Pike County Democrat, Volume 30, Number 45, Petersburg, Pike County, 16 March 1900 — Page 2

Lord Roberts Turns the Boers* Left and Compels the Evacuation of Their Line. BURGHERS IN FULL RETREAT NORTHWARD The British Field Marshal's Strategy Indangers the Boer Line of Comumulcatloo with Bloemfoatirn-Estimates o the Relative Strength of the Opposing - Ionm. London, March 8, 5 a. m.—Lord Rob* erts wired, yesterday morning, from Osfontein, and in the evening from Poplar Grove, 14 miles eastward. By an application of the elementary principles of strategy the Boer positions, IS miles long across his path, have been emptied and their holders have b*^n obliged to retire in confusion consequent upon hasty withdrawaL Boer Ingenuity Checkmated. Nothing was done by Lord Roberts to disturb the symmetry, the deadly ingenuity of the Boer trenches in front of him. He marched out infantry estimated, from the commands named, at 30,000 men, and sent 10,000 horsemen and horse artillery in a bold sweep around the Boer left, whereupon the Boer Renter and right became untenable. Fifty British fell when the cavalry came into contact with the Boers. K»tln«te« of the Boer Strength. The correspondents differ as to the enemy’s strength. The Daily Mailr representative thinks the Boers number something more than four thousand. The Daily News man estimates them at 10,000. As these figures come from observers at headquarters, it is clear that Lord Roberts’ force was overwhelmingly superior. He ''an scarcely have fewer thftri 45,000 immediately available, as the Guards’ brigade reached him from^Lord Methuen yesterday. „ •

.Till IllXIt; VI livru *%*•»»***-*■ vvrpvi The Boers do not appear to appreciate the mobility of Lord Roberts’ corps, which was able to strike so swiftly in this affair that the eneuiv had to abandon a pun, much forage and a large quantity of camp equippage. Should Await Fall New*. The Standard cautions Englishmen against “rising to a height of serene contentment which the actual position does not justify, and thus measures the situation: “A large number of Boers are sti’l in the field. They have a wide range of country over which they can operate. Although their morale is somewhat damaged it would be too much to say that they will not stand again. Indeed, what we want them to do is to stand again, forit is only in a real standup fight that we can inflict the losses which would eventually lead the defeated to sue for peace. uLord Koberts has gained a success, but it must not be regarded as a signal victory until we know what damage has been inflicted and what prisoners have been taken.” Tlje Dut^h risings in the northwestern districts of Cape Colony are the only cloud in the sky of British prospects. Cronje to Go to St. Helena. The military authorities have decided that Gen. Cronje and the other Boer prisoners shall be sent immediately to the Island of St, Helena, there to remain until the end of the war, I.ord Roberts has chosen Lord Bathurst, colonel of a militia regiment at the front, to command the ‘ cort to St. Helena, which was, last month, placed in cable communication with Cape Town and London.

win Ci.u'uniiKr nu rriBonerit It is also asserted that the cabinet has resolved neither to propose or entertain a proposal at the present juncture for an exchange of prisoners. | ROBERTS* PLAN OF BATTLE. Turned the Eueuiy’a Flunk and Opened a Clear Rond. Osfontein, March 8.—Lord Roberts’ 1 telegraphs from Osfentein: “Osfontein, March 7, 4:3Q p. m.— Our operations to-day promise to be a great success. The enemy occupied ’ a position four miles north and eleven miles south of the Modder river. 1 placed Gen. Colville’s division on the north bank, and Gen. Kelly-Kenny’s and Tucker’s divisions,with cavalry,on the south bank. The cavalry division succeeded in turning the enemy’s left flank, opening a road for the sixth division, which is advancing without having been obliged to fire a shot up to the present time. The enemy are in lull retreat towards the north and east. They are being closely followed by cavalry, horse artillery and mounted infantry, while Tucker’s division, Colville’s ninth division and the guards brigade, under Pole-Carew, are making their way across the river at Poplar’s drift, where I propose to place roy headquarters this evening. “Our casualties will, I trust, be few, as the jenemy were quite unprepared for beipg attacked by the flank, and having their communications with Bloemfontein threatened.” A Lodgment In the Transvaal.. London, March 7, 4:16 p. m.—A special dispatch from Durban says a flying column of British troops from Zululand has entered the Transvaal and has been daily skirmishing with ■mall parties of Boers. The force consists of mounted infantry, Natal scouts and artillery, all commanded by Maj. Brendergast. The column first crossed the border on February 28. It now occupies an intrenched position on Catasa hill, nins miles within the Transvaal.

HE CHEATED THE HAHGMAH Smieiile, by Poison, of Frnak B. Collawny the St. Loiia Wife Marterer, SC Louis, March 10.—Frauk B. Callaway, the, convicted wiferinnrdercr, who was to have been hanged next Monday, committed suicide in his cell in the city jail, Thursday night, by taking poison. To newspaper reporters and others he had frequently asserted that he would never hang, but his declaration was generally received in about the same manner as were other braggadocio statements made by the prison- ' er prior to and after his conviction. Callaway was condemned to die for the murder of his wife, Anna P. Callaway. The testimony at the trial evi- j denced tiiat the crime was one of the i most brutal committed in Sr. Louis since the Duestrow murder, and excited general interest. The jail officials are at a loss to un- ! derstand how Callaway obtained possession of the poison, and are still further my stifled over the discovery of a razor in his cell. The suicide left letters addressed to his mother and his attorney, expressing gratification in the latter that his little daughter could never have it thrown up to her that her father had been hanged. THE RED KATIPUNAN CROSSThe Symbol of RenlntMmce Again A|tpearlag Among the Sativei of Lnao.n Manila, March 10.—Generals Young and Hood are asking for reinforcements, and a battalion of the Fortyeighth regiment has been sent to Aparri. Other troops will follow. The rebels, recently, persistently attacked Aparri for several hours, but were finally driven away. Details of the affair are lacking.

iCUWO QIC UWlUlil^ icumuus ill the province of North Hocos, and the Red Kntipunan cross, symbolic of resistance, is again appearing among the natives. It is believed that the insurgent generals, Tinio and Flores, have been driven by Gen. Young into Gen. Hood's territory south of Aparri. The fact that Gen. Young is linable, owing to lack of troops, to maintain garrisons in all the towns occupied, has had a bad effect on the natives. Gen. Bates has returned here aftei leaving garrisons in the provinces oi North afid South Camarines. The expedition lost seven men killed and ten wounded. WAR DEPARTMENT SURPRISED (Vo Reugnalton of Gen. Wheeler Haa Been Received—Isa Still a Volunteer Officer. Washington, March 10.—The statement attributed to Gen. Joe Wheeler, in a recent interview in San Francisco, that he tendered his resignation as an officer of the volunteer army last November, has caused some surprise among the officials of the war department. It is said there that if Gen. Wheeler has tendered his resignation the document has not yet reached the adjutant general’s office. According to the records of the war department, Gen. Wheeler is still an officer of the volunteer army and is in receipt of the pay and allowances oi a brigadier general. In case he desires to quit the military service to resume his legislative duties,, the matter will be considered by the president after a persbnal conference with him. It is said at the war department that Gen. Wheeler was ordered home from the Philippines at his own request, as reported to the department by Gen Otis.

TO CHEAPEN BINDING TWINE. To be Sold Directly to the Conmmet at Little Above Cost of 3Aan~ ufnoture. Topeka, Has., March 10,—The board of directors of the penitentiary, after a conference with Uov. Stanley, Friday, decided that the price of the produet of the binding twine plant of the state penitentiary at Landing will be ten cents a pound, or as near that figure as the cost of production will permit. *' W. A. Thompson, deputy warden oi the prison, is now in Central America making contracts for sisal. Last year the farmers of central Kansas paid 12% 'to 15 cents for their twine. Some time ago it was decided to sell the binding twine direct to the consumer, instead of disposing of the output 1o bidding firms. Asphyxiated in a Tunnel. Somerset, Ky., March 10.—Engineer O’Brien and the fireman of train No. 5, of the Queen & Crescent, which left Cincinnati at 6:50 a. m., Friday, were overcome by smoke while passing through the long tunnel at King’s Mountain, Tenn. Several members of a Bog and pony show were also overcome, but no one was killed and there was no wreck. Officials say the train was only do» layed an hour. The tunnel is about a mile long. ’ Out of Harm's Way. Marion, Ind., March 10.—Fred Dun* ker, the tramp who attacked and chloroformed Mrs. Henry Wise, Wife of a prominent farmer, six miles south of Marion, and who, with great difficulty, was placed in the Marion jail, Thursday night, to protect him from the indignant neighbors, was secretly removed to the jail at Wabash, Ind., by the sheriff. The mob made strong demonstrations Thursday night, and twice nearly succeeded in getting possession cf the prisoner.

mmj kiel End of the War Believed, in Some Quarters, \o Be Not Very Far Off. ISORALE OF THE BOTHERS 6IY1I6 WAY The Trcwieadoa* Force Displayed by Great Britain Is Havlnx Its Bl. feet—The Free State Expected to lie Ovt of the Gaiae Soon—Hobejfto Movtas Forward. 1 London, March 10.—From various quarters come signs of the possibility of peace in South Africa, being shortly within the bounds of practical politics. All the dispatches from Lord Roberts’ headquarters, including those of the commander-in-chief himself, indicate the lack of a guiding spirit among the Boers, and individual demoralization, portending disintegration, unless speedily stemmed. Fllirht of the Bsrchcri. The f.ight of the burghers from Poplar Grove, according to all accounts, was wholly inglorious. jfc Times dispatch from Poplar Grove, Under Thursday’s0’date, goes so far as to assert that the rout of the Boers was complete; that the submission of. the Free State is being demanded by the burghers from their unwilling presi- j dent, and it is expected that its submission will be made within a week. The eorresponden adds: ' WIm. Dot l/ndlirulfied. “Probably the Boer’s wisest course was flight, but it was most undignified, and. is certain to produce consternation at Bloemfontein. There is a growing outcry against any further identification of the jFree State with the Transvaal’s interests.”

Wanted to Have a Shot Himself. Dispatches from the Doer camp at Glencoe, via Lourenzo Marquez, depict President Kruger as donning a bandolier, seizing a rifle, and inviting volunteers to accompany him, as he wished to have a shot at the enemy KrHirer's Prediction. President Kruger is quoted as having declared, in his address to the troops, that he “did not know whether arbitration or intervention would end the struggle, but that it would end quickly, within the next month, he strongly believed.” Not Staying: Their Advance. In the meanwhile the British are not staying their advance. Lord Roberts has moved ten miles nearer Bloemfontein, evidently with the view of seizing and utilizing the railroad, possibly to reach the Fvee State capital in three or four days. RIOT, PANIC SEIZED THEM ALL. The Boers Thougrht the Whole Earth ?■ was Covered With Soldiers. London, March 11.—All the special dispatches from Popular Grove confirm the reports of the panic of the Boers. The morning Post’s correspondent says: “President Kruger shed tears at his ineffectual attempts to rally the Beers, who were competely paralyzed bj Lord Roberts’ masterly tactics. They were too demoralized to heed his expostulations, and declared that the British cannon were everywhere.” The correspondent of the Daily News says: “The Boers were seized with a panic, thus spoiling the whole plan which had been beautifully calculated to destroy them utterly. “As the Sixth division emerged from a hidden position and appeared on the crest with the mount^l infantry in skirmishing order the Boers thought the whole earth was covered with soldiers in their front and rear and on their flanks. They did not wait to verify, their supposition, but fled, seized apparently with a dread that they might share the fate oi! Crtmje.”

PEACE RUMOR FOUNDATION. Propositions From Kruger that Britain Can No4 Entertain. London, March 9, 5:10 p. m.—Late this afternoon it is learned that the peace rumors were founded on the fact that President Kruger has appealed to Lord Salisbury for a cessation of hostilities offering at length, by cable, the terms which he is willing to accept. These, however, are not more than what the Transvaal government offered prior to the issuing of the British ultimatum. Regarded as a Untie. Official circles here regard the propositions as merely a ruse of the lioers to gain time, and no one considers that President Kruger is yet ready to consider the sweeping demands which Great Britain will make as reinbursement for the loss of life and great expenditure. Advances Rejected. It was understood that President Kruger’s advance had met with an emphatic rejection at the hands of Lord Salisbury, who is believed to have said that no such attempt to retain the independence of the Transvaal can be considered for a moment by the British'government. Clements Oecnples Korval’a Poa*. London. March 9, 9:05 p. m.—The war office has issued the following dispatch from Lord Roberts: ^ - * “Clements has occupied Norval’s Pont and the adjacent drift. As soon as the engineers, pontoon and troops arrive. he will cross the river. “Gatacre occupied Burghersdorp March 7, and was greeted with great enthusiasm on the part of the loyal inhabitants. His scouts report that large numbers of the rebels in the neighborhood are anxious to surrender.

THE GOEBEL ASSASSINATION. Wirmu IstMd igalMt tin Proaiacat KmitMkjr BtpsbUcu* m Fmnkfort, Ky.. March 10.—Upon information filed by Thomas B. Crora**'ril. of Lexington, correspondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer, warrants tor complicity in the Goebel murder were issued last night against Secretary of State Caleb Powers, John L. Powers, of Barbourrille, his brother; Charles Find,ley, of Williamsburg, former secretary of state; W. H. tulton, of Jackson <'ounty, and Capt. John Davis, the Capilol Square policeman. Other warrant ii against men even higher in the republican party are to follow. The warrants charge the men with being accessories before the fact in the Goebel assassination. Culton was the only one arrested Friday evening. His arrest took place at his home in the presence of his wif. and child. Secretary Powers and Capt. Davis are not supposed to be in the city, but have not yet been located. John L. Powers will be arrested tomorrow at Barbourrille, and Findlej at Williamsburg, if they can be found there. There is no reason to believe that they will attempt to avoid arrest. The issuing of the warrants was no surprise to the republican leaders, as they have anticipated such an action whenever the $100,000 reward was made available. They would not be surprised to ace even Gov. Taylor and Adjt.-Gen. Collier arrested, though it is net known that warrants are to be iSsned against them. Stiange as it may seem, no warrant has been Issued for the arrest of the person whom the detectives claim to have identified as the assassin. nn,__ ___:_4

republicans Is not known, the detectives saying they will not divulge their hand until the cases come up for trial, which will be at the April term of the circuit court of Franklin county, unless the defendants ask for a continuance. It is believed, however, that thej will demand an immediate trial. Several witnesses who testified at the trial of Harlan Whittaker, Tuesday, swore that the shots at the time of the Goebel assassination were fired from, the direction of Powers’ office, and he and all of the parties for whom the warrants were issued have been under the strictest surveilance eveV since the assassination. Capt. Davis was am appointee of Gov. Bradley, and was continued under Gov. Taylor Ex-Secretary of State Findley was one of the promoters of the mass-meet-ing of the mountaineers in front of the state capitol on January 25. He served as secretary of state during the four years when W. O. Bradley was governor. He was not in the city the day of the assassination, but left the day before. Culton, the^only one arrested last night, was placed in a cell and not allowed to talk to any one. Culton has been employed for the past four years in the state auditor’s office, under Auditor Stone, and was reappointed by Auditor Sweeney. He is alxrat 32 years of age, and has been married about two years. The warrant on which Culton was arrested, and the warrants for the arrest of the two Powers, Findley and Davis, are based on an affidavit made by Thomas B. Cromwell, of Lexington, Ky„ before County Judge Moore. Cromwell has been assisting the detectives in hunting down the case, and it is said that, acting under directions from Col. T. C, Campbell and Commonwealth’s Attorney Franklin, he spent several days in Hardin, Bell, Whitley and Knox counties, where, it is alleged, the evidence against the republican's was secured.

FOR A NEW STATE MILITIA. Semitur Triplett’* H evolution Reconsidered nnd Adopted at Frankfort, Ky. Frankfort, Ky., March 10.—The senate reconsidered the Triplett resolution appropriating $100,000 for the purpose of equipping a state militia and recovering the arms and munitions of war removed to London, Ky. Senator Triplett said that during Thursday night the remaining arms and other military property in the arsenal here were loaded on cars and shipped to London. Senators Puryear and Jones, who voted against the resolution, voted for it, and passed 19 to 1 In the house the announcement was greeted by prolonged applause.. IT WAS NOT BUBONIC PLAGUE. Hemce, the quarantine Placed tlpoa Chinatown, San Francisco, Has Been Baited. • Sou Francisco, March 10.—Federal Quarantine Officer Kinyun, Friday, reported to the board of health that the pigs, rats and other animals inocculated with germs taken from the glands of the Chinaman who died the other day of what at first was supposed to be bubonic plague, shewed sigps of having black fever, and therefore the board raised the quarantine placed on Chinatown as a precautionary' measure against" the spread of the disease. John Rusklu’* WtU. London, March JO.—Though John Ruskin's will and codicil have not yet been proven, it is understood the testator confirms the deed of'gift .made by him in 1385, whereby Brant wood and all its contents are settled on Mrs. Arthur Severn. Certain literary duties are entrusted to her, in conjunction with Prof. Charles Eliot Norton, the author, of Cambridge, Mass., and Alex. Wedderburn, Q. C. After certain annuities to the servants, the residence is given to the Severn* who, with C. M Barker, are executors and (trustees.

OR THE VERT VERGE OF WAR* Cm4U!mm la tlM OnuMi«Mitkol Kw tmmhj Am AmmI>C • Tmrj Frankfort, Ky., March 11.—The demoerats and the republicans in Kentucky ate, to-day, for the first time since the present political complications assumed acute form, divided into two armed and organized factions. Surrounding the capitol and the state executive building and camped in the grounds around Gov. Taylor’s home ere nearly two hundred state militia, well provided with ammunition, while in the corridors of the Capital hotel, in which the democratic state execu- | tive offices are located, and in the streets adjacent to that building arts 60 special officers and the men and boys of a militia company that was organized in Frankfort, to-day, as the nucleus of Gov. Beckham's state guard, besides scores or more of heavi-ly-armed citizens, partisans of the democratic claimant. Rumors reached the democratic leaders, to-day, that an attempt was to be made by the state militia to take' Gov. Beckham into custody, and inside of an hour after the report was circulated a petition had been circulated | and signed by the requisite number of men necessary to form a militia company. The men will guard the Capital j hotel all night gainst any possible attempt to arrest Gov, Beckham. Only I two days more remain for the legislature to remain in session, °but the developments of those two days me looked forward to with apprehensto.i by leaders of both sides.

The democratic partisans say that should the militia attempt to interfere with the session of the legislature, persistent rumors of which have been ia circulation all day, it will be next to impossible to avert bloodshed. The republican officials, however, deny that 3uch action has been even contemplated, and that the legislature will not be molested in any way. That the report is believed in democratie circles, however, is showm by the fact that the advisability of holding the session in some other place than the state house has been under consideratiou, and even at a late hour to-night the question had not been fully settled. Several republican members of the legislature left the city to-day, presumably for their homes. . J BECKHAM'S STATE GIAKD. . v Both Factions Arming; Men and Serions Trouble Imminent. Frankfort, Ky., March 11.—The first move on the part of Gov, Beckham's followers toward the formation of a state guard under his administration was taken here to-day. City Clerk Ben, Marshall circulated a paper, and enlisted the requisite number of men who are to compose a new company. The guns for this company have been provided by citizens here, most of them being either needle guns or Winchesters. Serious Rumor Gained Currency. This afternoon a report grained currency that Gov. Taylor had given his soldiers orders to arrest Gov. Beckham and other officers of the democratic state government. On account of this report, the men enlisted by Capt. Marshall were assembled at the city hall, armed and sworn in as special police for the purpose of protecting the democratic officers who are still quartered at the Capital hotel. A large number of citizens also volunteered, and wore assigned to various posts in the vicinity of the hotel, to offer resistance in case the talked-of arrests were attempted.

Gov. Taylor's Guard Reinforced. Gov. Taylor's soldiers, who are >n guard at the state house were reinforced, to-day, by the arrival of the Barboursville company of 71 men, sill of whom are fully armed and equipped. More troops are looked for to-night. The Pineville and London companies are expected some time during the night or to-morrow. Appointed by Governor Beckham. Gov. Beckham, this afternoon, appointed Col. David B. Murray, of Clover Point; assistant adjutant general, with the rank of colonel, and he was sworn in. ® The official announcement was ma le that this appointment is only temporary. This was regarded as significant, it being understood that Col. Murray accepted the appointment* on account of the gravity of the political situation and with the understanding that lie could resign when the conditions in the state became more quiet. Whittaker and Colton Removed. Harland Whittaker and W. H. Culton, who were confined in jail here charged with complicity in the assassination of Goebel, were removed from jail at an early hour this morning and taken to Shelbyville, where they, w^re placed on a train and sent to Lbuisville under a heavy guard. It is understood they will be kept in the Louisville jail till the April term of the circuit court, when they will be returned here for trial. - 4 Goins to Join tbe Revolntioni*t«. Kingston, Jamaica, March 12.—A general and 15 men hove landed here on the way to Colon. They say they are Argentinians and are going to join the Colombian revolutionists. Mail advices from Panama report that the Colombian revolutionary movement continues. Baaiueaa Honaca Wiped Out. Bedfield, la.. March 12.—Fihe, Sunday r completely wiped out all the business houses on the south side of Main street. The loss is estimated at $20,000.

SMALLPOX DISTRIBUTORS* How the Henna Are Mnrtmred ui tla Olaeaae la Spread. It would seem that people will neve* learn to be careful. The recent alarm* ipg spread of that dire epidemic* pox, throughout different see* ions of the country has been traced physicians and sanitarians in many tauees directly to the moldy and •tting layers of paper and paste hich cover the walls of many houses, he practice of laying layer after iyer of paper on a wall, using comn flour paste, is especially calcu•ted to create homes for disease rms. People could not do more to 'eet such a result if they tried. The itting vegetable matter affords caves m which are ready to dart forth ie infection at every opportunity. Thert is no excuse8 for this practice, as walls and ceilings can be coated with a pure, cleanly and sanitary material like Alabastine, for instance, at no greater expense. Alabastine is a rock-base cement, which incorporates itself with the wall or ceiling. It is easily applied, comes ready to mix swith cold water, requires no washing or scraping before renewing or re- ! tinting, is beautiful, long-lasting and |-safe. 4 ]■ For walls that have been infected, liothing is equal to Alabastine as a j disinfectant to render them pure and Jlean and the rooms once more hat> table. Ifcl . •!;- ^ hen you buy something which you do not want.; paying therefor a trifle less than rou would have been willing to pay in case tou had wanted it—that is a bargain.—N. Y. -Journal.

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