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A SENSATION IN
GERMAN EMPIRE
Over the Reported Cessation of Com?
mercial Negotiations.
SYMPATHIES ON BOER SIDE.
It ia Strident, However. That the Car
rent of German reclini; is Grad?
ually Cbanj-ring in Favor of
Groat. Britain.
fCopyrtght 1900. The Associated Press.)
BERLIN, Feb. 24.?The receipt of 1he
news trom .Washington indicating the
cessation of the commercial negotiations
?with Germany has created a sensation
iierc. Mr. Andrew D. White, the United
States Ambassador, said to the corres?
pondent of the Associated Press: "I In.
tarprct the reported Washington action
as being owing to the most j-ccetit shape
or -the meat inspection bilk
"It the bill is adopted in its present
shajpc it will cause a bitlcr tariff war be
? 'tween lhe United States and Germany, hi
?which event the latter will get the worst
oi it. The United States could cause the
Createsi trouble by opening every bottle
of German wine and investigating every
??locking, etc,. Of course, it would be a
mere pretext/ but it would be i?o worse
Then tbey have done with our meat,
wfhit?h the world recognizes as excellent.
Tho German government officials already
express satisfaction with lhe American
Insprrction, and we have otojouted t'o strin
pent inspection here. If it is done as a
sanitary reason and not ?as a hindrance
to trade. 1 understand the Ger?
man government is opposed to the prcs
?ent form of the bill."
A rcsT?o ? suhle. Foreign Office official
?said to tihe correspondent to-day: "I have
,jio information regarding a hitch in the
?proceedings in Washington, but do -not
'attach importance to the latest news. The
?ncgoda-nTlons will proceed in a concilia?
tory spirit, as heretofore."
BOER WAR.
Thc German press is now . convinced
that the British bave really defeated
General Cronje, and that the latter's po
! siskin Is desperate. Sympathies here re
? main on 'the Boer side. Even Herr E?
? ceno Richter, the Radical leader, in an
(editorial, speaks admiringly of General
1 Cronje's gallant resistance against a four?
fold force.
I The Neu Staa.ts Nachrlchsten and many
other p?pere strold the British gener?is
| ior the lack of chivalry shown lo the
I ?enemy. It Is auite plain, however, that
?the current of Germany's feeling Is gradu.
ally, but steadily, (?hanging in layar o?
Great Britain. The Kreuz *2?ritung, tbe
army and court organ, says: "England's
; downfall would mean a distinct disad?
vantage to Germany in every part of I Ik
globe. Therefore, it is no .part of Ger?
man patriotism to u-.hold the ?-ause of
England's enemies."
The h1gh??st Prussian rourt has decided
the American title of doctor cannot be
?used in Prussia without a special per?
mit from the goi-ornment
PLAGUE IN HONOLULU.
The Epidemic is Under Control?In
l'eet-od Building? Burned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.?Quartermas?
ter-General Ludlngton has received a re
?port from 'the commanding officer at.
Honolulu under date of February Sth?
in regard lo the progress of the plague
at that port, In which he says:
"When 1 wrote my letter oi Febru?
ary 2d, forwarded by last inali, the sit?
uation Tespeating the progress ?G the
bubonic plague was much improved,
and no new cases had occurred within
a period of about a week. Since then
I there have been three additional cases,
but they .were all traced directly to a
distinct centre ?G infection, which was
? destroyed by fire yesterday, and do not,
in my *r*pinion, change the general ten?
dency toward a cessation of the epidemic.
. While measures such as good inspection
and ?precautions in r?'spect to ships ar?
riving and leaving are still In full force,
? 1 consider that all actual danger of in?
fection is over, and beli?;ve that no out?
break of the disease In epidemic form
can or will occur for tiie reason that
all sources of infection thus rar dis.
' covered have been destroyed by fire.
This has been done by the authorities
regardless or cost or location of build?
ings. One large two-story -frame house
?with all its outbuildings, in the best
residence portion of the city, was buroed
?with Jtll its contents because of the oc?
currence of_a death from plague upon
the premises."
Social Affairs in Boydtnn.
BOVTJTON. VA., Feb. 24.?Special.?Mrs.
C. N. WBUiaans gave a delightful 5
o'clock lea yesterday -to quite a number
of her lady friends in honof* of her sis?
ter, ?Mrs. Anna Overbey, of near Buffalo
L?tl?ia Spring.??. The afiern??on was
bright and pretty and the entertainment
wias well ??ttended. Those present were
Madames Anna Overbey, C. N. Williams,
B. B. Finch. T. 11. Boyd, A. T. Homes.
W. E. Homes. AV. H. PonshUl. W. G.
?RJeasants. E. T. Clack. F. H. Panton of
Canada. C. J. Faulkner, C. Hasklns, J.
L. Hendricks. A B. Finch, N. P. Lea. E.
C Goode. T. F. Goode. C. T. BnskervUle.
V. O. Land. J. B. Winn. C T. Reekcs.
W. 3D. "Moore. J. B. Bryson. E. Sterling
Gunn, R. T. Webb. G. B. Finch. ?. T.
?Snellings, ?. ?.- Ilarrb, B. Partlow ?*
StauntOii. R. T. Thorp, and Miss ?. ?.
Chambers.
The ladles who served were Mrs. G. 31.
?Carter, Mrs. W. S. Bryson. Misses Nan?
nie Terry. Mamie Goode. Marietta Has
irlne. Elisabeth Boyd. and Hallie. Page
and Ethel Williams.
Fmjrcr Mashed.
J. H. Neal. a white man. had his index
finger mashed off at the Richmond Loco?
motive and Machine Works yesterday
afternoon about 3:".? o'clock. He was
?taken to the City Hospital and the finger
amputated by Dr. Good?.
Fire in lUeeVIeiiburjr.
BOTDTON. VA.. Feb. 24-Special ?An?
other storehouse and stock of goods* were
destroyed In Mecklenburg by fire at an
-early ?hour yesterday morning; that of
Mr. George B. Finch, and was located
|at Finohley, a station on the Atlantic
and Da-ivilkr railroad, some eight miles
"west of this place. There was one thou,
sand dollars Insurance on the stock of
goods and six hundred on the storehouse.
44
A Gentle Wind
of Western Birth"
? Jells no sweeter story to humanity than
the announcement thai the health-gbver
\sni health-bringer, Hood's Sirsapor?la,
' tells of the birth of *n era. of good health.
? is the one reliable specific for tlvt cure
of AH blood, stomach And liver troubles.
ATBERPTS.
Main and Eleventh St'eets.
Just Reaching for ;tne Bargains.
Th?t'js what throngs of" men,
women and children were en?
gaged in around the tables con-,
tainiugour LAST SEASON'S
MEN'S AND BOYS' SUITS,
j'esterday.
* We no longer fear that we
will carry these suits into our
new season?they'll go quick'
enough. The apparent ruth
less?ess in which' we have esti?
mated suit value wins purchas?
ers out of mere lookers?they're '
worth double-fto you) the value they have in our eyes, for we look
upon them as "intruders"?as evidence of "belated" sales; and
our eagerness to make quick disposals of these sterling values has
caused us to offer such WONDER-STRIKING INDUCEMENTS
AS? ' :?"..''
Choice of
Hundreds o?
Men's and
Youths' Last
Sprinsr's.Suits
that were $18?
St5? $12.50,
$10? at only
Cassimeres. Cheviots and Serges?all
si'es. in plaids, mixtures, and blues and
blacks.
$2.50 Two ',un^rei? dozen Alpine
?I * Hats, in brown, black and
jiatS? pearl: Derbys in black, brown
$1.00 a"J ,an?wor'h UP to $2-5?
?- * Your choice this week onlv
$1.00
A ProfOUlld !%"* *?e round of
-, . shirt buvers when
bensation we offered these
65c and 75c new patterns at . Q _,
only. -4-OL?
On account of the large quantity we
bought there are many choice patterns
left/
Choice of
Hundreds of
Boys' and
Children's Last
Spring's Suits
that were $7,
$6. and $5.
at only
Double-Breasted, Russian Blouse and
Vestee styles. -
A lot of $1 ?Si S'.OO, and 55c
Knee Trousers at.
A lot of $3.00, and $2.50 (? _ _ o
Boys' Suits at.. ?P I *$0
BoVS' We've two tables of Boys'
__i_ an(* Misses' Shoes?one con
?)?10SS taining values up to $1.75?
O for choice now, 85c?the
other values up to $2.75 and
your choice only costs you $1.45.
A glance at these bargains makes you
a purchaser.
Mail orders will receive prompt attention if accompanied by
the cash. _
O. H. BERRY & CO.
Men's aud Boys' Outfitters.
held in the Virginia Fire and Marine
Insurance Company, of Richmond.
OlilTUARY.
Mrs. Wilhclmiiia Fall??.
Mr?. \ViHieImina Fahr, widow of the
late Peter Fahr, died at the residence- of
her daughter. Mr?, Catherine Renter, Xo.
G.17 Alternarle street, yesterday afternoon
at 12:4". o'clock. She wa.s born in Gemm
den, Hessen, Germany, October 11. 1S14.
She leaves three daughters?Mrs. ?-".
Reuter. Mr.-?. George Klein, nnd Mrs.
Henry Myers?one son. ?. XV. Fahr."
seventeen grandchildren; and ten great?
grandchildren.
Her funeral will take place frftin Grace
Street Presbyterian church, of which she
?was a consistent member for a number
of years, Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Interment will be In Hollywood.
Tlieo'lorc Keller.
Mr. Theodore Keller died at his resi?
dence, Xo. SOO north Fifth street, at 4:33
?.rciock, Friday afternoon. He was in the
forty-ninth year of his age. and had been |
ill for several weeks. He leaves a widow
and one daughter, Mrs. Clark, of this
city.
The funeral will take place at 4 o'clock:
thl-s afternoon from St. Mary's church.
The interment will be in St. Mary's.
The funeral of Mrs. ~Xettie Blanche
Bailey, who died at her late home, C09
south Fin?; street, after an illness of
?twelve months, will lake place to-day at
4 o'clock from Pine-Street Baptist church.
The interment will be in Hollywood.
31 Us Mary Gen rude G illicit.
Miss Mary Gertrude Gul'ek, daughter
of Mrs. Mary L. and the late Mr. D. C.
Gulic.k, died at her mother's, residence.
?Xto. 311 south Pine street, a.t 1:15 o'clock
this morning. I
The funeral will take place from the :
residence to-morrow afternoon at 4
o"clock. Tiie interment will be at Oak- j
wood. .. . I
Deal lis? Near Weldon. J
iVELPOX. X. C, Feb. 24.?Special.?
James J. Goodwyn, who wa? a leading '
Republican politician in Halifax co_nty |
in reconstruction days, died near here
Friday night. He represented Halifax
county for two terms in the State Senate.
He left the party a few years ago and
has been a Democrat since.
Mr. E. C. Glass, a well-known farmer
living near Enfield. died a. few days ?go
and was laid to rest yesterday.
Isaac Alley.
Mr. Isaac Alley, a well known farmer
in Henrico county, died yesterday at
1 o ".clock at his home, near Ridge Church.
Mr. Alley was fifty-four years of age,
and leaves a widow, and live daughters.
The funeral service will be held (Mon?
day afternoon at 3 o'clock, and the
burial will be made in River View cem?
etery.
X. J. Conrny.
DAXVILLE. VA., Feb. 24.-SpeeIal ?T. <
J. Conrjy, of the Continental Tobacco
Company, died from a hemorrhage of the
lungs here to-day. He was born in Eng?
land in 1S52. He came to this city about
thirty years ago. He leaves a wife and
one child. He was a ?irominent Mason,
Odd-Fellow and Pythian.
Mrs 1?. K. Lewis.
F.BEDERICKSBI'RG. ?t?.. Feb. 24.?
Special.?Mrs. Lidey Elliott Dewis, wife
of Mr. Fielding Lewis and daughter of
Colonel George H. Elliott. United States
army, died last night at her home, "Mar
mlon." in Kong George county. i
The remains will be brought here and
taken to Washington Monday for inter?
ment.
Georsrc AV. Morris.
_ I^liEDERiTCKSBFRG. VA-. Feb. 24.?
Special.?Mr. George W. Morris, a hlghly
resilected citizen of this county, died last
night at his home, near Thornsbure; aged
eighty-two years. Four sons survive him.
Crescent City Unces.
XBW ORLEANS, LA., Feb. 24.?First
race, selling, seven furlongs?The Slug?
gard (3 to 1 and G to 5) -first, A-gitator (3
to 2 and 3 to d) second. Jo Dee (40 to
1) third. Time, 1:30 1-4.
Second race?two-year-olds, half mile?
Erema <4 to 1 and S .to 5) first, Anxlou?
(5 to 1 and 5 to 1) second, Ben Magen (7
to d) third. Time, .49*..
Third race?steeplechase fhandincap,
short ?ours???Voya_e (3 to 1 and even)
first. Jack Hayes (H to 5 and 7 to 10)
seoond. Al Roev?5S (7. to 1) third. Time,
S:24V?.
Fourth race?the Speed Handicap, six
furlongs?T?*lardiza (5 to 1 and 2 to 1)
first, Gol<? Or (7 to l and 2 to 1) second,
Margie Davis OS to 1) third. Time,
l-.WA. '
Kith race?seHln_, handicap?J>at Gar
rett (?1 to 1 and S to 6) first, Nailor <g to
1 and 3 ?to 1) second, False~Lea_ (7 to 1)
??*. Tifie, 2:28 1-4. . ,
m?h Mioe-aalllac... ?=* ? n*Ue-___u j
i ''? * 4
f.
Thompson ?40 to 1 and 15 to 1) first. Elde
rlm (6 to 1 and 2 to 1) second, was dis?
qualified; Jennie F. (5 to 1 and -3 to 1)
second, Clarence B. (S to 1 and 2 to 1)
third. Time, 1:24V..
Seventh race?selling, six furlongs?In
took (7 to 1 and 5 to 2) first, Dominis (20
to 1 and C to 1) second, Jamaica (7 to 5)
third. Time, 1:15 3-4.
? SHIP SUBSIDY BILL.
??? ? iil'iirmal Conference of Democrats
?f Held Yesterday.
WASHINGTON Feb. 24.?An informal
conference of the Democratic members
ot the House Committee on Merchant
Marine and Fisheries was held to-day in
reference to the minor ship subsidy bill.
It was the general agreement that neither
of the bills proposed by the majority was
satisfactory. Hepresentative Fit/giuald,
of Massachusetts. proposed several
amendments extending the time within
which Americans can purchase shins
abroad, allowing vesseds to be purchased
anywhere and .operated under the Ameri?
can flag, and requiring for every ton of
foreign shipping brought in .an equiva?
lent in American ship-yards.
illudo Second Lieutenant.
1VASHENGTON, Feb. 24.?Frank B.
Davis, of North Carolina, has been ap?
pointed a second lieutenant in the army,
to rank rrom February 1, 1330.
VERY PEW PEOPLE
Arc Free From Some Form of Indiges?
tion, _
Very few people are free from some
form of indigestion, but scarcciy two
will have the same symptoms.
Some suffer most directly after eating,
bloating from gas in ttoniaeh and bowels,
others have heart burn or sour risings,
still others have palpitation of heart,
headaches, sleeplessness, pains in chest
and under shoulder blades, some have ex?
treme nervousness as in nervous dys?
pepsia.
But whatever the symptoms may be,
the causes in all cases of Indigestion is
the same, that is, the stomach for some
reason fails to properly and promiUly di?
gest ?what is eaten.
This is the whole story of stomach
troubles in a nutshell. The stomach
must ha\'e rest and assistance, and
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets give it both
by supplying those natural tligestives
which every weak stomach lacks, owinj:
to the failure of the peptic glands in the
stomach to ? secrete sufficient acid and
?pepsin to thoroughly digest and assimi?
late the food eaten.
One grain of the active principle in
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will . digest
3,000 grains of meat, eggs or other whole?
some food, and this claim has been
proven by actual experiment which any?
one can perform for himself in the fol?
lowing manner: Cut hard boiled egg into
very small pieces, as it would be if mas?
ticated, place the egg and two or three
of the tablets in a bottle or jar contain?
ing warm water heated. to 9S degrees
(the temperature of the body) and keep
It at tliis temperature for three and one
half hours, at the end of which time tho
egg will be as completely digested as it
would have been ,in the healthy stomach
of a hungry boy.
The point of this experiment is that
what Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will
do to the egg in the b,ottlc it will do?to
the egg or meat in the stomach, and
nothing else will rest and invigorate the
stomach so safely and effectually. Even
a little child can take Stuart's Tablets
with safety and benefit If its digestion
is weak and the thousands of cures ac?
complished by their regular dally use
are easily explained when it is under?
stood that they are composed of vegeta?
ble essences, aseptic pepsin, diastase and
Golden Seal, which mingle with "th? food
and digest it thoroughly, giving the
overworked stomach a chance to ? re?
cuperate.
Dieting never cures dyspepsia, neither
do pills and cathartic medicines, which
simply irritate and inflame the intes?
tines.
When enough food i3 eaten and
promptly digested there will be no consti?
pation, nor in fact will there be disease
of any kind, because good digestion
means good health In every organ.
The merits and success of.. Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets are worldwide, and
-they- are sold at the moderate price of
CO-cents for full sized package In.every
drug-stoTe In the United States and
Canada, as .well as in Europe..
For the information of those interest?
ed, a little book will be mailed .free-by
addressing F. A Stuart Co., Marshall,
Mich., giving briefly the eymptonfs of the'
various forms of stomach .'?weakness, ?
causes and' cure. ,_
IMPROVEMENTS IN
Broken Ground forrMetH'odist Orphan?
age in; Raleigh,
MARKET : HOUSE?? AT ENFIELD.
A Lar-re Machino Sbopto be Erected
at Weidon?State Chemical Society
Meets in Halci-?h?Promise
of Fine Fruit Crop.
RAHjEIOH, Nii^C, Feb. 24.?Special.?The
site/pr^the/Xirst building of the Methodist
Orphanage^, has been ? chosen, and the
ground was ?broken for work yesterday.
The building will be "in the form of a
'cottage, and' will contain enough rooms
to accommodate thirty children. It is to
cost -?3,975. Rev. Mr. Jenkins, who Is the
founder-of the Orphanage, and who is
collecting funds, threw the first dirt for
the foundation.
The State Chemical Society met to-day
in the oi?ice of' 'Professor Kiigore, the
State Chemist. The president of the So?
ciety, Dr. Charles Baskerville, of the
State University, delivered an address on
Chemical Economics. Papers were pre?
pared by quite a number of the members
of the Society.
PROMISE OF GOOD FRUIT.
It is said the outlook now for a fine ;
'fruit crop is good. The recent cold spell ?
has set back the budding, so that the ;
fruit has but little chance of being far
enough advanced to be hurt by cold.
Professor Potcat, of Wake Forest, lec?
tured before tho pupils of St. Mary's
School last ni?ht on "An Evening With
the Miicroscc.pe."
The Tri-State Medical Association of the
?Carolinas and Virginia will meet in Rich?
mond next year.' The session has just
closed in Charleston, S. C. Dr. Herbert
A. Royster, of Raleigh, was elected one
of the vice-presidents.
?NEW BUILDINGS.
WILSON. N. C., Feb. 24.?Special.--A
large machine shop is to be built here at
once by Mr. H. A. Mlms.
Enfield is to have a market-house and
town hall. 'Plans for the buildings have
been drawn and accepted by the Town
Council.
ARCHITECT CHOSEN.
Actual Work on the New Hospital
Will Soon Begin.
The Building Committee'of the Char?
lotte Williams Memorial Hospital have
selected Mr. Percy Griffin, of New York
city, as the architect of the new building.
Mr. Griffin is now preparing the modified
plans, which will be ready shortly, and
actual work on the building is expected
to be begun within the nest sixty days.
The new hospital will be the most
modern in Its appointments of any hos?
pital In the South and the largest with
the exception of -the Charity Hospital.
New Orleans. The hospital wiil contain
2?0 beds, three surgieal operating rooms,
sun parlors, and roof garden. The power
for the elevators, laundry, and other ap?
pointments will be furnished by the Vir?
ginia Electrical Railway and Develop?
ment Company. The hospital will be pre?
sided over by the Medical College of Vir?
ginia, and from which will be supplied
the members of the medical and surgical
staff/
Mr. Griffin, the architect, is a distin?
guished member'bf his profession, having
won the competition lor the Jefferson
Davis memorial, and was also the archi?
tect of the house built on west Franklin
street by Mr. J. W. Allison.
Railroad News.
The Southern's new depot is rapidly
ncaring 'completion and will in all prob?
ability be ready for occupancy before ^he
lime-limit prescribed in the contract. The
roof Is now being put on and work on
the interior will soon begin.
The daily Pullman service between
Washington and Old Point wil be re?
sumed to-day. Tiie service between New
York and Hot Springs wil be inaugurateli
Monday.
Mr. H. J. Falkenbach, Traveling Freight
and Passenger Agent of the Mexican
National railroad. ? with headquarters In
?New York, Is a Richmond visitor.
The earnings of the Norfolk and Wes?
tern Railway for the third week of Feb?
ruary were $265,633.00; sime week previous
year, -*17O,G55.O0; increase, {.??,??d.??; total
for month to ?lute, $7St?.C4s7'0: same porlo:!
previous year, CHOI,972.00: Increase, ?2S4,
07G.00; July 1st. 1S?>9. to Kites: date $S S30,
OO.i.CO; same period previous year, ?7,3SS,
G22.00; 'increase, $1,501,^3.00. ?
Rei) Men Meet.
There was a meeting of Tied Men
Saturday night at the wigwam of Gray
Eagle Tribe.
Great Senior Sagamore Charles I. Phil?
lips delivered an address on.the "History
and Principles of the Order" io a large
assemblage of Red Men, representing the
tribes of Richmond and Manchester.
The address was splendidly delivered,
and was filled with the ornate sentiments
of freedom, friendship, and charily. It
was greatly enjoyed by those ?vho were
present, and at its conclusion the orator
received great applause.
Mr. Bryan in Tennessee.
NASHVILLE, ????., Feb. 24.?Hon.
V. ?Mam J. Bryan arrived here to-night.
He was met some dislance out of town
by a committee of citizens, and at the
railway station a vast crowd gathered to
greet him.
bnortly after iirriviug Mr. Bryan ad?
dressed an audience of 7,000 people at
the Tabernacle. His' remarks were along
the same lines followed during his south?
ern trip, trusts and imperialism being
discussed in the order mentioned.
To-morrow Mr. Brvan will visit the
historic '"Hermitage." the old home of
ex-President Andrew JacKson. The
"Hermitage" is thirteen miles from the
city, and the day will be consumed in
the trip. Mr. Bryan's plan is to leave
to-morrow night for Memphis.
Warrant for Bank Officers.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 24.?On application of
a committee representing 1,600 creditors,
warrants were issued to-day for the ar-.
rest of the officers of the defunct Mull
anphy-Savings Bank.
It; is charged that the president,
cashier and Board of Directors were re?
miss In their ..care of the bank's funds,
and that to criminal negligence was due
the final collapse of the institution. .
Murder and Suicide.
NEW YORK, Feb. 24.?Mrs. E. P.
li?yes?. the wife or Dr. E. P. Hayes, a
dentist,, formerly of Chicago, but now
with Offices-at the Hotel Endlcott, In west
Eighty-first street, was shot and killed
to-night in her apartments in that hotel
by Dr. Frank D. Caldwell, an assistant
of Dr. Hayes. { ?
Caldwell then shot and killed liiraself.
Dr. Hayes was found in a drug-store,
near at hand, and hurried to the rooms.
He was quite distracted, talked wildly,
arid it was ?eared for a time that he
would have to be restrained. He could
not offer the faintest suggestion of a
cause for, the wild act of Caldwell.
.'".. ?Jr. KIcharcleonM Bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.?Representa?
tive Richardson, of Tennessee, to-day in?
troduced a bill to prevent the inter-state
transportation of the!products o? trusts
making sUv?-e:-platea rware. ''.;? ?.
IMPOSSIBLE FOR
CRONJE TO ESCAPE
(Continued from First"Page.)
crossed the Tugel? in large numbers
?with' cannon and over sixty wagons.
They attacked the Ermelo and Middle
Burghers commandoes, but were forced
to retreat under a heavy ?Mauser Srej
"? renewed ?-. attempt to storm the
Ermelo men was made this morning, but
the British were again driven off. The
fighting continues.
"The British losses were very heavy.
Eight ambulances were employed In col?
lecting the dead and wounded.
"The generals report that the com?
mandoes are fighting bravely.
"Ladysmith fired a few shells this
morning at our outposts until silenced
by Long Tom." ?
BRITISH REPULSED.
Commandant Dclarey Occupied Ptv
sition East ?G Arundel.
?????G??,?a? Friday, Feb. 2.1.?A spe?
cial dispatch from" Colesbere. dated
Thursday, February 22d, ?jays that Com?
mandant Delarey moved out and occu?
pied a position east and south of Arun?
del, .where the British were encamped.
At sunrise the British attacked the Boers
with cannon, infantry and cavalry, the
Boers repb'ing?. Later in the evening-.
When tho Boers were attacked in their
rear by a force, presumably from Naauw
tpoort, rendering the Boer position unten?
able, tho British attempted to storm the
Boer cannon, but were repulsed with
heavy loss. The Boer casualties, _s far
as known, were two men wounded.
FORCED HIS WAY THROUGH.
Gorman Newspapers State That Cronje
Has Escaped j
iETHRMN, Feb. 24.-6:10 P. M.?Several
news-papers here announ<:ed that they
learn from private sources that General
Cronje has succeeded in forcing his way
through the British lines. ?
WEEK'S. EVENTS.
A Summary of the Actions in the Boer
\ War.
LOXDOX, Feb. 24.?Spencer "Wilkinson,
summarizing the - week's events in the
war in Smith. Africa to-night, said: ?
"On the n'ght of Thursday, February
15th, General Cronje marched oui of
M'agersfontein,'? between General French,
who had just entered Kimberley, and
Generad Kelly-Kenny, then at Klip Drift,
on the ?Modder River. The next day Gen?
eral Kelly-Kenny pursued him, attacked
hva rear guard, and delayed him until the
Highland brigade was on its way to stop
Inm. on the south bank of the Modder
and General French could pass blm. on
The north bank.
"After a three days* running fight Gene?
ral Cronje was shopped at Koodoosrand,
near __.ard_bt?-g, where he was surround?
ed. His force was between the river
banks, which, gave his a defensive posi
tion fronting either way, so .that attacks
on him involved heavy loss, but he was
| held until on Tuesday Lord Roberts ar?
ranged to grip him. with a girdle of in?
fantry in his position, while cannonading
Him with fifty guns enfilading the river
bed. In the meantime, Lord Roberts w-th
a spare division or two beyond the three
brigades holding Cronje, seit himself to
intercept and drive away any Boer rein?
forcements.
''This was the situation on Wednesday
and it ottered a reasonable probability of
the capture of Cronje's force and ot" the
defeat of any reinforcements.
"We have little news beyond Wednes?
day. On Thursday the shelling of Cronje
was continued at intervals, continuous
shelling probably involving a too lavish
use of ammunition. Boers have been giv?
ing themselves up by fifties a day. On
Tuesday Lord Roberts drove off reinforce?
ments coming from Coiesberg and from
Xatal.
"A Berlin paper declares that Cronje
has forced his way through. This is im?
probable, but may refer to a small party
who may have escaped in the night.
"Lord 'Roberts' advance has drawn away
some of the Boer forces from Coiesberg,
Sterkstroom and iXatal, as is seen from
the diminished resistance of the British
at all those points.
General Buller, after taking Inhlawe
Hill, has crossed the Tugela river and, ac?
cording to the latest telegrams, has been
fighting continuously since Thursday
morning. This looks like a decided at?
tempt to relieve Ladysmith, wherein it is
expected General Buller will succeed if he
does not. as before, interrupt his advance
by stopping to count his losses and declar?
ing that he has lost enough. A general
has never lost enough to justify giving up
his enterprise so long as his troops are
willing to go on with him. Ladysmith can
probably hold out -for several weeks
longer, and in that time the effect of
Lord Roberts' advance will probably be
even more marked than it has yet been."
BJLLER'S CASUALTIES.
Owin_ to Continuous Fig;lititi?r Impos?
sible to Report Them Accurately.
LOXDOX, Feb. '24.?The War Office to?
day received from General Buller a list
of casualties resulting from the fighting
of February 22tl, as follows:
Killed?Lieutenant The Hon. R. C.
Cathcart (son of Lord Cathcart), of the
Rifle Brigade; Lieutenants Coe and
Parker, of the Lancashire Regiment.
Wounded?Fourteen officers, Including
Major-General Wynne and' Colonel Harris,
of the East Surreys.
General Buller concludes:
"Owing to the contiuo-us fighting, it is
impossible at present to igive the number
of men killed or wounded."
REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE.
A Compromise Likely on Porto Riean
Tariti" Bill.
WASHINGTON', Feb. 24.?The Republi?
cans of the House of Representatives
met in conference to-night in the Hall
of the House to consider the position
of the Republican tariff bill situation on
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THE R. T. BOOTH. CO., Ithaca. N. T.
tho Porto (Rican tariff .bill. Unusual
interest attached to the meeting owing
to the division of sentiment which hae
developed on the bill:
At the conclusion of the conference
Representative Cannon, of Illinois, who
acted as chairman, was authorizA to
make ? statement on the general results.
He said:
The conference was In good temper,
and a real effort was made to harmonize
diff?rencies of opinion concerning the I
Porto Rican tariff bill. It looks as !
though this effort would be successful. !
After full discussion, the conference, by
?unanimous consent, agreed to the selec- j
tion of a committee of ten members, I
five of whom were to be appointed by |
the chairman of the caucus from among
those in favor of the bill, and five were
to be appointed from those who do not
agree to the bill in whole or part, the
latter appointments to be made by a com?
mittee of three consisting of Representa?
tives Powers, ?G Vermont; Crumpacker,
of Indiana, and Lorimer, of Illinois. This
committee js to report their conclusions
and recommendations to a meeting of
the conference to be held in the Hall
of the House Monday evening next at
8 o'clock. The discussion to-night In
?licates that a compromise will be ar?
ranged limiting the 2.?? per cent, tariff in
Porto Rico to two years.
BECKHAMS SUIT FILED.
Action is for an Injunction Against
T.nylnr.
LOUISVTLLE. KY.. Feb. 24.?The suit
of J. C. W. Beckham, Governor of Ken?
tucky, against XV. S. Taylor, was filed
In the Circuit Court here' to-day.
This action was originally brought at
Georgetown. The filing of the suit here?
was in accordance with the agreement
made by both sides for a consideration
of the suits involving the Governorship
of Kentucky.. The action is for an in??
junction. Governor Taylor is the plain?
tiff in a similar suit against Beckham
and others. By the -?greement, Judge
Field will try the suits. The answer
an?l counter-claim of Beckham, Castle
man and Carter in the injunction suKs |
by W. S. Taylor. John Marshall and }
Daniel Collier, were filed. The answer |
denies all of the allegations,of plaintiffs* I
position, and sets up a counter-claim that |
the offices of Governor. Lleutenant-Gov. j
ernor ' and Adjutant-General have been ?
usurped! by plaintiffs, and defendants !
pray that they be adjudged "the holders ?
of said offices.
NOTABLE WEDDING.
The Honorable Lillian Panncetote a
Tir Ido.
WASIIIXGTO'X. Feb. 24.?The Hon. til
lian 'Pauncefote. daughter ' of Lord
Pauneefote, British Ambassador to the
United States, was married at noon to?
day to Hon.* Robert Bromley, of Stoke
Hall, Xewark. Xottinghamshire, England.
The wedding was one of the most nota?
ble that has occurred in Washington for
many years.
The bride, to the great uneasiness of her
friends, had been quite sick all the week,
and leaned heavily on the arm of her
father as the procession moved down the
aisle of St. John's church. Her wedding
gown was a full court costume of white
satin, the front a gleaming net-work of
lace and pearls, while masses of lace j
caught with orange blossoms, edged the r
long court train from the shoulders to ths j
floor. " ?
The ceremony .was performed by Right j
Reverend Bishop of Washington, Henry ?
Tates Sabterlee, assisted by Rev. Alex- ?
ander Mackey-?mMh, rector of St. Johns, j
After tlhe ceremony a wedding breakfast j
wats served at the Embassy to 40O guests. J
Mr. and Mrs. Bromley later left for Palm .
Beach, Fla., and will soon return to Eng- j
land, where the young matron will be ?
Presented at Court. - ?,
Among the dis>tingu_;hed guests were {
the Secretary of State and Mrs. Hay, j
the Misses Hay, Secretary and Mrs. Root. -
Secretary and Mrs. Hitchcock, the Misses
Hitchcock. Postmaster-General and Mrs.
Smith, Miss Wilson, daughter of the
Secretary of Agriculture, and members
of Diplomatic Corps.
SUCCESSOR TO JONES.
? Boom to Be Launched for J. 31.
Guffey.
PITTSBURG. PA.. Feb. 24.?County
Chairman Joseph Howley has called a
meeting of the county Democracy for
next Saturday," when a boom for Xational
Committeeman J. M. Guffey to succeed J.
K. Jones as chairman of the Democratic
?Xational Committee, will be launched.
Chairman '(Howl?y is authority for the
announcement that the meeting next week
will endorse Mr. Guffey and put In. mo?
tion a movement which it is hoped will
result, in placing the "Pennsylvania mem
tar at'the head of the committee.
The D. A. It.
?WASHTXIG-OX. Feb. _!.?The Daugh?
ters of the American Revolution devoted
most of the day to the discussion of the
magazine of the order, which has been
published at 'a loss!; It was decided te
continue the publication, with an effort
to put It on a paying? basis.
C-ommltt???? ?in O.dcrot* Busi it es*.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 24.-^Senator Alli?
son, chairman of the Republican caucus,
to-day appointed the Committee oh Or?
der o? Business .authorized by the caueusv
It is composed of Senators AlUsjon, Hale,
Aldri<*_, -.Cullam. Wolcott; -ifcwell, fipooa?
er, M?Bride, and Hanna. . ?,_ - . >
COL W. C. ELAM
DIES IN LOUISA
(Continued from First Page.)
was as a husband and father, kind and
affectionate; as a friend ever true and
loyal; as a citizen was ever faithful and
-true to his duty as he saw It.
Juila?-? WaddilPs '.I'ribute.
Colonel William C. Elam. probably had
no stauncher' friend in this city than
Judge Edmund Waddill, Jr., of the
United States District Court. When
seen last night. Judge Waddill said:
'The death of Colonel Elam will be a
source of deep regret to thousands or."
Virginians scattered all over the Stati?.
Few men were better known and 'more
beloved, .personally. I was greatly a'..
'tached to him. and knew liirn Intimate!}
for a long numbers of years, and in his
death have lost a sincere friend.
"Colonel Elam was Indeed a remark?
able man, and greatly glftedi As a
writer of pitre English he h id' no supe?
riors and few equals. His clear-cut sen?
tences could be readily detected in any?
thing that he wrote. He was an extreir.-?
ly modest and unassuming man, and u:?,
gentle in his disposition as a woman,
but was as brave and courageous as he
could be. He was of sirong convictions,
and while always deferential to others,
never hesitated to express and advocate
ihis own opinions, however unpopular
they -might be.
"As a citizen he was true and loyal;
as a friend, always faithful and con?
stant, and aa a husband and parent, was
loving and affectionate.'??
TRIAL OF WHITTAKER'.
He Wi-I lie Examined on March Gth
for-? ill: ng William Gocbel.
FRANKFORT, KY., Feb. 24.?The at?
torneys for tr? prosecution and defence
held a conference this afternoon and ar?
ranged for an examining 'trial for Har
land Whittaker on March ??th. Whittaker
Is one of the men charg?r?I with com?
plicity In the murder of Coebel.
Lee Jones, the Whitley county suspect,
will also be arraigned for trial the same
day.
CUBAN INDEPENDENCE.
The Anniversary Observed by All
Ciarse.?- of People.
HAVANA, Feb. 21.?To-cfay the anni?
versary of Cuban Independence has been
c.bserve'd by Cubans of ail classes In
?many ways. Masses were crowded in the
Churches, political meetings were held,
at which addresses were delivered by
prominent persons, and there were .nu?
merous v picnics and several horse races.
The race meeting was the moat success
ini 'yet ' given by the Havana Jockey
Club, She contest in the ra.ee for gentle?
men riders being especially spirited and
interesting. The event was won, a'ter
an exciting contesit, by Decapod, owned,
and ridden respectively, by Messrs. Hub
'bell and Heard. Every building, the
owner of ,wnlch possessed a lias, was dec?
orated, the Spanish colors being occasion?
ally In evidence. The boys kept up a
continual fusilade of fire-crackers.
POWDER MILLS WRECKED.
Three Sien Killed ami One Badly In?
jured.
PI..-VTTSVIELE, W13., Feb. 24.?The
FlattsvHe Powder Mills were wrecked
this afternoon by an explosion, "tilling
three men and badly injuring another.
The dead are: Thomas Bass, William
Rottiger, and Fred. Genthe.
- II. S. Beck, machinist of Bethlehem.
who was in one of the presses, was
thrown against tho machinery and badly
hurt, but he will recover.
The cylinder mill exploded m*3t. this
this was followed by two presses, the
snock being heard for miles around. Sev?
eral of the other bullding3 were badly
wrecked.
WILLIAM BODEKER ARRESTED.
Tosethcr With Blanche Osier,of Cam
dei-i N. J.
William Bodeker, formerly a well
known clerk or this city, was arrested In
Philadelphia yesterday. The following
special to The Times last night e-tplains
the cause of it:
"Philadelphia detectives yesterday ar?
rested William Bodeker, ot Richmond.
Va., and Blanche Osier, ot Camden, N..
J.. who are wanted in Newarit, N. J.,
for the robbery of a house in that city.
The girl Is said to have pawned some of
the articles stolen by Bodeker. The lat?
ter confessed to having pledged for ?20O
In New Tork city a diamond brooch sto?
len from the Newark. house and valued
at $500. The pair will have A hearing on
Monday."
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