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VOL. XLVII. NO. 7fi.
LEADS ILL MM CAROLINA DAILIES 11 lEIS AID CIRCUUMh
A RED HOT ANSWER
TO HIS ADDRESS
The Gentiles of Utah Declare
Roberts a Criminal.
HE FLILS FROM JUSTICE
TOOK POLYGAMOUS WIVES IX
DEFIANCE OF LAW.
CHARGES OF ADULTERY AGAINST HIM
It is Claimed That 2,000 Polygamons House
holds Exist in Utah nd That 1,000 Child
ren Have Been Born to Polygamous
Wives Since Statehood.
Washington, Dee. 8. —An answer to
Mr. Brigham Roberts’ address to the
American people, was issued today by a
delegation representing the Gentile ele
ment in Utah who are here to oppose
Mr. Roberts. The answer is as follows: j
‘•ln this morning’s papers Mir. Roberts
makes an appeal for sympathy in which
were many statements needing correction,
while many facts are suppressed. Mr.
Roberts says he has not been, convicted
since Statehood. It does not follow that
he is innocent. He is now a fugitive
from justice in Salt Lake county on a
charge of unlawful cohabitation, and an
Davis county, Utah, where resides one of
his polygamous wives with her illegiti
hate twins born August llth, 1807, a
charge of adultery (a felony under the
laws of Utah) has been for two mouths
pigeon-holed by a Mormon prosecuting at
torney.
“Mr. Roberts in his attempt to belittle
his crimes insists that he is only charg
ed with a masdeameanor. He knows
better. He knows that he has been,
under oath and before the proper prose
cuting officers, charged with the felony of
adultery as well as the misdemeanor of
unlawful cohabitation.
“Many sentimental people are being
■misled by Mr. Roberts’ very ingenious ,
suggestions from which some people infer
that he took his polygamous wives when
it was lawful to do so. This is a mis
take. Adultery was a crime in Utah
when Mr. Roberts was bom, and at the
time of the passage of the Oullom, Anti-
Polygamy Act, Mr. Roberts was only
six years old. Has plea for sympathy,
therefore amounts only to this, that ne
should be allowed to continue his crim
inal practice notwithstanding he took his
polygamous wives in defiance of law. We
demand that he should support his fami
lies, but also demand that lie shall cease
the begetting of further illegitimate off
spring, and this is our only bone of con- j
t cation. the only tiling demanded which
he refuses to yield. In this matter we j
disclaim any desire to have him declared j
ineligible because he is a Mormon, but i
solely because he is violating and defying j
the laws of our State, of the United
States and of common decency.
“Bx-‘Congressman W. 11. King was and
is a Mormon and no claim of ineligibility :
was ever made against him. We point j
to this fact as showing that we oppose :
Mr. Roberts not upon the ground of any
religious opinions entertained by him, [
but because of his criminal practices, j
Neither is this a matter of religious or
political persecution or prejudice. The
undersigned include men of different
churches and men who belong to no
church, those who are Republicans and
those who are Democrats.
“Mr. Roberts denies and we assert that
the compact between Utah and the other
States lias been violated.
“As evidence that this compact has
been broken, we point to the following:
“First—-That in Utah 1,000 illegitimate
children have been born to polygamous
wives since Statehood.
“Second—That about two thousand
polygamous households now exist in Utah
and that the attempt to secure a pun ish
merit of these offenders is denounced by
the majority, as we believe, of Utah’s
citizens. .
“Third— That the ciiasniistantial evi
dence unmistakably points to the exist
ence of new wives in lHtlygannous house
holds, the most conspicuous example of
which are 't he oases of Apostles Abraham
11. Cannon. John W. Taylor ami Apostle
IVusdale, in at least the first of which
the church organ of the d nuinant church
refuse's to ■deny the marriage and the
new polygamous wife is employed as
teacher in a church academy.
“Fourth—That the very •inera who in
terpreted the manifesto of 1800 to pro
hibit unlawful co-habitation with prior
acquired wives now publicly justify its'
continuance.
“Fifth—That, most of the same men
who in a tuition for amnesty pledged
their sacred honor for the obedience of
the law by tlieir people are now by ex
ample and precept encouraging the com
mission of the crime of unlawful co-habi
tation. i
“Sixth—As a further evidence of (his
bad faith we call attention to the fact
that men holding high church office have
plead guilty to the crime of unlawful
cohabitation 'before the Slate courts with
out having their church standing affect
ed. even iu some cases having their lines
paid by sympathetic friends.
“8c veil tit —'All this is by necessary im
plication endorsed by a majority of
Utah’s people in the election of Brigham
11. Roberts, who during his campaign for
election was publicly charged with being
a violator of it he laws, as evidenced by
Iris illegitimate progeney, and in spite of
I these iindenicd charges he was elected
by an overwhelming majority.
“That Mr. Roberts himself understoou
that compact to mean the discontinuance
j of unlawful cohabitation we point to his
registration oath of 1805, in 'which no
swore it to lie his intention to obey the
law prohibiting unlawful cohabitation.
(Signed)
“T. C. Uiff, Salt Lake.
“G. IV. Martin, Manti, Utah.
“C. M. Owen, Salt Lake.
“.I. M. Coombs. Brigham City, Utah.
“A. T. Sehroedor, Salt Lake.”
ROBERTS ASKS PUBLICITY.
Washington, Dec. S. —The committee
which is to (inquire into the status of Mr.
Roberts, of Utah, hekl a protracted ses
sion behind closed doors today to further
consider the line of procedure. During
the early hours of the meeting Mr.
Roberts was present, accompanied by his
secretary and made a statement as to his
general wishes in connection with the
inquiry. He said he was specially desir
ous of having the committee first go into
his prima facie right to a seat, after
wards taking up the general merits of the
subject. lie said lie favored open ses
sions as he did not wish any of the testi
mony kept from the public. He indicated
also that he desired to present testimony
relative to the manner in which the
charges against him were prepared. Mr.
Roberts then retired and the comnuree
continued in private session until 12:80,
when a recess was taken, until 2 p. ni.
Tlio 2 o’clock meeting was brief and
was adjourned until 10 o’clock tomor
row morning. No announcement was
made except that Chairman Taylor,
j (Ohio), said the work was progressing sat-
I isfaetorily and smoothly. It is under
stood that some question exists as to
whether Roberts shall he treated as a
contesting member, or be asked to plead
as in a trial, and the eemmittee will
probably hear him further before reach
ing a conclusion.
NO FIGHT FOR CERTIFICATE.
Contest in the Legislature Not Yet
Determined On.
Frankfort, Ky., Dec. B.—All pretense
of a fight for the certificate of election
as Governor has been given up by the
Goebel people, and whether a contest will
be made in the legislature is really jet
,to he determined. It will depend very
I largely upon the wording of the opinion
Which Commissioners Ellis and Pryor will
hand down at Id o’clock tomorrow morn
ing. If it implies that the commissioners
believe fraud was committed, which
might (invalidate the election, did they
as a canvassing board have tin? legal
right to go behind the certified returns,
lit is almost certain a contest will lie
made. Otherwise it is uncertain.
I The Democratic candidates for the
minor offices on the State ticket, acting
on the belief that the commissioners’
opinion will con tain implication of fraud,
have already decided to tight before the
State contesting board for the positions
to which they believe themselves entitled.
They held several conferences during the
day, butt it was not definitely determined
until three o’clock in the afternoon to
make the contests.
WILLINGHAM BILL DEAD.
Killed in Georgia’s Senate by a Vote
of 26 to 14.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 8. —By a vote of
' 2d to 14 the Willingham Bill was killed
| in the .Senate today ami State prohibition
| defeated. The various roll calls con
sumed an hour, a great many Senators
rising to explain tlieir votes.
The debate in the Senate commenced
j two days ago and was carried on with
j great vigor. Every interest in the State
! iiilinenced by the whiskey traffic fought
! the passage of the bill, and all moral
| agencies were used in its favor. Had
j the measure passed the Senate it
! would have been so amended as to
kill its purpose.
The entire fight has been one of the
fiercest the State has ever known along
this line, but it is now believed the
question is effectually settled for some
time,
Tlie Willingham Bill provided for the
••losing of all saloons, the abolishing of
all breweries and distilleries and •.unde
it a statutory crime for anyone to give
a drink of intoxicating liquor to an
other except as a medicine prescribed
by a physician.
The bill further provided tin it no chib
or hotel should have liquors m >ts din
ing rooms or case, but this did not apply
to private entertainments or bpnqu y-.s.
Indicted For Fraud.
Savannah. Ga., Dec. 8. —The .Morning
News will publish tomorrow morning that
the grand jury of the United States
Court: for the Southern District of Geor
gia in session here has found indictments
against John Gaynor, B. D. Green and
E. F. Gaynor, of New You- . co-pa rCivers
in the Atlantic Contracting Company and
others for conspiracy to defraud the Gov
ernment. This is an outcome of the con
viction of O. M. 'Carter, late captain of
engineers of the army.
Messrs. Green and Gaynor are alleged
• to have been in conspiracy with Carter
to defraud the Government in the im
provement works in Savannah River and
harbor and Cumberland Sound and to
have wrongfully collected from film Gov
ernment sums of money variously esti
mated to amount to from one million to
two and a half millions of dollars. Tue
indictments have not yet been made pule
lie, as it is the custom of thy Federal
Courts to have its defendants in custody
or under bond lie-fore publishing the in
dictments. During the week the grand
jury has examined various witnesses in
resjiect to the matter, among them sev
eral army and war department officers
from Washington and a mass of docu
mentary evidence, including drafts
amounting to more than a million dollars
, drawn by Captain Carter, and many pa
pers respecting the work on the Savan
■ nuh River and harbor and Cumberland
'Sound. Colonel Gaynor and Captain
' ( Green are understood to be in New York.
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 9, 1899.
MEM A
LIFE OF SHAME
Mattie Moore Fataly Wound
ed by Jesse Green.
GREEN HIMSELF SHOT
midnight Tragedy in house
OF ILL FAME.
WOMAN HAS A HUSBAND AND 2 CHILDREN
Jesse Green Was Wounded Near the Heart, But
He Will Recover. He is Now in Jail.
He Claims the Woman Did
the Shooting:,
Washington, N. C., Dec. B.—(Special.)
—There occurred here last night about
12 o’clock in a house of ill fame sit
uated on the corner of Fourth and Yanur
den streets one of the bloodiest tragedies
in the history of our town. It was the
shooting of one Mattie Moore, a white
woman of bad repute, by her paramour,
Jesse Green, of Martin county.
The facts are about as follows: Gmm
had been, in the city about two or three
weeks, and had frequently been seen iu
the company of Mattie Moore on the
streets. Last night about 12 o’clock
Chief of Police Grist was notified that
his presence was needed, as a serious af
fair had taken place, or murder commit
ted.
On arriving at the house the chief went
to the room where the tragedy occurred,
burst open the door ami found the woman
leaning agaiuwt the wall, covered with
blood, while Green was lying on the floor,
a few feet away. By this time Dr. Josh
Tayloo arrived, and upon examination,
found the woman had been struck by
three balls. One entered the head,
through the ear. another through the
mouth, and one through the palm of the
hand. Green aad been shot near the re
gion of the heart.
The wounds of the woman are pro
nounced fatal. Green wifi probably re
cover. Green claims the woman dad the
shooting. The woman, we learn, comes
from Norfolk, and has two children and
a husband ldviug. Green is mow in jail.
BURNING JE WIND
74 Miles an Hour Over the
Southern’s New Extension,
The First Through Train From Washington to
Savannah, an Official Train, Rolls Into
the Latter City.
Savannah, Ga., Dec. B.—An event of
unusual importance to the commercial
and financial interests of this part or the
country was the formal owning today
of the Southern Railway’s extension to
Savannah.
Ait noon today the first through train
of the Southern Railway from Wash
ington rolled into this city. This was
an official train consisting of six pri
vate ears and one dining car. The par
ty comprised the managing officers of
the Southern Railway, including Col.
A. B. Andrews, First Vice-President;
Mr. W. W. Finley, Second Vice-Presi
dent; Frank S. Gallon, Third Vice-Pres
ident; J. M. Culp. Traffic Manager: -1.
11. Barrett, General Superintendent; 'V.
A. Turk, General Passenger Agent, a
number of other Southern Railway offi
cials bringing as their guests represen
tatives of the press from New York,
Philadelphia. Baltimore, 'Washington,
Richmond. Norfolk. Raleigh, Lynch
burg, Danville, Charlotte. Columbia,
Charleston, Atlanta, Augusta, Macon
and Jacksonville.
The party was met at the De Soto
Hotel and welcomed to tiie city
by fifty of Savannahs citizens,
headed by Mayor Meyers and including
representative* of the professions, mer
cantile, manufacturing and bunking in
terests.
An enjoyable luncheon was served
and a short drive was then taken over
the city. The party’ left on their north
ward journey at 5 p. m.
The occasion of the trip was the in*
spection of the line which the Southern
lias constructed from Columbia to Per
ry. S. thence to Allendale. S. C.,
where it forms a connection with track
age arrangements into Savannah, using
for this purpose tin* Plant System termi
nals here. On December Kith, the pas
senger and freight traffic of the South
ern will be brought into Savannah from
New York, Washington and the east,
also from Cincinnati, St. Louis, Louis
ville and the west in Southern Railway
trains. Through traffic for Florida,
Cuba and the West (Indies will he de
livered at Savannah to the Plant Sys
tem for its own, destinations, and to
the Florida East Coast Railway at
Jacksonville for its destinations. What
is said to be the record for *i>ced over
a new road bed was made by the spe
cial between Columbia and Perry’s: **r
times the speed indicator showing that
the pace was above seventy miles an
hour, and in one spurt seventy-four
miles was indicated. The South Caro
lina Railroad Commissioners have pro
nounced the new road as the finest they
have ever seen.
BOARD DECIDES FOR TAYLOR.
A Minority Opinion by Mr. Poyntz
Declares For Goebel.
F rank fort, Ivy., Dee. 8. —The follow
ing is the opinion, in part, of the Elec
tron Commissioner* in the gubernato
rial contest:
After quoting extracts frcni the new
election law, defining the powers of the
Ixmrd, the opinion reads:
“It is evident, from the law. that
the State Board of Election Commis
sioners, when sitting as u hoard of con
test, is clothed with powers and juris
diction, which it does not possess and
cannot assume to exercise when sitting
as present iu a mere ministerial capaci
ty.
“As a board of contest it possesses
the powers and functions of it court. :It
may set aside the original returns, over
throw a prima facie ease and when
authorized by the law uutl evidence east
out, precincts or whole counties and
award the certificates to the candidate
other than the one having a majority
upon the face of the returns. But, these
are powers which the board can only
exercise when sitting as a board of con
test.
“But the question as to whether or
not the powers and jurisdiction of thin
hoard as at present organized are pure
ly ministerial or both ministerial and
judicial, is not of supreme importance
in this proceeding when we come to con
sider the papers and documents offered
as testimony and iqum which we are re
quested to act.
“These papers are clearly’ incompe
tent testimony for any purpose and it
would be so held, we apprehend, not
only in all courts, hut it would be held
by us if we were now sitting as a
board of contest.
“It would be monstrous to say that a
person appearing on the face of the re
turns to have been elected to an office
of high or low degree could be deprived
of that office on mere ex parte affida
vits which he had never had an oppor
tunity to inspect and before he had given
any opiiort unity to off it evidence iu his
own behalf. Such is not. never Wiius, and
never wil be, the law in any civilized
State in the world.”
“It results from what lias already
been said, that the certificates, on the
face of the returns before us, should be
issued to William S. Taylor, the Repub
lic an candidate for Governor and to the
other candidates on the Republican
S-fiit ticket with brut and it is so or
dered.”
<'omiiii-sioiier Poyntz has prepared a
minority opinion in which lie declares
his belief that the Democratic candidates
were legally elected and that llte use of
tissue ballots should have rendered void
the election iu several counties. He de
nounces the use of militia on election
day us reprehensible and intolerable in
any Anglo-Saxon community.
Commissioners (Ellis ami Pricer were
bu**y all day writing their opinion and it.
was dark before Mr. Ellis who did most
of the writing, mid finished his task.
Neither he nor Judge Pryor made any de
nial of the fact that they would decide
that Taylor is entitled to the certificate.
They would not discuss (the matter, but
tactitly admitted that it was true.
Politicians of both parties departed in
great numbers during the day and the
tow’n tonight is practically deserted. AH
the Democratic and Republican attor
ney’s have left for home, the former going
this morning and the latter this after
noon. Colonel Jack Cl.unn>. who lias
lveen attached to the Goebel headquar
ters, left late this afternoon, remarking
with a laugh as lie passed through the
(hotel door:
“I guess it tis all up with us for this
time.”
There has been u great amount of
money bet on the election throughout
Kentucky as to who would be the next
Governor of the State and the betters are
trying to decide whether if Taylor is ue
clared Governor, and later ousted by tne
Legislature as not being a legal incum
bent, he was in fact actually Governor
at all in tin* eyes of the law. The Tay
lor betters construe it one w ay, and na
turally the Goebel men figure tit out dif
ferently. There lias been so much mon
ey wagered on the outcome that the thing
has really a Serious side to it.
Douthit is Exhonerated.
Columbia, S. C., Dee. B.—The State
Board of Dispensary control today ex
honorated J. B. Douthit, eoiomisisoner,
and withdrew the charges against him.
Four members of the board voted for
the resolution. Mr. Ilazhhu, who is
still limping from the encounter at Sel
lers, wanted the matter referred to the
General Assembly. Mr. Robinson, who
formerly sided with Ilazldrn, offered
tin* resolution exhoiwu’iiting Douthit, as
his belief in the charges had been found
ed upon ex parte statements now known
to be wrong. The friction in the board
has subsided and Hazlden’s influence is
broken. Douthit had been discharged
without a hearing on the charge of sidl
ing (inferior liquor at the price of bettei
goods.
Horton Hanged in Washington.
Washington, Dec. 8. —George IV. Hor
ton was hanged in the District jail to
day fur the murder of .Jane Nicholson.
Ilouton’s crime was the killing of Mrs.
Jam? Nicholson and was one* of tin*
most cold-blooded murders ever committ
ed in the District. Ilortou was an ex
member of the police force in the Dis
trict, and Mrs. Nicholson was a divorced
woman. On the evening of June 23rd.
ISOB, lie met rhe woman in armory park
and in the conversation which ensued she
announced her determination to break
off the relations which existed between
them. As she arose from the bench to
leave him he drew a pocket knife and
si a sited her across the throat. Horton
was a married main.
The Pittsburg baseball club bought
the pick of the Louisville team yesterday
for a sum said to be .$25,000 easrh.
TO CONSIDER THE
CURRENCY BILL
The Special Order Adopted
by the House,
BY A STRICT PARTY VOTE
DEM<>ORATS, POPULISTS.SILVEL
ITES SOLIDLY OPPOSED IT.
THE DEBATE WILL BEGIN ON MONDAY
On Saturday Amendments May be Cffered Un
der the Five Minute Rule, and on the
Following Monday the Vote
Will be Taken.
Washington, Dec. B.—The House to
day adopted a special order for the con
sideration of the Currency Bill begin
ning next Monday. By the terms of the
order general debate will continue until
Friday. On Saturday amendments may
be offered under the five minute rule,
and on tihe following Monday the vote
will be Taken. The Democrats, Populists
and Stilverites presented a solid front
against the adoption of the resolutions
and every Republican voted for it.
Mr. Dalzell (Pa.), from the Committee
on Rules, presented the amendments to
the rules agreed upon T»y that committee
for the creation of a committee on insu
lar (affairs to consist, of seventeen mem
bers, to have jurisdiction “over ail mat
ters (excepting those affecting the reve
nues and the appropriations) pertaining
to the islands which came to the United
States through the treaty of 1899 with
S| ain and to Cuba,” and to increase the
memlKTsiup of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, Merchant Marine and Fisheries,
Public Lands, Military Affairs. Naval
Affairs ami District of Columbia from
fifteen to seventeen members and the
Committee on Territories front thirteen
to fifteen.
Mr. Bailey (Texas), said the minority
of the Rules eonjnvittee held no differ
ence of opinion as’ to the propriety of
the creation of the proposed Insular
committee, but it did dissent from the
idea that the committee should be
created for the (purpose of “permanently
dealing” with the Islands which cairn
into possession of the United States
through the Spanish treaty.
Mr. Dalzell replied that there was
nothing in the resolution or iu what he
had said, which intimated that the pro
yosed committee was to deal with our
new possessions permanently. The res
olution Yens adopted without division.
Mr. Dalzell then offered the resolu
tion for the consideration of the Cur
rency Bill. Mr. Dalzell said there was
no disposition upon the part of tin? ma
jority to unduly press the bill. It pre
sented propositions which hid already
been debated in the House. The Com
mittee on Rules was of opinion that the
rule offered ample time for debate.
Mr, Richardson upon behalf of the mi
nority, said he dissented most emphati
cally front the proposition advanced by
Mr. Dalzell that the bill to be consid
ered contained nothing radically new.
For the first time in the history of the
country it was proposed by statutory
provision* to fasten the gold standard
upon the country.
If such a suggestion had been made
two or three- years ago, he said, half
the oilier side would have been up in
arms against it. But one day was to
Tie given the minority to study the bill
while members of tihe majority had six
months in which in prepare themselves.
Mr. Richardson taunted, the majority
for their sudden change of base.
Mr. Bailey, (Texas), declared that the.
proposed course of the majority was
without precedent or defense. The mi
nority was entitled to present it* objec
tions after mature deliberation in order
that at the proper time the appeal could
be taken from the American. Congress
to that higher tribunal, the American
people. Furthermore, the special order
denied the right of the minority to re
enmmL', a privilege hitherto never denied
the minority.
Mr. Grosvenor, (Ohio), in support of
the rule argued that it could not lie
justly said that it would unduly curtail
debate and consideration. As to the
charge that members of the majority
would find it diffieuljt to explain their
change of front, he saw}, it was- one of
the proudest boasts of the Republican
party that it was wiser now than it was
a good many years ago.
Mr. Camion. (Illinois), in response to
tiie thrust of. Mr. Rich unison, frankly
said that In- had voted for free coinage
of silver in 1878, but he had done «o
because of the impending resumption of
specie payment* when the Democratic
party was howling for liat money.
Mr. Dalzell closed the debate by re
calling some of the rules under which
tiie Democrats hud forced through im
portant bills in the Fifty-second and
Fifly-third (’ongresses.
lie referred imrtieiilarly to the adop
tion of the conference report in the
Fifty-second Congress upon the tariff
bill which "the greatest Democrat since
Andrew Jackson. Grover Cleveland (de
risive laughter on the Democratic side)
had pronounced a piece of party perfidy
and dishonor.”
Mr. Richardson attempted to reply to
these statements, but: Mr. Dalzell re
fused to yield, and at the conclusion of I
PRICE -? 2; i CENT C
Mr. Dalzell’* remarks the previous
tion was -ordered and th roll was <*.
on the adoption of the special order.
The special order was adopted, lv
to 144, a strict party vote.
Mr. Robertson, (Louisianai, then an
nounced the death of the late Repre
sentative S. G. Baird, of Louisiana, and
after the adoption of the customary res
olutions at 1:30 p. in., as a, further
.mark of respect tile House adjourned
until Monday.
THE TARHEEL DELEGATION.
Washington. D. C„ Dec*. 7.—(Special.)
—The House can do practically nothing
until (Lite committee are announced.
There is a universal desire on the part
of the North Carolina House delegation
to see lion. John H. Small placed on tiie
River and Harbor Committee. Hatterac,
the most dangerous point on the Atlantic
seaboard is in his district, and nothing
would be more appropriate than to give
him a position on this coinairiittee. It has
been at least twenty years sauce North
Carolina was represented on this com
mittee. Senator Ransom, who knew’ the
needs of the State as well as any one in
the world, wais chairman of the Senate
Commerce Committee which corresponds
to the House committee on Rivers and
Hairbors. Through Ms influence vast
sums of money were spent at Hatti-ras,
Wilmington and other podntts on our
coast. With an improved Merchant
Marine, with vastly better railroad ser
vice, with cotton mills and other indus
tries springing up all over our State, it
is highly important that a member of
our House delegation should co-operate
with the North Carolina Senators in se
curing the best facilities for our local
commerce.
The House and Senate adjourned soon
after the roll call today.
The Senators are busy in caucus fixing
up committees and new’ appointees.
There is an under-current of opinion
favorable to Mr. Bellamy’s continued in
cumbency of Ms seat. Whence it tomes
I cannot guess, but John Bellamy always
was a shrewd, active, clever man. So
far, ho has been able to do it good deal
towards silencing the cry of “nigger
intimidation" which everybody predicted
a few months ago would cause* him to
lose his contest early in the session. It
is barely possible he may pull through
yet!
ROBBERY OF A YACHT.
$1,900 in Cash and a Diamond Stud
Worth $250 Taken.
Washington, X. C., Dec. 8. —(Special.)
—A pleasure yacbt. the Senator, owned
by Chas. Fuller, of Pawtucket, R. 1.,
was robbed last night of nineteen hun
dred dollars in cash, and a diamond stud
valued at 8350. No due to the robbery.
It is rumored here that suspicion point
to a party who was on board and ha*
now left town.
fIDVANCEI COLENSQ
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Bridge Over Modder River
Restored by Methuen.
His Restoration of the Railway Accentuates the
Dangers That Threaten His Forces. Little
Known of Boers’ Movements.
London, Dec. 0. —(4:5,0 a. m. —Satur-
day.)—’Lord Methuen’s restoration of the
railway while relieving a load of anxie
ty here, accentuates the dangers still
threatening Ms forces. It is gathered
from the brief official dispatches that
Commandant Prims Loo’s contingent was
taken between forces acting from Bel
mont and southward from Modder River.
It is quite passible, however, that rein
forcements were sent to Belmont merely
as a precautionary measure.
There is little other news of import
ance. Reports continue to come from
Ladysmith that dissension exists among
the Boers and especially that the Orange
Free State troops are discontented. There
are all kinds of rumors of movements of
commandoes from place to place, but
the fact is that little s known here re
garding the actual position of the Boer
forces. Moreover, the rumors of a col
lapse of Boer spirit have been heard
so often as not to cause much satisfaction
now.
ADVANCING ON OOLENSO.
Pretoria, Dee. 7.—(Thursday.)—The
following dispatch dated today has been
received from the head laager near
Ludysindlth:
“The British are advancing on Oolenso,
butt: last night passed without an attack.
There was a desultory cannonade this
morning, the naval guns in Ladysmith
replying vigorously to our fire.”
ARMING THE NATIVES.
Cape Town, Wednesday, December
6th.—lt -is announced that Major Elliott)
comma ndling in the native territories of
Gripirakind East, is arming the natives
by Imperial authority with a view of as
sisting the defensive forces.
THE BRIDGE FINISHED.
Frere Camp, Dec. B.—The trestle
bridge is finished and the trains are now
traversing it.
Ready to Assure the Open Door.
London, Dec*. 9. —(Saturday. The
Berlin correspondent of the Standard,
says:
“All tiie powers concerned have-'fa
vorably received the proposals of the
United States regarding the muiinlcrumce
of tire “open door” in China, each offer
ing to sign the desired assurance if the
others will do so.”