Indianapolis Journal, Volume 49, Number 305, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 November 1899 — Page 2

THE INDIANATOLIS JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1899.

fulfillment of every obligation which national duty requires. 1 cannot forget I could not forget in this presence to make my acknowleugment to the men of Virginia for their hearty and patriotic support of the government In the war with Spain and for their continued and unflinching loyalty in the suppression of the insurrection in the Luzon against the authority cf the United States. They came in swift response to the call of the country the best-blooded State the sons of noble slres asking for service at the battle Xrnt. where the lighting was the hardest and the danger the greatest. The rolls of the Virginia volunteers contain the names of the bravest and best, some of them the descendants of the moat illustrious Virginians of its earliest and latest time. They have shed their blood for the flag of their faith, and are now defending it with their lives in the distant islands of the sea. All honor to the American army and navy, All honor has been shown the men returning from the Meld of hostilities, and all honors attend those who have gone to take the ir places. . , 4 . "My fellow-citizens, two great historic events, separated by a period of eighty-four years, affecting the life of the Republic and of awful import to mankind, took place on the foil of Virginia, Both were participated in by Virginians and both marked mighty epochs in the history Of the Nation. The or.e was at .Yorktown in 1731, when Cornwallis surrendered to Washington, which was the beginning of the end of the war with Great Britain and the dawning of independence and union. The great irgmlan. sage and patriot. Illustrious commanIe.r and wise statesman Installed the liepuoibj in the family of nations. It has withstood every shock in war or peace from without or within, experiencing its gravest crisis in the civil war. The other, at Appomattox, was the conclusion of that crisis and the beginning of a unification, now happily lull and complete, resting in the good will and fraternal aiTectlon of one toward another of all the people. COMMON HERITAGES. "Washington's' terms of peace with Cornwallis secured the ultimate union of the colonies; those of Grant with Lee. the perpetual union of the States. Both events were mighty gains for the human family and a proud record for a nation of freedom. Those were triumphs In which we all have a share; both are common heritage. The one made the Nation possible, the other made the Nation imperishable. Now no Jarriig note mars the harmony of the union. The seed of discord has no sower and no soli upon which to live. The purveyor of hate. If there be .one left. Is without a follower. The voice which would kindle the flame of passion and prejudice U rarely beard and no longer heeded in any part of our beloved country. "Lord of the universe, Shield us and guide us; Trusting Thee always. Through shadow and sun, Thou bast united us, Who shall divide us? Keep us, th, keep us. The many in one. Associated with this great commonwealth are many of the moet sacred ties in our national life, from here came forth many of our greatest statesmen, and heroes who have vigor and virtue and glory to the Republic. For thirty-seven of the sixty-one years from 170 to 1SS0, sons of Virginia occupied the presidential office with rare fidelity and distinction, a period covering more than one-fourth of our national existence. What nation can have a greater heritage than such names as Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe and Marshall? Their deed3 Inspire the oldest and the youngest. They are written in our histories. They are a art of the education of every child of the and. They enrich the scheolbooks of the country. They are cherished in every American home and will be so long as liberty lasts and the Union endures. "My countrymen, the sacred principles proclaimed in Philadelphia in 1776, advanced to glorious triumph at Yorktown. made effective In the formation of the Federal Union in 1787, sustained by the heroism of all our people in every foreign conflict, pealed In solemn covenant at Appomattox Courthouse, sanctified by the blood of the men of the South and of the North at Manila and Santiago and in Porto Rico. Have lost none of their force and virtue, and the people of the United States will meet their new duties and responsibilities with unfailing devotion to these principles and with unfaltering purpose to uphold and advance them. "Standing near the close of the century, we can look backward with congratulations and pride, and forward into the new century with confidence and courage. The memories f the past Inspire us to nobler .-?rt .and higher endeavora. It is for us to guard the sacred trust transmitted by our fathers and pass on to those who follow this government of the free, stronger in its principles and greater in its power for the execution of its beneficent mission." LONG ALSO SPEAKS. At the conclusion of the President's speech Secretary of the Navy Long was introduced by the mayor, and in acknowledging the reception given him by the crowd said: t , "Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen I shall not attempt to make a speech to you at this time and under these circumstances. I can only say that as secretary of the navy, and still more as a citizen of this great united Republic, I rejoice heartily with you in the contribution to our naval equipment in this example of what can be done by Southern capital and Southern labor and in thefact that this day is a 'feather day In the proud history of the grand old commonwealth of Virginia." Applause. The launching which followed waa a great success, the boat being christened by little Miss Carrie Shubrlck, of Rocky Mount, N. C, great grandnlece of Commodore Shubrlck, with the usual formalities. It was a side launching, but the boat took the water like a duck, amid enthusiastic cheering and the tooting of whistles. On the christening stand were little Miss Carrie Shubrlck, who christened the boat; her maid of honor. Miss Mary Curtis, Elizabeth Preston and Roberta Trigg; Dr. and Mrs. John T. Shubrlck. parents of the sponsor; Mrs. William ft. Trigg, and several of the Shubrlck connections. Miss Shubrick is ten years old. She wore a dress of white silk trimmed with white satin ribbons. Hr hat was whita with

white tips. She carried a bouquet of Amerlean Beauty roses. After the launching the President and party took a drive throjgh the city, stopping a while at the executive mansion to pay their respects to the Governor and his family. On the President's return to Jefferson he held another formal reception, and left for Washington on his special at 7:10. WEATHER FORECAST. Fair and Cooler To-Day- III eh !Vorthwesterly Winds To-Morrow. WASHINGTON. Oct. SL-Forecast for Wednesday and Thursday: For Ohio Fair In western; rain in eastern portion on Wednesday; brisk to high northerly winds; fair and cooler on Thursday. For Indiana and Illinois Fair and cooler on Wednesday; fair on Thursday; brisk to high northwesterly winds. Local Obaervntlonscn Tuesday. Bar. Tber. R.H. Wind. Pre. T a..m .S3 41 hi North. COG 7 p. m 57 to . North. coo Maximum temperature, 5; minimum temperature. 40. Following Is a eomrarative tatement of the mean temperature and total precipitation Oct. 3J : Temp. Ptc Normal 47 0.10 Mean 52 0.00 Departure 5 0 10 Departure since Oct. 1 ,. it 0.2") Departure since Jan. 1 9 5.17 Flu. C. F. R. WAPPENIIANS. Local Forecact Official. Yesterday's Stations. Atlanta. Ga Kixmarck. N D HvfTalo. N. T Temperatures. Uln. Max. 60 SO 44 44 53 7 p. m. 60 44 38 12 fS 36 t 60 M Zi 4 42 70 12 CO 44 f 2 a Zi 45 60 14 W 40 u 42 4 f c: ts Canary. N. W. Chicago. Ill .... Cairo. Ill Chtyenne. Wyo Cincinnati. O . Cecicorilia. Kan lvave rtKrt. Ia . D?s Mcir.cf. Ia 4J 44 36 44 42 3(5 M 62 42 l 44 4 41 42 44 r. 3; 44 44 40 42 44 42 2H 42 44 44 4; 62 6S C2 7u 70 IA :s Ct 64 tx is c: a CS t 62 .'.! t: 64 70 tJ alvestor. Ttx Helena. Mont JackxnvUle, F!a Kansas City. Mo Little Itotk. Ark Marquette. Mich Memphis. Tenn Nahvll. Tern New Otlea?i!. I.a.. Nw York. N Y North Platte, Neb.... Oklahoma. O. T.. Orraha. Neb ........... Pittiburc. Pa......;-, Qu A I P-He. N. W. T Jtatfll Oty, 8. D ...... fait Lake City. Utah. fit. ruis. Mo..,,....,. f . t . . 1 trt.. - ri. ruui, 4uiid.(im J... Firir.jrfleld. in Springfield. Mo Vickeburr. Mlo WaaMnjton. D. C...

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of the city during the entire day. . SPEECHES OX THE WAY. Brief Addiennc nt Frederlckshnrjr and Ashland, Vo. RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 31. President McKinley and party left Washington at 8 o'clock thia morning. Besides the President the party consisted of Secretary Hay and Mrs. Hay, Secretary Long and Secretary Root, Secretary and Mrs. Hitchcock and two daughters, Secretary Wilson and Miss Wilson, secretary to the President and Mrs. Porter, Assistant Secretary George I. Cortclyou, Mr. Foster, stenographer, and General and Mrs. Fitzhugh Lee. Accompanying the official party were Mr. Charles A. Moore, cf Brooklyn, and Mr. Henry M. Scot, of San Francisco. The weather was extremely inclement when the train left the capital, a cold rain falling, and Mrs. McKInley did not accompany the President. The trip to Richmond was uneventful. On the train were 200 Invited guest of the Wiltiam R, Trigg Ship Buildin? Company, Including prominent officials of the government and representatives of the presa. At Fredericksburg the train made a sevenminute stop, where, in spite of the storm, the President waa given a cordial welcome by several hundred people. He was introduced by M. G. Willis, chairman of the reception committee. President McKInley spoke aa follows: "My Fellow-citizens It gives' me groat pleasure to meet my fellow-citizens of Fredericksburg and your welcome Is all the more appreciated because upon such an Inclement morning so many of the people have assembled here. I am sure you will not expect me to do more than make this simple acknowledgement of your courtesy and kindness." The President Introduced the members of the Cabinet who accompanied him, each being received with applause. The President also introduced Geueral Lee, who spoke briefly. At the conclusion of General Lee's remarks there were loud cries for Secretary Root, who appeared on the platform and spoke as follows: "Fellow-cltlzens of Virginia I have no words to express to you the gratification which I feel in being the secretary to aid the President in the conduct ol a war where the men of the North and the men of the South fight side by side under the same old flag, maintaining the honor of our common country, which, God helping, the Northern and Southern soldiers of "the United States will maintain forever, united, free, a blessing to humanity and the sustaining strength and power of justice throughout this? world." At 11:01 the President's train stopped at Ashland. Here the Richmond reception committee, headed by Governor Tyler, welcomed the President to the State. The President, after an introduction by Governor Tyler, addressed the citizens as follows: "My Fellow-citizens I have been very greatly touched by the more than gracious welcome extended to me by the Governor'.of S3Aj3 ji -ajdoad s v jo jreqaq uo ttjuhuja. me peculiar pleasure to come Into this State. Over one of the chapels in the city of London is the motto, 'Think and thank' When we think cf our. national blessings, when we think of our wonderful progress and prosperity; when we think of the glorious unification of all the people of our fortynve states ana territories we are most thankful to a kind providence that has cast our lines in such pleasant places and given to ua such a glorious heritage. If we only count our mercies our thanks for them would be countless. I thank you and bid you good morning." The Return Trip. WASHINGTON, Oct. 31. The train bearing President McKInley and party and the guests Invited to participate In the demonstration at Richmond Incident to the launching of the torpedo boat Shubrlck arrived at the Pennsylvania station at 10:30 to-night, exactly on time. The return trip was without noteworthy incident. President McKInley was met at the station by his carriage and driven directly to the White House. He was given a cordial reception as he passed rapidly through the station to his carriage. Throughout the day the President expressed anxiety as to the condition of Vice President Hobart and was kept informed constantly by telegraph of the conditions which took place In his illness. TOO MUCH CONFIDENCE. It Lost George McFaddcn'i Laurels to Joe Gans. NEW YORK, Oct. 31.At the Broadway Athletic Club to-night Joe Gans, the colored lightweight, of Baltimore, received the decision over George McFadden, of New York, after one of the hardest fights witnessed at this club in a long time. This was the third meeting of the men, and the other two bouts resulted In a decision for McFadden, on a knock out and a draw. Tonight they met to eo twenty-live rounds, at 133 pounds, and when they entered the ring notn men were in tne best or condition. McFadden departed from his usual tactics of blocking until his opponent had worn himself out with his own exertions, and then going in for a knock out. lie was aggressive from the start and acted as if confident of scoring a knock out In short order, but Gans was too clever, bv far. for him. and had him figured from the start. Time after time he staved off Mac's rushes with straight lefts and swung repeatedlv with his right to the Jaw, but Mac seemed to be made of iron and refused to be put out. Mac's best work was with his left, and Gans snowea tne enects or its use at the finish. Mac's ribs were very red at the wind up, but his face showed little punishment. After the bout Gans's manager challenged Krne or O'Brien for $5,000 a side, for the lightweight championship of the world. Jeffries Tut Up Some Money. NEW YORK, Oct. 31. This was a day of quiet at Jeflries's training quarters at Asbury Park and except for a short run and a little excursion in a rowboat thia morning no one of the party put his head out of doors. As the tight draws near Jeffrles's confidence in his ability to win grows greater and to-day he mailed a check for $3,000 to his manager, with directions to put it on at the best price he could get. This is the first money Jeffries has bet. Betting on the big fight opened In earnest at the Aqueduct race track to-day, where wagers were made. The biggest bet recorded was $l,Cw) to $StO, the odds on Jeffries. Sharkey, at his training quarters at Newdorp, to-day. devoted most of his time to bag punching and boxing with Armstrong, lie does not seem to need another hour's preparation. Grim to Take on "Shine" Rnmiell. . Special to the Indianapolis Journal, ANDERSON, Ind., Oct. 31.Kld Grim, of Indianapolis, was matched to-day for a finish fight on short notice. He will engage "Shine" Russell, a colored man. Sunday afternoon. Grim is in Rood condition and Russell has been training and Is fit to meet him. Russell outpoints nim in weight, but the Indianapolis pugilist expects to outpoint Russell on skllL GrifTo In AlnioM Well. CHICAGO, Oct. 31.Friends of "Young" Grlffo, the Australian pugilist, who some months ago becamo Insane, say thut his mental faculties are almost restored, and are Interesting themselves to procure his release. DOWIE'S HALLOWEEN. The 'Healer" Ha n Stormy Time In Ills Xeu Chicago Temple. CHICAGO, Oct. 31. Halloween was celebrated by the young men and boys of Cicero to-night by egging and stoning John Alexander Dowie and his followers when they tried to conduct a meeting In Heard's Hall, Old Park, on the occasion of the conversion of tho place Into a branch tabernacle of the Wabash-aver.ue Zfon." over whfch the healer" presides. Blows were struck, eggs were broken on the head of the Dowie guard?, two men were severely Injured by a billy" In the hard. of one of the retainers of the "overseer of the Christian church." three arrests were made and Dowie was besieged in hi." newly-d.niicated stronghold until long past midnight. Srnnlon 3Iny Iluy "Senator WASHINGTON. Oct. 31. Michael B. Scanlan. formerly well-known In basebnll circles her.-, and representing a local syndicate, has secured an option on the franchisee of the Washington Baseball Club for $.T.).,0). The option expires Nov. 4. Earl Warner, the present owner of the club, expects to return to Philadelphia in order to give more time to his business affairs there. Jut Try for Your Complexion Ohamplln's Liquid Pearl. Wc, pink or white. Marvelous beau tiller. Great renown. No equal.

TWO SURELY DROWNED

TWO MORE MAY HAVE G05E DOWN WITH THE FERRYBOAT CHICAGO. Captain of Colliding VemeU to Be Arrested for Mannlauehter- Ha rue Driven Anhore on Jersey Coast. - NEW YORK, Oct 3L Two lives were lost by the sinking of the Pennsylvania ferryboat Chicago, which was struck by the steamer City of Augusta in North river this morning. The dead are John Bryson, aged forty-five, mall driver, body found in the river, and J. Vroom, fireman of the ferryboat, body supposed to be In stoke hold of the sunken steamer. Bryson's mail wagon went down with the boat. Besides these Alexander Weir, a New York coal dealer, and a Brooklyn man, Carl McCready, are missing, and it Is believed by their friends that they were on the Chicago, as both went to Jersey City last night. Captain Durham, of the Chicago, who was in the forward pilot house directing her course while a deck hand steered, says the night was perfectly clear and the tide waa ebbing fast, which compelled Captain Durham to keep his boat headed well up stream. Aa he neared the New York shore he put his helm over to head into the slip, and as the Chicago swung around the captain caught signi o the Cuy ol Augusta bearing down on turn. fcne was comiug up stream and very cioe. Cap turn Duruam gave two blasts of his whistle to signify hid intention to pass to the biarboaru, and, pumng uis helm a port, he rang tne signal to go anead at tun speed. Ihe City ot Augusta, Capu Durham aaid, did not reply to tne sjiui, but kept rignt in htr course. A moment laur tne City of Augusta rammed the Cnicago Just aoaft her paud.e wheel on -ine starboard side. She sank in seven or eignt minutes. John D. Bryson, who was drowned, was the driver of a United States mail van going to tne New York postoiiice. Besides the venicie in Brysons charge there were on tne Chicago a truck belonging to the Adams Eocpress Company containing In silver bars, two produce trucks, two miiK trucks and one other wagon. Coroner Sausch after a conciliation with the harbor police decided to issue warrants for the arrest of the captains of the steamship City of Augusta and the ferryboat Chicago on the charge v of manslaughter. The affidavits are signed by the poiicu and are based on the case of John Bryson, the driver of the mail wagon, who was drowned. Treasury Mall Went Down. WASHINGTON, Oct. 31. The Treasury Department has received information that all the treasury mall which left here yesterday evening at 4 o'clock for the subtreasury ttt New iork went down on the ferryboat Chicago. It is expected that practically all of the letters, warrants and drafts will be found on recovery to be decipherable, and If this is not the case little delay will b experienced in sending duplicates. No money was sent in that mail. DARGE DniVEX ASHORE. Coast Guards Stand Ready to Save the Crew If Ponnlhle. GALILEE, N. J., Oct. SI. An unknown barge went ashore on the bar to-night and there is little hope of saving any of the crew, as a tremendous sea is running. The barge, which la deeply loaded, was sighted about 4 o'clock, drifting rapidly shoreward. When she came Into shallow water the crew let go an anchor, which did not snub her, and the second bower was let go. This had the effect of checking her for a time, but shortly after dark she parted her chains and drifted in, striking on the bar about four hundred feet from shore. The sea is running so high, with a fierce ln-shore gale, that the life savers cannot go to her assistance, but they are on the beach ready to aid the members of the crew should the targe break up under the pounding she is receiving on the hard sand. Movements of Steamer. NEW YORK, Oct. 31. Sailed: Tauric, for Liverpool; Kaiser Wllhelm der Grosse, for Bremen via Cherbourg and Southampton. QUEENSTOWN, Oct. 31. Arrived: Waesland, from Philadelphia, for Liverpool, and proceeded. ROTTERDAM, Oct. 31. Arrived: Maasdam, from New York. GLASGOW, Oct. 31. Arrived: Anchorla, from New York. LIVERPOOL, Oct. 3L Arrived: Dominion, from Montreal. REVERSE AT LADYSM1TH. (Concluded from First Pnffe.) that General White Is allowing himself to be outgeneraled by Commandant General Joubert. From the scanty advices received up to 11 o'clock p. m. it seems tolerably certain that the disaster was a simple repetition of the battle of Majuba hill, though on a larger scale. The two regiments were allowed to march into a trap set for them. It is sim ply a case of Boer spider and the British fly. In fact, the whole engagement of Mon day seems to have been brought on by Com mandant General Joubert, who skillfully conceived a gigantic trap, ont of which, as the official dispatch shows, Sir George White only escaped with difficulty. General White advanced with the Idea of driving the Boers from the hill seven mils out, which General Joubert made an ostentatious show of fortifying on Sunday. The Boer commander left a force sufficient to draw General White on, while the mass of the Boers he moved stealthily round the British right to deliver a flank attack- and to endeavor to cut off General White from Ladysmlth. The British commander sue ceeded in beating off the attack, but only with great difficulty, and during the turning movement his troop3 suffered from a flank ing fire. BRITISH TACTICS CRITICISED. Harsh things are said In military circles of the British tactics, which have made possible the ambush of the Eighteenth Hus sars at Glencoe and now the loss of two fine regiments. It Is feared that Sir George White is no match for the Boers in that cunning by which Boer tactics are con celved, and it Is pointed out that if the British commanders continue to lead their men Into obvious traps further disasters must be looked for. An interview is published with a British officer whose name is withheld, but who is described as "a wellknown general with a distinguished record during the Indian mutiny," in the course of which he passes severe criticism upon the conduct of the campaign. -Yesterday's disaster," says the officer, is only another proof of serious blundering. Although Sir George White is a good regimental commander, he does not seem to excel in strategy or the manage meat of a big division. I regard the Glen coe business as another example of blunder ing." Proceeding to discuss tho engagement at Glencoe, the officer observes: "Some of the enemy's officers were allowed to occupy and plant guns on Talana hill. Nothing was done to stop this until the Boers began to shell Glencoe on the following morning As for yesterday's casualties, it seems In excusable that the two regiments should have been allowed to separate themselves from the main body, especially with a con slderable swarm of the enemy against them. I know 1 am expressing the opinion of many military officers. We are disgusted with the War Office for having prematurely allowed the Issuance, of glowing reports of victories without equal frankness and promptitude in disclosing the circumstances discount ing these reports." Sir George White's honest admission of full responsibility and the terms of his dis patch are regarded In some circles as virtually placing his case in the hands of the home authorities, and it is even rumored late thia evening that the War Office has already decided to supersede him. The re port, however, is discredited in well-informed quarters. The afttM-noon newspapers made only brief editorial comment on the news from Ladysmlth, but their headlines voiced the

general feeling of sorrow. The tone of the editorials can be summed up In the following statement of the St. James Gazette: "It 13 evident that the patriotism and fortitude of the nation are to be tested in real

earnest by these operations of ours in Natal against great odds. General White naa a difficult task set before him and we must take the disaster with the dogged coolness which Britons know how to display. We shall await the final result without apprehension." The Globe calls on the British empire to receive this "bitter and unpalatable dispatch with the spirit of a great nation that relies upon its invincible reserves cf strength." The disaster had an immediate effect on the Stock Exchange, where consols fell South African securities dropped heavily. Rand lines falling 2 points. Rio Tlntos fell 4. Late this evening the Prince of Wales and the Marquis of Salisbury sent their respective secretaries to the War Office to make inquiries, but the reply was given that no further news had been received. Large crowds still waited in the vicinity shortly before midnight. The tidings of disaster will have the effect of giving a strong impulse to the popular movement to raise funds for the benefit of the wives and children of the men at the front. The War Office, under the signatures of the Marquis of Lansdowne, secretary of state for war, and General Lord Wolseley, commander-in-chief, has Issued a long statement indicating the best methods of distributing the money thus raised. MORE BRITISH TROOPS. Second Army- Corps to He Held in Readiness Reserves Called Ont. LONDON, Oct. 31. Though the Boers are apparently getting the better of the British in the early etage of the war, owing to superiority of numbers, conditions will change before long. About 6,00 fresh troops will arrive at Cape Town on Sunday next from England and will be available to reinforce Sir George White. Transports will arrive there daily after Sunday, until by the end of next week 2S.000 troops will have teen landed in South Africa. These men are intended for Gen. Sir Redvers Buller's army, but they will undoubtedly be detached to Natal if the situation there should become perilous. The British army will eventually reach the huge total of 89,634, of which 6Iy34 will be regulars and the other 30,000 miscellaneous, but excellent colonial troops. The commander-in-chief, Field Marshal Lord Wolseley, has Issued an order for tho mobilization by Nov. 6 of the reserves of the Sutfolk, Essex and Derbyshire regiments, who will be added to the South African force The War Office has sent the following dispatch to General Buller: "Three extra battalions of foot and one mounted battery with reserves will leave England during the course of ten days to make good the casualties." It is ilearned by the Associated Press that the War Office has ordered a second army corps to be in readiness to be called out. The military officials have not yet decided whether the consummation of the plan will be necessary, but they are determined to haie everything in readiness either for a demonstration in Europe of Great Britain's capabilities or for sending even a larger force to the scene of action. Until the receipt of the news of the Ladysmlth disaster th latter course was considered out of the question. But now there Is no knowing what steps will be decided upon. The proposition to call out the ' second army corps, taken In conjunction with the extraordinary naval activity here, has again aroused the belief in service circles that the government has good reason to anticipate European hostility. No reason to Justify this latest reiteration of rumors of Russian, French or German intervention can be found, however. . It was learned on good authority that the motive consists, to quote an official, "in wanting to show the other fellows what' we can do.M and is on a line with calling out the militia, a purely precautionary measure dictated by the necessity of bringing up the home military force to its normal strength, or, rather, to a strength proportiopate with the necessities of a nation engaged in a foreign war. Still it is doubtful whether the second corps will be actually called out. That development depends on two circumstances; first, the attitude of European nations as evinced after the outbreak of the war: second, upon the Judgment of General Buller, who, finding the conditions not so favorable as expected, may delay an aggressive movement until reinforcements arrive. It does not follow that the entire army corps, even If called out, will be sent to General Buller. It Is more probable that it will be kept at home to suppy the places of units sent out in consonance with Buller s wishes. Upon the prorent organization these home forces are supposed to be capable of raising at short notice three army corps. Should the War Office decide upon raising a second corps it will necessitate the calling out cf more reserves. While the announcement to-day of the arrival of General Buller at Cape Town was received by the British with unfeigned satisfaction it Is pointed out the general cannot end the war without an army corps, anl some of the troops to compose It have not: even left England for South Africa. Dispatches from Cape Town phow that General Buller s reception there was most enthusiastic. He was welcomed by General Sir Jrederlck Forester-Walker, after which they both entered a carriage and drove to the government house, escorted bv mounted police and mounted volunteers. They were wildly cheered by the throngs of people lining the rout'v There were cries of "Avenge Majuba," and wild cheers for the general. General Buller's face was Impassive as he returned military salutes for the cheers. There was an extraordinary military parade at Aldershot yesterday, when fifteen traction engines and forty trucks were inspected previous to their departure for South Africa. A stretch of sandy, rock road was selected for the te?ts and gave an excellent chance to observe the points of the engine. A steep ditch and banks two and three feet high were safely traversed, though at times the wheels sank axle deep. Other engines pulled out the napless ones. The Duke of Connaught and Princes Louis and Victor Napoleon attended the trials and were much plearcrt with the result. Twentyfour of these tngines will be dispatched to South Africa. Ignace Paderewpki, the pianist, will give a recital in London in behalf of the fund for the families of the soldiers. - KIMIIEHLEY TO nE SHELLED. Boers Iluildliig; Forts Around Cecil RhftieN Town. LONDON, Oct. 31. A dispatch from Cape Town to-day says it is reported from Barkley-West that tho Beers are constructing forts around Kimberley for the purpose of shelling the town. Advices from Kimberley, under date of Oct." 27, received through a dispatch rider at Orange river, report that all the wounded are progressing favorably. It also appears that as they are unable to blow up the piers of the Modder river bridge the Boers are demol ishing them stone by stone. They have blown up practically every culvert from the Modder river to the Orange river. An armored train, strongly supported, made a reconnaissance Oct. 27 and found the Boers still at Spytfontein. Other advices from Cape Town show that tho Boers are gathering In considerable fcrce at Dewdorp, southwest of Ladysmlth, while large forces of Boers are advancing over the Helpmaaker road. A big camp of Boers is to be formed between Hanismith bridge and Potgietero farm camp at Dewdorp, which. It is said, will extend four miles. An Englishman who arrived at Aniwal Ncrth from Pretoria, whence he was expelled by way of Bloemfontein, says that when he left Pretoria all the stores there were carrying on business as usual. President Kruer was still there and he did not see any wounded at Johannesburg. Some of thu Transvaal papers are still published and contain glowing accounts of the successes of the Boer army, saying that Kimberley and Mafeklng are expected to fall at any moment, while Bechuanaland Is conquered and annexed; that the Republican arms are also successful In Natal and that the Boers are continuing their victorious march south. The papers admit that the battle of Elandslaagte was a reverse for the Boers, who lost thirty killed, had many wounded and that eighty-five Boers were made prisoners. Ladysmlth. according to the Boer newspapers, is soon to

be taken. The Englishman added that the lioers are absolutely confident of their ultimate triumph and believe the whole of isatal 13 already practically in their hands. A dispatch from Vryburg, dated Oct. 23, gives a report of a speech of Commandant De Larey when hoisting the Boer flag there. He declared that the flag of the republic was now floating over the whole country north of the 'Orange river and that the British flag would never again fly there, unless hoisted over the dead bodies of the burghers. Complete order prevailed at Vryburg. Tne Colonial Office received this evening a dispatch from Sir Alfred Milner, Governor of Cape Colony, saying that he had Issued a proclamation in reply to the Boer proclamation annexing a portion of Cape Colony, in the course of which he had w-arned British subjects to disregard ail such annexation pronouncements. Sir Alfred Milner adds, however, that so far as he can discover the people north of the Vaal river accept the alleged annexation as a fact.

DR. LEYDS SURPRISED. Says White Committed an Error in Dividing: His Forces. BRUSSELS, Oct. 31.-Dr. Leyds, the special representative of the Transvaal government in Europe, in the course of an interview to-day regarding the situation at Ladysmlth, said he was greatly surprised at the news of the British disaster. While paying a warm tribute to the candor of Sir George White, he pointed out that a tactical error had been committed by the British commander in dividing his forces and ; underrating the strength of the Boers. He declined to give an opinion regarding future developments. Telegrams of congratulation had been received by him, he said, from all parts of Europe and from all classes of society. In reply to the question as to the Boer forces. Dr. Leyds said that the combined command of the Transvaal and the Free State aggregated only 50.WX), including old men and boys. Britain Arming: Knfflrs. NEW YORK, Oct. 31. A dispatch to the World from Brussels says: "Dr. Leyds made an important statement as to the denials of the London newspapers of the representations that the British were levying recruits among the native population of South Africa. T formally accuse Great Britain,' says Dr. Leyds, 'of arming the colored races of South Africa against the Boers, and I make this accusation with a due sense of its gravity and an absolute knowledge of its accuracy.' " Buller a Hammer and Anvil. CHICAGO, Oct. 31. MaJ. James Robert Douglas Graham, who left England two weeks ago, is in this city. As an officer of the Seventeenth Lancers Major Graham served in South Africa in the Zulu war and became familiar with the Boers. He was a friend of Sir W. P. Symons, he knows General Buller and esteems Sir Archibald Hunter, General White's chief of staff at Ladvsmith, as England's coming strategist. In an interview to-day Major Graham said: "When I left England all milltai; men were forecasting the Boer war. General Buller is a man of the stamp of your Grant first of all an aggressive tighter. He is disliked heartily at home. Officers under him have never liked him; I don't myself. He is to have a free hand in Afilca, however. He is not so much a strategist as a hammer and anvil. He cares nothing for men's lives so he gains his pcint. God pity the Boers if defeated in battle or their lines become broken. Personally I would like to have seen a more magnanimous commander in South Africa, but his worst enemy can't deny that Buller is a tremendous fighter." Subscriptions to the American Fnnd. LONDON, Oct. 31. Among the further subscriptions to the American fund, headed by Lady Randolph Churchill, being raised to send a hospital ship for the use of the wounded soldiers in South Africa, are the following: H. C. King, engaged in South African raining, l,00u; Henry A. Butters, 200; Mrs. Adair, 100; Mrs. Mary Sheniey, 100; II. E. Thaw, R. H. Blackwell, .M) each; Hon. Mrs. Carrington, 25; Mrs. Naylor Leland, 10. 31. P. Asked to Resign. LONDON, Oct. 31. At a meeting of the Caithness electors last evening a resolution was unanimously adopted condemning the attitude of Gavin Brown Clark. Radical, the member for Caithness in the House of Commons, on the South African question and asking him to resign. Mr. Clark was formerly consul general for the Transvaal in London. Colonel Yule Promoted. LONDON, Nov. 1. The Gazette announces the promotion of Substantive Lieut. Col. W. A. Yule to the rank of major general on the staff to command the Eighth Brigade of the South African field force, with the substantive rank of colonel In the army. $3,0OO for the Matal Volunteers. LONDON, Oct 31. Walter Morrison, M. P., has sent 1.000 for the aid of the Natal volunteers. BOERS AS THEY ARE. An Old Campaigner Relates Instances of Cruelty In Former War. NEW YORK, Oct. 3L The Herald publishes the following, from Henry Bagge, who claims to have been a sergeant in the British army, under Gen. Sir Gecrge Colley, In the Boer war of lfcS2: "As the war in South Africa Is tho subject of so much interest and discussion at the present time, and as to many opini ad are being advanced by those of more or le.-s prominence who have not been on the giounu, it may not be amiss for 0110 who has served in two expeditions In South Africa to give a few facts based upon personal observation. "1 have read with a great deal of Interest a letter written by Miss Olive Schrejner, sister of the premier of Cape Colony, who has strong anti-English proclivities, .'in which she paints the Boers in the most touching colors, and I cannot reconcile her statements with the facts 1 witnessed. "At the battle of Majuba Hill I saw these same gentle Boers fire at our wounded men. I saw them shoot Corporal Farmer through the right arm, with which he was upholding the lied Cross flag. He seized the flag with his left hand and held it aloft; then they shot him through the left arm. Next he managed to hold up the flag by getting the staff into his boot, and the Boers shot him through the leg, and the flag of mercy leu with the gallant Farmer, who was rewarded subsequently with the Victoria cross. Almost simultaneously the Boers shot and killed Surgeon Major Lanyon, who was taking a wounded soldier a hypodermic injection of morphine. These are but a few of the many instances which it was my misfortune to witness. "Permit me also to call the attention of the admirers of the Boers to the manner in which they meet their financial obligations. Thomas Honey was. for many years, a contractor for the Boer government. No. criticism of hts supplies or methods was ever made until necessity compelled him. in K to insist on the payment of what was duo to him. Then these Boers trumped up a ehriTge of filibustering against him and took him before the landro-t, at Standerton, who refused to commit him. They then started with him for Vryburg. ostensibly to take him before the magistrate there. On the way they hinted to him that they were friendly and would give him an opportunity to escape. He saw through their ruse and refused to break away. Finally, one day, when the rarty had oft' saddled and he was kneeling at a stream drinking, they shot him in the back of the head. Commandant Celjers was in charge of the party and Gen. Niekerk had Issued the order. "Both of these men were subsequently arrested by the English government, and I was sergeant in charge of the guard over the courthouse at Vryburg, in which Gen. Niekerk was confined on several different occasions, until he was released in pursusance of Mr. Gladstone's South African policy. "During that time I had the opportunity to study his character, which, I am bold enough to say, was typical of the Boers. A fair idea of that snrt of character was well expressed by King Mankoroane of Bechuanaland when he said to me personally: 'I would lather see all of Bechuanaland taken away from me by the English than to have five Boers settle in It.' " TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. Heoree Herman, a farm hand. Is accused of killing Mrs. Rhoda Horton and her daughter Eliza, near Hancock, Mass. Her man shot himself and may ewe. Receivers have been appointed for the Heaton Peninsula Manufacturing Company, of South Boston, makers of shoe machinery No statement of liabilities' has been made. The Evangelical Alliance of St. Louis, composed of pastors of all denominations in St. Louis, has unanimously adopted resolutions protesting against the stating of Congressman Rolierts, of Utah. The gold output of the Cripple Creek district of Colorado In October was J2.wl.OX). This is the first month's production that has exceeded J2.000.0u). It is estimated that the total of the year will not fall short of

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COMBINATION THAT WILL REQUIRE A MIT OF CAPITAL. STOCK. Telegrnph, Telephone and Cable Companies to lie t'nlted and Cost of Messages Reduced. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 21. Tlu North American will say to-morrow: "On of the greatest financial combinations of t : ' century Is In process of formation. The organizers .of the Continental Telegraph, Telephone' and Cable Company, recently incor porated in New Jersey, have obtained con- i trol of all the Independent telephone companies in the United States and aim to combine these with the great telegraph companies and the five Atlantic cable companies. The office of the new company is in the American Surety Company's building, New York. From various sources information reached the North American that the capitalists interested in the venture include J. Pierpont Morgan, George J. Gould, John Jacob Astor, William C. Whitney. P. A. B. Widener and William L. E.kins. "Verification of the story was obtained to-night from Mr. Widener, at his home in Ogontz. He talked freely of the colossal scheme, which, he says, will bring about a sweeping reduction in cost of transmission of electrical messages all over the country. Among other things he said: 'The plan has been under consideration for ome time. Martin Maloney, who was the active agent in the enterprise, and may be said to have engineered it, has been in New York for about a year. His efforts culminated when he succeeded in sufficiently Interesting several big financial men in New York. Among the number was John Jacob Astor. He is now one of the prominent movers in the concern. J. Pierpont Morgan, whose name has been mentioned in connection with the consolidation, is not connected in any way with It.' " The Proposed Sheet-Iron Trust. PITTSBURG, Oct. Sl.-The options obtained last May on a majority of the sheet iron mills of the country, with a view cf forming a consolidation similar to the American Tin-plate Company, expired today, but arrangements have been made to renew them at slightly higher figures thffii given six months ago. It is expected that the consolidation will be effected within a few months, despite the rather strained condition of the money market. A Pacific Const Ulscnlt Trust. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 31. It is stated that the organization of the Pacific Coast Biscuit Company Is an assured fact. The syndicate is capitalized for H.O-XMKK). Among those Interested in the combine are Henry E. Mclntyre, the flour trust magnate, one of the Warner Brothers, of proprietary medicine fame; Turner A. Beali and John G. Hanrahan, New York capitalists, and C. E. Ide, a wealthy Syracuse (N. Y.) attorney. THREE PEOPLE KILLED. Several Were Injured Also In a ITotel Fire nt Montreal. MONTREAL, Oct. 31. Fire, which broke out at 5:30 o'clock this morning in the Webster House, a Email hotel on St. James street, caused the death of three persons and the probable fatal injury of a fourth, while half a dozen others sustained minor Injuries. The dead are: Joseph E. Wilson, bailiff, Sherbrooke, Quebec; John Benbow, Ottawa; Jane McCoon, employe of the hotel. Captain J. K. Rowald, of Montreal, a broker. Jumped from a window and fractured his skull and probably will die. The lire broke out behind a sideboard In the dining room and qukkiy spread throughout the whole hoiue. Wilson and Benlow were killed by Jumping from windows while the firemen were engaged in hoisting ladders to rescue them. Mrs. McCoou was found suffocated in her room after the tlames had been got under control. There were about forty guestS In the hotel at the time and most of them escaped in their night clothes only. The house was not provided with lire escapes, as the law provides. The property loss is placed at $10,wO, with an insurance of $19,000. Other Fire. IIACKETTSTOWN, N. J.. Oct. 31.-The Hackettstown Seminary was destroyed by fire early this morning. Only the gymnasium building is left standing. The tire originated in the basement of the main building and is believed to have been started by a hot-air furnace. All the students got out uninjured, but many of them had narrow escapes. NEW YORK, Oct. Sl.-The new administration building at Sing Sing Prison, built by convict labor under Warden Sace, and considered to be one of the handsomest structures of the k!nd in the country, was half destroyed by fire before dawn to-day. The Jos- la about SAO), uninsured. The cause is unknown. OBITUARY. Henry AdnniM Xeely, Protetnnt EpIcopal Bishop of Maine. PORTLAND, Me., Oct. 31. RL Rev. Henry A. Neely, bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Maine, died here to-night after a long illneps, ag?d Kxty-nine 3 ears. Bishop Neely has been .v sufferer from d'abetes for some years. The disease developed rapidly within the past v.-ir ..nd it was with difficulty that he irfortnd the functions of his office. Within the i.isi f'x vetks he had not left his bed. He suffered gieatly and for th last week had b en unc r-icuS a greater part of the time, ua Monday he regained con-viousnoss '"r a brief tinre, but sank rapidly afterward a?;d patd away this evening. Henry Adams Neely was born In Fayettevllle. N Y.. May 14, 1K, and was graduated at Geneva, now Hobart College, in 1S1?. He studied theology under Bishop De Lancey and was by him ordained deacon In Trinity Church. Geneva. Dec. 19. 1S52, and priest by the same bishop at Utica, In 1SG4. He became rector of Calvary Church, Utica, in 1ST;1. went, to Christ Church, Rochester, in lS."o, and in 162 became chaplain of Hobart College. In 1SG1 he was called to the assistant ministry at Trinity, New York, and in Wti received the degree S. T. I), from Hobart. and the same degree in 1X75 from Bishop's College, Quebec. He was elected second bishop of Maine and was consecrated Jan. !'.", 1VJ7. in Trinity Chapel. New York. He became rector of St. Euke's Church. Portland, which was constituted the cathedral parish. The new cathedral was built and was consecrated Oct. .IS, 1877. Since then Bishop Neely has residexl continuously in Maine. He has published a lew sermons and addresses to conventions, and various contributions to current church literature. Hv. Ir. John Wenley Cracrnft. SARATOGA. N. Y., Oct. 31.-Rev. Dr. John Wesley Cracraft, a retired clergyman of the Protestant Episcopal Church, died here to-day of paralyI?. aged seventy-two years. ' He was born near Cleveland and had built a number of churches In Illinois and Ohio. The largest was the Church of the Ascension in Chicago. He was a graduate of Boxley Theological Seminary, of Gambler, O., and afterwards studied at Lane Theological Seminary, In Cincinnati. Baron Hyltnn. LONDON, Oct. 31. Baron Hylton (Headworth Hylton Jolliffe), formerly of the Coldstream Guards, died to-day. He was born June 23, 11 and was created a baron in 1S. WILL WORK SEPARATELY, MethodUt W. F. M. S. Derldrn ot to Inlte with the II. M. S. CLEVELAND. O., Oct. 31. The Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church considered to-day a proposition to unite with the Home Missionary Society and decided that both could do the most good working separately. It was agreed to at once send money to the missionaries In India, who cabled several days ago for help on account of a recent landslide, which killed many people. A report of tne school for training young women xnlulon&rles and church workers.

NATION Tube Works Wroaiht-lroa Pipe for 0&i Steam and Water, Boiler Tube. C a4 Ma!bV Iron - Klttlnjrt (black and ralvsntzed). Valves. Stop Cock. Enrine Trimmtr. - attain (iauces. pip Tons. Ftp Cutters. Vl. Screw riitet an 1 Bleu Wrtnches. Fteura Trap. Pumpa. Kitchen Sink. ITe. injr. Habtlt Metal. Solder. White ani Colorel Wlrtnt Wate. and all oiher Suprii ud In connectlo Uh Gas. Fteam anl Water. Natural Gaa SupFMm apeclalty. Steam leatlng Apparatus tot lUbllo Puildlnrs. Storerooms, Mllla. Fhops, Factories. Laundries. Lumber Pry Bouses, etc Cut and '-vad to order anj sire . ouht-iron Pipe, from inch to U tncbea diam eter. KNIGHT & J1LLS0N, 111 to 1 8. PENNSYLVANIA ST. established at Hrk!mer, N. Y.. In 1S3S by the late Mrs. George P. Folts, was presented. This afternoon there were addresses on missionary work In China, India. Corea and Japan, and a discussion of plans for raising J2uC,0j0 as a twentieth century missionary thanks offering. Womnn's Board of Mlanlon. SYRACUSE. N. Y., Oct. 31. The thirtysecond annual meeting of the Woman Beard of Missions of the Congregational Church convened here to-day. About two hundred delegates are In attendance, including several missionaries. The sessions to-day are executive. The convention win be In session to-morrow and Thursday, when addresses whl be delivered by returned missionaries and others. OUR TITLE IS CLEAR. Senator Allium Think It In Oar Duty to Keep the Philippine. NEW YORK. Oct. 3L Senator Allison, of Iowa, discussing matters In the Philippines In the forthcoming isuo of the Independent, will say: It does not peem to me that there can be two sides to the question of what Is our present duty In the Philippines. By our treaty with Spain and with the exchange of ratifications' of the treaty these islands became ours. Our title to them is clear and unquestionable under our Constitution and under the law and usages of nations. The Insurrection there against our authority began after the treaty was signed at Paris, and continues to thia time. Our duty requires us to suppress this insurrection and to establish) pace an order there. This I understand tha President Is endeavoring to do through the means given him by Congress before the close of the last session through the army bill, which provides for 100.0U) men temporarily, with the understanding of all parties that this army would be used o far as necessary to suppress this insurrection. Thia duty was imposed upon the President, not by a partisan majority, but practically with unanimity by all parties in Congress, and failure on his part to use this power to restore order there would subject nim to the severest censure of Congress and the American people. "VYitn the restoration of peace and order there I take tt for granted that Congress will provide a government for te people of the islands In the spirit of libeny ana justice, and with a view to their hignest possible civilization. Heretofore, when possessions have been acquired by the United States, Congress dealt with the people residing in those territories In the spirit of liberty and Justice which prevails in our Constitution and our laws, and I have nov reason to believe or even to suspect that future congresses will not make smch rules and regulations for thee inhabitants as will provide for thfm the largest measure of liberty possible for them as well as the largest local participation in the government consistent with the situation there under tiUr sovereignty and under our flag. "So far as I can see the only practical alternative to this Is the abandonment of the islands, the withdrawal of our troons and the withdrawal cf our navy as well, j The President has no power to direct this. m iie raniioi aiienaie lermory acquirea. Congress can do so by law nnd will soon be in session and those who think we should surrender what we have rained there and withdraw our army and navy -ill have an opportunity of testing the sease of Congress by offering propositions to that end HOUSEHOLD ECONOMISTS. Women' Society Meets In Chicago and Elects Officers. CHICAGO, Oct. 3L The National IIou hold Economic Association, which has for Its object the "rational consumption of more rational food," held the first session of a two days meeting here to-day. The first speaker was Mrs. Ellen M. Henrotln. Her subject was "Finance In the Home She advanced the theory that women were as much breadwinners, in their opportunity properly to conduct the home, as men, who spent their lives Ui direct contact with the business world. Dr. Marv E. Green, the re- ' tiling president, addressel the association, giving her experience as head of diet kitchens at Fort Thomas and Fort Myer, during thf war with Spain. The election of olllccrs resulted as follows: Mrs. Ellen M. Henrotln, honorary president: Dr. Mary E. lreen. honorary vice president; Mrs. S. B. Limed, of Syracuse. N. Y.. acting president; Mrs. Mary Moody Pugh. of Omaha, vice president; Mrs. Ellen Marshall, of Chicago, secretary and treasurer; Mrs. Maria S. Owing, of Chicago, chairman of the press committee. These state vice presidents were present and gave reports: Mrs. J. E. Keeler. Connecticut: Mrs. Charles H. Kerr. Illinois; Mrs. Mary M. Pugh. Nebraska; Mrs. W. G. Shailer. New York; Mrs. S. N. Balrd. Washington. WILL SAIL TO-DAY. Lord Pnuncefote Coming Buck to tho United StJitea. LONDON. Oct. 31. Lord Pauncefote, the British ambassador to the United States, will be accompanied on board the White Star steamer Oceanic, which sails from Liverpool for New York to-morrow, by G. Lowther, the new secretary of the British embassy at Washington, and R. B. Romlee, honorary attache ot the embassy, who is engaged to be married to Lord Pauncefote's daughter. The ambassador expects to remain in Washington until April, but if the Alaskan boundary dispate Is not settled by that time and a chance of agreement on the question is apparent he will remain longer. lrd Pauncefote had a conference to-day with the United States ambassador, Joseph 11. Choate. Cnhle otrn. The Swiss Federal Council has lcted Eugene Ruffy to be director of the Bureau of the Universal Postal Union. A revolt has broken out at Jen-Hualh-Slen. Province of Kuei-Chow, China. A magistrate has been murdered and the situation is considered serious. Action to Recover $750,000. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 31. Mrs. George Fife, daughter of the late Nicholas Lunlng. has brought suit against George Whlttel for th sum of .:),(i0. Complainant alleges that. In the settlement of her father's estate, she was not given the full amount due her. under her father's will. She was al?i.wed $..', and she now affirms that h should have been p;id B.-V,o). llaintiff charges that she was ml.-informed. anl did not understand the true condition of the estate. Crane In Rich Mnn Son." NEW YORK. Oct. 31. William H. Crane's presentation of his new play, "A Rich Man's Sim." at Wallack' Theater to-night, was highly successful. The farce contains that homely kind of story, the philosophy, wit. pathos and amiable harmless humor in which Mr. Crane's friends enjoy his talents most. It was receive! with applause and laughter. The dramaV; an adaptation of "Da.- Grot llemd." wfuoh was remarkably prosperous In Vienna.. The steamship St. Louts, sailing from New York for Europe to-day, will take out 231,!Ji) ounces of silver. IIay' ratutlnirs. The sale of Hays's psintlcgs at 1H North Illinois street wul Uttl p. xa. to-day, ,