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Rev. E. J. Hardy, the celebrated
preacher, will tell them in the Sunday
Globe when to marry.
VOL. XXII.— NO. 321.
CAIM H A TRAP!
ANOTHER BRITISH ARMORED
ril.\lX IS ATTACKED UV THE
11OERS NEAR BSTCOURT
WAS BIMSTEOES FOR BRITOS
MXETV MEN KILLED, WOl NDED OR
SOW IN THE HAN US OF BOERS
AS PRISONERS
AMBUSH WAS PREPARED
Boem Permitted Train to Pa«« Them
and Then Removed Ha i In— Detent
of Horm \\ lid Heavy Losses Re
ported From Ladysmith by Men.
■enarer to Esteourt — Rumored
Death of Joubert Not Credited.
LONDON, Nov. 17.— Misfortune stead
fastly pursues British employment of
armored trains, the fascination for which
lias given the Boers their first and latest
victories. On this last occasion the Brit
ish Beemed to have walked into a delib
erate trap, with the result that, accord-
Ing to the best accounts, ninety men
>re eith?r killed, wounded or missing.
Of this the fusileers claim fifty and the
Purb&n infantry forty. It is believed
that few escaped death, and that the
others are prisoners in the hands of the
Boers. Many of the wounded were
brought back on the tender and engine
of the armored train. Capt. Haldane
find other officers of the fusileers are
Bmong the missing. Lieut. Winston
Churchill has proved himself more of a
poldier than a correspondent^ and his j
gallantry is praised on all sides.
Tne rumors of the death of Gen. Jou
fctrt is discredited. It is said the war
office has news that he is still directing
affairs.
It is rumored from Pietermaritzburg
that the Boer losses at Ladysmith on
Thursday were heavy, and included Gen.
Lucius Meyer, who was either killed or
wounded. The reports as to Gen. Jou
bert probably arose from the fact that
his wife left the Boer camp at Lady-
Bmith for the Free State.
According to the Pietermaritzburg cor
respondent of the London Outlook, re
pcrts are current In the Natal capital
that the Boers contemplate a retreat.
It Is needless, however, to attach im
portance to such reports, which are
spread, in all probability, with a view
of luring Gen. White, if possible, to
abandon his defensive attitude. Similar
rumors are current regarding the Boers
at Mafeking, and are spread Industrious
ly \ry native spies.
Special dispatches from Lorenzo Mar
f;ues say that, the Transvaal government
Is exercising a severe censorship on air
wa~> news, and will not allow newspaper
n>a to leave the country. Our corre
spondent says the Boers are hurrying
new commandos to Ladysmith, and are
declaring that the place must fall speed
ily in order to liberate their fcrces so
that they may go to meet Gen Buiier's
advance.
BOERS NEAR ESTCOURT.
The latest dispatches from Estcourt re
garding the armored train engagement
cay that the train was capsized by an ex
plosion, presumably dynamite. The en
gine returned to Estcourt with two dead
Fusileers and the following wounded
hanging on: Capt. Wylie, three non
commissioned officers and nine privates,
ell belonging to the Durban volunteers.
Another Estcourt correspondent says
that another contingent of ."00 Boers came
out of Ereie on Wednesday and two
companies of Imperial .light horse and
Natal carbineers engaged them eight
miles from Estccurt. The Boers occupied
n strong position on a kopje. The car
bineers worked around their right, and
drove the enemy back, whereupon the
Imperial light horse opened a brisk fire at
medium range, killing several. One man
of ihe Imperial light horse was wounded.
The West Yorkshire regiment, the
Prince of Wales" Own, commanded by
Col. Kitchener, brother of Lord Kitchen
er, of Khartoum, has arrived at Estcourt
from Durban. The troops "slecip in their
boots," and the utmost vlerilance is main
tained, and it is rumored that some Im
portant movement is imminent.
According to a special dispatch from
Lorerao Marques, Gen. Lucius Meyer has
gone to Pretoria for hi* health." More
over, a difference of opinion exists among
the commanders. The Boer military
council wants the army moved else
where, but Gen. Joubert insists that
Latlysxnith must fall first.
The postal authorities at Durban open
and inspect all letters from D-Magoa bay.
The Times publishes the following dis
patch from Pieteimaritzburg, dated
Wednesday, Nov. 15:
"Estcourt is short of artillery. The gar
rison may retire to the Molr river, south
ward, tonight, in case a strong force of
i-!< irs would advance. The enemy's in
tention Is to keep back the British reliev
ing column."
CORRESPONDENT KILLED.
The Daily Mail's Mafeking correspond
ent, telegraphing under date of Nov. 2,
Bays:
"E. G. Parslow, the correspondent of
the Daily Chronicle, was shot through
the brain and instantly killed by a re
volver discharged accidentally "in the
hands of Lieut. Moncbison, In the market
square. Mr. Parslow was a Cape Town
man."
ANOTHER VESSEL FIRED UPON.
According to a dispatch from Durban a
British cruiser has again fired upon a
vessel entering Delagoa bay and refus
ing to reply to signals. Two blank and
one round shot were fired before she
hove to. The vessel was then boarded,
her papers examined and she was al
lowed to proceed.
The .transport Mchawk, having the
Twelfth lancers on board, has arrived at
Cape Town.
The transport Armenian, with three
batteries of artillery, has reached Dur
ban.
LIVING IN CAVES.
A dispatch from PieteFmarltzburg gays
a letter has been received there from
Mr. Lloyd, commissioner of agriculture,
dated Ladysmith, Nov. 8, asserting that
all was well, that the bombardment con.
tinued dally., but without damage, and
that the residents occupied caves during
the day time.
ARMORED TRAIN ATTACKED.
ESTCOURT, Natal, Nov. 16.— An armor
ed train, having on board a half company
of the Durban volunteers and a half com-
The St. Paul Globe
pany of the Dublin fusiliers, steamed to
Chlevely early this morning. On its re
turn it was shelled byjthe artillery of the
Boery, placed in four positions. Two
trucks in front of the engine left the rai's,
toppling over. While the train was thus
helploss, the Durbans and Dubllns faced
the Boers In skirmishing order, and the
Beers poured shot and shell into the crip
pled train. The derailed trucks were with
great difficulty replaced and the line was
elf a red, when the engine and tender
steamed back.
During the juncture, Lieut. Winston
Churchill, of the Fourth hussars, and son
of the late Lord Randolph Churchill, dis
played much courage, as also did the
driver and fireman. It is feared the
Dublins and Durbans fared badly. A Red
Cross party has gone out. The Natal
Mercury, describing the engagement,
says:
"The enemy apparently opened fire with
a Maxim and two nine-pounders, getting
the range accurately. The fire was so
severe that the telegraph wires and pole?
were destroyed. Their guns were pasted
ou a kopje covered with brushwood, and
their sharpshooters were hidden behind
bushes. The Dubllns and volunteers,
lighting an jip-hlil battle, thrice drove the
enemy baclT but the fire from the rifles
and big guns was too much for the little
party, which was weakened at the out
set by the overturning of the trucks,
hurting several.
"Lieut. Churchill's bravery and coolness
were magnificent. Encouraged by him,
all worked like heroes in dealing the line
to enable the engine and tejitler \o pa^s."
Later details show that a heavy rain
and mist compelled a cessation of firing.
Lieut. Churchill bravely carried the
wounded to the tender, under fire. Whfle
the Boers were destroying the train
their scouts pushed In and exchanged
shots with the British pickets, a few
miles from Estcourt. It appears that
the Boers ■were in ambush. As soon as
the train had passed up they emerged
from cover and dislodged the sleeper
bolts.
SURVIVORS ARRIVE.
Seven of the Durbans have just come in,
making twenty-three missing. Only fif
teen of the Dublins have returned. The
Natal seven-pounder, which was In front
of the truck, had fired three shots when
it was shattered by the Boer artillery.
The armored engine has many bullet
marks and its dome covef^smashed, as
also is its automatic exhaust pipe and
j twenty-five-ton screw jack. The tender
j Is also pitted with bullets. It is rumored
that Lieut. Churchill is a prisoner.
At 6 o'clock this evening the Red Cross
train returned. Dr. Bristoe reported that
on meeting the Boer patrol he was halted
and asked what he Wanted. He replied
that he had come with the train to re
move the killed and wounded. The Boers
told him to make his request in writing,
and Dr. Bristoe complied. After waiting
for two hours another Boer came and
informed Dr. Bristoe that as Gen. Jou
bert was very far away no answer to
the request could be furnished until to
morrow morning. The Boer said that if
Dr. Bristoe would then return, with a
white flag, he could count upon a repiy
from Gen. Joubert. Dr. Bristoe then In
quired if there were many wounded. The
Boer replied he had heard there were
about seven. He declined to give any
information regarding Lieut. Winston
Churchill. It has rained all day, and is
still raining.
REPORT CONFIRMED.
DURBAN, Natal, Nov. 16.— The Natal
, Advertiser has a dispatch from Estcourt
I which says:
"When part of the armored train was
overturned by the Boers turning up the
rails the British alighted and exchanged
I volleys with the Boers. The engine driver,
' when the rails were replaced, seeing the
| position was hopeless, steamed back to
t Estcourt with a few of the Dublins and.
1 fifteen of the Durbans, including Capt.
I Wylie, who was wounded, on the tender.
j The fate of the remainder of the Durbans
; and Dublins and Lieut. Churchill is un- j
I known."
Special dispatches from Estcourt esti
mate the wounded and missing of the j
armored train contingent from 100 to 150, 1
the missing including Capt. Haldane. It •
Is hoped that some escaped over the veldt, i
and will return to Estcourt in a few days.
BOER DEFEAT AT LADYSMITH.
ESTCOURT, Nov. 16 —A missionary, a
i native, but a reliable man, who arrived
here yesterday from Ladysmith, reports
that a b4g fight took place there on Fri- j
day, Nov. 10. He says that volunteers ;
; went out in the early morning and drew
i the enemy from their positions onto a ;
i fiat, whefre the regular troops, under ;
; Gen. Sir George White, outmaneuvered
them by outflanking the Boers, adminis
tering a crushing defeat and inflicting
I great loss. More than 200 Kaffirs, the
I missionary says, were employed by the
j ];oers to bury their dead, and two trains,
' each drawn by two engines, carfied away
' the wounded.
RUMORED DEATH OF JOUBERT.
DURBAN, Nov. 12.— 1t is rumored here
j that Commandant General Joubert, of
the Boer forces, is dead.
The Times, of Natal, publishes a tele
grom from Lourenzo Marques saying
i that Gen. Joubert was killed in action on i
! Thursday, Nov. 9.
LONDON, Nov. 16.— A dispatch receiv
ed here today from Pietermaritzburg,
dated Nov. 11, says it is rumored there
that Gen. Piet Joubert, commander-in
chlef of the Boer forces, has been killed
j in action. Though the report comes from
! many different quarters, it obviously
lacks confirmation. At the same time,
many people believe the report to be well j
founded, as the general's death is said ■
to' have occurred Nov. 9, when the Boer
riflemen were understood to be within
1,500 yards of Ladysmith.
FIRES IN LADYSMITH.
LOURENZO MARQUES. Delagoa Bay,
j Nov. 16.— A local newspaper states that J
! Ladysmith was subjected to a very j
j heavy bombardment all day Tuesday, j
and that at midnight all the cannon on '
the hills surrounding the town opened
j fire simultaneously, pouring shells from
all points of the compass. Several build
ings afire, the newspaer asserts, could
be seen distinctly from Bulawan hill.
WATCHING THE BEAR.
British Cruiser Ordered to Follow a
Russian Warship.
LONDON. Nov. 17.— According to the
Bombay correspondent of the Daily Mail
a Russian warship passed Aden yester
day (Thursday) bound for the Persian
goilf, and the British thlrd-erass- cruiser
Pomone has. been ordered to Droceed
thither.
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MUNICIPAL LEAGUE.
Papers Read Before the National
Gathering at Columbus.
COLUMBUS, 0., Nov. 16.— The sessions
of the National Municipal league contin
ued today.
Hon. Bird E. Coler, comptroller of
Greater New York, discussed "The City's
Power to Incur Indebtedness Under the
Proposed Municipal Programme." Fol
lowing Mr. Coler's address there was a
general discussion of the subject in which
the following gentlemen participated:
Hon. William Dudley Foulke, of Rich
mond, Ind. ; Charles J. Bonaparte, Balti
more; E. M. Johnson. Indianapolis; Sam
uel G. McClure, Columbus; William A.
Giles, Chicago.
At the afternoon session Dr. Frank J.
Goodnow read a paper on "Political Par
ties and City Government Under the Pro
posed Municipal Programme." This was
discussed by John A. Butler, of Milwau
kee- i
FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 17, 1899.
SOME SAW STARS
ASTRONOMERS WERE OUT IN
FORCE TO CATCH A Gi,I>IPSB
OP FALLING METEORS
MAJORITY WERE DIS.4ITONTE!)
SOME FEW, HOWEVER, WERE RE
WARDED FOR THEIR MID
NIGHT EXPEDITION
WANDERER AT WASHINGTON
•
One Solitary Genuine Leouid De
lighted the Eye* of a Georgetown
College Professor— lt Exploded
With the Brilliancy of the Planet
Venus in Its Greatest Splendor—
Aerolite in Illinois Causes Panic.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.— The Rev.
Prof. Hogan, of Georgetown university
observatory, who watched for the Leonid
meteors, saw only one meteor during last
night's observation. This was between 1
and 1:30 Thursday morning. The meteor,
the professor says, flashed up from the
radiant point, at 1:05, like a star of
second magnitude, and moved rapidly In
a direction southwest, leaving a short
trail and exploding with a brilliancy like
the planet Venus in its greatest splendor.
It was a genuine Leonid, but a solitary
wanderer.
DISPLAY DISAPPOINTING.
NEW YORK, Nov. 16.— Prof. Rees, of
Columbia, and Mr. Moore, of Harvard,
are at Charles A. Post* observatory at
Bayport, L. 1., watching for the shower
of meteore. They had little luck up to
2 o'clock this morning, when the sky,
which had been overcast for four hours,
cleared. During the four hours before
morning two photographs were obtain
ed. Fifty-nine meteors in all were count
f-d during the morning. Only one of these
vas classed of the first magnitude. None
of the meteors exploded, and few left
the trails. Prof. Rees ~ald he feared the
observations in this part of the country
have all been failures, and It was to be
hoped that observers In other parts of
the world had better success. He said
there was a possibility the showers had
not yet passed by, and that as tonight
promised to be clear, valuable data might
yet be obtained.
SAW FIVE METEORS.
LONDON, Nov. 16.— A balloon with Per
c'val Spencer, the aeronaut, the Rev.
John M. Bacon and Miss Eacon ascend
ed from Newbury, Berkshire, for the pur
pose of observing the Leonid shower, de
scending near Neath. South Wales, this
afternoon. The observers saw only five
meteors, but were near enough to catch
some of the fiery vapor by a special ap.
paratus. They were obliged to make a
sudden descent, as thi balloon was flrift
lng toward the sea. As a result Mr. Ba
con was badly shaken and his daughter's
arm fractured.
SHOWER AT DENVER.
DENVER, Col., Nov. 16— A shower of
meteors was observed this morning at
University park by Dean Howe and a
corps of assistants, but there was noth- f
ing like the number that had been ex
pected. Photographs were taken. About
1 o'clock the Leonids commenced to
shoot, but rapid work did not commence
until nearly 4 o'clock. One company of
watchers counted sixty-three Leonids in
fifteen minutes. Although Dr. Howe is
hoping- that the climax of the shower is
not yet reached, he Is not certain that
It has not passed already, in which case
it has been missed by astronomers all
over the world.
SWARM MAY BE LATE.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16.— Prof.
James E. Keeler. director of the Lick
observatory, telegraphs as follows: "The
sky was visible at intervals last night.
Some leonlds were seen, but the few
were not unusual. The main swarm may
be a day or two late, otherwise possibly
a whole year, or it may fail altogether,
as in 1776."
ANTICIPATE FAILURE.
PRINCETON. N. J., Nov. 16.—At
tempts of Prof. Young and Prof. Libbey
to photograph the meteors last night met
with but little success. Prof. Young saw
eight meteors between 1 and 4 o'clock
this morning and exposed one plate, but
says he doubts if it will show any me
teors when developed. Prof. Libbey set
up his camera at Hamilton square, eight
miles south of Princeton. He saw twelve
meteors, but failed to get any photo
graphs. Prof. Reed exposed four plates
from the University, but has not devel
oped them. He thinks his attempts a
failure also.
NONE HAVE APPEARED.
VIENNA. Nov. 16— Dr. Weiss, director
of the Vienna observatory, who headed
a scientific expedition to Delhi, India, to
observe the Leonids, cabled this morning
that they had not yet appeared.
OF COURSE, AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Nov. 16.— Thirty meteors
were reported in sight in the eastern sky j
just before .dawn this morning and sev
eral photographs were secured by Prof.
Hough at Northwestern university. Ow
ing to the brilliancy of the moon at the
time of the observation, no Leonids faint
er than a star of the second magnitude
I could be seen. Three particularly bright
ones were observed.
FALL, OF AN AEROLITE.
Partly Wrecked a House and Ter
rorized Many People.
CRESCENT. 111.. Nov. 16.— 8y the fall-
Ing of an aerolle, seven miles south of
i Crescent City, the residence of John
j Meyer was partly wrecked, and the
| neighborhood was panic-stricken. The
' meteor came from a point in the sky a
j little east of south, and struck the
north end of the house, tearing away a
part of the upper stt>ry. The aerolite
burled itself In the ground about three
feet from the foundation of the house.
CAUSED PANIC IN RUSSIA.
LONDON, Nov. 16.— 1n Russia the
Leonid displays caused a panic in many
places. It was believed that the end of
the world had come. Churches were open
all night long and hundreds of thousands
spent three nights in the open air, fearing
j earthquakes and a general cataclysm.
There are even rumors that in some vil
lages Russian parents murdered their
children to save them from an expected
worse fate. There was rather a brilliant
display between 2 and 5 o'clock Thursday
morning at Berlin.
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Wliiu-inuii Ganjar Held.
NEW YORK, Nov. 16.— Alonzo J. Whit
man, Frank Edmunds. John Thompson
and Robert J. Knox. the alleged draft
swindlers, who were taken into custody
here on Monday night last, were all
arraigned today and h«ld over. A tele
gram was read from the chief of police
of Chicago asking that Whiteman. who
is wanted there, be heMS until an officer
now on his way arrives Jiere with the
necessary documents fdr his extradition
to Chicago. Knox is wasted at Pittsburg
where. It Is alleged, under the name of
J. B. Bennett, he passed forged checks
aggregating thousands of dollars.
LOANS AND DEPOSITS.
Comptroller of the Currency DnwoN
Reports Result* i>f lnves(i K atl(in.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.— Charles G.
Dawes, comptroller of the currency, has
Just made public the -results of Investi
gation which he has rmrto into the num
ber of loans and df:><isit accounts, rates
of Interest and resources of the com
bined banks of the United States in the
years ISB9, 1894 and 1888.; In collecting
this data nearly lO.WO reports from
banks have been examined and compiled.
The investigation into number of loans
and deDosit accounts and average loans
and deposits is the first ever made, cover
ing the United States, either in reference
to the national system or banks other
than national. The results of this in
vestigation indicate a magnitude of bank
ing resources and a rate of growth in
number of deposit accounts which is un
paralleled in the financial history of the
world. The general deductions from the
investigations covering the last ten
years is given by the comptroller as fol
lows :
First, that the number of individual de
positors in the banks, of th,e United
States is constantly increasing, as Indi
cated by the regular increase in the
number of deposit accounts of the com
bined banking systems, estimated as fol
lows: July 12, 1889, 7,203 banks reporting
6.708,971; July IS, 1894. 9,508 banks report
ing, 8,903,766; June 30, 1899, i>, V32 banks
reporting, $11,432,G36. The estimated
grand total for the year 1899, based upon
banks reporting and statistics as to non
reporting banks obtained from tax re
turns to the commissioner of Internal
revenue shows 12,153,874 deposit accounts
In 12.MM banks.
Second, that there Is a demand from
borrowers for the use of the greater part
of the deposits of banks, and while the
number of individual borrowers Is in
creasing, the depositors greatly outnum
ber the borrowers, and the increase in
the number of borrowers is much less
than the increase in the number of depo-i
--tors, as indicated by' i.he rate of increase
in the number of loans, estimated as fol
lows: July 1", IS-89, 7,203 banks reporting,
2,188.441; July 18,1894,9,508 banks reporting,
2,990,694; June 30, 1899, 9,732 banks report
ing 3.911,664. The estimated grand total
for the year 1899, based upon banks re
porting and statistics as to non-reporting
banks, obtained from tax returns to the
commissioner of internal revenue, shows
$5,067,252 loans in 12.804 banks.
Third, that the growth of the banking
system is being characterized by a grad
ually lessening rate of interest charged .
on loans.
Fourth, that a gradually lessening rate
of interest is being paid uoon deposits.
Fifth, that considerinjc the large client
age of national and savinsrs banks, the
average deposit of the Individual or cor
poration is slowly increasing.
Sixth, that the average ?ize of the loans,
all classes of banks considered, has not
varied much in the last decade.
HEIE TO A TITLE.
Fortune Conies to a Fireman on an
Illinois Hoad. ,
MATTOON, 111., Nov. 16.— George Na
thaniel James, a fireman on the Pcoria
Decatur & Evsns\MUe railway, has re
ceived a telegram from his mother, wh i
resides in England, announcing that his
uncle, the Baronet of Cheadle Hail, had
died and willed to him. his entire estate,
valued at $2,5Q&0j0. James also inherits
the title of baronet As- there is a ban
en his returning to England, however, he
may have little use for that part of the
inheritance. His friend? abroad are mak
ing efforts to have the disability lem.ved,
but even in that case he might not as
sume the title, for. he is a naturalized
■ American* citizen, j
James received the telegram after he
had come in from a hard run on his en
gine When he had perused the missive
he said to his companions:
"Well, boys, there is no more hard
work for me.' Then he tod of his ex
periences. . Early in his teen's James en
tered her majesty's naval service with
strong hopes of upholding the family
name. While cruising in the Mediter
ranean ten years ago he became involved
in an affray which caused him to desert
the service at Cadiz and flte to America.
Ever since he has b e en a wanderer.
His uncle, whem he' succeeds as master
of Cheadle Hal 1 . an<J other landed es
tates, was Sir Norman James, retired
navy ofl'cer, at one time captain at Zan
zibar. James' father, the heir presump
tive, and a knight, d^ed five years ago,
leaving a wife and four children, of w-hich
the Mattoon fireman is the oldest. The
fortunate young fellow is of slight figure
and .stylish address. He is well educated
and intelligent.
UNREST IN KENTUCKY.
Actions of Got. Bradley the Prin
cipal Cause of It.
FRANKFORT. Ky.. 'Nov. 16.— Gov.
Bradley has the members of both parties
guessing what hand he will take in the
event of a collision between Goebel p.nd
Taylor over the governshlp. Bradley"?
close friends say he will not recognize
Goebel as governor if the state board
goes behind the original, returns in order
to obtain for him a certificate of elec
tion. The governor., himself will not
talk, but he is in conference- with AdH.
Gen. L. Collier almost constantly, and
rumors of this kind are worrying the
Democratic leaders. No governor will
be inaugurated on Dec. 12, the date pre
scribed by law. The state election com
mission has not been convened to can
vass the returns. The law provides that
it must meet not later than Dec. 4.
Senator Deboe arrived here tonight,
and is looking after some of Taylor's In
terests. In an Interview he said:
"Taylor has been elected, and he will
be seated. The people will stand no
usurpation from the state election board
or anybody else. I don't think the
board will have the audacity to issue Gov.
Bel a certificate of Section, but if it
•does the people will not submit to him,
and Taylor will be seated."
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 16.— The jrork
of tabulating the election returns in
Louisville is progressing so slowly that
It Is hardly probable that all precincts
of the city will be counted before next
Tuesday or Wednesday. Numerous,
wrangles occur dally at the sessions of
the election commissioners. The Demo
crats have given notice that they will
contest the vote In several precincts on
account of the fact that the Democratic
officers of the precincts, as well as Dem
ocratic voters, had been intimidated by
soldiers.
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DIED A HEBO.
Gov. Roosevelt'it MesNatte to Widow
of MnJ. John A. Li^iin,
YOU.NGSTOWN.- 0.. Nov. 16.— A mass
meeting of citizens will ibe calle.J and a
committee will be appointed to meet and
escort the remains of the late Ma}. John
A. Logan from Chicago to this city. Mrs.
Logan received the following message of
sympathy from Gov. Roosevelt today:
"Please accept the deepest and most
heartfelt sympathy of Mrs. Roosevelt
and myself. Your, husband has left to
his children the ".'priceless legacy of a
hero"s death. —"Theodore Roosevelt "
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Armenians and Kurd* Flight.
BERLIN, Nov.. 167— The Frankfurter
Zeitung announces that Dr. Belck, the
well known Gerthan traveler, reports
that fighting has- token place between
the Armenians and Kurds in the village
of Erzeroum, Armenia, fifty persons be
ing killed.
' KLONDIKE y^K^^^^y^^M
WHO SAID "GOLD?"
With Apologies to "Who Said 'Rat*?' "
— New York Journal.
JUDGE Blfk RESIGNS
VENERABLE JURIST TENDERED
HIS RESIGNATION TO GOV. LIMJ
YESTERDAY
TEEM TO EXPIEE VERY SOON
Hts Honorable Service to the State
Would Have Ended Next January,
and at Seventy tbe Learned Judare
Lays Dona the Cares of OAii'e
'Because of Failing Health—Suc
cessor May Be Judge Brown.
Associate Justice Daniel Buck, of Man
kiito, yesterday handed his resignation to
Gov. iLind, to take effect Saturday. Ow
ing to illness in Judge Buck's immediate
family and his own poor health, coupled
with his inability for these causes to
attend court, he decided to resign that
the court might not be seriously embar
rassed in its work. A successor to Judge
Buck to fill his unexpired term will be
appointed by Gov. Llnd this week. It Is
very probable that one of the three new
judges, who take thetr seats Jan. 1, will
be appointed to fill the vacancy. It is
not known which of the three will be
! named, but it is expected xhat Judge C. L.
; Brown, of Morris, will be selected.
As a majority of the court constituting
! a quorum retire fr<3m the bench Jan. 1,
I it is necessary that all cases decided at |
the present term be out of the way by
that time. The court, because of cireum-
I stances which were beyond its control,
| is now behind in its work, and that the
j new court may commence with a clear
[ sheet, it is necessary that a new man be
| substituted to help wind up the work.
Judge Buck's wife has been an invalid
! for several years, and her illness has
weighed heavily upon the venerable
jurist.
Justice Daniel Buck, the oldest member
of the supreme court in years, was born
in Boonville, Oneida county, N. V., in
IS?9, and . came to Minnesota in May,
1557, while Minnesota was still a territory.
I His education was received at Rome and
! Louvelle academies in New York state,
and he began the practice of law on his
arrival in Minnesota at Mankato. He
i was elected to the houses of representa
tives in th-3 legislature of 1866, served rive
years as resident director of the normal
! school at Mankato, and has been prom
i inent in public affairs during his en tit «
j residence, although by no means always
in office. He served in the senate in 1879
! and 1881, and was afterwards county at
! torney of Blue Earth county for four
i years. In 1893 fie was elected to the su
! prerne bench and has served practically
his entire term of six years, as the court
will adjourn its sitting Dec. 15, less than
i a month from now, to close up its work
| before the other new judges come In.
AN INSANE MOTHER.
Murdered Her Pour-Year-Old Son
and Killed Herself.
SHERIDAN. Wyo., Nov. 16.— Mrs.
George Harding, residing in the western
part of town, murdered her little son,
i Leo Harding, aged four years, and then
i committed suicide while in a state of
i temporary Insanity today. A razor was
I the implement used for the destruction,
and the carotid arteries In the throat
were completely severed in both cases.
Mrs. Harding was the wife of a black
smith, and for some time has phown signs
of insanity which is hereditary. The deed
was committed about noon, and was dis
covered when Harding went home to din
ner.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
National Committee to Meet Soon
nnd Fix the Date.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 16.— A meeting:
of the Democratic national committee
will probably be held in this city Jan. 8
or Feb. 11. Chairman James K. Jones
has settled upon these two dates as his
own choice, and by his instructions Sec
retary Johnson has just completed the
work of notifying members of the com
mittee to send by letter their preference
for the two dates suggested by Senator
Jones. At this meetine the committee
will decide the time and place for hold
ing the next Democratic national con
vention*
PRICE TWO CENTSH p?v t e V^t 9 .
BULLETIN OP
IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE DAY
Weather Forecast for St. Paul.
Rain; Colder.
I — Agrninaldo Hnrd Pressed.
Judge Back Resigns.
Fall of LeonldH.
South African War.
2— Ohngre's Plan Approved.
Killing of Miller.
Blow at Normal Schools.
3— Minneapolis Matters.
Reeve Prison Warden.
Northwest News.
4— HditoHnl.
State Political Gossip.
Report on Holland Boat.
5— Sportlnjt News.
Trust In Tin Trade.
Heroes of the Sea.
6— Markets of the Woflfl.
Bar Silver. 58 l-2c.
Chicago Dec. Wheat, 67 I-20.
Stocks Stronger.
7— Xewg of the Railroads.
8— In the Field of Labor.
St. Paul Social News.
Christian Brothers' Banquet.
OCEAN LINERS.
NEW YORK— Arrived: Majestic, Liver
pool; Manitou, London; Westernland.
; Antwerp; Werra. Naples; Georgia, Liv
erpool. Sailed: Oceanic. Liverpool-
Southwark. Antwerp; Phoenicia, Ham
burg; La Gascogne. Havre: Koenigen
Louise, Bremen; Hesperia, Marseille*
; LIVERPOOL — Arrived: Cuflc, New
i York: Belgenland, Philadelphia.
I QTEENSTOWX-Arrived: Canada. Bos
ton for Liverpool.
BREMEN— Arrived: Lahn. New York.
GENOA— Arrived: Auguste Victoria,
New York.
CIIERBOURG-Arrived: Kaiser Fried
rich, for Hamburg and Southampton.
TODAY IN ST. PAIL.
METROPOLITAN— Primrose and Dock
stader's minstrels, S:ls p m.
GRAND— "The KUig of the Opium Ring,"
8:15.
; Palm Garden— Vaudeville, 2 and S p. m
; Olympic Theater— Vaudc-ville.2 and 8 p. m.
Lecture on "The City Slums. ' by Rev. S
G. Smith, Y. M. C. A. rooms.West Fifth
: street, 8 p. m.
School board meets, New York Life
building, 2 p. m.
Dayton's Bluff Mothers" club, Van Buren
school. 3:45 p. m.
; Entertainment at Jefferson school, Pleas
ant avenue and Sherman street, 8 p. m
: St. Michael's church bazaar, Paul Mar
tin's hall, South Wabasha and Colorado
streets.
Lecture by Dr. James Hedley, People's
church. 8 p. m.
Football. Maca!ester vs. Carleton, Macal
ester campus, 3 p. m.
Football. St. P;>ul Central high school vs
Minneapolis East side high school, Lex
ington park. 3 p. m.
St. Paul Ledge. A. P. and A. M., Ma
sonic hall, West Fifth street, near post
office.
Flag presentation to Gettysburg Post. G
A. R., Fairfleld avenue and South. Wa
basha street, 8 p. m.
Pupils' recital. 240 Atundel street, 3 p. m.
TWO JURORS SECURED.
Progress Toward Trial of Roland B.
Molinenx Is slow.
XEW YORK. Nov. 16.— Two of the
twelve men who are to try Roland B.
Molineux, accused of causing the death
by poiscn of Katherine J. Adams, have
been obtained. It took nearly the entire
third day of the trial to accomplish this
result. The men are Mathias L. B. Mar
tin, a retired stock broker, formerly a
member of the stock exchange, and strll
a member of the consolidated exchange
He is about sUty-flve years of age, and
married. The other is William G. Post,
recently retired from the confectionery
business. He is married.
Mr. Martin took his seat in the jury
box at fifteen minutes after 12 o'clock to
day. He was the fifty-fifth talesman ex
amined since the beginning of the trial.
Of tho dozen candidates for positions
on the jury in the Molineux case today it
is interesting to notice that seven were
excused because they had conscientious
Bcruples upon the subject of capital pun
ishment, three were disqualified hynuse
of a lack of general Information or in
ability to speak English properly, one be
cause he had compunctions of conscience
concerning the subject of circumstantial
evidence, and one because his duties as
a policeman entitled him to be excused.
In the next issue of the Sunday Globe '
there will be an article on
When to Marry, j
written by one of the best known authors !|
of the day, \
REV. E. J. HARDY.
FOUI L\ ; BJRRELS
WARDROBE AXD VALI ABLES BE-
IiOHGIHG TO THE WIFE OP
CHIEF AGI'I.\AI,DO
CLOSE IPOS FILIPINO LEADER
AMERICAN FORCES CAPTURE REC
ORDS OF IXSI'RtiEVr SECRE
TARY OF WAR
AGTJINALDO MADE HIS ESCAPE
Believed That the War Secretary Is
In»i<le the American Liuea-Large
Quantities of Supplies Captured
by Col. Wessela at Tajng- Lieut.
OH more Not Far Distant— Funeral
of Late MaJ. Lo^an.
MANILA, Nov. 16.— Reports have been
received here from Gen. Young, dated
Humingham, yesterday. Humingham is
about thirty miles east of San Fabian.
Gen. Young is supposed to have advanced
considerably further toward San Fabian.
A correspondent of the Associated
Press telegraphs an account of the rapid
progress with which Gen. Young covered
the road with his cavalry. The Macabe
be scout 3 completely demoralized the
rebels In the low country.
A messenger and courier who were In
tercepted say that no town from San,
Jose to San Nicolas expected the arrival
of the Americans until a day or two after
they actually arrived. Aguinaldo and
his government are said to be making
desperate efforts to escape to Bayom
bong. All the Information here is that
he Is still In the low country.
MRS. AGUINALDO'S WARDROBE.
Lieut. Johnson, with Troop M. Third
cavalry, captured yesterday at San Nico
las twelve barrels, containing the ward
robe of Aguinaldo's wife, some personal
effects, the records of the secretary of
war and commissary and medical sup
plies. Senora Aguinaldo probably escaped
over the divide, but the secretary of war
is thought to be inside the lines.
Thomas W. Hayes, a civilian, and Cal
vin S. Davis, of the Sixteenth infantry,
who were held prisoners by th«» insur
gents, have been rescued.
Col. Wessels captured at Tayug several
hundred pounds of rice, 7,600 pounds of
salt, 7,700 pounds of flour marked "'Day
ton, Ohio;" 2,500 pounds of sugar, 1,300
new uniforms, and hundreds of thou
sands of Mauser shells.
SIGNS OF GILMORE.
The names of Lieut. Gilmore and ,
seven of his men were found written on
the walls of the convent of San Quentin.
The garrisons of aH towns surprised
resisted feebly. Gen. Wheaton has not
yet appeared.
The remains of MaJ. John A. Logan,,
killed in an action at San Jacinto Satur
day, were buried in Paco cemetery this
morning. Many persons followed tha
body to the grave. Chaplain Pierce of
ficiated and the Twenty-fifth infantry
furnished the escort, which was com
manded by Maj. Rodman. The pallbear
ers were the captains of the Twentieth
Infantry.
CIXMXO FILIPINOS.
How They Interfere With Military
Teleg-raiih line*.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.— Mail advices
received at the war department phow
that the Filipino insurgents have adopted
a new method of interference with the
military telegraph lines. This is done by
attaching a fine copper wire to the line,
running it down the pole or through th©
foliage of a tree to the ground, where It
Is attached to a p4ece of iron driven into
the earth. This effectively cuts off com
munication and is not easily discovered
when once accomplished.
HEAVY RAINFALL.
It Interfere* With Operation* In the
Philippines.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 16.-Gen. Oti? tn
■ day cabled the war department as fol- .
j lows regarding the sttuation of the Amer
! lean advance In pursuit of Aguinuldo:
"Manila. Nov. 16.— During thirty-s»ix
I hous, four and a half inches of rain; st.il
j raining north. Lawton's telegraph line
not beyond San Jose. Last dispatch even-
I ing 14th reported capture many supplies,
I transportation, north and east of San
Nicholas and our troops moving from
Humingan and Tayug west on rfdaneta,
I where Insurgent force reported. Lawf-n
' has abundant supplies, subsistence forage ■
i and transportation (at) San Isirtro and
! Cabuanatan. but unable to move it. Rail
: road between Banban and Tarlac in on- .
; eration; five miles; road south Baraban
being reconstructed, removed rail? found -
north of Tarlac. Mac Arthur sends four
I battalions (and one) troop of cavalry for- .
! ward to Gerona today, advances from
' Aliaga at Victoria five miles north of .
east Tarlac. — "Otis."
OFF FOR THE OKIEXT.
The Regiment Recruited at St. Paul
Saila for Manila.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. Ifi.-The trans
ports Senator and Ben Mohx for
Manila this afternoon with fhe Forty
fifth infantry on board.
Manila Medlcnl Department.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 16.— Recent mall
advices from Manila, received at the war
department, show that Gen. Otis has es
tablished a medico-lepal department in
Manila, in charge of two Filipino physi
cians. Don Jose R. Hydalgo and Don
Gregorio Singlan. An emergency ward
and dissecting room has also been estab
lished, for post-mortem examinations.
The department is to be subject to orders
of the supreme court and the tribunal*
of Justice in the city of Manila.
MAY UNITE.
W. C. T. U. Workers of Different
Ohio Organization*.
CLEVELAND, 0.. Nov. 16— A confer
ence was hold in this city today by com
mittees representing the Ohio W. C. T. U,
and the Ohio Non-Partisan W. C. T. U.
Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens, of Chicago, pres
ident of the National W. C. T. V., was
present, and presided by courtesy. Miss
Anna Gordon, of Chicago, vice president
at-large of the National W. C. T. U., and
Mrs. Howard M. Incharn, the national
president of the non-partisan organiza
tion, were also in attendance.
A resolution was adopted strongly rsc- •
ommondlng to the executive committees
of the two organizations that the Na
tional W. C. T. U. and the Non-Partisan
W. C. T. U. be consolidated, if possible.
The national executive board of the Non-
Partisan W. C. T. U. will meet in Pitts
burg Nov. 21-23, and a special meeting of
the W. C. T. U. national executive board
will probably be called by Mrs. Stevens.