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EOEUS V/ORSTKU A PARTY OF ITRA
BAXT'S HORSE XEAU ASTRO V,
ORAXGE COLOW
CAPS BOEftS TO RELOCATE
PARTY AVILIj SETTLrE O\ GEfiMAS
rOSSBSSIOXS IX SOI TII
WE-ST AFRICA
MAY NOT COME TO AMERICA
Ooui Paul So suites on Receiving
an Invitation From Friends
in Grand Ranid«,
>lfch.
. ALTYVAL NORTH, Cape Colony, D£C.
I.*.— A party of Brahant's horse, consisting
■ mainly <>f raw recruits, engaged a su
perlcr force of Boors Dec. 13, near Zas
. tron, Orange River Colony, losing feu.
killed, sixteen wounded and 120 taken
prisoners.
* REPORT FROM LORD KITCHENER.
LONDON, Dec. 17.—The following dis
pntch has been received by the war cflice
from Lord Kitchener:
toria. Doc. i 5. five offlcex's and
men, Magaliesburg prisoners, have been
ased.
"The Boers Fiirround«l and captured
120 of Prab.mt's horse in a defile in the
Zastrou district.
"Col. liomfleld, moving en Vryhtid, de
feated the Boers with heavy loss. driv
ing them from Schepers Nek ar.d captur
ing a quantity of arms. The Schepers
Nek movement occurred Dec. 33.
"The Boers who attacked Vryheid, Dec.
30, lost 100 killed and wounded in the
fight. The fighting lasted all day, the
enemy draw-ing off at 7:30 p. m. The
British loss was G killed, l 1 wounded and
Mil mis?ing. Our casualties include two
officers who died of their wounds." .
Wiring from Pretoria yesterday (Sun
day) Lord Kitchener, alter announcing
that the released Ma?aliesburg prisoners
had arrived at Rustenbiirg' says that the
Boer forces divided into two portions,
tipe moving south and the other west.
STORY OP MAGAL.IESBERG.
The Magaliesberg affair is described as
follows in a dispatch to the Standard
from Rietfontein:
"The scene of the engagement was a
horseshore-shaped depression. The
Nortbumberlands occupied the center.
♦Jen. Clements' camp was pitched one
thousand yards lower down at 'the east
ern part of the horseshoe, ani Col.
Legge's cam]) was about three hundred
Jards distant.
"Gen Delarrey's 1,000 men. against
whom Geni Clements'had fought repeated
actions, were, unknown to Gen. Clements,
suddenly reinforced by 3,000 men from
Warmbaths, under Commandant Boyets.
At daybreak <"<>]. Legge's picket descried
what seemed a fresh force of British
troops.; thirty yards distant. The. _ stran
- j;-ts were challenged. The replied with
a volley, revealing 400 Poers in khaki.
The firing became heavy and the noise
aroused Col. Legge's troops, who a-rrived
just in time to save the outposts from
capture.
"A furious engagement ensued. Artil
lery was brought up and it compelled the
Boers'to retire. Col. Legge, following up
the withdrawal, was shot dead by a
buljet through his head. ' -.
"Gen. Clements and. his staff, soon ar
rived. The staff suffered severely, but
(t^h. Clements appeared to have a
Charmed life.
•"While mounted men were driving the
enemy back along a slope covered thickly
with Boer dead, a deafening rifle fire siul
tlenly broke out on the plateau above. The
signalers hellographed that the North
umberlands were being attacked. Gen.
Clements, convinced that they would
easily hold their own, disposed the re
mainder ni' his forces on the Ranks and
"' rear of his two camps.
FUSILIERS AT CLOSE O.IARTERS.
"At 4:30 ]>. m. a heliograph• from the
ii i»:ik announced that the Boers
were about to overwhelm the fusiliers.
Gen. Clements was unable to send ade
quate help, but dispatched y omanry to
climb the precipitous hillside and create a
diversion. Before the yeomanry could
come into action the Boers had overlap
ped the Northumberlands and weiy in
possession of the entire horseshoe, Tiring
down on the yeomanry, entangled in the
bushes and boulders.
"The Korthumberlands made a mag
nificent defense, as long as their ammuni
tion lasted. According t" Boer accounts,
many even when resistance was hopeless,
died fighting
Gen. Clements, now left with VOO men,
almost superhuman efforts against
the bullets from the Boers pouring over
Die peak.-, ami managed to save his guns
suid camp equipage, lie retired in splen
did order, and ■.',: 4 p. m. started to march
in Rietfontein. fighting a rear guard ac
tion all tin- way, and arriving tin' next
day at 1 a. m.
METHI'EX TOOK A LAAGER.
Lord Methuen, according to another
dispatch from Lord Kitchener, dated yes
terday, attacked and captured a Boer
laager near Lichtenburg. Transvaal, l>-<.\
]•», securing large supplies of rattle and
sheep and » considerable quantity of
ammunition.
A further dispatch from Lord Kitche
ner, dated Pretoria, Dec. l»J. pays that
Lord Methuen lias official confirmation o:
the report of the death of Gen. Lemner,
the Boer commander.
WAR OFFICE OPEN AGAIN.
A grim irony now attaches to Lord
Roberts' description of the war as
"over." Yesterday, the war office, for
the firs! time in many months, remained
open throughout a Sunday in response
to the demand of puoik anxiety to learn
the latest ncv.s.
KIT.-:i,::\l ,1 CALLS FOR AID.
Lord Xii -.■!,< m r Is reported to have Bent
n fresh and urgent request to the govern
ment to send out every available mount
ed man. With Gen. De Wet again es
caped through iho British cordon in the
n ighborhood of i'haba N'Chu, the seri
ous affairs at Vryheid and Zastron, and
the Magaliesbc-rg disaster confronting the
British people, they are beginning to ask
why Lord Roberts is allowed to come
home.
WILL ENLIST 1,000 MEN.
The colonial office announces its decision
to enlisi 5,000 men instead of 1,000, prev
iously asked Lo be recruited in Great
Britain for Gon. Baden-Powell's con
stabulary, which shows that recruiting In
South Africa is loss active than had been
anticipated.
1 Dispatches from Lourenzo Marques as-
Berl that all the Boer forces are plenti
fully supplied with ammunition, but ter
ribly in want of food and clothing-.
Mr. Kruger, at The Hague, received
Mr. William T. Stead yesterday. Mr.
Stead urged him to continue his tour of
rope and to go to America. The Boer
statesman listened attentively, but de
clined to commit himself by any definite
statement It is reported that he is about
« to remove from his hotel to a private
residence, as though contemplating a pro
longed stay at The ITa^uc.
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THE ST. PAUL GLOBE
MAJ. GEN. R. A. P. CLEMENTS.
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One of Kitchener's Division Leaders
Crushlngly defeated by Die Boers.
1 111 l if
boahdebs i\ a \kw yohk ESTAB
LISiniEXTDIEIXDSRPKCU-
LIAR, .eONDJTIOXS ..
ONE LEFT A GAS COCK OPEN
And tlie C««s Leaked '.'Fliroijejli. a
Faulty Partition S« ns to
A.Ki»hs*xlntc tlie
Two.
NEW YORK, Dec. 16.—Miles Novotny,
thirty-three years old, believed to have
J>een a stenographer' eitiployeil :in the
government service, was found dead in
bed this morning at his boarding hou?e,
on West Seventee^nUi, str-eel,. . H >i£ be
lieved that he had accidentally opened
the stop-cock to a small heating stove
and gone to sleep without noticing: that
the gas was escaping.* 3 Jitters fo\in<l in
the room bore his name, with the address
«13 Oxford buildingT'&l l^i Salle street,
Chicago. . '
He had been in New York for about a
year and is believed previous to that
time to have practiced law in Chicago.
The physician who was summoned in
the case noticed that there were some
large cracks in a wooden partition which
separated Novbtny's room from the next
one. He advised that Ihe occupant of
this room be summoned to inquire wheth
er he had noticed the escaping gas. The
door, however, was found locked, and on
being broken in the occupant of the 100 m,
Henry B. Gibbons, sixty-three years of
age, was found dying from the fumes.
All efforts to revive him proved unavail
ing. Gibbons had only been in the house
for a week, and Ills antecedents are un
known. •
HE TOOK HIS SON HOME
IRATK FATHER I\TERIHPTS A
CI/AXDESTIXE H(»XKVMOO\.
BOSTON, Dec., 15.- It .w.^s discovered
tonight that Gerard S. 'Foster, of \ ties,
N. V., a Harvard student in the second
year class of the Lawrence Scientific
school, was married on Nov. ?(! to Mss
Jessie Jordan; a chorus girl in the Cadet
Girl company, then -running • at! 'a 'local
theater. The ceremony was performed in
the "Little Church Around the Corner*
in New York, and was kept a profound
secret until early in the week, the young
bride In the meantime ki-eping up with
her work and ihe youthful husband with
hiS. ■:,..:,...■.. :.!?V.. v. V :
Then Foster's father, who is a wealthy
manufacturer, came to' Boston, having
learned of the marriage, and carried hla
son home with him, b;jlh in a very angry
mood. •'•/ ,-■,,:*■ .:■-■:
The bride is still here and is heart
broken over the l(Ss oi' hot- husband. She
is a very pretty girl, and declares that
tli" marriage was one of mutual love.
BOTH SIDES LOST HEAVILY
I COLOMIIIAX R&3EI/S (JAVE GOVER\-
MEST FORCES A HARD FIGHT.
KINGSTON' Jamaica, Dec. 16.—Advices
received from Colon," Colombia, today, re
] garding the recent fighting between the
j government troops' and ; the insurgents at
I Tumaco, the iwslstrong-hold, which be
i gan Dec. I. and lasted three days, tho in
; surgents then cvaeuating the town, say
! that the withdrawing insurgent force
waa not dispersed. ..
<^i the contrary, fears are entertained
I at Colon that this body of rebel:; will ef
' feet a junction with the force operating
j around Buena Ventura. Telegraphic
communication with the interior ha= been
suspended by government, order and.
fighting is proceeding at various point?,
i although without important results.
Both sides lost heavily in the batt:e at
| Tu-naco. When tlie government forces
;• destroyed the rebel steamer CJait'ah, they
' also destroyed a large quantity of amniu
j nition. Gen. Alban, governor of the state
| of Panama, who was in command of
j the government troops, left for Bogota
I after the evacuation of Tumaco arii-the
j destruction of the Gaitan.
FOR VALLEY FORGE PARK.
>l«-«'(ii»n of Original Tlilrfe<>n Slsi'.es
at Philadelphia Wertnendftyl
PHILADELPHIA, Doc. 16.—Wednesday
the Valley Forge National. Park .associa
tion will hold its lirst convention In In
dependence hall. Dcde-gii tes from the
Lhirteerworiginal states wriU.be in attend
ance, repres< utihg the following"YAftViotic
societies: Colonial Dames, Daughters of
th<j American Revolution,"%6cjfeff of the
"War of ]812, Daughters of the .Jtey,.olu
tion, Society of Colonial Wars^ Brother
hood of the I'nion, -New England so
ciety. Junior Order of American Me
chanics, Montgomery t'ount\' Historical
society, Chester County Historical so
ciety and a number af" other organza
tions. ... ft .
The purpose of the association is to
arouse public sentiment for the preser
vation of Valley Forge, the historic c imp
ing ground of Gen. W.tshir^ioji.and the
Continental army during the winter of
]777-7 v A bill is now before'" congress
which provides for the acquisition of
Valley Forge by the government and its
preservation as a ,military l&ark under
the control of the war department.
One of the Rioters Convicted.
AKRON, O.,Dec. 16.—Walter Viall, a
prominent farmer of this country was to
day convicted of participating la the
riot of August 22 last. It was the hard
est fougrht of any. .of .-the—fifteen eas£s
the that have been tried. Up to date
twenty-t vo of the cases have been dis
posed of, seven of the rioters having
pleaded guilty and convictions have reen
secured in the fifteen cases tried. Four
teen cases remain to be disposed cf at
the next term of the court.
MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 17, 1900.
II1II1I!
HAVE* XOT Ql IT WORK. AS WAS
EXPECTED BY SANTA FE
OPERATORS
BUT OPERATORS WOK TO THEM
AXO PREDICT THAT TODAY MILL
SEE THEIR FORCES AIG
MEMED GREATLY
OFFICIALS CONTINUE LOCKOUT
Say That the Striking Telegra
phers Can Sot Come Bnek to
"Work on the San
ta Fc.
WICHITA. Kan., Dec. 16. — Opinions
tonight on the likelihood of the Santa
Fe trainmen going out on a sympathetic
strike differ.
Supt. Scott, of the Oklahoma division
of the road, says such talk is nonsense.
Operators here are still hopeful of win
ning their strike, and they laugh at the
statement of Supt. Tice that he has op
erators at every station on his division
save two. Something: will happen to
morrow, they assert.
Supt. Tlce says: "No one knows better
than the trainmen that there is nothing
in the operators' strike—not even the
semblance of justification. 1 am In close
touch with the trainmen of the division,
and the claim that they are seriously in
sympathy with the O. R. T. strikers is
absurd. 1' lie continued:
"Two small stations are without opera
tort*, but not because we cannot yet men
to supply them. We have agents there
that are sufficient for all the purposes of
the stations. Our trains are coining m
and going out in better shape than be
fore the strike. Many of our old opera -
tors, pay SO per cent of them, would like
to come back, and a great many hav e
asked to come ba^ck, but it is out of the
question.
THINKS DOLPHIX BLI'NDERKD,
Yardmaster Thomas Peters, of New
ton, speaking to an Associated Press cor
respondent, said tonight:
"1 am a member of the Switchmen's
and-Tralnmen's union. This morning 1
received a dispatch from the switch
men's general office stating that they are
not interested in the O. R. T. strike and
arc not considering the question of a
sympathetic strike. I had a similar mes
sage from the general office of the Train
men's union. 1 like Dolphin personally,
but I think he has taken about 2.0C0 op
erators out on a limb and can never get
them back."
CONFEREXCE HELD LAST NIGHT.
Representatives of the trainmen, con
ductors, engineers and firemen, held a
conference this evening with General
Manager Mmlge, of the Santa Fe rail
way, for the purpose of attempting to
mediate the trouble between the railway
and the .Order of Railway Telegraphers.
While no agreement was reached, the
board of mediation was encouraged by
Mr. Mudgt to hold a conference v>ith
Third Vice President Barr. The board
it is said, seek this conference at Chl-
cago tomorrow or Tuesday.
"Representatives of the various rail
way orders," said Mr. Mudge tonight,
"held a short conference with myself and
Mr. Resseguie this evening. They stated
that they had no grievance against the
Santa Fe, but at the request of the tel
egraphers, desired to offer their ofnce3
to mediate the differences between the
O. R. T. and the company.
"They expressed a desire to act for the
entire system and include the trouble on
the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe. As my
authority extends simply over the Santa
Fe proper, I could not deal with them.
They will probably hold a meeting with
Mr. Barr and attempt to reach a settle
ment on the best possible basis to be
obtained for the telegraphers."
Little information about the conference
could be obtained from the members
of the board of mediation. They inti
mated that there would be something- to
give out in a day or two.
The telegraphers' headquartf-rs at the
National hotel presented a lively appear
ance all day. The representatives of the
different orders held a lengthy conference
in the afternoon before they .decided to
take any action in the matter.
When shown a telegram from Wichita,
stating that telegraphers on the Okla
homa division were petitioning Superin
tendent Tlce for restatement, Mr. Dol
phin said:
"There is nothing in the story. The
telegraphers all over the system are
standing firm and will stay out until
this matter is definitely settled.
"As a matter of fact, the strike is
spreading. Only today I have received
information that old men who did not go
out on the first call are throwing up their
positions, and new men have been induc
ed to quit."
Mr. Dolph-'n refused to talk of the in
terview between the board of mediation
and Mr. Mudge.
ATTA( 'KED THE DEPOT.
ARDMORE, I. T., Dec. 1(5. —At Dough
erty. I. T., tonight, unknown persons
smashed the Santa Fe station windows
with stones and tired on the new oper
ator. Marshals, who were protecting the
building, exchanged several shots with
the miscreants. No one was hurt.
GkET THE TAKU HEROES
EMPEROR A\D BERLIN WBUJOME
CONTINGENT FROM CHINA.
BERLIN, Dec. 16.—A portion of the
German contingent that recently arrived
from China was publicly received here
today in accordance with the express de
sire of Emperor William, great enthusi
asm being displayed by the crowds that
lined the route from Liehter railway
station, which was beautifully decorated.
The troops bore the shot-riddled Ger
man flags which were taken in action
at the storming of the Taku forts, to
gether with several captured Chinese
Hags and guns.
The procession went to the arsenal,
where the Chinese colors were deposited.
Everywhere the men were greeted with
trmendous cheering.
In front of the arsenal were Emperox-
William, the empress, Prince Henry of
Prussia, Prince Ripprecht of Bavaria,
Count yon Buelow, imperial chancellor;
members of the general staff, and other
persons of high rank.
After saluting the troops the kaiser in
spected them, speaking to those who had
been wounded, or had received decora
tions, and then addressing all formally.
TAKING UNCLE SAMS TIP.
Great Britain Demands Indemnity
From the Porte.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. R—Owing
to the success of the United States in
pressing claims for compensation in con
nection with the Armenian disorders
Great Britain is now urging the Ottoman
government 1o pay similar claims put
forward by British subjects. It is ex
pec*ed that energetic means will lie taken
to obtain a settlement.
HENRY C. PAYNE.
La... .^A 1 ' «.". . : j
iiwaukee Man Is a Cabinet ProbablHty
and Seeks Totmaster Generalship.
sn ii ai in
BRITISH MINISTER HAS DEMAXDED
AX 131 PORT AST CHANGE lIX '"'
POWERS* JOIXT NOTE
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WASHIITGTOH IS :. MYSTIFIED
(HKciuls Tliere (nn Xot Figure
Ont What tlie*' Dlffl
cnlty C'Hfi Be
Wltb It. '
PEKTN, Dec. IP.—Definite instructions
supplementing yesterrtas's ; communica
tion from J.,ondon have<been received by
Sir Ernest Mason"* I Sstoyir, the British
minister, and he now demands a modifi
cation of a point in the joint note, wlJch
the foreign envoys generally regard- as
important. This means-further delay as
all the ministers must communicate anew
with their respective governments. Just
what is the nature of, the objection raised
by Great Britain the ministers decline to
say. but they admit that the new demand
will involve a good deal more diplomatic
procedure. '■'■ ; *-- ;• „> '
SEIZED SOME CUINKSE GUNS.
Yesterday, -while a private of the Ninth
United States infantry w;as searching Ten
two stray" mules near Ho-Si-Wu, he ar
rived at a town where he found a rapid,
fire machine pun. wilfh 5,000 rounds of
ammunition, of which:' he took charge.
He went back to the mall station for
the night, but on retii'hingr in the morn
ing-, he found two leaded AVinchesters;
tvo other magazine rlfles-.«and 1,100 rounds
of ammunition. When leaving- the town
he was fired upon, but he did not return
ihe fire.' A village five miles southeast of
No-Pi-\Vu has been fired upon by Chinese
twice, within half a miFc. of the mail sta»
tion.
PUZZLED AT THE CAPITOL.
WASHINGTON, Doc. .'l6.—Officials here
are at a loss to understand the reasons
for; th-2 important modification in the
joint Chinese note- which it is renorted,
the British mini3tei- to Y'ekin tot -l»
--rnand before signing tfrbC document pre
paratory to its present*. to the Chi
nese pltnipotentiarp Ti'.ey have no. in
formation on the subject jas nothing his
be?n. heard from Mr. Conger on the mat
ter tor some. days. .The understanding
here has been that the. joint note as
agreed . upon •by - tht envoys w&s in the
main satisfactory to the British govern
ment. It simply desired, a slight
amendment, said to be in the nature of a
mere change in styie of 'language to. be
used rather than any amendment to the
scope of the agreement. This did not
conflict with any of th< principles held
out for by this government. Such being
the case it was confidently expected the
signature of the British minister- wou'd
be promptly affixed to the agreement and
the note presented to the Chinese at ah
early day.
RUSSIA CLAIMS THE RIGHT.
ST.. PETERSBURG, Dec. 16.— '\ he Of
ficial Messenger published an inspired
•strvtement us to the views, of. the Russian
government concerning the Yang'Tsan
Shan Hai Kwan r.illri>ad. repudiating: the
charge that the Russians/- have" acted
illegally in holding- the line, contending
that Russia's action was 'necessitated by
military considerations/ rtecllhlrig .to
recognize the British as; owners of .the
line, but admitting that they have the
preponderating financial* interest and
finally promising to restore it to the
former administration after Ine foreign
troops have evacuated the province of
Chi LI. 7 '• -
IS PRETTY, BUT DESPERATE.
Chtcng-0 Shoplifter 'J>l«-d Twice to
End Her liife.
CHICAGO. Dec. 16.— After confessing (o
the theft of nearly $2,000 vorth of silks
and other valuables from twelve down
town department stores, Amelia Meyer, a
pretty young woman, drew a knife from
her dress at the Harrison street police
station annex, where she was confined,
and attempted to cut her throat. Her
efforts were unsuccessful. however,
owing- to ihe promptness o£ Detective
Sergeants Walsh, Broderick. Kane and
Meskell. of'Capt. CoHeran's o!?lce, who
saw her and after a •struggle, took the
knife from her. Thi? was not accom
plished, .though, until s-h* had severely
lacerated her mouth with the keen edge
;of the blade. ;".'.*' "
She was arrested - -jn ; Schlesinger &
Mayers department aJid wh»-n
searched silks valued at $20. which she
had appropriated from various counters,
wore iound on her person.
She was then taken, to the police sta
tion i.nd the detectives, learning: that elkj
lived, at 24 Aberdeenf street, visited tn-3
mises. I'pon opening^ the Ooor leading
to their prisoner's. apartir.ents they found
a miscellaneous collection of articles
piled in every, corn.;- of the rcom. ■•-'•
A patrol wagon was called \ and loaded
v.-iih various" articles of clothing. Later
when Miss Meyer was inken from tho
Harrison street polfceM&ation. to detecilve
headquarters ■ and tifcere viewed the
plunder she became hysterical and draw
ing a liat pin : from her hat again at
tenpted to do herself injury. : . - |
Again the detectives came to the rescue
and the piri was taken • from her. .The
prißonor is twenty-four y«ars old and
boarded at the Aberdeen Street residence.
Late Friday-night Mrs! M. McCready,
en.ployed as house detective by Schles
ing-er & Mayer, noticed waking from
counter to counter ana acting suspicious
ly. The detective followed her about ard
on several occasions saw,' her take goods
from the counters wbert the clerk's \ at
tention was called to j&iath?r part of the
hcuse and hide them : the fo'.ds of her
drees. The weman wrs \ about to leave
the establishment when she felt a hanl
placed upon her shouldfer and the an
nouncement made that -she was under
arrest. At first she denied her guilt,
later when taken to the office of the store
and searched " the goods? were found in
her possession. ■ ■ . . % -.. . '"" •
The police are now searching for a man.
with whom it is. said the prisoner had
been teen on various occasions. V
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Hi IS lED
I3IMEXSE TAXNERY OF ZSCHET
ZCHE & SOX WAS TOTAL.LV
DESTROYED BY FIRE
it cweied 1 crn SOUARE
AXD THE LOSS WILL RE IX THE
NEIGHBORHOOD OF
$200,000
OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGED
■MiltvanUee and Manitovroe I-ir<- De
jmrt nifins Were Called on for
Aid, but Fire Wa« Subdued
Withont Them.
SHEBQTGAN, Wis., Dec. IC.-The im
mense plant of ZscJjetZche & Son. tan
ners, was totally destroyed by fire this
morning-. The cause of fire is unknown.
Loss $180,000, fully covered by insurance.
The flames fanne.i by a high wind scorch
ed the big furniture plant of the Mal
colm Manufacturing company adjoining,
whose loss will be .several thousand
dollars.
Mayor Born wired Milwaukee and Man
itowoc fire departments to bold them
selves in reactfne^s, a general conflagra
tion in the manufacturing department be
ing feared. The fire corps of. a dozen
factories lent aid and finally controlled
the lire. Nearly 200 men will b^ thrown
out of employment, and the plant may
not be rebuilt. The plant was one of
the largest in the state, covering an en
tire block of ground.
NOTED LAWYER IS DEAD
CHARI.RS C. BEE MAX, GENERAL
COl NSEIi WISCONSIN CEXTRAL.
NEW YORK, Dec. 16.—Charles C. Bee
man, of the law firm of Evarts, Choate
& Beeman, is dead at his residence in
this city. He died suddenly of heart dis
ease, and had been ill for only three days.
Mr. Beeman was born In Houlton, Me.,
in IS4O. When a young man he was pri
vate secretary to Charles Summer, and
in 1871 married the daughter of William
M. Evarts.
Mr. Beeman was consulting attorney
to many corporations, a director in some
and was general counsel of the Wisconsin
Central railway.
AT WORK ON A TARIFF.
Philippine Commission Fixing- Ip a
Hevwinc Scheme.
MANILA, Dec. 16.—Advices from Jloilo,
Island of Panay, are that the American
troops have been moving northward and
westward for several days, and that de
tachments of the Sixth, Eighteenth and
Twenty-sixth regiments have been active
near their stations. The insurgent losses
during the last ten days there have been
F» killed and 40 taken prisoners. The
Americans have lost 2 killed and 3
wounded. . Large numbers of the natives.
however, are swearing aliigeanee to the
United States.
In. several recent attacks and expedi
tions in Southern Luzon the insurgents
have lost S killed and 7 wounded and
about 20 captured.
The Americans have lost 1 killed and 2
wounded.
Gen. Wheaton reports that 43 natives
have entered Calanao for registration.
Most of the time of the Philippine com
mission is now devoted to the tariff bill.
Judge Taft said today that generally
speaking- the new rates would be about
40 per cent of the existing rates.
"It will be essentially a tariff for |
revenue." he remarked, "but some of the
industries already established will be
given protection. The commission is not
considering the question of the constitu
tionality of taxing United States pro
ducts. The precedents have been estab- :
lished in the case of Porto Rico and by
the military government of the Philip
pines. The bill requires the washing
of cotton goods, so as to eliminate the
clay used by European manufacturers.
which increases the weight. This will
incidentally favor American goods. The
rate on kerosene will be reduced from
lie a gallon to 4c. Some of the American
products will be admitted free, and al- j
most all will come in at reduced figures." I
PLAN FOR HUGE ROBBERIES.
Detectives* of \orth-Western Ilall
yray Claim to Incover Dii; Scheme.
GRINNEL, 10., De-. 16.—The private
detectives of the Northwestern railway
state that they have discovered a gigan
tic thieving plot. The scheme, which has
been in successful operation for a num
ber of years, they say, extended over a
large portion of lowa along the line of its
road. Thefts have occurred for a num
ber of years in a systematic manner,
goods being taken from cars in transit
and in the various railway yards and
from stations and warehouses.
It is believed that the two men recent
ly sent to the penitentiary from Slate
Centex for burglary are members of th^
gang, and another man, who is believed
to have been the "fence,'" through whose
means the stolen property was disposed
of, has been arrested and is being held
for examination.
FIVE BODIES ARE FOUND.
Removal of the Dead From the
Ruins at Dunkirk.
DUNKIRK, N. T., Dec. 16.—Bodies of.
five more victims of the normal school
fire were recovered today, making six
that have been taken from the ruins.
Those found today were charred beyond
recognition, as was the same one pre
viously discovered.
Workmen, while removing the debris,
found the five bodies at the foot of a
fire escape. They were piled across each
other and burned beyond recognition.
A ring upon the finger of one of the
bodies gives a hope that it may be iden
tified, but there is nothing by which the
others can possibly be distinguished. It
is proposed that all be buried in one
grave and that it be marked by one mon
ument to be placed in the Fredonia ceme
tary in memory of the victims.
District Attorney Greene and Coroner
Blood will begin a rigid investigation at
once, which will inquire into all matters
connected with the structure of the build
ing and the fire.
SAYS TONTINE IS ILLEGAL.
Attorney General of Mfchlg'tin Will
Drive Out Companies.
LANSING, Mich . Dec. 15.—Attorney
General Orcr. has decided that the busi
ness of various debenture, diamond con
tract and tontine companies operating ii
Michigan is fraudulent and against public
policy and today announced that he
would begin proceedings to drive them
from the state. He says the law pro
vides ample procedure, either by pro
ceeding criminally against the officers or
by quo warranto proceedings, and that
the business must stop.
PRICK TWO CENTS— gfvS'^T.
BULLETIN OP
IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE DAY
iWeather Forecast for St. Paul:
Colder and Cloudy.
llrltlNli Taken Prisoner*.
Santa. Fe Strike Hold* On*
Fire at .Slienoj-jcjan.
Perils of the Oeonn,
Coal <in» Kills Ttto. '
Chinese' Affairs. --■•^' . — ■•-"
2—Annnal O. It. C. Bnnquet.
Rev. Mr. Alcoti on Gonfnclni).
I'hangeit In City Boards.
Hiirt in Saloon Row.
Minneapolis* Matters*.
— Xorthivest Xevrs.
lowa Child Studjr Society.
Forecast of Congress.
4—Editorial Page,
s—Sporting; Ticvrn.
> Ball I'lnycrs Stand Flrni*
Foreign Stock Markets.
G—A Poet at Home.
Popular Wants.
7— Mnrkets of the World.
Odd Items of Nerr*.
B—Molly's .Fortn»»e.«.^
LIYNCiiED TWO NEGROES
MIHDKR OV WHITE MAX AT ROCK-
I'OHT AVENGED.
OWENSBORO, Ky., Dec. 16.—Jim Hen
derson and Bud Rowland, negroes, were
hanged by a mob of 860 persons at S
o'clock tonight In the jail yard at Rock
port, Indiana. Henderson and Rowland
waylaid, murdered and then robbed 1".
S SiniUions, a white barber, at 1 o'clock
this morning. The two were suspected
and arrested and by the aid of v blood
hound their guilt was established. Hen
derson was shot 10 death in his cell and
then hung. Rowland confessed before n<»
wars strung up. The bodies were riddled,
with bullets after hanging.
When the dog was placed on the trail
ho followed it until he reached the house
where Rowlands lived, six blocks from
the scene of the murder, and went hay
ing' to the bed the negro had occupied.
This was enough for the excited Citizens.
Within a few minutes a mob of a.
thousand bloodthirsty citizens, with
sledge hammers, ropes and, guns, were
running to the jail.
Sheriff Anderson and his two deputies
attempted to protect the prisoners. The
officers were seized by the leaders of
the mob, who disarmed them. The sher
iff v,as then locked in a room and placed
under guard, but he stoutly refused to
give up the keys or tell where the pris
oners were hidden.
Failing to get the keys, the mob made
a determined but unsuccessful attempt to
break in-the jail door. By this time the
would-be lynchers were in a frenzy,' and,
procuring a telegraph pole, they used
it as a battering ram, and broke in the
side wall of the jail The door of Row
lands' ceil was quickly broken in with
sledges, and he was dragged from the
jail to the east side of the court yard,
where a noose was put about his neck.
He was given time to make a statement
in which he implicated Jim Henderson
ami another negro. Rowlands then beg-
K<-d piteourly for mercy, but the mob
swiftly swung him to a tree and tired
many bullets fnto his body.
leaving the body of Rowlands dangling
from the limb of the tree, the mob rush
ed back to the jail and attempted to
burst open the cell occupied by Hender
son, but before the steel bars yleldpd
some one in the crowd fired upon the ter
rified negro as he crouched In the corner
of his cell.
A'few moments more and the door of
the cell was broken in. The negro, half
dead, was dragged at a rope's end to
the court house yard and swung from
the tree beside the body of Rowlands.
Firing- a parting volley at the bodies,
the mob, eager for another victim, hur
ried away tp catch the other negro im
plicated by Rowlands in his confession.
He was found at a hotel, where he was
porter. He escaped, however, to the roof
of the building, and Manager Debruler
convinced the mob that the porter had
nothing to do with the crime, proving
an alibi for him. The mob then dis
persed
The negroes' victim, Simons, was way
laid and murdered in the most bruial
manner one square from the main street
of the city as he was going to his horre
from his hirber shop at 2 o'clock th's
morning 1. He carried the receipts of the
day at his place of business. The negroes
were aware of this*, and evidently lad
the- plans accordingly. Crouching lo
hind a fence they awaited their victim,
and jumped from their places of conceal
ment and attacked him from behind,
striking him over the head with a heavy
club with a large nail driven into the end
of it. Although terribly beaten, Simons
made a desperate fight, and his eih'-;
soon attracted two boys, who went to h's
assistance, but they were a moment too
late, the barber was lying dead at iheir
feet. The murderers then drove the
would-be rescuers away, securing a ba^
containing over $40, from the prostrate
form of their victim and made their es
cape.
Simons was terribly beaten, his sku.l
crushed in, his head and face beaten into
a pulp. Four gaping wounds showed
where the spike on the club had puuetur
ed his skull and penetrated his brain.
The dead mans wife is prostrated, and
it is believed she will die from the shock.
Simons came here from "Winslow, Ind.,
three years ago.
GERMAN FRIGATE IS SUNK
TRAIMXG SHIP FOUNDERS IX MED-
ITKIJRA\EA\, OFF MALAGA.
MADRID, Dec. 16—The German train
ing friKate, Gneisenau, has foundered oft
Malaga, sixty-five miles east-northeast
of Gibraltar. Private dispatches say
that forty persons were drowned.
According to the navnl pocket, book,
the Gneisenau, built in Dantzic in 1879,
was an iron vfssel sheathed with wood
and had a. displacement of 2,55G tons. Sh^
was °A 2 feet S> inches in length and 45 feet
11 inches in the beam., having a mean
draught of 19 feet 8 inches and a coal
capacity of 400 tons. Her speed was 13
knots. Her armamerft consisted of four
teen 5.0-inch Kriipp breech loaders, two
3i-iiich quick firers, one boiler field gun
and several torpedo tubes. Her com
plement was 1C: and she was used !or
training boys.
A large number of the cadets can be
seen from the shore, clinging to the rig
ging. They aru shouting arid signalling
for help. The captain and many of the
cadets have been drowned. It is believed
lhat 40 who left in one of the ship"s boats
and have not been seen since are also lost.
The total loss is now thought to be no
leas than ICO. Some dispatches say 140.
Forty of'those saved are badly hurt.
Settle on German Soil.
BERLIN, Dec. 16.— According to the
Lokal Anzeiger fifty Cape Colony Boers,
now in Amsterdam with their fam.Ke--,
have been granted permission to settle
in German Southwest Africa, the Ger
man government having just assented to
the purchase of lands by them in Dama
raland and Great Hamaiquan Land. The
Boer,= will leave Amsterdam Jan. 5.
PERILBOFIII
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"WHITE STAH LIXER CTPIC IS »IS*
ABLED AT SEA. HIT I,A\US .'
IX TOW . 'r
CHIEF ©FFICEIt IS D20W39
7WIIILE trying to repair dam-*
age j)o\k IX the TER
RIFIC STORM
AFLOAT ON LAKE MICHIGAN
I.iKlitlioiisi* Keeper* Picket! i*b>
Nearly Dead—Women Ultli Them. , •
Drill! lint J.asht'll l«i
the Boat.
QUEENSTQWX, Dec. 16.— The \Yhit«
Star line earner Cuflc, Capt. Caven,
from Liverpool, Dee. I, for New York,)
was towed to anchorage here at i o'clock
this morning by the British steamer
Kansas City, Capt. Lewis, which sighted
the Cufic Dec. !>. in latitude 31.44 north
and longitude 21.24 west, the day the
White Star liner lost her propeller.
Owing to the terrific weather, it was im
possible to connect the hawsers until . .
Dec. 12. These parties In a fisree
gale and the Kansas City only succeeded
in resuming towing the following day.
The hawsers broke again last night off
Kinsale, but after a shoit delay, towing
was resumed. Off Cork a local tug s i i<<).
In one ot' the efforts to connei the Kan
sas City, Mr. Corsby, chief officer, of
the Cufic, while trying to swim to a line,
attached to a buoy, afloat from th Kan
sas City, was drowned, although a power*
ful swimmer.
The Cufic will await the arrival <>t
tugs here and will then procee i to Liver*
pool. She carries no passengers. •- !
The Kansas City's machinery was
strained and there was a heavy ist to the
starboard. She will re-coal and may re
sume within a day or two her voyage
to Xew York, whither she w:.s bound
from Bristol, after touching at Swansea
Dec. 6, when she sighted the disabled
Cutic.
WO.IIEX DIED rilOM HXI-OSIkkT
Spent liay and a Nitilit in » Vnvrl
on M leliiK'an.
MA&ITOWOC, VVia, Dec. IG. — The
steamer Manhattan arrived here today
with W. A. Shields and William Mc-Auley,
lighthouse keepers on Squaw island, and •
the todies of Mrs. Shields and her niece;
Mrs. Mary Davis. They were picked up
Saturday afternoon in the lake, where
they were found lashed to an overturned
yawl. They had. been thus exposed since
Friday, when they were capsized by a
squall, while sailing .from the island to
the main laud. Luclen Morden, of Mon
tague, Mich., was also an occupant of tli*>
boat when it capsized, and was drowntd
before he c^uld lie lashed to the over
turned craft..
.The-two rescued n»en are bailly fryzoh'i,
and It is thought they may have to suf
fer aniuutatinn of .their lower HmU*.
They were .-taken to the Holy Family hos
pital, where the following; story oi their
terrible experience ■• was told hv Alru
Shields:
■: ; >'Up6ril'ecttvin<( >. orders -to <Ms»- t!lfe
lighthouse for the season we prepared i.>
leave -the lighthouse together, with alii
helpers, I-ueieir Morden; of Mon:a r<u»,
Mich.; Mrs. Shields and Mary I>a\i*. my,
wife and niece. We left the island Fri
day morning-, bnind' f<;r Harbor
Springs. When out but a short dis
tance a heavy wind stru< k the sail of
our boat, capsizing it and throwing all
into the lake. \\ r. all succeeded, after
much har.l work, to reach the boat. Mc-
Cault'y and myself, after much lab .r,
finally succeeded in lashing the two w.mi
en to the heat, and then ouivelvesv Mo.' -
den, the helper, Ir. the meantime had h:-,
come delirious and refused to help him
self, and soon afterwards fell off th«
boat. Mrs. Shields. Mary Davis, Mc-
Cauley arid myself, lashed to the bottom
of the boat, were swept about the lake
and the seas washed owi- us. Aboi.it
seven hours afUr the accidenl happened
my wife succumbed, being uriaWe longer
to endure the terrible conditions thy
exposure to the wind and seas caused.
Mrs. Davis, after holding on for several
hours after my wife's death, also suc
cumbed, and only- McCauley and n.y-'ir
remained allv<\ with the two dead bo.ljes
lashed by our sides, floating around tf.e
lake with no one >•• b- .-'•mi. At one
time we were within a short distance of
the in.ii:; land and would soon l>;)\»- b*en
washed -rm the beach; when, to our dis
may and horror, ihe wind changed, an I
we were drifting out into tile lake again.
Fortunately, however, as it proved, we
were takti! by the wind Into the north
passage, which is often taken b> boats
coming up the lake. In this manner w<
passed Friday night, suffering terribly
from the cold and holding on until Sat
urday, at 1 i>. m., when we succeeded in
attracting the attention of the outFoofc
of the steamer Manhattan. Although
weather was very rough, the captain
of the steamer, after much maneuvering,
succeeded in rescuing us. also: picking
up the bodies of my wife and niece.
"•'The terrible exposure and conditions
from which we suffered can only bt wi,
aginod by those who have had similar
experience) and the only wonder Is that
we were able to survive it. We did our
best to save ami keep the women alive,
but our efforts were unavailing.''
Both men are about forty years of age.
PRIEST BRAVED THE FIRE.
Ri.tktMl His Life ta Save >»<-r«-«l « i-
borlum I'roiii FiaiHVM.
ST. T.OT.'IS. Mo.. Dec. 16. -Uncoil
and tightly clasping In his nrnn tne
cil'orium containing ih r consecrated ele
ment sacred to the Catholic faith .-.n-l
nearly blinded anil smothered by bnioke
which filled the church, Rev. Father
Ceasaro Spigerdi was rescued by firenien
from the burning r ltalia'p church, o.r
I-.ady c«f Our Hopes, at fCiiieteentL aiul
Morgan streets.
T&e.priest when notified of ilit- [ir< a;;s
in his study. His Hrst thought was of
the revered sacrament. Wrapping his
cassock about his h< ;ml. ht^ went Into ih :
church and took un the eiboriunt. He
then tried to escape, but lost hia wkj ;.n.l
fell bewildered and nearly suffocate.j
from the smoke and iieat. The liri
learning that he was Inside, risked th< ir
lives to save him, a task accomprishei
with great difficulty.
Milwaukee Man Kills Hliuac-ir.
MILWAUKEE, Wis., Dee. LB. -Frank
L. Wflliama .gi aeral agent of tiio
Streator j Bottle and Glass company ■ f
Strtator, 11!.. committed sul'.'ldv today
by shooting himself at tlie rr;sid?!ice of
hie brother-in-law \V. S. Pleria of . Wil«on
street. Williams vva-< well-to-do and well
known in Chicago: Deapohdencj is taid
to be the-"caoise. ' . . ■. ■
Clileago < lotkler in mihK*.
CHICAGO, Dec. ID.— Sol. Wolfe, retail
clothier, ha- filed a petition in bank
ruptcy, estimating his liabilities h
000, with asset.- of JTJO.UW). Ifearj J,.
"Wilson, an attorney has been app<
receiver. The largest creditors nr< :n
Chicago, Philadelphia and N\vv Folk.