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The Weather To-Day: FAIR; COLD The News and Observer. VOL. XLVII. NO. 90. LEADB kii NORTH GAROUNA DAILIES II IEIB AND CIRCULATION, BOER ACCOUNT OF BULLER’S DEFEAT Thelßritish Rolled Back Like a Spent Wave. DEAD PILED IN RIDGES VELDT COVERED FOR MILES WITH DEAD AND WOUNDED. NINE CANNONS BROUGHT OVER THE RIVER The British Asked For and Were Granted a Twenty-Four Hours’ Armistice. Gatacre Issues a Reconcentrado Order. Brit ish Prisoners at Pretoria. Pretoria. Sunday, Dec. 17.—Over 500 British prisoners captured at the battle of Stormberg have arrived here. They liae been taken to Waterfall, to join the other prisoners. An official account of the Boor ens* unities at the battle of Tugela River says thirty men were killed or wounded. General Sehalkburger'se report of the battle dispatched from the head laager, December Itith, says: ‘‘Friday at dawn the day long-expect ed arrived. The Pretoria detachment or artillery gave the alarm. General Bai ler's Ladysmith relief column was in battle array, advancing on tin* Boer po sitions, close to the Tugela aiul Colensu. The centre consisted of an immense crowd of infantry, flanked on eaeh si«le by two batteries, with strong bodies of cavalr supporting. The Boers' artillery preserved absolute silence, not disclos ing its position. Two batteries came within rifle distance of our foremost position and the Boers thi n opened fire with deadly effect. Our artillery also commenced and apparently, abso lutely confused the enemy, who were allowed elf think the bridge was open for them to cross. Their right flank, in the mean time,* attacked the Boers’ southernmost position, but the Mauser rifle lire was so tremendous that they were rolled buck like a spent wave, leaving ridges and ridges of dead and dying humanity be hind. Again the British advanced to the attaek, but again fell back, swelling the heaps of dead. Their cavalry charged to the river, where the Ermolo Com mando commenced such a murderous tire that two batteries of cannon had to be abandoned, which the Boers are going to bring here. Twice the British essayed to bring horses to remove them. The lirst time they succeeded in hitching on to one cannon, and on the second trial the horses and men fell in a heap. “Then the British were in full retreat to their camp, when they sent a heavy shrapnel tire on Bulwer Bridge, across the Tugela, t prevent the burghers from recovering the cannon. "The French attache, Villebois and the German attache, Braun, say the light could not have been improved upon by tin* armies of Europe. Generals Botha and Trichart were always at the most dangerous points of the tight. "Eleven ambulances removed the English dead and wounded. “Such a tremendous cannonade has seldom la-eii heard. The veldt, for miles, was covered with dead ami wounded. It was a most crushing Brit ish defeat. Nine of the cannon have since b<*en brought across the river. "1 be British asked for and were granted a 24 hours’ armistice.” IIOW DID CHURCHILL ESCAPE? Pretoria, Sunday, Dec. 17.—The Gov ernment is much concerned about the escape of Winston Churchill and the officials are doing their utmost to dis cover how he got away. The officials have instituted a house to konst* search for incriminating papers. The Volks tcin asserts that he escaped disguised as a woman. The last hook Churchill bor rowed from the library was Mill “On Liberty.” The official report of the gold output for November shows the amount to U* ti 1 ,788 ounces. REC|(ANCENTRATION ORDBIiED. Capo Town, Dec. 18 (delayed in trans mission.) —General Gatacre, in order to check revolution among the Dutch colo nists and to prevent disaffected persons from giving information or other assist ance to the Boers, has issued a modified roeoiiceiitrndo order. By its terms all mol s over 12 years of age, of whatever nationality, residing out side of towns and villages, blit within u radius of 12 miles of military camps now established or hereafter to be establish ed north of Sterkstroom. are required to vacate their places of residences and either to remove to some place outside of the 12-mile radius or to form a camp in proximity to the nearest military camp —the place to la* selected by the officer commanding—where they must reside un til further notice, providing for t'heir own needs. All persons found within the radius without passes will be arrested. Advices from Colesburg state that not many colonial Dutch have joined the Boers in that district. On the other hand, a number of residents of Malmes bury celebrated General <fat acre's re pulse at Stormsberg by giving a dinner. TWENTY MILES OF TRENCHES. London. Dec. 24.—A dispatch from Modder River, dated December IS, says: “The Boers continue extending their trendies. They now have nearly 2d miles of intrenched works due north of the British camp, which also is in an ad mirable position for defense, as the sur rounding country is perfectly level. “The Boers moreover, are compelled to keep a force estimated' at 20,000 men in order to contain the British column. A large number of laird Methuen’s wounded have recovered and arc ready to resume their places in tin* ranks.” A dispatch 'to the Daily News from Modder River, dated December 18, says: “We are now waiting until England shall have realized the actual facts, Ii has to be admitted that, man for man. we have found ourselves pretty well umtehed, but the Boors have always the entice of positions. Let England, then, become alive to the need for an addi tional 100,000 men. Such a force will prove the truest economy in both blood and treasure.” DEATH OF ROBERT HESTER. Waylaid, Robbed and Shot Near Rocky Mount Last Week. Rocky Mount, N. C.. Dec. 20.—(Spe cial.)— Robert Hester, who was shot and robbed by John Taylor and Robert For tune and who was carried to Wake county jail by order of Judge Dorsey Bat tle for safe keeping, died at his home about three miles from here at 10 o’clock this morning -from the effects of bis wounds. Mr. Hester was* a successful farmer universally res]iectod, and leaves a wife and six children. PARTIALLY IN RUINS San Jacinto and Hernit Badly Shaken by Earthquake, A Number of San Jacinb's Business Buildings Partly Demolished. Six Lives Lost. The Shocks hi Other Places. Los Angeles. Oak, Dec. 25.—-At 4:2*"i o’clock this morning a severe earthquake shock was felt over a large portion of Southern 'California, the undulations lasting about 12 seconds. The entire center of the shock appeared to have been at San Jacinto, a small town in Riverside county. The business portion of San Jacinto consists of two blocks of two story buildings, some of which are built of 'brick. Ten or fifteen buildings wi re damaged, chimneys 'being toppleu over and walls cracked and shaki n. The to tal damage at Sun Jacinto and Demit, a small town nearby, is estimated at $50,000. The large tourist hotel at Dem it. was damaged and the hospital at San Jacinto also suffered. The rear wall of the Johnson hlnek at Demit fell. The only loss of life so far as known was at the Sabobo Indian reservation, where six squaws -were killed by falling walls. A number of India ns were seriously in - j lured. The shock was heavy at Santa Ana, Anaheim. San Bernadino. Riverside and other places, but no par ticular damage is reported except from San Jacinto and Demit. In this city no damage was done, though the shock was particularly vio lent. The houses here are well filled with Eastern tourists, and t hey were hi many instances terrified at the unexpected ilis turbanes and rushed lrotn their rooms in affright. Wild reports concerning the earthquake soon spread and the telegraph and tele phone wires between this city and abja emrt towns were kept busy handling in quiring messages. It was reported that several lives were lost in the collapse of hotel at llcmit; and another rumor was to the effect that six Indians liad Item killed aft the same place, but fortunately there was no truth in these rumors ol' loss of life. THE SHOCK AT SAN DIEGO. San Diego, Gal., Dec. 25. —Tin* most severe shock of earthquake experienced in this city an 14 years took place at 4:25 a. m, today and was accompanied by u loud rumbling noise. The taller buildings in the city were severely shak en. but no serious damage was done. A high wave struck llu* beach oeea.ni front soon after the shock but no damage was done to shipping. A slighter shock fol lowed tin* first one :t few seconds later. SIX SQUAWS KILLED. Sail Jacinto. Gil., Dec. 25.—A disas trous earthquake occurred at 4:25 this morning. Nearly every two-story build ing was wrecked and it is estimated that the damage will aggregate ovei $50,000. The main shock was preceded by a loud, roaring sound' and awakened many just in time to escape from the doomed buildings. The business street is such a wreck that tons of debris hart to he removed before* the buildings could be entered. The shock caused dry artesian wells to flow larger streams than ever be fore. Considerable damage was report ed iu nearby villages. WALLS BADLY CRACKED. Santa Ana. Cal., Dec. 25. —The sever est earthquake in years visited this M'ction lids morning at 4:25. Third-story hotel guests were almost rolled out of tied, ('looks were stopped all over the city and the walls of several brick buildings were badly cracked. Hundreds of people were on tin* streets a few seconds after the shock, some appearing in nigh! clothes and remaining up until daylight. LODGING DOT’S EH EMPTIED. Anaheim. Gal., Dee. 25.—The heaviest earthquake* shock ever known here oc curred at 4:25 this morning. It lasted fully ten seconds and was violent from the beginning. Lodging houses wore onptied and the streets were tilled with shivering people. A number of buildings were cracked but no serious damage was done. RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 26, 18951. STRIVING 10 KEEP TOE BOERS AT BAY Buller Destroys the Foot bridge at Colenso. NO EFFORT TO ADVANCE FOUR HUNDRED DISEASED BRIT ISH HORSES SHOT, LITTLE CHANGE IN MILITARY SITUATION Superiority of the Boer Artilliey Commened on. British Recruiting Active. The Question of Regarding Food as Contraband Ex cites Much Discussion. London, Dec. 2d. —(4:30 a. ill, —Tues- day.)—l’p to this hour nothing lias arriv ed from South Africa that would indicate any change in tin* military situation there. Tile War Office is issuing lists of further deaths and wounded, as well as accounts of sickness. The most serious report of tin* last class is that horse sickness has broken out in both British and Boer camps in Natal. Four hundred British cavalry horses, it is said, have already been shot owing to the occurrence of glanders. The dis ease is likely to spread with much gmuter rapidity among the British horses than among the hardy Boer ponies, and this may mean a considera ble prolongation of the campaign. Horse sickness in South Africa generally lasts three months. Tin* present outbreak is unusually early. A dispatch front Chieveley, dated Tuesday. December 10th, says: “Tile British naval guns have destroy ed the Colenso foot bridge, thus tire venting the Boers holding any position south of the Tugela River. The enemy are taking up fresh positions on the east ern side, nearer the British camp. “Tile British position at Frere is being strengthened. Tile* Tugela. River is ris ing. and there is a prospect of heavy rains. “A two hours’ bombardment of D«dV • smith lias been heard from here. Ac cording to reliable native reports, the Boers had two hundred killed in the tight at Colenso.*’ The news that the Colenso foot bridge lias been destroyed seems to show' that General Buller is more anxious to keep the enemy at bay than to attempt a fur ther advance. Despite the severity of the censorship, hints are being continually received of the serious spread of Dutch disaffection in both tiic Queenstown districts <>£ Cape Colony and Natal. A corn si wind out of the Daily Mail at Rit termaritzburg says: “The* extent ed - Dutch disaffection should make the imperial authorities real ize* llu* magnitude of the* task before* tile ill.” There* are unconfirmed reports from Cape Town that General Sir Charles Warren, cornu ander of tin* Fifth Di vision, lias returned there*. Commandant Demeilhm, who was taken prisoner at Blandslaagte and brought to Simonstown, where lie* was e-onfined on the British cruiser Pene lope, has succeeded in m iking his escape. The Times this morning makes the* following announcement: "We* are informed that the* Govern ment has decided that it is not desirable* to make further demands upon tin* Euro pean garrison in India unless unforeseen difficulties arise*.” An undated hedieigraph message from Ladysmith, byway of Pietermaritzburg, represents the* garrison as in no way daunted by General Bailor's reverse at Colenso, and as confident <d‘ being able to bold out indefinitely. The mails are just arriving front Lady smith. All the* oorrcsimTideiits comment bitterly upon the superiority of the Boer artillery. T'he Times correspond'ent says: "It is impossible to evade the opinion that if 'British gunners were in the* Boer positions the loss of life ami damage to property in Ladysmith would be* ten times greater.” The* holidays have* brought no surcease of recruiting activity. Lord Alwyne Frederick Compton, Unionists member of Parliament for the Biggleswade* division of Bedfordshire*, will raise* a corps of mounted mien. Lord Salisbury's private Secre'it ary, Mr. Schuuiiberg MclJoniiell, who is a volunteer officer, lias volunteer ed for service. The* action of the United State's Gov ernment cause's considerable dise-ussion regarding the contraband question as af fecting I hdagoa Bay and Portugal. Wide ly divergent opinions are expressed. The Daily Graphic in an editorial on the sub ject says: "We* believe* that every provision lias been made in British treaties with the United States for dealing with this mat ter. In tile* special oiremn stances of the present war the Govern mead is 1m maid to regard food as contraband. No doubt the question can he satisfactorily settled by paying compensation for the seizure of American flour. “The question of neutrality, however, is more* serious and Great Britain’s duty is to have the Lourenzo Marques-Traes vaal Railway watches! by capable agents to warn Portugal limit she will be held liable in damages for assistance to the Boers by means of ithe railway.” Tire iMoniiug Post, on tin* contrary, argues that the Government would Ik? mad to treat food as contraband, as "sue h action would play into the hands of all possible* future* enemies of Great Bri tain." It admits, however, that steps should be* taken and nnoney expended to search vessels and to prevent munitions of war entering tin* Transvaal byway of Por tuguese territory. The Standard says: “We do not doubt that this matter is receiving the Government's serious at tention. As tin* campaign develops it may become neecsesary to seize fin* rail way at Komati Poort.” The first batch of Boer prisoners has arrived hi England. 'lt is announced that the Govern meant lias accepted another of fer of a squadron of Canadian rnvjfch rid ers. Quiet Day in Washington. ;jri Washington. Dee. 25.—Christmas day,, always quiet at the Nation's Capital, was unusually so this year. All of the executive departments are closed and practically all the memliers of both branches of Congress are out of the city. Services were held in many churches and as the dinner hour ap -1 'Vouched the streets were deserted. At the White House a quiet day was spent. About lt» o’clock the President took a walk alone through tin* grounds at the south of the mansion and then joined Mrs, McKinley in the family living room. There were no callers, and no guests. Neither attended church, and at the usual hour they dined alone. DEATITOFF HATIERAS Stranding of the Ariosto. Twenty-One Drowned. These Abandoned the Steamer and Took to the Boarts, W hich Were Wrecked. Nne on the S’eamer Saved. Cape Henry, Va„ Dec. 24.—Tin* weather bureau official at Hatteras, N. C., reports that the British steamship Ariosto, Bernes, from Galveston to Nor folk for coal, and thence to Hamburg, loaded with cotton, corn, wheat and ino.nl. stranded on Ocraeoke beach, six miles south of the Hatteras weather bureau office, at four o'clock this morn ing. Tile steamer carried a crew of thirty men. Twenty-one men abandoned ily* steamer ami took to the boats soon after she stranded. The boats wert wrecked in llu* heavy seas and the en tire twenty-one drowned. Capt. Bernes and the remaining eight men were taken from the ship today by Capt. James Howard and crew of llu* Ocraeoke Life Saving station. The rescue was effect ed with difficulty, owing to tin* heavy sea, the landing taking up almost the entire day. Capt. Bernes and the eight surviving members of the crew are now being cared for at the Ocraeoke Life Saving station. Some water is making in the hold of the vessel, but she is still in good condition and probably can be saved if prompt assistance is rendered. LIST OF THE SAVED. Cape Henry, Va., Dec. 25.—The Weather Bureau official at Hatteras furnishes tin* following list of those saved from the wreck of the steamship Ariosto: Captain I’aincs, Warren, Reed. Pett oner, Anderson. Salim*. Helsing, Potter sen and Henroth. The Merritt and Chapman steamer Rescue passed out of tin* Capes last night oil her way to the Ariosto. NO HOPE FOR THE ARIOSTO. Norfolk. Va., Dee. 25. —Captain Bairns, of tin* British steamship Ariosto, which ran ashore four miles south of the Cain* Hatteras Life Saving Station, yesterday morning, today reported to tin* agents here that his ship will prove a total loss. The lug Rescue, which reached the Ariosto this morning, has been unable to (In anything toward floating her be cause of the rough sea off the coast. A message received at the Weather Bureau here states that tin* Rescue has not yet Inteli able to even approach the Ariosto near enough to put a line aboard her. Tile steamer still lies broadside on and appears to making considerable water. BLOODY FIGHT AT VIRGILINA. One Man Dead and Two Probably Mortally Wounded. Richmond, Va.. Dec. 25.—News reach es Ihere of a serious situation at Virgilina, Halifax county. Particulars are meagre, as tin* telegraph operator is badly, per haps fatally, wounded. It is stated that one Lol'tis entered the depot and fired several times at Turner, the operator, when Turner returned the lire and killed his man. Friends of the dead man attacked Turner, a general tight followed, and Turner received a ter rible gash in the throat, while several other men, two of whom will probably die, were wounded. At last accounts a mob was threaten ing to lynch Turner, but lit* was being guarded in the depot by armed friends. All the parties, are, it is said, white. The sheriff has gone to the scene. Shot With His Own Pistol. Frankfrt, Ivy.. lice. 25. —Willie Ivehr. a young drug clerk, last night shot and killed Samuel Sanders, Jr., a well know n young man. Sawders had attempted to shoot Ivehr, but. the latter pulled the pis tol out of Sanders' hand and shot him twice, killing him almost instantly. San ders was highly connected. SALVATIONISTS FEED TOE HUNGRY Thousands Dine at 1 heir Ex pense in New York. AND IN OTHER CITIES ALSO A DINNER FOR EIGHT THOUS AND IN' PHILADELPHIA. BASKETS OF FOOD DISTRIBUTED BESIDES About Eight Thousand Fed in Cincinnati. Many of the Poor in Cleveland Not Only Fed But Clothed. Hanna in a New Role. New York, Dec. 25. —No one had to go without a,Christmas dinner today. The greatest exemplification of this was seen at the Madison Square Garden, where the Salvation Army fed thousands by the distribution of 3,200 baskets with final enough for live persons in. inch. Six thousand more dinners were served on tin* main floor at six o'clock this evening. Tin* early morning scenes at the gar den were as unusual’ns they were inter esting. Never before has charity dis pensed on so large a scale and the oalva tiou army people have lM*en working like beavers for a month to make this prodigious dispensation a success. TTIE ARMY IIN CINCINNATI. Cincinnati. Dee. 25. —The Salvation Army fed 3.500 poor at a dinner today and also distributed 1.500 baskets of pro visions, which, together are equivalent to giving a dinner to 8,00 persons. (CHARITY IN PHILADELPHIA. Philadelphia, Dee. 25.—Christmas in this city witnessed as never before the fruits of charity. A dinner for 8,000 people was provided by the Salvation Army and baskets of food were distribu ted among poor families. The American volunteers furnished dinners in n similar way to about 500 |Kx>r children and the Protestant Epis copal city mission fed I.tHMI -individ uals. The Children's Christmas Club gave its annual dinner to IJHI poor I (toys and girls and distributed toys among them. FOOD FOR CLEVELAND'S POOR. Cleveland. Ohio, Dec. 25. —The Salva tion Army fed many of the poor of the city today. In the morning clothing and 500 baskets, cub containing tin* mater ials for a Christmas dinner for five per sons. were distrbuted among needy fam ilies from the Y. M. C. A. building. At 11:30 o'clock 2.500 ether poor people, many of them street boys, were given a Christina's dinner in the Grays’ Ar mory. Before the dinner. Colonel Ilolz, of the Salvation Army, introduced Sena tor Hanna l'or a speech. The Senator heartily extended the greetings of tin* season to those present, and paid a warm tribute to the men and women of the Salvation Army. “As citizens,” he declared, “we can never show tin* appreciation they are en titled to. God bless them.” lie then thanked the many people who contributed to tin* fund which enabled the army t• > provide a happy Christmas this year for many in Cleveland who otherwise would not have had it. “Their giving was not charity.” he said. "It was the overflowing of kind ness in the hearts of the ]>eqple. To such sentiment we look for the future of our city, cur State and our country and the civilization of tin* world. 1 wish you all a happy feast.” “God bless the Senator,” shouted Col onel Ilolz. “Amen!” yelled the boys. Then the good things on tin* table be gan to disappear. ARRIVAL OF THE TEXAS. She Bring's the Dead of the Maine From Havana. Newport News. Va., Dec. 25.—The bat tleship Texas, in command of Captain Sigshee, arrived here shortly before noon today with the remains of the men who List their lives by tin* destruction of the battleship Maine in Havana harbor. The bodies of the Maine heroics which were brought up on the Texas, will he transferred to a Chesapeake and Ohio train tomorrow at twelve o’clock and will be taken to Washington for interment ill Arlington Cemetery next Tuesday. The Texas left Havana last Thursday. Sin* encountered a gale off Hatteras, but had good weather until she reached that point. She anchored in Lynn Haven Bay last night and came up to Old Point this morning. After the quaran tine regulations had been complied with sin* proceeded to this city. The Rev. Father Chidwick, who was chaplain on the Maine, is in charge of the remains of the dead heroes, and will accompany them to Washington. Not more than a score of the bodies on the Texas were identified. The names of those are inscribed on the coffins which inclose their mortal remains. There were no ceremonies here today in honor of the arrival of the Maine’s dead, but impres sive exercises will take place tomorrow when tile bodies are transferred form the ship to the train. The funeral train will arrive in Wash ington at midnight. TO BE BURIED AT ARLINGTON. Washington, Dec. 25.—The remains of PRICE FIVE CENTS the dead of the battleship y ar rive here tomorrow and ** v ’ Jk .id at Arlington Cemetery at 11 o’clock in the prese V esident Mc- Kinley, most o' N " mhers of h:s Cabinet and a la> .diligent of army and navy officers ai. others. The funer al rites over the dead will lx* pet-formed by Chaplain Chidwick, who was at tached to the battlship when she was blown up in Havana Bay. The Chaplain of the Naval Academy will assist him. A pretty grassy knoll near where the Santiago dead rest has lieen selected as the final resting place of the remains of the dead seamen. Relatives and friends have claimed 22 of the bodies, and will give tin*m private interment under an arrangement with the Navy Department, which has taken charge of the burial of all the bodies either unidentified or unclaimed. Assistant Secretary Allen, today In ex plaining the course of Hu* Department, said: “It is the desire of Secretary Long that the wishes of all the relatives of those who died on the Maine in give them a private burial be compliPl with, and Chaplain Chidwick, who superin tended the disinterment of the bodies, was instructed to prepare lists of the identified remains in order that this might he done. There are 100 caskets, and many of them contain bodies which have been identified and will be sent to those claiming them. The unidentified and unclaimed bodies will be buried at Arlington, and the graves of those iden tified will be marked by headstones." SEN. MORGAN'S REPLY Says Governor Johnson Can not Deny His Charge, Declares the Governor Owned a Large Amount of Stock in a Corporation That Was Driven From Alabamj, Birmiinghuin, Ala., Dee. 25. —Senator John T. Morgan lias replied to the open letter of Governor Johnston, charging that certain indirect statements concern ing his (Johnston's) connection with the University land scandal upon the floor of the United States Semite wer^untnie. The reply severely he Gov ernor’s action an connection with the sale of valuable mineral lartls of the Stynto University lands to the Sloss-Shrffield j Steel and Iren Company. It continues : in part: "You have attempted to put my state ment in a false and garbled way, so that you could make a denial of what you either invented or profess to have heard that I have said iu the 'Senate, knowing that you could not deny what I said." After quoting from the record the words used in -reference to all Alabama 11 0 perations seeking protection of the laws of New Jersey,-Senator Morgan con tinues: “The charge is distinct and unnambigu ous that yon owned or had owned a large amount of stock in an Alabama oorjMvra tioai, one of several that had sold their property of every kind to the New Jer sey company and that this Alabama cor poration ‘leads tin* procession’ in a mon ster monopoly, that had to leave Alabama, to find home and shelter in New Jersey. You cannot misunderstand this charge, nor can any honest man mistake it. And as 1 statist it ira the Senate, you know that it is strictly true.” In conclusion Senator 'Morgan says: “You doubtless feel very strong :'u your supposed ability to rule the State by the machinery in your hands: but very recent lessons should admonish you that you are also subject to the power of the laws. State and Federal, and you cannot press your defiant contempt of the rights of the State and the people to complete suc cess." Christmas at New Palace. Berlin. Dec. 25.—Emperor William, celebrated Christmas in the usual man ner at New Palace, Potsdam. At three o'clock lie attended the Best hocrung for the members of tin* Imperial family and rile court entourage. There were seven trees for the children, graded in size ac cording to their ages, that of Princess Louise being very small. A large, fine I tree for the Emperor and Empress had been cut from the adjacent wild pai;k. For the gentlemen and ladies of the court entourage a particularly handsome tree was provided. On this latter tree hung numerous pres ents of a* humorous character, eaeh re minding the recipient, in a teasing way. of some untoward event of the year. Baron Yon Mirbach, Chief Court Mar shal. received a contribution box in choc olate, the allusion lieing to his work in inflecting money to build churches in Berlin. This gift caused great laughter. The Knights of Zion. * Chicago, 111.. Dee. 25.—Delegates of the order of Knights of Zion have opened a three days conventiou here. The so ciety is the only fraternal organization of Jews in this country that has branches through Europe. Important changes in the by-laws and constitution will be made. The most im portant before the delegates, however, is to elect new officers for the Supreme Lodge and put the organization on a more substantial basis. The election of officers will be held Tuesday. Resolutions were passed tonight de ploring tlie fact that armed conflicts be tween nations are now taking place at the present time, and stating that it was the conviction of the delegates that the* teaching of their order would do much towards restoring peace and bringing about the idea of universal brotherhood of men.