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1 TBE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA. Official News Prom Lady smith and Kimberley. London, Nov. IS -The war office 'bas received the following dispatch from Gen. Boiler : "Cape Town, Friday, Nov. IT. Report'from Kimberley, Saturday, Nov. ll, says all are weil there. "Reports from Ladysmith, Sunday, Nov. 12, and Monday. Nov. 13, say all well there " Dispatches from Cape Town givo i Gen. Butter's reply to the application ! of Col Schiel, the German officer captured at Elargi aagte, for a ^parole, in accordance with the alleged promise of Gen White Gen. Buller says : "The Transvaal declared war and invaded British territory before a British force could be put in the field They, therefore, obtained an immense military ad? vantage at the- outset They no doubt took into consideration the fact that the small British force opposed to them would have few f men to spare to guard prisoners, who might, therefore, be subjected to close restraint On the arrival of the British force I will do my best to remedy any inconvenience 99 An official dispatch from Pretoria, dated Friday. Nov. 10, confirms the statements to the effect that the Boer big guns had little effect at Mafeking Reports from Cape Colony indicate that the Boer sympathizers are greatly suprised at the inability of Geu. Jonbert to capture Ladysmith It is announced that British trans? ports arriving at Cape Town today add, roughly, 4,600 men to the British force in South Africa, making a total of about 27,000 men of Gen Butter's army corps that have ar? rived, v A dispatch from Pietermaritzburg dated Saturday, Nc? 18.- says : "A ronner brings a message from Lady? smith saying that on Nov. 9th the Boers attacked that town from the southwest, but were repulsed by the Royal Rifles and Rifle brigade with great loss. On Nov ?Uth the Boers made ao attack near Colenso, but were repulsed with a Joss of $00 Fighting is proceeding at Estcourt." BRIDGE AT COLENSO REPORT? ED DESROYED. Lorenzo Marquez, Delagoa Bav. Friday, Nov. 17.- The official Vofk etem reports that the Great Bridge, over the Tngela river, near Colenso, was completely destroyed Wednes day, Nov 15 The Boers are looking forward with great interest to the impending encounter, between Colenso and Est court, with the advancing British About 600 /burghers, with cannon, are guarding the Heipmakaar Pass, 18 miles from Dundee, to baffle any strategical attempt to reoccupy Dun? dee by the Pietermaritzburg Grey town route RELIEF OF KIMBERLEY CEN? TRES ATTENTION. London, Nov 20. 5 a. m-This morning's news gives iittle that alters the complexion of tbe simarloo. Since the fight of Nov. 9 matters, so far as "known. have been fairly quiet at Lady? smith. It ts oot uolikely that tbe Boers, badly informed as to the nature and extent of the British preparations to advaooe to the relief of the town, may be hesitating regarding the next move The situation in Natal is very complicated, more especially if the reports be trae that the great Tugela bridge bas been destroyed. The success of the next move on either side will depend more on strat? egy than on superior nnmbers. The Boers have three Hoes of aotion opeo. They can hold tbe railway with tbe force they have at Eonersdalef falling slowly back before the British advance and threatening it from Weeoen, or, io the second place, they can advance from Weeoen and try to carry Estcourt, or, io the third place, they cao advance doe south from Weeoen to Weston, cut the railway and blow up the bridge over Mooi river If it is true that there are 10.000 Boers under Gen. Joubert aod Gen Botha, marching south to meet the British relief force, heavy fighting is in store. Nothing 18 known with certainty regarding the progress of tbe relief column from Durban, and the imme? diate centres io the relief of Kimber? ley. Geo. Methuen has a splendid knowledge of tbe country over wbicb be will operate, and is laying his plans with the utmost care. Au indefati? gable worker, be is busy night and day catting down the baggage to a minimum .nd issuing orders with a view of ensuring that the officers shall be indistinguishable from the men ro thc ejes of the Boers. A naval brigad-% with searchlights from the cruiser Doris, under Maj. Ernest Rhodes, wi i 1 accompany the coiamo, and Major Rhodes is confident that, he will see bis brother Cecil in Kimberley. The column wili taSe ali thc materials for repairing the railway, which, it is believed chere wiii be no difficulty in doing. Thc advance will be made by forced marches, the column reaching JA ~ der r:?7T *n days. BOERS RECEIVING REINFORCEMENTS. Fresh Men and Quantities of Supplies Moving South. London, Nov 21, 5 a. no.-The reports of heavy fighting at Ladysmith ?ase Wednesday have not been confirm? ed. Oo fbe contrary the most reliable advices from Estcourt indicate that there ^vas notbiog more than a desul? tory cannonade. Probably the rumor "of a serious engagement grer? out of the fact that the Boers threw a few harmless shelis late Tuesday night, ! Ieadi:?!? to the supposition that an I attaoo was imminent Nothing, bow j ever, happened Wednesday Beyond the fact that the Boers are daily receiving fresh reinforcements and supplies, there is practically noth? ing new from the front. The Boer invasion of Cape Colony oontioues steadily and rapidly. There are 1,300 Boers at Colesburg and news bas reached East London that Lady Gray, near Ailwai North, has been deserted by tbe British and is now in tbe haods of the enemy. A Pretoria dispatoh announces the arrivai there, amoog the British pris ooers of Maj. Haldane. Lieut. Brochie and Lieut. Haliwey. It also declares thai; the British Sunday made two unsuccessful attempts to oust the Rus tenburg command from a position near Mafeking, and that severe fighting took place. From Delagoa bay comes the reports of the arrival of more German officers and artillerymen who have volunteered to nerve with the Transvaal foroes. The war office semi-officially asserts that al! news received from Africa has beeo published with the exception of demands for the renewal of stores, war material and the like There is an unconfirmed rumor that more troops have been ordered from Iodia to the Cape Geo Buller has wired the command? ing officer at Queenstown announcing the dispatch of Gen. Gataore, with the Firet battalion of the Seventh brigade, to East London This was the place from which it was originally intended that Gen. Gatacre's column should start Thus it is possible that Geo. Butler's first plans have suffered less* modification than some have supposed. BOERS ABOUT ESTCOURT. Estcourt, Natal., Nov. 20, 4.45 p. m.-Major Bsthuoe's patrols have located tbe enemy on the northwest, about 10 miles off. The Boers would not be drawn. Fighting is reported at the Mooi river. The Boers are doing more looting than fighting, and ali their parties south of Ladysmith are foraging on the farms | Advioes from Ladysmith tell of bril- j liant British victories, with compara? tively slight loss oo our 6?de and heavy slaughter of the enemy. Ladysmith is full of wounded and ? captured Boers, lt is reported that. ?D the fighting of Nov. 9 the enemy lest 300 killed and 50? captured. The Boers are trying hard to icflu- ] ence and conciliate the Natal Kaffirs. - I REPORTS LACKING FOUNDA? TION. London, Nov. 20.-A special dis patpa from Estcourt dated Nov. 20, says a report has reached there of a battle at Lad) smith Vv edoesday, Nov. j 15, leting fro-m daybreak until 2 in the afternoon. Macy Boers are said to have been killed and many are reported to have been taken prisoners. Tbe British losses are reported to be much less. Another battle is said to have occur red Thursday. Ic is described as the heaviest yet fought. The Boer dead, it is added, number hundreds, while ihe British losses were comparatively small ALL WELL AT LADYSMITH THURSDAY. Ladysmith. Nov. 16, Thursday, by runner to Estcourt.-Ali is well here, with nothing important to report. We are amply supplied with ammunition and cooSdeot of our ability to hold out. Information from outside is very^ fcarce, but it is believed here chat the Boers now investing the town are only a email force. The heavy weather con? tinues, and the rain is hampering tbe Boer operations severely. JOUBERT MOVES TO THE SOUTH London, Nov 21.-The Standard publishes the following from Lady smith dated Nov 19 : "The arrival of the relief column at Encourt bas completely modified the plans of the enemy, and Gen. Joubert bas moved to the south in an effort to prevent the jonction of the two British forces." BOERS OCCUPY CAMPBELL. Hopetown. Cape Coiony. Thuit-day, Nuv. 16 -Yesterday the Boers occu? pied C'oipbell in West Griqualand. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Signature of ^^^^f-^^V. CAMPAIGN IN LUZON. Gerona, Panique and Mon? eada Occupied. Manila, Nov 19. i a m.-The following dispatches have been re ceived here from correspondents of the Associated Press accompanying the American advance northward : I Gerona, Nov 18.-Gen. MacAr j thur entered Gerona, as already cabled, this afternoon The insur ! gents had fled last Monday, after j burning depot. Nothing else was ! destroyed by them. Gerona is the first town along the Manila-Dagupan railway line where the natives did not run at the approach of the 'Americans. The Padres offered quarters io the church and convent. The town has one good house. Gerona is the seat of heavy British sugar interests. The trip here was a bard one and occupied six hoars in covering &even miies and a half, most of the time being 6pent in fording a quarter of a mile flood running out of the Rio Tarlac. We have no wagons and pack mniee, and native bearers carry all our supplies. The natives here say that Bayom boDg was occupied Sunday by mount? ed troops, probably Gen Young's brigade of Gen Lawton's division The people here are of a better class than we have uoually found, and I hey welcomed the Americans as they evidently realize that their agricul? tural interest will revive Gen MacArthur &aid this evening: "We seem to be enteriug a different political atmosphere The people here seem to be less attached to Aguinaldo's cause than those iu maoy towns we have entered OD the railroad line." The command will move northward at daybreak tomorrow, toward Ba yombong. Gerona will be garrisoned with two companies of the Thirty sixth. Immediately on entering Gerona, Shavens' scouts moved up the track toward Panique. On the way they encountered and entrenched parly cf insurgents, whom they drove back, theo entering the town and capturing four locomotives and thirteen cars, as already cabled They learned that 500 insurgents had lelt the town in the course of the afternooon. Panique, Nov. 18 -Gen. Mac Arthur's troops arrived from Gerona io the course of a morning. The railroad beyond this point has not beeo destroyed The captured rail? way stock is-toeing repaired to han die supplies. The expedition will go north toward Bayombong, proba j bly today. The signal corps is con structing lines with great rapidity. | A native courier from Bayombong j reports that the-American troops left ? the town soon after they entered, j and that many Datives remain, I although no insurgents Gen MacArthur discovered here ! Maj. Joneson, formerly chief surgeon on the staff of the Filipino command j 1er, Gen. Mascardo. He resides at j Bacolor, and is about to return there | to resume his practice Maj. Jone son says that ail respectable Filipinos are disgusted with the behavior of the insurgents and are very glad that the Americans have the upper hand. A continuous procession of refu gees is entering Panique lrom the north, indicating the proximity of other American troops, probably off the railroad line These refugees say that the insurgents have not knswn which way to turn, with the Americans occupying so many places in the north Panique is a rich sugar town Some of the wealthy ChiDese and the poorer natives fled at the first ap? proach of our troops, but they are DOW confidently returning The raiu bas ceased, the weather is fine and the country is drying rapidly. M ? .???. - I Judge Jones' Decision A Blow to Democrats Louisville, Nov. 18 -Gen. Tayi<T gained 1,198 votes,; today through a deoision of Judge Jones at Glasgow. Ky., io the Nelson couoty case The Courier Journal reports from tbe cf? ciai count io 118 ot the 119 counties of j the State gave Taylor a plurality cf 261* This with the Nelson couoty! votes makes Taylor's plurality 1,459, according to Democratic DewspaperV figures, which are less favorable to him than those received from Rcpublioao newspapers aod at the Rfpublicao State headquarters. \ Io additiuo the official count io Lou? isville bas shown gains of several hundred votes for Taylor ever the unofficial retaros, which are Dot yet iooluded io The Courier- Journal csti oiatetj, the counts io tbis city and couoty beiog still unfinished. Republican eptimates of Taylor's plurality are now about 2.600. Judge Jooea' decision to Glasoow today involved 1,198 votes, which though caet for W. S. Taylor, were certitud !or W P. Taylor by the election officials because of au error in priding Ifortns. Judge Jone-; on an application of Taylor granard a writ decreeing the principa! election . fficers :>r Nelson conney ??? correct thc e.rror in iheir certificates and C'.-riity tut.- v.itc fer W. ?5. Taylor. --^^ao? Paptr noTda, oew paper ooveis s? li G. Os tee a & Co'a. MONEY DEVIL IN THE SADDI How McKinley Will Ri Congress and How Wa Street Rules Him. Washington, Nov. 20 -Repress ative Richardson, of Tennesseee the first one of the four candid? foV the democratic nomination speaker of the nous?', which car with it the democratic floor ?cac ship during the Fifty sixth congre to reach Washington and open ht quarters Mr. Richardson says has received more pledges or s j port than any one of the other th candidates-Rankhead, of Alabai De Arm on d, of Missouri, and Sute of New York-and expresses co: dence in his success, but the friei of the other candidates also expr confidence of tb.6 success of th man in chis good natured contest the democratic leadership in house Mr Bailey, of Texas, I not yet reached Washington, but stated during the last session, that, would not again be a candidate, 1 would support Mr. Bankhead for I honor Some are predicting tl there will be a deadlock in 1 caucus and that the friends of all 1 candidates will compromise by noi najing Mr. Bailey again. If there were any doubt abc Representative Henderson havi been the administration's choice : speaker, it would have been dis pated by what bas occurred since 1 I arrival in Washington Aimoet I fore he had removed the dust travel from his clothes, he called the White House to know whetb Mr McKinley had any orders give as to the committee aasig ments, aside from the packing of t committee on banking and currem in favor of the single gold elanda bill, which was ordered last summe Mr. Henderson is going to be McKinley speaker, and this hous instead of registering the will Cz3r Reed a3 the la6t one did, w register the will of Mr McKinley. In order to get control of tl senate finance committee, of which majority have for years been siiv men, even since the committee w? controlled by the republicans, tl gold worshippers are going to reo ganize the senate committee, givic the republicans nine members i those consisting of 13 apd 7 in. tho: consisting of ll. Even then tfc gold men will only have a majorit of one in the finance committee, i Jones, of Nevada, classed as a silv( republican, and Wolcott, of Colorad< who calla himself a republican bime allist, can be counted on to act wit the silver men on the question c reporting a bill to enact the singl gold standard. The four democrat] members of this committee ar Vest, of Missouri, Jones, of Arkan sas, Daniels, of Virginia, and ChiUor of Texas, all staunch stiver men Unless Mr. McKinley gets frighten ed by those republicans who, athoug willing to vote for a gold standar bil! if compelled to do so, believe i will be a bad policy to pass one oi the eve of a presidential campaign such a biil is likely to be jammei through at this session of congress lt will depend largely upon th< attitude taken by Mr McKinley ii bis message to congress Nothing could more clearly show the close relations existing betweei Secretary Gage and the Wall stree speculators, and the absolute cuntro of this administration by the mouej kings, than the manner in whirl Secretary Gage went to the rescue of the Wall street crowd, by pur? chasing $25,000,000 worth of gov? ernment bonds Not two hours be fore the order was officially issued tc buy those bonds, Secretary Gage assured newspaper men that no bende would be bought. Later he received his orders from Wall street, and promptly obeyed by ordering a purchase of bonds When the Wall street gang squeezes the public, the government never goes to the relief of the public, but let the screws be turned a few times on the big specu? lators, and the treasury dumps a big wad of public money into Wall street to ease the pinch, and the gullible public is expected to accept the statement that it is a patriotic act, done to prevent a financial panic, when it is well known that it is really done to prevent loss on the part of the big speculators, who do not hesitate to make situations threat? ening a money panic whenever they think it profitable to do so. because of their knowledge that the United States treasury is behind them There will come a time-it will have to come-when Wall street sp?cul?t ors wiil not dictate the actions of the United States treasury, but it will not come until there is an adminis? tration in power which does not owe its election to money put up by the great speculates ot the country. ; There wiil bo a chance to elect such i an administration next year Although the election is over, ! Ohio n publicans ar?- stiii getting Ht slices of pie horn the official counter One of the la.-t to be fed was Mr ; ll. kV. liait, a young lawyer of Alliance, who has been appointed U. S Consul, at Dusseldorf, Ger \ j many, considered a very desirable j post, to fi li a vacancy caused by death. j The statement that Boss Uanna I had told Mr. McKinley that he : would not remain at the head of the ! reeublican national committee is i believed to be nothing more than a i ruse to head off the fight against j Hanna, by prominent republicans j Hanna may retire, but if he does, j it will be because he knows it is ; a choice of going apparently ol j his own will and getting kicked out. j ^ ^ ^ _ WHEELER WILL STAY IN ARMY. Manila Nov 20 -Gen. Wheeler i has decided not to return for congress. Ile is writing a letter to President McKinley, with a request that it bo forwarded to the house of represent? atives In the course of an interview with a correspondent of the Associat? ed Frees, he said : "Congress, if it occupies the first day of session in passing a resolution declaring in unmistakable terms that the 80verignty of the United States is to be maintained in the Philippines, thus dispelling Aguinaldo's delusion that the anti imperialists can assist bim, wili be performing a sacred duiy Such a resolution would save the lives of many American soldiers and thousands of deluded Filipinos, would avert famine, suffering and desola? tion from these islands and would render unnecessary the expenditure of hundreds cf millions of dollars.". The people of Cotta Bato, on the southwestern coast of the island of Mindanao desire the establishment of American government there and have addressed a petition to Gen Otis asking him to send troops. In relating how they had appealed to the Dato to protect them against the attempts of Aguinaldo's officials to collect excessive taxes, they say in the petition that the Dato, "having compassion for our suffering and iu the interest of peace' publicly be? headed half a dozen of these officials. No Intention to Obstruct the City's Street. General Counsel J. T. Barron of the I Atlantic Coas; Line says '.bat there is j no disposition on the part cf bis road to ! interfere with the Seaboard Air Lioe bystem ; on the contrary, he says, there bas never been a clash between the two systems and the trouble about thc side* track mentioned in The State of yester? day has no significance. He says when the Seaboard wished to cross the Atlantic Coast Line at Cheraw on land owned by tbe Atlaotio Coast Line, bis people told the new comers that they could buy their right of way at ibe same price they paid for adjoining lands. Then as to the cross? ing the Atlantic Coast Line presented to the Seaboard identically the same contract for signature as the Seaboard bad required of the Atlantic Coast Line where ibe two lines cross io North Carolina. Ose paragraph of this con? tract the Seaboard refused to accede to. The Atlantic Coast Lice insisted and the next thing they Knew the Seaboard had laid the crossiog in the night time. The Atlantic Coast Line, Mr. Barron says, has bad nothing mere to say about the contract and has given the Seaboard no trouble.-Thc State, Nov. 19 Tar and Feathers in-Ohio. Bellfontein, O , Nov 19 -There was a aequel to the West Liberty whitecapping early this morning when a mob from that place tore down the livery barn of Edward Jackson aud turned the horses loose Jackson was one of the trio, con 6?sting of two colored men and a white woman, Jackson's daughter m law, who were taken from the jail at West Liberty early Saturday morning by a mob and tarred and feathered and run out of town. The trio came to this city, where Neil Jackson, who was sevely beaten, is in a critical condition, the result cf internal injuries Jackson is nearly blind from vitroil thrown in his eyes. - m - * mw?< ? Washington, Nov. 20 -Tne indus? trial commission bas received from Mr. Andrew Carnegie a promise to appear before the commission in December and give his testimony upon tbe ab? ject of trusts. Mr. Carnegie's testi? mony will be the last taken upon the subject preparatory to the preliminary report upon trusts, which will bs made to congress early in January Hon John Wannamaker is expected to tes? tify before the commission next week upon 'be question of combination stores. Tbe attorneys for Admiral Dewey aod the officers and saiiors of his fleet filed io the court of claims Saturday a supplementary argument in support of their claim for prize money to the amount of $382,800 In order to secure prize money Admiral Dewey and his men must prov? that the enemy was superior io streogth, and lo make out a case they enumerated in the forces opposed to them at the nattle of j Manila all the L'uns and garrisons at j Corregidor, Manila aod Cavife. "which j fired upon our ship3 continuously s:ur- I \r.? tbe engagement/' says Admiral j Dewey ic bis testimony, "?td in my opinion thc enemy's force w.?.* ucques lion ably superior to our ow? Combination Arcbareatt, C;ockmo!e a d ; Crtrrora boards-twenty gainer mny te played on eHch baard-for saic' by H. G. Osteen & I Co. The Bubonic Plague at New York's Gate. THE CAPTAIN AND COOK OP A SHIP ILL New York, Nor. 19.-The steamer J. W Taylor, which arrived yesterday from Santos. Brazil, with the captaio and ecok iii wirb ^a^pected bubonic plague, has been disinfected a2 far ai rossibie without discharging cargo. The cabin?, forecastles, decks and cogineers' department have teen cleansed and thoroughly disinfected. The crew have been bathed and thei* clothes and effects have been subjected to steam The patients are at Swio burna island, and there is no change in their condition. Deputy Healrh Officer Sanborn says the crew will be kept on board the steamer until tomorrow, when ,tbe ageots will supply a new crew. The crew wiil be removed to Hoffman island and detained for observ? ation for tee- days There has been no further development amoDg them. After tbe removal cf the crew the cargo, oeffee in sacks, will be discharg? ed into lighters. The sacks will be emptied into other receptacles and then subjected to steam disinfection on board of the James W. Wadsworth. After the discharge of cargo the holds of the steamer wiil be disinfected. Dr. Fitzpatrick, the bacteriological expert of the quarantine, is makiog cultures of matter takeo from the patients. The results of bis examinations will determine the question ot the discharge of the cargo. Dr. Herman M Biggs, bacteriologist of the beaith department, gave out the following 6tatemeot today regarding Dr. Parks' examination of the sapoos ed bubonic plague patients : "The bacteriological exsminations thus far made by Dr. Park show apparently that the contents of the broken down bobos do ott cootaio aoy living germs. It is possible, however, that some may develop io the cultures. Microscopical examination of tbe pus are also rather negative. These nega? tive results are such as might be ex? pected in the plague at (he stage of the disease presented in these men and would be very unusual in other condi? tions They therefore afford some con? firmatory evidence as to tbe existence of the plague." t " Dr. Biggs said he bad little doubt that the two patients supposed to ?ave the disease are now almost well. The bacteriological examioatioos will be continued so loog as the patients af thc infected ship present the opportu? nity. This is the first time the physi? cians o? this etty have had an oppor oity to study the djsesse directly. Up to this time they have depended upon foreign medical reports, which are Dot always authentic. Health Commissioner Cosby said that he had no doubt the ship could be thoroughly cisiofected But eveo so, it would cot be permuted to oome to the city Io forbidding the docking of the &bip? or her approach to aoy wharf, the au? thorities have beeo actuated by the fear that the rats which iofest the ves? sel wiil get ashore and carry the germs* if the disease droves to be the bubomio plague, with them Fxperience with the bubomio plague in foreign countries show that the rat is a potent factor io the the spread of the disease, it beiog affected by the bubonic beciilus in a similar manner to man. In Nothnagle's laboratory in Vienna several years ago one of the assistaots developed the plague from contamination with a rat into which be had inoculated the dis? ease The health authorities have net yet decided upon tbe mode of disinfection that shall be employed to rid the vessel of the vermin, but the disinfection, whatever form it may assume, will be of the most through character. * CUBAN OIL cures Cuts, Burns, Bruises. Rheuma and Sores. Price, 25 ots. Sold by Hugbsoo-Licoo Co. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. Digests what you eat. It artificially digests the food an^aids Nature in strengthening and recon? structing the exhausted digestive or? gans. lt is the latest discovered dist? ant and tonic. No other preparation can approach it in efficiency. It in? stantly relieves and permanently cures Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Heartburn, Flatulence, Sour Stomach, Nausea, SickHeadache, Gastralgia,Cramps, and all other results of imperfect digestion, v Prepared by E. C. De Wi tt A Co., Chicago. 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