The Weather To-Day; RAIN; COLDER.
The News and Observer.
VOL. XLVII. NO. 81.
LEADS ALL NORTH CAROLINA DAILIES II lEIS AID CIRCULATION.
11l MEMORY OF TOE
NATION'S FOUNDER
Imposing Ceremonies Con
ducted at Mount Vernon,
BY MASONS AND RED MEN
McKinley and other distin-
G l I SHED PERSONS PRESENT.
THE PRESIDENTS EULOGY OF WASHINGTON
He Quotes From His Contemporaries to Show
the High Admiration and Honor in
Which the Great Warrior-
Statesman Was Mn, d.
Washington, Dec. 11 solemn
pomp and eireumstau n ceremon
ies, beautiful, impr*,N. q and appro
priate, in the distinguished
assemblage, and all splendor of
ideal autumn w» ne centennial of
the death of < £ Washington was
corn memorated * at Mount Vernon.
Today’s cereu. s were elaborately
planned and successfully carried to
fruition. They were conducted by the
Masonic bodies and by the Red Men
of the United States. Charge of the
ceremonies incident to today’s commem
oration was placed in the hands of the
Masons of Virginia, it being in the Old
Dominion that Washington was obliga
ted as a Master Mason and there that
he participated enthusiastically in Ma
sonic work and observances. The of
ficers of the Grand Lodge of Virginia
and the membership of Fredericksburg
Lodge, in which Washington was made
Mason, and of Washing!on-Alexandna
lodge, over which he presided as Wor
shipful Master, had the cries part in the
duty of seeing that today's observances
were appropriate.
The visiting Masons, many accom
panied by the ladies of their families,
congregated in Washington early today,
and. escorted by the Masonic lushes
of the District of Columbia, headed by
the Grand Lodge of the district, made
the pilgrimage to Mount Vernon by
boat. The Virginia Masons assembled
at Alexandria and thence, escorted by
Fredericksburg lodge and Washiugton-
Alexandria lodge, as bodies, proceeded
to Mount Vernon also by boat. At 10
o’clock President McKinley, himself an
enthusiastic Mason, accompanied by
Secretary of State Ilay, Secretary of
the Treasury Gage, Secretary of the
Navy Long, Secretary of the Interior
Hitchcock, Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson, and Postmaster General Smith
of the Cabinet; Assistant Secretary of
the Navy Allen; Major General Miles,
left Washington on a special electr o
train for Mount Vernon, arriving ’here
at 11 a. in. The Presidential party was
greeted by Grand Master Duke, of Vir
ginia. and by him was escorted to the
Mansion.
After the President and his Cab'net
had reviewed the Masonic bodies from
a platform o ntlie east front of the
Mansion, a procession was formed and
moved, as on the day of General Wash
ington’s funeral, December 18th, 1799,
to the old vault, where the remains were
first deposited. There in the immediate
presence of the Grand officers of the
various States and the assembled Ma
sons, solemn funeral rites were con
ducted.
A solemn dirge by the Third cavalry
band was followed by the invocation,
pronounced by the Rt. Rev. A. M. Ran
dolph, Bishop of the Southern Episcopal
Diocese of Virginia. Grand Master A.
A. Burnand, of Colorado, delivered an
oration on the life and work of Wash
ington.
The procession reformed and moved
then to the tomb where the remains of
Washington and those of his family now
lie. The tomb was magnificently deco
rated with flags and festoons of ever
greens and flowers. Prayer was offered
by the Rev. G. 11. Ray, I). D„ grand
chaplain of the Grand Lodge of Vir
ginia.
Then the grand master of Virginia
called upon each of the jurisdictions of
the thirteen original .States the jurisdic
tions of the Western States, and those
of Canada, Belgium and Now Scotia,
for messages atul tributes sent by them
and all responded.
Then the grand master of the District
of Columbia deposited within the tomb
the lambskin apron as at token of inno
cence; the grand master of Missouri de
posited the white g'ove as a token of
friendship; and the grand master of
California deposited the evergreen as
an emblem of the Masonic faith in the
resurrection of the body and the im
mortality of the soul.
Scores of beautiful wreaths and
bunches of evergreens were then de
posited within the tomb, one of the
most beautiful tokens, an immense
vjreath of ivy, immortelles and accacia
blossoms being offered by President Mc-
Kinley.
The precession returned to the east
front of the mansion, where President
McKinley was introduced by Grand
Master Duke, delivered the following
oration as his tribute to Washington:
MR. McKTNLEY’S ADDRESS.
(McKinley’s address at Mount Vernon,
insert in story’ to follow:)
"We have just participated in a service
commemorative of the one iuimdmlth an
niversary of the death of George Wash
ington. Here at his old hemic, which he
loved so well, and which the patriotic
women of the country have guarded with
loving hands, exercises are conducted un
der the auspices of the great fraternity
of Masons, which a century ago planned
and executed the solemn ceremonial
which attended the father of his country
to his tomb. The lodge in, which he was
initiated and flic one over which he af
terward presided as Worshipful Master,
aceorded positions of honor at his obse
quies, ;i4’c today represented, here show
ing profound respect to the memory of
their most illustrious member and be
loved 'brother.
"Masons throughout the United States
testify anew their reverence for the manic
of Washington and the inspiring example
of his life. Distinguished representa
tives tire here from all the Grand Lodges
of the country, and most cordial greet
ings have come from across our borders
and from beyond the sea.
"Not alone in this country, but through
out. the wurld have Masons taken esiK>-
inal interest in the observance of this
ceurenual anniversary. The fraternity
just'y claims the i manorial patriot as one
of its members; the whole human family
acknowledges lent a* one of it* greatest
liene,factors. Public 'bodies, patriotic so
cieties and other organizations, our citi
zens everywhere, have esteemed it a priv
ilege today to pay their tribute to his
memory and to the splendor of his
achievements in the advancement of jus
tice and liberty among men. Ills fair
fame, secure in its dniimortality. shall
shine through countless ages with midi*
mini shed luster.
‘The struggling republic for which
Washington was willing to give his life
ami for which he ever freely spent his
fortune, Das steadily and wonderfully de
veloped along the lines which his saga ci
ty and foresight carefully planned. It
has stood every trial, and at the dawn of
a new* century is stronger than ever to
carry forward its mission of liberty. Dur
ing all the intervening years it has been
true to the precepts of the Constitution
which he and his illustrious colleagues
framed for its guidance and government.
(Continued on Second Page.)
THE PHILIPPINE WAR
Joint Resolution for Bringing
It to a Close.
Democratic Measure Promising Withdrawal of
Troops on Establishment of Peace and
Repayment of $20,000,000
Washington, Dec. 14.—Two joint res
olutions were introduced in the House
of Representatives today by Represen
tative Williams, of Mississippi, which
are the result of consultation among
a number of Democratic leaders in the
House and are understood to be ex
pressive of their general position on
the Philippines.
The text of the tirst resolution is as
follows:
“Whereas the hope lias been held out
that the Filipinos now waging war
against the forces of the United .States
in the Island of Luzon would
lay down their arms if authoritatively
assured that it was the intention of the
Government anti the people of the United
States ultimately to grant to the peo
ple of that island their independence and
the absolute control of their domestic
affairs and,
"Whereas such is the intention of the
Government and of the American people
who do not believe in wars of conquest
or criminal aggression against other
peoples and have frequently declared
their horror thereof, now, therefore, be
it
"Resolved, by the Senate and House of
Representatives in Congress assembled:
“Section I.—-That it has always been
our intent and purpose to recognize the
inalienable right of the Filipinos to self
government and national independence,
and that in pursuance thereof we shall
make formal recognition of these rights
and withdraw our land and sea forces
uikuj the establishments of jieaee and
the inauguration of a constitutional gov
ernment or governments by the people
of the islands or any of them, provided,
the said Government agrees, or the said
governments agree to refund the $20,-
000,000 which was paid by us to the
Queen of Spain; to give us in fee simple,
with right' of sovereignty vested in us,
a place suitable for a naval station and
other places fitted for coaling stations
and to grant the American people in
perpetuity the right of free access to all
of their ports for goods, merchandise and
persons bent on peaceful or missionary
pursuit.
“Section 2. —We pledge our friendly
assistance and counsel in the work of
inaugurating such, a government.
“Section 3.—We pledge oursejves to
treat as an unfriendly manifestation
towards the United States any foreign
interference or aggression for the jieriod
of ten years from and after the es
tablishment of such a government, pro
vided, that the Government and people
of said islands shall surrender into our
keeping, during that period the entire
question of their foreign relations and
shall pay the expense to which we may
be put for such troops, as shall, at the
request of said Government, be kept
on Philippine territory and of such
ships and naval forces as may be kept
in the Philippines or adjacent waters
for the purposes of the protection herein
promised.”
The other resolution recites the
stitutional provisions against slavery and
involuntary servitude, asks for informa
tion relative to the conclusion of a
.treaty’ with tin* Sultan of ,7010 and pro
vides for an inquiry by the Judiciary
committee as to whether the constitu
tional provisions gainst slavery and the
statutory provisions against polygamy
apply to the Sulu people.
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 15, 1899.
THE DEBATE DRAGS
IN ft DULL HOUSE
Only One Democratic Speech
for the Currency Bill.
MR. ATWATER OPPOSED IT
MR. SIBLEY WILL VOTE AGAINST
THE BILL.
THO’ NOW OPPOSED TO SILVER, ’Tli SAID
The Senate Tables by a Decisive Vote the
Pettigrew Resolution Asking Whether
United States Forces Had Re
cognized the Fi.ipino Flag
Washington, Dec. 14. —The debate on
the Currency Bill in the House today
was tame and prosaic. The attendance
both in the galleries anil on the floor was
light and none of the speeches made at
tracted especial attention. Mr. Sibley,
Democrat, Pennsylvania, who lias public
ly announced his change of views on the
money question and who it was thought
anight vote for the bill, stated that he
would vote against it. Mr. Thayer, a
Massachusetts Democrat, was the only
member of the opposition who made a
speech for the bill today. The speakers
today were Messrs. Orutmpacker, (land.);
Loveriug, (Mass.); Oinstead, (Pa.); Me
dea ry. (Minn.); Boutefle,(Ill.); and Graft,
(111.), Republicans, in favor of the bill
and Messrs. Cox, (Team.); Lewis, (Ga.);
Lanh&m, Texas); Sibley, (Pa.); Burke,
(Texas); Terry, (Ark.); Ball. (Texas);
Gilbert, (Ky.); Smith, <Ky.); Berry (Ky.);
Atwater, <N. C.); and. Jett, (111.) Demo
crats against it.
Mr. Gox, (Team), who was the rank
ing minority member of the Banking and
•Currency Committee in the last. Congress,
opened the debate today in opposition to
the Currency liiil, In the course of his
remarks Mr. Cox paid his respects to
Gresvenor, whom he characteris'd as the
spokesman of the Administration out the
floor, lie was a most adept representa
tive of the Chief Executive, .said, he. for
when placed in a hole he never experi
enced the least difficulty in getting out.
(Laughter.)
When Alt’. Sibley, (Pa.) arose to speak
much interest was manifested owing to
the report that he had changed hits views
upon the silver question. Mr. Sibley,
however, disappointed his audience. lie
had only risen to say that he proposed to
print his views in the Record, lie had
been offered time by the Republicans, but
as In* had spoken against the Republican
candidates in twenty-seven States in 18481
be did not, desire to accept favors at their
hands.
On the other hand he did mot desire
to embarrass the Democrats by asking
for time from them. lie would vote
against the pending bill, he said, but he
did not entirely agree with the views
of members upon the minority side. He
would, therefore, content himself with
printing his opinions.
Mr. Richardson, the minority leader,
called Mr. Sibley to witness that he had
l>oen offered thirty-five minutes within
Which to present his views. To this 'Mr.
Sibley assented, but said he had not avail
ed himself of the proffer tie he did not de
sire to embarrass the gentleman who had
tendered it.
Mr. McCleary, (Minn.) remarked upon
the change which had come over the
Democrats. In past; Congresses they had
always seemed eager and anxious to of
fer a free silver proposition as a substi
tute for almost anything that happened
to lte pending. During the debate not a
Democrat had come forward with a free
silver substitute.
At five o’clock the House recessed un
til 8 o’clock.
NIGHT SESSION.
At the might session the following mem
bers made siieeches:
Messrs. 11. C. Smith, (Rep. Ills.), and
Gibson, (Ilep. Tenn.), in favor of the
bill, and Messrs. Sheppard, (Deni.
Texas); Shackleford, (Idem. Mo.); W. E.
Wilson, (Idem. Ills.); Burnett. (Idem.
Ala.); Alien, (Idem. Ky.); McLain,
( 4 Detm. Miss.); Ridgely, (Pop. Ivan.);
Bea/.cale. (Idem. La.); Little. (Idem.
Ark.); Talbert. (Idem, S. (’.); Stokes,
(Dean. S. (’.). against (lie bill.
At 10:1b tin* House adjourned until
tomorrow at 11 a. in.
IN THE SENATE.
Washington, Dec. 14.—The Senate to
day by a decisive vote and practically
without discussion laid on the table the
Pettigrew resolution of inquiry as to
whether or not United States forces had
recognized the Filipino insurgents fiag
and had turned over Spanish soldiers to
the insurgents. It agreed to the House
Christmas recess resolution and agreed
to meet tomorrow to receive lviawts mi
the composition of 'its committees for this
Congress.
The vote on the Pettigrew resolution
resulted in 41 ayes to 20 mays as follows:
Yeas —Aldrich, Allison, Beveridge, Car
ter, Chandler. Clark, (Wyo.), ldeboe. De
pew, Elkins, Fairbanks, Foraker, Foster,
Frye, Gallinger, Gear, Hanna, Hawley,
Kean. Lindsay, Lodge. Mcßride, Mc-
Ootmas. MeOomber, Mcßnery, McLamrin,
McMillan, Nelson, Perkins, Platt,
(Conn.), Platt, (N. Y.), Pritchard, Ross,
Scott, Sowell, Shonp, Spooner, Stewart,
Thurston, Wellington, Wetmore, Wol
cott.—4l.
Nays—Bacon, Bate, Berry, Butler,
Clay, Cockrell, Harris, Heafekl, (Hoar,
Jones, (Ark.), Kenney, Money, Pettigrew,
Petttis, 'Rawlins, Sullivan, Taliaferro,
Tillman, Turley, Vest. —20.
On motion of Mr. Foraker the Senate
at 1:05 p. m. adjourned out. of respect to
the memory of the late Representative
Dtmford, of Ohio.
Changes in Committees.
Washington. I>< *<*. 14. —The Republi
cans of the 'Senate today adopted the
changes made by the (’•iomimittee on Com
mit tees. The more important changes
in the Republican memliership of the
principal committees follow:
Finance—llnnsbrough, 'Spooner; Appro
priation—Warren, Wetmore, Garter; For
eign Relations —Wolcott; Commerce —
1 lamina. 'Mason, DcpeW.
Coast, and Insular Survey (new) —Fos-
ter, Chairman; Hawley, McMillan, Per
kins. Wellington; Inter-Oceanic Canals —
Mcßride, Hanna: 'lnter-State Commerce
—K» an; Military Affairs—'Burrows;
Naval Affairs —Penrose; Pacific Islands
and Porto Rico (new) —Foraker, Chair
man; Gallinger, Perkins, Fairbanks, Nel
son. MeOomas, Depew; a hilippinee <mtew)
—l*>dge, Chairman: Allison, Hale, Davis.
Proctor, Mcßride, Beveridge; Privileges
and Elections—MeOonnaa; Relations with
'Cuba (now) —Platt. (Con.), Chairman:
Aldrich, Oullont, Davis. McMillan, Chains
dler, 'Spooner.
Kyle (Independent) and Stuart (Silver
Republican), are in the majority list of
committees.
Three Killed in a Fire.
v
New York. 'Dec. lb.- —A telephone mes
sage was (received at isdice headquarters
in Brooklyn shortly before 2 o’clock this
(Friday) morning, from Williamsburg,
saying that, three people bad been killed
in a fire which broke out at No. 300
South First street, in that iHWtion of
Brooklyn, The fits' is in a rear tenement
and broke out at 1:30 a. am. Two women
and one man were killed. Their bodiew
were recovered.
GOEBEL TO CONTEST
Joint Session of the Demo
cratic Committees, 1
Believed to be Legally Elected, Democratic
Candidates Are Asked to Wage Lawful
Battle For 1 heir Seats.
Frankfort, Ky., Dec. 14.—The Demo
cratic State CentiW, lExt'ciitive and Cam
paign Commit tc met in joint session
today. Ex-Ser jp .Toe Blackburn pre
sided and said he had lieen threatened
with defeat for'Senator, if the Democrat
ic State officers made a contest, but
that he had ridden fourteen miles in a
buggy to tell the committees that he
favored a contest even if it resulted
in his fiwtii defeat, as he would rather
have a Democratic State Government
than to serve a life time in the Senate.
The committee unanimously adapted the
following resolutions, and there Ls no
longer any doubt about the contest com
ing before the Legislature.
"Resolved, That we, the members of
the 'State Democratic tYntnil. Executive
and ■Campaign Committees, in joint
meeting assembled, express our earnest
belief that, according to the legal votes
east at the late State election tile candi
dates on the State Democratic ticket
were elected and that the Democrats of
Kentucky demand that these candidates,
in jumper lega. course, contest the election
of the Republican candidkiteis to whom
certificates have lieem issued.
"Resolved, That it is the unanimous
sense of the memiieris of the Democratic
State Central. Executive and Campaign
Committees that Williami Gooliel should
make a contest, as authorized by law, for
tin; office of Governor and that .f. C. W.
Beckham should make a contest for the
office of Lieutenant Governor and that
we heartily endorse the contests already
commenced by the other candidates- on
the Democratic 'State ticket.
Capt. Carter’s Associates Surrender.
New York, Dec. 14.—8. D. Green,
Colonel John F. Gaynor, E. H. Gaynor
and Wm. T. Gaynor, the contractors
with whom Captain Oberlin M. Carter
was associated in the Navaiuniah
ltiver and Cumberland South Sound im
provements, -surrendered this morning to
United States Commmissioncr Shields.
The men, were indicted last Friday by,
the United States grand jury at Savan
nah for being concerned in a conspiracy
by which the Government was, de
frauded out of $575,949. Michael A.
Connelly, who is also a member of the
Atluutie Dredging and Contracting Com
pany and who is indicted at the same
time is not in the country.
The accused demanded an examination,
and the hearing was set for December
23rd.
Colonel John F. Gaynor and B. D.
Green .were placed under $20,000 bonds
each: William T. Gaynor and Edward
11. Gaynor were held in SIO,OOO bait
each.
Organized Labor’s Banquet.
Detroit, Mich.. Dec. 14.—The annual
banquet of the American Federation of
Lalnir, held in the Griswold House to
night. lacked the usual accompaniment
of orchestral mi (sir. The reason was
that the orchestra provided for the din
ner was dhwcovered to be non-union.
A resolution was adopted at. today’s
session declaring for the reduction of the
standing army of the l nittd States to
twenty five thousand men and it was
resolved to push the tobacco boycott vig
orously. _
HEAVY LOSSES ftT
MftCEBSFONTEIN
Impossible to Face the Boers’
Terrible Fire.
ESCAPE OF CHURCHILL
THE BRITISH DESTROY MOD
DERSPRTTT BRIDGE.
FRENCH HAS A SKIRMISH WITH TriE BOERS
A Picturesque Figure at Magersfontein Was a
Young Boer Dude Faultlessly Attired
Cigar in Mouth, Coolly Picking
(fF British Officers.
Ixmdon, Dec. 15. —4:45 a. in., Friday—
The War Office is still without news
from Ladysmith other than that already
published. The general belief was that
the large Boer forces Lord Methuen en
countered at Magersfontein were partly
drawn from Natal, and that General
Buller will strike a blow before these
have.time to return.
The. stories circulated yesterday that
General Buller and General Fiery had
entered Ladysmith and captured 10.000
Boers are totally without confirmation.
Tlie War Office has heard nothing of
the relief of Ladysmith, and does not
credit the reports, saying that the relief
of tlie place at such an early date is be
lieved to be practically impossible.
THE FIELD AFTER THE BATTLE
Modder River, Gape Colony, Tuesday,
Dec. 12.—Details gathered here by a rep
resentative of The Associated Press,
among the wounded British and Boers
give some idea of the desperate naturt
af the fight at. Magersfontein. The
Highlanders did nil that the most gal
lant troojis in the world could do, but it
was impossible to face the terrible fire
of the Boers, The British artillery
again saved the situation and diviiied the
honors of the day with the Scots. The
batteries worked for hours under a gall
ing rifle tire.
According to the Boer stories, it was
impossible for the burghers to Have es
caped fearful loss. Ohio Boer prisoner
said a single lyddite shell killed or
wounded over seventy and that two other
Shells burst over two bodies of Boers
ensconced by (the range, doing fearful
damage. All agree that the Boers fought
througlnmt with the utmost gallantry.
Their sharpshooters seldom missed the
mark.
A Seaforth Highlander says that while
he was lying wounded on the field he saw
a Boer of typical German appearance
faultlessly dressed, with poLished top
hoots, a shirt with silk nifties anil a cig
ar in his mouth, walking among the ant
hills, picking off the British. He 'was
quite alone and it was apparent from the
frequent use he made of field glasses
that he was singling out v.,~eers.
Another wounded Boer says that a. lyd
dite shell, fired on ip inlay, fell in. the
middle of an open air prayer meeting
held to offer supplications for the suc
cess of the Boer arms.
All the wounded are full of praise for
the treatment they received from the
medical department on the battlefield.
While the guards were advancing on
the plain which tin- Boers were shelling
from the adjoining ridges, they encounter
ed and cut up a strong Boer picket posted
on a hill, for purposes of observation.
All of the members of the picket were
either killed, wounded, or taken prison
ers.
CHURCH ILL ESCAPES.
Lonrenzo Marques, Delagoa Bay, Dec.
14. —Winston Churchill, the newspaper
correspondent and former officer of the
Fourth 'Hussars, who was captured at
the time of the armored train disaster
near Estcourt, Novemlier Kit h, has es
caped from Pretoria.
EMBARKING MORE TROOPS.
London, Dee. 14.—The War Office this
evening made the following annoutnee
ment.
“TV'if Six'll division has teen mobilized
and four battalions of this division will
have on-bn -ked bv Sundnv
"The Gavernaneint has also approved of
the immediate mobilization of the Seventh
division.”
BRITISH DESTROY A BRIDGE.
London, Dec. 14. —A special dispatch
received here from, Wtenon. Natal, dated
Monday, December 11th says that the
Ladysmith garrison has made a sortie
and destroyed the Modderspnuit bridge.
FIFTEEN OFFICERS KILLED.
London, Dee. 14. —A revised list of the
total casualties to the British troops of
all arms at Magersfontein, places the
number at 832.
There were fifteen officers killed and
four wounded, and in addition five are
missing and one is known to have be,cm
made prisoner.
The War Office has received a message
stating that there were 1550 casualties
among the tioli-coamnissioned officers and
men of the Highland brigade at Magers
fontein.
The brigade lost ten officers killed,
thirty-eight wounded and four missing.
FRENCH DRIVES BOERS BACK.
London, Dee. 14.—The War Office has
reeei/ved thw following dispatch from
General Forestier-Walker at Cape Town:
"General French wires, under date of
Deeemimr 13th. reporting a skirmish at
PRICE FIVE CENTS
4 o'clock in the morning with 1,800
Boers who were advancing southward
toward' Naauwpooit. The skirmishing
continued all the morning, the Boers
fighting on a front of fourteen miles.
The enemy retired with a loss of forty
killed and wounded. Our casualties were
one killed, seven wounded, including ouo
officer and two missing.”
GEN. WAUCIIOPE S BODY FOUND.
Modder River, Wednesday, Dec. 13. —
Ambulances started early yesterday
morning under a flag of truce, to collect
the wounded (and bury the dead’ who fell
at Magersfontein.
Brigadier General Wamhope, who led
the Highland brigade, was found dead
near the trenches, shot in the chest and
thigh. A few wounded were found near
the trenches. Several wounded Boers
were taken to the British hospital.
Judging from information gleaned from
the Boer wounded and from prisoners
taken in different parts of the field, the*
Boer losses uraist exceed 700. The de
struction wrought by the; naval guns was
enormous.
Word was passed along the Boer lines
to prepare to retreat at. .nightfall. All
confess that it was their greatest loss
during the war.
The British troops have returned to
Mixbter River, owing to the lack of
water near the position held yesterday.
DUTCH DISAFFECTION GROWS.
London, Dec 1 . 15. —(Friday.) —“Lord.
Methuen’s check, following General Gata
ere’s rejwilse.” says the ( ape Town e<»r
respondent of the 'Daily News, "has had
a most depressing effect upon the loyal
ists, who are by no means a growing
body. They are filled with dark fore
bodings. Dutch disaffection is rapidly
growing. A large section is restless suua.l
would need but little persuasion to join
the Boers.
"There are disturbing reports from the
eastern districts of Gape Colony, where
many secret. meetings ha ve Item hi Id. The
imperial authorities are arming the loyal
farmers in the Stutterheim and Bedford
districts.”
RYAN IS POWERLESS
Judge Cross Says He Cannot
Prevent Consolidation.
No One Can Stop the Carrying Out of a Plan
by Those Who Practically Own
the Roads.
Baltimore, Mil., Dec. 14. —Judge E.
I>. Cress, of Ooweu, Cross and Bond,
counsel for the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, and who have been legally as
sociated with the plans for the consolida
tion of the Seaboard system, in referr
ing to the report that Thomas F. Ryan,
of New York, would opqiose the consoli
dation. has made the following written
statement:
"There is no possibility of preventing
the stockholders of these reads from
effecting a consolidation as desired. Peo
ple who own property have the right
to do what they please with it if they
do it in a legitimate manner, and the
stockholders are simply carrying out
plans for the benefit of what they own.
The fait that some one owns a few
shares of the Sealoard and Roanoke, or
any other read, and is opposed to the
plans makes no difference whatever. 1
believe that twenty-one shares of stock
were voted in Mr. Ryan’s name at the
recent meeting of the Raleigh and Gas
ton Railroad out of a total of 15,000
shares and a dear majority outside of
that, held by the Seaboard and Roanoke
road. Neither he nor anyone else can
prevent a plan favored by those who
practically own the several lines from
being carried out.”
Ship From Plague Port Held Outside.
Biloxi, Miss., Dec. 14.—The British
bnrkeiitine C. \V. James from Santos
lies four miles outside the harbor at
Shi)i Island having been prevented from
conning in because the pilots had orders
from the health authorities not to al
low ships from |torts infected with bu
bonic plague to enter. The vessel has
been sixty days on the voyage from
Santos here and all on board are in fiei
fect health. There was a called meet
ing from, the mayor and board of alder
men tonight at which the following res
olution was unanimously adopted and a
copy of same wired to the Secretary of
the Treasury:
"Resolved by the mayor and board of
aldermen of the city of Biloxi that the
Secretary of the Treasury tie requested
to immediately order all vessels from
ports' infected with bubonic plague and
bound for ports on the gulf coast, to
Dry Tortugas for treatment.”
Alleged Conspirator Ready for Trial.
Savannah. Ga.. Dec. 14. —M. A. Con
nelly, one of the alleged conspirators In
the Gaynor-Greeue-Uarter case, has
written from Cuba to an attorney in this
city that lie is ready to reiwirt to the
United States court whenever he is
wanted to answer the indictment. He is
understood t«> lie now in the” eni| loyment
of the War Department in Cuba. For
several years he was Secretary to ( aje
tain O. M. Carter in this city.
Cake From Pine by a New Process.
Waycross, Ga.. Dec. 14.—Mr. J. D.
'Cordon, of North Carolina, representing
capitalists from that (State and Virginia,
is in tilie city making arrangements for
the establishment of coke ovens here.
Mr. 'Cordon’s company pro)loses to make
coke from pine 'by a new process known
to it and the plant trill be something new.