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Argvs ROCK VOIi. XliVIlI. NO. 49. BOCK ISAXD, ILL.. TIIUBSDAY, DECEM15EI? 14, 189U. PBTGE THEEE CENTS. BULLER LAD SMITH He and Gen. Clery Reported to Have Captured 10,000 Boers. CASUALTIES TO THE ENGLISH. Number of Killed and Wound ed at Modder River 817. London. LVc. 14. A Pietermaritz- lurg special say a: 'Gens. Duller and Clery have entered Ladvsmith and c aptured 10,000 Boers." London. Dec. 14. The official re port give the total number killed, wounded and missing of all arms in the engagement Sunday and Mondy north or Modder river as17. Fif teen officers were killed. 4 wonnded and 6 are missing. One is known to bava been made prisoner. London, Dec. 14 The war office has received a message stating there were 650 casualties among the non-com missioned officers and men of the Highland btigade at Msgersfontein The brigade lout 10 officers killed, 34 wounded and 4 missing. (iilstrt'i Report. London, Dec. 14. The war office Las received from Gen. Gatacre the following list of casualties: Second Koval Irish, 10 killed. 32 wuanded; "second Northumbeclands, IS k lied, 27 wounded. London. Dec. 14 A revised list of British casual' ies at Magersfonteiu makes the number 832. London, Dec. 14 The BrilUh wai office has heard nothing of the storv rfthereli.f of Lad vujith. Officials Ho not credit the report, as relief of I be place at such earlv date is be lieved to be practically impossible. HETlll EN ICHKCKBO. Mttli a Bloody Defeat on Ilia Latest At- ( tack on the) Boris. IixImi. lce. 14. Cem-rul Mi-tliua !i:is, Ih-cii clicked ill a pohit north of MNldir river, with the lieiiviext""lui of men yet suffered by the British. The tijrht lMTran Sunday and w:i ootitlit-u-U .Moiufuy early iu the morninc. when by some reuijirkalile military strategy the Itritish udvain-cd to with in lino yards of the Boer siliin with out knowing the Itoer were near until ihey heard their rifles crnokiiijr uud tsaw Kritish soldiers fallius. Methueu telei;f:tpliel that the British loss was ""irreut. The followluj: is the latest at this writing from Afethtieii dated yes terday at i :.'J0 . ill.: "As the Boers ot- vupitnl their trenches . stroujily this morniu;r. 1 retired in perfect order liere. where I am In seenrity. I have feathered from some of the prisoners and from our meii with the am bulances, who talked with the Boers, that the enemy's losses' were terrible, some "orps belnjr completely wiped our. The Boers b:ivc been most kind to my wounded." A moti); the dead rciwrted Is General Wauchote, who was a vet- erau of many wars. Called Ibe Battle of Magersfonteln. The battle is called Masersfonteiu. Julian Uulph. dewrlbiuir it in n spe-lal dispatch to The Daily Mail says: "The Boers were entrenched at MaKersron- telu. four miles north of Modder river. At dawn Monday the Highlanders, ad vancing across the veldt, were suftdcu- Iv subjected to a murderous tire from the trenches about IStO yards iu front. The greater iwirt of the fearful loss of ihe day was thus suffered in a single minute. Startled and overwhelmed, the brigade retired nuickly. but soon rallied and retained thetrpos'tlon. This was on the left. On the right the guards brigade advanced across the veldt against other trenches and fought an Invisible foe for fifteen hours. At 11 in the morning the Gor don Highlanders were sent forward. The Boors allowed them to pass one line of trenches and then enfiladed them. raked the Boers trenches with artillery throughout the day. The lighting only -eased with nightfall. Mowed l)9wi by the II an tired. The folowing additional news of the mjr:enieut hits, leen rej-eived: "The Baking Powder Made from pure cream of tartar. Safeguards the food against alum powder are the greatta ot the preset oay. COL lerW "r'HaWafc British casualties Included the Mar quis of Winchester major of the sec ond battalion oldtreani guards, who was killed, and Colonel Ilownham. of of the first battalion Gordon High landers, who was mortally wounded. When the highlanders met the mur derous nolnt-blank fire of the Boers. about 2H were mowed down. The Black Watch regiment on reform in was nble to master only 1W men. The "Boors lost heavily in the trenches and also in the wire entanglements when the j- came into the oien in an attempt to make a flank attack on the British Cull Id Not Carry the Trenebe. "The terrific British artillery tire pro voked no response except from the Boer rifle,s until nearly 4 o'clock in the aiternoou. wnen the liortlon Highland ers lorineu to renew tne attack on the entreuched kopje. They advanced with the utmost gallantry to attack the Bock, close to the place where lay their dead and wounded comrade of the Highland brigade. The euemv -oiened with a heavy shrapnel lire a the British advanced, and it was found physically impossible to take the Bo trench. The British got within 'JtM yards, but could not get nearer. It was here that Colonel Downhaui fell. The Boers had had free, recourse- to barbed wire eutanglcmuts, which offered great obstacles even after the damage inflicted by the British artillery tire, RUTH FOBCE3 AS THEY WERE. Suiue Positions as Before the Hattle More Troops for South Africa. "Tills morning J Tuesday I lxti sides occupied the ositlons they held tiefore the battle, the greateft bravery was displayed liy lioth officers ami men, The wounded Include Lieuteunut Col onel A. r.. Codrlngton and Captain Sterling, both of the'lirst battalion of the Coldstream guards. A detachment of ISoers Hsted among some thick bushes to the east miiiutaiiied n most destructive lire on our right. With the remarkable t::lent for taking cover which the Boer always displays they wen, geuerally siicaking. virtually In visible, and although the enemv's artil lery wus practically sllenc-ed. his rifle lire was so uersistent and concentrated as well as usually well aimed, that it was absolutely Impossible for the Brit ish infrtutry to take th:- position by as Ml int. The siHH-Ial correspondent of The Daily Mail at Modder river, dtsciiliina the lighting, says: "The Boer trenches extended tar beyond the kopje Into the oien plain. IIioe on the plain were hidden by screns of leaves. Those near the kopje were guarded by a double llti" of barlM-d wire. Kvldentlv ihcy feared onr storming and bayonet attack- The Boors are still in larger force than we found them at Modder river, outnumbering us by almost three to one. The Transvaalers are apnarent- y dominating in their military coun cils, although in a minority." Iondoii. lec. '14. A special dlsufttch from Pretoria hy way of Lourenzo Manines says: "While the battle of Muge'rsrontehi was prnreedlng the Free State artillery engugi! an armored train alone; the lailwayllne .toward Bel- uioat. Fotry-one prisoners belonging to tin- first battalion . of the Cordon Highlanders have Just trnvers-'d Ja- t-ohsdal. In the last atta-k on Surprise Mil three leading Pretoria townsmen were killed and several others wounded, causing great sorrow here Loudon. Dec. 14. The Associated l'ress understands that the war office j .'..lernay oeenieu. in consequence ot Lord Metliuen's losses at Magersfou- tcin. to mobilise an Kighth division iu reserve and to send the Seventh divis ion to the Cape. Certain foreign sta tions will probably lie garrisoned with militia: and. if necessary, volunteers wyi le cnlhnl to take the places of the militia at home. It is also likely that the militia reserves will be Kent out to join their respective battalions. C(iNE TO JOIN THE BOKRS. Tnenl j-r'ire Young Irishmen. Spanish War Veterans. Have Lett Cleveland. Cleveland. Dec. 14. The Plain Deal er says: A party or twenty-nve young Irishmen have left this city to join the Boers in their right against Great Brit ain. At New York these young men. who are mosttv veterans of the Span ish-American war. will join almut ."VO oilier Irishman, and the entire party will sail from New York on Saturday for Paris. Iu the latter .city the men will join an Irish regiment being formed to go to the assistance of the Boers. Five hundred more Irishmen will fol low to Paris In a couple of weeks. Plans have already been made for the entire regiment of 1.0t to reach the scene of the fighting. Major William .1. 51eason.one of the ln'st-known Irish men In this city, said: I his move ment has leen on foot among the Irish in Cleveland for altout three weeks. In two weeks another party from here. will leave for New York to enlist in the service. '.. F.'aie tpoeaval freold. Iudianaiiolis. Dec. 14. An upheaval among manufacturers of tin plate is tin In romised shortly with an early change the market, the overthrow or the new trust, and the formation or pome kind of an organization to take its place. Two years ago tin plate was J.2T a lox. Today it is rJii and an other advance of 10 per cent, will bo made within two weeks. This rapid increase has caused new plants to be established at Wheeling. W. Va Wash ington. Pa.. Itodgers. Pa- Muskegon. Mkii.. and others are promised at Pittsbnrg. Denver and San Franclwo. All of these are independent concerns. Is Opposed to Chnrch Fairs. Cincinnati. Dee. 14. Uev. n. K. Itobbins. of the Lincoln Park Baptist Institutional church, has caused a sen- ration hen' by denouncing church fairs and bazaar as wicked. He says it Is more Cod-like to lt the itoor starve to death than to provide for i hem through a charity ball. He denounce solicita tions of tnerehants and says bow utter ly the merchants must despise these beggars. 'Better do it than wish it done." Better enre caUarrh by taking Hood's Sarsaparilla -that complain because von saner irom iu Subscribe fi- Tin: Ace vs. HOT AFTER ACUIN ALDO Last Heard from H;m Ha Was Twenty Hours Ahead of Our Troops. HOPED EE HAD FOUND A EEFUGE But Was KuilelT Disillusioned When Be Heard of Url Pllar's Ilefeat and Death Couiniaader of tbe Bodycnard Died Like a Soldier Insurgent Cuief To Be Given No Best AnotUer Important Filipino raptured Fifteen Hundred Spanish Prisoners Heleased' ' Manila, Dec. 14. A detachment of Col. Haves' cavalry under Lieut. Ar hold, captured Bianabato. a mountain stronghold where the last insutrection ended with the peace treaty. Manila. Dec l.J. IOukJ i. iu. The following dispatch, dated Cervantes Iec. o, has just been received from a correspondent of The Associated l'ress with Major March's battalion: "Maj or March, with Captains Jonkinson and Cunningham, Lieutenants Tomp kins. Ituckcr, McClelland and Power and 125 men, is al)Ut starting for Bolt. too, the principal town in the province of that name, to the northeast, through an absolutely desolate country and over a mountain ten thousand feet high. He Is pursuing Aguinaldo, whose escort, now reduced to fifty men. Is known to be there. According to the natives Aguinaldo intends to disguise tiimself and to take a circuitous trail toward Hayombong, province of Naeva Vizc-aya. Twenty Hours Ahead of L's. , Major March with 3no men arrived at Cercautes. in the heart of the Tilad mountains, on the evening of Dec. o. alMjut twenty hours liehtud Aguinaldo, who had believed he had round an in accessible refuge. On Dec. 2 the merican commander had a wonder ful tight In a cloud-enveloped, niouu taln pass y.tWKi feet alove the sea, com pletely routing tJeneral " IregorIo del Pilar s force-of ih picked men In a position almost strong enough to rival 1'heruiopylae. tienrnl Pilar died at the front of his men. urging them to tuake a stand, until the ball of a sharpshoot er pierced his head. His followers tried to carry away the body, but were compelled to lay it down." March Kesuiues the Chase. Two of the Americans were killed and were burled by their comrades where they fell. The others, carrying nine wouned, camped for the night oil too of the .mountain, an eminence of 4.000 feet, suffering greatly from the cold blasts. In the morning they moved down the trail to . DuganuL. where they larned that AguiualJo. with a few-men and three women, all carried on litters borne by Igorrotes. had paVsed along the same trail tj Cer vantes,' where he was jiuring. the Lit. A runner had brought hliu the news of the death of his chief of staff. He was greatly affected and prepared instantly for flight. Ceuerul Cou- ceicIou. with six olllcers. who had de serted Aguinaldo, surrendered when Major March reached Cayan. province of I.epanto. . "On arriving at Cervantes Major March secured five days' rations, made arrangements for his sick and wounded. and. having chost'n '2 mounted and KM) unmounted men, re sumed the chase at daybreak." ' KOTEO FILII'INO CAFICKED. Was Ayninaldo's Ablest Adviser Whole I'rorince Surrenders. Mahini. former secretary of state iu the so-called hilipino government, and Aguiualdo's ablest adviser, although of late withdrawn from official connex ion -from Uie insurrection, has been apt u red by Ceneral Mat-Arthur near Iiosales. He will be brought to .Manila. Mahini has been the leader of the ex treme anti-American faction. Ceneral Tirona. commanding the Fil ipinos in the province of Cn travail, snr- endered the entire province of Aparri on Uee. it to aptain Aiccana. or the United .States cruiser Newark. Captain McCalla appointed him civil governor of the iorvince. subject to the ap proval of tJeneral Otis. The surrender was with the honors of war. Captain McCalla reviewed the insurgents anil leneral Tirona reviewed the naval for-es. The Amerioaus presented arms while the Insurgeut generals were stacking theirs. Lieutenant Colonel Howes reports how definitely that tJeneral Tiuto la onveying Amercian prisoners north. ltmce. of the First Xevada. and Kd- wards. of the Yorktown. were rescued near Iai I'az. Hwe is rapidly pursu ing Tino with Penn's battalion of the Thirty-third infantry. Washington. Dec. 14. The naval ae- ount of the oieratlons of the ships in iiizou is contained iu two cablegrams from Admiral Watson at Cnvite. dated e-. IS: "Burwell reports that the Wheeling landed a naval force and a detachment of troops. Kaiaj-r -commanding, sixteen miles .north of Laloag. Luzon, and attacked the city vesterdav, releasing l.obo Spaniards.' Vui holding at the request of General Young. No easualties." The sexud -ablegram simply tells of TIrona's surrender of Aparri. Revised Returns from Boston. Boston. Dec. 14. Revised returns from all the wards and precincts in ne ruy snow uui t nomas nan. be Kepublican -andidate for mayor. was elected hre Tuesday by a plnrali- v of 2.0S4. Ms total vote Wing 4O.0TS while that of the Icmocratic non.ani-e. ;eneral P. A. Collins. was"SS..-iOI. The vote was the large! ever. cast at a mit- icial election in Boston. Cy ! Seaf l.. tbil. Washington. Dec. II. Among the nominations sent to the senate yot.-trT-day was that of William J. Bynum, of ndlaua. to le general appraiser ot merchandise. Ud Mom s Uses'. " El wood.-Did.. Dec. .14- Daniel B.J King." of this cltv. has been QQoiniii, aujacrt.-r gtrerui or lliC Roa"""Men's league for the reservation of In diana. OBJECTIONS IN TriE WAY. House (Till Honor- Neither George Wash. larton Nor Daniel Webster. . . . Washinpton, Dec. 14 In tbe bouse Cox, of Tennessee, rankirg minority member of tbe backing aad enrrcnev committee of the last con- gres. opened the debate today in op position to tbe currency nil. Lanham, of Texas, opposing the bill, said it was in ell ct a proposition to change the character of obligations of debtors without their consent. A resolution was introduced iu the house by Williams, of Mississippi, expressive of the position of tbe dem ocratic leaders on th9 Philippines. It declares an intention to recognize the independence of the Jruipinos, with draw our forces on agreement to re fund the f20.000.000 paid to Spain, and give a naval and coaling station, with free access to Philippine ports in perpetuitv. It . pledges our friendly assistance, and guarantees against foreign aggression for 10 years, dur ingr which time the foreign affairs of the islands will be under American control. ... In the senate, on motion of Chind er. Pe'.tijrrew'a resolution asking whether the flag of the Philippine re public had ever ' been ? saluted by tbe American forcer, was lid on the table. 41 to 2 J. The senate-agreed to the h nise resolution for Christmas adjournment, Dec. 20 to Jan. S, and adjourn d. . " ": Washington, Dif. 14. Yesterday's session of the senate- consumed only a few minutes. Some routine business was trasacted. but 'beyond the intro duction of bills nothing of consequence was accomplished. The currency debate in the house lasted from If a. m. until lo'J P- m., with a recess of three hours for dinner. The pressure for time to speak con tinues, as most of the members desire to make contributions to the literature of the occasion. Much of it. however, seems to In? for home consumption. So far as known twelve Democrats eight from New York, two from Penn sylvania and one each from Maryland and Massachusetts will vote for the bill. The house adopted a resolution for -a holiday recess from Wednesday. Dec. 20, to Wednesday, Jan. a. but objections killed promotions to ad- iourii over toLiy in. honor of the asli ington memorial exercises, and to ap point a committee to attend the un veiling of a mounuteut of Daniel Web ster. - t Richardson, the Democratic leader. asked uuanimos consent that the house adiourn over today iu ftrder that the xumiibers might participate in the ashingrun memorial servicus. cayn objected, -Moody of llassachusettes asked unanimous consent that a com mittee of five members !o appointed from the house to Join a committtee of three from the senate' to be present at the unveiling. .Tan. 1S of the statue of Daniel Webster. fThen Bailey asked why the miles should be sus lHuded to do honor to an illustrious American when the-house bad just re fused to no honor to (Jeorge Washing ton, the ceutenuary. of whose death was to lie made the occasion of mem orial exercises tomorrow. MINE STOCKS JUMPING. Reports From frotvth ; Africa Send Hand Stocks Away I'p London, Dec. 14. On the stock ex change this afternoom Band mines stock suddenly jumpeq up", full 1 on rumors that Gen. Qlerv ha en tered Ladysmith and tbkt Gen. Buller has captured S.UUO JLSoe 1 Interesting; to AU Interested im Interest. Washington, Dec, Gage- h& decided., January interest binds. It wiJl amour balf millions. I'osus'L'nioh Labels. Cincinnati. Dec H. A telegram comes to the chief officers of .the cigar makers' union here from National Or ganizer .lames stating tliat at Heading. Pa., lie had unearthed :fn entire plant manufacturing union jjcignr labels most of which found a tiarkct in C'iu cinnati. 1 Another Gavel for Henderson. IMiM-stone. Minn.. Dot 14. A hard- some. piiM'stono gavel was yesterday sent to Itepresentative M lcary to be presented to Sieker IIeiibrMon. I he i.. ,t.i . - . i ......... n...f iiciiii is it Ftoiiu ' im ui .jjiiM-nioot- uuu the handle is decorated vith gold. Loss of .V,000 bf Fire. Sheldon. In.. Dec. 14. h'uesday night fire startd in. Harroa Kros.' store and ltefore' it wns sutsliu-d hail de- troynl f50 0N) worth of proerty. IJar- ron Bros, suffering, the heaviest.. The loss was well insured. Gen. Weed Gets a High Position. Washington. Iee. 14. The president has appointed General I,eoiiard WohI military governor of Cuba, vice Major ;eenral Hrooke. who Us ordered to Washington. - Fiug-rce C la ths L, cltuilsrs. Detroit. !-. 14. tSorernor I'ingreo yesterday sent out a call for an extra. session of the legislature to convene Monday. I ee. 18, "to cousider the sub- j,,,,,,, of nn amendment, or amend ments. to the tnst iutfen which will ix-rniit the enactment tf laws which will provib for the eijual taxation of all proiertr," etc. Goldsaaith Has sloped. Middletown. X. Y., Dec. 11. Louis A. Goldsmith. ' defaulting assistant cashier of the National bank, of Port Jervis. -has- disappeared. 4itldinith'f. defalcations wetp jdlsooveri Nov. II and will aggregate? irt er FZJ"). Chair Ti as la a Failajsw Milwaukee. WlsJ IVe. Y. It is un derstood by those) . inlereftied .-in this city that the proposed bo fhair trust has failed ot orsaAizatoiUs . . 14 iSecretary 1$ Anticipate tbe ou L'nked States itlo five and a i THAT FAIR MYSTERY Ellis Glenn Now Said Been a Feminine tectve, to Have De-. ON BUSINESS BENT AT HILLSB00 It Is More Than Probable. According to Uie Latest Keport Butterine Case Thrown Out of the Supreme Court Pro cedure Was Wrong; Report on the Crops Gut. Tanner OA for Washington Sui cide of a Galcsburg Man. Mattoon, Ills.. Dee. 14. A railroad man, who was here Tusday on busi ness," says he happened to be on the train on which "KUis-' Glenn, the wo man accused of masquerading as a man, was being taken to IlillslHiro by the sheriff to answer a charge of ierjury. lie recognized her as a wont un he had seen before. "My knowledge of the tJIeun woman dates back seven or eight years." he said. "1 was then employed by the manager of a detec tive agency in Ohio, and this woman was employed on imiKirtaut work by the same agency. She came into the manager's private office frequently when I was there, and he greeted her as Alice, which name others also called her by and it was then understood that Cunningham was her last name. Shrewdest Sleuth on the Koll. "Alice was known to most employes of the agency as tlje shrewest detective on the rolls, and she was never Idle. I never met her at any other place than iu the manager's ottice. None of the employes could state whether she was married or single, and no one heard her mention the name of any relative. but It developed later that she was the mother of a newly-born babe. The manager of the detective agency for which she worked has visited Hills- boro since the arrest of "Kills" tlleiin. and has furnished counsel for her de fense. ' In Montgomery County on Business. - "From what I kuow of the woman and her former employer. I am led to believe that she was engaged on a very important case all the time she spent iu Montgomery county, and that the guise of sewing machine agent was only used temiorarily. She was too good in her line to waste time trying to ell sewing machines, or to wasto time in men's clothes making love to a pretty girl, unless there wus an end to le reached by so doing which would aid her in her serious work." ILLINOIS BUTTERINE CASK. Supreme Court Refuses tn Issue a Man 1 dauius Against a Justice. Springfield, Ills.. Dec. 14. Iu the su preme court yesterday the petition of Charles Y. Knight, of Chicago; for a writ of mandamus to compel Justice r( he Peace George W. Underwood to Issue a warrant for the arrest of Alex ander McNabb, for a . violation of the butterine law. was denied. The com plaint is that McNabb sold to iwtition er a mixture of butterine and stiiue. with butter, anil ou another occasion THE L Is full and running over vvitji the best selected stock of Xmas presents for men, boys and children. We have a full assortment of the following articles suitable, for Xmas gifts. Smoking Jackets. House Coats. Bath Robes. Ways M unlets. Reversible Mufflers. ; Square Mu filers. Puff Ties. Imperial Ties. Tcck Ties. Bow Ties. Club Ties. De JoinviTe Ties. Fancy Shirts. White Shirts. Fancy Vests. Suits and Overcoats. Silk Handkerchiefs. 4 . . Cut This Out and Bring THE LONDON reselnnie "butter, both iu violation o law. and that when Knight made com plaint lef ore Justice I'mlerwood the latter refused to issue warrants on the ground that the oleo law was invalid. The court holds' that where an in ferior court refuses to act it has the power to ask such court to proeeeeJ, but has no power to direct iu what manner it shall proceed. . The court also holds that the proper pnx-edure in the prosecution of McNabb ia through the state's attorney of Cook county, and expressed the belief that the object of the petition for man damus was to get some expression from the court as to the constitution ality of the law referred to. KKPORT ON ILLINOIS CROPS. Condition f Wheat Nearly Normal Dec 1 Complaint of Hessian Fly. Springfield, Ills., Dec. 14. Accord ing to the crop reintrts of crop corre spondents made to the Illinois depart ment of agriculture under date of Dec. 1. the area devoted to winter wheat this fall is 11 )er cent, smaller than last year, when .'.'Jr8.:!iM acres werere lorted by assessors, the present area being 2.02S.IKHI acres. In northern Illi nois the area reported is ;;.(HJO acres, iu central Illinois ,s..utM) acres, and in the southern division of the state 1, OlKt.iKKI acres. Although there is complaint of Hes siitn fly from a good many counties, the condition of the crop on Dee. 1 was nearly normal. leing J4 per cent, of an average iu the northern divisiou of. the state. Ud per cent, in the central, and 00 ier cent, iu the southern 5livisiou. The rye area is given as 1K!,'J(H acres, a deficiency of 1 per cent., as com pared with 1:1st year. The condition is itX.Mi per cent. The corn area is ti.'.t41.."iiM) acres. Last year it was 0.044,000 acres.. Tile aver age yield per acre of thirty-seven bushels this yeiir is considerably above the yield of last year. Suicide at a Lodging House. Springfield, Ills.. Dec. 14. About 11 o'clock Tuesday night a well dressed man. apparently iTO years of age. se cured a room at the lodging house of Mrs. M. Peterson. lie gave no nanus but stated -that he was from Uales burg. . He 'was found dead suicide yesterday at. noon. His name was G. .1. Hahn. it developed. An empty pnpvr labeled "Strvehnlne" told how he had killed himself. She Went lilting and Scratching. Ilillsboro. Ills.. Dee. 14. Kllis tJlenu, the mystery, bit and scratched an adieu to Ilillsboro Tuesday night. The woniau who for three years deceived the citizens of Litchfield by dressing iu male attire was carried by force to the railway station, where she was loaded ou n train for West Virginia. Gov. Tanner Goes to Washington. Springfield. Ills.. Dec. 14. Governor Tanner went to Chicago Tuesday night, where he spent yesterday, leaving late last night for Washington to attend a Moving of the committee appoint. -d some time agn by President McKlnley to arrange for holding the Columbian nrtnli erwiry in, IS02. Tit Cure a Cold In One Ilay, Take Laxative IJromo Quinine Tablets. All drnpgists refund the money if it fails to cure. - K. W. Grove's signa ture is on each box. 25 cents. ' it Along. We May Help You. ON DON. HIS MEMORY IS Impressive Ceremonies at the Tormof Washing ton. SCENES TODAY AT ML VERNON Eloquent Tribute Paid by Pres ident McKinley Many Present. Washington, Dec. 14. Mt. Vernon was the scene today of the most unique and impresaive ceremony in its rich, picturesque history. Masons of high degree from all over the United St ate 9 and Canada met at the tomb of Washington in services com memorating the hundredth anniver sary of the death of the greatest American. President Pays Tribute. President McKinley delivered an eloquent tribute to the memory of the first president. Senators, representa tives and high ollicials of the govern ment and distinguished private citi zens were participants and spectators in the solemn service. Later in the day when tbe Masonic ceremonies had been concluded, the Independent Older of Red Men succeeded them in honor ing the memory o, Washington with the rites of their order. In Mew York. New York. Dec. 14 St. Taul'd chapel, where George Washington at tended cervices while he lived iu New York, was the scene of the commem oration of the h undredthnni versa ry of his death today in the presence of rep resentatives ef ihe various revolution ary societies. Rev. Morgan Dix con ducted the services. The sermon was' delivered by Dr. Mancius R. Huttou. bf Rutger college. Minute guns were fired at Castle William while tbe service lasted. Several minor me morial services were held during the afternoon. SAY CHUR1HILL ESCAPJED. i Kenurt That the Vounc Newspaper Corres pondent la No Longer Prisoner. . Liuranzo Marques, Dec. 14 Wins ton Churchill, the newspaper corres pondent ami former officer of the 4th Hussars, who was captured at the time of, the armored train .disaster tear Estcourt Nov. 16, has escaped from Pretoria. .- - - HONORED Trunks. ' ' Valises. i Hats. Caps. Flannel Night Robes. Muslin Night Robes. Woolen Gloves and Mittens. i ' Kid Gloves and Mittens. H . Underwear. N 1 Umbrellas. Sweaters. -- Cardigan Jackets. Jesey Jackets. " i Faacy Suspenders. , ( , Reefers. Linen Handkerchiefs. ' . We Undersell Everybody. :.t i