The Weather To-day: lEabouna"! FAIR.
The News and Observer.
VOL. XLVII. NO. 35.
LEADB ILL NORTH CAROLINA DAILIES 11 lEIS Hi CIRCULATION.
THE BOERS ATTACK GLENCOE
They Are Swept Back by a Desperate
British Charge.
THE ENGLISH LOSE HEAVILY
Their General, William Penn Symon, Who Was in the
Thick of the Fight, Badly Wounded—English Take
an Almost Inaccessible Position Under Cov
er of Their Artillery—General Sir Geo.
Stewart White Still Awaits Foe.
A Boer Defea
London, October 20. —The War Office
lias received the following official dis
patch from Ladysmith, filed at 3:20 this
afternoon:
“This from Glencoe:
“ ‘We were attacked this morning at
daylight by a force roughly estimated
at 4.000. They had placed four or five
guns in position, on a hill, 5,400 yards
east of our camp and they fired plugged
shells. Their artillery did no damage.
Our infantry formed for attack, and we
got our guns into position. After the
position of the enemy had been shelled
our infantry advanced to the attack,
and after a hard fight, lasting until 1:30
p. m., an almost inaccessible position
was taken, the enemy retiring eastward.
All the Boers’ guns have been captured.
We call see our soldiers at the top of
the hill. Our cavalry and artillery are
still out.
“ ‘General Symons is severely wound
ed. Our losses are heavy. They will he
telegraphed as soon as possible’.”
A social dispatch from Glencoe dated
8:25 this morning announced that the
Boer position had been captured after
heavy fighting, during which five guns
were taken.
It appears that during the night the
Boer artillery occupied a hill command
ing the British camp and began drop
ping shells at daybreak in the direction
of the British forces.
The latter, under General Sir William
I*enu Symons, promptly accepted the
challenge and moved to meet the inva
ders under cover of the British artil
lery, which appears to have been worked
with such advantage as to quickly si
lence the enemy's batteries, enabling the
infantry to carry the Boer position with
u rush, in which the Dublin Fusileers
and the King’s Royal Killes are said to
have specially distinguished themselves,
the fusileers capturing the first guns or
the enemy taken in the present cam
paign.
General Symons seems to have been
in the thick of the fight as might have
been expected. Confirmation of the re
port that he was wounded has been
received, but just how seriously is not
yet known.
The War Office has received the ap
pended dispatch from Ladysmith filed
at 10:45 a. m. today.
“The following advices from Glencoe
Camp, just at hand:
“ ‘The King's Royal Rifles and the
Dublin Fusileers are attacking a bill
occupied by Boer artillery. They are
within three hundred yards of the posi
tion and are advancing under cover
of our artillery, at about 2,000 yards
range. ,
“ “Scouts report that 0,000 Boers are
advancing on Hatting Spruit. The
Fifteenth battery and the Leicester regi
ment have gone to meet them’.”
The War Office also received the fol
lowing dispatch from General George
Stewart White, dated yesterday even
ing, from Ladysmith:
“The Boers commenced descending
the western passes on Tuesday and
came in contact with our patrols yes
terday. They continued to advance,
halting for the night with their left
tlauk at Bester’s Station, their center
at Bluebauk and their right more re
tired.
“‘At Acton Homes, Lieutenant Gal
way, of the Natal Carbineers, is miss
ing, and trooper Spencer, of the Natal
Carbineers, was slightlly wounded.
“I moved my camp into a position
1 have selected, with the object of cov
ering the town of Ladysmith, and 1
hoped today that the Boers might have
been sufficiently near me to strike a
blow. Today, however, the enemy
seems to have retired west, our patrols
getting in touch nowhere, except with a
comparatively small body as Bastcr’s
Station.
“Communication with Glencoe .Junc
tion was cut off at Klandsluagte, where
they captured a goods train.
“A Boer force is advancing over Beg
garsberg Nek. Communication by tele
graph is still open via Greytown. ’
TRAINS CAPTURE CONFIRMED.
IxHidon, Oct. 20.—The correspondent
of the Morning Post at Ladysmith, in a
dispatch sent Thursday night, confirms
the statement that a train has been cap
tured at Elandslaagte, and says:
“'l'he train was partly made up of four
trucks of cattle consigned to an army
purveyor at Dundee.
“It is re|>orted that one British officer
and Mu. Mitchell, the Johannesburg Star
war correspondent, besides other war
correspondents, were captured. The
train which preeixlcd the captured train
was tired on. but the Boers’ -attack was
not successful.”
GENERAL YULE IN COMMAND.
Txnidon. Oct. 20.—A dispatch from
Glencoe Camp says that Sir William
Symons was wounded in the stomach,
ami that General Yule lias command.
BOERS SHELLING DUNDEE.
Ladysmith, Oct. 20. 9:20 a. ra.—An
at Mafeking.
unconfirmed report has been received
here that the Boer artillery is shelling
Dundee.
BRITISH FALL BACK FIGHTING.
Ladysmith. Oct. 19.—(Delayed in
Transmission)—The Carbineers and Bor
der Mounted Rifles, who have been in
action with the enemy nearly all day,
returned this evening, falling back fight
ing, in the face of some 2,000 Boers.
They were several times almost cut off,
but a Maxim gun held the Boers in
check.
It is reported that sixteen Boers were
killed.
Several times the Boers came within
400 yards range, but their shooting was
bad, and the Maxim rendered signal ser
vice in stopping their rushes.
They have a large wagon train and
artillery.
17,000 TROOPS TO GO AT ONCE.
Southampton, Oct. 20. —The trans
port Yorkshire carrying the First Troops
of the special army corps for South
Africa, cast off this afternoon at 2:20
o’clock, the other transports following
at regular intervals. The public were
excluded from the docks during the em
barkation, but immense throngs gather
ed outside, cheering and singing and bid
ding farewell to their friends as the
trains passed in.
Today and Monday 17.000 men will
leave for South Attica.
As the Yorkshire departed the public
cheered vociferously, and the troops re
sponded with vigor. The commandcr-in
elnef, General Lord Garnet Wolseley,
with his staff, was present at the embar
kation. The United States Naval at
taclie, Lieutenant J. C. Colwell, was an
iutcrested spectator.
ORDERED TO GIBRALTAR.
Ixmdon, Oct. 20—The British channel
squadron has been ordered to proceed u>
Gibraltar next Tuesday.
REPORTED CAPTURE OF GUNS.
Loudon, Oct. 20.—1 t was reported in
the House of Commons this evening
.that the British had captured seventeen
guns at Glencoe and that the cavalry
were still pursuing the fleeing burghers.
A LOUD CALL TO ARMS.
Cape Town, Oct. 20.-Advices from the
Orange Free State announce that Presi
dent Steyn has issued another procla
mation calling upon the burghers to a
man to take arms and to light against
an unscrupulous enemy. “We are light
ing a just war,” says the proclamation,
“and cannot be defeated as God is on
our side.”
NEW FLYING SQUADRON.
London, October 20.—The afternoon
paper* publish dispatches from Ports
mouth jioiiiting to the forming of a
new flying squadron.
MULES FOR THE BRITISH.
New Orleans, October 20.—Tint steam
er Montezuma cleared today for < ape
Town, South Africa, with 2,029 mules
for tin 1 British army, six thousand bush
els of oats, 500 tons of hay, and SO
tons of bran. Her commander, Captain
Owen, expects to make the run from
New Orleans to Cape Town in 20 days.
BRILLIANT BRITISH VICTORY.
Glencoe Camp, October 20. —'(After-
noon.) —The battle today lias been a bril
liant success. The Beers got a reverse
which may possibly, for a time at any
rate, cheek all aggressive action.
The British artillery practice in the
early part of the day, decided the bat
tle*. The seizure of Dundee Hill by the
Boers was a surprise, for, although tin*
pickets had been exchanging shots alt
night, it was not until a shell boomed
over the town into the camp that their
presence was discovered. Then the
shells came fast. The hill was posi
tively alive with the swarming Boors.
Still the British artillery got to work
with magnificent energy and precision.
The batteries from the camp took up
liositioiis to till* south of the town and
after a quarter hour’s magnificent fir
ing. silenced the guns on the hills.
The fighting raged particularly hot ar
the valley outside the town. Directly
the Boer guns ceased firing General
Symons ordered tlx* infantry to move on
the position. The firing of the Boers
was not so deadly as might have been
expected from troops occupying such an
excellent position, but the infantry lost
heavily going up the hill, and only the
consummately brilliant way in which
General Symons had trained them to
fighting of this kind saved them from
being swept away. Indeed the hill was
almost inaccessible to the storming par
ty. and any hesitation would have lost
tin* day. The enemy’s guns, so far as
the correspondent could see, were alt
abandoned, for the Boers had no time
to remove them. A stream of fugitives
poured down tlx* hillside into tlx* val
ley, where tlx* battle went on with no
abatement.
General Symons was wounded early
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 21, 1899.
in the action, and tlx* command then
devolved on Major ule.
The enemy as they fled were fol
lowed by the cavalry, mounted infantry
and artillery. The direction taken was
to the eastward. At tlx* latest reports
the cavalry had not returned.
(Morning) —General Symotels was shot
through the thigh, but m» bones were
broken, lie is cheerful.
BRITISH DRIVE BACK BOERS.
London', Oct. 21. —The Maifeking cor
respondent of tilt* Daily Mail writing on
October 14th, says:
• “The Boers began the investment of
Mafeking in real earnest nit six o'clock
this morning. For some days they have
been skirting the town !m small bodies,
•but tthey Wave 'begun to muss in force on
tine Transvaal side.
“Colonel Baden-Powell ordered tlx*
armored train and a part of the Iteehuau
ahmd protectorate regiment to go out
against them and see 'if they could break
up the strongest force. They went out
a distance of four miles and directly
they came in range, <«i*ened tire with their
Maxims, scattering the Boers. The ene
my at once rode off in hot haste further
in tlx* Veldt and away from the railway
but the troops pursued mid overtook
them.
“The enemy were in a sheltered (vosi
tion, while our men wen* Am the open and
therefore, much expfosexL Volley firing
was started at 909 yards and soon be
came hot on both sides. A number of
our nun were wounded, wihlile many
riderless Boer horses rushed madly
across the plain.
“Our fire soon scattered the enemy, butt
at that moment their General, whom
wo believed to lie Cronje pushed up
large reintfopeement-s and a hot engage
ment occumd. Our roinfoixvinemts
Were hurried tip by Colonel Baden-Pow
ell from Mafeking.
“A second armored train was dispatch
ed from Mafeking, together with the
chartered police and a fierce general fight
occurred. Ultimately the Boers, demor
alized by the splendid work of our men,
began gradually to withdraw and by
eleven o'clock they were completely driv
en off. Tlu-y undoubtedly suffered heavy
loss.
"idle British returned to Mafeking.
exalted over their victory. Our loss was
two killed and fourteen wounded.”
SHERIFF SHOT HIS HEAD OFF.
Weaver had Beaten the Wife he Won
by Advertising.
Petersburg, Va., October 20. —A ester
day afternoon Sheriff Gill, of Chcster
lieid couuty. killed L*ww Weaver in an
attempt to arrest him for wife-beating.
The sheriff armed with a double-barrel
shot gun, and accompanied by two
men, went, to Weaver’s home and found
him on the porch armed with a gun
and a knife. Weaver struck tlx* sher
iff and one of tlx* men with his gun,
and the sheriff fired over his bead to
intimidate him. Just its Weaver was
raising his gun to fire tlx* sheriff shot
his head off. Weaver is from Michigan
and his marriage was tlx* result of a
matrimonial advertisement.
SUSTAINS COURT MARTIAL.
In the Carter Case the Habeas Corpus
Writ is Dismissed.
New York, Oct. 20.—Judge 1 41 combe
ini the l 1 tiled States Circuit Court hand
ed down 41 decision today dismissing Urn
writ of habeas corpus in tlx* case of
former Captain Oberlin M. Carter, who
is under sentence of five years imprison
ment for conspiracy to defraud the Gov
ernment in contracts. 'The decision was
given in a lengthy opinion, which up
holds the findings of the court martial.
CARTER WILL APPEAL.
Washington, Oct. 20. It is said at tlx*
War Department that Carter will not be
taken at once to .the penitentiary, but will
await, the outcome of appeals and an ap
plication for bail. Tlx* right of apjieal
in such eases is recognized as unques
tionable by the military law officers, and
it is said the first appeal Sll behalf of
Carter will In* to the Court of Appeals,
a.nd after that to the I'ndtied States Su
preme Court. The hcariugfeof these ap
peals will take some mMnthts. In the
meantime, out next Monday, the applica
tion for Carter’s release on bail will In*
heard. In ease bail wen* allowed, it
would operate throughout tlx* appeal pro
ceedings.
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.
Cauncey M. Depew says the Vander
bilt will is sat is factory to Cornelius Van
derbilt and the talk about a contest is
nonsense.
111 tlx* British House of Commons yes
terday a vote of 10,090,000 pounds sterl
ing was carried, the result being an
nounced' as 271 for and 32 against the
credit.
Secretary Long yesterday issued an
order assigning Admiral Dewey to so
cial duty at tlx* Navy Department. This
was done because since bis arrival in
Washington tlx* Admiral has been on
waiting orders only, but now with tlx*
prospect of tlx* reconvening of the Phil
ippine Commission, requiring his attend
ance, it is proper to put him in active
service with all of the emoluments per
taining thereto.
Shot by the Town Sergeant.
Richmond. Va.. Oct. 20.—At Warrcit
ton last night, Peter Shirley, the town
sergeant, shot and falfcally wounded
Joseph Rumbaugh, who died! from the
effects of hiis 'wound this imoirnimg. Rum
baugb was a native of Pennsylvania, an
exhibitor at the County Horse Show,
anil was negotiating for the purchase ol
a fine estate. The shooting wlas the 're
sult of Ruirttwiugh’s refusing to take bis
horse off tlx* sidewalk when ordered by
Shirley to so do, and attacking Shirley
When the latter attempted to enforce the
order.
A BOSS BLEEDER,
THE HAHi LEECH
How the Republican Party has
Bled the People.
BRYAN ON HIS TOUR
WE DO NOT OWN THE MILLIONS
OF MALAYS.
BECAUSE WE BOUGHT THEM ON THE BLOCk
At Findley Mr, Rryan Spoke to a Mass of Peo
ple Some of Whom Were Cheering
While Others Hissed, but he
Soon Silenced Hisses.
Napoleon, Ohio, October 20. lho
Bryan-Mclvean special train left Defi
ance at 8 a. m. The first step was at
Napoleon, Henry county. Carriages
and a large crowd were at the depot and
escorted the visiting guests to the court
house, in front of which a stand had
been erected. John R. McLean intro
duced Mr. Jtryan who said in part:
“I am very glad to speak to the peo
ple of this county. In 1890 you gave
something like 1,700 majority for the
Democratic ticket out of a total of los*
than 5,0(H). The Republican policy is
so bad that there is no reasonable ex
cuse for a minority vote among you.
Mr. Bryan related tlx* story of the
young medical student who would bleed
every 'patient regardless of the disease
and when tlx* patient became so weak
lx* could not stand it longer, the student
would prop him up in bed and bleed him.
again.
“And that is tlx* way of the Republi
can party,” continued tlx* speaker. “It
lias bled you on tlx* money question, the
tax question and every other question
which has conic before tlx* country. I lx*
time has come when tlx* farmer, the
pluin laboring mail, cannot afford to
throw his influence on tlx* side of the
Republican party. I believe in an in
come tax and I believe it tlx* most just
of all taxes. The platform of 1890 fa
vored it and your Zanesville platform
reaffirmed tlx* 1890 platform.’
At Lima Mr. Bryan said among other
things:
“Schley destroyed the Spanish fleet off
Santiago and American blood was shed
at San Juan Hill.” said Mr. Bryan, “but
We went our way 011 tlx* promises to
turn tlx* island over to tlx* Unbans. The
flag was raised on Morro Castle and we
have promised to haul it down when the
Cubans say so, and it was a glorious
war waged for freedom. Why not do
the same thing for tlx* Filipinos. Judge
Day tells us we purchased our title to
tlx* Philippines, but Spain had no title
exeept that grounded in force and our
Declaration of Independence docs not
recognize force (Applause), aixl Republi
cans, you cannot, dare not, say we own
tlx* millions of Malays because Spaiu
put them on the auction block and dis
posed of them at $2 apiece.”
E.\ PII USIASM RUNTS RIOT.
Sidney, ()., Oct. 26.—Tlt'cre was a
mass of jM'oplc here and the enthusiasm
was exceptional. Tlx* ‘fawome tax en
gaged Mr. Bryan’s attention first, trusts
next, ant finally the l’hilipine question.
Iu tlx* discussion of tlx* latter lx* charged
'favoritism in the api>o'mttmeiit of officers
in the volunteer service.
WIIAT OF THE GOLD STANDARD?
Belli foutaim, 0., Oct. 20. —At this place
Mr. Bryan recalled the fact that when
lx* passed through in 1890 the Republi
cans all wore yellow ribbons to signify
that they favored the gold standard and
asked wh.it they had to say at. the action
of their President in sending a fcomuuis
sk«i to Europe to get rid of the gold
standard. “And you farmers had to
I lay SIOII.OOO to meet the ex incuses of
that comma's si om,” said. Mr. Bryan. "A
commission that caffes: 'Help, help, or we
sink.’ How do you like the gold staiid
a.ru?”
Findlay. Ohio, Oetolier 20. —Tlx* last
engagement of tlx* day was at Findlay
to which tlx* train rushed at tlx* rate
of a mile of a minute, stops excluded,
after leaving Lima. Findlay, being the
largest of tlx* points visited, had tlx* larg
est crowd and a torchlight procession.
The first meeting of tlx* evening was held
in tlx* hall park and tlx* second in
Marvin’s Opera House. The audience
in tlx* opera house received Mr. Bruyu
by a division of sentiment, some cheer
ing and a portion hissing.
Mr. Bryan in tlx* midst of the contend
ing voices said:
“I am glad there are Republicans here
(Applause). This is the first time I have
met men who came to hiss rather than
listen. I am glad to speak to even hiss
ing Republicans because that is the
only argument, you can use to answer
our arguments. 1 want to draw a pic
ture of Abraham Lincoln and I want
to do it for the benefit of you Mark
Hanna Republicans. 111 tlx* days of
Abraham Lincoln the man was placed
before tlx* dollar. Those were not the
days of Mark Hanna Republicans. In
those days you Republicans stood for
self-government. In 1850 Abraham Lin
coln praised tile Declaration of Indepen
dence as tlx* greatest instrument ot
modern times” —the hissing containing,
a voice said: “Never mind the hissing,
it is only from boys,” to which Mr. Bry
an rejoined:
“But what of tlx* father who sends
a boy here who does not know more
than that (Laughter). Let ithem hiss.”
a plea for the equality of all men lie
fore the law.
A boy cried: “Maybe you think we
can’t.”
Quietly Mr. Bryan said:
“No, the l.x>y is mistaken. What we
can do is Republican doctrine; what
we ought to do is Democratic doc
trine” (Applause).
Mr. Bryan continuing said:
“If you want to find the people of all
countries that hate tyranny go back to
the dead, go back to Patrick Henry
when he thundered out:
“ ‘Give me liberty or give me death.’
“Go hack to Jefferson’s writings and
to Washington, when he drew his sword
against a Government exacting taxation
without representation. If you don’t
want to go back so far, read Lincoln's
immortal address on the Gettysburg bat
tlefield.”
Without further interruption he con
tinued. discussing the Pliilippiip* ques
tion, silver and tlx* trusts, closing with
Hester's Cotton Statement.
New Orleans, October 20. —Secretary
Hester’s statement of the world’s visi
ble supply of cotton made up from spe
cial cable and telegraphic advices, com
pares the figures of this week with #st
week, and last year. It shows th* total
visible 3,422,143, against 3,323,496 last
week and 3,208,038 last year; of this
the total of American cotton is 2,945,-
143, against 2,794,496 last week and 2,-
738,038 last year, and of all other kinds,
including Egypt, Brazil, India, etc., 477,-
000, against 529,01 K) last week, and 470,-
000 last year.
Os the world’s visible supply there
is mnv afloat fdr and held in Great
Britain and continental Europe 1,702,000
bales, against 1,533,000 last year; in
Egypt 95,000 bales, against 67,000 last
year; in India, 220,000 bales, against
215,000 last year; and in the United
States 1,405,000 bales, against 1,393,000
bales last year.
Secretary Hester’s weekly New Or
leans cotton exchange statement shows
a decrease in the movement into sight
compared with the seven days ending
this date last year 148,000 bales, a de
crease under the same days year be
fore last of 27,000 bales.
For the fifty days of the season that
have elapsed the aggregate is behind the
fifty days of last year 183,000, aixl
ahead of the same days year before last
21,000.
The total movement for the fifty days
from September Ist to date 2.256.056
bales, against 2.439.610 last year and
2.235,851 year before last.
The movement since September Ist
shows receipts at till United States ports
1,528,670\ against 1,766,886 last year;
interior stocks in excess of those held
at the close of tlx* commercial year
317.583. aixl against 349,491 last year.
Foreign exports for the week have
been 184,289, against 255.686 last year,
making tlx* total thus far for the sea
son 956,675, against 916,631 last year.
The total takings of American mills.
North and South and Canada thus far
for the season have been 526,702 bales,
against. 424.208 last year.
Stocks at tlx* seaboard and the twen
ty-nine leading Southern interior cen
tres have increased during the week
87,375 bales, against an increase during
the corresponding period last season of
219,590.
Including stocks left over at ports and
interior towns from the last crop and
the number of bales brought into sight
thus far for the new crop the supply to
date is 2,875,854 bales, against 2,707,-
176 for the same period last year.
Comparative Cotton Statement, '
New York, Oct. 20. —For the week
ending Friday:
Net receipts at all United States
ports during week 264.526
Net receipts at all United States
ports during same week hist
year 421,873
Total receipts to this date. ... 1,527,460
Total receipts to same date last
year 1,834,761
Exports for the week 183,888
a>x ports ior same week last
year 263,973
Total exports to this date.... 955,161
Total exports to same date last
year 979,372
Sloes at all United States
lN>rts 802,962
Stock at all United States ports
same time last year 909,070
Stock at all interior towns.... 560,466
Stock at all interior towns same
time last year 305,780
Stock at Liverpool 703,000
Mock at Liverpool same time
last year 530.000
Stock of American afloat for
Great Britain 222,000
Stock of American afloat for
Great Britain same time last
year.. .. 0 323,000
PRESIDENT ANDRADE FLIES.
* - -
Attempt to Dyamite the Home of his
Representative.
Caracas, Venezuela, Oct. 20. —2:30 p.
111. —President Andrade, it is now known,
escaped this morning to La Guayra.
Telegraph and telephonic communica
tion is interrupted. An attempt was
made last might to dynamite the resi
dence of Senihior Matos. General And
rade's representative in the negotiations
with tlie insurgent commander, General
Cipriano Castro.
Washington. Oct. 20.—The following
has been received at the Navy Depart
ment from commander Hemphill, of the
Detroit, dated at La Guayra, via Haiti,
at 2:26 p. m.:
“Secretary of the Navy: Andrade lias
tied, going toward La Guayra with 800
men. lie hias not resigned the Presi
dency. Vice President, who holds au
thority during the President's absence
from the capital, has telegraphed Castro
to enter Caracas. No disorder hero or
in Caracas thus far.”
PRICE FIVE CENTS
F? LLED B) FI,
h IE DIES By FIBE
O ~"
3 Horrible Crime of Jo
seph Leflore.
IS HORRIBLY PUNISHED
BURNED A MOTHER AND FOUR
CHILDREN ALIVE.
HE TIED HIS VICTIMS TO THE FLOOR
He Confessed his Clime, Hoping for no Mercy
People Stand by in Silence While he
is Lashed to a Stake and
Roasted to Death.
Memphis, Tenn., October 26. —A spe
cial to the Scimetar, from Canton, Miss.,
says: w
“The little town of Saint Anne,twenty
miles east of Canton, in Leak county,
was last night the scene of a tragedy
—a sequel to the burning of the Gam
brel family the night before. Joe
Leflore, a negro, who was captured by
a posse, confessed that he, in company
with other negroes, had tied Mrs. Gam
brel and her four children to the floor
of the house, saturated the surround
ings with kerosene and burned then*
alive. The negro after a confession of
the eriims was promptly roped to a
stake and burned to a crisp, while the
citizens looked on in silence.
“Another negro, Bob Smith,
in the nick of time, as there was doubt
as to his guilt.
“‘The Gambrel tragedy occurred Thurs
day morning and it was first thought
that the fire was the result of am ac
cident. A casual investigation was
made and it was soon established be
yond doubt that the family had been
murdered and the house fired.
“Posses were immediately formed to
scour the country and followed every
possible due. Before the posses left
Saint Anne it was discovered that Joe
Leflore, a negro who lived in tlx*, neigh
borhood and who had heretofore, borne
a good reptation had disappeared. Early
last evening Leflore was captured seve
ral miles from tlx* scene of the mur
der. At first the murderer denied any
knowledge of the affair, but he finally
broke down and confessed that lx* and
Bob and Andrew Smith, two other ne
groes were guilty. He hoped for no
mercy and told with a brutal frankness
all the details of the crime. In the
yard where the Gambrel residence had
stood 1 A*tiore was tied to a stake and
burned alive. No one sent a merciful
bullet into his body to kill him. An
drew Smith escaped from tlx* 1110 b while
Leflore was being burned, and has not
been captured. Bob Smith was tied
to another stake and a fire started,
though lx* was finally released as there
was a possibility of his proving his
innocence.
“Andrew Smith will Ik* recaptured and
if it is proven that he and his brother
Bob are guilty, it is thought no power
can save them from a similar fate
meted out to Leflore.”
The sheriff of Leak county went to the
scene of the tragedy this afternoon and
took the negro Robert Smith and three
negro women who were implicated by
Leflore and started to Carthage, the
county seat. It is not thought the
sheriff will reach Carthage with his
prisoners, as there are about; 500 men
gathered aliout the scene of the crime,
and they seem determined to let no guilty
one escape their vengeance. Telephone
communication is very limited, tlx* near
est connection lining Saint Anne, about
four miles distant from the Gambrel
place.
BOUNDARY LINE SETTLED.
Great Britain Accepts the Temporary
Adjustment.
Washington, Oct. 20. —Mr. Tower, tlx*
British Charge here, called at tlx* State
Department today ami handed to Secre
tary Hay a note formally accepting for
his Government the proposition for the
temporary adjustment of the Alaskan
boundary line proposed by Secretary
Hay in bis note of yesterday.
With that act tlx* long exi**cted modus
vivendi relative to the vexed Ixnuxlary
question went into effect. This result
has been brought about through the di
rect negotiation of Secretary Hay and
Mr. Tower, after several failures in the
past through commissioners and ambas
sadors. The State Department is con
fident that it has conserved every Ameri
can interest in the arrangement, without
unjustly treating Canada. The division
al line on the West Pass, by which tlx*
Dalton Trail is reached is placed 22(4
miles above Pyramid Harbor, which is
regarded under tlx* treaty as tidewater
mark, so the Canadians are not allowed
to reach any point on the Lynn Canal.
Moreover there is no permission given for
a free port or even for the free transfer
across American territory of Canadian
goods exeept of miners belongings.
Those matters may figure later on when
it comes to a permanent boundary line,
but they are not touched 111*011 in the
modus.
The Liberals in tlie Department of
Santander. Colombia, have taken up
arms against the Government.
At New York last might Joe Choynski,
ic Club last night Jake Kilrain. the for-
Australia, in tihe seventh roimid of their
figfht at the Broadway Athletic Club.