UP AGAINST THE REAL THING NOW.
Mr. Roosevelt joins the Masons and the goat gives him a few points on real
rough riding.
THE RAILWAY OCTOPUS.
A lir|i»rl from CblrnKO Say" that Hx
prrit* < oiiipaulr* Will bo Driven Out
of liii»lueß» by 11*«• ) ambliit'.
Chicago, .lan. 12. —The Record savs:
Absolute control of the vast interests
of the nation's express companies
may fall into the hands of the rail
road financial powers. Preliminary
steps toward such an object are said
to have been taken under the guid
ance of.l. l'ierpont Morgan, Jaines J.
llill and others who are figuring 1 pro
minently in the recently reported
railway deals, and the general
scheme has been outlined. The re
port has it that the powers intend to
conduct the express business of the
country as a regular department of
railroad operation, strong provisions
being made to have all roads act in
harmony.
While nothing definite regarding
the plans is obtainable, it is claimed
to lie the intention of the railroad of
ficers to refuse to renew contracts
with the companies where the re
maining life of the contracts is not
long and to make outright purchases
of franchises where the contracts
still have long lives before them.
The express companies have contracts
ranging all the way from 5 to 20
years, and at the expiration of their
legal agreement they are at the
mercy of the railroad companies.
The A*|>halt l>l»putc.
Washington. Jan. 12. —The status
of the Venezuelan controversy has
not been improved by the latest ne
gotiations between the I nited States
and Venezuela and this government
has remonstrated against the deter
mination of the Venezuelan authori
ties to take executive cognizance of
the asphalt rights, instead of leaving
them to the judicial branch. The
desire of this government has been
that the matter be left to the court
and it has sought to impress this
view upon the Venezuelan govern
ment. Hut the latest advices indi
cate that Venezuela inclines to take
executive authority over tlie subject.
■ iidlrglpa a Partition ol't'lilna.
London, .lan. 12. The Daily Chron
icle makes the following important
statement: "From a trustworthy
source we learn that Lord Salisbury
has agreed to cede to Russia the rail
way from Niu-Ch waiig to Shan-Hai-
Ktvam. It is not known what com
pensation will be received for the
concession." Leading financiers,
versed in China's affairs who were in
terviewed yesterday, appeared to
think that, if the news were correct,
it indicated that Lord Salisbury
recognized the impossibility of [ire
venting the partition of China, and
that Russia would get the north and
Great Britain the Yang-Tse valley.
Killed by a Train,
Boston, Jan. 12. Charles K. I'ock
lls, for many years an editorial writ
er on the Boston Herald, was instant
ly killed last night by an express
train on the New York, New Haven
X- Hartford railroad at the Harrison
Square station, Dorchester. He at
tempted to cross the tracks after the
gates were down. The gateman, Ed
ward Kickard, had both legs broken
in trying to rescue Mr. Bockus.
Iteopondent Tlan Sulfide*.
Chicago, Jan. 12. —Despondency
over his failure to secure employ
ment led Louis Matchett. '.V.', years old
and a bookkeeper, to commit suicide
by asphyxiation yesterday. He came
to Chicago from New York six weeks
igo in search of work. On a table
in his room near the bed were two
letters. One was addressed to his
wife in New York.
A Year'* Exports.
Washington, Jan. 12. The state
aent of the exports of domestic pro
lucts of the I nited States, issued by
he bureau of statistics, shows that
'iring the calendar year WOO the ag
rcgate was $8112,.'t64,2.>0, a net in
ceaso of $119,000,000 over 1899.
FIOOUH In Kentucky.
Catlettsburg, Ky., Jan. 12.—The
Igeon river is rising at the rate ot
ie foot an hour. Log booms have
en broken and many rafts have
• n lost. When fields on both banks
• submerged for miles. French
er is also rising rapidly.
An (ltimatum from Tiiios
to Insurgents.
HAVE SET A TIME LIMIT
Armed Rebels are Given Until
January .'lO to Surrender.
RELIGION IN THE SCHOOLS.
Philippine < OIIIIIIIKHIOII llenrx a Pro
test from a Committee ol < alliolit-a
Who Oppone the Teaching ol' l(cll<r>
ton by Sehool Trncliem.
Manila, Jan. 12.- The campaign in
northern Mindanao is directed per
sonally by Brig. (len. Kobbe, with
headquarters at Cagayan. Col. Birk
himer, with live companies of the
Twenty-eighth regiment, has swept
the country and destroyed Filipino
strongholds in the vicinity of Santa
Ana.
Maj. Cas >, of the Fortieth regiment,
is operating in the mountainous re
gion of southwest Cagayan. He has
destroyed several strongholds and
captured some prisoners. Minor cap
tures and surrenders continue in Lu
zon.
The civil officers of several towns
in Samhalis province met at San An
tonio recently and signed an ultima
tum to send to the insurgent leaders,
notifying the insurgents that they
will be paid 30 pesos apiece for rifles
and liberated if they agree to keep
quiet, setting forth that since (Jen.
McArthur's proclamation it is impos
sible to any longer contribute assist
ance, and announcing that if the in
siir}j£nts do not return to their
by January 'SO they will be
considered enemies of their people,
who will then assist the Americans to
pursue them.
The first public discussion of the
bill to establish a department of pub
lic instruction yesterday developed a
contest on tl.e question of religion in
public schools. Interest centers in
the section permitting priests and
ministers to teach religion for half
an hour three times weekly, outside
of school hours, provided the parents
express a written desire for such in
struction, and prohibiting teachers
from conducting religious exercises
or teaching religion. The directors
of the federal party were represented
by a committee, who although Catho
lics, argued strongly in favor of the
elimination of the section. They de
clared that the use of flic school
house for religious purposes is con
trary to the United States constitu
tion and also to the platforms of the
American parties and the Philippine
federal party, and is certain to cause
discord.
Representatives of the Central
Catholic society, who appeared in be
half of permitting religious instruc
tion in the schools, asked time for
tin- preparation of a reply and were
given until Monday.
Judge Taft said the attitude of the
I'nited States' Philippine commission
as a legislative power was oile of ab
solute indifference between Catholic.
Protestant or Mohammedan relig
ions. The commissioners, he added,
endeavored to frame the act so that
the people's prejudices would assist
instead of retard its success.
Howler*' Tournament 4'loften.
Chicago, Jan. 12. At the conclu
sion of the bowling tournament last
night the prizes were awarded. First
prizes in the five-men team contest
went 1o I hicago, as did that in the
individual bowling, New York taking
the championship in the two-men
contest. Financially and in everv
other way the tournament proved a
success. The quarters in which it
was held were not as desirable as the
officers of the bowling association de
clare will be the case hereafter. The
alleys could not be surpassed.
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS. THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1901.
A STEAMSHIP WRECKED.
Stranded on the French 1111 ml Hurlus
a Storm l':n"ortk to Itcacue Thorn- on
Hoard.
Marseilles, Jan. 10.—Dispatches
from the village of Faraman, near
which the French mail steamer Rus
sie, from Oran, Algeria, stranded
Monday in a violent storm, with .">0
passengers and a crew of 40 011
board, say that all efforts to reach
the steamer have failed.
When nightfall on Tuesday en
shrouded tin- Kussie, quite a number
of the crew and were
clinging to tlie forerigging and to the
rails, making despairing signals for
succor, which those ashore were pow
erless to afford. The gale increased
in fury all night long, and though a
flickering light was perceived from
time to time, apparently waved by
those 011 board to attract attention,
it was feared the steamer would eith
er break up or disappear in the shift
ing sands before morning. A thou
sand persons awaited along the shore
and the fishermen prepared to launch
a boat at the firftt sign of the abate
ment of the hurricane.
When day broke it was a great re
lief for the watchers ashore to find
that the bow and other parts of the
forepart of the ship were still above
water, though the stern had com
pletely vanished. A group of men
huddled 011 the steamer's bow re
newed their mute appeals for help.
As the day wore on more persons
appeared on the deck, forming three
groups—one at the bow, another on
the bridge and a third around the
funnel. Thus it was seen that the
crew and passengers, who, a rectified
list shows, number 102, were still liv
ing.
The coast guardsmen and fisher
men manned lifeboats and made sev
eral ineffectual attempts to reach the
steamer, which was shifted by the
incessant pounding of the seas a
trifle nearer the shore. One lifeboat
got half way when it capsized and
its crew swam ashore and were
dragged out of the water by the peo
ple ashore, who formed a line with
hands joined and waded breast deep
into the water in order to seize
them.
A tug approached as near as pos
sible to the wreck and then flew a
kite to which a life line was at
tachde in the direction of the Kussie,
but it failed to reach the stranded
vessel. Floats were also sent out
from the beach with lines, but in no
ease did they succeed in reaching
the steamer.
A message from the Kussie says:
"The passengers are kept below, but
all the crew are at their posts; and
the children, captain and officers are
lashed to the bridge. The seamen
tried to construct several rafts, but,
as they neared completion they were
washed away."
The sinking of the stern in the
sand proves to have been a lucky
thing for those on board, as the bow
of the boat is tilted high above all
save the biffgest waves and affords a
refuge. Otherwise it is believed that
all would have long since perished.
Marseilles, Jan. 11. —A message
from Faraman says that a lifeboat
succeeded yesterday in reaching the
French steamer Kussie, which strand
ed Monday on the coast near the vil
lage of Faraman during a violent
storm and attached the line to her,
by which food can be furnished to
the passengers and crew, who had all
been cooped up in the forecastle since
Monday evening, and were famish
ing-
YELLOW FEVER GERMS.
Experiments Show that the Infection
I» Propagated by .M o«q 111 toes.
Havana, Jan. 10. —The American
commission which has been making
experiments at Quemados as to the
propagation of yellow fever germs
by the mosquito has obtained ex
tremely satisfactory results.
Dr. Keed says the experiments
show beyond a doubt that there is
no contagion from an infected person
or from infected clothing, but that
the mosquitoes alone are responsible
for the spread of the disease. In
the course of the commission's inves
tigations six non-immune person
were infected direct from the bite of
mosquitoes which had previously bit
ten yellow fever patients, and five of
these developed yellow fever.
The last experiment made proved
conclusively. Dr. Reed contends, the
theory of propagation by mosquitos.
A special building was constructed
of disinfected material and one of
the rooms was divided into two sec
tions by a wire mosquito screen, la
one section were placed disinfecV I
bedding and clothing and in flic oth
er bedding and clothing from the yel
low fever hospital which had net
been disinfected. Two
occupied the two sections.
In the former were put several in
fected mosquitoes. The patient re
mained in this room only long
enough to be bitten and in four days
a pronounced case of yellow fever de
veloped. The patient is now co;i
\alescent.
The other subject slept in the in
fected bedding for many nights and
has not contracted the fever.
both patients had been sleeping
for 20 nights in gartnents worn by
yellow fever victims and in bedding
from the yellow fever hospital.
Dr. Reed says they are growing fat
and that, in 110 instance in the course
of the commission's investigations,
has a case of yellow fever developed
from exposure to infe.cted bedding or
clothing.
A Snowbound Train.
Denver, Jan. 10.—The Colorado
Southern officials in this city said
yesterday that the train which was
caught at Alpine tunnel in a snow
slide had been relieved. A dispatch
froms Leadville, however, declare
that the train is still in the tunnel,
and that there are 12 passengers on
board who have been unable to reach
any station although several of
them attempted to fight their way
through the drifts. Yesterday after
noon tlie snow was from four to si*
feet deep on the level in the neigh
borhood of the Alpine tunnel,
SOLD INTO SLAVERY.
N'W * orlt (.IrlM are Abduetrd and
PurchaHcd by Asrnlt of Illnorderljr
■lviiuii,
New York, Jan. 10. —Kmil A. Fuehs
was a witness Wednesday in the trial
of I'olioe Captain Ilerllhy by the
board of police commissioners for
neglect „112 duty and unbecoming con
duet.
Mr. Fuehs said lie had been em
ployed in the o(bee of the East Side
branch of the Legal Aid society.
This office is in the building of the
I niversity Settlement, which is lo
cated on Itivington street, the center
of the "red light" district.
The witness said that while passing
a house in Eldridge street last sum
mer he had seen four children play
ing on the sidewalk with some adver
tising cards. The witness testified
that in picking up the cards he found
that they were advertisements for
u "furnished room" house. He ques
tioned the children and found that,
they knew the cards were advertise
ments for a disorderly house. This
evidence was ruled out on the ground
that it could not be proven by chil
dren that a house was disorderly.
Mr. Fucbs said that while he was
an assistant in the East Side branch
of the Legal Aid society people would
come into the office of the society
and complain about the doings in
some of tlie houses.
"Parents would come in," Mr.
Fuehs testified, "and complain that
their daughters had been abducted
from their homes and taken to
houses of ill fame to lead lives of
shame."
"Can you swear to a single instance
when such complaints were made?"
asked Lawyer Grant.
The witness told of a specific in
stance where a young girl, whom he
named, had been abducted and where
the mother had lodged a complaint
with the society.
Mr. Fuehs further said that regular
agencies conducting a well regulated
traffic in women had been maintained
011 the Hast Side. These agencies
made it their business to furnish wo
men to the houses of ill fame, and
did not hesitate at any means as long
as their purpose was accomplished.
HIS BEER WAS DRUGGED.
A Prlmt In Murdered and ltobbed by
u lion;' of Philadelphia Tliusa.
New York, Jail. 10.—Robert Hryan,
alias "Sailor Bob," wanted in Phila
delphia for complicity in the murder
there or. Friday night, last of Rev.
Father Kiegel, a prominent priest of
the Catholic church, was arrested in
this city last night.
Hryan has a saloon on North
Eighth street, Philadelphia. When
he was arrested last night he made a
confession to Capt. Titus, of the de
tective bureau, implicating several
others, whose names were not di
vulged.
The story told by Titus concerning
Bryan's confession is that 011 Friday
night last there went to Bryan's
place a man, whose name Bryan
gives, but which is withheld by Titus,
accompanied by three companions,
one a priest, Rev. Father Kiegel. The
latter was very much intoxicated.
The four men gave frequent orders
for beer, which the priest always in
sisted on paying for. Each time he
paid he displayed a large roll of
bills.
Be was so intoxicated that he
dropped bills on the floor. The men
struck his hands and made him drop
more. llryan admits getting $lO in
that manner, and asserts that others
got more. This- continued for some
time, when one of the men left the
room. Be returned with a small
vial which Bryan says was filled with
laudanum and chloral which had
been purchased at a nearby drug
store. Two glasses of beer were
poured out, one of which was
d rugged.
Hryan says that after the priest
had taken the beer the man who
drugged it admitted he was going to
rob the priest. Hryan then said
that he would not allow that in his
place and made them take the priest
out of the room. lie says be knew
nothing further about the affair until
Saturday morning, when he was told
that the body of the priest had been
found in the hallway of the bouse
next door. Bryan said that he be
came frightened and left town.
THE FRIDAY SUPERSTITION.
Kuvy Department Itecogiii/.ca It by
( Imnsln: Hate lor Fulling a War.
■lilp In 4'oiiiiiilmhloii.
Washington, Jan. 10. —(apt. Ches
ter, of the navy, who is supervising
work on the new battleship Wiscon
sin at San Francisco, has recommend
ed that the plan of putting the ship
in commission 011 February 1 be re
considered. When that plan was ar
ranged, the fact was overlooked that
February 1 falls on Friday. Old
salts say there is no record of a war
ship being put into active service on
that so-called unlucky day of the
week. The matter evidently has
been brought to the attention of
Capt. Chester, for a letter has just
been received at the department
from hiin recommending that the
Wisconsin be putin commission on
either January 28 or February -I
(both Mondays), instead of 011 Feb
ruary 1.
Van Kant l<Governor.
St. Paul, Jan. 10.—ttamuel B. Van
Sant was yesterday inaugurated gov
ernor of Minnesota. both houses of
the legislature witnessed the cere
mony.
Murdered by a Convict.
Auburn, N. Y„ Jan. 10. —Archie W.
Benedict, a guard at Auburn prison,
was murdered yesterday by a con
vict, ( larence Egnore. benedict had
threatened to report Egnore if he
did not conduct himself properly.
Kgnore was under sentence of live'
years for jail breaking.
Ilobbed by Musked Men.
New Castle, Pa., Jan. 10.—Two
masked robbers entered the Hotel
Voegele Tuesday night and at the
point of a revolver compelled Mrs.
VYortman, wife of the proprietor, to
hand over S4OO and a gold watch.
GRAVEYARD INSURANCE.
Arreat* are .Made of Alleged Plotters
of a Scheme to Defraud.
New York, Jan. It. Warrants were
issued Thursday for the arrest of
four persons who are accused of
swindling the Colonial Insurance Co.,
of Jersey City, by securing insurance
on the lives of persons about to die.
and by other methods. The Journal
says:
"It is said that, the Colonial Insur
ance Co. has been swindled out of
large sums of money secured 011 bo
gus policies, and there has been a
wholesale traffic in dead bodies be
tween Hellcvue hospital, in this city,
and a certain undertaking establish
ment in I'nion llili, X. J."
Thomas J. Kelley, of New York,
said to be an agent of the Colonial
Insurance Co., has been arrested and
locked up in the Jersey City jail.
The first clew to the methods of
the plotters was discovered shortly
after the death of Thomas Mora 11,
who died of consumption, 111 October,
1900.
Moran had a policy with the Colo
nial Co. for $270 and this sum waa
paid to the beneficiaries. Moran hai 1 !
been suffering with consumption for
months before his policy was writ
ten. Both his father and mother
had died of tuberculosis and there
were other deaths in the family from
the same cause.
When the insurance people had
paid the amount of Moran's policy to
the beneficiary a search of the com
pany's books was made and it was
discovered that not one or two, but.
many policies had been written for
persons whose identity was doubtful
and many times entirely lacking.
Dead bodies had been placed in
evidence whenever claims were made,
but if has been discovered that these
bodies were nothing more nor less
than common hospital bodies which
had been brought into Union Hill,
many of them from Hellcvue, for the
purpose of adiing insurance swind
lers in obtaining their plunder.
An official of the Colonial Insur
ance Co. says that it was discovered
that Kelley had been writing bad
risks and was discharged.
The official interviewed said that
three cases of fraud had come to the
knowledge of the company, and it
was suspected that many more
would be unearthed. In the three
;ases referred to all the persons in
sured died soon after the policies 011
their lives had been issued.
In addition to Kelley, Dr. Edward
fahr, of West Hoboken; Thomas Mar
tin, a newspaper editor, and William
Veckar, an undertaker, were nrrest
»d. Roth Martin and Xeekar live in
Union Hill. The four men were re
leased in SI,OOO bail each. Xeekar
mid he had not been guilty of doing
wrong and that his only connection
with the matter was that he had
Miried one of the persons whose life
lad been insured.
Dr. John Xevin, chief medical ex
aminer for the Colonial Co., said:
"The appointment of medical ex
aminers for our company devolves
upon me. I appointed among others
Dr. Edward Jahr for the Union Hill
district. Several months ago my
suspicions were aroused and 1 start
ed an investigation. I learned that
Jahr had passed two women in Union
Hill without ever examining them. 1
at once discharged Jahr. Since then
subsequent investigations revealed a
plot that we had never dreamed of.
The company intends to prosecute to
the end."
Secretary and Manager Ifeppen
heimer, of the insurance company,
said he did not think Dr. Jahr had
been guilty of a criminal intent, but
had been careless in signing papers
presented by Kelley, and so Dr. Jahr
was released.
An indictement had been found
against the four men on the charge
that they had conspired to secure in
surance 011 the life of Robert Bren
ner. a boy of 17 years, who was the
brother of Martin's wife. The in
surance was secured in August las',
when Brenner was an inmate of
Hellcvue hospital. Martin was the
beneficiary. Brenner's application
had been secured by Kelley as agent;
he had been examined and passed by
Dr. Jahr and his body had been
buried by Xeekar, the undertaker. It
was charged that Brenner was dying
with consumption when the policy
was granted. He died in October.
SUBMARINE BOATS.
Naval Bureau 1 lilela Do Not I'avor Hit
Purchaae of Them by the Govern
ment.
Washington. Jan. 11.-—The house
committee on naval affairs has prac
tically completed the naval appropri
ation bill. The question of the in
crease of the navy, which usually en
tails the largest contest, was easily
settled this year by the acceptance
of the recommendation of the secre
tary of the navy for two battleships
and two cruisers. The committee
also finally decided to give the full
increase of enlisted men asked for by
the secretary, 5,000 men.
There is a possibility that in addi
tion to the increase of the navy .1
number of submarine boats of the
Holland type will be provided for at
the last moment, but this is hardly
probable. The committee has a
confidential report of the board of
bureau chiefs of the navy department
signed by Admirals O'Xeill, Melville,
Bradford and Naval Constructor
Woodward, which strongly opposes
flic authorization of further boats of
this type. Eight of these boats were
authorized by the last naval appro
priation bill. The conclusion of the
Burnliam for Senator.
Concord, N. 11.. Jan. 11.—Judge
Henry E. Hurnham, of Manchester,
last night won the nomination of the
republican members of the legisla
ture for United States senator over
William E. Chandler and other candi
dates. Hurnham won 011 the first
ballot. Chandler received 47 votes,
■earthquake* In Germany.
Berlin, Jan. 11.—Earthquakes are
reported from the Silesian and Saxon
mountain districts, especially Glatz,
Main and Friedlund. 111 flic vicinity
of Dresden the movement was strong
to throw persons out of bed.
RIVAL INTERESTS IN CHINA.
Tliey are (exported to < lanli In tb«
Negotiation* lor a Mellifluent ol llin
Kiuli'rii <lue»tloti.
l'aris, .lan. I I.—As the result of in
quiries in authoritative quarters the
press is given the following- state
ment in regard to the Chinese situa
tion: "The Chinese plenipotentiar
ies signed the joint note on Wednes
day. thus concluding- the preliminary
stage of tin 1 negotiations."
It is added that this important step
is insignificant compared with the
difficulties to lie met with between
the powers themselves, whose clash
ing interests will have full play in the
coming discussion. The I'nited
States proposal to shift the seat of
the negotiations finds no favor in
Kuropeun chancellories. Three rea
sons are given for this opposition:
First It is considered a great mis
take to transfer the negotiations
from China, where all the informa
tion is at hand respecting' the situa
tion and the feeling - among the Chi
nese themselves, and more especially
regarding the conditions of com
merce with which the negotiations
will be chiefly concerned.
Second—The I'nited States' com
merce with China is comparatively
small when compared with that of
several other countries. Wherefore
the I'nited States is not entitled to
expect the negotiations to t>e carried
on at Washington.
The third reason advanced is that
the European powers have not felt
sufficient, confidence that the I'nited
States government might not find it
self influenced in the negotiations at
Washington by the pressure of inter
ests having an eye to the exploitation
of China. The attitude of some of
the powers, moreover, is swayed by
other motives in opposing- the United
States" proposal. (ireaf Britain, for
example, which seems to be the most
strongly antagonistic, lias probably
taken into consideration the United
States' attitude towards the Clayton-
Bulwer treaty.
The feeling- here favors Shanghai,
if any change is made, as Shanghai
is the most important trade centre in
China, and, moreover, the southern
viceroys who are favorable to for
eigners and anxious to further trade
could make their influence felt. Fail
ing Shanghai, Berlin or Paris are
more likely to be chosen.
There is no reason to suppose that
Russia will withdraw from the joint
negotiations. The treaty she has
concluded with China concerns her
special interests in regions contigu
ous to her territories, but she has
great political interests to defend,
ami, further in the joint conference,
which will bristle with'obstacles to a
speedy settlement Russia aims chief
ly at a wide expansion of her political
influence. (ireat ■'Britain wants to
open the Chinese empire to her com
merce, and, at the same time,
strengthen her political foothold.
The I'nited States' efforts, apparent
ly, will be devoted to securing com
mercial advantages, while France and
(lermany will desire to increase their
trade generally and their political in
fluence in certain provinces. The
struggle between thewe conflicting
designs will be bitter.
Washington, Jan. 10.—As some of
the foreign powers do not look with
favor upon the proposition of the
United States, recently made, as to
the withdrawal of certain features of
the negotiations from Pekin to Wash
ington or some n>tlier capital, and
other powers hesitate to decide the
question, the president has deemed
t advisable to withdraw the proposi
tion.
THE BOER WAR.
Situation of the l-'.iiijllxli (irolv» 'lore
Critical, Inntead ol' Better,
London, Jan. 11. —The situation in
South Africa grows worse rather
than better. Lord Kitchener's dis
patches are more laconic than those
of Lord Roberts, and little else of
importance is allowed to come
through.
The Times finds comfort in the
thought that the "process of attri
tion is doing its work and must
shortly lead to the inevitable result."
In other quarters, however, there i*
less satisfaction with the position of
affairs, which has practically necessi
tated the fortification of Cape Town.
This morning's dispatches report
that a sinali party of Boers carried
off cattle close to the east fort at
Pretoria. Nine hundred Boers, un
der Commandant Rritzinger. are 15
miles from Richmond, in the direc
tion of Mnrraysburg.
The military commissioner of po
lice at Johannesburg has warned the
public to beware of the dangers ot
dynamite mines laid in the ltand, as
the authorities cannot hold them
selves responsible for injuries result
ing- therefrom.
Following is a dispatch received
yesterday from Gen. Kitchener: "On
the night of January 7 Boers madt
determined attacks upon all of out
posts of Belfast, Wonderfontein
Nooitgedaclit and Wildontein. A
heavy fire continued until 3:40 a. m..
when the Boers were driven off. One
officer was killed and three were
wounded, while 20 men were killed
and 59 wounded. The loss of the
Boers was heavy, 24 dead being
counted."
"Five thousand lioers, supposed to
be trekking west from Vryburg,"
says the Cape Town correspondent
of the Daily Mail, "are now making
their way into the heart of Cape Col
ony. The supposition is that thev
have captured several small garri
sons on the way."
Filipino JCnvoyi Disagree.
London, Jan. 11.—A serious dis
agreement lias arisen between the
Filipino representatives in Europe.
Agoncillo. whom Aguinaldo ordered
to Hong Kong, to direct the opera
tions of the junta there, has revolted
anil refuses togo to Hong Kong or
give up his post in Paris to Dr. Apa
ciblo. The latter Aguinaldo ordered
togo to Canada from Hong Kong, to
watch the United States elections, lie
was then ordered to replace Agowcil
lo. The disputants have both cabled
Aguinaldo and are waiting his is.
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