- de Glers vehemently declared that he
would rather see his right hand cut off
than consent to further decapitations.
As regards quiesittons of (indemnity,
Individual American claims, Mr. Rock
iill says, under the arrangement agreed
upon by the ministers will be paid in
almost every case. The arrangement he
considers satisfactory and fair to both
> hinese and foreigners.
Rockhill has been In consultation
i rh Lg Hung Chang regarding the reor
ganization of the Tsung-U-Yamen, and
8 °* h Question of ceremonial.
trouble is imminent.
HrHlsh find Russia Dlspollng Over
Thn# Rnllway Property.
Tien Tsin, March 15.—The British and
Russians are disputing over the limits of
tPlway property In the Russian donces
h'on, and the guards of the two nations
-ps £ OSP Proximity to each other,
forces Br ' tlßh have been strongly rein
ed and trouble is imminent unless the
Russians retire.
Roth Heady foe a Fight.
london, March 15.—A dispatch received
from Tien Tsin by Reuter’s Teie
-5 , Company dated from that city to-
I'JTiit 3:20 p. m„ says;
tn J', P are now entrenching in
territory. A compuny of the
* * von K regiment, with fixed bayonets.
whlle *wo companies of the
j.,, ’** Pioneers, under command of Maj.
J :™ron. re held in reserve,
swim ,h * >lUB!< ln* and the British are
n>* nti ln * l^uct^0,,,l from their govern-
Hnssta Claims the land.
n!.M. ndon ; Marrh U ~ A Question in the
ti a? 0f Commons to-day In regard to
f r . *Pa ,c b from Tien Tsin, announcing
in .T* **** w,w, < fhe Hussiana and Hrlt*
la,rt/? rP ’ *’ ,lrUed confirmation fiom
~ ' Hamilton, the secretary of
* lor imlla, wito, corroborating the
\
JHafning
despatches of the Associated Press, said
Russia had claimed the land in dispue by
virtue of a concession alleged to have
been granted by China since the disturb
ances commenced. The authorities on the
spot were dealing with the matter. The
government had not sent special instruc
tions, as, throughout the Chinese opera
tions, the British officers had shown a
spirit of excessive conciliation.
FRENCH HONOR IS EASY.
Dcronlede mill Buffet Abandon Their
Duel Because Ordered Out of
Switzerland.
Lausanne, Switzerland, March 15.—The
duel which had been arranged to take
place to-day between M. Paul Deroulede
and M. Andre Buffet has been abondon
ed In consequence of the authorities hav
ing issued *a decree expelling both the
would-be combatants from Switzerland.
The seconds drew up a declaration say
ing that in the presence of force ma
jeure they adjudged the honor of their
principals safe and declared the Incident
closed. Both parties then left Switzer
land.
CASTELLANE AND DE BODAYS.
Their Duel Scheduled to Take Place
This Morning,
Paris, March 15.—The seconds of Count
Bonl de Castellane and M. deßodays met
to-day and deckled that .the duel is to
take place to-morrow morning. The shots
will be exchanged at 25 paces. M. Per
ivier, one of M. deßodays’ seconds, who
is co-manager of the Figaro in an inter
view to-day declared that the duel would
be absolutely private.
THE POPULATION OF INDIA.
The Olliclnl Figures S!>4.OOO.OOO, an
Increase of Only 7,000,000, or
Only 1.4 Per Cent.
Calcutta, March 15.—Complete census
returns give the population of India as
294,000,000, an increase in the last decade
of 7,000,000. Deducting the population of
the Baluchistan, Shaustaks, Chinhills and
Sikkim territory, enumerated for the first
time, a net increase Is shown of only 1.4
per cent., which is due to improved cen
sus methods. Thus, the population is for
the first time stationary. Owing to the
two famines, mortality from disease and
a great decline in. the birth rate, the na
tive states show excessive declines. These
results were quite unexpected.
DEMONSTRATIONS IN RUSSIA.
Student* Are Very Active ami Stone
Governor General'* l’nlnce,
St. Petersburg, March 15.—There has
been a renewal of demonstrations by
students in St. Petersburg and Moscow.
In the latter city the students stoned
and broke the windows of the palace of
the governor general.
l>arge forces of police and Cossacks are
patrolling both cities in anticipation, of a
renewal of disturbances.
A seditious proclamation is being clrclL
lated in the large towns of Russia.
LOOKS SERIOUS IN RUSSIA.
The Students Evidently In Deadly
Earnest in Their Movement.
London, March 16.—“ The students ag
itation in this city,” says the Moscow
correspondent of the Daily Mall, "has
become extremely serious. Bloodshed has
occurred and the students threaten bar
ricades and street fighting. It 1s not
safe for individuals to cross the streets
in the daytime. The schools ere closed
end the city is virtually in a state of
siege.”
The Moscow correspondent of the
Standard, in a communication dated
March 11. says:
"In the course of yesterday’s demon
stration 500 people, including many stu
dents, were arrested.”
FIGHTING IN MOROCCO.
British Correspondent Reports
Freneli Encroach men Is.
London, March 15.—The Tangier corre
spondent of the Daily Chronicle, dealing
with what he reported French encroach
ments upon Moorish territory, says:
“There has been severe fighting, al
though but few details are allowed to
pass the censor. It is clear, however,
that Gen. Risbourg’s column has estab
lished French authority south of Figuig,
although the rumor that Figuig had been
occupied: by the French is not confirmed.
“There is an uneasy feeling here that,
owing to the complications in South Africa
and China, Great Britain may be unable
or unwilling to stand between France and
Morocco.
SIGNOR (HISPI VERY ILL.
Attacked During Audience NYlth
Dumiger Queen Marglieritn.
Rome, March 15.—Signor Crtspl, the
celebrated Italian statesman and former
premier, during an audience with Dow
ager Queen Marghcrita to-day was at
tacked by a sudden illness and fell to the
floor slightly Injuring his head, ile re
ceived immediate medical attention and
was able to return to his hotel. Later
this evening it was reported that he was
feeling better.
ROYALTY TO SEE THE WORLD.
Duke anal Duchess of Cornwall and
A’ork Sturt on Their Tonr.
London, March 15.—The Duke and
Duchess of Cornwall and York started
to-day on the first stage of their tour of
the four quarters of the globe. King Ed
ward, Queen Alexandra and other mem
bers of the royal family accompanied the
travelers to Portsmouth, whence tire
steamer Ophlr, with the Duke and Duch
ess on board, will sail to-morrow.
They Did Not Meet.
London, March 16.—Lord Rosebery and
Sir William Vernon HarcGurt. between
whom strained relations hove existed for
six years, were to have met at dinner last
evening at the Devonshire Club.
The proposed meeting had excited much
political speculation, but owing to Illness,
lr William Vernon Harcourl was unable
to attend.
Russian Minister Dies From Wound.
St. Petersburg March 15.—M Hog
oltepoff, minister of public Instruction,
who, while holding a reception Jan. 27,
was shot by Peter Karpovich, formerly
a student st th* University of Moscow,
died here to-day of his wound.
SAVANNAH, GA„ SATURDAY. MARCH 16, 1901.
DISCUSSING CHINA
COUNT VON BIELOW'S SPEECH IN
REICHSTAG.
WAS VERY CONSERVATIVE.
HARMONY OF THE POWERS THIS
FAR PRESERVED.
Anglo-Germnn Agreement Alluded
to—The United States Displaying
the Keenest Interest for the Main
tenance of China's Integrity, He
Nays—Relations With All Nations
Unimpaired—Only Desirous of Re
storing Peaeefnl Conditions in
China Desirous of Retaining
Trnde Interests Unimpaired.
Berlin, March 15.—The imperial chan
cellor, Count von Buelow, in a speech in
the Reichstag to-day, admitted that dif
ferences of opinion had arisen between
the Powers in regard to the Chinese af
fairs, but he hoped they would be over
come.
The chancellor began by declaring that
the negotiations on the Chinese question
were making slow but steady progress.
Although It had not been easy to se
cure an agreement owing to the naturally
conflicting interests of the different gov
ernments, it has been possible to draw
up a reasonable peace programme. The
harmony of the Powers thus far had been
preserved and hope was entertained that
the feeling of solidarity among the civ
ilized nations would suffice to overcome
the difference of opinion which had late
ly become apparent in regard to matters
In China.
The question of indemnities, the chan
cellor continued, offered such difficulties
as to have thus far prevented the draw
ing up of a programme acceptable to all
the Powers. But China had uncondition
ally admitted her obligation and had
granted compensation. Experts had been
called in to revise the methods of paying
Indemnities. They were opposed to the
control of the whole Chinese state sys
tem and regarded the maritime duties, an
increase in wjiich was possible, as the best
means of covering the outlay.
The chancellor alluded to the Anglo Ger
man agreements, saying Its tendency was
to preserve the integrity of China so
long as possible, and to protect German
trade there. The agreement did not refer
to Manchuria and did not contain secret
clauses.
Count von Buelow continued:
"Just as good as our relations with Rus
sia and Great Britain are our relations
with the United States. France and Ja
pan. The United States is taking her
part zealously in the negotiations, and Is
especially displaying the keenest interest
the maintenance of China’s integrity.
“Between ourselves and France there is
In China, as in most parts of the other
points of the earth, no essential opposi
tion. Our task is, amid the claims of the
different Powers, to safeguard our neu
trality, independence and peace and our
great and lasting interests. All we are
anxious for Is to restore peaceful condi
tions in China as soon as possible, and
retain unimpaired, our possessions and
trade interests. We wish by our just
and loyal attitude to assuage the exist
ing differences, and by the co-operation
of others, to attain our common objects
and secure suitable compensation for the
costs of the expedition rendered necessary
by the outrage upon the law of nations,
and to maintain the freedom of our trade.
In reply to a question as to how long
the German troops would remain In the
province of Chi Li, Count von Buelow
said:
"That will depend upon China's fulfil
ment of the peace conditions which she
has accepted. But no longer will promises
or even the most charming notes from LI
Hung Chang be of any avail. As soon
as we receive serious guarantees for the
payment of the indemnities we shall im
mediately withdraw our troops.
“It affords us no pleasure whatever
to remain in the province of Chi Li. We
shall leave with a sincere and lively de
sire that we may be spared as long as
possible from seeing It again. We shall
not stay a day longer than Is required.
Until then Count von Waldersee will fill
hie post, as at present.”
WOMEN RAIDERS FINED.
No lavv In Kiinna to Authorise De
atrnetlon of Private Property.
Kansas City, Mo., March 15.—Mrs. Pru
dence Smith and Mrs. Jane McNutt, who,
Monday night, raided Eaton’s joint
in Armourdale, Kan., were to-day fined
by Police Judge McCamish 325 each. The
Judge offered to grant a stay of execu
tion if the women would promise to de
mist from Joint-smashing, but their an
swers did not suit him, and he let the
fine stand. Nora McNutt, daughter of
Mrs. McNutt, was discharged, the court
holding that she was wholly Irresponsi
ble, having been guided by her elders.
Judge McCamish cited many authorities,
and held that the fact that anything be
came a nuisance did not deprive it of the
rights of property and declared that
there was no law in Kansas that au
thorizes the destruction of private proper
ty by a citizen. An appeal was taken.
Carrie Nation Arrested.
Kansas City, Mo., March 15.—Mrs. Car
rie Nation, who has been visiting here
for two days, was arrested in Union ave
nue, near the Union Depot, to-day for
obstructing the sidewalk where she had
(stopped to harangue a crowd. She was
released on her promise to depart on the
next train for Topeka.
more blackmailing.
Attempt to Work Bon of Senator
Clark for *5,000.
Anaconda, Mont., March 15.—A special to
the Standard from Butte says:
The police officials have made public the
details of an attempt to blackmail Charles
W. Clark, son of Senator W. A. Clark,
out of $5,000. Mr. Clark a few days ago
received a letter directing him to send
lhe money In small bills to “Wyoz.” Butte
poatofllce. The blackmailer added, signifi
cantly. that he was a dead shot.
The letter was turned over to the post
office authorities. The general delivery
window was watched for several days,
and finally a small boy called for a pack
age addressed to ’’Wyom." He was ar
rested and questioned lie said a masked
man had given him 25 cents to call for
the package If* proved his Innocence
of complicity. Tha originator of the plot
is still at largo.
THE HARRISON FUNERAL.
Body Will Be in State To-day—The
Pallbearers Selected—Mr. Mc-
Kinley to Attend.
Indianapolis, March 15.—The arrange
ments at the Harrison home for the
lying in state to-morrow and the funeral
services Sunday were practically com
pleted to-night and little remains to
be done. The body was dressed and re
moved to the front parlor to-day, where
■lt will lie until taken to the storehouse.
The body was dressed in the customary
black suit of Prince Albert cut, which
Gen. Harrison always wore. A simple
plain black tie was used and gold but
tons adorn the shirt front. The left
hand lies across the breast, a plain gold
ban'd ring being on the second finger.
This is the only ornament used. The
face of Gen. Harrison is composed and
restful .although very white, his Illness
having made no perceptible change ill
liis appearance.
The casket containing the body was
taken to the front parlor on the first floor
and placed directly In front of the mantle
and fireplace on the south side of the
room, the head being toward the east.
The mantle above It was piled high with
the floral offerings of friends and admir
ers of the dead statesman. Other floral
designs were arranged about the room.
The body was viewed by the friends
and family after it had been placed In
the position selected. Mrs. Harrison went
into the room alone and remained for
some time there.
President McKinley will arrive in this
city from Canton at 6:4# Sunday
morning, and wilt be entertained at the
home of Gov. Durbin during his stay in
the city. I,t is understood the presi
dential party will return to Canton Sun
day evening.
In the public schools to-day the first
quarter of an hour was devoted to suita
ble talks by the teachers on the life and
public services of Gen. Harrison.
Flags on the statehouse and on the
other public buildings will be at half-mast
until after the funeral.
THE H ARRISON I*AI.I.HE\HER.*.
Members of His Cabinet, Gen. Wal
lace and JmlMin Harmon,
Indianapolis, March 15.—The list of ac
live and honorary pall-bearers who will
officiate at the funeral ceremonies of Gen.
Harrison was announced to-night. Among
the honorary pall-bearers will be the
members of Gen. Harrison’s cabinet, who
will attend. The active pall-bearers chos
en are A. L Mason, James Whitcomb Ri
ley, Evans Woollen, Harry J. Milligan,
Clifford Arrlck, William G. Bobbs, Harry
8. New, Howard Cole, John L. Griffiths,
Booth Tarklngton, Hilton H. Brown and
Samuel Reid.
The honorary palkbearers will be Gen.
Benjamin F. Tracy of New York, ex-i Se
cretary of the Navy; John Wanamaker of
Philadelphia, ex-Postmaster General;
William H. H. Miller of Indianapolis, ex-
Attorney General; John W. Noble, St.
Louis, hx-Secretary of the Interior, and
Charles Foster, Fostorla, 0., x-Secretary
of the Treasury; Gen. Lew Wallace, Jud
son Harmon. Attorney General during
Cleveland’s administration, and William
A. Woods of this city.
Army nnd Navy Honors.
Washington, March 15.—The War De
partment has issued orders directing that
at each military post guns be fired every
half hour on the day of the Harrison fu
neral. with thirteen guns at dawn and 45
at sunset.
Officers will wear mourning for Ihlrty
days.
Similar orders have been issued by fhe
Navy Department.
FREShTfOOD FOR FEVER.
To Keep Mae Arthur’s Army to 60,000
Men Will Require 20,000 Fresh
Troops by July 1.
Washington, March 15.—The officers of
the Adjutant General’s and Quartermas
ter's departments ere devoting their at
tention to the sending of regular troops
to the Philippines to take the places of
the volunteers, who are being brought
home as rapidly as the transportation fa
cilities of the government will permit.
TiTe"main object of the officials is to pre
vent any material decrease in Gen. Mac-
Arthur's army of 60,000 men. There are
about 40,000 regular troops in the Orient,
including those now in China. In order
to keep the strength up to 61,000 It will
be neeesasry to provide 20.000 fresh troops
from the United States before July 1.
The transports Indiana. Meade and
Pennsylvania will leave San Francisco in
a day or two with battalions of the Tenth
Infantry, Fifth Cavalry, also battalions
of live new regiments. Arrangements also
have been made for the departure of n
number of other vessels between, now
and April 15. These vessels will be laden
with regular troops, consisting of newly
organized regiments or of home battalions
of regiments serving in the West Indies
or the Philippines.
Satisfactory progress is reported In lhe
transportation of the volunteer troops
from the Philippines to San Francisco.
The officials of the War Department are
confident of their ability to execute the
plan of discharging the entire volunteer
army In the United States before the first
of July next, without materially reducing
the number and effectiveness of the mil
itary forces in the Philippines.
ADVICE FROM MR. HANNA.
Nebraska Republicans Are Anxious
to Get Together.
Lincoln, Neb., March 15.—The Republi
can senatorial caucus, under the rules
prevailing for a month past, was practi
cally abandoned at a meeting to-night,
and petitions for anew caucus circulated
The change in programme is largely the
result of a telegram received from Chair
man Hanna in atißwer to the one sent
him last night.
Chairman Hanna’s telegram is as fol
lows:
"Replying to your telegram signed In
behalf of the forty-five members of the
Nebraska Legislature, will say the sug
gestion which the National Com mil tee
would strenuously urge is that all Repub
licans attend caucus, and either by ma
jority or two-thirds' rule, make,
a choice of candidates, voting
for one at a time; they
add to this their earnest appeal for har
mony and loyalty to the party’s Inter
ests." •
It is believed by Monday night next
enough signers will have been secured to
one of the new colls to* make another
caucus possible.
(Toverport’a Heavy Lose.
Cloverport, Ky., March 17 Slxveeity-orie
buildings were dewtroyed In tha fire here i
yeaierduy. Practically complete estlm itc i
of the lueses bring the total up to Moo,Ob;
• lilt insurance amounting to lUk.iXM. J
WOLSELEY’S REPLY
HE STATES HIS RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR SOUTH AFRICA.
HE UNDERESTIMATED BOERS.
HAD URGED GRADUAL REINFORCE
MENT OF FORCES.
Asked for the OlHrlul Documents,Rut
His Motion Rejected by House of
Lords—State of Affnlrs in South Af
rica Not Very Satisfactory—Pence
Negotiations Apparently Have Not
lleen Concluded and Hostilities
Continue—Do Wet In. n Safe Place
and Likely to Give Further
Trouble.
London, March 16.—The House of Lords
was unusually crowded to-day In antici
pation of the reply of Lord Wolseleyt th*
former commander-in-chlef, to the criti
cism of the former war secretary, Lord
Lansdowne.
Lord Wolseley attempted to refute the
specific charges launched by Lord Lans
downe. He said he had made every effort
to Improve the auxiliary forties. In Feb.
ruary, 1896, he recommended that addi
tional troops be sent to South Africa and
recommended strengthening the Natal
garrison and the defensive occupation, not
of the town of Larysmith, but of the Blg
garsburg range, which was 25 miles In
advance of Ladysmith. He had never
considered Ladysmith and Its surround
ing hills to be tenable.
Lord Wolseley admitted that In com
mon with all the other authorities he had
underestimated the fighting power of the
individual Boer.
Three weeks before Mr. Kruger’s dec
laration of war he had urged Lord
dowiie to send out an army corps, a
cavalry division and five battalions for
the lines of communication. In addition
to the 10,000 troops already In South Afri
ca. Such a comparatively small number
of troops employed early had often
achieved results which, five times their
number, could not produce later. The
mobilization of this force at that time
would have produced a considerable effect
In South Africa. If the country was not
prepared at the outbreak of war, It was
not becauso he had not urged the gradual
and unostentatious reinforcement of the
forces.
Lord Wolseley concluded with saying:
"I have said as little as possible con
sistently with any Justice to myself. The
noble Marquis made strong personal
statements which were not su[>ported. I
have made my reply, which Is also un
supported. I cannot, however, leave the
matter thus. I feel l am amply Justified
in moving that all the papers be laid on
the table. I am prepared to prove by of
ficial documents all I have said.”
Lord Wo4seley’s motion was rejected
by a vote of 62 to 38.
KITCHENER’S SILENCE.
Looks ns If Peace Neuotintton* Had
Fallen Through—Hostilities Still
Appear to no In Progress.
London, March 16.—A dispatch from
Lord Kitchener issued this morning is
so studiously silent upon the subject of
peace negotiations that it leads to the
conclusion that nothing has yet been ac
complished of a sufficiently definite char
acter to justify lending official support
to the view that the war is over. Nor
do Gere. French’s movements Indicate a
cessation of hostiitlle*. although pos
sibly as no dale is given, his captures
were made previous to the granting of
the armistice.
Lord Kitchener's dispatch, which is
dated at Pretoria last evening, reports
as follows:
“DeWet has rt ached Senekal on his
northward progress.
“French, in addition to his previous
success, reports 46 Boers killed or
wounded, I4(> taken prisoners and sur
rendered, with 200 rifles, 3,700 rounds of
ammunition, 2,400 horses, 2,500 cattle ard
WO wagons and carts, besides mules and
trek oxen. '
"Methuen has arrived at Warrenton
from Klerkodorp, bringing in prisoners and
cattle.
“The weather is wet, delaying the move
ments of the columns.’’
DeWet to Get Reinforcements.
A dispatch from Pretoria, after noting
Gen. DeWrt's arrival at Senekal, Orange
Hlver Colony, says that though he has
only a small following, DeWet is near
ing a district where he is likely to re
ceive considerable reinforcements, and,
probably intends to pick up roving hands
of republicans, who are ever present In
the Dornberg and Korannaberg districts.
Gen. French, the dispatch adds, had
been detained by swollen drifts in the
Plotretief district, but is now able to
move again.
THE BOER JACKSON.
British Unable to Understand Him
nnd Think He is t ritzy.
Bloemfontein, Orange River Colony,
March 15.—Prisoners who have lately been
released by Gen. DeWet say they think
he Is a madman. They aver that the ter
rible fatigues he has undergone, his anx
ieties and the Intensity of his feelings
have unhinged his mind. Apart from this
view of Gen. DeWet’* mental state, some
of his peculiarities are that he rarely
sleepß within the bounds of his camp. He
necks his rest outside, with a few trusted
followers. Thus, the orderlies of his ttu
bordlnate commanders are frequently un
able to find him to receive orders. His
setYecy is extreme. He absolutely Im
parts his plans lo no one.
Gen. DeWet repudiates the peace nego
tiations which are going on. He has de
clared openly to the men under his com
mand that no terms except Independence
will satisfy him.
A recent utterance attributed to Gen.
DeWet is that, after the British, he hated
the Transvaalers.
The whereabout* of Gen. DeWet during
the last two or three days Is unknown,
nor Is it known whether President Bteyn
Is with him.
THE AMERICAN HEIR I ITS.
Superior la Physique and Intelll.
grace, Nays Col. Lae,
London, March 15. During lhe debate on
the army estimates In the House of Com
mons to-dsy, Lieut. Col. Arthur Hamilton
Ij>e, Conservative, who was British mili
tary attache with the 11/ilted Btates armv
durlns the Spanlsh-Amerlcan War, said
the American racrults In physique and In
telligence were nuperiur to any other
troops In tha worMk
CARNEGIE BREAKS RECORD.
Offers f.N.StNMtOO <> Establish 0.1
Ilrnncli Libraries In New lork,
City to Provide Sites,
New York, March 15.—Andrew Carne
gie, who since retiring as an adtlve fig
ure from the steel world, has been able
to devote his time exclusively to his oth
er passion, the founding of libraries, has
made Ills departure for Europe this
spring memorable by the largest offer
of that kind ever advanced. If New York
will provide the sites and the mainte
nance he has promised to give $5,200,000
to establish sixty-five branch libraries In
this city.
The offer was made in a letter to Dr.
John S. Billings, director of the New
York public library, last Tuesday. The
correspondence in conoction with the of
fer was made public to-night as follows:
New York, March 12, 1901. Dr. John S.
Billings, Director New York Public
Library! Our conference upon the needs
of Greater New York for braneli li
braries to reach the musses of the peo
ple In every district have convinced me
of the wisdom of your plans.
“Sixty-five branches strike one at first
as a very large number, but as other
cities have found one necessary for ev
ery sixty or seventy thousand of popula
tion, the number is not excessive.
"You estimate the average cost of these
libraries at ay SBO,OOO each, being $5,200,-
000 for all. If New York will furnish
sites for these branches for the special
benefit of the masses of the people, as
It has done for the central library, and
also agree In satisfactory form to pro
vide for their maintenance as built, I
should esteem It a rare privilege to be
permitted to furnish the money as need
ed for the buildings, say $5,200,000. Sixty
five libraries at one stroke probably
breaks the record, but this Is the day of
big operations, and New York Is soon to
be the biggest of cities.
"Andrew Carnegie."
Mr. Carnegie's letter was transmitted
to Mayor VanWyck by Secretary G. L
Rives of the New York Public Library
Association, together with a statement
by Dr. Billings, as follows;
“In the conference referred 1 to by Mr.
Carnegie, the suggestions which 1 have
made have related mainly to a free pub
lic library system for the boroughs of
Manhattan and the Bronx.
The Carnegie Plan.
"I have stated that suett a system
should include the great central refer
erence library' oil Forty-second and Fifth
avenue about forty branch libraries for
circulation, small distribution centers In
those public school buildings which are
adapted to such purposes and a large
traveling library system operated from
the central building. Ea<.th of the branch
libraries should 1 contain reading rooms
for from fifty to one hundred adults, and
for from 75 to 125 children, and In these
reading rooms should be about 500 vol
ume* of encyclpodlas, dictionaries, at
lases and large and Important reference
books. There sihould be ample telephone
and delivery arrangements between the
branches and the central library. To es
tablish this system would require at least
live years. The average cost of the
branch libraries I estimated at
from $75,000 to $125,000, Including
sites and equipment. The cost of main
tabling the system when completed, r
estimated at $500,()00 per year. The cir
culation of books for home use alone in
these boroughs should amount to more
than 6,000,000 of volumes per year, and
there should be at least 500,000 volumes
la the circulation department, with ad
ditions >f new books and to replace
worn out books, of at least 40,000 per
year.
"With regard to the other boroughs of
Greater New York I hove made no special
plans or estimates, but have said that
about twenty-fivo libraries would be re
quired for them.”
CARNEGIE'S INTENTIONS.
May Give gkn.iKHMMMMi for Plttsharg
Tech n lea I School.
Pittsburg, March 15.—The Dispatch
says:
Intimate friends of Andrew Carnegie
say that it Is the intention of the steel
master to give at least $25,000,000 for the
erection of buildings and for the en
dowment of the proposed technical school
of Pittsburg. It is also declared by
those who have talked with Mr Car
negie that he Intends to make his school
the finest of its kind In the world, and
tliat It will lend as much fame to Pitts
burg on the theoretical side of Iron
and steel making as his famous works
have done In actual practice.
FATAL FIRE IN WASHINGTON.
One Killed anil Four Injured In
Early tlnrnlnu filnxe at the
Merchants Hotel.
Washington, March 15.—At 3:53 o'clock
this morning electric light wires started a
fire In the Merchants’ Hotel, 485 Pennsyl
vania avenue, which spread rapidly,
causing panic among the guests, several
of whom Jumped from the windows. One
person was killed and four severely in
Jured.
The dead man is L. F. Henry, 48 years
of age, suffocated.
The inju/ed are: Btephcn Collins, pro
prietor of the hotel, both legs badly
burned, deep burn In neck, burned about
arms and face; condition very serious, but
not necessarily fatal.
W. B. Catchlngs of Kentucky, back
sprained, legs and right side bruised; in
juries caused by Jumping from window.
John Scanlon, head cut by Jumping
from window.
W. B. Ketchum of Connecticut, bruised
by falling down stairs.
Firemen easily extinguished the flames.
The damage to fhe building was small.
TWO GEORGIANS PROMOTED.
Dr. Grauily a Major nuil Dr. Imnirlno
a Cnptuln In Sarirlcnl Depn rtmrnl.
Washington, D. C., March 15.—1n a Mat
of volunteer army appointments an
nounced to-day, two Georgians secure pro
motion. Thewe appointments are in the
medical corps. Dr. Luther B. Grandy is
appointed surgeon of volunteers, with
the rank of major, and Dr. Tom I-onglnn,
surgeon, with the rank of captain. Both
are now In the service.
GEORGIA 1141 Y DISCHARGED.
Ran Away From Home and Enlisted
In Navy.
Washington. D. C.. March 15.-Senator
Bacon has secured the discharge from the
navy of a 16-year-old son of D. J. Proctor
of Forsyth, young Proctor being Infat
uated with the Idea of sea life, ran awny
from home and enlisted Because of his
extreme youth the decretaly ordered hit
discharge.
DAILY, $8 A YEAR.
6 CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK,SI A YEAR
A NEWSPAPER FIRE
BOSTON ADVERTISER AND RECORD
BURNED OUT.
WERE MANY NARROW ESCAPES
THREE PROOF-READERS MERE
SUFFOCATED,
Fire Started In Press Room and Ran
Up Elevator shaft Editorial
Forre Had a Narrow Escape—Com
positor* on Seventh Floor Caught
lu a Trap, But All Except the
Proofreaders Escaped to Boat of
Adjoining Building—Quite a Num
ber of Persons M ere Injured.
Boston, March 15.—Three lives sacrificed,
nearly a dozen men more or less injured
and many thousands of dollars damage
were the results of a fierce fire In the
Daily Advertiser and Record seven-story
granite front building In Newspaper How,
to-night:
The dead are:
James Richardson, Sr., proofreader, of
Boston.
Judson Craft, proofreader, of Cam
bridge.
Walter Luscumb, proofreader, of Salem.
How the fire started is not known, but
it was first seen In the press room and It
spread to the elevator well and darted to
the top so rapidly that before the occu
pants of the two upper floors were aware
that the building was on fire, their rooms
were filled with flames and smoke.
In the editorial room, on the sixth
floor, there were but five men, AU had
to rush for their lives. On the upper floor,
occupied by the composing room, were
eighteen cbrwposltors and proofreaders
whose situation was most critical. Panic
stricken they rushed for the windows
leading to the fire escapes, and all but
three of them succeeded In gaining th*
roof of an adjoining building.
Long ladders were raised as quickly is
the not work of electric wires over th*
street would permit, but before a ladder
could be placed, the men had dropped
through a skylight In the building roof
and reached places of safety. Except In
the press room In the basement, there was
practically no fire In the building below
the fifth story. No one was In the press
room nt the time the fire started, except
the fireman, who had not been seen up
lo a late hour.
It took three hours of work to draw
out the 'fire. The tlcee proofreaders
were suffocated before they had time to
reach the fire escapes. Those who found
llw bodies were obliged to Jump severs:
feet to the roof of the adjoining build
ing, and in this way quite a number
of them sustained Injuries.
As soon aa It was seen that the r*~
soureee of the Advertiser and Record for
issuing the editions of their paper regu
larly were destroyed, offers of assistance
were received from the proprietors of all
the other newspapers In the city.
Managing Editor Underwood nays that
it ia impossible to estimate the loss until
the actual damage to the presses Is as
certained.
The loss was estimated at $150,000, witn
little insurance.
. A HEAD END COLLISION.
Illinois Central Freight Trains Col
lide With Fatal Results
to Trainmen.
Clay Switch, Ky.. March 15.—1n a head
end collision between freight trains to
day on the Illinois Central Railway, three
men were Instantly killed and threo were
fatally Injured.
The dead:
Engineer Teckey of Paducah.
Fireman Newman of Newbem, Tctin.
Fireman Humlett of Fulton, Ky.
Injured:
Engineer Bornscheln of Paducah.
Engineer Hazelton,
Brakeman Roberts, colored.
A misunderstanding of orders Is said to
have caused the wreck. The trains ran
together when going at full speed. Both
engines were wrecked, and all the men
riding thereon were either killed or In
jured.
AN OHIO TOWN EXCITED.
A Farm Hand Charged With Assault
Upon Little Girl.
Hamilton. 0., March 15.—Winchester, a
small town in Preble county, was the
scene of great excitement to-day. A
farm hand named Henry Hobs, employed
four miles northwest of Winchester, was
locked up in the village jail this morn
ing as a suspect In the assault commit
ted upon Edith Bhinkle, an 11-year-old
girl, at a district school, five miles west
of Winchester, yesterday.
The report was not quick in spreading,
but yesterday a posse, consisting of farm
ers from several miles around, was form
ed to search for Hobs. Marshal Robert
Bralton of Winchester discovered him
In a nearby woods and placed
him In the village lockup to
day. He Is a white man. The
excitement of the night before was quiet
ed to an extent by the arrest, but to-day
Winchester was thronged with people
from the country roundabout. For a time
a lynching was feared. Edith Bhtnkle
went to Winchester this afternoon and
identified the suspect. He will be given a
hearing to-morrow.
WATCHING VENEZUELA.
An Italian Cruiser on Hand and No
Is thr .Scorpion.
Port of Spain, Island of Trinidad. March
15.—The German second-class, cruiser Vl
netn is reported to be making further
investigation In regard to matters hr con
nection with the Island of Margarita.
The Italian third-class cruiser Dogall
is here, watching Venezuelan affairs, and
Is ready to start t once to protect Ital
ian interests in Venezuela If necessary.
The United Slates auxiliary cruloer
Scorpion has arrived here.
New Captain Genrrnl of Madrid.
Madrid, March 15.—Oen. Molto has been
appointed captain general of Madrid, In
succession of Oen. Weyler, who is now
minister of war.
( ongrrsaman Rroslus May Die.
Lancaster, Pa., Msrch 15. Congressman
Marriol Broalus. tills evening, had a
stroke of apoplexy which M expsclod to
••suit In his death.