LARGE FOKIE IN THE FIELD Kngland' Troop llelng I'oiirod Into Africa, Hut Delayed In Getting to the Front. London, fliy Cable.) -The remarkable leclurntlon of Mr. YVyndham. of the War niu, Id the IIoiim of Commons, thnt Great Drltaln will have Iti a fortnltrht lHO.OoO rog Jlurs in South Africa. 7,000 Canadians and Australians, and 20,000 South African Vol .uiteers, is revived with wonderment. Of :hls total of 213,000 troops, with 43U tun, ill are now there, with tlio exception of bout 18.000 that nro allont. Beyond rom larlson this f tlio largest force Grent Drit ila lias ever put In the Held. At the end of .he Crimean war she had scraped together W.000 men. Wellington at Wuterlooo bad iS.000. The general tone of the morning papers Is that his figure will atonish the country. I'.oughlyspenklng, only 80,000 men are at .he front. Ten thounand others have been lost, and ten thousand are shut np at Lady. rnltl). Excluding tlipse, there aro 70.000 troops w ho have not yet Ixmui In action. In addition those at sea. Why so ninny effectives have not yet been engaged Is explained by the lack of land transportation aid Him or cniiizntlon of supplies, to which Lord Hob--rts Is devoting his experience, and Lord kitchener his (renins for details. It seems as though the weight of these masses mmt destroy the equilibrium wlilci now holds tha British forces stnllviuiry wherever thoy nm lu contact with the Boet rmy. Lack of transportation nnd organisation will not explain adequately why. when gen erals at tho front request reinforcements, they get them lu rather small numbers. Knowledge 4 slowly penetrntlng to I on Ion that large garrisons must be kept In Capo Colony, to hold down the Cape Dutch, who, a everyone knows, outnumber the British residents three to two. Cable scraps received during the last twelve hours do not further Illuminate tho military oporntlnns. It Is believed In some rather trustworthy quarters that he is again assailing the Boer Hues. A further list of casunltitles published by the War Ofllco brings thn total from tho crossing of the Tugeln to tho abandonment of Splon Kop to 1,965 ofllcers and men. Home unpleasant criticism of the Wat Offleo has been caused by the discovery that tho sights of the Lee-F.nfluld carbines are defective. Old carbines have been supplied to the outgoing Fourth Brigade of Cavalry. Pl'IJMC DKIIT STATEMENT. A IlecrfMd as Compared With Last Maul h Cash In the Treasury. Washington, (Special. ) The monthly mi.tement of the public debt shows that at the close of business January 81, 19. 0, the debt, less cash In the Treasury, amounted to !.U5,636.2a7? a decrease, as compared with lt.,t month, of (8,(103,780. This decrease It accounted for by a corresponding Increase In the amount of onsh on band. The debt Is reonpltulnled as follows: Interest bearing debt. $1,026,8311,000; debt on which Interest has ceased since maturity, tl. 208,410; debt bearing no Interest, 390,. 055,740; total, tl, 418,127,200. This amount, however, does not Include 1710,011,003 In certificates and treasury notes outstanding which are offset by an equal amount of cash on hand. The cash in the Treasury is classi fied as follows: Oold, 403,40fl,GO.-.; silver, 4-302,043,317, paper, G9,413,C15; bonds deposits in national bank depositories, disbursing officers' bal ances, etc., $108,475,123; total, 1,083,428,501. against which there are demand liabilities outstanding amounting . to (790,837,588 which leaves a net cash balance on hand of 2'.'2,49Q,B73. KO MILKAGK FKKS. Iloua Committee Decides Against Roborts' Claim. Washington. (Special.) The House Com mittee on Mileage rejected the claim of Brighaui H. Itoberts, of Utah, for mileage In connection with his contest for n, sent in the House. Mr. Itoberts put in n clulin for mileage from Halt Lsko City to Washington, 2,597 miles, and return, at the usual rate ol JO cents a mile each way, making a totul of fl.P38.80. Mr. Roberts was not present, and It was understood ho bail gone to Chicago. Mr. Cooper, of Terns, moved that Mr. liobert was entitled to udleage, but on a tie vote 2 to 2-this fulled. Chairman Barbain will repott this action, which, he says, Is equiva lent to a rejection of the claim by the com mittee. As a result of suggestions la the commit tee, Mr. Barham will confer with the Speaker concerning the recognition of any member who may seek to secure for Mr. Itoberts the 92,000 usually allowed in contested election cases. This, however, Is not the committee action, but Is due to a desire to afford op portunity to bring the mut:er before the House. DKATMS IN A WKKtK. Three Killed nnd a Number Injured. Madly Tampa, Pla., (Special.) A fast passenger train on the Plant system was wreaked 20 luiles north of this place. Engineer Kennedy wns Instantly killed. One passenger was killed, but the body whs so frightfully mutilated that It Is Impos sible to Identify It at this time. The son of H. 1 Ilernden, mull ngeut of this city, died at the Sunford Hospital. Mr. Ilernden, Sr., is badly Injured. A number of ,tbur pn seugers were also injured. The mull and express onrs nnd two day coachus were ihrown over. Tho Pullman cars were not derailed. The accident was caused by the train run ning Into an open switah, nnd colliding with a freight esr. It is believed that the switoh was opeued by soma person with tho iuleu tlon of wrecking the trulu. Ooebel's Couslu Stricken. Chicago, III., (Special.) Albert Cioebel, a cousin of the wounded Governor of Keu tuoky, was rldiug on a Btreet oar whou he was attacked suddenly with heart disease, and fell from tho enr, fracturing his skull, lie sustained lu addition severe cuts on tho scalp. FBEIGIIT AM l'ASSKNliKK. Engineer Illday Killed In Wreck eud Fireman Injured. Akron, O., (Special.) Truln No. 14, a fnBl east bound express on the Erie Itoad, hauled by two engines, collided with a freight train lu the suburbs of Akron while running at a high rate of speed. Engineer Dlday, of tho forward passenger onglne. was killed, and his llreman, George Klul, slightly Injured. Dlday was the oldest engineer on the road. None of the passen gers were lujured. Three coachus were bad ly wrecked. APPKAI. TO 1'ltKtfIUKNT. Mr. Taylor's Letter Asking for tlio Support of the Administration. Washington, (Special.) President MoKiu. ley has received a long message from Uo v. W. 8. Taylor, of Kenuoky. , Governor Taylor reoltes at length the sit uation In Kentuoky; declare that ha con siders himself tha legally elected executive of the Stale, and assnrti that the condition of affairs at tha presuut time 1 most orltloal. Me says that a riot amy ooour at any time! Governor Taylor says that he Is doubtful of bis power to control the situation, and ap peals to the President to end the mutter and tenure peace In the Hi ate by reoogntalng him tha Governor of Kttntask. THE NEWS. V Governor Taylor's counsel had R confer, mice with (.Wool's Inwyers and friends, nnd proposed thalitho case of the two governors rnr oesuumiuuu lo the State Court of Appeals, with tho right to carry it to the Supreme tourt oi Ilia l nlted States, The Goebel men rejected the proposition, befog unwilling to let the matter go beyond the State courts. The president of n bank which Is a deposi tory for Kentucky State funds refused to nonor vouchers signed by Governor Taylor, nnd the Warden of the penitentiary refused to release a convict whom Governor Taylor had pardoned. The mllltln still guard the capltol grounds and building, with Instruc tions to receive no orders from Ooebel. The condition of Ooebel continues critical. Gov. Taylor sent a telegram to President McKln Icy declaring that he was doubtful of his power to control the situation, and asking that the President reaognlaa him as gov ernor. The funeral train bearing the remains of Major General Lawton, Major Logan nnd Dr. Armstrong sturted for the east from San Francisco. While trying to save children from ft fire In n parochial school building In St. Louis, a Catholic sister perished with one of her lit tle pupils. FormorBmk President Charles H. Cole, of the Globo National Hunk of Boston, gave ball In 950,000 to answer I he charge of em bezzlement. The fast passenger train on the Plant sys tern Wits wrecked near Tampa, Pin. Several passengers were killed and others Injured. Miss l'llemon D. Ganova leaped from the third-story window of a burning tenoment In New York and was killed. Mrs. LouIsa SchaofTor wns killed In Chi cago by Nicholas Ilotzlcr, whom she bad re fused to marry. Fire In the manufacturing district of Day- tou, O., caused a loss of (500,000. William Goebel was sworn In as Governor of Kentucky, and J. H. Beckham as lieuten ant governor, The Democratic members of the legislature filed a written Btntoment say ing they were In favor of seating him, but had been prevented by Governor Taylor, who kept them out of all balls by the mili tary, aud Issued a proclamation adjourning the legislature to meet in London on Febru ary 0. Lorlston M. Fairbanks, father of t'nited States Senutor Fairbanks, died at Pasadena, Cnl. Smallpox is prevalent In the central see lion of West Virginia. Wade Paugh was frozen to death In Ritchie oounty, W. Vs. The British steamer Merston Moor wont ashore off New Inlet, near Cape Hntteras. The Meywood Brothers' chair factory, in New York, was destroyed by lire. The Patternmakers' Union of Chicago has demanded a nlue-hour day. Mrs. Fred lleed. of Boonton, N. J., found her runaway husband near Middietewn, N. Y., and then mode the discovery for the first time that she was a stepmother. One man was killed and a dozen others fatally Injured by on explosion of a battery of four boilers in the steel dopnrtment of Phillips, Mlunlck & Co.'s mill, In Pittsburg. Jesse Wilson, a colored undertaker of Nor folk, Va., was arrested for burying a three-year-old child In the same cofllnwlth an un known woman. W. D. Smith, of Macon, Ga., wns sentenced to imprisonment for life for throwing acid Into the face of Mrs. Susie illlliurd, perman ently blinding her. The union painters and decorators of New port News, Vs., demanded a reduction of one hour per day at the present wages. Former Captain Ike T. Jobe, nccused of fraudulently Issuing transportation orders, was captured near Johnson City,. Tenn. Luellu C. Oakes, of New York, sued her former husband and his present wife for putting her in an insane asylum. Alice Kelly, n bride of three months, went from sleep to death in New York, gas com ing through unused pipes. llev. Dr. Parkhurst, of New York, proposes that saloons shall be allowed to sull beer on bunduy. Henry Noble nnd his sweetheart were blown from a bridge while driving neur Danbury. Ct., during a storm. The Southern Naval Stores Company was chartered lu Savannah, Ga., with a capital of 1300,140. Major Thomas A. Brander, a prominent ex-Coufedernte, died nt his home in Itlch tnond. The bill providing for separate curs for whites and negroes on the railways passed tho Vlrglnlu Senate without a dissenting vote, Tho governor's approval is a fore gone conclusion, I.i n collision between a special passenger train and a freight train at Wnyoross. Ga., Ilftecu pussengers were Injured. The rbllndeliJilo coroner's jury found four persons responsible for tho denth of Miss May Blbighitus In the opium joint. The Ciiuiijohnrlo (N. Y.) National Bank suspended, and E, J, Graham, national bank examiner, wns placed in charge. ' Six hundred operatives at tho American Hide aud Leather Company's tanneries in Lowell, Mass., went on a strike. James and Amos Pierce were arrested lu Chester, Pa., on suspicion of having mur dured George B. Eyre. Frederick Lempke, n Christian scientist, committed rulcide by thrusting bU head into a red hot stove. Six thousand dollars' worth of diamonds was stolen from Joseph K. Davidson & Son In Philadelphia. The third dynamite outrage in Leadvllle, Col., wrecked the home of A. Y. Iluuter, the millionaire. Lewis Havens, of Philadelphia, died sud denly In a car nt Lenoir, N, C. A fire nt Dawson City destroyed t400,000 worth of property. Samuel Peter Meyers was hanged at Som erset, Pa. li. II. Nicholas, a native of Baltimore, and superintendent of the Now York, Philadel phia and Norfolk Kallroad, died In Philadel phia. Judge Wnlljce, In the Uulted States Court at Albany, concurred with the lower court In refusing to grant a writ of habeas corpus in the case of Captain Oberlln M. Carter, convicted of conspiracy against the gov ernment. Brigadier General Charles W. Squires, a prominent Confederate during the Civil War, died In St. Louis, aged sixty. May Bobchous, aged nineteen, died in Philadelphia from the effects of smoking opium in a dun. Julius Bandmann, an old inerobnnt of San Francisco, is deud. John Klontban died- nt Berryvlllo, Vu., aged seventy-one. The Deluwure, Lackawuuna aud Western Company begun shutting down Its ooal mints lu Pennsylvania. W. J. McConuell, the temperanoe ndvoedo of Cleveland, died lu Philadelphia from ex cessive use of morphia. Count Bonl da Castellans, with his wife, Anna Gould, reached New York, and deuled absolutely that he had lost anythlug In spec ulations, declaring that ha bad never specu lated In his life. A. P. T. Elder, formerly a publisher In Chicago, plead guilty in the United States Court, that oily, to having used the mulls to defraud. Clarenoa W. Robinson was appointed com monwealth's attorney In Newport News, Va., to fill tha vacancy caused by tha death of J. K. M, Newton. John Potter Stooktoa, formerly United States senator, who woa for years attorney general of New Jersey, tiled at tha Hotel Hanover. In New York. GOEBEL IS DEAD. Hit KM AM FltOMPTLY ft WORN IN AS tlOVtKUNOIt CEREMONY HELD IN HOTEL. Senator llliu kbnrn and Other Democratic Leaders Present-A Dramatic Scene, In Wbleh the Young Lieutenant I'luys the Leading I'art-Urders Troops to lte- urn iiome. Frankfort, Ky., (Speclnl.) -The bullet nrea by an unknown assassin last Taesdny morning ended the lire of William Goebel nt 6.45 o'clock Snturduy evening. The only peraous present at the death bed wore Mr, Goebel's sister, Mrs. Braunacker, and his orotner, Arthur Ooebel, of Cincinnati, who nave been In constant attendance nt Mr. O. oliel's bedside, nnd Dr. McConnlok. Justus Goebel, another brother, who has ba;n htirrrylng from Arizona ns fast ns steam would carry him. in a vain hoDe of reaching his dying brother in time for some token of recognition, arrived fortv minutes too late. Oxygen was frequently administered tho uymg man during tho afternoon, In an effort to keep him alive until his brother's arrival, but lu vain. By the cruel irony of fate, the truln on which Justus Goebel was traveling to Frankfort wns delayed several hours from various cause', nnd when Mr. Goebel ilnnlly reached here, It was only to learn that his brother was dead. Move for a Monument. Among bitter partisans of both parties grief Is manifested, and already A movement has been started to erect a fitting monument to Mr. Goebel's memory on the spot In the Stntehouse grounds where he was shot. No arrangements have as yet been made for the funeral. It is understood that a re quest will be made on behalf of the citizens of Frankfort that Mr. Goebel's last resting place be in the cemetery here, whore lie burled Dnnlel Boone and Vice President Andrew Johnson. At Mr. Goebel's request, former Congress man Heudrlck wns called, nnd Mr. Goebel asked for some of his legal advisers, with whom he wished to confer. Shortly after ten o'clock he suddenly grew worse. t he hiccoughs nnd nausea returned with Increased violence, much to the wounded man s distress, and his pulso ran up alarm ingly. Drs. MeCormnck and Hume were hastily summoned, and hypodermic injec tions of whiskey and strychnine, and after ward of morphine, were given him. At Mr. Ooebol's request, Chaplain Wallace, of the Kentucky penitentiary, an intimate friend, was sent for, nnd the two had a short con versation. "Low," snld Mr. Goebel, "I wish to an nounce to the world that I do not hold my self In open violence to the word of God." Gives Cp tho Struggle. The hypodermic Injections ufTordiMl some temporary relief, but the sufferer, for the first time In his long, weary struggle for life, had apparently lost his Indomitable oournge. "Doctor," said ho feebly, to Dr. McCor- mnck, who stood at his bedside, "I'm afraid now that I'm not going to get over this." Dr. McCormack endeavored to cheer the fast-falling man, but the lutter soon relapsed Into a condition of Bemi-eonsclousness. About one o'clock he nrousid himself again, and calling Dr. McCurmack to bis side, said: "Doctor, am I going to get Weill" I want to know the truth, for I havo several things to attend to." "Mr. Goebel, you have but a few hours to live," replied Dr. McCormack. Mr. Goebel was silent for a moment; then. calling his brother, Arthur Goebel. to his side, he asked that the physicians and nurses retire. Then, for twenty minutes, the dying man wus left with his brother and sister, Mrs. Braunacker. The Last Scene. Soon after this he again fell Into a stupor. and at two o'clock his condition was consid ered so alarming that, ns a last resort, oxy gen was given in an endeavor to keep the dying man alive, If possible, until the arrival of his brother, Justus Goubel, from Arlzonn, who wns due shortly after six o'clock. The pulse of the patient bnd In the meantime run up to 140 and his temperature to 103, while his breathing became rapid and more la bored. This treatment resulted In an Improve ment, but the rally was so slight and slow that to the weary watchers at the bedside It was apparent that the end was not far off. and Rev. Dr. Taliaferro, of the Methodist Church of Frankfort, was sent for. Ho came at once. Softly entering tho deuth chamber, Dr. Taliaferro crossed over to where Mr. Goebel lay gasping for breath, and, kneeling at the side of the bed, prayed earnestly. wiiu tears streaming down their fanes. Mrs. Braunacker and Arthur Goebel knelt at the bedside also. Then Dr. Taliaferro nrose, and opnlnc his Bible, read n few selected verses from the Epistle to St. James. It was dacided to bold no formal innuest over tho remains. This Is in oomplhiuee Willi toe wishes of the friends and famllv of the dead Democratic leuder. Governor Taylor's Regret. Frankfort. K. fSnoclall Governor T. lor was notl lied nt his ofllco over the tele phone of Mr. Goebel's death. He said: -i ueepiy regrei uis ueutu. HKCKIItrtl GOVfcliNOIt. Urdvrs the Removal From OlUio of the Adjutant General. Frankfort, Ky.. (Special.) -Exactly one hour after the death of Mr. Goebel J. C. W Beckham wussworu lu as governor of the state, the oath being uduilulstered by 8. J. BiiacKenora, clem or the Court of Appouls. II una oeen determined to keen secret the news of the death of Mr. Goebel until Mr. Beckham should have been formally Imliinte.i Into office, nnd the delay wns mude greater by the Inability of Dr. McCormack to leave lliu bedroom of Mr. Goebel and make the proper certlllcnte of deuth. t'utll this had been done the Democratic attorney were unwilling that the oath of otllce should be ud ministered. The ceremony took place In a small room on the same lloor as thut la which Mr. Goe bel died, but a few doors to the west of It. "LULL TOM" IIATI1KLU Convicted of Murder and Sent to Prison fur 1.1 Te. Huntington, W. Vn., (Bpeclnl.)-"B1I1 Tom" Hatfield, a member of the notorious clan bearing his mime, and who was kid napped lu Mingo county uud taken to Pike county, Kentucky, almost a year ago, was convicted at Plkevllle of first degree murder and sentenced to prison for life, HatUeld's crime was committed almost fifteen yeurs ago, he being an accomplice lu the burning nt the stake of two members of the MuCov family. 7 AGAINST THE MILITIA U ALLOT. EuglUth Society of Friends Would Choek Military Imperialism. London, (By Cable.) The executive oom mittee of the Society of Friends of tho Uulted Kingdom announces the adoption of a minute ugntnst the enforcement of the mllitlu ballot, appealing to all ChrUtlnus "to oheck the spirit of military lmperlalbuu thut finds favor to-UHy." It la pointed out that under an existing s'.atute an order In council can enforce com pulaory military service, puuishing as de serters thus who, for conscience ak, re fuse to fight. GOEBEL SWORN IN. He Tskes the Unth of Offloe After lf lators Declare Him Governor Members Meet Heeretly. Frankfort, Ky., (Special.)- William Goe bel was deolared Governor of Kentucky by n Democratic quorum of the Legislature assembled In Joint session In a room lu the cupitol Hotel here. Within 30 minutes after the adoption of the Contest Committees' majority roport the oath of office was ndminlstered to the wounded man as he lay, upon his bed. Chief Justice Hnr.elrlgg administered tha osth In the presei.ee of the ofllolnls of the Legislature. Goebel thanked his friends la feeble tones. J. O. W. Beckham was also Installed by tha vote of the legislative quorum and la now dovlnred to ba Lleutenaut-Uovernar of the State. These acts were accomplished after a day of anxloty on the part of the Goebnl legisla tors, who had been dodging bayonets nnd evading arrest. Warrants were Issued for them to be used la case they attempted to assemble, but they managed to outwit Adjutant-General Collier, the troops and Gov. W. 8. Taylor, all of whom used every effort to prevent a meeting. In order to lead astray the State authori ties the true condition of Goebel's health was suppressed or exaggerated, and It transpired only nt a lute hour that ho bad been Improving since nlghtful and was con scious. Speaker South Trimble, of the lower uousa of tho Legislature, bad been conspicuously iniHslug with otuer members since 0 o'clock In the afternoon, but It was given out that they were biding from arrest. Taylor l'reclpltates Crisis. The crisis had been precipitated la the morning by Governor Taylor Issuing a pro clamation declaring the Legislature ad journed. Governor Taylor's proclamation was an nounced at the State House nt 10 A. M. by Adjutant-General Collier, who, when he read It, was surrounded by two regiments of soldiers and flunked by two' Gntllng guns. The proclamation was as follows: To the Oentral Assembly of (te Conwton- yeealth of Kentucky: "Whereas a state of Insurrection now pre vails la the State of- Kentucky, and espec ially In Frankfort, the capital thereof, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution of Kentucky, I do hereby, by this proclamation, adjourn at once the Gen eral Assembly of be State of Kentucky, to meet ut London, Laurel oounty, Ky., Tues day, the 0th luy of February, 190J, at VI o'clock. "Given undor my hand nt Frankfort, Ky., this 80th day of January, 1900, ut 9 o'olock M. "W. 8. Tavi-ob, "Governor of Kentucky. ' By Caxkb Powsbs, Seoretary of State." Tli la was read from the stops of tho Ktnte House in the presence of Speaker South Trimble and the Democratic members of the Legislature, who constituted a quorum. They bad come to hold a session to unseat Taylor. ITtOCLAMATION IY GOKItKL, lie Order the Mllitlu of Kentucky to Disperse Frankfort, Ky., (Speolal.) The following proclamation was Issued by Governor Goe bel: "Commonwealth of Krntcokt, "EXECCTIVK Dxi'AnTMKNT, "Frnnkrort, Ky. "Whereas, It hns been rniulo known to me that certain porsons, without authority of law, have banded themselves together for the unlawful purpose of forolbly preventing the Genrul Assembly of Kentucky from as sembling and discharging its official duties nt the sent of government, and have tor said unlawful purpose assembled lu tho city'of Frnnfort the First and Second Regiments of the Kentucky Slate Guard nnd by force, of arms have unlawfully taken possession of the hnll of the House of Representatives and tho Senate Chamber of the Stuto of Ken tucky, as well as all other public buildings and' archives of the Commonwealth, and have by force, Intimidation and violence ex pelled the General Assembly from tho Capi tol buildings and refused to permit the Sen ate and House of Representatives to hold their sessions therein, and are now terror izing the representatives of the people and other good oltlzens of the Commonwealth; "Now, therefore, I, William Goebel, Gov ernor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, 'do hereby command the said First aud Second Regiments of the Kentucky State Guard, und each and every officer nnd member thereor, to return to their homes and several avoca tions nnd there remain until lawfully called Into active service, "I also command all other persons, what soever, who are now unlawfully engaged In Interfering with and Intimidating members of the General Assembly of this Common wealth to disband and desist from terrorizing and intimidating the suid members cf the General Assembly and all other good citi zens of this Commonwealth. "Given under my hand as Oovernor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, at Frank fort, Ky., this 81st day of January, 1900. "William Ookuel.".. IATAL ACCIDI'.NT. Three Seetiwniuen Killed and Another Fatally Injured. Pulaski, Va., (Special.) A fatal accident occurred at Baker Mines, Carroll county. The train from hero was shifting cars at the mines, which are ubout two miles above the station on top of tho mountain on a very heavy grade. It is the custom for the train men to let loaded ore oars drift down the track while shifting. Two cars got from under the control of the brakemun, who Jumped off. They started down the rotid, meeting a pump car on which were four section men. George Summers, A. Z. Phil lips und O. Surrat were Instantly killed aud Osoar Johnson family injured. Child Burned to Death. ' Huntington, W. V., (Speoiul.) The 8-year-old daughter of Johu Audersou was burned to death. Her clothing lgultud from an open grata. She dashed Into tho street and hundreds of poople .witnessed tho sad spectacle. Murder Trial Postponed. Huntington, W. Va., (Speolal.) Owing tc the absence of Important witnesses for plaintiff the trial of Ylrgll Staley for the murder of his brothur-ln-law, Lafa Atkins, was postponed until next court. Killed by His Ilrother. Burton, W. Va., (Special.) Robert Hunt, 17 years of age, was accidentally shot aud killed by his older brother. The boys were playing with n loaded shot gun. Theweapou exploded and the charge of buckshot tore out young Hunt's heart. FALL-BKAltKU DROPPED DKAD. Samuel Ilarbaugli Died at a Funeral In Carroll County. Westminster, Md., (Special.) Mr. Samuel Harbaugb, a farmer residing midway be tween York Road uud Taney town, lu Carroll county, dlod suddenly under sensatlonu. cir cumstances. Mr. Hurbaugh was acting as one of the pull-bearers of Mrs. Thomas Myerly al Bruaevllle. The funeral cortege bad started on lis wuy to the burial ground ut Keysvlile and Mr. Hurbaugh had Jast gotten lu hit waggy when he dropped back In the seal dead. Tha shock to ttte people la au-..luu was great. MILLER IN RETREAT. llltlTlSIt TltOOPi) UNA III. K TO FACE DOEJtS AT HI-ION KOP. 1,500 DEAD 0NTHE FIELD. Lame Kxcusrsof the Commander Advises War OtHoe That He Approved Gen. War ren's Movement, Hut That a lletreat ! came Neoe.snry nnd Withdraw His Whole Force Houth of the TugoU Itlver. London, Eng., (By Cable.)-Gen. Sit Charles Warren, with his Bri.lsh army di vision, originally numbering about 16.000 troops, hns been forced to retrcnt south ot the Tugeln river, Natal. A dispatch from tha Boer head laager, near Ladysmltb, states thut the British left 1.600 dead on tha battlefield Wednesday, tha duv of the Oghtlug nt Splon kop. Tha news of General Warren's retreat eomes In an official dispatch from Gen. Sir Redvers Buller, British commander-ln-ablef In Natal, S'Uit from his headquarters nt Spearman's Camp. Perhaps the remainder of General Duller' army, which was north of the Tugela, has nlso retreated, Tho General's dispatch snys he decided to withdraw "the force" to the south side. This, takeu with adjoining sen tences, apparently refers only to Warren's dlvlt-lon, but Is construed in tome quarters in i.otiuon to mean Buller s entire force. It Is believed In London that If tho re maining troops under Utillnr havo not re treated ulrendy they must do so soon. All or part of General Lyttleton's brigade. it is now known, went to tho holp of Warren at Splnn kop and shared in tlio reverse. Signs Indicate that Buller may have risked nil his available troops In trying to hold the kop. Oonernl Buller, it Is stated, will probably try next to foroo his way to Ladvsmith bv another route. He hns tried the central nnd western routes, and the only one left open peoms to oo the one east of Colenso, by way or neeneu. A change of plans like this would nrob ably involve a delay of perhups a month. In tho meantime Ladysmltb. might be forced to surrender. An opinion held In London Is that Gen. Sir George Stewart White, nt Ladysmlth, will fire oiT nil his ammunition, blow up his cannon, break his rifles and then walk out to surrender to the Boers. The dispatches from correspondents with the British army give no estimates of tho losses in fighting. Tho Boer statement that 1.S00 were left deud on the battlefield Wed nesday, It is said lu London, may includo tue wounded ulso. The Boor account of the Splon koo battle Intimates that the British really surprised the Boers when they ascended tho kop and occupied one of its ridges. Tho Brltteh nlso intrenched themselves hurriedly, but the Boers ndvnnced on the trenches and after a deeperuto light caused the British to abandon the position, "Many Boers were shot, "says inn tiispatcb, but it gives no figures. Dispatches from Spcarmnn's Cuino ulve mo linttsh account of the light. The accounts are Important ns tending to coiijlrm tho generally accepted belief thnt the wholo affair was a Boer trap. They stoto that "tho Boors had the ranges fixed to n nicety" and that their first volloy "momentarily staggorod tbo British." The resistance of the small forco of Boers who retreated from tho position into which Gen- ornl Warrcn.advnnoed Is described as "dls splrlted," which indicates thut they wore leaning mm on. The failure of General Warren's move. ment must havo been n great surprise to Gonorul Buller. In aa order to bis troops at toe beginning or tho movement ha used thosj words: "Our generals will bo given only one ordr, namely, advance There will bo no turning back." COI.OMISIAN ItKHULH IILCFFED. Governor of Tiimacn 8narod Them Off , With a Fairy Tale. , San Diego, Cnl., (Hpoclal.) From reports brought by tho Hamburg steamer Volumnla It appears thnt the nrrlval of the vessel at Tumaco, Columbia, where she touched on tho way up, hud the effect ot saving tho place from capture by Colombian rebels. The rebels had demanded the surrenderor the town uud the governor was at his wits' end. Just then the Volumnla was sighted. The governor sent a defiant message to the revolutionists and told them that thestaamer eff port wns bringing COO government troops. Tho trick succeeded aud tlio rebels aban doned their purpose to capture Tumaco. dancf: on die." An Engineer Refused to Dunce and was Fatally Shut. Bnrboursvllle, W. Vu., (Special.) At Rus sell, Isaac J. Crump, ot this place, shot aud mortally wounded Ooorge Hyden. Both wore railway engluoors and, it is said, wero Intoxicated at the time the shoo tlug occurred. Crump pulled a revolver from his pocket and jokingly told Hyden to "dance or die." Hy den refused to dunce nnd Crump fired, tho bullet penetrating Hyilun's right breast. Both hud been lllc-loug friends. Crump is undor arrest. AN UNUSUAL CASE. Tivo West Virginia Girls Convicted of Burn turning. Charleston, W. Va., (Special.) Ollle Young and Isabella Gray, each 10 years old and pretty, who were Indicted for barn burning In Summers county, have been tried nnd found guilty. Oille Young Is a sister of Lee Young, who was convicted of the murder of his father and sent to the penitentiary for seven yeurs. ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE. The veternn scientist, Dr. Alfred Russal Wallace, Is now in bis ISlh year. A monument to Jucques Carter will be erected on the heights of St. Male. Perclval Lowell, the astronomer, will head an African expedition to observe the eollpse of the sun next May. It Is announced that Prof. Andrew W. Phillips, of Yale, will soon make a trip through the country to get subscriptions to the bicentennial fund. Colli P. Huntington has already spent $1,000,000 on his project to make Galveston, nt the end ot bis Galveston, Houston, and Northern Railroad, the great port for bis Southwestern railroads. Mrs. II. W. Thomas, wife of tho Rev. Dr. Thomas, of the People's Church, of Chi cago, has followed in her husband's foot steps by being ordained a mtulstur. A tew Sundays ngo she preached from her bus baud's pulpit a sermon on "The Cost of Right." Archlbuld Forbes, the famous war corres pondent, bus been reported several times to be at the point of death, but now it in even denied thut he Is seriously sick. The Afghan Ameer, according to a dis patch from St. Petersburg, bos ordered all rouds lending from Herat to Kutschuk, in Trunsaasplu, to be guarded, uud at tha samo time the frontier garrisons have been re in forced. The only woman oil operator in tha coun try Is Miss Jane Stono, who owns 180 uoroa lu Texas which, have produced oil. General Jainont, the French Commander-in-Chief, when on a recent tourot inspection along the coast, narrowly esonped drown ing at Q ilberon. lathe dark und the tog be walked over tho quay aud foil into tha sua. His ald-de-oamp and orderly sergeant at once plunged In after blta aud saovaaded lu bntuglntJlJtn tu band. I SAFE BL0!?!RS KILLED- Two of the Gang Shot Dead and aTha-d Wounded Police Have Pltohed Battle. 3ulnoy, 111., (8peeIal.)-QulacypoUea offi cers killed two expert safe blowers, apposed to be from. Chicago, and seriously wounded another. The men are believed to b tho same who recently operated In Galnsburg, Freeport, and other Illinois cities, making a specialty of cracking infea In balldlng and lonn association offlcos. On January the safe In the ofTlces of the Adams County Building and Loon Associa tion, in this oity. wns blown open at tha noon hour, and oash and securities amounting to 20.001 taken. Saturday Inst three men oame to Moocker's Hotel, two of them regis tering from Kansas City. Tha proprietor suspected tb,em aud warned the police, nnd when one of the men went out he was shad owed by Detective George Koch. The officer finally oskod the' suspect to go to tha station and explain himself. Tha man drew a pistol und pointed It nt the offi cer's heart, but as be did so Koch flashed his own pistol and fired four shots. Three look effect, and the mnn fell dead. This occurred nt 11 o'clock Saturday night In front of the Newoomb Hotel. Meanwhile ofllcers hod examined the baggage of tho suspected mon, and found It Included burg lur tools, skeleton keys, dynamite sticks, nnd nltro-glycerlne. When tho other two men returned to tho Moeeker Hotel, thoy found tho hotel surrounded by officers. They ran Into the hotel saloon, loaded their revolvers, nnd a running fight ensued in the hotel corridor. Ono mun reached tho stroet, pursued by Chief of Police John Ahearn. He turned to Ore, and as ho did so Ahearn sent a bullet crashing through bU skull. He died In a few minutes. The third man wns shot on the stairs by Officer Chnrnhorst, nnd sank to tha floor wun a broken hip. Ho refused to say who his accomplices wore. FROM WASHINGTON. Tho Paris municipality bas conceded a site for the Washington monument which has been completed for tha Washington Stulue Association. The House committee strongly recommen ded the proposed merit blU to improve the Woather Bureau service The House devoted a day to oulogies In memory of the late Representative Bnlrd, vf Louisiana. Prof. Alfred J. Henry was chosen to fill the vacancy caused by tho death of Prof. Ilazen. Tha remains of General Thamas IT. Stan ton were burled In Arlington Cemetery. Captain Abercrombie. who had charge of the Copper River expedition, submitted a re port showing a feasible ruilroad route to tho Yukon. Chief Frank H. Hitctaoock'a report shows that there has been a great development la our trade with China nnd Japan. Senator Mason bos written a caustlo letter with reference to his expulsion from the Tippecanoe Club. Senator Beverldge states that General Lawton did not expect to come back alive to tho United States. Tho Cnitod Stntos Senate pawed the Ur gent Deficiency bill. Mr. Chandler vehe mently denounced the charge constantly made by southern senators that the Civil War was brought on by designing northern politicians. Tho Senate committee discussed the prop osition U) establish a department of oora moroe. Tho House of Representatives decided, by n vote oi xio 10 ou, to adopt the majority re port of the committee, and to deolare vacant tho seat la the House to whloh Brlghum H. i.ooeris, oi man, had been elected. The Secretary of the Hu ant tn th cn ate a statement showing thnt part ot the fifty millions npproprlaied for the national ueionse was spent in me navy. Representatives of the Intnrnntl nnftl Rail. men's Union opposed the shipping bU be- tuio iuu xiuuse ooinmuiee. Iladlr Mashed by His Brotlmr. Shlppo' sburg, Pa., (Spoclal.)-As the re run oi a qunrrei j oun Jtathna, a young man is at hi home about three miles south of Sbippecsburg, with seven horrible gapping wounds, made with a razor In the hands of his brother, Reuben. There are two soalp wounds, onch six lnohes long, a slash from tue mourn to the enr, tho ear cut in half, and n long gash in tbo neck. Dr. Meyers was summoned, nnd used eighty-four sntcnesiosew them up. It Is stated that they quarreled over a plug of tobacco. Preached a Sensational Sermon. Norfolk, Va., (Special.) Rev. L. It. Christie preached a sormon in Bpurgeou Memorial Baptist Church, In which be ar raigned the city offlolals for dereliction ot duty. The sermon created a sensation, and may load to an Investigation. Disguised, Mr. Cbristto went through the slums, and the sermon was preached on the basis of what ho saw. Confessed to Murder. Fort Scott, Kan., (Special.) Amos rhll- llps, the aged accomplice of George Silbee and D. Mocks, tho men who were lynched here last Saturday night, in the murder ot Fannor Edlluger, bns mado a full confes sion before being taken to the Leavenworth Penitentiary. He confessed that he and the men lynched had followed Edllnaer for sev eral days, and had killed him for his property. Major Urander Dead. Richmond, Va., (Spoclul.) Major Thos A. llrunder, past grand commander of the Virginia Grand Camp of Confederate Vet erans, and who was known thughout the soutn for his prominence In all Confederate reunions, died here, agnd sixty years. FIELD OF LABOR. Morooco bas no railways. Men do the washing in Egypt. Iowa makes farm wagons of stetl. Sweden peat bogs constitute 8,048,000 acres. Duluth Btoneoutters domund 40 oeiits dot hour. St. Paul bricklayers want 59 cents ner hour. Texas has a woman deputy United States marshal. New York's 41,318 tenements bouse 1 48C - 413 people. At Iudlanapolls the prloe ot a hair out ranges from 15 to 25 cents. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers gained 11,700 members lust year. Unionists exclusively will erect the Pun. American Exposition Building at Buffalo. At Auburn, N. Y., the building trades are going to make a fight tor the eight-hour day ou April 1. New York policemen want the eight-hour day, and the legislature has been asked to legalize the demand. New York Carpenter Union, 613. has voted down a motion to demand Ma day and eight hours in all shop (inside work). Brooklyn bricklayers earn 65 cents an houri eight hours constitute a day's work. They also work only till noon on Saturday! The hread-eutlng world requires more than 3,300,000,000 bushels of wheat every twelve uiouina to supply its table with bread. The Lake Seamen's Union has deolded thnt members who served in the Spanish-Ameri can war are exempt from payment of dues. w nen luaiee go to buy a dress in Janan they tell the shopkeeper their age, and If they are married or not, because there are speelal designs for the single and double re- luuuaa ( lite, as well as tor ages. KEYS! LATEST St Aj SHOT WIF; John Nrlirr Fo tally lnj,v p ilren haw n,V - a lend a nits,1 Her-lib, vi The quiet It ly (flp astern ubnrli'wot K-ene of ndcJ n0,v .ulted lu to, Zh j , years, and tb. ijcn 1 Barbara, 41 yo,, , Mrs. Bohaersr,;0 ofr band, which i'c planned, took p;,J Tho 1 of their home jtrnins, Hlxty-slxtli itvtt'Bll arc euee of their :. Sadie sandoo, , F Schueror wn',h VH, lot entered wni'i.t nnd penetrated, A r, pierced the mlJ,;--J ' iplne and Iodg., t ""V" hml i.m,.i... 'Tys.-r but when suo t. !T" ..........i,,,, 3(,. stairway she. fu 'f" Schiterer, with his hand. tuh, f i thought to beli,, , j the kitchen, . .! temple nnd s.nt , J; : Death, it h. Sadie Handon. ft, tS- from thit hnn... V " ""una lives next door. l Fltapntrlck, who jrfe'; The women vm whL lest Schaerer stio Jr' ' ; them also. Afi vS? V lolued liv Mr. ii I I' by, nnd the latter L-'V. Wunl ln,A .1... I.. V " titer j'y Ill0.( ,' lot, liorjjt'8-D tslde .... hue net lying In a llttlu or the lloor. A Inches from tli men wore oiitl,l from tho cellar m (Jjhvo on tho second Doc'inon, fust approaching iiy gl man Morton tout ' I, Germantown llv , tho husband Was '-jJ0 w' from where it , "rou claimed by rclatlv -owu motive for the st . y Jealousy on tbe pa:fcry wife. An entaiinl.ftU, n with a woman uaj id tli his housekeeper Mmul: time when his wit, ,e )j, suld to have pn- ro Krantz is now imti. . - ...... ft tut Aiiuituouse, nuilic- hud Instituted a bert; ns tit Schaerer. i. ds c ltllM,llf i . Hopewell borout t, nllty In tbo State, t-fU0" ate identity. Alt,P.wl1 deliberating overl.lnton Grand Jury recoi J)tO'l of the borougb be in. that the court ttiii pril well wl l in tlienra:fcuffli Utcnce. The flKhi briil charter was waged i who fills tbo ,,llUi director, niUKistri: c, frequently jndgo ol jew -tillm silk MiU'jv, Superintendent Shurnoklu Silk MilL-f ployees. Informing: work Ave hours ov -v the large demand!' I supplied. This nights and on Sii now order will uffecif looms, reoentlv onl lug of these looms' from Ufty to ono i ployees. 1 .minister T,,.w.K Clt.,..uf T'i county, paid lutottliA 0H1.58, being the so I'-; personal property ttf , Under tho law tliree-y' goes bnck to Lanca' nunt of this inom'y f of the former Ttn alleged to have enibw; Fire li"M Tlicflrobossescltt Inn rml ntul TronO District wero notice! been increased ' I' i y largest advance In' ? work in the hlstcryif' ' miners in this dMrkiL' iioeount-of an Inerr.-F I... k-i- fjO l. Ml' l ' Agitntton us to tiler-01' discharged from tlioff iu Insane nt NorrL-to11 meeting of the trufU' Bl At a monthly tuei tiii, jt;5 ruiLOrted that the W'li during tho mouth o' eight, ooneideruiJiy e uyy0i - provlous months. Serant A bla frame bulhUVj'o KernntoD, formerly urb, won burned. Tho but pf , Htroved. entailing a I"-; building was owned . .. . ,. nL.r j.umoer Liunifiuji i- v t ry and stock owiwj! the v.ureka tu'r which used part ol tl"f 6 until about a mourn xr Woman HM'H t The body ot u worn' (is, bridge on tho lMiw Lafayette. She wun M i OeyBer, 50 yours old, aimnnaMil fthn WUS knocked undor the' CeutonnrU'fcj, r Catharine V&'hi TowMblp. who enjuj.-i I,,,, tlio olileat reslU''"' suffered ft stroke of 1 u lu her 101th year That Small. i For a whole long. bold forth on bis flr and albelta and (t' ting bin second "On tho other when a clear, small 1 aera!" ha knew tin fort of bis Ufa bad 4 i Old Af T To meot the reqi"- age pension act In 000 will bave to Ik the next year by f"p eittlng. , r nie.iiL wauinr for the reason tbnt K tight.
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