WEE KLYENORW A LK GAZEiTn 5C5”J"QCQNC..'L -2: 3 METHUEl‘WOUNDED London Awaits Details of the Modder River Fight. MANY OFFICERS AMONG THE SLAIN. General Bnller Reports Ladysmith Still Holding Out—All \Vell at Mnfcking—Genernl Joubert's Retreat In Reported. LONDON, Dec. 1.-—Not a‘single dis— patch was received yesterday by the war ofiice 01' the newspapers from the col- umns of Lord Methuen, Clery, Hildyard or Gatacre. It is known that this is not . due to interrupted cables. The only 9th— er cause is the censorship, and the silence is taken to mean that very important strategic movements are under way. The war office has received from the general commanding at Cape Town the following dispatch: ' “Received from Modder river. Nov. 30: Killed—Staff, Colonel H. P. Northcott; Second Coldstreams, Lieutenant Colonel H. R. Stopford; Captain S. Earle. "“rounded—Artillery, Major ‘W. Lind— say; Captain Farrell, Lieutenant D1111- l.'7_), Lieutenant Furse; Third grenadiers, ~Lajor Count Gleichen, Lieutenant the 1011. E. H. Lygon: Coldstreams, Lieu- »enant Viscount Acheson; medical corps, Captain G. A. Moore. “The casualties among the officers of the Ninth brigade and the men of the di- vision will follow.” General Methuen. it developed later, was slightly wounded by a bullet which inflicted a flesh wound in the thigh. Lieutenant Long of the Second York- shires is another officer killed. The following officers were also wound- ed: Captain von Hugel, engineers; Lieu- tenant Travers, Third grenadiers; Lieu— tenants Elwes and Hill, Scots guards; Lieutenant Flint, Lancashires; Majors Earle and Ottley and Lieutenant Fox, Second Yorkshires; Lieutenants Baker- Cal'r and Neilson, Argyll highlanders. The war office has received the follow- ing dispatch from General Buller, dated Pietermaritzburg, “'ednesday, Nov. 29: “Mitchell. a telegraphist, has just made his way out of Ladysmith to \Vee- nen, whence he sends the following mes— sage: “ ‘On Nov. 9 we heat back the Boers with great loss to the enemy. Our total casualties were remarkably small. There were only eight men killed during the siege bv shells. and in all the battles, etc., only 100 men have been killed 01' wound- ed. “ ‘I left Ladysmith the night of Nov. 25. Since Nov. 9 no attempt has been made to attack Ladysmith in force.’ ” The war ofiice officials yesterday reiter- ated that they had received absolutely iothing to indicate the slightest likeli- hood of Ladysmith surrendering, while, on the other hand, they expect the place will be relieved shortly. Colonel Baden-Powell, under date of: Mafeking, Nov. 20, has sent the follow- ing ‘to the war ofiiee through Generat‘ Forcstier-IYalker, at Cape Town: "All well here. Cronje has gone, with a commando and about 20 wagons, to .liceter’s, Transvaal. leaving most of the guns here with the Marico and Lichten- burg contingents. with orders to shell 11s into submission. Bombardment and snip— ing continue, with very small results. “The enemy's sentries drew 11s out Sat— urday by making a show of going away and leaving a big gun apparently in a state of being dismantled. Our scouts found the enemy hidden in force, so we sat tight. ' “The enemy's 0-1 poulnder became dam- aged and has been replaced by another more eliicient. I am daily pushing out our advance work with good effect. The health of the garrison is good. No casu- alties to report.” A dispatch from Friday, Nov. 24, says: “There were a few rifle shots early to- day from the direction of 7W1ight’s farm. ‘ but this was regarded as merely one of the numerous Boer tricks to draw our men out by inducing us to believe that in- relieving forces are drawing near. “T his afternoon the Boers blew up tw o lar- ge (5'11lverts near the rifle butts on or 1ailw.1y line towmd Spytfontein. "h. news of the proximity of the relieving forces greatly cheers the garrison and the inhabitants. A few Boers were seen to- day, but it is believed that the enemy is in only small hands around Kimberley. lots of 710 or so. the. greater part having gone to Spytfonlein. where firing is be— lieved to have been heard about noon. “From Katiir sources comes a report that there are two large Boer laagers at Olifant's dam. with 150 wagons for water supply. The Boers have cut the existing dam three miles distant, allowing the water to run down toward their laagers into an old. dry dam on the farm. This is believed to be. the Free State base of operations on the western b0r'.de1 “The official estimate places the num- 110.1 of Boer shells tired during the bom- bardment of Kimberley at about 1,000 and ours at no fewer than 600. As the enemy’s shells so frequently hit soft. sandy ground the explosive effect is meatly neutralized. All 0111 wounded are in a very satisfactmy condition. “An armoxed tiain proceeded toward Dronfield to reeonnoiter. but this imme- diately roused the enemy’s eordite gun, and the train returned after the,I fift‘h shell had been fired. The Boers are now firing on the reservoir fort from \Vim- liledou.” Kimberley, dated Reported Retreat of Joubert. ES TCOU RT, Dec. 1.—The Twelfth l’auceis are 1eported to 'l1ave attacked I" it Retief's. force at \Veenen and to have inflicted great loss 011 the Boers. Two Boers have been captured. One of them, a doctor. entered the British ca mp under the belief that it was a Boer bivouac. ‘eneral Jouben is r'epmted to have re- treated to Colenso by way of Chieveley. He traveled in an omnibus drawn by six horses. It is claimed that if General Joubert is traveling in an omnibus he must be sick or wounded. ‘ Two Estcourt trains have arrived at Frere. There is great rejoicing at the re- opening of the line. Boer prisoners report that Genexal Hildyard’s night attack with cold steel pa1alyzed the bu1gl1ers, whose loss was 30 killed and over 100 wounded. Chicago Defeats Brown, CHICAGO, Dec. 1. ——The University of _ Chicago finished her triumphant series ,. Posterday by defeating Brown by a seere would not be S1111'11ised if the accident THE PATERSON DISASTER. An Entire Family Killed—Engineer Blamed For D., L. and W. Wreck. PATERSON, N. J., Dec. 1. —All the dead and wounded 1n the wreck of an ex- press train on the Delaware,_Lackawan- on and Western railroad here VVedues- day have been identified. Six persons were killed, 21 seriously injured and many others out and bruised. An entire family was wiped out of 'ex- istence. All of the victims of the wreck wore in the express train. ' The corrected list of the dead is as fol- lows: Alexander C1aig of Sc1anton, Pa., busi- ness manager of the Scranton Tribune; Mrs. Esther Craig. his wife'; Miss Esther' Craig, 15 years old, their daughter; Miss Jessie Craig, 11 years old, another daughter; Mrs. May B. Roe, wife of Da- vid Roe of Ithaca, N. Y.; \Valter Jacob Brock, 19 years old, :1 Cornell student, of 899 West End avenue, New York. Of those most severely injured in the Wreck 17 are in St. Joseph’s hospital and two in the General hospital. W'ord was received yesterday after- noon from a brother of Alexander Craig, who was'killed in the wreck, together with his wife and daughters, to have the bodies shipped to New Haven for inter- ment. Arrangements to that effect were made, the bodies having been sent there last night. Engineer Riordan, Conductor W. J. Purritt and the entire crew of the Phil- lipsburg local have been suspended in- definitely by Superintendent Russell. In addition to the statement issued by Su- perintendent Russell, Chief Clerk Chap- man of the company also issued a state- ment relative to the accident. It would appear from this statement and also from that issued by Superin- tendent-Russell that the company blames Engineer Riordan. Superintendent Rus- sell says that Riordan twice before with- in a short time picked up the train ahead of him, on one occasion picking up the flagman and carrying him along until the next time he picked up the express, when the flagman was able to regain his own train. This shows 110w. closely the accommodation was following the ex- press. Engineer Riordan is at his home in Harrison, N. J. He is in a state of com- plete collapse. No one is allowed to see him except the physician and nurse. The docto1 in attendance said last night he and the strain which followed it did not leave Riordan insane. Riordan has been railroading for over 30 years and claims never before to have had an accident. The Day In Berlin. BERLIN, Dec. 1.——The celebration of Thanksgiving day at the Kaiserhof last evening was oneof the largest and most successful celebrations in the history of the American colony in Berlin. Nearly 300 persons were present, most of them being young men and women students. Mr. John B. Jackson, secretary of the United States embassy, piesided, and among those present were United States Consul Geneial Mason. Senat01 Mitchell, Mr. and M1s. Chisholm of Cleveland, Dr. and Mrs. Norton Downs of Philadelphia, Professor Carnart of Ann Arbor, Dr. ! Dickie Hammond of Cornell and .Pro- fes sor Stevens of 3 ale. \Vood Denies Report. “'ASHINGTON, Dec. 1.——Genera1 : Leonard \Vood, conuuenting upon the re- , port that he might succeed General Stern— g berg as surgeon general of the army, said i that it was without foundation. “My 1 l relation with the medical department of j the army, so far as any further duty in s the medical corps is concerned,” said 1 General \Vood, “is at an end. and what— <, ever duty I may perform in the army in : the future will be in the line.” Garland, ’l‘ex., Wiped Out by Fire. DALLAS, Dec. 1.—-The town of Gar- land, that started at 7 o’clock last night. All wire connections are gone. The last tel- eph‘one message from the operator at Garland said: “The town is doomed. Nothing can be saved. Terrible wind blowing, scattering the flames right over the town. I can’t stay here any longer.” Deadly Fight Over a Nickel. SCHI.ES\VIG, 1a., Dec. 1.—-James and Charles Wayne. brothers, Pat Mc- Donough and Pete Gilmore, railroaders, had a fight over flipping a nickel for the drinks here, in which Gilmore's throat was cut. McDonough was seriously cut in the abdomen. McDonough will die, and Gilmore is probably fatally wound- ed. The \Vaynes fled and have not yet been apprehended. No Change In Senate Conniiittees. ALBANY, Dec. 1,—Senator Timothy Ellswo1th, spe111.e1 pro tem. of the senate, is autho1ity for the statement that the present standing committees of the upper branch of the legislature will remain the same for the coming session. Sentenced For Life Sur‘e. 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Lady agents w.an1cd Send for terms. THE McCALL CO... Ills-I46 West “in 81.,‘Nevl York. » 2,000 inhabitants, 12 miles from 5 Dallas. is reported as destroyed by a fire 1 sou’theaaterly. winds. 11111113511115 D11. The Time Honored Festival Generally Observed. NEW YORK REMEMBERS THE POOR. Children and Adults Eat Turkey at Helen Gould’s Expense—President McKinley Observes the. Day Closely—Boston’s Charity. NEW YORK, Dec. 1.—Thanksgiving day this year formed a striking contrast to Thanksgiving day of one year ago. Though decidedly foggy during the early morning hours yesterday, the skies clear- ed, an ideal autumn day resulting, while Thanksgiving day of a year ago Opened with the first and one of the worst snow- storms of a long and hard winter. Probably the chief point of interest in the city yesterday was the Columbia-In- dian football game, where 20,000 persons inside and outside Manhattan field watched the palefaced athletes of New York city’s greatest university go down like so many false gods before the red men from Carlisle. Thousands of other admirers of athletic sports cheered them- selves hoarse as they witnessed George W. Orton of the Toronto Lacrosse and Athletic association win the ten mile championship run at the Knickerbocker Athletic club carnival of sport at Madi— son Square Garden yesterday afternoon. Still, all in all, it was probably in the magnificence of the dinners of public in- stitutions that New York distinguished itself this year. At the city prisons, at the hospitals, at the insane asylums, at the penal and charitable places on Ward’s and Randall’s islands, feasts of turkey and cranberry sauce made the 1111— fortunates conclude that life was really worth having. After the services at many of the churches—services which were largely attended this year on account of the pleasant weather—armngeinents were made for feeding the poor people con- nected with the various parishes 01' church organizations, and thousands were made happier in consequence of the observance of the day. A 11111111 e1 ot' the waifs of New Y01k will long remembe1 Thanksgiving day of this year because of the fact that they were invited to eat turkey at “’oody Crest, the home for poor children near Irvington. N. Y.. owned and suppoited by Miss Helen Gould. This home is 011 the summit of W'oody lrest mountain, about a mile east of L) 11dhu1st the summer home of Miss Gould. Twelve of the fortunate children were formerly in- mates of a hospital for crippled children in the metropolis. Later in the day Miss Gould, following her annual custom, gave. the poor people of the village of Irving- ton a turkey dinner at Woody Crest. At these dinners Miss Gould personally s11- pervised arrangements for the feast. Another dinner in which society people were greatly interested was the festival of the Children’s Aid society last night, when the 2,000 boys and girls who in- habit the society’s lodging .houses were heated to what must have seemed to them a veritable banquet. ‘ The President’s Observance. W'ASHINGTON. Dec. 1.——A very gen- eral observance of the holiday by persons in all walks of life marked Thanksgiving day at the national capital. The govern— ment departments. District offices and business houses were closed. Delightful weather prevailed and crowds found amusement at the races and at other 011t- door sports. The poor were not forget- ten by those in more fortunate circum- stances. The day was more closely oh- 3 served at the executive mansion than for ' some years. The. house was closed to and business was almost sus- pended. The president saw only a few intimate friends. Mr. and Mrs. Abner McKinley came over from New York to dine at the “'hite House and accompa- nied the president and Mrs. McKinley to church, attending services at the Metro- politan M. E. cl1ur.ch A few intimate f1iends were invited to dinner at the White House, the center piece being the llhode Island turkey which is sent to the president each year. visitors Boston’s Thanksgiving. BOSTON. Dec. 1.—A dull and almost cheerless Thanksgiving day as far as. weathe1 conditions were concerned was kept in this city, but the preparations which had been made to have it a joyous occasion, not only by those who expected to exchange hospitalities of a more 01' less degree, but by the religious, philan- thropic and charitable institutions of the city, were framed on a wider scale than ever before. So general, in fact, had been these arrangements that there was no need for any one whether poor or a .. stranger to go without a good dinner in this city. Union church services were held in various parts of the city, the principal es being those at Berkeley temple, w he1c. Rev. S. 11. ll oblin, D. 1)., was the speakel. and 'l‘lemont temple, w h'e1e J. E. \Vithlow, I). D., delive1ed the selmon. Chonte Sneak-1 in London. LONDON , Dec. l.—The annual Thanks- giving banquet of the American society in London was attended by 275 guests and was marked by enthusiastic demon- strations of friendship for England inthc war against the Boers. A striking speech by Embassador Choate along that ‘line and the presence of the uniformed nurses and doctors of the American hospital ship Maine were the features of the occa— ‘ sion. Mr. Choate, in response to a toast to his own health, which was received with loud cheering, said there could not be a ‘ better prelude to what he had to say -tha11 a 1'ema1k that had been made to him, “Let England and America clasp hands across the sea, and the peace of the world is absolutely secure.” Thanksgiving In Rome. ROME, Dec. 1.—Thanksgiving day was celebrated by the American colony in Rome with the usual enthusiasm. There was a lavish display of the stars and stripes at the embassy, the consulate and the 1esidences of Ameiicans through- out the city. King Humbeit 1eceiv ed E111- bassador Drapel' in private audience. Roosevelt’s Thanksgiving. ALBANY, Dec.1.——Gover-no1 Roose- velt, with “his family, spent a quiet Thanksgiving day Ilensselaer county. The drive out and back was hugely enjoy ed by all. Weather Probabilities. Partly cloudy today; rain at ~elearing and lder tomorrow; incieasing at Ciooked Lake,i night; It. acts promptly and surely. ' EGGS FOR MARKET. Excellent 6110th Must Be Furnished. Invnrlnbly Io Bold First-Clan ‘ Customers. f For most of us 11 pays better to raise 1 eg 5 for market than to raise fewls or br “lers. "In raising eggs one has a 1011 , steady market, but. for fowls and 'sprmg chigkens the same is not always . true. BeSIdes, after we have raised a chicken for eggs. and she has done the best she can in laying eggs, we can kill her and find a market. at some price for her. The question of profits then is merely a. relative matter of .cost of feed and price for eggs. If good prices can be obtained for the eggs large profits . are realized, but low prices préhably mean loss. Consequently we must fig- ure out how to get good prices. One lo- cated a. long distance from a. good mar- ket, where land is cheap and plenty, would find egg raising as profitable as breeding fancy fowls or spring chick- ensA The eggs that come from a great distance are generally marked seconds or culls, and they sell at. such low prices that the producers cannot. receive much for them. Only bakers and confection; ers will buy these poor eggs, and they are sold by the case, and not. even by the dozen. Fresh eggs are just as knotty a prob- lem with the consumers as with the pro- ducers. In the first case it is how to get absolutely fresh and reliable egg 5, and for the latter it is a. matter of how to reach the consumers directly. The mid- dleman usually comes in and spoils the efforts of both sides. He mixes the ab- solutely fresh eggs of one shipper with those of another, and supplies his cus- tomers with the mixed product. The consumer in time begins to distrust everyone, and when a. dealer tells him that his eggs are absolutely fresh he takes it with a. grain of salt. The only way for the producer is to market his own eggs or cooperate with others. so that a representative can go to the mar- ket every day and sell the err ggs directly to the different purchasers. Of course this class of customers will be found only among the wealthy, who can of ford to pay fancy prices. The fancy eggs in large cities sell as high as 40 and 50 cents per dozen among choice cus- tomers. and if farmers could receive this they could well afford to peddle them. Ten or 20 producers in one lo- cality could hflord to send one of their number twice a. week to market. with the fresh eggs from their farms, and they would make more profits in this way than if they shipped them in the ordinary way. It would not be difficult to increase the list of first-class custom- ers year by year if excellent-goods were always supplied. In order to retain as well as secure this trade the very best of eggs and service must be ungrudg- ingly given.——Anne C. Webster, in American Cultivator. g. WARM ROOSTING PLACE. Handy Thing to Have \Vhere \Vlnter Eggs Happen to Be Looked Far by the Farmer’s W’ife. Where a. small flock'of Leghorns is kept it is important to provide a. very warm roosting place for them if winter A BARREL BOOST. eggs are to be looked for. shows a simple way to make such a warm roosting place. The barrels shut. up close together in use, and the fowls enter and leave by the opening thatis shown. The barrels can be removed as warm weather approaches, and the usual roosis subsituted.—Orange Judd Farmer. AMONG THE POULTRY. 'Early molters pay best. Keep the youngsters growing. Geese fatten readily and pay well. Stuffing is good only for dead fowls. The glory of the old hen may now be past. Try to discover why your hens do not lay. The poultry business is no “monkey" business. Dreams in poultry generally end in nightmares. Vermin have much to do with the diseased condition of poultry. Women and poultry make an excel- lent eombination, even in the kitchen. Poultry in confinement must. be fed difi‘erently from poultry having free. range. ' It is not. so much the question as to, which is the best breed as it. is which you can breed the best. It is rightly said that the best. place for a poultry farm is within driving distance of a large- -city.—-Feather. . A ShIp-Savlng' Cable. 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