Norwalk gazette, Friday, January 5, 1900 · page 10

 

 

 

 

 

CHEER FOR ‘BRITONS.

Colonial Troops _ ' Distinguish
ThemSelves In Battle.

GIINFIRMA’TION 0F FRENCH'S VICTORY

Ballet’s Army In Fine Form and
Confident of Future Success—The
Cabinet to Expend Five Million.
Pounds For National Defense.

LONDON, Jan. 3.-——The morning pa-
pers are unanimous in praising the gal-
lantry of the Canadian and colonial
troops. The Times says:

“The mother country will share with
the Canadians and Australians in the
pride and gratification they must feel at
the fine qualities displayed ’by their
troops in this dashing little engagement.”

The Standard says:

“The Canadians and Australians had
been spoiling for a fight. Now they have
had their opportunity,. and they have
greatly distinguished themselves by their
coolness and disfipline. From the view-
point of imperial unity the little fight
may fairly be described as one of the
most gratifying events recorded in the
history of the British race.”

.Although the continuance of minor suc-
cesses gratifies the British public, it is
not forgotten that the larger aspects of
._ the campaign are unchanged. As The

Daily News remarks, "It is li'eday of
small mercies.” '

The importance of both General
French’s and Colonel Pilcher’s victories
lies in the effect they are likely to have
upon the colonial Dutch. The latest dis-
patch from Douglas confirms the earlier
report that the Boer rangers consisted
chiefly of British subjects who, on the
arrival of the small Free State com-
mando, accepted probably an invitation
to throw in their lot with the Boers.

Colonel Pilcher reports, through the
officer commanding at the Orange river:

“I have completely defeated a hostile
command at the Sunnyside laager this
day, Jan. r1,'taking the laager' and 40
prisoners besides the killed and wound-
ed. Our casualties are two privates kill-
ed and Lieutenant Adie. wounded. Am
encamped at Dover farm. 20 miles
northwest of Belmont and ten miles from
Sunnyside.”

The success of General French’s col—
umn is at length confirmed olticially, the
war oflice this afternoon issuing a dis-
patch from Cape Town, dated Monday,
J an. 1.

The Beer strength in the engagement
with General French was estimated at
from 5.000 to 7,000 men.

The Daily Telegraph has received the
following, dated Jan. 2, from Frere camp:

"The weather is fine. The Tngela river
is now for-dable. General Buller’s army
:is in fine form, ready and confident for
the work before it.

 

 

 

“The Boers inquired by heliograph to- '

day: ‘Why is Roberts coming? \thrt
has Buller done?’

“The British replied, ‘How did you like
our lyddite in the last battle?’
'“The Boers signaled in
‘Rats.’ ”

At a meeting held at the London resi-
dence of Viscount Curzon Monday a
committee of ladies was formed to equip
a hospital base for the yeomanry.
Princess of W'ales accepted the presiden-
cy of the committee.
Connaught and the Duchess of York
agreed to serve as vice presidents. The
membership of the committee includes
most of the leading women of the British
aristocracy. among them the Duchess of
Marlborough.

The Daily Mail makes the following
statement this morning:

“\Ve understand that the defense com-
mittee of the cabinet, after careful con-
sideration of the question of the defense
of the empire. particularly with regard to
artillery, will shortly call for the expendi:
ture of £5,000,000 to make good defi-
ciencies and to place the nation on a par
with other great powers.

“The new equipment will be provided
as speedily as possible, and, while stilli-
eiently mobile for use in the field, it is
intended to be adaptable to the necessi-
ties of what are known as guns of posi-
tion."

The. queen has accepted the services of
12 battalions of militia for foreign sta-
tions. Seven of these are assigned to
South Africa.

The Earl of Alliemarle will command
the City of London infantry division in-
stead of Colonel Sir Charles Howard
Vincent.

PILCHER’S RAID.

Brilliant Cavalry Skirnlish by Colo-

, nlal Troops.

BELMONT, Cape Colony, Jan. 3.—An-
other dispatch from Dover farm, dated
Jan. 1, says:

“The colonial troops, who have beer.

longing to be allowed to meet the Boers -

have at last been given an opportunity

to do so and scored a brilliant success ;

The raid conducted by Colonel Pilcher

was very difficult owing to the fact that ,
the movements of the troops were immc- ’

diately communicated to the Boers by
natives. In order to prevent this Colone;
Pilcher in making his forced march from
Belmont left a British tr oper at every
farmhouse with instructio. s not to allow
the natives to leave thei- huts, the pa-
trols calling the names ,of the natives
hourly in order to prevent their escape.

In the maneuver at Cook’s farm Colo-
nel Pilcher sent mounted patrols cast
One (if these, consisting of four men com-
mended by Lieutenant Adie, Suddenly en-
countered 14 Boers, who opened fire. The
lieutenant was severely wounded, and
Private Butler gave up his horse in or-
der to carry the lieutenant out of range.

Meanwhile Lieutenant Ryan, who had
worked magnificently, reported that the
veldt- on the rightof the enemy was clear,
:whereupon Major de Rougemont ordered
the guns to a trot. They arrived within
1,500 yards of the laager, unlimbered and
planted five shells in as many minutes
within the longer.

Immediately the enemy could be seer.
streaming over the kopje. They wen
completely surprised, but quickly opened
a well directed fire. ,

A‘press representative had the privi
lege of carrying an order to the Toronto
company to double quick into action. The
order was receivedlwith great satisfac.
tion. yThe company rushed forward until
within a thousand yards of the enemy's
position, when it opened a hot fire upon
the kopje and completely subdued the
Boer fire. '

'. During the advance the Boer fire sud-
denly ceased. Thirty-five Boers hoisted
a White flag and surr ndered. A portion
« of the Torontos moved across the from
-‘ If the guns and entered the laager. The
36ers had fled.“ ' Fourteen tents, three
wagons, a great state of rides.
W “ n- - "

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tion, forage, saddle: and camp eqqu
ment and numerous incriminating paper-
were captured.

The Boers lost 6 killed and 12 wound<
ed. The Torontos'stood the gelling fire
with admirable patience, never wasting
a shot.

. A British Repulse.

PRETORIA, J an. 3,—Sunday night the
British in great force attacked Com‘
mandant Schoeman’s commando in the
Colesberg district and tried to storm the
position. They repeated,the attack Mon-
day morning, but were forced to retreat,
the Boers holding the position. The loss
of the British is not known, but it is re-
ported to have been heavy. The Boers
consider it a great compliment to the
Transvaal that Lord Roberts should have

the British forces.

Three British prisoners who were tak-
en at Malagro say that Captain Gordon
Chesney Wilson, husband of Lady Sarah
'Wilson, and five other oflicers whose
names they refuse to give were wounded
in a recent sortie from Mate-king.

German Burk Seized.
HAMBURG, Jan. 3.—The Hamburger
Correspondenz announces that the Ger—
man bark Hans “'21th of Hamburg
was seized by the British at Delagoa Bay
on Dec. 21 and that her owners have
lodged a complaint with the British for-

eign office. - -

Famous Violin Maker Dead.
PHILADELRHIA, Jan. 3.-—John Al
bert,-fam0us throughout the country for
his skill in the marihfacture of violins, is

years. Mr. Albert was born in the ducby
of Baden, Germany, and there learned
the trade of making violins. He came
to this country and continued to make
these instruments. He was the first to
discover that, violins made of American
woods were superior in tone and quality
to any such instruments of foreign woods
Among his patrons was Ole Bull, the fa-
mous maestro. Adelina Patti and'Sig-
nor Niccolini also purchased their string
instruments from Albert, and some of
them are still in use in the Welsh castle
of the diva.

Chicago Elevated Held Up.

CHICAGO, Jan. 3.-—-After an exciting,
and grotesque struggle stretching over
miles of elevated railway track, the police
yesterday took entire possession of the
whole line of the new Northwestern Ele-
vated railway in this city. The police
acted under orders of the commissioner 01
public works, former Congressman Law-
rence E. McGann. On the outcome of
the remarkable contest between the city
authorities and the railway company is
involved the possible forfeiture of the
company’s franchise as wellas the sum
of $100000 posted by the railway com-

? pany to guarantee the completion of the
i read by Jan. 1.

 

Portugal's Foreign Relations.

 

The l

The Duchess of

LISBON. Jan. 3.—The cortes was
opened yesterday. The message from

, the throne declared that the cordiality ol
' Portugal's relations with the other pow-
; ers was shown by the presence in the
l Tagns of fleets of France, Germany and :
response, .

I tinned, had caused itself to be repre-
‘ sented at the Brussels and The Hague

Great Britain. The government. it corr-

confereuces. the former to check the
abuses of alcoholism in South Africa and
the. latter to reduce the frequency and tt,
minimize the, horrors of war. and it was
hoped that both humanitarian objects
5 would be achieved.

u The Porn ell Memorial.

i DUBLIN, Jan. 3.—At a meeting of the
‘ Parnell memorial committee in this city,
. Mr. Daniel Tallon, lord mayor of Duhl‘n,
; presiding, Mr. John E. Redmond an-
nounced the result of the recent tour of
the lord mayor. and himself in the United
States in the interest of the fund. The
committee adopted a resolution thanking
the people of the United States for their
generosity, with particular reference to
Mr. lichard Crokcr":-: donation of :fifldOO.
It was doubled to
with the erection of :he'rncmorial.

 

 

More Southern Cotton Mills.
CHARLOTTE. 2;. (3.. Jun. 3."".IL‘. (3
Guthrie. just return ad from Roekirr_:‘;nri.‘l
says citizens there have decided to (ha-cc.
two new cotton mills. The work .5. to
begin shortly. Two new cotter; mills
were organized at Kings Mountain yes-
, terday, each with a capital of $100.00!)
They are the Corn mill. E. Dilling presi
dent, and the Bunny, W. I". Manney
president. Also a new bank, capital
$20,000, '03. A. Mauney president.
\Vnnliing‘ton Statue In Paris.
i PARIS, Jan. 3.—"_I‘he. city council ha
chosen the. site for the equestrian statue
} of \‘i'ashington. It is atthe inter-section
of the Avcnrm d‘Iena and the Avenue
' du Troeadcro. It is a fine site. in th"
I midst of the Am~~rican quarter, wfth the
' Place du Trocaoero, the. Palais du Tro-
cadero, the Arc de Triompho and the
l Champs Elysees close by. The pedestal
has also been apwroved by the council.

 

 

Slot Machines Must Go.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 3. — Mayor
Flower has sent an order to Chief of
Police Gaster to strictly enforce the or-
dinance prohibiting the operation of Slot
machines in this city. Although the law
had been promulgated, the machines were
still running: hence. the order of the
mayor. The. law provides for a $25 fine
not only against the slot machine proprie-
tors, but against the players as well;

Negro Cool at His Hanging.

NORFOLK, Jan.’ 3.,—'J'uli‘us Robinson
colored, was hanged yesterday at Din-
widdie Court House for murdering W
M. Jolly, a merchant. iii-November last
He was taken, from Petersburg to the
scene of the hanging no ‘a train and was
the coolest man'in. the crowd. _He made
a speech onthe gallows, warning young
colored men. against drinking whisky and
carrying pistols. ‘ ‘ ' - ' .

 

 

Three Killed by a Train.

LEWISBURG, ' Pa; Jan. 3.—Three
men were killed by an eastbound express
train air-the Philadelphia'and Erie divi-
l sion otcthe 'PennSyIVaniav'i-ailroad at. a
crossing near Mouta‘ndon, about ten miles
north I... Sunburyzg-The'men were. riding
in a covered wagon.

—.—___

 

, -"'r. Croker Doing-Well.

-’ LONDON, Jan. 3.—Mr.' Richard Cm
ker of New York. who broke his leg Mon

. day r...-ar Wanragen. while~ mounting a

i horse, is reported 'to be progressing fa-

vorably toward recovery.

 

l Burnt :1 While Plating Sent; Claus.
l .MIDDLETOWN.. N. _'Y., Jan. 3.—
l While‘ distributing gifts in the garb oi

" . SautaClauS. Frank'l‘uthm's false beard
ammuni- i t. .zht‘ fire; ,ahd. ‘9'“;“Ie‘e'! burned. : I

been selected for supreme command of

dead at his residence in this city, aged 91'

3:.'0(_‘Cl‘(l_ immediately .

Nrwnnunnn

 

Noisy Demonstrations.

 

Disturbance In ClenfuegoI—Pluns
Being- Matured For a. Complete
Reorganization of the Amer-
ican Army In Cuba.

ushered in with a tor-chlight procession-
which, forming just before midnight "and?
preceded by a band, left the lower Prado;
and made a circuit of the principal
streets. Almost the only tune played
was the Cuban national hymn. Every-
body seemed to be awake and awaiting
the advent of 1900. The strains ref the
popular hymn drew the people every-
_. where to windows and doorways, and the
procession was greeted with the wildest
enthusiasm. Innumerable small boys
kept up a firecracker .fusillade along the
entire line of march. All the prominent
Cuban generals were cheered, although
there is no doubt that the vivas were
chiefly for “Cuba Libre.” President Mc-
Kinley and Governor General Wood
came in for a liberal share of popular ap-
plause. - ~

The procession having returned to the
Prado and the band having once again
played the Cuban national hymn, some
Americans who were present called for
the “Star Spangled Banner.” The band

cheered lustily.

While Generals Maso, Rabi and Lara.
.who are hereto attendtGeneral Wood’s
council of representative Cubans, were
passing through Cienfuegos they were es-
corted from the vessel to to the hotel,
where a banquet was tendered them.
Meanwhile a large crowd of colored peo-

thorities that the remains of Dionisio Gil,
the colored brigadier general in the Cu-
ban army who had been shot and killed
the previous day by the police after he
had shot and wounded two policemen
who were in the act of arresting him,
should be exhumed and buried with prop-
er honors. The demonstratOrs marched
through the town, unfurled a black flag
and raised riotous cries against the an-
thorities. The chief of police was fired at
five times. General MaSOQand Mayor
"Aleman addressed the crowd, which at
first would not disperse. Eventually,
however, the police succeeded in restoring
order and calming the people.

ARMY CHANGES IN CUBA.

 

A Complete Reorganization of the
Comnulnds In the Island Soon.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.—-It is proba-

ble that the present month will be mark-

ed by a complete reorganization of the

sion prevails that there is to be a heavy.
reduction in these commands, and it is
intimated that the outcome will, be the

the six which originally comprised Cuba
and the four into which the island is now
divided.

General W'ilson, who commands the
combined departments of Matanzas and

tion that he shall return to Cuba. It is
said that while here he, with General

and is due on the 5th at New York, will
confer with the committees of congress
having to do with the creation of a new
form of government for Porto Rico and
with legislation for Cuba during the time
it shall remain under American control.
The combined department of Santiago
and Puerto Principe is without a com-

motion to the governor generalship are
being temporarily discharged by the sen-
ior colonel. Thus the entire orient, as

is without a permanent commander. It
is understood that the four departments
in the orient will be consolidated into
one and that a brigadier general will be

ommondatiou of General \Vood. to take

Labor Troubles In Florida.
BAGllAD, Fla... Jan. 2.-—-Siznpson 8:
Co.’s mills have refused

troubles and gave notice that they would
no longer employ Knights of Labor.
Last Thursday they posted notices. that
they would pay 10 per cent advance to
all old bands who would sever their con-

men who applied at once for work. Mon~

full force of nonunion men. Late in the
afternoon one of the employees was shot

A lot of logs were also cut loose and set
adrift. Fen-ions trouble is feared.
“for on National League.
CHICAGO. Jan. 2.—Thc Times-Her-
ald says: "In a secret conference lasting
seven hours a '.n.rjority of the American
Baseball league magnates decided to de-

break the national agreement which has
been in force since. Feb. 24, 1896. 'Prcs-
cut at this meeting, which isjdestined to
be one'of the most important in the his"
tory of the league, were President R. B.
Johnson and James H. Manning of. Kan-
sas City, Matt ."Zillilea of, .‘Jilwaukee and
CharlesComiskey of St. Paul.”

Downey-Mclntyre Dru w.

of Brooklyn and Percy McIntyre of New
York fought

letic club in Brooklyn. It was give and
take all the way through, but honors
were so evenly divided at the end that
the. referee could not pick a winner.

 

A Feast For Lions.
VIENNA, Jan. 2.—One.-of the animal

entered the cage of lions. in a spirit of
bravado, and six lions rushed upon him
and tore him, to pieces. The attendants
sought in vain with flaming torches and
.streams of water to drive the wild beastl
from their-victim. . ~

 

New Austrian Currency Laws.

"VIENNA, Jan. 2.—-Under the new car-
rency laws whlh are now in force
throughout Austria-Hungary the florin
and kreuzer disappear. The new unit is
the krone, equaling half a kreuzer. After
the introduction or the gold standard the
krone will be,worth.1, franc 5 centimes.

 

weather Probabilities.
Fairrcontinued low temperature; high;

 

rzlortheasterly. winds. '

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Torchlight‘ Processions and

CHEERS FOR woon‘ on man...

HAVANA, Jan. 2.—The new year was.‘

immediately complied, and the crowd’

military commands in Cuba. The imprcs- .

man’ler. although the duties of the post ,
vacated by General Wood upon his pro-,

the eastern half of the island is called, ~

named by Secretary Root. upon the rec- ;

day morning the mills opened with a

clare war on the Nationalloague and.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2,—‘Jack Downey‘

20 hard rounds.~ at 135-
pounds to a draw in the Greenwood Ath- .

keepers at the Vienna Zoological gardens

 

ple had gathered to demand from the au- .

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GOEBEL MEN ' AHEAD.

Democratic Caucus Shows the Vic-
tory In Both Houses.

FRANKFORT, Ky.,» Jan.
doubt as ,to the ability of the Goebel
Democrats to organize both houses of the
legislature was dispelled by the attend:
ance in the Democratic caucus. Senator
'Goebel was nominated for president pro
tem. of the senate, and the entire Goebel
slate went through. ‘In the house caucus
all of the 58 Democrats answered to roll
call and participated. -In the senate four
Democrats remained out. They were
Senators Alexander, Hays, Gillespie and
Roberts. Senator Hill was sick and ab-
sent, but is not classed with the dissent-
ers.

In the senate caucus Senator Harold
created a sensation by making an alleged
expose of the anti-Goebel leaders, declar-
ing that he had been approached by J. H.
Whallen oszouisville and paid $4,500 to
remain out of the caucus. The money,
he said, had been placed in a box with
the Louisville Trust company, the key to
which he passed up to Senator Goebel,
who was presiding over the caucus, end4
ing his speech by declaring that he had
entered into the deal for the purpose of
exposing Whallen and further‘that there
was not money enough in the world to
make him disloyal to hisparty and his
state. ,

Attorneys for Goebel and other cou-
testing Democratic candidates for state
offices served notices upon the Republican
contestees to take depositions to be used
as evidence in the pending contest cases
and naming their witnesses. The list of
witnesses includes-a long» array of promi-
nent men in both the Republican and an.
ti-Goebel Democratic parties, like Gov-
ernor Bradley, Senator Deboe. General
Basil W.’ Duke, John H. VVhallen and
others. ‘

The Republicans decided to hold a con-
ference and nominate a straight Repub-
lican slate of candidates. ‘

 

CONDENSED DISPATCH ES.

Mme. Sara Bernhardt is ill in Paris.

Western Germany is suffering from a
coal famine. '

Lady Alice Montagu was reported to
be dying in London. '

Two slight shocks of earthquake were
felt in southern California.

Fifty thousand dollars for the Lawton
fund was announced to be in sight.

The treasury estimates the stock of

' gold in the country at about $1,000,000,-

000 worth in coin. .

The charges against Senator Gallinge:
of New Hampshire for violation of the
civil service law Were dismissed.

An explosion of gas at Knoxville, Pa.
Wrecked a large number of houses and

g stables and tore up several streets for

hundreds of feet.

Many New Mayors.
BOSTON, Jan. 2,—Thirty-two cities in

 

: city governments yesterday.

' creation of two departments instead of .

Massachusetts inaugurated mayors and
The num-
ber of municipalities is increased this
year ‘by the addition of Melrose to the
list. This gives the state 33 cities. New-
ton does not inaugurate its mayor until

3 Jun. 8. The exercises in most places

Santa Clara, has been ordered to W'ash- .,
ington, and it is not the present inteno ‘,

- viously.

Davis, who is coming from Porto Rico ,

 

command, with headquarters at Santiago. -

: of the bride’s mother.

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were of the usual nature. Thomas N.
.Hart took the scat which he previously
had occupied, as he was mayor of Boston
during 1890 and 1891. In several other
places the mayors had served terms pre-
The mayors of Brockton and
-Havcrhill were elected by the Socialist-
Democratic party. In their inaugural
addresses the mayors generally devoted
much attention to financial matters. '

 

Colonel Elder-kin Dead.

MIDDLETOWN, N. Y., Jan. 2.—Colcr
nel ‘William Anthony Elder-kin, U. S. A.,
retired, has just died here, aged 60 years.
As assistant commissary general he was
at one time connected with the chief
commissary department of the lakes on
the staffs of both General Merritt and
General Brooke. He Was retired two
years ago owing to ill health. Colonel
ESldcrkin graduated from West Point in
1 61. ‘

Seeley Wedding.

NElV YORK, Jan. 2.—-Herbert Bar-
num Seeley, he grandson of P. T. Bar-
num. and Miss Lucie Mitchell, daughter
of Mrs. Archibald Paul Mitchell of this
city, were married yesterday at the home
The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Matthew A. Tay-

"J “C91” the “3‘3 lor, rector of the Church of’the Holy

sult of the recent arbitration of the labor Sacrament. The oun cou le will t
‘ o r . . . .
k y g p u s wm had served 22 years, less two

the south on their wedding trip.

 

Banquet to Mayor Odell.

NEWBURG. N. Y., Jan.‘ 2.—A testi-i

monial- banquet was given last night by

' nection with the Knights or to uonunim | 125 leading citizens of Newburg to Hon

-Benjamin_ B. Odell, who is closing. his
sixth term as mayor of Newburg. He
has served as mayor for a longer period

from ambush and wounded in the thigh. ‘ than any other mayor in the state With

. one exception. Mayor Odell is the father
of B. B. Odell, Jr., chairman of the Re-
publican state committee.

' Dr. Herlng’s Birthday.
PHILADELPHIA,- Jan. 2.—The one
hundredth anniversary of the birth of
.Dr. Constantin Hering was celebrated
here yesterday by the dedication of the
office building erected in 'his honor by his
son. Walter E. Hering. Over 500 per-
sons from this city. Boston, New York,
Brooklyn. Baltimore, Washington 'and
'other’ cities were present. ' '
Print Cloth Production.
FALI._RIVER, Mass, Jan. 2.~The
entire production of the print cloth mills
of this city for the year just passed was
12,000,000i‘pieccs,‘ with sales fully equal
to that amount. Business has been ex-
ceedingly good during the year, and many
contracts ,‘were made which extend
through the entire year 1900. '

.Moody Left No Will.

.GREENFIELD, Mass, Jan. 2.—A pe-
tition has been presented: in the probate
court hereby W. 'R. Moody, eldest son
of the late evangelist, Dwight 'L. 'Moody,
.asking that he. be appointed administra-
tor of, his father's estate. It is expected
.that the request will be granted. Mr.

Moody left no will. i ' '

 

Fire In -Ellzulietln, N. J.
ELIZABETH, N. J., Jan. 2.—h‘ir-e to
tally destroyed the' Isham building in
this‘city, causing a loss 'of1$75,000. Th!
lower floor of the building was occupied
by. five-stores, and the upper stories were.
used as offices and a lodgeroom.

Convicts’ Concert Repeated.

SING SING. Jan. 2.-The concert and

, “minstrel. entertainment given by the con.
‘ victs at the state ;prison on- Christmas

-. Cay wail repeated; =-About‘-1,000 persons,

 

including the convict» witnessed the W-
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Americans Begin a General
Southern Advance.

anr nun Prisons unions

Documents Seized In Manila. Involve
a Thousand Filipinos In the In-
tended Rislng—Wlte and Sister-
of Agulnuldo In Custody.

MANILA, Jan. 2.——The first movement

of a general southern advance occurred
yesterday morning, when two battalions
of the Thirty-ninth infantry landed and
occupied Cabuyao, on the south side of
Laguna de Bay. Two Americans were
killed, and four were wounded. Twenty-
four of the enemy’s dead were found in
one house. One hundred and fifty prison-
ers and four 6 pounder rapid fire guns
were captured. Three Filipino oflicers
also surrendered .to Major March and
two American and two Spanish prison-
ers. .
The gunboat Laguna de Bay bombard-
ed the town before the disembarkation of
the troops from the cascoes, which was
made under the enemy’s shrapnel fire.
The enemy evacuated the place before
the charging Americans, retreating to
Santa Rosa, to which town they were
pursued. Heavy fighting occurred along
the road to Santa Rosa, which was occu-
pied by the insurgents retreating south
toward Silang. The Americans burned
the country between and around Ca.
buyao. ,_

The gunboat returned to Calamba for
re-enforcements and thence came to Ma-
nila to fetch ammunition. She recently
captured two of the enemy’s steam
launches, one under the fire ofartillery
at Calamba, and also four casCocs loaded
with rice.

Other regiments are mobilizing at San
Pedro Macati and Pasig preparatory to
continuing the southern advance.

Sunday’s capture of bombs involved the
seizure of documents inculpating 1,000
Filipinos who intended to rise against the
Americans. Papers , were also found
showing a distribution of the city into
districts and a careful assignment of
leaders and followers. The precautions
taken by the Americans on Saturday, it
is now evident. alone prevented an up-
rising.

The provost marshal has requested two
more regiments to be detailed for the pro-
tection of Manila. ' Three thousand
troops are now actually in the city.

Aguinaldo’s wife, sisters and 18 Fili-
pinos have surrendered to Major March’s
battalion of the Thirty-third infantry at
Bontoc, province of that name.

It was announced from Manila Dec.
23 that Colonel Wilder some time previ-
ous to Dec. 15 or perhaps that day had
telegraphed to Vigan from Bayombong
that Aguinaldo, with a number of Igorro-
ti litter bearers, had crossed the moun-
tains near Bayombong, going southWard,
and that his wife had died in a village in
that vicinity. It was added that she had
been unwell since the birth of their son
and that the hardships of their flight
proved fatal.

 

 

 

McClellun’s Heirs.

SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Jan. 2.—The
struggle going on in court here between
claimants from Ireland, Canada and the
United States for the estate of John ,Mc-
Clellan has brought to light the fact
that he was a deserter from the British
army. The American and Canadian
claimants, Mrs. Margaret Bulkley of
Chicago, Mrs. Mary Vine of ‘Grand
Rapids, Thomas McClellan of Calgary.
N. IV. T., and \Villiam McClellan of
Niagara, Ont, all claiming to be broth-
ers and sisters, have joined hands against
Mrs. Mary McClellan and Margaret
Hamill of County Armagh, Ireland,
claiming to be nieces. Still another
claimant, Joseph McClellan of Belfast,
Ireland, claiming to be a nephew, has
just appeared by his attorney. Lawyers
from Canada and Ireland are here, and
the contest bids fair to last a Week
longer at least.

 

Life Convict Free.

SING SING, Jan. 2.—John C. Bald-
win, who was sentenced to imprisonment
for life for the murder of \Villiam H.
Springstein at Port Jervis in 1877 and
who was pardoned last Saturday by Gov-
ernor Roosevelt, has been released from
prison and left for Port Jervis with
friends who were waiting for him. Bald-

months, and is now about 60 years old.
The first sentence of the court was that
he be hanged, but this was commuted to
life imprisonment. Major W. S. Weston
of Newburg, Dr. J. J. Mills of Port Jer-
vis and other influential persons who be
lieved Baldwin innocent have worked
unceas‘ingly for his pardon. Baldwin is
a veteran of the civil war.

 

A North Carolina. Blaze. ‘
CHARLOTTE, N. 0., Jan. 2.——Fire at
Greensboro, N. 0., caused lesses aggre-
gating nearly $100,000, partly covered by
insurance. The” fire started in the ele-
vator shaft of the Hague-McCorkle Dry
Goods company’s wholesale house and
soon enveloped that building and spread
to the adjoining store,‘occupied by W. J.
Clary. Water froze before it struck the
burning building and added to the hard-
ship of subduing the flames.

Church Burned.
STROMSBURG, r'eb., Jan. 2.——Eden
Baptist church was totally destroyed by
fire early Monday morning and two peo-
ple seriously ' injured. 'The fire' was

' caused by an'explosion of acetylene gas,
‘with which the church was lighted. A

'New Year's watch meeting was being
cold. and a large number. of people were
present. but most of them had just left
the' building 'when the explosion ' oc-
curred. " ’ -
Senator Ford Now Lieutenant.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-——Company C,
Ninth regiment, N. G. N. Y., has elect-
ed Senator John Ford :1 second lieuten-
ant to succeed 'Lieutenaut' Charles \V.

 

Sewa' ‘ who died of camp feverain' the
Spa‘ "ar- Senator Ferd joined the
Ninth .ortly after the muster out of the

United States volunteer service.

 

Chilean Clnlml Comrnluslon.
VALI‘ARAISO, Jan. 2.—.—The Chilean
congress having approved the renewal of
the Chilean commissiOn,‘or the W‘ashing-
ton tribunal,,according to the convention
with 'the' United States, executive action
has. made the revival an accomplished

fact. ' ' ~

Family and Home. Burned.
.BARBOURSVILLE, “7. Va" Jan.
ell’illi'am‘Eilis} wife and two children

 

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NEW YEAR'S IN BERLIN. Q
Emperor William’s Address to 01l-
cern—Cordlul Greeting to White.

BERLIN, Jan. 2.——The new year broke
dark, cold and foggy, with a drizzling
rain, but the great ceremony of atvaken-
ing the city was nevertheless performed
successfully [by the military bands and
drum and fife corps of the whole garrison
marching at the quickstcp from the eas-
tle to" the Brandenburg gate"and' back,
rousing the - population with [deafening
echo. The emperor and empress, as usu-
al, were early about. Tire significant act
of rededicating the flags of the Prussian
army, which occurred in the forenoon,
was a most solemn ceremony.

Emperor William at the New Year’s
parade addressed the officers of the gar-
rison as follows:

“The first day of the new century sees

ur army, in other words, our people, in

rms, gathered around their standards
kneeling before the Lord of Hosts, and,
verily, if any one has especial reason this
day for boWing down before God it is
our army. A glance at our standards suf—
fices as an explanation, for they are the
embodiment of our history. ‘

“In what condition did the past cen—
tury at its dawn find our army? The
glorious army of Frederick the Great had
slept upon its laurels fossilized amid all
the petty detail of pipeclay, led by su-
perannuated and inefficient generals, with
officers unaccustomed to useful work and
lost in debauch, luxury and foolish arro-
gance. .

“Our army, in a word, was not equal to
its-mission, which, indeed. it had forgot-
ten. Heavy was the chastisemeut of
heaven which overtook it. and fell on our
people. It was cast into the dust, the glo-
ry of Frederick was extinguished and oul
standards were broken. In many long
years of bitter servitude God taught the
people to look to itself and, under the foot
of the proud conqueror, our people engen-
dered in itself the most sublime thought."

Mr. \Vhite was addressed bythe em'
peror at the Cercle with particular kind-
ness and at considerable length. His
majesty expressed great satisfaction that
relations with the United States during
the year 1899 were so greatly improved
and that so many obstacles to a better
understanding between the two nations
had been removed. He said that he, with
the rest of Germany. had been deeply and
appreciatively touched at various pas-
sages in the president’s message.

BRILLIANT RECEPTION.

Washington Social Season Inaugu-
rated ut the White House.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.——Beneath a
sky as bright as that above Cuba and in
a wind as cold as the Arctic over 2,000
citizens stood in line at the White House
gates yesterday waiting to pay their re-
spects to the president of the United
States after the brilliant official reception
which ushered in the new year and mark-
ed the opening of the "social season in
W'ashington.

 

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The decorations of the executive man-

sion were not as elaborate this year as .1 ‘-

they have been on some former occasions.
Still there was a profusion of palms,
fern. smilax. holly and other greens
everywhere through the state, dining,
the blue, red and green parlors and the
east room. The mantels were banked
high with foliage plants and the window
recesses filled with tall, graceful palms
and rubber plants. The green of the
foliage plants was relieved by scarlet
poinsettia and other flowering plants.
The light of'the brilliant day was exclud‘
ed and the rooms were flooded with elec-
tric lights from thousands of tiny bulbs.

 

adding to the brilliancy of the decora- .

tioris. The glittering gold and silver
trappings of the members of the diplo-

matic'corps and the full dress uniforms

of the army and navy contrasted strongly

with the modest black of the jurists, f1,

statesmen and civilian officials of the

government as they moved through the

mazy throng. The president and Mrs

 

 

 

McKinley received in the blue parlor; "

assisted by the members of the cabinet

and their wives, and “behind the line’
were about 50 of the wives and daugib
ters of senators, representatives, pro
nent army and navy officers and other:
high in social and official circles.

The full Marine band in their red uni‘
forms were stationed at the head of the
corridor opposite the state dining room
and throughout the reception played pa«
triotic airs. -

 

Ohio Assembly Meets.

COLUMBUS, 0., Jan. 2.——The seven-
ty-fourth general assembly met yesterday
and elected the Republican caucus nomii
nees by a strict party vote. An adjourn.
ment was then taken. Under the roof
ganization Judge A. G. Reynolds of Lake
county is speaker of the house and Oscar
Shepard president pro tem of the senate.
Lieutenant Governor Jones holds over
until next Monday, when he will be suc-
ceeded by Hon. John A. Caldwell of Cin-
cinnati.

 

Robbery and Arson.

 

 

 

WHITINSVILLE, Mass” Jan. 2__

Thieves broke into the house of George ‘7'”-

Nelson at Castle Hill and stole a safe
containing $2,200, after which they set
fire to the dwelling to cover their crime.
Mr. Nelson got up early to go to the
barn, only a short distance from the
house. On his return he found his desk
ransacked, in confusion and the house on;

fire. There is no ciew to the perpetratoft' ,

of the crime.

 

Naval Movements.

WASHINGTON, Jan.~ 2.—The Texa:
has sailed from Fort Monroe for New
York. She will there be docked and re-
paired and then sent to the West'Indie:
to join Admiral Farquliar in his cruise.
Thc‘Eagle has arrived at Nuevitas- Thl
training ship Adams has arrived at Yer-
ba Buena island.

 

Eight Negroes Dead.
CHARLESTON, Jan. 2.-—During the
past week eight young negroes have died
suddenly at Lady’s island, in the vicinity

' of the Central Phosphate works, 'Beau-

fort county, this state. There are suspi-
cions that the whisky they usedl‘was ei-
ther tampered with or not chemically
pure. ~

 

Another Rise In Wages.

SOUTH NORVVALK, Scum, Jan. 2.—
The Notivalk‘nnd Fairfield \Vorsted Mills
company. manufacturers of cashmeres
and worsteds, has given notice that on
and after Jan 15 wages would be i'eised
10 per cent inIall departments. The com-
pany employs 200 hands. '

 

Old Church Reopened.
BOSTON, Jan. 2.—-Th'ht famous old
structure, the old South Meeting House,
has been reopened gaffer undergoing ex-

”cm“ aspect”.

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:-'tensive interior, changes which the hand “‘5‘
,-.~ ofltime‘had made‘necessai'y. The changes r
, and finish give the‘_'several”rbems u mod-5