HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1899-12-28, Page 7MIER ilAY ATTACK
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Blow in His Last Battle.
LADYSMITH STILL FULL OF FUT.
British Destroy the Colenso Foot
Bridge With Cannon.
(Waders Weft Out Ames* the British and Boer Horse -Disaffection in
Natal mid Cape Colony -00r Artillery Outclasses the British No
Troops from India -HOW Cluirelt Escaped -Flour as Cunt rabana
-Plucky New Zealanders --Warned by Wauchope--Commandant
Mob's,. Escapes.
New York. Dee. 1.16. -Ten days al
Mr Loves art1Ilery was lust, It
eller that Oen. Buller will reaew
Ohs attempt, to relieve Ladysmith
whets Lord Roberta kg on the am,
aye the Landau oorrespundeut
tee Tribune. lie la receiving reinforce.
mete and flab batteries and ought
to be in a pelition to reopen hostili-
ties in a week or ten days. The
Roveneatii of the battaliona arriving
at Cape Tomei are now mum/tied be
autbortilles. but °moral Butter
• rsolontaylkatIong the fresh troupe
sad making goad his len artillery:
LETTERS PekeS FREELY.
Oar resesuring align le the publica•
me of mall letters from Leib smith,
intelert Med *lbw pluom t.i Natal.
-eine --teddeleetehe bare ntate, beau
oblates:I to the militare Ce41.0r•
?be loaget of correspondence deals in
whet with tee blunderb
m▪ ade by the sten and tbe irritate%
feettelle of the martinet's in re.
elatedly ebangeog camp mad exhaust-
ing the peengine of the metiers The
interleaf/a oeptakt evidenoe that the
Britoil lend hrtelerY •diltit%r
thr Boer guns in range.
lt atsimenoed in a cable despatch
Irteu Cape 'lawn dated Wednesday,
Dee. '..0111, that glanders him brokeu
out among the Anserictin mules. 01
welch there are 1,1110 at tbe
beck MOMS Terent_yolx 04
&be mein lune ben dewicoyed and 78
bay. beeli aniseed.
TIM despatch aildiethat nolitiou Is
sereading in Cape Colony. Three mem
bees of the Cape l'arliament are al
Oged
*0 41. ImPlicated, &ad Qua of them
Weak! to have presented a Free State
fiat to & Beer opeueondo, at the same
time ezpregillOg the bum that, he
would earry tit to glory and victory.
Another member of Parliament is said
to be retweitlag for the Boers.
Wealthy farmers are now nidIng the
invader&
own SA
r•roste.
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seermentr_
e A aright ea Friday Last.
Lades. Dee. 21L -The Wa r Off ice
• ressieed • timpateb from' Pieter -
volueteere.1 1.,r t,• -r% Ion eoute Af-
rice. llo wan lx.rn In 1868, and iss un -
rue rried.
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hitcheuer et Gibraltar.
G.t; ra I t • r, Dec. 46. -Gen. Lore
Kitchener bass arrived here from
Egret.
Lord !Stanley (toles.
London, Dee. 2& -Lord Stanley,
member of Pureament for the W'aat
Heighten DieLlon of Lancasbire, has
been ordered to Joel Lord Roberai
Matt forthwith. Lord eitaie.ey td -
ward Comae Vieliere), is the eldest
*on of the sixteeath EaA of Derby,
And is. 34 years of age.
Loneon. too. ene Tease tuts
the following special to -day:
Ileteernaritsburg, Dee. 16. -An ar-
ticle us the Tenets of Natal. comment-
lete 011,414., Averse le'laWee merecti
the voluideere at LoeUsiiiIthe"e fliii
produced the livelee satisfaction
throegeout The warliee foel
Usg im very strung. ("sorrel ter Red.
vent Buller's; felines. while deeply re-
eretted. le taken calmly, mut It le
lelt that whoever ceteht to lo ble111114:14
le la not tienerzti Butter nor the *plea
erart um& tware etrooes- oat nifesses
311/51 captured at tile Toge4a are we•
Ie* to tbe enem,y. Horm fleetness has
broken out. and if it boxitnes rife in
the meteor+ lines it will roluoe nut-
ter -tally the et ads antage
which their mobility vest them for
.electioe positions permitting the
whole form to be entleieett in fight-
ing without suppert- This superior
mobility enabild then to extent their
deliting 11110 beyond our capacite
properly to contaln tricot within In
.antry Atte"); without being srubJect
ad to a Nem erten fire. A turtle.
Advantage le that they can rapidly
rehtforoe their weal polnts from otli
ore la the lighting line. There is st.ii
so news of movements at the front
toes the lath. Experts erplain the
%peacoat deadlock by comparing the
pueitions of the Boers at Magersfon-
-eta to Gibraltar and that at the Tr -
gel to !lesiva een. Methuen's'. for-
ward operation,' are considerei a mat -
01 tbe remote future. The immedi-
ate coeeern es to look after the does
riataiZedttAri S''nd*r. ce cemmunhantion and the base of snip-
e' aw""e"'"e"ge '• 40 Imsaar'he plten. aftelereienerai Warren's filth 43--
1"st at latirmith ooD2c• and. *Wage !mended to sepporS Um. Meth -
Major A C. M. Ca sine Wathen tore, ha, bm„plit ay. the
battle, %%upstate/ lime the Mead
indigos. uu Dee. OW. says: " relate
at dawo, tbe day 100g expected at
rived. The l'retorlee detactaueut Of
artillery gave the alartu. eau. ',Due
leers Luayseilth column was lu bat
tee array, advancing on the Iker
pentium ekes to the Tugela and
Detonate The centre consetee of nu
insusteme crowd uf lufantry. fitinkel
etieh Mee by two bettoriess with
Monet hodimi of Oevalry eupporting.
The doer artelarY Prober% el *Wu-
adleuese nee disclosing its pole
tem. Two batteries came within
rifle distant,* of our foremost pose
Due, and the Wens thee openel tire
with deadly effeet. Our artIllery
alw oaesetiseteed end mtparentle ab-
solutely confused the meaty, who
name Aker* to ..4111,#)..1164 bib*,
W$ re open -for thous to oro. Their
right Beek tueentime attacked the
tire we
Rawer rite' so emaelou,
Boone setitheremost Ctrhew but the
that they were rteiee k like a bout
wave, tea viag rietes and ridge; of deed
and delug humanity behind. Alvan
the Britieb advanced to the attack,
late again fell back. swelling the heape
of dead. Their cavalry charged to the
river, wbere the Errutlu conuteunio tie-
Ilveree sucb a murderous fire that' two
batteries of cannon had to be aban-
doned, which 1110 Boers are going to
bring here. Te lee %be British came od
to bring horse* to remove them. The
first tinviethey ;succeeded in putting
hitches; on to one cannon, and the wee -
'nit taint thin horees and men fell in a
heap.
ee hen the liritiela were in full re -
tree' to their camp, whence they meet
n heavy seminal fire on Buiwer ridge
moose the Tugela to prevent the
burghers from recovering the cannon.
'The French attache, iiteloie end
the Germ -in attache. Braun, may the
fight coi I I not hue been iniproved up-
on by the armless of Europe. eencrals
Botha aril Trichart were always at
the meet dangerous points of the
fighting.
'Eleven ambulances removed the
Engle!dead and wounded. Such it
tremor) me cannonade hns seleput beeh
heart The veldt for miles was COW -
ere 4 e Ith dead stud wounded. It was a
met crumbing British defeat. Nine of
the cannon have mince been brought
across the river.
"The Britieh aeked for awl were
granted a 24 houne armietice."
one °skate and et. glee an4 Lt -
col. Fawcett ware wouseied, and that
nem nosa-commeeloaed officers and
nen were killed and the weended-
ntie Mr gement hid sot been re.
ported Meets this. .
larger portioa going to Natal. 11 is
ideat that ;sea Buller Intend's to try
again before the new Commander -in -
Chief loads. There 4. a suspickee
lone* concerning the spread of disloee
nit) In Cape Colony. MaJorelen eat -
tierces order compelling all the males
Jetibert at the irrone. above Innevoyeare of age to either go
Pretoria. Dee. 18.-0eo. Joubert has lutes etagere or evacuate fnrins within
swooned. tie returned to the front a radios of twelve stelae of the British
today. There were special gerviesis mum tele; Da own story. Should the
erelierday le the different Leasers am revolt become general throughout the
letories of Col. coluny the news certainly will never
tlutall=ng for the •
enema berg and Molder River. be allowed to peas the moon. The
-- Delneoe Ber cpumtion is likely to
Captured a Cargo. prove awkward any dny. While the
Durban. Dec. 19. -The Norwegian Dome ire uneoebtorily importing arm,
heves. sertme from Jam, looters and ammunition by that route quite
%ilk stretebere en(' rallwity !sleepers freely Englind I. helpless, me she coot-
ies. been oraetured near Delayers May not blockade a Fortegueme pert.
rind brought here by tbe mecond.chure -
eraser Norte. Destroyed a Bridge.
--- London, • Dee. 26. 4.80 a.m.-UP te
Neer Ilkilialaders Under Fire. ' We hour noebing has arrival from
ee.-mee leteet cam Smith Africa thnt won1,1 indicate tiny
--eareth Africa Wow -.hang, in the raletery fitunthm there.
at the front, iii. The War Office is iseniug lido of
esheselled. With the ex- /nrther death, and wounded. as well
edemeney artillery Dote "lis amounts of stalknese 'Ilie serious
the Bowe don't nide. report of the laid class I; that borw
routinize to mark time. dames,' hat broken out le both Brit -
heave. Nicobar :oi Ledy- lah sad Boar stamps in Natal. Four
eimdristi Elitists cavalry homes. it I
salt leave already base shot, eerie,
to the occurrence of glanders.
A despatch f rom Chleveley. dated
Tugela,. Dee. leth. ',aye! -The Brit-
Ists naval guns bare destroyed the
Colette, foot toile. thus preventing
the poem belelee any nosition south
of the Tuggers River. 'The enemy are
taking up fresh position.' on theem• t tended by a liege crowd of eoloreel,,,Ao have been sunk in .it collision In
ern Ake nearer the BOOM romp. The people. The row was etartei, it irl the River Clyde.
British position at Frere in being gala, by. some of tile eolore I men mak- BAD MEN LYNCHED
serengthenel. The Tugela River hi lag disparaging remarks ribout Limb Bolton. Mb.. Den. 24..e,rero negrope.
riming, mod there le n. proepeet of Stewart, one of the wommt neoard. Jius Martin mid Frank Weet. were
heal r rains. A t wo-honr hombersi- Wee had been Trasay's partner In the lynched an the Baker's Cook Brit**
Went a 1,,adreeiltli 814 been heard eake welt, find he reirented the Vomitsnear here last Meet for the murder
'rem here. Amor leg In refill I ' Tl" t Iv ' TURNED THE TABI.F 8 of ami aged and highly revemeted cite
Frankfort. Ky., 1)... 26.- Willie ten named Milton 14. Haire. and at -
reports the Beare had 200 Allied in
Mandaut Dernellem. Who wee sliest and klan1 8111111M itantlere, inn, ran. A mob or 150 unstuusked mon
tertiPted asemnit 03 his nlo‘. M el Cur-
t tight at Colenerce . Kehr, a yon,W. drug clerk. hurt night
at Fiends Leapt° end a well known young men. Binders broke open the Jail. took the two men
le 'Simonstown. whoethe was hal ettempted to shoot Rehr, lett the to the breeze, where newel were
.'..fl....i en the Britieh reliever Pena, latter clinched, pullet the plittol out pinoed aroned their necks nnd thee
escape of illeteier's .lien1 and *hot lam tweet, were told to Jump off the brtelite. Mar.
killing tem almicert instently. fetniers tln et mon plumed into space. but
leap.
-that
tee,
14.
The
tenith • eon qf hours on Dec.
the day after the battle et Tu-
nes liver, but little damage was
done They killed °es man ae4 wound.
ed two sea cif the garrison,.
Adirellee Dien °ape Town say tee
ettreleedeedera, with Gee. Freach. •
eaanwaport, were In • tight sorter
.n Des. lith. Therewere ne Rely aur-
a kall ot bu ta fired at sheet range
'minded by pre, a'nd retired under
bet winfathed May Right leas.
Amapa tbe-Beere killed at Storm -
Lees Mere many of that locality *o
45*4 J46 the Orange Free State
forest
aewiteper correspoo4ents
ite sed to Gaps Town from
River. apparently we-
t belief Mt! an immediate
advance el the British is rejected.
Brine% Ilav• the Range.
Madder Rivet. Cape Ccienty. Dec. 20.
-The BrItieh naval gunamar=z1
the Whole Boer position
tbe sleet male or every aeons and
beat. They frequently plent shone
watt heed advantage the midet
,t4Pagit Of Boers.
are tamale] to be
retitseengkene: for Chelatemue
FRES STATER"; DISSATISFIED.
Remelt arrivals from Jacobs/deal
eempiewsehren-essotatalialeadlesee.
itoer eneanows tbe Free Steele don
,.xpect ultimate 'letter. They tour
elide of the overhearing condert of
fetters' Cronies Men. who ave al-
lele' to be better fed and posted In
the Wert postahve.
The lertsieras dart omega' their
twehtiona of the passible defection of
the rribe Oaten. aed threaten to
loot limp at the WA sem of wav•
Tille "tee Bete1 are detested
to reseed satejectioe to the Trine/ale
100111 to be reared than entesetlem
Great Britain.
Deardieleht Taken.
Toodoe, Del 211: -The War 011ie.*
hag mewed the roue/wing, chraWeb
from Cape Town, dated Nth:
There 110 thane* In the aitteitton
t Ammer tree Gen. Metheen etill
Iliad the Bowe hove not
Destroyed Hoer sliun.
Loadon, DOC. Z6. -Reports reached
1.214„ teat the fire
of the efertial eetineeent
completely destroyed one of the
Boers' 11-Laoh gams at Greeter's Kloof,
and that a Bridal& oava!ry petrol hed
captured a Ilotebkies automatic gun,
whieb the Boers, used so effectively at
Riangwane on De. 1518.
"11 ie 1411PaestVe to evade the °pin-
•
their pluck and otroinees.
"On the previose day, when Jack.
sou wee shot, two of the New elouth
Wale* Lancers demountee under a
ilen'Y lire and carried Jae/ewe 400
yard.. He expired In their areas."
Seymeur's Enteneer corpo la rapidly
enrolees its 11104 oompauy. The Af-
rican Liebe Horse, composed wholly
of men bunt la the colony, are hale
Ing to -day. 'The troop includes many
Dutch,
Over $2,000,000.
London, Dec. 25. -The Mnuelun
Ileum fund laet night stood at 1417.-
040. Of tide £1,721 was received from
Brinell reel -tents ln St. l'etereburg
and ele5 from the British colon), al
,Narva, Russia. II, la etated that
eitesiefehliBlieebee-4111111. Milenetnetie .
India, mainly in Calcutta.
is Contraband.
Lundom Dee 126. -The seizure b)
Bethel wangle* of the flour hide,
teasels. Beat/ice. Maria aud Mash.
una. whose cargoes shipped by the
Penney it utile MIllitm Company. wee
ewe:toed for Delagiet nay , had at
tracted little notice; here The Gra
pliic ountends tiutt In the especial cir-
cumstances of the present wee ()rent
Britain negessarliy mane flout
and other ifrovtdesui as contraband
of war. The United Statee uad Great
Britain had proemial negotiation.,
on Shia quottlect 1794, which re -
welted in an agreemeat to solve the
difficulty by allowing the power d*.
dreg to 'treat provislons as eontra-
bawd to Indemnify the owner of ths
cargoes to thee. value. with rest.
sonable proat. The 0001.0B Will doubt-
less' be pursued In the present case
--
War Notes.
A lieutenant of the Natal Carbineens,
W110 W/1,6 wounded ou Dec. 1510. as -
meta that a thototand of tete kneel-
fected Cape Dutch piaci the Boers
after Gen. Baler's defeat.
An exlieuteeasiteeln the Royal En-
gineers who has personal acquaint -
;thee with South Airiest and the Boers,
writes : "We wa tit 20 000 ve unteerm
who ran rile and shout, for gueri la
, warfare, then the who'e comPlexims
of the war will change."
Sir 1.I. E. McCallum, the Governor
of Newfoundland, will visit Conception
Bay this week to recruit L000 feller-
! men for the naral reserve. TheY will
be rent to England an i distributed
amoug the home ;squadron to 141
env:melee caused by sending marine)
..r.-aeftgeeretne_tn &NALL Africa.
Traiii- papers Yifiteraar
44*8.1 is proclamation signed by Pre -
Went Kruger. calling nixie all cit-
izens of the Reptib'ic reallent
abroad to present themselves with-
out delay before thetr field cornet.
The penalty for non-compliance in a
f in", of £100 to f.500, and one to
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BLOODY Urn -
• ON TROLLEY CAR.
One Man Fatally and Several
Dangerouely Shot.
WARD FAITHFUL MEN.
kestiffiliers-liadway Dittutiatos
Skim to Old liaodo.
IOLIIIIII ?MAW GREAT COM
It May RIAU Up to * Quarter of a
Melton -Four Periatus Killed in •
Collision In Montana -A Drug
Clerk Kills illls Would-be Mayer
With the Latter's own Pistol.
New York, Dec. 26.-Festlinates are
being made as to what the 'edolin-
eux tree will cost the ;State. le is
asserte I that It will he the utoirt
expeneive honing -le case ever tried
IR the country. Geneervatite fig-
ures obtained at this dice, pews the
wet at $150000, but well-informed
oourt officials think It will come
nearer S250000. It would seem from
rouse of the etatemente made that
the financial einem" of the city
will proteet W.11110 of the hills teed
that before the expense can get
their nreney they will have to go
to wort.
KILI.ED IN A COLLISION.
Missoula. Meet., Dec. - Four
10011 were and several Injured
to -day in a wreck on the Northern
Pacific Rellroacl. at niece east of
Bear Mouth. The dead are Engemer
K. B. Rhein. Fireman U. A. fleeknon,
two tramps, stealing a rile. Brake
man Wallace Mix was seriously
amide(' and bruited. The operator
at Bonito allowei the freight train
foot the weet to pans when It
edionki herte.been, Mid on theeeleteih.
The operator. wilt) was a sub, has
demppeared.
TO REWARD MERIT.
New York, Lee. 26. -To. Great
Northern Railway, says a St. l'aul
despatch. will ln Februnry reatrilerte
a• tertian nutnier of shares -of its
ANCHOR MIER
IN DANGER.
Wedding With Principal!!
1,700 Miles Apart.
MIN ALDO'S W IFE DUD
honest. teatime. Man. and refaslei
to
fto rob the beide One of these. Nei
attow moms Ise -Memoblefee cel the
Callssolo, was actual!: preseui in las
plate, end. althibugh his obsraoter was
well known. be war deeoratel by the
Central Government. Tail relent not
only melee away with the funds of the
Lank. but l• accused. apperestly. of
having contrite] the murder of be
predecessor.
Only under the present Ministry
have the ringleader., of tier far -recut -
Tying secret baud of robbers and me
eassins bare arrested and brought to
trial it would have been Impumlblo
to try them in Wily, ao the wbole
machinery of the wort. Including wit
names stud couneel, west taken to le
Ian to render the proceeding* free
from terrorists
gurtumbui tft mien DugThe reteletkete hate beets much ne
ore, nomitieele theeceee ite -ealleathin
Theiallght. Sicily and it ie now Mate.
that Palermo le going to godeavor to
cleanee Itself. Mown' are being made
LYNCIM19 14188188IPPI. to be connected h be a led
right and left amowng the* peoXielk,D0awn
for very 1•1161116 the respectable In-
habitants' of Palermo are getting tub
acrestione throughout the island to
help refund to the Notarbartolo (0W
Ily the wet of the trial.
Two Murderers and Ravishers
II raged Front a firldge-aaughter
of a Wealthy Man Takes Poison Lu
aChlestgo Resort -Dewey Not to
attire at Age Limit.
New. etdrk. Dee. e"4. -Willie Clark,
42 years old, a valet,' actor, made
a vain attempt to kill het wife tow
little child and then committed Ma
C140 front of the Flab Aveoue
Hotel on Saturday, when, Broad-
way wasp fillet with Jehrlatmall
orowde.
Ile fired four elms. one at ids lit-
tle girl. two at hle wife and then
placed the mussie of the revolver
in he mouth rend Wel.
AGIANALDOe WIFE ,READ.
Mantis. Dec. 2e -COI. 'Wilder has
telegraphed to Vegan from Bayern-
buug ztuet Agninaido has eroseed
the mountains near Bayomboug,
going southward. His wife died In a
village In that vicinity. She Lad
been unwell Illilke.41 OW birth of their
moo and the harciehips of their flight
proved fatal.
DEWEY DOE4 NOT RETIRE.
Waeltingtori, Dee. 21.-Atimiral Oeo
Dewey will b3 62 year.; of ago Christ
mas day, and under the ordleare
MAI of law would be Memel cm tem
retired Mt on that nwount. The
Intl184e uneer whloh 110 waa ad
to the belie eerie -navy makee
no p.rovlslon for the retirement, and
therefore he will continue on the ac-
tive list of the navy la probabll
Ity until hit death.
WEDDED BY TELEORAPII.
Winchester, Ky., Deo. 23. -Mme La-
bs Hut/mons. of Winebeeter. and
It elet nitterefliellerelliTeateettliete
Cavalry, etatleued at Fort Wirmate,
N. Me were married on Saturday
telegraph. The distance between the
rointe is 1,700 miles and the tele-
gruith conapaity. acoummodate the
young couple, mnee medal efforte 111111
eetabliehed a theme/11 circuit.
Rev. S: 1'. Voting. of Winoliester, of-
ficiated for the bride at tlils end of
the wire and Chapiten Femlier, of the
fort. acted in a Like capacity for the
groom. The ooly witnese was the
brideet father. who geve her away.
over the wire, of course. The cere-
mony oort tee young couple for tele-
graph tolls $26.50.
The telegraph marriage was nee-
easetated by the temper's Inabil-
ity. to obtain rt parole end the bride's
_ father'a unwillingness to let her make
the Journey to New Resit° ;done
Now tnat she le Wheeler's wife, how -
Weer, lie ham otionentel to let her go.
She demeted afterution.
SECE TQOK POISON. -
reports that a form
Ottettpled Dordesseht,
Reg Wit% 110 le&ew
2
the
AWFUL MINE EXPLOSION.
Seventy-five Men Entombed
at Brownsville, Pa.
4t.L MAY HAVE PERISHED.
ioa tkat if the British gunners were
In tbe Boor positions, the loss 0( 441.
and damage to property ia Lselystnigh
would be tea tunes greater."
Recruiting torn Active.
Loneon, Deo. 21L -The holidaya have
broeght no menet:on of recruLting
atetirey. Lord Alwyn. Frederick
Compton. Unionee meinieer of Parlia-
ment for legg.eareade sion, of Bed-
fordnKre, rule a carps of mount-
ed men. Lord feeleibeiry's private see-
retare, Mr. Sohomberg MoDonald, who
a a volenteevr °Meer, kaa volunteered
for eernee.
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Warned by Wauchopc.
CNA, Town, Dec. 25. -The Midland
News here puldleisen an artlele. In
vrhinh it es contended that whee
Major-General Wanchope, who was
Wed at the battle of Magerefontein,
was ordered to advance vritit hie High.
land prIgade he protested, declaring
that It tem absolutely unsafe se go
forward without a rettoembeanoe or
without at leturt amount ahead.
Title good smeggestion, the article
stayer General Methuen rejected, with
the pointed remark that' he and not
General Wenehope was In command.
--
Warren at &ever. Town.
London': Dee. 26. --Oen. Warren, it
lit Mated, returned en Dec. eleth to
Cape Town, but there IN no indica-
tion ot where he returned from.
Mew Churchill Keeseed.
Pretoria, Dec. 17. -The Government
le meet' concerned abont tbe esteem
of Winston Churebill. toil the officials
are doing their ntmerrt to discover
how he got away. The officials have
triertitated a bonste-to honee mane, for
ineriolealing papers. The Yollteeele
millerte that he veropeal cilleguleed as
ahirrian. The last book Churchill
ed from the library - was
eaten on Liberty."
The official report of the gold
o/it for November Meter. the ^moue%
to he 61,788 °emcee
---
New Zealaaders'
Cape Town, Den. le. -Tee Them pee
despittch from Nasiewpoort,
date/ Dec. 181h, saying:
"There was a remenoiseance to.
dal' by batteey of home artillery,
supported by the New Zetakted troop.
twee Oat Fresh eenrosadina. Ater
101111110iFin- Ian $1111-
,=2.7prooreeded hered,
flee Yearn' Imprisonment, with loci
or franchise awl eunfiscation of pro
perty.
QUEEN'S CHRISTMAS TREE,
Soldiers' Wives and Children
Invited to it.
SHE WILL PLAY SANTA CLAUS.
New York, Dec. 26. -The Chrietnme
tree mtrty over which Queen Victoria
well preside toolny, to which are in-
vited the wives and children of the
soldiers at the front, has been sr -
ranged on a magnIfittent reale, says n,
London despatch. The State apart-
ments., In all their magnificence of
nos to be thrown open to tbe oat
rich carpets and regal appointmea
humble gnome. The omens have
beautifully decorated with miatleteve,
holly and flowera from the royal gar-
den,. A greed Chrlistman tree, 25 feet
Melee/tends at the far end of tee gor-
ge:me aparteseet, its branches weeclit-
ed down with all manner of' hantitenuo
toys tor the children rind 1800 fiches,
brooches, paste buckles and other
mementoes foe the mothers. Two
tables, each 100 feet long, have been
set, Ord, for the to0.11, arid Princeton Ben -
tries gave direction's that the mitten -
leg grind reception room end the
naterloo eharuher be else thrown
Of1011. Pnable the children to play
iennue.
The Queen will be wheeled in by her
Indium nttendante for the, diettributIon
tirPtilliele, tee and the ehieleee ene
aoliveyala to and from the mottle In
the ref/rel./meet/Leese
AUSTRIAN CAIIINKT.
Von Wittek to nueeted Clary as Head
ofCeseeelle
Vienna, Dee. 28.-Follosting. the ye-
sAgnation of the Awn -Um Cabinet,
Minded by Count Manfred Clary, In
1•011110q1101100 of the blockade ot Parlia-
mentary teenier' remitting from por-
terage% Czech obstruction, Emperor
Freeets Joseph him appointed
WIllidellemerars Oh:later ot eallways
effietrie to- be
. Tie
-ie
stock among the oldest eowdectors,
engineer's and trainmen as a reward
for faithful aervlee. The 611111 will
amount to several hundred thousand
dollars. It le sale. TM Great North-
ern is the find rallroul to inteoduce
the co-operative system.
RIOT ON A CAR.
New York. Dec. 26. -During a riot
among 47 !begrime. men tend women.
on a trolley car in enrly
tc-day one men was retell, atiA, rind
two daugerously weureled. The in-
jured men are Dudey Smith, shot in
lele groin ; Edward Lemeert. shot Ili
beef and three kulle wontels on the
thigh, and Geo. Torrent+. shot In the
jaw. Cassel et Teensy, *he t11 *h.
clouting, wan arrested. There wa a
cake Welk last night In a hall at 107111
'street and Bath (late avenue, ate
Brownsville, }a., Dec. 23. -An explo-
Aon occurred at the Be.snell coal
works, four miles Irvin Mese 'th-dliele
dixty men are reported entembei.
Ihe tipple Le wrecked. Measeogens
have been sent here for doctors.
IVOIttiF, YET.
Pittsburg, lee, live. 28.-A Union-
town, la., deapatet says 75 mea were
entombed and probably killed by the
explosion In the Bewail m100. 1 ho
turtle of the explosion was so groat
that the tipple at the bend of the
;mart was blown over. The Bazacil
mane le located four miler from
BrOWIllaTHIC, 011 the ltedateou Rail-
road. liyalcians are now on their
way to the &erne of the disaster.
Nord front Basnell by creel mays
only ono men haa been taken out of
the mine. Men could be beard tattling
at tbe bottom of the shaft. Thu
mine boss went down, but has aot. re-
turned, and It 11 supposed he and the
men have been otereorue by fire-
damp, rua all sound has teemed to come
from the bottom. There es great ex-
citement Miners are flecking from
ourrounding miner to assist in the
weave.- -Threetetse tarowoosi. lor„ Abel
seockdale Coal C0111PallY, &Ad tt 111 nut
In the combine.
RECOVERING THE BODIES.
Pittsburg, Pa.. Dee. 23. -The Mork.
dale Company with offices in the
city received a report from Bratnen
that eix bullet had bow recovered
from the mitre and that forty Men
were etill entoantrid.
-HEARTRENDING SCENES.
Chicago, Dee. 25.-Attee toad-
ies a 1.1. at axcItemenL fgt....weeks.
11110 Mabel Pow. II, twenty-two year'
ot No. 4,207 1.11-01al Boulevard,
&slighter of • former leading lumber
ineuotatie awl popular in meximy,
eed in a ressort in Clark street on
Friday morning from the effects of
poison taken two hours before in
the Aud:to.ium Armee, where she bad
been drinking wine.
Accompanied by bfra. C. Webs,
a wesow, twenty-one piers old, whose
home at the /thins Walout
14411. Ciacinnaie anl two &misty mos,
leywell had gotse to the resort at two
teoleck yowterdny morning. The wo-
men were neherei into a private par-
lor anti danced and drank with the
men.
JILes Powell tinnily excused herself
and left the room. As abode] not re-
turn Mee Wells and Maui Flynn,
the houeekeeper, searched for her.
and found her on the floor of the
room, 121100110CiOnn. Dr. J. S. Cochran
was, santmonel, but before he arrie-
ed the, girl waa dead.
Mlas Powell was a tall, elenster
blonde, of attractive apes/totem end
plea sew ma Deers. She was well
known in the south side. ani attend-
ed the emotions of some of the mi-
ce:eve clube.
Her father, a wealthy lumberman,
died about three or four rears
anal since th et the family have brok-
en up their home, Mrs. Powell visit-
ing several cities to give her daugh-
ters all the advatitagee a travel.
THE TAINUl SUNK.
CireenocIL 13:0 21. -The Ahlhor Line
etenmahip Tahiti!, from New York.
Dee. leth, for Olawerow, la reported
Am won an it was Retried Iihat an
*epic:elm of welt form heti oecurred
the relative; of the entombed mintier
orowded around the mouth of Ines
drift. The moaner ware heartrending
to vileness. Wivem were or) Log in d*.
spate and children weeping for their
faehers. 4. resetting party Immediately
art to work. Volunteers ware numer-
ous ens' word wea meat for the bort
mining engine•eve In the det.rlet.
It le thought that a road will he
made Into the mine in tt few houra.
At prevent there Is no idea as to *bat,
teamed the denteter.
CEUBTON'S FUNERAL •
Filipinos Getting Supplies
From Abroad.
RACE LINES IN THE SOUTH.
Atlanta, Ga.. Dec. 22. -Governor
Ca:idler hats *geed sus till prohibit-
ing the sleep:as oar companies rape'
orating In the State from furnishing
berths to negro passengers except in
combed' used especiady for the aceom-
modation a negro messengers. The
measure is now • law.
New York, Dee. tie -The Herald
prints a London despatoh which
says that its correspondent has re-
liable in.formation that th•
have plumed a large order with a con-
tinental firm for •rtillery. Tem in-
formant says the Feipinoe hare
p.eaty of money to keep the war go -
etpe. has succeeded In making hia
was highly connected. West had to be melted off.
ladeamith Heard Front.
NEW GOVERNOR OF THe SOUDAN.
Lowden, Dee. 28 -Th. Timm thle Courts IMath Throulth Ink.
-
Cairo, Dee. 21e-lifter/LI Wingate has
morteng maker the ifofnowIng r- New York. Dee. 25. -Mol. Uelly inteneeded General Kitchener as Gov-
nottneements: We are *nfor that Merarrition. a good-leecing initiate° ernor-Cosneral of the Soudan.
le not eireleable to make further de- city tIVO weeks ago. Recently she EOLLLIIONfli IN THE 1.'00.
Go' -
18. eofernment base decide/ that% woman. of Kt. Louie mane to tel.
mantle upon the European earrienn In
met Harry Kirk. a negro now living lesdlen, Dee 24.-'11143 present tog In
et 810 great Fortieth street. They F.nglanti ham caused a melee of dime -
India °alms nnforeeeen dIffieulthe
arise. wprg to bp married here. Reeeral (lees Mrs. Tho Caledonian extreme 1e11 over
ono a "mother tete tem oppormeegoe an embankment at iiiinellon.4% 'Awn
'•• An etretatiretetellographie eseseame
from Ladysmith by way of Pletermar- teat m wee neeeetee. let mile) le. near tilitegow, entertlay. Fere Denton.
-.
Rebore represte the garrison asin day. and when she charged him with were kilted and many Injured.
D o way drehitel by Gee. Bulletes re- beteg a geseried Man bp oaefearee it. A I ullman expream telegoor the
intim and aa °Mildest allele( nble ihothe . hoomMeCarrirten. drove him out of C011tInpnte I express near lel ton,
to held out ladefinitely. and three persona were kilted and.
The tnalle are /net arriving 'from After he had if0110 Mrs. MoCarrte- twenty Injured. The Welsh and Wind -
Ladysmith. All the oerrespontlente ton &Med to din Mei found a bottle *or elprege testing collided ',Meld* of
consment bitterly epee the enperiority of indeillble ink Amore( her helmet. Windex., rind disorganised the fluid -
of tbe range of the Doer artillery. The Inge, and drank It. She 1T11/ taboo ma. traffic.
Tinter eerrespoledent sea: "It IA IM to Roosevelt litegittel and will pro. Oremeek. Deo. 24. -Tim report of
Peolible ta Weal the etlinkte that If the *Inking of the steamer newel
the Bettie% wooer. Wee in the' Drier bably die.
- wow orroneons. lihe was not wet-
Kheillve to KlIehener. away Meabled and pomeetied for
positions the lene et Ills end Mintage
to property le Ladystalth week! he Cele°. Dec. 25. -The Khedive ham °hollow.
ten times greater.'" published an order In wallah he re- MAFIA TERRORISM.
roadie Mil epprosislies et new Loyd Loma., Dee. st-p,,,_ ....._ „mit
A RAITVLOW. r Er.P. ,..
- gt"1"Miliell InWitisa 11) tft 111104re4fte remarkable Inalklent on the amen -
army sad no Simi tiessery, waists, tate
Boer Atteosset of Ranee. Defeat - e.e. eat last wreak was the trial at Mean
Khedlee ellYat Meet Wellultai la ww et earlain Feel lane, amused of the
Claims tirest Vletory. complete Intimates of lUalidiest sod slunk,. of
time teeter et the tient ef Shit,
Pensed Dead In tied. at Palermo. From revelations ash+
600 Bette* pile mere captured WI _ , _
tbe beetle a( 91 eetsbefl have mite- at the trial :t la ev4 lest .ekgssor Cre-
ed here. They bave been !mks* W ratan. Dee. 111. -Mr. W. 3. PartA, pi Gni the Marquis DI audio', who
Waterfall to, pen the ether prisete jeweller. for over City years Mile of are both Release wanived at the
Met An *MOM4 aeons* of el::: the meet reepeetee bestow* yam a ttransy osarkised by th• sertreA 06.
eamilliTtee ai Ms balite of th'e teem wee tend deed !a itod two Ley kneel is the Katie.
litioot eats 90 Rein *were Idled or hese te veer „ewe le leech epee sere. 14 jaaraat, waa aaaad la um. etreng. flosert fellure IA 11014 tn. be ilignor Netarbertolo wee meted
eeeeheegeheib genotee roes 0144 VS tell' Wil tlf. tilint illealaalkwe oh trott ,,,, setinti-r, - . .
teetreoest.
anila, Deo. 22. -Gen. Lawton's, re-
mains were placed io the chapel to
the Paco cemetery tide morning. Pre
•ate services were held at the reee-
donee, and the body was carried to the
cemetery by members a the general.
st•ff and escorted by troop I, of, the
Fourth Cavalry. Public services *ill
be held later.
OBI CLAIMED ELEVEN.
Awful Results of Fire at
Christmas Show.
AU. -THE VICTIMS FROM 9 T011.
Quincy. LI., Dec. 23.-Eive of the
Attie (electron hornet dnring the free
hearse! of Christmas exerclos at Ste
Prancis paroclitel whool Felterdity died
luring the night, bringing the death
..0,1 up to eleven. °thee, are po badly
unreel that Uwe/ ;may dle.
Alf of the dead are betweet nine and
eleven years ol.l. Helen Zoomeing mad
seterni other teachers. Father Mete
oleic anti Prof. Frank elumhold . were
Painfully burned in trying Weaves the
ohildren.
TM 'school hall was flited with chit -
leen, rand many more would have been
killed in the stile WO it not been for
the eron rot . re tier terrehere newt
•Ietere who were in charge of the
entertainment nod were preettnt. The
chlhiren were let panic for a few
mInuten told rushed for 441e doors, bat
prompt efforts prevented acetdent.
and no one wan hurt In the mei.
of
1111 al
10 Collett Meer-
sharged erttli the
es ertesefire ire. eat=hoe
were to
ing kopesei They mom
saveleot the Ore Mille eaver OT the
',fernery. itillittg Wee letiterferfeY•
jimlewitlie the nose int Nee.
lowly suet Taathosell, bet were tap
klly silenced.
"14.. reetel cer the reeenersientete
Melee hewn an% the British r�
thel
annoy Clary Cebteet, and
that of Coneellersee to Dr F. fititiree
who thus confines's at hes fernier port.
Dr. Von Ohiteutterefel te designated a
Invitees? without portfolio. The other
departewette nee left In the hands of
the Outlaw tlepartment ehlefe.
A new France Costeervatire sea.
5415 UU1 0505 • Pretoria. Deo. 17.e-Deayed. -Dom the renoemmet ot the Soudan. Se (tot Not setts rto o, at one
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CHARTERING STIKA1111111111.
alder Dempster end Allan Limes to
Carry Our Troops.
OttitWist,"t Deo. 23. -Cep:estate-Hon.
lir. Botelen rtomed, the merreng ei este
tenet for Montessuna. steamer of the
Elder DettplItet LOW to parry
to Ninth Alfreee. The sante niter :X
he pale the women,' as1 flats when
the lieperial Ocesersenent- Martine
vowel for war purposive namely. so
meth pet ton.
It te stream' that the Alias Line
will =prey the other Set. 11 ens
large veinier le not ettoegb.' the the
Aitael will give two 011•11 euem, *Wee
would make three hi att. Ae Meg we
the twine 1. 141* wee Ins Deportees*
don't ere wheeler *here ere two or
treat hie Paidtton became be was sa...catet.
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