Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 21, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 December 1899 — Page 2

MEEKLY republican KbO. E. MARSHALL, Publisher. IfNSSELAER, . INDIAN. .

THIEF IS RUN DOWN.

Mild attempt at robbery in M K’- PITTSBURG. and Agility of an Errand Cause the Capture of the Thief - ojM»nn A Co.’s Favorable Report on Hthrade Conditions. ■K bold.attempt at diamond robbery was Blade at Pittsburg;-but was frustrated by BB>e prompt action of a boy and the po- !■■£. Just before closing time three men i&Bjfoered the jewelry store of A. E. Siedle. ■while two of the men engaged the clerk BBnd porter in conversation the third open■Bk a showcase and transferred thirty dia llßMbds, valued at about $6,000, from the to a pocket apron he had suspended BKbout his waist. The errand boy etn■Mfeyed at the store gave the alarm and the man in his flight. The robjumped on a trolley car, but the conSKuctor put him off. Detective McGovern him after a fierce struggle, in ■■lkich the prisoner tried to shoot his capBk l All of the diamonds except one were HKfeovered. The man gave his name as nKack Robinson of Cincinnati, but the pothink he is from New York. ' cP" ■ ■■monetary anxieties fade. BBbptter Feeling in Financial Circles BB L Wool Sales Pass All Records. BHp& Dun & Co.’s weekly review of shys: “Monetary anxieties have |Baded with sales of bonds to the treasury the recent offer, the fall in sterling HKxchange in spite ..of dearer money sHihroad and easier here, and the receipt ■Ks about $750,000 net from the interior Hunting the week. There is no trouble in commercial money market, as there been none, and loans on securities BBave ruled at easier rates. The iron inshows no yielding in material, but ■Klittle advance in Bessemer pig at Pitts&Bnrg. with large inquiries for next year. ■Kales. of wool pass all records, having EKeen at the three chief markets 61,694,■BIO3 pounds in three weeks of November; HHniereas October sales in flve weeks were BBther full month have sales ever reached pounds. The trading is largebetween dealers and leaves no indica■Kon of consumption. Failures for the have been 191 jn tne United States, |Hpainst 21 last year.? S I BLOW AT EASY DIVORCE. ■feaidence in North Dakota Must Be BH Permanent to, Be Legal. &sj?The State Supreme Court decision down at Bismarck, N. D., in Gra|Kam versus Graham strikes another hard ■low at the divorce industry. It holds BBh*t residence in the State must be bona ■ft and characterized by the intention to BKtay to give the litigant the benefit of State law. Those who visit the raH&ate for the express purpose of securing ■flvorce do not acquire residence. While ißfehe last Legislature increased the period residence requisite from ninety days to ■a. year, this decision will affect the status SKf many divorces granted by lower courts ■gpor to the going into effect of the new HH Uses Knife for Pneumonia. ■E'.Dr. H. L. Grosh, the Toledo, Ohio, city ■physician, has performed the first suc■faessful operation for pneumonia in the ■Baited States, if not in the world. The ■patient is Frank Turley. Dr. Grosh pro■nounced his patient out of danger after ■three successive surgical operations, each ■atime abscesses being removed from the ■ lungs. Specialists had pronounced the ■lease hopeless. ■ Big Stores Burn in Detroit. ML The building occupied by A. Krolick & ■Co., commission merchants, at 35 and 37 M Woodbridge street, and the wholesale dry ■mods establishment of Strong, Lee & ■Co., back of it, at 153 Jefferson avenue, ■Detroit, were destroyed by fire. The to■xal loss is estimated at $300,000 on stocks Kind $30,000 on buildings. ■ Big Fire in Navy Yard. ■ BThe ship-fitters’ shop at Charlestown M&avy yard, Boston, was destroyed by fire, |K*nd the machinery contained in it is esti■anated to have been damaged to the exB tent of $25,000 to $50,000. The machinBery was valued at $300,000. How the ■fire started could not be determined. B Yields to the Navy. $ s. Secretary of the Navy Long has receivKpd a cablegram from Admiral Watson him that the entire province of island of Mindanao, had surunconditionally to Commander ■?Very th® Castine. B K; Blown to Pieces by Dynamite. B E‘The house of Scott McAfee, near Foun- ■ tain Park, Ohio, was wrecked. McAfee ■was killed and Miss Clara Kopp fatally ■ injured by an explosion of dynamite. ■jSfcAfee had placed a stick of dynamite Binder the kitchen stove to dry. ■ New War Ship la Swift. Bfty.Against tide, wind and a heavy head tor at least half her course the new Kentucky made a record of 8j.6.877 knots an hour on her official speed jßftfeial over the Government course from I Cape Ann to Boone Island. ■ Mother and Children Slain. * The horribly mutilated bodies of a Mrs. ■ were farm e. there’ Ark., |1175,-j-/f'.... y ice of g the imped ireek. -owtb is the u temrs at

MURDER REVEALED BY ILLNESS. ; . 'S. Crime Committed Year* Ago in Ohio la Brought to Light. * Frederick Klinder and his son Henry, fanners near Napcleon, 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 Glinder, while dangerously ill, confessed that himself and father had committed the murder, which was unprovoked. Frederick Klinder felled his wife with a chib 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 father 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 ten years. An appropriation of SIIO,OOO 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 expected 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 n doctor’s' Care for sev- , eral days with a mental trouble, shot his brother and then himself. Another B. & O. Wreck. The second ®ection 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. Joergeu, sun 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. Yaqui Indians Sue for Peace. A party of twenty-five Yaqui ludian squaws are en route to see President Diaz. They bear a treaty of peace message from the Yaqui braves inThe mountains, wbo propose to end the present uprising if the Mexican Government will permit them to retain their arms and return and occupy their reservation.

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 65 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 Cup. 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. Carries Cotton to China and Japan. The North American Steamship Company’s steamer St. Irene, one of the new fleet of six vessels chartered by the company, left Tacoma with a cargo of 700 tons for China and Japan. Cotton forms the principal part of her cargo. 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. 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 thpt of last year. Hamlin Garland la Married. Hamlin Garland and Miss Suliine Taft were married at the home of the bride’s father. D. C. Taft, in Hanover, Kan.

ESTATE IS RESTORED

PROPERTY CONFISCATED DURING A WAR. Good News for a Wisconsin Farmer — Will Inherit More than One Million Dollars—lndian Village in Washington Swept Away by Flood. A Chippewa Fall (Wis.) special says: “Frank Steinmetz, a young farmer who resides in the town of Tilden, 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-Prus-sian war, and during that conflict all his property was seized, and later 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 ;00 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. Bank Succumbs to a Run. With assets amounting 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 Milwaukee 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 Union town, 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. Perish in Wyoming Blizzard. W. D. Jacobs and Ed Harrison, who were out prospecting, are believed to have been lost in a recent severe snowstorm which prevailed at Battle Lake, Wyo. Their outfit and dead horses were found in a deep ravine about six miles from towm. Burglars Make a Good Haul. Burglars blew the safe in the Exchange Savings Bank at Brooklyn, Mich., to fragments, and escaped with $2,800. The building was completely wrecked. The explosions were heard for several miles around. Deputies Fire Into a Mob. A masked mob of seyenty-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. 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. Elkins to Found a College. A college for girls that will rival Girard College in beneficience and scope is to be established in Philadelphia by William L. Elkins, the traction magnate. 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. Vice President Dead. Vice-President Garret A. Hobart died at Paterson, N. J.

MARKET QUOTATIONS.

> 111 ■■■ 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. 2,32 cto 34c; oats, No. 2,23 c to 24c; rye, No. 2,54 cto 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. 1 St. Louis—c a tti e> $3.25 to $6.75; hogs, $3.00 to $4.25; sheep, $3.00 to $4.50; wheat. No. 2,71 cto 72c; corn, No. 2 yellow, 31c to 33c; oats, No. 2,28 cto 25c; rye. No. 2,52 cto 54c. Cincinnati—Cattle, $2.50 to $6.50; hogs. $3.00 to $4.25; sheep, $2.50 to $4.00; wheat. No. 2,70 cto 72c; corn, No. 2 mixed, 32c to 33c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 25c to 27c; rye, No. 2,59 cto 61c. Detroit—CattM $2.50 to $6.75; hogs, $3.00 to $4.00; sheep, $2.50't0 $4.00: wheat. No. 2,69 cto 70c; corn. No. 2 yellow, 34c to 35c; oats, No. 2 white, 27c to 28c; rye, 58c to 60c. Toledo—Wheat, No. 2 mixed, 68c to 70c; corn, No. 2 4 mixed, 33c to 34c; oats. No. 2 mixed. 23c to 24c; rye. No. 2,55 c to 57c; clover seed, $4.65 to $4.75. Milwaukee—Wheat, No?'2 northern, 65c to 67c; corn. No. 3,32 qto 34c; oats. No. 2 white, 25c to 27c; rye, No. 1,55 c to 57c; barley, No. 44c to 46c; pork, mess, $7.75 to sß.*. 5. 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: bogs. $3.00 to $4.75; sheep, $3.00 to $4.50; wheat, N0..2 red, 73c to 75c; com, No. 2, 41c to 33c; oats, 2 white, 31c to 32c; butter, creamery, 22c to 27c; eggs, western. 15c to 21c.

A MAXIM DETACHMENT IN NATAL.

These troops represent the Natal carbiniers, who took part in the recent engagements at Glencoe and Elandslaagte.

BATTLE AT GRAS PAN.

Gen. Methuen Meets Boer Force Ten Miles from Belmont. Gen. Lord Methuen’s force, advancing to the relief of Kimberley, again met the Boer army at Gras Pan, ten miles north of Belmont, Saturday, and a desperate battle, lasting many hours, ensued. The engagement was not ended when the official report was sent, but ft was construed as a British victory, despite heavy losses, in which the naval detachment stood more than its share. A recapitulation of the losses by Gen. Methuen’s forces at Gras Pan shows that fifty Boers were killed and twice as many wounded. The battle began at'6 a. m„ lasting until 10 a. m. Boer losses must have been much heavier than known. Fifty horses were found dead where the Boers withstood a steady rain of shrapnel. The British did not pursue the routed forces of the enemy, but halted one day to rest. The brunt of the fighting in both engagements was borne by the Ninth brigade, the naval brigade, the Second Yorkshire light infantry and First North Lancashire regiment. The Boer force was composed of Transvaal and Free State commandos. Its artillery was commanded by the Transvaal general, Delarraye. The artillery was carried off the field, despite the flanking attack of the British cavalry. Among the killed were Commander Alfred P. Ethelsten of the cruiser Powerful, Captain Guy Senior of the Royal marine artillery, attached to the battleship Monarch, and Maj. Plumbe of the Royal marines. Flag Captain R. C. Prathers was severely wounded. The Boers., shelled a camp of Rhodesian horse, north of Crocodile river, and captured the horses and mules of the squadron. Up to. date the Boers hold as prisoners thirty-nine officers, 1,237 men and sixtytwo political prisoners. The total British losses since the opening of the cam•paign on Oct. 15 are 222 killed, 881 wounded and 676 missing, making a total of 2,779. About 400 who are not accounted, it is feared, were killed. Gen. Methuen’s second battle foreshadows a hard campaign for the British. The information sent by correspondents concerning Gen. Joubert’s movements is not altogether reliable, and engagements may be looked for in unexpected places. Gen. Joubert, in an interview, declares the British wijl be greatly weakened by their losses, and that a defensive war by the Boers will result in guerrilla warfare the British could not long endure. A dispatch from Rome says many Italians are. leaving there to join the Boers. The Boers in their marches frequently halt their horses and dismount to pray for divine guidance and aid. As the second stand by the Boers at Gras Pan was only ten miles from -where the first engagement took place, another battle is expected as soon as the British again advance.

DEATH OF GEORGE R. DAVIS.

Director General of 'World’s Fair Expires in Chicago. Col. George R. Davis died at the family residence, 692 Washington boulevard, Chicago, Saturday night. At the bedside were his wife, his two sons, Benjamin and George R. Davis, Jr„ and his four daughters, Delia, Nellie, Georgia Belle, Elizabeth Davis and the attending physicians, Drs. Patton and Foster. On Nov. 13 Col. Davis was stricken with heart trouble and a specialist was

COL. GEORGE R. DAVIS.

called at once. His patient was found in a critical condition, but owing to his great vitality rallied and for several days there was hope of his recovery. On Saturday, however, he began to sink and an hour before he passed away he became unconscious. Col. Davis was bom in Palmer, Mass., in 1840. In 1862 he enlisted and was made a captain in the Eighth Massachm setts infantry. Later he entered the cavalry service and was promoted to a colonelcy. In 1871 he went to Chicago. He was director general of the World’s Fair.

Buys Horses for Russia.

Baron Paul Vietinghoff, a representative of Russia, is in this country buying horses for the Russian army. He has already sent 1,000 equines home which he secured in Kentucky and Virginia.

Sent 155,000 Words an Hour.

Additional tests of the Pollak-Virag’ system of telegraphy were made Thursday at Chicago. Messages were sent to Cleveland and back on a continuous circuit at the rate of 1 0,000 words an hour, and to Buffalo at the rate of 155,000 words an hour. W. J. Mui-phy has been appointed general manager of the Cincinnati Southern Railroad._ Generals in Cuba report everything quiet Gen. Wilson advises the withdrawal of troops.

COMING INTO “ACTION FRONT.”

MAC ARTHUR ROUTS REBELS.

Occupies Mangatarem and Drives Filipinos Toward Mountains. Manila advices say that Gen. MacArthur’s force has occupied Mangatarem. west of Bayambang, in the valley of the Rio Agno. Seven Americans who had escaped from the insurgents were found at Mangatarem. Three other Americans escaped from the rebels at the same time The escaping American prisoners say that four American deserters aye serving with the insurgents. The insurgents remaining in the west are retreating before MacArthur into the mountains, dragging six guns. They are in command of Gen. Alejandro. Maj. Bell is in pursuit of them. Much interest is manifest in Washington official circles as to the disposition of Aguinaldo in case of his capture. Some persons say that the best solution would be to put him to death in action. Should Aguinaldo escape to Hong Kong the United States could not as a matter of right ask for his surrender, and the President would therefore doubtless determine to leave the insurgent leader alone. In connection with the disposition of

THE SLIPPERY A GUIN ALDO.

Aguinaldo in case of capture, the authorities would have to consider the effect of their policy upon the natives. When the insurrection is finally subdued, a civilian or a committee will be sent to govern the Philippines. The archipelago will be divided into four military departments, the island of Luzon in two, over which Gens. Lawtou and MacArthur will probably preside. Admiral Watson Monday cabled a confirmation of the reported surrender of the entire province’of Zamboanga, island of Mindonao. An unconditional surrender was made by the natives to Commander Very of the Castine. Gen. Otis’ troops now occupy Zamboanga, which is the principal city of the island. The southern half of the island is pacified and American authority supreme in the district. Secretary Root and Secretary Long are elated and predict that the remnants of the native army will melt away without offering further effective resistance. After the last Filipino council of war ut Bayambang in the house now occupied by Gen. MacArthur, the native army scattered everywhere along the lines of railroads. Twenty Filipinos captured three and killed one of a foraging party of soldiers near Bainban. The Americans punished the natives by driving the Filipinos into the mountains and burning their village. At Malasiqui the throats of Antonio Mejia, president of the town, the vicepresident and five members of the council were cut because they welcomed the Americans. The mayor of San Carlos, who rode in a carriage with Gen. MacArthur, was murdered.

VALUE OF HOBART ESTATE.

Dead Vice President’s Wealth Is Esti-, mated at $5,000,000. It is estimated that Vice-President Hobart left an estate valued at $5,000,000, or perhaps more. He carried life insurance with several large companies amounting in the aggregate to $350,000. The remains of the late Vice-President will not be placed under ground, but will be inclosed in a massive tomb especially built for their reception in Cedar Lawn Cemetery. In the meantime the body will be left in the receiving vault at the Paterson Cemetery, where it now lies.

News of Minor Note.

Kentucky tobacco growers want to ignore the trust by selling direct to consumers. , Body of John Stebbo, Pittsburg, Pa., found near the railroad. Believed he was murdered. During the last fiscal year 14,604 postmasters were appointed, 13,523 being fourth-class. Pilot William Durham of the ferryboat Chicago is held blamable for the collision at New York, in which five lives were lost. Conflict between colored troops and Mexican residents, Laredo, Texas, has caused the Government to temporarily abandon the garrison. Christian Endeavorers, Mount Vernon, N. Y., are waging war on saloons and gambling joints. Zola trial, Paris, has been indefinitely postponed, in view of the proposed Government amnesty. . Jennie Coleman committed suicide at New York. She said she was once the wife of “Lucky” Baldwin of California. Many daring burglaries committed in the City qf Mexico are believed to. be the work of professional American operators. An American syndicate has bought 70,000 acres of land near-Nuevitas, Cuba, to establish a village for workmen. X,

BRITISH FORCES WIN.

BOERS MEET HEAVY REVERSE AT BELMONT. Both Sides Suffer Big Losses in Killed. Wounded and Miaeing—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 oncers and fifty-five men were killed, twenty-one officers and 128 men woujided, while eighteen of the rank and hie are listed as missing. Gen. Methuen claims that the enemy carried away large numbers of dead and wopnded 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 live 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 to carry 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 to whether the positions so gained were held,- and the destruction of ammunition seems to indicate that the contrary was the case. While Gon. 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. He was 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 w r ere removed by their comrades. Have captured a large number of horses and cows and destroyed a 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 twentyfive wounded, ■,including three officers. The insurgents are retreating to Santa Barbara. Col., Carpenter advanced toward 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 Santa 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 afternoon the fighting was severe immediately south of Pavia, three miles north of Jaro. The Twenty-sixth’s companies returned to Jaro after the flank movement, having captured three 6-pound smoothbore cannon and a quantity of arms and ammunition. The enemy's, loss was not obtainable, but seven men were found dead in one trench.

FOREIGNERS PETITION DIAZ.

They Ask Him to Accept Nomination for Re-Election. Otoe of the most notable political demonstrations in the history of Mexico occurred 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 of Mexicans. Gen. Diaz replied to his callers in a brief but eloquent speech, in which he deprecated the idea that a man of his age should be selected to carry on the executive department of the Government another four years’.

Odds and Ends.

Cuba and Porto Rico will have exhibits at the Paris fair. ' In a wreck at Bibbville, Ala., Engineer Patterson was killed. Truck crop* at Diamond, La., are ruined on account of the drouth. A shell exploded at the arsenal, Troy, N. Y., killing James Shaughnessy. By* the explosion of gas following a. nitroglycerin shot in an oil well, St. Marys, W. Va., J. D. Payne and Moses Stutler were fatally burned and two ethers painfully injured. . .. ..A*...