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WISDOM CARR & WARD DISTRIBUTORS, Made Spring , WtSBECEnCT BOERS FLEE AT BIGGARSBERG Buller Gains a Victory and Dundee Will be Oc cupied. Cavalry Broke the Center. Boer's Rest of Command Dispersed Without Waiting for Attack. Four Hundred Bnrghers Give Up at at Kroonstad- ROBERTS REPORTS THAT THE CASUALTIES IN THE CAVALRY DIVISION MAY 10 WERE HEAV IER THAN HE REPORTED OR DER OF THE RAAD IN SECRET SESSION. London, May 15. While Lord Rob erts is apparently halting at Kroon stad to repair the railway and bring up his transports the chief interest in the South African campaign centers in Na tal.. There is as yet no official news of General Buller's move, which began Thursday, and, according to several correspondents, was admirably carried out and completely successful. The comparatively slight opposition to the British indicates that the fight ing was a rear guard defense, cover ing the Boer retreat. The. latest de spatch is from Kemp's Farm, dated Monday evening. It says the Boers have evacuated Helpmaker and that Dundonald is pursuing them to Bles koplaagte, seven miles from Dundee, wrhere they were making a stand at the time the despatch was sent It is said here.that the movement aims, after clearing Biggarsberg, to secure Jan Reenan's and other passes. in. Drakens berg, thu enabling a.' junction with Lord Roberts. There is little news from other places'. A despatch sent Sunday from Kroonstad represents the Harrismith Boer commandoes as retiring from Bethlehem and others from Vrede and Fanfort, all concentrating at Helleron SUCCESS OF BULLER. London, May 14. A despatch receiv ed from Pitermaritzburg, Natal, today brings the first intimation of a sue cess attained by General Buller m northern Natal. It says: "General Buller's official telegram notifying of his success at Biggars hurer. received here an hour ago, has given keen satisfaction. It is conn dently anticipated that Dundee will be occupied by the British today. Resi dents of the northern country are de lighted, as the forcing of Bigarsburg means that they will speedily be en abled to return to their homes." All experts agree that to all appear ances the Free Staters have severed military alliance with the Transvaal, though scattered bodies will possibly hrvld out here and there. At the same time a despatch from Cape Town, dat ed today, says that a proclamation will be published this week annexing the Orange Free State. It is also said that General Botha, commander of the Boer forces, threatens to resign if any preparations are made for wanton de struction of property. The correspondent of the Renter Telegram company at Cape Town says the American residents are. taking steps to repudiate the statements of Webster Davis, former United States assistant secretary of the interior, who recently visited South Africa. News from Mafeking is expectea sot a. J x peedily. The war orace is reporxeu w ha ve expressed the opinion that news of the raising of the siege is expected Wednesday. Another despatch, dated Stonehiu -cvhyv this Tnominer. says. ailci JL.' Cl XJ.t v ' ' four days' march eastward at the foot nf -Rie-s-arsbersr ridges in the direction of Helpmaker, which was occupied oy the federals, the second brigade Sunday made an attack. General Dunaonaia s cavalry broke the Boers' center -ana Bethune's horse advanced on their ex ereme right. In the direction of Pom- eroy, a small party of burghers occu pied a ridge overlooking neipmaKer, but they did not -wtait for the assault." CAVALRY CASUALTIES. t 3 - mTatr IX Tha -nrn t office has JHJ.UUV", "I received the following from Lord Rob erts: "Kroonstad. May 13. There were more casualties in 'the cavalry division BOARDERS WANTED at Sunny Side Cottage on Sunset Drive. Among the pines, 90 feet above Bat tery Park. Hack at frequent intervals to and from the city. Terms reasona ble. - ' v . BAKER & C0.; Scientific Refracting Opticians;" .5 No; 45 Patton Avenue. x t : cxazninatSon JYie-v . ' 'ittention give" to repalifaix; May 10 than reported toy me . I have been unable to get an exact account of what occurred, as the commanding1 of ficer, Captain Elswbrthy, was killed, and -two officers were wounded at the same time and have been sent to the rear. BURGHERS GIVE UP ARMS, Kroonstad, May 12. President Steyn has gone to Keilbron, not Lindley. He has declared the former the new capi tal Four hundred burghers have giv en up their arms here and in this neighborhood. Although the bridge across the Valsch has been destroyed, a good deviation exists where the road ran before the bridge was constructed. 200,000 BRITISH AGAINST 20,000 BOERS And Burglters Cause Sems Hopeless Roberts' Plans Unknown. New York, May 14. A despatch from London says: General Roberts has an army of 200,000 for guarding his com munications and operating on a front virtually 200 miles wide, from Fourteen Streams to Biggarsberg. Against this army the Boers have 20,000 burghers in the Transvaal and Natal and President Steyn has perhaps 5,000 burghers under arms in the Bethlehem district. The Dutch have fought bravely and made a wonderful defence but the day of mir acles has passed. There was sharp skirmishing on Friday on the road to Kroonstad and Gordon's cavalry brig ade acted with gallantry in the final onset. The town was formally sur rendered by the landrost, after the Transvaal burghers had removed the bulk of their own stores, blown up a bridge, wrecked the railway station and done other damage. There were groups of British sympathizers in the streets when General Roberts entered the town at the head of his troops and the scenes enacted at Bloemfontein un der similar conditions were repeated. The troops halted yesterday after their long march, the two columns, which had been forty miles apart at the out set, having been massed at Kroonstad. This town will now be converted into an advanced base of supplies for oper ations in the Transvaal. While Gener al Botha, with the Transvaal burghers, has retired to the Vaal river, President Steyn, with the remnant of the Free State army, is making a feeble stand in the northeastern corner, .ueilbron has been abandoned because it lies on the linetof General Roberts' march, but Linaiey, on tne vaai norm or mcK- burg, is held by a smiall Dutch force as a temporary capital, with Bethlehem and Harrismith as places of refuge. Olivier's commandoes have been oper- ating against Rundle's division from Mequalting's Nek, from which the line of retreat leads through Ficksburg to Bethlehem. General Brabant's scouts reported Saturday that the Boers were moving north. What remains of the Free State force could be easily dis persed, if General HilSyard's division were sent from Natal over the moun tains to Harrismith, but General Run dle's division, with cavalry, seems en tirely competent to deal with it with out assistance. General Roberts' plan of campaign, unless all signs fail, will not include operations on a large scale against Bethlehem and the scattered Free State commandoes on the eastern flank. He will make a fresh start for the Vaal, after a brief halt, and oarry the bulk of his army into the Trans vaal, leaving Steyn's (burghers at lib erty to retain control or a small sec tion of the country around Bethlehem, where they will gradually disperse, under pressure, from Rundle. GOVERNOR TAYLOR IN INDIANAPOLIS Will Remain Until Decision in His Case is Given. Indianapolis, May 14. Governor Tay lor, of Kentucky, arrived here today and said he intended to remain here until the supreme court has passed on the contest case. If the court de cides against him, he will not return to Kentucky at all. Governor Mount will not honor a requisition for his arrest. The supreme court of the United States adjourned today for a week, so the decision will not be given for that length of time, at least. FOR LADIES UP-TO-DATE, I carry a fine line of imported and domestic walking and golf skirts. We sell you the cloth in patterns toy tv,n vorH tvr tn.fc vour meaBure wiu make to your order. At I. W. Gla ser s, is ooutn maji bucci, Wood's seeds at Grant's. Wood's Lawn Grass at Grant's. Peerless Corn Solvent 25c. at Grant's. Try Grant's Tonic 75c Grant's. Best Vanilla Extract at Grant's. ' a Best Lemon Extract at Grant's. Best Orange Extract at Grant's. Best Almond Extract at Grant's. paiiwin TTeadaehe "Cure 25c Grant's. Grant Liver Pills, 50 for 25c. Peerless Corn Salve, 10c. Grant's. Grant's Talcum Powder, 10c Grant's. firont'a rvmidruff Cure. 75c, grants. V4 A V f ' " "... Grant's Hair Tonic' 50c. Grant's. rtwint'n Prison Oak Cure -25c Grat!s. ?i Grant' Lavender" Shf ipoo, Z5C HOW IT WORKS ; IN LOUISIANA Ficticious Vote in Ring-Ruled Towns and Suffrage De stroyed in Country. Political Freedom and Inter est Paralyzed. In One Ward of 2,051 Citizens But 1 Seven Votes Were Cast, Osb Han Elected to Two Offices by Single Vote. A RETURN TO THE SYSTEM OF FEJJDD ALIS M IN A STATE BE LONGING TO A REPUBLIC RE SULT VERY UNFAVORABLE TO WHITE FAMILIES. Special Despatch to the New York Sun. New ..Orleans, May 11. Some of the delayed returns coming in from the recent Mate election in Louisiana give strange evidence of the influ ence of the new constitution in cutting down the vote. It is told in the history of Switzerland that at the time the old Swiss confederacy was over throw by Napoleon, the restrictions placed on-the suffrage of the canton of Berne were such as to reduce the num ber of electors to 217, Who did all the votingfor a population of 300,000. That a somewhat similar condition prevails in some parts of Louisiana today the election returns clearly indicate, and the vtes by which officers were elect ed are almost ludicrous. In the parish of Assumption, for in stance, there were only seven votes in the Third ward, yet these seven votes were sufficient to elect three officers, a police juror- or county commissioner, a jm'ice of the peace and a cor stable. Four voters served as election com missioners. This accounts for every voter in the ward four of them were behind the ballot box and the other three were candidates before it and were elected. In Concordia parish, the vote in the first four wards was: First, 10; Sec ond. 10: Third. 13; Fourth, 7; total for four wards, or half the parish, 40 These voters elected twelve officers, and twenty persons, or half the voting population, were needed to man the boxes. In the Second ward not a vote was cast for police juror, a most im portant office and one greatly sought after, for the police jury has complete control of the government, finances, as sessments, etc., of the parish. The Seventh ward of Caldwell did pvpn better. Columbus Payne was elected justice of the peace of the ward by the votes of two. Fortunately for him' he had no serious opposition, or his majority might have been small The constable, George Williams, was not quite as popular and received only a single vote, but as there was no op position that one vote is sufficient to elect, and Mr. Williams' name figures among those of the successful candi dates. As the Australian ballot pre vails in Louisiana, it is impossiDie to know whether the solitary vote that elected Williams was his own. If it were it is evidence that the canlidat- for justice, Mr. Payne, did not vote fair and return the compliment by votine for Williams. In the parish of East Carroll tne to tal vote cast was 167. 'rnese voters elected a full parochial ticket, including- sheriff, coroners, members of the leg islature and clerks of court, besides the local officers. Some twenty polls with eierhtv election commissioners were necessary for the polling of these votes. A fair sample of the vote is seen in the First ward, where two polling places were located. mere were elected two justices of the peace. two constables and one police juror five officers in all, and 12 votes were cast. The result will figure as follow?: Election officers, 8; local officers, elect ed 5: total. 13: votes cast, 12. The rrir-A trtrarrt nf thp ruarish alSO Cast 12 votes, but the Second ran the total up tn the hlerh fleure of 13. Small as the vote in East Carroll . . . 1 iUn r4 TU(Qr was, it was larger viiau luoi son, where only 151 votes were polled Do Not Buy a Home Before seeing us. We have several interesting bargains to offer, are dally adding to our list and may have just what you want. Prices and terms will suit. j WILKIElaBflRBE, Real Estate Brokers, r phiae 669L. n Patton At. to elect a full set of parish or county as well as local officials. The First ward elected two .Justices; TWo" con stables and'one police juror, a total of five officers, with 12 votes cast. The other wards voted as follows': Second, 18; Third, 15; Fifth, 20; Sixth, 16; Seventh, 13. Each of these wards elected three or more officers and had from four to twelve election commis sioners. On an average there was one parish or local officer elected to less th-an every five votes cast in Madison. These two parishes, East Carroll and Madison, constitute a judicial district. The district Judge, F. X. Ransdeil, re ceived a total of 281 votes, and the dis trict attorney, Mr. D. M. Evans, 313. The contest in the Third ward of Morehouse must have been exciting. There were four votes cast, and three candidates. L. Ballard was trium phantly elected justice of the peace by a vote of three, but the candidates for constables were not so fortunate. Joseph Cox received two votes and Philip Highlemer two, making it a tie. and requiring a new election so as to allow the four votes of the ward to decide between Cox and Highlemer. In the next ward, the Fourth, W M. Tay lor was luckier. He received only one vote, it is true (probably his own), but as there was no opposition the one vote was sufficient to elect him constable of the justice court. Even closer w'las the contest in the Ninth ward of Franklin parish, where the result would be worth investigation as an election curiosity. One vote was cast, but it was sufficient to elect W. M. Kincain justice of the peace. Mr. Kincain seems to have been the only candidate, if not the only voter, of the ward, for he was not only elected jus tice of the peace, but also police juror of his ward. There should have been elected a constable to execute the man dates of Justice Kincain, but there seems to have been no candidate for the office and no vote cast for it. Mr. Mr. Kincain evidently thought it would be ill-advised to elect himself constable as well as justice of the peace and police juror, and refrained from voting for himself for the lesser office. Indeed it is difficult to see how he could have acted simultaneousjy as justice and constable, declaring- the law and executing it. There was no vote for constable cast in tne Ninth w-ard of Franklin and the office is still vacant. Nor is it to be imagined that these small votes 'are due to lack of popula tion. The third ward in Assumption parish, which cast 7 votes, has a popu lation of 2,051. The Fourth ward of Concordia, which cast 7 votes, has 1,053 inhabitants. The Seventh wara of Caldwell, which cast two votes, has 506 inhabitants, and the Ninth ward of Franklin, with a single solitary vote, has a population of 639, while the Fourth ward of Morehouse, which also cast a single vote for constable, has 1,884 inhabitants and ordinarily would have cast 450 votes. These figures will give some idea of the effect of the new suffrage clause on the vote. As the representation is based on population, not votes, the result is very unfavorable to the white families. Thus Madison, with 151 votes, has the same representation in the legislature (two members) as n casieu, which cast 2,870 votes; and as the constitution requires that the rep resentation in all party conveuuiuua shall be based on population, Mauison with its 151 votes has nearly the same representation in the democratic con vention as Calcasieu. The provisions give the few whites in the negro par ishes an extraordinary influence in pol itics far out of proportion to their number. 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FAVORABLE ON CANAL BILL The Senate Committee on Inter Oceanic Canals Orders This. Armor Plate Amendment Passed by Senate. Secretary Ordered to Build Factory if Price is Too High. The Nayal Appropriation Bill Was Then Passed. THE HOUSE PASSES GENERAL DEFICIENCY BILL. AND THE SENATE BILL. CONSTITUTING DURHAM A PORT OF DELIVERY. BUTLER MAKES EFFORT TO GET LIFE SAVING STATION FOR THIS &TATB. Washington, May 14. The senate to day resumed consideration of the na val appropriation bill and by a vote of 32 to 19 adopted the committee amend ment relating to armor plate. It pro vides for the payment of $545 per ton for three ships and $445 per ton 'for others. If the armor cannot be obtain ed at the latter price the secretary of the navy is directed to build an ar mor plate factory. Washington, May 14. The senate committee on inter-oceanic canals to day ordered a favorable -report on the Nicaragua canal bill as it passed the house. There were only five members of the committee present at today's meeting. A motion was made to report the bill and without debate the vote was taken, Senaors Morgan, McBride, Harris and Turner voting in the affirmative and Senator Hanna in the negative. The senate after disposing of the ar mor plate question, passed the naval appropriation bill. An amendment was agreed to authorizing the removal, of the Port Royal station to a point near Charleston after the vain effort of Senator Butler to leave the choice to North Carolina in the hope that Wil mington would thereby be chosen. IN THE HOUSE. The house took up the general de ficiency bill, carrying a total of $3, 839,021, and after a brisk deba-te it was passed. The senate bill -constituting Durham, N. C, a port ot delivery, was also passed. DREYFUS ARRIVES AT HOME IN PARIS i Government Wants Him to Leave Demonstration Feared. New York, May 14. 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