Bloomington Progress, Bloomington, Monroe County, 1 December 1899 — Page 2

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CIKCLING THE GLOBE

CONCISE HISTORY OP SEVEN DAYS D01NG3,

Intelligence by Electric "Wire from Every Quarter of fho Civilised 'World, Embracing Foreign J&BSklru and Home Fappeufnes.

PEACE TO HIS ASHES. Funeral of Vice President Garrett A. Hobart. Patterson (N, J.) special: With the impressive religious services of the Presbyterian Church and with the dignity due to his high office, all that is mortal of the Vice President, Garrett A. Hobart, was committed to the earth Saturday. The President, Secretary of State Hay, Chief Justice Fuller, former Vice President Morton, ex-Secretary of War Alger, Secretary Hitchcock, the Supreme Court Judges, members of the Senate and House of Representatives and the Vice President's personal friends, filled the beautiful Church of the Redeemer, and with moistened eyes and bowed head testified silently and eloquently to his worth as a statesman, friend and neighbor. Through a long line of thousands of uncovered heads the cortege wended its way to Cedar Lawn Cemetery, where the body was placed in the receiving vault. Says It's All Over. Manila special: Bautisa, President of the Filipino Congress, presented himself to Gen. McArthur and formally renounced all further connection with the insurrection. He was one of the influential Filipinos who hesitated at the beginning of the war as to which side to cast his lot. He was offered a judgeship of the Supreme Court, but declined. He now announces that he desires to accept the position and says the Filipino Congress and Cabinet are scattered, never to reassemble. Some of the members, he adds, have returned to their homes, while others arc flying for safety. Many of the Congressmen have resigned and he believes the Filipino soldiers will lay down their arms everywhere as soon as they learn the truth. The Khalifa Killed in Battle. A dispatch from Cairo says: Lord Cromer, the British minister here, has received the following dispatch from Gen. Kitchener: "Wingate's force came up with the khalifa's force seven miles southeast of Godid and attacked it. After a sharp fight he took the position. The khalifa, who 'was surrounded by a strong bodyguard of emirs, was killed, and all the principal emirs were killed or captured except Osman Digna, who escaped." The Dervishers were utterly defeated, their whole camp was taken and thousands surrendered. A large number of women, children and cattle also fell into the hands of the Anglo-Egyptian forces. Brave Bill Anthony Suicides. William Anthony, better known as "Brave Bill" Anthony, died at the Presbyterian Hospital, New York, half an hour after he had swallowed a quantity of cocaine at Central Park. He was the man who, on February 15, 1898, when the battle-ship Maine was blown up in Havana, harbor, reported to Capt. Sigsbee, in the famous words: "Sir, 1 have the honor to report that the ship has been blown up and is s inking." Bribers Sentenced. At Philadelphia, Ellery P. Ingham, exUnited States District Attorney, and his law partner and former assistant, Harvey K. Newitt, were sentenced by Judge Mcpherson to imprisonment for two years and six months and to pay a fine of $1 and the costs of their trial for conspiracy in attempting to bribe a secret service operative in connection with the recent big revenue counterfeiting conspiracy.

Buildings Demolished. At Indianapolis, Ind., the immense water tank of Kingan & Co.'s packing house collapsed, the paint shop of the plant and other smaller buildings were destroyed by an avalanche of water and several buildings were demolished. The tank was 100 feet high, and held 88,000 gallons or 140 tons of water. Two Men Cremated. The town jail and several business houses at Jellico, Ky., burned. John Sprouse and Granville Neil, prisoners, held for intoxication, were cremated. It is believed they set the jail afire, hoping to have a chance to escape.

Drowned by a Cloudburst. A portion of the town of Cotulla, Texas, was washed away by a cloudburst. Four inches of rain fell in thirty minutes. A merchant named Walker, and his wife, were drowned. Many buildings were wrecked. The Kentucky Election. A dispatch from Frankfort, Ky., says: The Court ofxAppeals has decided the Nelson County case in favor of Taylor. This practically makes him Governor.

MURDER REVEALED BY ILLNESS. Crime Committed Years Ago in Ohio Is Brought to Light. Frederick Klinder and his son Henry, farmers near Napoleon, Ohio, were arrested charged with the murder of Mrs. Frederick Klinder in 1894. At the time the woman's body was found in the garden near her home with her throat cut and a knife wound near her heart suicide was advanced. The weapon which had caused her death was found tightly clasped in her fingers. The woman was Frederick Klinder's second wife. His son was by his first marriage. Two months ago Henry Gliuder, while dangerously ill, confessed that himself and father had committed the murder, which was unprovoked. Frederick Klinder felled his wife with a club and the son cut her throat. Then they changed their clothing and attended a party. The confession was a profound secret until Henry Klinder recovered. Himself and hither are charged with first degree murder. WOULD BRAND FEMALE SEALS. Alaska's Government Suggests a Plan to Prevent Extermination. Gov. Brady of Alaska, in his annual report, pleads for statehood, government establishment and operation of cable and telegraph lines and persistent branding of fur seals and cessation of killing them for at least ton years. An appropriation of $110,000 is asked for a penitentiary and suitable public buildings at Sitka. The Governor says that to preserve the fur seals the United States should own a property right in the seals and brand the letters "U. S." four inches long on the back of every female seal, thus spoiling them for furriers' uses, this branding to be done by a force of experts to be sent out by the Government equipped with latest electrical appliances. Miner Killed by Dynamite. By the premature explosion of a dynamite cartridge in the Bristol mine at Iron Mountain, Mich., William Holm was blown to fragments, August Nygren was so badly injured that his recovery is not jexpected and Charles Kellen received serious injuries, but will recover. A blast had been fired, but one of the holes did not explode with the others. The men were investigating the cause. Tragedy Ends Two Lives. ; Frank and George Bailey, prominent business men of Stockbridge, Mich., were found in the rear of their bicycle and jewelry store, both shot through the head. George was dead and Frank was dying. It is thought that Frank, who had been under a doctor's care for several days with a mental trouble, shot his brother and then himself.

ESTATE IS .RESTORED

PROPERTY CONFISCATED DURING A WAR,

Another B. & O. Wreck. The second section of Baltimore and Ohio passenger train No. 9, west-bound, known as the Oyster train, crashed into the first section in South Cumberland, Md., and was badly wrecked. Engineer L. R. Kindle of Baltimore was seriously injured and his fireman, Lewis Massey of Baltimore, was terribly scalded and died in hospital. Wisconsin Bank Is Robbed. The bank of Milton, Wis., was robbed the other night, losing more than $2,000 in cash, stamps and bonds. Government bonds worth $1,720 are missing. The robbery seems to have been the work of professionals. The private deposit boxes within the vault were all broken open and the contents scattered. Hazing Causes a Lad's Death. Martin V. iiei'g" son of Councilman Peter V. Bergen of Princeton, N. J., died from receiving a hazing at Lawrenceville. He died of inflammation of the bowels. Young Bergen was a freshman at Lawrenceville. He was being put through the initiation when one of the hazers accidentally fell upon him. New Move by Union Pacific. President H. G. Burt of the Union Pacific system intimates that great improvements will be made in the trackage system during the coming year, one of the most radical changes being the construction of another track paralleling the present line west of Omaha. Bodies to Be Returned. ' At the expense of the government of China, the bodies of 05 Chinese buried in the cemeteries of Chicago will be exhumed and shipped to China, to be buried in sacred soil. According to Chinese religion, all who are buried in foreign lands are doomed to eternal torment.

Schley Gets a Loving Cap. A solid silver loving cup has been received at Tompkinsville, Staten Island, for Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley. It came from the citizens of St. Louis and was sent out to the admiral's flagship, the Chicago. Georgia Near Prohibition. The Willingham bill, providing for State prohibition, was passed by the House of Representatives of the General Assembly of Georgia after the most exciting debate the House has known in years. Troops Fight a Town. Negro soldiers at Fort Ringgold, Tex., were attacked by citizens who resented their presence. A pitched battle followed, in which 1,500 shots were fired, but only one man was wounded. Improvement in Celestial Photography Allegheny University astronomers, by the use of curved plates in photographing meteors, developed a field of 950 square miles. Formerly ninety square miles was all that could be included.

Dervish Force Routed. Gen. Wingate, with an Egyptian force, attacked the force of Ahmed Fedil at Afriaadil. Fedil's force, numbering 2,500, was routed and 400 dervishes were killed. Big Wheat Deal in Australia. The government statistician of New South Wales announces that reports received regarding the recent season's wheat yield indicate that this will be double that of last year.

Good News for a Wisconsin FarmerWill Inherit More than One Million Dollars Indian Village in Washington Swept Away by Flood.

A Chippewa Fall (Wis.) special says: "Frank Steimaetz, a young farmer who resides in the town of Ttlden, received a letter from Paris informing him that he is a millionaire twice over. Steinmetz's grandfather was a wealthy resident of France before the Franco-Prussian war, and during that conflict all his property was seized, and la ter confiscated by the French government. Ten years ago a suit was commenced in the French courts for the recovery of the property, and not until last week was a favorable decision reached. The property, which is valued at about 18,000,000 francs, will be divided between Steinmetz and two brothers, who reside in Germany." INDIAN VILLAGE DESTROYED. , Log Jam Causes Nooksack River to Change Its Course. The heavy fall of rain caused the Nooksack River to overflow in Whatcom County, Wash. At the mouth of the river is an immense log jam a mile long. This caused the river to find a new outlet. The new channel swept through Lummi village, which has been almost wiped out. The town contained 200 people, being the headquarters of the Lummi Indian reservation. Church, schoolhouse, and stores were swept away. The Indians have lost their possessions including the winter's store of smoked salmon and jerked beef. The flood struck the village at night, and the inhabitants were saved from drowning only by the dexterous use of boats and canoes.

DEWEY TRANSFERS HIS HOME.

Surprise and Disappointment Caused by the Admiral's Action. Admiral George Dewey has transferred to his wife the title to the home (vhich was presented to him as a token jf esteem by the people of the United States. The transfer was accomplished Dy two papers which carried the title 5rst to a friend and then to Mrs. Dewey. The deeds have been formally recorded. No explanation of the reasons actuating the admiral in taking this extraordiaary step were given. Naturally all sorts f rumors were afloat as to debts and ther more serious complications. It was ;ven reported that a firm of Washington lawyers had instructions from their clifnt, a woman, to bring suit against the idmiral of the navy for breach of "promise, but the lawyers in question stoutly lenied that they knew anything whatver of the existence of such a suitor. A Washington correspondent asserts chat there is a very general disapproval f the transfer. Admiral Dewey is sererely criticised upon the ground that food taste dictated the house given hinr

Bank Succumbs to a Run. With assets amouuting to $30,000 and liabilities $20,000, the Yankton, S. D Savings Bang was forced to close its doors after a three days' run occasioned by the defalcation of County Treasurer A. Peterson, who was known to deal extensively with that bank. Fast System of Telegraphing. Telegraph messages were transmitted by the Pollak-Virag system from Chicago to MilM-aukee and return at the rate of 120,000 words an hour. Later "dots" and "dashes" were sent to Buffalo and back at the rate of 90,000 words an hour. Fear Spread of Smallpox. Smallpox has broken out in a virulent form in Uniontown, Ky. The Kentucky State Board of Health quarantined the place and the Illinois Central Railroad has discontinued running trains on the branch road between Morganfield and Uniontown. ' Deputies Fire Into a Mob. A masked mob of seventy-five men attempted to break into the jail at Covington, Ga., and lynch William Collins. The jail was defended by a force of deputies, who fired into the mob, wounding several men and dispersing the lynchers. Elkins to Found a College. A college for girls that will rival Girard College in beueficience and scope is to be established in Philadelphia by William L. Elkins, the traction magnate.

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THE HOUSE GIVEX DEWEY. by the people in grateful acknowledgment of his services to the country should have been kept in his own name is long as he lived. Subscribers to the !und are already writing indignant letters pointing out that they gave their money to buy a house for Mr. Dewey, not for Mrs. Dewey, who is already a rich womm. Some of the largest subscribers to the fund have demanded the return of their contributions, and they are quite bitter in their comment. Papers throughout the country speak very disapprovingly of Admiral Dewey's action.

BBITISH F0BCES WIN.

BOERS MEET HEAVY REVERSE AT BELMONT.

ACCUSE COLONEL METCALF.

Tornado Destroys Town. The town of Magazine, Ark., was destroyed by a tornado. Booneville suffered a severe storm, houses being blown down and cattle killed.

Hamlin Garland Is Married. Hamlin Garland and Miss Sulime Taft were manned at the home of the bride's father, D. C. Taft, in Hanover, Kan. Vice President Dead. Vice-President Garret A. Hobart died at Paterson, N. J.

MARKET QUOTATIONS. Chicago Cattle, common to prime,' $3.00 to $7.00; hogs, shipping grades, $3.00 to $4.25; sheep, fair to choice, $3.00 to $4.50; wheat, No. 2 red, 66c to 68c; corn, No. 2, 32c to 34c; oats, No. 2, 23c to 24c; rye, No. 2, 54c to 56c; butter choice creamery, 24c to 26c; eggs, fresh, 17c to 19c; potatoes, choice, 35c to 45c per bushel. Indianapolis Cattle, shipping, $3.00 to $6.75; hogs, choice light, $2.75 to $4.25; sheep, common to prime, $3.25 to $4.25; wheat, No. 2 red, 65c to 67c; corn, No. 2 white, 32c to 33c; oats, No. 2 white, 25c to 27c. i St. Louis Cattle, $3.25 to $6.75; hogs, $3.00 to $4.25; sheep, $3.00 to $4.50; wheat, No. 2, 71c to 72c; corn, No. 2 yellow, 31c to 33c; oats, No. 2, 23c to 25c; rye, No. 2, 52c to 54c. Cincinnati Cattle, $2.50 to $6.50; hogs, $3.00 to $4.25; sheep, $2.50 to $4.00; wheat, No. 2, 70c to 72c; corn, No. 2 mixed, 32c to 33c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 25c to 27c; rye, No. 2, 50 to 01c. Detroit Cattl $2.50 to $6.75; hogs, $3.00 to $4.00; sheep, $2.50 to $4.00; wheat, No. 2, 60c to 70c; corn, No. 2 yellow, 34c to 35c; oats, No. 2 white, 27c to 28e; rye, 58e to 60c. Toledo Wheat, No. 2 mixed, 68c to 70c; corn, No. 2 mixed, 33c to 34c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 23c to 24c; rye, No. 2, 55c to 57c; clover seed, $4.65 to $4.75. Milwaukee Wheat, No. 2 northern, 05c to 67c; corn, No. 3, 32c to 34c; oats, No. 2 white, 25c to 27e; rye, No. 1, 55c to 57c; barley, No. 2, 44c to 46c; pork, mess, $7.75 to $8.25. Buffalo Cattle, good shipping steers, $3.00 to $6.75; hogs, common to choice, $3.25 to $4.50; sheep, fair to choice wethers, $3.00 to $4.25; lambs, common to extra, $4.50 to $5.25. New York Cattle, $3.25 to $6.50; hogs, $3.00 to $4.75; sheep, $3.00 to $4.50; wheat, No. 2 rod, 73c to 75c; corn, No. 2, 41c to 33c; oats, No. 2 white, 31c to 32c; butter, creamery, 22c to 27c; eggs, west ern. 15c to 21c.

Soldiers Swear He Shot a Helpless Filipino Prisoner. Serious charges were made at -!?topeka, Can., against Col. Wilder S. Metcalf, re;ently brebetted brigadier general for gallantry in the Philippines. Private Harris C. Husky and Lieut. Arthur M. Ferruson, members of the late Twentieth Kansas, make affidavit that Col. Met?alf shot a defenseless Filipino while he tvas a prisoner of war. The affidavit of Husky is dated at Maaila, July 24, and alleges that at the battle of Caloocan a prisoner was brought o Maj. Metcalf, who without provocation irew his revolver and shot the insurgent ioldier. The prisoner was unarmed and n his knees when the shooting occurred. Col. Metcalf, who is now in Elyria, Ohio, denies the charges. He says he Joes not know either of the men who aejuse him and declares the charges are ablolutely false. BIG BATTLE IN COLOMBIA. Dne Thousand Rebels Said to Have Been Killed. A bloody page has been added to the aistory of Columbia, South America. A dispatch from Bogota says that a terrible battle was fought near Bucamaranga n Friday and Saturday between the rebtls and the Government forces, in which 1,000 rebels were killed and about 2,000 ivounded. The engaging forces aggregatd 10,000 men. The rebel general, Pablo Villar, is reported to be among the slain. Two generals on each side were wound-id.

MURDERED HIS FATHER. SToung Moore of Dexter Tells How the Crime Was Committed. Elijah Moore, aged 19, who has been aeld at Dexter, Mo., under suspicion for the foul assassination of his father, Rev. Tesse Moore, made a full confession, implicating his 15-year-old sister Mary as in accessory. lie afterward amended lis confession by exonerating his sister, tie planned the assassination two weeks previous to its commission, and his reason given for the deed was that his father was a hard, cruel man in his family, rigid in his discipline, and that he allow?d his children no pleasure of any charicter whatever.

London now has women barbers. London is importing American ballet firls. Parliament fixes freight rates in England. India has 170,000 widows under 9 years f age. Tokio's recent fire destroyed 3,027 nouses. . j

Both Sides Suffer Big Losses in Killed, Wounded and Missing British Slightly Superior to Enemy in NumbersForty Boers Taken Prisoners

A British victory in which the imperial, army lost 225 officers and men in killed, wounded and missing is the first result of the beginning of the forward movement, in South Africa. Gen. Methuen's column, advancing to the relief of Kimberley, encountered a strong force of Boers near Belmont and drove them from their, position after a fierce battle lasting many., hours. The official report to the war office states that the republic's forces were routed, but gives no estimate of the Boer losses. On the British side three officers and fifty-five men were killed, twenty-one officers and 128 men wound-: ed, while eighteen of the rank and file are listed as missing. Gen. Methuen claims that the enemy carried away, large numbers of dead and wounded in, the retreat. Forty prisoners were taken, by the imperial forces. The fighting appears to have been almost a repetition of the battle of Elandslaagte. A dispatch of the previous day estimated that the Boers in that vicinity; numbered 2,000 and that they had five guns, and, judging from the absence of any statement to the contrary in the official report, it is believed that the British were slightly superior in numbers to the enemy. The Boers had chosen a position with their customary skill and were strongly intrenched. The British were obliged tocarry three ridges in succession. Apparently the guards bore the brunt in carrying the last ridge by a bayonet charge after its defenders had been shaken with shrapnel. Nothing is said as ta whether the positions so gained were held, and the destruction of ammunition seems to indicate that the contrary wasthe case. While Gen. Methuen can be congratulated upon a brilliant victory, it is again at the cost of a heavy loss of officers and men. The secretary of war in London has received the following dispatch, through Gen. Forestier-Walker, from Gen. Methuen: "Attacked the enemy at daybreak. Hewas in a strong position. Three ridges were carried in succession, the last attack being covered by shrapnel, infantry behaved splendidly and received support from the naval brigade and artillery. The enemy fought with courage and skill. Had I attacked later I should have had, far heavier loss. Our victory was complete. Have taken forty prisoners. Am burying a good number of the Boers, but the greater part of the enemy's killed and wounded were removed by their comrades. Have captured a large number of horses and cows and destroyed large quantity of ammunition." FILIPINOS FIGHT AND RUN. Enemy Battles Stubbornly While Re treating to Santa Barbara. There has been much severe fighting north of Iloilo since Tuesday. Four Americans have been killed and twenty-: five wounded, including three officers.; The insurgents are retreating to Santa; Barbara. Col. Carpenter advanced to-j ward Santa Barbara, straight north from, Jaro, taking trench after trench, the enemy fighting and retreating. Gen. Hughes' column has steadily been advancing north to gain a position west of Santa Barbara. It encountered the enemy in small; detachments. Six to ten Americans were, wounded in this column. Col. Carpenter on Tuesday morning opened with battery G of the Sixth artillery on the trenches. The enemy volleyed as the artillery took up position,; wounding four. Two companies of the, Twenty-sixth regiment, garrisoning Jaro,; moved through Capaz, attacking the enemy on the right flank, driving them toward Col. Carpenter. ' The country between Jaro and Santd Barbara is thickly intrenched, especially.; near Pavia. The Sixth artillery .fired on: the trenches and the Eighteenth regiment charged, the enemy retreating to, the next trench. The Eighteenth again; charged, encountering and attacking a; force of bolo men, who were hidden in the long grass and who severely wounded; several Americans. During the after-; noon the fighting was severe immediately; south of Pavia, three miles north of; Jaro. The Twenty-sixth's companies return-, ed to Jaro after the flank movement,: having captured three 6-pound smoothbore cannon and a quantity of arms and ammunition. The enemys loss was not obtainable, but seven men were found ' dead in one trench. f FOREIGNERS PETITION DIAZ. They Ask Him to Accept Nomination, for Re-Election. ,' One of the most notable political dem-, onstrations in the history of Mexico oc-: curred in the City of Mexico when the, foreign residents of that and adjoining; counties marched in a procession up San; Francisco street to the national palace: to urge President Diaz to accept the; nomination for re-election by the liberal, party, whose convention will assemble; early in the coming year. Several thousand Frenchmen, Germans, Americans, Englishmen, Belgians,; Austrians and Italians took part. Houses, and business edifices were handsomely) adorned with flags and Federal emblems ; and the American and English flags; were conspicuous. The demonstration! was viewed by an enormous crowd or Mexicans. I Gen. Diaz replied to his callers in a; brief but eloquent speech, in which hedeprecated the idea that a man of his age: should be selected to carry on the exeeu-i tive department of the Government an-j other four years. j