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VOLUME LWXYI-NO. 163.
MRS. HAZEN BECOMES THE
BRIDE OF ADMIRAL DEWEY
After a Simple Wedding Ceremony at Washing
ton the Happy Couple Journey to New
York, Attracting Much Attention.
WASHINGTON, Nov. <> -Admiral
••■ Dewey and Mrs. Mil
dred Hazen were married
quietly at the rectory of St.
Paul's Catholic Church In V
ir Fifteenth, this city.
shortly before 10 o'clock this morning,
mony was performed by Rev.
James F. Mackin, pastor of the church,
assisted by the Rev. Joseph H. Fole as
sistant pastor, and the Rev. Sidney Hurl
but.. The ceremony was of the simplest
character, according to the rites of the
Catholic church, and the only witnesses
besides the officiating clergymen were,
Mrs. 'Washington McLean and Mrs. Lud
low, wife of Admiral Ludlow, mother and
pist£r respectively, of the bride, and Lieu
tenant Caldwell, Admiral Dew< secre
tary.
The. arrangements for the wedding were
made with all the secrecy which has at
tended the whole affair. After procuring
the license for the wedding yesterday,
Lieutenant Caldwell , lied on Father
Mackin of St. Paul's, of which- church
Mrs. Haze;] is a communicant., and ar
ranged for t-he. wedding this morning. As
Admiral Dewey is not a Catholic a spe
cial.dispensation was required for the per
formance of the ceremony, and this was
procured by Father Mackin from Bishop
Curtisj vicar-general .of the diocese of
Baltimore, who granted it in the absence
of Cardinal Gibbons, who is at present in
New .Orleans. Father Mackin went to
Baltimore for this purpose yesterday
afternoon.
At 9:45 this morning two carriages con
taining the wedding party drew up before
the modest red brick rectory In the rear |
of St. Paul's. The general public ad no
Intimation of where the ceremony was to
take place, and not a single spectator was j
present as the party alighted. Admiral
Dewey and Lieutenant Caldwell quickly
stepped from their carriages and the ad
miral assisted the bride-elect and her
mother and sister from the other car- j
riage. Mrs. Hazen was gowned in a
pearl-gray silk, over which she wore a
loiig stylish black wrap trimmed with bll
ver.fox and lined with lavendar silk. The
admiral wore a black frock coat, gray
trousers and a silk hat. Upon entering
the rectory they were ushered into the
reception room, where Admiral Dewey
was presented to Father Mackln and th"
two clergymen who were to assist in the
ceremony.
Upon being presented to Father Macktn,
the admiral said that he had heard that
Father Mackin had in his early years
been a sailor, and It gave him additional
happiness to know that' he was going to
be married by a clergyman who had at
one time followed the sea. Father
Mack replied happily that when he j
found he could not become an admiral he
determined to become a priest. Mrs. Ha
zen removed her wrap, and she and the
admiral Immediately took their places in
the center of the little reception room,
where -the ceremony was performed which
made them man and wife. Father Mackin
and his assistants wore simple black cas
socks. Before the ceremony Father
Mackln addressed the contracting parties
as follows:
"Before pronouncing the solemn words
which will bind you forever together, it
may be' well to forget for a moment the <
things that are around us and to look
upward. We are the children of God and
we have a right to call upon Him In joy |
and in sorrow. We need his help in both ;
extremes, and never more than now, for,
although the promises you are about to :
make are easily made and tie work of a
moment, their fulfillment Is '.he work of ;
a lifetime. We call upon God to witness I
and to bless this union, of which He is
the author and which He made sa- j
cred. No matter how gencrou* and de
voted you may be to each other, there
are in every life momenta of trkl, when
we In our weakness need the hrlp that
comes from above, and this helmwlll be
given In its fullness in return tor the
faithful fulfillment of our obligations.
The higher your positions In life tin more
Incumbent upon you is the faithful ful
fillment of your obligations and the more
rigorous the accounts that will !,« ex
acted The neglect of these obligations
will cast Its shadow upon eternity. J'.ut
this hour, we hope, marks the beginning
of a career which will make' you wiser,
better and more useful to your fellW
natures In this life and the life beyord,
and when death at last shall break tie
link which binds you, as death alone cauj
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1 break it. may that last hour find two j
,- as fondly clasped and two hearts
ns closely joined as they are to-day, and .
may the joys of this life be a foretaste of
the ji>.\ s that are to come."
Thi ceremony \\.-is performed with the
rin£. according to the nuptial rites nf tin-
Catholic church, [ncluding the address of
Father Ma. kin. it consumed less than five
i minutes. Father Maokin was the liist to
! hail the l>rid«- as Mrs. Dewey. Congratu
lations and felicitations followed, and the ;
ling party drove directly from the'
rectory to the residence of the bride's
mother. Mrs. McLean, where a wedding
bn akfaat was Berved.
After arriving at Mrs. McLean's resl
■ Admiral Dewey was driven to his
own bouse. There he changed his trav
*u)t, returning to the McLean
■ 'in fooj. The wedding breakfast
•• i an hour. There were present only
ride and groom, Mis. McLean, Mrs.
if, Lieutenant Caldwell and Fred
Bugher. The table was elaborately dec
: with bride roses.
About 1:20 Admiral and Mrs. Dewey left
th< McLean residence for the Pennsyl
a depot. Mrs. Dewey had changed
the gown in Which she was married for
ii k traveling suit. Less than a dozen
le had congregated at the depot, and
was no demonstration as they
d hurriedly through the station to
the train. Secretary Hoot boarded the
train Just before it pulled out and offered
his congratulations in person.
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey left at 12:45
fur New fork.
NEW EORK, Nov. P.— Admiral and Mrs.
Dewey arrived In New York to-night from
Washington. They were driven direct
from the West Twenty-third street ferry
to the Waldorf-Astoria, where they are
; the guests of Mr. Boldt, the proprietor of
that hotel. The admiral and his bride did
not register.
Admiral Dewey and Mrs. Dewey will
probably spend a day or two at the Wal
; dorf. The admiral and his wife reached
the West Twenty-third street ferry at
6:30 p. n.. They were driven directly to
the Waldorf, where they spent the even-
Ing. They did not leave the hotel during
the evening.
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey got away from
Washington without attracting any at
tention. They came to New York in an
ordinary "hair ear. Passengers who came
over. Secretary Root among them, said
I that the adir.lrnl and his bride were not
generally! recognized by the other p
gers unt'l after Philadelphia had been
passed. Then there was a general desire
on the part of everybody on the train to
Bee them. People bought chair car tickets
! for the purpose of being In the same car,
and others who did not get chairs walked
through the car for the purpose of seeing
the !>ride and groom.
At the suggestion of one of the passen
gers a collection was taken up in the
Other cars to buy some (lowers to present
to the couple, but a conference with the
ednductor showed them that no flowers
could be obtained until Jersey <'ity was
reached, and the project was abandoned
and the money refunded.
A gToup of the passengers got around
the admiral, however, when he left his
seat for a few moments near Elizabeth.
and a silk handkerchief with an American
flag embroidered on it and a handful of
cigars were presented to him. Hu. ac
cepted them in a good-natured way. One
old man grasped his hand and said to
him: "Admiral, I saw you oa tli© Olyja,
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pia and In the parade. I want to say to
you, may the Lord bless you."
The admiral saw the man's kind feelings
an.) was visibly affected. He said:
"That's good. I tliank you. I'll go and
tell my wife."
Shortly before Jersey City was reached
Secretary !;i">t. who had Intentionally
avoided the bride and groom duriner the
t rip. knowing" that they would appreciate
biiiiK together, went over and spoke to
them.
There was a considerable crowd in the
! Jersey City station when the train rolled
In, waiting to see the admiral and Mrs
Dewey. The boats were coming over with
commuters and there were more people
outside the fence that separated the train
shed from the general waiting-room. As
the train stopped the admiral rose from
his seat and started with Mrs. I)ewey out
of the car. The crowd was waiting for
them down on the platform and as he
stepped down from the ear he was
I cheered. The men in the crowd all doffed
i their hots and the admiral lifted his. As
he walked down the platform additional
cheers and additional greetings were
given. The admiral looked the brlde
, groom. His (ucp. was Hushed and he
smiled bark at the crowd nnd answered
their greetings by lifting his hat again
; and again. Mrs. Dewey also bowed and
| smiled.
The station master escorted the couple
from the train to the Twenty-third street
ferryboat. The crowd gave a final cheer
as the admiral and his wife went down
the gangplank to the upper deck of the
ferryboat and .many of them rushed
aboard for a moment to get a better look
at them. The admiral took Mrs. Dewey
around the deck, outside the big cabin
and stood with her out In front of the
pilot-house, .hoping to be alone. The
crowd of passengers followed. They
gathered in a semi-circle about the newly
wedded couple and at times cheered the
admiral and his wife.
A newspaper man apologized for intitul
ing and remarked that this w«i3 an em
barrassing situation. To this the admiral
assented. He Bald that he would rather
be excused, under the circumstances,,
from telling what his plans for the honey
moon were. After Jive minutes in this
semi-circle of curious people the admiral
and Mrs. Dewey walked into the cabin,
which was almost, empty, and sat to
gether do-wn on one side of the benches,
away back in the stern of the boat. They
wire alone only a few moments, however.
Then one by one persons began to wal.t
aiound the cabin and to take seats op
posite. In five minutes all the seats were
crowded. The admiral appeared slightly
■embarrassed, but he talked on uncon
cernedly to Mrs. Dewey, trying, evidently,
to appear unconscious of the curiosity of
the other passengers. He took it all
good-naturedly.
When the boat reached the Twenty
third street ferry-house the crowd hurried
out to the street in front to see the dis
tinguished passengers walk to their car
riage and to give them another cheer. A
big policeman, learning who was coming,
opened a wide pathway through the
crowd. •
The admiral did not come out the way
the crowd expected, however. Apparently
he did not attempt to evade the curious.
He simply went down with Mrs. Dewey
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CONTEST IS
CERTAIN IN
KENTUCKY
Victory Claimed by Both
Republican and Demo
cratic Candidates.
CHARGES OF FRAUD
Legislate Which Would Settle
the Dispute Is Believed to Ec
Strongly Democratic
Special Dispatch to The Call.
MIDDLESBORO, Nov. 9. — For
two hours to-day there was in
tense excitement here, caused by a
clash between the Ball and Turner
factions. The Balls nre Democrats,
but espoused the cause of Taylor
for Governor. Charles Pridmore. a
Turner follower, and C. D. Ball
met and began ahootlng at eai b
other. Their friend* assembled and
surrounded them. A long-range
street fight took place, in which
fifty shots were exchanged. The
factions have been at war for many
months, mid it is feared then- will
be trouble when the vote is can
vassed. Lee Turner returned to-the
outskirts of the town with a large
body of men, but as yet no demon
strations have been made.
LOriSYILT.E, Ky.. Nov. 9.— A con
fusion of claims and counter-claims
to quiet which the official count or
perhaps a contest before the Leg
islature will be necessarj is all that
is left of Tuesday's election. Above it all
vehement cries of fraud, committed or
contemplated, are heard. Bach side claims
the election of its ticket by a plurality of
ahout MOO and presents figures to back up
the ciaim. These figures in some counties
; vary widely, and It is Impossible to tell
which side, if cither, has accurate returns.
Chairman Long of the Republican cam
paign committee, when asked for an es
timate of the vote on the Gubernatorial
race, said:
"I have no estimate to give, but I can
•■ furnish the actual figures. On the face of
I the returns Taylor's plurality is 4136. All
the precincts have been heard from.
Twelve counties are not official, including
the returns from Kenton and Breathitt."
General Taylor said he was sure of hia
eelction by a majority that will not be
less than 4000. General Taylor said that
i official and semi-official returns from
nearly every precinct In the State showed
| that he had been elected.
A special from Frankfort quotes Gover
' nor Bradley as saying: "Taylor has been
elected by at hast 10,000 majority and he
will he the next Governor of Kentucky."
On the other hand, returns from Demo
cratic sources show a plurality on the
face of the returns of about 2000 for
Goebel. This they claim is to be effected
by returns from some missing precincts,
where the Democrats can hardly do worse
than break even. Mr. Goebel and Sena
tor Blackburn in interviews at Frankfort
to-day openly charged the Republicans
with fraud in the Eleventh District, from
| which the returns are coming in very
slowly.
The indications point more strongly than
ever to a contest before the Legislature,
which, there seems no reasonable doubt!
will be controlled by the Democrats.
Whether or not the members belonging to
that party will stand together on Ques
tions affecting a contest cannot now be
foretold. The county boards of canvass
ers, which meet to-morrow, simply count
and tabulate the returns. The State Board
of Election Commissioners then reviews
the work and decides all questions affect
ing contested ballots. This commission
certifies to the Secretary of State the elec
tion of officers receiving the highest num
ber of votes after the decisions of the
commissioners on contested election re
turns have been recorded. Under the
Goebel law the duties of the Secretary of
Continued on Second Page.
BULLER'S FIRST TASK
IS TO RESCUE WHITE
Failure to Receive Reports Concerning Fight
ing in Vicinity of Ladysmith Causes a
Most Gloomy Feeling in London,
This picturesque headland stands on the southern side of the entrance to the harbor of Port Natal. Its crest is 271
feet above the water, and on it stands an iron lighthouse eighty-one feet high whose light is visible for twenty-eight
miles. There are on it also two strong batteries of modern garrison guns. The British cruiser Terrible, with a
strong naval contingent, intended for defense against the Boers, is now due at Port Natal, where her sister ship, the
Powerful, and other war vessels already lie.
LONDON, Nov. 10.— Thje Cape Town correspondent of the Standard
says: Trje Ministerial papers h;ere are giving currency to infamous
charges of British) cruelty to prisoners and the treacherous use of tr;e
white fiag. It is asserted that thje British have bound prisoners to the
wheels of Maxiro guns and dragged trjem along.
fit Constantinople it is ruroored that Lord Cromer, British diplo
matic agent in Egypt, Y)os received instructions to arrange witb the
Egyptian Cabinet for tr;e dispatch of 5000 Egyptian troops to the Trans
vaal, but the report is discredited rjere.
LONDON, Nov. 10, 4:30 a.' m.—
scanty and conflicting news from
the seat of war and the fact that
General White has not yet said a
word about the alleged fighting
around Ladysmlth are again producing a
feeling of gloom. It may be that General
; White has Bent news and that General
; Buller has thought best to keep it to him
! self. Indeed, this is the version that is
beginning to be believed, as it is held to
ihe impossible that the news of heavy
, fighting brought by Kaffirs in such cir
i cumstantial detail cannot be wholly
; groundless. If this be so, it is ominous,
! for there could be no ground for conceal
; ing favorable news.
The Boers, if they ever entertained the
Idea of .'i real Invasion of Cape Colony,
have probably now abandoned it and will
devote their whole energies to reducing
Lady smith. Th< y have only about a week
to do this. The fart that they are rather
inactive indicates that they are waiting
for something which they feel sure will
justify their delay. The latest Estcourt
dispatches seem to hint that the parrison
| is nhout to retire further southward.
The first transport, the Roslin Castle,
carrying reinforcements, has arrived at
Tape Town and has hern ordered to pro
coed immediately to Durban. Other trnns
i ports are expected to arrive in the course
of a few days and will he directed to
proceed to the same port. This dispatch
of troops direct to Natal will evidently
interfere with General Buller's original
plan of campaign. At least one division
will he needed to extricate General White.
Tf the emergency is extreme the troops
can be sent up piecemeal from Durban
to the front as they come in but if there
' is no need for haste a whole division will
' probably he assembled hefore the for
ward movement takes place.
It seems clear that the first operation
of General Buller will he to set free Gen
eral White. The position of T,adysmith is
not critical, hnt it Is dangerous, from the
fact that the Boers are evidently bring
ing up numerous heavy puns from Johan
nesburg and without many heavy pieces
to reply to them General White is likely
tn find himself in difficulties, hut if a
column of 8000 or !W>o men can he swiftly
sent up from Durban the Boers In Natal
may he hadly defeated and these great
guns captured.
An official dispatch issued at the War
Oftice says that a slight bombardment of
' Kimberley has commenced. This is the
tirst notification that such a step is
taking place. The general in command
gives no details. The Boer force outside
<>f Kimberley does not exceed 6000 i and
they have never shown any special ag
gressiveness.
Orders have been received at Woolwich
and Devenport for the mohilization of a
siege train, which, it is supposed, is in
tended for the purpose of shelling Pre
toria. The force manning it will approxi
mate to the strength of eip:ht batteries.
Its armament will be thirty howitzers,
fourteen 6-inch guns, eight 5-inch puns
and eight 4-lneh Runs, the whole train
weighing more than 3000 tons. This will
be the first employment of a modernized
siege train by any European army, and
the progress of the reduction of the forts
by lyddite shell fire, a preliminary to
storming by infantry, will be watched
with interest and curiosity by all profes
sional soldiers.
Three large steamers have just been
chartered at Liverpool to convoy the
10,000 troops of the divisions which Lord
W"olseley yesterday announced would be
mobilized.
STALE REPORTS FROM
THE SCENE. OF BATTLE
LONDON, Nov. 9.— The Colonial Office
has received a telegram from the Gov
ernor of Natal giving a copy of tlio
pigeon post message received oy the
Premier from the commandant of volun
teers. It is as follows:
"LADYSMITiL Tuesday. Nov. .'.—l sent
THE BLUFF AT PORT NATAL
yi in November 3, by native mesF^nger, a
report of the engagement that day, but
I am not sure if it reached you, as the
messenger has not returned. Major
Taunter ai d Serg< >nt Mapsone of the
Natal Carbineers were killed. Captain
! of the Border Mounted Rifles was
wounded. Nine were wounded, il slight
ly, and are doing well. There has been.
nothing important since. The hospital
was removed to a spot on the railway
three miles south. All was quiet on San
day and Monday. The enemy renewed
the bombardment to-day, but no damage
has been done."
The War Office has received th> follow
ing dispatch from General Buller, dated
tap.. Town, Wednesday, November S,
11:50 p. in. :
"Colonel Kekewlch telegraphs from
Kimberley, November 8, that all is well
there, and there hag been no serious at
tack as yet A Blight bombardTiem did
no damage. Information from Alafeking
shows that place was safe October 27.
Colonel Plumer hail a successful engage
ment near Fort Tuli October 27.
"General White reports by pigeon post
that the wounded and some civilians
from Ladysmith have been removed four
miles down the railway by an arrange
ment with Coloinl Joubert to a neutral
vine, to save them from the bombard
ment. Ninety-nine wounded from Dun
dee have been sent in under tlag of truce.
They are all doing well, including t-e fol
lowing officers: Colonel C. C. Heckett,
Major F. Hammersley, Captain P. T,.
Adam, Lieutenant McL&chhn, Major
Boultbee, Captain Dibley, Lieutenant c.
N. I. run, Lieutenant, C. A. Wortham,
Major W. Davidson and Lieutenant D.
E. Welder. The bombardment was dis
continued November 4 and B, and it Is
expected to recommence November 6."
SAYS LADYSMITH IS
SAFE FOR SOME TIME
LONDON, Nov. 10.— The Telegraph has
received the following from its corre
spondent at Pietennaritzburg:
"I have some hesitation in accepting the
rumors of heavy fighting near Ladysmith.
The Boers are evidently trying to effect a
lodgment around the place whence they
can shell the town and camps, but General
White's batteries are able to prevent them
from closing in too near. Owing to the
fact that Ladysmith lies and the
Boers have unluckily been' permitted to
occupy Mount Bulwan and other of the
surrounding big hills, attempts to open
up heliographic communication have
■'■ a failure.
"As regards Estcourt and Pietermaritz
burg. they are safe. So is Ladysmith for
a long time to come. Two white men,
Messrs. Barnard and Hoenkins, who, ow
ing to their knowledge of the district,
were able to escape from Ladysmith Sun
day night, arrived at Estcourt to-day,
having traveled by way of Frere. They
rode west, following the Kaffir paths.
They report that tho Boers have guns
north, east and west of the town, namely,
on Signal Hill, Mount Bulwan and lvp
worth Hill. Beyond killing a few Kaffirs
and coolies their shells have done little
damage.
"General White, they say, wrote to
General Joubert, asking permission to
send away the non-combatants. The Boer
leader's reply was that the women and
children would be received under tho guns
at Mount Bulwan. All others in the place
and the town guard would be prisoners of
war. A meeting of the townspeople was
held, under the presidency of the Mayor,
and declined to accept these terms. The
audience enthusiastically sang the na
tional anthem."
DARING PERFORMANCE.
ESTCOTRT. Natal, Nov. 5.-Dptails
were received frrun the armored train
which returned from Colenso to-day of a
brilliant httle performance. The train
PTUCE FIVE CENTS.
which carried two companies of the
Dublin Fusileers ilnder Captain Romero,
sighted r.ear Colenso the Boers in con
siderable r "orce near the line, '."he Fusi
leers immediately opened a brisk fire, to
which the Boers replied ineffectively, and
as they were suffering loss, they quickly
retired out of sight. But as the train
cautiously advanced, the Boers were
seen moving round on its left flank, their
presumed object being to take the train
in the rear. To avoid this the train re
tired. It was seen that the Boers had
no Intention of attacking, but were in full
retreat over the road and bridge. Im
mediately r. strong detachment left the
train and entered the town, while the
train slowly advanced to the station.
Several volleys at long range were fired
on the retreating enemy. The British
also succeeded in entering Fort Wylie,
near Colenso, and brought back four
wagonloads of shells, provisions and
stores.
BOTH SIDES SUFFER
SOME HEAVY LOSSES
ESTCOT'RT, Nov. fi.— Fighting is pro
j ceeding daily. On Friday three separate
j engagements took place. The main at
tack was on the Boer batteries at -iula
| wana Hill. The British casualties were
about l&J men in killed and wounded, but
accumulating reports show that the
enemy suffered far heavier loss -.
COURAGE IS ADMIRED.
TAPE TOWN*. Monday, Nov. 6.— There
is no doubt that the feeling prevalent of
admiration for the courage of the Boers
during the recent fighting is a good au
gury for a future peaceful settlement of
the existing trouble. The Boer prisoners
on the British cruiser Penelope pay high
tribute to the British artillery.
Reports from Kimberley seem to Indi
cate that the investing force has been
greatly -weakened for the purpose of send
ing detachments to the eastern and south
ern borders. The threatened widespread
Boer invasion of Cape Colony has not ma
terialized. Doubtless the swollen river
and the possibility of their retreat being
cut off has had some effect.
The work of laying a new cable to St.
Helena will be commenced Tuesday. ,
BRIDGE BLOWN UP.
BURGHERSDORP, Cape Colony, Nov.
There are no signs here of the Boers,
though it Is asserted that they will in
vade Burghersdorp to-morrow morning.
It is said that a large Boer force has
traversed Jamestown, going in the di
rection of Queenstown. Their signals
were plainly visible at night. The police
have returned and reoccupied Storm
burg and Nauuwpoort. The Boers have
blown up the Achterlang railroad bridge
and have cut the wires.
DISABLED TRANSPORT.
ST. VINCENT. Cape Verde Islands,
Nov. 9.— The British transport Persia \*itri
a srn adron of the Inniskilling jJragoons,
a hospital detachment and munitions of
war on board has been towed here with
her thrust shaft broken and other
damage done. She was picked up by a
tup close to some rocks and was towed
twenty-two miles.
DEPARTURE OF HIGHLANDERS.
LONDON, Nov. 9.— Enormous crowds in
the streets and about the docks here bade
farewell to the first battalion of the
Gordon Highlanders, Darghai heroes. In
which a son of General White is a lieu
tenant. The presence of Lady White and
her daughter increased the enthusiasm.
GERMAN SHIPS CALLED HOME.
KINGSTON. Jamaica, Nov. 9.— The Ger
man Consul here received to-day an inti
mation that, owing to the war conditions.