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THE EVENING BULLETIN. VOLUME XIX. MAYSVILLE, KY., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1899. NUMBER 18. 11 British to Attack the Boers North o Ladysmith In the Rear, SOLUTION OF A QUEER BIT OP NEWS Indignation nt tlio Ignorance of the ' British Intelligence Department. President Steyn's Story of Gutacro'a Defeat. London, Dec. 12. Tho almost com plete absence of news from the theater of war Increases public anxiety so deeply stirred by Saturday's disaster. Such scanty messages as have dribbled through seem to Indicate that prepara tions are about completed for simul taneous attacks at Tugela river and Modder river the dispatches showing that tho British and Boers were in touch In both directions Monday. There is no confirmation of tne re port of another day-long battle along the Modder river Monday, but possibly there has been a resumption of fight ing, as reported by General Conje, as the searching lyddite shell fire of Sun day was probably a preliminary to an advance. A strange item of news has reached here from Boer sources announcing that the Waschbank bridge is dam aged. This is taken in some quarters as a possible confirmation of the sug gestion that the British have made a wide sweep, by way of Helpmakaar, and are preparing to attack the Poors north of Ladysmith in the rear. A message from Naauwport shows that General French has apparently no inclination to withdraw his ad vanced troops at Arundel, as It was feared might be the result of General Gatacre's defeat. General French re ports that his artillery forced an ad vance post of the Boers south of Coles berg to evacuate its position and seek refuge behind Vaaikop. There is great indignation in Great Britain at the ignorance the British intelligence department is displaying in estimating the Boer strength in Qape Colony. Experts aver that 15,000 Boers will have to be driven out of the colony before the passage of tuo Orange river can be commenced. The Rhodesian force advancing to the relief of Mafeklng reached Gabe rones Fort and found the Boers had evacuated tho place. The Rbodeslans are repairing the railroad as they ad vance. The latest news from Mafeklng shows that Baden-Powell has been forced to reduce the rations of the garrison and inhabitants, but water is plentiful there. Storraberg, Cape Colony, is described as a stronger position than Laing's Nek. The only road winds through lofty hills and flanking is Impossible. Colesberg is also said to be an almost impregnable position; and as no troops are available to reinforce the columns acting in those directions, it becomes evident that General Gatacre's misfor tune or error will delay the Invasion of tho Free State perhaps some weeks. It Is exceedingly probable that ho will be compelled to retire on Queenstown. If General French Is not compelled to retreat ho will be obliged to pause in his advance. Gatacre's Report. The war office has received tho fol lowing dispatch from General Gatacro: "Tho idea to attack Stormberg seemed to promise certain success, but the dis tance was underestimated by myself and tho local guides. A policeman took us around somo miles and con sequently we were marching from 0:30 p. m. till 4 a. m., and were landed In on impossible position. I do not consider the error intentional. "The Boers commenced firing from the top of an unscalable hill, and wounded a good many of our men while in the open plain. Their guns were excellently served. I regret to say that one gun was overturned in a deep nullah and another sank In quicksand. Neither could be extri cated In the time available "I am holding Bushman's Hoek and Cyphegat. Am sending tho Irish Rifles and Northumberland to Sterkstroom to recuperate Tho wounded proceed to Queenstown. The missing North umberlands number 36G, not 306, as previously reported." Boers' Version. Pretoria, Dec. 12. President Steyn has Bent tho following details of tho fight at Stormberg Junction: "Tho "British, with six cannon, attacked the Boers, under Swanepoel and Olivier, and stormed tho Boers' entrenched po sitions on tho kopjes. After a severo fight thoy were compelled to surren der. Tho prisoners aro Major Sturges, six officers and 3G0 noncommissioned MADE IDE SIEEP officers and 'men of tho Northumner lands, and two officers and about 250 noncommissioned officers and men of the Irish Fusiliers. It Is impossible to stato the number of dead and wounded British. Tho Boers captured threo cannon and two ammunition wagons." Bagged Somo British. Pretoria, Dec. 12. Six hundred and seventy-two British prisoners were taken at Stormberg. In tho fighting at Modder river General Cronjo main tained his position and captured 50 British prisoners. Firing Heard. Cape Town, Dec. 12. It Is reported that heavy firing was heard all day In the direction of Modder river. GALE ON 1EE LAKE?. Fears Entertained For tho Safety of a Fleet of Vessels. Chicago, Dec. 12. Terrific gales were reported from various ports on the great lakes, and some fear was felt for the well being of a fleet of vesselB which left .e Straits of Mackln Monday night. The mariners, having lost a day in waiting for tho predicted storm, left shelter and headed into Lake Michigan. Later the galo broke, the wind gauge registering 54 miles per hour at one time. Boats every where aro reported In or seeking shelter. Among the boats which left the straits were the. Viking, the Hiawatha, the Maritana and consort, tho New York, tho Niagara, tho Lewlston, the Fay, the Zenith City and tho John Mitchell, going Into Lake Michigan; tho steamers Arthur Orr and Malietoa heading into Lake Huron. Fears are also entertained for the safety of the schooner J. H. Dunbar, which left St. Joseph, Mich., for Mich igan City, Ind., about midnight. The gale sprang up shortly after she left port Tho Dunbar carried a crew of four men. Pounding to Pieces. Sandusky, 0 Dec. 12. Tho steamer Point Abino, coal-laden, is ashore on Ballast Island reef and will probably be a total wreck. She is pounding hard on the rocks and is rapidly filling with water. The crew is still aboard, but it is believed all will be able to reach shore. Small Cyclone. Toledo, Dec. 12. A small cyclone struck Toledo and did thousands of dollars damage. Several Dorr street houses were blown down, one being totally demolished. When the cycloDC struck the city the thermometer drop ped 50 degrees. Howling Winds. Detroit, Dec. 12. A southwest wind has been howling up tho river at the rate of 50 miles an hour. Gales aro reported from all parts of the lake region. Points along tho eastern shore of Lake Michigan report a heavy fall of snow. On Lake Erie. Cleveland, Dec. 12. One of the heav iest gales of the year prevailed on Lake Erie. The wind blew at the rate of 50 miles an hour. Very few vessels ventured out. Telegraph and tele phone lines aro badly prostrated. Philadelphia Wunts It. Washington, Dec. 12. Tho contest over the place for holding the next Re publican convention was begun at the White House, with Philadelphia mak ing the first effort to secure the favor of the president. A largo delegation saw the president and explained to him the hopes of that city. The pres ident expressed his pleasure at meet ing the delegates, but said it would be manifestly Improper for him to ex press tho slightest preference for any city In a contest of this character. Fed Her Husband Ground Glass. Detroit, Mich.,' Dec. 12. A Bpeclal says of tho proceedings in the Sander son attempted murder case at Mar shall, Mich.: "Marie Robertson, the star witness of tho prosecution, was on tho stand and testified to having seen Mrs. Sanderson grind glass in a spice mill and place it in her husband's food. She swore that Mrs. Sanderson said to her while she was grinding the glass: 'Marie, you think this is awful, but I do not think any moro of doing this than eating my breakfast.' " A Minister's Demise. Rochester, Dec. 12. The Rev. Fran cis D. Hodgson, G7, a retired mlpister o'f the Methodist Episcopal church, died suddenly of heart disease at his homo In Newark. Mr. Hodgson was also a teacher in several high schools in western New York, and from 1860 to 1867 a professor of mathematics 17 the University of California. Now York, Dec. 12. Stephen P. An derson, a wealthy architect and build er, committed suicide in his office in this city by shooting himself in' tho head. There is no known cause of tho act. Ho was 42 years old. S1I A STORM William Taylor Duly Inaugurated Governor of Kentucky. THE EXERCISES WERE VERY SIMPLE. Both the Retiring unci tho New Ex ecutive Make Brief Addresses. Contest On For Minor Stato OHlccs. Frankfort, Ky., Dec. 12. William S. Taylor was inaugurated as governor at noon. The crowd was much smaller than in past years, due to the weather, which was rainy, followed later by a December blizzard. Tho inaugural ceremonies were simple. Retiring Governor Bradley In the course of his speech, said ho hoped the Goebel election law, which had brought so much turmoil to the state, would be wiped from the statute books. Governor-elect Taylor, in his inau gural address, said: "The verdict ren dered by the people last November was the mandate of the people in favor of civil liberty. It was the triumph of the people over a merciless, remorse less partisan machine, erected to en slave them." He said one of the chief aims of his administration would be to secure the repeal of the election law. The oath of office was administered to Governor Taylor by Chief Justice Hazelrigg. The lately defeated Democratic can didates for state offices began serving notices of contests against the Re publican candidates, who were given certificates of election last week. Sev eral have been served. New Incorporations. Columbus, O., Dec. 12. P. A. T. club, Cincinnati; Saeltzer Woolen company, Cleveland, $50,000; Foos Gas Engine company, Springfield, Increase from $100,000 to 150,000; First Association of Spiritualists of Cleveland, Ohio; Yarrington Oil company, Cleveland, $50,000; Somerdale Coal company, To ledo, amendment changing location to Massillon; Athens Electrip and Sup ply company, Athens, $5,000;i Co-operative Shoe company, Chillicothe, $4,000; Cambridge Home Telephone company, Cambridge, increase from $15,000 to $25,000. Roberts Conmiittrc. Washington, Dec. 12. The Roberts Investigating committee resumed Its session behind closed doors. Mr. Rob erts continued his argument on the demurrer to the right of tho commit tee to try him. The Gentile delega tion was most numerous, including the white-haired Rev. Dr. Iliff, Mr. Schroe der, to whom Roberts interposed rather sensational objections on Sat urday, and tho others who have come on from Utah to direct the proceed ings Against him. Mormons were also in evidence. Railway Pension Fund. Philadelphia, Dec. 12. The officers of the proposed pension fund to be inaugurated by tho Pennsylvania rail road have nearly completed their work. One of the most Important mat ters of detail is to fix the amount each pensioner of the company Is to receive. It is understood that this amount will be on a percentage basis' of the salary received during the 10 years preceding the pension. About 1,000 employes, it Is said, will be retired under tho pro vision of the pension fund on Jan. 1. Without Gns. Akron, O., Dec. 12. Akron has had a bad case of the chills through a com plete failure of its natural gas supply. The gas, which is piped from the West Virginia fields, gave out, ,and residences and business houses which have depended entirely upon gas for heating and cooking found themselves destitute of fuel. Men were immedi ately sent out along the 170 miles of pipo to find and repair the leak. Arrest of Germans. Houston, Tex., Dec. 12. United States Immigrant Inspector Levy, after a tour of lumber camps in Ar kansas, northern Louisiana and Miss issippi, has arrived at Galveston with 43 Germans, who are charged with having entered the United States un der contract. The men arrested will be turned over to the North German Lloyds to be sent back to Germany. Republican National Convention. Washington, Dec. 12. According to reports in, circulation here, the Repub lican national convention will be held In Chicago tho first half of June, 1900. Senator Beverldgo of Indiana is slated for temporary chairman. Members of tho national committee are arriving for tho meeting on Friday next. Washington, Dec. 12. The' condition of Lieutenant Brumby remains prac tically unchanged. PHILIPPINE PLAQ. Torso Resolution of Inquiry Intro duced In the Senate. Washington, Dec. 12. At tho open ing of the session of the senate reso lutions wero reported favorably from tho committee on contingent expenses authorizing the committee on privi leges and elections to proceed with in vestigations of the election to tho sen ate of W. A. Clark of Montana and N. B. Scott of West Virginia, -he reso lutions wers adopted. Mr. Pettigrew (S. D.) offered the following resolution: "That the sec retary of tho navy bo, and he is hereby directed to inform tho senate whether the flag of tho Philippine republic was carried by vessels in the bay of Ma nilla, and whether the flag of the Phil ippine republic was ever saluted by Admiral Dewey or any of the vessels of his fleet, at any time since May 1, 1898." The senate received from the house a message announcing the death of Representative Daniel Ermcntraut of Pennsylvania. The usual resolutions were adopted and senate adjourned. In tho House. Washington, Dec. 12. The debate on the currency bill was continued in the house. Owing to the pressure for opportunity to speak on tho Demo cratic side, Mr. Richardson, tho minor ity leader, asked that night sessions be held for tho remainder of the week, but this was demurred to, and it was Anally agreed that night sessions for debate should bo held Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Mr. Grosvenor (O.) was the first speaker of the day. In opening, Mr. Grosvenor said he had hoped tho Democrats would meet tho Issue presented by the pending bill, but they wero here with tho "same old, stale battle cry" of 16 to 1. Going back to the platform declaration of 1896, Mr. Grosvenor produced a poll of the members of tho committee on resolutions of tho St. Louis convention to show that an overwhelming major ity favored a gold declaration before the convention met. The only con troversy since had been as to who was responsible for certain verbal phrases. Federation of Labor. Detroit, Dec. 12. The executive council of tho Federation of Labor re ported its doings for the year. The report stated that the brewery work ers still retained some of the station ary engineers In their unions, not withstanding tho executive council has declared that tho two should be sep arated. A similar stato of affairs ex isted between the brewers and coopers. The Typographical and Printing Ma chinists unions aro still at variance, the former having decreed that the latter must bo members of their or ganization, which action the machin ists refused to endorse. Imports of Iron Ore. Philadelphia, Dec. 12. Vessels char tered and other preparatory signs of activity at this port Indicate that the year 1900 will bo one of unusually large Imports of Iron ore. It is said that 200 vessels will bo required to load cargoes of Iron and copper des tined for Philadelphia from Cuba and the European ports. Tho ore beds in the lake regions and other mineral territory in the United States are said to be totally inadequate to meet tho demand for manufactured iron and steel products in tho coming year. Prizc-Fightlng Preacher. Detroit, Dec. 12. Tho Rev. J. J. Ax tell, a Congregational preacher, and Gus Dundero, a saloonkeeper, fought five rounds In a prize ring at Royal Oak to settle a controversy growing out of a crusade against Sunday sales of liquors. The preacher had the best of it, but the referee called it a draw. Another battle will bo fought in tho near future. Baseball Magnates Meet. New York, Dec. 12. Tho "magnates" of the National Baseball league began their annual fall meeting here. Not in years perhaps has a league meeting been charged with so much of import ance as the present one. First will bo tho discussion over tho proposed re duction of the circuit. Then tho ques tion of rowdylBm will bo threshed over once more. British Steamer Lost. London, Dec. 12. A dispatch from Saigon, capital of French Cochin China, Bays tho British steamer St. Helens, last reported from Shanghai for Singapore, has been totally lost on tho Paracols, a group of islands and reefs' in tho China sea, and that five of her crew were drowned. The St. Helens was a steel and Iron vessel ot 2,588 tons register net. Austin, Tex., Dec. 12. W. J. Bryan ind ex-Governor Hogg returned from their duck hunting trip to the gulf. Mr. Bryan found invitations awaiting him to speak in Omaha and Kansas City during January, and he will prob ably accept them. PHILIPPINE CAMPAIGN General .0th Cables the Situation to the War Department. SUCCESS ATTENDS AMERICAN ARMS CommnndcrSnys Organized Rebellion No Longer Exists, Our Troops Being Engaged in Pur suing Buudlts. Washington, Dec. 12. The war de partment has received the following Manilla cablegram from General Otis descriptive of toe military situation in Luzon: "In Bulucan province the insurgents have been driven east to the moun tains. Our casualties in that section in tho last few days wero 10. The in surgent casualties in killed, wounded and prisoners aggregate 100. Consid erable insurgent property, with rec ords, arms and ammunition have been captured. Our troops are now In the mountains In pursuit. "The Insurgents have been driven from Sublg bay, und the marines now occupy a naval station there. Our column moving west from Tarlac is now on the west coast of Luzon, where it has been supplied. It encountered considerable resistance. The column i is now moving west from Dagupan along the coast. "There is no concentrated Insurgent force of Importance in Luzon north of Manilla. Southern Luzon will not offer any serious resistance. Troops are co-operating in that section. "Organized rebellion no longer ex ists, and our troops are actively pur suing robber bands. All important threatened centers of population In the north have been occupied. "Two thousand additional Spanish prisoners have been secured In north ern Luzon, making over 3,000 released within a month; 700 are now en route from Vlgan and transports will be sent for the remainder." Filipino Pitfalls. Washington, Dec. 12. In hospital reports which reached the war depart ment from Manilla is chronicled the first casualty due to falling into a Tagal pitfall, which contained the hor rible device of bamboo posts sot firmly in the hole and sharpened at the top for the purpose of Impaling tho un wary. The American troops have fre quently found such traps on the line of march, especially In front of Insur gent trenches, but instances have been extremely rare in which the bamboo stakes were not discovered. Tho wounds of the victim noted aro not serious. Quay's Cusc. Washington, Dec. 12. Apathy among Senator Quay's friends is mak ing the outlook in the senate rather ominous for him. Senators Chandler and Penrose appear to be tho only per sons who are doing any active can vassing in his behalf. It Is becoming more manifest every day that Mr. Quay has considerable canvassing to do to make his seat In tho senate a certainty. There are too many names in the noncommittal column to make the outcome certain for him at this time. Fight On n Gold Democrat. Washington, Dec. 12. Somo of tho Democratic senators have Intimated to. their friends that they will resist tho confirmation of William D. Bynum to be a member of the general appraisers at New York. Mr. Bynum, who was until 1896 an active Democrat, but who participated In the campaign witn. the Palmer and Buckner Democrats, Is less acceptable to Democrats than a lifelong Republican. Suspect Arrested. Cheyenne, Wyo., Dec. 12. Ed Nep tune, a former employe of the Pacific Express company, was arrested charged with robbing the office of the company in this city. Neptune denies the charge. It is now officially repor ted that the robber carried away $2,400 In cash and $4,000 worth of money or ders and other valuables. Lend and Zinc Found. St Louis, Dec. 12. Lead and zinc have been discovered in the vicinity of Centaur, St. Louis county, about 40 miles from thiBvclty, and preparations have been completed to mine it on a large scale. The ore is said to be very rich. A Delawaro Proxy. Wilmington, Del., Dec. 12. General James H. Wilson, who is in Cuba with his command, has Bent to Henry B, Thompson of this city his proxy as member of tho Republican national commltteo for this state, and Mr. Thompson, who belongs to the Dupont regular Republicans, will attend tho meeting In Washington on Friday.