mum u i state Of ice'
COMPLETELY ISOLATED.
Boers Have Cul OK lha Waltr Supply Aulho
rllle Threaten Those Who Increasa
Prices ol Provisions.
A Cnpe Town correspondent enys
that dispatches from Kimbetiey hnve
been received describing the condition
nf affairs in the beleaguered town.
One says:
"We re nil right, though completely
Isolated. (Hie water In flit off, but we
are allowed to use the river water two
hours dally for strictly domestic pur
poses. Provisions have rlBen to double
price, parallln costing ! -r, rB"r'
but the military authorities now
threaten severe punishment for all who
charge more than antc-slcge prices.
The public Is alarmed, but we can hold
out for six months. We are not afraid
of Boer assaults.
"Sortie ale occasionally made to
keep the Hoers from planting their
eannon and shelling the town from a
distance. All wayside places are In the
hands of the ISoi-rs. and we momentar
ily rxpei t tin ni to attack us, but finer
defenses than ours nrrt. Inconceivable."
The London dally Mall publishes the
following dispatch from Plctermniits
burg. dacd .Monday:
"Patrols from t.ndysinlth report
that there are four lame Hoer camps
within a radius of ten miles, extending
In a semi-circle northenst of the town.
Evidently the enemy is concent! atlnK
all his forces. Commandant General
Jotibert Is In supreme command, one
Boer laager has a Ited Cross tent care
fully posted In n conspicuous position.
"The tlritish had several skirmishes
with the enemy Sunday. Hallway
communication with I.adysmlth Is still
Intact. At Colenso a couple of Bnsiitos
were detected putting boulders on the
railway. They confessed that they had
done this by order of the Transvaal
authorities.
"A war balloon, very small and so
light that two men can hold and haul
It down with a wire strand, and which
can ascend 3.000 feet, Is now In use,
and the full position of the Hoer guns
has been ascertained.
"The heavy and incessant rains have
flooded Tugela river, which will prove
an effectual barrier to any Hoers pro
ceeding southward. The remaining
bridges are strongly guarded.
The position at I.adysmlth, without
being alarming. Is sulllclently danger
ous to excite anxiety. Kvldently the
Hoers are trying to repeat their Dundee
tactics. Roughly estimated, they have
17.000 men, agnlnst 12.00 British.
Oen. Sir Ueorge Stewart White has
the better artillery, but It Is of lesser
range. The delay In the Hoer attack
la reported to be due to the non-arrival
nf Commandant Jnuhert'a column. This
has given the Itiitlsh a much needed
respite after their recent exertions.
Everything, it Is now considered,
hinges upon (Ion. White's resources
and judgment. Nothing Is known re
gardlng the progress of defensive
works for the protection of T.adysmlth.
The censorship Is more active than
ever. According to the dally Chroncl"'s
correspondent, "the new regulations
limit the number of words allowed for
ress messages to one-fourth the ntitn
er allowed before."
Farmers In the neighborhood of t.a
dysmlth have left their farms and stock
at the mercy of the Hoers and are con
gregated In the town. The two guns
the Hoers have mounted are powerful
weapons. They are the ones used In
shelling Dundee.
The Standard's correspondent at T.n
dymlth,( telegraphing Saturday, sends
a statement thnt he Hoers have rap
ured l.fiOO mules, a loss that must ser
iously Inconvenience Hrltlsh transport.
The attempt of the Hoers to cut the
railway at I'leers was frustrated by
Hrltlsh cavalry.
The following official data are made
regarding the fighting near Dundee:
"The Hoer losses during Friday's en
gagement at Talanl hill are estimated
at ROO In killed and wounded."
The Pally Mail has the following
from Pletermarltzburg, Natal, dated
October 23:
"The proclamation of martini law
throughout Natal has given great sa
tisfaction. "Among the Hoer prisoners at Lady
smith are Dewltt Hamer, member of
the raad for Harberton, and Dr. Van
leggele, public prosecutor at Heidel
berg. Among the killed was Mr. de
Jong, secretary of the Transvaal edu
cation department.
"It Is now expected that Oen. Jan
Kock, the Boer commander, will re
cover. Oen. White gave him the option
of being taken to I'retorla or remaining
at I.adysmlth, and he chose the latter.
"The heavy losses of the King's royal
rifles at Dundee seem to have been
due to the black belts worn over the
khaki, and which afforded an excellent
target."
The war office returns show that the
total Hrltlsh casualties, since the be
ginning of hostilities reach 597, 18 of
ficers having been killed and B.'i wound
ed, and 76 men killed and 4.15 wounded.
There are 13 unaccounted for.
This total, however, does not Include
the squadron of the Eighteenth hus
sars, which went astray near Dundee,
and the officers of the Dublin fusiliers.
The parliamentary secretary of the
war office, George Wyndham, In the
house of commons Wednesday an
nounced that Field Marshal Lord Wol
seley, the commander-in-chief of the
forces sums up the situation In Natal
as follows:
"Gen. Yule has fallen back to effect
a junction with 8lr George Stewart
White. He camped Tuesday evening
about 16 miles south of Dundee with
out seeing anything of the enemy dur
ing the marrh. and It has since been
reported that 'All's well on the Wasch
bank river.'
"Gen. White fought a successful ac
tion with an Orange Free State force
Tuesday on the road between Lndy
rmlth and Newcastle, and Joined hands
with Gen. Yule the same evening.
WAR IN THE TRANSVAAL
The Boer forces number 98,000 men.
The Boer flag now floats over Vrv.
burg.
The siege of Klmberly by the Boers
continues.
The British purpose using wireless
telegraphy In South Africa.
Among the Boer forces there are 600
Americans, 60 French and 200 Jews.
President Kruger travels about giv
ing his orders from a wagon splendidly
outfitted.
General Joubert, of the Boers, has
expressed to Lady Symona his sympa
thy In the loss of her husband In the
Transvaal war.
Great Britain can allow no more
than two representatives each to for
eign governments who wish to make
observations In the Transvaal. j
Olive Schrelner, the famous writer.
In a dispatch which escaped the censor
characterised the war In the Transvaal
as a colossal crime on England's part.
The death of Oen. Sir William Penn
gymone, the British commander at
Dlencoe, who was shot In the stomach
m the battle with the Boers there Oc
tober 20, was officially announced In
the house of commons Thursday.
TERSE TELEGRAMS.
The rockefellers now control tho
leather trust.
Peter Mitchell, & noted Canadian
statesman, Is dead.
American soldiers killed 10 bandits
near Manila las week.
Three thousand Immigrants landed
In New York Saturday.
Cold weather has checked the spread
of yellow fever In the south.
One hundred sailors and marines have
left Boston for the Philippines.
Agents of the Trnnsvanl are In Chi
cago looking for men for South Africa.
Itev. O. E. Morrison was hanged at
Vernon, Tex., Friday, for wife murder.
Five fast French cruisers have been
ordered In readiness to go to South
Africa.
Mud In the Philippines Is so deep thnt
horses cannot pull the wngon trains
and oxen are used.
James Crockett and James McKenslo
were bvt overboard between Buflulo
and Toledo In a storm.
Thirty-eight buildings In a Methodist
camp near Cincinnati were destroyed
by tire Inst Wednesday.
Admiral Sampson Thursday was pre
sented with a sword bv Hov. Voorhees
on behalf of the stntejof New Jersey.
Barbers at Trenton, N. J., have In
augurated a Sunday closing movement
and no shaves ran be hud on Sunday.
John D. Hockefellcr has presented
the city of Cleveland with I-T.O.ipiH). This
money Is to be used for park purposes.
William Primrose, a bridge builder,
fell live stories In n new building Bt
Pittsburg, nnd escaped with only a
broken leg.
Through the blunder of some official
the oiler of Andrew Carnegie of $ril.OO0
to build n library at East Liverpool, ).,
was not accepted.
The traction companies of the Great
er Pittsburg will be nskpd by the cen
tral board of education to haul school
pupils nt a reduced rate.
Nine men perished In the recent blls
znrds In Montana. They could have
saved themselves but would not desert
the sheep left In their care.
Mrs. Thomas Jones, wife of a Brnd
dock, Pa., bricklayer, wns so badly
burned by the explosion of a lamp Sun
day that she died. She was 40 years
old.
Dining a skirmish near Sahunrlpa,
Mexico, the Mexican troops took 25 Ya
iua prisoners, but two of their own
number were raptured, two killed and
several wounded.
The government of Guatemala has
accepted the proposition of the United
States government to adjust by arbi
tration the claims of Mr. May, of Ten
nessee, about 1125,000.
Miss Klumpke, of San Francisco, to
whom Itosa Honheur, the famous ani
mal painter, left all her fortune, has
derided to share half of It with the
dead painter's relatives.
ottmar Meigenthnler, Inventor of the
linotype typesetting machine, died Sa
turday morning of consumption In Bal
timore. He was born In Wurtemberg,
Germany, on May 10, 1H54.
Ex-County Treasurer Frank F. Fnr
ker, of Nevada. Mo., found guilty of
embezzling SJH.OOO of county funds, has
been sentenced to three years and six
months In the penitentiary.
At Crlsto, Cuba, Sunday, the Cuban
league presented a medal to tho head
of the Peres family, who bulled Maceo
nnd young Gomes after their assas
sination. Gen. Gomes pinned the medal
on Perez's breast.
For the first time In the history of the
Schuylkill arsenal In Philadelphia there
will bo a suspension ill making uni
forms for the I'nlted States army. The
order means laying off of over 1,500
women workers.
John Better, a recently discharged
private of Company D, Thirty-ninth
i'nlted States volunteer Infantry, was
shot nnd Instantly killed by a watch
man the other morning while attempt
ing with others to rob a general store
it lleoson. 111.
Women are to have a lnrge part In
getting up the fund for making the
Dewey arch In New York permanent.
Miss Helen Gould has been asked to or
ganize n woman's auxiliary committee
and her brother Howard says she will
no doubt accept.
The board furnished the Kansas
troops on board the Tartar returning
from tho Philippines was so bad, that
the men refuse to pay for It. Authori
ties say that the men will not be per
mitted to leave San Francisco until all
claims are settled.
A tailor was burning rags last Tues
day night and the smoke filled the gal
lery of the Boston Athenncum. Hume
one yelled "lire." A stampete was
averted by an actress who sang a
"coon" song and the startled auditors
returned to ther seats.
Train wreckers at Charles City, Io.,
Wednesday ditched the engine and
three coaches of a northbound Illinois
Central passenger train. The engineer
was bruised, but all others escaped.
The engine was demolished and the
property loss Is heavy. ,
Edward Fairfax Berkeley of St.
Louis, was drowned at Geneva, N. Y.,
last Friday, He was being Initiated In
to one of Cornell University's secret
societies and had been told to pin a
nonsensical note to a bridge. He con
sented, but could not swim and
drowned.
Dayton O. Bnrtram of Bridgeport,
Conn., harshly criticised the dinner
which his bride of three months pre
pared for him a few days ago. She
left the tublo without a word, went to
her bedroom, mixed carbolic add with
perfume and then drank It. Shortly
after she reached the hospital she died.
General Young's column, which left
San Isidro Philippine Islands Friday,
morning, at daybreak, moving north
ward In the direction of Santa Itosa,
encountered the enemy strongly en
trenched Just beyond the Tuboatln
river.
A brisk fight ensued, and the rebels
were repulsed. Two Americans were
killed, and one wounded. Pursuit was
Impossible on account ot the width and
depth of thostream.
Insane on Her Wedding Day.
Having mad on the day set for her
wedding. Miss Esther L. Burns Is
locked up In the Jail at Denver, Col.
With her Is her lover, H. H. Hcldel
man. Miss Burns eloped with her
lover and spent the last few weeks
with him In Denver. Monday, the day
set for the wedding, the girl became
a raving maniac. Heldelman thinks
the altitude has affected her mind.
A Perilous Ride. .
Miss Trank, of Benson, 67 years old,
tried to climb over a stock train while
on her way to church Sunday morning,
when the train started with her on the
bumpers and carried her to Wlllmar,
thirty miles, In fifty minutes, where she
arrived safely with her Bible In her
hand, having ridden between the cars
all the way. The railroad company
sent her home on an afternoon freight.
Fastest Torpedo Boat
By obtaining a speed of 81 knots an
hour during several hours' trial at sea
the other day the new American torpe
do boat Dahlgren exceeded her contract
requirement . , , .
INSURGENTS DETEST IKE HUB.
GEN. WHEELER'S OBSERVATIONS.
He Believes That Then art Soma Good Men
Among lha Priests In lha Philippines
Valut ol Iba Churches.
The following letter has been receiv
ed from General Joe Wheeler In the
Philippines:
Santa Beta, Isle of Luzon, Sept. 18, 1899
Van Leer Klrkmnn: My Dear Young
Cousin I have now seen much of the
country nnd the people In that part of
Luzon for about 50 miles north of Ma
nila. In every town there Is a magnifi
cent stone church and a convent or
monnstery. The Insurgents have a
great antipathy to the priesthood or
friars, and they have dismantled many
of the churches. The value of the
church and monnstery of a town seems
to be equal In many cases to the value
of all the other buildings In the town.
The more I talk to the people the
more I am convinced that the Insurg
ents are actuated, In a mpnsure, by a
spirit of communism, nnd In their talks
their most serious objection to the
church seems to be the fact that ec
clesiastical organizations own so much
of the property, nnd one of Agultialdo's
most earnest demands Is that the
church property be confiscated.
There Is a general Impression thnt
the Insurgent army Is made up Very
largely of people without property, and
that people who have property desire
the Americans to control,' so thnt they
can have protection nnd feel thnt their
property Is secured to them, but I llnd
thnt there Is nlso a fenr or npprehens
lon nmong some nf the wealthy thnt If
Americans control nnd give universal
power of suffrage, the power of the
wealthy people would be taken away
and their hold on property very much
Impaired. I think that If the wealthy
people would be assured that? they
would be protected In their property
rights by the I'nlted States It would
hnve a very good effect.
The frlnrs and priests are rharged
with all sorts of oppressions and mis
demeanors, but It must be remembered
thnt friars nnd priests are very num
erous, and In so lnrge a body there
would be found every possible phnse of
character and disposition. Some of
them are. no doubt, oppressors of the
people, exacting In the collection of
rentals from the land, Indulging
themselves In many ways, nnd leading
lives very different from what should
characterize the life of a priest. But
there are very many good men among
them.
The statement thnt I have said thnt
70 per cent of the people of Luzon can
rend nnd write Is a grent mlstnke. It
may be true of mnny, but It Is not true
of those In the rural districts, nnd the
percentage of Illiteracy In the other Is
lands is much greater than In Luzon.
The nppenrnnce, mode of life nnd
method of performing work are to-day
very much like they are described In
the Bible nt the time of nnd even before
the Christian era. The people dress
very much as they did 2,000 years ago.
A NOTE OF GRATITUDE.
Porlo Ricans Acknowledge lha Gills Irom lha
United SIMM.
The Secretary of War has received
a copy of resolutions adopted by the
Municipal Council of San Got man, Por
to Itlco, saying that the municipality
takes pleasure In signifying to the
American people through Brigadier
General O. W. Davis, the Military
Governor of Porto Hlco, the gratitude
they feel for the generous work of
charity which Is being done for the
poor people of the island. The resolu
tions state:
"Our gratitude Is greater when "we
realize that In former times the Span
ish Government abandoned the Island
to Its own resources when the people
have suffered want and misery. Such
spontaneos charity of the American
people, so generously shown to these
Inhabitants, strengthens the bonds nf
sentiment and good will which bnd us
to that great nation of which we now
form an Integral part."
Juillca Meted Oul Al Last
In 1892 In a remote precinct In Wash
ington county, Ala., the only democrat
In the district was lynched by a band
of populists. For several years after
wards the feeling was so Intense that
no trial was attempted.
At a session of the circuit court, held
a few days ago, however, the cases
were called and the populist farmers
were tried with the result that 12 of the
alleged lynchers were sentenced to the
penitentiary. They passed through
Montgomery en route to the institu
tion. Rocketeller Joins tha Vandorbill Railroads.
William Bnckefeller was elected a
member of the executive committee ot
tho New York Central Railroad Com
pany at the meeting which authorized
an Issue of 115.000,000 additional stock.
The World says this Is the first public,
step toward the absorption by the
New York Central of the New York.
New Haven & Hartford railroad. The
next step In the deal, it Is said, will be
the absorption of the Baston A Albany
Boston and Maine and the Fltchburg
and the Maine Central.
Admiral Dewey Is Grateful.
Aank A. Vanderllp, chairman of the
Dewey home committee, has received
the following letter from the admiral:
"Washington, Oct. 26.
"Dear Sir. I acknowledge the receipt
this day of the title deeds to the beau
tiful house presented to me by my
countrymen. My heart Is full of grati
tude to them for their overwhelming
expression of their regard for me, and
I request that you will also accept and
convey to the committee my heartfelt
thanks for your and their efforts.
Very sincerely yours,
"GEORGE DEWEY."
Ths Magio Bullet Was Real.
Michael Hatal, a magtenn, died In
Bellevue hospltul, New York, Monday,
from bullet wounds Indicted by his as
sistant, Frank Heynu, In an East Bide
hall Saturday night, while they were
performing a font of magic In which
Hatal was to have seemingly caught
in his teeth bullets fired at him from a
gun by Benya.
Hatal himself loaded the gun, an old
fashioned musket fired by a precusslon
cap. On top of the charge of powder
he supposedly placed a "dummy" bul
let that would crumble Into powder
when the musket was fired. Instead,
he must have substituted two lead bul
lets. Hurricane in Cubs.
After five days of continuous rain
storms a terrlfla hurricane arom the
southwest swept over Santiago, Cuba,
Sunday, causing much destruction.
Twelve houses were wrecked and
others badly damaged. The unprece
dented rainfall continues. Telegraph
wires are down and It Is Impossible for
vesslos to enter or leave the harbor.
Protest Against Unnacossary Expuure.
The large number of British officers
killed In the battles which have already
taken place In Natil has brought out
strenuous protests from many quarters
gainst tha ancient custom of British
ofHuers
YANDERBILT'S FORTUNE.
Allred Gwynn Becomes Head al lha House
Cornelius Cut oil With a Small Sum.
Senator pppew has made public a
statement of the terms of the will of
the late Cornelius Vanderbllt. It shows
that the fortune In estimated nt $70,
000,000. Alfred Gvwnn Vnnderhllt will
get about $50,000,000. He thus becomes
the head of the family. The will gives
Cornelius Vnnderhllt about $1,500,000.
It gives to each of his remnlnlng broth
ers and sinters about $7,500,000, Alfred,
of course, not Included.
Out of the spirit of affection and for
the purpose of satisfying all of the
members of the family, Alfred Gwynn
Vnnderhllt gives his brother Cornelius
enough of his Inherltnnce to make his
fortune equal to that of the other mrm
bprs, namely $7,600,000. Senntor De
pew snys thnt Cornelius hns accepted
this arrangement in the spirit In which
It wns offered.
I'nder the will Chnuncey Depew re
ceives tL'on.noo: Dr. David II. Greer,
Vanderbllt's 'pastor, $Mi.ono nnd V. IT.
Rosslfer. his Inwyer, $' ,oo0. The Y.
M. C. A. of New York City, receives
$100,000. St. Bartholomew's church,
$200,000.
Also the following bequests: Yale
university, $100,000; St. Luke's hospital
In New S'ork City, $.0,000; the Domes
tie nnd Foreign Missionary Society of
the Protestant Episcopal Church, $50,
OOfl; trustees of Uip Vnnderbllt univer
sity, Nashville, Tenn., $:o,000: the
Redwood library nt Newport, $10,000;
the Newport, It. I., hospltnl. $10,000;
the Christian Home for Intemperate
Men In New York, $10,000; the Mnnhnt
ten Working Girls' society of the city
of New Yolk, $10,000; the New York
Bible nnd Common Prayer Book so
ciety, $10,000.
Cornelius Vnnderbllt was seen nt his
house Inst Friday. He told the rent
reason for the delay In probating his
father's will.
"The so-ralled gift of $6,000,000 from
Alfred Vnnderbllt wns not a gift, but
was compulsory," Cornelius Vnnder
bllt snld. "I see thnt the arrangement
which hns been mndp In regard to my
father's property hns been represented
to be a mere gift to me. It Is, In fact,
a family settlement or adjustment of a
situation which, I nm glnd to sny, my
brother, Alfred" Gywne, has met In a
spirit of fnlrness."
Senator W. E. Mason may resign his
seat In congress In a few weeks In or
der to accept a legal position with one
of the largest corporntlns In Chicago.
WITH RELIGIOUS RITES.
Russia's Fasl New Cruiser Launched al Phila
delphia. The Russian cruiser Varlng, which
Is designed to be the fastest vessel of
her class ever constructed by the
Cramp hipbtilldlng firm, wns launched
Tuesday with unusual display.
The plans call for a guaranteed speed
nf 23 knots for 12 hours. The vessel is
400 feet long, 52 fee beam. 19 feet 6
Inches draught, and of 6,500 tons dis
placement. Her main battery will con
sist of 12 6-Inch breech-loading rlllos,
nnd her secondnry battery of 12 75-mlll-meter
guns, nil of the rapid-fire typo.
The Cramps nre nlso constructing a
hlgh-clnss battleship for Russia.
It hnd been Intended to give the new
rrulser a genuine American launch, but
nt a recent conference the Russlnn offi
cials here derided thnt they would pre
fer thnt their regular national ceremo
ny be employed. The christening,
therefore. Instead of being signalized
by bursting a bottle nf wine over her
prow, was marked with religious rites.
Clergymen of the Greek church had
bepn Invited nnd said a mass as the
ship was cut loose. The crew also par
ticipated In the religious ceremonies,
and a band of music was on hand
to furnish the musical accompaniment
and to play the Russian national un
them. BOMBARDED FOR THREE HOURS.
Maleklng Withstands tha Boers' Assault and
Reluses lo Surrender.
A dispatch from Mafeklng, dated Oc
tober 23, soys:
"A bombardment of the city was com
menced by the Boers at 7.40 o'clock
this morning from a range of two and
a half miles by a battery of three
Krupp guns throwing seven, nine and
twelve pound explosive shells. At the
beginning the marksmanship was er
ratic, but ultimately the gunners got
the range and sent a number of shells
Into the town.
"Comparatively little damage wns
done. A convent, which had been
converted Into a hospital, was the chief
sufferer, three of the shells striking the
building. The ammunition used by the
Boers wns npparently of an Inferior
quality. There were no casuallties.
"The British returned only one shot,
which being well directed, disabled one
of the enemy"! guns.
"After three hours the Boers sent an
envoy to ask If the town wns prepared
to surrender. Col. Baden-Powell replied
In the negative, but the shelling of the
town was not resumed.
A later dispatch from Mafeklng, dated
October 24, says: "The Hoers ore in
possession of the water works and have
cut off the supply. This occasions no
anxiety, because ample supplies are
available In tanks and yells.
Stranded Passengers Await Relief.
Tho stenmer Labrador, which has
just arrived at St. Johns, N. F., from a
trip along the Lubrador coast, reports
that 30 persons are on a desolnte Island
off the northern section of the coast,
where they have been virtually aband
oned for some time owing to the fact
thnt the instructions for a vessel to
bring them down miscarried. A speclnl
steamer must he sent promptly to their
assistance or they will perish with cold
and hunger during the coming winter.
Wealthy Merchant Suicides.
Christopher C. Chew, proprietor of
the largest department store In South
ern New Jersey, committed suicide a
few days ago, In his store In Cumden,
N. J by shooting himself In the tem
ple. Since the partial destruction of
his store a year ago by fire Mr. Chew
has suffered from nervous prostration,
and at times expressed a fear that ho
was becoming insane. Mr. Chew was
reputed to be worth $250,000.
H THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Hereafter no newspaper In Manila
will be permitted to print movements
of troops or transports.
The house purchased for Admiral
Dewey by popular subscription was
turned over to him Inst Thursday. The
purchase price was $50,000.
Arizona has asked for government
troops. Trouble on the border with
Mexicans Is expected.
Agulnaldo has sent an envoy to the
United States who will endeavor to se
cure recognition for his government.
Count Arthur de Cassini, Russian am
bassador to the United States, declares
that the Trans-Slberlun railroad will
be another link In the chain that binds
together the United Btates and Russia.
Rear Admiral Cromwell, who has
had command of the naval station At
Havana, will be assigned to duty as
president of the naval retiring board,
an office Just vacated by Rear Admiral
Schley,
IRISH PROTEST IG11NS1 BOER W)1R
DAVITT RESIGNS.
Chamberlain Says Thai England May Interlera
lor Her 8ubeclt II America Could
Ineilers lor Cuba.
Michael Dnvltt, Irish Nntlonnlist
member for South Mnyo, nnnounced In
the house of commons Thursdny thnt
he would resign as a protest against
the Bopr war.
Mr. Davltt denounced the Jingo press
and said that the war for the meanest
nnd most mercenary alms would be
known ns tho "grentest crime of the
century." He declared thnt If he hnd
been offered home rule nnd nn Irish re
public he would not hnve accepted them
If accompanied by the condition thnt
he vote for the wnr. As a protest he
would ask to be relieved from attend
ance In the hours. Ho had been In the
house for five years trying to obtain
Justice for Ireland nnd he left It con
vinced Hint "no cause cf Justice and
right would have the support of the
hoti eeunless bscked by force."
Regarding Mr. Davltt, Mr. Chnmbcr
lnln said he recognised that he had
hitherto discussed the matter moderate
ly nnd sincerely, "and," lp added, "I
would pay the greatest attention to his
nrguments If I did not know he would
use precisely the same nrguments In
regnrd to nny British wnr, which are
based on his emnity to England."
Mr. Chamberlain then snld: "What
would hnve been the Irish nrgument In
the HpiuilHli-American wnr. in which
SpHln showed herself Infinitely less
rnpnble of defending herself than the
Transvanl '
Here William Redmond, Parncllte
member for East Clnre, shouted: "The
Trnnsvnal did not blow up your war
ships." Mr. Chnmberlnln continued: "The
great, almost determining contest be
tween the I'nlted States nnd Ppnln was
fought without the loss of a single
American ship. We hnve never de
nied thnt the Trnnsvnal wns a foeman
worthy of our steel. Not only wns the
disparity between the forces In the
Spanish-American wns ns great as
those now engaged, but the contention
cf the United States nnd their right of
Interference arose from the fact that
nt some dlstnnce from their territories
there was oppression, not of Amerlcnn
citizens, but of nnother race and people
nnd thHt Justified the intervention ui
the United Stntes In the mind of the
civilized world or, at any rate. In the
eyes of Englishmen nnd Irishmen. But
we are Interfering In behnlf of our own
people. It is perfectly certain that Mr.
Davltt but for his hatred of England
would sympathize with us as he did
with America."
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION.
President McKinley Finds Cause lor Ihe Na
tion's Gratitude.
In his thnnksglvlng proclnmntlon Is
sued Thursdny President McKinley
says:
"Seldom hns this nntlon hnd greater
cause for profound thanksgiving. No
grent pestilence hns Invaded our shores.
Liberal employment waits upon Inbor.
Abundant crops hnve rewarded the ef
forts of husbandmen. Increased com
forts have come to the home. The na
tional finances hnve been strengthened
and public credit has been sustained
and made firmer. In nil branches of
Industry nnd trade ther.? has been an
unequalled degree of prosperity, while
there hns been a steady gain in the
moral and educational growth of our
national rhnracter. Churches am)
schools have flourished. American
patriotism hns been exnlted. Those
engaged In maintaining the honor of
the flag with such signal success have
been In n large degree spared from dis
aster and dlsense. An nonorable pence
has been ratified with a foreign nation
with which we were at war and we are
now on friendly relations with every
power on earth.
"The trust which we have assumed
for the benefit of the people of Cuba
hns been faithfully advanced. There is
marked progress toward the restora
tion of healthy Industrial conditions,
and under wise sanitary regulations,
the Island has enjoyed unusual exemp
tion from the scourge of fever. The
hurricane which swept over our new
possession of Porto Rico, destroying
the homes and property of the Inhabt
lants, called forth the Instant sympathy
of the people of the United States, who
were swift to respond with generous
ai,d to the sufferers. While the Insur
rection still continues In the Island of
Luzon, business is resuming its activi
ty and confidence In the good purposes
of the United States Is being rapidly
established throughout the archie
pel a go,
"For these reasons and countless
others, I, William McKinley, president
of the United States, do hereby name
Thursday, the thirtieth day of Novem
ber next as a day of general thnnks
glvlng and prayer, to be observed aa
such by all our people on this contl
ment and In our newly acquired Is
lands." Hemp Hirjhcr Than lor Yezrs.
It was stated In Wall street a few
days ago, that the price of hemp In the
markets of the world Is now higher
than It hns been since 1S96. There are
no quotations here, the market being
in an unsettled condition, but on Fri
dny the price of "fair current" was 124
cents per pound, as compared with 73
cents per pound on the same day of
1898, nnd 14V4 cents Is the estimated
price now. There is stated to be little
hope for an Increase In the supply un
til tho war In the Philippines is ended.
CABLE FLASHES.
flrnnt Allen, the English r.ovetlxt, is
dead.
England is mobilizing a fleet of 20
cruisers.
The London Globe urges that the
Boer sympathizers among the Irish
be tried for treason.
France want Germany to take the
first step in Interfering with the English
war In he Transvaal.
A detachment of the German Red
Cross leaves Berlin next week to render
aid to wounded Boers.
Up to October there were 160 cases
of bubonic plague and 55 deaths from
the disease in Oporto, Portugal.
The betrothal of Queen ' Wilhelmlne
of Holland to Prince Joachim of Brun
swick will be announced shortly,
Gibraltar la closed to all visitors, even
Englishmen being excluded. The de
fenses are being strengthened and am
munition stored.
Emperor William projects an enorm
ous increase of the German navy, giv
ing it 57 battleships, 15 large and 36
small cruisers.
The Dutchess ot Sutherland, one ot
England's leading women, has written
a novel dealing with the evils of social
istic methods.
It Is asserted that Emperor Nicholas
has given up his visit to Cariaruhe In
consequence of a renewal of quarrel
between the grand ducal courts of
Uftden and Hesse.
HO FOOD NOR ATTENTION
Hardships Endured By 200 Gold Hunters r
turning From Alaska on lha
Schooner Hera.
After voyage of 28 days from Caps
Nome, during which two men died
from starvation and others were half
crazed from want of food and water,
the schooner Hera arrived In port at
Seattle, Wash., Tuesday, with nearly
200 passengers on board. News of tha
wretched plight of the Hera's passeng
ers wns brought Sunday night by the
stenmer Lnkme. The revenue cutter
flrnnt and the tug flea Lion Immediate
ly started after the schooner. Ther
succeeded In finding the schooner about
50 miles off ('ape Flattery.
The two deaths reported are those of
J. 8. Ryan, who came on board a well
man, but through bnd food and lack
of attention gradually grew worse ;n
til he died on October 16. The ot'.ier
case Is much the same. Oeorge l.amby
through want of nourishment and con
finement In lll-ventllnted qunrters, wns
taken with typhoid fever and died Oc
toher 21. While he was sick he hnd ab
solutely no medical attention. Both
men were hurlgd at sea.
From the statements of other pas
sengers It Is learned thnt the ngent of
the ship nt Nome guaranteed them
plenty of good provisions nn the way
down. They were chnrged $50 for their
pnssnge. When they were a few days
out meat, sugar end butter ran out.
The menu consisted of salt pork and
canned mutton. There wns a little
dried fruit on bonrd, but only enough
to supply the table three times with
dried peaches nnd twice with dried
Yirimea K(v.i Ih.l nn fttr nenrlv
i umjn uieir rooa consisiea i mu
but the wnter wss short.
"ui imvn tfiEi, inf. lunL ui 1110 w.t
.1 al- , . - ,u
ipii ror days they would have oeen
without wnter nlso.
When the Hern nnchored out In the
strenm the mnjorlty of the men were
so weak thnt they could not carry their
gold dust nshore without assistance.
Several passengers were crazed from
their terrible experiences and had to
be carried nshore nnd taken care of.
Even Inking their terrible voyage Into
consideration, the passengers unite In
declaring Nome to be the greatest
enmp on enrth, and many of them will
return In tho spring.
A CENTRE OF UNIONISM.
Organizsd Labor lo Build lis Own City Near
Ch'cigo.
A unique proposition was made to the
Executive Council of the American
Federation of Labor, which met In
Washington, D. C, last week, and has
for Its purpose the location In Chicago
or Its suburbs the building up of a new
town of Its own by the American Fed
eration of Labor, which will eventually
be headquarters for all national and
International Inbor unions of this coun
try. It is contemplated to build here
suitable officc-bulldlngs, which will
have printing ofllces, stores, etc.; In
fact. If the proposition meets with fa
vor, and It does, to Judge from the in
ducements offered donation of land
for thnt purpose, It not the buildings
ns well the little town contemplated
will be the home of not only the big
organizations, but of their officers, as
sistants, families, clerical help, meet
ing places, homes, and will add another
page to the hl-toiy of trade unionism.
Such national hcudquarters and home
would be of Incalculable value to the
labor movement nnd provide a general
dealing house as well. The Initial
steps required to bring this about
would give employment to several
thousand people erecting buildings,
etc., and when built would stand as a
monument to Inbor for all times to
come ns Labor's home.
President Samuel Gompers, of the
American Federation of Labor, will be
In Chicago very shortly to look over
the ground, so as to be able to make
recommendations and report to those
who are Interested In the project and
submit the snme to the coming conven
tion of the A. F. of L., in Detroit, in
December.
WOMEN PROTEST.
Philippine Policy and Canteen Decision De
nounced by lha W. C. T. U.
The National convention of the W.
C. T. U. at Seattle, Wash., passed
these resolutions Wednesday:
"We deeply deplore the attitude tak
en by our Nation with respect to the
Philippine islands, and, since govern
ments can derive their Just powers only
from the consent of the governed, we
protest against the policy which would
compel a foreign people to submit to
the rule of the United States, and
against a war through which the ad
ministration is striving to enforce Its
policy.
"We protest against the manifestly
forced and unjust Interpretation of the
anti-canteen law aa rendered by Attor
ney General Griggs, of the United
States, upheld by ex-Secretary of
War Alger. We urge upon the chief
executive, William McKinley, Im
mediate consideration of the case which
will result In such action as shall be
In accord with the expressed will of
the people and his own high oath of
office."
Resolutions were also adopted pro
testing against the seating of Congress
man Roberts, denouncing Immoral
shows, offensive advertisements and
lynching,' demanding the ballot for
women and against trusts. All the
National officers were re-elected.
Plot to Burn a Town.
Five fires were recently started al
most slmultonously In different parts
of Baker City, Oregon. Two buildings
were burned to the ground. Tuesday a
negro named Charles Johns confessed
to starting the fires, and Implicated a
Mexican and a white man, who were
arrested. The negro says It was plan
ned to rob the faro banks and saloons
during the exilement caused by the
fires. ,
Elevator Droppad Six Stories.
The passenger elevator In tfTe War
ren Springer building, Chicago, fell
from the sixth floor to the basement
Wednesday evening. John HInkus, er
rand boy, li years of age, was Instant
ly killed; William Frits suffered In
ternal Injuries and may die; Frank
Schults had his back sprained, was in
ternally injured and may die; John El
lis, elevator boy, has a sprained leg,
broken arm and concussion of brain,
but will recover.
Oulprayad tha Choir.
John Walters prayed so loudly In St.
Peter's church. New York, Thursday
that he Interrupted a funeral service
which was being held In the church.
He was put out, but returned and again
began to pray. His petition for for
giveness was so loud that it forced tha
choir to quit In the middle of a stansa
and he was arrested. In police court
ha said that he had been on a sore
for two weeks and wss overcome by re
morse. Ills bill was $5. ,