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STAGGERING BLOW STRUCK THE BRITISH General White's Forces Completely Outwitted and Outfought Yesterday. GLOOM PREVAILS IN LONDON ^nd tho Killed and Wounded Expcctcd to Reach High Numbers When tho List Comes. FATAL RUSE AT LADYSMiTH. Long List of Officers Killed, Wounded and Taken Prisoners?Total Loss Must Be Great. LONDON', October 31.?'There was a continuous stream of callers at the war olllce until a late hour, everybody anxiously inquiring regarding yesterday's casualties, but the war offlc? declared that nothing had been received since Sir George White's dispatch communicated the news of the capture of the Royal Irish Fusiliers and the.Gloucestershire regiment. This delay in getting further Intelligenn: is attributed in part to the breakdown of the east coast cable, but It stands to rcuuon that the war office must be In possession of further news, which it Is probably not thought advisable should be published aa yet. The disaster has caused a feeling akin to consternation, and In Gloucestershire IS and the north of Ireland, where tho captured regiments were recruited, the blackest gloom prevails, families awaiting with beating hearts the names of the killed rind wounded, which are fully expected to reach a high figure. Many homes are already in mourning, in consequence of the losses sustained by these regiments in previous engagements. Public anxiety was increased by a special dispatch from Ladysmlth published In the late editions of the London afternoon papers to the effect that before darkness yesterday the Boers re1 occupied the old position held by their heavy artillery, which General "White bad reposed silenced by the guns of the naval brigade from the Powerful, and had opened fire again. The dispatch further says: "The enemy is again enclosing in and :{he situation is one. of "grave a n xlety^,-\Bayi)'nd; doubt the Boer retirement yesterday , (Monday) was a ruse to draw General Inlrt fh?? hlllv /iniintfv nnH nwoir from the British camp." This last sentence Is significant and confirms the opinion of the military experts here that Generai White is allowing himself to be outgeneraled by Commandant General Joubert. From the tcanty advices received up to 11 o'clock 1>. m.. it stem probably certain that the disaster was a simple repetition of the battle of Majuba hi!', though on a larger scale. The two regiments were allowed to inarch Into the trap set for them by the Boere. It is simply a case of Boer spider and the guileless British lly. In fact, the whole engagement of [ Mur.'iay s.miis to have been brought on by Or.nm ip.dart Genera' Joubert, who skillfully "M?celved a gigantic trap, out of which, .*,r. the ofilcial dispatch shows. Sir t;. - White only escaped with difficulty. General White advanced with the Idea of driving the Boers from the hill, seven miles out. which General Joubert made an ostentations pretense of fortl iy;ng on Sunday. The Dour commander loft a force sufficient to draw General White on. while the mass of the Boers he moved stealthily around the British right to deliver a flank attack and to endeavor to cut off General White from Ladysmith. The British commander succeeded in beating off the attack, but only with great difficulty, and during the turning movement his troops sufferod from a flanking fire. Harsh things are said in military circle.*. of the British tactics which have made possible the ambush of the Eighteenth Hussars at Glenco* and now the loss of two fine reglment3. It is feared tii.it Sir George White la no match for th* I' is in that cunning by which th^ Uoer t . U'-n an; conceived, ami it is j-'-iiit -i ''.at that If the British commanders continue to lead their men Into obvious traps further disasters must b? looked for. An Interview is published with a British officer, whose name is withheld, hut who is described iw "a well-known g??rml with a distinguished record during the Indian mutiny," in the coiirso of which he passes severe crltl<l<:n upon :he conduct of the campaign. "Vetsierday's disaster," says the officer, "!.h only another proof of nerious blundering. Although Sir George White is a good regimental commander, he does ?'"t to excel in strategy or the management of a big division. 1 regard the Glencoe business as another ex.impie of blundering." I'ro' f-edlng to discuss the engagement ;'t Olencoo, the olllcer observes: "Some ?'i me eneiny'H offlcern were allowed to of-upy and plant gunn on Tnlana hill, ^''thlng vvuh done to stop this until the l:-, rs began to nhell Olencoe on the following morning. Ah fur yeaterday'h disunity, it scorns Inexcusable that the two fKiwentH Hhould have been nlJ 'V.'.'l to fivpurate thenmelveB from the nialu body, egpeelally with a ronflldern!.|i H\vur;n of the enemy agalnut tliern. ' know I i,m expressing the opinion of military officers. "\V? ;ir?- dl*gu?ted with the war office for laving prematurely allowed thy Issuance of glowing reports of victories without equal frankness and promptness in disclosing the circumstances discounting these reports." Sir George White's honest admission of full responsibility and the terms of his dispatch are regarded in some circles as virtually placing his case in the hands of the home authorities, and it Is even rumored late this evening that the war office lias already deckled to supersede him. The report, however, Ib discredited In well informed quartern. About 6,000 fresh troops will arrive at Cape Town on Sunday next from England and will be available to reinforce Sir George White. Transports will arrive there dally after Sunday until by the end of next week 28,000 troops will have been landed In South Africa. These men arc intended for General Sir Redever Bullcr's army, but they will undoubtedly be detnehed at Natal if the situation there should become perilous. The Brltl3n army will eventually reach the huge total of S9.634. of which 69,634 will be regulars and the other 20,000 miscellaneous, but excellent colonial troops. GENERAL WHITE'sllSPATCH. Partial List of the Officers Killed and Wounded?General Outline of the Disastrous Battle. LONDON, Oct. Sl.?The following Is the text of General White's dl3oatnh to the war office: "LADYSMITH, October HO. 10:35 p. in.?I have to report a disaster to the column sent by me to take a position on a hill ?.o guard the left flank of the troops. In these operations to-day the Royal Irish Fusiliers. No. 10 Mountain Battery and the Gloucestershire regiment were surrounded In the hills and after losing heavily had to capitulate. The casualties have not yet been ascertained. "A man of the Fusiliers, employed as a hospital orderly, came In under a flag of truce with a letter from the survivors of the column, who asked for my assistance to bury the dead. I fear there is no doubt of the truth of the report I formed a plan In the carrying out of which the disaster occurred, and I am alone responsible for the plan. There Is no blame whatever to the troops, as the position was untenable." General "White In a subsequent dispatch says: "The following Is a list of the offlecrs taken prisoners to-day: "Irish Fusiliers?Colonet Carleton, Major Munn. Major Klncald, Captain | Burrowes, Captain Bice, Captain Sllj ver, Lieutenant Heard, Lieutenant Southey, Lieutenant Phlbbs, Lieutenant McGregor Lieutenant Holmes, Lieutenant Kelly, Lieutenant Dooner. Lieutenant Kentish. Lieutenant Klneahan, Lieutenant Judewlne, Chaplain Matthews. Of the above Captains Rice and Silver and Lieutenant * Dooner1 "wert-1 wounded. "Gloucestershire Regiment ? MaJoJ1 Humphrey Major Capel-Cure, Major Wallace, Captair. Duncan, Captain Conner, Lleuter.art Bryant. Lieutenant Nesbit, Lieutenant Ingham, Lieutenant Davy, Lieutenant Knox. Lieutenant Temple, Lieutenant Radice, Lieutenant Breul, Lieutenant Hill, Lieutenant Short, Lieutenant Smith, Lieutenant Mackenzie. Lieutenant Beasley, Lieutenant Grav. Of the above Captains Duncan and Conner were wounded. "Royal Artillery?Major Bryan'. "Mounted Battery?Lieutenant Whee lor, Lieutenan*. Nugent. Lieutenant Moore Lieutenant Webb." Wholly Unexpected. While minor reverse:! were not wholly unexpected, nothing lik"? the staggering blow General Joubcrr deli* * ered to General White's forces yesterday was anticipated The full exten: of the disaster Is not yet acknowledged, if it Is known at the war otflce. The loss In effective men must be appalling to a general who is practically surrounded. Two of the llncst British regiments and a mule battery deducted from the Ladysmlth garrison weakens It about a fifth of Its total strength and alters the whole situation very materially in favor of the Boers, who have again shown themselves stern lighters and military strategists of no mean order. The disaster cost the British from 1,500 to L',000 men and six 7-pound screw guns, and. us the Boer artillery is already stronger than Imagined, the | capture of these guns will be a great help to the Boers. Further news must be awaited before It Is attempted to fix the blame where it belongs. General White manfully ae cepts all responsibility for the disaster, which, apparently, was at least partially due the stampeding of th? mules with the guns. From the list It will he seen that 42 oillcers were made prisoners, besides a newspaper correspondent, J. Hyde. The interest In the news was universal, pervading nil classes and conditions of London's populace. The newspaper extras were eagerly rend in business houses, in the strets, and by women in their carriages. Then there was a rush to the war office, which, by noon, was surrounded with private carriages and hansoms, while many of the humbler class of people came on foot, all waiting and watching for the names they held dear. Never was the old saw, "bad news travels quickly," better exemplified here than to-day. I3y noon Bloom and bitter sorrow prevailed throughout the British metropolis. At tho Government Ofliccs. mu VMIIUCtt IIU lliOil was made to conceal the feeling of dismay prevailing. One odlclal said to a representative of the Associated Press: "It is Inexplicable and I am sorry to say that Its moral effect Is Inestimable. We have lost heavily In many wars and have had regiments almost wiped out, but to have regiments captured, and by Ih ? Boers! It Ih terrible!" An ofllclal of the war ofllce said to a representative of the Associated 1'rens: "The disaster Is more likely due to the craze of our younger olllcors to distinguish themselves, obtain mention In the din pate hen and earn the Victoria cross than to the fault of that splendid Indian veteran. General White, in spite of hlH avowal." An the day wore, on the crowdH around the war oMlet* swelled to enormous proportions, and at Gloucester, the home of many of those engaged, the wildest excitement prevailed. The jipcclal editions of the local newspapers were npcedlly exhausted, and the same thing occurred at Bristol and other towns in that county. Coming 90 Boon after tho engagement at itcitfontein. where the Gloucester Wires suffered heavily, brought the keenest sorrow to households all over the county whose name the regiment bears. The^disaster had an immediate effect upon the stock exchange here, where consols fell South African securities dropped heavily, rnnd mines falling 2 points. Rio tintos fell .94; The afternoon papers made only brief editorial comment on the "ne^-s froin Ladysmlth," but their headlines voiced the feeling of general sorrow. The tone of the editorials can be summed up in the following statement 0f the St. James Gazette: "It is evident that the patriotism and fortitude of the nation are to be tested In real earnest by ihesc : operations of ours in Natal against Hit-'UL uuu.i. viiMicrui >??iie n?" <l aim cult task set him. and we must take the disaster with the dodged coolness < which the Britons know how to display. We shall await the final result without apprehension." The Globe calls upon the British empire to receive thl? "bitter and unpalatable dispatch with the spirit of a great nation that relies upon Its Invincible reserves of strength." All Eyes On General Bull or. While announcement to-day ' of the arrival of General Culler at Cape Town was received by the British with unfeigned satisfaction, It Is pointed out that the general cannot end the war without an army corps, and some of the troops which are to compose It have not even left Engiand for South Africa. 5 Dispatches from Cape Town show that General Buller's reception there ] was most enthusiastic. He was welcomed by General Sir Frederick Forester-Walker, after which they both entered a carriage and drove to Government house, escorted by mounted police and mounted volunteers Thov were wildly cheered by the throngs of people lining the route. There were cries of "Avenge Majuba!" and wild ccheei'a for the general General Bmier's face was Impassive as he returned military salutes for the cheers. Other advices from Cape Town show that the Boers are gathering In considerable force at Dewdrop. southwest of Ladysmlth, while large forccs of Boers are advancing over the Helpmaakar road. A big '.'amp Boers Is to be formed between Harrismlth bridge and Potgletcr's rarm camp, at Dewdrop which, It Is said, will extend four miles. An Englishman who has arrived at Allwal North, from Pretoria, whence he was expelled by way of Bloemfonteln. says that when he left Pretoria all the stores there were carrying ?n business as usual. President KruCer was still there and he did not see any wounded at Johannesburg. Some of the Transvaal papers are still published awl contain glowing accounts the sue1cesses of the Boer army, saying thfct Klmberley and Mafeking are expected to fall at any moment, while Bechuanaland Is conquered and annexed, that the Republican arms arc also successful in Natal and that the burghers are; continuing their victorious march south, capturing British prisoners and stores The papers admit that the battlr .of Eland3laagte was a reverse for the Boers who lost thirty killed, had mdny wounded and that elghty-flve Boer* were ma4?ire? cording to the Boer newspapers, Is soon to be taken. The Englishman added that the Boers are absolutely confident of their ultimate triumph and believe the whole of Natal Is already practically in their hands. British Flag Never Again to Fly. A dispatch from Vrysburg, dated October 25, gives a report of a speech of Commandant Delarcy when hoisting J the Boer flag there. He declared that . flni* nf ?fonnl.i.- >.' ! ^ Anr.1 ing over the whole country north oft ho Orange river and that the British flag would never again fly there unless hoisted over th-t dead body of the burghers Complete order prevailed at Vryburg. Advices from Kimherley. under date of October 27, are received throURh a dispatch-rider at Orange river, October 30, report that all the wounded are progressing favorably. it also appears that as they are unable to blow up the piers of the Modder river bridge the Boers are demolishing them stone by stone. They have blown up practically every culvert from the Modder river to the Orange river. An armored train, strongly supported, made a reconnaissance October 27, and found the Boers still nt Spytfontein. SUSPENSE AMONG RELATIVES. In the Absence of News Much Speculation is Indulged In?War Office Officials Refrain From Giving Information. LONDON, Nov. i._An ominous curtain has again descended upon affairs in Nntal. No dispatch, except tho otllcial telegrams of General George Stewart White has thus far been permitted to mention the disaster, and no tele pram from Ladysinlth has been received in London since the advices from the British commander. This prices rise to a belief that communications have already been cut, in .which event some time must elapse before details regarding British losses are received. If the war oillcluis have received Information on this point, they have refrained from Publishing it. General "Whites' estimate that the British losses were about ninety is evidently quite separate from I ho probable losses In killed and wounded among the captured battalions.. On this point there Is the greatest suspense among the relatives of the prisoners. It Is supposed that the stampeding of mules meant the carrying away of the reserves of ammunition, and that the troops capitulated after firing the rounds which each man carried. In the absence of news, the morning K?|'vim ???: ?" "I't'CIIIUllUIl JIK lO how the disaster occurred. The general opinion is that ft misuse of the envnlry was the real reason for the fall into the Boer trap. Apparently there was no cavalry to watch over the safety of the mlsslnff column. Irish 3?rcss Jubilant. LONDON, Nov. 1.?The Irish Nationalist pnpors are quite gleeful. The Dublin Evening Telegraph, John Dillon's paper, s?ys: "A big bully triumphant Is no lovely spectacle, but a biff bully beaten In the very acme of disgrace." The Dublin Kvenlng Horn hi ridicules the Idea of Great iirltaln menacing Russia after Sir George White's message. VIENNA. Nov, J .-?The general public throughout Austria fnr an can be Judged froitTthe utterances IHo press, seems rather glad that tho British have met with reverses. IN FAVOR OF RETAINING THE i PHILIPPINES, i United States Senator Lodge's Speech, 1 at tho Banquet of tho Young Men's Club, of Massachusetts. HIS REASONS ARE TWO-TOLD. . Dne Affects the Interests of the United States, the Other Our Duty as a Nation. ] BOSTON, Oct. 31.?Tho only nrgu- 1 ments to be publicly spoken for the Republican party in Massachusetts luring the present campaign were nade to-night through the medium of the annual dinner of the Republican -lub in Massachusetts hall. The speakers were Governor Roosevelt, of New fork: Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts; Governor Wolcott and Lieutenant Governor W. Murray Crane and Speaker John L. Bates. United States Senator Lodge spoke in part, as follows: "Tho only government find the only sovereignly in the Philippines were J those of Spain, and they have trans- i ferred to us. Rightfully and righteous- , iy In the Philippines, as a consequence :?f Dewey's great victory in Manila 1 bay, we have been attacked there by 1 insurgent natives of the island, under j ihiefs who would now be vegetating In , :hc exile at Hong Kong unhonored and unsung had it not been for the Ameri- 1 lan Ueet and the American army. These ; insurgents. Just before the ratification , if the treaty of peace, attacked our j :roops, wantonly and without provoca- 1 Jon, and that was the way the war be- i ;an. The Insurgent leaders showed to j js the blackest Ingratitude, and there , s no proof whatever that they repre- ' sent even the Tugal minority of the i people of one Island. Their leader Is a " self-seeking adventurer, who has made 5 ilmself dictator and created for his , >wn purposes whatever shadow of government they have. I believe in re- < :alning the Philippine Islands, and c lave always believed In that policy, rhey should be retained as a possesion of the. United States, not incor- 1 wated In our body politics nor brought .vithln our tarlfT. We can trust our- * ?elves to govern them well and to gain :he entire assent of the governed. I be love that we should first put down dls- 1 jrder and restore peace, and that then ( ive should give to those islands the ' jest government possible, which I kno\\ I ive are entirely capable of doing. 1 ! uelleve'that our first and Immediate luty. to which aU others are subordi ' late. Is to push this war with all the inergy and resources we can commanc t :o a promo: and successful conclusion. I ind I therefore shall sustain with my utmost effort the administration of ? President McKinley. which Is charged rfmy.-in.all measure-fan. the. fj iccompllshment of its difficult'task. "My reasons for this- position are of :wo kinds. One affecting the interest?* )f the United States, the other our duty / is a nation: but although they spring from different sources, both reason? ire Intimately related. "The struggle of this age of ours If < n the conflict of economic forces. The jrcat nations of the earth are compet ng In a desperate struggle for thf world's trade, and in that competition 1 f we would have our farms profitable md our labor highly paid and fully employed, we must not be left behind. Our J trade with China has been growing rapidly. But within a few years we '] lave seen Russia closing In upon the Chinese empire. If she succeeds we shall not only he excluded from" those markets, but we shall stand face to / "ace with a power controlling an extent ' ->( territory and a mass of population : the like of which the world has never joen. in the presence of such a colossis ' )f despotism and military socialism the ^ welfare of every free people Is in dan- 1 ?er. Long before any one dreamed hat we should ever know the Philip Dines except by name, sonic of us In J Washington had foreseen this peril ; looming up on the horizon. and hne -j callzed that sooner or later the United States in mere self-defense would be obliged to take an interest in the Chinese question, and to insist that we tvould not be shut out from those martets. Suddenly came the Spanish war, Dewey's fleet was at Manila and wc ivere the masters of the Philippines. "We kvere nn eastern power. "We held the ?rossroads of the Pacific at Hawaii, ind we had our foothold on the island )f Luzon. The master of Manila can make terms with every power in the ?ast and those vast markets must be icld open in the Interests of our industry and our commerce, of our farmers ind our working men. to the free comictltlon of mankind, a contest in which .lie genius of American enterprise . need fear no rival. There is another ddq to this question, the side of duty * ind of honor. We were brought to the Philippines by the fortune of war. 1 , ?an conceive of differences of opinion is to the wisdom of our keeping them. 1 can understand differences of opinion ' is to the methods of governing and ad ministering to them, but T cannot ur,lerstand when our soldiers are in the :leld, face to face with an enemy, that there should be any party, or any organization of men In this country, ready to cry ut. surrender! The solliors of the United States in the Phil- 1 pplnes, where they have the right to be .j l>y the laws of nutlons, by the laws of his country, and by the laws of sound morals, are lighting With the public en mles of the United States. Under those circumstances I see but one course. I do not know how others may k'ote. but 1 vote with the army that ' ivcars the uniform and carries {lie Hag ' >f my country. When the enemy has yielded and the war is over, we can 1 llscuss other matters of government ! md administration. We took from 3paJn the sovereignty of those Islands; ivo alone stand between those islands . ind utter anarchy, or their conquest by 1 Russia or Germany. I am opposed to '.liming those islands over te anarch v. "The proposition that wo Hhoukl allow the flrpt self chosen dictator who aine along to establish a government, ind that wc should ngtoc to stand outddo and do nothing but protect him nd fight any other nation that he ( -boosts to plclc a <iuarrel with. Is too ?b?uird to require refutation, if we are lo liave responsibility we will have the unver that goes with It. I am opposed ! lo turning those Inlands over to any i )ther nation. I bollov? that wc can < 5lve to those people a larger measure ?f peace and happiness. of freedom and. v l>n>Hj>omy tnan nny otnor nation In ] ihr world, for 1 believe In tlio capacity ind In the honesty and the Rood faith >f ?In* American people. If we fall In u national duty, If wo retreat before an j irmed enemy, wo weaken und we Injure the national glory und the faith that Uoeu with It. Wo can subdue this In aurrectlon, wo cnn bring peace and orJer to these Inlands, vc can give liberty and prosperity to their Inhabitants. It Is our duty to stay there and to do these things. Shall we call homo Dewey's nhlps, shall we bid our soldiers retreat, shall we haul down the flag, ind as we fold It up write upon It "failure," a word which has never, bcon there yet?- There Is but ono answer tbo American people, brave and high-spirited as thoy are, will make, and that inswer Is, never, never, never." The dinner closed with the singing of America. THE VICE PRESIDENT. BTr. Hobart's Physicians Say Ho is Improving-, but in a Weak Condition?Small Hopes Held Out, However. NEW YORK, Oct. 31.?Vice President [lobart, In the opinion of his physician, Is not likely to die to-day and may survive for Beveral days. Mr. Hobart it 8 o'clock this morning was still lslcep and resting quietly In a natural slumber not Induced by drugs. Dr. William Newton, the family physician, went the greater part of the night In a room adjoining the patient. While Dr. Newton would not give out a detailed statement as to his patient's condition, iie said that Mr. Hobart's nervous system was wrecked as a result of overwork, and that his heart had suffered n the general break-down. At 1 o'clock this morning one of the servants bur rieuiy summonea vr. isowton. All tne windows in the house were illuminated md figures could be seen running from oom to room. Subsequently Dr. Newton responding to a ring at the door jell, stated that while Mr. Hobart was lsleep his pulse had become so weak :hat the nurses had become frightened md sent for the doctor. Later, the pulse of the patient became stronger, md fears were relieved for the moment. During the treatment adminisered the vice president awoke and was assisted to a sitting posture. While he seemed to understand what was said ind done near him and appeared to desire to speak, no sound passed his lips. Later Mr. Hobart was helped to a refining position and dropped into an ?asy slumber. Frederick Evans, the vice president's private secretary, said at 10 o'clock that Dr. Newton had authorised the statement to be made that Mr. Hobart was easier than he had been during the light, that there was an improvement n his pulse and that he was as strong is he was at the same hour yesterday. Dr. Newton could not offer any hope, low ever, and said Mr. Hobart may not ive the day out. or he may live a week. Dr. Newton at Paterson at 11 o'clock, ssued the following bulletin "The vice president awoke at 9 'clock feeling much refreshed and he lias remained very comfortable ever ?lnce. His pulse Is very good and he las taken considerable nourishment. He Is sitting up at ll o'clock and his ;*mdItiQn..4s-.s*?<Jn--. ...... (Signed.) f,W. I. NEWTON."At 1 p. m., Mr. Hobart was still restng quietly. No change for the worse is mticlpated this afternoon or evening. Tr. Hobart awoke at 9 o'clock refrcshd and feeling much stronger than yesterday. His pulse was firmer and he ook considerable nourishment. He sat ipon the edge of the bed. chatted with Irs. Hobart and read the papers, showing as much interest in what was ;:oIng on about him as when well. The 'octor said that he was improving, although in a weak and critical condition. PATERSOX. X. J.. Oct. 31.?At 6 /clock this evening It was announced hat Vice President Hobart hud passed i very comfortable day. He lias taken in Interest in affairs, has been very 'heerful and enjoyed a natural sleep. Eie himself says that it has been one of he best days he hus passed in a week. PATERSOX. X. J., Xov. 1.?At midnight Vice President Hobart was sleepng restfully, with every prospect of a ?ood night. He is weak, but holding ills own. No relapse Is anticipated tonight. AS LONDON PAPERS VIEW IT. Generally Adviso Courage and Dignity in Their Ill-Fortune. EOXDOX. Nov. 1.?The Daily Chronicle, referring editorially to the situation says: "In view of the patent failure of the campaign, and the terrible humiliation of the British army, we can only vaguely hope that Sir George "White in the hard days that lie before him may be able to hold Ladysmith. If this war is to be a war of vengeance, we shall have to wipe out a disaster before which the memory af Majuba fades away. The empire is face to .face with a repulse comparable only to the surrender of Burgoyne to the embattled farmers of our American colonies. If the catastrophe calls forth something better than music hall patriotism, we may come to reckon It as a timely lesson well earned Cor the good of our souls." The Daily News says: "if it Is found possible to move the storey, Sir George White will probably be ordered to withdraw from Colcnse. If the order Is not given, it will be because a removal of the stores would be too risky." The Morning Post calls attention to Sir George White's use of the word "ranltulatlon." reniarklmr ihnt i? ?u? pecta the4 word was used carelessly. It tmya: "We prefer to assume that the column fought until It was cut to picccs md all the ammunition pone. Cnpltulailon In a word of nhnme. Troops In the field cannot capitulate without disgrace, und disaster Is not necessarily dlsliotior." The Times says: "We have inet with a considerable reverse. it Is for the nation to show that It can bear Ill-fortune with courage and dlpilty. Bishop Henry Adam3 Neely Dead. PORTLAND. Me.. Get. M.-Henry Adams Neely, bishop of the Protostant Episcopal diocese of Maine, died nt !> /clock to-night. Weather Forecast for To-day. For West Virginia. and' Western Pennsylvania. rain Wednesday; Thurslay fair; brisk to high northeasterly winds. For Ohio, fair In western, rain in eastern !?ortlon Wednesday; brisk to ilgh northerly winds. Local Temperature. The tcmp4,ra.tuie yesterday, as observed l?y i'. Schncpf, drugvist. corner Market uid Fourteenth streets, was as follows: 7 a. in 3 p. m. r?0 a. m M T p. m 53 I2m M|Weather, rain. PRESIDENT M'KINLEY AT RICHMOND. Launching of the First Torpedd Boat In tlio South Was tho Occasion. OVATIONS ALONG THE LINE Of Travel, in Spito of Inclement Weather?Speeches by the President and Other Notables, RICHMOND. Va., October 31.?The torpedo bout Shubrick was launched hero to-day In the presence of President McKlnley, members of his cabinet. Governor Tyler, of Virginia and an immense outpouring of people. The demonstration was marred in somo of its features by a heavy rainstorm. Tho civic carnival parade had to be abandoned until to-morrow, owing to the weather, and decorations of tho buildings presented a bedrngged and woe jjui uie people, residents as well as visitors from other Virginia cities and points outside tho state, who came to witness the launching and see the President, were enthusiastic. The Presidential train arrived on time, and ns It rolled through the suburbs of the city a Howitzer battery fired a Presidential salute. At Elba station, In the west end, whero tho President debarked and took a carriage to the Jefferson hotel, he was formally welcomed by Mayor Taylor. The response of the President was as follows: "Mr. Mayor and Fellow Citizens: I. only appear for a moment to give heartfelt response to the warm and cordial welcome given to me by the people of the city of Richmond through its honored chief executive officer. Your mayor has kindly alluded to the good feeling which ever prevails, and I can only, in replying, say that if in the slightest degree I contribute to the unification of the country. It Is the proudest honor of my life. I am to speak for a few minutes this afternoon, and so, only thanking you, Mr. Mayor, and my fellow citizens, for this welcome, I bid you all good morning." Immediately after this ceremony the President and party were driven to the Jefferson hotel and held an lnfprmal and somewhat enforced reception In the , Franklin street lobby of the building. It is estimated that a thousand persons'.;-' ,jK?ic jia.tid?-vri)h: Mm. More; permit the; police to clear, *tho way .for1: V him tc get to his private apartments A little later luncheon was served in the dining rooms of the hotel, some 300 persons sitting down, and then the Presidential party was driven to the shipyard, the President being warmly cheered all along the route. At the yard an immense crowd had assembled. The President having been introduced from the stand by Mayor Taylor, spoke as follows: "Mr. Mayor, Ladles and Gentlemen:? I am glad to meet my fellow citizens of Richmond, and to join with them in this interesting contribution in honor of the launching of the torpedo boat Shubrlck, built in this city, of American material by the labor of American workmen, for the use of the American navy. I congratulate you builders and workmen upon this evidence of their skill and industry, so creditable to the manufacturing company and so highly commended by the officers of the government. "This is not the llrst contribution ' which Richmond has made to our splendid navy. She equipped the wurshlp Texas with all her machinery, boilers and engines, which were tried and tested with entire satisfaction In the brilliant naval engagement In the harbor of Santiago, when that gallant vessel so gloriously assisted In the destruction of Cervera's lleet. winning a memorablo victory, and hastening an honorable and enduring peace. I heartily rejoice with the people of this great city upon Its industrial revival and upon the notable prosperity it is feeling In all Ita business enterprises. You are taking advantage of the commercial opportuni ties of the hour, you are auvancing us manufactures, extending your markets ami receiving a deserving share of the world's trade. "What can be more gratifying to U9 than the present condition of the country. A universal love of country and a noble national spirit, animates all the people. We are on the best of terms with each othdr, and on most cordial relations with every power on earth. Wo have ample revenues with which to conduct the government. No deficit menaces our credit. Money !h abundant In volume and unquestioned In value. Confidence In the present and faith In the future are firm and strong, and should not be shaken or unsettled. The people are doing business on both principles. and should be lot alone?encouraged rather than hindered In their efforts to increase the trade of the country. and find new and profitable markets for their products. Manufacturing was never so active and so universally enjoyed throughout all the states. Work was never so abundant. The transportation companies were never so taxed to handle the freight offered by the people tor uisirunumn. me norae and foreign market* contribute to our prosperity. Happily, the latter has lncreancd without any diminution of the former. Your locomotives po to Russia, the watch casos from my little city of Canton j:o to Geneva: the bridges of Philadelphia span the Nile, and the products of the American farm and fac tory aro carrlcd upon every sea, and And welcome In most of the porta of the world. "In what respcef would wo change these happy conditions, with tho promises they give of the future? The business activity in every part of the country. the better reward? of the labor, tho wider markets for the yield of tho soil and the shop, tho increase of shipbuilding not only for our government, but for purposes of eotumeree, the enormous Increase of our export trade In manufacturer and agriculture. tho creator comforts of the home and the hanniness of thi* people, the wonderful i">||ft!njr of the business conditions of Virginia and the south, and of the whole country wnk?> this not only on era of i*eod will but an era of good times. It Is a great pleasure to me to stand In this Continued onSccomlPage.