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JSANQOET A SUCCESS!
, u \Cni^TnRIAXS; ■)RK«Ar,EvTIITCM
sK r,Vi:S AXD DISCUSS KL'TURE.
W A HEMOHiBLBg OCCASION.
1 arco ttatliering: of :llci»rciicnt»
jtvc ("i<s»«* n " Ai<t»«d UuHino«j«->Jon'4s
\«voclrt<' ow : Hanq net— lCiitlmsi antic
*ii.ccclio« Mailci-Otlier Sens.
The banquet of tho Business-Men's As
iriatjon of J.Janchefctcr/ la k it night was a ,
,niirc success?! Tho- occasion-will lons
V/l ■ j-^juesnbered, by. all present. The re
;""..o(« of this coming, together of tholcad
,.",, 'residents- 'of " .the' southside city will
•*". a «.j s d grow for, Hie good of the entire
/m-.nrjnity. The .collation'', itself was ex-,
vi!cnt— all that an epicure's palate could
.-,;<<!;~but even this was Uiot. equal to
">;c enthusiasm for ihe prosperity ' and
owth Q i Manchester: manifested in the
...eo^'ies made after the" feast./ N
" tho banquet 'an. .adjourned 7
„,e e ijng of the association was held at
*"on«y"s Hall. The attendance; was: the
s ;i r<-csi is the history of the association,
jo, about ten; months old.' President A.
j i_!j^tron called; ill e association to order
t't S o'clock. : Secretary. Clarence Yaden
w&s'&t his desk, and read the -minutes
ol ii:e last meeting.
* ijEEPJSXING OF J Ail ES , RIVER.
•7-vro matters of'iinporlance.'iind interest
v.hi-0 taken up at once. They were
tie lioepecir.s of the river and the .amend-;
-rent of the charter of Manchester so' as
v} have a Board- of Aldermen.
4; a previous meeting the association
directed- tho secretary to write to Coii
••r«£saiah Larab to . ascertain if they
Ov-i'-i cc» anything, to' assist him. in gui
iinc the government to talts active and
j'ni;,ie measures.. towards, deepening James
river. Captain J^amb replied at once that
the " association ought to appoint' a
committee, . which, with a similar com
mittee from the Richmond Chamber, of
Commerce, should go to "Washington and
visit the department and urge .what they
'i'ii-3 association ■-■'.decided to . act upon
Captain Lamb's suggestion.:- Messrs. A.
] C A-i^nison, D. Li. Pulliam, . and H. C.
]>s; la compose the committee appoiiited.-'
L,cst Friday night the Coun
cil '■' decided - ; not to ask; the '"-.' ;L.eglsla
ixiXn to amend the charter of the city so
ss to provide for a Board of Aldermen..
The association? appointed a, committee
to wait on tha Council; and ask them to
reconsider their -action.' The following
-'eniienien compose that body: Messrs.
"f. li. Betty, M. A. Campbell, A. J.Gaila
■•ker. R. •-. Broacidus, and George Paul.
Boutine business; was then taken ; up and
K]iecdily transacted.
shen the body adjourned to the banquet
];aii, on tiie first floor of the Leader build-
AT THE BANQUET BOARD.
It was n- goodly company of the. most
substantial and representative of Man-
" ,.r>ii:i ■> citizens that gathered about the
banquet board. All •of the varied'enter
prises- of Manchester were represented
:«-»• proprietors and managers. Among the
company were a bank president, lawyers,
coctors," manufacturers, merchants, print
ers-and publishers, and artisans of every
honorable: sort The spread itself was a
rich and substantial one, of which oysters
la every style and roasted turkey were
conspicuous." Coffee and watur were the
only beverages. :■•
No question of whatever interest and
importance could have been discussed
Tvitb greater enthusiasm and genuine en
-■oyir.er.t than were these viands so bounti
fully served.' Ail credit 'is due -to
ihe* committee in charge .for the smooth
-nessi.with which everything at this stage
ysssed off. The company very heartily
fava them a vote- of thanks later in the
tvoning. ■
CIGARS AXD* SPEECHES.
Cigii-s and speeches followed the repast.
President Daffron was toastmaster, and
iLtm set toasts were given and respond-:
ed to by gentlemen selected. for. the occa-
Tii'e first toast was "Manchester." 3!r.
E. 1L Wells responded. Mr.. Wells said
it -was not necessary to refer to the past
Wstory of Manchester and the struggle,
for prosperity she had made. The city
had Lad* to live in many tides of adver
sity but had always weathered them
veil and safe,' through the ever-present
nobility and strength of the manhood of
•her people. But that was now past, and
til -eyes were turned to a resplendent fu
ture. The city had much to be thankful
for He complimented the municipal gov
ernment; and declared proudly that.not
one of her representatives had ever
caused one iota of suspicion to rest upon
Jier fair name: He congratulated the
city also upon her moral, and; religious
standing in the community, upon .the un
usual intelligence of her : citizens, and
upon her reputation for genuine hospi
tality, known far and wide. ..._".
He closed his address • with an appeal
for concerted action always in the direc-.
tion of making Manchester one of the
most prosperous cities of the South. .
MR.-..PUIXIA3I RESPONDS.
One of the happiest and strongest ad
dresses of the evening was made by
Jjavid L. Puliiara. I^ir. Pulliam was call
id upon to respond to the toast "Our As
s.tclatioii." He said he. loved to think, oi
'.he association as "our" association. One
■of the reasons that Manchester had not
prospered more than she had was that
hu- people had been too much segregated
&r.'J .Individualized;'-'. These were being
■s.'oi.e away with now, and sociability
Bmonc ail classes was beiur fostered.
<i.'eat ar.d lasting good would come. of it.
The. association had grown to -105 men, ;
representing: -the best class of residents
<<f the city. It had lived down evil
fiophtcies. " It had grown ' in spite of
Titn;. It had. come to" stay in Manches-.;
ter. , It was the leaven hid in. a measure j
of meal v.-hich v%-ould eventually leaven |
I the whole mass. On the iloor of the as- .
> iQciation's hall all classes, of bread-win
««re - met, bringing each his separate
fed of information-^ Each- ; expressed;,
vkat he thought was best ; for tlie city at; ;
•iirte from his standpoint, and out of the \
• Vtoie 50l5 0l t ) lc i>est ideas were taken and ;
■worked into the realities of beneiit to ail |
csUzeus. ; He urged that all should i
«iead" the meetings of the association,;!
■'as that, was the best way to keep up the I
inttref both of the individual member i
<-• t the body as a whole.; .
The audience frequently, interrupted Mr. |
■**«U«aiu by applause; and roundly ap- J
rleuded his entire address at its close. ;;
* CAPTAIN ATTKISSON ON , "VIR
GINIA." ;; ' •. ■'■■'■
Capuin A. C. Attkisspn made a very
speech, responding to the last
lorn. "Virginia and Her Sons." ..".•_.
Tijfc speaker shou-ed" that all down her
Jilijtory, even to a'llttle'raore 'Dan. a
. barter, of a century wjo, when the na
tio" wanted a leader- in any. department
** £«:<J or Statt, Virginia wai called -upon;
to s;ive up one o£ : her.' sons. : She always;
» v <i them gladly, and were proud of
ti:> -o, because die iatioia": never iouud
l^fc.'tt wanting in any noble ; and. com-
quality. He went over the, roll,
picking out a VTashington.a Jeffenson, a
jI «fcon, a Marfhail. and'a i>ee. . ~. ■-[ .
} Jy eaid it was now. wonderful, that so
soon after the war between -.the States
• A irdnia Svaa busilj'- - engaged -in
lutkin? v,ar.ships for the n'alion. She. 100,
«c. i-aid, was building the; finest •locoxno
vessr!vessr! the world. -. . ;'■" ~-\\ ' - ■•
OTHER SPEAKERS :HJ£AKD:: : ■;_ ■:
When CapUirt A ttkissbn had-concluded
hr - J- K. Hedford suggested Mr.'Adum
hm, yho v?as i«JudiyVcalled:for^;;He ; ;re-;
»**£>:ice<i. end made -a very : sensible and
tli.il:.
f/- A. J. Gallagher wast callfcd;f or, and
v^A .very;, we'll and; KensiWy^S ■
Mr- K. M.libblnson called^onrDryJ-aw-:
r«-c«r «-c« I«Kr&m;r%vho;resPonded!sFacefully;
<•<■'' cvtsi eloquently.
w - W. i>. iiathtws was vi f ;orouKly
1 ! 0 ! f,° r ,' antl roado an .exceedingly apt
Sv?£?« D/,D /,C ;jIM CROW" CAR BILL,
; , r :R.^c;|,Broaddus pprang n s\irprisbl
\ woni th o cornpa n^ byTa-nio tlon ; to endorsed
the ; 'Jim Crow caribmir'-v Preside ntfSara
rronnut' i tlie!mouo ! n, : ;and it: was^ adopted ■
fby -a unanimous vote.
)"-: ;¥»<:■ ?Pull!aml: moved ; that all present
Pledge: .their;: hearty"; J sympathy : : to^tha
work of vtho; association: J^The. building;
[resounded with "ayes." * -
v;|Mr._GanaKher-move^ that 1 the . thanks
of .the : association^ baigiveri^to; the coiri-i
mlttce in; change ; of the ibari<iuet. : - v This ■
motion was carried heartily. -^ - v - : .
•^Others who Bpokoi briefly .were- Messra.;
;H. Betty, AVilllamsGraUznowsky^AV.
,;ll;. -.Washington,- arid '8.M.; Robinson. ; ;:
v : :)::';;. thls persoknel: ■:
v Among those present were • Messrs. A.
J. Daffron, Clarence Vadiiii, J. . E. Red-)
JorO.Robert'rGwathmey. A.: J: Gallagher,':
VA*. A. Campbel],;T,;H. Betty,; H:C.: Beat
tie, J.-.C. Jenksj.AV. WV.-./Gibbs, T.. H.
Smith.rW. H.'Washington.SF.J I .' Samp
son, IT.; V. Baldwin, S. R. Owens, A. C:
Attklssoii, Lawrence Ingratn, B. W. -Ro-:
bertson, E. H. . . >Yells, , I). >; L. Pulliam,
Charles , Stein, . A. ::l. Adamson, >V. L.
Alley, R.C..Broaddus, William Gratz-
nowsky;'; W. B. Holt; T. A> Davidson, j! :
G. Lumpldii,- G-ir.W. Paul , C. H. v Oliveiv
William; Lintbn,,R: G. : Wood,; W. W.j Ar
cher.Chnrles Haniish; ;H. E: Pacini, R.
C. Redford, . Dr. -William Mathews,
Charles Burkert, urid others.
The only guests who were invited 'were
representatives of the press :
DEATH OF MRS:; A. J. THORXHILL. ;
Mr. K. C. Broaddus received a .tele
gram yesterday-morning,; inlorming him
of the death of Mrs. "Aubrey J. Thornhlll,
which occurred in 'Roanoke Monday af
ternoon. She had;been ill for some time.
Thoremains will be brought: to Man
chester this morning:, and the funeral
services will take Place- at Bainbrirlge-
Streot Baptist church at 11 o'clock. The
interment' will be made " in Maury'Ceme
tery. "- ■ . : ;■.. ;■ -, - ■. - .-;
";-' Mrs. Thornhlll was .well known in Man
che-ster. : as she made her home- here for.
a number of years. She was Miss Alice
Jeter, of Chase City.
■DEATH; OF AIR. PALMER.
Mr. Henry Palmer,' an aged citizen of
Midlothian, Chesterfield -county, died at
his residence at' 10;' o'clock yesterday
morning." Deceased was nigh to; 70 years
of age. He leaves a wife' and four chil
dren. ■ ;' . ,■ . " . '■• :■ ' . ;■" ■
;.'The'- children ■■ are Mrs. J. L.; Brar.nan
and. Miss Emma Palmer, of .-Richmond;
Mrs. T. B. Cheatham, of Manchester, and
Mrs. William C. "Coridrey, of. Winterpock.
Mr, Clarence W.« Wingo, a well-known
young man of the :First Ward, died, yes
terday at noon at his residence, No.- 312
west Seventh street. Deceased was in
his 22d year. He was taken sick about
six weeks ago and: gradually grew worse
until yesterday just' at noon he passed,
away. Before: h«v was sick he was em
ployed on Belle Isle.
He was. a very, good young, man, ..who
had many friends. They now mourn their
loss deeply. ,He leaves his motherland
father, Mr. and Mrs. W.^ E. 1 Wingo. Mr.
Wingo aiid his family came to M^anclies
ter several years ago. from. Amelia
county. .
: Tlie - remains of the. young many/ere
taken to Amelia Courthouse: last night
by the Southern road.
Tlie, interment will be made to-morrow
in the family burying-ground.
FUNERAL, OP MRS. GOODE.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary E. Goode
took place at J0:30 o'clock: yesterday
.riiorning 1 at the Bahibridge-Street Baptist
church. Rev. J. li. Harrison, pastor of
the Immanuel Baptist church, Richmond,
of which the " deceased lady= was a mem
ber, conducteu the senices, assisted by
Rev. E. V. ,Baldy, the pastor of Bain
bridge-Street church. Wcodson Nunnally
sang the beautiful hymn, "Jesus, Saviour,
Pilot Me," as a solo. The interment was
made in Maury Cemetery. ;
WILL PRACTICE. HERE. '.
Mr. Robert S. Rives, one of the best
known young men in the city, was notified
yesterday /that he had passed suc
cessfully' the examination for admis
sion to the State Bar, given , by the mem
bers of the Supreme Court last week.
The examination was said by many to
have been very searching arid thorough;
Mr. Rives, in consequence,: is; to be con
gratulated on his success. .'Mr/. Rives will
begin the practice of law in a short: while,
and will open his ofilce in Manchester.
•Mr. Rives was at' one time connected with
the State, -and became very well known
as a newspaper man. He decided; how
ever, to make the law his -life profession,
and took the course at Richmond College.
He has taken .considerable interest in
politics lately, and is" now a member of
the City Central. Committee from the.
Second Ward. ' ;. ;
BUSY DAY IN COURT.
The Manchester Hustings Court; had a
busy day of it yesterday. Four colored
persons were sentenced to imprisonment —
three. in the. State Penitentiary and one;
in the city jail! They are- as follows:
John Lewis, assaulting Sidney.. Cox
(white), one year;-. John-. Branch, -breaking
seal on an Atlantic-Coast- Line car,- two
years; Maggie Branch, stealing clothes
from Mrs.' A: E. I-iiehardson, one year.
Farley Brown, charged with: shooting. at
Tom Smith,- "was 'given .-two months in" tha
eitj- jail. .
The cases of Hassle .vs. Beaj-dsley
and Hall vs. .'Beardsley " were called yes-.
terday, also. Ea'ph of, these, plaintiffs, is
suing for §5,000 damages. Mr. Moneure,
of Smith, Moneure & Gordon, counsel 'for
plaintiffs, asked a continuance of the trial
till the next term of the court. The cases
went over. -^
PERSONALS AXD BRIEFS.
Rev. W. S. Leake, of Petersburg, was
in the city for awhile yesterday.
Mr. W. H. Garnett was: somewhat im
proved, yesterday. ■:
-.;'• Miss Alma Starke is very sick, at her
home, No; (514; Hull street.
Mr. Alfred Straud is still quite ill af
his home, ..in Chesterfield..;;...:
" The funeral of Mr. William Z. Robert
son took place yesterday morning, and
the body was taken so Clover Hill > for
burial. ■ . ■ ; ; ; ; - •■„ ■ ,
Mrs. Virginia Spellings, is confined^;.to
her home, No. 110» Bainbridge street,, on
account of sickness. ; _ # _ -■
Mrs Fryer, of New Jersey, is m Man
chester.' She came to attend- the funeral
of Mrs.. Baxter. '
Miss Julia Ashburn, of -Norfolk, who
h;xs been visiting Miss. Lovell,; has re
turned to' her home. : '". , :
Mr. 1L Douglass: Mc-Tier, who for the
past- six months-has been j chorister of .
Stockton-Street baptist church, has ten
dered, his resignation to the .members of
that congregation. . _.
Grand Master /Bailey, accompanied by
District Grand Master": J. G.vSauriders, of
Manchester, arid several Odd-Fellows, of
this "city and Richmond; left yesterday to
inaugurate two lodges of Odd-Fellows at
Beach, Chesterfield county.
In AVaslii«iJf<oH Police Court.
VirceritC. Anderson,; former manager
r.f 1, Ss-stand at the American House
iVs-'hington; ;who was arrested, here last
wcic for :ansalleged' check forgery-m the
national capital." was ; arraigned | in ;;the
WartSS-fon Police Court' Monday.^ Judge
Kimbam ordered? that 51.000; bond; be : fur-,
nished: for Anderson's appearance before
the grand Jury.; ";::" '- ,; :' " ;'"; '■
;pavsed Uloivwon West Brouil.
Blows were exchanged yesterday; morn :
ing on west Broad street .between Mr.
p\m Duggins, a • merchant, rand. .Mr.
Gcorcc Woodall a. clerk..- No damage
waf^ne" .Later^warrant^ere^orn
out'- •• for" the men," who -were ; bailed- toi
thdr. appearance in.the^Police Court:this
nioniing.' * ;. -v :. -■".•.'■-- r ; .'■;. ■'-■_
. Are you' in^favoryofi ; the^,separate-car,
bill?: it you are, let your members of
the House and. Senate hear from you" at
once. ..."."
New Culile IJiicm. .;.. J
France - is ■'- absolu*elyj;dependant^upon
England for. newstot-theiTransvaal^^.,
feuse the cablesiaremn^er^ner controU
arid:EKa' is ready^; to 1 spend ;^^UWf
me ue y* to t free iherself .fiThls Js \ like - many
peVpleH>vho- ; after jallowins^dyspeps^tP,
UtUe^ uponttham^ spend^a^ortune jseek
infr •fieliv«ranco:^SAyei?yoi»iv«monojr and
Jrv ■ Hostetter's ; Stomach m\H c -
Pedfclr.e^which'ineYerJfallsno|cure|dys-,
iep;Ma "constipation. Wllo»««» malaria,
fever,, and. attue.
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EVEN RUMORS FEW.
SfO DRCISIVK ■■'IILOW-'.IX. SOUTH AFRI
'I.CAi'j'THRUKFOUK, IT rs TilorCHT^
HE&YYIARTILLERYFIRING REPORTED
It in; Believcdytlie noerifAre Cbnteat-
Sns: Diiller's PnssnKc o£ <lie Tn-
Sr«l«i~MnfcUl!if;: All Itlalat Six n«y«
Ago-OOicr War Kotcs.
LONDON, January 17.— 4:45 : A;'M.--Eveni I
rumors -are no ';■' longer ■ telegraphed / rrom i
Natal, f. The military, experts, >;. therefore,.;
conclude that no decisive; blow -has been;
struck either .way. -.-. ... ;V : ' . 7- •;^
... They.War; Office announced; eariy: to
night ,that nothing would, begive'n- out' to-
: night.'. ■ - •■''■■;'■ ' -'
: The South African Conciliation Com
mission; quietly formed to represent the;
peace 3 ; minority, announces itself to the
country, to-day, 'and asks: for. ; support;
Among the members are many .notable
.persons. \ : ■■: . .-■■;. :J.. ■■■■:.::.. .■■:■ , " .■■
HEAVY FIGHTING.
;;; ; LONDON, January 16.— Dispatches from
Pletermaritzburg to both the Times and ;
tho Daily Mail, report very, heavy artil
lery fighting ' in the direction of : Spring
dield and Frere'Monday. . ■„.•■■ :■;-../
I 'The Mail dispatch; says the Boers prob-
j :■ ably are contesting General ; Buller's pas-
I sage of: the. Tugela river. Howitzers are
j ; evidently very busy. '•- . -
The Exchange .Telegraph Company dis
i - patch from the same place and ■ cate says .
it'probably means that General Bulleriis^
: engaging the enemy, arid that a rumor 2a
current that a portion of the;; British
force" is near Ladysmith. ";
j G UNS FOR BOERS E ASITiY : LANDED.
The Times dispatch .says: ';The<Dela
| goa Bay correspondent of ■" the; -Natal
jTimes asserts that six bigCreusot giins.
I and Jifty tons of shells were landed ;frcm
I the French : steamer Girpncfe- about .the
I middle bf:iast month, under the noses. of
[ two British warships, and were dispatch
ed to Pretoria, causing. much; rejoicing. at
the ease with which contraband can be
gotten through. '" :
'.'The Swazi queen mother, -since .: the
death of, King .Bunu, ;lias killed. all tKe
I chiefs who were ever in England or Cape
I Town, arid ;is now plotting with the
j Boers;' - ; ■.-'■' ■' '. . ".".•"-' .-.""-." ■
'. "The situation may fairly be considered
grave, and it would be well .to send regi
ments of Guerkhas to Swaziland imine-
I diately."; .: .
j NAVAL SQUADRON FOR SOUTH -AF
■■;■:•.-.■";' ■Rica.;; '.w. w
LONDON, January 16.— The Associated
Press learns that while, it is still uncer
tain that the entire, special-service squad
ron is going to.South' Africa, "when ;re
lieved at; Gibraltar by the Channel squad-,
ron, a portion of it will be detailed"to
convoy the "'. "new- naval brigade Lbeing
"formed* for service at the front in Cape
Colony. 'This brigade, consisting 0f i',720
men, 5.7-inch guns, 14 Jlaxims, andlOl2
poiinders, will; be taken to Gibraltar by
the .Channel -squadron, .when it sails,
January 30th.' -'.' ' '- _
' FRENCH STILL BOMBARDING. ■■- '
. (General'' French continues to shell' the
Boer positions, but nothing decisive has .
taken place. , „.■_.:.,;
Arrivals; 'from Stprriiberg estimate;
there; are 4,500 Boers there, mostly revolt
ed colonists and Free, Staters.
■■'." lIETHUEN TO BE RELIEVED.
LONDON, January 16.— Evidence accu
mulates that General Methiien's.blunder
at • Magersfonteiii has lost, for him the
confidence of his- entire .force .-to such' an ;
extent that; it is, declared," if is doubtful
if the troops would follow him in another ;
attack on the Boers. ? : "\ - /
The War Office is understood to be.in.
I possession of a letter written by General-
I "Wauchope the night i before the battle,
I saying that would lie .the Jast letter, he.
would ever write, as he had been asked to.
I perform an impossible task, and he: had
j either. to obey or to surrender his sword.;
An immediate ."change in the command p£
tlie 'force may, therefore, be expected.
It is anticipated in some, quarters that
Lieutenant-General Tucker will succeed
General Methuen.;.
BOER ATTACK REPULSED. ,; "-
RENSBURG, CAPE COLONY, Monday^
January" 15.— The Boers this morning at
tempted to rush a hill heldby a company
of the Yorkshires and New Zealanders,
but they were repulsed at the point of
the bayonet. The. Boers had;. twenty-one
men killed and about fifty wounded.
The- hill commands a tract of country,
east of the main position of the Boers.
They advanced cautiously, directing their,
fire at a small wall held by the- York
shires, and compelling the Matter to: keep
close under cover. '■'... When the Boers rush
ed the wall, ;the\_Yorkshires fixed; bayo
nets and charged...; ;. •
I Just at that moment, Captain Moddocks,
.with"- a" small party, of New Zealanders,
! came up, and the combined force leaped
over the wall and charged straight for. the
I enemy, who . fle(l, r followed by a withering
fire at close range. . • . ...
The Boers -literally, tumbled over each
I other in their hurry to; escape,' but the
persisting fire of the British infantry in
fflicted.a heavy loss. ;.
i Desultory" firing" continued for. some
time but the attack was an; utter fail
ure and the Boers . retreat ed to . the shel
ter of the small kopjes at the base; of
the' hill, i .;' ■ ; -
' -• BRITISH FORT DEMOLISHED.
I PRETORIA, Saturday, January 13.— As
a result of- the bombardment of. Haf eking:
yesterday," the : British fort; at Eastward
was .demolished and the British retired.
One Boer was wounded
:"'•' Advices from -the head ; laager at Lady
smitli . report that o the : ". attack ;on, that
placV January Gth, was disastrous to the
British, and that Ladysmith appears to
be in: sore : straits.- .-.
FREE STATERS TIRED.
LONDON/; January 17.— The Durban cor
respondent of the Standard discusses ; re
ports that the Free Staters have tired:of
the "war and will' abandon the struggle as
soon as the British - cross ; the .border.
■ ; KRUGER'S WAY OUT. _
He mentions an ; extraordinary i ptor>
with reference to a journey, of President;
Kruger's son-in-law, Eloff, ,to Delagoa
Bay, in a' GeTinan warship. According, to.
this Eloff has been making arrangements
for' President /Kruger:s. escape through
German Damaraland, in the event" of ths
capture of. Pretoria. v; .. - ," :
- . •■ ::ATATHE MODDER. .
■MODDER RIVER, Tuesday,. January 16.;
There" was- a' brisk exchange . pf shells this
morning, the ; Boers returning: our fire: for;
the : first-time "in several; days. v. - V
The Britisli - entrenchments are being
continually -and : extended::
'Trie -railroads bridge 1 is .almost completed.
Heavy rains /-have -fallen : in . the -hills;
;recerit)y,: and the ; fords; of Reit river -are;
all impassable. , ,_ „ .. , ; , '
It- is» reported that { it, will -be • necessary^
to relays the) rails' over; almost jthaVentlre
distance from Modder ■■ rivers to ■; Kimber
lev -■' the" Boers - haying, used i rails
sleepers -In building;; their/; fortifications^ - <
'- FREE STATE "WE ARINESS.-
Stories : still"reach ; ;campthat>the;: Free;
-Staters ; 'desire torrid: the .war. ' .'The latest'
reportis thit'a/ counbil was-heldrecently.
at^ Bloemfontein;^at; :which^president;
stevn and y General;; Cronje j; were-^present:}
rrVVas theri stated^that Unless, the
began
FreeSStkters .would return .home.^-The,
dimc^ty^theKßoefs-must^xperience^^
provisioning -their forces far from, the
railway is given as the reason.
- v MAFEraNG^HOLDING;OUT.. . ■
January 17--The Times* oor
reipondent at; Lorenzo Marques, telef
slg^^MondayTlsaysthat^daysxagOj
:Skinfr was' holding out -as plucklly as
Vvpf'S There : was : then;--: 110 ; ; < liUolinood „,• 01 ,
■^MARTIAL LAW ■ INfcA^^COL'QNY.^
Tuesday, January 16.^Slr.|
'lltv^W^, the Gov«mor, hasyrMlaim|
od martial law In tho districts of Hope-;
, ■■:■ T-TT7* ATM* TjfIPTJ 7 r^.C!Orrcs
' LADYSMITH, Monday, January S.-
f(]By|MeHseriger.; to January.: 16.)~
■.'A""r representative {of Press]
iylßltedJ Saturday^ s^battle^fleld?this'sinorn^
ilrig,^aridrsaw>largojnumber3fbf
jThe^Britlsh^gunsfse'etn^to^
f Ereat^h'avoc. i^One;;Boers had'^hls ;;head;
: clean*!: shotlj off, S arid Ja^'couplb;; of ;i others!
were "-killed ;byi the; same^.-shell^f evidently:
iwhlleTeatlng'j.thsip.iluncheon'i v as.:half-eatenl
ih'ard-bbiled -v eggs' f lay^besido ■': them; :•:■ Some;
; Natal > Dutchmen 1 * were / recogn ize'dV among 1
the' dead. v ' <
A number of Boer bodies and carcasses
f of tlforses; have; been'.washed, dpwri Iritorribii
Spruit,-. Awhich- -became ,; a.■ raging ■: tor-;
:rent"-- 'during : a?^ 'heavy thunder-storm.
lThe ; ;British, ■ while;rdigglngjgraves, : ;.were
fl red ''■ on ; : by Boer, artillery,' :• and', several jo f
;them:^were hlt: : v ;; Soft-nosey bullets ;; and
'.dum-dufn'"'; cartridges ;hava i bsen? found: on ';
;wburided';prisonef3;:;:;..;.';':-.-'-,".;;; wburided';prisonef3; : ; : ; ..;. ';': -.-'-,".; ; ' f i
% r.Volun teers ; carried : the Boer dead off : the ;
.hill and. handed; the.; bodies- over -Xp] their.
comrades; at; the : bottom^ Over- ninety.
were ' thus f carried ; off ■ Wagon Hill -alone.
DLACKBURX AGAIX; EIiTHCTED.
Taylor EleeiloiiSCoinmissioiieM'En-;
joined from. Acting. ■::■':■'....
;\ FRANKFORT;;: XY M ■ January :lG.^-The
•election of ;J. C.-S." Blackburn as \Uriited;
: : States senator, .was .duplicated Jin both
houses of the Legislature to-day, trf'avoid.
any ; question ; of the- legality of Tuesday's
. ':■:...-. - . '.""■-_•. :'. '_>'.'■ '." -;;..•'•:, '.;•: ;
'..The : Court of Appeals,; in a decision to
day, :nullifled Governor Taylor's appoint
• ment of . W.-' H: : JVlackey ; and ' A. -M. CV
: Cochran as , election '; cornrriissioners, : and
enjoined them from. acting; This decision
was: on ;a strict -party -vote.: The.'Demot
cratic commissioners ;: will, therefore,'.- try
the minor. State-office contests; . '. .;;:
■ Before the contest * boards -to-day Judge
: Fontaine :Fox,<a "Goebel ■"supporter, testi
fied; that several; thousand .voters'remain
.ed.away,mowing' to : the presence of mili
tary at tho polls.' -' ' - . ' :
." 'Attorney'- ICohn; asked him regarding
.pre-election ... incendiary • iiublications ,in
anti-Goebel- newspapers. - ...
.•Colonel JBreckinridge--' objected, on 'the
. score - that the newspapers themselves
.were the only; competent. evidence.: The
objection was sustained. . * -
S. J. Baldric testified that Judge" Toney,
on- election' day,?.refused ; even;a;few'inin
■rutes'.' time to send for Democratic attor
neys to. resist the; motion for; an Injunc J
tion to compel : the admission at;the polls
of- Brown inspectors, the injunction t being
issued.; He testified that he had: voted,
but -his vote, was I not counted, and : his
precinct, which -gave Goebel 112 majority,
was: thrown out He. know o£- no one, 'per
sonally, who had been kept from voting
by soldiers. ; - ;: ;.. ' ; '
;■; - ."■ . . - — 'r-- -=r&- — — — - . ■'■"-■
OtJR ' PIII'IiIPPIXE PURPOSE..
Proposed Joint Resolniion— Tlie .$20,
'f-' \ 000,000 AYe Paid Spain.
WASHINGTONr'D. ™a, January IG-—
Senator Wellington * to-day introduced a
joint resolution ; "declaring the purpose
of. the government with reference to the
Philippine Islands." -'
, The resolution sets. forth that the"Gov
ernment of -the United States does not
consider- the -payment -of 520.000.000 • to
Spain on account of the Philippines as "a
purchase either of 'the lands, persons, or
privileges of the inhabitants of the Phil
.inpine:.lslands,. inpine:. lslands, but . that such. payment
'.was -made with . the.friendly purpose -of
abrogating any. claim of -sovereignty.:, that
was then lodged in, the Spanish Govern
ment,' and to prevent the, intervention. of
other foreign Powers in Philippine : af
-fairs.";.. - . -- , : : ': - -'
The resolution further, sets forth that
it is not the purpose of-' this government
to deprive the Filipinos of th*e!r : right : of
self-government;: but; pledges them; -tho
protection of the United States in estab
lishing a republic, when law and order
shall be: established. ~ , -
GOV; I.OXGIXO IXAUGIiR ATOD.
IIe : iieco-imneiKls String-cut I^a-ws
AgjUjist Liyncliliis?-
JACKSON, • MISS.,;. ', January 16.— Five
thousand visitors assembled in . Jackson'
to-day .to: witness \ the ■ inauguration or
Governor Longino and: the other new
State officers! Owing .to his continued
illness, .. ; &er-ator-e!ect;McLaurin,'; the re
tiring Governor, -was .'hot. able to be.pres
ent. :• ■: ■' --.. '; - . ":■ ■ ■ '
In his inaugural . Governor Longino de
nounced mob violence as : a : detriment to
prosperity and statehood,' arid, said thajt
the only remedy lay in: stringent legal
methods of prevention. ■ . ; •
. Governor. . Longino adyised the Legisla
ture; to. pass a la>V- giving to the family
of any "person who may. be lynched' the
right: to- recover, a: heavy :Sxed sum Of
damages against the county wherein ;the
lynching occurs. -He further- suggests a
law providing : that the office of the"
sheriff or constable" who allows a prisoner
to be taken from his hands shall at once
become vacant. ; ,
'•■ •'■-•■■.: ■ — ■ — -7—7- •*v : — —
BRYAX BAXQUKT IX KENTUCKY.
Blacklmrn and Goeliel, an Well ns
tlie lteljrnslran, Speals. . . ....
FRANKFORT, XT.'; January. IG-—Colo
nel W. J. Bryan was banqueted by the ;
Democrats of the Kentucky Legislature
to-night. ..; The banquet; was also a cele
bration.of the /election of Senator Black
burn.. :
= Mr. Bryan was met at the train by a"
committee, of .which .; Blackburn and Goe
bel were meriibers. V Ex-Governor ' James
B. McCreary presided as toastmaster. /
Mr. Bryan responded to the toast; '|The
Democratic Party,': Its Future, and- its;
Politics"; Senator. Blackburn -to "Old
lventuelcy," and: Senator -"William.; Goebel
to ''Kentucky: and Her Relations' to the
National Democracy." . ' •. .
THE HOXOL.ULTJ PLAGUE.
Situation .'\V ell in Hand— Every Pre
euntioii Talcen l»y Autliorlties.
WASHINGTON, ; ; p. C., January 16.—
Surgeon-General Sternberg says that. the
situation in -Honolulu appears, to; be -weil
in hand,; every; precaution' having been
.taken by the local -health authorities and
the' United" States Marine Hospital Ser
vice, and' therefore; calls for. no action at
his hands.'-. . : :
So far, not a single case of theplagu©
has appeared aniong the United" States
troops, -.- and owing '.to ■ the \ thorough , me
thods adopted :to guard against the intro
duction'of the disease, it. is not considered
likely that, it will extend to the riiilitary
■reservation;'- ' ' -',- . -
'■:': The -troops, are keptupder.smct discip
line,^ and: are -not allowed, to. leave the;re
servation, except -on .military :business.;
Exposition at Cliarleston inlOOl. •
CHARLESTON, s;c., -January IB.— At
a large and "representative 'meeting or
buEiness-men i held"; here ; to-night,; the In
dustrial projectwasi launched
by the V appointment; o'£ ■ a ; committee for.
the - : ; preliminary wbrk^^s. The ; plans > no w.
being -'- considered^. contemplate -a ■■'■■■ great
Stare "or 'interstate" exposition, to be held
in' Charleston. invl9ol;-;v; ; . . : . V
' ■ One of the' most'notable features of-to
night's meeting - was the : raising, of ' $1,500".
lit 15 minute's for' the expenses of the
irivestigrationVordered:; ;' ■ *; ; A' : sl : ;
: The r; exposition -idea -has-. already ."been
encorsed 1 -by " the -' Governor,-; congressmen,"
anciJeadirigrbusjness arid professional men'
of South Carolina?. .";.--'.;:. -v ."•/ '.;' •;: '.:. .*•;■ ; v
\-y''.'l\- - : ; For ; :a>Pa.«Vlfic;Cal)le.;: ■:,;.. ;. : -;;V' ;
V' WASHINGTON; :D.v C, January .16.—
; Secretary;? Long-^ and. Rear-Admiral = Brad-,
If of dl appeared before .the ! Senate Commi trr'
; te&" on Nayalf Affairs' to-day: In; advocacy.
:' of ; the ■ cpristrudtion.iqf i a Pacific cable byj
• the '•.'governmerit.-'i-V?":c : ';■ :.;-; ".;■ A\:^~-^;-;:A \ :^~-^ ;-;: > :.; : r: ' : ;:■•■■.-;
statement: was; gerieral,'
"and 1 related i entirely, to ; the ; ; feasibility.; of
'"the - plan, -andiits^advantage i over /having
£ ;thd^work^done.by-pri\'at6'"reritorprise; ; ;.
it : Admiral^ Bradford^ detailed-* the " opera-;
3 tlons : of ;.theVcollier,-:Nero,-;iwhich ! ii3 ~now ;
in : makins, a. ; ;prelirninary.: survey.
\ of ; the' proposed' line iwest ; of -Honolulu; pv:;:;
I: •:• Dißaater la Russia.
' ST. ■ PETERSBURG;, ' January^ 16.— A
c church> collapsed ito : day, r :durln*gi the? cele
bration iof % aaJa.ass,"^ in t Maloouz«ne Ato.wn
ship, l -'Sumara>Dlati - ict.«L-Nineteen>person3
were -killed? and' sixtyreight.wera.'wounded;
* J.* I. "Beyry," Lbgaikon, Ph., writes: "I
Bmv.willJHff!t»liak^e-;my|batht|^hat^r^
[curedtgflP^WOJPls^fPl-ii^l^fi^K^^Hßi^
of iOni'iMinutal Cough;' Cure'afterf doctors'
"failed.";,Mt:-"alBO cured my children oC
whooping-cough." Quirkiy rslieves and
cures I coughsricolds,-:; croup, ;; grlppe^land
throat; and. Vluue- treublss. ChlWren ■ all
ilike'it.' aibtherii Indorse it. J?pdek§r]Bro-J
.therß.^T.VA'rMUUr,
--,--. - , - "
(CONTINUED , FROM I FIRST ■ FAGB.)
. s trongly^f or ; th a 1a 1 bU I fat; th^rneettris"^^^
committee yesterday.; -The <:bill: : 'winbV!
considered -at. a meeting of the
■'committee;. next Tuesday night."
■'(I -■>'.".'..--•--'.'■"■•■. ' '; ' - '•■ '.-•. -• "'^"-^^S*?
The bill- which recently passedthe Sen
ate directing tha. supervisors of Princess
Anna county to expend 75 per cent, of tho
taxes paid by: citizens of Virginia Beach
District upon improvements at;the beach,
was ;' considered by; the House
on; : Counties, -Cities, and -.Towns yester-.;
;day ;afternoori. .:It will be reported :to
day.;:A' number, of citizens" of' Norfolk : 1
advocated the •■ bill.;; MrV:M;:T/;CookeV'Of
Norfolk ; J Mr.' A. ; B. ; Sedner, of ; Norfolk,^ |
and ";Mr. ; . .^Burrow, "■-'' ; andv Senator's Foster,- 1
both: of "Norfolk/: spoke-for.ithe^billrr-rlt'!
was by;; ; Delegate^Ewell,:; ;?of J
: Princess Anne, .and jlr; . John Shippj"; pfesi-; j
dent ' of -:. the ;' ; Board ; of : ; Supervisors ; 7;jof .
the > county. : v The ;•: committee will: ; reyort...
the bill to-day.
' The ; Soldiers' : Home i Investigating Com-.:
mittee /did Jnbt 1 meet ; last ; night: ,The ; sub
committee - :was \ engaged ' •; yesterday tor
some" time iii: investigating the -financial;
.condition of the -home and ; its;: receipts;
and; expenditures,; but v.-as . not ready-; to ;
' report";; last J night: It is' thought Xthat -a ■; j
i report" vvill be . forth coming ; to-night,: and j
the;, whole 1 committee has been called to ; |
j meet to-nigh t> to ;: receive it. It : is likely
that the investigation of the 'management .
!• of the home will . be • begun to-morrow. .
[ Orie ; of the biggest 1 fights of .the present
session; of the ' General ; Assembly will ba j
initiated to-night in the House Commit-;
[ .tee; on: Courts iof Justice, -when.the em-.
I ployers' ::• liability, bill, making ; railroad I
I■- companies % liable* for injuries \: sustained
by •: employees: through : the negligence)ot
fellow servants,", come'i up for, considera
tion. Hon. C.'.y. Meredith, .of thiscity,;
I will ,-. appear, by ' request 9f the ■': laboring
men, to ; advocate the bill.?; It is , expected i
rthat Mr. W. : A.: Glasgow, "•: attorney .'for 'the]
Norfolk and 'Western, -will' lead theifight , j
;agairist the bill,; as] he did at the" last: ses--
L'sion when .the same : -measure 1 "was intro- I
■duced; ; : .. ; ";'.'; ■.. ■. . ; - ... ■'
Mr. S: Wilkins Matthews, member of
the House : front Accomac, will ■offer j a
bill soon compelllrigsteamboat companies
to provide separate accommodations : for
negroes and -whites. In other -words, he
-will introduce a "Jim Crow boat bi11.".. He '
will do so in response to the requests ot
numerous correspondents f rom the i East-,
c-rn : Shore, who asked him to endeavor' to
havo the provisions of the EpPs bill,.re
garding separate cars, apply to steam-,
boats ■ also: ;:iiegardinff this.: amendment
as V impracticable, ■ ; Mr. Matthews deter- •
mined to .offer a bill, to accomplish the
ends desired. _.
The House Commi ttee on Schools .and ■•'
Colleges had before it yesterday mornings
the bill' off ored by Mr. Todd, member -of
tho; House from Augti3ta, appropriating
$5,000 annually to be used in educating 100
young : women at the State - Female Nor;
mal : School, atFarm\ille.'j President F.
W. '"■ Boatwrlght, -.. of .Richmond /College;;
President W. W. Smith, of the Randolph-
Macon system of schools, and colleges,
arid Rev. James Cannon, principal of tha
hßlaokstone Female Institute, opposedvthe
bill. ;; Mr. Todd, the patron; Dr. Robert
Frays'er, 1 president of the State '.Female;.
Normal, .and Dr. :j.,W.' Southall,; State
Superintendent "-'-. of Public Instruction,
advocated the measure. The committee
voted: to. report. the bill with a recom
mendation that it. do pass.
The House Committee on Counties,
Cities, and Towns reported • favorably
yesterday the bill-to incorporate the Con- ;
solidated Turnpike Company, , of Norfolk.
The bill authorizing the construction q L a
bridge across L tha "James river . near
■ Scottsville; was also reported favorably.
r Mr E C. : Jordan, member of the House ;
fr"om : Fredericlc county,., is-energetically
working to secure the passage: of. his bill,
placing upon counties the burden of costs ■
in misdemeanor cases.": He hopes- to; get
it on the calendar this week. Thereara,
chances bothfor and' against the , bill/ Its;
opponents seem as'coniident, as its advo
cates". • ' . ',_ ' . '.; ..
■The-. House Committee on Counties,
Cities, and Towns will consider Mr/Pol
lock's bill, prohibiting, the killing.of; wild
birds other than game birds to-morrow.
; It is stated that the much-talked-6f bill
amending the Richmond . city, charter, _so
as to make the offices of police and : nre
commissioners elective by the people^^^U.
be offered by; a Richmond member of the
House in a few days. -....- ; -.
The: House Committee on Labor and.
poor will meet Tuesday evening at- . •
■o'clock'^ to consider the ten-hour day bill
of Mr. EpPs. ■'.'■■■ '. ' :'. . . ' .. :
bill. fl;'>:\ , . .;.-•;:;;
Tho bill introduced in the House by; Mr.
' Dupuy of Roanoke, creating depart
ment of insurance, will be considered by.
.^e "committee; on General Laws,to-mor
row. .-■;".■ ".' .. -'■:- '■ ..- -'... , '.■:-■".■■
Will Sins "Said Faslia'' To-Xifflit.
mi wiihur-Kirwin- Opera ;/ Company,- is
of n t^e S con^any C af S al^o be^e^ ; pre^
wm Is eaua\ to" ny C ombopera company
mmppi
lilStlrom Korfolk, where It maCe a yro
performance.: ■"■-.. . . . ,
Decrease in City Death -Rate
The records of the;Health:;Department
sh^thar :^ere>were:-l,^aeaths i^st
Zaz>v •• i'nes-.- comcared . with .- 1, «47- . aeatns .-.m
The city inl^ This; gives a/percentago
SrfSSanc|of 15.ra:in^99, asagamsta
nprcentage of:10.41:In;lSSS. .. J _. .. ..-._
?are with which its chorus, comedians.and
•"wSSe^in males' and 37^ females. : :
and 423 f ernaleg. ;
Negro Youtliln;Hcr,noora.;
'■■- The^'boaraers' at .the': Duporit House, _SO3
PrankUn'streot.werei aroused;; yesterday
' moaning before 4 . o1o 1 clock ; by :;> the /screams
iorvj^l^ Pa'ce/ia:. daughter,;of :the ;;pror
lit -wa 3 {. soon ¥ discovered,
had beenfawakenedi:by: ; noise.3made ? oy,:a
rt-ro-fyouthS walkings in i hers apartment/
T !^untaiownvmarauder 7 :escaped-iliow
?everV-»The" police ::were /notified ;of;; the
: incident.!;. "" ';; - :::;';v:.-.; -; .-..:';.;-. ■",•.'■-■ vv ~-*":;;■;';;.~ -*":;;■; ' ;; .
; Mr. Harwood Dcstperntely 111.
:- : "i ; Thefs%asaitt!eToFrid:. change] yesterday,
iri^tlie condition:: of irMr:;S^W.^Harprood.
Helifdesperately ; ill •and^losmg: strength
steadily. ,
Mrs. Charlotte Tippins is^ extremely Uli
■-at her' ; home, -at Ithe^residenae scfi^eri
•daujhwr? MM. Jease Clark. 327 south
street. •
General A. L. Phillips, who wa3^s!ck
=recoYered,;andiiß oii^the. street again.
'5- Mr' James § B 4pace." v who has .;b«eriicon-j
■fined' at home". by sickm.ss, was able to;
be down town- yesterday.
S*S : Judgs> ; S.?-H6ußtbnsLetoher.w,oC,;Lexlng
■is at Murphy's. ' . • . .^.. ' v .;V-;
Auotlii^maT^tor Taylor.
SIFRANKFORT^KYr;? January XIS.-^ln^the
ISenate-^to-daytfthevrJudiciary^CoromittaQ;
I c^arg&igmade s and;
|I^QUteS^-<3b3eOT<^MarshalLf 'ksi t<?StSg
i alleged! dlsqualilication of xhe. six ';JDemo^|
-eratic; senators v/ho'.ar"? serving oh the i
rcosteStlcom^itteea. and found th<> objec
;tioris:not-.weli;tai:i-u. V^M
.;.•.■.-.■-.- - — .
iDm^WKO* • 1« AST. : 'rEAK.
StoekHoiaer. otR.P. 11. 1.. * T. C».-.
. liaj^y Hoia'Annual 3»octlnic.
"The annual m.ee.tosfp? th*» stockholders
of tho Ricnrhondy Perpetual- Building,-:
Loan andjTrust, Company was held at 5
o'clock yesterdaylaf ternoon. r ;. ;:;; : ; „„;;;
Board ot Directors :.was.,
elected: -Messrs. H. Theodore Kliyson.j
'Charle's^Hutzle^N^Ri^Savage.-:^ .fC-j
Schmidt^ ,3.liltbn?J.^Straus^Moses^ May,;
and;iH.;^S;4>Binswanger;&TheV:t>"^?^
elected .were Messrs.- Jultus:Straus,;><v. : .».:
: • Officers of ; the company t for.; the sensuia,
year were also elected.'4 They are: Messrs. ;
H.? Theodore '( Ellyson;SpresidentyChanes
Hutaler;? vice-president ; ; Henry;, i>. ; -»u^
1«. r, cashier, and ; William, Kllyspn^ soltci-^
:". The. year past vwas: a goad ;One ,with:tUis s
organization. -.-..* lt ~ prospered ;to 'a ; inarKea .
degree. -Its*future;l3^ also ; bright v v ; ' -^ -;
r vThei annual meetingi of- the.; stockholders
of the: Virginia >Trust^ Company iwas ixelO. :
yesterday :morn:u:c.:: Tha president s ;re
port - was • presen teU. and showed gratuy
ing business donv ;i.n ; the ; past ; year.
was I discussed, ;• and - 1 !ie. ; facts <it t set forth
were causes ■■-. for - congratulation.,; After
the of % routine business < :tne.
following 'officers were elected : ■?. James 'JN. ;
Boyd,; president; Mann; s>.:Quaries,i>«ce- ;
president, .and John. ' j Morton,'; secretary
and treasurer. ;. :"., —"-".'• V;'. ■,". -'-vv'i;-;
'- Thf> : annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Me tropolitan i was ',-. a. iso v to ■
have been.held;yesterday,ibutino.q.uorum
of the stockholders: was procured and the :
meeting- was postponed until to-day --at H
A/M. : -- r ' ' . ■■-■'■ • ■ ' ■
GENERAL ..AYHEEiES'S. r.BTX;RS.
Tlie Fatuous AJ abamiim Has Re»Js»?
etl His Position.- in itUe.-Arniy. ...
FLORENCE, . ALA;, January IS.—Gene
ral/ Wheeler '.■•'announces, his -plans in a
private 'letter . received \. here" ; to-day^ by
Tax-Commissioner Wood. ;>'• From Luzon,
; De'cembe.r;2d,-;\the't General writes 'that he
expects : to ' lesive in : a few ' days and will
devote himself -here to pushing { mineral
ari«l schoolland legislation for the Philip
pines, through: Congress. '•■•: He says: X
could not, have" left, here r while nhe cara
paign was on iwithoutibelnEf subjected ,to
severe ; criticism. --V I c resigned nly
position in tho army." ■;-'•■,; : ,r
: WHEELER : NOT ■:- PLEASED WITH
,: :. ■-:■ OTIS. ' " / : >
WASHINGTON,' T>: C, January 1 16.-"
T\ r ar" Department officials have ;;little ,-,to
say I regarding General ; Wheeler's : return.^
The order had been given sometime ago,
but whether it: wa3tha. result of an ap
plication - from itha » General ; could irtrt : be
recalled. It was gathered that General
Otis had'^not been able. .to :nnd:aplace in
the field satisfactory : to General ;.\Vheeler,
who had no mind for : service In Manila.
... " . - . ; ' ' -•«*» — . ' .• ■ ■. ;- -"■ •-■ ;
THE ; AVKECK OFF SEWFOUXDLASD
Evcrytliiiiff Gum to Show THut tlie
: Steauier "Was -tlio .Hclgolanil. ■;'■' •
ST. JOHNS, N.: F., January ltJ.—Every
thing goe3 to "show. -that the' wrecked
steamer: is ■ the Helgoland.: the property of
"the Dutch-AmericanlPetroleum. Company.
Among' a number? of flags, picked up this
evening near Holyrobd was one with the
colors blue, white, arid red, and with the
letter "R" in the": centre. This is the
: house flag of that company. . ;.\ '_
Taken" with the finding iof tne boat oE
"Cape ' Pine and ■ other finds, it seems -to
- leave no" doubt : as Ito \ tha -.identity ; 0« the
vessel: A li Ec buoy ..was ; also p picked up
with the name of the steamer painted ..on
it, but the lettering- "was partly illegible
from' water and fire. - "
Barmese Rice Crop, Great.
LONDON " -January - : : . 16.— The . Calcutta
correspondent of the. Times says:: .The
Burmese rice crop has broken tha record.
Over" 2,020,000 j tons wiir be ; available for
export ' 'to foreign countries. Burmah.is
also able to supply a practically imlimited
: quantity ;-jto the famine district."' \
Againat :. -lllgTier Frelsjlit Rate*.
CINCINNATI. 0., January 16.—The.In
quirer says: "The United; States Spirits
Association "met here to-day and ■..* ap
pointed' a 'committee to . protest against
advances in freight rates on spirits.
... -irelesrapliia Urlcf.i.
Charlotte, -N. "C— IV cotton-mill com
pany,-'with a' capital of ?7a,(M) T has been
organized at Selrna, N.;C.. /
Tampa, . Fla.— The dry-goods store -of
Lea I3i Klee was destroj^ed by fire.- Aoss, :
I&J.00O;" insurance,' v 523.C00. ; Tha fire, is
thought to have- been of incendiary origin.
Memphis, -Term.— A negro named . An
dorson'Gau3 was found hanging to a limb
of a tree near Hennlng. It is supposed,
he was lynched ■ for. aiding in the : escape
of fne.:Ginerly brothers (colored), whO f re-;
cently '•murdered two" officers. near Ripley,
Term. " V. ; . ' . '- : /■' .
: r Jackson, ' Jliss.— By a track-slide on-the
Tazoo and Mississippi "Valley road,^ near;
Yazoo city, John. Peoples, a negi;o.. was
killed,- and •■ Lawrence ; Wagner, —Henry
Jones. Ike Travis, Freeman RatcllrCe,: and
J. Cooper were injured. . - . ; . . ; :
Are you in favor .of : the separate-car
bill? If you are, let your members of
the Housa and Senate hear from you at
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Hir.ixiioTirA^rs cakxatioxs.
lie Has, It is Sahl, Fourteen A' cw
Orlsinal aiixturcs. - , :
• . (Chicago Tribune.) "-
H. N. Iliginbottom has received .from
his conservatories .-Vat - Harlowarden, =near
Jollet, 111., fourteen new specimens of car
nations which he says equal lor excel the
"Lawson"; carnation stock,, for which: he
was- an unsuccessful bidder at; >i,OtX>, and
which sold : f6r. 511,500. ;They "represent: the.
first Successful attempts: at combination
iri'ada with, his own stock under .the direc
tion" of ; James Hartshorne,^the .florist at
Harlowarden. . ' >- '--■:.
■-'-■ The /fourteen specimens : represent . com
binations 'o£ as : many: as; six varities, ■ and
the "results, in* tbe ) estimation of a tlori3t;
form a perfecf -ftCwe-r-^naturalVcoloring/
lorn' sterns^ and finu pedicels. -The combi
nations have shades - and : tints -from ; deep
red and dark crimson to pure white and
slight "red T tints, flight , pink, and vane-,
gated pink -and white. , -".' , ;
- The carnations hay* been named by.ftjr.
Higinbotham.'- SlipsVwere ; sent to his ?Mz
idence at 2,833-Michigan;avenue, ; for^that
purpose, arid to rriost.qf. them were": given;
the names of friends ; and membera^of Hr.
Higinbottiam's-family.^Thß nefespecg
menVleft \ the -labeled ; by
rmmbers,::arid each: with -a ' : ftw ;word 3 of
commendaUon from. tlie florist. The-y; are.
Florence IHgin
b °?pure : whlte-rMlss >Allce"; Higinbotham;
v A Palmer „:v:v
: - V n-ht pink-aiiss -Hortense-jVliller. ;
;. An'unsusally light pink-Mrs. ' H. N.
Higinbotham. -■.•;■" ' • ,
: ■A^.varigateai.pink^and -white^-Bryon L-:
Sr AVhite, little red tint-Chlcot '
--■£<■: light pink^Mrs-viniwardVAdama.^^:;
; ; A; varigated;; ;pink anj - whlte-R.^
Crane, Jr. . . , • : .
-'■'A. deep seailet- Harlowarden.
|?^de^p red-lira. "John Q. Shedd.
" A.' "varigated- pink arid whito- r N'ydla. . -
-A;ilight-pink-i-Mrs^J.;K^ Robinson. . -
- "The :i car nation Vis ?; theS comlnar i flower.^
said-Mr : iHisinDotharn^;';lt?inay;notJhay&
beenicuitlvated^i^J^W^afltha^rysan^
themum-' but^ It >ba ß 7 Qualities ; which vwilt
causa it to outlive that flower in popu-
commercial valu© of tho new specl
meris^. Jlr.^ Hlgiribothamlsaid^.was ;ionl3^
<wnj^ctural;Another;year^^ld>bem«ed
ed to make a completd , test of .^the^
(Chicago Timw-Herald.) ..
?''Blow,«littwy;.winds,?ac«33ith(sil|eia9^
l^dwafKp»r^«>vßatoiberiW^«^^
rfafchaWnKlwtth^er^roJle^ianaitheg;
Bring back her lov» to roe,- to me! 1
■> • i >>'*j^^
The u-ind" blow chill a0r093 the flald»
pAndidldn'ti d« i altfi?n»jto "j Wra^^^
aßutlffe^ejt^ northpi-Ie of Wsjw||^
6®&
iTopo.c'a EdacnUcnu! Cto*«««<««*»«- V
\::^ : >?~rjXevf ■ RoadXan» Xc c«l ed»" £^S,^o^l
"~ _ '
your pap~ef!tbat-th*3siftSc«
tion cf tho rSght 'ot voting $;j occtiwftn^^^
|tihe|miad3lo£ ssomoTof iour^lkir^aiaSu^9^o
talked oL It that.M don«, it wouTCWBtk
a great wnsg t» sorue "of ci:r bear *sa '
:mo3tj worthy cltlzona. In, my iinm*ai*t*
neighborhood taor*' ar» four p£ojs*a§T*
farmers who cattieither read nor.,«a<«(^p
|aad|titailthrougli'.no fault ot.fibetrsi^iw*
.■cau^]th'eyjdid!nbt^volthe'advan^i»^^^g
tho.. free' schools, v* their ctuldr&a no-* ,
have^ThoyJarttSpaylnsVartiiuany to the
; States taxes oi»;property,tn.'OiQ;agsrelghn
lAvorttL? $B.<X».liWoul<t tit* bdlrightl aad» insf '0m
3 to> a deprlva,? these a woe tbys and « reap«cw4'^^
. ; citizensloC; the : rights ot. ;f fancbJtaeJJ aruti t<|^P
i allows persons/q both. Iwhit^y antt « co£d«<V
- toTivote? simply, -i because can":? reatC ;■
:;thoughsthey..^pay;jnotliins: to the a»pi>ort
i oZ i tho i State
.vi'l'Aaother J aiibjecti that t reaulres no Ucej '• J
; our.' defective.. 1 road '] lawa.sTherelaliouldvbA.^^
; a ; time; prescribed ,ta;-worlcrour;roatrs.^lh3 -".'*;
';road^f contractors^ should ?bef requlract % to £i&
■ gi ye s the 3 roads /i two'2 gooclXwor kinss—bna s ;t;
in ;th©) spring-,1 after,; the« ' fceezes - ara.; o^ ar»ya>i
r : and"anocher.in,*th©:faU»-'before,theii£rae3«*^a
I begin ~"And j th© fLeeislaturei should f desig
1 natoii thd l^months twhen ?■ this 3 worfcishouid
1 h& '. done. Lost 1. win tec | .tli'e; road; ;In ;^ray .; ui»
% trict iwas 7ln % December, ' and ~> th*
result^waatmudlallithel-wlhter.liram-oi \
i the, opinion : that : our. roads, could .bo ,\eork-« ■'■-' M
led more-i economically -i if t each • magisterial V. :
i dlstrictf.were ; \ divided : Into % four^ sections,
- and "a these -'.wers '% offered * publicly; to ' tho
lowest bidder^ and; tho contractor,wer» re
-;quiredito^'slve ibond.'f with approved 1 aa-, :
I curitV^^for.uhe- faithful; dlschargel of ibJ3
i;duty.
t ;:. Under i the ;: present;!; sy3tenV-c"when.- on«
man gsts "the -contract for 1' a"? magisterial ':<
, district,' ho ;ha's ■ too 2 much^territorj'. '
i these contractors very; naturallysend9a,votf •
to;do" the, i .wock-:wlth.,astUttle;expeiisa-;aat ■
, possible. ;'La3t;Fabruary;!duringi.thA;snowt^m|
and sleet; 'trees: remaihad'ln'tlia road lot
two. v.-eeks. and in some places persons ":■ "■:
were compelled to drive in the woods, ta
get around them. '
--, The ; tax ■of 1a ; cents '.per,: tout on i srunntf - •
is nojti meeting : the. approval ; ; of i our.i farm
tng';comittunitjv I;saw,*a?gentleman,~'wlio- •_ -i
;f3 the proprietor, of, alargaguanorfactory, - -. ;
inj my • countyu nty • a;; few 1 days ■ ago^; and ) askad
him if he had heardthat. this. tax law;had .-;".^ : :-
i passed ;tho\.Legi3lature.'<-HL<j;}reptyiwad-' ; 3
that the" farmer, would .1 hay© :to pay It, .
as ;h© expected ;to;put;from"2s:to>; to;put;from"2s:to> 50 F cent3 Mi
• on "his gruano to meat tha' tax.-; v^K'::- 1 ■ -;■'',;"-, 'A-.--;i
■: ":•' ■:;-;;:-':;-;. ■; ;:;."■"-. "'/.• : : "-;;;-OLI>'-FOGY. U
• Xciv Ybrlt'* Frenclx Ball. "
" .".'. • ■(NewTork'Sun.) iig^ra
v.T^a'i^ench'L'bali'atTth^Ma^on-SaawJ^
Garden' last night wa3. late In'gettin^^nn*: :•£s
der way; but J once it-l started it j gava pro- . | *
mise of ubeingr; a, lively ) aff air.fiThat only .og*
question jin': the- "minds "s of 2 th»'iievelleir»'" ; J
. wa3 : how;}; far. : things vwouia ibe ; permittetl : \,. .'•
to go ; by-: the new. , captain : of J the .Teridar-SH'
loin; .^who ■•was '7; present -ivi^ a sre3plendQnft«vt«
uniform,' v, bu t ■'; .with, ■ ; an ;; otninpual* look. orx3j^-g
his face. >. The material' for:anKqid-tim» '•- :
French i; ball, -w-ithiaUithe;startling-;atm3|#
butesSthat;niade thai event; famous • flf tasn?r; i".'
or i twenty, years '■ ago. .was ' presient:' in great Sm
Quantities. : There were ■ some younsr*gcirl» ■£
ar\ajmahy 4b{d ;girls,^an^ j theirlcostumes. -f&,
; were T sufHcfently A scanty;and;-wearers aufii-.^i|
clentlymvelyj,to hold out; promise 'of gay. |
scenes ; as soon. it3ithe;TvlhQ-buyeM?sQtstar' | |
work.;* : All of *these*;however; j ,sware -pfo-;. r /<,
f essionals. ihired : to start itha; ball j rollinar-sfjA
■■■■ ':. The :> boxes '.^filled ?early, : - : anclitheir:.>occti- g '
pants I met ; with - . tha~,un(iuallGed^ approba«i^%
tion*/ of/; the? .critics. ilTUey.; didn't* wear;P|S
tightg : and ..they v ;dtdn*t^hav9:,on»shortri\S
skirts, : but . they- ' ,-wer e ','- more j gorgeou3lyiSa'
attired;than;box:occupant3iatitho;Frencli'i;fo
ballhava been for. manyJyears." and there* -^
was Cno'Sreason " to?,believe' :?that ythey.irfS
wouldn't -Join the -revellers <6n?;the:floor:/.%S'
and set In .the" game themselves when' tHQrjf»ls
small ;.hours began '.to ,t roll '\ aroancl^',>-A3 f aot s;;
matter; of :fact f afrom alcertain a .pointibrSj#»'
view,: 'the 1 French- ball Jooked:«promislng,'
very promisins^indeed. Tat: midnight." -" - :
: FromvlOo'clock^untiFmldnight^a strinc: • ;
orchestra' and;abrasa bandalternatediin, .-„.
proflucinff Hvelyair3 forthe edificatlonTof ¥1?
a steadily : increasing i crowd.^Mean-whJla3J;tti
up in: a:.bisiropmofC; of ; tha; easti gallery .'3^|j
some threo hundred. ■women s ,Tvere;attirini»^''.
i themselves Hn "] spangles."? short j a kirt3; ; 3 and fj&zij:
tights.TThs; first ■■ o? , these i. to on ;th» 'V(?J?
; - floor -^was J a'plump: ] Uttla Hperson^in }$?£
tights.-5 She '-was • graetetl ": with.l a r ; perfective?-:
.'stdrmTbf . appl?iuse-. j to iwhtch- 3h» % resp'oad-^^
edjbyj skipping' jrnerrily'- across :; the ifloor,r;-;%:
then^whirlinp ;^around ;on or.e ltotf-^J-Jst^,'.:''
af tep^ • her '"T'Came ;.': afj number.:;; of /■' qther^ '-}■'■
dancers, then tho -band strucJcup < a cake,t" CvV;'
;walk,;andlthe ball was under -way. ; Tb«
dancers \ were agile : anil grace ful. ,- also i co- " 'j
ciuetUsh. : :and^h!:y, began .tr>;;- earn itnelr./^c:
money, at; once by r casting; "sheep's eye^f at ,jg
:;the?young'• men who 'were ■.watchlng'itaair,;?Jl^;
antics, withithelclea;ofluringJtliera?QUt i
on the tloor. 1 Several. youths; succumbed vsjg
at .'once.- "and 'after they-had^taken^aifew,;^;
turns, 'others -joined them,; and "^ the r fun ;| : :.:
had'besuri." ; -: - ■";;: ".'. v : ;':?;;<; ;~ ; -^'-' '> ;>;%
'Captain Thomas came* in from; th*lob.by ' ••'■'•
•;'and"i looked; the crowd '• over. It! was 2 th» *'.*..;
; Captain's "■; first "French fball^-at Mleast^S tn^
: hi3 .ofllcial capacity-^and »i t ..was s n.< 3tart-^ .-.
linsr irttroducti3n*to;the:ways;of;;th»jTenr " -■:
derloin. :. ; The"' professional^womea'twew-iS
highklckms-arid/maklng-lmerry-Iniother' -
ways^andtbe-applausetthat greeted- their' •-.
performanca"sho.v;ad thatUtimatlwtOi'ithe'- "j»
entire-approvaliQiritheßDeetators.rAs^or- ■..
the Captain, thera was no sign aato ■what:-; 'f
: h'e'r-thb'usht of ;it ; all r : for. after, viewing dt | ;
> for;' five -minutes, ;ho7grunted^'Humph!', ■- .;.
winked at tho two falthfuV wardineiiMn
: his wake, and went back' to tha;lobby.-:„.;•.«\
r-At 12 :30 i o'clock g tha 1 first ; couplo l.went
into -the; wine-room, %■ and "=- there v^faaSfalTV?^
■most a riot atnon;; tha: waiters ;to captur* <■)■
theml" They were hustled ;. to i seats :at;a. ;.
tableland then the youn?; man; ordered;] a>y. : %,
pint. The: water gasned ;for%breatlit«uao ,
; then -remarked in ■ a porteotiy "serious •
voice: ■ . . ■ ■■■ ■■■■ ■ . ■ '; : l
: "We're all' out of pints.".
"l'm v sorry,".: dravded r ,tUo \jQVux%\m&ni ;: -
anl :he started to get up. - L
; Then the waiter-deckled thatjheoouldl ",
find ;'onei -and :; the -young .sxnaa'^gotxiht* • '■ .
; dnnk;^;Thelwaiterßjlooked^onlthl3sflrßt^j¥?i
ordet" of r.theievenin^.'asiajbadloman^ibTlC' (f( f ■
tberuwas-lots ; to^.encourago :thera:on ; th» .•-.>"
othei ' side -of the 9 curtain, swhere 4 things 's^3
'wer« -getting. livelier: every.:^; minute. "ET-iig'p 5 ?
the, Garden' wera-un-i. "*
usually fine. JVThei entire 'roof iwasfcon-v^j
cejiiec.'4n 'streamers of -whi to : and' goldv* »-;«-; !
promenade ' around r ? floors formed ;j byjiil;
1 statusryi mounted \ on j high; • pedestals^' waa gg
strewc^.wlth itlowers, "-while if rom.': the- gal-t,^- 1 !;
lenes ;wereTsusp<;ncted,thetflags^.oCall{na-;^|si
tlonss."- r! -Hundreds^ of: extra'-' lncandescent ;./.
lamps-threw :'; a ;blaze -of -light- on.'flt'all.
making a pretty spectacle. '
la highly recommended a3 a remedy f<rf
lun^sdiseases land^as^aJpreveiJtlve 'Aioc) ■
I j-phpia/i malarlal,Tand -"all'sdniis : of ;f ey6rst||
; Aisen t j»; *£; Foogera "* {C6^ Serr VY ork«v ■
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The.only euro for Scrofula,^;
Eczema, Cancer, Rheuniati3in, ; -
I b\ wd?dis€taae3 llisjßvriif fc'efS^olfi^S
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