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SORTIE AT
KIMBERLEY
A Brilliant Dasli by the
Beleaguered British
Forces.
THEY DISLODGE BOERS
Commandant Botha and Many Boers
Killed .British Loss, Three Killed,
Twenty-One Wounded Bravery of
tho Men of the Lancashire Regi
mentScaled a Hill and Drnvo
Back Superior Force of Boers at
the Point of the Bayonet The
Situation at Mafeking and in
Rhodesia.
Cape Town. Oct. 2fi. Kvonlng Olll
clal reports fiom Klmberley, dated
Tuesday. Mute that Colonel Scott
Turner, with 270 men, proceeded north
ward to MaoFnrlane's Farm, where
they unsaddled their horses. At fl
o'clock n party of Boers was seen on
the right Hank and whs scattered
quickly. Colonel Scott Turner opened
fire on them and reveral of tnem were
seen to fall. The enemy moved to a
pandheap and opened lire on the Brlt
Isli. which was returned.
Colonel Scott-Turner attempted to
prevent the Boors advancing against
olonel Murray, but he met with a
heay (Ire from n dam wall 600 feet
to the left.
At il o'clock Colonel Murray or
dered 150 men of the Lancashire regi
ment to proceed to the north.
An armored train Is supporting Col
onel Scott-Turner. At mid-day Col
onel Murray started also with two
Held guns and two Maxims and sev
enty mounted men. One of the two
British guns opened suddenly on tho
Boors, who were In an unfavorable
position. The Boer artillery fire was
bilsk Another armored train was
held In readiness. At 2 o'clock the
second train was sent forward with
additional ammunltton.
The Lancashlres behaved splendidly
and Colonel Scott-Turner highly com
mended them.
Commandant llotha and many Boers
were killed. The British loss was
thtw killed and twenty-one wounded.
The engagement was a brilliant suc
cess for the Hrltlsh forces.
The Uoers. who were 700 strong, were
unable to withstand tho splendid
charge of the Lancashlres, who cleared
the hill occupied by the enemy at the
point of the bayonet. The local vol
unteers, with the Lancashlres, com
pleted the rout of the burghers nfter
Murray's artillery had driven them
out of their entrenchmpnts.
At Klmberley.
London. Oct. 27. Before the sortie
Klmberley was apparently in high spir
its A dispatch from there dated Oct.
23 says every one was cheerful. A wed
ding was celebrated there that day.
The dispatch adds:
"Great enthusiasm has been aroused
here bv the news of the British suc
cesses In Natal. Several farmers ln'th"
neighborhood of Klmberley have been
noticed In the ranks of the Boors. A
letter from Father Itnrke said six hun
dred Boers, with one hundred wagon,
were laagered at Taungs. All the
whites have left, except the women,
who sought refuge in the convent. The
Roor commandant has promised to pro
tect them.
General Yule's column Is recovering
from the fatigue of the march from
Glencoe. The morale of the troops Is
splendid.
The news from the northern border
Indicates that the liners are actively
trying to prevent Colonel Plumer from
relieving Mafeklnor. hence the absence
of news since Pretoria announced the
bombardment of tho place Is creating
considerable alarm.
The sharp struggle at Klmberley
Tuesday appears to have been the re
sult of a sortie with the view of break
ing the cordon surrounding the town.
The Ilrltlsh, apparently 500 strong, met
700 Doers, and, according to the offic
ial and other accounts, routed them
after severe fighting, in which the ar
mored trains appear to have done valu
able service. The Moors were en
trenched strongly seven miles north
ward and the British brilliantly carried
the enemy's position without serious
loss It Is said that the Uoers twice
unfairly used a white (lag.
Commandant llotha. whi was among
tho killed, was n mcmbei of the Volks
raad and a famous Dutch (lghter. Ho
distinguished himself as n marksman
nt Brenkhorst-Sprult. when the Nine,
tv-fourth British regiment was mowed
down. He afterward defended a farm
house against tho British. Whon h
surrendered the farm hous ho was
bathed In blood from dvc wnineR
Belated despatches from Tull Fort
partially elucldute the situation on the
Hhodeslan border. It appears that
Colonel Plumer ascertained that all tho
Zoutf-pansberg Boers, numbering 700
men hod mustered under Plat Joubert,
nt the Brack river unrt had proceeded
to Limpopo river, where thny arrived
Oct 1G, accompanied by a number of
armed Shangaun end 'outpansborff
Kaffirs, whom they had compelled to
take up arms. The British thereuron
captured three Kaffir chiefs, who are
held as hostages for the gojd behavior
of their tribes.
On Oct. 19 reconnoltorlng patrtls,
pioceedlng nlong the north hank if tho
river In a westerly direction, encount
ered a party of Boors In noma dunso
bush on the Rhodesia tide of the Lim
popo. The patrol retired and the Boers
Jlred, wounding a trooper.
Mistake of the Boers,
Capo Town. Oct. 27. A telegram
from Bulmvnyo, Rhodesia, dated Mon
day, says;
"X Boer force Is threatening Chief
Khama and Chief Llnchwe, who nre
loyal to Great Britain. Tho two chiefs'
country lies at the extreme north
west of the Transvaal and Includes
Bcchuanaland. It seems a rtobs mis
take for the Boers to provoke war
among the natives. ' The probable ex
planation Is that the Boer force In
tends to destroy the railway to Bulu
wayo, which runs through Khamu's
country and thus prevent any attempt
on Colonel Plumer's Hhodeslan force
to go to the relief of Mafeklng. Al
ready there have been stories of u
Hhodeslan armored train engaging tho
Boers some distance north of Mafe
klng." Spies Will Bo Shot.
Durban, Natal, Oct. 21 (Delayed in
transmission). Many spits have been
arrested here and some of them will
be shot.
On the strength of representations
by the mayor of Durban, the governor
of Natal, Sir Walter Francis Hely
Ilutchlnson, has prohibited the land
ing of nil but British refugees. Un
desirable persons of all nationalities
will be rigidly excluded. AVeady
there are too many of this class In
Durban.
It Is reported that one of the Indian
transports Is being fitted out to con
vey the Boer prisoners elsewhere.
Rhodes Gives Dinners.
Cape Town, Oct 27. According to
further advices from Klmberley the
Boers removed their killed and wound1
ed in carts. No reliable estimate of
their losses has been made. Mr. Rhodes
rode out and watched the light.
The townspeople. Including the to
f ' , ' . " " , . ,
men. mounted the trenches, watching. '
eagerly for the return of the troops.
Mr. Rhodes is cheerful and gives din
ner parties dully, at which luxuries are
abundant.
WANT NO INTERFERENCE.
England Can Settle the Transvaal
Affair.
London, Oct. 27. Commenting upon
the petition to President McKlnley,
promoted by the New York World, ifg
Ing thnt the good offices of the United
States be offered In settling the differ
ences between Great Britain and tho
Transvaal the Standard says.
"We very much doubt whether the
Washington government will at all ap
preciate the suggestion, but In any eas
it Is as well for those who It concerns,
and particularly for those whom It
does not concern to understand that
tho Transvaal qeustlon Is one which
exclusively nffecls ourselves and which
wo propose to settle without assistance
or Intervention of any kind."
TESTING MARCONI SYSTEM.
Demonstrations Made on the Flag
ship New York.
New York, Oct. 27. Tho navy depart
ment continued Its tests of the Mar
coni system of wireless telegraphy to
day. The demonstrations nre being
made on tho flagship New York and
the battleship Massachusetts In tho
North river oft the foot of Thirty
fourth street.
The ships lay 148 yards apart, and
the demonstration was one of speed
and accuracy. Code messages, using
both the navy and the International
Morse codes, were sent, besides num
bers and letters selected at random.
The largest continuous message was n
newspaper article of two hundred
words. In all there were six demon
strations and the work continued with
Intervals of preparation for about two
hours. Slgnor Marconi said he paid no
attention to the speed attained, as the
navy department was more particular
as to the accuracy.
Of the naval board which is super
vising the tests.Lloutenant Commander
Nuwton and Lieutenant Hill watched
the work on the llngship nnd Lieuten
ant Bliss was on the Massachusetts.
When the tests wore concluded they
held a conference on the New York
and compared notes. They will make
a final report to the chief of thu bureau
of equipment of the navy department.
None of the members of the naval
board would cive an opinion of tho
work being done by Slgnor Marconi.
Admiral Farquhar watched the dem
onstration for a time and seemed
greatly Interested.
MASON'S RESIGNATION.
To Occur Before Christmas He Will
Take a High Salaried Position.
Chicago, Oct. 27. The Times-Herald
tomorrow will say:
"Senator William R. Mason's threat
to resign unless tho admlnlstratlon'3
foreign policy Is changed iiccordlng to
the latest prophecy, may be executed
before Christmas. Persons who as
sume to bo well Informed Insist that
he will step Immediately In pursuance
of an arrangement which will change
the whole fuce of Republican politics
In Illinois. The story, ns widely circu
lated, runs to this effect:
"Senator Mason will resign In a few
weeks to take a high salaried legal
position $12,000 or more a year with
one of tho biggest corporations In the
country, having headquarters In Chi
cago. Governor Tanner will then re
sign and Lieutenant Governor North
cott, on succeeding to the governor
ship, will appoint Tanner to the vacant
senatorshlp. With Tanner thus elim
inated from the gubernatorial situa
tion, Northcott can be made the- 'or
ganization candidate' for governor next
year. The Interests which are allegel
to be making Senator Mason their at
torney at a big salary with a long-
; term contract, are Interests which have
a friendly feeling for Governor Tan
ner's future."
New Pennsylvania Line.
Columbus, O., Oct. 27. Dcflnlto an
nouncement Is made that the Pennsylva
nia company will assume full control of
the Cleveland, Akron und Columbus road
on Nov. 1. 11. W. Byers, from tho
Pittsburg, Youngstown and Ashtabuta,
will bo the new superintendent with divi
sion headquarters at Akron.
. Unrest at Panama.
Washington, Oct. 27 United Stutos
Consul General Uudger, at Panama,
cabled tho slato department thut many
nrrests of Liberals aro bolng inado In
that vicinity. Unrest prevulls, but. o
far, there have been no open disorders.
Mark Cannon Hanged.
Irwlnton. Gu., Oct. 27. Mark Cannon
was hanged here today for tho murder of
William Briscoe, near Ivy station, la
April Ittnt. Both were colored
CARL SCHURZ
OTHHE ISSUES
THINKS IMPERIALISM MORE
DANGEROUS THAN SILVER.
Tho Greatest Danger That Threatens
tho Institutions of the Country
Lies in the Spirit That Prompted
the Annexation of tho Philippines.
In the Midst of a Crisis.
Cincinnati, , Oct. 2. A number of
prominent German citizens recently
addressed an Invitation to Hon. Carl
Schurz to deliver an address In Cin
cinnati. Tho following reply was tc
celved today:
"New York, Oct. 2.1, 5M3.
Dear Mr. llatterman: It was a matter
of rejrrct to mo to be unable to accede
to your request to deliver u non-partisan
address on Impel lultstn In Cincinnati on
my return trip from Chicago. This was
partly due to my anxiety to reach home
and because a non-purtisan discussion
of this question Is no longer recognized.
I would bo pleased If this question could
bo taken out of party politics, because if
this Is not done the only choice that will
he left us next year will be between a
parly leprescntlng Imperialism and sound
money anl another party which, In oppo
sition to Imperialism, will combine with
it an unsound money issue. Tills alter
native can only be avoided If the Imperial
policy is removed and tho hrst step nuccs.
sary to that end is not alone tho cessation
of hostilities by a victory ot our arms,
the rcIln(,u,B,lmclIt of th Philippines.
If the Filipinos are not granted their In-
dipenilence then Imperialism will be the
main Issue In tho presidential election
next year, crowding all other Issues Into
the background. Tho signs uro already
apparent und I see that the Cincinnati
Volksblntt wurns as follows:
"Practical people ate of the opinion
that Mr. Schurz could be of greater ser
vice to the country If he would come to
Ohio and again light the silver swindle
Instead of working Into tho hands of the
freo coiners by placing annexation into
the foreground. For It is a fact free
coinage represents a greater danger than
annexation.
1 am of a different opinion. No one can
say of me that I undervalue the danger
that may arise from freo coinage, but I
hold that Imperialism Is decidedly more
dangerous for It means the ruin of our
free Institutions. If, therefore, we could
not oppose Imperialism without working
Into tho hands of the free coiners, as the
Volksblatt says, what then? It means
that three years ago. In good faith, we
elected a president to solve the money
question, who Instead has burdened us
with imperialism. In this connection the
warning "to speak of something else''
sounds peculiar.
Of what do the speakers who have been
called Into Ohio really speak? Did Gov
ernor Roosevelt, for Instance, dilate upon
the silver question? He was princlpally
occupled In calling us copperheads In an
swer to our antl-lmperlallstto arguments.
And the rest of tho orators do likewise.
If under the circumstances I would by
the agitation of the silver question aid
the Republicans of Ohio to victory, I
would be convinced that the administra
tion would construe such a victory as the
Indorsement by tho people, of Its Imperial
istic policy end make unlimited capital
out of it. Toward such a result I can
not conscientiously contribute.
Danger Ahead.
I nm of tho honest conviction that the
greatest danger th.U now threatens the
republic Is Imperialism. I believe that It
Is our highest patriotic duty to set aside I
all party Interests and do our best to j
avert this danger. It wns to this end
that last year I opposid tho candidacy of I
Roosevelt for governor In this state. I
did this, although I was a personal friend
of Roosevelt and worked with him for
civil service reform I believed then, and
still believe, that his defeat with his Im
perialistic programme nnd In spite of his
new earned fame, would have frightened
the administration in Washington from
the annexation of the Philippines and in
this mnnncr tho danger would have been
greatly minimized.
Many of my acquaintances here, who
were then of a contrary opinion, agree
with me now thnt the result from the
sacrllico would have been well worth the
price. Tho situation this year, appears
to me to be exaetjy the same. If the fall
elections result In a manner that the ad
ministration and congress are encour
aged to further progress on tho path of
Imperialism, then, unless unlooked for
events should Intervene, the main ques
tion thnt will confront ns next yenr .n
the presidential election will be imperial
ism and to save thu republic from her
greatest danger will require unpleasant
sacrifices. Such encouragement to the
administration should be withheld at any
cost.
We are In the midst of a crisis In which
every good citizen should regard It as his
highest dujy to make tho less Important
subservient to the moro Important, ac
cording to his knowledge and conscience
and not permit himself to bo governed
simply by party consideration.
With friendly greetings, yours,
C. Schurz.
REV. MORRISON HANGED.
Meets His Death Resignedly Claims
Innocence.
Dallas, Texas, Oct. 27. Hev. U. Mor
rison was hanged at 12 o'clock noon
today at Vernon, Texas, for wife mur
der. Ho met his death resignedly.
On the scaffold he said to the select
party of twenty witnesses permitted
nt the execution:
"I nm Innocent. Circumstances over
which I had no control have placed
mo In this position. I have taken my
trouble In private to my God. 1 ad
mit that I have acted Indiscreetly.
I have done no worse, however, than
hundreds of men who stand high In
the religious, social, business and offi
cial circles of your state. I have done
nothing to confess. I nm In tho hands
of my Maker. Ho knowa I am Inno
cent." Morrison's neck was broken
nnd his deathor oppeared to be pain
less. Anglo-Colombian Award,
Lausanne, Switzerland, Oct. 27. After
two and a half yenrs of consideration
the Anglo-Colombian Inter-arbltratl m
court today gavn Its award In the dis
pute between tho government of Colom
bla and Punchard. McTaggart. lowlher
& Co.. engineers ucd contractors for pub
He works, respecting tho Mcdelllne-Mng-dalena
River railway. Colombia's claim
of SOO.000 francs was dismissed, nnd tho
Hrm, a London concern, was n wauled up
wards of a million francs.
Wceden Guilty of Murder.
Kingston. It. I.. Oct. 27.Audrw Weed
en, of Nnrragansett Pier, accused of
shooting his wife in the course of u quar
rel on Aug, 2il, was found guilty of mur
der by a Jury here today. Ho will be
teate.iced to life Imprisonment.
VANDERBILT WILL.
Provisions Substantially the Sarao
as Mentioned in Synopsis.
Now York, Oct. 27. The will of the
late Cornelius Vanderbllt wns died for
probate In the surrogate's office this
afternoon. The provisions of tho will
nre substantially the same as men
tioned In tho synopsis given out yes
terday by Chauncey M. Depew. Tho
clause relating to Cornelius Vunderbllt,
Jr., contains no direct reference to tho
alleged troubles said to have occurred
between the young man and his father.
The facts as given out previously by
Senator Depew relating to this clause
of the will are substantiated In the will.
Nothing Is mentioned concerning his
namo further than thnt necessary to
make the bequest of the $1, 600,000.
In the thirteenth clause of the will a
bequest Is mode to the mother of the
deceased, which reads: "To my mother,
ns a mark of affection, I bequeath one
hundred thousand dollars; also one
hundred thousand dollars to my
brother, Wllllnm K. Vanderbllt."
In the twelfth clause, wherein the
trustees of the several trust funds are !
directed to Invest the proceeds arising
from certain securities, the will desig
nates what securities are to be so man- I
aged. They consist of United States
and state of New York bonds, mort-
gage bonds of the New York Centrnl I
ond Hudson Hlver railroad, the Lako
Shore and Michigan Southern railroad,
the Now York und Harlem Railroad
comiKiny and tho Chicago and North
western railroad.
The will gives the added Information
that the executors are directed to pay
annually to the Society of St. John the
sum of $2,000 so long as the society
keep on agreement made In 1S92 with
the deceased and Mrs. Vanderbllt.
When the agreement shall be broken,
the annuity ceases.
There were no further differences lo
be seen between the will and the syn
opsis given out on Thursday evening.
PRAISE FOR THE
MARINE CORPS
Brigadier General Heywood'a An
nual Report More Officers Needed.
Otherwise Highly Satisfactory.
Work of the Men in the Spanish
American War and at Samoa.
Washington. Oct. 27. Brigadier
General Charles Heywood, command
ing the United States Marine corps,
has submitted his annual report to the
secretary of tho navy. the report
says that tho condition of the corps
is satisfactory, except for a lack of
officers. The opportunity that has
been offered for enlisted men to obtain
commissions has had a stimulating
effect on tho personnel of the corps
and a number of such appointments
nave been made. tf-$s an interesting
fact also that the physical require
ments for recruits have been changed,
making an allowance for an additional
Inch in thu maximum height of men
to be admitted. The recruiting ser
vice has been hampered somewhat by
lack of funds, but the work Is being
prosecuted at seven stations.
During the Spanish war and other
occasions last year the men of the
marine corps have rendered service
calling for especial commendation nn 1
a number of these cases are mentioned
by General Heywood. For services
during tho lighting ashore at Apia, Sa
moa, in April, 1899, Sergeants Michael
McNally, Bruno Forrester nnd Private
i.onry Hulbert were personally men
tioned by Lieutenant Perkins and the
thanks of the secretary of the navy
were conveyed to them. Ashore at
Manila, the crew of the Colt gun In
charge of Ensign Cleland Davis, of
tho Helena, were three men of tho
marine corps, Privates Howard Buck
ley. Thomas Prendergrast nnd Joseph
Molvin. They nre highly commended.
Medals of honor were awarded to
twelve men ot the Nnshvllle and Mar
blehead for their gallantry in the cable
cutting of Clenfuegos during the war.
Medals were also awarded to Sergeant
John H. Quick, Corporal Harry Mc
Noal. of the Brooklyn, ond Corporal
J. R. Cooper, of the Brooklyn, for gal
lant nnd meritorious services.
CASTRO NOT RECOGNIZED.
Foreign Ministers at Venezuela
Awaitng Instructions.
Caracas, Venezuela, Oct. 17 The fori
elgn ministers met yesterday at tho
American legation and decided not to
recognize the Castro government with
out Instructions from their respective
governments.
President Andrade has cabled from
Barbados, wIitc ho arrived recently,
to the commnnder at Puerto Cabello,
to defend trnt city against General
Castro to the last extremity.
Coro and Maraqalbo have surrend
ered to General Castro. Order reigns
here.
ALL QUIET IN SAMOA.
Report of Recent Outbreak Untrue,
but Conditions Unsettled.
Washington, Oct. 27. The British
comn.lslsoner for Samoa Mr. Eliot Is
In receipt of u letter from tho British
consul at Apia which dispels recent
reports of native agitation.
Thu consul says that quiet reigns
nt Apia and throughout the Interior,
although, he adds, that It Is difficult
to say how long It will continue In tho
present unsettled state of affairs.
Milling Plant Destroyed.
Milwaukee, Oct. 27. The plant of tho
Wisconsin Milling company, together with
a four-story brick corn mill and a sovun
story eluvntor, all owned by tho I'abst
Brewing company, burned today'. In ad
illtlnu to the buildings UO.mlo bushels of
grain and tOO.MW pounds of hominy were
destroyed. Tho loss Is estimated at $100,.
WO.
Two Moro Years for "Buck" Sjear.
Trenton. N. J., Oct. 27. "Buck" Spenr.
who, Bomo time ngo, escaped from tho
btate prison, nnd was re-captured at Sus
ouehnnna, Pa., was today given un ad
dltlonal sentence of two yenrs.
Vrybuvg Magistrate Responsible.
. London, Oct. 27 Tho magistrate at
Vryburg Is responsible for u report made
to Premier Sehrelner, nt Capo Town, that.
OU Uoers wcro killed ut Mafeklng,
BELIEVE THAT
ANDREE LIVES
BROTHER OF THE POLAR AERO
NAUT GIVES REASONS.
Based on Buoys Picked Up and tha
Pigeon Message Balloonist May
Be Making His Way Back to Civ
ilization At the Rate Nansen
Traveled That Would Take Two.
Years Where Ho May Have
Landed.
Mobile, Oct. 27. livelyn B. Baldwin,
the artlc explorer and observer In tho
United States Weather Bureau, who
has been assigned to duty at this sta
tion, has arilved her from Washing
ton. He has Just received a lettef
from Captain Ernst Andree of Sweeden
brother of the Polar aeronaut, and has
given to the Associated Press the fol
io A'ltig extract from the letter:
"My opinion j that If my brother
lrau landed anywhere between 86 and
SS degrees north and 70 or SO degrees I
west and 180 degrees west (Greenwich
meridian) we would have heard from I
him. But not having landed, I think j
he must have come down to the west '
of ISO degrees and between f-3 nnd 87
degrees north. From 85 tfpgrees north
und lfO degrees It. Is about 7G0 miles i
to the nearest known land to New ',
Siberia, Taymur, Fran:: Josef Land, j
Greenland and the Parry Islands. At
the same dully progress made by Nan- '
sen, ot three miles, It would take htm
two years to reach the coast of the
Parry Islands and another year before
ho could communicate with civilization.
"My brother several times expressed
his wish to examine the ocun north of
the Parry Islands. The last one of my :
brother's buoys was found on the north
coast of Iceland. Lately, however, an
other has been found on tho north'
coast of King Chailes Land, east of
Spitsbergen. He had with him twelve
buoys, eleven smaller ones nnd a large
one, the latter to be thrown out when '
the balloon was as far north as the ox- I
pedltlon expected to reach. !
"If the expedition reached 84 or S5 ,
degrees north nnd 00 or 100 degrees '
east and then got northerly winds, It
Is most likely they would have thrown
the buoy, not expecting to go any
more to the north. But the wind
might have changed in a few hours
again to the south or southwest, and
thus have carried the balloon to 84 or
8G degrees north and ItO degrees west
or 180 degrees.
"There they may have landed in an
unexplored region. Previous to reacn
Ing land they may have sailed back
ward and forward several times. Re
member that the baloon sailed fifteen
or sixteen miles an hour during the
first three hours.
"I do not put the least, faith In any
of tho many reports, with the excep
tion, of course, of the pigeon message
and tho two buoys. I do not expect
to hear anything more this year, but
expect to hear all the more next sum
mer." SAMPSON AT PALMYRA.
Tho Admiral Well Received at the
Home of His Boyhood.
Palmyra, N. Y.. Oct. 27. Rear Ad
miral W. T. Sampson came to Palmyra
the home of his boyhood, from Roches
ter today. As the train bearing the
distinguished naval commander ar
rived at the station un official salute
was fired from a buttery on Prospect
Hill, while every locomotive and fac
tory whistle Joined In a noisy salute
which was augmented by the ringing
of bells.
A procession was formed, which tho
admiral reviewed, after which ho and
bis party, including -Mrs. Sampson,
were takqn to the residence of Pliny
T. Sexton, where luncheon was served.
An informal reception tollT.vcd to tlu
Intimate friends oC tho distinguished
guest. Tho exorcises in the afternoon
were held in the First Presbyterian
church. The building was packed to
Its utmost capacity. Thu rear admiral
was most heartily cheered as he ent
ered. Pliny T. Sexton, a schoolmate
of Admiral Sampson, In an address of
welcome, expressed the pildt of the
community at the merited high honprs
with which Admiral Sampson returned
saying that what was easy i rophesy
was now recorded hIstor.
After Admiral Sampson had rspond
ed Mr Sexton presented him with th
Hag which was Hying over the capltol
at Washington when congress adopted
the resolution declaring lor Cuban
freedom, which was virtually the dec
laration of war against Spain. The
flag was secured by Colonel Fled
demons, commander of the Palmyra
Post of the Grand Army of the Repub
lic. TWO TEXAS MURDERERS.
Samuel Walrous and Walter Vord
Die on the C-allows.
Austin, Texas, Oct. 27. Samuel Wal
rous, one of the murderers of G. W.
Engberg and his wife, were hanged In
the Jail yard today. Before dying Wal
rous said he was going to heaven.
James Davidson, convicted of the same
crime will ho hanged on Nov. 24.
Dallas, Texas, Oct. 27. Walter Ford,
who cruelly murdered his sweetheart
Luclnda Moore, at Waco, Texas, in
June. 180S, wns hanged In that city to
day. Ho died without faltering.
Bishop for Kyoto.
St. Louis. Mo., Oct. 27.-Tho house of
bishops of the Protestnnt Rplscopal
church met again today behind closed
doors, for the purposo of fuithcr con
sidering tho advisability of placing a
bishop at Kyoto. Japan. Rev. Sydney C.
Partridge, after some discussion, w.n
appointed bishop to Jupau. Bishop Part
ridge will bo located at Kyoto and will
have Jurisdiction over the agents of tha
church In Japan.
Captain Skrlmshlre.
Quebec. Oct. 27.-The court of Inquiry
In the steamship Scotsman disaster holds
Captain Skrlmshlro responsible and has
suspended him for nine months.
Mules Arrive at Manila.
Washington. Oot. 27. The army trans
port Port Albert has nrrlved at Manila
.With 4V8 muUs,. losing. only. threo on the
J trlf.
TUB NEWS THIS M0UN1NU
Weathtr Indication Todiyi
enowcnsi coolest.
1 General Successful British Sortie at
Klmberley.
General Young After Filipino Rebels.
Carl Schurz on Imperialism.
Reasons for Belief That Andree Lives.
2 Gcnernl Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Financial nnd Commercial.
3 General Present Problems In Cuba.
Musical Gossip.
4 Kdltorlnl.
Nows ami Comment.
5 Local Social and Personal.
One Woman's Views.
6 Local Incidents of the Golf Tourna
ment.
Court Proceedings.
7 Local Kndenvorers Form a County
Union.
Programme of County Teachers' In
stitute. S Local West Seranton and Suburban.
H Round About tho County.
10 Local Religious News of the Week.
Sunday School Lesson for Tomorrow.
11 Story "A Cruel Dilemma."
Iiocal Live Industrial News.
Dun's Weekly Trnde Review.
GEN. GUY V. HENRY DEAD
Stricken with Pneumonia at His
Home in New York His Trllllant
Career as a Fighter Bravery in
Indian Campaign His Vork in
Spanish-American War.
New York, Oct. 27. Brigadier Gen
eral Guy V. Henry. V. S. A., died at
his home, 130 Madison avenue, at 3.55
o'clock this morning from pneumonia,
after an Illness of ten days. His son,
W. Soton, his wife and his daughter,
Mrs. Benton, the latter of whom ar
rived from Newcastle, Vt.. late in the
evening, were with him when he died.
Lieutenant P. R. Frank, of his staff,
was also t his bedside.
General Henry wns a son of Major
William Seaton Henry, U. S. A., and a
grandson of Daniel D. Tompkins, who
was twice governor of Now York, and
vice-president of the United States.
General Guy V. Henry wns born at
Fort Smith, in the Indian territory,
sixty years ago. and was graduated
from West Point in the class of 'fil.
He began his service as second lieu
tenant of the First artillery, and se
suretl his captaincy In Decefnber, 'C3.
He wns transferred to the Third cav
alry in 1870 and served afterwards In
the Ninth. He was brevetted captain
In 18C2, for gallant and meritorious ser
vice In action near Pocotallgo river,
South Carolina: brevetted major In
February. 18C4. for gallantry in the
, battle of Olustee, Fla lieutenant-colonel
In 1804 m fiont of'Polersburg, Va.,
i colonel In March, '65, for gallant and
i meritorious service during the war. He
1 received a brevet as brigadier general
of volunteers in October, 1SB4, for his
I service In the Petersburg campaign.
After the war he wns transferred to
the cavalry and In IS71 was fighting
I Apaches In ArUona In 1873 he was
' on duty In Wyoming, and through 1874
i und 187F he was lighting hostile Indians
In the Black Hills of Dakota. He com
manded a battalion In CriHk's Big
Horn campaign against Sitting Bull
and the Sioux, and In tho batth of
Tongue river received a severe wound,
by which his left eye was destroyed.
General Henry was carried off the Hold
ond was sent to California on a three
months' leave of absence to get well.
In about two months he was back with
his command, eager for lighting. In
the Wounded Knee campaign, with
three companies of his colored troopers
he rod? from Fort Robinson to Wound
ed Knee, a distance of IIS miles, r.ut
for his timely arrival the Seventh cav
alry might havo been annihilated, as
were Cutter and b!s men on th" Little
Big Horn.
At the breaking out of the .Spanish
American war he was made btlgadier
general of volunteers, ai.d went to Cu
ba, arriving In time to participate In
the Una! scenes before th surrender of
Santiago When General Shatter med
itated a final attack upon Santiago In
order to carry the city by storm. Gen
eral Henry was detailed to command
the brigade operating on the west side
of the harbor entrance, which would
have had to carry the batteries and
trenches west of the Morro. The ne
cessity of this service was obviated by
Geneial Toral's surrender. G?neral
Henry afterwards went ivlth General
Miles to Porto Rico, and upon the oc
cupancy of the island by the American
forces was n.ade military governor.
The Eout a Draw.
New York. Oct. 27.--At the Broadway
i Athletic club tonliiht tho stur attraction
was a twenty-five reund bout at MS
pounds between Kdilla Connolly, of St.
John, N. 1?., and Mutty .Mut''..cws. of
Brooklyn. They fought the full 25 rounds,
and Referee Johnny White declared tho
bout a draw, it was a hard light ad
tho way through and each man was dis
figured early In the game.
Choynskl Defeats O'Donnell.
Chicago, Oct. 27. Joe Choynskl defeat
ed Steve O'Donnell tc night In the llfth
round of what was to have been a six
I round bout. There was nothing In It but
' Choynskl from the start, O'Donnell mak
ing a comparatively poor showing.
O'Donnell was badly beaten, both eys
being nearly closed and bis lips being
split. ,
Commander Tyson neslgns.
Erie, Pa.. Oct. 27. At a meeting of tho
Pennsylvania Soldiers' and Sailors' Homo
committee today Major Tyson, com
mundur of the home, tendered his resig
nation on account "of ill-health, and Major
Richard S. Cullom. of West Phlludolphla,
was appointed to fill the vacancy.
McCoy Knocked Out Stifft.
St. Louis, Oct. 27. Stevo Flanagan got
the decision tonight over Casper Leon on
points at tho end of tho twenty-flfth
round. Kid McCoy knocked out Billy
Stifft In the thirteenth round In what
wub to havo been a 20-round go.
Ready to Act as Peacemaker.
Tho llnguo. Oct. 27. At today's meet
Ing of tho committee of tha second cham
ber on the foreign budget a resolution
was adopted urging tho government to
offer to mediate between tho Transvaal
and Great Britain.
NO REST FOR
INSURGENTS
Gen. Young's Command
Leaves Isidro for
Santa Rosa.
QUICK ACTION AT MANILA
Filipinos to Bo Driven Out Gen
eral Lawton Establishes Civil Gov
ernment at San Isidro The Mayor
Comes Back Three American Sol
diers Missing Believed to Havo
Been Captured by the Insurgents.
San Tsldro. via Manila, Oct. 27. Al
Iplo Gonzales, mayor of San Isidro,
who lied when the Americans took po
Fosslou of the town, returned yester
day. General Lawton hns established a
civil government here.
One of Lowe's scouts anil two pri
vates of the signal corps aro missing.
Jt Is supposed they have boon captured.
This morning at daybreak General
Young's command, consisting of Cast-m-r'a
scouts, a contingent of the Twen
ty-second regiment. Chase's troop oX
the Third cavnly, nine troops ot the
Fourth cavalry, a body of englneera
nnd Russell's signal corps, with rations
for sven dajs, left In tho direction of.
Santa Hosa.
Washington, Oct. 27. The war de
partment has received tho following:
Mnntlu, Oct. 27.
Adjutant General, Washington.
Insurgent government submitted appli
cation to send live companies to Manila
to arrange difficulties uttendlng release of
Spaidsh sick prisoners und discuss peace
conditions. Declined. No negotiations
necessary as we would gladly receive all
Spanish prisoners nt our lines, wolcomo
them from their cruel captivity and labor
for their welfuie. Correspondence by
mall. (Signed) Otis.
Washington. Oct. 27. The followina
cablegrams havo been received at tho
war department from General Otis:
Manila, Oct. 27. Lawton's advance,
under Young, north of Ran Isidro near
Cabanatuan. Established permanent
str.tton, three months supplies be(nK
forwarded by San Juan river route.
Ijawton meets little resistance. 'Twen
t -sixth volunteers and battalion of
Nlntcenth Infantry sent to Hollo.
Transport Taenia, headquarters,
seven companies. Twenty-seventh vol
unteers, arrived. Casualties, Corporal
Henderson, Company C. washed over
hoard. Two men deserted and seven
loft sick ftt Honolulu, ot which Cor
poral Hunter, G. dead. No other cas
ualties. Command In good health.
Transport Sheridan, Thirty-third voK
unteers and recruits, arrived. Good
condition. One casualtj. Private Uul
gan Company K. died en route.
Traitor Arrestee".
I Manila, Oct. 2'.. C:1S p. m. M. P.u-
1 perto Santingo, one of the wealthiest
Vlsnyans who had taken the oath ot
allegiance to the Hulled Stales and
who posed ns a friend of Americans,
! has been nrn stcd ni Ilolln, while oth
er VIsayans are being watched. Tha
prisoner Is charged with organizing a,
revolutionary junta. Santiago owns
sugar estates throughout the Island of
Negros. It is asserted that a council
of ten and the manager of thu Junta,
met dally nt Santiago's ofllco for tho
purposo of engineering an extenslvo
scheme of collections for an Insurrec
tion. Ono of Santiago's steamers was
captured oarrylns: supplies to th
rebels. His nrrest caused rumors of an
outbreak ot the natives ot Hollo, and;
precautions have been taken to pre-
I vent the trouble.
The KIghteenth regiment and tha
marines of the gunboat Concord form,
an expedition at Concepclon, Northern;
Panay, which Is searching for tho
Concoid's coxswain, who was lured
ashore by a white flag and who In
supposed to bo a prisoner. They found
the place deserted and burned every
house as a punishment.
Sentence of Watkins Modified.
New York. Oct. 27.-CaptaIn StarbucK.
1'hlted States supervising Inspector of
steam vessels, bus modified the order of
the local board of Inspector In suspnnd
lug the license of Captain Frederick II.
Watkins. of the American Line steam
ship Paris for two years, becauso of his
running that vessel on the rocks near tho
Manacles, ott the coast of Cornwall, on
May 21 last. Tho ruling of tho supervis
ing inspector suspends Watkins for -As
months, dating from yesterday, Oct. 2.
Death of a Well Known Authoress.
London, Oct. 27. Florence Marryat
(Mrs. Frances Lean), the wtll known uu
thorcss, died In London this morning.
Pennsylvania Pensions.
Washington, Oct. 27. Pension certifi
cates: Increase, Abraham V. Williams,
Alford, Susquehanna, $14 to $17.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
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Washlngton.Oct. 27. Forecast for 4
f Saturday: Eastern. Pennsylvania
-f Showers and cooler lalo Saturday
and Bunday night; probably rain -f
-f Buniluy; winds shifting to fresh -
- northeasterly. -f.
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