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TWO OEAD FROM PLAGU[
That Is the Total Number Re
ported From Honolulu.
CLEANING UP CHINATOWN
Unsanitary Quarter Will Be Entirely Re
modeled-Transport Victorla Arrives
With Her Cargo of Horses in
Good Shape.
San Francisco, Dec. 29.-The steamer
Gaelic arrived here this afternoon from
the Orient via Honolulu. The Gaelic
was sent to quarantine owing to the
plague scare, but her cabin passengers
were allowed to land, two boats plying
between the steamer and the city for
the purpose. The associated press cor
respondent at Honolulu sends the fol
lowing under date of Dec. 23:
There have been no new cases of
plague since last advices. There have
been several sudden deaths and in each
instance rumor assigned the plague as
the cause. Investigation proved other
wise. On the 19th the quarantine over
Ch;naton\ a was lifted and business is
now going on as usual In that dis
trict.
There have been no deaths by plague
since the 12th instant. Up to that time,
five victims were reported. The board
of health now claims but two deaths
were caused by the scourge, the re
maining three cases being doubtful or
suspicious.
Chinatown is being thoroughly
cleaned. A committee of three has
been appointed to exam:ne the distr ct
and report some scheme to remodel the
territory. The council of the state will
he asked to appropriate the sum of
$100,000 at once, with which to carry
out the present plan of altering and
Improyving Chinatown in conformity
with m.e sanitary programme of the
board of health.
After its disastrous experience, near
the sound, the transport Victoria has
succeeded in breaking all the records
for good service in the transportation
of animals between here and San Fran
cisco. She arrived here on the 20th and
docked at the Pacific Mail wharf, with
out having lost a single horse or mule
out of a load of 366. The trip was
made in passenger steamer time a-d
the animals are all in excellent condi
tion.
Samuel M. Daman: has returned after
an extended trip abroad. He has again
taken up the du: s of ninister of
finance. Minister Lans'ng resigned on
the 20th, requesting that he be relieved
at once by Mr. Damon, and the resigna
tion was accepted.
With a broken main mast and piles
of torn rigging on her decks, the sh'p
Eclipse, 52 days from New Castle, ar
rived in the harbor Dec. 21. She was
struck by a squall or waterspout on
Dec. 2 and in five seconds her mast had
gone, 18 sails were split and one sea
man, who was aloft, was carried away
so far from the ship that he was never
seen again. The dicast r to the Eclipse
came from a clear sky and in the midst
of a calm.
Captain Pet-rson thinks 'hat a water
spout must have done the damage. The
breaking of iron bars showed a stornl
of most remarkable power. Iron rods
four or five inches thick were twio'ed
like th'n wire and thick p:ec-s of iron
were cut in two as if they had been
soft wood. The captain immediately
headed for the Marquez islands, where
repairs were made. The Ec'ipse is an
American ship. She left New Castle
on the 27th of October with 1,897 tons
of coal for this port.
STRICT MEASURES ADOPTED.
Greatest Care Will Iie Used In Prevent
lng Introduction of Plague.
Washington. Dec. 29.-The following
telegram has been received by the super
vising surgeon general of tte United
States Marine hospital service from Sur
geon Carmichael at Honolulu:
"Honolulu, Dec. 20.-There are two cases
of reported plague in Honolulu. No new
cases to Dcc. 20. quarantine against om
fection raised Dec. 19."
Surgeon General Wyman, in referring
to the dispatch, said he did not consider
the situation critical in any respect. He
raid that Honolulu had a competent board
of health. This organisation had in
times past manifested its ability to take
good care of the public welfare in the
matter of health and he had no doubt
it would prove equal to the emergency In
the present instance. Wyman said the
Pacific coast ports in the United States
had been notified of the reports from
Honolulu, and that stringent methods
would be reported to prevent introduc
tion of.the plague.
STOCK MARKET REVIEW.
New York. Dec. 29.-Bradstreet's review
of the stock market to-morrow will say:
After the storm of the preceding week
this one has seemed a decided calm.
While the mnovments of prices have
been irregular, they have been mainly
in the dlrectlon of improvement. and
there has been an entire absence of liqul
dation or of other tendencies which had
so alarmed Wall street.
Last Saturday's bank statement, while
not as good a one as had been hoped for,
was nevertheless favorable, and it was
also evident that toe strain upon the
money market had bee- rnmoved by tilhe
action of the treasury and the New York
banks. It would indeed serm that the
money has been under firm control and
that financial interests of the largest cal
Iber were determined that no further dis
turbance should be allowed while the
preperations for the January disburse
Inents were in progress.
Call money this week has not been
above 7 per cent. and at the stock tx
change lower rates have been quoted on
largye transactions. Time money, how
ever, is not at all plentiful and most com
mission houses hesitate about supplying
themselves at a 6 per cent. rate, which
is now the minimum. The improvement
in the money situation here had its coun
terpart in the better feeling in London,
which market apparently owts its more
cheerful tone to the fact that further
gold shipments. to the amount of some
$33i.d,000, are being made to it from New
York to-day. The Indifference wIth which
the firmness of exchange and the gold
exporting operations were regarded by
the market was another feature of the
week.
There were no factors of speculative
importance, but w.th the removal of the
pressure to sell stocks there was an ap
parent reaction of sentiment which favor
ed higher values throughout the tist.
IFresh buying by the public has not de.
veloped yet. The bear interest, however,
covered extensively and pools and large
operators found little opposition to mark
ing up the prices for their spelcalties
This process was plainly noticeable in
the steel stocks and other Industrials.
The railroad share llt. was, however,
relatively the most active part of thle
market, both the standard dividend pay
ers and the low-priced stocks showing
sharp advances. The volume of business,
however, showed a decided reduction and,
despite the bullish manipulation just re
ferred to, the general disposition of the
street was to allow the market to become
quiet in the hope that the enormous dis
bursements on Jan. 1, amounting to at
least $200,000.000. will develop easier money
and a renewed investment and speculative
demand for securities.
On Friday the market was narrow, but
generally strong.
Bank Clearings.
New York, DMc. 29.-The following table,
compiled by Bradstreet's, shows the bank
clearings at the principal cities for the
week ended Dec. 29, wltn the percentage
of increase and decrease as compared
with the corresponding week last year:
Inc. Dee.
New York .... ......$1,013.779,910 14.3 .
Baston .... ..... ... 110.756.348 6.7 ..
Chicago ............ 115.775.426 .... 2.5
Philadelphia .... ... 95 51)4,353 21.8 ..
St. Louis ................. 32.480,85 24.6 ..
Pittsburg .......... 27,764,446 43.0 ..,
Baltimore ........ 21,530,720 36.3 ..
San Francisco ...... 14,640,575 ..
Cincinnati .... .. ... 13,594,000 33.6 ..
Klansas City ........ 10,939,015 25.0 ..
New Orleans ........ 10,365,722 ..
iMinneapolis ... ..... 9.879,581 .... 6.0
St. Pul ...... ..... 4,812,525 11.6 ..
Omaha .... .... ...... .311:271 18.8 ...
Denver .............. 3.107,869 41.2 ..
Salt Lake City ...... 1,978,740 2.6 ..
Portland, Ore....... 1,20 535 .... 5.2
Los Angeles .......... 1,675.068 27.4 ..
Seattle .............. 1,556.694 31.0 ..
Tacoma ............ 876,674 48.8 ....
Spokane .... ... .... 1,127,37 .... 1.7
Fargo, N. D.. ...... 129.762 62.1 ..
Helena ............ 724,259 54.0 ..
Totals, U. 8........,95,875.229 13.3 .
Totals outside N. Y.. 581,595,319 14.1 ..
DOMINION OF CANADA.
Montreal .... .. ....$ 1,7150,641 16.0 ...
Toronto ........ ... 0,120.990 26.5 ..
Winnipeg ......... . 2,65,829 30.3 ..
Halifax .... ... . 1,448,652 40.0 ..
Hamilton .... .... 700,894 12.5 ..
St. John, N. B...... 600,925 18.3 .
Vancouver .......... 746,770 37.1 .
Totals .......... .$ 9,24,885 20.18
INSURGENTS RETURN.
They Terrorise Natives and Chinamen
Who Befriended Americans.
Manila, Dec. 29, 10:30 p. m.--The in
surgents who evacuated the coast
towns between Dagupan and Vigan,
fleeing to the mountains before the ad
vancing Americans, are returning in
small bands to the towns the Ameri
cans do not occupy, terrorizing the na
tives and Chinamen who showed
friendship for the Americans. The no
tives and Chinamen are seeking the
protection of the American garrisons.
Colonel Wessels' cavalry, while oc,.ut
ing in the vicinity of Trinidad, found
evidence of Filipino soldiers being in
that vicinity, but it was impossible to
bring about an engagement. The re
cent increase in the garrison of Na
machacan against the threatened rebel
attack on Chirietmas day averted
trouble.
Colonel Hare of the 33d infantry, who
has been following a party of American
prisoners, lost the track for three days
about Dec. 20, of such signs and evi
dences of their passage that they cus
tomarily left behind them, It lt
thought the prisoners were separated
and conveyed to remote parts of the
mountains, thus increasing the difficu!
ties of General Young's troops to effect
a rescue.
General Wheeler, who was recently
in Manila requesting an appointment
south, in the line of thie expectud cam
paign, is now at Panique.
A SHARP ENGAGEMENT.
General Otis Cables Details of Mont Al
blln Fight.
Washlngt n,D ec. 29.-General Ot[
cables to the war department to-day
as follows:
"Manila, Dec. 29.-Colonel Lockett,
with his regiment, two battalions of the
46th (Colonel Schuyler), one battalion cf
the 45th (Colonel Dorst), and one com
pany of the 27th infantry, two guns
(Captain Vandeusen), attacked the en
emy, 600 strong, on a mounrtain strong
hold between Mont Alban, northeast
of San Mateo. A large number wero
killed and wounded and 24 taken pris
oners. Lockett captured one cannon,
40 rifles, 20,000 rounds of ammunition,
o00 pounds of powder, arsenal fortifl
catlona, all food supplies and consid.
erable other property. This captured
point is located on a mountain trail and
was formerly supposed to be 'impreg
nable. Our casualties: Lieutenant
Enlow, 11th cavalry, and five enlisted
men wounded, mostly slight: Private
Matson, 45th infantry, drowned."
Lieutenant Taylor Killed.
Washington, Dec. 28.-General Otis
at Manila to-day cabled the war de
partment that First Lieutenant R. Tay
lor, 12th infantry, was run over by a
train crossing the river near Butlsa,
on the 28th inst., and died in a few
hours. Taylor was born In Illinois and
was appointed to the army from Idaho
In June, 1899. He was graduated at
the military academy and assigned to
the 12th infantry, with which hbe served
In South Dakota and Nebraska up to
the time ,f the outbreak of the Span
ish war, when he accompanied an ex
pedition to Santiago de Cuba.
Ordered to Manila.
Omaha, Dec. 29.-Major Hamner, chief
paymaster of the department of the Mis
souri, has received telegraphic orders
from ,. ashington to proceed to Manila
and report to the commanding general of
that department for duty. He expects
to sail from Seattle Jan. 8.
E. V. mallhy Dead.
St. Paul, Dec. 29.-E. V. Smalley, the
editor and publisher of the Northtwest
Magazine, died at his home in this
city at midnight. As a newspaper
man, author and publisher, Mr. Smal
ley was one of the most widely known
writers of the Northwest. As a polit
ical correspondent he had traveled
through almost every state in the
Union. He was secretary of the Na
tional Sound Money league.
"VDeeds Are Fruits,
Words Are But Leaves.
The many wonderful cures effected
by Hood's SarsaparilLs are the fruits
by nwhich it should be judged. These
prove it to be the great, unequalled
remedy for dyspepsti, rheumatism,
catarrh and all other ailments due to
impure or impoverished blood.
Rheumatism - " tfy mother,
eighty years old, has received much
benefit from taking Hood's Sarsapa
rilla for rheumatism." Agnes D. Derby,
Jamestow.n, N. Y.
Catarrh -" ,My daughter had ca
tarrh in the head and Hood's Sarsapa
rilla cured it." tfrs. Ed. Peterson,
Kibbey, Mont.
.'foo v S . t
HOWTHE DOSEWAS TAKEN
Harry Cornish Mixes Bromo
Seltzer in Court.
THE RECORDER INTERFERES
He Objects to the Introduction o' a Pan
tomime Show as Bvidence-Adams
Identifes Handwriting on the
Poison Package.
New York, Dec. 29.-The most inter
esting incident to-day in the trial of
Roland B. Molineux, charged with the
murder of Katherine J. Adams, oc
curred during the cross-examination of
Harry Cornish by Barlow S. Weeks,
defendant's counsel. Mr. Weeks asked
the witness to step from the stand, sit
down at the end of the table occupied
by the attorneys for the state, go
through the performance of opening
the bottle of bromo-seltzer, show how
he knocked the contents into the glass,
how he poured the water from one
glass into another, being careful to get
approximately the same amount of
water that he used in the preparation
of the fatal dose on the morning of
the murder of Mrs. Adams. Cornish
complied with the request and pro
ceeded to show how much of the mix
ture and also about how much Mrs.
Adams took of the poison. It was not
until Mr. Weeks asked the witness to
drink the water in this pantomimic re
production of the scene that the re
corder interfered. Mr. Weeks assured
Cornish that the water would not hurt
him, but the court remarked: *
"This dumb show has gone far
enough."
Assistant District Attorney Osborne
good-naturedly told the witness to go
ahead and drink the water and the wit
ness p:cked up the glass with the re
mark: "Well, I will drink it."
At this point Recorder Goff again
interfered with the statement that he
would not permit anything of the sort
to take place in the court room. Mr.
Osborne slid that wh'le Cornish did
not like tle tactics adopted by the at
torhey for the defense, he had no ob
jection to drinking the water if al
lowed to do so by the court. This,
however, the recorder would not con
sent to.
Two of the most important witness.a
for the prosecution were on the stand
during the day. They were John D.
Adams, ex-secretary of .the Knicker
bocker Athletic club, and Cornish. Mr.
Adams was the first witness called.
The most interesting point in connec
tlon with his testimony to-day was his
positive identlfication of the handwrit
ing on the poison package as that .f
Molineux's. The testimony of Cornish
consisted largely of detailed descrip
tions of the scenes of the morning of
the murder at the Adams flat.
Recorder Goff refused to allow Mr.
Weeks to ask any questions as to the
present whereabouts of Mrs. Cornish,
the wife of the witness, and why Mr.
and Mrs. Rogers, the latter the daugh
ter of Mrs. Adams, had separated
Few new facts were elicited in the at
tempts to trace ,the poison package
from the Knickerbocker club to the
Adams flat. It was, however, discov-,
ered that Cornish deposited the bromo'
seltzer bottle in his desk at the club
!n the presence of P. H. Finneran, that
he lost the key to the desk and that
it was afterward found on 'the floor of
the Adams flat, after the death of Mrs.
Adams; that just before the murder
it was necessary for the engineer of the
club to break open the desk for the
purpose of removing various articles
and the desk was repaired in a make
shift fashion.
Cornish also testified that he was in
error in his statements to the 'news
papers immediately after 'the murder
as to the time when he brought the
poison package from the club to his
room at the Adams apartments 'tnd
that he had refreshed his memory by
talking with Mrs. Rogers concerning
the matter.
Adjournment was taken until next
Tuesday.
NEW COALING SYSTEM.
Government Trials Conducted With Sat
Isfactory Resue t.
Washington, Dec. 29.-The naval board
which conducted the trials of the Miller
coaling system has submitted Its report
to Admiral Bradford, chief of the equip.
ment bureau.
The board conducted these experiments
with the battleship Massachusetts and
the government col'ler Marce:lus, th.
battleship towing the collier, which sup
plied the former with coal in 800 pound
bags by means of towing lines, which
made an aerial trolley. The tests were
conducted under varying conditions of
weather and in the opinion of the board
were eminently successful. In weather
as heavy as it was practicable to coal
ship under any conditions the deviee
transported about 20 tons an hour safely.
The board concludes that the apparatus
will be of value during war time, and
consequently the plant with which the
ez.erlments have been conducted will be
paid for by the government, under the
terms of the contract made last sum
mer.
Embre.zled Nearly a M lion.
Los Angeles. Cal., Dec. 29.-The war
rant for the arre't of Charles H. Cole,
formerly president of the Globe bank of
Boston, on a charge of ernmbzzling B900.004.
arrived to-day. The United States mar
shal al:o received a telegram from the
attorney general of the United States dI
recting him to conduct Cole to Ro t"n
under guard. Cole waived a preliminary
examination here and the start for Bos
ton will be made to-morrow. The war
rant contains four counts. The first
charges Cole with receiving $600.000 on
Aug. 7 last and embezzling it, and the
second a,.us.es him of Pn:, ' ,,i
on Aug. 17. The other two counts simply
refer to these previous transactions.
Loses on a Foul.
New York, Dec. 29.-Kid Broad of
Cleveland got a well-earned decision
over Jack Hamilton of Troy, through
the latter's foul tactics, at the Broad
way Athletic club to-night. In the 21st
round Hamilton, seeing that the odds
were against him, .tried foul tactics,
but evaded the referee's stigma. It
came in the following round, however,
when he dellbetately butted twice, and
the referee stopped the bout, disquali
fying Hamilton and declaring in favor
of Broad.
Houtells Improving.
Boston, Dec. 29.-To all those who In
quired after the condition of Congress
man Boutelle at McLean asylum to-day
the reply given was that he was get
ting along nicely and improving in
strength.
Fears for Vessels
San Francisco, Dec. 29.-Great anx
iety Is felt in local shipping circles for
the over-due French bark Louis Pas
tour, from Limerick, for Aetartq, Ore.
It is feared that the Pasteur is the ves.
eel Ilgt4d 4ore on the coast of Terra
del Pufhto Aot far from where the
Blanca'pto The Bianca was in com
PanY W*itl the Pasteur up to a short
time betqra she was wrecked. Anxiety
for the Ltseur has spread to a fear for
the safety of the vessels bound for
California and Oregon ports and to-day
the following reinsurances were quoted
as follows:
The LOttll Pasteur, from Limerick for
Astoria, 149 days, 25 per cent; Austral
Ian, Penatth for San Francisco, 178
days, 1 per cent; Cassard, same for
same, 146 days, 7 per cent; Normandie,
same for alne, 149 days, 7 per cent;
Jules Verne, St. Nazarie for Oregon,
127 days, 7' per cent; Rajore, Tyne for
San Franpisco, 168 days, 7 per cent;
Matterhorn,. Antwerp for San Fran
fisco, 165 days, 10 per cent.
The Lodi Pasteur was spoken on the
27th of Autghst in 40 north and the Aus
tralian on Sept. 5 in 34 south, 43 west.
MAH. STEAMER AGROUND.
Fears Entirtalned for the Passengers on
* aGerman Liner.
London,''De. 30.-A large German
mail stealmer, believed to be one of
the Hamburg-American liners, has
gone aground during a terrific gale in
East Bay, about a quarter of a mile off
Dungeness, the southern extremity of
Kent. Heavy seas are breaking over
the vessel and lifeboats are unable to
reach her. Fears are entertained for
the safety of the passengers.
It is reported that the position of the
liner is very serious. Tugs and life
boats were urgently requisitioned from
Dover and Fllkestone, but they had
the utmost diflculty in getting off, ow
ing to the gale. The signals of dis
tress were observed from the Sand
Head lights.
HALF MILLION DOLLAR LOSS.
A Destructive Fire in Which Several
Firemen Are Injured.
New York, Dec. 29.-The two seven
story buildings at 426 to 435 East
Twenty-fourth street, occupied princi
pally by the wall paper factory of
William Campbell & Co., were destroy
ed by fire to-night. The loss is fully
$500,000.
The plant of the New York Hygitaic
company, which occupied the basement
of 425. and that of the Manhattan
Electric Light company, on the first
and second floors of the same building,
were totally destroyed. A large por
iton of the east side gets its lights
from that company and was, on azi
count of the fire, cast into complete
darkness.
The Campbell company employed
many hands, who will be thrown out
of work by the fire. The properties of
all three firms are destroyed beyond
the hope of Saving a dollar's worth.
The losses are partially covered by in
surance.
Three hook and ladder men, Andrew
Dugan, Joseph" Shaughnesey and Jo
seph B1essinger, were caught on the
sixth floor rf the building and escaped
with great difficulty. All ewre severe
ly burned. Shaitug h ssy and Bessinger
were sent to Bellevue hospital. Two
other hook and ladder men were caught
on one of the high window ledges with
the flames roaring all around them,
and the dense smoke making them al
most imperceptible from the street. Ex
tension ladders were run up and fire
men brought t1' down in an almost
unconscious oldo~l bnr. - One of the meli.
Lee Potter. tabahj Iry severely burned
and was sent to Bellevue hospital.
STRENGTHENING HER DEFENSES.
France Proposes-to Inerease Her Coast
a' nd Naval Foresa.
Paris, Dec. 29.-The government will
submit 'to the cs&kmber of deputies at
the beginning of "January a bill pro
viding for the defense of the French
coasts and colonies and to increase the
strength of the leet. These do not
involve any lner4ea in the expenditure.
The, cost of the defense of the coasts
and colonies is estimated at 120,000,000
franca, spread over two and a half
yeaku. This sum will be provided for
by 50,000,000 francs annually, set aside
to pay off certain bonds and which be
come frtee this year by the final repay
ment of these bonds. The expenditure
of the increase of the, fleet will be met
by utilizing 15,000,000 francs out of the
105,000.000 francs annually devoted to
the construction of new vessels. At the
end of thetwo years the whole 105,000,
000 francs can be devoted to the naval
programme.
Exposition Company Bankrupt.
Omaha, Neb.. Dec. 2S.-Judge Mun
ger in the federal courf to-day declared
the Greater American Exposition com
pany bankrupt. The proceedings were
brought by laborers and others who
held unsecured claims. The opposition
came from some of the creditors who
were in a position to get their claims in
full through the possession of property
or accounts due the exposition com
pany. The decision releases $30.000
which has been tied up in banks pend
ing the decision of the case.
Convicted for Libe'.
Troy, Kan., Dec. 29.-Pool Gring
stead, editor of the Wathena Star, was
sentenced in the district court here to
day to 11 months' imprisonment in the
county jail under a conviction of crim
inal libel. The conviction is an out
growth of a legislative scandal, the
editor having accused State Senator
John Fulton of Brown county of ac
cepting a bribe In connection with the
Icoation of a new state insane asylum.
Gringetead will edit his paper from the
county jail.
Mnrderer to oe Hanged.
New York, Dec. 20.-The jury in the
trial of William Neufeldt for the killing
of his cousin, Mrs. Nathan Kronmaxn,
to-day returned a verdict of guilty of
murder in the first degree. He was
sentenced to death, the execution to
take place in the week beginning
Feb. 1.
Gone to Porto Rico.
St. Thomas, D. W. I., Dec. 29.-The
United States transport Slocum, which
went aground in November last, has com
pleted extensive, repairs and went to Sat,
Juan de Puerto Rico to day. The United
States cruiser New York has apparently
been cruising near Culebra since Tues
day.
The New Year's Reception.
Washington, Dec. 29.--Secretary Porter
returned from Connecticut to-day and
gave out the programme for the New
Year's reception at the white house. It
does not differ materially from that in
former years.
The Snel t('aih
Washington. Dec. 29.-The total catch
of seale by Canadian seai.ng vessels dlir
ing the past season was 35,314, compared
with a total for the preceeding year of
28,550.
Parker the Victor.
Leadville, Colo., Dec. 29.-Kid Parker
of Denver knocked out Tom Moriarity
of Boston to-night in the 10th round of
a 20-round go.
10 BELIEVE LADYSMITH
(Contintued from Page One.)
The Beers have been challenging Gen
eral Methuen to renew the fighting.
The war office buletins are also gain
ing in variety. To-day's includes ref
erence to a heavy rainfall. This it a
close approach to the weather report.
There is also something like a market
report. General Methuen has estab
lished a market at Modder river, where
tea and other dray groceries are ex
changed for milk and vegetables.
This bulletin helps to dispel appre
hension respecting General Methuen's
ability to keep communicatidn open be
hind him, for there is a direct refer
ence to a reconnoisance north and
west of Enslin.
There are few press dispatches from
this quarter, but the war office supplies
information that is indefinite and re
assuring. Rumors of important 'news
from General Methuen were current to
ward midnight.
In Natal the censorship is again op
erating closely, and only minor camp
incidents come through. The London
press, having at las discovered that
General Warren is with General Buller,
is assuming 'that the battle will be
speedily renewed on the Tugela. Ev
ery Ladysmith casuality list reinforces
the moral that the issue cannot come
too quickly. To-day's record includes
seven deaths from ,typhoid fever. The
gloeopy views which several journals
express to-day do not appear to be
warranted by the comparative strength
of the two armies. General Buller,
when reinforced by the bulk of War
ren's division, will have certainly 28,000
men, exclusive of General White's field
force.
There are more British soldiers tan
Boers on the Tugela, and now that a
siege train has arrived at Cape Town
there is no lack of guns of long range.
If British generalship be equal to the
crisis, the relief of Ladysmith ought 1to
be the natural consequence of British
superiority in numbers and artillery.,
bravely and warily as the Boers will
contest the passage of the river and'
hold their scientifle lines of defense.
Ex-Premier Escombe's death in Natal
is greatly regretted by South Africans
in London. He was a strong imperialist
and ally of Cecil Rhodes. He was re
garded as a practical statesman, who
was destined to work out the confeder
ation scheme of South Africa after the
war and as Mr. Rhodes' natural suc
cessor in the English leadership.
WHAT IS CONTRABAND?
Lorsd osebery Addresses a Letter to the
London Times
London, Dec. 30.-Lord Rosebery
writes as follows this ,rorning to the
Times:
"There are disquieting intimations
which appear in point to our govern
ment having treated food stuffs as con
traband of war. As th's is a matter of
supreme importance, I venture to ad
dress this to you in the hope that it
may elicit an authoritative statement
on the subject."
The Times, commenting editorially
upon Lord Rosebnry's letter, says:
"Too little is known of the seizure for
any valid inference safely to be drawn.
An emergency might arise when a cer
tain food stuff would be regarded as
contraband while others would not,
especially if the latter were intended
for non-combatants. There might, for
instance, be reasonable grounds for
treating canned goods as contraband
and flour as legitimate."
After admitting that it "would be
unadvisable to create a prece'ent
which might some pay he invoked
against us," the article concludes as
follows:
"While we fully share the view that
no serious change of policy should oc
cur without cogent reasons and ample
consideration, we cannot but ask our
selves whether, in the event of Great
Britain being engaged in a war, the
action, either of the enemy or even of
the neutral powers, in a matter upon
which such great divergence of opinion
still exists, is likely to be governed by
any precedent we or any one else may
have set in the past rather than by
the immediate interests of the mo
ment."
BOMBARDMENT IS DAMAGING.
Boer Shells Fall Into Ladynmith With
Fatal Resalts.
Ladysmith, Sunday, Dec. .24, via
Pletermaritzburg.-General White has
had a slight attack of fever, but he is
now convalescing. The Boer shell fire
has been very damaging recently. On
Friday one shell killed six men and
wounded nine. The same missile killed
14 horses. Another just missed the 5th
lancers' lines, slightly wounding six
officers. Several shells have fallen
close to General White's house, com
pelling the removal of headquarters to
another point. It is reported that Gen
eral Joubert is again In command of
the Boers here. The military authori
ties appear confident, but they are very
reticent.
BOERS ARE BOLD,
They Approach to Within Three Miles
of Chlevley.
London, Dec. 30.-The Times pub
lishes the fololwing dispatch from
Chieveley Camp, dated Dec. 2: "Par
ties of Boers approached to-day within
three miles of Chieveley Camp, threat
ening our watering parties, who are
compelled to go about two miles, owing
to the scarcity of water. It is report
ed that the Ladysmith garrison made
a sortie on Thursday and captured a
hill."
A Sortie From Kimberley.
Kimberley, Friday. Dec. 22, via Mod
der River, Wednesday, Dec. 27.-Be
fore dawn to-day a detachment of the
mounted forces with artillery and light
infantry, moved out in a westdrly di
rection. Boer artillery from Kamperda
opened fire at Ottos KopJe, Kimberley
fort replying with 29 shells. The Boer
force reconnoitered the outposts along
Lazaretto.
Reports of Heavy Firlng.
Cape Town, Dec. 29.-A dispatch from
Cradock reports heavy firing in the di
rection of Stormberg. It is supposed
this is connected with Gatacre's at
tempt to reopen communication with
the Indian colliers.
No Change.
Londo., Dec. 29.-A dispatch receiv
ed by the war office dated Cape Town
Dec. 28, says there is no change in the
situation so far as Generals Gatacre
and French are concerned.
Prince of Wales a Colonel.
London, Dec. 29.-The Prince of
Wales has accepted the chief colonel
cy of the London yeomanry and has
contributed £105 for the use of the
organization.
Connection Around Ladysmith.
Pretoria, Dec. 25.-General Schalk
berger reports under Fate of Dec. 23
tVat trains are now running to Col
enso, indicating that the Boers have
built a connection around Ladysmith.
General Cronje reports from Modder
river, Dec. 24, that the Boers captured.
two British forts at Kuruman, Dec.
11. It is rumored that Methuen's big
naval gun has exploded.
The Transvaal government has pro
mulgated a new gold tax law by which
individuals and companies working
their own mines are taxed 30 per cent.
of the output, while mines worked by
the government will pay 50 per cent.
Suspended mines will ray 30 per cent.
on their probable output calculated on
three months' working. Reducing
works will pay 30 per cent, of their net
profits. The law is retroactive to Oct.
10.
BRITISH REPULSED.
they Attack a Boer Fort, but Are Beat
en Orr.
Pretoria, Tuesday, Dec. 26, via Lorenco
Marquez., Thursday, Dec. 28.-Command
ant Snyman reports as follows from Mo
"On Monday morning the enemy from
Mafeking attacked one of our forts In
force with cannon and an armored tra!e..
and so persistently that there was a
figtlt right on the walls of the fort. But
we have retained our fort. The British
loss is reported as 55."
The other commanders report, "All
quiet," with the exception of the usual
bombardment of Ladysmith.
Knew it In Preterls
London, Dec. 30.-The Times has a dis
patch from Lorenco Marques, dated Dec.
28, which says: "The suspicion that the
Boer intelligence department is in close
touch with a foreign consulate at Pre
toria is confirmed by the fact that the
news of the appointment of Lord Rob
erts as commander-in-chief in South
Africa was generally known in Pretoria
on Dec. 20, indirectly reachlng De'agoa
bay from the Transvaal two days later.
Suspicion rests upon a consul who is no
torious for his Boer sympathy. There is
Mason to believe that Pretoria is kept
well informed with regard to Brltish mil
itary movements.
Confldent. f Rnoer 5nR"ss.
London. Dec. 30.-The Marseilles corre
spondent of the Daily Mall, telegraphing
the substance of an interview with the
Russian general, Gourko, eldest son of
the famous Gourko who is now about to
start for Pretoria. says that the Russian
oficer made the following statement: "I
have been offered the command of a Boer
army corps. In my own mind I arh ab
solutely confident of the success of the
Boers. You may take my word for it
that thousands of Russians are now
fighting under General Joubert."
Sympathette Reo:n u*ons Adopted.
New York, Dec. 29.-At the meeting of
the New York city councl: to-day reso
lutions of sympathy we.e for the Boers.
which were offered on last Tuesday,
were adopted with but dissenting vote.
Resolutions condeming the action of the
government in continuing the war in
the Philippines were also passed. The lat
ter resolutions stated that the war was
begun against Spain for the purpose of
procuring the liberty of the Cubans. an'e
was now being carried on for the purpose
of gain,.
An Engagement With SICaflts.
Pretoria, Tuesday, Dec. 20 via Lorenco
Marquez, Thursday, Dec. 28.-Comr.and
ant Swart reports from the laangr at
Alown's Kop, near Zeorust, that he had
an engagement on Friday, Dec. 22, with
Kaffirs in the neighboreood of Derdor
poort. The Kal.irs occupied a strongly
fortified ridge and were well prepared for
emergencies. After heavy flthting the
burghers captured the Kaffir position,
losing three killed and five wounded.
Actor Sou5er'bes.
London. Dec. 29.-Wi'llam Waldorf As
tor has subscribed $5,000 to the Bucking
hamshire fund to equip the county's
contingency of yeomanry.
WILL USE INDIANS,
Wild West Managers Cannot Be Pre
vented by the Government.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Washington, Dec. 29.-"Buffalo Bill"
and other Wild West show managers
will probably proceed to u:ee Indians
in their exhibitions, whether the gov
ernment consents or not. There is no
disposition on the part of the depart
ment to change its posltlon relative
to the use of the Indians in such shows.
Both the secretary and the Indian
commissioner have pronounced views
against it. But good lawyers say the
government Is without authority to
prevent Indians from making private
contracts with the Wild West managers,
and the government authorities them
selves incline to the opinion that their
power does not extend beyond prevent
ing contracts through Indian agents.
Many friends of Colonel Cody have
said that, owing to his uniform good
record of conduct with the Indians in
his charge, he may be excepted from the
operation of the rule, but the authori
ties have been inflexible in the mat
ter.
CONSPIRACY FOR ARSON.
Steamboat Captain Proposed to Burn a
R vats Boat.
Seattle, Wash., Dec. 29.--Captain C.
H. Munson of the steamer Acme was
arrested this afternoon charged with
conspiring to burn the steamer City of
Renton, plying on Lake Washington on
the same route as his boat. It is
claimed that Munson entered into an
arrangement with C. E. Eagan by
which the latter was to set fire to t1
Renton on Christmas eve. Eagan says
that he then informed a young man
named Russell, employed on the steam
er Gazelle, of the plan. He says that
he then entered into an agreement
with him whereby Russell should be
an eavesdropper of conversations be
tween himself and Munson. Russell Is
said to have heard the conversations
and to have seen Munson pay Eagan
$10 on account. On Christmas day
Munson was accused of the conspiracy,
and it Is claimed that he made a con
fession, implicating his partners, S.
Atwell and S. F. Fish, in the matter.
Hibernians Aid the Borrs.
Philadelphia, Dec. 29.-More than 400
delegates, represe ng 90 divisions of the
Ancient Order of Hibernians of Phila
delphia with a total membership of
20,000, held a secret meeting in Indus
trial hall to-night for the purpose of
taking action to help the Boers in their
war with Great Britain. After the
meeting had adjourned It was an
nounced that the delegates of all divis
ions had pledged the men of their
divisions to contribute $2.50 toward a
fund of $100,000 to be raised for the
purpose of sending a hospital ship to
the Beers.
Deand Robber Identifod.
Seattle, Wash., Dec. 29.-The high
wayman who was shot and killed here
last night while trying to hold up an
electric car was identtifed to-day as Os
car Brandt, a sailor. The identification
was made by a man who had known
him all his life. So far as known,
Brandt had no previous criminal rec
ord, although he has been regarded by
his friends as a dangerous character.
His confederate has not been caught.
REPUBLICI LOVE FAST
Illinois Politiioans Get Tofether
and Jolly One Another.
'TANNER HAS WITHDRAWN
He Will Not Mlake the Race rorGSvernor.
lIancsy and Yates Are Candidates.
Comptroller Dawes Talks
Ablou 'trusts.
Springfield, Ill., Dec. 29.-The republi
can love feast prior to the meeting of
the stats central committee to-night
was held to-day at the capitol. Several
thousand republicans were in attend
ance. The practical withdrawal of
Governor Tanner as a candidate for re
nomination last night precipitated an
eager ecraxgble for the head of the re
publican ticket. Cook county republi
cans lined up strongly to-day for Judge
Eldridge G. Hancey.
The love feast to-day was presided
over by Chairman Charles R. Runnells
of the state central committee. The
candidates announced are Judge Hancy
and Richard Yates, Morgan county, for
governor; 0. F. Berry, Hancock, and
Charles S. Works, Rockford, fpr attor
ney general, and M. O. Williams for
state treasurer.
Senator Cullom, Governor Tannet
and other state officers spoke this aft
ernoon.
Charles G. Dawes, comptroller of the
currency, made a speech which aroused
the greatest enthusiasm, and was re
garded by many as outlining the policy
of the administration on two point-
the Philippines policy and the attitude
of the republican party toward trusts.
After comparing the conditions pre
vailing in 1896, when the republican
party came into power, with the pres.
ent. Mr. Dawee claimed that as the
party had proved itself able to cope
with adverse conditions, it would be
able to continue in prosperity. Speaking
of trusts, Mr. Dawes said it was the
duty of the republican party to take
hold of the subject eneregetically and
without wavering. It was its duty to
conserve public interests. Wherever
trusts proved themselves inimical to
the public weal they must be restrained
and controlled. and if necessary laws
must be passed that would so much
encourage active competition as to
bring about the disintegration of the
trusts. Mr. Dawes did not claim all
trusto were in restraint of trade, but
those that proved to be such should
be legislated against.
"Rather than have in the hands of
any corporation the power to absolutely
fix the price of a necessity of life at
an arblltrary figure, the people of the
United States will eventually and right
fully do one of two things," said Mr.
Dawes. "They will enact legislation for
the protection of the people from ex
tortion by governmental regulation,
more or lers extended, as public neces
stiese may require, or they will enact
legislation for the enforced creation eo
a competition by the disintegration of
trusts. With nothing less than one of
these two things will. or should, the
people of this country be satisfied.
"The question of the proper leglela
tive treatment of these great combina
tions, formed for the purpose of mo
nopolistic control of production, and
the distribution of some of the necessi
ties and comforts of life, is one of the
greatest and most practical which con
front the political parties of the na.
tion, and our party must take the first
steps in its solution."
Mr. Dawes spoke at some length on
the Philippine question, asserting that
encouragement received from anti-im
periallsts had much to do with the
prolongation of the war. He said that
as President McKinley had refused to
be hurried by the clamor of jingoes be
fore the Spanish war, so now would
he refuse to be turned from his course
in regard to the Philippine by the so
called entl-imperialists.
ON THE TRACK,
At New Orleans.
New Orleans, Dee. 29.-Five favorites
met defeat in to-day's racing. Results:
First race, selling, seven furlongs-l:. T.
Caton won, Junetta second, Uhlers third;
time, 1:30%. Second race, selling, six
furlongs-Kindred won, Pythia second.
Matt Simpson third: time, 1:17%. Third
race, selling, mile and 70 yards--Harry
Preston won, Manlius second, Frank Mc
Connell third: time, 1:47%. Fourth race.
handicap, six and a half furlongs-Ed
Gartland II. won, Free Lady second,
Compensation third; time, 1:21%. Fifth
race, selling, mile and a sixteenth-Da
vis won, Belle Ward second, Bill Jackman
third; time, 1:50%.
At Oakland.
San Francisco, Dec. 29.-Weather fine
at Oakland, track fast. Results: First
race, seven furlongs, selling-Merry Boy
won, Donator second. Good Hope third;
time, 1:27t.. Second race, rive furlongs,
selling, handicap-Aluminum won, Re
venna second, Magdalena third; time,
1:00. Third race, five and a half furlongs,
2-year-olds-Flower of Gold won, Beebee
second, F. W. Brode third; time, 1:070.
Fourth race, mile and a s!xteenth-Hor
ton won, Tirade second. Faversham third;
time, 1:41%. Fifth race, mile, selling
Wyoming won, Red Pirate second, Recre
ation third: time, 1:404. Sixth race, Fu
turity course, selling-St. Cuthbert won,
Trule B.u. second Del Paso II. third;
.time 1:11%.
Florence Blythe Married.
San Francisco, Dec. 29-Florence
Blythe-Hinckley, heiress to several
million dollars left by her father, Thom
as Blythe, which were awarded to her
after protracted litigation, has been
quietly married to A. A. Moore, Jr., dep
uty attorney general of this state.
Sent to Quarantine,
Port Townsend, Wash., Dec 29.--The
British steamship Blomfontein arrived
this morning 11 days from Honolulu.
Having come from a plague-infected
port, she was subjected to a thorough
inspection by both the United States
and state quarantine officers. Her ar
rival was reported to the department
at Washington by United States Quar
antine Officer Foster. No traces of
disease existed on board. The depart
ment, however, ordered her to be sent
to the Diamond Point quarantine sta
tion for fumigation.
Fears of Ponl Play.
Port Townsend, Wash., Dec. 29.-The
disappearance of L. C. Phillips, a lead
ing hardware merchant of this city, is
shrouded in mystery. He left his.hpmo
Sunday night and since that tiae he
has not been seen. His wife of blt a
few weeks can assign no cause for his
disappearance. Fears of foul play are
entertained.
The Lawton Fund.
Washington, Dec. 29.-Adjutant General
Corb'n renorts that the contributions to
the Lawton relief fund amount to $N0,525.