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THE EVENING BULLETIN VOLUME XIX. MAYSVILLE, KY., MONDAY, APRIL 9, 1900. NUMBER 115. FEAR A BLACK RISING. Recent British Reverses Arc Having a Very Bad Effect. BASUTOS REPORTED TO BE ACTIVE. Feeling of Unrest In Swaziland, Where a Chief juhI Others Have lleeu Killed Off The- South African War. Maseru, Easutoland, April 9. The rcocupatlon of Ladybrarid, Thaba N'Chu and the Bloemfonteln water works by the Boers, in the very sight of the Basutos, is far the most impor tant aspect of the situation here, in view of its probable effect upon the native mind. Already the natives are arguing that the British have suffered reverses, and should the British evac uate Wepenor, the results, so far as the natives are concerned, are likely to prove disastrous. Steyn's Speech. Lorenzo Marques, April 9. President Steyn, in his address to the Free State volksraad at Kroonstad, said the burghers were in a better position than ait the commencement of hostilities. He threatened those who had surrendered to the British. Referring to the cor respondence with Lord Salisbury, he observed: "The destiny of the repub lics is in higher hands than those of the British government, namely, lu the hands of the people of France, Russia and Germany, who are agitat ing for intervention. The war will soon end. If it bo true that Boer pris oners have been sent to St. Helena, we would be justified in consigning British prisoners to the lowest depths of Johannesburg mines." Gntucre Returns. Bethany, Orang Free State. April 9. The five companies .of British In fantry which were surprised by the Reddersburg commando, while march ing across the country via DeWet's Dorp, made a plucky stand, but as the Boers had three Held guns and the British none, the latter were compelled to surrender, General Gatacre arrived too late. Reddersburg was already re occupied by the Boers, and the enemy are now threatening the lines south. General Gatacre's force has returned without having found any trace of the Ill-fated British column. Webster Davis on the War. Washington. April 9. An immense audience gathered at the Grand Opera House to listen to an address on the war in South Africa from the Hon. Webster Davis, ex-asslstant secretary of the Interior, who has just returned to the United States from that country. A score or more of senaors and con gressmen and other public men were present. The speaker described sev eral of the noted battles, of which he was a spectator. He made an earnest plea that American sympathy be ex-' tended the struggling Boers. Unrest In Swaziland. Lorenzo Marques, April 9. A runner who has Just arrived here from Soho bo's Kraal, Swaziland, says Sohobo has been killed and his women have been tied up with ropes. Unrest is in creasing in the country, which Is In a most unsettled state, bordering on a reign of terror In the absence of "white man's law." Many natives have been threatened, and in one district they have been completely killed oft Uilles Fall Back. JGS Aliwalnorth, April 9. The Royal Irish rifles, which have been falling back from Rouxville, arrived here safely. Their retirement was covered by a detachment sent by General Bra bant, frustrating the Boers and Inter rupting the movement of the enemy from Rouxville. Lieutenant Bonsey and two men of Brabant's detachment of the border horse are missing. Threatening (lift Railroad. Bloemfonteln, April 9. The Boers are reported in force to the south, threatening the railroad, which, how ever, is strongly protected. British pickets at Springfield, eight miles dis tant, were attacked by Boers advanc ing from tho waterworks. Remounts are rapidly arriving. The British are In high spirits and anxious to advance. Kscupo of lioor Prisoner. Slmonstown, Cape Colony, April 9. It now appears that no fewer than 30 BoerB escaped from the old camp'Frl Uay evening. Nine have-Bince been re captured. The prisoners effected their escape by cutting a fence under the sentry bridge, while the eentry was above. A driver of a sanitary cart was offered 200 to curry off tho prisoners St. Paul," April 9. Captain Charles D. SIgsbee, United States navy, ar rived from Fargo and the Red Rive; valley, and after a quiet day at his hotel in this city left for Chicago en route for Washington. WEEK IN CONGRhSS. Important Matters Will Receive At tention lu Uoth Urniiches. Washington, April 9. Senator Chandler probably will make an effort to get the senate to agree upon a day for taking a vote upon -the resolution concerning the seating of Senator Quay. The present indications are that for the present he will fall to se cure unanimous consent. The Indian appropriation bill will continue to re ceive attention until disposed or. On Wednesday Senator Louge will ask the senate to vote upon" the Philippine temporary measure, but he does not expect to accomplish more than to get a day fixed for the vote. The commit tee on elections will continue Its con sideration of the case of Senator Clark of Montana during the week. Senator Chandler, chairman of the committee, expressed the opinion that only one sitting of the committee will be nec essary to determine its attltudo. In the Honso. Washington, April 9. The feature of the week in the house will be the closing fight on the Porto Rlcan tariff bill. The Republican managers will carry out tho program agreed to in caucus on Wednesday, when a spe cial rule will be presented which will bring the motion to concur in the sen ate amendments to a vote after sev eral hours of debate. Both sides are laboring earnestly to poll their full strength, but the Republicans appear to be confident that the motion will carry by a safe margin. The agricul tural appropriation bill consumed Mon day's session. Kentucky Grand .Jury. Frankfort, Ky., April 9. The grand jury will continue the Investigation of the Goebel assassination during this week. About 40 witnesses have been examined so far and it is said that more than 'that number are on the list of those summoned who have not yet been heard. It is said that the names of several of the most impor tant witnesses who have testified so far have not been disclosed, and the evi dence has been jealously guarded. The habeas corpus proceedings in the case of "Tallow Dick" Combs, tho colored suspect, is set for hearing before Judge Cantrill Tuesday. Excursionists Jlobbed. Dublin, April 9. On the arrival at Tipperary of a train of excursionists from Dublin, a large crowd, which had gathered at the railway hotel, hooted tho excursionists, many of tho girls being roughly handled and pelted with mud. Some had their clothes torn and others were even struck. Almost at the same time a rick of hay, the prop erty of a firm who had given their employes a holiday to go to Dublin, was set on fire, and the rioters pre vented any attempt to extinguish the flames. Trial of a Destroyer. Norfolk, April 9. All preparations are now complete for the trial over the measured course In lower Chesa peake bay of the torpedo boat de stroyer Strlngham. She has been tied up in this port for the past 48 hours while the skilled mechanics who con structed here have been at work on her, making every bearing, nut, bolt and screw of her machinery perfect In Its working parts. The olllcial trial board, headed by Rear Admiral Rod- gers, have arrived. Stabbing Aflrny. Peru, Ind., April 9. Fred Titus, pro prletor of the depot restaurant here, was probably fatally stabbed, and his brother, Steve, seriously cut by two unknown men The men, who were intoxicated, refused to pay for then lunch, and insulted Mrs. Fred Titus. They were driven away, but later re turned, when the stabbing occurred Both strangers escaped and ,huve not yet bee'n captured. ' Miners Kicked. Springfield, Ills., April 9. The min ers In the Fairmont and Catlin mines In Vermillion county have struck be cause the operators ordered them to clear up the falls of rock which occur from time to time. The miners clutm this Is not customary, and that it takes up time when they might be earning money. Mrs. Dewey's Alleged rhnriRO. Washington, April 9. A report Is in circulation that Mrs. Dewey hnd left the Catholic church and had become aD Episcopalian, hut no verification of the rumor could be obtained. Father Muck I n, who married the admiral and his wife, and who Is rector of her church, itfused to talk concerning the report. St. Louis, April 9. General John W. Noble, secretary of the interior under President Harrison, has been ordered to Florida by his physician. He Is said to be threatened with pneumonia, and is suffering with throat trouble as the 'result of a severe cold. ACTIVITY OF FILIPINOS Exhausting the Americans by the Nece: ally oi Constant Vigilance-. FORCES IN INTERIOR INADEQUATE. deports of Kneountcrs Continue to Arrive at .Manilla Ki-um .Many Points Uuutle to (iurrl- bou Cuptui't'U Towns. Manilla, April 9 Reports of en counters between tho Ameiiean troops and the insurgents continue to arrive from many points On Friday Captain Sturgls. vvhlle leconnulteriug, struck an insurgent outpost on the Neva liches road, llvo miles distant from Manilla, killing two and capturing lu. All were lu full uniform. Unfortu nately Captain Sturgls' force was not large enough to pursue the main body. A detachment of the Forty-second in tantry, while scouting In Laguna prov ince, was puisued by the Insurgents ana obliged to take refuge in a uliumi at Paeto, wnere the Americans repelled tnt native until reiufoi cements ar rived. "Lieutenant Gordon, with a company of tne Sixteenth Infantry, while scout lng near Apurrl, Caguyun province, engaged 2'- insurgents. Lieutenant Gordonwas wounded A sergeant and a corporal of Company I, Eighteenth tntantry, were killed In a severe- light In Caplz province, island of l'anay. The Insurgents made a night attack upon Calbayon, island ol Samar. They killed the sentry, swarmed into the town and searched the house of Major Gilmore of tho Forty-third infantry, who was absent. They killed his cook. Ultimately the Americans drove them out of the town, killing four and cap turing 12. General Young, commanding in north Luzon, has made several re quests for reinforcements, represent ing that his force Is Inadequate; that the men are exhausted by the necessity of constant vigilance; that he is un able to garrison the towns in his juris diction, that the insurgents are return ing to the district ami killing the Am Igos, and that it is necessary for him to Inillct punishment in several sec tions before tho rainy sr.ason begins. General James Bell, who is com manding in southern Luzon, has mado similar representations. He says his forces are inadequate and that he merely holds a few towns without controlling tho territory. The president of the town of Samal, provinco of Ha taar. Luzon, and another prominent native, have been assassinated because they were known to be friendly to the Americans. The president of another town has joined tho Insurgents be cause they had threatened to kill hint if he did not. Joint Xoto Sent. Shanghai, April 9. The American British, German and Fronch ministers have sent a joint note to the Chinese foreign office demanding the total sup pression of the Society of Boxers with in two months, and announcing that otherwise the powers mentioned will land troops and march into tho inter ior northern provinces, Shang Tung and Chi LI, In order to secure the safety of the foreigners. The Ameri can, Italian nnd French legations are now provided for with naval guns from the large gathering of warships at Taku. Liu Kun Yih, viceroy of Liang Kiang, has had three audiences with tho dowager empress relative to the emperor, qnd It la believed he has im pressed her with the advisability of re storing her majesty to power. Over u Million Lost. Pittsburg, April 9. A thorough in spection of the Joseph Home & Com pany department store building, where the big fire occurred Saturday night, does not materially change the esti mates made at time of loss and Insur ance. From the top story of the struc ture to tho basement the stock, valued at $1,000,000, is an almost total loss, either by tiro or water, and the build ing Is damaged to the extent of at least $250,000. Both stock and build ins were fully Insured. 'yuoetrs movements. Dublin, April 9. Although the weather was unfavorable, the queen took her customary country drive. Everywhere she met with an enthusi astic receDtlon. The rain to some ex tent marred the beauty of the drive, but large crowds uwalted her majesty's return to Dublin and heartily cheered her. Hire In a Plmio Plant. Chicago, April 9. Fire partly de stroyed the piano and organ factory of the M. SchulzCornpany, entailing a loss of $50,000, covered by insurance The cause is thought to have been spontaneous combustion. t GRAxD ARMY MOVES. Seeks Legislation For Creation of a Pension Court of Appeals. Washington, April 9. Efforts are to made by the Grand Army to secui'e legislation providing for the creation of a pension court of appeals which is to pass finally on applications for pen sions rejected by the pension office" and Interior department. General A. D. Shaw, the commander-in-chief, and General Daniel Sickles have the matter in charge, and are In Washington pre paring the final draft of the bill, which is to be submitted to the president and to other legal authority before its presentation to congress. There are 13,000 cases whicn have been relieved by tho Interior department, and these in addition to others that arlae from time to time will be referred to tho new court. Convention of Miner Called. Pittsburg, April 9. The executive committee of the United Mine Workers have called a convention of miners from the Pittsburg district for next Thursday, when it is expected formal action will be taken to terminate tha strike. It is the belief of tho officials of the union that by the time the con vention meets the miners will be all back at work, but the convention is considered necessary in order that del egates troni each miners' union may hear explanations from the mouths of .the ofilcials in regard to tho disputed points in the new scale and take them home to tho men who sent them. About S.000 miners out of the 22,000 miners In the district are still on a strike. The miners and operators In the Irwin district have agreed upon a scale, and all will return to work on Monday. The new scale affects 0,000 men who have been out 10 days. Will Telehrate Dewey Day. Chicago, April 9. The celebration in honor of Admiral Dewey on the anni versary of the battle of Manilla bay. May 1, will surely take place. A spe cial meeting of the executive commit tee of the Dewey celebration was held, and after some discussion it was re solved to go ahead with the arrange ments for entertaining the admiral, re gardless of any political developments, and to make the affair as successful as possible. A special subcommittee left for Washington to acquaint Admiral Dewey with the plans for his enter tainment while in Chicago, and to n fer with him. The committeemen raid that politics would not be mentioned at the conference. Decision on Halstead nooks. Chicago, April 9. Judgo Tuley of tho circuit court rendered a decision holding that the Franklin Square Bible House of Philadelphia had no equita ble right to the possession of .wo books concerning tho Philippines, writ ten by Murat Halstead and sold by him to another publishing firm. The complainant company sought to secure possession of the books by virtue of a contract executed in March, 1898, in which Mr. Halstead agreed to write no book concerning the events told of In the work or involving the peace of the United States except for tho Philadel phia llrm. Cost of Fighting Plague. San Francisco, April 9. Honolulu advices, dated March 31, received by the Doric, are as follows: "It Is esti mated the cost of fighting the plague will reach at least $2,000,000, a large part of these expenses having been incurred in finding homes for the .m plo who were burned out by the fi es, particularly the great conflagration on Jan. 20." Ilortou Nominated. St. Louis, April 9. William H. M r ton, a member of the house of dele gates, was nominated by the Repub lican convention of the Twelfth con gressional district to succeed Con gressman Charles E. Peary. The plat form endorses the present administra tion. Delegates to tho national con vention were instructed for McKlnley. To Build an Ohio Branch. New York. April 9. It Is announced that the directors of the Wabofihirall road have authorized a mortgage for $5,000 000, at 4 per cent, to build a road from Toledo, 50 miles, to Mout peller, O., and will sell $4,000,000 of the bonds for construction and equipment The new line makes a continuous line rrom Toledo to Chicago. Loading Wharves Destroyed. Victoria, B. C, April 9. Later in formation from Oyster Harbor Is to the effect that the tidal wave destroyed the collier loading wharves alter back ing up the waters of the bay. El.ht loaded cars went with the long wharf and it will be a fortnight before tho damages can be repaired. There were no fatalities. Hardware Store Gutted. Fitchburg. Mass,, April 9. Fire de stroyed the hardware store of tho Da mon H. Gould Company Loss $90,000 CITY WITHOUT WATER Raginjj C.jiorado River Leaves the Capi tal ot Texas In a Serious Plight. , LIGHT SV5TEU ALSO OCLITERATED. Many Lives and Millions of Dollars' Wurtli ot Property Destroyed by Moods lu the Luuo Stur State. Austin, Tex., April 9. Thousands gathered at the dam and power house stationed north of this city to witness the ruins of the plant which cost this city $1,750,000 a few years ago. The waters of the Colorado river are still plunging and foaming around the wreck, eating away the big pile of granite which once formed the dam as though It was nothing more than chalk rock. So fierce is the current that great boulders were carried halt a mile from the dam, being rolled over and over by the turbulent tide. The power house, which succumbed to the terrific wash of the water, lies a mass of wreckage on the edge of the river, all the valuable machinery either having been thrown Into the river or badly damaged by the falling timbers of the house. The wreck of the plant Is complete. The situation in the city is most serious. The wreckage ot the plant means that It will take several weeks to secure even a temporary water and light system, if It can be made possi ble even then. In the meantime the city will be In a bad sanitary condi tion. All the hotels, private residences, stores and the like are without water, and there Is no fire protection. Churches were unable to hold services for want or light, and all public meet ings were abandoned. The dally news papers are handicapped In their pub lications, being deprived of their elec tric power. The river is now falling. Reports from tho neighboring country are to the eftect that everything is under water. In Williamson county, north of here, rallioad bridges and trackage have been laid waste and all trains have stopped running Hundieds of head of cattle have been drowned and miles of fencing torn down and washed away. In Uastroy county and In the southern portion of this county sim ilar conditions prevail, everything be ing under water, and much loss ot property is reported. The country tributary to the Colo rado rlvpr all the way down Its course Is being Inundated, and while it Is be lieved the worst Is over, the loss, as estimated, will exceed some $3,000,000, counting Austin as the largest loser. Fortunately, it seems, the only drown ings reported wore here when the dam broke and caught the several victims unawares. Damage to Crops. Houston, Tex., April 9. As a rule the Texas rivers are now falling and there is not much danger of a general Hood The crops have been damaged over a wide area, but there is still time for farmers to replant if they can get the seed. Corn has been planted over once, and will have to be planted tho third time. The farmers, as a rule, have not planted much cotton because the heavy rains have kept them out of the fields. The railroads have lost many small bridges, and it will be a week before traffic resumes Its normal condition. It Is estimated that over 5,000 acies of growing crops In the bottom lands within live miles of town nave been inundated by from 10 to 15 feet. The loss will reach over $50,000. Train Dltehed. Laredo, Tex., April 9. The north bound passenger train over the Inter national and Great Northern railway was wrecked by the spreading of the rails near Twohlg. The entire train, except the engine, went into the ditch. Mail Agent S. E. Bright was seriously Injured, and several others less Berl ously hurt The Rio Grande has come to a stand at 26 feet without damage to tho bridges here, but the waterworks machinery Is bubmorged and the crops along the river have boon destroyed. No Loss of Lifo. Houston, Tex., April 9. Cameron reports the flood in Little river now equals that ot last July. The water works and power house have been overflowed. People were warned and no loss of lifo is reported. Brushy, San Gabriel and Little rivers are all overflowed, causing the entlro destruc tion of all crops. The rivers are still rising Reports from other points on other .rivers are of damage to crops, but uo losa of Ufa. Noted Club Wtfman. Chicago, April 9. Mrs. Gato Q. Hud dlestone, one of the most active and widely known club women Jn the coun try, died at nor home her,- ed 4X. v